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Exhibit 10.1   AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENT NO. 3
     
 
CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.,
SOLVEST, LTD.,
VARIOUS LENDING INSTITUTIONS,
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Administrative Agent and as Deposit Bank,
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as Syndication Agent,
and
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
and
RABOBANK INTERNATIONAL,
as Co-Documentation Agents
Dated as of March 28, 2003,
Amended and Restated as of April 18, 2005
and further Amended and Restated as of April 12, 2006,
as amended on March 18, 2009
as amended on October 26, 2009
as amended on March 2, 2010
 
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
and
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners
for Amendment No. 3
 
     
 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
         
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Section 1. Amount and Terms of Credit
    1  
 
       
1.01 Commitments
    1  
1.02 Minimum Borrowing Amounts, etc.
    2  
1.03 Notice of Borrowing
    3  
1.04 Disbursement of Funds
    3  
1.05 Notes
    4  
1.06 Conversions
    4  
1.07 Pro Rata Borrowings
    5  
1.08 Interest
    5  
1.09 Interest Periods
    6  
1.10 Increased Costs; Illegality; etc.
    7  
1.11 Compensation
    9  
1.12 Change of Lending Office
    10  
1.13 Replacement of Lenders
    10  
1.14 Special Provisions Applicable to Lenders upon the Occurrence of a Sharing Event
    12  
1.15 Incremental Term Loan Commitments
    14  
 
       
Section 2. Letters of Credit; Bank Guaranties; Etc.
    16  
 
       
2A.01 Letters of Credit
    16  
2A.02 Minimum Stated Amount
    17  
2A.03 Letter of Credit Requests
    18  
2A.04 Letter of Credit Participations
    18  
2A.05 Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings
    21  
2A.06 Increased Costs
    22  
 
       
Section 2B. Bank Guaranties
    22  
 
       
2B.01 Bank Guaranties
    22  
2B.02 Minimum Face Amount
    24  
2B.03 Bank Guaranty Requests
    24  
2B.04 Bank Guaranty Participations
    25  
2B.05 Agreement to Repay Bank Guaranty Payments
    27  
2B.06 Increased Costs
    28  
2B.07 Cash Collateralization
    29  
 
       
Section 2C. Special Provisions
    29  
 
       
2C.01 Credit-Linked Deposit Account
    29  
2C.02 European Monetary Union
    31  
2C.03 Special Provisions Regarding Non-Dollar Denominated Letters of Credit and Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranties
    31  
2C.04 Special Provisions Regarding Return of Credit-Linked Deposits
    32  

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Section 3. Fees; Termination of Commitments
    33  
 
       
3.01 Fees
    33  
3.02 Voluntary Termination or Reduction of Commitments and Adjustments of Commitments
    35  
3.03 Mandatory Reduction of Commitments
    36  
 
       
Section 4. Prepayments; Repayments; Taxes
    37  
 
       
4.01 Voluntary Prepayments
    37  
4.02 Mandatory Repayments and Commitment Reductions
    37  
4.03 Method and Place of Payment
    43  
4.04 Net Payments
    43  
 
       
Section 5. [Reserved]
    45  
 
       
Section 6. Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events
    45  
 
       
6.01 No Default; Representations and Warranties
    45  
6.02 Notice of Borrowing; Letter of Credit Request; etc.
    45  
6.03 Incremental Term Loans
    45  
 
       
Section 7. Representations and Warranties
    46  
 
       
7.01 Company Status
    46  
7.02 Company Power and Authority
    46  
7.03 No Violation
    46  
7.04 Litigation
    46  
7.05 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations
    47  
7.06 Governmental Approvals
    47  
7.07 Investment Company Act
    47  
7.08 True and Complete Disclosure
    47  
7.09 Financial Condition; Financial Statements
    48  
7.10 Security Interests
    48  
7.11 Compliance with ERISA
    49  
7.12 Subsidiaries
    50  
7.13 Intellectual Property, etc.
    50  
7.14 Compliance with Statutes; Agreements, etc.
    51  
7.15 Environmental Matters
    51  
7.16 Properties
    51  
7.17 Labor Relations
    52  
7.18 Tax Returns and Payments
    52  
7.19 Insurance
    53  
7.20 Special Purpose Corporations
    53  
7.21 Subordination
    53  
 
       
Section 8. Affirmative Covenants
    53  
 
       
8.01 Information Covenants
    53  
8.02 Books, Records and Inspections
    57  

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8.03 Insurance
    57  
8.04 Payment of Taxes
    58  
8.05 Existence; Franchises
    58  
8.06 Compliance with Statutes; etc.
    58  
8.07 Compliance with Environmental Laws
    58  
8.08 ERISA
    59  
8.09 Good Repair
    60  
8.10 End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters
    60  
8.11 Additional Security; Additional Guaranties; Actions with Respect to Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries; Further Assurances
    60  
8.12 Use of Proceeds
    64  
8.13 Ownership of Subsidiaries
    64  
8.14 Maintenance of Company Separateness
    65  
8.15 Performance of Obligations
    65  
8.16 Margin Stock
    65  
8.17 Foreign Security Document Amendments
    65  
 
       
Section 9. Negative Covenants
    66  
 
       
9.01 Changes in Business; etc.
    66  
9.02 Consolidation; Merger and Sale of Assets
    67  
9.03 Liens
    69  
9.04 Indebtedness
    72  
9.05 Advances; Investments; Loans
    75  
9.06 Restricted Payments; etc.
    77  
9.07 Transactions with Affiliates
    78  
9.08 Limitation on Voluntary Payments and Modifications of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements; Issuances of Capital Stock; etc.
    78  
9.09 Limitation on Issuance of Equity Interests
    79  
9.10 Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries
    79  
9.11 Special Restrictions Relating to Principal Property
    80  
9.12 Financial Maintenance Covenants
    80  
 
       
Section 10. Events of Default
    81  
 
       
10.01 Payments
    81  
10.02 Representations, etc.
    81  
10.03 Covenants
    82  
10.04 Default Under Other Agreements
    82  
10.05 Bankruptcy, etc.
    82  
10.06 ERISA
    83  
10.07 Security Documents
    83  
10.08 Guaranties
    84  
10.09 Judgments
    84  
10.10 Ownership
    84  
10.11 Denial of Liability
    84  
10.12 Governmental Action
    84  
10.13 Special Defaults Relating to Bermuda Entities
    85  

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Section 11. Definitions
    85  
 
       
Section 12. The Agents
    129  
 
       
12.01 Appointment
    129  
12.02 Nature of Duties
    130  
12.03 Certain Rights of the Agents
    131  
12.04 Reliance by Agents
    131  
12.05 Notice of Default, etc.
    131  
12.06 Nonreliance on Agents and Other Lenders
    131  
12.07 Indemnification
    132  
12.08 Agents in Their Individual Capacities
    132  
12.09 Holders
    133  
12.10 Resignation of the Agents
    133  
12.11 Collateral Matters
    134  
12.12 Delivery of Information
    135  
12.13 Special Appointment of Collateral Agent (Germany)
    135  
12.14 Special Provisions Relating to Canadian Security Documents
    136  
12.15 Special Appointment of Collateral Agent (Italy)
    136  
12.16 Continuing Indemnities for Original Agents
    137  
12.17 Parallel Debt owed to the Collateral Agent
    137  
 
       
Section 13. Miscellaneous
    138  
 
       
13.01 Payment of Expenses, etc.
    138  
13.02 Right of Setoff
    139  
13.03 Notices
    140  
13.04 Benefit of Agreement
    140  
13.05 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative
    143  
13.06 Payments Pro Rata
    143  
13.07 Calculations; Computations
    143  
13.08 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue
    144  
13.09 Counterparts
    145  
13.10 Effectiveness
    145  
13.11 Headings Descriptive
    145  
13.12 Amendment or Waiver; etc.
    145  
13.13 Survival
    148  
13.14 Domicile of Loans and Commitments
    148  
13.15 Confidentiality
    148  
13.16 Waiver of Jury Trial
    149  
13.17 Register
    149  
13.18 English Language
    150  
13.19 Special Provisions Regarding Pledges of Equity Interests in, and Promissory Notes Owed by, Persons Not Organized in Qualified Jurisdictions; Special Provisions Regarding Foreign Security Documents and Secured Hedge Counterparties
    150  
13.20 Powers of Attorney; etc.
    151  
13.21 Waiver of Sovereign Immunity
    152  
13.22 Judgment Currency
    152  
13.23 Special Acknowledgments
    153  

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13.24 Special Provisions Relating to Amendment and Restatement
    153  
13.25 USA Patriot Act
    154  
13.26 Other Liens on Collateral; Terms of Intercreditor Agreement; etc.
    154  
13.27 Post-Closing Actions
    155  
 
       
Section 14. Borrower Guaranty
    155  
 
       
14.01 The Guaranty
    155  
14.02 Bankruptcy
    156  
14.03 Nature of Liability
    156  
14.04 Independent Obligation
    156  
14.05 Authorization
    157  
14.06 Reliance
    158  
14.07 Subordination
    158  
14.08 Waiver
    158  
14.09 Payments
    160  
         
Schedule I
  -   List of Lenders and Commitments
Schedule II
  -   Lender Addresses
Schedule III
  -   Real Properties
Schedule IV
  -   Existing Indebtedness
Schedule V
  -   Pension Plans
Schedule VI
  -   Existing Investments
Schedule VII
  -   Subsidiaries
Schedule VIII
  -   Insurance
Schedule IX
  -   Existing Liens
Schedule X
  -   Capitalization
Schedule XI
  -   Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule XII
  -   Certain Foreign Security Documents; Foreign Subsidiaries Party to Foreign Security Documents, etc.
Schedule XIII
  -   Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries; Excluded Foreign Subsidiaries
Schedule XIV
  -   Transactions with Affiliates
Schedule XV
  -   Principal Properties
Schedule XVI
  -   Tax Matters
Schedule XVII
  -   Initial Qualified Jurisdictions
Schedule XVIII
  -   Post-Closing Matters
 
Exhibit A-1
  -   Form of Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit A-2
  -   Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation
Exhibit B-1
  -   Form of Tranche B-1 Term Note
Exhibit B-2
  -   Form of Tranche C-1 Term Note
Exhibit B-3
  -   Form of Incremental Term Note
Exhibit C-1
  -   Form of Letter of Credit Request
Exhibit C-2
  -   Form of Bank Guaranty Request
Exhibit D
  -   Form of Section 4.04(b)(ii) Certificate
Exhibit E-1
  -   Form of U.S. Subsidiaries Guaranty
Exhibit E-2
  -   Form of Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty Acknowledgment
Exhibit E-3
  -   Form of Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty
Exhibit F-1
  -   Form of U.S. Pledge Agreement

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Exhibit F-2
  -   Form of U.S. Security Agreement
Exhibit G
  -   Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit H-1
  -   Form of Intercompany Subordination Acknowledgment
Exhibit H-2
  -   Form of Intercompany Subordination Agreement
Exhibit I
  -   Form of Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement

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          CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 28, 2003, amended and restated as of April 18, 2005, further amended and restated as of April 12, 2006, as amended March 18, 2009, as further amended on October 26, 2009 and as further amended on March 2, 2010, among DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “U.S. Borrower”), SOLVEST, LTD., a company organized under the laws of Bermuda (the “Bermuda Borrower” and, together with the U.S. Borrower, the “Borrowers”), the Lenders from time to time party hereto, DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as Deposit Bank (in such capacity, the “Deposit Bank”), DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, as Syndication Agent (in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”), THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA and RABOBANK INTERNATIONAL, as Co-Documentation Agents (in such capacity, each, a "Co-Documentation Agent” and, collectively, the “Co-Documentation Agents”), and DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., as Lead Arranger and Sole Book Runner (in such capacity, the "Lead Arranger”). Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein and defined in Section 11 are used herein as so defined.
W I T N E S S E T H
          WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Original Lenders, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, Banc of America Securities LLC and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Co-Syndication Agents, Fortis Capital Corporation, Harris Trust and Savings Bank and Rabobank International, as Co-Documentation Agents, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Joint Lead Arrangers, are party to a Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2003 and amended and restated as of April 18, 2005 (as the same has been further amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented to, but not including, the Restatement Effective Date, the "Original Credit Agreement”); and
          WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement in the form of this Agreement;
          NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree that, effective as of the Restatement Effective Date, the Original Credit Agreement shall be, and hereby is, amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
          Section 1. Amount and Terms of Credit.
          1.01 Commitments.
          (a) Tranche B-1 Term Loans. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender with a Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitment severally agrees to make a term loan in Dollars (each, a “Tranche B-1 Term Loan” and, collectively, the “Tranche B-1 Term Loans”) to the U.S. Borrower on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date in an amount equal to its Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitment. Except as hereinafter provided, Tranche B-1 Term Loans shall, at the option of the U.S. Borrower, be incurred and maintained as one or more Borrowings of Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans; provided that unless the Administrative Agent has determined that the Syndication Date has occurred, no more than four Borrowings of Tranche B-1 Term Loans to be maintained as Eurodollar Loans may be incurred prior to the 30th day after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (or, if later, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the fourth Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans referred to below), each of which Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans may only have an Interest Period of one week, and the first of which Borrowings may be made no earlier than the third Business Day, and no later than the fifth Business Day, after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, the second of which Borrowings may only be made on the last day of the Interest Period of the first such Borrowing, the third of which Borrowings may only


 

be made on the last day of the Interest Period of the second such Borrowing and the fourth of which Borrowings may only be made on the last day of the Interest Period of the third such Borrowing. Once repaid, Tranche B-1 Term Loans may not be reborrowed. The U.S. Borrower agrees to pay on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date to each Lender party to this Agreement on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, as compensation for the funding of such Lender’s Tranche B-1 Term Loan, a closing fee (the “Tranche B-1 Closing Fee”) in an amount equal to 1.00% of the principal amount of such Lender’s Tranche B-1 Term Loan made on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date. Such Tranche B-1 Closing Fee will be in all respects fully earned, due and payable on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and non-refundable and non-creditable thereafter and such Tranche B-1 Closing Fee shall be netted against the Tranche B-1 Term Loans made by such Lender.
          (b) Tranche C-1 Term Loans. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Tranche C-1 Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make a term loan in Dollars (each, a "Tranche C-1 Term Loan” and, collectively, the “Tranche C-1 Term Loans”) to the Bermuda Borrower on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date in an amount equal to its Tranche C-1 Term Loan Commitment. Except as hereinafter provided, Tranche C-1 Term Loans shall, at the option of the Bermuda Borrower, be incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into, one or more Borrowings of Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, provided that unless the Administrative Agent has determined that the Syndication Date has occurred, no more than four Borrowings of Tranche C-1 Term Loans to be maintained as Eurodollar Loans may be incurred prior to the 30th day after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (or, if later, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the fourth Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans referred to below), each of which Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans may only have an Interest Period of one week, and the first of which Borrowings may be made no earlier than the third Business Day, and no later than the fifth Business Day, after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, the second of which Borrowings may only be made on the last day of the Interest Period of the first such Borrowing, the third of which Borrowings may only be made on the last day of the Interest Period of the second such Borrowing and the fourth of which Borrowings may only be made on the last day of the Interest Period of the third such Borrowing. Once repaid, Tranche C-1 Term Loans may not be reborrowed. The Bermuda Borrower agrees to pay on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date to each Lender party to this Agreement on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, as compensation for the funding of such Lender’s Tranche C-1 Term Loan, a closing fee (the "Tranche C-1 Closing Fee”) in an amount equal to 1.00% of the principal amount of such Lender’s Tranche C-1 Term Loan made on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date. Such Tranche C-1 Closing Fee will be in all respects fully earned, due and payable on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and non-refundable and non-creditable thereafter and such Tranche C-1 Closing Fee shall be netted against the Tranche C-1 Term Loans made by such Lender.
          (c) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender with an Incremental Term Loan Commitment for a given Tranche of Incremental Term Loans severally agrees, on the Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date for such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans, to make a term loan in Dollars (each, an “Incremental Term Loan” and, collectively, the “Incremental Term Loans”) to the Incremental Term Loan Borrower for such Tranche in an amount equal to its Incremental Term Loan Commitment for such Tranche. Except as hereinafter provided, Incremental Term Loans shall, at the option of the Incremental Term Loan Borrower for such Tranche, be incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into, one or more Borrowings of Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans. Once repaid, Incremental Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
          1.02 Minimum Borrowing Amounts, etc. The aggregate principal amount of each Borrowing of Loans shall not be less than $5,000,000. More than one Borrowing may be incurred on any day, but at no time shall there be outstanding more than 20 Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans.

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          1.03 Notice of Borrowing. Whenever a Borrower desires to make a Borrowing of Loans hereunder, an Authorized Officer of such Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office at least one Business Day’s prior written (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) notice of each Base Rate Loan and at least three Business Days’ prior written (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) notice of each Eurodollar Loan to be made hereunder, provided that any such notice shall be deemed to have been given on a certain day only if given before 2:00 P.M. (New York time) on such day. Each such written notice or written confirmation of telephonic notice (each, a “Notice of Borrowing”), except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 1.10, shall be irrevocable and shall be given by or on behalf of the respective Borrower in the form of Exhibit A-1, appropriately completed to specify: (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Loans to be made pursuant to such Borrowing, (ii) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) whether the respective Borrowing shall consist of Tranche B-1 Term Loans, Tranche C-1 Term Loans, U.S. Borrower Incremental Term Loans or Bermuda Borrower Incremental Term Loans and (iv) whether the Loans being made pursuant to such Borrowing are to be initially maintained as Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans. The Administrative Agent shall promptly give each Lender which is required to make Loans of the Tranche specified in the respective Notice of Borrowing notice of such proposed Borrowing, of such Lender’s proportionate share thereof (determined in accordance with Section 1.07) and of the other matters required by the immediately preceding sentence to be specified in the Notice of Borrowing.
          1.04 Disbursement of Funds. Not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York time) on the date specified in each Notice of Borrowing, each Lender with a Commitment under the respective Tranche will make available its pro rata portion (determined in accordance with Section 1.07) of each such Borrowing requested to be made on such date. All such amounts shall be made available in Dollars and in immediately available funds at the Payment Office of the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent will make available to the applicable Borrower at the Payment Office or such other location as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and specified in the relevant Notice of Borrowing the aggregate of the amounts so made available by the Lenders prior to 1:00 P.M. (New York time) on such day to the extent of funds actually received by the Administrative Agent prior to such time on such day (provided that on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (i) the proceeds of the Tranche B-1 Term Loans shall be applied, first, to repay in full the Tranche B Term Loans (as defined in this Agreement immediately prior to giving effect to Amendment No. 3) together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and thereafter, shall be made available to the U.S. Borrower (ii) the proceeds of the Tranche C-1 Term Loans shall be applied, first, to repay in full the Tranche C Term Loans (as defined in this Agreement immediately prior to giving effect to Amendment No. 3) together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and thereafter, shall be made available to the Bermuda Borrower). Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the date of Borrowing that such Lender does not intend to make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s portion of any Borrowing to be made on such date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date of Borrowing and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the relevant Borrower a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the relevant Borrower to pay immediately such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent and such Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover on demand from such Lender or the relevant Borrower interest on such corresponding amount in respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the relevant Borrower until the date such corresponding amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent, at a rate per annum equal to (i) if recovered from such Lender, the overnight Federal Funds Rate

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and (ii) if recovered from the relevant Borrower, the rate of interest applicable to the relevant Borrowing, as determined pursuant to Section 1.08. Nothing in this Section 1.04 shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to make Loans hereunder or to prejudice any rights which a Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any failure by such Lender to make Loans hereunder.
          1.05 Notes.
          (a) At the request of any Lender, the U.S. Borrower’s (in the case of Tranche B-1 Term Loans and U.S. Borrower Incremental Term Loans) or the Bermuda Borrower’s (in the case of Tranche C-1 Term Loans and Bermuda Borrower Incremental Term Loans) obligation to pay the principal of, and interest on, the Loans made by such Lender shall be evidenced (i) in the case of Tranche B-1 Term Loans, by a promissory note duly executed and delivered by the U.S. Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1, with blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith (each, a "Tranche B-1 Term Note” and, collectively, the “Tranche B-1 Term Notes”), (ii) in the case of Tranche C-1 Term Loans, by a promissory note duly executed and delivered by the Bermuda Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2, with blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith (each, a “Tranche C-1 Term Note” and, collectively, the “Tranche C-1 Term Notes”) and (iii) in the case of Incremental Term Loans, by a promissory note duly executed and delivered by the applicable Incremental Term Loan Borrower for such Tranche substantially in the form of Exhibit B-3, with blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith (each, an “Incremental Term Note” and, collectively, the “Incremental Term Notes”).
          (b) Each Lender will note on its internal records the amount of each Loan made by it and each payment in respect thereof. Failure to make any such notation or any error in any such notation shall not affect either Borrower’s obligations in respect of any Loans.
          1.06 Conversions. Each Borrower shall have the option to convert, on any Business Day occurring after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, all or a portion equal to at least $5,000,000 (and, if greater, in an integral multiple of $500,000) of the outstanding principal amount of Loans made to such Borrower pursuant to one or more Borrowings of one or more Types of Loans under a single Tranche into a Borrowing or Borrowings of another Type of Loan under such Tranche, provided that (i) except as otherwise provided in Section 1.10(b) or unless the respective Borrower pays all amounts owing pursuant to Section 1.11 concurrently with any such conversion, Eurodollar Loans may be converted into Base Rate Loans only on the last day of an Interest Period applicable to the Eurodollar Loans being converted and no such partial conversion of Eurodollar Loans shall reduce the outstanding principal amount of such Eurodollar Loans made pursuant to a single Borrowing to less than $5,000,000, (ii) unless the Required Lenders otherwise agree, Base Rate Loans may only be converted into Eurodollar Loans if no Default or Event of Default is in existence on the date of conversion, (iii) unless the Administrative Agent has determined that the Syndication Date has occurred, prior to the 30th day after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, conversions of Base Rate Loans into Eurodollar Loans may only be made if any such conversion is effective on the first day of the first, second, third or fourth Interest Period referred to in the provisos appearing in each of Section 1.01(a) and Section 1.01(b) and so long as any such conversion does not result in a greater number of Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans prior to the 30th day after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date as are permitted under Section 1.01(a) and Section 1.01(b), and (iv) no conversion pursuant to this Section 1.06 shall result in a greater number of Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans than is permitted under Section 1.02. Each such conversion shall be effected by the applicable Borrower by giving the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office prior to 2:00 P.M. (New York time) at least three Business Days’ prior notice (each, a “Notice of Conversion/Continuation”) in the form of Exhibit A-2, appropriately completed to specify the Loans of such Borrower to be so converted, the Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant to which such Loans were made and, if to be converted into Eurodollar

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Loans, the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto. The Administrative Agent shall give each applicable Lender prompt notice of any such proposed conversion affecting any of its Loans.
          1.07 Pro Rata Borrowings. All Borrowings of Tranche B-1 Term Loans, Tranche C-1 Term Loans and Incremental Term Loans of a given Tranche under this Agreement shall be incurred from the Lenders pro rata on the basis of such Lenders’ Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitments, Tranche C-1 Term Loan Commitments or Incremental Term Loan Commitments, as the case may be. It is understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender of its obligation to make Loans hereunder and that each Lender shall be obligated to make the Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to make its Loans hereunder.
          1.08 Interest.
          (a) The U.S. Borrower hereby agrees to pay (in the case of Tranche B-1 Term Loans and U.S. Borrower Incremental Term Loans, in each case maintained as Base Rate Loans) and the Bermuda Borrower hereby agrees to pay (in the case of Tranche C-1 Term Loans and Bermuda Borrower Incremental Term Loans, in each case maintained as Base Rate Loans) interest in respect of the unpaid principal amount of each Base Rate Loan made to it from the date of the Borrowing thereof until the earlier of (i) the maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) of such Base Rate Loan and (ii) the conversion of such Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Loan pursuant to Section 1.06, at a rate per annum which shall be equal to the sum of the Base Rate in effect from time to time during the period such Base Rate Loan is outstanding plus the relevant Applicable Margin as in effect from time to time.
          (b) The U.S. Borrower hereby agrees to pay (in the case of Tranche B-1 Term Loans and U.S. Borrower Incremental Term Loans, in each case maintained as Eurodollar Loans) and the Bermuda Borrower hereby agrees to pay (in the case of Tranche C-1 Term Loans and Bermuda Borrower Incremental Term Loans, in each case maintained as Eurodollar Loans), interest in respect of the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Loan made to it from the date of the Borrowing thereof until the earlier of (i) the maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) of such Eurodollar Loan and (ii) the conversion of such Eurodollar Loan to a Base Rate Loan pursuant to Section 1.06, 1.09 or 1.10, as applicable, at a rate per annum which shall, during each Interest Period applicable thereto, be equal to the sum of the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the relevant Applicable Margin as in effect from time to time.
          (c) Overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest in respect of each Loan and any other overdue amount payable hereunder shall, in each case, bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (x) 2% per annum in excess of the rate otherwise applicable to Base Rate Loans maintained pursuant to the respective Tranche (or, if the overdue amount owing does not relate to any specific Tranche, the rate otherwise applicable to Tranche B-1 Term Loans which are maintained as Base Rate Loans) from time to time and (y) the rate which is 2% in excess of the rate then borne by such Loans, in each case with such interest to be payable on demand.
          (d) Accrued (and theretofore unpaid) interest shall be payable (i) in respect of each Base Rate Loan, quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date, (ii) in respect of each Eurodollar Loan, on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto and, in the case of an Interest Period in excess of three months, on each date occurring at three month intervals after the first day of such Interest Period and (iii) in respect of each Loan, on any repayment or prepayment (on the amount repaid or prepaid), at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after such maturity, on demand.
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the applicable Borrower and the applicable Lenders thereof. Each such determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.
          1.09 Interest Periods. At the time a Borrower gives any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation in respect of the making of, or conversion into, any Eurodollar Loan (in the case of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto) or on the third Business Day prior to the expiration of an Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan (in the case of any subsequent Interest Period), the respective Borrower shall have the right to elect, by having an Authorized Officer of such Borrower give the Administrative Agent notice thereof, the interest period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan, which Interest Period shall, at the option of such Borrower (but otherwise subject to the (x) proviso appearing in Section 1.01(a), (y) the proviso appearing in Section 1.01(b) and (z) clause (iii) of the proviso appearing in Section 1.06), be, in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, a one-, two-, three- or six-month period or, to the extent agreed to by all Lenders required to make Loans under the respective Tranche, a nine- or twelve-month period (or, if required by the proviso appearing in either Section 1.01(a) or Section 1.01(b), a one-week period); provided that:
     (i) all Eurodollar Loans comprising the same Borrowing shall at all times have the same Interest Period;
     (ii) the initial Interest Period for any Eurodollar Loan shall commence on the date of Borrowing of such Eurodollar Loan (including the date of any conversion thereto from a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans) and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Eurodollar Loan shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period applicable thereto expires;
     (iii) if any Interest Period relating to a Eurodollar Loan begins on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month;
     (iv) if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Loan would otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Loan would otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day but is a day of the month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period shall expire on the next preceding Business Day;
     (v) no Interest Period in respect of any Borrowing under a given Tranche of Loans shall be selected which extends beyond the respective Maturity Date for such Tranche of Loans;
     (vi) unless the Required Lenders otherwise agree, no Interest Period for a Eurodollar Loan may be selected at any time when a Default or Event of Default is then in existence; and
     (vii) no Interest Period in respect of any Borrowing of any Tranche of Term Loans shall be elected which extends beyond any date upon which a Scheduled Repayment for the respective Tranche of Term Loans will be required to be made under Section 4.02(b) if, after giving effect to the election of such Interest Period, the aggregate principal amount of such Tranche of Term Loans which have Interest Periods which will expire after such date will be in excess of the aggregate principal amount of such Tranche of Term Loans then outstanding less the aggregate amount of such required Scheduled Repayment.
If upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, the U.S. Borrower or the Bermuda Borrower, as applicable, has failed to elect, or is not permitted to elect, a new In-

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terest Period to be applicable to such Eurodollar Loans as provided above, the relevant Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Eurodollar Loans into Base Rate Loans, in any such case effective as of the expiration date of such current Interest Period.
          1.10 Increased Costs; Illegality; etc.
          (a) In the event that any Lender shall have determined in good faith (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto but, with respect to clause (i) below, may be made only by the Administrative Agent):
     (i) on any Interest Determination Date that, by reason of any changes arising after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date affecting the applicable interbank market, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable interest rate on the basis provided for in the definition of the Eurodollar Rate; or
     (ii) at any time that such Lender shall incur increased costs or reductions in the amounts received or receivable hereunder with respect to any Eurodollar Loan because of (x) any change since the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date in any applicable law or governmental rule, regulation, order, guideline or request (whether or not having the force of law) or in the interpretation or administration thereof and including the introduction of any new law or governmental rule, regulation, order, guideline or request, such as, for example, but not limited to (A) a change in the basis of taxation of payments to a Lender of the principal of or interest on the Loans or any other amounts payable hereunder (except for changes in the rate of tax on, or determined by reference to, the net income or net profits of such Lender imposed by the jurisdiction in which its principal office or applicable lending office is located) or (B) a change in official reserve requirements, but, in all events, excluding reserves required under Regulation D to the extent included in the computation of the Eurodollar Rate and/or (y) other circumstances arising since the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date affecting such Lender, the interbank market or the position of such Lender in such market (whether or not such Lender was a Lender at the time of such occurrence); or
     (iii) at any time after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, that the making or continuance of any Eurodollar Loan has been made unlawful by any law or governmental rule, regulation or order (or would conflict with any governmental rule, regulation, guideline, request or order not having the force of law but with which such Lender customarily complies even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful), or impracticable as a result of a contingency occurring after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date which materially and adversely affects the applicable interbank market;
then, and in any such event, such Lender (or the Administrative Agent, in the case of clause (i) above) shall promptly give notice (by telephone confirmed in writing) to the applicable Borrower, and, except in the case of clause (i) above, to the Administrative Agent of such determination (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the other Lenders). Thereafter (x) in the case of clause (i) above, Eurodollar Loans shall no longer be available until such time as the Administrative Agent notifies any affected Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice by the Administrative Agent no longer exist, and any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation given by either Borrower with respect to Eurodollar Loans which have not yet been incurred (including by way of conversion) shall be deemed rescinded by such Borrower, (y) in the case of clause (ii) above, the respective Borrower or Borrowers, as the case may be, agrees to pay to such Lender, upon written demand therefor, such additional amounts (in the form of an increased rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or otherwise as such Lender in its sole discretion shall determine) as shall be required

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to compensate such Lender for such increased costs or reductions in amounts received or receivable hereunder (with the written notice as to the additional amounts owed to such Lender, submitted to the respective Borrower or Borrowers by such Lender in accordance with the foregoing to be, absent manifest error, final and conclusive and binding on all the parties hereto, although the failure to give any such notice shall not release or diminish any of the respective Borrower’s or Borrowers’ obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section 1.10(a) upon the subsequent submission of such notice) and (z) in the case of clause (iii) above, the respective Borrower or Borrowers shall take one of the actions specified in Section 1.10(b) as promptly as possible and, in any event, within the time period required by law. Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees that if it gives notice to either Borrower of any of the events described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, it shall promptly notify such Borrower and, in the case of any such Lender, the Administrative Agent, if such event ceases to exist.
          (b) At any time that any Eurodollar Loan is affected by the circumstances described in Section 1.10(a)(ii) or (iii), the applicable Borrower may (and, in the case of a Eurodollar Loan affected by the circumstances described in Section 1.10(a)(iii), shall) either (x) if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then being made initially or pursuant to a conversion, cancel the respective Borrowing by giving the Administrative Agent telephonic notice (confirmed in writing) on the same date that such Borrower was notified by the affected Lender or the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 1.10(a)(ii) or (iii), as the case may be, or (y) if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then outstanding, upon at least three Business Days’ written notice to the Administrative Agent, require the affected Lender to convert such Eurodollar Loan into a Base Rate Loan (which conversion, in the case of the circumstance described in Section 1.10(a)(iii), shall occur on the last day of the Interest Period then applicable to such Eurodollar Loan or such earlier day as shall be required by applicable law).
          (c) If any Lender shall have determined after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date that the adoption or effectiveness after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date of any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein, or any change after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by such Lender or any Person controlling such Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such other controlling Person’s capital or assets as a consequence of such Lender’s Commitment or Commitments hereunder or its obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or such other controlling Person could have achieved but for such adoption, effectiveness, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such other controlling Person’s policies with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time, upon written demand by such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), accompanied by the notice referred to in the next succeeding sentence of this Section 1.10(c), the Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such other controlling Person for such reduction in the rate of return to such Lender or such other controlling Person. Each Lender, upon determining in good faith that any additional amounts will be payable pursuant to this Section 1.10(c), will give prompt written notice thereof to the relevant Borrower (a copy of which shall be sent by such Lender to the Administrative Agent), which notice shall set forth such Lender’s basis for asserting its rights under this Section 1.10(c) and the calculation, in reasonable detail, of such additional amounts claimed hereunder, although the failure to give any such notice shall not release or diminish either Borrower’s obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section 1.10(c) upon the subsequent receipt of such notice. A Lender’s good faith determination of compensation owing under this Section 1.10(c) shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all the parties hereto.

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          (d) In the event that any Lender shall in good faith determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto) at any time that such Lender is required to maintain reserves (including, without limitation, any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other reserves required by applicable law) which have been established by any Federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory body with jurisdiction over such Lender (including any branch, Affiliate or funding office thereof) in respect of any Non-Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit, any Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranties or any category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on any Non-Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit or any Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty is determined or any category of extensions of credit or other assets which includes loans by a non United States office of any Lender to non United States residents, then, unless such reserves are included in the calculation of the interest rate applicable to such Non-Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit or such Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty or in Section 1.10(a)(ii), such Lender shall promptly notify the Borrowers in writing specifying the additional amounts required to indemnify such Lender against the cost of maintaining such reserves (such written notice to provide in reasonable detail a computation of such additional amounts) and the Borrowers, jointly and severally agree to pay to such Lender such specified amounts as additional fees at the time that either Borrower is otherwise required to pay regularly accruing fees in respect of such Non-Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit or such Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty or, if later, on written demand therefor by such Lender.
          1.11 Compensation.
          (a) Each Borrower agrees to compensate each Lender, upon its written request (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such compensation), for all losses, expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation, any loss, expense or liability incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds required by such Lender to fund its Eurodollar Loans but excluding any loss of anticipated profit) which such Lender may sustain: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Lender or any Agent) a Borrowing of, or conversion from or into, Eurodollar Loans of such Borrower does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation (whether or not withdrawn by the respective Borrower or Borrowers or deemed withdrawn pursuant to Section 1.10(a)); (ii) if any repayment (including any repayment made pursuant to Section 4.01 or 4.02 or as a result of an acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Section 10 or as a result of the replacement of a Lender pursuant to Section 1.13 or 13.12(b)), conversion or permitted “realignment” of any of its Eurodollar Loans to such Borrower occurs on a date which is not the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto; (iii) if any prepayment of any of the Eurodollar Loans to such Borrower is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by the respective Borrower or Borrowers; or (iv) as a consequence of (x) any other default by such Borrower to repay its Loans when required by the terms of this Agreement or any Note held by such Lender or (y) any election made pursuant to Section 1.10(b) relating to Loans to such Borrower. Each Lender’s calculation of the amount of compensation owing pursuant to this Section 1.11 shall be made in good faith. A Lender’s basis for requesting compensation pursuant to this Section 1.11 and a Lender’s calculation of the amount thereof, shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.
          (b) The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to compensate the Deposit Bank and each CL Lender, upon the Deposit Bank’s or applicable CL Lender’s written request (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such compensation), for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by the Deposit Bank or such CL Lender in connection with: (i) any withdrawals from the Credit-Linked Deposit Account pursuant to the terms of this Agreement prior to the end of the applicable Interest Period or Scheduled Investment Termination Date for the Credit-Linked Deposits; and (ii) the termination of the Total Credit-Linked Commitment (and the related termination of the investment

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of the funds held in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account) prior to the end of any applicable Interest Period or Scheduled Investment Termination Date for the Credit Linked Deposits; provided, however, that neither of the Borrowers shall have any obligation to compensate the Deposit Bank or any CL Lender pursuant to this Section 1.11(b) for any losses, expenses and liabilities in connection with periods after such Interest Period or Scheduled Investment Termination Date, as the case may be.
          1.12 Change of Lending Office.
          (a) Each Lender may at any time or from time to time designate, by written notice to the Administrative Agent to the extent not already reflected on Schedule II, one or more lending offices (which, for this purpose, may include Affiliates of the respective Lender) for the various Loans made, and Letters of Credit and Bank Guaranties participated in, by such Lender (including, without limitation, by designating a separate lending office (or Affiliate) to act as such with respect to Dollar-Denominated Letter of Credit Outstandings and Dollar-Denominated Bank Guaranty Outstandings versus Non-Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit Outstandings and Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty Outstandings) by such Lender; provided that, for designations made after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (unless such designation is made after the occurrence of a Sharing Event as a result of any Lender’s purchase of participating interests in Loans, Letters of Credit, Unpaid Drawings, Unreimbursed Payments and Credit-Linked Deposits pursuant to Section 1.14), to the extent such designation shall result in increased costs under Section 1.10, 2A.06, 2B.06 or 4.04 in excess of those which would be charged in the absence of the designation of a different lending office (including a different Affiliate of the respective Lender), then no Borrower shall be obligated to pay such excess increased costs (although if such designation results in increased costs, each Borrower shall be obligated to pay the costs which would have applied in the absence of such designation and any subsequent increased costs of the type described above resulting from changes after the date of the respective designation). Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, such lending office and Affiliate of any Lender designated as provided above shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, be treated in the same manner as the respective Lender (and shall be entitled to all indemnities and similar provisions in respect of its acting as such hereunder).
          (b) Each Lender agrees that upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 1.10(a)(ii) or (iii), Section 1.10(c), Section 2A.06, Section 2B.06 or Section 4.04 with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the applicable Borrower by notice to such Lender, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans, Letters of Credit and/or Bank Guaranties, as the case may be, affected by such event, provided that such designation is made on such terms that such Lender and its lending office suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, with the object of avoiding the consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of any of the aforementioned Sections. Nothing in this Section 1.12 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of either Borrower or the rights of any Lender provided in Sections 1.10, 2A.06, 2B.06 and 4.04.
          1.13 Replacement of Lenders. (x) If any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, (y) upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 1.10(a)(ii) or (iii), Section 1.10(c) or (d), Section 2A.06, Section 2B.06 or Section 4.04 with respect to any Lender which results in such Lender charging to either Borrower increased costs materially in excess of the average costs being charged by the other Lenders in respect of such contingency or (z) in the case of a refusal by a Lender to consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to this Agreement which has been approved by the Required Lenders as provided in Section 13.12(b), the U.S. Borrower or the Bermuda Borrower, as the case may be, shall have the right, in accordance with the requirements of Section 13.04(b), if no Event of Default then exists or would exist after giving effect to such replacement, to replace such Lender (the “Replaced Lender”) with one or more Eligible Transferees (collectively, the “Re-

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placement Lender”), none of whom shall constitute a Defaulting Lender at the time of such replacement and each of whom shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent or, in the case of a replacement as provided in Section 13.12(b) where the consent of the respective Lender is required with respect to less than all Tranches of its Loans or Commitments, at the option of the applicable Borrower, to replace only the Commitments and/or outstanding Loans of such Lender in respect of each Tranche where the consent of such Lender would otherwise be individually required, with identical Commitments and/or Loans of the respective Tranche provided by the Replacement Lender; provided that:
     (i) at the time of any replacement pursuant to this Section 1.13, the Replacement Lender shall enter into one or more Assignment and Assumption Agreements pursuant to Section 13.04(b) (and with all fees payable pursuant to said Section 13.04(b) to be paid by the Replacement Lender) pursuant to which the Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the Commitments and all then outstanding Loans (or, in the case of the replacement of less than all the Tranches of Commitments and outstanding Loans of the respective Replaced Lender, all the Commitments and/or all then outstanding Loans relating to the Tranche or Tranches with respect to which such Lender is being replaced) of, and all participations in all then outstanding Letters of Credit and Bank Guaranties issued pursuant to the respective Tranche or Tranches where the respective Lender is being replaced by, the Replaced Lender and, in connection therewith, shall pay to the Replaced Lender in respect thereof an amount equal to the sum (in the relevant currency or currencies) of (A) an amount equal to the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all then outstanding Loans of the respective Replaced Lender under each Tranche with respect to which such Replaced Lender is being replaced, (B) an amount equal to the then remaining Credit-Linked Deposit of such Lenders (if any) at such time, (C) an amount equal to all Unpaid Drawings (if any) under each Tranche with respect to which the respective Replaced Lender is being replaced, in each case that have been funded by (and not reimbursed to) such Replaced Lender (including by way of application of such Lender’s Credit-Linked Deposit) at such time, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time, (D) an amount equal to all Unreimbursed Payments (if any) under each Tranche with respect to which the respective Replaced Lender is being replaced, in each case that have been funded by (and not reimbursed to) such Replaced Lender (including by way of application of such Lender’s Credit-Linked Deposit) at such time, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time, and (E) an amount equal to all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, Fees owing to the Replaced Lender (but only with respect to the relevant Tranche or Tranches, in the case of the replacement of less than all Tranches then held by the respective Replaced Lender) pursuant to Section 3.01; provided that the failure of any Replaced Lender to execute an Assignment and Assumption shall not affect the validity of any assignment pursuant to this Section 1.13; and
     (ii) all obligations of the Borrowers due and owing to the Replaced Lender in respect of each Tranche where such Replaced Lender is being replaced (other than those specifically described in clause (i) above in respect of which the assignment purchase price has been, or is concurrently being, paid) shall be paid in full to such Replaced Lender concurrently with such replacement.
Upon the execution of the respective Assignment and Assumption Agreement (or, otherwise, upon notice by the Administrative Agent to the Replaced Lender), the payment of amounts referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, recordation of the assignment on the Register by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 13.17 and, if so requested by the Replacement Lender (when applicable) pursuant to Section 1.05(a), delivery to the Replacement Lender of the appropriate Note or Notes executed by the applicable Borrower, (x) the Replacement Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and, unless the respective Replaced Lender continues to have outstanding Loans or any Commitment hereunder, the Replaced Lender

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shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 1.10, 1.11, 2A.06, 2B.06, 4.04, 13.01 and 13.06), which shall survive as to such Replaced Lender, and (y) in the case of the replacement of any Credit Linked Commitment pursuant to this Section 1.13, the CL Percentages of the CL Lenders shall be automatically adjusted at such time to give effect to such replacement. The Credit-Linked Deposit funded by any CL Lender shall not be released in connection with any assignment of its Credit-Linked Commitment, but shall instead be purchased by the relevant assignee (at par, as described in clause (i)(B) of the proviso above) and continue to be held by the Deposit Bank for application (if not already applied) pursuant to Sections 2A.04 and 2B.04 in respect of such assignee’s obligations under the Credit-Linked Commitment assigned to it.
          1.14 Special Provisions Applicable to Lenders upon the Occurrence of a Sharing Event.
          (a) On the date of the occurrence of any Sharing Event, or promptly thereafter, (i) if there have been any Drawings pursuant to Letters of Credit which have not yet been reimbursed to the respective Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 2A, the respective Issuing Lender shall seek reimbursement therefor as permitted pursuant to Section 2A.04(c) and (ii) if there have been any Bank Guaranty Payments pursuant to Bank Guaranties which have not yet been reimbursed to the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer pursuant to Section 2B, the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer shall seek reimbursement therefor as permitted pursuant to Section 2B.04(c). After giving effect to the actions taken (or required to be taken) pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent, shall request that the Deposit Bank return (in which case the Deposit Bank shall return) to the Administrative Agent who shall, in turn, return to the CL Lenders, amounts (if any) representing Credit-Linked Deposits which are permitted to be returned to the CL Lenders at such time in accordance with Section 2C.04(a) hereof.
          (b) (i) Upon the occurrence of a Sharing Event, but after giving effect to the actions required to be taken pursuant to preceding clause (a) of this Section 1.14 (although any failure by the Administrative Agent, the Deposit Bank or any Lender to take the actions required of it pursuant to said clause shall not prevent the actions required hereby, but the respective Administrative Agent, Deposit Bank or Lender shall continue to be obligated to perform its obligations as required above and the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to make any equitable adjustments as may be deemed necessary or desirable pursuant to the provisions of this Section 1.14(b)), the Lenders shall purchase participations from other Lenders in each of the respective Tranches of Loans and the CL Tranche (including, in the case of the CL Tranche, participations in each outstanding Letter of Credit, each Unpaid Drawing owing to the CL Lenders, each outstanding Bank Guaranty, each Unreimbursed Payment owing to the CL Lenders and the Credit-Linked Deposits of the various CL Lenders) so that, after giving effect to such purchases, each Lender shall have the same credit exposure in each Tranche at such time (including (x) in the case of the Total Credit-Linked Commitment, an interest in each outstanding Letter of Credit, each Unpaid Drawing owing to the CL Lenders, each outstanding Bank Guaranty, each Unreimbursed Payment owing to the CL Lenders and the Credit-Linked Deposits of the various CL Lenders and (y) a participation in the Credit Linked Deposits established pursuant to Section 2C.01 and all amounts deposited in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account from time to time or to be returned to the Lenders in accordance with the provisions of Section 2), whether or not such Lender shall previously have participated therein, equal to such Lender’s Exchange Percentage thereof.
          (ii) The foregoing actions pursuant to immediately preceding clause (i) shall be accomplished pursuant to this Section 1.14(b) through purchases and sales of participations in the various Tranches as required hereby, and at the request of the Administrative Agent each Lender hereby agrees to enter into customary participation agreements approved by the Administrative Agent to evidence the

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same. All purchases and sales of participations pursuant to this Section 1.14(b) shall be made in Dollars. Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that, pursuant to this Section 1.14(b), the various CL Lenders may be selling participations to the other Lenders in their Credit-Linked Deposits (after giving effect to the actions required on, or promptly following, the occurrence of the Sharing Event pursuant to Section 1.14(a)), and in connection therewith each CL Lender shall be paid, in immediately available funds in Dollars, amounts equal to the percentage participations sold by it in its Credit-Linked Deposits, which immediately available funds shall be paid by the Lenders acquiring participations therein). At the request of the Administrative Agent, each Lender which has sold participations in any of its Tranches as provided above (through the Administrative Agent) will deliver to each Lender (through the Administrative Agent) which has so purchased a participation therein a participation certificate in the appropriate amount as determined in conjunction with the Administrative Agent. It is understood that the amount of immediately available funds delivered by each Lender shall be calculated on a net basis, giving effect to both the sales and purchases of participations by the various Lenders as required above.
          (c) In the event that any Lender shall default on its obligation to pay over any amount to the Administrative Agent in respect of any Letter of Credit or any Bank Guaranty as provided in Section 1.14(b), each other Lender shall have a claim against such defaulting Lender (and not against the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender, any Bank Guaranty Issuer, the Deposit Bank or any other Lender) for any damages sustained by it as a result of such default.
          (d) All determinations by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 1.14 shall be made by it in accordance with the provisions herein and with the intent being to equitably share the credit risk for all Tranches (and the Credit-Linked Deposits) hereunder in accordance with the provisions hereof. Absent manifest error, all determinations by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be binding on the Borrowers, each of the Lenders, each Issuing Lender, each Bank Guaranty Issuer and the Deposit Bank. The Administrative Agent shall have no liability to either Borrower or any Lender, any Issuing Bank, any Bank Guaranty Issuer or the Deposit Bank for any determinations made by it hereunder except to the extent resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).
          (e) Upon, and after, the occurrence of a Sharing Event (i) no further Credit Events shall be made or occur, and (ii) all Credit-Linked Commitments and all Incremental Term Loan Commitments (if any) shall be automatically terminated. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, the failure of any Lender to purchase its participating interests as required above in any extensions of credit (and/or any Credit-Linked Deposits) upon the occurrence of a Sharing Event shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to purchase its participating interests in a timely manner, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to purchase the participating interest to be purchased by such other Lender on any date.
          (f) If any amount required to be paid by any Lender pursuant to this Section 1.14 is not paid to the Administrative Agent on the date upon which the Sharing Event occurred, such Lender shall, in addition to such aforementioned amount, also pay to the Administrative Agent on demand an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount so required to be paid by such Lender for the purchase of its participations, (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Rate, during the period from and including the date of request for payment to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Administrative Agent and (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapsed during such period and the denominator of which is 360. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts payable under this Section 1.14 shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Amounts payable by any Lender pursuant to this Section 1.14 shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Lenders, provided that, if the Administrative Agent (in its sole

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discretion) has elected to fund on behalf of such other Lender the amounts owing to such other Lenders, then the amounts shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for its own account.
          (g) Whenever, at any time after the relevant Lenders have received from any other Lenders purchases of participations pursuant to this Section 1.14, the various Lenders receive any payment on account thereof, such Lenders will distribute to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the various Lenders participating therein, such Lenders’ participating interests in such amounts (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such participations were outstanding) in like funds as received, provided, however, that in the event that such payment received by any Lenders is required to be returned, the Lenders who received previous distributions in respect of their participating interests therein will return to the respective Lenders any portion thereof previously so distributed to them in like funds as such payment is required to be returned by the respective Lenders.
          (h) Each Lender’s obligation to purchase participating interests pursuant to this Section 1.14 shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance including, without limitation, (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against any other Lender, either Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of any Default or Event of Default, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of either Borrower or any other Person, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Credit Document by either Borrower, any Lender, any Issuing Lender, any Bank Guaranty Issuer, any Agent, the Deposit Bank or any other Person, or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
          (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, upon any purchase of participations as required above, (i) the relevant Borrower shall pay to each Lender granting any participations as required above, for the account of the respective Lender which has purchased such participations, any increased costs and indemnities (including, without limitation, pursuant to Sections 1.11, 1.12, 2A.06, 2B.06 and 4.04) to the same extent as if such Lender which has purchased such participations were the direct Lender as opposed to a participant therein, which increased costs shall be calculated without regard to Section 1.13, Section 13.04(a) or the penultimate sentence of Section 13.04(b) and (ii) each Lender which has sold such participations shall be entitled to receive from the relevant Borrower indemnification from and against any and all taxes imposed as a result of the sale of the participations pursuant to this Section 1.14. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that, upon the occurrence of a Sharing Event and after giving effect to the requirements of this Section 1.14, increased Taxes may be owing by it pursuant to Section 4.04, which Taxes shall be paid (to the extent provided in Section 4.04) by the respective Borrower or Borrowers, without any claim that the increased Taxes are not payable because same resulted from the participations effected as otherwise required by this Section 1.14.
          1.15 Incremental Term Loan Commitments.
          (a) Each Borrower shall have the right, in consultation and coordination with the Administrative Agent but without requiring the consent of any of the Lenders, to request, at any time and from time to time on or after the CL Maturity Date and prior to the then latest Maturity Date, that one or more Lenders (and/or one or more other Persons which are Eligible Transferees and which will become Lenders) provide Incremental Term Loan Commitments to such Borrower and, subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and in the respective Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement, make Incremental Term Loans pursuant thereto; it being understood and agreed, however, that (i) no Lender shall be obligated to provide an Incremental Term Loan Commitment as a result of any

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such request, (ii) each Tranche of Incremental Term Loan Commitments shall be made available to a single Incremental Term Loan Borrower and shall be denominated in Dollars, (iii) the amount of each Tranche of Incremental Term Loan Commitments shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of $25,000,000, (iv) the aggregate amount of all Incremental Term Loan Commitments provided pursuant to this Section 1.15 shall not exceed the Maximum Incremental Term Loan Commitment Amount, (v) the up-front fees and, if applicable, any unutilized commitment fees and/or other fees payable in respect of each Incremental Term Loan Commitment shall be separately agreed to by the respective Incremental Term Loan Borrower and each Incremental Term Loan Lender (and with all such fees to be disclosed in writing by the respective Incremental Term Loan Borrower to the Administrative Agent), (vi) each Tranche of Incremental Term Loans shall have (I) (x) an Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date of no earlier than the then latest Maturity Date as then in effect, and (y) a Weighted Average Life to Maturity of no less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity as then in effect for the Tranche of then outstanding Loans with the longest Weighted Average Life to Maturity and (II) an “interest rate” or “interest rates” applicable to such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans (which, for such purposes only, shall be determined by the Administrative Agent and deemed to include all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount (amortized over the life of such Incremental Term Loans) payable to all Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans, but exclusive of any arrangement, structuring or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not shared with all Lenders providing such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans) that may (at such time or from time to time thereafter) exceed the “interest rates” applicable to the Term Loans; provided that, in the event that the “interest rate” excess applicable to such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans shall at such time be greater than 0.50%, the Applicable Margin for the Tranche B-1 Term Loans, the Tranche C-1 Term Loans and each other then existing Tranche of Incremental Term Loans shall be increased by such amounts, and for such time periods, as are needed so that at no time shall the “interest rate” for the respective new Tranche of Incremental Term Loans (calculated as described above) exceed the relevant interest rates applicable to the then existing Tranches of Term Loans by more than 0.50%, (vii) the proceeds of all Incremental Term Loans shall be used only for the purposes permitted by Section 7.05(a), (viii) each Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement shall specifically designate, with the approval of the Administrative Agent, the Tranche of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments being provided thereunder (which Tranche may be a new Tranche (i.e., not the same as any existing Tranche of Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Term Loan Commitments or other Term Loans) or an increase in a previously established Tranche), (ix) all Incremental Term Loans (and all interest, fees and other amounts payable thereon) shall be Obligations under this Agreement and the other applicable Credit Documents and shall be secured by the relevant Security Documents, and guaranteed under each relevant Guaranty, on a pari passu basis with all other Loans of the applicable Borrower secured by each such Security Agreement and guaranteed under each such Guaranty, and (x) each Lender (including any Eligible Transferee who will become a Lender) agreeing to provide an Incremental Term Loan Commitment pursuant to an Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement shall, subject to the satisfaction of the relevant conditions set forth in this Agreement, make Incremental Term Loans under the Tranche specified in such Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement as provided in Section 1.01(c) and such Loans shall thereafter be deemed to be Incremental Term Loans under such Tranche for all purposes of this Agreement and the other applicable Credit Documents.
          (b) At the time of the provision of Incremental Term Loan Commitments pursuant to this Section 1.15, the applicable Incremental Term Loan Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each such Lender or other Eligible Transferee which agrees to provide an Incremental Term Loan Commitment (each, an "Incremental Term Loan Lender”) shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit I (appropriately completed), with the effectiveness of the Incremental Term Loan Commitment provided therein to occur on the date set forth in such Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement, which date in any event shall be no earlier than the date on which all Incremental Term Loan Commitment Requirements are satisfied.

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The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement.
          Section 2. Letters of Credit; Bank Guaranties; Etc.
          Section 2A. Letters of Credit.
          2A.01 Letters of Credit.
          (a) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, a Borrower may request an Issuing Lender, at any time and from time to time on and after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to the fifth Business Day (or the 30th day in the case of Trade Letters of Credit) preceding the CL Maturity Date, to issue (x) for the account of the U.S. Borrower (in the case of requests made by it) or the account of the Bermuda Borrower (in the case of requests made by it) and for the benefit of any holder (or any trustee, agent or other similar representative for any such holders) of L/C Supportable Indebtedness of the respective Account Party or any of its or their Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, irrevocable standby letters of credit in a form customarily used by such Issuing Lender or in such other form as has been approved by such Issuing Lender (each such standby letter of credit, a “Standby Letter of Credit”) in support of such L/C Supportable Indebtedness and (y) for the account of the respective Account Party and for the benefit of sellers of goods to the respective Account Party or any of its or their Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, irrevocable sight trade letters of credit in a form customarily used by such Issuing Lender or in such other form as has been approved by such Issuing Lender (each such trade letter of credit, a “Trade Letter of Credit,” and each such Standby Letter of Credit and Trade Letter of Credit, a “Letter of Credit” and, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”). All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only and shall be denominated in Dollars or, subject to the provisions of Section 2C.03, an Alternative Currency. Each Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Credit-Linked Commitments and shall, subject to the provisions of Section 1.14 if a Sharing Event occurs, be participated in (as more fully described in following Section 2A.04(a)) by the CL Lenders in accordance with their respective CL Percentages (subject to the provisions of Section 2C to the extent applicable). All Letters of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency. The Bermuda Borrower shall have no liability with respect to any U.S. Borrower Letter of Credit which may be issued to the U.S. Borrower.
          (b) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Issuing Lender hereby agrees (subject to Section 2C.03, to the extent applicable in the case of Non-Dollar Denominated Letters of Credit) that it will, at any time and from time to time on and after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to (i) the fifth Business Day in the case of Standby Letters of Credit, or (ii) the 30th day, in the case of Trade Letters of Credit, preceding the CL Maturity Date, following its receipt of the respective Letter of Credit Request, issue for the account of the respective Account Party one or more Letters of Credit, (x) in the case of Trade Letters of Credit, in support of trade obligations of the respective Account Party or any of its or their Subsidiaries that arise in the ordinary course of business or (y) in the case of Standby Letters of Credit, in support of such L/C Supportable Indebtedness as is permitted to remain outstanding without giving rise to a Default or Event of Default hereunder; provided that the respective Issuing Lender shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if at the time of such issuance:
     (i) any order, judgment or decree of any governmental authority or arbitrator shall purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Lender from issuing such Letter of Credit or any requirement of law applicable to such Issuing Lender or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any governmental authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or request that such Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance of letters of

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credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction or reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated) not in effect on the Restatement Effective Date, or any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable, in effect or known to such Issuing Lender as of the Restatement Effective Date and which such Issuing Lender in good faith deems material to it; or
     (ii) such Issuing Lender, prior to the issuance of such Letter of Credit, shall have received written notice from either Borrower or the Required Lenders of the type described in clause (iv) of Section 2A.01(c) or the last sentence of Section 2A.03(b).
          (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no Letter of Credit shall be issued at any time when the Aggregate CL Exposure exceeds (or would after giving effect to such issuance exceed) either (x) the Total Credit-Linked Commitment at such time or (y) the aggregate amount of the Credit-Linked Deposits in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account at such time, (ii) (x) each Standby Letter of Credit shall by its terms terminate on or before the date which occurs 12 months after the date of the issuance thereof (although any such Standby Letter of Credit may be extendable for successive periods of up to 12 months, but not beyond the fifth Business Day preceding the CL Maturity Date, on terms acceptable to the Issuing Lender thereof), provided that a Standby Letter of Credit issued to support obligations under any Specified Existing Ship Lease may terminate by its terms on or prior to the earlier to occur of (1) the date which occurs 24 months after the date of the issuance thereof and (2) the fifth Business Day preceding the CL Maturity Date and (y) each Trade Letter of Credit shall by its terms terminate on or before the date occurring not later than 180 days after such Trade Letter of Credit’s date of issuance, (iii) (x) no Standby Letter of Credit shall have an expiry date occurring later than the fifth Business Day preceding the CL Maturity Date and (y) no Trade Letter of Credit shall have an expiry date occurring later than 30 days prior to the CL Maturity Date and (iv) no Issuing Lender will issue any Letter of Credit after it has received written notice from either Borrower or the Required Lenders stating that a Default or an Event of Default exists until such time as such Issuing Lender shall have received a written notice of (x) rescission of such notice from the party or parties originally delivering the same or (y) a waiver of such Default or Event of Default by the Required Lenders.
          (d) Part A of Schedule XI hereto contains a description of certain letters of credit issued (or deemed issued) pursuant to the Original Credit Agreement and outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date (and setting forth, with respect to each such letter of credit, (i) the name of the issuing lender, (ii) the letter of credit number, (iii) the name(s) of the account party or account parties, (iv) the stated amount (including the currency in which such letter of credit is denominated, which shall be Dollars or an Alternative Currency), (v) the name of the beneficiary, (vi) the expiry date and (vii) whether such letter of credit constitutes a standby letter of credit or a trade letter of credit). Each such letter of credit, including any extension or renewal thereof (each, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof, an "Existing Letter of Credit”) shall constitute a “Letter of Credit” and a “Bermuda Borrower Letter of Credit” or a “U.S. Borrower Letter of Credit” (as set forth on Part A of Schedule XI) for all purposes of this Agreement and issued, for purposes of Section 2A.04(a), on the Restatement Effective Date. Any Lender hereunder (and any of such Lender’s Affiliates and/or branches) which has issued an Existing Letter of Credit shall constitute an “Issuing Lender” for all purposes of this Agreement.
          2A.02 Minimum Stated Amount. The Stated Amount of each Letter of Credit upon issuance shall be not less than (x) in the case of a Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit, $250,000, (y) in the case of a Euro Denominated Letter of Credit, €150,000 and (z) in the case of a Sterling Denominated Let-

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ter of Credit, £150,000, or in each case such lesser amount as is reasonably acceptable to the respective Issuing Lender.
          2A.03 Letter of Credit Requests.
          (a) Whenever an Account Party desires that a Letter of Credit be issued for its account, such Account Party shall give the Administrative Agent (at the appropriate Notice Office) and the respective Issuing Lender at least 3 Business Days’ (or such shorter period as is acceptable to such Issuing Lender in any given case) written notice prior to the proposed date of issuance (which shall be a Business Day). Each notice shall be in the form of Exhibit C-1 (each, a "Letter of Credit Request”), including, without limitation, by specifying: (i) whether the requested Letter of Credit shall constitute a U.S. Borrower Letter of Credit or a Bermuda Borrower Letter of Credit; and (ii) the currency in which the requested Letter of Credit is to be denominated (which shall be Dollars or, to the extent permitted hereunder, an Alternative Currency). Each Letter of Credit Request shall include any other documents as such Issuing Lender customarily requires in connection therewith.
          (b) The making of each Letter of Credit Request shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the applicable Account Party that such Letter of Credit may be issued in accordance with, and will not violate the requirements of, Section 2A.01(c). Unless the respective Issuing Lender has received notice from the Required Lenders before it issues a Letter of Credit that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6, as the case may be, are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Section 2A.01(c), then such Issuing Lender may issue the requested Letter of Credit for the account of the respective Account Party in accordance with such Issuing Lender’s usual and customary practices.
          2A.04 Letter of Credit Participations.
          (a) Immediately upon the issuance by any Issuing Lender of any Letter of Credit, but subject to Section 2C.03 to the extent applicable in the case of Non-Dollar Denominated Letters of Credit, such Issuing Lender shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each CL Lender (each such Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit, in its capacity under this Section 2A.04, an “L/C Participant”), and each such L/C Participant shall be deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to have purchased and received from such Issuing Lender, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation (each an “L/C Participation”), in a percentage equal to such L/C Participant’s CL Percentage in such Letter of Credit, and each Drawing made thereunder and the obligations of the respective Account Party under this Agreement with respect thereto (although CL Facility Fees shall be payable directly to the Administrative Agent for the account of the CL Lenders as provided in Section 3.01(a) and the L/C Participants shall have no right to receive any portion of any Facing Fees or any administration fees with respect to any such Letters of Credit) and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto. Upon any change in the Credit-Linked Commitments and, as a result thereof, the CL Percentages of the CL Lenders pursuant to Section 1.13 or 13.04, it is hereby agreed that with respect to all outstanding Letters of Credit and Unpaid Drawings relating thereto, there shall be an automatic adjustment to the participations pursuant to this Section 2A.04 to reflect the new CL Percentages of the CL Lenders. With respect to each Letter of Credit from time to time outstanding, all calculations of the percentage participations therein of the various CL Lenders shall be made from time to time by the Administrative Agent, which calculations shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Furthermore, upon the occurrence of a Sharing Event and as more fully set forth in Section 1.14, additional sub-participations may be required to be granted by the various CL Lenders in their participations in outstanding Letters of Credit, in each case in accordance with, and subject to the provisions of, Section 1.14.

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          (b) In determining whether to pay under any Letter of Credit, the respective Issuing Lender shall have no obligation relative to the other Lenders other than to confirm that any documents required to be delivered under such Letter of Credit appear to have been delivered and that they appear to substantially comply on their face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit. Any action taken or omitted to be taken by any Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it if taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) shall not create for such Issuing Lender any resulting liability to any Account Party or any Lender.
          (c) In the event that any Issuing Lender makes any payment or disbursement under any Letter of Credit issued by it and the respective Account Party shall not have reimbursed such amount in full to such Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 2A.05(a) by the date required by said Section 2A.05(a) for such reimbursement, such Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, which shall promptly notify each L/C Participant therein and the Deposit Bank of such failure, and each CL Lender (including in its capacity as an L/C Participant) hereby irrevocably authorizes the Deposit Bank (and the Deposit Bank hereby agrees) to reimburse such Issuing Lender for such amount in Dollars (or, to the extent that the respective Unpaid Drawing is in an Alternative Currency, in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent thereof, as determined by the Administrative Agent on the date on which such payment or disbursement was made under the respective Letter of Credit) solely from such CL Lender’s CL Percentage of the Credit-Linked Deposits on deposit with the Deposit Bank in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account, in which case the Total Credit-Linked Commitment shall be reduced by the amount so applied (with a corresponding reduction in the Credit-Linked Commitment of each CL Lender equal to such CL Lender’s CL Percentage of such aggregate amount so applied); provided that any portion of the Unpaid Drawings with respect to a Non-Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit, which, because of currency fluctuations, represents amounts in excess of the Total Credit-Linked Deposits (as more fully described in Section 2C.03), shall not be reimbursed from Credit-Linked Deposits but shall instead be immediately repaid by the respective Account Party. Furthermore, if any Specified Default or any Event of Default then exists, the respective Issuing Lender may, with respect to any payment or disbursement made by it under any Letter of Credit, request the Deposit Bank, in which case each CL Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes the Deposit Bank (and the Deposit Bank hereby agrees), to reimburse the Issuing Lender, solely from such CL Lender’s CL Percentage of the Credit-Linked Deposits on deposit in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account with the Deposit Bank, for any Drawing under such Letter of Credit as provided in the immediately preceding sentence (notwithstanding the date of reimbursement of any such Drawings by the date required by Section 2A.05(a)), in which case the Total Credit-Linked Commitment shall be reduced by the amount so applied as otherwise provided in the immediately preceding sentence, and any amounts actually received pursuant to Section 2A.05(a) shall be applied to reimburse L/C Participants as provided in following Section 2A.04(d).
          (d) Whenever any Issuing Lender receives a payment of a reimbursement obligation as to which the Administrative Agent has received for the account of such Issuing Lender any payments from the L/C Participants (or from the Deposit Bank on their behalf) pursuant to Section 2A.04(c) above, such Issuing Lender shall, after paying itself any amounts owing to it as described in Section 2C.03 in the case of payments received with respect to Non-Dollar Denominated Letters of Credit, pay (in same day funds in Dollars) to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay (in same day funds in Dollars) to each L/C Participant which has paid its relevant CL Percentage thereof) an amount equal to such L/C Participant’s share (based on the proportionate aggregate amount funded by such L/C Participant to the aggregate amount funded by all L/C Participants) of the principal amount of such reimbursement obligation and interest thereon accruing after the purchase of the respective participations.

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          (e) Each Issuing Lender shall, promptly after the issuance of, or amendment or modification to, a Standby Letter of Credit, give the Administrative Agent and the respective Account Party written notice of such issuance, amendment or modification, as the case may be, and such notice shall be accompanied by a copy of such Standby Letter of Credit, such amendment or such modification, as the case may be. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall notify each L/C Participant, in writing, of such issuance, amendment or modification and if any L/C Participant shall so request, the Administrative Agent shall furnish said L/C Participant with a copy of such Standby Letter of Credit, such amendment or such modification, as the case may be.
          (f) Each Issuing Lender (other than DBAG) shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Deposit Bank, promptly on the first Business Day of each week, by facsimile transmission, the aggregate daily Stated Amount available to be drawn under the outstanding Trade Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender for the previous week.
          (g) The obligations of the L/C Participants to make payments to the Administrative Agent for the account of the respective Issuing Lender with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it shall be irrevocable and not subject to counterclaim, setoff or other defense or any other qualification or exception whatsoever and shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement under all circumstances, including, without limitation, any of the following circumstances:
     (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Credit Documents;
     (ii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries may have at any time against a beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit, any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such transferee may be acting), any Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Lender, any L/C Participant, or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying transaction between any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries and the beneficiary named in any such Letter of Credit);
     (iii) any draft, certificate or any other document presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;
     (iv) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance of any of the terms of any of the Credit Documents; or
     (v) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
provided that the L/C Participants shall not be obligated to reimburse such Issuing Lender for any wrongful payment made by such Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit issued by it as a result of deliberate acts or omissions constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of such Issuing Lender (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). Any action taken or omitted to be taken by any Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit shall not create for such Issuing Lender any resulting liability to the L/C Participants or any other Person unless such action is taken or omitted to be taken with gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).

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          2A.05 Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings.
          (a) The U.S. Borrower hereby agrees (in the case of U.S Borrower Letters of Credit) and the Bermuda Borrower hereby agrees (in the case of Bermuda Borrower Letters of Credit) to reimburse the respective Issuing Lender, by making payment in Dollars (or, if the respective Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the respective payment or disbursement, as determined by the Administrative Agent on the date of such payment or disbursement) to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Payment Office (or by making the payment directly to such Issuing Lender at such location as may otherwise have been agreed upon by the respective Account Party and such Issuing Lender), for any payment or disbursement (in the case of any such payment or disbursement under any Non-Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit, taking the Dollar Equivalent, as determined by the Administrative Agent, of the amount of the respective payment or disbursement on the date upon which the respective payment or disbursement is made) made by such Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit issued by it (each such amount so paid until reimbursed, an “Unpaid Drawing”), not later than the third Business Day after the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender notifies the respective Account Party of such payment or disbursement (provided that no such notice shall be required to be given if a Default or an Event of Default under Section 10.05 shall have occurred and be continuing, in which case all such Unpaid Drawings shall be due and payable immediately without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind (all of which are hereby waived by the respective Account Party)), with interest on the amount so paid or disbursed by such Issuing Lender, to the extent not reimbursed prior to 1:00 P.M. (New York time) on the date of such payment or disbursement, from and including the date paid or disbursed to but excluding the date such Issuing Lender is reimbursed by the respective Account Party therefor at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin for Tranche B-1 Term Loans maintained as Base Rate Loans, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, to the extent such amounts are not reimbursed prior to 1:00 P.M. (New York time) on the third Business Day following the receipt by the Account Party of notice to the respective Account Party by the Administrative Agent or the respective Issuing Lender of such payment or disbursement (or, if sooner, from the date of occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default under Section 10.05), interest shall thereafter accrue on the amounts so paid or disbursed by such Issuing Lender (and until reimbursed by the respective Account Party) at a rate per annum which is 2% in excess of the rate otherwise applicable to the respective Unpaid Drawing as provided above, with all such interest payable pursuant to this Section 2A.05 to be payable on demand. The respective Issuing Lender shall give the respective Account Party prompt notice of each Drawing under any Letter of Credit, provided that the failure to give, or any delay in giving, any such notice shall in no way affect, impair or diminish the respective Account Party’s obligations under this Agreement. The obligations of the respective Account Party to repay Unpaid Drawings as required above shall not be reduced, or satisfied, in any respect by payments made to the Issuing Lender with any amounts on deposit in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account or as otherwise provided in Section 2A.04(c).
          (b) The obligations of the U.S. Borrower (with respect to U.S. Borrower Letters of Credit) and the obligations of the Bermuda Borrower (with respect to Bermuda Borrower Letters of Credit) under this Section 2A.05 to reimburse the respective Issuing Lender with respect to Unpaid Drawings (including, in each case, interest thereon) shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment which the respective Account Party may have or have had against any Lender (including in its capacity as Issuing Lender or as L/C Participant), including, without limitation, any defense based upon the failure of any drawing under a Letter of Credit (each, a “Drawing”) to conform to the terms of such Letter of Credit or any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of the proceeds of such Drawing, the respective Issuing Lender’s only obligation to the respective Account Party being to confirm that any documents required to be delivered under such Letter of Credit appear to have been delivered and that they appear to substan-

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tially comply on their face with requirements of such Letter of Credit; provided, however, that no Account Party shall be obligated to reimburse any Issuing Lender for any wrongful payment made by such Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit issued by it as a result of deliberate acts or omissions constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of such Issuing Lender (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). Any action taken or omitted to be taken by any Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit shall not create for such Issuing Lender any resulting liability to any Account Party unless such action is taken or admitted to be taken with gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).
          2A.06 Increased Costs. If after the Restatement Effective Date, the Deposit Bank, any Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant determines in good faith that the adoption or effectiveness after the Restatement Effective Date of any applicable law, rule or regulation, order, guideline or request or any change therein, or any change after the Restatement Effective Date in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any such authority, central bank or comparable agency shall either (i) impose, modify or make applicable any reserve, deposit, capital adequacy or similar requirement against Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender or such L/C Participant’s participation therein, or (ii) impose on the Deposit Bank, any Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant any other conditions directly or indirectly affecting this Agreement, the Credit-Linked Deposits, any Letter of Credit or such L/C Participant’s participation therein; and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to the Deposit Bank, such Issuing Lender or such L/C Participant of issuing, maintaining or participating in the Credit-Linked Deposits or any Letter of Credit, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by the Deposit Bank, such Issuing Lender or such L/C Participant hereunder or under the other Credit Documents or reduce the rate of return on its capital with respect to Credit-Linked Deposits or Letters of Credit, then, upon written demand to the U.S. Borrower or the Bermuda Borrower, as the case may be, by the Deposit Bank, such Issuing Lender or such L/C Participant (a copy of which notice shall be sent by the Deposit Bank, such Issuing Lender or such L/C Participant to the Administrative Agent), accompanied by the certificate described in the last sentence of this Section 2A.06, the respective Account Party shall pay to the Deposit Bank, such Issuing Lender or such L/C Participant for such increased cost or reduction. A certificate submitted to the relevant Borrower by the Deposit Bank, such Issuing Lender or such L/C Participant, as the case may be (a copy of which certificate shall be sent by the Deposit Bank, such Issuing Lender or such L/C Participant to the Administrative Agent), setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for the determination of such additional amount or amounts necessary to compensate the Deposit Bank, such Issuing Lender or such L/C Participant as aforesaid shall be final and conclusive and binding on such Account Party absent manifest error, although the failure to deliver any such certificate shall not release or diminish such Account Party’s obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2A.06 upon subsequent receipt of such certificate.
          Section 2B. Bank Guaranties.
          2B.01 Bank Guaranties.
          (a) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, a Borrower may request a Bank Guaranty Issuer, at any time and from time to time on and after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to the tenth Business Day preceding the CL Maturity Date, to issue, for the account of the U.S. Borrower (in the case of requests made by it) or the account of the Bermuda Borrower (in the case of requests made by it) and for the benefit of any holder (or any trustee, agent or other similar representative for any such holders) of B/G Supportable Indebtedness of the respective Account Party or any of its or

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their Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, a bank guaranty in a form customarily used by such Bank Guaranty Issuer or in such other form as has been approved by such Bank Guaranty Issuer (each such bank guaranty, a “Bank Guaranty” and collectively, the “Bank Guaranties”) in support of such B/G Supportable Indebtedness (it being understood and agreed that (i) the form of Bank Guaranties shall be subject to the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer’s internal policies and procedures for the issuance of bank guaranties and to applicable local law restrictions and regulations and (ii) each Bank Guaranty Issuer may request the respective Account Party to accept such Bank Guaranty Issuer’s general business conditions specifically applicable to its bank guaranty business prior to the issuance of any Bank Guaranty). Each Bank Guaranty shall constitute a utilization of the Credit-Linked Commitments and shall, subject to the provisions of Section 1.14 if a Sharing Event occurs, be participated in (as more fully described in following Section 2B.04(a)) by the CL Lenders in accordance with their respective CL Percentages. All Bank Guaranties shall be denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency and shall expressly provide the maximum amount that may be paid thereunder. Each Bank Guaranty shall constitute either a U.S. Borrower Bank Guaranty or a Bermuda Borrower Bank Guaranty. The Bermuda Borrower shall have no liability with respect to any U.S. Borrower Bank Guaranty which may be issued to the U.S. Borrower.
          (b) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Bank Guaranty Issuer hereby agrees (subject to Section 2C.03, to the extent applicable in the case of Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranties) that it will, at any time and from time to time on and after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to the tenth Business Day preceding the CL Maturity Date, following its receipt of the respective Bank Guaranty Request, issue for the account of the respective Account Party one or more Bank Guaranties, in support of such B/G Supportable Indebtedness as is permitted to remain outstanding without giving rise to a Default or Event of Default hereunder; provided that the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer shall be under no obligation to issue any Bank Guaranty if at the time of such issuance:
     (i) any order, judgment or decree of any governmental authority or arbitrator shall purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain such Bank Guaranty Issuer from issuing such Bank Guaranty or any requirement of law applicable to such Bank Guaranty Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any governmental authority with jurisdiction over such Bank Guaranty Issuer shall prohibit, or request that such Bank Guaranty Issuer refrain from, the issuance of bank guaranties generally or such Bank Guaranty in particular or shall impose upon such Bank Guaranty Issuer with respect to such Bank Guaranty any restriction or reserve or capital requirement (for which such Bank Guaranty Issuer is not otherwise compensated) not in effect on the Restatement Effective Date, or any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable, in effect or known to such Bank Guaranty Issuer as of the Restatement Effective Date and which such Bank Guaranty Issuer in good faith deems material to it; or
     (ii) such Bank Guaranty Issuer, prior to the issuance of such Bank Guaranty, shall have received written notice from either Borrower or the Required Lenders prior to the issuance of such Bank Guaranty of the type described in clause (v) of Section 2B.01(c) or the last sentence of Section 2B.03(b).
          (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no Bank Guaranty shall be issued at any time when the Aggregate CL Exposure exceeds (or would after giving effect to such issuance exceed) either (x) the Total Credit-Linked Commitment at such time or (y) the aggregate amount of the Credit-Linked Deposits in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account at such time, and (ii) each Bank Guaranty shall by its terms terminate on or before the date which occurs 12 months after the date of the issuance thereof (although any such Bank Guaranty may be extendable for successive periods of up to 12 months, but not beyond the tenth Business Day preceding the CL Maturity Date, on terms acceptable to the Bank Guar-

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anty Issuer thereof), provided, however, that a Bank Guaranty shall not be required to terminate by its terms on or before the twelve month anniversary of the date of issuance thereof if the respective Account Party reasonably determines that the intended beneficiary of such Bank Guaranty will not permit same to terminate as otherwise provided above, (iii) no Bank Guaranty shall have an expiry date occurring later than the tenth Business Day preceding the CL Maturity Date, provided, however, that a Bank Guaranty shall not be required to have an expiry date as otherwise required above if the respective Account Party reasonably determines that the beneficiary of such Bank Guaranty will not accept a Bank Guaranty with an expiry date, (iv) each Bank Guaranty shall be denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency and (v) no Bank Guaranty Issuer will issue any Bank Guaranty after it has received written notice from either Borrower or the Required Lenders stating that a Default or an Event of Default exists until such time as such Bank Guaranty Issuer shall have received a written notice of (x) rescission of such notice from the party or parties originally delivering the same or (y) a waiver of such Default or Event of Default by the Required Lenders.
          (d) Part B of Schedule XI hereto contains a description of certain bank guaranties issued (or deemed issued) pursuant to the Original Credit Agreement and outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date (and setting forth, with respect to each such bank guaranty, (i) the name of the bank guaranty issuer, (ii) the face amount (including the currency in which such bank guaranty is denominated, which shall be Dollars or an Alternative Currency), (iii) the name of the beneficiary, and (iv) the expiry date (if any)). Each such bank guaranty, including any extension or renewal thereof (each, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof, an "Existing Bank Guaranty”), shall constitute either a “Bermuda Borrower Bank Guaranty” or a “U.S. Borrower Bank Guaranty” (as set forth on Part B of Schedule XI) for all purposes of this Agreement and issued, for purposes of Section 2B.04(a), on the Restatement Effective Date. Any Lender hereunder (and any of such Lender’s Affiliates and/or branches) which has issued an Existing Bank Guaranty shall constitute a “Bank Guaranty Issuer” for all purposes of this Agreement.
          2B.02 Minimum Face Amount. The Face Amount of each Bank Guaranty upon issuance shall be not less than (x) in the case of a Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty, $250,000, (y) in the case of a Euro Denominated Bank Guaranty, €150,000 and (z) in the case of a Sterling Denominated Bank Guaranty, £150,000, or in each case such lesser amount as is acceptable to the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer.
          2B.03 Bank Guaranty Requests.
          (a) Whenever an Account Party desires that a Bank Guaranty be issued for its account, such Account Party shall give the Administrative Agent (at the appropriate Notice Office) and the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer at least 3 Business Days’ (or such shorter period as is acceptable to such Bank Guaranty Issuer in any given case) written notice prior to the proposed date of issuance (which shall be a Business Day). Each notice shall be in the form of Exhibit C-2 (each, a “Bank Guaranty Request”), including, without limitation, whether the requested Bank Guaranty shall constitute a U.S. Borrower Bank Guaranty or a Bermuda Borrower Bank Guaranty and, by specifying the Available Currency in which the requested Bank Guaranty is to be denominated. Each Bank Guaranty Request shall include any other documents as such Bank Guaranty Issuer customarily requires in connection therewith.
          (b) The making of each Bank Guaranty Request shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the U.S. Borrower or the Bermuda Borrower, as the case may be, that such Bank Guaranty may be issued in accordance with, and will not violate the requirements of, Section 2B.01(c). Unless the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer has received notice from the Required Lenders before it issues a Bank Guaranty that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6, as the case may

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be, are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Bank Guaranty would violate Section 2B.01(c), then such Bank Guaranty Issuer may issue the requested Bank Guaranty for the account of the respective Account Party in accordance with such Bank Guaranty Issuer’s usual and customary practices.
          2B.04 Bank Guaranty Participations.
          (a) Immediately upon the issuance by any Bank Guaranty Issuer of any Bank Guaranty, but subject to Section 2C.03 to the extent applicable in the case of Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranties, such Bank Guaranty Issuer shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each CL Lender (each such Lender with respect to any Bank Guaranty, in its capacity under this Section 2B.04, a “B/G Participant”), and each such B/G Participant shall be deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to have purchased and received from such Bank Guaranty Issuer, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation (each a “B/G Participation”), in a percentage equal to such B/G Participant’s CL Percentage in such Bank Guaranty, each Bank Guaranty Payment made thereunder and the obligations of the respective Account Party under this Agreement with respect thereto (although CL Facility Fees shall be payable directly to the Administrative Agent for the account of the CL Lenders as provided in Section 3.01(a) and the B/G Participants shall have no right to receive any portion of any Fronting Fees or any administration fees with respect to any such Bank Guaranties) and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto. Upon any change in the Credit-Linked Commitments and, as a result thereof, the CL Percentages of the CL Lenders pursuant to Section 1.13 or 13.04, it is hereby agreed that, with respect to all outstanding Bank Guaranties and Unreimbursed Payments relating thereto, there shall be an automatic adjustment to the participations pursuant to this Section 2B.04 to reflect the new CL Percentages of the CL Lenders. With respect to each Bank Guaranty from time to time outstanding, all calculations of the percentage participations therein of the various CL Lenders shall be made from time to time by the Administrative Agent, which calculations shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Furthermore, upon the occurrence of a Sharing Event and as more fully set forth in Section 1.14, additional sub-participations may be required to be granted by the various CL Lenders in their participations in outstanding Bank Guaranties, in each case in accordance with, and subject to the provisions of, Section 1.14.
          (b) In determining whether to pay under any Bank Guaranty, the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer shall have no obligation relative to the other Lenders other than to confirm that any documents required to be delivered under such Bank Guaranty appear to have been delivered and that they appear to substantially comply on their face with the requirements of such Bank Guaranty. Any action taken or omitted to be taken by any Bank Guaranty Issuer under or in connection with any Bank Guaranty issued by it if taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), shall not create for such Bank Guaranty Issuer any resulting liability to the respective Account Party or any Lender.
          (c) In the event that any Bank Guaranty Issuer makes any payment or disbursement under any Bank Guaranty issued by it and the respective Account Party shall not have reimbursed such amount in full to such Bank Guaranty Issuer pursuant to Section 2B.05(a) by the date required by said Section 2B.05(a) for such reimbursement, such Bank Guaranty Issuer shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, which shall promptly notify each B/G Participant therein and the Deposit Bank of such failure, and each CL Lender (including in its capacity as a B/G Participant) hereby irrevocably authorizes the Deposit Bank (and the Deposit Bank hereby agrees) to reimburse such Bank Guaranty Issuer for such amount in Dollars (or, to the extent that the respective Unreimbursed Payment is in an Alternative Currency, in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent thereof, as determined by the Administrative Agent on the date on which such payment or disbursement was made under the respective Bank Guaranty) solely from such B/G Participant’s CL Percentage of the Credit-Linked Deposits on deposit with the Deposit Bank in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account, in which case the Total Credit-Linked Commitment shall be

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reduced by the amount so applied (with a corresponding reduction in the Credit-Linked Commitment of each CL Lender equal to such CL Lender’s CL Percentage of such aggregate amount so applied); provided that any portion of the Unreimbursed Payments with respect to a Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty which, because of currency fluctuations, represents amounts in excess of the Total Credit-Linked Deposits, as more fully described in Section 2C.03, shall not be reimbursed from Credit-Linked Deposits but shall instead be immediately repaid by the respective Account Party. Furthermore, if any Specified Default or any Event of Default then exists, the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer may, with respect to any payment or disbursement made by it under any Bank Guaranty, request the Deposit Bank, in which case each CL Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes the Deposit Bank (and the Deposit Bank hereby agrees), to reimburse the Bank Guaranty, solely from such CL Lender’s CL Percentage of the Credit-Linked Deposits on deposit in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account with the Deposit Bank for any Bank Guaranty Payment made by such Bank Guaranty Issuer under such Bank Guaranty, as provided in the immediately preceding sentence (notwithstanding the date of reimbursement of any such Bank Guaranty Payment by the date required by Section 2B.05(a)), in which case the Total Credit-Linked Commitment shall be reduced by the amount so applied as otherwise provided in the immediately preceding sentence, and any amounts actually received pursuant to Section 2B.05(a) shall be applied to reimburse B/G Participants as provided in following Section 2B.04(d)
          (d) Whenever any Bank Guaranty Issuer receives a payment of a reimbursement obligation as to which the Administrative Agent has received for the account of such Bank Guaranty Issuer any payments from the B/G Participants (or from the Deposit Bank on their behalf) pursuant to Section 2B.04(c) above, such Bank Guaranty Issuer shall, after paying itself any amounts owing to it as described in Section 2C.03 in the case of payments received with respect to Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranties, pay (in same day funds in Dollars) to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay (in same day funds in Dollars) each B/G Participant which has paid its CL Percentage thereof), an amount equal to such B/G Participant’s share (based on the proportionate aggregate amount funded by such B/G Participant to the aggregate amount funded by all B/G Participants) of the principal amount of such reimbursement obligation and interest thereon accruing after the purchase of the respective participations.
          (e) Each Bank Guaranty Issuer shall, promptly after the issuance of, or amendment or modification to, a Bank Guaranty, give the Administrative Agent and the respective Account Party written notice of such issuance, amendment or modification, as the case may be, and such notice shall be accompanied by a copy of such Bank Guaranty, such amendment or such modification, as the case may be. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall notify each B/G Participant, in writing, of such issuance, amendment or modification and if any B/G Participant shall so request, the Administrative Agent shall furnish said B/G Participant with a copy of such Bank Guaranty, such amendment or such modification, as the case may be.
          (f) Each Bank Guaranty Issuer (other than DBAG) shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Deposit Bank, promptly on the first Business Day of each week, by facsimile transmission, the aggregate daily Face Amount available to be drawn under each outstanding Bank Guaranty issued by such Bank Guaranty Issuer for the previous week.
          (g) The obligations of the B/G Participants to make payments to the Administrative Agent for the account of the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer with respect to Bank Guaranties issued by it shall be irrevocable and not subject to counterclaim, setoff or other defense or any other qualification or exception whatsoever and shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement under all circumstances, including, without limitation, any of the following circumstances:

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     (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Credit Documents;
     (ii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries may have at any time against a beneficiary named in a Bank Guaranty, any transferee of any Bank Guaranty (or any Person for whom any such transferee may be acting), any Agent, any Lender, any Bank Guaranty Issuer, any B/G Participant, or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any Bank Guaranty, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying transaction between any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries and the beneficiary named in any such Bank Guaranty);
     (iii) any draft, certificate or any other document presented under any Bank Guaranty proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;
     (iv) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance of any of the terms of any of the Credit Documents; or
     (v) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
provided that the B/G Participants shall not be obligated to reimburse such Bank Guaranty Issuer for any wrongful payment made by such Bank Guaranty Issuer under a Bank Guaranty issued by it as a result of deliberate acts or omissions constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of such Bank Guaranty Issuer (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). Any action taken or omitted to be taken by any Bank Guaranty Issuer under or in connection with any Bank Guaranty shall not create for such Bank Guaranty Issuer any resulting liability to the B/G Participants or any other Person unless such action is taken or omitted to be taken with gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).
          2B.05 Agreement to Repay Bank Guaranty Payments.
          (a) The U.S. Borrower hereby agrees (in the case of U.S. Borrower Bank Guaranties) and the Bermuda Borrower hereby agrees (in the case of Bermuda Borrower Bank Guaranties) to reimburse the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer, by making payment in Dollars (if the respective Bank Guaranty is denominated in an Alternative Currency, in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the respective payment or disbursement, as determined by the Administrative Agent on the date of such payment or disbursement) to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Payment Office (or by making the payment directly to such Bank Guaranty Issuer at such location as may otherwise have been agreed upon by the respective Account Party and such Bank Guaranty Issuer), for any payment or disbursement (in the case of any such payment or disbursement under any Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty, taking the Dollar Equivalent, as determined by the Administrative Agent, of the amount of the respective payment or disbursement on the date upon which the respective payment or disbursement is made) made by such Bank Guaranty Issuer under any Bank Guaranty issued by it (each such amount so paid until reimbursed, an “Unreimbursed Payment”), not later than the third Business Day after the Administrative Agent or the Bank Guaranty Issuer notifies the respective Account Party of such payment or disbursement (provided that no such notice shall be required to be given if a Default or an Event of Default under Section 10.05 shall have occurred and be continuing, in which case all such Unreimbursed Payments shall be due and payable immediately without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind (all of which are hereby waived by the respective Account Party)), with interest on the amount so paid or disbursed by such Bank Guaranty Issuer, to the extent not reimbursed prior to 1:00 P.M. (New

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York time) on the date of such payment or disbursement, from and including the date paid or disbursed to but excluding the date such Bank Guaranty Issuer is reimbursed by the respective Account Party therefor at a rate per annum which shall be equal to Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin for Tranche B-1 Term Loans maintained as Base Rate Loans, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, to the extent such amounts are not reimbursed prior to 1:00 P.M. (New York time) on the third Business Day following the receipt by an Account Party of notice of such payment or disbursement (or, if sooner, from the date of occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default under Section 10.05), interest shall thereafter accrue on the amounts so paid or disbursed by such Bank Guaranty Issuer (and until reimbursed by the respective Account Party) at a rate per annum which is 2% in excess of the rate otherwise applicable to the respective Unreimbursed Payment as provided above, with all such interest payable pursuant to this Section 2B.05 to be payable on demand. The respective Bank Guaranty Issuer shall give the respective Account Party prompt notice of each Bank Guaranty Payment under any Bank Guaranty, provided that the failure to give, or any delay in giving, any such notice shall in no way affect, impair or diminish the respective Account Party’s obligations under this Agreement. The obligations of the respective Account Party to repay Unreimbursed Payments as required above shall not be reduced, or satisfied, in any respect by payments made to the Issuing Lender with any amounts on deposit in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account or as otherwise provided in Section 2B.04(c).
          (b) The obligations of the U.S. Borrower (with respect to U.S. Borrower Bank Guaranties) and the Bermuda Borrower (with respect to Bermuda Borrower Bank Guaranties) under this Section 2B.05 to reimburse the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer with respect to Unreimbursed Payments (including, in each case, interest thereon) shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment which the respective Account Party may have or have had against any Lender (including in its capacity as Bank Guaranty Issuer or as B/G Participant), including, without limitation, any defense based upon the failure of any payment under a Bank Guaranty (each, a “Bank Guaranty Payment”) to conform to the terms of such Bank Guaranty or any nonapplication or misapplication by the beneficiary of the proceeds of such Bank Guaranty Payment, the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer’s only obligation to the respective Account Party being to confirm that any documents required to be delivered under such Bank Guaranty appear to have been delivered and that they appear to substantially comply on their face with requirements of such Bank Guaranty; provided, however, that no Account Party shall be obligated to reimburse any Bank Guaranty Issuer for any wrongful payment made by such Bank Guaranty Issuer under a Bank Guaranty issued by it as a result of deliberate acts or omissions constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of such Bank Guaranty Issuer (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). Any action taken or omitted to be taken by any Bank Guaranty Issuer under or in connection with any Bank Guaranty shall not create for such Bank Guaranty Issuer any resulting liability to any Account Party unless such action is taken or admitted to be taken with gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).
          2B.06 Increased Costs. If after the Restatement Effective Date, the Deposit Bank, any Bank Guaranty Issuer or any B/G Participant determines in good faith that the adoption or effectiveness after the Restatement Effective Date of any applicable law, rule or regulation, order, guideline or request or any change therein, or any change after the Restatement Effective Date in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by the Deposit Bank, any Bank Guaranty Issuer or any B/G Participant with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any such authority, central bank or comparable agency shall either (i) impose, modify or make applicable any reserve, deposit, capital adequacy or similar requirement against Bank Guaranties issued by such Bank Guaranty Issuer or such B/G Participant’s participation therein, or (ii) impose on the Deposit Bank, any Bank Guaranty Issuer or any B/G Participant any other conditions directly or indirectly affecting this

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Agreement, the Credit-Linked Deposits or any Bank Guaranty or such B/G Participant’s participation therein; and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to the Deposit Bank, such Bank Guaranty Issuer or such B/G Participant of issuing, maintaining or participating in the Credit-Linked Deposits, any Bank Guaranty, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by the Deposit Bank, such Bank Guaranty Issuer or such B/G Participant hereunder or under the other Credit Documents or reduce the rate of return on its capital with respect to Bank Guaranties, then, upon written demand to the U.S. Borrower or the Bermuda Borrower, as the case may be, by the Deposit Bank, such Bank Guaranty Issuer or such B/G Participant (a copy of which notice shall be sent by the Deposit Bank, such Bank Guaranty Issuer or such B/G Participant to the Administrative Agent), accompanied by the certificate described in the last sentence of this Section 2B.06, the respective Account Party shall pay to the Deposit Bank, such Bank Guaranty Issuer or such B/G Participant for such increased cost or reduction. A certificate submitted to the relevant Account Party by the Deposit Bank, such Bank Guaranty Issuer or such B/G Participant, as the case may be (a copy of which certificate shall be sent by the Deposit Bank, such Bank Guaranty Issuer or such B/G Participant to the Administrative Agent), setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for the determination of such additional amount or amounts necessary to compensate the Deposit Bank, such Bank Guaranty Issuer or such B/G Participant as aforesaid shall be final and conclusive and binding on such Account Party absent manifest error, although the failure to deliver any such certificate shall not release or diminish such Account Party’s obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2B.06 upon subsequent receipt of such certificate.
          2B.07 Cash Collateralization. No later than the date occurring ten Business Days prior to the CL Maturity Date, the U.S. Borrower or the Bermuda Borrower, as the case may be, shall either (i) terminate each Bank Guaranty issued to it without an expiry date (and cause each such terminated Bank Guaranty to be surrendered for termination to the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer) or (ii) enter into cash collateral arrangements with each Bank Guaranty Issuer which shall have issued a Bank Guaranty to it without an expiry date on terms satisfactory to such Bank Guaranty Issuer and the Administrative Agent, with the U.S. Borrower or the Bermuda Borrower, as the case may be, depositing cash and/or Cash Equivalents (in the respective currency or currencies of the respective Bank Guaranties, and in such amounts as will fully cash collateralize the maximum future payments that could be made under the respective Bank Guaranties) pursuant to such cash collateral arrangements to be held as security for all Bank Guaranty Outstandings of the U.S. Borrower or the Bermuda Borrower, as the case may be, in respect of such Bank Guaranties. If (and only if) all actions required above are taken to the satisfaction of the relevant Bank Guaranty Issuers and the Administrative Agent, the Aggregate CL Exposure attributable to the Bank Guaranties so fully cash collateralized shall be deemed to be $0 (including for purposes of Section 2C.04(a)); provided that unless and until such actions are taken the full amount of Bank Guaranty Outstandings relating thereto shall be included in determining the Aggregate CL Exposure (including for purposes of Section 2C.04(a)).
          Section 2C. Special Provisions.
          2C.01 Credit-Linked Deposit Account.
          (a) On the Restatement Effective Date and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Sections 5 and 6, each CL Lender on such date shall pay to the Deposit Bank such CL Lender’s Credit-Linked Deposit. The Credit-Linked Deposits shall be held by the Deposit Bank in (or credited to) the Credit-Linked Deposit Account, and no Person other than the Deposit Bank shall have a right of withdrawal from the Credit-Linked Deposit Account or any other right or power with respect to the Credit-Linked Deposits. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the funding obligation of each CL Lender in respect of its participation in CL Credit Events shall be satisfied in full upon the funding in full of its Credit-Linked Deposit.

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          (b) Each of the Deposit Bank, the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Lender, each Bank Guaranty Issuer and each CL Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) each CL Lender is funding its Credit-Linked Deposit to the Deposit Bank for application in the manner contemplated by Sections 2A.04 and 2B.04, (ii) the Deposit Bank may invest the Credit-Linked Deposits in such investments as may be determined from time to time by the Deposit Bank and (iii) the Deposit Bank has agreed to pay to the Administrative Agent, who shall in turn pay to each CL Lender, a return on its Credit-Linked Deposit (except (x) during periods when such Credit-Linked Deposits are used to reimburse an Issuing Lender or a Bank Guaranty Issuer, as the case may be, with respect to payments and disbursements on Letters of Credit and/or Bank Guaranties or (y) as otherwise provided in Sections 2C.01(d) and 2C.01(e)) for each CL Lender equal at any time to the LIBOR Rate for the Interest Period in effect for the Credit-Linked Deposits at such time less the Credit-Linked Deposit Cost Amount at such time. Such interest will be paid to the CL Lenders (solely from amounts received by it from the Deposit Bank) at the LIBOR Rate for an Interest Period of (x) three months through April 14, 2010 and (y) one month or three months on and after April 14, 2010 (or at an amount determined in accordance with Section 2C.01(d) or 2C.01(e), as applicable) less, in each case, the Credit-Linked Deposit Cost Amount in arrears on each CL Interest Payment Date.
          (c) The U.S. Borrower, the Bermuda Borrower or any other Credit Party shall not have (x) any right, title or interest in or to the Credit-Linked Deposit Account or the Credit-Linked Deposits and/or (y) any obligations with respect thereto (except to refund portions thereof used to reimburse (I) an Issuing Lender with respect to payments or disbursements on Letters of Credit as provided in Section 2A.04 and/or (II) a Bank Guaranty Issuer with respect to payments or disbursements on Bank Guaranties as provided in Section 2B.04), it being acknowledged and agreed by the parties hereto that the funding of the Credit-Linked Deposits by the CL Lenders to the Deposit Bank for deposit in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account and the application of the Credit-Linked Deposits in the manner contemplated by Sections 2A.04 and 2B.04 constitute agreements among the Deposit Bank, the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Lender, each Bank Guaranty Issuer and each CL Lender with respect to the L/C Participations in the Letters of Credit and the B/G Participations in the Bank Guaranties and do not constitute any loan or extension of credit to the U.S. Borrower, the Bermuda Borrower or any other Credit Party.
          (d) If the Deposit Bank is not offering Dollar deposits (in the applicable amounts) in the applicable Eurodollar interbank market, or the Deposit Bank determines that adequate and fair means do not otherwise exist for ascertaining the LIBOR Rate for the Credit-Linked Deposits (or any part thereof), then the Credit-Linked Deposits (or such parts, as applicable) shall be invested so as to earn a return equal to the greater of (x) the Federal Funds Rate and (y) a rate determined by the Deposit Bank in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
          (e) If any (x) payment or disbursement under a Letter of Credit that has been funded by the CL Lenders from the Credit-Linked Deposits as provided in Section 2A.04(c) or (y) payment or disbursement under a Bank Guaranty that has been funded by the CL Lenders from the Credit-Linked Deposits as provided in Section 2B.04(c) shall, in either case, be reimbursed by the applicable Account Party (or another Person on its behalf) on a day other than on the last day of an Interest Period or Scheduled Investment Termination Date applicable to the Credit-Linked Deposits, the Administrative Agent shall, upon receipt thereof, pay over such amounts to the Deposit Bank, which, in turn, will invest the amount so reimbursed in overnight or short-term cash equivalent investments until the end of the Interest Period or Scheduled Investment Termination Date at the time in effect, and the respective Account Party shall pay to the Deposit Bank, upon the Deposit Bank’s request therefor (provided that if an Event of Default specified in Section 10.05 shall occur with respect to either Borrower, the result which would occur upon the giving of such request by the Deposit Bank shall occur automatically without the giving of any such request), the amount, if any, by which the interest accrued on a like amount of the Credit-Linked

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Deposits at the LIBOR Rate for the Interest Period in effect therefor shall exceed the interest earned through the investment of the amount so reimbursed for the period from the date of such repayment or reimbursement through the end of the applicable Interest Period, as determined by the Deposit Bank (such determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto) and set forth in the request for payment delivered to the respective Account Party. In the event that the respective Account Party shall fail to pay any amount due under this Section 2C.01(e), the interest payable by the Deposit Bank to the CL Lenders on their Credit-Linked Deposits under Section 2C.01(b) shall be correspondingly reduced and the CL Lenders shall, without further act, succeed, ratably in accordance with their respective CL Percentages, to the rights of the Deposit Bank with respect to such amount due from the respective Account Party. All reimbursements of (x) Drawings under Letters of Credit that have been funded by the CL Lenders from the Credit-Linked Deposits as provided in Section 2A.04(c) or (y) Bank Guaranty Payments under Bank Guaranties that have been funded by the CL Lenders from the Credit-Linked Deposits as provided in Section 2B.04(c), in each case received by the Administrative Agent prior to the termination of the Total Credit-Linked Commitment, shall be paid over to the Deposit Bank, which will deposit same in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account. The Account Party shall not have any responsibility or liability to the CL Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any other Person in respect of the establishment, maintenance, administration or misappropriation of the Credit-Linked Deposit Account or with respect to the investment of amounts held therein; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2C.01(e), the Administrative Agent, acting in its capacity as such, shall be entitled to the indemnities provided elsewhere in this Agreement.
          2C.02 European Monetary Union. The following provisions of this Section 2C.02 shall come into effect on and from the date on which the United Kingdom becomes a Participating Member State. Each obligation under this Agreement which has been denominated in Sterling shall be redenominated into Euros in accordance with the relevant EMU Legislation. However, if and to the extent that the relevant EMU Legislation provides that an amount which is denominated in Sterling can be paid by the debtor either in Euros or in that national currency unit, each party to this Agreement shall be entitled to pay or repay any amount denominated or owing in Sterling hereunder either in Euros or in Sterling. Without prejudice and in addition to any method of conversion or rounding prescribed by any relevant EMU Legislation, (i) each reference in this Agreement to a minimum amount (or an integral multiple thereof) in Sterling shall be replaced by a reference to such reasonably comparable and convenient amount (or an integral multiple thereof) in Euros as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify and (ii) except as expressly provided in this Section 2C.02, this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be necessary or appropriate to reflect the introduction of or changeover to Euros in the United Kingdom, provided that this Section 2C.02 shall not reduce or increase any actual or contingent liability arising under this Agreement.
          2C.03 Special Provisions Regarding Non-Dollar Denominated Letters of Credit and Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranties. As an accommodation to each of the Account Parties, it is understood and agreed that the respective Issuing Lenders and Bank Guaranty Issuers may, but shall not be obligated to, issue from time to time Letters of Credit or Bank Guaranties, as the case may be, denominated in Alternative Currencies, otherwise in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Section 2. The respective Issuing Lender or Bank Guaranty Issuer, as the case may be, may, at any time, in its sole discretion, determine not to issue Letters of Credit or Bank Guaranties, as the case may be, denominated in any Alternative Currency. If any Non-Dollar Denominated Letters of Credit and/or Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranties are from time to time issued, it is understood that the definitions of Stated Amount (in the case of Non-Dollar Denominated Letters of Credit) and Face Amount (in the case of Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranties) contained in this Agreement are each, respectively, designed to

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provide (pursuant to the proviso thereto) a cushion to reduce the risk that the sum of (x) the aggregate Unpaid Drawings with respect to the Letters of Credit and (y) the aggregate Unreimbursed Payments with respect to the Bank Guaranties would ever exceed the aggregate amount of Credit-Linked Deposits available to repay same. Nonetheless, it is possible, because of currency fluctuations, that the sum of the aggregate Letter of Credit Outstandings and Bank Guaranty Outstandings would exceed the amount of Credit-Linked Deposits from time to time. If that situation ever occurs at any time, the U.S. Borrower and/or the Bermuda Borrower, as the case may be, shall immediately make all payments required pursuant to Section 4.02(a). Furthermore, if a Drawing occurs under any Non-Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit or a Bank Guaranty Payment occurs under any Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty at a time when the sum of the aggregate Letter of Credit Outstandings and Bank Guaranty Outstandings exceeds the Total Credit-Linked Deposits as a result of currency fluctuations after the initial issuance of the respective Non-Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit and/or Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty, as the case may be, then, unless the respective Account Party repays such Drawing and/or Bank Guaranty Payment (or the portion thereof which represents the excess amounts described above), (x) the respective Issuing Lender shall bear the risk on that portion of the Unpaid Drawings with respect to such Non-Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit which represents the excess of the sum of the aggregate Letter of Credit Outstandings and Bank Guaranty Outstandings over the amount of Credit-Linked Deposits (but only to the extent caused by currency fluctuations after the issuance of the respective Non-Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit) and (y) the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer shall bear the risk on that portion of the Bank Guaranty Payments with respect to such Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranties which represents the excess of the sum of the aggregate Letter of Credit Outstandings and Bank Guaranty Outstandings over the amount of Credit-Linked Deposits (but only to the extent caused by currency fluctuations after the issuance of the respective Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty), and any payments received by the Issuing Lender or Bank Guaranty Issuer, as the case may be (or others on their respective behalf), with respect to such Unpaid Drawings (and interest thereon, which shall in any event be payable at the rates specified in Section 2A.05(a)) and/or Unreimbursed Payments (and interest thereon, which shall in any event be payable at the rates specified in Section 2B.05(a)), shall be retained by the respective Issuing Lender or Bank Guaranty Issuer, as the case may be, for its own account. Any amounts owing to an Issuing Lender or Bank Guaranty Issuer as described above in this Section 2C.03 shall be entitled to elevated priorities with respect to cash collateral as described in Section 4.02(a) and the enhanced priorities described in Section 7.4 of the U.S. Security Agreement.
          2C.04 Special Provisions Regarding Return of Credit-Linked Deposits. At the time of any termination or reduction of the Total Credit-Linked Commitment pursuant to Section 2A.04(c), 2B.04(c), 3.02(b), 3.03 or 10, the Deposit Bank shall return to the Administrative Agent who shall, in turn, return to the CL Lenders (ratably in accordance with their respective CL Percentages), their Credit-Linked Deposits (to the extent not theretofore applied pursuant to Section 2A.04(c) or 2B.04(c)) in an amount (if any) by which the aggregate amount of Credit-Linked Deposits at such time exceeds the greater of (x) the Total Credit-Linked Commitment after giving effect to such reduction or termination and (y) the Aggregate CL Exposure at such time. If at the time of any determination pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence the amount determined pursuant to clause (y) of the preceding sentence exceeded the amount determined pursuant to clause (x) of the preceding sentence, the Deposit Bank shall from time to time thereafter, upon the direction of the Administrative Agent, return to the Administrative Agent, who shall, in turn, return to the CL Lenders (ratably in accordance with their CL Percentages), their Credit-Linked Deposits to the extent that the aggregate amount thereof from time to time exceeds the greater of (x) the Total Credit-Linked Commitment after giving effect to prior reductions thereto or terminations thereof and (y) the Aggregate CL Exposure at such time.
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of payments previously received by it from (or on behalf of) any Account Party or other Credit Party in respect of payments theretofore received by the respective Issuing Bank or Bank Guaranty Issuer in respect of Drawings or Bank Guaranty Payments, as the case may be, previously made, then the respective Issuing Bank or Bank Guaranty Issuer shall be entitled to treat the amounts so returned or disgorged as not having been paid to it (by the respective Account Party or other Credit Party) for purposes of this Agreement and shall be entitled to reimbursement as provided in the relevant provisions of Section 2A or 2B, as the case may be, and, without limiting the foregoing, to the extent that Credit-Linked Deposits have previously been returned to the CL Lenders (in accordance with the provisions of preceding clause (a) or otherwise), the respective Issuing Bank or Bank Guaranty Issuer shall be entitled to be indemnified by the CL Lenders for the amount so returned or disgorged (and the CL Lenders hereby agree to so indemnify the respective Issuing Bank or Bank Guaranty Issuer); provided that no CL Lender shall be obligated pursuant to this clause (b) to make payments, in the aggregate, of amounts in excess of the amount of Credit-Linked Deposits actually returned to it.
          Section 3. Fees; Termination of Commitments.
          3.01 Fees.
          (a) The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each CL Lender (based on each such CL Lender’s CL Percentage) a fee (the “CL Facility Fee”) equal to the sum of (I) a rate per annum equal to the CL Applicable Margin on the Total Credit-Linked Commitment as in effect from time to time (or, if terminated, on the aggregate amount of the Credit-Linked Deposits from time to time), (II) a rate per annum equal to the Credit-Linked Deposit Cost Amount as in effect from time to time on the amount of the Total Credit-Linked Commitment as in effect from time to time (or, if terminated, on the aggregate amount of the Credit-Linked Deposits from time to time) and (III) for the period commencing on the effective date of Amendment 1, a rate per annum equal to the amount, if any, by which (x) 3.00% exceeds (y) the LIBOR Rate in effect for the Interest Period with respect to which such CL Facility Fee is being paid on the amount of the Total Credit-Linked Commitment as in effect from time to time (or, if terminated, on the aggregate amount of the Credit-Linked Deposits from time to time), in each case for the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date (or in the case of subclause (III) above, the effective date of Amendment 1) to and including the date on which the Total Credit-Linked Commitment has been terminated, all remaining Credit-Linked Deposits have been returned to the CL Lenders or applied to pay amounts owing with respect to Letters of Credit and/or Bank Guaranties as more fully provided in Sections 2A and 2B hereof, all Unpaid Drawings and all Unreimbursed Payments (including, in each case, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon) have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit and all Bank Guaranties have been terminated. Accrued CL Facility Fees shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on each CL Interest Payment Date and on the first date upon which the Total Credit-Linked Commitment has been terminated, all remaining Credit-Linked Deposits have been returned to the CL Lenders or applied to pay amounts owing with respect to Letters of Credit and/or Bank Guaranties as more fully provided in Sections 2A and 2B hereof, all Unpaid Drawings and all Unreimbursed Payments (including, in each case, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon) have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit and all Bank Guaranties have been terminated.
          (b) Each Account Party agrees to pay to the respective Issuing Lender, for its own account, in Dollars, a facing fee in respect of each Letter of Credit issued for its account hereunder (the "Facing Fee”) for the period from and including the date of issuance or renewal of such Letter of Credit to and including the termination or expiration of such Letter of Credit, computed at a rate equal to 1/8 of 1% per annum of the daily Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit; provided that in no event shall the annual Facing Fee with respect to any Letter of Credit be less than the Minimum Applicable Facing Fee; it being agreed that (i) on the date of issuance of any Letter of Credit and on each anniversary thereof prior to the

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termination of such Letter of Credit, if the Minimum Applicable Facing Fee will exceed the amount of Facing Fees that will accrue with respect to such Letter of Credit for the immediately succeeding 12-month period, the full Minimum Applicable Facing Fee shall be payable on the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit and on each such anniversary thereof prior to the termination of such Letter of Credit and (ii) if on the date of the termination of any Letter of Credit, the Minimum Applicable Facing Fee actually exceeds the amount of Facing Fees paid or payable with respect to such Letter of Credit for the period beginning on the date of the issuance thereof (or, if the respective Letter of Credit has been outstanding for more than one year, the date of the last anniversary of the issuance thereof occurring prior to the termination of such Letter of Credit) and ending on the date of the termination thereof, an amount equal to such excess shall be paid as additional Facing Fees with respect to such Letter of Credit on the next date upon which Facing Fees are payable in accordance with the immediately succeeding sentence. Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, accrued Facing Fees shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on each CL Interest Payment Date and upon the first day on or after the termination of the Total Credit-Linked Commitment upon which no Letters of Credit remain outstanding. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, to the extent that any Account Party has paid advance facing fees to any Issuing Lender with respect to any Existing Letter of Credit pursuant to the Original Credit Agreement, there shall be credited against the Facing Fees due to such Issuing Lender under this Agreement the amount of such advance facing fees which related to periods after the Restatement Effective Date.
          (c) The respective Account Party agrees to pay to the respective Issuing Lender, in Dollars, for its own account, upon each payment under, issuance of, or amendment to, any Letter of Credit, such amount as shall at the time of such event be the administrative charge which such Issuing Lender is customarily charging for issuances of, payments under or amendments of, Letters of Credit issued by it.
          (d) Each Account Party agrees to pay to the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer, for its own account, in Dollars, a fronting fee in respect of each Bank Guaranty issued to it hereunder (the "Fronting Fee”) for the period from and including the date of issuance or renewal of such Bank Guaranty to and including the termination or expiration of such Bank Guaranty, computed at a rate equal to 1/8 of 1% per annum of the daily Face Amount of such Bank Guaranty, provided that in no event shall the annual Fronting Fee with respect to any Bank Guaranty be less than the Minimum Applicable Fronting Fee; it being agreed that (i) on the date of issuance of any Bank Guaranty and on each anniversary thereof prior to the termination of such Bank Guaranty, if the Minimum Applicable Fronting Fee will exceed the amount of Fronting Fees that will accrue with respect to such Bank Guaranty for the immediately succeeding 12-month period, the full Minimum Applicable Fronting Fee shall be payable on the date of issuance of such Bank Guaranty and on each such anniversary thereof prior to the termination of such Bank Guaranty and (ii) if on the date of the termination of any Bank Guaranty, the Minimum Applicable Fronting Fee actually exceeds the amount of Fronting Fees paid or payable with respect to such Bank Guaranty for the period beginning on the date of the issuance thereof (or, if the respective Bank Guaranty has been outstanding for more than one year, the date of the last anniversary of the issuance thereof occurring prior to the termination of such Bank Guaranty) and ending on the date of the termination thereof, an amount equal to such excess shall be paid as additional Fronting Fees with respect to such Bank Guaranty on the next date upon which Fronting Fees are payable in accordance with the immediately succeeding sentence. Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, accrued Fronting Fees shall be due and payable, quarterly in arrears on each CL Interest Payment Date and upon the first day on or after the termination of the Total Credit-Linked Commitment upon which no Bank Guaranties remain outstanding. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, to the extent that any Account Party has paid advance fronting fees to any Bank Guaranty Issuer with respect to any Existing Bank Guaranty pursuant to the Original Credit Agreement, there shall be credited against the Fronting Fees due to such

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Bank Guaranty Issuer under this Agreement the amount of such advance fronting fees which related to periods after the Restatement Effective Date.
          (e) The respective Account Party agrees to pay to the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer, in Dollars, for its own account, upon each payment under, issuance of, or amendment to, any Bank Guaranty, such amount as shall at the time of such event be the administrative charge which such Bank Guaranty Issuer is customarily charging for issuances of, payments under or amendments of, Bank Guaranties issued by it.
          (f) The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Incremental Term Loan Lender such fees and other amounts, if any, as are specified in the relevant Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement, with the fees and other amounts, if any, to be payable on the respective Incremental Term Loan Commitment Date.
          (g) Each Borrower agrees to pay to each Agent, for its own account, such other fees as have been agreed to in writing by such Borrower and the Agents.
          (h) All computations of Fees shall be made in accordance with Section 13.07(b).
          3.02 Voluntary Termination or Reduction of Commitments and Adjustments of Commitments.
          (a) Upon at least three Business Days’ prior notice from an Authorized Officer of the applicable Incremental Term Loan Borrower to the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Incremental Term Loan Lenders), the applicable Incremental Term Loan Borrower shall have the right, at any time and from time to time, without premium or penalty, to terminate the Total Incremental Term Loan Commitment at such time, in whole or in part, in aggregate minimum amounts of at least $1,000,000 in the case of partial reductions, with the amount of each reduction pursuant to this Section 3.02(a) to apply proportionately and permanently reduce the Incremental Term Loan Commitments of each Lender with such a Commitment. Each reduction to the Total Incremental Term Loan Commitment pursuant to this Section 3.02(a) shall be applied to reduce the then remaining Incremental Term Loan Scheduled Repayments of the respective Tranche of Incremental Term Loans on a pro rata basis (based upon the then remaining principal amount of the Incremental Term Loan Scheduled Repayments of such Tranche after giving effect to all prior reductions thereto).
          (b) Upon at least three Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent at the Notice Office (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the CL Lenders), the U.S. Borrower shall have the right, at any time and from time to time, without premium or penalty, to terminate the Total Unutilized Credit-Linked Commitment in whole, or reduce it in part in aggregate minimum amounts of $1,000,000, provided that no such reduction shall be permitted to be made pursuant to this Section 3.02(b) if the effect thereof is to cause the Aggregate CL Exposure to exceed the Total Credit-Linked Commitment after giving effect to the reduction thereto pursuant to this Section 3.02(b). Each reduction to the Total Credit-Linked Commitment pursuant to this Section 3.02(b) shall apply to proportionately and permanently reduce the Credit-Linked Commitment of each CL Lender (based on their respective CL Percentages). At the time of any termination or reduction of the Total Credit-Linked Commitment pursuant to this Section 3.02(b), the Administrative Agent shall request the Deposit Bank to (and the Deposit Bank agrees that it will) withdraw from the Credit-Linked Deposit Account and to pay same over to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall return to the CL Lenders (ratably in accordance with their respective CL Percentages) their Credit-Linked Deposits in

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an amount by which the aggregate amount of the Credit-Linked Deposits at such time exceeds the Total Credit-Linked Commitment as in effect immediately after giving effect to such termination.
          (c) In the event of certain refusals by a Lender as provided in Section 4.01 or 13.12(b) to consent to certain proposed changes, waivers, discharges or terminations with respect to this Agreement which have been approved by the Required Lenders, the applicable Incremental Term Loan Borrower may, subject to the applicable requirements of said Sections 4.01 and/or 13.12(b), upon five Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders), terminate the Incremental Term Loan Commitments, if any, and/or the Credit Linked Commitment, if any, of such Lender, so long as (x) all Loans, Unpaid Drawings and Unreimbursed Payments (to the extent that such Lender’s Credit-Linked Commitment is being terminated), together with accrued and unpaid interest, Fees and all other amounts, owing to such Lender (excluding amounts owing in respect of Loans of any Tranche maintained by such Lender which are not being repaid pursuant to Section 13.12(b)) are repaid concurrently with the effectiveness of such termination (at which time Schedule I shall be deemed modified to reflect such changed amounts) and (y) after giving effect to such termination (and the adjustments to the CL Percentages of the remaining Lenders as contemplated below), the Individual CL Exposure of any remaining CL Lender shall not exceed its Credit-Linked Commitment. After giving effect to the termination of the Commitments of any Lender pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.02(c), unless the respective Lender continues to have outstanding Term Loans or other Commitments (if any) hereunder, such Lender shall no longer constitute a “Lender” for purposes of this Agreement, except with respect to indemnifications under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 1.10, 1.11, 2A.06, 2B.06, 4.04, 13.01 and 13.06), which shall survive as to such repaid Lender. In cases where the Credit-Linked Commitments of any Lender are terminated pursuant to this Section 3.02(c), except in cases where the respective Credit-Linked Commitments are replaced in full, after giving effect to the termination of any such Credit-Linked Commitments of a given Lender pursuant to this Section 3.02(c), there shall occur automatic adjustments (as determined by the Administrative Agent) in the respective CL Percentages of the remaining CL Lenders in accordance with the definition of CL Percentage contained herein. At the time of any termination of a CL Lender’s Credit-Linked Commitment pursuant to this Section 3.02(c), the Administrative Agent shall request the Deposit Bank to (and the Deposit Bank agrees that it will) withdraw from the Credit-Linked Deposit Account and to pay same over to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall return to such CL Lender its Credit-Linked Deposit; provided that if, and to the extent, the respective CL Lender is replaced by way of assignment, then its Credit-Linked Deposit shall remain in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account and the respective assignee shall pay the assigning CL Lender an amount equal to the Credit-Linked Deposit so assigned. Each reduction to the Total Incremental Term Loan Commitment pursuant to this Section 3.02(c) shall be applied to reduce the then remaining Incremental Term Loan Scheduled Repayments of the respective Tranche of Incremental Term Loans on a pro rata basis (based upon the then remaining principal amount of the Incremental Term Loan Scheduled Repayments of such Tranche after giving effect to all prior reductions thereto).
          3.03 Mandatory Reduction of Commitments.
          (a) The Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitments shall terminate in full on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (after giving effect to the making of Tranche B-1 Term Loans on such date).
          (b) The Tranche C-1 Term Loan Commitments shall terminate in full on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (after giving effect to the making of Tranche C-1 Term Loans on such date).
          (c) The Total Credit-Linked Commitment shall be reduced on the dates, and in the amounts, provided in Sections 2A.04(c) and 2B.04(c). At the time of any termination or reduction of the

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Total Credit-Linked Commitment pursuant to Section 2A.04(c), Section 2B.04(c), this Section 3.03 or Section 10, the actions required by Section 2C.04(a) shall be taken. Each reduction to, or termination of, the Total Credit-Linked Commitment shall be applied to proportionately reduce or terminate, as the case may be, the Credit-Linked Commitment of each CL Lender (in accordance with their respective CL Percentages).
          (d) The Incremental Term Loan Commitments under a given Tranche shall terminate in full on the Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date in respect of such Tranche (after giving effect to any Incremental Term Loans of such Tranche to be made on such date).
          Section 4. Prepayments; Repayments; Taxes.
          4.01 Voluntary Prepayments. Each Borrower shall have the right to prepay the Loans made to such Borrower, without premium or penalty (but subject to Section 1.11), and the right to allocate such prepayments to Loans of a given Tranche, as such Borrower elects, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time on the following terms and conditions:
     (i) an Authorized Officer of such Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of its intent to prepay the Loans, specifying the Tranche or Tranches of the Loans to be prepaid, the Types of Loans to be repaid and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the specific Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant to which made, which notice shall be given by the Authorized Officer of such Borrower (x) prior to 2:00 P.M. (New York time) at least one Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment in the case of Loans maintained as Base Rate Loans and (y) prior to 10:00 A.M. (New York time) at least three Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment in the case of Eurodollar Loans, which notice shall be promptly transmitted by the Administrative Agent to each of the Lenders;
     (ii) each partial prepayment applied to any Tranche of Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least $1,000,000, provided that if any partial prepayment of Eurodollar Loans made pursuant to any Borrowing shall reduce the outstanding Eurodollar Loans made pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less than $5,000,000, then such Borrowing may not be continued as a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans beyond the Interest Period applicable thereto and any election of an Interest Period with respect thereto given by such Borrower shall have no force or effect;
     (iii) each prepayment in respect of any Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among such Loans made pursuant to such Borrowing; and
     (iv) each prepayment of principal of Loans of a given Tranche pursuant to this Section 4.01 shall be applied to reduce the then remaining Scheduled Repayments of the respective Tranche of Term Loans in the manner specified by the applicable Borrower in the applicable prepayment notice.
     4.02 Mandatory Repayments and Commitment Reductions.
          (a) If on any date the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings and Bank Guaranty Outstandings exceeds the Total Credit-Linked Commitment as then in effect, the U.S. Borrower or the Bermuda Borrower (as determined by the U.S. Borrower) (subject to clause (x) of the proviso to this clause (a)) agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office on such date an amount of cash and/or Cash Equivalents in Dollars equal to such excess, such cash or Cash Equiva-

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lents to be held as security for all Obligations of the respective Borrower (including, without limitation, in the case of the U.S. Borrower pursuant to the Borrower Guaranty) to the Issuing Lenders, Bank Guaranty Issuers and Lenders relating to Letters of Credit and Bank Guaranties (and reimbursement and other Obligations relating thereto) hereunder in a cash collateral account to be established by, and under the sole dominion and control of, the Administrative Agent; provided that (x) the aggregate amount of cash and/or Cash Equivalents paid by the Bermuda Borrower to the Administrative Agent under this clause (a) shall not at any time exceed the sum of the Letter of Credit Outstandings (with respect to Bermuda Borrower Letters of Credit) and the Bank Guaranty Outstandings (with respect to Bermuda Borrower Bank Guaranties) at such time and (y) any such cash and/or Cash Equivalents shall first be applied to repay any amounts owing to the respective Issuing Lender and Bank Guaranty Issuer as described in Section 2C.03 hereof.
          (b) (i) On each date set forth below, the U.S. Borrower shall repay the principal amount of Tranche B-1 Term Loans set forth opposite such date (each such repayment, as the same may be reduced as provided in Sections 4.01 and 4.02(g), a “Tranche B-1 Term Loan Scheduled Repayment”):
         
Tranche B-1 Term Loan Scheduled Repayment Date   Amount
Last Business Day of June, 2010
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of September, 2010
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of December, 2010
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of March, 2011
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of June, 2011
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of September, 2011
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of December, 2011
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of March, 2012
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of June, 2012
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of September, 2012
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of December, 2012
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of March, 2013
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of June, 2013
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of September, 2013
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of December, 2013
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of March, 2014
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of June, 2014
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of September, 2014
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of December, 2014
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of March, 2015
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of June, 2015
  $ 625,000  

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Tranche B-1 Term Loan Scheduled Repayment Date   Amount
Last Business Day of September, 2015
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of December, 2015
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of March, 2016
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of June, 2016
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of September, 2016
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of December, 2016
  $ 625,000  
Last Business Day of March, 2017
  $ 625,000  
Tranche B-1/C-1 Term Loan Maturity Date
  $ 232,500,000  
          (ii) On each date set forth below, the Bermuda Borrower shall repay the principal amount of Tranche C-1 Term Loans set forth opposite such date (each such repayment, as the same may be reduced as provided in Sections 4.01 and 4.02(g), a “Tranche C-1 Term Loan Scheduled Repayment”):
         
Tranche C-1 Term Loan Scheduled Repayment Date   Amount
Last Business Day of June, 2010
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of September, 2010
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of December, 2010
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of March, 2011
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of June, 2011
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of September, 2011
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of December, 2011
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of March, 2012
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of June, 2012
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of September, 2012
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of December, 2012
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of March, 2013
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of June, 2013
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of September, 2013
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of December, 2013
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of March, 2014
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of June, 2014
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of September, 2014
  $ 1,500,000  

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Tranche C-1 Term Loan Scheduled Repayment Date   Amount
Last Business Day of December, 2014
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of March, 2015
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of June, 2015
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of September, 2015
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of December, 2015
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of March, 2016
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of June, 2016
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of September, 2016
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of December, 2016
  $ 1,500,000  
Last Business Day of March, 2017
  $ 1,500,000  
Tranche B-1/C-1 Term Loan Maturity Date
  $ 558,000,000  
          (iii) Each Incremental Term Loan Borrower shall be required to make, with respect to each Tranche of Incremental Term Loans of such Incremental Term Loan Borrower, to the extent then outstanding, scheduled amortization payments of such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans on the dates and in the principal amounts set forth in the respective Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement (each such repayment, as the same may be reduced as provided in Sections 3.02, 4.01 and 4.02(g), an "Incremental Term Loan Scheduled Repayment”); provided that, if any Incremental Term Loans are incurred which will be added to (and form part of) an existing Tranche of Term Loans, the amount of the then remaining Scheduled Repayments of the respective Tranche shall be proportionally increased (with the aggregate amount of increases to the then remaining Scheduled Repayments to equal the aggregate principal amount of such new Incremental Term Loans then being incurred).
          (c) Not later than the fifth Business Day after the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries receives Net Sale Proceeds from any Asset Sale that is consummated after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Sale Proceeds from such Asset Sale shall be applied as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Sections 4.02 (g) and (h); provided that Net Sale Proceeds from any Asset Sale (other than (x) Net Sale Proceeds from any Contemplated Asset Sale and (y) the proceeds from any sale of Principal Properties (other than one Principal Property) made in reliance on Section 9.02(xiv)) shall not give rise to a mandatory repayment on such date as otherwise required above, so long as no Specified Default and no Event of Default exists at the time such Net Sale Proceeds are received and an Authorized Officer of the U.S. Borrower has delivered a certificate to the Administrative Agent on or prior to such date stating that such Net Sale Proceeds shall be used (or contractually committed to be used) to purchase capital assets used or to be used in a Permitted Business (other than inventory) within 360 days following the date of receipt of such Net Sale Proceeds from such Asset Sale; provided, however, that (I) if all or any portion of such Net Sale Proceeds are not so used within such 360-day period (or contractually committed within such period to be used), such remaining portion shall be applied on the last day of such period as a mandatory repayment as provided above (without giving effect to the immediately preceding proviso) and (II) if all or any portion of such Net Sale Proceeds are not required to be applied on the last day of such 360-day period referred to in clause (I) of this proviso because such amount is contractually committed within such period to be used and then either (A) subsequent to such date such contract is terminated or expires without such portion being so used or

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(B) such contractually committed portion is not so used within six months after the last day of such 360-day period referred to in clause (I) of this proviso, such remaining portion shall be applied as a mandatory repayment as provided above (without giving effect to the immediately preceding proviso).
          (d) On each date on or after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date on which the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries receives any cash proceeds from any incurrence of Indebtedness which is not permitted to be incurred by this Agreement, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of the respective incurrence of Indebtedness shall be applied as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Sections 4.02(g) and (h).
          (e) Within 10 days following each date on or after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date on which the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries receives any proceeds from any Recovery Event (other than proceeds from Recovery Events in an amount less than $10,000,000 per Recovery Event), an amount equal to 100% of the proceeds of such Recovery Event (net of reasonable costs (including, without limitation, legal costs and expenses) and taxes incurred in connection with such Recovery Event and the amount of such proceeds required to be used to repay any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness of the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement) which is secured by the respective assets subject to such Recovery Event) shall be applied as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Sections 4.02(g) and (h); provided that so long as no Specified Default and no Event of Default then exists, such proceeds shall not be required to be so applied on such date to the extent that an Authorized Officer of the U.S. Borrower has delivered a certificate to the Administrative Agent on or prior to such date stating that such proceeds shall be used (or contractually committed to be used) within 360 days following the date of receipt of such proceeds from such Recovery Event to replace or restore any properties or assets in respect of which such proceeds were paid, and provided, further, that (I) if all or any portion of such proceeds are not so used (or contractually committed to be used) within such 360-day period, such remaining portion shall be applied as a mandatory repayment as provided above (without giving effect to the immediately preceding proviso) and (II) if all or any portion of such proceeds are not required to be applied on the last day of such 360-day period referred to in clause (I) of this proviso because such amount is contractually committed to be used and then either (A) subsequent to such date such contract is terminated or expires without such portion being so used or (B) such contractually committed portion is not so used within six months after the last day of such 360-day period referred to in clause (I) of this proviso, such remaining portion, in the case of either of the preceding clauses (A) or (B), shall be applied as a mandatory repayment and/or commitment reduction as provided above (without giving effect to the immediately preceding proviso).
          (f) On each Excess Cash Payment Date, an amount equal to the remainder (if positive) of (x) the Applicable Prepayment Percentage of the Excess Cash Flow for the relevant Excess Cash Flow Payment Period minus (y) the aggregate amount of principal repayments of Loans made as a voluntary prepayment pursuant to Section 4.01 hereof with internally generated funds during the relevant Excess Cash Flow Payment Period shall be applied as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Sections 4.02(g) and (h).
          (g) (I) Each amount required to be applied pursuant to Sections 4.02(c), (d), (e) and (f) in accordance with this Section 4.02(g) shall be applied, subject to the succeeding clause (IV), to repay the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans.
          (II) Each amount required to be applied to repay outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 4.02(g) shall, subject to the succeeding clause (IV) and the immediately succeeding proviso, be applied pro rata to each Tranche of Term Loans (based upon the TL Repayment Percentages of the various Tranches of Term Loans and the then outstanding principal amounts of the respective Tranches of

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Term Loans); provided that (i) an amount equal to the Net Sale Proceeds from any Asset Sale effected by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries and proceeds from any Recovery Event with respect to the properties or assets of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries and, in each case, required to be applied to the repayment of Term Loans pursuant to clause (I) of this Section 4.02(g), shall be applied (x) first, to repay principal of outstanding Tranche B-1 Term Loans and U.S. Borrower Incremental Term Loans, if any (on a pro rata basis to each Tranche of U.S. Borrower Term Loans based on the then outstanding principal amount of the Tranche B-1 Term Loans and each such Tranche of U.S. Borrower Incremental Term Loans) and (y) second, after the repayment in full of all outstanding U.S. Borrower Term Loans, to repay principal of outstanding Tranche C-1 Term Loans and Bermuda Borrower Incremental Term Loans (on a pro rata basis to each such Tranche of Term Loans based upon the then outstanding principal amounts of such Tranches of Term Loans) and (ii) an amount equal to the Net Sale Proceeds from any Asset Sale effected by any Foreign Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower and the proceeds from any Recovery Event with respect to the properties or assets of any Foreign Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower and, in each case, required to be applied to the repayment of Term Loans pursuant to clause (I) of this Section 4.02(g), shall be applied (x) first, to repay principal of outstanding Tranche C-1 Term Loans and Bermuda Borrower Incremental Term Loans (on a pro rata basis to each such Tranche of Term Loans based upon the then outstanding principal amounts of such Tranches of Term Loans) and (y) second, after the repayment in full of all outstanding Bermuda Borrower Term Loans, to repay principal of outstanding Tranche B-1 Term Loans and U.S. Borrower Incremental Term Loans, if any (on a pro rata basis to each Tranche of U.S. Borrower Term Loans based on the then outstanding principal amount of such Tranches of U.S. Borrower Term Loans).
          (III) All repayments of outstanding Term Loans of a given Tranche pursuant to Section 4.02(c), (d), (e) or (f) shall be applied to reduce the then remaining Scheduled Repayments of the respective Tranche of Term Loans on a pro rata basis (based upon the then remaining principal amounts of the Scheduled Repayments of such Tranche of Term Loans after giving effect to all prior reductions thereto).
          (IV) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02, neither the U.S. Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be obligated to apply any Net Sale Proceeds pursuant to this Section 4.02(g) to the extent attributable to any Asset Sales of ABL Priority Collateral (including, in the case of an Asset Sale consisting of the sale of all or substantially all of the capital stock or equity interests in, any U.S. Credit Party, that portion of the proceeds determined in good faith by the U.S. Borrower to be attributable to the ABL Priority Collateral owned by such U.S. Credit Party at the time of the consummation of such Asset Sale) to the extent that such Net Sale Proceeds are required to be and are applied to the repayment of ABL Loans (or to the permanent reduction of any commitment under the ABL Credit Agreement) in accordance with the terms of the ABL Credit Agreement.
          (h) With respect to each repayment of Loans required by this Section 4.02, the applicable Borrower may (subject to the requirements of the preceding Section 4.02(g)) designate the Types of Loans of the respective Tranche which are to be repaid and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the specific Borrowing or Borrowings of the respective Tranche pursuant to which made, provided that (i) in the case of repayments of Eurodollar Loans pursuant to this Section 4.02 on any day other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto, such repayments shall be accompanied by payment by the applicable Borrower of all amounts owing in connection therewith pursuant to Section 1.11 and (ii) each repayment of any Tranche of Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among such Tranche of Loans. In the absence of a designation by the applicable Borrower as described in the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall, subject to the above, make such designation in its sole discretion with a view, but no obligation, to minimize breakage costs owing under Section 1.11(a)

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          (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, all outstanding Loans shall be repaid in full on the Maturity Date for such Loans.
          (j) For purposes of clarity, it is understood and agreed that none of Sections 4.02(c) through (f), inclusive, shall require that amounts received by any Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiaries be used to repay Obligations owed by any U.S. Credit Parties, but that such Sections merely determine the amounts required to be applied by the Borrowers to the repayment of their Obligations as more fully described in this Section 4.02.
          4.03 Method and Place of Payment. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments under this Agreement shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender or Lenders entitled thereto not later than 2:00 P.M. (New York time) on the date when due and shall be made in Dollars in immediately available funds at the Payment Office of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent will thereafter cause to be distributed on the same day (if payment was actually received by the Administrative Agent prior to 2:00 P.M. (New York time)) like funds relating to payment of principal, interest or Fees ratably to the Lenders entitled thereto. Any payments under this Agreement which are made later than 2:00 P.M. (New York time) shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal, interest shall be payable at the applicable rate during such extension.
          4.04 Net Payments.
          (a) All payments made by any Credit Party under any Credit Document (including, in the case of a Borrower, in its capacity as a guarantor pursuant to Section 14) or under any Note will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense. Except as provided in Section 4.04(b), all such payments will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein with respect to such payments (but excluding, except as provided in the second succeeding sentence, any tax imposed on or measured by the net income of a Lender pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized or the jurisdiction in which the principal office or applicable lending office of such Lender is located or any subdivision thereof or therein) and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect thereto (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges being referred to collectively as "Taxes”). If any Taxes are so levied or imposed, the respective Borrower (and any other Credit Party making the payment) agrees to pay the full amount of such Taxes, and such additional amounts as may be necessary so that every payment of all amounts due under this Agreement or under any Note, after withholding or deduction for or on account of any Taxes, will not be less than the amount provided for herein or in such Note. If any amounts are payable in respect of Taxes pursuant to the preceding sentence, then the applicable Borrower (and any other Credit Party making the payment) shall be obligated to reimburse each Lender, upon the written request of such Lender, for the net additional taxes (after taking into account available credits with respect to such withholding taxes) imposed on or measured by the net income of such Lender pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction in which such Lender is organized or in which the principal office or applicable lending office of such Lender is located or under the laws of any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such jurisdiction in which such Lender is organized or in which the principal office or applicable lending office of such Lender is located and for any withholding of taxes as such Lender shall determine are payable by, or withheld from, such Lender in respect of such amounts so paid to or on behalf of such Lender pursuant to the preceding sentence and in respect of any amounts paid to or on behalf of such Lender pursuant to this sentence, the applicable Bor-

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rower (or Credit Party) will furnish to the Administrative Agent within 45 days after the date of the payment of any Taxes due pursuant to applicable law certified copies of tax receipts evidencing such payment by such Borrower (or the respective other Credit Party). The Borrowers jointly and severally agree (and each Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to its respective Subsidiary Guaranty, and the incorporation by reference therein of the provisions of this Section 4.04, shall agree) to indemnify and hold harmless each Lender, and reimburse such Lender upon its written request, for the amount of any Taxes so levied or imposed and paid by such Lender.
          (b) Each Lender that is not a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) agrees to deliver to the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, or in the case of a Lender that is an assignee or transferee of an interest under this Agreement pursuant to Section 1.13 or 13.04 (unless the respective Lender was already a Lender hereunder immediately prior to such assignment or transfer), on the date of such assignment or transfer to such Lender, (i) two accurate and complete original signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI or Form W-8BEN (with respect to a complete exemption under an income tax treaty) (or successor forms) certifying to such Lender’s entitlement as of such date to a complete exemption from United States withholding tax with respect to payments to be made under this Agreement and under any Note, or (ii) if the Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code and cannot deliver either Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI or Form W-8BEN (with respect to a complete exemption under an income tax treaty) pursuant to clause (i) above, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D (any such certificate, a “Section 4.04(b)(ii) Certificate”) and (y) two accurate and complete original signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (with respect to the portfolio interest exemption) (or successor form) certifying to such Lender’s entitlement as of such date to a complete exemption from United States withholding tax with respect to payments of interest to be made under this Agreement and under any Note. In addition, each Lender agrees that from time to time after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, when a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders the previous certification obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, it will deliver to the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent two new accurate and complete original signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8BEN (with respect to the benefits of any income tax treaty), or Form W-8BEN (with respect to the portfolio interest exemption) and a Section 4.04(b)(ii) Certificate, as the case may be, and such other forms as may be required in order to confirm or establish the entitlement of such Lender to a continued exemption from or reduction in United States withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Note, or it shall immediately notify the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent of its inability to deliver any such Form or Certificate, in which case such Lender shall not be required to deliver any such Form or Certificate pursuant to this Section 4.04(b). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 4.04(a), but subject to Section 13.04(b) and the immediately succeeding sentence, (x) the U.S. Borrower shall be entitled, to the extent it is required to do so by law, to deduct or withhold income or similar taxes imposed by the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein) from interest, fees or other amounts payable by the U.S. Borrower hereunder for the account of any Lender which is not a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) for U.S. Federal income tax purposes to the extent that such Lender has not provided to the U.S. Borrower U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms that establish a complete exemption from such deduction or withholding and (y) the U.S. Borrower shall not be obligated pursuant to Section 4.04(a) hereof to gross-up payments to be made to a Lender in respect of income or similar taxes imposed by the United States if (I) such Lender has not provided to the U.S. Borrower the Internal Revenue Service Forms required to be provided to the U.S. Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.04(b) or (II) in the case of a payment, other than interest, to a Lender described in clause (ii) above, to the extent that such forms do not establish a complete exemption from withholding of such taxes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the preceding sentence or elsewhere in this Section 4.04 and except as set forth in Section 13.04(b), the U.S. Borrower agrees to pay additional amounts and to indemnify each

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Lender in the manner set forth in Section 4.04(a) (without regard to the identity of the jurisdiction requiring the deduction or withholding) in respect of any amounts deducted or withheld by it as described in the immediately preceding sentence (x) as a result of any changes after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (or, if later, the date such Lender became party to this Agreement) in any applicable law, treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order, or in the interpretation thereof, relating to the deducting or withholding of income or similar taxes or (y) as a result of the purchase of a participation as required by Section 1.14 following the occurrence of a Sharing Event.
          Section 5. [Reserved].
          Section 6. Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events. The obligation of each Lender to make Loans (including Loans made on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date), the obligation of each CL Lender to fund its Credit-Linked Deposit and the obligation of an Issuing Lender to issue any Letter of Credit (including any Existing Letters of Credit deemed issued on the Restatement Effective Date as contemplated by Section 2A.01(d)) and the obligation of a Bank Guaranty Issuer to issue any Bank Guaranty (including Existing Bank Guaranties deemed issued on the Restatement Effective Date as contemplated by Section 2B.01(d)) is subject, at the time of each such Credit Event (except as hereinafter indicated), to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
          6.01 No Default; Representations and Warranties. At the time of each such Credit Event and immediately after giving effect thereto (i) there shall exist no Default or Event of Default and (ii) all representations and warranties contained herein or in any other Credit Document shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on the date of such Credit Event (except that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects only as of such specified date).
          6.02 Notice of Borrowing; Letter of Credit Request; etc.
          (a) Prior to the making of each Loan, the Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing meeting the requirements of Section 1.03.
          Prior to the issuance of each Letter of Credit (other than the Existing Letters of Credit), the Administrative Agent and the respective Issuing Lender shall have received a Letter of Credit Request meeting the requirements of Section 2A.03(a).
          (b) Prior to the issuance of each Bank Guaranty (other than the Existing Bank Guaranties), the Administrative Agent and the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer shall have received a Bank Guaranty Request meeting the requirements of Section 2B.03(a).
          6.03 Incremental Term Loans. Prior to the incurrence of any Incremental Term Loans, the applicable Incremental Term Loan Borrower shall have satisfied (or caused to be satisfied) all of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1.15.
          The occurrence of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and the acceptance of the benefits or proceeds of each Credit Event shall constitute a representation and warranty by each Borrower to each Agent and each of the Lenders that all the conditions specified in Section 6 (with respect to Credit Events on and after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date) and applicable to such Credit Event (other than such conditions that are expressly subject to the satisfaction of the Agents and/or the Required Lenders) exist as of that time.

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          Section 7. Representations and Warranties. In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement, to make (and/or continue) the Loans, fund the Credit-Linked Deposits and issue and/or participate in the Letters of Credit and Bank Guaranties as provided for herein, each Borrower makes the following representations, warranties and agreements with the Lenders, all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the making of the Loans, the funding of the Credit-Linked Deposits and the issuance (or deemed issuance) of the Letters of Credit and Bank Guaranties (with the occurrence of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and each Credit Event on or after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date being deemed to constitute a representation and warranty that the matters specified in this Section 7 are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and on and as of the date of each such Credit Event, unless stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date):
          7.01 Company Status. Each of the U.S. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries (i) is a duly organized and validly existing Company in good standing (or its equivalent) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has the Company power and authority to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged and presently proposes to engage and (iii) is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing (or its equivalent) in all jurisdictions where it is required to be so qualified (or its equivalent) and where the failure to be so qualified has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
          7.02 Company Power and Authority. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof has the Company power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of the Credit Documents to which it is a party and has taken all necessary Company action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents to which it is a party. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof has duly executed and delivered each Credit Document to which it is a party and each such Credit Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).
          7.03 No Violation. Neither the execution, delivery or performance by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof of the Credit Documents to which it is a party, nor compliance by any Credit Party or any such Subsidiary with the terms and provisions thereof, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein or therein, (i) will contravene any material provision of any applicable law, statute, rule or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, (ii) will conflict or be inconsistent with or result in any breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of the material property or assets of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, credit agreement or any other material agreement, contract or instrument to which the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its material property or assets are bound or to which it may be subject or (iii) will violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation, by-laws, certificate of partnership, partnership agreement, certificate of limited liability company, limited liability company agreement or equivalent organizational document, as the case may be, of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
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have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Additionally, there does not exist any judgment, order or injunction prohibiting or imposing material adverse conditions upon the occurrence of any Credit Event.
          7.05 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations.
          (a) The proceeds of the Tranche B-1 Term Loans and the Tranche C-1 Term Loans shall be utilized by the U.S. Borrower and the Bermuda Borrower, respectively, on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date solely to finance the Refinancing and to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith. All proceeds of Incremental Term Loans incurred by each Incremental Term Loan Borrower shall be used for any purpose permitted under this Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) to finance Permitted Acquisitions (and to pay the fees and expenses related thereto) and to refinance any Indebtedness assumed as part of any such Permitted Acquisitions (and to pay all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, any prepayment premium associated therewith and the fees and expenses related thereto), (ii) to prepay outstanding Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and to prepay outstanding ABL Loans in accordance with the terms of the ABL Credit Agreement and (iii) for the Incremental Term Loan Borrowers’ and their respective Subsidiaries’ ongoing working capital requirements and general corporate purposes.
          (b) At the time of each Credit Event occurring on or after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, the aggregate value of all Margin Stock (other than treasury stock) owned by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries (for such purpose, using the initial purchase price paid by the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary for the respective shares of Margin Stock) does not exceed $10,000,000. Neither the making of any Loan nor the use of the proceeds thereof nor the occurrence of any other Credit Event will violate or be inconsistent with the provisions of Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X.
          7.06 Governmental Approvals. Except as may have been obtained or made on or prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (and which remain in full force and effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date), no order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any foreign or domestic governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, is required to authorize or is required in connection with (i) the execution, delivery and performance of any Credit Document or (ii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Credit Document.
          7.07 Investment Company Act. Neither the U.S. Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
          7.08 True and Complete Disclosure. All factual information (taken as a whole) heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by or on behalf of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in writing to any Agent or any Lender (including, without limitation, all information contained in the Credit Documents) for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any transaction contemplated herein or therein is, and all other such factual information (taken as a whole) hereafter furnished by or on behalf of any such Persons in writing to any Agent or any Lender will be, true and accurate in all material respects on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete by omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading in any material respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided, it being understood and agreed that for purposes of this Section 7.08, such factual information shall not include the Projections or any projected financial information contained in any financial projections delivered pursuant to Section 8.01(c).

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          7.09 Financial Condition; Financial Statements.
          (a) On and as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the Refinancing, with respect to each Borrower (on a stand-alone basis), and each Borrower and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) (x) the sum of the assets, at a fair valuation, of each Borrower (on a stand-alone basis) and each Borrower and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) will exceed its or their debts, (y) it has or they have not incurred nor intended to, nor believes or believe that it or they will, incur debts beyond its or their ability to pay such debts as such debts mature and (z) it or they will have sufficient capital with which to conduct its or their business. For purposes of this Section 7.09(a), “debt” means any liability on a claim, and “claim” means (i) right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured or (ii) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
          (b) The audited consolidated statements of financial condition of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries at December 30, 2006, December 29, 2007 and January 3, 2009 and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Years of the U.S. Borrower ended on such dates, in each case furnished to the Lenders prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries at the date of said financial statements and the results for the respective periods covered thereby.
          (c) Since January 3, 2009, nothing has occurred that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
          (d) Except as fully reflected in the financial statements described in Section 7.09(b) and as otherwise permitted by Section 9.04, (i) there were as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (and after giving effect to any Loans made on such date), no liabilities or obligations with respect to the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether or not due) which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to be material to the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole and (ii) no Borrower knows of any basis for the assertion against the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any such liability or obligation which, either individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
          (e) The Projections have been prepared on a basis consistent with the financial statements referred to in Section 7.09(b) and are based on good faith estimates and assumptions made by the management of the U.S. Borrower, and on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, the Borrowers believe that the Projections are reasonable and attainable, it being recognized by the Lenders that such projections of future events are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such Projections may differ from the projected results contained therein. There is no fact known to any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, which has not been disclosed herein or in such other documents, certificates and statements furnished to the Lenders for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
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Obligations covered thereby, a valid and enforceable perfected security interest in and Lien on all of the Collateral subject thereto, superior to and prior to the rights of all third Persons, and subject to no other Liens (except that, subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, (i) the Security Agreement Collateral may be subject to Permitted Liens, (ii) the Pledge Agreement Collateral may be subject to the Liens described in clauses (i), (iv) and (v) of Section 9.03 and clauses (y) and (z) of Section 9.03(iii) and (iii) the security interest and mortgage lien created on any Mortgaged Property may be subject to the Permitted Encumbrances related thereto), in favor of the Collateral Agent (or such other trustee or sub-agent as may be required or desired under local law). No filings or recordings are required in order to perfect and/or render enforceable as against third parties the security interests created under any Security Document except for filings or recordings required in connection with any such Security Document which shall have been made on or prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date or on or prior to the execution and delivery thereof as contemplated by Section 8.10.
          7.11 Compliance with ERISA.
          (a) Schedule V sets forth, as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, each Plan and each Multiemployer Plan. Each Plan (and each related trust, insurance contract or fund) is in compliance in all respects with its terms and in all respects with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, ERISA and the Code, except to the extent that any such noncompliances, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan (and each related trust, if any) which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a 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 (or the sponsor has applied for such determination letter within the remedial amendment period); except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (1) no Reportable Event has occurred; (2) to the knowledge of any Senior Officer, no Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or in reorganization; (3) no Plan has an Unfunded Current Liability; (4) no Plan which is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA has an accumulated funding deficiency, within the meaning of such sections of the Code or ERISA, or has applied for or received a waiver of an accumulated funding deficiency or an extension of any amortization period, within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 303 or 304 of ERISA; (5) all required contributions with respect to a Plan and a Multiemployer Plan have been made; (6) neither the U.S. Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any outstanding material liability (including any indirect, contingent or secondary liability) to or on account of a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or Section 401(a)(29), 4971 or 4975 of the Code or expects to incur any such material liability under any of the foregoing sections with respect to any Plan or a Multiemployer Plan; (7) no condition exists which presents a material risk to the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of incurring a material liability to or on account of a Plan or a Multiem ployer Plan pursuant to the foregoing provisions of ERISA and the Code; (8) no involuntary proceedings have been instituted to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer any Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA; (9) no action, suit, proceeding, hearing, audit or investigation with respect to the administration, operation or the investment of assets of any Plan (other than routine claims for benefits) is pending, expected or threatened; (10) using actuarial assumptions and computation methods consistent with Part 1 of subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA, the aggregate liabilities of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries and ERISA Affiliates to any Multiemployer Plans in the event of a withdrawal therefrom, as of the close of the most recent fiscal year of each such Multiemployer Plan ended prior to the date of the most recent Credit Event would not exceed $10,000,000; (11) each group health plan (as defined in Section 607(1) of ERISA or Section 4980B(g)(2) of the Code) which covers or has covered employees or former employees of the U.S. Borrower, any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower, or any ERISA Affiliate has at all times been operated in compliance with the provisions of Part 6 of subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B

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of the Code other than any non compliance which would not result in a material liability to the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower; (12) no lien imposed under the Code or ERISA on the assets of the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate exists, is likely to arise on account of any Plan or any Multiemployer Plan; and (13) and neither the U.S. Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower maintains or contributes to (a) any employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) which provides benefits to retired employees and/or other former employees (other than as required by Section 601 of ERISA) or (b) any Plan, the obligations with respect to which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
          (b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Foreign Pension Plan has been maintained in substantial compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations and orders and has been maintained, where required, in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all required contributions with respect to a Foreign Pension Plan have been made. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the U.S. Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any material outstanding obligation in connection with the termination of or withdrawal from any Foreign Pension Plan. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the present value of the accrued benefit liabilities (whether or not vested) under each Foreign Pension Plan, determined as of the end of the U.S. Borrower’s most recently ended fiscal year on the basis of actuarial assumptions, each of which is reasonable, did not exceed the current value of the assets of such Foreign Pension Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities or alternatively, the Foreign Pension Plan is funded in compliance with applicable law in all material respects and the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries have established adequate reserves for the present value of such accrued benefit liabilities under such Foreign Pension Plan in the financial statements delivered pursuant to Sections 8.01(a) and (b).
          7.12 Subsidiaries. Schedule VII correctly sets forth, as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, (i) the percentage ownership (direct and indirect) of the U.S. Borrower in each class of capital stock or other Equity Interests of each of its Subsidiaries and also identifies the direct owner thereof and (ii) the jurisdiction of organization of each such Subsidiary. All outstanding shares of capital stock or other Equity Interests of each Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower have been duly and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and have been issued free of preemptive rights. Except as set forth on Part B of Schedule X attached hereto, no Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower, as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, has outstanding: (i) any securities convertible into or exchangeable for its capital stock or other Equity Interests, (ii) any right to subscribe for or to purchase, or any options or warrants for the purchase of, or any agreement providing for the issuance (contingent or otherwise) of or any calls, commitments or claims of any character relating to, its capital stock or (iii) other Equity Interests or any stock appreciation or similar rights. Except for the existing investments described on Schedule VI, as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, neither the U.S. Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries owns or holds, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or equity security of, or any other Equity Interests in, any Person other than its Subsidiaries indicated on Schedule VII.
          7.13 Intellectual Property, etc. Each of the U.S. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries owns or has the right to use all domestic and foreign patents, trademarks, permits, domain names, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, franchises, inventions, trade secrets, proprietary information and know how of any type, whether or not written (including, but not limited to, rights in computer programs and databases) and formulas, or other rights with respect to the foregoing, and has obtained assignments of all leases, licenses and other rights of whatever nature, in each case necessary for the conduct of its business, without any known conflict with the rights of others which, or the failure to obtain which, as the

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case may be, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
          7.14 Compliance with Statutes; Agreements, etc. Each of the U.S. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with (i) all applicable statutes, regulations, rules and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all governmental bodies, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property and (ii) all contracts and agreements to which it is a party, except such non-compliances as have not had, and could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
          7.15 Environmental Matters.
          (a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have Material Adverse Effect, each of the U.S. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has complied with, and on the date of each Credit Event is in compliance with, all applicable Environmental Laws and the requirements of any permits issued under such Environmental Laws and neither the U.S. Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is liable for any penalties, fines or forfeitures for failure to comply with any of the foregoing. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have Material Adverse Effect, there are no pending or past or, to the knowledge of any Senior Officer, threatened Environmental Claims against the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (including any such claim arising out of the ownership, lease or operation by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Real Property formerly owned, leased or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries but no longer owned, leased or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries). Except as would not reasonably be expected to have Material Adverse Effect, there are no facts, circumstances, conditions or occurrences on any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (including, to the knowledge of a Senior Officer, any Real Property formerly owned, leased or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries but no longer owned, leased or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) or on any property adjoining or in the vicinity of any such Real Property that would reasonably be expected (i) to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any such Real Property or (ii) to cause any such Real Property to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, use or transferability of such Real Property by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any applicable Environmental Law.
          (b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have Material Adverse Effect, Hazardous Materials have not at any time been generated, used, treated or stored on, or transported to or from, any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries except in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and in connection with the operation, use and maintenance of such Real Property by the U.S. Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s business. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have Material Adverse Effect, Hazardous Materials have not at any time been Released on or from any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or by any person acting for or under contract to the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of the Borrowers, by any other Person in respect of Real Property owned, leased or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (including, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries but no longer owned, leased or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries), except in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.
          7.16 Properties. All Real Property (other than Real Property with an individual Fair Market Value less than $1,000,000 as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date) and vessels owned by the

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U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and all material Leaseholds leased by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, and the nature of the interest therein, are correctly set forth in Schedule III (and, to the extent that any such Real Property (or any portion thereof) constitutes “Principal Property” (as defined in the Existing 2013 Senior Notes Indenture), Schedule III correctly identifies such Real Property (or the applicable portion thereof) as “Principal Property”). Each of the U.S. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to, or a validly subsisting leasehold interest in, all material properties owned or leased by it, including all Real Property and vessels reflected in Schedule III and in the financial statements referred to in Section 7.09(b) (except (x) such properties sold in the ordinary course of business since the dates of the respective financial statements referred to therein, (y) such properties otherwise sold or transferred as permitted by the terms of this Agreement and (z) such Real Properties owned by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which may be subject to immaterial defects of title which do not impair the use of such Real Property or the business conducted by the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary thereon), free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens.
          7.17 Labor Relations. Neither the U.S. Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged in any unfair labor practice that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. There is (i) no unfair labor practice complaint pending against the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of any Senior Officer, threatened against any of them, before the National Labor Relations Board or any similar foreign tribunal or agency, and no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement is so pending against the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of any Senior Officer, threatened against any of them, (ii) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending against the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of any Senior Officer, threatened against the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) no union representation question existing with respect to the employees of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and no union organizing activities are taking place, except (with respect to any matter specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, either individually or in the aggregate) such as has not had, and could not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
          7.18 Tax Returns and Payments. The U.S. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed (including applicable extensions), or has had filed on its behalf, with the appropriate taxing authority, all material returns, statements, forms and reports for taxes (the "Returns”) required to be filed by or with respect to the income, properties or operations of the U.S. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries. The Returns accurately reflect in all material respects all liability for taxes of the U.S. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries as a whole for the periods covered thereby. The U.S. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have paid all material taxes payable by them other than those contested in good faith and adequately disclosed and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Except as set forth on Schedule XVI hereto, as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, there is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation, audit, or claim now pending or, to the knowledge of any Senior Officer, threatened by any authority regarding any taxes relating to the U.S. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule XVI hereto, as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, neither the U.S. Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into an agreement or waiver or been requested to enter into an agreement or waiver extending any statute of limitations relating to the payment or collection of taxes of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or is aware of any circumstances that would cause the taxable years or other taxable periods of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries not to be subject to the normally applicable statute of limitations.

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          7.19 Insurance. Set forth on Schedule VIII hereto is a true, correct and complete summary of all insurance maintained by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries on and as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, with the amounts insured (and any deductibles) set forth therein.
          7.20 Special Purpose Corporations. The Bermuda Partnership has no significant assets (other than Equity Interests of its Subsidiaries and the immaterial assets used for the performance of those activities permitted to be performed by it pursuant to Sections 9.01(b) and (c)) or liabilities (other than under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a party and those liabilities permitted to be incurred by it pursuant to Sections 9.01(b) and (c)); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Bermuda Partnership shall be permitted to (i) provide treasury, accounting, logistic and other administrative support services to its Affiliates on an arm’s length basis and hold and retain cash earned in connection with the provision of such services and (ii) receive and hold additional cash and Cash Equivalents from its Subsidiaries and/or Affiliates, so long as, in the case of this clause (ii), the same are promptly (and in any event within one Business Day of receipt thereof) loaned, distributed and/or contributed, subject to Section 9.01(c), to its Subsidiaries and/or Affiliates in accordance with the requirements of Section 9.05 of this Agreement.
          7.21 Subordination. The subordination provisions contained in the Existing Senior Notes Indentures are enforceable against (i) the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, and (ii) the holders of the Existing Senior Notes. All Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the U.S. Subsidiaries Guaranty) of the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors and all Obligations of the U.S. Borrower under the Credit Documents to which it is a party, are within the definitions of “Guarantor Senior Debt” and “Designated Guarantor Senior Debt” or “Senior Debt” and “Designated Senior Debt,” as applicable, included in such subordination provisions.
          Section 8. Affirmative Covenants. Each Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and thereafter for so long as this Agreement is in effect and until the Total Commitment and all Letters of Credit and Bank Guaranties have been terminated, and the Loans, Unpaid Drawings and Unreimbursed Payments, together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations (other than any indemnities described in Section 13.13 which are not then due and payable) incurred hereunder, are paid in full:
          8.01 Information Covenants. The U.S. Borrower will furnish, or will cause to be furnished, to the Administrative Agent (who shall furnish to each Lender):
     (a) Quarterly Financial Statements. Within 3 Business Days following the 45th day after the close of the first three quarterly accounting periods in each Fiscal Year of the U.S. Borrower, (i) (x) the consolidated balance sheet of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarterly accounting period and the related consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such quarterly accounting period and for the elapsed portion of the Fiscal Year ended with the last day of such quarterly accounting period, in each case setting forth comparative figures for the corresponding quarterly accounting period in the prior Fiscal Year, (y) the consolidated balance sheet of each Business Segment as at the end of such quarterly accounting period and the related consolidated statement of income of such Business Segment for such quarterly accounting period and for the elapsed portion of the Fiscal Year ended with the last day of such quarterly accounting period, in each case setting forth comparative figures for the corresponding quarterly accounting period in the prior Fiscal Year, and (z) the consolidated balance sheets of the U.S. Dole Group and the Non-U.S. Dole Group as at the end of such quarterly accounting period and the related consolidated statements of income of each such group for such quarterly accounting period and for the elapsed portion of the Fiscal Year ended with the last day

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of such quarterly accounting period, all of the foregoing of which shall be in reasonable detail and, in the case of the financial statements described in subclause (x) above, be certified by an Authorized Officer of the U.S. Borrower that they fairly present in all material respects in accordance with U.S. GAAP the financial condition of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and/or changes in their cash flows for the periods indicated, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes and (ii) management’s discussion and analysis of the important operational and financial developments during such quarterly accounting period; provided, however, that for any quarterly accounting period for which the U.S. Borrower has filed a Form 10-Q Report with the SEC, the furnishing of (I) the U.S. Borrower’s Form 10-Q Report filed with the SEC for such quarterly accounting period and (II) the consolidated balance sheet of each Business Segment as at the end of such quarterly accounting period and the related consolidated statement of income of such Business Segment for such quarterly accounting period, shall satisfy the requirements of subclauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 8.01(a).
     (b) Annual Financial Statements. Within 3 Business Days following the 90th day after the close of each Fiscal Year of the U.S. Borrower, (i) (x) the consolidated balance sheet of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statements of income and stockholders’ equity and of cash flows for such Fiscal Year and setting forth comparative consolidated figures for the preceding Fiscal Year, (y) the consolidated balance sheet of each Business Segment as at the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statements of income of each Business Segment for such Fiscal Year and setting forth comparative consolidated figures for the preceding Fiscal Year and (z) the consolidated balance sheet of each of the U.S. Dole Group and the Non-U.S. Dole Group as at the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statements of income of each such group for such Fiscal Year and setting forth comparative consolidated figures for the preceding Fiscal Year, (ii) in the case of the financial statements referred to in subclause (i)(x) above, together with a certification by Deloitte & Touche LLP or such other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing as shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in each case to the effect that (I) such statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and changes in financial position for the periods indicated in conformity with U.S. GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years and (II) in the course of its regular audit of the business of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, which audit was conducted in accordance with U.S. GAAP (and made without qualification or expression of uncertainty, in each case as to going concern), no Default or Event of Default pursuant to Section 9.12 has come to their attention or, if such a Default or an Event of Default has come to their attention, a statement as to the nature thereof, and (iii) management’s discussion and analysis of the important operational and financial developments during such Fiscal Year; provided, however, that for any Fiscal Year for which the U.S. Borrower has filed a Form 10-K Report with the SEC, the furnishing of (I) the U.S. Borrower’s Form 10-K Report filed with the SEC for such Fiscal Year and (II) the consolidated balance sheet of each Business Segment as at the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statement of income of such Business Segment for such Fiscal Year, shall satisfy the requirements of subclause (i) and (iii) of this Section 8.01(b).
     (c) Financial Projections, etc. Not more than 90 days after the commencement of each Fiscal Year of the U.S. Borrower commencing after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, financial projections in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including projected statements of income, sources and uses of cash and balance sheets, taking into account any Significant Asset Sales intended to be consummated during such Fiscal Year) prepared by the

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U.S. Borrower (i) for each of the four Fiscal Quarters of such Fiscal Year prepared in detail and (ii) for each of the immediately succeeding two Fiscal Years prepared in summary form, in each case, on a consolidated basis, for the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries and setting forth, with appropriate discussion, the principal assumptions upon which such financial projections are based.
     (d) Officer’s Certificates. At the time of the delivery of the financial statements provided for in Sections 8.01(a) and (b) for each Fiscal Year ended on or after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer or other Authorized Officer of the U.S. Borrower to the effect that no Default or Event of Default exists or, if any Default or Event of Default does exist, specifying the nature and extent thereof, which certificate shall (i) if delivered in connection with the financial statements required by Section 8.01(a) or (b), set forth in reasonable detail (x) the calculations required to establish whether the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries were in compliance with the provisions of Section 9.12 and (y) the calculation of the First Priority Secured Leverage Ratio (provided that the U.S. Borrower shall not be required to provide a calculation of the First Priority Secured Leverage Ratio after the CL Maturity Date), in each case, as at the last day of the respective Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year of the U.S. Borrower, as the case may be, (ii) if delivered with the financial statements required by Section 8.01(b), set forth in reasonable detail (x) the amount of (and the calculations required to establish the amount of) Excess Cash Flow for the applicable Excess Cash Flow Payment Period and (y) the amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 4.02(f) on the relevant Excess Cash Payment Date, and (iii) certify that there have been no changes to Annexes A through G of the U.S. Security Agreement, Annexes A through G of the U.S. Pledge Agreement and the annexes or schedules to any other Security Document, in each case since the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date or, if later, since the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section 8.01(d), or if there have been any such changes, a list in reasonable detail of such changes (but, in each case with respect to this clause (iii), only to the extent that such changes are required to be reported to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of such Security Documents) and whether the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties have otherwise taken all actions required to be taken by them pursuant to such Security Documents in connection with any such changes.
     (e) Notice of Default or Litigation. Promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after a Senior Officer obtains knowledge thereof, notice of (i) the occurrence of any event which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default, which notice shall specify the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary proposes to take with respect thereto, (ii) any litigation or proceeding pending or threatened (x) against the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect or (y) with respect to any ABL Credit Document or any Existing Senior Notes Indenture and (iii) any other event, change or circumstance which has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
     (f) Environmental Matters. Within five Business Days after a Senior Officer obtains knowledge of any of the following (but only to the extent that any of the following, either individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect), written notice of:
     (i) any pending or threatened Environmental Claim against the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

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     (ii) any condition or occurrence on any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that (x) results in noncompliance by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with any applicable Environmental Law or (y) could reasonably be anticipated to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any such Real Property;
     (iii) any condition or occurrence on any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be anticipated to cause such Real Property to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, lease, occupancy, use or transferability by the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, of its interest in such Real Property under any Environmental Law; and
     (iv) the taking of any removal or remedial action in response to the actual or alleged presence of any Hazardous Material on any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
All such notices shall describe in reasonable detail the nature of the claim, investigation, condition, occurrence or removal or remedial action and the U.S. Borrower’s response or proposed response thereto. In addition, the U.S. Borrower agrees to provide the Lenders (by delivery to the Administrative Agent) with copies of such detailed reports relating to any of the matters set forth in clauses (i)-(iv) above as may reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
     (g) Reports. Within 3 Business Days following transmission thereof, copies of any filings and registrations with, and reports to, the SEC by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and copies of all financial statements, proxy statements, notices and reports as the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall send generally to the holders of Indebtedness or (following the public issuance of Equity Interests of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) their Equity Interests in their capacity as such holders (to the extent not theretofore delivered to the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement or publicly available on the SEC’s website).
     (h) New Subsidiaries; etc. Within 3 Business Days after the 45th day following the close of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year of the U.S. Borrower and within 3 Business Days after the 90th day following the close of each Fiscal Year of the U.S. Borrower, (x) a list showing each Material Foreign Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower established, created or acquired during the respective Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year which has not theretofore become party to the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty or any Security Document, and (y) a list showing each Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower established, created or acquired during the respective Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year (and specifying whether such Subsidiary is a Material Foreign Subsidiary), and each Subsidiary which has had any Equity Interests transferred during the respective Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year (in each case describing in reasonable detail the respective transfer of Equity Interests), in each case, showing any change in the direct owner of the Equity Interests in such Subsidiary and describing such Equity Interests in reasonable detail, and certifying that each such Subsidiary, and each Credit Party which owns any Equity Interests therein as a result of any such changes, has taken all actions, if any, required pursuant to Section 8.11 and the relevant Security Documents.
     (i) Annual Meetings with Lenders. At the request of the Administrative Agent, the U.S. Borrower shall, within 120 days after the close of each Fiscal Year of the U.S. Borrower, hold a meeting (which may be by conference call or teleconference), at a time and place selected by the U.S. Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, with all of the

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Lenders that choose to participate, to review the financial results of the previous Fiscal Year and the financial condition of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the budgets presented for the current Fiscal Year of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
     (j) Notice of Mandatory Repayments. On or prior to the date of any mandatory repayment of outstanding Term Loans pursuant to Sections 4.02(c) through (f), inclusive, the U.S. Borrower shall provide written notice of the amount of the respective repayment of outstanding Term Loans and the calculations therefor (in reasonable detail).
     (k) Hedging Agreements. Upon request of the Administrative Agent, a schedule of all Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Other Hedging Agreements entered into by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with any Lender and/or any of its affiliates.
     (l) Other Information. From time to time, such other information or documents (financial or otherwise) with respect to the U.S. Borrower or its Subsidiaries as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request; provided that the tax opinion delivered by Deloitte & Touche LLP referenced in Section 8.01(n) of the Original Credit Agreement shall only be made available for review by any Lender requesting same at the headquarters of the U.S. Borrower.
          8.02 Books, Records and Inspections. The U.S. Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and accounts in which full, true and correct entries which permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and which conform to all requirements of law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The U.S. Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit officers and designated representatives of any Agent or, if any Specified Default or any Event of Default then exists, any Lender to visit and inspect, under guidance of officers of the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary, any of the properties of the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary, and to examine the books of account of the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary and discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary with, and be advised as to the same by, its and their officers and independent accountants, all upon reasonable prior notice and at such reasonable times and intervals and to such reasonable extent as such Agent or such Lender may reasonably request.
          8.03 Insurance.
          (a) The U.S. Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on all its property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as is consistent and in accordance with industry practice and (ii) furnish to the Administrative Agent, upon request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, full information as to the insurance carried. Such insurance shall in any event include physical damage insurance on all real and personal property (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) on an all risk basis and business interruption insurance.
          (b) The U.S. Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at all times keep the Collateral of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries insured in favor of the Collateral Agent, and all policies or certificates with respect to such insurance (and any other insurance maintained by, or on behalf of, the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) with respect to the Collateral (i) shall be endorsed to the Collateral Agent’s satisfaction for the benefit of the Collateral Agent (including, without limitation, by naming the Collateral Agent as certificate holder, mortgagee and loss payee with respect to Real Property, certificate holder and loss payee with respect to personal property, additional insured with respect to general liability and umbrella liability coverage and certificate holder with respect to workers’ compensa-

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tion insurance) and (ii) shall state that such insurance policies shall not be canceled or materially changed without at least 30 days’ prior written notice thereof by the respective insurer to the Collateral Agent.
          (c) If the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to comply with this Section 8.03, the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent shall have the right (but shall be under no obligation), upon ten Business Days’ notice to the U.S. Borrower, to procure such insurance, and the Borrowers agree jointly and severally to reimburse the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, for all costs and expenses of procuring such insurance.
          8.04 Payment of Taxes. The U.S. Borrower will pay and discharge, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits, or upon any properties belonging to it, in each case on a timely basis, and all lawful claims which, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon any properties of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under Section 9.03(i); provided that neither the U.S. Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings if it has maintained adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
          8.05 Existence; Franchises. The U.S. Borrower will do, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and its material rights, franchises, authorities to do business, licenses, certifications, accreditations and patents; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 8.05 shall prevent (i) sales of assets and other transactions by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 9.02, (ii) the withdrawal by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of its qualification as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, in any jurisdiction where such withdrawal could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) the dissolution of any Excluded Domestic Subsidiary or any Excluded Foreign Subsidiary.
          8.06 Compliance with Statutes; etc. The U.S. Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all governmental bodies, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property, except for such noncompliances as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
          8.07 Compliance with Environmental Laws. (i) The U.S. Borrower will comply, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects with all Environmental Laws applicable to the ownership or use of its Real Property and vessels now or hereafter owned, leased or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, will promptly pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such compliance, and will keep or cause to be kept all such Real Property and vessels free and clear of any Liens imposed pursuant to such Environmental Laws and (ii) neither the U.S. Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries will generate, use, treat, store, Release or dispose of, or permit the generation, use, treatment, storage, Release or disposal of, Hazardous Materials on any Real Property or vessels owned, leased or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or transport or permit the transportation of Hazardous Materials to or from any such Real Property, except as required in the ordinary course of business of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries and as allowed by (and in compliance with) applicable law or regulation and except for any failures to comply with the requirements specified in clause (i) or (ii) above, which, either individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and could not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. If the U.S. Borrower or any of its

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Subsidiaries, or any tenant or occupant of any Real Property or vessel owned, leased or operated by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, causes or permits any intentional or unintentional act or omission resulting in the presence or Release of any Hazardous Material (except in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws), the U.S. Borrower agrees to undertake, and/or to cause any of its Subsidiaries, tenants or occupants to undertake, at their sole expense, any clean up, removal, remedial or other action required pursuant to Environmental Laws to remove and clean up any Hazardous Materials from any Real Property or vessel except where the failure to do so has not had, and could not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
          8.08 ERISA. As soon as possible and, in any event, within twenty (20) Business Days after the U.S. Borrower, any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate knows or has reason to know of the occurrence of any of the following, the U.S. Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent written notice of the chief financial officer, vice president of human resources or other Authorized Officer of the U.S. Borrower setting forth, to the extent known, and in reasonable detail, such occurrence and the action, if any, that the U.S. Borrower, such Subsidiary or such ERISA Affiliate is required or proposes to take, together with any notices required or proposed to be given to or filed by the U.S. Borrower, such Subsidiary, the Plan administrator or such ERISA Affiliate to or with, the PBGC or any other governmental agency, or a Plan or Multiemployer Plan participant, and any notices received by the U.S. Borrower, such Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or other governmental agency or a Plan or Multiemployer Plan participant or the Plan administrator with respect thereto: that a Reportable Event has occurred (except to the extent that the U.S. Borrower has previously delivered to the Administrative Agent a notice (if any) concerning such event pursuant to the next clause hereof); that a contributing sponsor (as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA) of a Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA is subject to the advance reporting requirement of PBGC Regulation Section 4043.61 (without regard to subparagraph (b)(1) thereof), and an event described in subsection .62, .63, .64, .65, .66, .67 or .68 of PBGC Regulation Section 4043 is reasonably expected to occur with respect to such Plan within the following 30 days; that an accumulated funding deficiency, within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, has been incurred or an application may be or has been made for a waiver or modification of the minimum funding standard (including any required installment payments) or an extension of any amortization period under Section 412 of the Code or Section 303 or 304 of ERISA with respect to a Plan; that any contribution required to be made with respect to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Pension Plan has been made more than sixty (60) days late; that a Plan or Multiemployer Plan has been or may be involuntarily terminated, reorganized, partitioned or declared insolvent under Title IV of ERISA; that a Plan or Multiemployer Plan has a material Unfunded Current Liability; that involuntary proceedings may be or have been instituted to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer a Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA; that an involuntary proceeding has been instituted pursuant to Section 515 of ERISA to collect a delinquent contribution to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan; that the U.S. Borrower, any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate will or may incur any material liability (including any indirect, contingent, or secondary liability) to or on account of the termination of or withdrawal from a Plan or Multiemployer Plan under Section 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or with respect to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan under Section 401(a)(29), 4971, 4975 or 4980 of the Code or Section 409 or 502(i) or 502(l) of ERISA or with respect to a group health plan (as defined in Section 607(1) of ERISA or Section 4980B(g)(2) of the Code) under Section 4980B of the Code; or that the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower may incur any liability pursuant to any employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) that provides benefits to retired employees or other former employees ( other than as required by Section 601 of ERISA) or any Plan or any Foreign Pension Plan in addition to the liability that existed on the Restatement Effective Date pursuant to any such plan or plans by an amount that would be material to the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower. To the extent that the financial statements set forth with particularity a liability for which notice would otherwise be required to be given hereunder, a separate notice thereof shall not be required hereunder. At

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the request of the Administrative Agent, the U.S. Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent copies of any records, documents or other information that must be furnished to the PBGC with respect to any Plan pursuant to Section 4010 of ERISA. The U.S. Borrower will also deliver upon written request to the Administrative Agent a complete copy of the annual report (on Internal Revenue Service Form 5500-series) of each Plan (including, to the extent required, the related financial and actuarial statements and opinions and other supporting statements, certifications, schedules and information) required to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service. In addition to any notices delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the first sentence hereof, copies of annual reports and any records, documents or other information required to be furnished to the PBGC or any other government agency, and any material notices received by the U.S. Borrower, any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate with respect to any Plan or Foreign Pension Plan or received from any government agency or plan administrator or sponsor or trustee with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, shall, upon request of the Administrative Agent, be delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than twenty (20) Business Days after the date of such request. The U.S. Borrower and each of its applicable Subsidiaries shall ensure that all Foreign Pension Plans administered by it or into which it makes payments obtain or retain (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 has not had, and could not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
          8.09 Good Repair. The U.S. Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, ensure that its material properties and equipment required to be used in its business are kept in reasonably good repair, working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and that from time to time there are made in such properties and equipment all needful and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, extensions, additions, betterments and improvements thereto, to the extent and in the manner useful or customary for companies in similar businesses.
          8.10 End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters. The U.S. Borrower will cause (i) each of its, and each of its Subsidiaries’, fiscal years to end on the Saturday closest to December 31 of each calendar year and (ii) each of its, and each of its Subsidiaries’, fiscal quarters to end on the last day of each period described in the definition of “Fiscal Quarter”; provided that Foreign Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower (other than the Bermuda Borrower and the Bermuda Partnership) shall not be required to maintain the fiscal year and fiscal quarter ends described above if it is not practicable for such Foreign Subsidiary to maintain same as a result of foreign statutes, rules or law applicable to such Foreign Subsidiary.
          8.11 Additional Security; Additional Guaranties; Actions with Respect to Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries; Further Assurances.
          (a) Each Borrower will, and will cause its Subsidiaries which are Credit Parties to, grant to the Collateral Agent security interests and mortgages (each, an “Additional Mortgage”) in: (i) each vessel acquired by such Person after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and having an initial book value in excess of $5,000,000 and (ii) such fee-owned (or the equivalent) Real Property acquired by such Person after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and having an initial book value in excess of $10,000,000 which is not covered by the Mortgages or Foreign Security Agreements in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, as appropriate (each such Real Property referred to in this clause (ii), an “Additional Mortgaged Property”); provided, however, that if the aggregate initial book value of all Second-Tier Material Real Properties acquired by such Persons after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date which are not then covered by Mortgages or Foreign Security Agreements, as appropriate, equals or exceeds $20,000,000, each Credit Party shall grant to the Collateral Agent security interests and mortgages in all such Second-Tier Material Real Properties owned by any such Person which are not then covered by Mortgages or Foreign Security Agreements, as appropriate (and not just those required to re-

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duce the aggregate value of all Second-Tier Material Real Properties (determined as provided above) at such time below $20,000,000). All such Additional Mortgages shall be granted pursuant to documentation in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding any “after-acquired property” covenant contained in any Foreign Security Document requiring the grant of a mortgage in “after-acquired” Real Property of any Foreign Credit Party in favor of the Collateral Agent, no Foreign Credit Party shall be required to grant to the Collateral Agent an Additional Mortgage in any Real Property of such Foreign Credit Party acquired after the Initial Borrowing Date as otherwise required by the respective Foreign Security Document unless and until the grant of such Additional Mortgage would otherwise be required pursuant to the terms of this Section 8.11(a).
          (b) The U.S. Borrower will, and will cause each other Credit Party to, at its own expense, take such further actions relating to the Collateral covered by any of the Security Documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require pursuant to this Section 8.11. Furthermore, the U.S. Borrower will cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent such opinions of counsel and other related documents as may be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to assure itself that this Section 8.11 has been complied with.
          (c) Subject to the provisions of the following clauses (e) and (f), if (w) at any time any Domestic Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (other than an Excluded JV) is created, established or acquired, the U.S. Borrower shall cause such Subsidiary to execute and deliver counterparts of the U.S. Subsidiaries Guaranty, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the U.S. Security Agreement and the U.S. Pledge Agreement and comply with the provisions of Section 8.11(a) and the provisions of the U.S. Security Agreement and U.S. Pledge Agreement, (x) at any time any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (other than an Excluded JV) organized under the laws of any Qualified Non-U.S. Jurisdiction is created, established or acquired, such Subsidiary shall be required to execute and deliver counterparts of the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and such Security Documents as may be specified by the Administrative Agent (which shall, to the extent applicable, be consistent with the Security Documents entered into by other Foreign Credit Parties organized under the laws of such Qualified Non-U.S. Jurisdiction), (y) at any time any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (other than an Excluded JV) organized under the laws of any Non-Qualified Jurisdiction in which a Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor under this Agreement was organized on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date is created, established or acquired, such Subsidiary shall be required to execute and deliver counterparts of the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty and, in each case, unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees based on advice of local counsel, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and such Security Documents as may be specified by the Administrative Agent (which shall, to the extent applicable, be consistent with the Security Documents entered into by other Foreign Credit Parties organized under the laws of such Non-Qualified Jurisdiction) and (z) if at any time after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date any jurisdiction is added to the list of Qualified Jurisdictions in accordance with the definition thereof contained herein, then at the time of such designation each Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower organized under the laws of such Qualified Jurisdiction specified by the U.S. Borrower shall be required to become a Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor and take all actions specified in the preceding clause (x).
          (d) At such time as any Equity Interests owned by any Credit Party cease to be Excluded Collateral, the Credit Parties shall take such actions as may be required by the U.S. Pledge Agreement and the other Security Documents or any other documents that are reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent in order to ensure that the Collateral Agent has a perfected first priority security interest therein, provided that in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a corporation (or treated as such for U.S. tax purposes) that is owned by a U.S. Credit Party, not more than 65% of the total outstanding voting Equity Interests of such Person shall be required to be pledged in support of such U.S. Credit Party’s ob-

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ligations (x) as a Borrower under the Credit Agreement (in the case of the U.S. Borrower) or (y) under its Guaranty in respect of the Obligations of the U.S. Borrower (in the case of the other U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors).
          (e) Each action required above by Section 8.11(a), (b), (c) or (d) shall be completed no later than 90 days (or, in the case of actions relating to assets located outside the United States, such greater number of days as the Administrative Agent shall agree to in its sole and absolute discretion in any given case) after such action is required pursuant to such clause, provided that in the case of a newly-formed Subsidiary organized in (i) a Qualified Non-U.S. Jurisdiction or (ii) a Non-Qualified Jurisdiction in which an existing Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor is organized, such action shall not be required to be taken until the gross book value of its assets (determined as of the last day of the calendar month then last ended) is greater than $10,000,000, unless the aggregate gross book value of all newly-formed Subsidiaries which have not executed Security Documents in reliance on this proviso (determined as of the last day of the calendar month then last ended) exceeds $20,000,000, at which time all such excluded Subsidiaries (and not just those Subsidiaries required to reduce the aggregate gross book value of such excluded Subsidiaries to below $20,000,000) shall execute the required Credit Documents.
          (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clauses (c) through (e) above, to the extent the taking of any action as described above by a new Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, which is subject to Permitted Acquired Debt which at such time remains in existence as permitted by Section 9.04(b)(vi), then to the extent that the terms of the respective Permitted Acquired Debt prohibit the taking of any actions which would otherwise be required of such Subsidiary by this Section 8.11, then the time for taking the respective actions (to the extent prohibited by the terms of the respective Permitted Acquired Debt) shall be extended until 10 Business Days after the earlier of (i) the date of repayment of such Permitted Acquired Debt and (ii) the first date on which the taking of such actions would not violate the terms of the respective issue of Permitted Acquired Debt. Furthermore, to the extent any Subsidiary which is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary is acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition (in accordance with the limitations contained in the definition thereof), then for so long as such Subsidiary is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, to the extent the U.S. Borrower in good faith determines that the respective Subsidiary is not able, under applicable requirements of law (whether because of fiduciary duties under applicable law or other requirements of applicable law) to execute and deliver any Credit Documents such Subsidiary would otherwise be required to execute in accordance with this Section 8.11, such Subsidiary shall not be required to take such actions as would otherwise be required above.
          (g) Within 30 days following the request of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders, the Borrowers shall cause each Fee Capped Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor (to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law) to (x) enter into such amendments and/or modifications to the relevant Credit Documents to which such Fee Capped Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor is a party to cause the guaranty amount or the secured obligations thereunder, as applicable, to equal 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Property owned or held by such Fee Capped Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor and (y) pay all registration, notarial and other fees, all taxes and all other amounts as may be required in connection with the increase in amount of the guaranty and/or the secured obligations under such Credit Documents.
          (h) In the event that the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders at any time after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date determine in their reasonable discretion (whether as a result of a position taken by an applicable bank regulatory agency or official, or otherwise) that real estate appraisals satisfying the requirements set forth in 12 C.F.R., Part 34-Subpart C, or any successor or similar statute, rule, regulation, guideline or order (any such appraisal, a “Required Appraisal”) are or were required

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to be obtained, or should be obtained, in connection with any U.S. Mortgaged Property or U.S. Mortgaged Properties, then, within 90 days after receiving written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, as the case may be, the U.S. Borrower shall cause such Required Appraisal to be delivered, at the expense of the U.S. Borrower, to the Administrative Agent, which Required Appraisal, and the respective appraiser, shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
          (i) Notwithstanding any “after-acquired property” covenant contained in any Foreign Security Document requiring the grant of security interests in Property of any Foreign Credit Party in favor of the Collateral Agent (but subject to Section 8.11(a), no Foreign Credit Party shall be required to grant the Collateral Agent security interests in Property of such Foreign Credit Party acquired after the Initial Borrowing Date which is not a vessel and does not constitute Real Property (all such Property, “After-Acquired Foreign Personal Property”) and which is not covered already expressly by the respective Foreign Security Document as otherwise required by such Foreign Security Document if the gross book value of all After-Acquired Foreign Personal Property of such Foreign Credit Party (determined as of the last day of the calendar month then last ended) excluded from the pledge requirements pursuant to this clause (i) is less than $10,000,000, unless (and until) the aggregate gross book value of all After-Acquired Foreign Personal Property of all Foreign Credit Parties excluded from the pledge requirements pursuant to this clause (i) (determined as of the last day of the calendar month then last ended) exceeds $20,000,000, at which time the Foreign Credit Parties shall take all actions required to be taken pursuant to the respective Foreign Security Documents to grant the Collateral Agent a security interest in all After-Acquired Foreign Personal Property as is required to cause the aggregate gross book value (determined as described above) of all After-Acquired Foreign Personal Property of all Foreign Credit Parties not then subject to a security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the relevant Foreign Security Documents not to exceed $10,000,000.
          (j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above in this Section 8.11 or elsewhere in this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, no Credit Party shall be required to grant a security interest in, or Lien on, any Excluded Collateral (so long as the respective Property constitutes Excluded Collateral), and the value of any Excluded Collateral shall not be taken into account in making determinations pursuant to the foregoing clauses of this Section 8.11.
          (k) No later than 45 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall agree in its sole discretion), the applicable Credit Parties shall cause to be executed and/or delivered, as applicable, to the Administrative Agent:
     (i) with respect to the Foreign Security Documents, such amendments duly executed and acknowledged by the applicable Credit Parties as may be requested by the Administrative Agent in order to preserve and protect the validity of the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to such Foreign Security Documents;
     (ii) with respect to each Mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent with respect to any U.S. Mortgaged Property, an amendment (each, a “Mortgage Amendment”) duly executed and acknowledged by the applicable Credit Party in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;
     (iii) with respect to each Mortgage Amendment (other than with respect to the Mortgage Amendment for the U.S. Mortgaged Properties in Florida and Hawaii), an endorsement or other modification to the existing Mortgage Policy providing assurance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent that the lien on such Mortgaged Property in favor of the Collateral Agent shall continue to have the enforceability and priority in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of Amendment 1;

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     (iv) with respect to each Mortgage Amendment (other than with respect to the Mortgage Amendment for the U.S. Mortgaged Property in Florida), opinions of counsel to the Credit Parties covering customary matters and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;
     (v) with respect to each U.S. Mortgaged Property requested by the Collateral Agent, a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination and for each improved parcel of Real Property located in a special flood hazard area (x) a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the applicable Credit Parties and (y) evidence of flood insurance in amounts and otherwise sufficient to comply with applicable law; and
     (vi) a copy of, or a certificate as to coverage under, the insurance policies required by Section 8.03 in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
          8.12 Use of Proceeds. The U.S. Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use the proceeds of the Loans for the purposes specified in Section 7.05. Neither Borrower will, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, use any of the proceeds of the Loans, any Letter of Credit or any Bank Guaranty to finance the acquisition of any Person that has not been approved and recommended by the board of directors (or functional equivalent thereof) or the requisite shareholders of such Person.
          8.13 Ownership of Subsidiaries.
          (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (x) the U.S. Borrower shall at all times own directly or indirectly 100% of the capital stock of the Bermuda Borrower and (y) subject to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 8.13(b), the U.S. Borrower shall at all times own directly or indirectly (through one or more Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiaries (as opposed to through Foreign Subsidiaries)) all of the capital stock or other Equity Interests (to the extent owned by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) of each Domestic Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower.
          (b) The Borrowers shall take all actions so that, at all times from and after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, all the assets of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries located within the United States, all Equity Interests in all Domestic Subsidiaries or other U.S. Persons and all or substantially all of the business of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries conducted in the United States, are, in each case, owned or conducted, as the case may be, by the U.S. Borrower and one or more Domestic Subsidiaries which are not direct or indirect Subsidiaries of any Foreign Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower, provided that if a Foreign Subsidiary (not itself created or established in contemplation of a Permitted Acquisition) is acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition which Foreign Subsidiary has (either directly or through one or more Domestic Subsidiaries) assets or operations in the United States, the U.S. Borrower shall have a reasonable period of time (not to exceed 60 days) to effect the transfer of U.S. assets and operations (including all Equity Interests in any Domestic Subsidiaries or other U.S. Persons held by it) of the respective Foreign Subsidiary to one or more Qualified U.S. Obligors, provided, further, that the respective transfer shall not be required to be made if the U.S. Borrower in good faith determines that such transfer would give rise to adverse tax consequences to the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries or would give rise to any material breach or violation of law or contract (in which case, the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall transfer such assets and operations at such time, if any, as such adverse tax consequences or breach or violation would not exist and, until such time, shall use good faith efforts so that any growth in the assets or operations of the foreign entity so acquired, to the extent located in the United States, are made within one or more Qualified U.S. Obligors).

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          (c) The Borrowers shall take all actions so that all Foreign Subsidiaries that are not Qualified Non-U.S. Obligors are directly or indirectly owned by one or more Qualified Non-U.S. Obligors (or, in the case of the Bermuda Partnership, is owned by the Bermuda Partnership Partners).
          (d) For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.13 shall not prohibit the acquisition of, or Investments in, Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, provided that the Equity Interest owned by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in such Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, to the extent organized under the laws of any Qualified Jurisdiction, shall be subject to the requirements of the preceding clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 8.13.
          8.14 Maintenance of Company Separateness. The U.S. Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, satisfy customary Company formalities, including the holding of regular board of directors’ and shareholders’ meetings or action by directors or shareholders without a meeting and the maintenance of Company records. Neither the U.S. Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action, or conduct its affairs in a manner, which is likely to result in the Company existence of either Borrower, any other Credit Party or any Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries being ignored, or in the assets and liabilities of the U.S. Borrower or any other Credit Party being substantively consolidated with those of any other such Person or any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary in a bankruptcy, reorganization or other insolvency proceeding.
          8.15 Performance of Obligations. The U.S. Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, perform all of its obligations under the terms of each mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, loan agreement or credit agreement and each other material agreement, contract or instrument by which it is bound, except such non-performances as, individually or in the aggregate, have not caused, and could not reasonably be expected to cause, a Default or Event of Default hereunder or a Material Adverse Effect.
          8.16 Margin Stock. The U.S. Borrower shall take all actions so that at all times the aggregate value of all Margin Stock (other than treasury stock) owned by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries (for such purpose, using the initial purchase price paid by the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary for the respective shares of Margin Stock) shall not exceed $10,000,000. So long as the aggregate value of Margin Stock (other than treasury stock) owned by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries (determined as provided in the preceding sentence) does not exceed $10,000,000, all Margin Stock at any time owned by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not constitute Collateral and no security interest shall be granted therein pursuant to any Credit Document. Without excusing any violation of the first sentence of this Section 8.16, if at any time the aggregate value of all Margin Stock (other than treasury stock) owned by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries (determined as provided in the first sentence of this Section 8.16) exceeds $10,000,000, then (x) all Margin Stock owned by the Credit Parties (except to the extent constituting Excluded Collateral) shall be pledged, and delivered for pledge, pursuant to the relevant Security Documents and (y) the U.S. Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Lenders appropriate com pleted forms (including, without limitation, Forms G-3 and U-1, as appropriate) establishing compliance with the Margin Regulations.
          8.17 Foreign Security Document Amendments. (x) If any additional Foreign Security Document is entered into by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date or (y) any change in applicable law governing any Foreign Security Document relevant to the scope of the Obligations covered by such Foreign Security Document or the Secured Creditors entitled to the benefits of such Foreign Security Document occurs after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and, in any such case, the Collateral Agent (based on the advice of local counsel) has determined that amendments to the respective Foreign Security Document are required to maintain a valid and enforceable first

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priority lien on the Collateral covered by such Foreign Security Document in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of all of the Secured Creditors securing all of the relevant Obligations (i.e., all Tranche C-1 Term Loans, all Bermuda Borrower Letters of Credit and Unpaid Drawings thereunder, all Bermuda Borrower Bank Guaranties and Unreimbursed Payments thereunder, and, after a given Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date, all related incremental Obligations resulting from the provision of the respective Incremental Term Loan Commitments to the Bermuda Borrower), then, within 90 days following the request of the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent, the U.S. Borrower shall duly authorize, execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent, or cause to be duly authorized, executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent, a fully executed counterpart of an amendment to such Foreign Security Document, which amendment shall (i) be in full force and effect (and, if applicable, properly recorded) no later than the date of required execution and delivery of such amendment as provided above and (ii) otherwise be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
          Section 9. Negative Covenants. The Borrowers hereby covenant and agree that as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and thereafter for so long as this Agreement is in effect and until all Commitments have terminated, no Letters of Credit or Bank Guaranties are outstanding and the Loans, together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations (other than any indemnities described in Section 13.13 which are not then due and payable) incurred hereunder, are paid in full:
          9.01 Changes in Business; etc.
          (a) The U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries will not engage in any business other than a Permitted Business.
          (b) The Bermuda Partnership will not engage in any business and will not own any significant assets or any cash or Cash Equivalents (other than its ownership of Equity Interests of Qualified Non-U.S. Obligors) or have any material liabilities (other than those liabilities for which it is responsible under the Credit Documents to which it is a party), provided that the Bermuda Partnership may (I) provide treasury, accounting, logistic and other administrative support services to its Affiliates on an arms’ length basis and hold and retain cash earned in connection with the provision of such services, (II) receive and hold additional cash and Cash Equivalents from its Subsidiaries and/or its Affiliates, so long as the same are promptly loaned, distributed and/or contributed to its Subsidiaries and/or Affiliates in a transaction otherwise permitted by this Agreement and (III) engage in those activities that (i) are incidental to (x) the maintenance of its Company existence in compliance with applicable law, (y) legal, tax and accounting matters in connection with any of the foregoing activities and (z) the entering into, and performing its obligations under, the Credit Documents to which it is a party and (ii) are otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
          (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above or elsewhere in this Agreement:
     (i) the Bermuda Partnership Partners shall not collectively own or hold (x) Property (exclusive of Property leased or operated but not owned) with a Fair Market Value in excess of $30,000,000 at any time or (y) cash or Cash Equivalents in an aggregate in excess of $10,000,000; provided that (v) all assets owned by the Bermuda Partnership Partners on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (which assets shall have a net book value on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date not to exceed $25,000,000) shall be excluded for purposes of such determination, (w) any cash and Cash Equivalents loaned and/or contributed to such Persons by Affiliates of such Persons shall be excluded for purposes of such determination, so long as the same are promptly loaned and/or distributed to other Affiliates of such Persons in a transaction otherwise permitted by this Agreement, (x) any inventory owned by the Bermuda Partnership Partners shall

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be excluded for purposes of such determination, (y) any Equity Interests in the Bermuda Partnership which are held by the Bermuda Partnership Partners shall be excluded for purposes of such determination and (z) any intercompany receivable owed to a Bermuda Partnership Partner by Dole Settlement Company shall be excluded for purposes of such determination so long as such intercompany receivable is at all times subject to the subordination provisions contained in the Intercompany Subordination Agreement;
     (ii) no Bermuda Partnership Partner shall merge, consolidate with or be liquidated or dissolved into any other Person, provided, however, that any Bermuda Partnership Partner may merge or consolidate with or into any other Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower formed for the sole purpose of reincorporating such Bermuda Partnership Partner in a different jurisdiction (and, thereafter, the surviving entity of such merger or consolidation shall constitute a “Bermuda Partnership Partner” for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (subject to and bound by all terms and covenants herein and therein applicable to a “Bermuda Partnership Partner”));
     (iii) no later than one Business Day following the date upon which any Bermuda Partnership Partner receives or generates an Account (as defined in the U.S. Security Agreement), such Account shall be sold on a non-recourse basis to Dole Settlement Company (at a discount of 2%) in exchange for a note payable (which shall at all times be subject to the subordination provisions contained in the Intercompany Subordination Agreement) and/or the assumption of a payable or payables owing by such Bermuda Partnership Partner to its relevant Subsidiary which sells fruit, inventory or other Property, or provides shipping services, to such Bermuda Partnership Partner (which assumed liabilities shall also be subject to the subordination provisions contained in the Intercompany Subordination Agreement); and
     (iv) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Specified Default or any Event of Default under Section 10.01 or 10.05, unless otherwise directed by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, (x) neither the U.S. Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall sell fruit, inventory or other Property to, or contract to perform shipping services for, any Bermuda Partnership Partner, (y) the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall sell to Dole Settlement Company fruit, inventory and other Property formerly sold to, and shall contract with Dole Settlement Company to sell shipping services formerly contracted with, any Bermuda Partnership Partner and (z) no Bermuda Partnership Partner shall be permitted to receive any Dividends or the proceeds of any intercompany loans or advances from any of its Affiliates.
          9.02 Consolidation; Merger and Sale of Assets. The U.S. Borrower will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, wind up, liquidate or dissolve its affairs or enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation, or convey, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property or assets, except that the following shall be permitted:
     (i) Investments permitted by Section 9.05 and Dividends permitted by Section 9.06;
     (ii) the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may, in the ordinary course of business, sell or otherwise dispose of assets (excluding Equity Interests in, Subsidiaries and joint ventures) which, in the reasonable opinion of such Person, are obsolete, uneconomic or worn-out;
     (iii) the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell assets (excluding Equity Interests of any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary unless all of the capital stock or other Equity Interests of such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary are sold in accordance with this clause (iii)), so long as (v) no Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, (w) the U.S. Borrower or the applicable Subsidi-

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ary receives total consideration in an amount at least equal to the Fair Market Value of such assets, (x) except for customary post-closing adjustments, at least 75% of the total consideration received by the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary is paid in cash at the time of the closing of such sale or disposition (provided that sales of assets for aggregate consideration of $20,000,000 (based on the Fair Market Value of any non-cash consideration) in any Fiscal Year of the U.S. Borrower shall not be subject to the minimum cash requirement set forth above in this subclause (x)), (y) the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom are applied and/or reinvested as (and to the extent) required by Section 4.02(b) and (z) the aggregate amount of the proceeds received from all assets sold pursuant to this clause (iii) shall not exceed $150,000,000 in any Fiscal Year of the U.S. Borrower;
     (iv) each of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell or discount, in each case without recourse and in the ordinary course of business, overdue accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof and not as part of any financing transaction;
     (v) each of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may grant licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases to other Persons not materially interfering with the conduct of the business of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
     (vi) transfers of assets (x) to any U.S. Credit Party, (y) among the Foreign Credit Parties; provided that in the case of any transfer of Collateral with a Fair Market Value in excess of $5,000,000, the U.S. Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof and take such action as may be requested by the Administrative Agent for purposes of ensuring the continued enforceability of the Collateral Agent’s security interest therein, and (z) by any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower that is not a Credit Party to the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
     (vii) (x) any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (other than the Bermuda Borrower) may be merged, consolidated or liquidated with or into the U.S. Borrower (so long as the U.S. Borrower is the surviving corporation of such merger, consolidation or liquidation) or any U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor (so long as, except in the case of a merger, consolidation or liquidation into the U.S. Borrower, a U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving corporation of such merger consolidation or liquidation), (y) any Foreign Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower may be merged, consolidated or liquidated with or into the Bermuda Borrower (so long as the Bermuda Borrower is the surviving entity in such merger, consolidation or liquidation) or any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor (so long as, except in the case of a merger, consolidation or liquidation into the Bermuda Borrower, a Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving corporation of such merger consolidation or liquidation) and (z) any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower that is not a Credit Party may be merged, consolidated or liquidated with or into any other Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower that is not a Credit Party; provided, in the case of any merger, consolidation or liquidation pursuant to this clause (vii) involving a Credit Party, the U.S. Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof and shall take such action as may be requested by the Administrative Agent for purposes of ensuring the continued enforceability of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral of such Credit Party;
     (viii) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may transfer inventory in a non-cash or cash transfer to Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower in the ordinary course of its business;
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(other than inventory, cash, Cash Equivalents and Equity Interests in any Credit Party) to other Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower, so long as cash in an amount at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets so transferred is received by the respective transferor;
     (x) the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell or exchange specific items of equipment, in connection with the exchange or acquisition of replacement items of equipment which are useful in a Permitted Business;
     (xi) each of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell or liquidate Cash Equivalents;
     (xii) the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell inventory to their respective customers in the ordinary course of business;
     (xiii) each of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may effect Contemplated Asset Sales, so long as (i) no Event of Default then exists or would exist immediately after giving effect thereto, (ii) each such sale is an arms’-length transaction and the U.S. Borrower or the respective Subsidiary receives at least Fair Market Value, (iii) either (x) at least 75% of the total consideration received by the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary is paid in cash at the time of the closing of such sale or (y)(1) the consideration therefor consists solely of cash and/or Permitted Installment Notes (to the extent same may be issued in accordance with the definition thereof) and (2) at least 50% of the total consideration received by the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary is paid in cash at the time of the closing of such sale, and (iv) the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom are applied as, and to the extent, required by Section 4.02(c); and
     (xiv) the U.S. Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries may sell and leaseback Principal Properties, so long as (v) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, (w) each such sale is made pursuant to an arm’s-length transaction, (x) 100% of the total consideration received by the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary is paid in cash at the time of the closing of such sale, (y) the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom equal at least 90% of the Fair Market Value of the Property subject to such sale-leaseback transaction and (z) the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom are applied as a mandatory repayment and/or commitment reduction and/or reinvested, in any case, in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.02(c).
To the extent any Collateral is sold or otherwise disposed of as permitted by this Section 9.02, such Collateral (unless transferred to a Credit Party) shall be sold or otherwise disposed of free and clear of the Liens created by the Security Documents and the Administrative Agent shall take such actions (including, without limitation, directing the Collateral Agent to take such actions) as are appropriate in connection therewith.
          9.03 Liens. The U.S. Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets of any kind (real or personal, tangible or intangible) of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or sell any such property or assets subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such property or assets (including sales of accounts receivable or notes with recourse to the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) or assign any right to receive income or permit the filing of any financing statement under the UCC or any other similar notice of Lien under any similar recording or notice statute; provided that the provisions of this Section 9.03 shall not prevent the creation, incurrence, assumption or existence of the following (Liens described below are herein referred to as “Permitted Liens”):

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     (i) inchoate Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with U.S. GAAP;
     (ii) Liens imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of business and which have not arisen to secure Indebtedness for borrowed money, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlord’s Liens, maritime Liens and other similar Liens, and which either (x) do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien;
     (iii) (x) Liens created by or pursuant to this Agreement and the Security Documents, (y) Liens (but only on Collateral of the U.S. Credit Parties) created by or pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement and the ABL Security Documents, securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (xiii) of Section 9.04(b) and related cash management obligations, and (z) Liens (but only on the Collateral of the U.S. Credit Parties) securing Existing 2014 Senior Notes, Existing 2016 Senior Notes and Qualified Indebtedness, so long as such Existing 2014 Senior Notes, Existing 2016 Senior Notes and Qualified Indebtedness constitute Notes Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement); provided that with respect to any Liens securing Qualified Indebtedness, after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Qualified Indebtedness and the use of proceeds therefrom, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of in the last day of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements are available pursuant to Section 8.01(a) or (b) would have been less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis;
     (iv) Liens in existence on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date which are listed in Schedule IX and any renewals, replacements and extensions of such Liens, provided that (x) the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness, if any, secured by such Liens does not increase from that amount outstanding at the time of any such renewal, replacement or extension except in accordance with the definition of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, and (y) any such renewal, replacement or extension does not encumber any additional assets or properties of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
     (v) Liens (x) arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 10.09, (y) arising in connection with the deposit or payment of cash or other Property with or to any court or other governmental authority in connection with any pending claim or litigation and (z) arising in connection with the deposit of cash or other Property in connection with the issuance of stay and appeal bonds, provided that the Fair Market Value of all Property (including cash) subject to Liens pursuant to clause (v)(y) or (v)(z) (whether pledged, paid, deposited or otherwise) shall not exceed at any time the sum of (1) $75,000,000 (net of any insurance proceeds actually received (and not returned) by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection therewith) plus (2) in the case of Properties of Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower located outside the United States and subject to a Lien pursuant to this clause (v), an additional $50,000,000 (net of any insurance proceeds actually received (and not returned) by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection therewith);
     (vi) Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) (x) incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, (y) to secure

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the performance by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries of tenders, statutory obligations (other than excise taxes not described in Section 9.03(i)), surety and customs bonds, statutory bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, performance and return of money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of (I) obligations for the payment of borrowed money and (II) stay and appeal bonds and other obligations described in Section 9.03(v) above) or (z) to secure the performance by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries of leases of Real Property, to the extent incurred or made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, provided that the aggregate Fair Market Value of all Property pledged or deposited at any time pursuant to preceding subclauses (y) and (z) shall not exceed $25,000,000 in the aggregate (it being understood that letters of credit and bank guaranties issued in support of customs bonds, licensing arrangements and similar obligations do not constitute Property pledged or deposited to support such obligations);
     (vii) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to third Persons in the ordinary course of business not interfering in any material respect with the business of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
     (viii) (x) Permitted Encumbrances and (y) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, municipal and zoning ordinances and other similar charges or encumbrances, and minor title deficiencies, in each case not securing Indebtedness and not materially interfering with the conduct of the business of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
     (ix) Liens of a lessor arising under any operating lease entered into by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and relating solely to such lease and the assets leased thereunder;
     (x) Liens upon assets of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries subject to Capitalized Lease Obligations permitted pursuant to Section 9.04(b)(iv), provided that the Lien encumbering the asset giving rise to the Capitalized Lease Obligation does not encumber any other asset of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
     (xi) Liens arising pursuant to purchase money mortgages or security interests securing Indebtedness representing the purchase price (or financing of the purchase price within 90 days after the respective purchase) of assets acquired after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries, provided that (x) any such Liens attach only to the assets so purchased, (y) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by any such Lien does not exceed 100% of the Fair Market Value or the purchase price of the property being purchased at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness and (z) the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 9.04(b)(iv);
     (xii) Liens on property or assets acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, or on property or assets of a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower in existence at the time such Subsidiary is acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, provided that (i) any Indebtedness that is secured by such Liens is permitted to exist under Section 9.04(b)(vi) and (ii) such Liens are not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation or anticipation of, such Permitted Acquisition and do not attach to any other asset of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
     (xiii) restrictions imposed in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices on the sale or distribution of designated inventory pursuant to agreements with customers under which such inventory is consigned by the customer or such inventory is designated for sale to one or more customers;

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     (xiv) Liens in favor of customs or revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
     (xv) bankers’ liens, rights of setoff and other similar liens existing solely with respect to cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more of the accounts described below, in each case granted in the ordinary course of business in favor of the bank or banks with which the accounts are maintained, securing amounts owing to such bank with respect to cash management and operating account arrangements, including those involving pooled accounts and netting arrangements, provided that in no case shall any such Liens secure (either directly or indirectly) the repayment of any Indebtedness;
     (xvi) Liens securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 9.04(b);
     (xvii) Liens on the assets of a Foreign Subsidiary (other than the Bermuda Partnership) which is not a Foreign Credit Party securing Indebtedness incurred by such Foreign Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of Section 9.04(b)(vii);
     (xviii) Liens over promissory notes evidencing grower loans pledged in favor of financial institutions securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (x) of Section 9.04(b)(xv); and
     (xix) other Liens of the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower that (x) were not incurred in connection with borrowed money, (y) do not materially impair the use of such Property in the operation of the business of the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary and (z) do not secure obligations in excess of $100,000,000 in the aggregate for all such Liens.
In connection with the granting of Liens of the type described in clauses (iv), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xvi), (xvii) and (xix) of this Section 9.03 by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be authorized, at the request of either Borrower, to take any actions deemed appropriate by it in connection therewith (including, without limitation, by executing appropriate lien releases or lien subordination agreements in favor of the holder or holders of such Liens, in either case solely with respect to the assets subject to such Liens).
          9.04 Indebtedness.
          (a) The U.S. Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist (collectively, “incur”) any Indebtedness; provided, however, that the U.S. Borrower and each Domestic Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower which is a U.S. Credit Party may incur Qualified Indebtedness so long as, on a Pro Forma Basis: (i) the Total Leverage Ratio at such time does not exceed the maximum Total Leverage Ratio that was permitted pursuant to Section 9.12(a) as of the most recently ended Test Period; (ii) the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for the most recently ended Calculation Period is at least equal to the minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio that was required pursuant to Section 9.12(b) for the most recently ended Calculation Period; and (iii) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would exist immediately after the respective incurrence.
          (b) The foregoing limitations in Section 9.04(a) will not apply to the following:
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     (ii) (x) Existing Indebtedness listed on Schedule IV and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof and (y) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 9.04(a);
     (iii) Indebtedness under Interest Rate Protection Agreements, Other Hedging Agreements and Commodity Agreements entered into to protect the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates and commodity prices and not for speculative purposes;
     (iv) Capitalized Lease Obligations, Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries incurred to finance the acquisition of fixed, capital or long-term assets and Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, provided that the aggregate amount of Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to this Section 9.04(b)(iv) shall not exceed $50,000,000 at any time;
     (v) intercompany Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries to the extent permitted by Section 9.05;
     (vi) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition (or Indebtedness assumed at the time of a Permitted Acquisition of an asset securing such Indebtedness) (such Indebtedness, “Permitted Acquired Debt”) and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, provided that (x) any such Permitted Acquired Debt was not incurred in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Permitted Acquisition and (y) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to this Section 9.04(b)(vi) at any time shall not exceed $50,000,000;
     (vii) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower (other than the Bermuda Partnership), provided that the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness outstanding at any time under this Section 9.04(b)(vii) shall not exceed $75,000,000;
     (viii) additional unsecured Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower consisting of unsecured guarantees of (x) obligations (which guaranteed obligations do not themselves constitute Indebtedness) of one or more Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower, (y) leases pursuant to which one or more Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower are the respective lessees and (z) Indebtedness of Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower of the type permitted pursuant to Section 9.04(b)(xi);
     (ix) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, so long as such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of the incurrence thereof;
     (x) (x) Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries evidenced by completion guarantees and performance and surety bonds (but excluding appeal, performance and other bonds and/or guaranties issued in respect of obligations arising in connection with litigation) incurred in the ordinary course of business for purposes of insuring the performance of the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any time outstanding, (y) Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries evidenced by appeal, performance and other bonds and/or guaranties issued in respect of obligations arising in connection with litigation for purposes of insuring the performance of the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any time outstanding and (z) Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries evidenced by appeal bonds and/or guaranties issued in respect of obligations arising in connection with the European Commission

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Decision pending appeal by the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiaries of such decision in an aggregate amount not to exceed €45,000,000 at any time outstanding;
     (xi) Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower arising from agreements of the U.S. Borrower or a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or other similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition or acquisition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower permitted under this Agreement (other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition);
     (xii) unsecured Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower evidenced by a guaranty of the Indebtedness or other obligations of any other Person (including Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to Section 9.04(b)(vii) above), so long as the aggregate amount of the Contingent Obligations of the U.S. Borrower pursuant to this Section 9.04(b)(xii) does not exceed $75,000,000 at any time;
     (xiii) the U.S. Borrower and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors may incur and remain liable with respect to the Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement and the other ABL Credit Documents; provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness thereunder shall not exceed the greater of (I) $400,000,000 and (II) the sum of (x) 80% of the net book value of the accounts receivable of the U.S. Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries and (y) 60% of the net book value of the inventory of the U.S. Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries, with any determinations pursuant to this clause (II) to be made on the date of each incurrence of Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (II) based on the most recent financial statements that are available to the U.S. Borrower;
     (xiv) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower under bank guaranties and letters of credit issued by financial institutions (on behalf of such Foreign Subsidiaries) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any time;
     (xv) (x) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries incurred in connection with grower loan programs in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $75,000,000 at any time outstanding and (y) unsecured Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower evidenced by a guaranty of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to preceding subclause (x) of this Section 9.04(b)(xv);
     (xvi) [Reserved]
     (xvii) Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower which may be deemed to exist under its non-qualified excess savings plan for employees;
     (xviii) Indebtedness under letters of credit or bank guarantees not to exceed $150,000,000 at one time outstanding; and
     (xix) additional unsecured Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than the Bermuda Partnership Partners and the Bermuda Partnership) not otherwise permitted hereunder not exceeding $100,000,000 in aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, provided that no such additional Indebtedness shall be incurred at any time a Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom.

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          9.05 Advances; Investments; Loans. The U.S. Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, lend money or extend credit or make advances to any Person, or purchase or acquire any stock, obligations or securities of, or any other Equity Interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any Person, or purchase or own a futures contract or otherwise become liable for the purchase or sale of currency or other commodities at a future date in the nature of a futures contract (each of the foregoing an “Investment” and, collectively, “Investments”), except:
     (i) the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and hold cash and Cash Equivalents;
     (ii) the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and hold receivables owing to it, if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms (including the dating of receivables) of the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary;
     (iii) the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and own investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers, trade creditors, licensees, licensors and customers and in good faith settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, suppliers, trade creditors, licensees, licensors and customers arising in the ordinary course of business;
     (iv) Interest Rate Protection Agreements, Other Hedging Agreements and Commodity Agreements entered into in compliance with Section 9.04(b)(iii) shall be permitted;
     (v) (x) Investments constituting Intercompany Existing Indebtedness in existence on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof and (y) other Investments in existence on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and listed on Schedule VI (and amendments, modifications and renewals thereof that do not increase the amount of such Investments);
     (vi) Investments (u) by U.S. Credit Parties in Foreign Credit Parties provided that at no time shall the aggregate outstanding amount of all such Investments made pursuant to subclause (u) of this Section 9.05(vi) exceed $50,000,000, (v) in any U.S. Credit Party, (w) among Foreign Credit Parties; provided that in the case of any Investment resulting in a transfer of Collateral with a Fair Market Value in excess of $5,000,000, the U.S. Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof and take such action as may be requested by the Administrative Agent for purposes of ensuring the continued enforceability of the Collateral Agent’s security interest therein, (x) by any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower that is not a Credit Party in the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (y) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, transfers of cash and Cash Equivalents among the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes and (z) other Investments by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries in any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower, provided that at no time shall the aggregate outstanding amount of all such Investments made pursuant to subclause (z) of this Section 9.05(vi) (exclusive of Investments that would have otherwise been permitted under subclause (w) above except that such Investment involved a transitory Investment through a Subsidiary that was not a Credit Party which promptly made a corresponding Investment in a Foreign Credit Party) exceed $250,000,000;
     (vii) (x) loans by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries to officers, employees and directors of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries for bona fide business purposes, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business, in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to ex-

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ceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding (determined without regard to any write-downs or write-offs of such loans and advances) shall be permitted, (y) advances of reimbursable expenses by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries to officers, employees and directors of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries for bona fide purposes, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business, and (z) non-cash loans to officers, directors or other employees of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such officers’, directors’ or employees’ acquisition of shares of capital stock of the U.S. Borrower;
     (viii) the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Permitted Acquisitions;
     (ix) the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may own the capital stock of, or other Equity Interests in, their respective Subsidiaries created or acquired in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
     (x) the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and hold non-cash consideration issued by the purchaser of assets in connection with a sale of such assets to the extent permitted by Sections 9.02(iii) and (xiii);
     (xi) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, loans or advances by the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower in connection with grower loan programs; provided that at no time shall the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all such loans and advances made pursuant to this Section 9.05(xi) exceed $75,000,000 (determined without regard to write-downs or write-offs thereof);
     (xii) any Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower may make loans to its shareholders generally so long as (x) the U.S. Borrower or its respective Subsidiary which owns the Equity Interest in the Subsidiary making such loans receives at least its proportionate share of such loans (based upon its relative holding of the Equity Interests in the Subsidiary making such loans), (y) unless the entering into of the Intercompany Subordination Agreement requires the consent of the minority shareholder of such Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary (and such consent is not obtained), such Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (as obligee of such loan) and the U.S. Borrower or such other Subsidiary (as obligor of such loan) shall be subject to the provisions of the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and (z) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all loans pursuant to this Section 9.05(xii) which are not subject to the subordination provisions of the Intercompany Subordination Agreement shall not exceed $50,000,000 at any time;
     (xiii) Investments constituting guaranties of Indebtedness permitted by Section 9.04;
     (xiv) the Bermuda Partnership Partners may make additional Investments in the Bermuda Partnership not otherwise permitted by this Section, so long as (w) the Bermuda Partnership promptly (and in any event within one Business Day of receipt thereof) uses 100% of the cash proceeds of such Investment to make a prepayment on the intercompany loan owing by it to the Bermuda Borrower and incurred pursuant to the Intercompany Distribution Transactions, (x) the Bermuda Borrower uses all of the proceeds of such prepayment within one Business Day of the date of receipt thereof to prepay Term Loans owing by it in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.01(vii), (y) if any U.S. Borrower Incremental Term Loans are then outstanding, the U.S. Borrower makes a concurrent prepayment of U.S. Borrower Incremental Term Loans in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.01(vii) and (z) any Investment in the form of an intercompany loan or advance pursuant to this Section 9.05(xiv) shall be subject to subordination as, and to the extent required by, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement; and

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     (xv) so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Investments not otherwise permitted by Sections 9.05(i) through (xiv); provided that the aggregate amount of the Investments made pursuant to this Section 9.05(xv) after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date shall not exceed $100,000,000 (without regard to any write-downs or write-offs thereof) plus the Available Amount.
          9.06 Restricted Payments; etc. The U.S. Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or pay any dividends (other than dividends payable solely in non-redeemable common stock or comparable common equity interests of the U.S. Borrower or any such Subsidiary, as the case may be) or return any equity capital to, its stockholders, partners, members or other equity holders or authorize or make any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its stockholders, partners, members or other equity holders as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, for a consideration, any shares of any class of its capital stock or other Equity Interests, now or hereafter outstanding (or any warrants for or options or stock appreciation rights in respect of any of such shares or other Equity Interests), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, and the U.S. Borrower will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for a consideration any shares of any class of the capital stock or other Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of such Subsidiary now or hereafter outstanding (or any options or warrants or stock appreciation rights issued by such Person with respect to its capital stock or other Equity Interests) (all of the foregoing “Dividends”), except that:
     (i) (x) any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower may pay Dividends to the U.S. Borrower or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower and (y) any Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower may pay cash Dividends to its shareholders generally so long as the U.S. Borrower or its respective Subsidiary which owns the Equity Interest in the Subsidiary paying such Dividends receives at least its proportionate share thereof (based upon its relative holding of the Equity Interests in the Subsidiary paying such Dividends and taking into account the relative preferences, if any, of the various classes of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary); provided that any Dividend made pursuant to the preceding clause (x) to any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party by any Subsidiary that is a Credit Party may only be made if (I) no Specified Default and no Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom and (II) such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary promptly distributes and/or transfer any Property received pursuant to such Dividend (directly or indirectly through other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries) to a Credit Party; provided, however, that, subject to Section 9.01(c), any such Dividend may be made to the Bermuda Partnership notwithstanding the existence of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default under Section 10.01 or 10.05) so long as (a) the Bermuda Partnership complies with clause (II) of the preceding proviso and (b) the Bermuda Partnership Partners are (after giving effect to the receipt of any Dividend from Bermuda Partnership) in compliance with the requirements of Section 9.01(c);
     (ii) the U.S. Borrower may redeem or purchase shares of, or options to purchase, U.S. Borrower Common Stock held by former officers or employees of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries following the death, disability, retirement or termination of employment of such officers or employees, provided that (x) the only consideration paid by the U.S. Borrower in respect of such redemptions and/or purchases shall be cash, (y) the aggregate amount paid by the U.S. Borrower in respect of all such redemptions and/or purchases shall not exceed $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year of the U.S. Borrower, and (z) at the time of any redemption or purchase pursuant to this Section 9.06(ii), no Specified Default or Event of Default shall then exist or result therefrom;

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     (iii) the cancellation of a portion of any equity compensation award in connection with the payment of withholding taxes by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries thereon on behalf of employees and directors of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
     (iv) the U.S. Borrower may pay regularly scheduled Dividends on Qualified Preferred Stock issued by it pursuant to the terms thereof solely through the issuance of additional shares of such Qualified Preferred Stock rather than in cash;
     (v) repurchases of Equity Interests of the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants;
     (vi) repurchases of Equity Interests of the U.S. Borrower in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase U.S. Borrower Common Stock;
     (vii) the distribution of rights to holders of U.S. Borrower Common Stock pursuant to a customary shareholder rights plan and the redemption of such rights for nominal consideration; and
     (viii) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, other Dividends in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000 plus the Available Amount.
          9.07 Transactions with Affiliates. The U.S. Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction or series of transactions with any Affiliate of the U.S. Borrower except on terms and conditions substantially as favorable to the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be reasonably expected to be obtainable by the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate; provided that the following shall in any event be permitted: (i) intercompany transactions among the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries; (ii) the payment of consulting or other fees to the U.S. Borrower by any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (iii) customary fees to directors of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries; (iv) the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may enter into the employment arrangements with respect to the procurement of services with their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business; (v) Dividends may be paid by the U.S. Borrower to the extent permitted by Section 9.06; (vi) transactions between the U.S. Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates listed on Schedule XIV hereto; and (vii) Investments in, and transactions with, any Person that is an Affiliate of the U.S. Borrower solely as a result of the U.S. Borrower’s or a Subsidiaries ownership of Equity Interests of such Person.
          9.08 Limitation on Voluntary Payments and Modifications of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements; Issuances of Capital Stock; etc.
     (a) The U.S. Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
     (i) make any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption, repurchase or acquisition for value of (including, without limitation, by way of depositing with the trustee with respect thereto or any other Person money or securities before due for the purpose of paying when due), or any prepayment, repurchase, redemption or acquisition for value as a result of any asset sale, change of control or similar event of any Specified Indebtedness other than (w) refinancings of Specified Indebtedness in exchange for or with the proceeds of Permitted Refi-

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nancing Indebtedness, (x) in exchange for U.S. Borrower Common Stock or Qualified Preferred Stock, (y) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, repurchases or redemptions of Specified Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 plus the Available Amount;
     (ii) amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of, any provision of any Specified Indebtedness, in any manner that is adverse in any material respect to the interests of the Lenders; or
     (iii) amend, modify or change any Qualified Preferred Stock, its certificate of incorporation (including, without limitation, by the filing or modification of any certificate of designation), by-laws, certificate of partnership, partnership agreement, certificate of limited liability company, limited liability company agreement (or equivalent organizational documents) or any agreement entered into by it, with respect to its capital stock or other Equity Interests, or enter into any new agreement with respect to its capital stock or other Equity Interests, other than (x) any amendments, modifications or changes and any such new agreements which do not adversely affect the interests of the Lenders in any material respect, and (y) any amendment to such Person’s respective certificates of incorporation or other organizational documents to authorize the issuance of capital stock or other Equity Interests otherwise permitted to be issued pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
          (b) Neither the U.S. Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall designate any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations and obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement) as “Designated Guarantor Senior Debt” or “Designated Senior Debt” for purposes of any agreement governing Specified Indebtedness.
          9.09 Limitation on Issuance of Equity Interests. The U.S. Borrower will not issue (i) any Preferred Equity (or any options, warrants or rights to purchase Preferred Equity) other than Qualified Preferred Stock or (ii) any redeemable common stock or equivalent common Equity Interests.
          9.10 Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries. The U.S. Borrower will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective, any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any such Subsidiary to (x) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its capital stock or any other Equity Interests or participation in its profits owned by the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the U.S. Borrower or a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower, (y) make loans or advances to the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower or (z) transfer any of its properties or assets to the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) applicable law, (ii) this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (iii) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of the U.S. Borrower or a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower, (iv) customary provisions restricting assignment of any licensing agreement (in which the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is the licensee) or any other contract entered into by the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower in the ordinary course of business, (v) any agreement or instrument governing Permitted Acquired Debt, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person acquired pursuant to the respective Permitted Acquisition and so long as the respective encumbrances or restrictions were not created (or made more restrictive) in connection with or in anticipation of the respective Permitted Acquisition, (vi) restrictions applicable to any Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary existing at the time of the acquisition thereof as a result of an Investment pursuant to Section 9.05; provided that the restrictions applicable to such joint venture are not made more burden-

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some, from the perspective of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries, than those as in effect immediately before giving effect to the consummation of the respective Investment, (vii) any restriction or encumbrance with respect to assets subject to Liens permitted by Sections 9.03(iv), (x), (xi), (xii) and (xvi), (viii) the ABL Credit Documents, (ix) restrictions set forth in the documents governing Existing Indebtedness and (x) restrictions in the documents governing Indebtedness incurred following the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date which are not materially more restrictive than the restrictions described in the foregoing clause (ix).
          9.11 Special Restrictions Relating to Principal Property. The U.S. Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (i) own or acquire any Principal Property (other than the Principal Properties designated on Schedule XV hereto) or (ii) directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable for or suffer to exist any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on any Principal Property; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire (by way of third-party purchase) up to (but not more than) two Principal Properties after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and, thereafter, own such Principal Properties and (y) the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may own additional Principal Properties which are not Principal Properties on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (or, if acquired after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, on such date of acquisition) if (x) the respective Principal Property becomes a Principal Property after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (or such date of acquisition) as a result of the making of capital expenditures or other investments in such Property by the U.S. Borrower or the respective Subsidiary or (y) the respective Principal Property is constructed by the U.S. Borrower or the respective Subsidiary. The restrictions set forth in this Section 9.11 shall cease to apply following the date that Principal Properties cease to constitute Excluded Collateral.
          9.12 Financial Maintenance Covenants.
          (a) The U.S. Borrower shall not permit the Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any Test Period set forth below to exceed the maximum Total Leverage Ratio set forth opposite such date below:
         
Test Period Ending on or About   Maximum Total Leverage Ratio
March 27, 2010
    5.00 to 1.00  
June 19, 2010
    5.00 to 1.00  
October 9, 2010
    4.75 to 1.00  
January 1, 2011
    4.75 to 1.00  
March 26, 2011
    4.75 to 1.00  
June 18, 2011
    4.50 to 1.00  
October 8, 2011
    4.50 to 1.00  
December 31, 2011
    4.50 to 1.00  
March 24, 2012
    4.50 to 1.00  
June 16, 2012
    4.25 to 1.00  
October 6, 2012
    4.25 to 1.00  
December 29, 2012
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Test Period Ending on or About   Maximum Total Leverage Ratio
March 24, 2013
    4.00 to 1.00  
June 16, 2013
    3.75 to 1.00  
October 6, 2013
    3.75 to 1.00  
December 29, 2013 and the last day of each Test Period thereafter
    3.50 to 1.00  
          (b) The U.S. Borrower shall not permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for any Test Period set forth below to be less than the minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio set forth opposite the last day of the applicable Test Period set forth below:
         
    Minimum Consolidated Interest
Test Period Ending on or About   Coverage Ratio
March 27, 2010
    1.50 to 1.00  
June 19, 2010
    1.50 to 1.00  
October 9, 2010
    1.75 to 1.00  
January 1, 2011
    1.75 to 1.00  
March 26, 2011
    1.75 to 1.00  
June 18, 2011
    1.75 to 1.00  
October 8, 2011
    1.75 to 1.00  
December 31, 2011
    2.00 to 1.00  
March 24, 2012
    2.00 to 1.00  
June 16, 2012
    2.00 to 1.00  
October 6, 2012
    2.00 to 1.00  
December 29, 2012 and the last day of each Test Period thereafter
    2.25 to 1.00  
          Section 10. Events of Default. Upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events (each, an “Event of Default”):
          10.01 Payments. Either Borrower shall (i) default in the payment when due of any principal of any Loan, (ii) default, and such default shall continue for three or more Business Days, in the payment when due of any Unpaid Drawing, any Unreimbursed Payment, any interest on any Loan or any Fees or (iii) default, and such default shall continue for 10 or more Business Days after notice to either Borrower by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, in the payment when due of any other amounts owing hereunder or under any other Credit Document; or
          10.02 Representations, etc. (a) Any representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by any Credit Party herein or in any other Credit Document (other than a Foreign Security Document) or in any statement or certificate delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to be untrue in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made, (b) any representation, warranty or

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statement which is qualified by a materiality standard of any kind and is made or deemed made by any Foreign Credit Party in any Foreign Security Document or in any statement or certificate delivered pursuant to any Foreign Security Document shall prove to be untrue in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made and (c) any material representation, warranty or statement which is not qualified by a materiality standard of any kind and is made or deemed made by any Foreign Credit Party in any Foreign Security Document or in any statement or certificate delivered pursuant to any Foreign Security Document shall prove to be untrue in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made; or
          10.03 Covenants. The U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall (a) default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 2B.07, 8.01(e)(i), 8.10, 8.11, 8.16 or 9, or (b) default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those referred to in Section 10.01, 10.02 or clause (a) of this Section 10.03) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of at least 30 days after notice to the defaulting party by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; or
          10.04 Default Under Other Agreements. (a) The U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) default in any payment with respect to any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which Indebtedness was created or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause (determined without regard to whether any notice is required), any such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; or (b) any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be declared to be (or shall become) due and payable, or shall be required to be prepaid other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment, prior to the stated maturity thereof; provided that it shall not constitute an Event of Default pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of this Section 10.04 unless the principal amount of any one issue of such Indebtedness, or the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, equals or exceeds $25,000,000; or
          10.05 Bankruptcy, etc. The U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall commence a voluntary case concerning itself under Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto (the “Bankruptcy Code”); or an involuntary case is commenced against the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and the petition is not controverted within 10 days, or is not dismissed within 60 days, after commencement of the case; or a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code) is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or substantially all of the property of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; or the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries commences any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; or there is commenced against the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries any such proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of 60 days; or the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its property to continue undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any Company action is taken by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

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          10.06 ERISA. (a) Any Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding standard required for any plan year or part thereof under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA or a waiver of such standard or extension of any amortization period is sought or granted under Section 412 of the Code or Section 303 or 304 of ERISA, a Reportable Event shall have occurred, a contributing sponsor (as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA) of a Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA shall be subject to the advance reporting requirement of PBGC Regulation Section 4043.61 (without regard to subparagraph (b)(1) thereof) and an event described in subsection .62, .63, .64, .65, .66, .67 or .68 of PBGC Regulation Section 4043 shall be reasonably expected to occur with respect to such Plan within the following 30 days which will result in a Material Adverse Effect, any Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA shall have had or is likely to have a trustee appointed to administer such Plan pursuant to Section 4042(b) of ERISA, any Plan or Multiemployer Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA is, shall have been or is likely to be involuntarily terminated or to be the subject of termination proceedings under ERISA, any Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA shall have an Unfunded Current Liability, a contribution required to be made with respect to a Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or Multiemployer Plan or a Foreign Pension Plan has not been made within 60 days of when due, the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or is likely to incur any liability to or on account of a Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or Multiemployer Plan under Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or Section 401(a)(29), 4971 or 4975 of the Code or on account of a group health plan (as defined in Section 607(1) of ERISA or Section 4980B(g)(2) of the Code) under Section 4980B of the Code, or the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower has incurred or is likely to incur liabilities pursuant to one or more employee welfare benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) that provide benefits to retired employees or other former employees (other than as required by Section 601 of ERISA) or Plans or Foreign Pension Plans, a “default” within the meaning of Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA, shall occur with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (b) there shall result from any such event or events described above in this Section 10.06 the imposition of a lien, the granting of a security interest, or a liability or a material risk of incurring a liability resulting from any event described in clause (a) above; and (c) such lien, security interest or liability, individually and/or in the aggregate, in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; or
          10.07 Security Documents. (a) Any Security Document shall cease to be in full force and effect (except in accordance with the terms thereof), or shall, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, cease to give the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors the Liens, rights, powers and privileges purported to be created thereby (including, without limitation, a perfected security interest in, and Lien on, all of the Collateral), in favor of the Collateral Agent, superior to and prior to the rights of all third Persons (except as permitted by Section 9.03), and subject to no other Liens (except as permitted by Section 9.03), or (b) any Credit Party shall default in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or agreement on its part to be performed or observed pursuant to any such Security Document and such default shall continue beyond any cure or grace period specifically applicable thereto pursuant to the terms of any such Security Document; provided that (i) the occurrence of an Excluded Event shall not give rise to an Event of Default under this Section 10.07, (ii) the failure to have a perfected and enforceable Lien on Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent shall not give rise to an Event of Default under this Section 10.07, unless the aggregate Fair Market Value of all Collateral over which the Collateral Agent fails to have a perfected and enforceable Lien (exclusive of Collateral that is the subject of an Excluded Event) equals or exceeds $10,000,000 and (iii) in the case of any default described in clause (b) above in the due performance or observance of any covenant or agreement contained in any Foreign Security Document that is not (directly or indirectly) related to the perfection or enforceability of a Lien on Collateral, such default shall not give rise to an Event of Default until such default shall continue unremedied for a period of at least 15 days after notice to the defaulting party by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders; or

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          10.08 Guaranties. Any Guaranty or any provision thereof shall cease to be in full force or effect as to the relevant Guarantor, or any Guarantor or Person acting by or on behalf of such Guarantor shall deny or disaffirm such Guarantor’s obligations under the relevant Guaranty, or any Guarantor shall default in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or agreement on its part to be performed or observed pursuant to its Guaranty; provided that the occurrence of an Excluded Event shall not give rise to an Event of Default under this Section 10.08; or
          10.09 Judgments. One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries involving a liability (to the extent not paid or covered by a reputable and solvent insurance company (with any portion of any judgment or decree not so covered to be included in any determination hereunder)) equal to or in excess of $25,000,000 for all such judgments and decrees and all such judgments or decrees shall either be final and non-appealable or shall not have been vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending appeal for any period of 60 consecutive days; provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt, the European Commission Decision shall be deemed to have been stayed for so long as such decision is not final and non-appealable and the U.S. Borrower and its applicable Subsidiaries are diligently pursuing an appeal of such decision and have complied with all requirements of the European Commission with respect to the posting of bonds, bank guarantees or other security for the European Commission Decision (after giving effect to any waiver by the European Commission of any such requirements); provided, further, that the rendering of any such other judgment(s) or decree(s) by courts outside of the United States and Bermuda shall not be an Event of Default under this Section 10.09 unless (i) the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries which are subject to the judgment(s) or decree(s), as of the date of the issuance of such judgment(s) or decree(s) (or any later date while such judgment(s) or decree(s) are still in effect) have at least $25,000,000 in net assets (determined on a book basis without regard to any write-down or write-off of such assets as a result of such judgment(s) or decree(s)) located in the jurisdictions (i.e., the relevant country or countries or any larger jurisdiction of the respective court(s)) of the courts rendering such judgment(s) or decree(s) (which is (or are) final and non-appealable or has (or have) not been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal for any period of 60 consecutive days) or (ii) an order or orders enforcing such judgment(s) or decree(s) (which is (or are) final and non-appealable or has (or have) not been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal for any period of 60 consecutive days) is entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction in a jurisdiction or jurisdictions where the U.S. Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries subject to the order, as of the date of the entry of such order of enforcement (or any later date while any such order is still in effect), have at least $25,000,000 in net assets located in such jurisdiction or jurisdictions (determined on a book basis without regard to any write-down or write-off of such assets as a result of such judgment(s) or decree(s)); or
          10.10 Ownership. A Change of Control shall have occurred; or
          10.11 Denial of Liability. (a) Either Borrower shall deny its obligations under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (b) any law, rule or regulation shall purport to render invalid, or preclude enforcement of, any provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or impair performance of any Foreign Credit Party’s obligations hereunder or under any other Credit Document or (c) any dominant authority asserting or exercising de jure or de facto governmental or police powers shall, by moratorium laws or otherwise, cancel, suspend or defer the obligation of any Foreign Credit Party to pay any amount required to be paid hereunder or under any other Credit Document; provided that the occurrence of an Excluded Event shall not give rise to an Event of Default under this Section 10.11; or
          10.12 Governmental Action. Any governmental authority shall have condemned, nationalized, seized, or otherwise expropriated all or any substantial part of the property, shares of capital stock or other assets of any Foreign Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or shall have assumed custody or control of such property or other assets or of the business or operations of any Foreign Credit Party or

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any of its Subsidiaries, or shall have taken any action for the dissolution or disestablishment of any Foreign Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any action that would prevent any Foreign Credit Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers from carrying on the business of such Foreign Credit Party or such Subsidiary or a substantial part thereof; provided that the occurrence of an Excluded Event shall not give rise to an Event of Default under this Section 10.12; or
          10.13 Special Defaults Relating to Bermuda Entities. The Bermuda Borrower shall fail to maintain its corporate existence in full force and effect,
then, and in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if any Event of Default shall then be continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, upon the written request of the Required Lenders, by written notice to the U.S. Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, without prejudice to the rights of any Agent or any Lender to enforce its claims against any Credit Party (provided that if an Event of Default specified in Section 10.05 shall occur with respect to either Borrower, the result which would occur upon the giving of written notice by the Administrative Agent as specified in clauses (i) and (ii) below shall occur automatically without the giving of any such notice): (i) declare the Total Commitment terminated, whereupon the Commitment of each Lender shall forthwith terminate immediately and any Fees shall forthwith become due and payable without any other notice of any kind; (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest in respect of all Loans and all Obligations owing hereunder (including Unpaid Drawings and Unreimbursed Payments) to be, whereupon the same shall become, forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers; (iii) enforce, as Collateral Agent (or direct the Collateral Agent to enforce), subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, any or all of the Liens and security interests created pursuant to the Security Documents; (iv) terminate any Letter of Credit or Bank Guaranty which may be terminated in accordance with its terms; (v) direct the Bermuda Borrower to pay (and the Bermuda Borrower agrees that upon receipt of such notice, or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 10.05 with respect to either Borrower, it will pay) to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office such additional amount of cash (in the respective currencies in which such Letters of Credit or Bank Guaranties are denominated), to be held as security by the Administrative Agent, as is equal to the sum of (x) the aggregate Stated Amount of all Bermuda Borrower Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Bermuda Borrower and then outstanding and (y) the aggregate Face Amount of all Bank Guaranties issued for the account of the Bermuda Borrower and then outstanding; (vi) direct the U.S. Borrower to pay (and the U.S. Borrower agrees that upon receipt of such notice, or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 10.05 with respect to either Borrower, it will pay) to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office such additional amount of cash (in the respective currencies in which such Letters of Credit or Bank Guaranties are denominated), to be held as security by the Administrative Agent, as is equal to the sum of (x) the aggregate Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit then outstanding and (y) the aggregate Face Amount of all Bank Guaranties issued for the account of the U.S. Borrower and then outstanding; and (vii) apply any cash collateral held by the Administrative Agent as provided in Section 4.02 to the repayment of the Obligations.
          Section 11. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings herein specified unless the context otherwise requires. Defined terms in this Agreement shall include in the singular number the plural and in the plural the singular:
          “ABL Collateral Agent” shall mean the “Collateral Agent” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.
          “ABL Credit Agreement” shall mean the Credit Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2006, as amended through the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, among the U.S. Borrower, Deutsche Bank

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Trust Company Americas, as Administrative Agent, Banc of America Securities LLC, as syndication agent, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as documentation agent, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC, as joint book runners, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as sole lead arranger, as the same may be further amended, restated, modified, supplemented, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced from time to time in one or more agreements or indentures (in each case with the same or new lenders, institutional investors or agents), including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness thereunder or increasing the amount loaned or issued thereunder or altering the maturity thereof (so long as, in the case of any replacement or refinancing, all commitments under the agreements or indentures so replaced or refinanced shall have been terminated, all unpaid amounts thereunder (other than indemnities) shall have been paid in full and all parties to any replacement or refinancing agreements or indentures, or a trustee or agent on their behalf, shall have become party to the Intercreditor Agreement as of the applicable date of replacement or refinancing, as the case may be).
          “ABL Credit Documents” shall mean the ABL Credit Agreement and the related guaranties, pledge agreements, security agreements, mortgages, notes and other agreements and instruments entered into in connection with the ABL Credit Agreement, in each case as the same may be amended, modified and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
          “ABL Credit Party” shall mean a “Credit Party” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.
          “ABL Lender” shall mean a “Lender” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.
          “ABL Loans” shall mean the “Loans” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.
          “ABL Priority Collateral” means, collectively, all “ABL Priority Collateral” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.
          “ABL Security Documents” shall mean the “Security Documents” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.
          “Account Party” shall mean, with respect to Letters of Credit or Bank Guaranties, the U.S. Borrower or the Bermuda Borrower, as specified in the respective Letter of Credit Request (or, in the case of Existing Letters of Credit, as specified pursuant to the Original Credit Agreement) or Bank Guaranty Request (or, in the case of Existing Bank Guaranties, as specified pursuant to the Original Credit Agreement).
          “Acquired Entity or Business” shall mean either (x) the assets constituting a business, division or product line of any Person not already a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower, which assets are acquired by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) any Person, which shall, as a result of the acquisition of its Equity Interests, become a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (or shall be merged with and into the U.S. Borrower, or a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower).
          “Additional Collateral” shall mean all property (whether real or personal) in which security interests are granted (or have been purported to be granted) (and continue to be in effect at the time of determination) pursuant to Section 8.11.
          “Additional Mortgage” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.11(a).
          “Additional Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.11(a).

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          “Additional Security Documents” shall mean all mortgages, pledge agreements, security agreements and other security documents entered into from time to time pursuant to Sections 8.11 and/or 13.19, as each such document may be modified, supplemented or amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
          “Administrative Agent” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement and shall include any successor to the Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Section 12.10.
          “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling (including but not limited to all directors and executive officers of such Person), controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
          “After-Acquired Foreign Personal Property” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.11(i).
          “Agent” shall mean the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, each Co-Documentation Agent and each Lead Arranger and shall include any successor to any such Person appointed pursuant to Section 12.10.
          “Aggregate CL Exposure” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all Bank Guaranty Outstandings at such time (for this purpose, giving effect to the provisos to the definitions of Stated Amount and Face Amount in determining the Letter of Credit Outstandings and Bank Guaranty Outstandings at such time).
          “Agreement” shall mean this Credit Agreement, as amended and restated and as the same may be further modified, supplemented, amended, restated, extended, renewed, refinanced and/or replaced from time to time.
          “Alternative Currency” shall mean Sterling and Euros.
          “Amendment 1” shall mean Amendment 1 to this Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2009.
          “Amendment No. 3” shall mean Amendment 3 to this Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2010.
          “Amendment No. 3 Effective Date” shall mean March 2, 2010.
          “Applicable Currency” shall mean (i) with respect to any Loan, Dollars and (ii) with respect to any Letter of Credit or Bank Guaranty, Dollars or the Alternative Currency in which such Letter of Credit or Bank Guaranty is denominated.
          “Applicable Increased Term Loan Rate” shall mean, at any time, with respect to any newly-created Tranche of Incremental Term Loans, the rate per annum (expressed as a percentage) applicable to Tranche B-1 Term Loans, Tranche C-1 Term Loans and each other then existing Tranche of In-

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cremental Term Loans after giving effect to the provisos in subclause (II) of clause (vi) of Section 1.15(a) and shall be conclusive and binding on all Lenders absent manifest error.
          “Applicable Margin” shall mean (i) in the case of Tranche B-1 Term Loans and Tranche C-1 Term Loans maintained as (A) Base Rate Loans, 2.25% and (B) Eurodollar Loans, 3.25% (or on and after the date of the most recent incurrence of any Tranche of Incremental Term Loans bearing interest at the Applicable Increased Term Loan Rate, the Applicable Increased Term Loan Rate for such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans); and (ii) in the case of any Type of Incremental Term Loans of a given Tranche, that percentage per annum set forth in, or calculated in accordance with, Section 1.15 and the relevant Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement (or in the case of Incremental Term Loans of a given Tranche, on and after the date of the most recent incurrence of any Tranche of Incremental Term Loans bearing interest at the Applicable Increased Term Loan Rate, the Applicable Increased Term Loan Rate for such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the relevant Applicable Margin shall be subject to increases pursuant to, and to the extent expressly provided in, Section 1.15.
          “Applicable Prepayment Percentage” shall mean, at any time, for purposes of Section 4.02(e) and the definition of “Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount,” 50%; provided that, so long as no Default or Event of Default is then in existence, if the Total Leverage Ratio is less than 3.50:1.00 as at the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Year of the U.S. Borrower (as set forth in an officer’s certificate delivered pursuant to Section 8.01(d) for the Fiscal Year of the U.S. Borrower then last ended), the Applicable Prepayment Percentage shall instead be 0%.
          “Asset Sale” shall mean any sale, transfer or other disposition by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to any Person other than the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower of any asset or Property (including, without limitation, any capital stock or other securities of, or other Equity Interests in, another Person, but excluding the sale by the U.S. Borrower of its own capital stock) of the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary other than (i) sales, transfers or other dispositions of inventory made in the ordinary course of business, (ii) other sales and dispositions that generate Net Sale Proceeds of less than $15,000,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year of the U.S. Borrower or (iii) sales or liquidations of Cash Equivalents, it being understood and agreed that the grant of a Lien by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in favor of another Person shall not in and of itself constitute an “Asset Sale” for purposes of this definition.
          “Assignment and Assumption Agreement” shall mean the Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G (appropriately completed).
          “Authorized Officer” shall mean, with respect to (i) delivering Notices of Borrowing, Notices of Conversion, Letter of Credit Requests, Bank Guaranty Requests and similar notices the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the General Counsel, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of the U.S. Borrower, any person or persons that has or have been authorized by the board of directors of either Borrower to deliver such notices pursuant to this Agreement and that has or have appropriate signature cards on file with the Administrative Agent, (ii) delivering financial information and officer’s certificates pursuant to this Agreement, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or other financial officer of the U.S. Borrower and (iii) any other matter in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, any officer (or a person or persons so designated by any two officers) of the U.S. Borrower.

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          “Available Amount” means, at any time:
     (i) the cumulative amount of cash and Cash Equivalent proceeds received by the U.S. Borrower from the sale of its Common Stock following the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and at or prior to such time; plus
     (ii) the Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount at such time; minus
     (iii) the amount of outstanding Investments at such time made in reliance on the Available Amount pursuant to Section 9.05(xv); minus
     (iv) the amount of Dividends made in reliance on the Available Amount prior to such time pursuant to Section 9.06(viii); minus
     (v) the amount applied to make payments in respect of Specified Indebtedness in reliance on the Available Amount prior to such time pursuant to Section 9.08(a)(i)(y).
          “Bank Guaranty” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2B.01(a).
          “Bank Guaranty Issuer” shall mean (i) if and to the extent it agrees to act as such, any Agent (and any of such Agent’s affiliates and/or branches), (ii) any ABL Lender (and any of such ABL Lender’s affiliates and/or branches) or any CL Lender (and any of such CL Lender’s affiliates and/or branches) which at the request of the U.S. Borrower or the Bermuda Borrower and with the consent of the Administrative Agent agrees, in such ABL Lender’s or CL Lender’s (or their respective affiliate’s or branch’s) sole discretion, to become a Bank Guaranty Issuer for the purpose of issuing Bank Guaranties pursuant to Section 2B and (iii) with respect to the Existing Bank Guaranties, the Lender or Original Lender (and any of such Lender’s or Original Lender’s affiliates and/or branches) designated as the issuer thereof on Part B of Schedule XI shall be the Bank Guaranty Issuer thereof.
          “Bank Guaranty Outstandings” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate Face Amount of all outstanding Bank Guaranties which have not terminated at such time plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all Unreimbursed Payments in respect of all Bank Guaranties at such time.
          “Bank Guaranty Payment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2B.05(b).
          “Bank Guaranty Request” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2B.03(a).
          “Bankruptcy Code” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.05.
          “BAS” shall mean Banc of America Securities LLC, in its individual capacity, and any successor thereto by merger, consolidation or otherwise.
          “Base Rate” at any time shall mean the higher of (x) the rate which is 1/2 of 1% in excess of the Federal Funds Rate at such time, (y) the Prime Lending Rate at such time and (z) the rate which is 1% in excess of the Eurodollar Rate for an Interest Period of one month commencing on such date.
          “Base Rate Loan” shall mean each Loan which is designated or deemed designated as a Base Rate Loan by the respective Borrower at the time of the incurrence thereof or conversion thereto.

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          “Bermuda Borrower” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
          “Bermuda Borrower Bank Guaranty” shall mean each Bank Guaranty (which may be denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency) issued for the account of the Bermuda Borrower pursuant to Section 2B.01 and designated as such by the Bermuda Borrower in the respective Bank Guaranty Request (or, in the case of an Existing Bank Guaranty, to the extent provided in Section 2B.01(d)).
          “Bermuda Borrower Incremental Term Loans” shall mean Incremental Term Loans incurred by the Bermuda Borrower.
          “Bermuda Borrower Letter of Credit” shall mean each Letter of Credit (which must be denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency) issued for the account of the Bermuda Borrower pursuant to Section 2A.01.
          “Bermuda Borrower Term Loans” shall mean and include all Tranche C-1 Term Loans and all Bermuda Borrower Incremental Term Loans.
          “Bermuda Partnership” shall mean Dole Foreign Holdings, Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of Bermuda.
          “Bermuda Partnership Partner #1” shall mean Dole Fresh Fruit Company, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Nevada and a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower, and any successor thereto by way of a merger or consolidation permitted by Section 9.01(c).
          “Bermuda Partnership Partner #2” shall mean Dole Ocean Cargo Express, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Nevada and a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower, and any successor thereto by way of a merger or consolidation permitted by Section 9.01(c).
          “Bermuda Partnership Partners” shall mean and include Bermuda Partnership Partner #1 and Bermuda Partnership Partner #2.
          “B/G Participant” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2B.04(a).
          “B/G Participation” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2B.04(a).
          “B/G Supportable Indebtedness” shall mean (i) obligations of the U.S. Borrower or its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries (or, in the case of any Existing Bank Guaranty, any Foreign Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower) incurred in the ordinary course of business owing to taxing authorities, customs authorities or with respect to import and/or export licenses and (ii) such other obligations of the U.S. Borrower or its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries as are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer and otherwise permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
          “Borrower Guaranty” shall mean the guaranty of each Borrower pursuant to Section 14.
          “Borrowers” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
          “Borrowing” shall mean the borrowing of one Type of Loan pursuant to a single Tranche by the Bermuda Borrower or by the U.S. Borrower from all the Lenders having Commitments with respect to such Tranche on a given date (or resulting from a conversion or conversions on such date), having in the case of Eurodollar Loans the same Interest Period; provided (x) that Base Rate Loans incurred

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pursuant to Section 1.10(b) shall be considered part of the related Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans and (y) any Incremental Term Loans incurred pursuant to Section 1.01(c) shall be considered part of the related Borrowing of the then outstanding Tranche of Term Loans (if any) to which such Incremental Term Loans are added pursuant to Section 1.15.
          “Business Day” shall mean (i) for all purposes other than as covered by clause (ii) below, any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be in the City of New York (or, with respect to an Issuing Lender not located in the City of New York, the location of such Issuing Lender) a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law or other governmental actions to close and (ii) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, determinations of the LIBOR Rate and Interest Periods to be determined in accordance with clause (ii) of the definition thereof contained herein, any day which is a Business Day described in clause (i) and which is also a day for trading by and between banks in the London interbank market and which shall not be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other government action to close in London or New York City.
          “Business Segment” shall mean a reportable segment as discussed in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 “Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.”
          “Calculation Period” shall mean, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition, any Significant Asset Sale or any other event expressly requiring calculations to be made on a Pro Forma Basis pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Test Period most recently ended prior to the date of such Permitted Acquisition, Significant Asset Sale or other event for which financial statements pursuant to Sections 8.01(a) or (b) are then available.
          “Canadian Security Agreement” shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.14(a).
          “Capital Expenditures” shall mean, with respect to any Person, for any period, all expenditures by such Person with respect to fixed or capital assets which should be capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP during such period, (including, without limitation, expenditures for maintenance and repairs which should be capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP) and the amount of all Capitalized Lease Obligations incurred by such Person during such period.
          “Capital Lease,” as applied to any Person, shall mean any lease of any Property by that Person as lessee which, in conformity with U.S. GAAP, is accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.
          “Capitalized Lease Obligations” of any Person shall mean all obligations under Capital Leases of such Person, in each case taken at the amount thereof accounted for as indebtedness in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
          “Cash Equivalents” means (i) Dollars, Euros, Sterling, Swedish Krona and, in the case of any of the Foreign Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower, such local currencies held by them from time to time in the ordinary course of their businesses, (ii) securities issued or directly fully guaranteed or insured by the governments of the United States, Switzerland, Japan, Canada and members of the European Union or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the respective such government is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition, (iii) securities issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or

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Moody’s, (iv) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding six months and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any domestic commercial bank or commercial bank of a foreign country recognized by the United States, (x) in the case of a domestic commercial bank, having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 and outstanding debt which is rated “A” (or similar equivalent thereof) or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined under Rule 436 under the Securities Act) and (y) in the case of a foreign commercial bank, having capital and surplus in excess of $250,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof), (v) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (ii) and (iv) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (iv) above, (vi) commercial paper having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s and in each case maturing within six months after the date of acquisition and (vii) investments in money market funds which invest substantially all their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (vi) above. Furthermore, with respect to Foreign Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower that are not organized in one or more Qualified Jurisdictions, Cash Equivalents shall include bank deposits (and investments pursuant to operating account agreements) maintained with various local banks in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice of the U.S. Borrower’s Foreign Subsidiaries.
     ”Change of Control” shall mean:
     (i) any “person” (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) other than the Permitted Holders shall become the owner, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, of shares representing more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the U.S. Borrower;
     (ii) the U.S. Borrower shall at any time cease to own directly or indirectly 100% of the Equity Interests of the Bermuda Borrower;
     (iii) the Board of Directors of the U.S. Borrower shall cease to consist of a majority of Continuing Directors, or
     (iv) a “change of control” or similar event shall occur as provided in any ABL Credit Document or any Existing Senior Notes or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof.
          “CL Applicable Margin” shall mean 5.00% (or on and after the date of the most recent incurrence of any Tranche of Incremental Term Loans bearing interest at the Applicable Increased Term Loan Rate, the Applicable Increased Term Loan Rate for such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans); provided that from and after each date of delivery, on or after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, of any certificate delivered in accordance with Section 8.01(d), the CL Applicable Margin shall be decreased by 0.50% from the rate set forth above if the certificate delivered in accordance with Section 8.01(d) sets forth a calculation of the First Priority Secured Leverage Ratio as at the last day of the respective Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year for which the respective certificate is being delivered which is equal to or less than 1.75:1.00; provided, further, that if any certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.01(d) is not delivered by the date required pursuant to Section 8.01(d), the CL Applicable Margin shall be determined without regard to the preceding proviso from the date on which such certificate was required to be delivered until the first Business Day following the date of delivery of such certificate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the CL Applicable Margin shall be subject to increases pursuant to, and to the extent expressly provided in, Section 1.15.

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          “CL Credit Event” shall mean and include the issuance of a Letter of Credit and/or a Bank Guaranty.
          “CL Facility Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.01(a).
          “CL Interest Payment Date” shall mean (i) in the case of the first CL Interest Payment Date, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to Credit-Linked Deposits occurring after the Restatement Effective Date and (ii) the last day of every Interest Period applicable to Credit-Linked Deposits to occur thereafter.
          “CL Lender” shall mean each Lender having a Credit-Linked Commitment (without giving effect to any termination of the Total Credit-Linked Commitment if any Letter of Credit Outstandings or any Bank Guaranty Obligations remain outstanding).
          “CL Maturity Date” shall mean the 180th day following the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date or the next Business Day.
          “CL Percentage” of any CL Lender at any time shall be that percentage which is equal to a fraction (expressed as a percentage) the numerator of which is the Credit-Linked Commitment of such CL Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the Total Credit-Linked Commitment at such time, provided that if any such determination is to be made after the Total Credit-Linked Commitment (and the related Credit-Linked Commitments of the CL Lenders) has (or have) terminated, the determination of such percentages shall be made immediately before giving effect to such termination (but giving effect to any subsequent assignments in accordance with the terms of this Agreement).
          “CL Tranche” shall mean a collective reference to the Credit-Linked Commitments of the various CL Lenders, the Credit-Linked Deposits of the various CL Lenders and their L/C Participations in Letters of Credit and B/G Participations in Bank Guaranties hereunder.
          “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to the Code are to the Code, as in effect at the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and any subsequent provisions of the Code, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.
          “Co-Documentation Agent” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement and shall include any successor to a Co-Documentation Agent appointed pursuant to Section 12.10.
          “Collateral” shall mean all property (whether real or personal, movable or immovable) with respect to which any security interests have been granted (or purported to be granted) pursuant to any Security Document (including any Additional Security Document), including, without limitation, all Pledge Agreement Collateral, all Security Agreement Collateral, all Mortgaged Properties and all Addi tional Collateral, if any. It is understood and agreed that the term “Collateral” shall not include any Property which constitutes Excluded Collateral, for so long as same constitutes Excluded Collateral.
          “Collateral Agent” shall mean DBAG, acting as collateral agent for the Secured Creditors.
          “Commitment” shall mean any of the commitments of any Lender, i.e., whether the Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitment, the Tranche C-1 Term Loan Commitment, the Credit-Linked Commitment or the Incremental Term Loan Commitment of any Tranche of such Lender.

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          “Commodity Agreements” shall mean commodity agreements, hedging agreements and other similar agreements or arrangements designed to protect against price fluctuations of commodities (e.g., fuel) used in the business of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
          “Company” shall mean any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other business entity (or the adjectival form thereof, where appropriate).
          “Consolidated EBIT” shall mean, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income (without giving effect to (x) any extraordinary gains or losses and (y) any gains or losses from sales of assets other than inventory sold in the ordinary course of business) before (i) total interest expense (inclusive of amortization of deferred financing fees and any other original issue discount) of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period, and (ii) provision for taxes based on income and foreign withholding taxes, in each case to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period.
          “Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean for any period, Consolidated EBIT, adjusted by (x) adding thereto (in each case to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period and not already added back in determining Consolidated EBIT) the amount of (i) all depreciation and amortization expense that were deducted in determining Consolidated EBIT for such period, (ii) any other non-cash charges incurred in such period (including non-cash share-based compensation expense), to the extent that same were deducted in arriving at Consolidated EBIT for such period, (iii) the amount of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Refinancing or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Specified Indebtedness for such period to the extent same were deducted in arriving at Consolidated EBIT for such period, and (iv) any losses attributable to the interest component of cross-currency hedging arrangements even if such transactions are treated for GAAP purposes as foreign exchange transactions to the extent same were deducted in arriving at Consolidated EBIT for such period, and (y) subtracting therefrom, (i) to the extent included in arriving at Consolidated EBIT for such period, the amount of non-cash gains during such period, (ii) the aggregate amount of all cash payments made during such period in connection with non-cash charges incurred in a prior period, to the extent such non-cash charges were added back pursuant to clause (x)(ii) above in a prior period and (iii) any gains attributable to the interest component of cross-currency hedging arrangements even if such transactions are treated for GAAP purposes as foreign exchange transactions to the extent same were included in arriving at Consolidated EBIT for such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consolidated EBITDA of the U.S. Borrower for the Fiscal Quarters ended March 28, 2009, June 20, 2009, October 10, 2009 and January 2, 2010 shall be deemed to be $122,300,000, $144,500,000, $80,800,000 and $68,900,000, respectively, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the definition of Pro Forma Basis, no adjustment shall be made to such amounts as a result of any transaction occurring prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.
          “Consolidated First Priority Secured Debt” shall mean, at any time, the difference of (I) the sum of (without duplication) (i) all Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) as would be required to be reflected as debt or Capital Leases on the liability side of a consolidated balance sheet of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries in accordance with U.S. GAAP, (ii) all Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries of the type described in clause (ii) of the definition of Indebtedness and (iii) all Contingent Obligations of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of any third Person of the type referred to in preceding clauses (i) and (ii) minus (II) the aggregate amount of any Indebtedness that is totally unsecured and the aggregate amount of any Indebtedness under “Notes Obligations” (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement); provided that (x) the amount available to be drawn under all letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties and similar obligations issued for the account of the U.S.

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Borrower or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries (but excluding, for avoidance of doubt, all unpaid drawings or other monetary obligations owing in respect of such letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties and similar obligations) shall not be included in any determination of “Consolidated First Priority Secured Debt” and (y) obligations arising under Synthetic Leases shall be included in determining Consolidated First Priority Secured Debt.
          “Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” shall mean, on any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBITDA to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense, in each case, for the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date; provided that for all purposes of this Agreement, Consolidated EBITDA for purposes of the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio shall be determined on a Pro Forma Basis.
          “Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, (i) the total consolidated interest expense of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other commitment and banking fees and charges (e.g., fees with respect to letters of credit, Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Other Hedging Agreements), but only to the extent such commissions, discounts and other fees and charges are treated as an “interest expense” pursuant to U.S. GAAP) for such period, adjusted to exclude (to the extent same would otherwise be included in the calculation above in this clause (i)) the amortization of any deferred financing costs for such period plus (ii) without duplication, (x) that portion of Capitalized Lease Obligations of the U.S Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis representing the interest factor for such period, (y) the “deemed interest expense” (i.e., the interest expense which would have been applicable if the respective obligations were structured as on-balance sheet financing arrangements) with respect to all Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries of the type described in clause (viii) of the definition of Indebtedness contained herein (to the extent same does not arise from a financing arrangement constituting an operating lease) for such period and (z) gains or losses attributable to the interest component of cross-currency hedging arrangements even if such trans-actions are treated for GAAP purposes as foreign exchange transactions.
          “Consolidated Net Debt” shall mean, at any time, the remainder of (I) the sum of (without duplication) (i) all Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) as would be required to be reflected as debt or Capital Leases on the liability side of a consolidated balance sheet of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries in accordance with U.S. GAAP, (ii) all Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries of the type described in clauses (ii) and (vii) of the definition of “Indebtedness” and (iii) all Contingent Obligations of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of any third Person of the type referred to in preceding clauses (i) and (ii) minus (II) the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such time to the extent same would be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the U.S. Borrower if same were prepared at such time; provided that (w) the amount available to be drawn under all letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties and similar obligations issued for the account of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries (but excluding, for avoidance of doubt, all unpaid drawings or other monetary obligations owing in respect of such letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties and similar obligations) shall not be included in any determination of “Consolidated Net Debt,” (x) for purposes of this definition, the amount of Indebtedness in respect of the Interest Rate Protection Agreements, Other Hedging Agreements and Commodity Agreements shall be at any time (A) in the case of any such agreements entered into for speculative purposes, the unrealized net loss position, if any, of the U.S. Borrower and/or its Consolidated Subsidiaries thereunder on a marked-to-market basis determined no more than one month prior to such time and (B) in the case of any other Interest Rate Protection Agreement, Other Hedging Agreement or Commodity Agreement, zero, (y) obligations arising under Synthetic Leases shall be included in determining Consolidated Net Debt and (z) any Preferred Equity of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries shall

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be treated as Indebtedness, with an amount equal to the greater of the liquidation preference or the maximum fixed repurchase price of any such outstanding Preferred Equity deemed to be a component of Consolidated Net Debt.
          “Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period (taken as a single accounting period) in accordance with U.S. GAAP, provided that the following items shall be excluded in computing Consolidated Net Income (without duplication): (i) except for determinations expressly required to be made on a Pro Forma Basis, the net income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Consolidated Subsidiary or all or substantially all of the property or assets of such Person are acquired by a Consolidated Subsidiary and (ii) the net income of any Consolidated Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Consolidated Subsidiary of such net income is not at the time permitted by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Consolidated Subsidiary.
          “Consolidated Senior Secured Net Debt” shall mean, at any time, (x) the amount of Consolidated Net Debt at such time less (y) all amounts reflected therein attributable to Indebtedness which is totally unsecured.
          “Consolidated Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, at any date, any other Person the Equity Interests of which are owned by such Person and whose financial results are consolidated in the financial statements of such Person in accordance with U.S. GAAP (and consistent with the consolidation practices of the U.S. Borrower as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date), if such statements were prepared as of such date.
          “Contemplated Asset Sale” shall mean any sale of assets by the U.S. Borrower and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries (including Real Property and Equity Interests held by such Persons but excluding Equity Interests in the Bermuda Borrower and the Bermuda Partnership and any Person which owns, directly or indirectly, Equity Interests therein); provided, however, that (i) any such assets so sold are not material to the operations of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (ii) after giving effect to such sale, the U.S. Borrower would be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with Section 9.12 as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements are available and (iii) the U.S. Borrower shall have provided a certificate to the Administrative Agent stating that such sale is made as a, and complies with the requirements of the definition of, Contemplated Asset Sale.
          “Contingent Obligation” shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person as a result of such Person being a general partner of any other Person, unless the underlying obligation is expressly made non-recourse as to such general partner, and any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (x) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (y) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent

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Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith and (y) the stated amount of such Contingent Obligation.
          “Continuing Directors” shall mean the directors of the U.S. Borrower on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and each other director if such director’s election to, or nomination for the election to, the Board of Directors of the U.S. Borrower is recommended or approved by a majority of then Continuing Directors.
          “Credit Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Notes, each Subsidiaries Guaranty, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, each Security Document, each Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement, the U.S. Subsidiaries Guaranty, the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty Acknowledgement, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement Acknowledgement, each Foreign Security Document Acknowledgement and/or Amendment, the Intercreditor Agreement and any other guarantees or security documents executed and delivered for the benefit of the Lenders in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement and any other guaranties, pledge agreements or security documents executed and delivered in accordance with the requirements of Section 8.11.
          “Credit Event” shall mean the making of a Loan, the issuance of a Letter of Credit, the issuance of a Bank Guaranty or the making of any Credit-Linked Deposit.
          “Credit-Linked Commitment” shall mean, for each Lender, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in Schedule I (prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date) directly below the column entitled “Credit-Linked Commitment,” as the same may be (x) reduced from time to time or terminated pursuant to Sections 3.02, 3.03 and/or 10, as applicable, or (y) adjusted from time to time as a result of assignments to or from such Lender pursuant to Section 1.13 or 13.04(b).
          “Credit-Linked Deposit” shall mean, as to each CL Lender, the cash deposit made by such CL Lender pursuant to Section 2C.01(a) or Section 1.13 or 13.04(b), as the case may be, as such deposit may be (x) reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (y) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments to or by such CL Lender pursuant to Section 1.13 or 13.04(b). The initial amount of each CL Lender’s Credit-Linked Deposit shall be equal to the amount of its Credit-Linked Commitment on the Restatement Effective Date or on the date that such Person becomes a CL Lender pursuant to Section 1.13 or 13.04(b).
          “Credit-Linked Deposit Account” shall mean the accounts of, and established by, the Deposit Bank under its sole and exclusive control and maintained at the office of the Deposit Bank, and designated as the “Dole Foods Credit-Linked Deposit Account” that shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in Sections 1.04, 2A.04(c) and 2B.04(c).
          “Credit-Linked Deposit Cost Amount” shall mean, at any time, a percentage per annum equal to 0.13% (or such other amount as may be agreed from time to time by the Administrative Agent and the U.S. Borrower).
          “Credit Party” shall mean each U.S. Credit Party and each Foreign Credit Party.
          “DBAG” shall mean Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, in its individual capacity, and any successor corporation thereto by merger, consolidation or otherwise.

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          “DBSI” shall mean Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., in its individual capacity, and any successor corporation thereto by merger, consolidation or otherwise.
          “Default” shall mean any event, act or condition, which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
          “Defaulting Lender” shall mean any Lender with respect to which a Lender Default is in effect.
          “Deposit Bank” shall mean DBAG and shall include any successor thereto appointed pursuant to Section 12.10.
          “Deutsche Bank” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, and its successors and assigns.
          “Disqualified Voting Participant” shall mean any participant meeting the requirements of subclauses (x), (y)(A) and (y)(B) of clause (II) of the third proviso appearing in Section 13.04(a) which (i) has refused to consent to certain proposed changes, waivers, discharges or terminations with respect to this Agreement of the type described in Section 13.12(a) and which have been approved by the Required Lenders and (ii) has been designated as a “Disqualified Voting Participant” by the U.S. Borrower in a written notice to the Administrative Agent.
          “Dividend” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.06.
          “Dole Canada” shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.14(a).
          “Dole Settlement Company” shall mean the U.S. Borrower or a Qualified U.S. Obligor that is not subject to the guaranty limitation applicable to the Bermuda Partnership Partners contained in the U.S. Subsidiaries Guaranty.
          “Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty” shall mean each Bank Guaranty denominated in Dollars.
          “Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty Outstandings” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate Face Amount of all outstanding Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranties at such time plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all Unreimbursed Payments with respect to Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranties at such time.
          “Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit” shall mean each Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars.
          “Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit Outstandings” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate Stated Amount of all outstanding Dollar Denominated Letters of Credit at such time plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all Unpaid Drawings with respect to Dollar Denominated Letters of Credit at such time.
          “Dollar Equivalent” of an amount denominated in a currency other than Dollars shall mean, at any time for the determination thereof, the amount of Dollars which could be purchased with the amount of such currency involved in such computation at the spot exchange rate therefor as quoted by the Administrative Agent as of 11:00 A.M. (New York time) on the date two Business Days prior to the date of any determination thereof for purchase on such date (or, in the case of any determination pursuant to

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Section 1.14 or 13.22 hereof or Section 26 (or any analogous provision) of any Subsidiaries Guaranty, on the date of determination); provided that (x) the Dollar Equivalent of any Unpaid Drawing under a Non-Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit shall be determined at the time the drawing under the related Letter of Credit was paid or disbursed by the respective Issuing Lender, and (y) the Dollar Equivalent of any Unreimbursed Payment under a Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty shall be determined at the time the payment under the related Bank Guaranty was made or disbursed by the respective Bank Guaranty Issuer; provided, further, that for purposes of (x) determining compliance with Sections 1.01(a), (b) and (c), 2A.01(c), 2B.01(c) and 4.02(a) and (y) calculating Fees pursuant to Section 3.01, the Dollar Equivalent of any amounts denominated in a currency other than Dollars shall be revalued on a monthly basis using the spot exchange rates therefor as quoted in the Wall Street Journal (or, if same does not provide such exchange rates, on such other basis as is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) on the first Business Day of each calendar month, provided, however, that at any time during a calendar month, if the Aggregate CL Exposure (for the purposes of the determination thereof, using the Dollar Equivalent as recalculated based on the spot exchange rate therefor as quoted in the Wall Street Journal (or, if same does not provide such exchange rates, on such other basis as is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) on the respective date of determination pursuant to this exception) would exceed 85% of the Total Credit-Linked Commitment, then in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent or at the request of the Required Lenders, the Dollar Equivalent shall be reset based upon the spot exchange rates on such date as quoted in the Wall Street Journal (or, if same does not provide such exchange rates, on such other basis as is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), which rates shall remain in effect until the first Business Day of the next succeeding calendar month or such earlier date, if any, as the rate is reset pursuant to this proviso. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, at any time that a Default or an Event of Default then exists, the Administrative Agent may revalue the Dollar Equivalent of any amounts outstanding under the Credit Documents in a currency other than Dollars in its sole discretion using the spot exchange rates therefor as quoted in the Wall Street Journal (or, if the same does not provide such exchange rates, on such other basis as is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).
          “Dollars” shall mean U.S. Dollars.
          “Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person incorporated or organized in the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
          “Drawing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2A.05(b).
          “Eligible Transferee” shall mean and include a commercial bank, a mutual fund, an insurance company, a financial institution, a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A of the Securities Act), any fund that regularly invests in bank loans or any other “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act), but in any event excluding any individual and the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.
          “EMU Legislation” shall mean the legislative measures of the European Union for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of the Euro in one or more member states, being in part legislative measures to implement the third stage of the European Monetary Union.
          “Environmental Claims” shall mean any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of non-compliance or violation, investigations or proceedings relating in any way to any violation (or alleged violation) by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any Environmental Law or any permit issued to the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any such law (hereafter “Claims”), including, without limitation, (a) any and all Claims by governmental or regulatory authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial

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or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, and (b) any and all Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the environment.
          “Environmental Law” shall mean any federal, state or local policy having the force and effect of law, statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code or rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, and any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment (for purposes of this definition (collectively, “Laws”)), relating to the indoor or outdoor environment, or Hazardous Materials or health and safety to the extent such health and safety issues arise under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, or any such similar Laws.
          “Equity Interests” of any Person shall mean any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participation or other equivalents of or interest in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any preferred stock, any limited or general partnership interest and any limited liability company membership interest.
          “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and any subsequent provisions of ERISA, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.
          “ERISA Affiliate” shall mean each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA) which together with the U.S. Borrower or a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower would be deemed to be a “single employer” (i) within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or (ii) as a result of the U.S. Borrower or a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower being or having been a general partner of such Person.
          “Euro Denominated Bank Guaranty” shall mean each Bank Guaranty denominated in Euros.
          “Euro Denominated Letter of Credit” shall mean each Letter of Credit denominated in Euros.
          “Eurodollar Loans” shall mean each Loan designated as such by the respective Borrower or Borrowers at the time of the incurrence thereof or conversion thereto.
          “Eurodollar Rate” shall mean, for any Interest Period, in the case of any Loan, the greater of (x) the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the rate pursuant to this clause (x) for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Loan being made, continued or converted with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Deutsche Bank’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such

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Interest Period and (y) 1.75% per annum. The determination of the Eurodollar Rate by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrowers absent manifest error.
          “European Commission Decision” means the €45.6 million fine imposed by the European Commission on the U.S. Borrower and certain of its Subsidiaries as more particularly described in a press release issued by the European Commission on October 15, 2008.
          “Euros” and the designation “” shall mean the currency introduced on January 1, 1999 at the start of the third stage of European economic and monetary union pursuant to the Treaty (expressed in euros).
          “Event of Default” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.
          “Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, (a) net cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities for such period as reported on the consolidated statements of cash flows of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period delivered under Section 8.01 minus (b) the sum of, in each case to the extent not otherwise reducing net cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities in such period, without duplication, (i) scheduled principal payments and payments of interest in each case made in cash on Indebtedness for borrowed money during such period (including for purposes hereof, sinking fund payments, payments in respect of the principal components under capital leases and the like relating thereto), in each case other than to the extent financed with equity proceeds, Equity Interests, asset sale proceeds, insurance proceeds or the proceeds of Indebtedness (excluding Indebtedness under any revolving credit facility), (ii) optional prepayments of Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than the Loans) during such period in each case other than to the extent financed with equity proceeds, Equity Interests, asset sale proceeds, insurance proceeds or the proceeds of Indebtedness (excluding Indebtedness under any revolving credit facility); provided that in the case of any revolving Indebtedness such repayment shall only be included in this clause (ii) to the extent that such repayment results in a permanent reduction of the commitments thereunder, (iii) the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures made by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period other than to the extent financed with equity proceeds, Equity Interests, asset sale proceeds, insurance proceeds or the proceeds of Indebtedness (excluding Indebtedness under any revolving credit facility) and (iv) other than to the extent financed with equity proceeds, Equity Interests, asset sale proceeds, insurance proceeds or the proceeds of Indebtedness (excluding Indebtedness under any revolving credit facility), cash sums expended for Investments pursuant to Sections 9.05(vi), (vii), (viii), (xi), (xii) and (xv) (other than with respect to any amount expended on such Investments through the use of the Available Amount) during such period.
          “Excess Cash Flow Payment Period” shall mean, with respect to any Excess Cash Payment Date, the immediately preceding Fiscal Year of the U.S. Borrower commencing with the Fiscal Year ending January 1, 2011.
          “Excess Cash Payment Date” shall mean the date occurring 3 Business Days after the 90th day following the last day of a Fiscal Year of the U.S. Borrower.
          “Exchange Percentage” shall mean, as to each Lender, a fraction, expressed as a decimal, in each case determined on the date of occurrence of a Sharing Event (after giving effect to any actions to occur on, or promptly after, such date pursuant to Section 1.14(a), but before giving effect to any actions to occur on such date pursuant to Section 1.14(b)) of which: (a) the numerator shall be the sum of (i) the CL Percentage of such Lender (if a CL Lender) of (x) the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Outstandings (calculated by giving full effect to the proviso to the definition of Stated Amount contained herein) and (y) the aggregate amount of Bank Guaranty Outstandings (calculated by giving full effect to the proviso to the definition of Face Amount contained herein) and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the

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outstanding Term Loans of such Lender; and (b) the denominator of which shall be the sum of (i) the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Outstandings (calculated by giving full effect to the proviso to the definition of Stated Amount contained herein) and (y) the aggregate amount of Bank Guaranty Outstandings (calculated by giving full effect to the proviso to the definition of Face Amount contained herein) and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Term Loans of all Lenders.
          “Excluded Bermuda Insurance Companies” shall mean and include (i) Ashford Company Limited, a limited liability corporation organized under laws of Bermuda, and (ii) Mendocino Limited, a limited liability corporation organized under laws of Bermuda.
          “Excluded Collateral” shall mean and include (i) each Principal Property of the U.S. Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) all shares of capital stock or Indebtedness (as defined in the Existing 2013 Senior Notes Indenture as in effect on March 28, 2003) of any Restricted Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (which Indebtedness (as so defined) is then held by the U.S. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) and (iii) Margin Stock owned or held by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that (x) the collateral described in preceding clauses (i) and (ii) shall cease to constitute “Excluded Collateral” upon the repayment in full of all Existing 2013 Senior Notes and (y) as the term “Excluded Collateral” is used in any Foreign Security Document, such term shall not include any Principal Property referred to in clause (i) above.
          “Excluded Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean County Line Mutual Water Company, a Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower.
          “Excluded Event” shall mean the taking of any action, or the adoption of any law, rule or regulation, by any governmental authority which results in a deficiency that would otherwise give rise to a Default or Event of Default under any of Sections 10.07, 10.08, 10.11(b), 10.11(c) and/or 10.12; provided that (i) any such deficiency or default shall relate solely to a Foreign Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (other than a Foreign Subsidiary organized under the laws of Bermuda), its business or properties and the Credit Documents to which such Foreign Subsidiary is a party and (ii) the aggregate Fair Market Value of all Property of all Foreign Subsidiaries subject to any such deficiencies or defaults (including all Property which would have been Property of the respective Foreign Subsidiaries if the actions described in Section 10.12 had not been taken) shall not exceed $15,000,000.
          “Excluded Foreign Subsidiaries” shall mean Foreign Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower organized in Qualified Non-U.S. Jurisdictions and listed on Part B of Schedule XIII; provided that any Foreign Subsidiary listed on Part B of Schedule XIII which merges or consolidates with or into any other Foreign Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower that is a Qualified Obligor organized in the jurisdiction of organization of such listed Foreign Subsidiary shall cease to be an “Excluded Foreign Subsidiary” for purposes of this Agreement.
          “Excluded JV” means any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower in which the U.S. Borrower owns less than 90% of the voting stock and which has been designated by the U.S. Borrower to the Administrative Agent as an “Excluded JV”; provided that the aggregate Investments of the Borrower and their Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding in Excluded JVs (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) shall not exceed $50,000,000.
          “Existing Bank Guaranties” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2B.01(d).
          “Existing Indebtedness” shall mean and include Indebtedness outstanding on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and listed on Schedule IV.

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          “Existing Letters of Credit” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2A.01(d).
          “Existing Senior Notes” shall mean and include the Existing 2013 Senior Notes, the Existing 2014 Senior Notes and the Existing 2016 Senior Notes.
          “Existing Senior Notes Indentures” shall mean and include (i) the Existing 2013 Senior Notes Indenture, (ii) the Existing 2014 Senior Notes Indenture and (iii) the Existing 2016 Senior Notes Indenture.
          “Existing 2011 Senior Notes” shall mean the U.S. Borrower’s 87/8% Senior Notes due 2011.
          “Existing 2013 Senior Notes” shall mean the U.S. Borrower’s 77/8% Senior Notes due 2013, issued pursuant to the Existing 2013 Senior Notes Indenture, as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
          “Existing 2013 Senior Notes Indenture” shall mean the Indenture, dated as of July 15, 1993, among the U.S. Borrower, any U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto and the trustee therefor, as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
          “Existing 2014 Senior Notes” shall mean the U.S. Borrower’s 137/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2014, issued pursuant to the Existing 2014 Senior Notes Indenture, as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
          “Existing 2014 Senior Notes Indenture” shall mean the Indenture, dated as of March 18, 2009, among the U.S. Borrower, any U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto and the trustee therefor, as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
          “Existing 2016 Senior Notes” shall mean the U.S. Borrower’s 8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016, issued pursuant to the Existing 2016 Senior Notes Indenture, as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
          “Existing 2016 Senior Notes Indenture” shall mean the Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2009, among the U.S. Borrower, any U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto and the trustee therefor, as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
          “Face Amount” of each Bank Guaranty shall, at any time, mean the maximum amount payable thereunder (in each case determined without regard to whether any conditions to payment could then be met, but after giving effect to all previous payments made thereunder), provided that (x) except as such term is used in Section 2B.02, the “Face Amount” of each Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty shall be, on any date of calculation, the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum amount payable in the applicable Alternative Currency thereunder (determined without regard to whether any conditions to payment could then be met but after giving effect to all previous payments made thereunder) and (y) except for purposes of Sections 2B.02 and 3.01(d), the definition of Non-Dollar Denominated B/G Cushion Amount and in determining the respective proportional indemnification liabilities of the Secured Creditors to the

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Collateral Agent and/or the Pledgee under the applicable Security Documents, the Face Amount of any Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty (as otherwise determined above) shall be increased (at each time the Face Amount thereof is determined) by the Non-Dollar Denominated B/G Cushion Amount for such Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty.
          “Facing Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.01(b).
          “Fair Market Value” shall mean, with respect to any asset, the price at which a willing buyer, not an Affiliate of the seller, and a willing seller who does not have to sell, would agree to purchase and sell such asset, as determined in good faith by the board of directors or other governing body or, pursuant to a specific delegation of authority by such board of directors or governing body, a designated senior executive officer of the U.S. Borrower or the Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower selling such asset.
          “Federal Funds Rate” shall mean, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal Funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal Funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average 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 Capped Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor” shall mean any Foreign Credit Party organized under the laws of a jurisdiction in which (x) the guaranties and/or secured obligations under the respective Credit Documents are not required by the laws of such jurisdiction to be limited in any way and (y) the guaranties and/or secured obligations under the respective Credit Documents have been voluntarily limited (at the request of such Foreign Credit Party) to reduce the amount of registration, notorial or other fees, taxes or amounts payable in connection with the recordation or perfection of the security interests purported to be created pursuant to the relevant Security Documents.
          “Fees” shall mean all amounts payable pursuant to, or referred to in, Section 3.01.
          “First Priority Secured Leverage Ratio” shall mean, on any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated First Priority Secured Debt on such date to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date; provided that for all purposes of this Agreement, Consolidated EBITDA for purposes of the First Priority Secured Leverage Ratio shall be determined on a Pro Forma Basis.
          “Fiscal Quarter” means, for any Fiscal Year, each of (i) the first twelve weeks of such Fiscal Year, (ii) the thirteenth week of such Fiscal Year through the twenty-fourth week of such Fiscal Year, (iii) the twenty-fifth week of such Fiscal Year through the forty-first week of such Fiscal Year and (iv) the forty-second week of such Fiscal Year through the last day of such Fiscal Year, as the case may be. For purposes of this Agreement, a reference to the 1st Fiscal Quarter of any Fiscal Year shall be a reference to the period referred to in clause (i) above; a reference to the 2nd Fiscal Quarter of any Fiscal Year shall be a reference to the period referred to in clause (ii) above; a reference to the 3rd Fiscal Quarter of any Fiscal Year shall be a reference to the period referred to in clause (iii) above; and a reference to the 4th Fiscal Quarter of any Fiscal Year shall be a reference to the period referred to in clause (iv) above.
          “Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries ending on the Saturday nearest to December 31 of each calendar year. For purposes of this Agreement, any particu-

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lar Fiscal Year shall be designated by reference to the calendar year in which the majority of such Fiscal Year falls.
          “Foreign Credit Party” shall mean the Bermuda Borrower and each Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor.
          “Foreign Credit Party Pledge Agreements” shall mean each agreement listed on Part A of Schedule XII and each other pledge agreement entered into by a Foreign Credit Party pursuant to the terms hereof covering promissory notes and Equity Interests and governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Credit Party is organized, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
          “Foreign Pension Plan” means any plan, fund (including, without limitation, any superannuation fund) or other similar program established or maintained outside the United States of America by the U.S. Borrower or any one or more of its Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries residing outside the United States of America, which plan, fund or other similar program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or payments to be made upon termination of employment, and which plan is not subject to ERISA or the Code.
          “Foreign Pledge Agreement” shall mean and include the Local Law Pledge Agreements and the Foreign Credit Party Pledge Agreements.
          “Foreign Security Agreements” shall mean each security agreement listed on Part C of Schedule XII, each Replacement Foreign Security Agreement and each other security agreement, pledge agreement, mortgage, debenture, deed of charge, document and/or instrument entered into by a Foreign Credit Party pursuant to the terms hereof covering tangible and intangible assets (including receivables, contract rights, securities, inventory, equipment, real estate, leasehold interests, vessels, insurances, and material patents, trademarks and other intellectual property but excluding Excluded Collateral) owned by such Foreign Credit Party and governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Credit Party is organized, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
          “Foreign Security Document” shall mean each Security Document other than a U.S. Security Document (including, without limitation, each Foreign Pledge Agreement and each Foreign Security Agreement).
          “Foreign Security Document Acknowledgement and/or Amendment” shall mean each acknowledgement and/or amendment dated as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, executed and delivered by each of the Credit Parties with respect to each Foreign Security Document to which it is a party.
          “Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty” shall mean the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty, dated as of March 28, 2003, made by the Foreign Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower party thereto in favor of the Administrative Agent, including any counterpart thereof and any other similar guaranty executed and delivered by any Foreign Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower pursuant to Section 8.11, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. A copy of the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date is attached hereto as Exhibit E-3.

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          “Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty Acknowledgement” shall mean the acknowledgment, dated as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, executed and delivered by each Wholly-Owned Foreign Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower in the form of Exhibit E-2, which Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty Acknowledgment contain, among other things, (i) an acknowledgment of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) an acknowledgement that the “Obligations” (as defined in the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty) include all of the Obligations of the Bermuda Borrower under this Agreement after giving effect to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, and (iii) an acknowledgment that, after giving effect to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
          “Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person that is not a Domestic Subsidiary of such Person.
          “Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor” shall mean each Foreign Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (other than the Bermuda Borrower and any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary) which executes and delivers a Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty, unless and until such time as the respective Foreign Subsidiary ceases to constitute a Foreign Subsidiary or is released from all of its obligations under its Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.
          “Fronting Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.01(d).
          “Guaranteed Creditors” shall mean and include each of the Agents, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders, the Bank Guaranty Issuers and each Person (other than any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries) party to an Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement with a Borrower and/or one or more of each Borrower’s Subsidiaries, to the extent that such Person constitutes a Secured Creditor under the Security Documents.
          “Guarantors” shall mean and include each Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
          “Guaranty” shall mean and include each Borrower Guaranty and each Subsidiaries Guaranty.
          “Hazardous Materials” shall mean (a) any petrochemical or petroleum products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas; and (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “restricted hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous wastes,” “restrictive hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “contaminants” or “pollutants,” or words of similar meaning and regulatory effect.
          “Incremental Term Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(c).
          “Incremental Term Loan Borrower” shall mean (x) the U.S. Borrower, with respect to U.S. Borrower Incremental Term Loans and (y) the Bermuda Borrower, with respect to Bermuda Borrower Incremental Term Loans.
          “Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date” shall mean, with respect to each Tranche of Incremental Term Loans, each date on which Incremental Term Loans of such Tranche are incurred pursuant to Section 1.01(c) and as otherwise permitted by Section 1.15.

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          “Incremental Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, for each Lender, any commitment to make Incremental Term Loans provided by such Lender pursuant to Section 1.15, in such amount as agreed to by such Lender in the respective Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement, as the same may be (x) reduced from time to time or terminated pursuant to Sections 3.01 and/or 10 or (y) adjusted from time to time as a result of assignments to and from such Lender pursuant to Sections 1.13 and/or 13.04(b).
          “Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement” shall mean each Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement in the form of Exhibit I (appropriately completed) executed in accordance with Section 1.15.
          “Incremental Term Loan Commitment Requirements” shall mean, with respect to any provision of an Incremental Term Loan Commitment on a given Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date, the satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or prior to the effective date of the respective Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement: (s) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom (for purposes of such determination, assuming the relevant Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to the full amount of Incremental Term Loan Commitments then provided had been incurred, and the proposed Permitted Acquisition (if any) to be financed with the proceeds of such Loans had been consummated, on such date of effectiveness) and all of the representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects at such time (unless stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); (t) calculations are made by the U.S. Borrower of compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Total Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as of the most recently ended Test Period set forth Section 9.12 (assuming (and immediately after) the full utilization of the requested Incremental Term Loan Commitments and the consummation of the proposed Permitted Acquisition (if any) to be financed with the proceeds of the Loans pursuant thereto (as well as all other Permitted Acquisitions and Significant Asset Sales theretofore consummated after the first day of the respective Calculation Period)) for the Calculation Period most recently ended prior to the date of the requested Incremental Term Loan Commitments, as set forth in a certificate by an Authorized Officer of the U.S. Borrower furnished to the Administrative Agent on the date of such request, and such calculations shall show that, after giving effect to the foregoing assumptions in this clause (t) and any additional Indebtedness being incurred in connection therewith and the use of proceeds therefrom, (i) the U.S. Borrower would be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with each of the Total Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as set forth in Section 9.12 as at the last day of such Test Period and (ii) the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio would have been less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00 as at the last day of such Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis; (u) the delivery by the U.S. Borrower to the Administrative Agent of an officer’s certificate executed by an Authorized Officer of the U.S. Borrower and certifying as to compliance with preceding clauses (s) and (t) and containing the calculations required by clause (t); (v) the delivery by the U.S. Borrower to the Administrative Agent of an acknowledgement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and executed by each Guarantor (in the case of an Incremental Term Loan Commitment requested by the Bermuda Borrower) or each U.S. Credit Party other than the U.S. Borrower (in the case of an Incremental Term Loan Commitment requested by the U.S. Borrower), as the case may be, acknowledging that such Incremental Term Loan Commitment and all Loans subsequently incurred pursuant to such Incremental Term Loan Commitment shall constitute (and be included in the definition of) “Guaranteed Obligations” under each Guaranty of such Guarantor; (w) the delivery by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries of such technical amendments, modifications and/or supplements to the respective Security Documents as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to ensure that the additional Obligations to be incurred pursuant to the Incremental Term Loan Commitments are secured by, and entitled to the benefits of, the relevant Security Documents, and each of the Lenders hereby agrees to, and authorizes the Collateral Agent to enter

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into, any such technical amendments, modifications and/or supplements; (x) the delivery by the U.S. Borrower to the Administrative Agent of an opinion or opinions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, from counsel to the Credit Parties reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and dated such date, covering such of the matters set forth in the opinions of counsel delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, and such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated thereby as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request; (y) the delivery by the U.S. Borrower and the other Credit Parties to the Administrative Agent of such other officers’ certificates, resolutions and evidence of good standing as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request; and (z) the completion by the U.S. Borrower and the other Credit Parties of such other actions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in connection with such Incremental Term Loan Commitment, it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent may (in its sole discretion) agree that the delivery of technical amendments, modifications and/or supplements to the respective Security Documents pursuant to subclause (w) of the preceding sentence may occur after the incurrence of Loans to be made pursuant to the respective Incremental Term Loan Commitments (subject to a time frame to be agreed by the Administrative Agent), in which case said subclause (w) will be deemed satisfied at the time of the incurrence of such Loans, so long as such technical amendments, modifications and/or supplements to the respective Security Documents are subsequently delivered within the time frame stipulated by the Administrative Agent.
          “Incremental Term Loan Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.15(b).
          “Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date” shall mean, for any Tranche of Incremental Term Loans, the final maturity date set forth for such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans in the respective Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement relating thereto, provided that the final maturity date for all Incremental Term Loans of a given Tranche shall be the same date.
          “Incremental Term Loan Scheduled Repayment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.02(b)(iii).
          “Incremental Term Note” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.05(a).
          “Indebtedness” shall mean, as to any Person, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness (including principal, interest, fees and charges) of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services, (ii) the maximum amount available to be drawn or paid under all letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties and similar obligations issued for the account of such Person and all unpaid drawings and unreimbursed payments in respect of such letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties and similar obligations, (iii) all indebtedness of the types described in clause (i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) of this definition secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person, whether or not such indebtedness has been assumed by such Person (provided that, if the Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable in respect of such indebtedness, such indebtedness shall be deemed to be in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the property to which such Lien relates as determined in good faith by such Person), (iv) the aggregate amount of all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (v) all obligations of such Person to pay a specified purchase price for goods or services, whether or not delivered or accepted, i.e., take-or-pay and similar obligations, (vi) all Contingent Obligations of such Person, (vii) all obligations under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, any Other Hedging Agreement, Commodity Agreements or under any similar type of agreement and (viii) obligations arising under Synthetic Leases. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include trade payables, accrued expenses and deferred tax and other credits incurred by any Person in accordance with customary practices and in the ordinary course of business of such Person.

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          “Indemnified Person” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.01.
          “Individual CL Exposure” of any CL Lender shall mean, at any time, such CL Lender’s applicable CL Percentage of the Aggregate CL Exposure.
          “Initial Borrowing Date” shall have the meaning provided in the Original Credit Agreement.
          “Intercompany Debt” shall mean any Indebtedness, payables or other obligations, whether now existing or hereafter incurred, owed by the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower to the U.S. Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower.
          “Intercompany Distribution Transactions” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.09(b) of the Original Credit Agreement.
          “Intercompany Existing Indebtedness” shall mean all Indebtedness listed on Part B of Schedule IV.
          “Intercompany Subordination Agreement” shall mean the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2003, made by the U.S. Borrower and various of its Subsidiaries party thereto in favor of the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof (including, without limitation, as modified by the Intercompany Subordination Agreement Acknowledgement). A copy of the Intercompany Subordination Agreement as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date is attached hereto as Exhibit H-2.
          “Intercompany Subordination Agreement Acknowledgement” shall mean the acknowledgment in the form of Exhibit H-1, dated as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, executed and delivered by each Credit Party and each other Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower which is an obligee or obligor with respect to any Intercompany Debt (other than those Non Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries listed on Part D of Schedule XII).
          “Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean the amended and restated intercreditor agreement, dated as of March 19, 2009 and as amended on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, by and among the Collateral Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent, each Credit Party, each ABL Credit Party and the collateral agent for the holders of “Notes Obligations” (as defined therein).
          “Interest Determination Date” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the second Business Day prior to the commencement of any Interest Period relating to such Eurodollar Loan.
          “Interest Period” shall mean (i) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the interest period applicable thereto, as determined pursuant to Section 1.09, and (ii) as to any investment of the Credit- Linked Deposits, the period commencing on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and ending on the date that is one month thereafter and each successive one month period thereafter, provided that (x) if any Interest Period for the Credit-Linked Deposits begins on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month, and (y) if any Interest Period for the Credit-Linked Deposits would otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day, although if any Interest Period for the Credit-Linked Deposits would otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day but is a day of the month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period shall expire on the next preceding Business Day.

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          “Interest Rate Protection Agreement” shall mean any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement, interest rate floor agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement.
          “Investment” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to Section 9.05.
          “Issuing Lender” shall mean (i) if and to the extent it agrees to act as such, any Agent (and any of such Agent’s affiliates and/or branches), (ii) any ABL Lender (and any of such ABL Lender’s affiliates and/or branches) or any CL Lender (and any of such CL Lender’s affiliates and/or branches) which at the request of the U.S. Borrower or the Bermuda Borrower and with the consent of the Administrative Agent agrees, in such ABL Lender’s or CL Lender’s (or their respective affiliate’s or branch’s) sole discretion, to become an Issuer Lender for the purpose of issuing Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2A and (iii) with respect to the Existing Letters of Credit, the Lender or Original Lender (and any of such Lender’s or Original Lender’s affiliates and/or branches) designated as the issuer thereof on Part A of Schedule XI shall be the Issuing Lender thereof.
          “Italian Collateral Documents” shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.15(a)(i).
          “Judgment Currency” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.22(a).
          “Judgment Currency Conversion Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.22(a).
          “Landlord-Lender Agreement” shall mean each agreement between a landlord of each U.S. Leasehold Property and the Collateral Agent entered into pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
          “L/C Participant” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2A.04(a).
          “L/C Participation” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2A.04(a).
          “L/C Supportable Indebtedness” shall mean (i) obligations of the U.S. Borrower or its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business with respect to insurance obligations and workers’ compensation, surety bonds and other similar statutory obligations, (ii) obligations of the U.S. Borrower and its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries under bank guaranties issued by financial institutions in support of obligations of the U.S. Borrower and its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries otherwise permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (iii) such other obligations of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries as are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the respective Issuing Lender and otherwise permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
          “Lead Arranger” shall mean DBSI, Banc of America Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Capital Markets LLC, each in its capacity as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Book Runner.
          “Leasehold” of any Person shall mean all of the right, title and interest of such Person as lessee or licensee in, to and under leases or licenses of land, improvements and/or fixtures.
          “Leasehold Property” shall mean each Real Property leased by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and for which Landlord-Lender Agreements shall be required pursuant to this Agreement.
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pursuant to Sections 1.13, 1.15 and/or 13.04(b). Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference in this Agreement to a Lender includes each lending office (including any Affiliate of the respective Lender) of the respective Lender designated from time to time pursuant to Section 1.12.
          “Lender Default” shall mean (i) the wrongful refusal (which has not been retracted) of a Lender to make available its portion of any Borrowing, to fund its portion of any unreimbursed payment under Section 2A.04 or 2B.04 or (ii) a Lender having notified the Administrative Agent and/or any Borrower that it does not intend to comply with its obligations under Section 1.01, 2A.03 or 2B.03 in circumstances where such non-compliance would constitute a breach of such Lender’s obligations under the respective Section.
          “Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2A.01(a).
          “Letter of Credit Outstandings” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate Stated Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit which have not terminated at such time and (ii) the aggregate amount of all Unpaid Drawings in respect of all Letters of Credit at such time.
          “Letter of Credit Request” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2A.03(a).
          “LIBOR Rate” shall mean, for any Interest Period with respect to the investment of the Credit-Linked Deposits, the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the rate pursuant to this clause (x) for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the then outstanding amount of the Credit-Linked Deposits with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Deutsche Bank’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
          “Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security interest, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, preference, priority or other security agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing or similar statement or notice filed under the UCC or any similar recording or notice statute, and any lease having substantially the same effect as the foregoing).
          “Loan” shall mean each Tranche B-1 Term Loan, each Tranche C-1 Term Loan and each Incremental Term Loan.
          “Local Law Pledge Agreements” shall mean the local law pledge agreements listed on Part B of Schedule XII and any other pledge agreement entered into by a Credit Party pursuant to this Agreement (x) covering promissory notes of, and/or Equity Interests in, one or more Persons organized under the laws of a different jurisdiction from the jurisdiction of organization of such Credit Party and (y) governed by the laws of the jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which the Person or Persons whose promissory notes or Equity Interests are being pledged is (or are) organized, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

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          “Majority Lenders” of any Tranche shall mean those Non-Defaulting Lenders which would constitute the Required Lenders under, and as defined in, this Agreement if all outstanding Obligations of the other Tranches under this Agreement were repaid in full and all Commitments with respect thereto were terminated.
          “Margin Regulations” shall mean, collectively, Regulation T, Regulation U and Regulation X.
          “Margin Stock” shall have the meaning provided in Regulation U.
          “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean (i) a material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, nature of assets, operations, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) a material adverse effect (x) on the rights or remedies of the Lenders or any Agent hereunder or under any other Credit Document or (y) on the ability of any Credit Party to perform its obligations to the Lenders or any Agent hereunder or under any other Credit Document; provided that the occurrence of an Excluded Event shall not constitute a “Material Adverse Effect” for purposes of this definition.
          “Material Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean, at any time, any Foreign Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower the net book value of the assets of which equals or exceeds $5,000,000 at such time; provided that for purposes of (and only of) Section 8.01(h), the term “Material Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean, at any time, any Foreign Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower the net book value of the assets of which equals or exceeds $10,000,000 at such time.
          “Material Indebtedness” shall mean any Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $25,000,000.
          “Maturity Date” shall mean (i) with respect to Tranche B-1 Term Loans, the Tranche B 1/C 1 Term Loan Maturity Date, (ii) with respect to Tranche C-1 Term Loans, the Tranche B-1/C-1 Term Loan Maturity Date, (iii) with respect to Incremental Term Loans of a given Tranche, the respective Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date therefor, and (iv) with respect to the CL Tranche, the CL Maturity Date.
          “Maximum Incremental Term Loan Commitment Amount” shall mean $300,000,000.
          “Minimum Applicable Facing” shall mean $500.
          “Minimum Applicable Fronting” shall mean $500.
          “Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
          “Mortgage” shall mean each mortgage, deed of trust or deed to secure debt required to be delivered with respect to any Real Property pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including, after the execution and delivery thereof, each Additional Mortgage covering a Mortgaged Property), together with any assignment of leases and rents to be executed in connection therewith, in each case as the same may be amended, modified and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
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          “Mortgage Policy” shall mean each mortgage title insurance policy (and all endorsements thereto) for each Mortgaged Property required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement.
          “Mortgaged Property” shall mean each Real Property owned by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and required to be mortgaged pursuant to this Agreement (including, after the execution and delivery of any Additional Mortgage covering Real Property, the respective Additional Mortgaged Property).
          “Multiemployer Plan” shall mean (i) any plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, which is maintained or contributed to (or to which there is an obligation to contribute to) by the U.S. Borrower or a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate and that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, and (ii) each such plan for the five year period immediately following the latest date on which the U.S. Borrower, a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to such plan.
          “Net Cash Proceeds” shall mean, for any event requiring a reduction of the Total Incremental Term Loan Commitment and/or Total Credit-Linked Commitment and/or repayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 3.03 or 4.02, the gross cash proceeds (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a promissory note, receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) received from such event, net of reasonable transaction costs (including, as applicable, any underwriting, brokerage or other customary commissions and reasonable legal, advisory and other fees and expenses associated therewith) received from any such event.
          “Net Sale Proceeds” shall mean for any sale or other disposition of assets, the gross cash proceeds (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a promissory note, receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) received from such sale or other disposition of assets, net of (i) reasonable transaction costs (including, without limitation, any underwriting, brokerage or other customary selling commissions, reasonable legal, advisory and other fees and expenses (including title and recording expenses), associated therewith and sales, VAT and transfer taxes arising therefrom), (ii) payments of unassumed liabilities relating to the assets sold or otherwise disposed of at the time of, or within 30 days after, the date of such sale or other disposition, (iii) the amount of such gross cash proceeds required to be used to permanently repay any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness of the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement, Indebtedness of the ABL Lenders under the ABL Credit Documents and Indebtedness under “Notes Obligations” (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement)) which is secured by the respective assets which were sold or otherwise disposed of, (iv) the estimated net marginal increase in income taxes which will be payable by the U.S. Borrower consolidated group or any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower with respect to the Fiscal Year in which the sale or other disposition occurs as a result of such sale or other disposition; and in the event of any such sale or disposition of assets owned by a Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the proportionate share thereof attributable to minority interests (based upon such Persons’ relative holdings of Equity Interests in such Subsidiary) (v) ; provided, however, that such gross proceeds shall not include any portion of such gross cash proceeds which the U.S. Borrower determines in good faith should be reserved for post-closing adjustments (to the extent the U.S. Borrower delivers to the Lenders a certificate signed by its chief financial officer or treasurer, controller or chief accounting officer as to such determination), it being understood and agreed that on the day that all such post-closing adjustments have been determined (which shall not be later than six months following the date of the respective asset sale), the amount (if any) by which the reserved amount in respect of such sale or disposition exceeds the actual post-closing adjustments payable by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall constitute Net Sale Proceeds on such date received by the U.S. Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries from such sale or other disposition.

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          “Non-Defaulting Lender” shall mean each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.
          “Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty” shall mean all Bank Guaranties other than Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranties.
          “Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty Outstandings” shall mean all Bank Guaranty Outstandings other than Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty Outstandings.
          “Non-Dollar Denominated B/G Cushion Amount” shall mean, at any time with respect to any Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty, an amount equal to 5% of the Face Amount of such Non-Dollar Denominated Bank Guaranty, with such Face Amount determined for this purpose in accordance with the definition thereof contained herein without giving effect to clause (y) of the proviso thereto.
          “Non-Dollar Denominated Letters of Credit” shall mean all Letters of Credit other than Dollar Denominated Letters of Credit.
          “Non-Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit Outstandings” shall mean all Letter of Credit Outstandings other than Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit Outstandings.
          “Non-Dollar Denominated L/C Cushion Amount” shall mean, at any time with respect to any Non-Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit, an amount equal to 5% of the Stated Amount of such Non-Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit, with such Stated Amount determined for this purpose in accordance with the definition thereof contained herein without giving effect to clause (y) of the proviso thereto.
          “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries” shall mean (i) on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, each Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower listed on Part A of Schedule XIII and (ii) after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower that is not at such time a Subsidiary Guarantor.
          “Non-Qualified Jurisdiction” at any time shall mean each jurisdiction that is not at such time a Qualified Jurisdiction.
          “Non-U.S. Dole Group” shall mean the Consolidated Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower which are not members of the U.S. Dole Group.
          “Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, each Subsidiary of such Person which is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person.
          “Note” shall mean each Tranche B-1 Term Note, each Tranche C-1 Term Note and each Incremental Term Note.
          “Notice of Borrowing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.03(a).
          “Notice of Conversion/Continuation” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.06.
          “Notice Office” shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent located at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005 or such other office as the Administrative Agent may designate to the U.S. Borrower and the Lenders from time to time.
          “Obligation Currency” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.22(a).

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          “Obligations” shall mean all amounts, direct or indirect, contingent or absolute, of every type or description, and at any time existing, owing to any Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Lender, any Bank Guaranty Issuer or any Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Credit Document.
          “Original Agent” shall mean each “Agent” under, and as defined in, the Original Credit Agreement.
          “Original Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning provided in the first WHEREAS clause of this Agreement.
          “Original Lenders” shall mean the Lenders under, and as defined in, the Original Credit Agreement with outstanding Original Loans on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (immediately prior to giving effect thereto).
          “Original Loan” shall mean each “Loan” under, and as defined in, the Original Credit Agreement.
          “Other Hedging Agreements” shall mean any foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements or other similar agreements or arrangements designed to protect against fluctuations in currency values.
          “Participating Member State” shall mean, at any time, any member state of the European Union which has adopted the Euro as its lawful currency at such time.
          “Payment Office” shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent located at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005 or such other office as the Administrative Agent may hereafter designate in writing to the U.S. Borrower and the Lenders from time.
          “PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.
          “Permitted Acquired Debt” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(b)(vi).
          “Permitted Acquisition” shall mean the acquisition by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of assets constituting a business, division or product line of any Person, not already a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or of Equity Interests of any such Person, which Person shall, as a result of such acquisition, become a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower, provided that (A) no Default or Event of Default shall be in existence at the time of the consummation of the proposed Permitted Acquisition or immediately after giving effect thereto, (B) the Acquired Entity or Business shall be a Permitted Business, (C) on a Pro Forma Basis for such acquisition, the U.S. Borrower would be in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.12 as of and for most recently completed Test Period prior to such date, (D) immediately after giving effect to such acquisition and the payment of consideration payable by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries, the U.S. Borrower would have not less than $30,000,000 of available unused revolving commitments (after giving effect to borrowing base limitations) under the ABL Credit Agreement or other working capital facilities, (E) the aggregate amount expended by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with all Permitted Acquisitions following the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date with respect to assets that are not owned by Credit Parties (including Persons that become Credit Parties in connection therewith) (excluding assets acquired in exchange for shares of Common Stock of the U.S. Borrower), as determined in good faith by the U.S. Borrower, does not exceed $350,000,000 and (F) the U.S. Borrower shall have delivered to the Adminis-

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trative Agent not later than the date of consummation of any such acquisition, a certificate executed by an Authorized Officer of the U.S. Borrower stating that such acquisition is a “Permitted Acquisition” and containing a calculation demonstrating compliance with the requirements set forth in clauses (C), (D) and (E) of this definition.
          “Permitted Business” shall mean any business which (i) is the same, similar, ancillary or reasonably related to the business in which the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is engaged on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date or (ii) is conducted by an Acquired Entity or Business acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition and which does not qualify as a “Permitted Business” pursuant to preceding clause (i), so long as (x) such business represents an immaterial portion of the businesses acquired pursuant to such Permitted Acquisition and (y) such business is sold or otherwise disposed of as soon as reasonably practicable following the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition (but, in any event, within one year following such Permitted Acquisition).
          “Permitted Encumbrances” shall mean with respect to any Mortgaged Property, such exceptions to title as are set forth in the Mortgage Policy delivered with respect thereto, all of which exceptions must be acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
          “Permitted Holders” shall mean David H. Murdock, a Qualified Trust and any majority owned and controlled Affiliate of David H. Murdock or a Qualified Trust.
          “Permitted Installment Note” shall mean a promissory note issued as consideration to the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with a Contemplated Asset Sale, which note (i) shall be secured by the assets subject to the respective Contemplated Asset Sale and (ii) in the case of a Contemplated Asset Sale made by a Credit Party, shall be pledged to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the relevant Security Documents; provided that no such note may be issued in connection with a Contemplated Asset Sale if the aggregate principal amount of such note, when added to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all other Permitted Installment Notes theretofore issued (without regard to any write-downs or write-offs thereof), would exceed $35,000,000.
          “Permitted Liens” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.03.
          “Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” shall mean any Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries issued or given in exchange for, or the proceeds of which are used to, extend, refinance, renew, replace or refund any Indebtedness, so long as (a) such Indebtedness has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity greater than or equal to the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced or refunded, (b) such extension, refinancing, renewal, replacement or refunding does not (i) increase the amount of such Indebtedness outstanding immediately prior to such extension, refinancing, renewal, replacement or refunding (except to the extent of reasonable fees, premiums, commissions and expenses actually paid in connection with such extension, refinancing, renewal, replacement or refunding) or (ii) add guarantors, obligors or security from that which applied to such Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replacement or refunding, except that unsecured Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower that is guaranteed by the U.S. Guarantors may be refinanced with Indebtedness that is secured by junior Liens on the Collateral of the U.S. Credit Parties on the basis applicable to “Notes Obligations” under the Intercreditor Agreement if either (x) the Indebtedness being refinanced constituted “Notes Obligations” under the Intercreditor Agreement or (y) immediately after giving effect to such refinancing on a Pro Forma Basis, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements are available pursuant to Section 8.01(a) or (b) would have been less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00, (c) such Indebtedness has the same (or, from the perspective of the Lenders, more favorable) subordination provisions, if any, as applied to the Indebtedness being extended, renewed, refinanced, replaced or refunded, and (d) all other terms of such extension, refi-

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nancing, renewal, replacement or refunding (including, without limitation, with respect to the amortization schedules, redemption provisions, maturities, covenants, defaults and remedies, but excluding interest rates so long as on market terms at the time of issuance thereof) are not less favorable in any material respect to the respective borrower than those previously existing with respect to the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced or refunded, provided, however, that any Intercompany Existing Indebtedness (and subsequent extensions, refinancings, renewals, replacements and refundings thereof as provided above in this definition) may only be extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced or refunded as provided above in this definition if the Indebtedness so extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced or refunded has the same obligors(s) and obligee(s) as the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced or refunded.
          “Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust or other enterprise or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.
          “Plan” shall mean any pension plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), which is maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is an obligation to contribute of) the U.S. Borrower or a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate, and each such plan for the five year period immediately following the latest date on which the U.S. Borrower, or a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to such plan.
          “Pledge Agreement Collateral” shall mean all U.S. Pledge Agreement Collateral and all other Equity Interests or other property similar to that pledged pursuant to the U.S. Pledge Agreement which is pledged pursuant to one or more Foreign Pledge Agreements, Foreign Security Agreements or Additional Security Documents.
          “Pledge Agreements” shall mean the U.S. Pledge Agreement and each Foreign Pledge Agreement.
          “Preferred Equity,” as applied to the Equity Interests of any Person, means Equity Interests of such Person (other than common stock of such Person) of any class or classes (however designed) that ranks prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of such Person, to Equity Interests of any other class of such Person.
          “Prime Lending Rate” shall mean the rate which DBAG (or another bank of recognized standing reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent) announces from time to time as its prime lending rate, the Prime Lending Rate to change when and as such prime lending rate changes. The Prime Lending Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer. DBAG may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Prime Lending Rate.
          “Principal Property” shall mean “Principal Property,” as defined in the Existing 2013 Senior Notes Indenture (as in effect (and as each component definition used therein is in effect) on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date).
          “Pro Forma Basis” shall mean, in connection with any calculation of the Total Leverage Ratio, Senior Secured Leverage Ratio or Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio, the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Net Debt, Consolidated Interest Expense and Consolidated Senior Secured Net Debt as used therein shall be made after giving effect on a pro forma basis to any Permitted

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Acquisition, Significant Asset Sale or incurrence or repayment of Material Indebtedness then being consummated as well as any other Permitted Acquisition, Significant Asset Sale or incurrence or repayment of Material Indebtedness consummated (i) for purposes of calculating compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.12, during the relevant Test Period or (ii) for purposes of calculating the Total Leverage Ratio, Senior Secured Leverage Ratio or Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for any other purpose hereunder, after the first day of the relevant Test Period or Calculation Period, as the case may be, and on or prior to the date of the required determination of the Total Leverage Ratio, Senior Secured Leverage Ratio and/or Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio, as the case may be, as if same had occurred on the first day of the respective Test Period or Calculation Period, as the case may be, in each case, taking into account, in the case of any Permitted Acquisition, factually supportable and identifiable cost savings and expenses which would otherwise be accounted for as an adjustment pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, as if such cost savings or expenses were realized on the first day of the respective period.
          “Projections” shall mean detailed projected consolidated financial statements of the U.S. Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Borrower for the three Fiscal Years ended after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.
          “Property” of a Person shall mean any and all property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible or mixed, of such Person, or other assets owned, leased, or operated by such Person.
          “Qualified Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower (which may be guaranteed on a subordinated basis by any of the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to subordination provisions that are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than those applicable to the guarantees of the Existing Senior Notes); provided that (i) no portion of such Indebtedness matures prior to the 91st day following the final scheduled maturity of the Term Loans outstanding at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, (ii) the documentation governing such Indebtedness does not require the repurchase or repayment of such Indebtedness prior to the final maturity thereof except pursuant to a “change of control” or asset sale, (iii) either such Indebtedness is (x) unsecured or (y) to the extent after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds therefrom, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements are available pursuant to Section 8.01(a) or (b) would have been less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis, secured solely by Liens on the Collateral of the U.S. Credit Parties to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes “Notes Obligations” under the Intercreditor Agreement and (iv) the other terms of such Indebtedness are on market terms as determined in good faith by the U.S. Borrower.
          “Qualified Jurisdictions” shall mean and include the United States, Bermuda and each other jurisdiction identified on Schedule XVII hereto, in each case including any states, provinces or other similar local units therein. Furthermore, from time to time after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, the U.S. Borrower may request (by written notice to, and following consultation with, the Administrative Agent) that one or more additional jurisdictions be added to the list of Qualified Jurisdictions. In such event, such jurisdictions shall be added to (and thereafter form part of) the list of Qualified Jurisdictions so long as, in each case, the respective jurisdiction to be added is a jurisdiction in which the U.S. Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries conducts business on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date or is otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and so long as the U.S. Borrower has furnished opinions of counsel, in each case from counsel, and in form and substance, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, concluding that Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower organized under the laws of such jurisdiction may execute and deliver a Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and such Security Documents as may be satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and that,

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in accordance with the laws of the respective jurisdiction and subject to customary exceptions, such Credit Documents shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their terms, and (in the case of the Security Documents) create valid and perfected security interests under applicable law.
          “Qualified Non-U.S. Jurisdictions” shall mean and include each Qualified Jurisdiction other than the United States (and the States thereof).
          “Qualified Non-U.S. Obligors” shall mean each Foreign Credit Party which (x) is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower organized under the laws of a Qualified Non-U.S. Jurisdiction, (y) has provided a full and unconditional guaranty (unlimited in amount) of all Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty) pursuant to a Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty and (z) has executed the relevant Security Documents in accordance with the requirements of Sections 5, 8.11 and/or 9.14 of the Original Credit Agreement or Sections 5, 8.11 and/or 9.11 hereof securing all such Guaranteed Obligations, provided that (i) any Fee Capped Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor shall be deemed to be a Qualified Non-U.S. Obligor for purposes of Sections 9.02(viii), (ix) and (xi) and Sections 9.05(vi) and (viii) only (and only said Sections), so long as such Fee Capped Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor shall at all times be in compliance with the requirements of Section 8.11(i), (ii) any Fee Capped Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor shall be deemed to be a Qualified Non-U.S. Obligor for purposes of Section 8.13(d), so long as (I) governmental approvals are required to be obtained to transfer the Equity Interests of such Fee Capped Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor to a Qualified Non-U.S. Obligor (determined without regard to clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this proviso) and the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor is using reasonable efforts to obtain such approvals or (II) the transfer of the Equity Interests of such Fee Capped Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor to a Qualified Non-U.S. Obligor (determined without regard to clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this proviso) would give rise to material and adverse tax consequences to the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary, (iii) Dole Korea, Ltd. shall be deemed to be a Qualified Non-U.S. Obligor for purposes of Sections 8.13(d) and 9.01(b) (and only said Sections), (iv) notwithstanding the provision of a limited guaranty by the Excluded Bermuda Insurance Companies, each of the Excluded Bermuda Insurance Companies shall be deemed to be a “Qualified Non-U.S. Obligor” for all purposes of this Agreement (other than Sections 8.13(d) and 9.01(b) for which it is understood such Persons shall not constitute “Qualified Non-U.S. Obligors”) and (v) any Qualified Non-U.S. Obligor (including any deemed as such pursuant to preceding clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)) shall cease to constitute same at such time, if any, as such Person ceases to be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower.
          “Qualified Obligors” shall mean each Qualified U.S. Obligor and each Qualified Non U.S. Obligor.
          “Qualified Preferred Stock” shall mean any Preferred Equity of the U.S. Borrower, the express terms of which shall provide that dividends thereon shall not be required to be paid at any time (and to the extent) that such payment would be prohibited by the terms of this Agreement or any other agreement of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries relating to outstanding indebtedness and which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event (including any change of control event), cannot mature (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) and is not mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, and is not redeemable, or required to be repurchased, at the sole option of the holder thereof (including, without limitation, upon the occurrence of an change of control event), in whole or in part, on or prior to 3 months following the Tranche B-1/C-1 Maturity Date.

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          “Qualified Trust” shall mean the David H. Murdock Living Trust, dated May 28, 1986, as amended, or another trust established by Mr. Murdock to hold and control U.S. Borrower Common Stock and, in each case, the remainder of his estate in the event of his death, so long as any such trust described above (i) is at all times controlled by David H. Murdock or by a majority of experienced business persons and is not controlled by members of Mr. Murdock’s family and (ii) holds all or substantially all of the assets of Mr. Murdock.
          “Qualified U.S. Obligors” shall mean and include the U.S. Borrower and each other U.S. Credit Party which is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower, provided that any Qualified U.S. Obligor that is (or was) a Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower shall cease to constitute a Qualified U.S. Obligor at such time, if any, as such Subsidiary ceases to be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower.
          “Quarterly Payment Date” shall mean the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December.
          “Rabobank” shall mean Rabobank International in its individual capacity, and any successor corporation thereto by merger, consolidation or otherwise.
          “Real Property” of any Person shall mean all of the right, title and interest of such Person in and to land, improvements and fixtures, including Leaseholds.
          “Recovery Event” shall mean the receipt by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any insurance or condemnation proceeds payable (i) by reason of theft, physical destruction or damage or any other similar event with respect to any properties or assets of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) by reason of any condemnation, taking, seizing or similar event with respect to any properties or assets of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) under any policy of insurance required to be maintained under Section 8.03.
          “Refinancing” shall mean the borrowing of the Tranche B-1 Term Loans and Tranche C-1 Term Loans on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and the application of the proceeds therefrom to (i) repay in full the Tranche B Term Loans (in the case of the proceeds of the Tranche B-1 Term Loans), (ii) repay in full the Tranche C Term Loans (in the case of the proceeds of the Tranche C-1 Term Loans) and (iii) redeem all of the outstanding Existing 2011 Senior Notes, the execution and delivery of Amendment No. 3 and the related amendment to the ABL Facility.
          “Register” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.17.
          “Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing reserve requirements.
          “Regulation T” shall mean Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from to time in effect and any successor to all or any portion thereof.
          “Regulation U” shall mean Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof.
          “Regulation X” shall mean Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or any portion thereof.

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          “Release” means disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling, pumping, leaking, leaching, dumping, emitting, escaping, emptying, seeping, placing, pouring and the like, into or upon any land or water or air, or otherwise entering into the environment.
          “Relevant Guaranteed Obligations” shall mean (i) in the case of the U.S. Borrower, (x) the principal and interest on each Tranche C-1 Term Note and each Incremental Term Note (in each case) issued by the Bermuda Borrower to each Lender, and each Tranche C-1 Term Loan and each Bermuda Borrower Incremental Term Loan made, under this Agreement, all reimbursement obligations and Unpaid Drawings with respect to each Letter of Credit issued for the account of the Bermuda Borrower and all reimbursement obligations and Unreimbursed Payments with respect to each Bermuda Borrower Bank Guaranty, together with all the other obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due) and liabilities (including, without limitation, indemnities, fees and interest thereon) of the Bermuda Borrower to each Lender, each Agent, each Issuing Lender, each Bank Guaranty Issuer and the Collateral Agent now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document and the due performance and compliance by the Bermuda Borrower with all the terms, conditions and agreements contained in the Credit Documents to which it is a party and (y) all obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due) and liabilities of the Bermuda Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Bermuda Borrower owing under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement and any Other Hedging Agreement entered into by the Bermuda Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower with any Secured Hedge Counterparty so long as such Secured Hedge Counterparty participates in such Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement, and their subsequent assigns, if any, whether now in existence or hereafter arising, and the due performance and compliance with all terms, conditions and agreements contained therein and (ii) in the case of the Bermuda Borrower, all obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due) and liabilities of any Foreign Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (other than the Bermuda Borrower) owing under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement and any Other Hedging Agreement entered into by any such Foreign Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower with any Secured Hedge Counterparty so long as such Secured Hedge Counterparty participates in such Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement, and their subsequent assigns, if any, whether now in existence or hereafter arising, and the due performance and compliance with all terms, conditions and agreements contained therein.
          “Relevant Guaranteed Party” shall mean (i) with respect to the U.S. Borrower, the Bermuda Borrower and each Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower party to any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement with any Secured Creditor and (ii) with respect to the Bermuda Borrower, each Foreign Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (other than the Bermuda Borrower) party to any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement with any Secured Creditor.
          “Replaced Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.13.
          “Replacement Foreign Security Agreements” shall mean the amended and restated and/or replacement security agreements, documents and instruments executed and delivered by the Foreign Credit Parties listed on Part G of Schedule XII securing all of the relevant obligations (including such Foreign Credit Party’s guaranty obligations with respect to the Letters of Credit and Bank Guaranties issued for the account of the Bermuda Borrower and the Tranche C-1 Term Loans and the Bermuda Borrower Incremental Term Loans).
          “Replacement Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.13.

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          “Reportable Event” shall mean an event described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA with respect to a Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA other than those events as to which the 30-day notice period is waived under subsection .22, .23, .25, .27, or .28 of PBGC Regulation Section 4043.
          “Required Appraisal” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.11(h).
          “Required Lenders” shall mean Non-Defaulting Lenders, the sum of whose outstanding principal of Term Loans and Credit-Linked Commitments (or after the termination thereof, outstanding Individual CL Exposures) as of any date of determination represent greater than 50% of the sum of all outstanding principal of Term Loans and the sum of all Credit-Linked Commitments of all Non-Defaulting Lenders at such time (or, after the termination thereof, the sum of the then total Individual CL Exposures of all Non-Defaulting Lenders at such time); provided that, for purposes of this definition, at any time after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, (I) a Voting Participant shall be deemed to be a “Lender” holding the portion of the Credit-Linked Commitment (or, after the termination thereof, outstanding Individual CL Exposure), the Incremental Term Loan Commitment and the outstanding Term Loans of any Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) in which it purchased a participation from such Lender (and to have the voting rights of such Lender with respect to each such Tranche) and (II) a Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) which has sold a participation in a portion of its Credit-Linked Commitment (and related Obligations), Incremental Term Loan Commitment or outstanding Term Loans to a Voting Participant shall be deemed to hold a Credit-Linked Commitment (or, after the termination thereof, outstanding Individual CL Exposure), Incremental Term Loan commitment or outstanding Term Loans, as the case may be, in each case, as reduced by the amount of the participations therein sold to a Voting Participant.
          “Restatement Effective Date” shall mean April 12, 2006.
          “Restricted Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean any Subsidiary (as defined in the Existing 2013 Senior Notes Indenture as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (without giving effect to any termination thereof)) of such Person other than any Subsidiary (as so defined) of such Person that is engaged primarily in the management, development and sale or financing of Real Property.
          “Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount” shall initially be $0, which amount shall be (A) increased on each Excess Cash Payment Date so long as any repayment required pursuant to Section 4.02(f) has been made, by an amount equal to the Excess Cash Flow for the immediately preceding Excess Cash Flow Payment Period multiplied by a percentage equal to 100% minus the Applicable Prepayment Percentage, and (B) reduced on each Excess Cash Payment Date where Excess Cash Flow for the immediately preceding Excess Cash Flow Payment Period is a negative number, by such amount.
          “Returns” shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.18.
          “S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw Hill, Inc.
          “Sale-Leaseback Transaction” shall have the meaning provided in the Original Credit Agreement.
          “Scheduled Investment Termination Date” shall mean, when referring to the Credit-Linked Deposits on deposit in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account, the date agreed to by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent from time to time, provided that if no such agreement shall be reached, the Scheduled Investment Termination Date shall be the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to the Credit-Linked Deposits.

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          “Scheduled Repayment” shall mean any Tranche B-1 Term Loan Scheduled Repayment, any Tranche C-1 Term Loan Scheduled Repayment and/or any Incremental Term Loan Scheduled Repayment of any Tranche, as the context may require.
          “Scotia Capital” shall mean The Bank of Nova Scotia, in its individual capacity, and any successor corporation thereto by merger, consolidation or otherwise.
          “SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.
          “Second-Tier Material Real Property” of any Person, shall mean any fee-owned (or equivalent) Real Property acquired by such Person after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date with a value (determined using the initial purchase price paid by such Person for such Real Property) of greater than $5,000,000 but less than or equal to $10,000,000.
          “Section 4.04(b)(ii) Certificate” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.04(b)(ii).
          “Secured Creditors” shall have the meaning provided in the respective Security Documents.
          “Secured Hedge Counterparties” shall mean, with respect to any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement, (x) any Lender or any affiliate thereof (even if such Lender subsequently ceases to be a Lender under this Agreement for any reason), (y) any ABL Lender or any affiliate thereof (even if such ABL Lender ceases to be a Lender under the ABL Credit Agreement for any reason) or (z) to the extent any such Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement was entered into prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, any Original Lender or any affiliate thereof (even if such Original Lender ceased to be an Original Lender under the Original Credit Agreement for any reason).
          “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
          “Security Agreement Collateral” shall mean all collateral in which any security interest is granted pursuant to the Security Agreements.
          “Security Agreements” shall mean the U.S. Security Agreement and each Foreign Security Agreement.
          “Security Documents” shall mean and include each of the U.S. Security Agreement, the U.S. Pledge Agreement, each Mortgage, each Foreign Security Agreement, each Foreign Pledge Agreement and, after the execution and delivery thereof, each Additional Security Document (including each Additional Mortgage).
          “Senior Secured Leverage Ratio” shall mean, on any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Senior Secured Net Debt on such date to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date for which financial statements are available pursuant to Section 8.01(a) or (b); provided that for all purposes of this Agreement, Consolidated EBITDA for purposes of the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall be determined on a Pro Forma Basis.
          “Senior Officer” shall mean senior executive management of the U.S. Borrower.

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          “Sharing Event” shall mean (i) the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to any Borrower pursuant to Section 10.05, (ii) the declaration of the termination of any Credit-Linked Commitment or Incremental Term Loan Commitment, or the acceleration of the maturity of any Loans, in each case pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 10 or (iii) the failure of either Borrower to pay any principal of, or interest on, Loans of any Tranche, any Letter of Credit Outstandings or any Bank Guaranty Outstandings on the relevant Maturity Date.
          “Shell Corporation” shall mean any Person created or established by the U.S. Borrower or any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, so long as (i) the aggregate amount of assets at any time held by any such Person does not exceed $10,000 and (ii) the aggregate amount of assets at any time held by all Shell Corporations at any time in existence does not exceed $100,000, it being understood that at such time as the assets of any Person which was a “Shell Corporation” exceed $10,000 or the assets of all Persons which were “Shell Corporations” exceeds $100,000, all such Persons shall cease to be Shell Corporations for purposes of this definition.
          “Significant Asset Sale” shall mean each Asset Sale which generates Net Sale Proceeds of at least $10,000,000.
          “Specified Default” shall mean any Default under either of Sections 10.01 or 10.05.
          “Specified Indebtedness” shall mean, collectively, (i) the Existing Senior Notes, (ii) any Qualified Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 9.04(a) and (iii) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the foregoing.
          “Standby Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2A.01(a).
          “Stated Amount” of each Letter of Credit shall, at any time, mean the maximum amount available to be drawn thereunder (in each case determined without regard to whether any conditions to drawing could then be met, but after giving effect to all previous drawings made thereunder), provided that (x) except as such term is used in Section 2A.02, the “Stated Amount” of each Non-Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit shall be, on any date of calculation, the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum amount available to be drawn in such Alternative Currency thereunder (determined without regard to whether any conditions to drawing could then be met but after giving effect to all previous drawings made thereunder) and (y) except for purposes of Sections 2A.02 and 3.01(b), the definition of Non-Dollar Denominated L/C Cushion Amount and in determining the respective proportional indemnification liabilities of the Secured Creditors to the Collateral Agent and/or the Pledgee under the applicable Security Documents, the Stated Amount of any Non-Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit (as otherwise determined above) shall be increased (at each time the Stated Amount thereof is determined) by the Non-Dollar Denominated L/C Cushion Amount for such Non-Dollar Denominated Letter of Credit.
          “Sterling” and “£” shall mean freely transferable lawful money of the United Kingdom (expressed in pounds sterling).
          “Sterling Denominated Letter of Credit” shall mean each Letter of Credit denominated in Sterling.
          “Subsidiaries Guaranty” shall mean and include the U.S. Subsidiaries Guaranty, the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty and any other guaranty executed and delivered by any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower pursuant to any of Section 8.11.

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          “Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean and include (i) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person directly or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, association, limited liability company, joint venture or other entity (other than a corporation) in which such Person directly or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, has more than a 50% Equity Interest at the time.
          “Subsidiary Guarantor” shall mean each Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower that executes and delivers any Subsidiaries Guaranty, unless and until such time as the respective Subsidiary is released from all of its obligations under any relevant Subsidiaries Guaranty in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.
          “Supermajority Lenders” of any Tranche shall mean those Non-Defaulting Lenders which would constitute the Required Lenders under, and as defined in, this Agreement if (x) all outstanding Obligations of the other Tranches under this Agreement were repaid in full and all Commitments with respect thereto were terminated and (y) the percentage “50%” contained therein were changed to “667/8%.”
          “Syndication Agent” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement and shall include any successor to the Syndication Agent appointed pursuant to Section 12.10.
          “Syndication Date” shall mean the earlier of (i) the 30th day following the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and (ii) the date upon which the Agents determine (and notify the U.S. Borrower and the Lenders) that the primary syndication of the Tranche B-1 Term Loans, the Tranche C-1 Term Loans and the CL Tranche (and resultant addition of Persons as Lenders pursuant to Section 13.04(b)) has been completed.
          “Synthetic Lease” shall mean, as applied to any Person, any lease (including leases that may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property (whether real, personal or mixed), (i) that is not a Capital Lease and (ii) in respect of which the lessee retains or obtains ownership of the property so leased for federal income tax purposes, other than any such lease under which that Person is the lessor; provided that, for purposes of this Agreement, the term “Synthetic Lease” shall not include the lease arising pursuant to the Sale-Leaseback Transaction.
          “Taxes” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.04(a).
          “Term Loans” shall mean and include Tranche B-1 Term Loans, Tranche C-1 Term Loans and each Incremental Term Loan.
          “Test Period” shall mean each period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters then last ended, in each case taken as one accounting period.
          “TL Priority Collateral” means all “TL Priority Collateral” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.
          “TL Repayment Percentage” of any Tranche of Term Loans at any time shall be a fraction (expressed as a percentage) (x) the numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Term Loans of such Tranche and (y) the denominator of which is the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Term Loans at such time.

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          “Total Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the sum of the Total Tranche B Term Loan Commitment, the Total Tranche C Term Loan Commitment, the Total Incremental Term Loan Commitment and the Total Credit-Linked Commitment.
          “Total Credit-Linked Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the sum of the Credit-Linked Commitments of each of the CL Lenders at such time.
          “Total Leverage Ratio” shall mean, on any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Net Debt on such date to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date; provided that for all purposes of this Agreement, Consolidated EBITDA for purposes of the Total Leverage Ratio shall be determined on a Pro Forma Basis.
          “Total Unutilized Credit-Linked Commitment” shall mean, at any time, an amount equal to the remainder of (x) the Total Credit-Linked Commitment as in effect at such time less (y) the Aggregate CL Exposure at such time.
          “Trade Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2A.01(a).
          “Tranche” shall mean the respective facilities and commitments utilized in making Loans and issuing Letters of Credit and Bank Guaranties hereunder (i.e., whether Tranche B-1 Term Loans, Tranche C-1 Term Loans, the CL Tranche or Incremental Term Loans made pursuant to one or more tranches designated pursuant to the respective Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreements in accordance with the relevant requirements specified in Section 1.15); provided that in the circumstances contemplated by Section 1.15(c), Incremental Term Loans may be made part of a then existing Tranche of Term Loans. On the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date there shall be three Tranches hereunder, namely (i) the CL Tranche, (ii) the Tranche B-1 Term Loans and related commitments and (iii) the Tranche C-1 Term Loans and related commitments.
          “Tranche B Term Loans” shall mean all Tranche B Term Loans outstanding on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date immediately prior to the borrowing of the Tranche B-1 Term Loans and the Tranche C-1 Term Loans.
          “Tranche B-1 Closing Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(a).
          “Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in Schedule I directly below the column entitled “Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitment,” as the same may be terminated pursuant to Sections 3.02, 3.03 and/or 10.
          “Tranche B-1 Term Loan Scheduled Repayment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.02(b)(i).
          “Tranche B-1 Term Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(a).
          “Tranche B-1 Term Note” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.05(a).
          “Tranche B-1/C-1 Term Loan Maturity Date” shall mean 2017.
          “Tranche C Term Loans” shall mean all Tranche C Term Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) outstanding on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date immediately prior to the borrowing of the Tranche B-1 Term Loans and the Tranche C-1 Term Loans.

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          “Tranche C-1 Closing Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(b).
          “Tranche C-1 Term Loan” shall mean have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(b).
          “Tranche C-1 Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in Schedule I directly below the column entitled “Tranche C-1 Term Loan Commitment,” as the same may be terminated pursuant to Sections 3.02, 3.03 and/or 10.
          “Tranche C-1 Term Loan Scheduled Repayment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.02(b)(ii).
          “Tranche C-1 Term Note” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.05(a).
          “Treaty” means the Treaty establishing the European Community being the Treaty of Rome of March 25, 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986, the Maastricht Treaty (which was signed at Maastricht on February 7, 1992) and the Treaty of Amsterdam (which was signed in Amsterdam on October 2, 1997).
          “Type” shall mean the type of Loan determined with regard to the interest option applicable thereto, i.e., whether a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.
          “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the relevant jurisdiction.
          “Unfunded Current Liability” shall mean the amount, if any, by which the actuarial present value of accumulated benefits of any Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA as of the close of its most recent plan year, determined using actuarial assumptions at such time consistent with those prescribed by Financial Account Standards No. 87, exceeds the fair market value of the assets allocable to such liabilities.
          “Unrestricted Cash” shall mean all cash and Cash Equivalents owned or held by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries other than cash and Cash Equivalents owned or held by the Excluded Bermuda Insurance Companies.
          “Unrestricted Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean (i) at any time prior to the repayment in full of the Existing 2013 Senior Notes, any Subsidiary of such Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) thereafter, any Subsidiary of such Person.
          “U.S.” or “United States” shall mean the United States of America.
          “U.S. Borrower” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
          “U.S. Borrower Common Stock” shall mean the issued and outstanding common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the U.S. Borrower.
          “U.S. Borrower Bank Guaranty” shall mean each Bank Guaranty (which may be denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency) issued for the account of the U.S. Borrower pursuant to Section 2B.01 and designated as such by the U.S. Borrower in the respective Bank Guaranty Request.

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          “U.S. Borrower Incremental Term Loans” shall mean Incremental Term Loans incurred by the U.S. Borrower.
          “U.S. Borrower Letter of Credit” shall mean each Letter of Credit (which must be denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency) issued for the account of the U.S. Borrower pursuant to Section 2A.01.
          “U.S. Borrower Term Loans” shall mean and include all Tranche B-1 Term Loans and all U.S. Borrower Incremental Term Loans.
          “U.S. Credit Party” shall mean the U.S. Borrower and each U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor.
          “U.S. Dole Group” shall mean the U.S. Borrower and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors.
          “U.S. Dollars,” “Dollars” and the sign “$” shall each mean freely transferable lawful money of the United States of America.
          “U.S. GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time.
          “U.S. Leasehold Property” shall mean each Leasehold Property located in the United States.
          “U.S. Mortgaged Property” shall mean each Real Property located in the United States or any State or territory thereof with respect to which a Mortgage is required to be delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
          “U.S. Pledge Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated U.S. Pledge Agreement, dated as the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, executed and delivered by each U.S. Credit Party in the form of Exhibit F-1 (as amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof).
          “U.S. Pledge Agreement Collateral” shall mean all of the “Collateral” as defined in the U.S. Pledge Agreement.
          “U.S. Security Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated U.S. Security Agreement, dated as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, executed and delivered by each U.S. Credit Party in the form of Exhibit F-2 (as amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof).
          “U.S. Security Documents” shall mean and include the U.S. Security Agreement, the U.S. Pledge Agreement, each Mortgage covering a U.S. Mortgaged Property and each Additional Security Document covering assets of a U.S. Credit Party situated in the United States.
          “U.S. Subsidiaries Guaranty” shall mean the Amended and Restated U.S. Subsidiaries Guaranty, dated as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, executed and delivered by each U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor in the form of Exhibit E-1 (as further amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof).
          “U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor” shall mean (i) each Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (other than the Excluded Domestic Sub-

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sidiary) and (ii) each other Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower created, established or acquired after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date which executes and delivers a U.S. Subsidiaries Guaranty, unless and until such time as the respective Domestic Subsidiary ceases to constitute a Domestic Subsidiary or is released from all of its obligations under its U.S. Subsidiaries Guaranty in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.
          “Unpaid Drawing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2A.05(a).
          “Unreimbursed Payment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2B.05(a).
          “Unrestricted Cash” shall mean all cash and Cash Equivalents owned or held by the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries other than cash and Cash Equivalents owned or held by the Excluded Bermuda Insurance Companies.
          “Voting Participant” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.04(a).
          “Voting Participant Notice” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.04(a).
          “Weighted Average Life to Maturity” shall mean, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness into (ii) the product obtained by multiplying (x) the amount of each then remaining installment or other required scheduled payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (y) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment.
          “Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person that is a Domestic Subsidiary of such Person.
          “Wholly-Owned Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person that is not a Domestic Subsidiary of such Person.
          “Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any corporation 100% of whose capital stock (other than director’s qualifying shares and/or other nominal amounts of shares required by applicable law to be held by Persons other than such Person) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person has a 100% Equity Interest at such time; provided that any Foreign Subsidiary of such Person at least 98% of whose capital stock or other Equity Interests are owned by such Person and/or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries (determined after giving effect to this proviso) of such Person at such time shall be deemed to be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person.
          “Written” (whether lower or upper case) or “in writing” shall mean any form of written communication or a communication by means of telex, facsimile device, telegraph or cable.
          Section 12. The Agents.
          12.01 Appointment.
          (a) Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints (x) DBAG as Administrative Agent for such Lender (for purposes of this Section 12 and the term “Agent” as used herein, the term “Administrative Agent” shall mean DBAG in its capacities as Administrative Agent, Deposit Bank

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and as Collateral Agent hereunder and pursuant to the Security Documents), (y) BAS as Syndication Agent for such Lender, and (z) Scotia Capital and Rabobank as Co-Documentation Agents for such Lender, each to act as specified herein and in the other Credit Documents, and each such Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and each Co-Documentation Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to or required of the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent or the Co-Documentation Agents, as the case may be, by the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each of the Agents may perform any of their respective duties under this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and any other instruments and agreements referred to herein or therein by or through its respective officers, directors, agents, employees or affiliates (it being understood and agreed, for avoidance of doubt and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, that the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under the Security Documents by or through one or more of its affiliates).
          (b) The provisions of this Section 12 are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Co-Documentation Agents and the Lenders, and neither the U.S. Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions hereof. In performing its functions and duties under this Agreement, each of the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Documentation Agent shall act solely as agent for the Lenders, and none of the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Co-Documentation Agents assumes (and shall not be deemed to have assumed) any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with or for the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
          12.02 Nature of Duties.
          (a) No Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and in the other Credit Documents. Neither any Agent nor any of its officers, directors, agents, employees or affiliates shall be liable for any action taken or omitted by it hereunder or under any other Credit Document or in connection herewith or therewith, unless caused by its or their gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non appealable decision). The duties of the Agents shall be mechanical and administrative in nature; no Agent shall have by reason of this Agreement or any other Credit Document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender or the holder of any Note and nothing in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon any Agent any obligations in respect of this Agreement or any other Credit Document except as expressly set forth herein or therein, provided that the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be a trustee and stand in a fiduciary relationship with respect to the Lenders and the holders of Notes for purposes of any Security Document governed by the laws of a jurisdiction located outside the United States where the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, shall determine, based on advice of local counsel, that same is necessary or desirable for purposes of realizing the benefits intended to be conferred pursuant to such Security Document, and the Lenders hereby irrevocably designate each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent as their trustee for such purpose and authorize each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to at any time and from time to time take all actions (including, without limitation, making demand for all amounts then due and payable and the exercise of other remedies) on their behalf in accordance with the terms of such Security Document without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, and the Lenders hereby agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent (and each of their respective officers, directors, trustees, employees, representatives and agents) and hold each of them harmless against any and all liabilities, obligations (including removal or remedial actions), losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judg-

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ments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and disbursements) incurred by, imposed on or assessed against any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or in any way related to, or by reason of, the taking of any action or any omission to take action under any such Security Document unless such action is taken or omitted to be taken with gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).
          (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any provision of any other Credit Document, the Lead Arranger is named as such for recognition purposes only, and in its capacity as such shall have no powers, duties, responsibilities or liabilities with respect to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; it being understood and agreed that the Lead Arranger shall be entitled to all indemnification and reimbursement rights in favor of “Agents” as, and to the extent, provided for under Sections 12.07 and 13.01. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Lead Arranger shall not, solely by reason of this Agreement or any other Credit Documents, have any fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender or any other Person.
          12.03 Certain Rights of the Agents. The Agents shall have the right (but shall be under no obligation) to request instructions from the Required Lenders at any time. If any Agent shall request instructions from the Required Lenders with respect to any act or action (including failure to act) in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, such Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such action unless and until such Agent shall have received instructions from the Required Lenders; and such Agent shall not incur liability to any Lender by reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, neither any Lender nor the holder of any Note shall have any right of action whatsoever against any Agent or any of its employees, directors, officers, agents or affiliates as a result of such Agent or such other person acting or refraining from acting hereunder or under any other Credit Document in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders.
          12.04 Reliance by Agents. Each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected (and shall have no liability to any Person) in relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, notice, statement, certificate, telex, teletype or telecopier message, cablegram, radiogram, order, telephone message or other document or conversation that such Agent believed, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), to be the proper Person, and, with respect to all legal matters pertaining to this Agreement and any other Credit Document and its duties hereunder and thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by such Agent (which may be counsel for the Credit Parties) and, with respect to other matters, upon advice of independent public accountants or other experts selected by it.
          12.05 Notice of Default, etc. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agent has actually received written notice from a Lender or the U.S. Borrower or either Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders.
          12.06 Nonreliance on Agents and Other Lenders. Independently and without reliance upon any Agent, each Lender, each Issuing Lender, each Bank Guaranty Lender and the holder of each Note, to the extent it deems appropriate, has made and shall continue to make its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with the making and the continuance of the Loans, the issuance and the participation in Letters of Credit or Bank Guaranties and the taking or not taking of any action in connection herewith and, except as ex-

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pressly provided in this Agreement, no Agent shall have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender, any Issuing Lender, any Bank Guaranty Issuer or the holder of any Note with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or the issuing of any Letter of Credit or any Bank Guaranty or at any time or times thereafter. No Agent or their respective affiliates nor any of their respective officers, directors, agents or employees shall be responsible to any Lender, any Issuing Lender, any Bank Guaranty Issuer or the holder of any Note for, or be required or have any duty to ascertain, inquire or verify the accuracy of, (i) any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties herein or in any document, certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith, (ii) the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, perfection, collectibility, priority or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (iii) the financial condition of the U.S. Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (v) the satisfaction of any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5 of the Original Credit Agreement or Section 6, or (vi) the existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default.
          12.07 Indemnification.
          (a) To the extent any Agent (or any affiliate thereof) is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Borrowers, the Lenders will reimburse and indemnify such Agent (and any affiliate thereof) in proportion to their respective “percentages” as used in determining the Required Lenders (determined as if there were no Defaulting Lenders and at the time such indemnity is sought), for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, costs, expenses or disbursements of whatsoever kind or nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by such Agent (or any affiliate thereof) in performing its respective duties hereunder or under any other Credit Document or in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Credit Document in its capacity as Agent, provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).
          (b) Any Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action hereunder and under any other Credit Document (except actions expressly required to be taken by it hereunder or under the Credit Documents) unless it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders pro rata against any and all liability, cost and expense that it may incur by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.
          (c) The agreements in this Section 12.07 shall survive the payment of all Obligations.
          12.08 Agents in Their Individual Capacities.
          (a) With respect to its obligation to make Loans, or issue or participate in Letters of Credit or Bank Guaranties, under this Agreement, each Agent shall have the rights and powers specified herein for a “Lender” and may exercise the same rights and powers as though it were not performing the duties specified herein; and the term “Lender,” “Required Lenders,” “Supermajority Lenders,” “Majority Lenders,” “holders of Notes” or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include each Agent in its individual capacity. Each Agent and its affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking, investment banking, trust or other business with, or provide debt financing, equity capital or other services (including financial advisory services) to, any Credit Party or any Affiliate of any Credit Party (or any Person engaged in a similar business with

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any Credit Party or any Affiliate thereof) as if they were not performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from any Credit Party or any Affiliate of any Credit Party for services in connection with this Agreement and otherwise without having to account for the same to the Lenders.
          (b) Without limiting the provisions of preceding clause (a), the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that any Agent hereunder may also act in individual or agency capacities in connection with other financings, including, without limitation, pursuant to the ABL Credit Documents. The parties hereto agree to each of the Agents acting in such other individual and agency capacities, and shall not raise any claim in connection therewith (except to the extent resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the respective such Person as an Agent hereunder).
          12.09 Holders. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until a written notice of the assignment, transfer or endorsement thereof, as the case may be, shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent. Any request, authority or consent of any Person or entity who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is the holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, transferee, assignee or endorsee, as the case may be, of such Note or of any Note or Notes issued in exchange therefor.
          12.10 Resignation of the Agents.
          (a) The Administrative Agent may resign from the performance of all its functions and duties hereunder and/or under the other Credit Documents (including, without limitation, its functions and duties as Collateral Agent) at any time by giving 30 days’ prior written notice to the Lenders and, unless a Default or an Event of Default under Section 10.05 then exists, the U.S. Borrower. Any such resignation by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall also constitute its resignation (if applicable) as an Issuing Lender and Bank Guaranty Issuer, in which case the resigning Administrative Agent (x) shall not be required to issue any further Letters of Credit or Bank Guaranties hereunder and (y) shall maintain all of its rights as Issuing Lender or Bank Guaranty Issuer, as the case may be, with respect to any Letter of Credit or Bank Guaranty issued by it, prior to the date of such resignation. Such resignation shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Administrative Agent pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) below or as otherwise provided below.
          (b) Upon any such notice of resignation by the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders shall appoint a successor Administrative Agent hereunder and/or under the other Credit Documents who shall be a commercial bank or trust company acceptable to the U.S. Borrower, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (provided that the U.S. Borrower’s approval shall not be required if an Event of Default then exists).
          (c) If a successor Administrative Agent shall not have been so appointed within such 30-day period, the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the U.S. Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, provided that the U.S. Borrower’s consent shall not be required if an Event of Default then exists), shall then appoint a successor Administrative Agent who shall serve as Administrative Agent hereunder and/or under the other Credit Documents until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided above.
          (d) If no successor Administrative Agent has been appointed pursuant to clause (b) or (c) above by the 30th day after the date such notice of resignation was given by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent’s resignation shall become effective and the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder and/or under any other Credit

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Document until such time, if any, as the Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided above.
          (e) Upon a resignation of any Agent pursuant to this Section 12.10, such Agent shall remain indemnified to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the provisions of this Section 12 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such Agent for all of its actions and inactions while serving as such Agent.
          12.11 Collateral Matters.
          (a) Each Lender authorizes and directs the Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement. Each Lender hereby agrees, and each holder of any Note or participant in Letters of Credit or Bank Guaranties by the acceptance thereof will be deemed to agree, that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Required Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Security Documents, subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, and the exercise by the Required Lenders of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders. The Collateral Agent is hereby authorized on behalf of all of the Lenders, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from time to time prior to an Event of Default, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Security Documents, subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the security interest in and liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Security Documents.
          (b) The Lenders hereby authorize the Collateral Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Lien granted to or held by the Collateral Agent upon any Collateral, subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, (i) upon termination of the Commitments (and all Letters of Credit and Bank Guaranties) and indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full of all of the Obligations at any time arising under or in respect of this Agreement or the Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) constituting property being sold or otherwise disposed of (to Persons other than the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries) upon the sale or other disposition thereof in compliance with Section 9.02, (iii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders (or all of the Lenders hereunder, to the extent required by Section 13.12), (iv) as otherwise may be expressly provided in the relevant Security Documents. Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 12.11 or (v) constituting Equity Interests or assets of any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (other than the Bermuda Borrower) upon the liquidation or dissolution of such Subsidiary in a transaction permitted by the Credit Documents.
          (c) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Lenders or to any other Person to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any Credit Party or is cared for, protected or insured or that the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent herein or pursuant hereto have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent in this Section 12.11 or in any of the Security Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral as one of the Lenders and that the Collateral Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to the Lenders, except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).

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          12.12 Delivery of Information. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to deliver to any Lender originals or copies of any documents, instruments, notices, communications or other information received by the Administrative Agent from either Borrower, any Subsidiary, the Required Lenders, any Lender or any other Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document except (i) as specifically provided in this Agreement or any other Credit Document and (ii) as specifically requested from time to time in writing by any Lender with respect to a specific document, instrument, notice or other written communication received by and in the possession of the Administrative Agent at the time of receipt of such request and then only in accordance with such specific request.
          12.13 Special Appointment of Collateral Agent (Germany).
          a) For the purposes of German Security (as defined below) in addition to the provisions set out above, the specific provisions set out in paragraph b) to f) of this Section 12.13 shall be applicable. In the case of any inconsistency the provisions set out in paragraph b) to f) of this Section 12.13 shall prevail.
          b) With respect to German Security (“German Security” shall mean any security interest created under the Security Documents which are governed by German law), the Collateral Agent shall in case of German Security constituted by non—accessory (nicht akzessorische) security interests, hold, administer and, as the case may be, enforce or release such German Security in its own name, but for the account of the Secured Creditors.
          c) In the case of German Security constituted by accessory (akzessorische) security interests created by way of pledge or other accessory instruments, hold (with regard to its own rights under Section 12.17 (Parallel Debt owed to the Collateral Agent)), administer and, as the case may be, enforce or release such German Security in the name of and for and on behalf of the Secured Creditors and in its own name on the basis of the abstract acknowledgement of indebtedness pursuant to Section 12.17 (Parallel Debt owed to the Collateral Agent).
          d) For the purposes of performing its rights and obligations as Collateral Agent under any accessory (akzessorische) German Security, each Secured Creditor hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to act as its agent (Stellvertreter), and releases the Collateral Agent from the restrictions imposed by Section 181 German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch). At the request of the Collateral Agent, each Secured Creditor shall provide the Collateral Agent with a separate written power of attorney (Spezialvollmacht) for the purposes of executing any relevant agreements and documents on their behalf. Each Secured Creditor hereby ratifies and approves all acts previously done by the Collateral Agent on such Secured Creditor’s behalf.
          e) The Collateral Agent accepts its appointment as administrator of the German Security on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement and the Secured Creditors, the Collateral Agent and all other parties to this Agreement agree that, in relation to the German Security, no Secured Creditor shall exercise any independent power to enforce any German Security or take any other action in relation to the enforcement of the German Security, or make or receive any declarations in relation thereto.
          f) Each Secured Creditor hereby instructs the Collateral Agent (with the right of sub-delegation) to enter into any documents evidencing German Security and to make and accept all declarations and take all actions it considers necessary or useful in connection with any German Security on behalf of such Secured Creditor. The Collateral Agent shall further be entitled to rescind, release, amend and/or execute new and different documents securing the German Security.

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          12.14 Special Provisions Relating to Canadian Security Documents.
          (a) For greater certainty, and without limiting the powers of the Collateral Agent hereunder or under any of the Foreign Security Documents, each of the Bermuda Borrower and the Secured Creditors hereby acknowledges that the Collateral Agent is, for purposes of holding any security granted by Dole Foods of Canada Ltd. (“Dole Canada”) on the property of Dole Canada pursuant to the laws of the Province of Quebec, the holder of an irrevocable power of attorney (fondé de pouvoir) (within the meaning of the Civil Code of Quebec) for all present and future Secured Creditors and in particular for all present and future holders of the bond issued by Dole Canada in favor of the Collateral Agent (the “Canadian Bond”). Each of the Agents and Lenders (for themselves as Secured Creditors and for the Other Creditors (as defined in the security agreement governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario executed by Dole Canada (the "Canadian Security Agreement”)) hereby irrevocably confirms the constitution of and constitutes, to the extent necessary, the Collateral Agent as the holder of an irrevocable power of attorney (fondé de pouvoir) (within the meaning of Article 2692 of the Civil Code of Quebec) in order to hold security granted by Dole Canada in the Province of Quebec to secure the Canadian Bond. The acceptance of an assignment by an assignee of a Secured Creditor shall be deemed to have confirmed and ratified the constitution of the Collateral Agent as the holder of such irrevocable power of attorney (fondé de pouvoir). For greater certainty, by their acceptance of the benefits of the Canadian Security Agreement, each of the Other Creditors (as defined in the Canadian Security Agreement) shall be deemed to have confirmed and ratified the appointment of the Collateral Agent for purposes of the Bond and the Bond pledge agreement to be entered into by Dole Canada pursuant to the laws of the Province of Quebec. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 32 of An Act respecting the special powers of legal persons (Quebec), each of the Bermuda Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders (for themselves as Secured Creditors and for the Other Creditors) agree that the Collateral Agent may acquire and be the holder of the Canadian Bond. The Bermuda Borrower hereby acknowledges that the Canadian Bond constitutes a title of indebtedness, as such term is used in Article 2692 of the Civil Code of Quebec.
          (b) Each Lender irrevocably consents to the amendment of the Canadian Security Agreement pursuant to the acknowledgement, confirmation and amendment of security dated as of the date hereof between Dole Canada and the Collateral Agent.
          12.15 Special Appointment of Collateral Agent (Italy).
          (a) Without prejudice to the generality of Section 12.11:
     (i) each Lender (including, without limitation, each Lender which is a Hedging Creditor (as defined in the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty)) (as “mandante” under Italian law), by executing this Agreement, irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent to act as agent (“mandatario con rappresentanza” under Italian law) under and in connection with the Foreign Security Documents governed by Italian law (collectively, the “Italian Collateral Documents”) and irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent (x) to execute on its behalf the Italian Collateral Documents, and (y) to perform the duties and to exercise the rights, powers and discretions that are specifically delegated to it under or in connection with the Italian Collateral Documents, together with any other incidental rights, powers and discretions; and
     (ii) each Lender (including, without limitation, each Lender which is a Hedging Creditor (as defined in the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty)) irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for and on its behalf to exercise the rights, powers and discretions which are specifically delegated to it by the terms of the Italian Collateral Documents and this Agreement, together with all rights, powers and discretions which are incidental thereto and to give any discharge for any monies payable under the Italian Collateral Documents.

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          (b) Notwithstanding Section 13.08 hereof, the provisions of this Section 12.15 shall be governed by Italian law.
          12.16 Continuing Indemnities for Original Agents. Notwithstanding the effectiveness of Amendment No. 3, the parties hereto understand and agree that all indemnities provided pursuant to the Original Credit Agreement (whether by the Original Lenders, the Borrowers or any other Credit Party) shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the terms of the Original Credit Agreement, for any actions or occurrences prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, in accordance with the terms of the Original Credit Agreement. Any indemnities pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in addition to any applicable indemnities hereunder.
          12.17 Parallel Debt owed to the Collateral Agent
          a) Each of the Guarantors resident in the Federal Republic of Germany (the “German Guarantors”) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes to pay to the Collateral Agent as creditor in its own right and not as a representative of the Secured Creditors amounts equal to any amounts owing from time to time by that German Guarantor to any Secured Creditor under any Credit Document as and when those amounts are due for payment under the relevant Credit Document.
          b) Each German Guarantor and the Collateral Agent acknowledge that the obligations of each German Guarantor under paragraph a) are several and are separate and independent from, and shall not in any way limit or affect, the corresponding obligations of the German Guarantors to any Secured Creditor under any Credit Document (its “Corresponding Debt”) nor shall the amounts for which each German Guarantor is liable under paragraph a) (its “Parallel Debt”) be limited or affected in any way by its Corresponding Debt provided that:
          (i) the Parallel Debt of each German Guarantor shall be decreased to the extent that its Corresponding Debt has been irrevocably paid or (in the case of guarantee obligations) discharged; and
          (ii) the Corresponding Debt of each German Guarantor shall be decreased to the extent that its Parallel Debt has been irrevocably paid or (in the case of guarantee obligations) discharged.
          c) The Collateral Agent acts in its own name and not as a trustee, and its claims in respect of the Parallel Debt shall not be held on trust. The German Security granted under the Credit Documents to the Collateral Agent to secure the Parallel Debt is granted to the Collateral Agent in its capacity as creditor of the Parallel Debt and shall not be held on trust.
          d) All monies received or recovered by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 12.17, and all amounts received or recovered by the Collateral Agent from or by the enforcement of any German Security granted to secure the Parallel Debt, shall be applied in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement.
          e) Without limiting or affecting the Collateral Agent’s rights against the German Guarantors (whether under this Section 12.17 or under any other provision of the Credit Documents), each German Guarantor acknowledges that:
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          (ii) for the purpose of any vote taken under any Credit Document, the Collateral Agent shall not be regarded as having any participation or commitment other than those which it has in its capacity as a lender.
          Section 13. Miscellaneous.
          13.01 Payment of Expenses, etc. The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to: (i) whether or not the transactions herein contemplated are consummated, pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agents, the Collateral Agent and the Deposit Bank (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of Cahill Gordon & Reindel llp and local and foreign counsel) in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to herein and therein and of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in connection with any amendment, waiver or consent relating hereto or thereto, and of each Agent in connection with its syndication efforts with respect to this Agreement; provided, however, that the Borrowers shall not be obligated to pay legal fees and expenses of counsel incurred in connection with the initial negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of the Credit Documents other than the legal fees and expenses of Cahill Gordon & Reindel llp, and such other local and foreign counsel as may be engaged by the Administrative Agent to address issues arising in connection with the Refinancing and/or to prepare security documentation governed by local or foreign law; (ii) pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of each Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Issuing Lender, each Bank Guaranty Issuer, the Deposit Bank and each of the Lenders in connection with the enforcement of the Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to therein or entered into or delivered in connection therewith (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) and the protection of the rights of each Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Issuing Lender, each Bank Guaranty Issuer, the Deposit Bank and each of the Lenders thereunder (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel (including in house counsel) for each Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Issuing Lender, each Bank Guaranty Issuer, the Deposit Bank and each of the Lenders); (iii) pay and hold each of the Agents, the Collateral Agent, each Issuing Lender, each Bank Guaranty Issuer, the Deposit Bank and each of the Lenders harmless from and against any and all present and future stamp, documentary, transfer, sales and use, value added, excise and other similar taxes with respect to the foregoing matters, the performance of any obligation under this Agreement or any other Credit Document or any payment thereunder, and save each of the Agents, the Collateral Agent, each Issuing Lender, each Bank Guaranty Issuer, the Deposit Bank and each of the Lenders harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission (other than to the extent attributable to the Agents, the Collateral Agent, such Issuing Lender, such Bank Guaranty Issuer, the Deposit Bank or such Lender) to pay such taxes; and (iv) indemnify each Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Issuing Lender, each Bank Guaranty Issuer, the Deposit Bank, each Lender, each affiliate of the foregoing Persons and their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, trustees, advisors, and agents (each, an “Indemnified Person”) from and hold each of them harmless against any and all liabilities, obligations (including removal or remedial actions), losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, costs, expenses and disbursements incurred by, imposed on or assessed against any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or in any way related to, or by reason of, (a) any investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not any Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Lender, any Bank Guaranty Issuer, the Deposit Bank or any Lender is a party thereto and whether or not any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding is between or among any Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Lender, any Bank Guaranty Issuer, the Deposit Bank, any Lender, any Credit Party or any third Person or otherwise) related to the entering into and/or performance of this Agreement or any other Document or the use of any Letter of Credit, Bank Guaranty or Credit-Linked Deposit or the proceeds of any Loans hereunder or any other transactions contemplated by any Document or the exercise or enforcement of any of their rights or remedies provided herein or in the other Credit Documents (but excluding any such li-

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abilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, costs, expenses and disbursements to the extent incurred by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) of the Person to be indemnified), or (b) the actual or alleged presence of Hazardous Materials in the air, surface water or groundwater or on the surface or subsurface of any Real Property at any time owned, leased or operated by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, the Release, generation, storage, transportation, handling or disposal of Hazardous Materials at any location, whether or not owned, leased or operated by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, the non-compliance of any Real Property with foreign, federal, state and local laws, regulations, and ordinances (including applicable permits thereunder) applicable to any Real Property, or any Environmental Claim in connection with or relating to any Credit Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their operations or activities or any Real Property at any time owned, leased or operated by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and independent consultants incurred in connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding (but excluding any such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, costs, expenses and disbursements to the extent incurred by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non appealable decision) of the Person to be indemnified)). To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, pay or hold harmless any Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Lender, any Bank Guaranty Issuer, the Deposit Bank or any Lender set forth in the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it is violative of any law or public policy, the Borrowers hereby agree to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the indemnified liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.
          13.02 Right of Setoff.
          (a) In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law or otherwise, and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Agent, each Issuing Lender, each Bank Guaranty Issuer, each Lender and the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized at any time or from time to time, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind to the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by such Agent, such Issuing Lender, each Bank Guaranty Issuer, such Lender or the Collateral Agent (including, without limitation, by branches and agencies of such Agent, such Lender or the Collateral Agent wherever located) to or for the credit or the account of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries against and on account of the Obligations and liabilities of the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, to such Agent, such Issuing Lender, such Bank Guaranty Issuer, such Lender or the Collateral Agent under this Agreement or under any of the other Credit Documents, including, without limitation, all interests in Obligations purchased by such Lender pursuant to Section 13.06(b), all participations by any Lender in Letters of Credit or Bank Guaranties as required pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and all other claims of any nature or description arising out of or connected with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, irrespective of whether or not such Agent, such Issuing Lender, such Bank Guaranty Issuer, such Lender or the Collateral Agent shall have made any demand hereunder and although said Obligations shall be contingent or unmatured. Each Borrower agrees that any Lender purchasing participations in one or more Letters of Credit or Bank Guaranties issued to it as required by the provisions of this Agreement, or purchasing participations as required by Section 13.06(b), may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all rights (including without limitation the right of setoff) with respect to such participations as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower with respect to such participations in the amount thereof.
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LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA, NO LENDER OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SHALL EXERCISE A RIGHT OF SETOFF, LIEN OR COUNTERCLAIM OR TAKE ANY COURT OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION OR INSTITUTE ANY PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY NOTE UNLESS IT IS TAKEN WITH THE CONSENT OF THE REQUIRED LENDERS OR APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, IF SUCH SETOFF OR ACTION OR PROCEEDING WOULD OR MIGHT (PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTIONS 580a, 580b, 580d AND 726 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE OR SECTION 2924 OF THE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE, IF APPLICABLE, OR OTHERWISE) AFFECT OR IMPAIR THE VALIDITY, PRIORITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THE LIENS GRANTED TO THE COLLATERAL AGENT PURSUANT TO THE SECURITY DOCUMENTS OR THE ENFORCEABILITY OF THE NOTES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, AND ANY ATTEMPTED EXERCISE BY ANY LENDER OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OF ANY SUCH RIGHT WITHOUT OBTAINING SUCH CONSENT OF THE REQUIRED LENDERS OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SHALL BE NULL AND VOID. THIS SUBSECTION (b) SHALL BE SOLELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF EACH OF THE LENDERS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT HEREUNDER.
          13.03 Notices.
          (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telegraphic, telex, facsimile or cable communication) and mailed, telegraphed, telexed, telecopied, cabled or delivered: if to either Borrower, at the address specified opposite its signature below; if to any Lender, at its address specified for such Lender on Schedule II; and if to the Administrative Agent, at its Notice Office; or, as to any either Borrower or any of the Agents, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto and, as to each Lender, at such other address as shall be designated by such Lender in a written notice to the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent. All such notices and communications shall be mailed, telegraphed, telexed, telecopied or cabled or sent by overnight courier, and shall be effective when received.
          (b) Without in any way limiting the obligation of the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries to confirm in writing any telephonic notice permitted to be given hereunder, any Agent, any Issuing Lender (in the case of the issuance of a Letter of Credit) or any Bank Guaranty Issuer (in the case of the issuance of a Bank Guaranty), as the case may be, may prior to receipt of written confirmation act without liability upon the basis of such telephonic notice believed by such Agent, such Issuing Lender or such Bank Guaranty Issuer in good faith to be from an Authorized Officer. In each such case, the U.S. Borrower and each of the Borrowers hereby waive the right to dispute such Agent’s, such Issuing Lender’s or such Bank Guaranty Issuer’s record of the terms of such telephonic notice.
          13.04 Benefit of Agreement.
          (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto; provided, however, no neither Borrower may assign or transfer any of its rights, obligations or interest hereunder or under any other Credit Document without the prior written consent of each of the Lenders and provided, further, that, although any Lender may (without the consent of any Credit Party) transfer, assign or grant participations in its rights hereunder, such Lender shall remain a “Lender” for all purposes hereunder (and may not transfer or assign all or any portion of its Commitments or Loans hereunder except as provided in Section 13.04(b)) and the transferee, assignee or participant, as the case may be, shall not constitute a “Lender” hereunder and provided, further, that no Lender shall transfer or grant any participation under which the participant

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shall have rights to approve any amendment to or waiver of this Agreement or any other Credit Document except (I) to the extent such amendment or waiver would (i) extend the final scheduled maturity of any Loan, Note, Letter of Credit or Bank Guaranty (unless such Letter of Credit or Bank Guaranty is not extended beyond the CL Maturity Date) in which such participant is participating, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or Fees thereon (except in connection with a waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates) or reduce the principal amount thereof, or increase the amount of the participant’s participation over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the Total Commitment or of a mandatory repayment of Loans shall not constitute a change in the terms of such participation, that an increase in any Commitment or Loan shall be permitted without the consent of any participant if the participant’s participation is not increased as a result thereof and that any amendment or modification to the financial definitions in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in any rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (i), notwithstanding the fact that such amendment or modification actually results in such a reduction), (ii) consent to the assignment or transfer by any either Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or (iii) release all or substantially all of the Collateral under all of the Security Documents (except as expressly provided in the Security Documents) supporting the Obligations in which such participant is participating and (II) that, solely in the case of a participant (each, a “Voting Participant”) which (x) has purchased a participation interest in such Lender’s Commitments and/or outstanding Term Loans in a minimum aggregate amount (without duplication) of at least $2,000,000 on or after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and (y) is (A) designated by such Lender to the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent by written notice (a “Voting Participant Notice”) as being entitled to be accorded the rights of a “voting” participant hereunder, (B) approved by the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent (such approvals not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (C) not a Disqualified Voting Participant, such participant shall be entitled to vote with respect to each Tranche in which it holds a participation from such Lender (and the voting rights of such Lender for each such Tranche shall be correspondingly reduced), on a Dollar basis, as if such participant were a Lender under such Tranche on any matter requiring or allowing such Lender to provide or withhold its consent or to otherwise vote on any proposed action (with any Voting Participant Notice, with respect to any Voting Participant, to be effective only if same (a) states the full legal name of such Voting Participant, as well as the relevant contact information and administrative details for such Voting Participant, and (b) states the Dollar amount of the participation interest in each Tranche purchased). In the case of any such participation, the participant shall not have any rights under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents (the participant’s rights against such Lender in respect of such participation to be those set forth in the agreement executed by such Lender in favor of the participant relating thereto) and all amounts payable by the Borrowers hereunder shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation; provided that a Voting Participant shall have the voting rights to which it is entitled as described in the preceding sentence.
          (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Lender (or any Lender together with one or more other Lenders) may (x) assign all or a portion of its outstanding Term Loans and/or Credit-Linked Commitments (and related outstanding Obligations (and Credit-Linked Deposit, if applicable) hereunder) to (i) its parent company and/or any affiliate of such Lender which is at least 50% owned by such Lender or its parent company, (ii) one or more Lenders or (iii) in the case of any Lender that is a fund that invests in bank loans, any other fund that invests in bank loans and is managed by the same investment advisor of a Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor or (y) assign all, or if less than all, a portion equal to at least (A) $1,000,000 in the aggregate for the assigning Lender or assigning Lenders, of such outstanding principal amount of Term Loans hereunder and (B) $1,000,000 in the aggregate for the assigning Lender or assigning Lenders, of such Credit-Linked Commitments and related Credit-Linked Deposit and Obligations, in each case, to one or more Eligible Transferees (treating (I) any fund that invests in bank loans and (II) any other fund that invests in bank loans and is managed by the same investment advisor as

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such fund or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor, as a single Eligible Transferee), each of which assignees shall become a party to this Agreement as a Lender by execution of an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, provided that (i) at such time Schedule I shall be deemed modified to reflect the outstanding Term Loans and/or Credit-Linked Commitments, as the case may be, of such new Lender and of the existing Lenders, (ii) upon the request of the respective Lender and upon the surrender of the old Notes (if any), new Notes will be issued, at the Borrowers’ expense, to such new Lender and to the assigning Lender, such new Notes to be in conformity with the requirements of Section 1.05 (with appropriate modifications) to the extent needed to reflect the revised outstanding Term Loans, as the case may be, (iii) except in the case of assignments by the Agents in connection with their syndication of this Agreement, the consent of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists and is continuing, the U.S. Borrower shall be required in connection with any such assignment pursuant to clause (y) of this Section 13.04(b) (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (iv) Administrative Agent shall receive at the time of each such assignment, from the assigning or assignee Lender, the payment of a non-refundable assignment fee of $3,500 and, provided, further, that such transfer or assignment will not be effective until recorded by the Administrative Agent on the Register pursuant to Section 13.17. To the extent of any assignment pursuant to this Section 13.04(b), the assigning Lender shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder with respect to its assigned Commitments (and, in the case of an assignment of Credit-Linked Commitments, will lose its rights with respect to the assigned CL Percentage in its Credit-Linked Deposit) and/or outstanding Term Loans, as the case may be. At the time of each assignment pursuant to this Section 13.04(b) to a Person which is not already a Lender hereunder and which is not a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) for Federal income tax purposes, the respective assignee Lender shall, to the extent legally entitled to do so, provide to the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Forms (and, if applicable, a Section 4.04(b)(ii) Certificate) described in Section 4.04(b)(ii) to the extent such forms would provide a complete exemption from or reduction in United States withholding tax. To the extent that an assignment of all or any portion of a Lender’s Commitments and related outstanding Obligations pursuant to Section 1.13 or this Section 13.04(b) would, at the time of such assignment, result in increased costs under Section 1.10, 1.11, 2A.06, 2B.06 or 4.04 from those being charged by the respective assigning Lender prior to such assignment, then the Borrowers shall not be obligated to pay such increased costs (although the Borrowers, in accordance with and pursuant to the other provisions of this Agreement, shall be obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type described above resulting from changes after the date of the respective assignment). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, at any time after the termination of the Total Credit-Linked Commitment, if any Letters of Credit or Bank Guaranties remain outstanding, assignments may be made as provided above, except that the respective assignment shall be of a portion of the respective CL Lender’s participation in Letters of Credit and Bank Guaranties (and the related share of its Credit-Linked Deposit), although any such assignment effected after the termination of the Total Credit-Linked Commitment shall not release the assigning CL Lender from its obligations as a participant with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit or Bank Guaranties (although the respective assignee may agree, as between itself and the respective assigning CL Lender, that it shall be responsible for such amounts). The Credit-Linked Deposit funded by any CL Lender shall not be released in connection with any assignment of its Credit-Linked Commitment, but shall instead be purchased (to the extent of the CL Percentage so assigned) by the relevant assignee and continue to be held for application (if not already applied) pursuant to Section 2 in respect of such assignee’s obligations under the Credit-Linked Commitment assigned to it.
          (c) Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or prohibit any Lender from pledging its Loans and Notes hereunder to a Federal Reserve Bank in support of borrowings made by such Lender from such Federal Reserve Bank and, without the consent of the Administrative Agent or either Borrower, any Lender which is a fund may pledge all or any portion of its Notes or Loans to its trustee or to a collateral agent or to another creditor providing credit or credit support to such Lender in support of its

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obligations to such trustee, such Collateral Agent or a holder of, or any other representative of a holder of, such obligations, or such other creditor, as the case may be. No pledge pursuant to this clause (c) shall release the transferor Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute (by foreclosure or otherwise) any such pledge or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
          13.05 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay on the part of any Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document and no course of dealing between any Credit Party and any Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies herein expressly provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on any Credit Party in any case shall entitle any Credit Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of any Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.
          13.06 Payments Pro Rata.
          (a) The Administrative Agent agrees that promptly after its receipt of each payment from or on behalf of any Credit Party in respect of any Obligations of such Credit Party, it shall, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, distribute such payment to the Lenders (other than any Lender that has consented in writing to waive its pro rata share of such payment) pro rata based upon their respective shares, if any, of the Obligations with respect to which such payment was received.
          (b) Each of the Lenders agrees that, if it should receive any amount hereunder (whether by voluntary payment, by realization upon security, by the exercise of the right of setoff or banker’s lien, by counterclaim or cross action, by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents, or otherwise) which is applicable to the payment of the principal of, or interest on, the Loans, Unpaid Drawings or Fees, of a sum which with respect to the related sum or sums received by other Lenders is in a greater proportion than the total of such Obligation then owed and due to such Lender bears to the total of such Obligation then owed and due to all of the Lenders immediately prior to such receipt, then such Lender receiving such excess payment shall purchase for cash without recourse or warranty from the other Lenders an interest in the Obligations of the respective Credit Party to such Lenders in such amount as shall result in a proportional participation by all of the Lenders in such amount; provided that if all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter recovered from such Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
          (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the provisions of the preceding Sections 13.06(a) and (b) shall be subject to the express provisions of this Agreement which require, or permit, differing payments to be made to Non-Defaulting Lenders as opposed to Defaulting Lenders.
          13.07 Calculations; Computations.
          (a) The financial statements to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant hereto shall be made and prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved (except as set forth in the notes thereto or as otherwise disclosed in writing by the U.S. Borrower to the Lenders), provided that (i) if at any time any change in U.S. GAAP is reasonably likely to cause any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document to be violated or to impose additional obligations on the Borrowers, or to prevent any such violation or any such imposition absent such change, and

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either the U.S. Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent and the U.S. Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in U.S. GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (x) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP prior to such change therein (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if such notice is provided following the last day of a Test Period but prior to the date the officer’s certificate required pursuant to Section 8.01(d) has been delivered for such Test Period, such notice shall be deemed to have been received on the last day of such Test Period) and (y) the U.S. Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in U.S. GAAP, (ii) to the extent expressly required pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, certain calculations shall be made on a Pro Forma Basis and (iii) for purposes of determining compliance with any incurrence or expenditure tests set forth in Sections 8 and/or 9, any amounts so incurred or expended (to the extent incurred or expended in a currency other than Dollars) shall be converted into Dollars on the basis of the exchange rates (as shown on Reuters ECB page 37 or, if same does not provide such exchange rates, on such other basis as is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) as in effect on the date of such incurrence or expenditure under any provision of any such Section that has an aggregate Dollar limitation provided for therein (and to the extent the respective incurrence or expenditure test regulates the aggregate amount outstanding at any time and it is expressed in terms of Dollars, all outstanding amounts originally incurred or spent in currencies other than Dollars shall be converted into Dollars on the basis of the exchange rates (as shown on Reuters ECB page 37 or, if same does not provide such exchange rates, on such other basis as is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) as in effect on the date of any new incurrence or expenditures made under any provision of any such Section that regulates the Dollar amount outstanding at any time).
          (b) All computations of interest and Fees hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or Fees are payable.
          13.08 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue.
          (a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN CERTAIN OF THE SUBSIDIARIES GUARANTIES AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS, BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or any other Credit Document may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or of the United States for the Southern District of New York, in each case located within the City of New York and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Borrower hereby irrevocably accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers Corporation Service Company, with offices on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date at 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207, as its designee, appointee and agent to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on its behalf, and in respect of its property, service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents which may be served in any such action or proceeding. If for any reason such designee, appointee and agent shall cease to be available to act as such, each Borrower agrees to designate a new designee, appointee and agent in New York City on the terms and for the purposes of this provision reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement. Each Borrower hereby further irrevocably waives any claim that any such courts lack jurisdiction over such Borrower, and agrees not to plead or claim, in any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or any other Credit Document brought in any of the aforesaid

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courts, that any such court lacks jurisdiction over such Borrower. Each Borrower further irrevocably consents to the service of process in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to such Borrower, as the case may be, at its address for notices pursuant to Section 13.03, such service to become effective 30 days after such mailing. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably waives any objection to such service of process and further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any action or proceeding commenced hereunder or under any other Credit Document that service of process was in any way invalid or ineffective. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender or the holder of any Note to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any Borrower in any other jurisdiction.
          (b) EACH BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (a) ABOVE AND HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
          13.09 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A complete set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with each Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
          13.10 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective (subject to the immediately succeeding sentence) on the date (the “Amendment No. 3 Effective Date”) on which each of the conditions set forth in Section 3 of the Amendment No. 3 has been satisfied.
          13.11 Headings Descriptive. The headings of the several sections and subsections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.
          13.12 Amendment or Waiver; etc.
          (a) Neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document nor any terms hereof or thereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated unless such change, waiver, discharge or termination is in writing signed by the respective Credit Parties party thereto and the Required Lenders, provided that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination shall, without the consent of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) (with Obligations being directly affected thereby in the case of the following clause (i)), (i) extend the final scheduled maturity of any Loan or Note or extend the stated maturity of any Letter of Credit or Bank Guaranty beyond the CL Maturity Date or extend the duration of any Interest Period beyond six months, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest (other than as a result of any waiver of the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates) or Fees thereon, or reduce the principal amount thereof (except to the extent paid in cash) (it being understood that any amendment or modification to the financial definitions in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in any rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (i), notwithstanding the fact that such amendment or modification actually results in such a reduction), (ii) release all or substantially all of the Collateral (except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) under all the Security Documents, (iii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section 13.12 (except for technical amendments with respect to additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement which afford the protections to such additional

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extensions of credit of the type provided to the Term Loans and Credit-Linked Commitments on the Restatement Effective Date), (iv) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders (it being understood that, with the consent of the Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the extensions of Term Loans and Credit-Linked Commitments are included on the Restatement Effective Date), (v) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, or (vi) release any Borrower Guaranty or waive compliance by either Borrower with its payment obligations under its Borrower Guaranty; provided, further, that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination shall (p) amend, modify or waive any condition precedent set forth in Section 6 with respect to the issuance of Letters of Credit or Bank Guaranties, without the written consent of the Majority Lenders holding Credit-Linked Commitments, (q) increase the Commitments of any Lender over the amount thereof then in effect without the consent of such Lender (it being understood that waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the Total Commitment shall not constitute an increase of the Commitment of any Lender, and that an increase in the available portion of any Commitment of any Lender shall not constitute an increase in the Commitment of such Lender), (r) without the consent of each Issuing Lender affected and Bank Guaranty Issuer affected thereby, amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2 or alter its rights or obligations with respect to Letters of Credit or Bank Guaranties, (s) without the consent of the Administrative Agent, amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 12 as the same applies to the Administrative Agent or any other provision as same relates to the rights or obligations of the Administrative Agent, (t) without the consent of each Agent affected thereby, amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 12 as same applies to such Agent or any other provision as same relates to the rights or obligations of such Agent, (u) without the consent of the Collateral Agent, amend, modify or waive any provision relating to the rights or obligations of the Collateral Agent, (v) except in cases where additional extensions of term loans are being afforded substantially the same treatment afforded to the Term Loans pursuant to this Agreement as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date, without the consent of the Majority Lenders of each Tranche which is being allocated a lesser prepayment, repayment or commitment reduction as a result of the actions described below, alter the required application of any prepayments or repayments (or commitment reduction), as between the various Tranches, pursuant to Section 4.01 or 4.02 (excluding Section 4.02(a)) (although the Required Lenders may waive, in whole or in part, any such prepayment, repayment or commitment reduction, so long as the application, as amongst the various Tranches, of any such prepayment, repayment or commitment reduction which is still required to be made is not altered), (w) without the consent of the Majority Lenders of the respective Tranche affected thereby, amend the definition of Majority Lenders (it being understood that, with the consent of the Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Majority Lenders on substantially the same basis as the extensions of Loans and Commitments are included on the Restatement Effective Date), (x) except in cases where additional extensions of credit are being afforded substantially the same treatment afforded to the Term Loans and Credit-Linked Commitments pursuant to Section 1.14 (as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date) and except for technical amendments which are consistent with the intent of the provisions of such Section and do not adversely affect the protections afforded to the Lenders pursuant to said Section, without the consent of the Majority Lenders of each Tranche adversely affected thereby, amend, modify or waive any provisions of Section 1.14, (y) without the consent of the Supermajority Lenders of the respective affected Tranche, reduce the amount of or extend the date of, any Scheduled Repayment under such Tranche (except that, if additional Loans are made pursuant to a given Tranche, the Scheduled Repayments of such Tranche may be increased on a proportionate basis without the consent otherwise required by this clause (y)), or amend the definition of Supermajority Lenders (it being understood that, with the consent of the Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Supermajority Lenders on substantially the same basis as the extensions of Loans and Commitments are included on the Restatement Effective Date) or (z) without the consent of the Deposit

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Bank, amend, modify or waive any provision relating to the rights or obligations of the Deposit Bank. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above in this Section 13.12(a), the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent shall be permitted (x) to enter into such amendments and/or modifications to the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty and the Foreign Security Documents which may be required in the discretion of the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent which are of a technical nature and/or are, in the judgment of the Collateral Agent, required by applicable law, in the interests of the Secured Creditors or (in the case of Foreign Security Documents) necessary or desirable to preserve, maintain, perfect and/or protect the security interests purported to the granted by the respective Foreign Security Documents and (y) to enter into such releases of Collateral pledged pursuant to Foreign Security Documents as may be reasonably requested by the U.S. Borrower for legitimate operational reasons (e.g., the transfer of Property from one jurisdiction to another), so long as the Fair Market Value of all Collateral so subject to release (as determined in good faith by the U.S. Borrower) at any time does not exceed $5,000,000.
          (b) If, in connection with any proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination of or to any of the provisions of this Agreement as contemplated by clauses (i) through (v), inclusive, of the first proviso to Section 13.12(a), the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained but the consent of one or more of such other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained, then the U.S. Borrower shall have the right, so long as all non-consenting Lenders whose individual consent is required are treated as described in either clause (A) or (B) below, to either (A) replace each such non-consenting Lender or Lenders (or, at the option of the U.S. Borrower if the respective Lender’s consent is required with respect to less than all Tranches (or related Commitments), to replace only the respective Tranche or Tranches of Commitments (and related Obligations and, if applicable, Credit-Linked Deposits) and/or Loans of the respective non-consenting Lender which gave rise to the need to obtain such Lender’s individual consent) with one or more Replacement Lenders pursuant to Section 1.13 so long as at the time of such replacement, each such Replacement Lender consents to the proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination or (B) terminate each Credit-Linked Commitment and/or Incremental Term Loan Commitment of such non-consenting Lender (if such Lender’s consent is required as a result of such Credit-Linked Commitment and/or Incremental Term Loan Commitment), and/or repay outstanding Obligations under each Tranche of such Lender which gave rise to the need to obtain such Lender’s consent, in accordance with Sections 3.01 and/or 4.01, provided that, unless the Commitments which are terminated and Loans and other Obligations which are repaid pursuant to preceding clause (B) are immediately replaced in full at such time through the addition of new Lenders or the increase of the Commitments and/or outstanding Loans and of existing Lenders (who in each case must specifically consent thereto), then in the case of any action pursuant to preceding clause (B), the Required Lenders (determined both (x) after giving effect to the proposed action and (y) as if the Commitments, Loans and related Obligations being terminated and/or repaid (and not replaced) were not outstanding) shall specifically consent thereto, provided, further, that the U.S. Borrower shall not have the right to replace a Lender, terminate its Commitment or repay its Loans or other Obligations solely as a result of the exercise of such Lender’s rights (and the withholding of any required consent by such Lender) pursuant to the second proviso to Section 13.12(a).
          (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clause (a) above of this Section 13.12, the respective Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Incremental Loan Lender may, in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.15, enter into an Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement, provided that after the execution and delivery by the respective Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each such Incremental Loan Lender of such Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement, such Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement may thereafter only be modified in accordance with the requirements of clause (a) above of this Section 13.12.

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          (d) For purposes of Section 13.12(a), (i) a Voting Participant shall be deemed to be a “Lender” holding the portion of the Credit-Linked Commitment (and related Obligations), Incremental Term Loan Commitment and/or outstanding Term Loans of a given Tranche of any Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) in which it purchased a participation (and to have the voting rights of such Lender for the respective such Tranche) and (ii) a Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) which has sold a participation in a portion of its Credit-Linked Commitment (and related Obligations), Incremental Term Loan Commitment and/or outstanding Term Loans of any Tranche to a Voting Participant shall be deemed to hold a Credit-Linked Commitment (and related Obligations), an Incremental Term Loan Commitment or outstanding Term Loans of the respective Tranche, as the case may be, in each case, as reduced by the amount of the participations therein sold to a Voting Participant.
          13.13 Survival. All indemnities set forth herein including, without limitation, in Sections 1.10, 1.11, 2A.06, 2B.06, 4.04, 12.07, 13.01 and 13.17, shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit and Bank Guaranties and the repayment in full of the Loans and the other Obligations. With respect to the Original Lenders and Original Agents, all indemnities set forth in the Original Credit Agreement, including without limitation, in Sections 1.10, 1.11, 2A.06, 2B.06, 4.04, 12.07, 13.01 and 13.17 thereof shall survive the amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement pursuant to this Agreement and the repayment of any outstanding Obligations (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) thereunder, as fully as if same were set forth herein in their entirety.
          13.14 Domicile of Loans and Commitments. Each Lender may transfer and carry its Loans and/or Commitments at, to or for the account of any branch office, subsidiary or affiliate of such Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, to the extent that a transfer of Loans pursuant to this Section 13.14 would, at the time of such transfer, result in increased costs under Section 1.10, 1.11, 2A.06, 2B.06 or 4.04 from those being charged by the respective Lender prior to such transfer, then the Borrowers shall not be obligated to pay such increased costs (although the Borrowers shall be obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type described above resulting from changes after the date of the respective transfer).
          13.15 Confidentiality.
          (a) Each of the Lenders agrees that it will use its reasonable efforts not to disclose without the prior consent of either Borrower (other than to its directors, employees, auditors, counsel or other professional advisors, to affiliates or to another Lender if the Lender or such Lender’s holding or parent company in its sole discretion determines that any such party should have access to such information) any information with respect to the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which is now or in the future furnished pursuant to this Agreement; provided that any Lender may disclose any such information (a) as has become generally available to the public, (b) as may be required or appropriate (x) in any report, statement or testimony submitted to any municipal, state or Federal regulatory body having or claiming to have jurisdiction over such Lender or to the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or similar organizations (whether in the United States or elsewhere) or their successors or (y) in connection with any request or requirement of any such regulatory body, (c) as may be required or appropriate in response to any summons or subpoena or in connection with any litigation, (d) to comply with any law, order, regulation or ruling applicable to such Lender, (e) to the extent reasonably required in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder and (f) to any creditor or any prospective transferee or participant in connection with any contemplated transfer or participation of any of the Obligations or any interest therein by such Lender; provided that such creditor or prospective transferee or participant agrees to be bound by this Section 13.15 to the same extent as such Lender. Each Borrower

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hereby acknowledges and agrees that each Lender may share with any of its affiliates or its investment advisors any information related to the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, any nonpublic customer information regarding the creditworthiness of such entities), provided that such Persons shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 13.15 to the same extent as such Lender and shall only use such information in connection with matters relating to this Agreement.
          (b) Each Borrower hereby represents and acknowledges that, to the best of its knowledge, neither any Agent nor any Lender, nor any employees or agents of, or other persons affiliated with, any Agent or any Lender, have directly or indirectly made or provided any statement (oral or written) to such Borrower or to any of its employees or agents, or other persons affiliated with or related to such Borrower (or, so far as such Borrower is aware, to any other person), as to the potential tax consequences of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
          (c) Neither the Agents nor the Lenders provide accounting, tax or legal advice. Notwithstanding any express or implied claims of exclusivity or proprietary rights, each Borrower, each Agent and each Lender hereby agree and acknowledge that each Borrower, each Agent and each Lender (and each of their employees, representatives or other agents) are authorized to disclose to any and all persons, beginning immediately upon commencement of their discussions and without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions contemplated hereby, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to either Borrower any Agent or any Lender relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. In this regard, each Borrower, each Agent and each Lender acknowledge and agree that the disclosure of the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions contemplated hereby is not limited in any way by an express or implied understanding or agreement, oral or written (whether or not such understanding or agreement is legally binding). For purposes of this authorization, “tax” means United States Federal income tax, “tax treatment” means the purported or claimed Federal income tax treatment of the transaction, and “tax structure” means any fact that may be relevant to understanding the purported or claimed Federal income tax treatment of the transaction. This paragraph is intended to reflect the understanding of each Borrower, each Agent and each Lender that the transactions contemplated hereby are not “confidential transactions” as that phrase is used in Treasury Regulation § 1.6011-4(b)(3)(i), and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith. Nothing herein is intended to imply that any of each Borrower, each Agent and each Lender made or provided a statement, oral or written, to, or for the benefit of, any of each other as to any potential tax consequences that are related to, or may result from, the transactions contemplated hereby.
          13.16 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
          13.17 Register. The Borrowers hereby designate the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent agrees, to serve as the Borrowers’ agent, solely for purposes of this Section 13.17, to maintain a register at one of its offices in New York, New York (the “Register”) on which it will record the Commitments from time to time of each of the Lenders, the Loans made by each of the Lenders and each repayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans of each Lender. Failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation shall not affect the Borrowers’ obligations in respect of such Loans. With respect to any Lender, the transfer of the Commitments of such Lender and the rights to the principal of, and interest on, any Loan made pursuant to such Commitments shall not be effective until such transfer is recorded on the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent with respect to ownership of such Commitments and/or Loans prior to such recordation all amounts owing to the transferor

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with respect to such Commitments and/or Loans shall remain owing to the transferor. The registration of an assignment or transfer of all or part of any Commitments and/or Loans shall be recorded by the Administrative Agent on the Register only upon the acceptance by the Administrative Agent of a properly executed and delivered Assignment and Assumption Agreement pursuant to Section 13.04(b). Coincident with the delivery of such an Assignment and Assumption Agreement to the Administrative Agent for acceptance and registration of assignment or transfer of all or part of a Commitment and/or Loan, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the assigning or transferor Lender shall surrender the Note evidencing such Commitment and/or Loan, and thereupon one or more new Notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the assigning or transferor Lender and/or the new Lender. The registration of any provision of Incremental Term Loan Commitments pursuant to Section 1.15 shall be recorded by the Administrative Agent on the Register only upon the acceptance of the Administrative Agent of a properly executed and delivered Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement. Coincident with the delivery of such Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement for acceptance and registration of the provision of an Incremental Term Loan Commitment, or as soon thereafter as practicable, to the extent requested by such Incremental Term Loan Lenders, Incremental Term Notes shall be issued, at the respective Borrower’s expense, to such Incremental Term Loan Lenders, to be in conformity with Section 1.05 (with appropriate modification) to the extent needed to reflect the Incremental Term Loan Commitments and outstanding Incremental Term Loans made by such Incremental Term Loan Lender. The Borrowers agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities of whatsoever nature that may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by the Administrative Agent in performing its duties under this Section 13.17.
          13.18 English Language. This Agreement and all other Credit Documents shall be in the English language, except as required by applicable local law and, with respect to each of the Security Documents governed by the laws of Italy or otherwise related to Collateral located in Italy, as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require (in which event certified English translations thereof shall, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, be provided by the U.S. Borrower to the Administrative Agent). All documents, certificates, reports or notices to be delivered or communications to be given or made by any party hereto pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall be in the English language or, if originally written in another language, shall, upon request of the Administrative Agent, be accompanied by an accurate English translation upon which the other parties hereto shall have the right to rely for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
          13.19 Special Provisions Regarding Pledges of Equity Interests in, and Promissory Notes Owed by, Persons Not Organized in Qualified Jurisdictions; Special Provisions Regarding Foreign Security Documents and Secured Hedge Counterparties.
          (a) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the provisions of the various Security Documents executed and delivered by the Credit Parties require that, among other things, all promissory notes executed by, and Equity Interests in, various Persons owned by the respective Credit Party (to the extent not constituting Excluded Collateral) be pledged, and delivered for pledge, pursuant to the Security Documents. The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree that each Credit Party shall be required to take all actions under the laws of the jurisdiction in which such Credit Party is organized to create and perfect all security interests granted pursuant to the various Security Documents and to take all actions under the laws of each Qualified Jurisdiction to perfect the security interests in the Equity Interests of, and promissory notes issued by, any Person organized under the laws of said jurisdictions (in each case, to the extent such Equity Interests or promissory notes are owned by any Credit Party and do not constitute Excluded Collateral). Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, to the extent any Security Document requires or provides for the pledge of promissory notes issued by, or Equity Interests in, any Person organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than those specified in the immediately

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preceding sentence, it is acknowledged that, as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, no actions have been required to be taken to perfect, under local law of the jurisdiction of the Person who issued the respective promissory notes or whose Equity Interests are pledged, under the Security Documents. The Borrowers hereby agree that, following any request by the Administrative Agent or Required Lenders to do so, each Borrower shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, take such actions (including, without limitation, the execution of Additional Security Documents, the making of any filings and the delivery of appropriate legal opinions) under the local law of any jurisdiction with respect to which such actions have not already been taken as are determined by the Administrative Agent or Required Lenders to be necessary or desirable in order to fully perfect, preserve or protect the security interests granted pursuant to the various Security Documents under the laws of such jurisdictions. If requested to do so pursuant to this Section 13.19(a), all such actions shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of this Section 13.19(a) and Section 8.11 and within the time periods set forth therein. All conditions and representations contained in this Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to effect the foregoing and so that same are not violated by reason of the failure to take actions under local law (but only with respect to Equity Interests in, and promissory notes issued by, Persons organized under laws of jurisdictions other than Qualified Jurisdictions) not required to be taken in accordance with the provisions of this Section 13.19(a), provided that to the extent any representation or warranty would not be true because the foregoing actions were not taken, the respective representation of warranties shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects at such time as the respective action is required to be taken in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 13.19(a) or pursuant to Section 8.11.
          (b) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that certain Foreign Security Documents executed and delivered by the Credit Parties on or prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date secure, inter alia, obligations of any Lender (or any affiliate of a Lender) which is a counterparty to certain Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Other Hedging Agreements (as further provided in each such Foreign Security Document) and that it is the parties intent that each such Foreign Security Document shall be amended, as provided in Article III of the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty Acknowledgement and/or Amendment, such that (after giving effect to such amendment) the foregoing secured counterparties shall be amended to include the Secured Hedge Counterparties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto further acknowledge and agree that, as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, no other amendments, modifications or supplements to the foregoing Foreign Security Documents under the laws of any jurisdiction to effect the intent in the foregoing sentence have occurred. The Borrowers hereby agree that, within 90 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent), each Borrower shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, take such actions (including, without limitation, amending, modifying or supplementing each such Foreign Security Document and the delivery of appropriate legal opinions) under the local law of any jurisdiction with respect to which such actions have not already been taken as are determined by the Administrative Agent or Required Lenders to be necessary or desirable in order to effect the foregoing amendments to each such Foreign Security Document. All conditions and representations contained in this Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to effect the foregoing and so that same are not violated by reason of the failure to take actions under local law not required to be taken in accordance with the provisions of this Section 13.19(b), provided that to the extent any representation or warranty would not be true because the foregoing actions were not taken, the respective representation of warranties shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects at such time as the respective action is required to be taken in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 13.19(b) or pursuant to Section 8.11.
          13.20 Powers of Attorney; etc. The U.S. Borrower is hereby authorized by, and on behalf of, the Bermuda Borrower to give Notices of Borrowing, Notices of Conversion and other notices

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and directions in connection with the extensions of credit and repayments thereof to be made pursuant to this Agreement to the Bermuda Borrower (including without limitation notices as to the application of proceeds of such extensions of credit). The Bermuda Borrower hereby grants to the U.S. Borrower and the U.S. Borrower an irrevocable power-of attorney, in the Bermuda Borrower’s name, to take the actions contemplated above in this Section 13.20 and in the last sentence of Section 1.13 hereof. Furthermore, the Bermuda Borrower agrees that the Agents and the Lenders may at any time rely upon any notices, instructions or other information furnished by the U.S. Borrower.
          13.21 Waiver of Sovereign Immunity. Each of the Borrowers, in respect of itself, its Subsidiaries, its process agents, and its properties and revenues, hereby irrevocably agrees that, to the extent that such Borrower, its Subsidiaries or any of its properties has or may hereafter acquire any right of immunity, whether characterized as sovereign immunity or otherwise, from any legal proceedings, whether in the United States, any other Qualified Jurisdiction or elsewhere, to enforce or collect upon the Loans or any Credit Document or any other liability or obligation of such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries related to or arising from the transactions contemplated by any of the Credit Documents, including, without limitation, immunity from service of process, immunity from jurisdiction or judgment of any court or tribunal, immunity from execution of a judgment, and immunity of any of its property from attachment prior to any entry of judgment, or from attachment in aid of execution upon a judgment, such Borrower, for itself and on behalf of its Subsidiaries, hereby expressly waives, to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, any such immunity, and agrees not to assert any such right or claim in any such proceeding, whether in the United States, any other Qualified Jurisdiction, or elsewhere. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower further agrees that the waivers set forth in this Section 13.21 shall have the fullest extent permitted under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 of the United States and are intended to be irrevocable for purposes of such Act.
          13.22 Judgment Currency.
          (a) The Credit Parties’ obligations hereunder and under the other Credit Documents to make payments in Dollars (or, in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the Dollar Equivalent thereof) (the “Obligation Currency”) shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender or recovery pursuant to any judgment expressed in or converted into any currency other than the Obligation Currency, except to the extent that such tender or recovery results in the effective receipt by any Agent or the respective Lender of the full amount of the Obligation Currency expressed to be payable to such Agent or such Lender under this Agreement or the other Credit Documents. If for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against any Credit Party in any court or in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into or from any currency other than the Obligation Currency (such other currency being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due in the Obligation Currency, the conversion shall be made at the Dollar Equivalent thereof, and, in the case of other currencies, the rate of exchange (as quoted by the Administrative Agent or if the Administrative Agent does not quote a rate of exchange on such currency, by a known dealer in such currency designated by the Administrative Agent) determined, in each case, as of the day on which the judgment is given (such day being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment Currency Conversion Date”).
          (b) If there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Currency Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the Borrower covenants and agrees to pay, or cause to be paid, such additional amounts, if any (but in any event not a lesser amount), as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of the Obligation Currency which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial award at the rate or exchange prevailing on the Judgment Currency Conversion Date.

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          (c) For purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent or any other rate of exchange for this Section 13.22, such amounts shall include any premium and costs payable in connection with the purchase of the Obligation Currency.
          13.23 Special Acknowledgments. By their execution and delivery hereof, the Lenders party hereto hereby acknowledge (i) that the guarantee of each Bermuda Partnership Partner made pursuant to the U.S. Subsidiaries Guaranty is limited to the Obligations of the U.S. Borrower under the Credit Documents and the obligations of the U.S. Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries under Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Other Hedging Agreements with Secured Hedge Counterparties, all on the terms as more specifically provided therein, (ii) the Bermuda Partnership has not entered into any Credit Documents and, as such, is not a Credit Party (but is otherwise subject to the provisions of Sections 9.01(b) and (c)) and (iii) the obligations secured pursuant to the Security Documents are not secured by any Excluded Collateral.
          13.24 Special Provisions Relating to Amendment and Restatement.
          (a) The Required Lenders under, and as defined in, the Original Credit Agreement hereby consent to the “refinancing indebtedness” under this Agreement being treated as “indebtedness pursuant to the Credit Agreement” for purposes of the U.S. Pledge Agreement and the Intercompany Subordination Agreement. The U.S. Borrower, for its part, hereby gives notice that the refinancing indebtedness under this Agreement shall be treated as “issued under the Credit Agreement” for purposes of the U.S. Pledge Agreement and the Intercompany Subordination Agreement.
          (b) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that:
     (i) Holdings and its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) executed and delivered the Security Documents (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) in favor of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Creditors (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) to secure the payment and performance of, inter alia, the Obligations (as defined in the respective such Security Documents);
     (ii) the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Creditors pursuant to the Security Documents (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) shall remain outstanding and in full force and effect, without interruption or impairment of any kind, but subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, in accordance with the terms of such Security Documents and shall continue to secure the Obligations (as defined in such Security Documents);
     (iii) the Obligations represent, among other things, the amendment, restatement, renewal, extension, consolidation and modification of the Obligations (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) arising in connection with the Original Credit Agreement and other Credit Documents (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) executed in connection therewith; and
     (iv) (a) the provisions of the Original Credit Agreement, to the extent restated, renewed, extended, consolidated, amended and modified hereby, are hereby superseded and replaced by the provisions hereof; (b) the Notes restate, renew, extend, consolidate, amend, modify, replace, are substituted for and supersede, but do not extinguish, the Obligations (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) evidenced by the Notes (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) issued pursuant to the Original Credit Agreement; and (c) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the performance by the Borrowers of their respective obligations hereunder, shall not constitute a novation.

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          13.25 USA Patriot Act. Each Lender subject to the USA Patriot Act (Title 111 of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) hereby notifies each Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties in accordance with the Act.
          13.26 Other Liens on Collateral; Terms of Intercreditor Agreement; etc.
          (a) EACH LENDER HERETO UNDERSTANDS, ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT LIENS SHALL BE CREATED ON THE COLLATERAL PURSUANT TO THE ABL CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE ABL CREDIT DOCUMENTS (AS DEFINED THEREIN), WHICH LIENS (X) TO THE EXTENT CREATED WITH RESPECT TO ABL PRIORITY COLLATERAL, SHALL BE SENIOR TO THE LIENS CREATED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RELATED CREDIT DOCUMENTS (WITH THE LIENS SO CREATED HEREUNDER AND UNDER THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS ON ABL PRIORITY COLLATERAL BEING SUBORDINATED TO SUCH LIENS PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT) AND (Y) TO THE EXTENT CREATED WITH RESPECT TO TL PRIORITY COLLATERAL, SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BE SUBJECT TO THE SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS (TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE) OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT ALSO HAS OTHER PROVISIONS WHICH ARE BINDING UPON THE LENDERS AND THE SECURED HEDGE COUNTERPARTIES PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT. PURSUANT TO THE EXPRESS TERMS OF SECTION 13.26 OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS, THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN AND CONTROL.
          (b) EACH LENDER AUTHORIZES AND INSTRUCTS THE COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT TO ENTER INTO THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE LENDER, AND TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS (AND EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS) REQUIRED (OR DEEMED ADVISABLE) BY IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT.
          (c) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 13.26 ARE NOT INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE ALL RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, THE FORM OF WHICH IS ATTACHED AS AN EXHIBIT TO THIS AGREEMENT. REFERENCE MUST BE MADE TO THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT ITSELF TO UNDERSTAND ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREOF. EACH LENDER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING ITS OWN ANALYSIS AND REVIEW OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS THEREOF, AND NO AGENT (AND NONE OF ITS AFFILIATES) MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION TO ANY LENDER AS TO THE SUFFICIENCY OR ADVISABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. EACH LENDER IS FURTHER AWARE THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE COLLATERAL AGENT IS ALSO ACTING IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE AND COLLATERAL AGENCY CAPACITY UNDER, AND AS DEFINED IN, THE ABL CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE ABL CREDIT DOCUMENTS (AS DEFINED THEREIN), AND LENDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THERETO OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING THEREFROM.

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          13.27 Post-Closing Actions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that:
     1. Real Property. The actions relating to the Mortgages and Real Property of U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries described on Part A of Schedule XVIII shall be completed in accordance with Part A of said Schedule XVIII.
     2. Actions by Various Foreign Subsidiaries Relating to Security Documents. The U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be required to take the actions specified in Part B of Schedule XVIII as promptly as practicable, and in any event within the time periods set forth in Part B of said Schedule XVIII. The provisions of Part B of said Schedule XVIII shall be deemed incorporated by reference herein as fully as if set forth herein in its entirety.
     3. Miscellaneous Actions by Various Subsidiaries of U.S. Borrower. The U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be required to take the actions specified in Part C of Schedule XVIII as promptly as practicable, and in any event within the time periods set forth in Part C of said Schedule XVIII. The provisions of Part C of said Schedule XVIII shall be deemed incorporated by reference herein as fully as if set forth herein in its entirety.
All provisions of this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (including, without limitation, all conditions precedent, representations, warranties, covenants, events of default and other agreements herein and therein) shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to effect the foregoing (and to permit the taking of the actions described above within the time periods required above, rather than as otherwise provided in the Credit Documents); provided that (x) to the extent any representation and warranty would not be true because the foregoing actions were not taken on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date the respective representation and warranty shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects at the time the respective action is taken (or was required to be taken) in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 13.27 and (y) all representations and warranties relating to the Security Documents shall be required to be true immediately after the actions required to be taken by this Section 13.27 have been taken (or were required to be taken). The acceptance of the benefits of each Credit Event shall constitute a covenant and agreement by each Borrower to each of the Lenders that the actions required pursuant to this Section 13.27 will be, or have been, taken within the relevant time periods referred to in this Section 13.27 and that, at such time, all representations and warranties contained in this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall then be true and correct without any modification pursuant to this Section 13.27. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the failure to take any of the actions required above, within the relevant time periods required above, shall give rise to an immediate Event of Default pursuant to this Agreement.
          Section 14. Borrower Guaranty.
          14.01 The Guaranty. In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit hereunder and to induce the Secured Hedge Counterparties to enter into Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements, and in recognition of the direct benefits to be received by each Borrower from the proceeds of the Loans, the issuance of the Letters of Credit and Bank Guaranties, the entering into of Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements, each Borrower hereby agrees with the Lenders and the Secured Hedge Counterparties as follows: each Borrower hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as primary obligor and not merely as surety the full and prompt payment when due, whether upon maturity, acceleration or otherwise, of any and all of its Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the Guaranteed Creditors. For the avoidance of doubt, the “Relevant Guaranteed Obligations” of the U.S. Borrower include, without limitation, all Obligations of the Bermuda Borrower under this Agreement and such Obligations. If any or all of the Relevant Guaranteed Obliga-

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tions of either Borrower to the Guaranteed Creditors becomes due and payable hereunder, each Borrower unconditionally promises to pay such indebtedness to the Guaranteed Creditors, or order, on demand, together with any and all expenses which may be incurred by the Guaranteed Creditors in collecting any of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations. This Borrower Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of collection. This Borrower Guaranty is a continuing one and all liabilities to which it applies or may apply under the terms hereof shall be conclusively presumed to have been created in reliance hereon. If claim is ever made upon any Guaranteed Creditor for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received in payment or on account of any of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations and any of the aforesaid payees repays all or part of said amount by reason of (i) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body having jurisdiction over such payee or any of its property or (ii) any settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such payee with any such claimant (including any Relevant Guaranteed Party), then and in such event the respective Borrower agrees that any such judgment, decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding upon such Credit Agreement Party, notwithstanding any revocation of this Borrower Guaranty or any other instrument evidencing any liability of any Relevant Guaranteed Party, and each Borrower shall be and remain liable to the aforesaid payees hereunder for the amount so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been received by any such payee.
          14.02 Bankruptcy. Additionally, each Borrower unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the payment of any and all of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the Guaranteed Creditors whether or not due or payable by any Relevant Guaranteed Party upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 10.05, and unconditionally promises to pay such indebtedness to the Guaranteed Creditors, or order, on demand.
          14.03 Nature of Liability. The liability of each Borrower hereunder is exclusive and independent of any security for or other guaranty of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations whether executed by such Borrower, any other guarantor or by any other party, and the liability of each Borrower hereunder is not affected or impaired by (a) any direction as to application of payment by any Relevant Guaranteed Party or any other party, or (b) any other continuing or other guaranty, undertaking or maximum liability of a guarantor or of any other party as to the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations, or (c) any payment on or in reduction of any such other guaranty or undertaking, or (d) any dissolution, termination or increase, decrease or change in personnel by any Relevant Guaranteed Party, or (e) any payment made to the Guaranteed Creditors on the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations which any such Guaranteed Creditor repays to any Relevant Guaranteed Party pursuant to court order in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other debtor relief proceeding, and each Borrower waives any right to the deferral or modification of its obligations hereunder by reason of any such proceeding, or (f) any action or inaction of the type described in Section 14.05, or (g) the lack of validity or enforceability of any Credit Document or any other instrument relating thereto.
          14.04 Independent Obligation. No invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of all or any part of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations or of any security therefor shall affect, impair or be a defense to this Borrower Guaranty, and this Borrower Guaranty shall be primary, absolute and unconditional notwithstanding the occurrence of any event or the existence of any other circumstances which might constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or a defense available to, a surety or guarantor except indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations. The obligations of each Borrower hereunder are independent of the obligations of any Relevant Guaranteed Party, any other guarantor or any other party and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against either Borrower whether or not action is brought against any Relevant Guaranteed Party, any other guarantor or any other party and whether or not any Relevant Guaranteed Party, any other guarantor or any other party be joined in any such action or actions. Each Borrower waives, to the full extent permitted by law, the

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benefit of any statute of limitations affecting its liability hereunder or the enforcement thereof. Any payment by any Relevant Guaranteed Party or other circumstance that operates to toll any statute of limitations as to such Relevant Guaranteed Party shall operate to toll the statute of limitations as to the relevant Borrower.
          14.05 Authorization. Each Borrower authorizes the Guaranteed Creditors without notice or demand (except as shall be required by applicable statute and cannot be waived), and without affecting or impairing its liability hereunder, from time to time to:
     (a) change the manner, place or terms of payment of, and/or change or extend the time of payment of, renew, increase, accelerate or alter, any of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations (including any increase or decrease in the rate of interest thereon), any security therefor, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof, and this Borrower Guaranty shall apply to the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations as so changed, extended, renewed, increased or altered;
     (b) take and hold security for the payment of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations and sell, exchange, release, impair, surrender, realize upon or otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order any property by whomsoever at any time pledged or mortgaged to secure, or howsoever securing, the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations or any liabilities (including any of those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof, and/or any offset thereagainst;
     (c) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Relevant Guaranteed Party or others or otherwise act or refrain from acting;
     (d) release or substitute any one or more endorsers, guarantors, any Relevant Guaranteed Party or other obligors;
     (e) settle or compromise any of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations, any security therefor or any liability (including any of those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof, and may subordinate the payment of all or any part thereof to the payment of any liability (whether due or not) of any Relevant Guaranteed Party to their respective creditors other than the Guaranteed Creditors;
     (f) apply any sums by whomsoever paid or howsoever realized to any liability or liabilities of any Relevant Guaranteed Party to the Guaranteed Creditors regardless of what liability or liabilities of such Relevant Guaranteed Party remain unpaid;
     (g) consent to or waive any breach of, or any act, omission or default under, this Agreement, any other Credit Document, any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement or any of the instruments or agreements referred to herein or therein, or otherwise amend, modify or supplement this Agreement, any other Credit Document, any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement or any of such other instruments or agreements; and/or
     (h) take any other action that would, under otherwise applicable principles of common law, give rise to a legal or equitable discharge of, or a defense available to, such Borrower from its liabilities under this Borrower Guaranty.

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          14.06 Reliance. It is not necessary for the Guaranteed Creditors to inquire into the capacity or powers of any Relevant Guaranteed Party or the officers, directors, partners or agents acting or purporting to act on their behalf, and any Relevant Guaranteed Obligations made or created in reliance upon the professed exercise of such powers shall be guaranteed hereunder.
          14.07 Subordination. Any of the indebtedness of any Relevant Guaranteed Party now or hereafter owing to any Borrower is hereby subordinated to the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations of such Relevant Guaranteed Party owing to the Guaranteed Creditors; and if the Administrative Agent so requests at a time when an Event of Default exists, all such indebtedness of such Relevant Guaranteed Party to such Borrower shall be collected, enforced and received by such Borrower in trust for the benefit of the Guaranteed Creditors and be paid over to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Guaranteed Creditors on account of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations of such Relevant Guaranteed Party to the Guaranteed Creditors, but without affecting or impairing in any manner the liability of either Borrower under the other provisions of this Borrower Guaranty. Prior to the transfer by either Borrower of any note or negotiable instrument evidencing any of the indebtedness of any Relevant Guaranteed Party to such Borrower, such Borrower shall mark such note or negotiable instrument with a legend that the same is subject to this subordination. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower hereby agrees with the Guaranteed Creditors that it will not exercise any right of subrogation which it may at any time otherwise have as a result of this Borrower Guaranty (whether contractual, under Section 509 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise) until all Relevant Guaranteed Obligations have been irrevocably paid in full in cash.
          14.08 Waiver.
          (a) Each Borrower waives any right (except as shall be required by applicable statute and cannot be waived) to require any Guaranteed Creditor to (i) proceed against any other Relevant Guaranteed Party, any other guarantor or any other party, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security held from any Relevant Guaranteed Party, any other guarantor or any other party or (iii) pursue any other remedy in any Guaranteed Creditor’s power whatsoever. Each Borrower waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of any Relevant Guaranteed Party, any other guarantor or any other party, other than indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations, based on or arising out of the disability of any Relevant Guaranteed Party, any other guarantor or any other party, or the unenforceability of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of any Relevant Guaranteed Party other than indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations. The Guaranteed Creditors may, at their election, foreclose on any security held by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any other Guaranteed Creditor by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, whether or not every aspect of any such sale is commercially reasonable (to the extent such sale is permitted by applicable law), or exercise any other right or remedy the Guaranteed Creditors may have against any Relevant Guaranteed Party or any other party, or any security, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any Borrower hereunder except to the extent the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash. Each Borrower waives any defense arising out of any such election by the Guaranteed Creditors, even though such election operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of such Borrower against any Relevant Guaranteed Party or any other party or any security.
          Each Borrower waives all presentments, demands for performance, protests and notices, including, without limitation, notices of nonperformance, notices of protest, notices of dishonor, notices of acceptance of this Borrower Guaranty, and notices of the existence, creation or incurring of new or additional Relevant Guaranteed Obligations. Each Borrower assumes all responsibility for being and keep-

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ing itself informed of each Relevant Guaranteed Party’s financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks which such Borrower assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that the Guaranteed Creditors shall have no duty to advise any Borrower of information known to them regarding such circumstances or risks.
          (b) Until such time as the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full in cash, each Borrower hereby waives all rights of subrogation which it may at any time otherwise have as a result of this Borrower Guaranty (whether contractual, under Section 509 of the Bankruptcy Code, or otherwise) to the claims of the Guaranteed Creditors against any Relevant Guaranteed Party or any other guarantor of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations and all contractual, statutory or common law rights of reimbursement, contribution or indemnity from any Relevant Guaranteed Party or any other guarantor which it may at any time otherwise have as a result of this Borrower Guaranty.
          (c) Each U.S. Credit Party hereby acknowledges and affirms that it understands that to the extent the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations are secured by Real Property located in California, such U.S. Credit Party shall be liable for the full amount of the liability hereunder notwithstanding the foreclosure on such Real Property by trustee sale or any other reason impairing such U.S. Credit Party’s or any Guaranteed Creditor’s right to proceed against any Relevant Guaranteed Party or any other guarantor of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations. In accordance with Section 2856 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, each U.S. Credit Party hereby waives:
     (i) all rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification, and contribution and any other rights and defenses that are or may become available to such U.S. Credit Party by reason of Sections 2787 to 2855, inclusive, 2899 and 3433 of the California Code of Civil Procedure;
     (ii) all rights and defenses that such U.S. Credit Party may have because the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations are secured by Real Property located in California, meaning, among other things, that: (A) the Guaranteed Creditors may collect from such U.S. Credit Party without first foreclosing on any real or personal property collateral pledged by any Credit Party, and (B) if the Guaranteed Creditors foreclose on any Real Property collateral pledged by any Credit Party, (1) the amount of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations may be reduced only by the price for which that collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if the collateral is worth more than the sale price, and (2) the Guaranteed Creditors may collect from such U.S. Credit Party even if the Guaranteed Creditors, by foreclosing on the Real Property collateral, have destroyed any right such U.S. Credit Party may have to collect from any Relevant Guaranteed Party, it being understood that this is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses such U.S. Credit Party may have because the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations are secured by Real Property (including, without limitation, any rights or defenses based upon Section 580a, 580d or 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure); and
     (iii) all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by the Guaranteed Creditors, even though that election of remedies, such as a nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to security for the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations, has destroyed such U.S. Credit Party’s rights of subrogation and reimbursement against any Relevant Guaranteed Party by the operation of Section 580d of the California Code of Civil Procedure or otherwise.
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mined to be contrary to any applicable law of public policy, such waivers shall be effective only to the maximum extent permitted by law.
          14.09 Payments. All payments made by either Borrower pursuant to this Section 14 shall be made in the respective Applicable Currency in which the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations are then due and payable (giving effect, in the circumstances contemplated by Section 1.14, to any conversion occurring pursuant thereto). All payments made by either Borrower pursuant to this Section 14 will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense, and shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 4.03, 4.04 and 13.22.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
         
  DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
     
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  THE GUARANTORS NAMED IN SCHEDULE I ATTACHED HERETO
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
     
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  SOLVEST, LTD.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
     
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Administrative Agent and Deposit Bank
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 


 

         
     
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SCHEDULE I
GUARANTORS
Calazo Corporation
AG 1970, Inc.
AG 1971, Inc.
AG 1972, Inc.
Alyssum Corporation
Barclay Hollander Corporation
Bud Antle, Inc.
Calicahomes, Inc.
California Polaris, Inc.
CB North, LLC
CB South, LLC
Dole ABPIK, Inc.
Dole Arizona Dried Fruit and Nut Company
Dole Carrot Company
Dole Citrus
Dole DF&N, Inc.
Dole Dried Fruit and Nut Company, a California General Partnership
Dole Farming, Inc.
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
Dole Orland, Inc.
Dole Packaged Foods, LLC
E. T. Wall Company
Earlibest Orange Association, Inc.
Fallbrook Citrus Company, Inc.
Lindero Headquarters Company, Inc.
Lindero Property, Inc.
Milagro Ranch, LLC
Oceanview Produce Company
Prairie Vista, Inc.
Rancho Manana, LLC
Royal Packing Co.
Veltman Terminal Co.
Bananera Antillana (Colombia), Inc.
Clovis Citrus Association
Delphinium Corporation
Dole Berry Company, LLC
Dole Europe Company
Dole Foods Flight Operations, Inc.
Dole Northwest, Inc.
Dole Sunfresh Express, Inc.
Standard Fruit and Steamship Company
Standard Fruit Company
Sun Country Produce, Inc.
West Foods, Inc.
Cool Advantage, Inc.
Cool Care, Inc.
Saw Grass Transport, Inc.
Blue Anthurium, Inc.
Cerulean, Inc.

 


 

Dole Diversified, Inc.
Dole Land Company, Inc.
Dole Packaged Foods Corporation
La Petite d’Agen, Inc.
M K Development, Inc.
Malaga Company, Inc.
Muscat, Inc.
Oahu Transport Company, Limited
Wahiawa Water Company, Inc.
Zante Currant, Inc.
Diversified Imports Co.
Dole Assets, Inc.
Dole Fresh Fruit Company
Dole Holdings, Inc.
Dole Logistics Services, Inc.
Dole Ocean Cargo Express, Inc.
Dole Ocean Liner Express, Inc.
Renaissance Capital Corporation
Sun Giant, Inc.
DNW Services Company
Pacific Coast Truck Company
Pan-Alaska Fisheries, Inc.

 


 

Actividades Agricolas, S.A.,
Aero-Fumigacion Centroamericana, S.A.,
Agoura Limited,
Agrícola California, Limitada,
Agrícola Pencahue Limitada,
Agrícola Punitaqui,
Agrícola Rauquen Limitada,
Agroindustrial Del Caribe, S.A.,
Agroindustrial Alma Verde, S.A.,
Agroindustrial Pinas Del Bosque, S.A.,
Agroverde, S.A.,
Almancenes Atalanta, S.A.,
Alpha Sideral, S.A.,
Ashford Company, Limited,
Baltime Limited,
Bananera El Porvenir, S.A.,
Bananera La Paz, S.A.,
Bananera Rio Mame, S.A.,
Bancuber, S.A.,
Bienes Y Servicios S de R L D de CV,
Bienes Y Valores, S.A.,
Camarillo Limited,
Cartones San Fernando, S.A.,
Castle & Cooke Worldwide, Limited,
Clinicas Medicas Del Aguan, S.A.,
Comercial Industrial Ecuatoriana, S.A.,
Compania Agricola El Progreso, S.A.,
Compania Agricola Mazapan, S.A.,
Compania Agropecuaria El Porvenir, S.A.,
Compania Bananera Deba, S.A.,
Compania Bananera El Encanto, S.A.,
Compania Exportadora De Productos Agricolas S.C.A.,
Compania Frutos De La Tierra, S.A.,
Compania Inversiones Medicas Nacioncale, S.A.,
Compania Musa, S.A. (f/k/a Compania Financiera De Costa Rica, S.A.),
Compania Naviera Agmaresa, S.A.,
Desarrollo Bananero La Esperanza, S.A.,
Distribuidora De Productos Diversos, S.A.,
Diversificados De Costa Rica Dicori, S.A.,
Dole Chile, S.A.,
Dole China Limited,
Dole Deutschland BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH,
Dole Foods of Canada, LTD.,
Dole Fresh Fruit International Limited,
Dole Fresh Fruit Med.,
Dole Germany OHG (f/k/a Dole Fresh Fruit Europe OHG),

 


 

Dole Hong Kong Limited,
Dole International, LTD.,
Dole Italia S.P.A.,
Dole Japan, LTD.,
Dole Packaged Foods Asia (f/k/a Dole Asia LTD.),
Dole Philippines, Inc.,
Dole Shared Services Deutschland GMBH (f/k/a Dole Deutschland GMBH),
Dole Shared Services, Limited,
Eco Pinas Del Arenal S.A. (Compania Bananera Del San Rafael, S.A.),
Embalajes Standard, S.A.,
Energua S.A. Sucursali Honduras,
Equipo Pesado, S.A.,
Friocont, S.A.,
Frutban, S.A.,
Granelcont, S.A.,
Guayami, S.A.,
Hacienda La Rosalia, S.A.,
Hospital Coyoles, S.A.,
Interfruit Company Limited,
Inversiones Agrica, S.A.,
Inversiones Del Pacifico, S.A.,
Inversiones Y Valores Montecristo, S.A.,
Laboratorios Y Servicios De Meristemos, S.A.,
Mahele, Limited,
Manufacturas De Carton, S.A.,
Megabanana, S.A.,
Mendocino Limited,
Multiservicios S.A.,
Naportec, S.A.,
Paul Kempowski GmbH & Co. KG,
Pescaseroli, S.A.,
Pina Antillana, S.A.,
Plasticos, S.A.,
Productora Agricola De Atlantida, S.A.,
Productora Cartonera, S.A.,
Productos Del Litoral, S.A., as Guarantor
Redamawal, S.A.,
Reefership Marine Services, LTD.,
Roxana Farms, S.A.,
Servicios Audanales Banadole, S.A.,
Servicios E Investigaciones Aereas, S.A.,
Servicios Hondurenos de Agricultura Y Recursos De Investigacion Pinera, S.A.,
Siembranueva, S.A.,
Sociedad Agropecuaria Pimocha, C.A.,
Sogas, S.A.,
Solamerica, LTD.,

 


 

Standard Fruit Co. (Bermuda) LTD.,
Standard Fruit De Costa Rica, S.A.,
Standard Fruit De Honduras, S.A.,
Talleres Y Llantas, S.A.,
Tecnicos Y Electricistas, S.A.,
Transportes Por Mar, S.A.,
Tropical Shipping Italiana, SPA,
Union De Bananeros Ecuatorianos, S.A.,
Vigilancia Y Seguridad, S.A.,
Zanpoti, S.A.
Inversiones Doban S.A.S.
Dole Luxembourg s.a.r.l.
Dole Luxembourg II s.a.r.l.


 

         
                                                              ,
as a Lender
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

 


 

[EXHIBIT B to
Amendment No.3]
 
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
dated as of March 2, 2010
among
DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.,
the other GRANTORS from time to time party hereto,
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Collateral Agent
under the ABL Credit Agreement,
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Collateral Agent
under the Term Credit Agreement
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Collateral Agent under the Notes Security Documents
 

 


 

Table of Contents
         
    Page
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
    2  
 
       
1.1. Defined Terms
    2  
1.2. Terms Generally
    23  
 
       
SECTION 2. TL PRIORITY COLLATERAL
    24  
 
       
2.1. Lien Priorities
    24  
2.2. Exercise of Remedies
    26  
2.3. Payments Over
    31  
2.4. Other Agreements
    31  
2.5. Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings
    43  
2.6. Reliance; Waivers; Etc
    47  
 
       
SECTION 3. ABL PRIORITY COLLATERAL
    50  
 
       
3.1. Lien Priorities
    50  
3.2. Exercise of Remedies
    52  
3.3. Payments Over
    57  
3.4. Other Agreements
    58  
3.5. Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings
    69  
3.6. Reliance; Waivers; Etc
    73  
 
       
SECTION 4. COOPERATION WITH RESPECT TO ABL PRIORITY COLLATERAL
    76  
 
       
4.1. Consent to License to Use Intellectual Property
    76  
4.2. Access to Information
    77  
4.3. Access to Property to Process and Sell Inventory
    77  
4.4. Term Collateral Agent Assurances
    80  
4.5. Grantor Consent
    80  
 
       
SECTION 5. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS
    80  
 
       
5.1. Application of Proceeds in Distributions by the Term Collateral Agent
    80  
5.2. Application of Proceeds in Distributions by the ABL Collateral Agent
    82  
 
       
SECTION 6. MISCELLANEOUS
    84  
 
       
6.1. Conflicts
    84  
6.2. Effectiveness; Continuing Nature of This Agreement; Severability
    84  
6.3. Amendments; Waivers
    84  
6.4. Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Company and Its Subsidiaries
    85  
6.5. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers
    85  
6.6. Notices
    86  

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    Page
6.7. Further Assurances
    86  
6.8. APPLICABLE LAW
    87  
6.9. Binding on Successors and Assigns
    87  
6.10. Specific Performance
    87  
6.11. Headings
    87  
6.12. Counterparts
    87  
6.13. Authorization; No Conflict
    87  
6.14. No Third Party Beneficiaries
    88  
6.15. Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights
    88  
6.16. Additional Grantors
    88  
6.17. Avoidance Issues
    89  
6.18. Intercreditor Agreement
    89  
6.19. Foreign Collateral
    89  
6.20. Cash Collateral (Term Credit Agreement)
    89  
6.21. Credit-Linked Deposits
    89  
Exhibit A            Form of Intercreditor Agreement Joinder
Annex A            Assignors

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          This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT is dated as of March 2, 2010 and is by and among DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the other GRANTORS (as defined in Section 1.1) from time to time party hereto, DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH (in its individual capacity, and any successor corporation thereto by merger, consolidation or otherwise, “DBAG”), as ABL Collateral Agent (as defined below), DBAG, as Term Collateral Agent (as defined below), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (in its individual capacity, and any successor corporation thereto by merger, consolidation or otherwise, “U.S. Bank”), as Notes Collateral Agent (as defined below).
RECITALS:
          WHEREAS, certain of the Grantors have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2006, as amended on March 18, 2009, as amended on October 26, 2009, as amended on March 2, 2010 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “ABL Credit Agreement”), among the Company, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “ABL Lenders”), DBAG, as administrative agent (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ABL Administrative Agent”), DBAG, as collateral agent (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ABL Collateral Agent”), and the other parties thereto;
          WHEREAS, pursuant to the various ABL Credit Documents, Grantors have provided guarantees and security for the ABL Obligations;
          WHEREAS, certain of the Grantors have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2003, as amended and restated as of April 18, 2005, as further amended and restated as of April 12, 2006, as amended on March 18, 2009, as amended on October 26, 2009, as amended on March 2, 2010 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Term Credit Agreement” and, together with the ABL Credit Agreement, the “Credit Agreements”), among the Company, as a borrower (in such capacity, the “U.S. Term Borrower”), and Solvest, Ltd., a company organized under the laws of Bermuda, as a borrower (in such capacity the “Bermuda Term Borrower” and, together with the U.S. Term Borrower, the “Term Borrowers”), the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Term Lenders” and, together with the ABL Lenders, the “Lenders”), DBAG, as administrative agent (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Term Administrative Agent” and, together with the ABL Administrative Agent, the “Administrative Agents”) and as deposit bank, DBAG, as collateral agent (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Term Collateral Agent”), and the other parties thereto;
          WHEREAS, pursuant to the various Term Documents, Grantors have provided guarantees and security for the Term Obligations;
          WHEREAS, the Company is party to an Indenture dated as of March 18, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, Refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, the “137/8% Notes Indenture”), among the Company, the guarantors identified therein and U.S.

 


 

Bank, as trustee (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “137/8% Notes Trustee”), and as collateral agent for the holders of Notes Obligations (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Notes Collateral Agent” and, together with the ABL Collateral Agent and the Term Collateral Agent, the “Collateral Agents” and together with the Administrative Agents and the Trustee, the “Agents”);
          WHEREAS, the Company is party to an Indenture dated as of September 25, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, Refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, the “8% Notes Indenture” and, together with the 137/8% Notes Indenture, the “Indentures”), among the Company, the guarantors identified therein and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “8% Notes Trustee” and, together with the 137/8% Notes trustee, the “Trustees”);
          WHEREAS, pursuant to the various Notes Documents, Grantors have provided guarantees and security for the Notes Obligations;
          WHEREAS, the Company and the other Grantors have secured the ABL Obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement and any other ABL Documents (including any Permitted Refinancing thereof) with a First Priority Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral and a Second Priority Lien on the TL Priority Collateral;
          WHEREAS, the Company and the other Grantors have secured the Term Obligations under the Term Credit Agreement and any other Term Documents (including any Permitted Refinancing thereof) with a First Priority Lien on the TL Priority Collateral and a Second Priority Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral; and
          WHEREAS, the Company and the other Grantors have secured the Notes Obligations under the Indentures and any other Notes Documents with a Third Priority Lien on the TL Priority Collateral and a Third Priority Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral.
          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions.
          1.1. Defined Terms. The following terms when used in this Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, shall have the following meanings:
          “8% Notes Indenture” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
          “8% Notes Trustee” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
          “137/8% Notes Indenture” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
          “137/8% Notes Trustee” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
          “ABL Administrative Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

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          “ABL Collateral Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto and includes any New ABL Agent to the extent set forth in Section 3.4(g).
          “ABL Collateral Priority Lien” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a)(iv).
          “ABL Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “ABL Documents” shall mean the ABL Credit Agreement and the Credit Documents (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement), (y) each Secured Cash Management Agreement with one or more Secured Cash Management Bankss which is secured pursuant to one or more of the Security Documents (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) and (z) and each of the other agreements, documents and instruments providing for or evidencing any ABL Obligations (including any Permitted Refinancing of any ABL Obligations), and any other document or instrument executed or delivered at any time in connection with any ABL Obligations (including any Permitted Refinancing of any ABL Obligations), together with any amendments, replacements, modifications, extensions, renewals or supplements to, or restatements of, any of the foregoing.
          “ABL Lenders” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “ABL Obligations” shall mean all obligations (including guaranty obligations) of every nature of each Grantor from time to time owed to (i) the ABL Secured Parties or any of them, under any ABL Document (including any ABL Document in respect of a Permitted Refinancing of any ABL Obligations), and (ii) the Secured Cash Management Banks or any of them, under any Secured Cash Management Agreement, in each case, whether for principal, premium, interest (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, would have accrued on any ABL Obligation (including any Permitted Refinancing of any ABL Obligations), whether or not a claim is allowed against such Person for such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under (and obligations to cash collateralize) letters of credit and bank guaranties, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise.
          “ABL Permitted Liens” shall mean the “Permitted Liens” under, and as defined in, the ABL Credit Agreement as originally in effect.
          “ABL Priority Collateral” shall mean, subject to the relevant provisions of Sections 6.20 and 6.21, all interests of each Grantor in the following, in each case whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising and wherever located, including (1) all rights of each Grantor to receive moneys due and to become due under or pursuant to the following, (2) all rights of each Grantor to receive return of any premiums for or proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty with respect to the following or to receive condemnation proceeds with respect to the following, (3) all claims of each Grantor for damages arising out of, or for breach of, or default under, any of the following, and (4) all rights of each Grantor to terminate, amend, supplement, modify or waive performance under any of the following, to perform thereunder and to compel performance and otherwise exercise all remedies thereunder:

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     (i) all Accounts and Receivables, but for purposes of this clause (i) excluding rights to payment for any property which specifically constitutes TL Priority Collateral (and not by virtue of clause (xi) of the definition thereof) which has been or is to be sold, leased, licensed, assigned or otherwise disposed of;
     (ii) all Chattel Paper;
     (iii) all Deposit Accounts and all cash, checks, other negotiable instruments, funds and other property held therein or credited thereto, and all Money (in each case, other than the Asset Sale Proceeds Account, and all cash, checks, securities, financial assets or other property held therein or credited thereto which constitute TL Priority Collateral and all identifiable proceeds of any TL Priority Collateral);
     (iv) all Inventory;
     (v) to the extent evidencing or governing any of the items referred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (iv), all General Intangibles, Instruments (including, without limitation, Promissory Notes) and Letter of Credit Rights; provided that to the extent any of the foregoing also relates to TL Priority Collateral, only that portion related to the items referred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (iv) as being included in the ABL Priority Collateral shall be included in the ABL Priority Collateral;
     (vi) to the extent relating to any of the items referred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (v), all Documents and Insurance; provided that to the extent any of the foregoing also relates to TL Priority Collateral only that portion related to the items referred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (v) as being included in the ABL Priority Collateral shall be included in the ABL Priority Collateral;
     (vii) to the extent relating to any of the items referred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (vi), all Supporting Obligations; provided that to the extent any of the foregoing also relates to TL Priority Collateral only that portion related to the items referred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (vi) as being included in the ABL Priority Collateral shall be included in the ABL Priority Collateral;
     (viii) all books, Records, Receivables Records and Collateral Records relating to the foregoing (including without limitation all books, databases, customer lists, engineer drawings, Records, Receivables Records and Collateral Records, whether tangible or electronic, which contain any information relating to any of the foregoing); and
     (ix) all Cash Proceeds, products, accessions, rents and profits of or in respect of any of the foregoing (including without limitation, all insurance proceeds) and all collateral security, guarantees and other Collateral Support given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above or in the definition of the TL Priority Collateral, to the extent proceeds of Collateral are identifiable proceeds received from the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of any of the Domestic Subsidiaries of the Company which is a Grantor or all or substantially all of the assets of any such Domestic

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Subsidiary, such proceeds shall constitute (1) first, in an amount equal to the net book value of the Accounts (as described in clause (i) above, and excluding any Accounts to the extent excluded pursuant to said clause (i)) and Inventory owned by such Domestic Subsidiary at the time of such sale, ABL Priority Collateral and (2) second, to the extent in excess of the amounts described in preceding clause (1), TL Priority Collateral.
          “ABL Priority Collateral Enforcement Actions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).
          “ABL Priority Collateral Lien” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).
          “ABL Priority Collateral Processing and Sale Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).
          “ABL Secured Parties” shall mean the lenders (including, in any event, each letter of credit issuer and each swingline lender) and agents under the ABL Credit Agreement and the Secured Cash Management Banks and shall include all former lenders and agents under the ABL Credit Agreement and Secured Cash Management Banks to the extent that any ABL Obligations owing to such Persons were incurred while such Persons were lenders or agents under the ABL Credit Agreement or Secured Cash Management Banks and such ABL Obligations have not been paid or satisfied in full and all new ABL Secured Parties to the extent set forth in Section 3.4(g).
          “ABL Security Agreement” shall mean the Security Agreement (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement).
          “ABL Security Documents” shall mean the ABL Security Agreement and the other Security Documents (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any ABL Obligations (including any Permitted Refinancing of any ABL Obligations) or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, together with any amendments, replacements, modifications, extensions, renewals or supplements to, or restatements of, any of the foregoing.
          “ABL Standstill Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
          “Account” shall mean any “account” as such term is defined in the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof, and in any event shall include but shall not be limited to, all rights to payment of any monetary obligation, whether or not earned by performance, (i) for property that has been or is to be sold, leased, licensed, assigned or otherwise disposed of, (ii) for services rendered or to be rendered, (iii) for a policy of insurance issued or to be issued, (iv) for a secondary obligation incurred or to be incurred, (v) for energy provided or to be provided, (vi) for the use or hire of a vessel under a charter or other contract, (vii) arising out of the use of a credit or charge card or information contained on or for use with the card, or (viii) as winnings in a lottery or other game of chance operated or sponsored by a State, governmental unit of a State, or person licensed or authorized to operate the game by a State or governmental unit of a State. Without limiting the foregoing, the term “account” shall include all Health-Care-Insurance Receivables.

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          “Additional Junior Lien Agreement” shall mean any agreement covering any additional indebtedness issued by the Company constituting secured obligations under the Notes Security Documents (pursuant to a joinder agreement thereto), to the extent such secured indebtedness is permitted to be incurred in accordance with the Indentures, the Term Credit Agreement and the ABL Credit Agreement and the terms of such joinder agreement subject the agent and the holders of such indebtedness to the terms of this Agreement.
          “Administrative Agents” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling (including but not limited to all directors and officers of such Person), controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power (i) to vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or equivalent governing body) of such Person or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; provided, however, that neither any Agent nor any Lender (nor any Affiliate thereof) shall be considered an Affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof.
          “Agents” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “Agreement” shall mean this Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement as the same may be amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
          “Asset Sale Proceeds Account” shall mean one or more Deposit Accounts established by the TL Collateral Agent into which there shall be deposited proceeds of sales or dispositions of TL Priority Collateral (to the extent such proceeds constitute TL Priority Collateral).
          “Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.
          “Bankruptcy Law” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code, and any similar federal or state or non-U.S. law or statute for the supervision, administration or relief of debtors, including, without limitation, bankruptcy or insolvency laws.
          “Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Term Obligations.
          “Bermuda Term Borrower” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “Business Day” shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be in New York, New York, a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other government action to close.
          “Capital Lease” shall mean, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, person or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with U.S. GAAP, is or should be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.

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          “Capital Stock” shall mean any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including without limitation, partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing.
          “Capitalized Lease Obligations” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all obligations under Capital Leases of such Person, in each case taken at the amount thereof accounted for as indebtedness in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
          “Cash Proceeds” shall mean all proceeds of any Collateral received by any Grantor consisting of cash and checks.
          “Chattel Paper” shall mean “chattel paper” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC, as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof. Without limiting the foregoing, the term “Chattel Paper” shall in any event include all “tangible chattel paper” and all “electronic chattel paper”, as each term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
          “Collateral” shall mean all property (whether real, personal, movable or immovable) with respect to which any security interests have been granted (or purported to be granted) by any Grantor pursuant to any ABL Security Document, Term Security Document or Notes Security Document.
          “Collateral Agents” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “Collateral Records” shall mean all books, records, ledger cards, files, correspondence, customer lists, blueprints, technical specifications, manuals, computer software, computer printouts, tapes, disks and related data processing software and similar items that at any time evidence or contain information relating to any of the Collateral or are otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection thereof or realization thereupon.
          “Collateral Support” shall mean all property (real or personal) assigned, hypothecated or otherwise securing any Collateral and shall include any security agreement or other agreement granting a lien or security interest in such real or personal property.
          “Commercial Tort Claims” shall mean all “commercial tort claims” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
          “Commodities Accounts” shall mean all “commodity accounts” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
          “Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “Comparable ABL Security Document” shall mean, in relation to any Collateral subject to any Lien created under any Term Security Document or Notes Security Document, that ABL Security Document which creates (or purports to create) a Lien on the same Collateral, granted by the same Grantor, as the same may be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented

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from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, thereof and the Credit Agreements and the Indentures.
          “Comparable Notes Security Document” shall mean, in relation to any Collateral subject to any Lien created under any Term Security Document or ABL Security Document, that Notes Security Document which creates (or purports to create) a Lien on the same Collateral, granted by the same Grantor, as the same may be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, thereof, the Credit Agreements and the Indentures.
          “Comparable Term Security Document” shall mean, in relation to any Collateral subject to any Lien created under any ABL Security Document or Notes Security Document, that Term Security Document which creates (or purports to create) a Lien on the same Collateral, granted by the same Grantor, as the same may be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, thereof and the Credit Agreements and the Indentures.
          “Contingent Obligation” shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person as a result of such Person being a general partner of any other Person, unless the underlying obligation is expressly made non-recourse as to such general partner, and any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (x) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (y) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith and (y) the stated amount of such Contingent Obligation.
          “Copyright Licenses” shall mean any and all agreements providing for the granting of any right in or to Copyrights (whether such Grantor is licensee or licensor thereunder).
          “Copyrights” shall mean any United States or foreign copyright (including community designs), now or hereafter owned by any Grantor, including, but not limited to, copyrights in software and databases, and all Mask Works (as defined under 17 U.S.C. 901 of the U.S. Copyright Act), whether registered or not registered, and, with respect to any and all of the foregoing: (i) all registrations and applications therefor (whether in the United States Copyright Office or any foreign equivalent office), (ii) all extensions and renewals thereof, (iii) all rights

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corresponding thereto throughout the world, (iv) all rights to sue for past, present and future infringements thereof and (v) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including licenses, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages and proceeds of suit.
          “Credit Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “DBAG” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “Defaulting ABL Secured Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(h).
          “Defaulting Term Secured Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(h).
          “Deposit Account” shall mean a demand, time, savings, passbook or like account with a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or like organization, other than an account evidenced by a negotiable certificate of deposit.
          “DIP Financing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
          “Discharge of ABL Obligations” shall mean, except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 3.4(f), the occurrence of all of the following:
     (i) termination or expiration of all commitments to extend credit that would constitute ABL Obligations;
     (ii) payment in full in cash of the principal of and interest and premium (if any) on all ABL Obligations (other than any undrawn letters of credit or bank guaranties);
     (iii) discharge or cash collateralization (at 110% of the aggregate undrawn amount) of all outstanding letters of credit and bank guaranties constituting ABL Obligations; and
     (iv) payment in full in cash of all other ABL Obligations that are outstanding and unpaid at the time the termination, expiration, discharge and/or cash collateralization set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above have occurred (other than any obligations for taxes, costs, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other contingent liabilities in respect of which no claim or demand for payment has been made at such time).
          “Discharge of Term Obligations” shall mean, except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 2.4(f), the occurrence of all of the following:
     (i) termination or expiration of all commitments to extend credit that would constitute Term Obligations (including, without limitation the Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations);

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     (ii) payment in full in cash of the principal of and interest and premium (if any) on all Term Obligations (other than any undrawn letters of credit or bank guaranties) including, without limitation, any such Term Obligations constituting Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations;
     (iii) discharge or cash collateralization (at 110% of the aggregate undrawn amount) of all outstanding letters of credit and bank guaranties constituting Term Obligations including, without limitation, outstanding letters of credit and bank guaranties constituting Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations; and
     (iv) payment in full in cash of all other Term Obligations (including, without limitation, Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations) that are outstanding and unpaid at the time the termination, expiration, discharge and/or cash collateralization set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above have occurred (other than any obligations for taxes, costs, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other contingent liabilities in respect of which no claim or demand for payment has been made at such time).
          “Documents” shall mean all “documents” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC in the State of New York on the date hereof.
          “Domestic Subsidiary” shall have the meaning provided in the Term Credit Agreement as originally in effect.
          “Eligible ABL Purchaser” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(h).
          “Eligible Term Purchaser” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(h).
          “Equipment” shall mean any “equipment” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof, and in any event, shall include, but shall not be limited to, all machinery, equipment, furnishings, appliances, furniture, fixtures, tools, and vehicles now or hereafter owned by any Grantor in each case, regardless of whether characterized as equipment under the UCC) and (y) and any and all additions, substitutions and replacements of any of the foregoing and all accessions thereto, wherever located, whether or not at any time of determination incorporated or installed therein or attached thereto, and all replacements therefore, together with all attachments, components, parts, equipment and accessories installed thereon or affixed thereto.
          “First Priority” shall mean, (i) with respect to any Lien purported to be created on any ABL Priority Collateral pursuant to any ABL Security Document, that such Lien is prior in right to any other Lien thereon, other than any ABL Permitted Liens (excluding ABL Permitted Liens as described in clause (iii) of Section 10.03 of the ABL Credit Agreement) applicable to such ABL Priority Collateral which as a matter of law (and giving effect to any actions taken pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 10.03 of the ABL Credit Agreement) have priority over the respective Liens on such ABL Priority Collateral created pursuant to the relevant ABL Security Document and (ii) with respect to any Lien purported to be created on any TL Priority Collateral pursuant to any Term Security Document, that such Lien is prior in right to any other Lien thereon, other than any TL Permitted Liens (excluding TL Permitted Liens as described in clause (iii) of Section 9.03 of the Term Credit Agreement) applicable to such TL Priority Collateral

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which as a matter of law (and giving effect to any actions taken pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 9.03 of the Term Credit Agreement) have priority over the respective Liens on such TL Priority Collateral created pursuant to the relevant Term Security Document.
          “Fixtures” shall mean all “fixtures” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
          “Foreign Subsidiary” shall have the meaning provided in the Term Credit Agreement as originally in effect.
          “General Intangibles” shall mean “general intangibles” as defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
          “Goods” shall mean “goods” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
          “Grantors” shall mean the Company and each of its Domestic Subsidiaries that have executed and delivered, or may from time to time hereafter execute and deliver, an ABL Security Document, a Term Security Document or a Notes Security Document.
          “Health-Care-Insurance Receivable” shall mean any “health-care-insurance receivable” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York.
          “Hedge Agreement” shall mean any Interest Rate Protection Agreement and any Other Hedging Agreement.
          “Indebtedness” shall mean, as to any Person, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness (including principal, interest, fees and charges) of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services, (ii) the maximum amount available to be drawn or paid under all letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties and similar obligations issued for the account of such Person and all unpaid drawings and unreimbursed payments in respect of such letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties and similar obligations, (iii) all indebtedness of the types described in clause (i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) of this definition secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person, whether or not such indebtedness has been assumed by such Person (provided that, if the Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable in respect of such indebtedness, such indebtedness shall be deemed to be in an amount equal to the fair market value of the property to which such Lien relates as determined in good faith by such Person), (iv) the aggregate amount of all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (v) all obligations of such Person to pay a specified purchase price for goods or services, whether or not delivered or accepted, i.e., take-or-pay and similar obligations, (vi) all Contingent Obligations of such Person, and (vii) all obligations under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, any Other Hedging Agreement or under any similar type of agreement and (viii) obligations arising under Synthetic Leases.
          “Indentures” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto and shall also include any Additional Junior Lien Agreement.

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          “Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding” shall mean any of the following: (i) the filing by any Grantor of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy under any provision of any bankruptcy law (including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Code) or a petition to take advantage of any receivership or insolvency laws, including, without limitation, any petition seeking the dissolution, winding up, total or partial liquidation, reorganization, composition, arrangement, adjustment or readjustment or other relief of such Grantor, such Grantor’s debts or such Grantor’s assets or the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or similar official for such Grantor or a material part of such Grantor’s property; (ii) the admission in writing by such Grantor of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due; (iii) the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, trustee, custodian or other similar official for such Grantor or all or a material part of such Grantor’s assets; (iv) the filing of any petition against such Grantor under any bankruptcy law (including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Code) or other receivership or insolvency law, including, without limitation, any petition seeking the dissolution, winding up, total or partial liquidation, reorganization, composition, arrangement, adjustment or readjustment or other relief of such Grantor, such Grantor’s debts or such Grantor’s assets or the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or similar official for such Grantor or a material part of such Grantor’s property; (v) the general assignment by such Grantor for the benefit of creditors or any other marshalling of the assets and liabilities of such Grantor; or (vi) a corporate (or similar) action taken by such Grantor to authorize any of the foregoing.
          “Instrument” shall mean “instruments” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof (provided, however, Instruments shall not include any Instruments received in connection with grower loans extended in accordance with Section 9.05 of the Term Credit Agreement, Section 10.05 of the ABL Credit Agreement to the extent local law or the relevant grower loan documents prohibit such pledge).
          “Insurance” shall mean (i) all insurance policies covering any or all of the Collateral (regardless of whether the ABL Collateral Agent, the Term Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent is the loss payee or additional insured thereof) and (ii) any key man life insurance policies.
          “Intellectual Property” shall mean, collectively, the Copyrights, the Copyright Licenses, the Patents, the Patent Licenses, the Trademarks, the Trademark Licenses, the Trade Secrets, and the Trade Secret Licenses.
          “Intercreditor Agreement Joinder” shall mean an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A.
          “Interest Rate Protection Agreement” shall mean any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement, interest rate floor agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement.
          “Inventory” shall mean merchandise, inventory and goods, and all additions, substitutions and replacements thereof and all accessions thereto, wherever located, together with all goods, supplies, incidentals, packaging materials, labels, materials and any other items used or usable in manufacturing, processing, packaging or shipping same, in all stages of production from raw materials through work in process to finished goods, and all products and proceeds of

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whatever sort and wherever located, any portion thereof which may be returned, rejected, reclaimed or repossessed by any of the Collateral Agents from any Grantor’s customers, and shall specifically include all “inventory” as such term is defined in the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
          “Investment Accounts” shall mean all Securities Accounts, Commodities Accounts and Deposit Accounts.
          “Investment Property” shall mean all “investment property” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
          “Joint Venture” shall mean a joint venture, partnership or other similar arrangement, whether in corporate, partnership or other legal form; provided, in no event shall any corporate subsidiary of any Person be considered to be a Joint Venture to which such Person is a party.
          “Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “Letter of Credit Rights” shall mean “letter-of-credit rights” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
          “Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security interest, encumbrance, charge, lien (statutory or other), charge, preference, priority or other security agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing or similar statement or notice filed under the UCC or any similar recording or notice statute or other law, and any lease having substantially the same effect as the foregoing).
          “Material Contract” shall mean any contract or other arrangement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (other than the Term Documents, the ABL Documents and the Notes Documents) for which breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew could reasonable be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement as originally in effect).
          “Money” shall mean “money” as defined in the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
          “New ABL Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(g).
          “New Term Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(g).
          “Noteholders” shall mean the holders of the Notes.
          “Notes” shall mean (x) the Company’s 13?% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 issued pursuant to the terms of the 13?% Indenture, (y) the Company’s 8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 issued pursuant to the terms of the 8% Notes Indenture and (z) any Indebtedness issued pursuant to any Additional Junior Lien Agreement.

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          “Notes Collateral Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “Notes Documents” shall mean the Indentures and each of the other agreements, documents and instruments providing for or evidencing any Notes Obligations (including any Permitted Refinancing of any Notes Obligations), and any other document or instrument executed or delivered at any time in connection with any Notes Obligations (including any Permitted Refinancing of any Notes Obligations), together with any amendments, replacements, modifications, extensions, renewals or supplements to, or restatements of, any of the foregoing.
          “Notes Obligations” shall mean all obligations (including guaranty obligations) of every nature of each Grantor from time to time owed to the Noteholders or any of them, under any Notes Document (including any Notes Document in respect of a Permitted Refinancing of any Notes Obligations), whether for principal, premium, interest (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, would have accrued on any Notes Obligations (including any Permitted Refinancing of any Notes Obligations), whether or not a claim is allowed against such Person for such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under (and obligations to cash collateralize) letters of credit and bank guaranties, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise.
          “Notes Permitted Liens” shall mean “Permitted Liens” under, and as defined in, the Indentures.
          “Notes Secured Parties” shall mean the Notes Collateral Agent, any other agent or trustee for the Noteholders pursuant to the terms of the Indentures and the Notes Documents and the Noteholders.
          “Notes Security Agreement” shall mean the Security Agreement (as defined in the Indentures).
          “Notes Security Documents” shall mean the Notes Security Agreement and the other Security Documents (as defined in the Indentures) and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any Notes Obligations (including any Permitted Refinancing of any Notes Obligations) or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, together with any amendments, replacements, modifications, extensions, renewals or supplements to, or restatements of, any of the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, “Notes Security Documents” shall not include any ABL Documents or any Term Documents.
          “Other Hedging Agreements” shall mean any foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements or other similar agreements or arrangements designed to protect against fluctuations in currency values.
          “Patent Licenses” shall mean all agreements providing for the granting of any right in or to Patents (whether such Grantor is a licensee or licensor thereunder).
          “Patents” shall mean all patents (whether United States or foreign) in or to which any Grantor now has or hereafter has any right, title or interest therein and certificates of invention, or similar industrial property rights, and applications for any of the foregoing, including, but

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not limited to: (i) all reissues, divisions, continuations (including, but not limited to, continuations-in-part and improvements thereof), extensions, renewals, and reexaminations thereof, (ii) all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world, (iii) all inventions and improvements described therein, (iv) all rights to sue for past, present and future infringements thereof, (v) all licenses, claims, damages, and proceeds of suit arising therefrom, and (vi) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including licenses, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages, and proceeds of suit.
          “Permitted Refinancing” shall mean, as to any Indebtedness, the Refinancing of such Indebtedness (“Refinancing Indebtedness”) to refinance such existing Indebtedness; provided that, in the case of such Refinancing Indebtedness, the following conditions are satisfied:
     (i) the weighted average life to maturity of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be greater than or equal to the weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced, and the first scheduled principal payment in respect of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be earlier than the first scheduled principal payment in respect of the Indebtedness being refinanced;
     (ii) the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be less than or equal to the principal amount then outstanding of the Indebtedness being refinanced, except to the extent an increase in the principal amount thereof is permitted at such time pursuant to the ABL Documents, the Term Documents and the Notes Documents which then remain in effect; and
     (iii) the terms applicable to such Refinancing Indebtedness and, if applicable, the related guarantees of such Refinancing Indebtedness, shall not violate the applicable requirements contained in any Term Documents or ABL Documents which remain outstanding after giving effect to the respective Permitted Refinancing.
          “Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust or other enterprise or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.
          “Pledged ABL Priority Collateral” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(f).
          “Pledged Debt” shall mean all Indebtedness owed to a Grantor issued by the obligors named therein, the instruments evidencing such Indebtedness, and all interest, cash, instruments and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such Indebtedness.
          “Pledged Equity Interests” shall mean all Pledged Stock, Pledged LLC Interests, Pledged Partnership Interests and Pledged Trust Interests.
          “Pledged LLC Interests” shall mean all interests in any limited liability company and the certificates, if any, representing such limited liability company interests and any interest of a Grantor on the books and records of such limited liability company or on the books and records of any securities intermediary pertaining to such interest and all dividends, distributions,

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cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such limited liability company interests.
          “Pledged Partnership Interests” shall mean all interests in any general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership or other partnership and the certificates, if any, representing such partnership interests and any interest of a Grantor on the books and records of such partnership or on the books and records of any securities intermediary pertaining to such interest and all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such partnership interests.
          “Pledged Stock” shall mean all shares of capital stock owned by a Grantor, and the certificates, if any, representing such shares and any interest of a Grantor in the entries on the books of the issuer of such shares or on the books of any securities intermediary pertaining to such shares, and all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such shares.
          “Pledged TL Priority Collateral” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(f).
          “Pledged Trust Interests” shall mean all interests in a Delaware business trust or other trust (whether under the laws of the State of Delaware or otherwise) and the certificates, if any, representing such trust interests and any interest of a Grantor on the books and records of such trust or on the books and records of any securities intermediary pertaining to such interest and all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such trust interests.
          “Proceeds” shall mean all “proceeds” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof and, in any event, shall also include, but not be limited to, (i) any and all proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty payable to either Collateral Agent or any Grantor from time to time with respect to any of the Collateral, (ii) any and all payments (in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable to any Grantor from time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of all or any part of the Collateral by any governmental authority (or any person acting under color of governmental authority) and (iii) any and all other amounts from time to time paid or payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral.
          “Processing and Sale Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).
          “Promissory Note” shall mean a “promissory note” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
          “Receivables” shall mean all rights to payment, whether or not earned by performance, for goods or other property sold, leased, licensed, assigned or otherwise disposed of, or services rendered or to be rendered, including, without limitation all such rights constituting or

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evidenced by any Account, Chattel Paper, Instrument, General Intangible or Investment Property, together with all of a Grantor’s rights, if any, in any goods or other property giving rise to such right to payment and all Collateral Support and Supporting Obligations related thereto and all Receivables Records.
          “Receivables Records” shall mean (i) all original copies of all documents, instruments or other writings or electronic records or other Records evidencing Receivables, (ii) all books, correspondence, credit or other files, Records, ledger sheets or cards, invoices, and other papers relating to Receivables, including, without limitation, all tapes, cards, computer tapes, computer discs, computer runs, record keeping systems and other papers and documents relating to Receivables, whether in the possession or under the control of a Grantor or any computer bureau or agent from time to time acting for a Grantor or otherwise, (iii) all evidences of the filing of financing statements and the registration of other instruments in connection therewith, and amendments, supplements or other modifications thereto, notices to other creditors or secured parties, and certificates, acknowledgments, or other writings, including, without limitation, lien search reports, from filing or other registration officers, (iv) all credit information, reports and memoranda relating thereto and (v) all other written or nonwritten forms of information related in any way to the foregoing or any Receivable.
          “Record” shall have the meaning specified in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
          “Recovery” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.17.
          “Refinance” shall mean, in respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, retire, defease, amend, modify, supplement, restructure, replace, refund or repay, or to issue other Indebtedness, in exchange or replacement for, such Indebtedness in whole or in part. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.
          “Scotia Capital” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “Second Priority” shall mean, (i) with respect to any Lien purported to be created on any TL Priority Collateral pursuant to the ABL Security Documents, that such Lien is prior in right to any other Lien thereon, other than (x) Liens permitted pursuant to clause (y) of Section 10.03(iii) of the ABL Credit Agreement and (y) TL Permitted Liens permitted to be prior to the Liens on the TL Priority Collateral in accordance with clause (ii) of the definition of “First Priority” contained herein; provided that in no event shall any such TL Permitted Lien be permitted (on a consensual basis) to be junior and subordinate to any ABL Permitted Liens as described in clause (x) above and senior in priority to the relevant Liens created pursuant to the ABL Security Documents and (ii) with respect to any Lien purported to be created on any ABL Priority Collateral pursuant to the Term Security Documents, that such Lien is prior in right to any other Lien thereon, other than (x) Liens permitted pursuant to clause (y) of Section 9.03(iii) of the Term Credit Agreement and (y) ABL Permitted Liens permitted to be prior to the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral in accordance with clause (i) of the definition of “First Priority” contained herein; provided that in no event shall any such ABL Permitted Lien be permitted (on a consensual basis) to be junior and subordinate to any TL Permitted Liens as described in clause (x)

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above and senior in priority to the relevant Liens created pursuant to the Term Security Documents.
          “Secured Cash Management Agreement” means a Treasury Services Agreement entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with a Secured Cash Managed Bank.
          “Secured Cash Management Banks” means, with respect to any Treasury Services Agreement, (x) any ABL Lender or any affiliate thereof (even if such ABL Lender subsequently ceases to be a Lender under the ABL Credit Agreement for any reason) or (y) to the extent any such Treasury Services Agreement was entered into prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, any Original Lender or any affiliate thereof (even if such Original Lender ceased to be an Original Lender under the Original Credit Agreement for any reason).
          “Secured Hedge Counterparty” shall have the meaning provided in the Term Credit Agreement as originally in effect.
          “Secured Parties” shall mean the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Secured Parties and the Notes Secured Parties.
          “Securities” shall mean all “securities” as such term is defined in Article 8 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof, any stock, shares, partnership interests, voting trust certificates, certificates of interest or participation in any profit sharing agreement or arrangement, options, warrants, bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as “securities” or any certificates of interest, shares or participations in temporary or interim certificates for the purchase or acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing.
          “Securities Accounts” shall mean all “securities accounts” as such term is defined in Article 8 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
          “Securities Entitlements” shall mean all “securities entitlements” as such term is defined in Article 8 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.
          “Subsequent ABL Collateral Priority Lien” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b).
          “Subsequent Term Collateral Priority Lien” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b).
          “Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of stock or other ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons (whether directors, managers, trustees or other Persons performing similar functions) having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; provided, in determining the percentage of owner-

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ship interests of any Person controlled by another Person, no ownership interest in the nature of a “qualifying share” of the former Person shall be deemed to be outstanding.
          “Supporting Obligations” shall mean any “supporting obligation” as such term is defined in the UCC as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof, now or hereafter owned by any Grantor, or in which any Grantor has any rights, and, in any event, shall include, but shall not be limited to all of such Grantor’s rights in any Letter-of-Credit Right or secondary obligation that supports the payment or performance of, and all security for, any Collateral consisting of Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents, General Intangibles, Instruments or Investment Properties.
          “Synthetic Lease” shall mean, as applied to any Person, any lease (including leases that may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property (whether real, personal or mixed), (i) that is not a capital lease in accordance with U.S. GAAP and (ii) in respect of which the lessee retains or obtains ownership of the property so leased for federal income tax purposes, other than any such lease under which that Person is the lessor.
          “Term Administrative Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “Term Borrower” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “Term Collateral Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto and includes any New Term Agent to the extent set forth in Section 2.4(g).
          “Term Collateral Priority Lien” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).
          “Term Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “Term Documents” shall mean (x) the Term Credit Agreement and the Credit Documents (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement), (y) each Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement with one or more Secured Hedge Counterparties which is secured pursuant to one or more of the Security Documents (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) and (z) each of the other agreements, documents and instruments providing for or evidencing any Term Obligation (including any Permitted Refinancing of any Term Obligation), and any other document or instrument executed or delivered at any time in connection with any Term Obligation (including any Permitted Refinancing of any Term Obligation), together with any amendments, replacements, modifications, extensions, renewals or supplements to, or restatements of, any of the foregoing.
          “Term Lenders” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “Term Obligations” shall mean all obligations (including guaranty obligations) of every nature of each Grantor, from time to time owed to the Term Secured Parties or any of them, under any Term Document (including any Term Document in respect of a Permitted Refinancing of any Term Obligations), whether for principal, premium, interest (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such Person, would have accrued on any Term Obligation (including any Permitted Refinancing of any Term Obligations),

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whether or not a claim is allowed against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under (and obligations to cash collateralize) letters of credit and bank guaranties, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, it is specifically agreed that (x) each Grantor has provided a full and unconditional guarantee of all obligations of the Bermuda Term Borrower under the Term Documents (the “Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations”), (y) each Grantor has granted a Lien on its Collateral to secure the Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations and (z) the Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations constitute a portion of the Term Obligations.
          “Term Pledge Agreement” shall mean the U.S. Pledge Agreement (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement).
          “Term Secured Parties” shall mean the lenders and agents under the Term Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, the holders of Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations) and the Secured Hedge Counterparties and shall include all former lenders and agents under the Term Credit Agreement and Secured Hedge Counterparties to the extent that any Term Obligations owing to such Persons were incurred while such Persons were lenders or agents under the Term Credit Agreement or Secured Hedge Counterparties and such Term Obligations have not been paid or satisfied in full and all new Term Secured Parties to the extent set forth in Section 2.4(f) hereof.
          “Term Security Agreement” shall mean the U.S. Security Agreement (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement).
          “Term Security Documents” shall mean the Term Security Agreement and the other Security Documents (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any Term Obligations (including any Permitted Refinancing of any Term Obligation) or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, together with any amendments, replacements, modifications, extensions, renewals or supplements to, or restatements of, any of the foregoing.
          “Term Standstill Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
          “Third Priority” shall mean, with respect to any Lien purported to be created on any Collateral pursuant to the Notes Security Documents, that such Lien is prior in right to any other Lien thereon other than Liens securing the ABL Obligations, Liens securing the Term Obligations and Liens securing obligations permitted to be secured prior to the ABL Obligations and the Term Obligations pursuant to the definitions of First Priority and Second Priority contained herein.
          “TL Permitted Liens” shall mean the “Permitted Liens” under, and as defined in, the Term Credit Agreement as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date (as defined therein).
          “TL Priority Collateral” shall mean, subject to the relevant provisions of Sections 6.20 and 6.21, all interests of each Grantor in the following, in each case whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising and wherever located, including (1) all rights of each Grantor to receive moneys due and to become due under or pursuant to the following, (2) all rights of each Grantor to receive return of any premiums for or proceeds of any insurance,

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in demnity, warranty or guaranty with respect to the following or to receive condemnation proceeds with respect to the following, (3) all claims of each Grantor for damages arising out of or for breach of or default under any of the following, and (4) all rights of each Grantor to terminate, amend, supplement, modify or waive performance under any of the following, to perform thereunder and to compel performance and otherwise exercise all remedies thereunder:
     (i) the Asset Sale Proceeds Account;
     (ii) all Equipment;
     (iii) all Fixtures;
     (iv) all General Intangibles, including, without limitation, Material Contracts (in each case other than General Intangibles evidencing or governing ABL Priority Collateral);
     (v) all Instruments (other than Instruments evidencing or governing or attached to (to the extent so attached) ABL Priority Collateral);
     (vi) all Letter of Credit Rights (other than Letter of Credit Rights addressed in clause (v) of the definition of “ABL Priority Collateral” herein);
     (vii) without duplication, all Pledged Equity Interests, all Pledged Debt, all Securities, all Security Entitlements and all Securities Accounts (in each case, other than any Collateral specifically listed as ABL Priority Collateral and any Supporting Obligations supporting ABL Priority Collateral);
     (viii) all Intellectual Property;
     (ix) all Commercial Tort Claims;
     (x) all real property (including leasehold interests) on which the Grantors are required to provide a Lien to the Term Secured Parties pursuant to the Term Credit Agreement and any title insurance with respect to such real property and the proceeds thereof;
     (xi) except to the extent constituting, or relating to, the ABL Priority Collateral, all other personal property (whether tangible or intangible) of such Grantor;
     (xii) to the extent constituting, or relating to, any of the items referred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (xi), all Documents and Insurance; provided that to the extent any of the foregoing also relates to ABL Priority Collateral only that portion related to the items referred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (xi) as being included in the TL Priority Collateral shall be included in the TL Priority Collateral;
     (xiii) to the extent relating to any of the items referred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (xii), all Supporting Obligations; provided that to the extent any of the foregoing also relates to ABL Priority Collateral only that portion related to the items re-

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ferred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (xii) as being included in the TL Priority Collateral shall be included in the TL Priority Collateral;
     (xiv) all books, Records and Collateral Records relating to the foregoing (including without limitation all books, databases, customer lists, engineer drawings, Records and Collateral Records, whether tangible or electronic, which contain any information relating to any of the foregoing); provided that to the extent any of such books, Records and Collateral Records also relates to ABL Priority Collateral only that portion related to the items referred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (xiii) as being included in the TL Priority Collateral shall be included in the TL Priority Collateral; and
     (xv) all Cash Proceeds and, solely to the extent not constituting ABL Priority Collateral, non-Cash Proceeds, products, accessions, rents and profits of or in respect of any of the foregoing and all collateral security, guarantees and other Collateral Support given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above or in the definition of “ABL Priority Collateral,” to the extent proceeds of Collateral are identifiable proceeds received from the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of any of the Domestic Subsidiaries of the Company which is a Grantor or all or substantially all of the assets of any such Domestic Subsidiary, such proceeds shall constitute (1) first, in an amount equal to the net book value of the Accounts (as described in clause (i) of the definition of ABL Priority Collateral, and excluding any Accounts to the extent excluded pursuant to said clause (i)) and Inventory owned by such Domestic Subsidiary at the time of such sale, ABL Priority Collateral and (2) second, to the extent in excess of the amounts described in the preceding clause (1), TL Priority Collateral.
          “TL Priority Collateral Enforcement Action Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).
          “TL Priority Collateral Enforcement Actions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).
          “Trade Secret Licenses” shall mean any and all agreements providing for the granting of any right in or to Trade Secrets (whether a Grantor is a licensee or licensor thereunder).
          “Trade Secrets” shall mean all trade secrets and all other confidential or proprietary information and know-how whether or not such Trade Secret has been reduced to a writing or other tangible form, including all documents and things embodying, incorporating, or referring in any way to such Trade Secret, including but not limited to: (i) any secretly held existing engineering or other data, information, production procedures and other know-how relating to the design, manufacture, assembly, installation, use, operation, marketing, sale and/or servicing of any products or business of any Grantor worldwide, (ii) the right to sue for past, present and future misappropriation or other violation of any Trade Secret, and (iii) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including licenses, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages, and proceeds of suit.
          “Trademark Licenses” shall mean any and all agreements providing for the granting of any right in or to Trademarks (whether such Grantor is licensee or licensor thereunder).

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          “Trademarks” shall mean (i) all United States and foreign trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, Internet domain names, service marks, certification marks, collective marks, logos, other source or business identifiers, designs and general intangibles of a like nature, all registrations and applications for any of the foregoing, (ii) all extensions or renewals of any of the foregoing, (iii) all of the goodwill of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by the foregoing, (iv) the right to sue for past, present and future infringement or dilution of any of the foregoing or for any injury to goodwill, and (v) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including licenses, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages, and proceeds of suit.
          “Treasury Services Agreement” shall mean any agreement relating to treasury, depositary and cash management services or automated clearinghouse transfer of funds.
          “Trustees” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the relevant jurisdiction.
          “U.S. Bank” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “U.S. GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time.
          “U.S. Term Borrower” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          1.2. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, (d) all references herein to Exhibits or Sections shall be construed to refer to Exhibits or Sections of this Agreement, (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights, (f) terms defined in the UCC but not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings herein as are assigned thereto in the UCC, (g) reference to any law means such law as amended, modified, codified, replaced or re-enacted, in whole or in part, and in effect on the date hereof, including rules, regulations, enforcement procedures and any interpretations promulgated thereunder, and (h) references to Sections or clauses shall refer to those portions of this Agreement, and any references to a clause shall, unless otherwise identified, refer to the appropriate clause within the same Section in which such reference occurs.

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Section 2. TL Priority Collateral.
          2.1. Lien Priorities.
          (a) Relative Priorities. Notwithstanding (i) the time, manner, order or method of grant, creation, attachment or perfection of any Liens securing the ABL Obligations or the Notes Obligations granted on the TL Priority Collateral or of any Liens securing the Term Obligations granted on the TL Priority Collateral, (ii) the validity or enforceability of the security interests and Liens granted in favor of any Collateral Agent or any Secured Party on the TL Priority Collateral, (iii) the date on which any ABL Obligations, Term Obligations or Notes Obligations is extended, (iv) any provision of the UCC or any other applicable law, including any rule for determining priority thereunder or under any other law or rule governing the relative priorities of secured creditors, including with respect to real property or fixtures, (v) any provision set forth in any ABL Document, any Term Document or any Notes Document (other than this Agreement), (vi) the possession or control by any Collateral Agent or any Secured Party or any bailee of all or any part of any TL Priority Collateral as of the date hereof or otherwise, or (vii) any other circumstance whatsoever, the ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties hereby agree that:
     (i) any Lien on the TL Priority Collateral securing any Term Obligations now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Parties or any agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects and prior to (x) any Lien on the TL Priority Collateral securing any of the ABL Obligations and (y) any Lien on the TL Priority Collateral securing any of the Notes Obligations;
     (ii) any Lien on the TL Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the ABL Collateral Agent, any ABL Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent, any Notes Secured Parties or any agent or trustee therefor regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be junior and subordinate in all respects to all Liens on the TL Priority Collateral securing any Term Obligations;
     (iii) any Lien on the TL Priority Collateral securing any ABL Obligations now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Parties or any agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects and prior to any Lien on the TL Priority Collateral securing any of the Notes Obligations; and
     (iv) any Lien on the TL Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Notes Collateral Agent, any Notes Secured Party or any agent or trustee therefor regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be junior and subordinate in all respects to all Liens on the TL Priority Collateral securing any ABL Obligations.

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All Liens on the TL Priority Collateral securing any Term Obligations shall be and remain senior in all respects and prior to all Liens on the TL Priority Collateral securing (x) any ABL Obligations and (y) any Notes Obligations for all purposes, whether or not such Liens securing any Term Obligations are subordinated to any Lien securing any other obligation of the Company, any other Grantor or any other Person. All Liens on the TL Priority Collateral securing any ABL Obligations shall be and shall remain senior in all respects and prior to all Liens on the TL Priority Collateral securing any Notes Obligations for all purposes, whether or not such Liens securing any ABL Obligations are subordinated to any Lien securing any other obligation of the Company, any other Grantor or any other Person.
          (b) Prohibition on Contesting Liens. Each of the ABL Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each ABL Secured Party, the Term Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each Term Secured Party, and the Notes Collateral Agent for itself and on behalf of each Notes Secured Party, agrees that it shall not (and hereby waives any right to) contest or support any other Person in contesting, in any proceeding (including any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), (i) the priority, validity or enforceability of a Lien held by or on behalf of any of the Term Secured Parties in the TL Priority Collateral, by or on behalf of any of the ABL Secured Parties in the TL Priority Collateral or by or on behalf of any of the Notes Secured Parties in the TL Priority Collateral, as the case may be or (ii) the validity or enforceability of any ABL Security Document (or any ABL Obligations thereunder), any Term Security Document (or any Term Obligations thereunder) or any Notes Security Document (or any Notes Obligations thereunder); provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or impair the rights of any of the Collateral Agents or any Secured Party to enforce this Agreement, including the priority of the Liens on the TL Priority Collateral securing the Term Obligations, the ABL Obligations and the Notes Obligations as provided in Sections 2.1(a), 2.2(a) and 2.2(b).
          (c) No New Liens. So long as the Discharge of Term Obligations has not occurred, the parties hereto agree that the Company or any other Grantor shall not grant or permit any additional Liens on any asset or property of any Grantor to secure any ABL Obligation or Notes Obligation unless it has granted or contemporaneously grants (x)(i) a First Priority Lien on such asset or property to secure the Term Obligations if such asset or property constitutes TL Priority Collateral or (ii) a Second Priority Lien on such asset or property to secure the Term Obligations if such asset or property constitutes ABL Priority Collateral, (y)(i) a Second Priority Lien on such asset or property to secure the ABL Obligations if such asset or property constitutes TL Priority Collateral or (ii) a First Priority Lien on such asset or property to secure the ABL Obligations if such asset or property constitutes ABL Priority Collateral and (z) a Third Priority Lien on such asset or property to secure the Notes Obligations. To the extent that the provisions of clause (x)(i) in the immediately preceding sentence are not complied with for any reason, without limiting any other rights and remedies available to the Term Collateral Agent and/or the Term Secured Parties, each of the ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of ABL Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, agrees that any amounts received by or distributed to any of them pursuant to or as a result of Liens on the TL Priority Collateral granted in contravention of such clause (x)(i) of this Section 2.1(c) shall be subject to Section 2.3.
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manner whatsoever, including, without limitation, on account of: (i) the invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of all or any part of the ABL Documents, the Term Documents or the Notes Documents; (ii) any amendment, change or modification of any ABL Documents, Term Documents or Notes Documents; or (iii) any impairment, modification, change, exchange, release or subordination of or limitation on, any liability of, or stay of actions or lien enforcement proceedings against, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries party to any of the ABL Documents, the Term Documents or the Notes Documents, its property, or its estate in bankruptcy resulting from any bankruptcy, arrangement, readjustment, composition, liquidation, rehabilitation, similar proceeding or otherwise involving or affecting any Secured Party.
          2.2. Exercise of Remedies.
          (a) So long as the Discharge of Term Obligations has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or any other Grantor:
     (i) none of the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or the Notes Secured Parties (x) will exercise or seek to exercise any rights or remedies (including, without limitation, setoff) with respect to any TL Priority Collateral (including, without limitation, the exercise of any right under any lockbox agreement, account control agreement, landlord waiver or bailee’s letter or similar agreement or arrangement in respect of TL Priority Collateral to which the ABL Collateral Agent, the Notes Collateral Agent, any ABL Secured Party or any Notes Secured Party is a party) or institute or commence, or join with any Person (other than the Term Collateral Agent and the Term Secured Parties) in commencing any action or proceeding with respect to such rights or remedies (including any action of foreclosure), enforcement, collection or execution; provided, however, that the ABL Collateral Agent may exercise any or all such rights after the passage of a period of 180 days from the date of delivery of a notice in writing to the Term Collateral Agent of the ABL Collateral Agent’s intention to exercise its right to take such actions (the “ABL Standstill Period”); provided, further, however, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the ABL Collateral Agent nor any ABL Secured Party will exercise any rights or remedies with respect to any TL Priority Collateral if, notwithstanding the expiration of the ABL Standstill Period, the Term Collateral Agent or Term Secured Parties shall have commenced the exercise of any of their rights or remedies with respect to all or any portion of the TL Priority Collateral (prompt notice of such exercise to be given to the ABL Collateral Agent) and are pursuing the exercise thereof, (y) will contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Party with respect to, or any other exercise by the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Party of any rights and remedies relating to, the TL Priority Collateral under the Term Documents or otherwise, or (z) subject to the rights of the ABL Collateral Agent under clause (i)(x) above, will object to the forbearance by the Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties from bringing or pursuing any foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any rights or remedies relating to the TL Priority Collateral, in each case so long as the respective interests of the ABL Secured Parties and the Notes Secured Parties attach to the proceeds thereof subject to the relative priorities described in Section 2.1; provided, that the Notes Collateral Agent and the Notes Secured

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Parties will not object to the forbearance by the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties from bringing or pursuing any foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any rights or remedies relating to the TL Priority Collateral, in each case so long as the interests of the Notes Secured Parties attach to the proceeds thereof subject to the relative priorities described in Section 2.1; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 2.2(a) shall be construed to authorize (A) the ABL Collateral Agent, any ABL Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party to sell any TL Priority Collateral free of the Lien of the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Party or (B) the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party to sell any TL Priority Collateral free of the Lien of the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party; and
     (ii) subject to Section 4, the Term Collateral Agent and the Term Secured Parties shall have the exclusive right to enforce rights, exercise remedies (including setoff and the right to credit bid their debt) and make determinations regarding the disposition of, or restrictions with respect to, the TL Priority Collateral without any consultation with or the consent of the ABL Collateral Agent, any ABL Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party; provided, that:
     (1) the ABL Collateral Agent may take any action (not adverse to the prior Liens on the TL Priority Collateral securing the Term Obligations, or the rights of any Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties to exercise remedies in respect thereof) in order to preserve or protect its Lien on the TL Priority Collateral;
     (2) the Notes Collateral Agent may take any action (not adverse to the prior Liens on the TL Priority Collateral securing the Term Obligations and the ABL Obligations, or the rights of any Term Collateral Agent, the Term Secured Parties, any ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties to exercise remedies in respect thereof) in order to preserve or protect its Lien on the TL Priority Collateral;
     (3) the ABL Secured Parties and the Notes Secured Parties shall be entitled to file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the ABL Secured Parties or the Notes Secured Parties, as applicable, including without limitation any claims secured by the TL Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
     (4) the ABL Secured Parties and the Notes Secured Parties shall be entitled to file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either the Bankruptcy Law or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
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vency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise and other filings and make any arguments and motions that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, with respect to the TL Priority Collateral; and
     (6) the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party may exercise any of its rights or remedies with respect to the TL Priority Collateral after the termination of the ABL Standstill Period to the extent permitted by clause (i)(x) above.
Subject to Section 4, in exercising rights and remedies with respect to the TL Priority Collateral, the Term Collateral Agent and the Term Secured Parties may enforce the provisions of the Term Documents and exercise remedies thereunder, all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole discretion. Such exercise and enforcement shall include the rights of an agent appointed by them to sell or otherwise dispose of TL Priority Collateral upon foreclosure, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition, and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured creditor under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction and of a secured creditor under Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction.
          (b) Following the Discharge of Term Obligations, so long as the Discharge of ABL Obligations has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or any other Grantor:
     (i) none of the Notes Collateral Agent and the Notes Secured Parties (x) will exercise or seek to exercise any rights or remedies (including, without limitation, setoff) with respect to any TL Priority Collateral (including, without limitation, the exercise of any right under any lockbox agreement, account control agreement, landlord waiver or bailee’s letter or similar agreement or arrangement in respect of TL Priority Collateral to which the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party is a party) or institute or commence, or join with any Person (other than the ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Secured Parties) in commencing any action or proceeding with respect to such rights or remedies (including any action of foreclosure), enforcement, collection or execution; (y) will contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party with respect to, or any other exercise by the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party of any rights and remedies relating to, the TL Priority Collateral under the ABL Documents or otherwise, or (z) will object to the forbearance by the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties from bringing or pursuing any foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any rights or remedies relating to the TL Priority Collateral, in each case so long as the respective interests of the Notes Secured Parties attach to the proceeds thereof subject to the relative priorities described in Section 2.1; and
     (ii) the ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Secured Parties shall have the exclusive right to enforce rights, exercise remedies (including setoff and the right to credit bid their debt) and make determinations regarding the disposition of, or restrictions with respect to, the TL Priority Collateral without any consultation with or the consent of the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party; provided, that:

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     (1) the Notes Collateral Agent may take any action (not adverse to the prior Liens on the TL Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations, or the rights of any ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties to exercise remedies in respect thereof) in order to preserve or protect its Lien on the TL Priority Collateral;
     (2) the Notes Secured Parties shall be entitled to file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Notes Secured Parties, including without limitation any claims secured by the TL Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
     (3) the Notes Secured Parties shall be entitled to file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either the Bankruptcy Law or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and
     (4) the Notes Secured Parties shall be entitled to vote on any plan of reorganization and file any proof of claim in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise and other filings and make any arguments and motions that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, with respect to the TL Priority Collateral.
In exercising rights and remedies with respect to the TL Priority Collateral, the ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Secured Parties may enforce the provisions of the ABL Documents and exercise remedies thereunder, all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole discretion. Such exercise and enforcement shall include the rights of an agent appointed by them to sell or otherwise dispose of TL Priority Collateral upon foreclosure, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition, and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured creditor under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction and of a secured creditor under Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction.
          (c) Each of the ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agree that they will not take or receive any TL Priority Collateral or any proceeds of TL Priority Collateral in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including setoff) with respect to any TL Priority Collateral unless and until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, except as expressly provided in the proviso in clause (ii) of Section 2.2(a) or in Section 4. Following the Discharge of Term Obligations, the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agrees that it will not take or receive any TL Priority Collateral or any proceeds of TL Priority Collateral in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including setoff) with respect to any TL Priority Collateral unless and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (x) unless and until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, except as expressly provided in the proviso in clause (ii) of Section 2.2(a) or in Section 4, the sole right of the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL

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Secured Parties with respect to the TL Priority Collateral is to hold a Lien on the TL Priority Collateral pursuant to the ABL Documents for the period and to the extent granted therein and to receive a share of the proceeds thereof, if any, after the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred in accordance with the terms hereof, the Term Documents and applicable law and (y) unless and until the Discharge of Term Obligations and Discharge of ABL Obligations have occurred, except as expressly provided in the proviso in clause (ii) of Section 2.2(a) and the proviso in clause (ii) of Section 2.2(b), the sole right of the Notes Collateral Agent and the Notes Secured Parties with respect to the TL Priority Collateral is to hold a Lien on the TL Priority Collateral pursuant to the Notes Documents for the period and to the extent granted therein and to receive a share of the proceeds thereof, if any, after the Discharge of Term Obligations and the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred in accordance with the terms hereof, the Term Documents, the ABL Documents and applicable law.
          (d) Subject to the proviso in clause (ii) of Section 2.2(a), the proviso in clause (ii) of Section 2.2(b) and Section 4:
     (i) the ABL Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that the ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Secured Parties will not take any action that would hinder any exercise of remedies under the Term Documents with respect to the TL Priority Collateral or is otherwise prohibited hereunder, including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of the TL Priority Collateral, whether by foreclosure or otherwise,
     (ii) the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, agrees that the Notes Collateral Agent and the Notes Secured Parties will not take any action that would hinder any exercise of remedies under the Term Documents or the ABL Documents with respect to the TL Priority Collateral or is otherwise prohibited hereunder, including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of the TL Priority Collateral, whether by foreclosure or otherwise,
     (iii) the ABL Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties, hereby waives any and all rights it or the ABL Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor with respect to the TL Priority Collateral or otherwise to object to the manner in which the Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties seek to enforce or collect the Term Obligations or the Liens granted in any of the TL Priority Collateral, regardless of whether any action or failure to act by or on behalf of the Term Collateral Agent or Term Secured Parties is adverse to the interest of the ABL Secured Parties, and
     (iv) the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, hereby waives any and all rights it or the Notes Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor with respect to the TL Priority Collateral or otherwise to object to the manner in which the Term Collateral Agent, the Term Secured Parties, the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties seek to enforce or collect the Term Obligations or the ABL Obligations or the Liens granted in any of the TL Priority Collateral, regardless of whether any action or failure to act by or on behalf of the Term Collateral Agent, Term Secured Parties, the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties is adverse to the interest of the Notes Secured Parties.

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          (e) The ABL Collateral Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that no covenant, agreement or restriction contained in any ABL Document (other than this Agreement) shall be deemed to restrict in any way the rights and remedies of the Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties with respect to the TL Priority Collateral as set forth in this Agreement and the Term Documents.
          (f) The Notes Collateral Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that no covenant, agreement or restriction contained in any Notes Document (other than this Agreement) shall be deemed to restrict in any way the rights and remedies of the Term Collateral Agent, the Term Secured Parties, the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties with respect to the TL Priority Collateral as set forth in this Agreement, the Term Documents and the ABL Documents.
          2.3. Payments Over.
          (a) So long as the Discharge of Term Obligations has not occurred, any TL Priority Collateral, cash proceeds thereof or non-cash proceeds not constituting ABL Priority Collateral received by the ABL Collateral Agent, the Notes Collateral Agent, any ABL Secured Parties or any Notes Secured Parties in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including setoff) relating to the TL Priority Collateral in contravention of this Agreement shall be segregated and held in trust and forthwith paid over to the Term Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Term Secured Parties in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. The Term Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to make any such endorsements as agent for the ABL Collateral Agent, any such ABL Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or any such Notes Secured Parties. This authorization is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until such time as this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms.
          (b) Following the Discharge of Term Obligations, so long as the Discharge of ABL Obligations has not occurred, any TL Priority Collateral, cash proceeds thereof or non-cash proceeds received by the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Parties in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including setoff) relating to the TL Priority Collateral in contravention of this Agreement shall be segregated and held in trust and forthwith paid over to the ABL Collateral Agent for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. The ABL Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to make any such endorsements as agent for the Notes Collateral Agent or any such Notes Secured Parties. This authorization is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until such time as this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms.
          2.4. Other Agreements.
          (a) Releases by Term Collateral Agent.
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     (1) the exercise of any Term Collateral Agent’s remedies in respect of the TL Priority Collateral provided for in Section 2.2(a), including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of any such TL Priority Collateral; or
     (2) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of any TL Priority Collateral permitted under the terms of the Term Documents, the ABL Documents and the Notes Documents (whether or not an event of default thereunder, and as defined therein, has occurred and is continuing),
the Term Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any of the Term Secured Parties, releases any of its Liens on any part of the TL Priority Collateral other than, in the case of clause (2) above, (A) in connection with the Discharge of Term Obligations and (B) after the occurrence and during the continuance of any event of default under the ABL Credit Agreement or the Indentures, then the Liens, if any, of the ABL Collateral Agent, for itself or for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties and the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, on such TL Priority Collateral (but not the Proceeds thereof, which shall be subject to the priorities set forth in this Agreement) shall be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released and the ABL Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any such ABL Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, promptly shall execute and deliver to the Term Collateral Agent or such Grantor such termination statements, releases and other documents as the Term Collateral Agent or such Grantor may request to effectively confirm such release; provided that in the case of clause (a)(i) above, any proceeds of such disposition shall be applied in accordance with this Agreement.
          (ii) Until the Discharge of Term Obligations occurs, the ABL Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties and the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the Term Collateral Agent and any officer or agent of the Term Collateral Agent, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney in fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of the ABL Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent or such holder or in the Term Collateral Agent’s own name, from time to time in the Term Collateral Agent’s discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Section 2.4(a) with respect to TL Priority Collateral, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.4(a) with respect to TL Priority Collateral, including any endorsements or other instruments of transfer or release.
          (iii) Until the Discharge of Term Obligations occurs, to the extent that the Term Secured Parties (a) have released any Lien on TL Priority Collateral and any such Lien is later reinstated or (b) obtain any new First Priority Liens on assets constituting TL Priority Collateral from Grantors, then the ABL Secured Parties shall be granted a Second Priority Lien on any such TL Priority Collateral and the Notes Secured Parties shall be granted a Third Priority Lien or any such TL Priority Collateral.
          (iv) If, prior to the Discharge of Term Obligations, a subordination of the Term Collateral Agent’s Lien on any TL Priority Collateral is permitted (or in good faith believed by the Term Collateral Agent to be permitted) under the Term Credit Agreement and the ABL

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Credit Agreement to another Lien permitted under the Term Credit Agreement, the ABL Credit Agreement and the Indentures (a “Term Collateral Priority Lien”), then the Term Collateral Agent is authorized to execute and deliver a subordination agreement with respect thereto in form and substance satisfactory to it, and the ABL Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties and the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, shall promptly execute and deliver to the Term Collateral Agent an identical subordination agreement subordinating (x) the Liens of the ABL Collateral Agent for the benefit of (and on behalf of) the ABL Secured Parties to such Term Collateral Priority Lien and (y) the Liens of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of (and on behalf of) the Notes Secured Parties to such Term Collateral Priority Lien.
          (b) Releases by ABL Collateral Agent.
          (i) Following the Discharge of Term Obligations, but prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, if, in connection with:
     (1) the exercise of any ABL Collateral Agent’s remedies in respect of the TL Priority Collateral provided for in Section 2.2(b), including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of any such TL Priority Collateral; or
     (2) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of any TL Priority Collateral permitted under the terms of the ABL Documents and the Notes Documents (whether or not an event of default thereunder, and as defined therein, has occurred and is continuing),
the ABL Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any of the ABL Secured Parties, releases any of its Liens on any part of the TL Priority Collateral other than, in the case of clause (2) above, (A) in connection with the Discharge of ABL Obligations and (B) after the occurrence and during the continuance of any event of default under the Indentures, then the Liens, if any, of the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself or for the benefit of the Notes Secured Parties, on such TL Priority Collateral (but not the Proceeds thereof, which shall be subject to the priorities set forth in this Agreement) shall be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released and the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any such Notes Secured Parties, promptly shall execute and deliver to the ABL Collateral Agent or such Grantor such termination statements, releases and other documents as the ABL Collateral Agent or such Grantor may request to effectively confirm such release; provided that in the case of clause (b)(i) above, any proceeds of such disposition shall be applied in accordance with this Agreement.
          (ii) Following the Discharge of Term Obligations and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations occurs, the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the ABL Collateral Agent and any officer or agent of the ABL Collateral Agent, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney in fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of the Notes Collateral Agent or such holder or in the ABL Collateral Agent’s own name, from time to time in the ABL Collateral Agent’s discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Section 2.4(b) with respect to TL Priority Collateral, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of

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this Section 2.4(b) with respect to TL Priority Collateral, including any endorsements or other instruments of transfer or release.
          (iii) Following the Discharge of Term Obligations and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations occurs, to the extent that the ABL Secured Parties (a) have released any Lien on TL Priority Collateral and any such Lien is later reinstated or (b) obtain any new Second Priority Liens on assets constituting TL Priority Collateral from Grantors, then the Notes Secured Parties shall be granted a Third Priority Lien on any such TL Priority Collateral.
          (iv) If, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, a subordination of the ABL Collateral Agent’s Lien on any TL Priority Collateral is permitted (or in good faith believed by the ABL Collateral Agent to be permitted) under the ABL Credit Agreement to another Lien permitted under the ABL Credit Agreement and the Indentures (a “Subsequent Term Collateral Priority Lien”), then the ABL Collateral Agent is authorized to execute and deliver a subordination agreement with respect thereto in form and substance satisfactory to it, and the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, shall promptly execute and deliver to the ABL Collateral Agent an identical subordination agreement subordinating the Liens of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of (and on behalf of) the Notes Secured Parties to such Subsequent Term Collateral Priority Lien.
          (c) Insurance. Unless and until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, the Term Collateral Agent and the Term Secured Parties shall have the sole and exclusive right, subject to the rights of the Grantors under the Term Documents, to adjust settlement for any insurance policy covering the TL Priority Collateral in the event of any loss thereunder and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding (or any deed in lieu of condemnation) in respect of the TL Priority Collateral. Following the Discharge of Term Obligations, unless and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, the ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Secured Parties shall have the sole and exclusive right, subject to the rights of the Grantors under the ABL Documents, to adjust settlement for any insurance policy covering the TL Priority Collateral in the event of any loss thereunder and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding (or any deed in lieu of condemnation) in respect of the TL Priority Collateral.
          (d) Amendments to ABL Security Documents or Notes Security Documents.
          (i) Without the prior written consent of the Term Collateral Agent, no ABL Security Document or Notes Security Document may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or entered into to the extent such amendment, supplement or modification, or the terms of any new ABL Document or new Notes Document, would contravene the provisions of this Agreement. Grantors agree that each ABL Security Document and Notes Security Document shall include the following language (with any necessary modifications to give effect to applicable definitions) (or language to similar effect approved by the Term Collateral Agent):
“Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to [the ABL Collateral Agent] [the Notes Collateral Agent] pursuant to this Agreement in any TL Priority Collateral and the exercise of any right or remedy by [the ABL Collateral Agent] [the Notes Collateral Agent] with respect to

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any TL Priority Collateral hereunder are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of [April 12, 2006] [March 18, 2009] (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among DHM HOLDING COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation, DOLE HOLDING COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the other GRANTORS from time to time party thereto, DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as ABL Collateral Agent, DBAG, as Term Collateral Agent, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Notes Collateral Agent and certain other persons party or that may become party thereto from time to time. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.”
In addition, Grantors agree that (x) each mortgage in favor of the ABL Secured Parties or the Notes Secured Parties covering any TL Priority Collateral shall contain such other language as the Term Collateral Agent may reasonably request to reflect the subordination of such mortgage to the mortgage in favor of the Term Secured Parties covering such TL Priority Collateral and (y) each mortgage in favor of the Notes Secured Parties covering any TL Priority Collateral shall contain such other language as the ABL Collateral Agent may reasonably request to reflect the subordination of such mortgage to the mortgage in favor of the ABL Secured Parties covering such TL Priority Collateral.
          (ii) In the event any Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties and the relevant Grantor enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the Term Security Documents for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any Term Security Document or changing in any manner the rights of the Term Collateral Agent, such Term Secured Parties, the Company or any other Grantor thereunder, in each case with respect to or relating to the TL Priority Collateral, then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of (x) the Comparable ABL Security Document without the consent of the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties and without any action by the ABL Collateral Agent, the Company or any other Grantor and (y) the Comparable Notes Security Document without the consent of the Notes Collateral Agent or the Notes Secured Parties and without any action by the Notes Collateral Agent, the Company or any other Grantor, provided, that (A) no such amendment, waiver or consent shall have the effect of (i) removing assets that constitute TL Priority Collateral subject to the Lien of the ABL Security Documents or the Notes Security Documents, except to the extent that a release of such Lien is permitted or required by Section 2.4(a) and provided that there is a corresponding release of such Lien securing the Term Obligations, (ii) imposing duties on the ABL Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent without its consent or (iii) permitting other liens on the TL Priority Collateral not permitted under the terms of the ABL Documents, the Notes Documents or Section 2.5 and (B) notice of such amendment, waiver or consent shall have been given to the ABL Collateral Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent within ten (10) Business Days after the effective date of such amendment, waiver or consent.
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waiver or consent in respect of any of the ABL Security Documents for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any ABL Security Document or changing in any manner the rights of the ABL Collateral Agent, such ABL Secured Parties, the Company or any other Grantor thereunder, in each case with respect to or relating to the TL Priority Collateral, then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of the Comparable Notes Security Document without the consent of the Notes Collateral Agent or the Notes Secured Parties and without any action by the Notes Collateral Agent, the Company or any other Grantor, provided, that (A) no such amendment, waiver or consent shall have the effect of (i) removing assets that constitute TL Priority Collateral subject to the Lien of the Notes Security Documents, except to the extent that a release of such Lien is permitted or required by Section 2.4(b) and provided that there is a corresponding release of such Lien securing the ABL Obligations, (ii) imposing duties on the Notes Collateral Agent without its consent or (iii) permitting other liens on the TL Priority Collateral not permitted under the terms of the Notes Documents or Section 2.5 and (B) notice of such amendment, waiver or consent shall have been given to the Notes Collateral Agent within ten (10) Business Days after the effective date of such amendment, waiver or consent.
          (e) Rights As Unsecured Creditors. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 2.1 and the Notes Documents, the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent and the Notes Secured Parties may exercise rights and remedies as unsecured creditors against the Company or any other Grantor that has guaranteed the ABL Obligations or the Notes Obligations in accordance with the terms of the ABL Documents, the Notes Documents and applicable law. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 2.1, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the receipt by the ABL Collateral Agent, any ABL Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Parties of the required payments of interest, principal and other amounts in respect of the ABL Obligations and Notes Obligations, as applicable, so long as such receipt is not the direct or indirect result of the exercise by the ABL Collateral Agent, any ABL Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Parties of rights or remedies as a secured creditor (including setoff) in respect of the TL Priority Collateral in contravention of this Agreement or enforcement in contravention of this Agreement of any Lien held by any of them.
          (f) Bailee for Perfection.
          (i) The Term Collateral Agent agrees to hold that part of the TL Priority Collateral that is in its possession or control (or in the possession or control of its agents or bailees) to the extent that possession or control thereof is taken to perfect a Lien thereon under the UCC (such TL Priority Collateral being the “Pledged TL Priority Collateral”) as collateral agent for the Term Secured Parties and as bailee for and, with respect to any collateral that cannot be perfected in such manner, as agent for, the ABL Collateral Agent (on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties) and the Notes Collateral Agent (on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties) and any assignee thereof and act as such agent under all control agreements relating to the Pledged TL Priority Collateral, in each case solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted under the Term Documents, the ABL Documents and the Notes Documents, as applicable, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 2.4(f). Following the Discharge of Term Obligations, the ABL Collateral Agent agrees to hold the Pledged TL Priority Collateral as collateral agent for the ABL Secured Parties and as bailee for and, with respect to any collateral that cannot be per-

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fected in such manner, as agent for, the Notes Collateral Agent (on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties) and any assignee thereof solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted under the ABL Documents and the Notes Documents, as applicable, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 2.4(f). As security for the payment and performance in full of all the Notes Obligations and ABL Obligations each Grantor hereby grants to the Term Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Notes Secured Parties and the ABL Secured Parties a lien on and security interest in all of the right, title and interest of such Grantor, in and to and under the Pledged TL Priority Collateral wherever located and whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired from time to time. As security for the payment and performance in full of all the Notes Obligations, each Grantor hereby grants to the ABL Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Notes Secured Parties a lien on and security interest in all of the right, title and interest of such Grantor, in and to and under the Pledged TL Priority Collateral wherever located and whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired from time to time.
          (ii) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, (x) until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, the Term Collateral Agent shall be entitled to deal with the Pledged TL Priority Collateral in accordance with the terms of the Term Documents as if the Liens of the ABL Collateral Agent under the ABL Security Documents and the Liens of the Notes Collateral Agent under the Notes Security Documents did not exist and (y) following the Discharge of Term Obligations and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, the ABL Collateral Agent shall be entitled to deal with the Pledged TL Priority Collateral in accordance with the terms of the ABL Documents as if the Liens of the Notes Collateral Agent under the Notes Security Documents did not exist. The rights of the ABL Collateral Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent shall at all times be subject to the terms of this Agreement and to the Term Collateral Agent’s rights under the Term Documents.
          (iii) The Term Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Term Secured Party, the ABL Collateral Agent, any ABL Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party to ensure that the Pledged TL Priority Collateral is genuine or owned by any of the Grantors or to preserve rights or benefits of any Person except as expressly set forth in this Section 2.4(f). The duties or responsibilities of the Term Collateral Agent under this Section 2.4(f) shall be limited solely to holding the Pledged TL Priority Collateral as bailee or agent in accordance with this Section 2.4(f). The ABL Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any ABL Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party to ensure that the Pledged TL Priority Collateral is genuine or owned by any of the Grantors or to preserve rights or benefits of any Person except as expressly set forth in this Section 2.4(f). The duties or responsibilities of the ABL Collateral Agent under this Section 2.4(f) shall be limited solely to holding the Pledged TL Priority Collateral as bailee or agent in accordance with this Section 2.4(f).
          (iv) The Term Collateral Agent acting pursuant to this Section 2.4(f) shall not have by reason of the Term Security Documents, the ABL Security Documents, the Notes Security Documents, this Agreement or any other document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Term Secured Party, the ABL Collateral Agent, any ABL Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party. The ABL Collateral Agent acting pursuant to this Section 2.4(f) shall not have by reason of the ABL Security Documents, the Notes Security Documents,

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this Agreement or any other document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any ABL Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party.
          (v) Upon the Discharge of Term Obligations under the Term Documents to which the Term Collateral Agent is a party, the Term Collateral Agent shall deliver or cause to be delivered the remaining Pledged TL Priority Collateral (if any) in its possession or in the possession of its agents or bailees, together with any necessary endorsements, first, to the ABL Collateral Agent to the extent ABL Obligations remain outstanding, second, to the Notes Collateral Agent to the extent Notes Obligations remain outstanding and third, to the applicable Grantor to the extent no Term Obligations, ABL Obligations or Notes Obligations remain outstanding (in each case, so as to allow such Person to obtain control of such Pledged TL Priority Collateral) and will cooperate with the ABL Collateral Agent or Notes Collateral Agent, as applicable, in assigning (without recourse to or warranty by the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Party or agent or bailee thereof) control over any other Pledged TL Priority Collateral under its control. The Term Collateral Agent further agrees to take all other action reasonably requested by such Person in connection with such Person obtaining a first priority interest in the Pledged TL Priority Collateral or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. Following the Discharge of Term Obligations and upon the Discharge of ABL Obligations under the ABL Documents to which the ABL Collateral Agent is a party, the ABL Collateral Agent shall deliver or cause to be delivered the remaining Pledged TL Priority Collateral (if any) in its possession or in the possession of its agents or bailees, together with any necessary endorsements, first, to the Notes Collateral Agent to the extent Notes Obligations remain outstanding, and second, to the applicable Grantor to the extent no ABL Obligations or Notes Obligations remain outstanding (in each case, so as to allow such Person to obtain control of such Pledged TL Priority Collateral) and will cooperate with the Notes Collateral Agent in assigning (without recourse to or warranty by the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party or agent or bailee thereof) control over any other Pledged TL Priority Collateral under its control. The ABL Collateral Agent further agrees to take all other action reasonably requested by such Person in connection with such Person obtaining a first priority interest in the Pledged TL Priority Collateral or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
          (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if, for any reason, any ABL Obligations remain outstanding upon the Discharge of Term Obligations, all rights of the Term Collateral Agent hereunder and under the Term Security Documents, the ABL Security Documents or the Notes Security Documents (1) with respect to the delivery and control of any part of the TL Priority Collateral, and (2) to direct, instruct, vote upon or otherwise influence the maintenance or disposition of such TL Priority Collateral, shall immediately, and (to the extent permitted by law) without further action on the part of either of the Notes Collateral Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent or the Term Collateral Agent, pass to the ABL Collateral Agent, who shall thereafter hold such rights for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties and as bailee for and, with respect to any collateral that cannot be perfected in such manner, as agent for, the Notes Secured Parties. Each of the Term Collateral Agent and the Grantors agrees that it will, if any ABL Obligations or Notes Obligations remain outstanding upon the Discharge of Term Obligations, take any other action required by any law or reasonably requested by the ABL Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent, in connection with the ABL Collateral Agent’s establishment and perfection of a First Priority security interest in the TL Priority Collateral and the Notes Collateral

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Agent’s establishment and perfection of a Second Priority security interest in the TL Priority Collateral.
          (vii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if for any reason, prior to the Discharge of the ABL Obligations, the Term Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent acquires possession of any Pledged ABL Priority Collateral, the Term Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent shall hold same as bailee and/or agent to the same extent as is provided in the preceding clause (i) with respect to Pledged TL Priority Collateral, provided that as soon as is practicable the Term Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent shall deliver or cause to be delivered such Pledged ABL Priority Collateral to the ABL Collateral Agent in a manner otherwise consistent with the requirements of the preceding clause (v).
          (g) When Discharge of Term Obligations Deemed to Not Have Occurred. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if at any time after the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred (or concurrently therewith) the Company or any other Grantor immediately thereafter (or concurrently therewith) enters into any Permitted Refinancing of any Term Obligations, then such Discharge of Term Obligations shall automatically be deemed not to have occurred for all purposes of this Agreement (other than with respect to any actions taken prior to the date of such designation as a result of the occurrence of such first Discharge of Term Obligations), and the obligations under the Permitted Refinancing shall automatically be treated as Term Obligations (together with Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Other Hedging Agreements on the basis provided in the definition of “Term Documents” contained herein) for all purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of the Lien priorities and rights in respect of Collateral set forth herein, the term “Term Credit Agreement” shall be deemed appropriately modified to refer to such Permitted Refinancing and the Term Collateral Agent under such Term Documents shall be a Term Collateral Agent for all purposes hereof and the new secured parties under such Term Documents (together with Secured Hedge Counterparties as provided herein) shall automatically be treated as Term Secured Parties for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon receipt of a notice stating that the Company or any other Grantor has entered into a new Term Document in respect of a Permitted Refinancing of Term Obligations (which notice shall include the identity of the new collateral agent, such agent, the “New Term Agent”), and delivery by the New Term Agent of an Intercreditor Agreement Joinder, the ABL Collateral Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent shall promptly (i) enter into such documents and agreements (including amendments or supplements to this Agreement) as the Company or such New Term Agent shall reasonably request in order to provide to the New Term Agent the rights contemplated hereby, in each case consistent in all material respects with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) deliver to the New Term Agent any Pledged TL Priority Collateral held by the ABL Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent together with any necessary endorsements (or otherwise allow the New Term Agent to obtain control of such Pledged TL Priority Collateral). The New Term Agent shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If the new Term Obligations under the new Term Documents are secured by assets of the Grantors of the type constituting TL Priority Collateral that do not also secure the ABL Obligations and the Notes Obligations, then the ABL Obligations shall be secured at such time by a Second Priority Lien on such assets to the same extent provided in the ABL Security Documents with respect to the other TL Priority Collateral and the Notes Obligations shall be secured at such time by a Third Priority Lien on such assets to the same extent provided in the Notes Security Documents with respect to the other TL Priority Collateral. If the new Term Obligations under the new Term Documents are secured by assets of

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the Grantors of the type constituting ABL Priority Collateral that do not also secure the ABL Obligations and the Notes Obligations, then the ABL Obligations shall be secured at such time by a First Priority Lien on such assets to the same extent provided in the ABL Security Documents with respect to the other ABL Priority Collateral and the Notes Obligations shall be secured at such time by a Third Priority Lien on such assets to the same extent provided in the Notes Security Documents with respect to the other ABL Priority Collateral.
          (h) Option to Purchase Term Obligations.
          (i) Without prejudice to the enforcement of remedies by the Term Collateral Agent and the Term Secured Parties, any Person or Persons (in each case who must meet all eligibility standards contained in all relevant Term Documents) at any time or from time to time designated by the holders of more than 50% in aggregate outstanding principal amount of the ABL Obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement as being entitled to exercise all default purchase options as to the Term Obligations then outstanding (an “Eligible ABL Purchaser”) shall have the right to purchase by way of assignment (and shall thereby also assume all commitments and duties of the Term Secured Parties), at any time during the exercise period described in clause (iii) below of this Section 2.4(h), all, but not less than all, of the Term Obligations (other than the Term Obligations of a Defaulting Term Secured Party (as defined below)), including all principal of and accrued and unpaid interest and fees on and all prepayment or acceleration penalties and premiums in respect of all Term Obligations outstanding at the time of purchase; provided that at the time of (and as a condition to) any purchase pursuant to this Section 2.4(h), all commitments pursuant to any then outstanding Term Credit Agreement shall have terminated and all Hedge Agreements constituting Term Documents also shall have been terminated in accordance with their terms. Any purchase pursuant to this Section 2.4(h)(i) shall be made as follows:
     (1) for (x) a purchase price equal to the sum of (A)(I) in the case of all loans, advances or other similar extensions of credit that constitute Term Obligations (including unreimbursed amounts drawn in respect of letters of credit and bank guaranties, but excluding the undrawn amount of then outstanding letters of credit and bank guaranties), 100% of the principal amount thereof and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of purchase (without regard, however, to any acceleration prepayment penalties or premiums other than customary breakage costs) and (II) in the case of all credit-linked deposits (or equivalents) related to the foregoing Obligations set forth in the preceding clause (I) (which credit-linked deposits, for the avoidance of doubt, will continue to be held by the applicable deposit bank for application pursuant to the terms of the Term Credit Agreement and it being understood and agreed that upon any drawing under any letter of credit or any bank guaranty, such deposit bank and the Term Administrative Agent shall apply the credit-linked deposits deposited with the deposit bank to repay the respective unpaid drawing or unreimbursed payment, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of the Term Credit Agreement), 100% of the aggregate amount of such credit-linked deposits and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of purchase, (B) in the case of any Hedge Agreement, the aggregate amount then owing to each Secured Hedge Counterparty (which is a Term Secured Party) thereunder pursuant to the terms of the respective Hedge Agreement, including without limitation all amounts owing to such Secured Hedge Counterparty (which is a Term Secured Party) as a result of the

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termination (or early termination) thereof (in each case, to the extent of its interest as a Term Secured Party) plus (C) all accrued and unpaid fees, expenses, indemnities and other amounts through the date of purchase; and (y) an obligation on the part of the respective Eligible ABL Purchasers (which shall be expressly provided in the assignment documentation described below) to reimburse each issuing lender and bank guaranty issuer (or, any Term Secured Party required to pay same) for all amounts thereafter drawn with respect to any letters of credit and any bank guaranties constituting Term Obligations which remain outstanding after the date of any purchase pursuant to this Section 2.4 (except to the extent of the credit-linked deposits actually held at such time by the deposit bank under the Term Credit Agreement which are required, in accordance with the provisions of the Term Credit Agreement, to be applied to pay same);
     (2) with the purchase price described in preceding clause (i)(1)(x) payable in cash on the date of purchase against transfer to the respective Eligible ABL Purchaser or Eligible ABL Purchasers (without recourse and without any representation or warranty whatsoever, whether as to the enforceability of any Term Obligation or the validity, enforceability, perfection, priority or sufficiency of any Lien securing, or guarantee or other supporting obligation for, any Term Obligation or as to any other matter whatsoever, except the representation and warranty that the transferor owns free and clear of all Liens and encumbrances (other than participation interests not prohibited by the Term Credit Agreement, in which case the purchase price described in preceding clause (i)(1)(x) shall be appropriately adjusted so that the Eligible ABL Purchaser or Eligible ABL Purchasers do not pay amounts represented by any participation interest which remains in effect), and has the right to convey, whatever claims and interests it may have in respect of the Term Obligations); provided that the purchase price in respect of any outstanding letter of credit that remains undrawn on the date of purchase shall be payable in cash as and when such letter of credit is drawn upon (i) first, from the credit-linked deposits which then remain on deposit in accordance with the terms of the Term Credit Agreement (as described in clause (1)(A)(II) above), until the amounts contained therein have been exhausted, and (ii) thereafter, directly by the respective Eligible ABL Purchaser or Eligible ABL Purchasers;
     (3) with the purchase price described in preceding clause (i)(1)(x) accompanied by a waiver by the ABL Collateral Agent (on behalf of itself and the other ABL Secured Parties) of all claims arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby as a result of exercising the purchase option contemplated by this Section 2.4(h);
     (4) with all amounts payable to the various Term Secured Parties in respect of the assignments described above to be distributed to them by the Term Collateral Agent in accordance with their respective holdings of the various Term Obligations; and
     (5) with such purchase to be made pursuant to assignment documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to, and prepared by counsel for, the Term Collateral Agent (with the cost of such counsel to be paid by the Grantors or, if the Grantors do not make such payment, by the respective Eligible ABL Purchaser or Eligible ABL Purchasers, who shall have the right to obtain reimbursement of same from the

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Grantors); it being understood and agreed that the Term Collateral Agent and each other Term Secured Party shall retain all rights to indemnification as provided in the relevant Term Documents for all periods prior to any assignment by them pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.4(h). The relevant assignment documentation shall also provide that, if for any reason (other than the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Term Collateral Agent (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment)), the amount of credit-linked deposits held by the deposit bank under the terms of the Term Documents is at any time less than the full amounts owing with respect to any letter of credit and/or any bank guaranty described above (including facing, fronting, facility and similar fees) then the respective Eligible ABL Purchaser or Eligible ABL Purchasers shall promptly reimburse the Term Collateral Agent (who shall pay the respective issuing lender and/or bank guaranty issuer, as the case may be) the amount of deficiency.
          (ii) The right to exercise the purchase option described in Section 2.4(h)(i) above shall be exercisable and legally enforceable upon at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice of exercise (which notice, once given, shall be irrevocable and fully binding on the respective Eligible ABL Purchaser or Eligible ABL Purchasers) given to the Term Collateral Agent by an Eligible ABL Purchaser. Neither the Term Collateral Agent nor any Term Secured Party shall have any disclosure obligation to any Eligible Term Purchaser, the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party in connection with any exercise of such purchase option.
          (iii) The right to purchase the Term Obligations as described in this Section 2.4(h) may be exercised (by giving the irrevocable written notice described in preceding clause (ii)) during the period that (1) begins on the date occurring three Business Days after the first to occur of (x) the date of the acceleration of the final maturity of the loans under the Term Credit Agreement, (y) the occurrence of the final maturity of the loans under the Term Credit Agreement or (z) the occurrence of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding with respect to the Company or any other Grantor which constitutes an event of default under the Term Credit Agreement (in each case, so long as the acceleration, failure to pay amounts due at final maturity or such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding constituting an event of default has not been rescinded or cured within such 10 Business Day period, and so long as any unpaid amounts constituting Term Obligations remain owing); provided that if there is any failure to meet the condition described in the proviso of preceding clause (i) hereof, the aforementioned date shall be extended until the first date upon which such condition is satisfied, and (2) ends on the 90th day after the start of the period described in clause (1) above.
          (iv) The obligations of the Term Secured Parties to sell their respective Term Obligations under this Section 2.4(h) are several and not joint and several. To the extent any Term Secured Party breaches its obligation to sell its Term Obligations under this Section 2.4(h) (a “Defaulting Term Secured Party”), nothing in this Section 2.4(h) shall be deemed to require the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Party to purchase such Defaulting Term Secured Party’s Term Obligations for resale to the holders of ABL Obligations and in all cases, the Term Collateral Agent and each Term Secured Party complying with the terms of this Section 2.4(h) shall not be deemed to be in default of this Agreement or otherwise be deemed liable for any action or inaction of any Defaulting Term Secured Party; provided that nothing in this clause (iv) shall require any Eligible ABL Purchaser to purchase less than all of the Term Obligations.

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          (v) Each Grantor irrevocably consents to any assignment effected to one or more Eligible ABL Purchasers pursuant to this Section 2.4(h) (so long as they meet all eligibility standards contained in all relevant Term Documents, other than obtaining the consent of any Grantor to an assignment to the extent required by such Term Documents) for purposes of all Term Documents and hereby agrees that no further consent from such Grantor shall be required.
          2.5. Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings.
          (a) Finance and Sale Issues.
          (i) Until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, if the Company or any other Grantor shall be subject to any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and the Term Collateral Agent shall desire to permit the use of cash collateral constituting TL Priority Collateral on which the Term Collateral Agent or any other creditor has a Lien or to permit the Company or any other Grantor to obtain financing, whether from the Term Secured Parties or any other entity under Section 363 or Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar Bankruptcy Law (each, a “DIP Financing”), then the ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agree that they will raise no objection to such use of cash collateral constituting TL Priority Collateral or to the fact that such DIP Financing may be granted Liens on the TL Priority Collateral and will not request adequate protection or any other relief in connection therewith (except, as expressly, agreed by the Term Collateral Agent or to the extent permitted by Section 2.5(c)) and, to the extent the Liens on the TL Priority Collateral securing the Term Obligations are subordinated or pari passu with the Liens on the TL Priority Collateral securing such DIP Financing, the ABL Collateral Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent will subordinate their Liens in the TL Priority Collateral to the Liens securing such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating thereto). The ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agree that they will not raise any objection or oppose a sale or other disposition of any TL Priority Collateral free and clear of its Liens (subject to attachment of proceeds with respect to the Second Priority Lien on the TL Priority Collateral in favor of the ABL Collateral Agent and the Third Priority Lien on the TL Priority Collateral in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent in the same order and manner as otherwise set forth herein) or other claims under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code if the Term Secured Parties have consented to such sale or disposition of such assets.
          (ii) Following the Discharge of Term Obligations and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, if the Company or any other Grantor shall be subject to any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and the ABL Collateral Agent shall desire to permit the Company or any other Grantor to obtain a DIP Financing, then the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agrees that it will raise no objection to such use of cash collateral constituting TL Priority Collateral or to the fact that such DIP Financing may be granted Liens on the TL Priority Collateral and will not request adequate protection or any other relief in connection therewith (except, as expressly, agreed by the ABL Collateral Agent or to the extent permitted by Section 2.5(c)) and, to the extent the Liens on the TL Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations are subordinated or pari passu with the Liens on the TL Priority Collateral securing such DIP Financing, the Notes Collateral Agent will subordinate its Liens in the TL Priority Collateral to the Liens securing such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating

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thereto). Following the Discharge of Term Obligations, the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, agrees that it will not raise any objection or oppose a sale or other disposition of any TL Priority Collateral free and clear of its Liens (subject to attachment of proceeds with respect to the Third Priority Lien on the TL Priority Collateral in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent in the same order and manner as otherwise set forth herein) or other claims under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code if the ABL Secured Parties have consented to such sale or disposition of such assets.
          (b) Relief from the Automatic Stay. Until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, the ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agree that none of them shall seek relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of the TL Priority Collateral without the prior written consent of the Term Collateral Agent. Following the Discharge of Term Obligations, until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agrees that none of them shall seek relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of the TL Priority Collateral without the prior written consent of the ABL Collateral Agent.
          (c) Adequate Protection.
          (i) The ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agree that none of them shall contest (or support any other person contesting) (i) any request by the Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties for adequate protection with respect to any TL Priority Collateral or (ii) any objection by the Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on the Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties claiming a lack of adequate protection with respect to the TL Priority Collateral. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions in this Section 2.5(c), in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, (A) if the Term Secured Parties (or any subset thereof) are granted adequate protection in the form of additional collateral in the nature of assets constituting TL Priority Collateral in connection with any DIP Financing, then the ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself or any of the ABL Secured Parties and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, may seek or request adequate protection in the form of a Lien on such additional collateral, which Lien of the ABL Collateral Agent will be subordinated to the Liens securing the Term Obligations and such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating thereto) on the same basis as the other Liens on TL Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations are so subordinated to the Term Obligations under this Agreement and which Lien of the Notes Collateral Agent will be subordinated to the Liens securing the Term Obligations, such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating thereto) and the ABL Obligations on the same basis as the other Liens on TL Priority Collateral securing the Notes Obligations are so subordinated to the Term Obligations and ABL Obligations under this Agreement, and (B) in the event the ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties or the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, seek or request adequate protection in respect of TL Priority Collateral securing ABL Obligations or the Notes Obligations, as applicable, and such adequate protection is granted in the form of additional collateral in the nature of assets constituting TL Priority Collateral, then the ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself or any of the ABL Secured Parties and

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the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agree that the Term Collateral Agent shall also be granted a senior Lien on such additional collateral as security for the Term Obligations and for any such DIP Financing provided by the Term Secured Parties and that any Lien on such additional collateral securing the ABL Obligations and the Notes Obligations shall be subordinated to the Liens on such collateral securing the Term Obligations and any such DIP Financing provided by the Term Secured Parties (and all obligations relating thereto) and to any other Liens granted to the Term Secured Parties as adequate protection on the same basis as the other Liens on TL Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations and the Notes Obligations are so subordinated to such Term Obligations under this Agreement.
          (ii) Prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agrees that none of them shall contest (or support any other person contesting) (i) any request by the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties for adequate protection with respect to any TL Priority Collateral or (ii) any objection by the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties claiming a lack of adequate protection with respect to the TL Priority Collateral. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions in this Section 2.5(c), in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, (A) if the ABL Secured Parties (or any subset thereof) are granted adequate protection in the form of additional collateral in the nature of assets constituting TL Priority Collateral in connection with any DIP Financing, then the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, may seek or request adequate protection in the form of a Lien on such additional collateral, which Lien will be subordinated to the Liens securing the ABL Obligations and such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating thereto) on the same basis as the other Liens on TL Priority Collateral securing the Notes Obligations are so subordinated to the ABL Obligations under this Agreement, and (B) in the event the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, seek or request adequate protection in respect of TL Priority Collateral securing the Notes Obligations, and such adequate protection is granted in the form of additional collateral in the nature of assets constituting TL Priority Collateral, then the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agree that the ABL Collateral Agent shall also be granted a senior Lien on such additional collateral as security for the ABL Obligations and for any such DIP Financing provided by the ABL Secured Parties and that any Lien on such additional collateral securing the Notes Obligations shall be subordinated to the Liens on such collateral securing the ABL Obligations and any such DIP Financing provided by the ABL Secured Parties (and all obligations relating thereto) and to any other Liens granted to the ABL Secured Parties as adequate protection on the same basis as the other Liens on TL Priority Collateral securing the Notes Obligations are so subordinated to such ABL Obligations under this Agreement.
          (d) No Waiver. Subject to the proviso in clause (ii) of Section 2.2(a), nothing contained herein shall prohibit or in any way limit the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Party from objecting in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise to any action taken by the ABL Collateral Agent, any of the ABL Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or any of the Notes Secured Parties in respect of the TL Priority Collateral, including the seeking by the ABL Collateral Agent, any ABL Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Parties of adequate protection in respect thereof or the asserting by the ABL Collateral Agent, any ABL Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Parties of any of its rights and remedies under the ABL Documents, the Notes Documents or

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otherwise in respect thereof. Subject to the proviso in clause (ii) of Section 2.2(b), nothing contained herein shall prohibit or in any way limit the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party from objecting in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise to any action taken by the Notes Collateral Agent or any of the Notes Secured Parties in respect of the TL Priority Collateral, including the seeking by the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Parties of adequate protection in respect thereof or the asserting by the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Parties of any of its rights and remedies under the Notes Documents or otherwise in respect thereof.
          (e) Reorganization Securities. If, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, debt obligations of the reorganized debtor secured by Liens upon any property of the reorganized debtor are distributed, pursuant to a plan of reorganization or similar dispositive restructuring plan, on account of Term Obligations, on account of ABL Obligations and on account of Notes Obligations, then, to the extent the debt obligations distributed on account of the Term Obligations, on account of the ABL Obligations and on account of Notes Obligations are secured by Liens upon the same property, the provisions of this Agreement will survive the distribution of such debt obligations pursuant to such plan and will apply with like effect to the Liens securing such debt obligations.
          (f) Post-Petition Interest.
          (i) None of the ABL Collateral Agent, any ABL Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Party for allowance in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding of Term Obligations consisting of post-petition interest, fees or expenses to the extent of the value of the Term Secured Party’s Lien on the TL Priority Collateral, without regard to the existence of the Lien of the ABL Collateral Agent on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties on the TL Priority Collateral or the Lien of the Notes Collateral Agent on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties on the TL Priority Collateral. None of the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party for allowance in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding of ABL Obligations consisting of post-petition interest, fees or expenses to the extent of the value of the ABL Secured Party’s Lien on the TL Priority Collateral, without regard to the existence of the Lien of the Notes Collateral Agent on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties on the TL Priority Collateral.
          (ii) Neither the Term Collateral Agent nor any other Term Secured Party shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by the ABL Collateral Agent, any ABL Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party for allowance in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding of ABL Obligations or Notes Obligations consisting of post-petition interest, fees or expenses to the extent of the value of the Lien of the ABL Collateral Agent on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties on the TL Priority Collateral or the Lien of the Notes Collateral Agent on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties on the TL Priority Collateral (after taking into account the Lien of the Term Secured Parties on the TL Priority Collateral and with respect to the Lien of the Notes Collateral Agent, after taking into account the Lien of the ABL Secured Parties on the TL Priority Collateral). Neither the ABL Collateral Agent nor any other ABL Secured Party shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party for allowance in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding of Notes Obligations consisting of

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post-petition interest, fees or expenses to the extent of the value of the Lien of the Notes Collateral Agent on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties on the TL Priority Collateral (after taking into account the Lien of the Term Secured Parties and the ABL Secured Parties on the TL Priority Collateral).
          (g) Waiver. The ABL Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, waive any claim they may hereafter have against any Term Secured Party arising out of the election of any Term Secured Party of the application of Section 111l(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, and/or out of any cash collateral or financing arrangement or out of any grant of a security interest in connection with the TL Priority Collateral in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
          2.6. Reliance; Waivers; Etc.
          (a) Reliance. Other than any reliance on the terms of this Agreement, the ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, acknowledge that they and such ABL Secured Parties and such Notes Secured Parties have, independently and without reliance on the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Parties, and based on documents and information deemed by them appropriate, made their own credit analysis and decision to enter into such ABL Documents and Notes Documents and be bound by the terms of this Agreement and they will continue to make their own credit decision in taking or not taking any action under the ABL Credit Agreement, the Indentures or this Agreement.
          (b) No Warranties or Liability. The ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, acknowledge and agree that the Term Collateral Agent and the Term Secured Parties have made no express or implied representation or warranty, including with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectability or enforceability of any of the Term Documents, the ownership of any Collateral or the perfection or priority of any Liens thereon. The Term Secured Parties will be entitled to manage and supervise their respective loans and extensions of credit under their respective Term Documents in accordance with law and as they may otherwise, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate. The Term Collateral Agent and the Term Secured Parties shall have no duty to the ABL Collateral Agent, any of the ABL Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or any of the Notes Secured Parties to act or refrain from acting in a manner which allows, or results in, the occurrence or continuance of an event of default or default under any agreements with the Company or any other Grantor (including the Term Documents, the ABL Documents and the Notes Documents), regardless of any knowledge thereof which they may have or be charged with.
          (c) No Waiver of Lien Priorities.
          (i) No right of the Term Secured Parties, the Term Collateral Agent or any of them to enforce any provision of this Agreement or any Term Document shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company or any other Grantor or by any act or failure to act by any Term Secured Party or the Term Collateral

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Agent, or by any noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Agreement, any of the Term Documents, any of the ABL Documents or any of the Notes Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which the Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties, or any of them, may have or be otherwise charged with.
          (ii) Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph (but subject to the rights of the Company and the other Grantors under the Term Documents and subject to the provisions of Section 2.4(c)), the Term Secured Parties, the Term Collateral Agent and any of them may, at any time and from time to time in accordance with the Term Documents and/or applicable law, without the consent of, or notice to, the ABL Collateral Agent, any ABL Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party, without incurring any liabilities to the ABL Collateral Agent, any ABL Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party and without impairing or releasing the Lien priorities and other benefits provided in this Agreement (even if any right of subrogation or other right or remedy of the ABL Collateral Agent, any ABL Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party is affected, impaired or extinguished thereby) do any one or more of the following:
     (1) sell, exchange, realize upon, enforce or otherwise deal with in any manner (subject to the terms hereof) and in any order any part of the TL Priority Collateral or any liability of the Company or any other Grantor to the Term Secured Parties or the Term Collateral Agent, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof;
     (2) settle or compromise any Term Obligation or any other liability of the Company or any other Grantor or any security therefor or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof; and
     (3) exercise or delay in or refrain from exercising any right or remedy against the Company or any security or any other Grantor or any other Person, elect any remedy and otherwise deal freely with the Company, any other Grantor or any TL Priority Collateral and any security and any guarantor or any liability of the Company or any other Grantor to the Term Secured Parties or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof.
          (iii) The ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, also agree that the Term Secured Parties and the Term Collateral Agent shall have no liability to the ABL Collateral Agent, any ABL Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party, and the ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, hereby waive any claim against any Term Secured Party or the Term Collateral Agent, arising out of any and all actions which the Term Secured Parties or the Term Collateral Agent may take or permit or omit to take with respect to:
          (1) the Term Documents (other than this Agreement);
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          (3) the foreclosure upon, or sale, liquidation or other disposition of, any TL Priority Collateral.
The ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agree that the Term Secured Parties and the Term Collateral Agent have no duty to the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or the Notes Secured Parties in respect of the maintenance or preservation of the TL Priority Collateral, the Term Obligations or otherwise.
          (iv) The Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, also agrees that the ABL Secured Parties and the ABL Collateral Agent shall have no liability to the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, hereby waives any claim against any ABL Secured Party or the ABL Collateral Agent, arising out of any and all actions which the ABL Secured Parties or the ABL Collateral Agent may take or permit or omit to take with respect to:
     (1) the ABL Documents (other than this Agreement);
     (2) the collection of the ABL Obligations; or
     (3) the foreclosure upon, or sale, liquidation or other disposition of, any TL Priority Collateral.
The Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agrees that the ABL Secured Parties and the ABL Collateral Agent have no duty to the Notes Collateral Agent or the Notes Secured Parties in respect of the maintenance or preservation of the TL Priority Collateral, the ABL Obligations or otherwise.
          (v) The ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties agree not to assert and hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or otherwise claim the benefit of, any marshalling, appraisal, valuation or other similar right that may otherwise be available under applicable law with respect to the TL Priority Collateral or any other similar rights a junior secured creditor may have under applicable law.
          (vi) The Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agrees not to assert and hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or otherwise claim the benefit of, any marshalling, appraisal, valuation or other similar right that may otherwise be available under applicable law with respect to the TL Priority Collateral or any other similar rights a junior secured creditor may have under applicable law.
          (d) Obligations Unconditional. All rights, interests, agreements and obligations of the Term Collateral Agent and the Term Secured Parties and the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent and the Notes Secured Parties, respectively, hereunder shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

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     (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Term Document, any ABL Document or any Notes Document;
     (ii) except as otherwise set forth in the Agreement, any change permitted hereunder in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other terms of, all or any of the Term Obligations, the ABL Obligations or the Notes Obligations, or any amendment or waiver or other modification permitted hereunder, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, of the terms of any Term Document, any ABL Document or any Notes Document;
     (iii) any exchange of any security interest in any TL Priority Collateral or any amendment, waiver or other modification permitted hereunder, whether in writing or by course of conduct or otherwise, of all or any of the Term Obligations, the ABL Obligations or the Notes Obligations;
     (iv) the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of the Company or any other Grantor; or
     (v) any other circumstances which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Company or any other Grantor in respect of the Term Obligations, or of the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party, or of the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party in respect of this Agreement.
Section 3. ABL Priority Collateral.
          3.1. Lien Priorities.
          (a) Relative Priorities. Notwithstanding (i) the time, manner, order or method of grant, creation, attachment or perfection of any Liens securing the Term Obligations or the Notes Obligations granted on the ABL Priority Collateral or of any Liens securing the ABL Obligations granted on the ABL Priority Collateral, (ii) the validity or enforceability of the security interests and Liens granted in favor of any Collateral Agent or any Secured Party on the ABL Priority Collateral, (iii) the date on which any ABL Obligations, Term Obligations or Notes Obligations are extended, (iv) any provision of the UCC or any other applicable law, including any rule for determining priority thereunder or under any other law or rule governing the relative priorities of secured creditors, including with respect to real property or fixtures, (v) any provision set forth in any ABL Document, any Term Document or any Notes Document (other than this Agreement), (vi) the possession or control by any Collateral Agent or any Secured Party or any bailee of all or any part of any ABL Priority Collateral as of the date hereof or otherwise, or (vii) any other circumstance whatsoever, the Term Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, hereby agree that:
     (i) any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral securing any ABL Obligations now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Parties or any agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects and prior to (x) any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral securing any of the Term

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Obligations and (y) any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral securing any of the Notes Obligations;
     (ii) any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Term Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent, any Notes Secured Parties or any agent or trustee therefor regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be junior and subordinate in all respects to all Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing any ABL Obligations;
     (iii) any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral securing any Term Obligations now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Parties or any agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects and prior to any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral securing any of the Notes Obligations; and
     (iv) any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Notes Collateral Agent, any Notes Secured Party or any agent or trustee therefor regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be junior and subordinate in all respects to all Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing any Term Obligations.
All Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing any ABL Obligations shall be and remain senior in all respects and prior to all Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing (x) any Term Obligations and (y) any Notes Obligations for all purposes, whether or not such Liens securing any ABL Obligations are subordinated to any Lien securing any other obligation of the Company, any other Grantor or any other Person. All Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing any Term Obligations shall be and remain senior in all respects and prior to all Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing any Notes Obligations for all purposes, whether or not such Liens securing any Term Obligations are subordinated to any Lien securing any other obligation of the Company, any other Grantor or any other Person.
          (b) Prohibition on Contesting Liens. Each of the Term Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each Term Secured Party, the ABL Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each ABL Secured Party, and the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each Notes Secured Party, agrees that it shall not (and hereby waives any right to) contest or support any other Person in contesting, in any proceeding (including any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), (i) the priority, validity or enforceability of a Lien held by or on behalf of any of the ABL Secured Parties in the ABL Priority Collateral, by or on behalf of any of the Term Secured Parties in the ABL Priority Collateral or by or on behalf of any of the Notes Secured Parties in the ABL Priority Collateral, as the case may be, or (ii) the validity or enforceability of any Term Security Document (or any Term Obligations thereunder), any ABL Security Document (or any ABL Obligations thereunder) or any Notes Security Document (or any Notes Obligations thereunder); provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or impair the rights of any of the Collateral Agents or any Secured Party to enforce this Agreement, including the

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priority of the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations, the Term Obligations and the Notes Obligations as provided in Sections 3.1(a), 3.2(a) and 3.2(b).
          (c) No New Liens. So long as the Discharge of ABL Obligations has not occurred, the parties hereto agree that the Company or any other Grantor shall not grant or permit any additional Liens on any asset or property of any Grantor to secure any Term Obligation or Notes Obligation unless it has granted or contemporaneously grants (x)(i) a First Priority Lien on such asset or property to secure the ABL Obligations if such asset or property constitutes ABL Priority Collateral or (ii) a Second Priority Lien on such asset or property to secure the ABL Obligations if such asset or property constitutes TL Priority Collateral, (y)(i) a Second Priority Lien on such asset or property to secure the Term Obligations if such asset or property constitutes ABL Priority Collateral or (ii) a First Priority Lien on such asset or property to secure the Term Obligations if such asset or property constitutes TL Priority Collateral and (z) a Third Priority Lien on such asset or property to secure the Notes Obligations. To the extent that the provisions of clause (x)(i) in the immediately preceding sentence are not complied with for any reason, without limiting any other rights and remedies available to the ABL Collateral Agent and/or the ABL Secured Parties, each of the Term Collateral Agent, on behalf of Term Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, agrees that any amounts received by or distributed to any of them pursuant to or as a result of Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral granted in contravention of such clause (x)(i) of this Section 3.1(c) shall be subject to Section 3.3.
          (d) Effectiveness of Lien Priorities. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that the Lien priorities provided for in this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired in any manner whatsoever, including, without limitation, on account of: (i) the invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of all or any part of the ABL Documents, the Term Documents or the Notes Documents; (ii) any amendment, change or modification of any ABL Documents, Term Documents or Notes Documents; or (iii) any impairment, modification, change, exchange, release or subordination of or limitation on, any liability of, or stay of actions or lien enforcement proceedings against, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries party to any of the ABL Documents, the Term Documents or the Notes Documents, its property, or its estate in bankruptcy resulting from any bankruptcy, arrangement, readjustment, composition, liquidation, rehabilitation, similar proceeding or otherwise involving or affecting any Secured Party.
          3.2. Exercise of Remedies.
          (a) So long as the Discharge of ABL Obligations has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or any other Grantor:
     (i) none of the Term Collateral Agent, the Term Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or the Notes Secured Parties (x) will exercise or seek to exercise any rights or remedies (including, without limitation, setoff) with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral (including, without limitation, the exercise of any right under any lockbox agreement, account control agreement, landlord waiver or bailee’s letter or similar agreement or arrangement in respect of ABL Priority Collateral to which the Term Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured

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Party is a party) or institute or commence or join with any Person (other than the ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Secured Parties) in commencing any action or proceeding with respect to such rights or remedies (including any action of foreclosure, enforcement, collection or execution); provided, however, that the Term Collateral Agent may exercise any or all such rights after the passage of a period of 180 days from the date of delivery of a notice in writing to the ABL Collateral Agent of the Term Collateral Agent’s intention to exercise its right to take such actions (the “Term Standstill Period”); provided, further, however, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the Term Collateral Agent nor any Term Secured Party will exercise any rights or remedies with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral if, notwithstanding the expiration of the Term Standstill Period, the ABL Collateral Agent or ABL Secured Parties shall have commenced the exercise of any of their rights or remedies with respect to all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral (prompt notice of such exercise to be given to the Term Collateral Agent) and are pursuing the exercise thereof, (y) will contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party with respect to, or any other exercise by the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party of any rights and remedies relating to, the ABL Priority Collateral under the ABL Documents or otherwise, or (z) subject to the rights of the Term Collateral Agent under clause (i)(x) above, will object to the forbearance by the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties from bringing or pursuing any foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any rights or remedies relating to the ABL Priority Collateral, in each case so long as the respective interests of the Term Secured Parties and the Notes Secured Parties attach to the proceeds thereof subject to the relative priorities described in Section 3.1; provided, that the Notes Collateral Agent and the Notes Secured Parties will not object to the forbearance by the Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties from bringing or pursuing any foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any rights or remedies relating to the ABL Priority Collateral, in each case so long as the interests of the Notes Secured Parties attach to the proceeds thereof subject to the relative priorities described in Section 3.1; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 3.2(a) shall be construed to authorize (A) the Term Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party to sell any ABL Priority Collateral free of the Lien of the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party or (B) the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party to sell any ABL Priority Collateral free of the Lien of the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Party; and
     (ii) the ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Secured Parties shall have the exclusive right to enforce rights, exercise remedies (including setoff and the right to credit bid their debt) and make determinations regarding the disposition of, or restrictions with respect to, the ABL Priority Collateral without any consultation with or the consent of the Term Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party; provided, that:
     (1) the Term Collateral Agent may take any action (not adverse to the prior Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations, or the rights of any ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties to exercise remedies in respect thereof) in order to preserve or protect its Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral;

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     (2) the Notes Collateral Agent may take any action (not adverse to the prior Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations and the Term Obligations, or the rights of any ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, any Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties to exercise remedies in respect thereof) in order to preserve or protect its Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral;
     (3) the Term Secured Parties and the Notes Secured Parties shall be entitled to file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Term Secured Parties or the Notes Secured Parties, as applicable, including without limitation any claims secured by the ABL Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
     (4) the Term Secured Parties and the Notes Secured Parties shall be entitled to file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either the Bankruptcy Law or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
     (5) the Term Secured Parties and the Notes Secured Parties shall be entitled to vote on any plan of reorganization and file any proof of claim in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise and other filings and make any arguments and motions that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral; and
     (6) the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Party may exercise any of its rights or remedies with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral after the termination of the Term Standstill Period to the extent permitted by clause (i)(x) above.
          In exercising rights and remedies with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral, the ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Secured Parties may enforce the provisions of the ABL Documents and exercise remedies thereunder, all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole discretion. Such exercise and enforcement shall include the rights of an agent appointed by them to sell or otherwise dispose of ABL Priority Collateral upon foreclosure, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition, and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured creditor under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction and of a secured creditor under Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction.
          (b) Following the Discharge of ABL Obligations, so long as the Discharge of Term Obligations has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or any other Grantor:
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with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral (including, without limitation, the exercise of any right under any lockbox agreement, account control agreement, landlord waiver or bailee’s letter or similar agreement or arrangement in respect of ABL Priority Collateral to which the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party is a party) or institute or commence, or join with any Person (other than the Term Collateral Agent and the Term Secured Parties) in commencing any action or proceeding with respect to such rights or remedies (including any action of foreclosure), enforcement, collection or execution; (y) will contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Party with respect to, or any other exercise by the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Party of any rights and remedies relating to, the ABL Priority Collateral under the Term Documents or otherwise, or (z) will object to the forbearance by the Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties from bringing or pursuing any foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any rights or remedies relating to the ABL Priority Collateral, in each case so long as the respective interests of the Notes Secured Parties attach to the proceeds thereof subject to the relative priorities described in Section 3.1; and
     (ii) the Term Collateral Agent and the Term Secured Parties shall have the exclusive right to enforce rights, exercise remedies (including setoff and the right to credit bid their debt) and make determinations regarding the disposition of, or restrictions with respect to, the ABL Priority Collateral without any consultation with or the consent of the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party; provided, that:
     (1) the Notes Collateral Agent may take any action (not adverse to the prior Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing the Term Obligations, or the rights of any Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties to exercise remedies in respect thereof) in order to preserve or protect its Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral;
     (2) the Notes Secured Parties shall be entitled to file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Notes Secured Parties, including without limitation any claims secured by the ABL Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
     (3) the Notes Secured Parties shall be entitled to file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either the Bankruptcy Law or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and
     (4) the Notes Secured Parties shall be entitled to vote on any plan of reorganization and file any proof of claim in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise and other filings and make any arguments and motions that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral.

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          In exercising rights and remedies with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral, the Term Collateral Agent and the Term Secured Parties may enforce the provisions of the Term Documents and exercise remedies thereunder, all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole discretion. Such exercise and enforcement shall include the rights of an agent appointed by them to sell or otherwise dispose of ABL Priority Collateral upon foreclosure, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition, and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured creditor under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction and of a secured creditor under Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction.
          (c) Each of the Term Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agrees that it will not take or receive any ABL Priority Collateral or any proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including setoff) with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral unless and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, except as expressly provided in the proviso in clause (ii) of Section 3.2(a). Following the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agrees that it will not take or receive any ABL Priority Collateral or any proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including setoff) with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral unless and until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (x) unless and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, except as expressly provided in the proviso in clause (ii) of Section 3.2(a), the sole right of the Term Collateral Agent and the Term Secured Parties with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral is to hold a Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral pursuant to the Term Documents for the period and to the extent granted therein and to receive a share of the proceeds thereof, if any, after the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred in accordance with the terms hereof, the Term Documents and applicable law and (y) unless and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations and the Discharge of Term Obligations have occurred, except as expressly provided in the proviso in clause (ii) of Section 3.2(a) and the proviso in clause (ii) of Section 3.2(b), the sole right of the Notes Collateral Agent and the Notes Secured Parties with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral is to hold a Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral pursuant to the Notes Documents for the period and to the extent granted therein and to receive a share of the proceeds thereof, if any, after the Discharge of ABL Obligations and the Discharge of Term Obligations have occurred in accordance with the terms hereof, the ABL Documents, the Term Documents and applicable law.
          (d) Subject to the proviso in clause (ii) of Section 3.2(a), the proviso in clause (ii) of Section 3.2(b):
     (i) the Term Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Term Secured Parties, agrees that the Term Collateral Agent and the Term Secured Parties will not take any action that would hinder any exercise of remedies under the ABL Documents with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral or is otherwise prohibited hereunder, including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of the ABL Priority Collateral, whether by foreclosure or otherwise;
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any action that would hinder any exercise of remedies under the ABL Documents or the Term Documents with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral or is otherwise prohibited hereunder, including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of the ABL Priority Collateral, whether by foreclosure or otherwise;
     (iii) the Term Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Term Secured Parties, hereby waives any and all rights it or the Term Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral or otherwise to object to the manner in which the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties seek to enforce or collect the ABL Obligations or the Liens granted in any of the ABL Priority Collateral, regardless of whether any action or failure to act by or on behalf of the ABL Collateral Agent or ABL Secured Parties is adverse to the interest of the Term Secured Parties; and
     (iv) the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, hereby waives any and all rights it or the Notes Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral or otherwise to object to the manner in which the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties seek to enforce or collect the ABL Obligations or the Term Obligations or the Liens granted in any of the ABL Priority Collateral, regardless of whether any action or failure to act by or on behalf of the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties is adverse to the interest of the Notes Secured Parties.
          (e) The Term Collateral Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that no covenant, agreement or restriction contained in any Term Document (other than this Agreement) shall be deemed to restrict in any way the rights and remedies of the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral as set forth in this Agreement and the ABL Documents.
          (f) The Notes Collateral Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that no covenant, agreement or restriction contained in any Notes Document (other than this Agreement) shall be deemed to restrict in any way the rights and remedies of the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral as set forth in this Agreement, the ABL Documents and the Term Documents.
          3.3. Payments Over.
          (a) So long as the Discharge of ABL Obligations has not occurred, any ABL Priority Collateral, cash proceeds thereof or non-cash proceeds not constituting TL Priority Collateral received by the Term Collateral Agent, the Notes Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Parties or any Notes Secured Parties in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including setoff) relating to the ABL Priority Collateral in contravention of this Agreement shall be segregated and held in trust and forthwith paid over to the ABL Collateral Agent for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. The ABL Collateral Agent is hereby au-

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thorized to make any such endorsements as agent for the Term Collateral Agent, any such Term Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or any such Notes Secured Parties. This authorization is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until such time as this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms.
          (b) Following the Discharge of ABL Obligations, so long as the Discharge of Term Obligations has not occurred, any ABL Priority Collateral, cash proceeds thereof or non-cash proceeds received by the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Parties in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including setoff) relating to the ABL Priority Collateral in contravention of this Agreement shall be segregated and held in trust and forthwith paid over to the Term Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Term Secured Parties in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. The Term Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to make any such endorsements as agent for the Notes Collateral Agent or any such Notes Secured Parties. This authorization is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until such time as this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms.
          3.4. Other Agreements.
          (a) Releases by ABL Collateral Agent.
     (i) If, in connection with:
     (1) the exercise of any ABL Collateral Agent’s remedies in respect of the ABL Priority Collateral provided for in Section 3.2(a), including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of any such ABL Priority Collateral; or
     (2) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of any ABL Priority Collateral permitted under the terms of the ABL Documents, the Term Documents and the Notes Documents (whether or not an event of default thereunder, and as defined therein, has occurred and is continuing),
the ABL Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any of the ABL Secured Parties, releases any of its Liens on any part of the ABL Priority Collateral other than, in the case of clause (2) above, (A) in connection with the Discharge of ABL Obligations and (B) after the occurrence and during the continuance of any event of default under the Term Credit Agreement or the Indentures, then the Liens, if any, of the Term Collateral Agent, for itself or for the benefit of the Term Secured Parties, and of the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself or for the benefit of the Notes Secured Parties, on such ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Proceeds thereof, which shall be subject to the priorities set forth in this Agreement) shall be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released and the Term Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any such Term Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any such Notes Secured Parties, promptly shall execute and deliver to the ABL Collateral Agent or such Grantor such termination statements, releases and other documents as the ABL Collateral Agent or such Grantor may request to effectively confirm such release; provided that in the case of clause (a)(i) above, any Proceeds of such disposition shall be applied in accordance with this Agreement.

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          (ii) Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations occurs, the Term Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Term Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and an on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the ABL Collateral Agent and any officer or agent of the ABL Collateral Agent, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney in fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of the Term Collateral Agent, the Notes Collateral Agent or such holder or in the ABL Collateral Agent’s own name, from time to time in the ABL Collateral Agent’s discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Section 3.4(a) with respect to ABL Priority Collateral, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Section 3.4(a) with respect to ABL Priority Collateral, including any endorsements or other instruments of transfer or release.
          (iii) Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations occurs, to the extent that the ABL Secured Parties (a) have released any Lien on ABL Priority Collateral and any such Lien is later reinstated or (b) obtain any new First Priority Liens on assets constituting ABL Priority Collateral from Grantors, then the Term Secured Parties shall be granted a Second Priority Lien on any such ABL Priority Collateral and the Notes Secured Parties shall be grated a Third Priority Lien on any such ABL Priority Collateral.
          (iv) If, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, a subordination of the ABL Collateral Agent’s Lien on any ABL Priority Collateral is permitted (or in good faith believed by the ABL Collateral Agent to be permitted) under the ABL Credit Agreement and the Term Credit Agreement to another Lien permitted under the ABL Credit Agreement, the Term Credit Agreement and the Indentures (an “ABL Collateral Priority Lien”), then the ABL Collateral Agent is authorized to execute and deliver a subordination agreement with respect thereto in form and substance satisfactory to it, and the Term Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Term Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent for itself and on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, shall promptly execute and deliver to the ABL Collateral Agent an identical subordination agreement subordinating (x) the Liens of the Term Collateral Agent for the benefit of (and on behalf of) the Term Secured Parties to such ABL Collateral Priority Lien and (y) the Liens of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of (and on behalf of) the Notes Secured Parties to such ABL Collateral Priority Lien.
          (b) Releases by Term Collateral Agent.
          (i) Following the Discharge of ABL Obligations, but prior to the Discharge of Term Obligations, if, in connection with:
     (1) the exercise of any Term Collateral Agent’s remedies in respect of the ABL Priority Collateral provided for in Section 3.2(b), including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of any such ABL Priority Collateral; or
     (2) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of any ABL Priority Collateral permitted under the terms of the Term Documents and the Notes Documents (whether or not an event of default thereunder, and as defined therein, has occurred and is continuing),

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the Term Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any of the Term Secured Parties, releases any of its Liens on any part of the ABL Priority Collateral other than, in the case of clause (2) above, (A) in connection with the Discharge of Term Obligations and (B) after the occurrence and during the continuance of any event of default under the Indentures, then the Liens, if any, of the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself or for the benefit of the Notes Secured Parties, on such ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Proceeds thereof, which shall be subject to the priorities set forth in this Agreement) shall be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released and the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any such Notes Secured Parties, promptly shall execute and deliver to the Term Collateral Agent or such Grantor such termination statements, releases and other documents as the Term Collateral Agent or such Grantor may request to effectively confirm such release; provided that in the case of clause (b)(i) above, any Proceeds of such disposition shall be applied in accordance with this Agreement.
          (ii) Following the Discharge of ABL Obligations and until the Discharge of Term Obligations occurs, the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Term Collateral Agent and any officer or agent of the Term Collateral Agent, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney in fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of the Notes Collateral Agent or such holder or in the Term Collateral Agent’s own name, from time to time in the Term Collateral Agent’s discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Section 3.4(b) with respect to ABL Priority Collateral, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Section 3.4(b) with respect to ABL Priority Collateral, including any endorsements or other instruments of transfer or release.
          (iii) Following the Discharge of ABL Obligations and until the Discharge of Term Obligations occurs, to the extent that the Term Secured Parties (a) have released any Lien on ABL Priority Collateral and any such Lien is later reinstated or (b) obtain any new Second Priority Liens on assets constituting ABL Priority Collateral from Grantors, then the Notes Secured Parties shall be granted a Third Priority Lien on any such ABL Priority Collateral.
          (iv) If, prior to the Discharge of Term Obligations, a subordination of the Term Collateral Agent’s Lien on any ABL Priority Collateral is permitted (or in good faith believed by the Term Collateral Agent to be permitted) under the Term Credit Agreement to another Lien permitted under the Term Credit Agreement and the Indentures (a “Subsequent ABL Collateral Priority Lien”), then the Term Collateral Agent is authorized to execute and deliver a subordination agreement with respect thereto in form and substance satisfactory to it, and the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, shall promptly execute and deliver to the Term Collateral Agent an identical subordination agreement subordinating the Liens of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of (and on behalf of) the Notes Secured Parties to such Subsequent Term Collateral Priority Lien.
          (c) Insurance. Unless and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, the ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Secured Parties shall have the sole and exclusive right, subject to the rights of the Grantors under the ABL Documents, to adjust settlement for any insurance policy covering the ABL Priority Collateral in the event of any loss thereunder and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding (or any deed in lieu of

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condemnation) in respect of the ABL Priority Collateral. Following the Discharge of ABL Obligations, unless and until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, the Term Collateral Agent and the Term Secured Parties shall have the sole and exclusive right, subject to the rights of the Grantors under the Term Documents, to adjust settlement for any insurance policy covering the ABL Priority Collateral in the event of any loss thereunder and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding (or any deed in lieu of condemnation) in respect of the ABL Priority Collateral.
          (d) Amendments to Term Security Documents or Notes Security Documents.
          (i) Without the prior written consent of the ABL Collateral Agent, no Term Security Document or Notes Security Document may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or entered into to the extent such amendment, supplement or modification, or the terms of any new Term Document or new Notes Document, would contravene the provisions of this Agreement. Grantors agree that each Term Security Document and Notes Security Document (other than (x) any mortgage, deed of trust or similar security document relating to real property and fixtures thereon and (y) any Term Security Document and Notes Security Document where the party or parties granting security interests thereunder are not parties hereto, as contemplated by Section 6.19) shall include the following language (with any necessary modifications to give effect to applicable definitions) (or language to similar effect approved by the ABL Collateral Agent):
“Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to [the Term Collateral Agent] [the Notes Collateral Agent] pursuant to this Agreement in any ABL Priority Collateral and the exercise of any right or remedy by [the Term Collateral Agent] [the Notes Collateral Agent] with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral hereunder are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of [April 12, 2006] [March 18, 2009] (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among DHM HOLDING COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation, DOLE HOLDING COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the other GRANTORS from time to time party thereto, DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as ABL Collateral Agent, DBAG, as Term Collateral Agent, [U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Notes Collateral Agent], and certain other persons party or that may become party thereto from time to time. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.”
          (ii) In the event any ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties and the relevant Grantor enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the ABL Security Documents for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any ABL Security Document or changing in any manner the rights of the ABL Collateral Agent, such ABL Secured Parties, the Company or any other Grantor thereunder, in each case with respect to or relating to the ABL Priority Collateral, then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of (x) the

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Comparable Term Security Document without the consent of the Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties and without any action by the Term Collateral Agent, the Company or any other Grantor and (y) the Comparable Notes Security Document without the consent of the Notes Collateral Agent or the Notes Secured Parties and without any action by the Notes Collateral Agent, the Company or any other Grantor, provided that (A) no such amendment, waiver or consent shall have the effect of (i) removing assets that constitute ABL Priority Collateral subject to the Lien of the Term Security Documents or the Notes Security Documents, except to the extent that a release of such Lien is permitted or required by Section 3.4(a) and provided that there is a corresponding release of such Lien securing the ABL Obligations, (ii) imposing duties on the Term Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent without its consent or (iii) permitting other liens on the ABL Priority Collateral not permitted under the terms of the Term Documents, the Notes Documents or Section 3.5 and (B) notice of such amendment, waiver or consent shall have been given to the Term Collateral Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent within ten (10) Business Days after the effective date of such amendment, waiver or consent.
          (iii) Following the Discharge of ABL Obligations, in the event any Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties and the relevant Grantor enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the Term Security Documents for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any Term Security Document or changing in any manner the rights of the Term Collateral Agent, such Term Secured Parties, the Company or any other Grantor thereunder, in each case with respect to or relating to the ABL Priority Collateral, then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of the Comparable Notes Security Document without the consent of the Notes Collateral Agent or the Notes Secured Parties and without any action by the Notes Collateral Agent, the Company or any other Grantor, provided that (A) no such amendment, waiver or consent shall have the effect of (i) removing assets that constitute ABL Priority Collateral subject to the Lien of the Notes Security Documents, except to the extent that a release of such Lien is permitted or required by Section 3.4(b) and provided that there is a corresponding release of such Lien securing the Term Obligations, (ii) imposing duties on the Notes Collateral Agent without its consent or (iii) permitting other liens on the ABL Priority Collateral not permitted under the terms of the Notes Documents or Section 2.5 and (B) notice of such amendment, waiver or consent shall have been given to the Notes Collateral Agent within ten (10) Business Days after the effective date of such amendment, waiver or consent.
          (e) Rights As Unsecured Creditors. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 3.1 and the Notes Documents, the Term Collateral Agent, the Term Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent and the Notes Secured Parties may exercise rights and remedies as unsecured creditors against the Company or any other Grantor that has guaranteed the Term Obligations or the Notes Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Term Documents, the Notes Documents and applicable law. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 3.1, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the receipt by the Term Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Parties of the required payments of interest, principal and other amounts in respect of the Term Obligations and Notes Obligations, as applicable, so long as such receipt is not the direct or indirect result of the exercise by the Term Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Parties of rights or remedies as a secured creditor (including setoff) in respect of the ABL Priority Collateral or enforcement in contravention of this Agreement of any Lien held by any of them.

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          (f) Bailee for Perfection.
          (i) The ABL Collateral Agent agrees to hold that part of the ABL Priority Collateral that is in its possession or control (or in the possession or control of its agents or bailees) to the extent that possession or control thereof is taken to perfect a Lien thereon under the UCC (such ABL Priority Collateral being the “Pledged ABL Priority Collateral”) as collateral agent for the ABL Secured Parties and as bailee for and, with respect to any collateral that cannot be perfected in such manner, as agent for, the Term Collateral Agent (on behalf of the Term Secured Parties) and the Notes Collateral Agent (on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties) and any assignee thereof and act as such agent under all control agreements relating to the Pledged ABL Priority Collateral, in each case solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted under the ABL Credit Documents, the Term Documents and the Notes Documents, as applicable, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 3.4(f). Following the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Term Collateral Agent agrees to hold the Pledged ABL Priority Collateral as collateral agent for the Term Secured Parties and as bailee for and, with respect to any collateral that cannot be perfected in such manner, as agent for, the Notes Collateral Agent (on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties) and any assignee thereof solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted under the Term Documents and the Notes Documents, as applicable, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 3.4(f). As security for the payment and performance in full of all the Notes Obligations and Term Obligations each Grantor hereby grants to the ABL Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Notes Secured Parties and the Term Secured Parties a lien on and security interest in all of the right, title and interest of such Grantor, in and to and under the Pledged ABL Priority Collateral wherever located and whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired from time to time. As security for the payment and performance in full of all the Notes Obligations, each Grantor hereby grants to the Term Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Notes Secured Parties a lien on and security interest in all of the right, title and interest of such Grantor, in and to and under the Pledged ABL Priority Collateral wherever located and whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired from time to time.
          (ii) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, (x) until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, the ABL Collateral Agent shall be entitled to deal with the Pledged ABL Priority Collateral in accordance with the terms of the ABL Documents as if the Liens of the Term Collateral Agent under the Term Security Documents and the Liens of the Notes Collateral Agent under the Notes Security Documents did not exist and (y) following the Discharge of ABL Obligations and until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, the Term Collateral Agent shall be entitled to deal with the Pledged ABL Priority Collateral in accordance with the terms of the Term Documents as if the Liens of the Notes Collateral Agent under the Notes Security Documents did not exist. The rights of the Term Collateral Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent shall at all times be subject to the terms of this Agreement and to the ABL Collateral Agent’s rights under the ABL Documents.
          (iii) The ABL Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any ABL Secured Party, the Term Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party to ensure that the Pledged ABL Priority Collateral is genuine or owned by any of the Grantors or to preserve rights or benefits of any Person except as expressly set forth in this Section 3.4(f). The duties or responsibilities of the ABL Collateral Agent under this Section 3.4(f) shall be limited solely to holding the Pledged ABL Priority Collateral as

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bailee or agent in accordance with this Section 3.4(f). The Term Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Term Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party to ensure that the Pledged ABL Priority Collateral is genuine or owned by any of the Grantors or to preserve rights or benefits of any Person except as expressly set forth in this Section 3.4(f). The duties or responsibilities of the Term Collateral Agent under this Section 3.4(f) shall be limited solely to holding the Pledged ABL Priority Collateral as bailee or agent in accordance with this Section 3.4(f).
          (iv) The ABL Collateral Agent acting pursuant to this Section 3.4(f) shall not have by reason of the ABL Security Documents, the Term Security Documents, the Notes Security Documents, this Agreement or any other document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any ABL Secured Party, the Term Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party. The Term Collateral Agent acting pursuant to this Section 3.4(f) shall not have by reason of the Term Security Documents, the Notes Security Documents, this Agreement or any other document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Term Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party.
          (v) Upon the Discharge of ABL Obligations under the ABL Documents to which the ABL Collateral Agent is a party, the ABL Collateral Agent shall deliver or cause to be delivered the remaining Pledged ABL Priority Collateral (if any) in its possession or in the possession of its agents or bailees, together with any necessary endorsements, first, to the Term Collateral Agent to the extent Term Obligations remain outstanding, second, to the Notes Collateral Agent to the extent Notes Obligations remain outstanding, and third, to the applicable Grantor to the extent no ABL Obligations, Term Obligations or Notes Obligations remain outstanding (in each case, so as to allow such Person to obtain control of such Pledged ABL Priority Collateral) and will cooperate with the Term Collateral Agent or Notes Collateral Agent, as applicable, in assigning (without recourse to or warranty by the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party or agent or bailee thereof) control over any other Pledged ABL Priority Collateral under its control. The ABL Collateral Agent further agrees to take all other action reasonably requested by such Person in connection with such Person obtaining a first priority interest in the Pledged ABL Priority Collateral or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. Following the Discharge of ABL Obligations and upon the Discharge of Term Obligations under the Term Documents to which the Term Collateral Agent is a party, the Term Collateral Agent shall deliver or cause to be delivered the remaining Pledged ABL Priority Collateral (if any) in its possession or in the possession of its agents or bailees, together with any necessary endorsements, first, to the Notes Collateral Agent to the extent Notes Obligations remain outstanding, and second, to the applicable Grantor to the extent no Term Obligations or Notes Obligations remain outstanding (in each case, so as to allow such Person to obtain control of such Pledged ABL Priority Collateral) and will cooperate with the Notes Collateral Agent in assigning (without recourse to or warranty by the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Party or agent or bailee thereof) control over any other Pledged ABL Priority Collateral under its control. The Term Collateral Agent further agrees to take all other action reasonably requested by such Person in connection with such Person obtaining a first priority interest in the Pledged ABL Priority Collateral or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
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ABL Collateral Agent hereunder and under the Term Security Documents, the ABL Security Documents or the Notes Security Documents (1) with respect to the delivery and control of any part of the ABL Priority Collateral, and (2) to direct, instruct, vote upon or otherwise influence the maintenance or disposition of such ABL Priority Collateral, shall immediately, and (to the extent permitted by law) without further action on the part of either of the Term Collateral Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent, pass to the Term Collateral Agent, who shall thereafter hold such rights for the benefit of the Term Secured Parties and as bailee for and, with respect to any collateral that cannot be perfected in such manner, as agent for, the Notes Secured Parties. Each of the ABL Collateral Agent and the Grantors agrees that it will, if any Term Obligations or Notes Obligations remain outstanding upon the Discharge of ABL Obligations, take any other action required by any law or reasonably requested by the Term Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent, in connection with the Term Collateral Agent’s establishment and perfection of a First Priority security interest in the ABL Priority Collateral and the Notes Collateral Agent’s establishment and perfection of a Second Priority security interest in the ABL Priority Collateral.
          (vii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if for any reason, prior to the Discharge of Term Obligations, the ABL Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent acquires possession of any Pledged Term Priority Collateral, the ABL Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent shall hold same as bailee and/or agent to the same extent as is provided in preceding clause (i) with respect to Pledged ABL Priority Collateral, provided that as soon as is practicable the ABL Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent shall deliver or cause to be delivered such Pledged Term Priority Collateral to the Term Collateral Agent in a manner otherwise consistent with the requirements of the preceding clause (v).
          (g) When Discharge of ABL Obligations Deemed to Not Have Occurred. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if at any time after the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred (or concurrently therewith) the Company or any other Grantor immediately thereafter (or concurrently therewith) enters into any Permitted Refinancing of any ABL Obligations, then such Discharge of ABL Obligations shall automatically be deemed not to have occurred for all purposes of this Agreement (other than with respect to any actions taken prior to the date of such designation as a result of the occurrence of such first Discharge of ABL Obligations), and the obligations under the Permitted Refinancing shall automatically be treated as ABL Obligations (together with Secured Cash Management Agreements on the basis provided in the definition of “ABL Documents” contained herein) for all purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of the Lien priorities and rights in respect of Collateral set forth herein, the term “ABL Credit Agreement” shall be deemed appropriately modified to refer to such Permitted Refinancing and the ABL Collateral Agent under such ABL Documents shall be an ABL Collateral Agent for all purposes hereof and the new secured parties under such ABL Documents (together with Secured Cash Management Banks as provided herein) shall automatically be treated as ABL Secured Parties for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon receipt of a notice stating that the Company or any other Grantor has entered into a new ABL Document in respect of a Permitted Refinancing of ABL Obligations (which notice shall include the identity of the new collateral agent, such agent, the “New ABL Agent”), and delivery by the New ABL Agent of an Intercreditor Agreement Joinder, the Term Collateral Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent shall promptly (i) enter into such documents and agreements (including amendments or supplements to this Agreement) as the Company or such New ABL Agent shall reasonably request in order to pro-

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vide to the New ABL Agent the rights contemplated hereby, in each case consistent in all material respects with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) deliver to the New ABL Agent any Pledged ABL Priority Collateral held by the Term Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent together with any necessary endorsements (or otherwise allow the New ABL Agent to obtain control of such Pledged ABL Priority Collateral). The New ABL Agent shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If the new ABL Obligations under the new ABL Documents are secured by assets of the Grantors of the type constituting ABL Priority Collateral that do not also secure the Term Obligations and the Notes Obligations, then the Term Obligations shall be secured at such time by a Second Priority Lien on such assets to the same extent provided in the Term Security Documents with respect to the other ABL Priority Collateral and the Notes Obligations shall be secured at such time by a Third Priority Lien on such assets to the same extent provided in the Notes Security Documents with respect to the other ABL Priority Collateral. If the new ABL Obligations under the new ABL Documents are secured by assets of the Grantors of the type constituting TL Priority Collateral that do not also secure the Term Obligations and the Notes Obligations, then the Term Obligations shall be secured at such time by a First Priority Lien on such assets to the same extent provided in the Term Security Documents with respect to the other TL Priority Collateral and the Notes Obligations shall be secured at such time by a Third Priority Lien on such assets to the same extent provided in the Notes Security Documents with respect to the other TL Priority Collateral.
          (h) Option to Purchase ABL Obligations.
          (i) Without prejudice to the enforcement of remedies by the ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Secured Parties, any Person or Persons (in each case who must meet all eligibility standards contained in all relevant ABL Documents) at any time or from time to time designated by the holders of more than 50% in aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Obligations under the Term Credit Agreement as being entitled to exercise all default purchase options as to the Term Obligations then outstanding (an “Eligible Term Purchaser”) shall have the right to purchase by way of assignment (and shall thereby also assume all commitments and duties of the Term Secured Parties), at any time during the exercise period described in clause (iii) below of this Section 3.4(h), all, but not less than all, of the ABL Obligations (other than the ABL Obligations of a Defaulting ABL Secured Party (as defined below)), including all principal of and accrued and unpaid interest and fees on and all prepayment or acceleration penalties and premiums in respect of all ABL Obligations outstanding at the time of purchase; provided, that at the time of (and as a condition to) any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.4(h), all commitments pursuant to any then outstanding ABL Credit Agreement shall have terminated in accordance with their terms. Any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.4(h)(i) shall be made as follows:
     (1) for (x) a purchase price equal to the sum of (A) in the case of all loans, advances or other similar extensions of credit that constitute ABL Obligations (including unreimbursed amounts drawn in respect of letters of credit, but excluding the undrawn amount of then outstanding letters of credit), 100% of the principal amount thereof and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of purchase (without regard, however, to any acceleration or other prepayment penalties or premiums other than customary breakage costs) plus (B) all accrued and unpaid fees, expenses, indemnities and other amounts through the date of purchase; and (y) an obligation on the part of the re-

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spective Eligible Term Purchasers (which shall be expressly provided in the assignment documentation described below) to reimburse each issuing lender and bank guaranty issuer (or any ABL Secured Party required to pay same) for all amounts thereafter drawn with respect to any letters of credit and any bank guaranties constituting ABL Obligations which remain outstanding after the date of any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.4, together with all facing fees and other amounts which may at any future time be owing to the respective issuing lender or bank guaranty issues with respect to such letters of credit and bank guaranties;
     (2) with the purchase price described in the preceding clause (i)(1)(x) payable in cash on the date of purchase against transfer to the respective Eligible Term Purchaser or Eligible Term Purchasers (without recourse and without any representation or warranty whatsoever, whether as to the enforceability of any ABL Obligation or the validity, enforceability, perfection, priority or sufficiency of any Lien securing, or guarantee or other supporting obligation for, any ABL Obligation or as to any other matter whatsoever, except the representation and warranty that the transferor owns free and clear of all Liens and encumbrances (other than participation interests not prohibited by the ABL Credit Agreement, in which case the purchase price described in preceding clause (i)(1)(x) shall be appropriately adjusted so that the Eligible Term Purchaser or Eligible Term Purchasers do not pay amounts represented by any participation interest which remains in effect), and has the right to convey, whatever claims and interests it may have in respect of the ABL Obligations); provided that the purchase price in respect of any outstanding letter of credit that remains undrawn on the date of purchase shall be payable in cash as and when such letter of credit is drawn upon (i) first, from the cash collateral account described in clause (a)(3) below, until the amounts contained therein have been exhausted, and (ii) thereafter, directly by the respective Eligible Term Purchaser or Eligible Term Purchasers;
     (3) with such purchase accompanied by a deposit of cash collateral under the sole dominion and control of the ABL Collateral Agent or its designee in an amount equal to 110% of the sum of the aggregate undrawn amount of all then outstanding letters of credit and bank guaranties pursuant to the ABL Documents and the aggregate facing and similar fees which will accrue thereon through the stated maturity of the letters of credit and bank guaranties (assuming no drawings thereon before stated maturity), as security for the respective Eligible Term Purchaser’s or Eligible Term Purchasers’ obligation to pay amounts as provided in preceding clause (i)(l)(y), it being understood and agreed that (x) at the time any facing or similar fees are owing to an issuer with respect to any letter of credit, the ABL Collateral Agent may apply amounts deposited with it as described above to pay same and (y) upon any drawing under any letter of credit, the ABL Collateral Agent shall apply amounts deposited with it as described above to repay the respective unpaid drawing. After giving effect to any payment made as described above in this clause (3), those amounts (if any) then on deposit with the ABL Collateral Agent as described in this clause (3) which exceed 110% of the sum of the aggregate undrawn amount of all then outstanding letters of credit and bank guaranties and the aggregate facing and similar fees (to the respective issuers) which will accrue thereon through the stated maturity of the then outstanding letters of credit and bank guaranties (assuming no drawings thereon before stated maturity), shall be returned to the respective Eligible

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Term Purchaser or Eligible Term Purchasers (as their interests appear). Furthermore, at such time as all letters of credit and bank guaranties have been cancelled, expired or been fully drawn, as the case may be, and after all applications described above have been made, any excess cash collateral deposited as described above in this clause (3) (and not previously applied or released as provided above) shall be returned to the respective Eligible Term Purchaser or Eligible Term Purchasers, as their interests appear;
     (4) with the purchase price described in preceding clause (i)(1)(x) accompanied by a waiver by the Term Collateral Agent (on behalf of itself and the other Term Secured Parties) of all claims arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby as a result of exercising the purchase option contemplated by this Section 3.4(h);
     (5) with all amounts payable to the various ABL Secured Parties in respect of the assignments described above to be distributed to them by the ABL Collateral Agent in accordance with their respective holdings of the various ABL Obligations; and
     (6) with such purchase to be made pursuant to assignment documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to, and prepared by counsel for, the ABL Collateral Agent (with the cost of such counsel to be paid by the Grantors or, if the Grantors do not make such payment, by the respective Eligible Term Purchaser or Eligible Term Purchasers, who shall have the right to obtain reimbursement of same from the Grantors); it being understood and agreed that the ABL Collateral Agent and each other ABL Secured Party shall retain all rights to indemnification as provided in the relevant ABL Documents for all periods prior to any assignment by them pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.4(h). The relevant assignment documentation shall also provide that, if for any reason (other than the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the ABL Collateral Agent (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment)), the amount of cash collateral held by the ABL Collateral Agent or its designee pursuant to preceding clause (a)(3) is at any time less than the full amounts owing with respect to any letter of credit described above (including facing and similar fees) then the respective Eligible Term Purchaser or Eligible Term Purchasers shall promptly reimburse the ABL Collateral Agent (who shall pay the respective issuing bank) the amount of deficiency.
          (ii) The right to exercise the purchase option described in Section 3.4(h)(i) above shall be exercisable and legally enforceable upon at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice of exercise (which notice, once given, shall be irrevocable and fully binding on the respective Eligible Term Purchaser or Eligible Term Purchasers) given to the ABL Collateral Agent by an Eligible Term Purchaser. Neither the ABL Collateral Agent nor any ABL Secured Party shall have any disclosure obligation to any Eligible Term Purchaser, the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Party in connection with any exercise of such purchase option.
          (iii) The right to purchase the ABL Obligations as described in this Section 3.4(h) may be exercised (by giving the irrevocable written notice described in preceding clause (ii)) during the period that (1) begins on the date occurring three Business Days after the first to occur of (x) the date of the acceleration of the final maturity of the loans under the ABL Credit

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Agreement, (y) the occurrence of the final maturity of the loans under the ABL Credit Agreement or (z) the occurrence of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding with respect to the Company or any other Grantor which constitutes an event of default under the ABL Credit Agreement (in each case, so long as the acceleration, failure to pay amounts due at final maturity or such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding constituting an event of default has not been rescinded or cured within such 10 Business Day period, and so long as any unpaid amounts constituting ABL Obligations remain owing); provided that if there is any failure to meet the condition described in the proviso of preceding clause (i) hereof, the aforementioned date shall be extended until the first date upon which such condition is satisfied, and (2) ends on the 90th day after the start of the period described in clause (1) above.
          (iv) The obligations of the ABL Secured Parties to sell their respective ABL Obligations under this Section 3.4(h) are several and not joint and several. To the extent any ABL Secured Party breaches its obligation to sell its ABL Obligations under this Section 3.4(h) (a “Defaulting ABL Secured Party”), nothing in this Section 3.4(h) shall be deemed to require the ABL Collateral Agent or any other ABL Secured Party to purchase such Defaulting ABL Secured Party’s ABL Obligations for resale to the holders of Term Obligations and in all cases, the ABL Collateral Agent and each ABL Secured Party complying with the terms of this Section 3.4(h) shall not be deemed to be in default of this Agreement or otherwise be deemed liable for any action or inaction of any Defaulting ABL Secured Party; provided that nothing in this clause (iv) shall require any Eligible Term Purchaser to purchase less than all of the ABL Obligations.
          (v) Each Grantor irrevocably consents to any assignment effected to one or more Eligible Term Purchasers pursuant to this Section 3.4(h) (so long as they meet all eligibility standards contained in all relevant Term Documents, other than obtaining the consent of any Grantor to an assignment to the extent required by such ABL Documents) for purposes of all Term Documents and hereby agrees that no further consent from such Grantor shall be required.
          3.5. Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings.
          (a) Finance and Sale Issues.
          (i) Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, if the Company or any other Grantor shall be subject to any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and the ABL Collateral Agent shall desire to permit the use of cash collateral constituting ABL Priority Collateral on which the ABL Collateral Agent or any other creditor has a Lien or to permit the Company or any other Grantor to obtain a DIP Financing, then the Term Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agree that they will raise no objection to such use of cash collateral constituting ABL Priority Collateral or to the fact that such DIP Financing may be granted Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral and will not request adequate protection or any other relief in connection therewith (except, as expressly agreed by the ABL Collateral Agent or to the extent permitted by Section 3.5(c)) and, to the extent the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations are subordinated or pari passu with the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing such DIP Financing, the Term Collateral Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent will subordinate their Liens in the ABL Priority Collateral to the Liens securing such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating thereto). The Term Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Term Secured

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Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agree that it will not raise any objection or oppose a sale or other disposition of any ABL Priority Collateral free and clear of its Liens (subject to attachment of proceeds with respect to the Second Priority Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral in favor of the Term Collateral Agent and the Third Priority Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent in the same order and manner as otherwise set forth herein) or other claims under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code if the ABL Secured Parties have consented to such sale or disposition of such assets.
          (ii) Following the Discharge of ABL Obligations and until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, if the Company or any other Grantor shall be subject to any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and the Term Collateral Agent shall desire to permit the Company or any other Grantor to obtain a DIP Financing, then the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agrees that it will raise no objection to such use of cash collateral constituting ABL Priority Collateral or to the fact that such DIP Financing may be granted Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral and will not request adequate protection or any other relief in connection therewith (except, as expressly, agreed by the Term Collateral Agent or to the extent permitted by Section 3.5(c)) and, to the extent the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing the Term Obligations are subordinated or pari passu with the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing such DIP Financing, the Notes Collateral Agent will subordinate its Liens in the ABL Priority Collateral to the Liens securing such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating thereto). Following the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, agrees that it will not raise any objection or oppose a sale or other disposition of any ABL Priority Collateral free and clear of its Liens (subject to attachment of proceeds with respect to the Third Priority Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent in the same order and manner as otherwise set forth herein) or other claims under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code if the Term Secured Parties have consented to such sale or disposition of such assets.
          (b) Relief from the Automatic Stay. Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, the Term Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agree that none of them shall seek relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of the ABL Priority Collateral, without the prior written consent of the ABL Collateral Agent. Following the Discharge of ABL Obligations, until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agrees that none of them shall seek relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of the ABL Priority Collateral without the prior written consent of the Term Collateral Agent.
          (c) Adequate Protection.
          (i) The Term Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agree that none of them shall contest (or support any other person contesting) (i) any request by the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties for adequate protection with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral or (ii) any objection by the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Se-

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cured Parties claiming a lack of adequate protection with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions in this Section 3.5(c), in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, (A) if the ABL Secured Parties (or any subset thereof) are granted adequate protection in the form of additional collateral in the nature of assets constituting ABL Priority Collateral in connection with any DIP Financing, then the Term Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself or any of the Term Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, may seek or request adequate protection in the form of a Lien on such additional collateral, which Lien of the Term Collateral Agent will be subordinated to the Liens securing the ABL Obligations and such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating thereto) on the same basis as the other Liens on ABL Priority Collateral securing the Term Obligations are so subordinated to the ABL Obligations under this Agreement and which Lien of the Notes Collateral Agent will be subordinated to the Liens securing the ABL Obligations, such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating thereto) and the Term Obligations on the same basis as the other Liens on ABL Priority Collateral securing the Notes Obligations are so subordinated to the ABL Obligations and Term Obligations under this Agreement, and (B) in the event the Term Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Secured Parties, or the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of ABL Priority Collateral securing Term Obligations or the Notes Obligations, as applicable, and such adequate protection is granted in the form of additional collateral in the nature of assets constituting ABL Priority Collateral, then the Term Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself or any of the Term Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agree that the ABL Collateral Agent shall also be granted a senior Lien on such additional collateral as security for the ABL Obligations and for any such DIP Financing provided by the ABL Secured Parties and that any Lien on such additional collateral securing the Term Obligations and the Notes Obligations shall be subordinated to the Liens on such collateral securing the ABL Obligations and any such DIP Financing provided by the ABL Secured Parties (and all obligations relating thereto) and to any other Liens granted to the ABL Secured Parties as adequate protection on the same basis as the other Liens on ABL Priority Collateral securing the Term Obligations and Notes Obligations are so subordinated to such ABL Obligations under this Agreement.
          (ii) Prior to the Discharge of Term Obligations, the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agrees that none of them shall contest (or support any other person contesting) (i) any request by the Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties for adequate protection with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral or (ii) any objection by the Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on the Term Collateral Agent or the Term Secured Parties claiming a lack of adequate protection with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions in this Section 3.5(c), in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, (A) if the Term Secured Parties (or any subset thereof) are granted adequate protection in the form of additional collateral in the nature of assets constituting ABL Priority Collateral in connection with any DIP Financing, then the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, may seek or request adequate protection in the form of a Lien on such additional collateral, which Lien will be subordinated to the Liens securing the Term Obligations and such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating thereto) on the same basis as the other Liens on ABL Priority Collateral securing the Notes Obligations are so subordinated to the Term Obligations under this Agreement, and (B) in the event the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes

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Secured Parties, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of ABL Priority Collateral securing the Notes Obligations, and such adequate protection is granted in the form of additional collateral in the nature of assets constituting ABL Priority Collateral, then the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agrees that the Term Collateral Agent shall also be granted a senior Lien on such additional collateral as security for the Term Obligations and for any such DIP Financing provided by the Term Secured Parties and that any Lien on such additional collateral securing the Notes Obligations shall be subordinated to the Liens on such collateral securing the Term Obligations and any such DIP Financing provided by the Term Secured Parties (and all obligations relating thereto) and to any other Liens granted to the Term Secured Parties as adequate protection on the same basis as the other Liens on ABL Priority Collateral securing the Notes Obligations are so subordinated to such Term Obligations under this Agreement.
          (d) No Waiver. Subject to the proviso in clause (ii) of Section 3.2(a), nothing contained herein shall prohibit or in any way limit the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party from objecting in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise to any action taken by the Term Collateral Agent, any of the Term Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or any of the Notes Secured Parties in respect of the ABL Priority Collateral, including the seeking by the Term Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Parties of adequate protection in respect thereof or the asserting by the Term Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Parties of any of its rights and remedies under the Term Documents, the Notes Documents or otherwise in respect thereof. Subject to the proviso in clause (ii) of Section 3.2(b), nothing contained herein shall prohibit or in any way limit the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Party from objecting in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise to any action taken by the Notes Collateral Agent or any of the Notes Secured Parties in respect of the ABL Priority Collateral, including the seeking by the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Parties of adequate protection in respect thereof or the asserting by the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Parties of any of its rights and remedies under the Notes Documents or otherwise in respect thereof.
          (e) Reorganization Securities. If, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, debt obligations of the reorganized debtor secured by Liens upon any property of the reorganized debtor are distributed, pursuant to a plan of reorganization or similar dispositive restructuring plan, on account of ABL Obligations, on account of Term Obligations and on account of the Notes Obligations, then, to the extent the debt obligations distributed on account of the ABL Obligations, on account of the Term Obligations and on account of the Notes Obligations are secured by Liens upon the same property, the provisions of this Agreement will survive the distribution of such debt obligations pursuant to such plan and will apply with like effect to the Liens securing such debt obligations.
          (f) Post-Petition Interest.
          (i) None of the Term Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party for allowance in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding of ABL Obligations consisting of post-petition interest, fees or expenses to the extent

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of the value of the ABL Secured Party’s Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral, without regard to the existence of the Lien of the Term Collateral Agent on behalf of the Term Secured Parties on the ABL Priority Collateral or the Lien of the Notes Collateral Agent on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties on the ABL Priority Collateral. None of the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Party for allowance in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding of Term Obligations consisting of post-petition interest, fees or expenses to the extent of the value of the Term Secured Party’s Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral, without regard to the existence of the Lien of the Notes Collateral Agent on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties on the ABL Priority Collateral.
          (ii) Neither the ABL Collateral Agent nor any other ABL Secured Party shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by the Term Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party for allowance in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding of Term Obligations or Notes Obligations consisting of post-petition interest, fees or expenses to the extent of the value of the Lien of the Term Collateral Agent on behalf of the Term Secured Parties on the ABL Priority Collateral or the Lien of the Notes Collateral Agent on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties on the ABL Priority Collateral (after taking into account the Lien of the ABL Secured Parties on the ABL Priority Collateral and with respect to the Lien of the Notes Collateral Agent, after taking into account the Lien of the Term Secured Parties on the ABL Priority Collateral). Neither the Term Collateral Agent nor any other Term Secured Party shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party for allowance in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding of Notes Obligations consisting of post-petition interest, fees or expenses to the extent of the value of the Lien of the Notes Collateral Agent on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties on the ABL Priority Collateral (after taking into account the Lien of the ABL Secured Parties and the Term Secured Parties on the ABL Priority Collateral).
          (g) Waiver. The Term Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Term Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, waive any claim they may hereafter have against any ABL Secured Party arising out of the election of any ABL Secured Party of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, and/or out of any cash collateral or financing arrangement or out of any grant of a security interest in connection with the ABL Priority Collateral in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
          3.6. Reliance; Waivers; Etc.
          (a) Reliance. Other than any reliance on the terms of this Agreement, the Term Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, acknowledge that they and such Term Secured Parties and Notes Secured Parties have, independently and without reliance on the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Parties, and based on documents and information deemed by them appropriate, made their own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Term Documents and Notes Documents and be bound by the terms of this Agreement and they will continue to make their own credit decision in taking or not taking any action under the Term Credit Agreement, the Indentures or this Agreement.

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          (b) No Warranties or Liability. The Term Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Obligations, and the Notes Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties, acknowledge and agree that the ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Secured Parties have made no express or implied representation or warranty, including with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectability or enforceability of any of the ABL Documents, the ownership of any Collateral or the perfection or priority of any Liens thereon. The ABL Secured Parties will be entitled to manage and supervise their respective loans and extensions of credit under their respective ABL Documents in accordance with law and as they may otherwise, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate. The ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Secured Parties shall have no duty to the Term Collateral Agent, or any of the Term Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or any of the Notes Secured Parties to act or refrain from acting in a manner which allows, or results in, the occurrence or continuance of an event of default or default under any agreements with the Company or any other Grantor (including the ABL Documents, the Term Documents and the Notes Documents), regardless of any knowledge thereof which they may have or be charged with.
          (c) No Waiver of Lien Priorities.
          (i) No right of the ABL Secured Parties, the ABL Collateral Agent or any of them to enforce any provision of this Agreement or any ABL Document shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company or any other Grantor or by any act or failure to act by any ABL Secured Party or the ABL Collateral Agent, or by any noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Agreement, any of the ABL Documents, any of the Term Documents or any of the Notes Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties, or any of them, may have or be otherwise charged with.
          (ii) Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph (but subject to the rights of the Company and the other Grantors under the ABL Documents and subject to the provisions of Section 3.4(c)), the ABL Secured Parties, the ABL Collateral Agent and any of them may, at any time and from time to time in accordance with the ABL Documents and/or applicable law, without the consent of, or notice to, the Term Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party without incurring any liabilities to the Term Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party and without impairing or releasing the Lien priorities and other benefits provided in this Agreement (even if any right of subrogation or other right or remedy of the Term Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party is affected, impaired or extinguished thereby) do any one or more of the following:
     (1) sell, exchange, realize upon, enforce or otherwise deal with in any manner (subject to the terms hereof) and in any order any part of the ABL Priority Collateral or any liability of the Company or any other Grantor to the ABL Secured Parties or the ABL Collateral Agent, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof;
     (2) settle or compromise any ABL Obligation or any other liability of the Company or any other Grantor or any security therefor or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof; and

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     (3) exercise or delay in or refrain from exercising any right or remedy against the Company or any security or any other Grantor or any other Person, elect any remedy and otherwise deal freely with the Company, any other Grantor or any ABL Priority Collateral and any security and any guarantor or any liability of the Company or any other Grantor to the ABL Secured Parties or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof.
          (iii) The Term Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, also agree that the ABL Secured Parties and the ABL Collateral Agent shall have no liability to the Term Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Party, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party, and the Term Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, hereby waive any claim against any ABL Secured Party or the ABL Collateral Agent, arising out of any and all actions which the ABL Secured Parties or the ABL Collateral Agent may take or permit or omit to take with respect to:
     (1) the ABL Documents (other than this Agreement);
     (2) the collection of the ABL Obligations; or
     (3) the foreclosure upon, or sale, liquidation or other disposition of, any ABL Priority Collateral.
          The Term Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agree that the ABL Secured Parties and the ABL Collateral Agent have no duty to the Term Collateral Agent, the Term Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or the Notes Secured Parties in respect of the maintenance or preservation of the ABL Priority Collateral, the ABL Obligations or otherwise.
          (iv) The Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, also agrees that the Term Secured Parties and the Term Collateral Agent shall have no liability to the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, hereby waives any claim against any Term Secured Party or the Term Collateral Agent, arising out of any and all actions which the Term Secured Parties or the Term Collateral Agent may take or permit or omit to take with respect to:
     (1) the Term Documents (other than this Agreement);
     (2) the collection of the Term Obligations; or
     (3) the foreclosure upon, or sale, liquidation or other disposition of, any ABL Priority Collateral.
          The Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agrees that the Term Secured Parties and the Term Collateral Agent have no duty to the Notes Collateral Agent or the Notes Secured Parties in respect of the maintenance or preservation of the ABL Priority Collateral, the Term Obligations or otherwise.

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          (v) The Term Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agree not to assert and hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or otherwise claim the benefit of, any marshalling, appraisal, valuation or other similar right that may otherwise be available under applicable law with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral or any other similar rights a junior secured creditor may have under applicable law.
          (vi) The Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, agrees not to assert and hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or otherwise claim the benefit of, any marshalling, appraisal, valuation or other similar right that may otherwise be available under applicable law with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral or any other similar rights a junior secured creditor may have under applicable law.
          (d) Obligations Unconditional. All rights, interests, agreements and obligations of the ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Secured Parties and the Term Collateral Agent, the Term Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent and the Notes Secured Parties, respectively, hereunder shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:
     (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any ABL Document, any Term Document or any Notes Document;
     (ii) except as otherwise set forth in the Agreement, any change permitted hereunder in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other terms of, all or any of the ABL Obligations, Term Obligations or Notes Document, or any amendment or waiver or other modification permitted hereunder, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, of the terms of any ABL Document, any Term Document or any Notes Document;
     (iii) any exchange of any security interest in any ABL Priority Collateral or any amendment, waiver or other modification permitted hereunder, whether in writing or by course of conduct or otherwise, of all or any of the ABL Obligations, Term Obligations or Notes Obligations;
     (iv) the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of the Company or any other Grantor; or
     (v) any other circumstances which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Company or any other Grantor in respect of the ABL Obligations, or of the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Party, or of the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Party in respect of this Agreement.
Section 4. Cooperation With Respect To ABL Priority Collateral.
          4.1. Consent to License to Use Intellectual Property. The Term Collateral Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent (and any purchaser, assignee or transferee of assets as provided in Section 4.3) (a) consent (without any representation, warranty or obligation whatsoever)

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to the grant by any Grantor to the ABL Collateral Agent of a non-exclusive royalty-free license to use for a period not to exceed 180 days (commencing with the initiation of any enforcement of Liens by any of the Term Collateral Agent (provided that the ABL Collateral Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent have received notice thereof), the ABL Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent) any Patent, Trademark or proprietary information of such Grantor that is subject to a Lien held by the Term Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent (or any Patent, Trademark or proprietary information acquired by such purchaser, assignee or transferee from any Grantor, as the case may be) and (b) grant, in its capacity as a secured party (or as a purchaser, assignee or transferee, as the case may be), to the ABL Collateral Agent a non-exclusive royalty-free license to use for a period not to exceed 180 days (commencing with (x) the initiation of any enforcement of Liens by the Term Collateral Agent (provided that the ABL Collateral Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent have received notice thereof) or the ABL Collateral Agent or (y) the purchase, assignment or transfer of, as the case may be, any Patent, Trademark or proprietary information that is subject to a Lien held by the Term Collateral Agent or Notes Collateral Agent (or subject to such purchase, assignment or transfer, as the case may be), in each case in connection with the enforcement of any Lien held by the ABL Collateral Agent upon any Inventory or other ABL Priority Collateral of any Grantor and to the extent the use of such Patent, Trademark or proprietary information is necessary or appropriate, in the good faith opinion of the ABL Collateral Agent, to process, ship, produce, store, complete, supply, lease, sell or otherwise dispose of any such inventory in any lawful manner.
          4.2. Access to Information. If the Term Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent takes actual possession of any documentation of a Grantor (whether such documentation is in the form of a writing or is stored in any data equipment or data record in the physical possession of the Term Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent), then upon request of the ABL Collateral Agent and reasonable advance notice, the Term Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent, as applicable, will permit the ABL Collateral Agent or its representative to inspect and copy such documentation if and to the extent the ABL Collateral Agent certifies to the Term Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent, as applicable, that:
     (a) such documentation contains or may contain information necessary or appropriate, in the good faith opinion of the ABL Collateral Agent, to the enforcement of the ABL Collateral Agent’s Liens upon any ABL Priority Collateral; and
     (b) the ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Secured Parties are entitled to receive and use such information under applicable law and, in doing so, will comply with all obligations imposed by law or contract in respect of the disclosure or use of such information.
          4.3. Access to Property to Process and Sell Inventory.
          (a) (i) If the ABL Collateral Agent commences any action or proceeding with respect to any of its rights or remedies (including, but not limited to, any action of foreclosure), enforcement, collection or execution with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral (“ABL Priority Collateral Enforcement Actions”) or if the Term Collateral Agent commences any action or proceeding with respect to any of its rights or remedies (including any action of foreclosure), enforcement, collection or execution with respect to the TL Priority Collateral and the Term Col-

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lateral Agent (or a purchaser at a foreclosure sale conducted in foreclosure of any Term Collateral Agent’s Liens) takes actual or constructive possession of TL Priority Collateral of any Grantor (“TL Priority Collateral Enforcement Actions”), then the Term Secured Parties and the Term Collateral Agent shall (subject to, in the case of any TL Priority Collateral Enforcement Action, a prior written request by the ABL Collateral Agent to the Term Collateral Agent (the “TL Priority Collateral Enforcement Action Notice”)) (x) cooperate with the ABL Collateral Agent (and with its officers, employees, representatives and agents) in its efforts to conduct ABL Priority Collateral Enforcement Actions in the ABL Priority Collateral and to finish any work-in-process and process, ship, produce, store, complete, supply, lease, sell or otherwise handle, deal with, assemble or dispose of, in any lawful manner, the ABL Priority Collateral, (y) not hinder or restrict in any respect the ABL Collateral Agent from conducting ABL Priority Collateral Enforcement Actions in the ABL Priority Collateral or from finishing any work-in-process or processing, shipping, producing, storing, completing, supplying, leasing, selling or otherwise handling, dealing with, assembling or disposing of, in any lawful manner, the ABL Priority Collateral, and (z) permit the ABL Collateral Agent, its employees, agents, advisers and representatives, at the cost and expense of the ABL Secured Parties (but with the Grantors’ reimbursement and indemnity obligation with respect thereto, which shall not be limited), to enter upon and use the TL Priority Collateral (including, without limitation, equipment, processors, computers and other machinery related to the storage or processing of records, documents or files and intellectual property), for a period commencing on (I) the date of the initial ABL Priority Collateral Enforcement Action or the date of delivery of the TL Priority Collateral Enforcement Action Notice, as the case may be, and (II) ending on the earlier of the date occurring 180 days thereafter and the date on which all ABL Priority Collateral (other than ABL Priority Collateral abandoned by the ABL Collateral Agent in writing) has been removed from the TL Priority Collateral (such period, the “ABL Priority Collateral Processing and Sale Period”), for purposes of:
     (A) assembling and storing the ABL Priority Collateral and completing the processing of and turning into finished goods any ABL Priority Collateral consisting of work-in-process;
     (B) selling any or all of the ABL Priority Collateral located in or on such TL Priority Collateral, whether in bulk, in lots or to customers in the ordinary course of business or otherwise;
     (C) removing and transporting any or all of the ABL Priority Collateral located in or on such TL Priority Collateral;
     (D) otherwise processing, shipping, producing, storing, completing, supplying, leasing, selling or otherwise handling, dealing with, assembling or disposing of, in any lawful manner, the ABL Priority Collateral; and/or
     (E) taking reasonable actions to protect, secure, and otherwise enforce the rights or remedies of the ABL Secured Parties and/or the ABL Collateral Agent (including with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral Enforcement Actions) in and to the ABL Priority Collateral;

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provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall restrict the rights of the Term Collateral Agent from selling, assigning or otherwise transferring any TL Priority Collateral prior to the expiration of such ABL Priority Collateral Processing and Sale Period if the purchaser, assignee or transferee thereof agrees in writing (for the benefit of the ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Secured Parties) to be bound by the provisions of this Section 4.3 and Section 4.1. If any stay or other order prohibiting the exercise of remedies with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral has been entered by a court of competent jurisdiction, such ABL Priority Collateral Processing and Sale Period shall be tolled during the pendency of any such stay or other order.
          (ii) During the period of actual occupation, use and/or control by the ABL Secured Parties and/or the ABL Collateral Agent (or their respective employees, agents, advisers and representatives) of any TL Priority Collateral, the ABL Secured Parties and the ABL Collateral Agent shall be obligated to repair at their expense any physical damage to such TL Priority Collateral resulting from such occupancy, use or control, and to leave such TL Priority Collateral in substantially the same condition as it was at the commencement of such occupancy, use or control, ordinary wear and tear excepted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the ABL Secured Parties or the ABL Collateral Agent have any liability to the Term Secured Parties and/or to the Term Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) as a result of any condition (including any environmental condition, claim or liability) on or with respect to the TL Priority Collateral existing prior to the date of the exercise by the ABL Secured Parties (or the ABL Collateral Agent, as the case may be) of their rights under this Section 4.3(a) and the ABL Secured Parties shall have no duty or liability to maintain the TL Priority Collateral in a condition or manner better than that in which it was maintained prior to the use thereof by the ABL Secured Parties, or for any diminution in the value of the TL Priority Collateral that results from ordinary wear and tear resulting from the use of the TL Priority Collateral by the ABL Secured Parties in the manner and for the time periods specified under this Section 4.3(a). Without limiting the rights granted in this Section 4.3(a), the ABL Secured Parties and the ABL Collateral Agent shall cooperate with the Term Secured Parties and/or the Term Collateral Agent in connection with any efforts made by the Term Secured Parties and/or the Term Collateral Agent to sell the TL Priority Collateral.
          (b) the Term Collateral Agent shall be entitled, as a condition of permitting such access and use, to demand and receive assurances reasonably satisfactory to it that the access or use requested and all activities incidental thereto:
     (i) will be permitted, lawful and enforceable under applicable law and will be conducted in accordance with prudent manufacturing practices; and
     (ii) will be adequately insured for damage to property and liability to persons, including property and liability insurance for the benefit of the Term Collateral Agent and the holders of the Term Obligations, at no cost to the Term Collateral Agent or such holders.
The Term Collateral Agent (x) shall provide reasonable cooperation to the ABL Collateral Agent in connection with the manufacture, production, completion, handling, removal and sale of any ABL Priority Collateral by the ABL Collateral Agent as provided above and (y) shall be entitled

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to receive, from the ABL Collateral Agent, fair compensation and reimbursement for their reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with such cooperation, support and assistance to the ABL Collateral Agent. The Term Collateral Agent and/or any such purchaser (or its transferee or successor) shall not otherwise be required to manufacture, produce, complete, remove, insure, protect, store, safeguard, sell or deliver any inventory subject to any First Priority Lien held by the ABL Collateral Agent or to provide any support, assistance or cooperation to the ABL Collateral Agent in respect thereof.
          4.4. Term Collateral Agent Assurances. The Term Collateral Agent may condition its performance of any obligation set forth in this Article 4 upon its prior receipt (without cost to it) of:
     (a) such assurances as it may reasonably request to confirm that the performance of such obligation and all activities of the ABL Collateral Agent or its officers, employees and agents in connection therewith or incidental thereto:
     (i) will be permitted, lawful and enforceable under applicable law; and
     (ii) will not impose upon the Term Collateral Agent (or any Term Secured Party) any legal duty, legal liability or risk of uninsured loss; and
     (b) such indemnity or insurance as the Term Collateral Agent may reasonably request in connection therewith.
          4.5. Grantor Consent. The Company and the other Grantors consent to the performance by the Term Collateral Agent of the obligations set forth in this Article 4 and acknowledge and agree that neither the Term Collateral Agent (nor any holder of Term Obligations) shall ever be accountable or liable for any action taken or omitted by the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party or its or any of their officers, employees, agents successors or assigns in connection therewith or incidental thereto or in consequence thereof, including any improper use or disclosure of any proprietary information or other intellectual property by the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party or its or any of their officers, employees, agents, successors or assigns or any other damage to or misuse or loss of any property of the Grantors as a result of any action taken or omitted by the ABL Collateral Agent or its officers, employees, agents, successors or assigns.
Section 5. Application of Proceeds.
          5.1. Application of Proceeds in Distributions by the Term Collateral Agent.
          (a) The Term Collateral Agent will apply the proceeds of any collection, sale, foreclosure or other realization upon any TL Priority Collateral and, after the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the proceeds of any collection, sale, foreclosure or other realization of any ABL Priority Collateral by Term Collateral Agent as expressly permitted hereunder, and, in each case the proceeds of any title insurance policy required under any Term Document, ABL Document or Notes Document, in the following order of application:

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     First, to the payment of all amounts payable under the Term Documents on account of the Term Collateral Agent’s fees and any reasonable legal fees, costs and expenses or other liabilities of any kind incurred by the Term Collateral Agent or any co-trustee or agent of the Term Collateral Agent in connection with any Term Document;
     Second, to the Term Administrative Agent for application to the payment of all outstanding Term Obligations (including, without limitation, Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations) that are then due and payable in such order as may be provided in the Term Documents in an amount sufficient to pay in full in cash all outstanding Term Obligations that are then due and payable (including all interest accrued thereon after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding at the rate, and including any applicable post-default rate, specified in the Term Documents, even if such interest is not enforceable, allowable or allowed as a claim in such proceeding and including the discharge or cash collateralization (at 110% of the aggregate undrawn amount (as determined by the Term Administrative Agent)) of all outstanding letters of credit and bank guaranties, if any, constituting Term Obligations);
     Third, to the payment of all amounts payable under the ABL Documents on account of the ABL Collateral Agent’s fees and any reasonable legal fees, costs and expenses or other liabilities of any kind incurred by the ABL Collateral Agent or any co-Notes Collateral Agent or agent of the ABL Collateral Agent in connection with any ABL Document;
     Fourth, to the ABL Administrative Agent for application to the payment of all outstanding ABL Obligations that are then due and payable in such order as may be provided in the ABL Documents in an amount sufficient to pay in full in cash all outstanding ABL Obligations that are then due and payable (including all interest accrued thereon after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding at the rate, including any applicable post-default rate, specified in the ABL Documents, even if such interest is not enforceable, allowable or allowed as a claim in such proceeding, and including the discharge or cash collateralization (at 110% of the aggregate undrawn amount) of all outstanding letters of credit and bank guaranties, if any, constituting ABL Obligations);
     Fifth, to the payment of all amounts payable under the Notes Documents on account of the Notes Collateral Agent’s fees and any reasonable legal fees, costs and expenses or other liabilities of any kind incurred by the Notes Collateral Agent or any co-trustee or agent of the Notes Collateral Agent in connection with any Notes Document;
     Sixth, to the Notes Collateral Agent for application to the payment of all outstanding Notes Obligations that are then due and payable in such order as may be provided in the Notes Documents in an amount sufficient to pay in full in cash all outstanding Notes Obligations that are then due and payable (including all interest accrued thereon after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding at the rate, including any applicable post-default rate, specified in the Notes Documents, even if such interest is not enforceable, allowable or allowed as a claim in such proceeding); and

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Seventh, any surplus remaining after the payment in full in cash of the amounts described in the preceding clauses will be paid to the Company or the applicable Grantor, as the case may be, its successors or assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.
          (b) In connection with the application of proceeds pursuant to Section 5.1(a), except as otherwise directed by the Required Lenders under (and as defined in) the Term Documents, the Term Collateral Agent may sell any non-cash proceeds for cash prior to the application of the proceeds thereof.
          (c) If the Term Collateral Agent or any Term Secured Party collects or receives any proceeds of such foreclosure, collection or other enforcement that should have been applied to the payment of the ABL Obligations or Notes Obligations in accordance with Section 5.2(a) below, whether after the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise, such Term Secured Party will forthwith deliver the same to the ABL Collateral Agent, for the account of the holders of the ABL Obligations, or to the Notes Collateral Agent, for the account of the holders of the Notes Obligations, as applicable, to be applied in accordance with Section 5.2(a). Until so delivered, such proceeds will be held by that Term Secured Party for the benefit of the holders of the ABL Obligations and Notes Obligations.
          5.2. Application of Proceeds in Distributions by the ABL Collateral Agent.
          (a) The ABL Collateral Agent will apply the proceeds of any collection, sale, foreclosure or other realization upon any ABL Priority Collateral and, after the Discharge of Term Obligations, the proceeds of any collection, sale, foreclosure or other realization of any TL Priority Collateral by the ABL Collateral Agent as expressly permitted hereunder, and the proceeds of any title insurance policy required under any Term Document, ABL Document or Notes Document permitted to be received by it, in the following order of application:
     First, to the payment of all amounts payable under the ABL Documents on account of the ABL Collateral Agent’s fees and any reasonable legal fees, costs and expenses or other liabilities of any kind incurred by the ABL Collateral Agent or any co-trustee or agent of the ABL Collateral Agent in connection with any ABL Document;
     Second, to the ABL Administrative Agent for application to the payment of all outstanding ABL Obligations that are then due and payable in such order as may be provided in the ABL Documents in an amount sufficient to pay in full in cash all outstanding ABL Obligations that are then due and payable (including all interest accrued thereon after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding at the rate, and including any applicable post-default rate, specified in the ABL Documents, even if such interest is not enforceable, allowable or allowed as a claim in such proceeding and including the discharge or cash collateralization (at 110% of the aggregate undrawn amount) of all outstanding letters of credit and bank guaranties, if any, constituting ABL Obligations);
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penses or other liabilities of any kind incurred by the Term Collateral Agent or any co-trustee or agent of the Term Collateral Agent in connection with any Term Document;
     Fourth, to the Term Administrative Agent for application to the payment of all outstanding Term Obligations (including, without limitation, Bermuda Guaranteed Obligations) that are then due and payable in such order as may be provided in the Term Documents in an amount sufficient to pay in full in cash all outstanding Term Obligations that are then due and payable (including all interest accrued thereon after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding at the rate, and including any applicable post-default rate, specified in the Term Documents, even if such interest is not enforceable, allowable or allowed as a claim in such proceeding and including the discharge or cash collateralization (at 110% of the aggregate undrawn amount (as determined by the Term Administrative Agent)) of all outstanding letters of credit and bank guaranties, if any, constituting Term Obligations);
     Fifth, to the payment of all amounts payable under the Notes Documents on account of the Notes Collateral Agent’s fees and any reasonable legal fees, costs and expenses or other liabilities of any kind incurred by the Notes Collateral Agent or any co-trustee or agent of the Notes Collateral Agent in connection with any Notes Document;
     Sixth, to the Notes Collateral Agent for application to the payment of all outstanding Notes Obligations that are then due and payable in such order as may be provided in the Notes Documents in an amount sufficient to pay in full in cash all outstanding Notes Obligations that are then due and payable (including all interest accrued thereon after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding at the rate, including any applicable post-default rate, specified in the Notes Documents, even if such interest is not enforceable, allowable or allowed as a claim in such proceeding; and
     Seventh, any surplus remaining after the payment in full in cash of the amounts described in the preceding clauses will be paid to the Company or the other applicable Grantor, as the case may be, its successors or assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.
          (b) In connection with the application of proceeds pursuant to Section 5.2(a), except as otherwise directed by the Required Lenders under (and as defined in) the ABL Documents, the ABL Collateral Agent may sell any non-cash proceeds for cash prior to the application of the proceeds thereof.
          (c) If the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party collects or receives any proceeds of such foreclosure, collection or other enforcement that should have been applied to the payment of the Term Obligations or Notes Obligations in accordance with Section 5.1(a) above, whether after the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise, such ABL Secured Party will forthwith deliver the same to the Term Collateral Agent, for the account of the holders of the Term Obligations, or to the Notes Collateral Agent, for the account of the holders of Notes Obligations, as applicable, to be applied in accordance with Section 5.1(a). Until so delivered, such proceeds will be held by that ABL Secured Party for the benefit of the holders of the Term Obligations and Notes Obligations.

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Section 6. Miscellaneous.
          6.1. Conflicts. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Term Documents, the ABL Documents or the Notes Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern and control. Each Secured Party acknowledges and agrees that the terms and provisions of this Agreement do not violate any term or provisions of its respective Term Document, ABL Document or Notes Document.
          6.2. Effectiveness; Continuing Nature of This Agreement; Severability.
          (a) This Agreement shall become effective when executed and delivered by the parties hereto. The terms of this Agreement shall survive, and shall continue in full force and effect, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. All references to the Company or any other Grantor shall include the Company or such Grantor as debtor and debtor in possession and any receiver or trustee for the Company or any other Grantor (as the case may be) in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
          (b) This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect:
     (i) with respect to the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Secured Parties and the ABL Obligations, upon the Discharge of ABL Obligations, subject to the rights of the ABL Secured Parties under Section 6.17;
     (ii) with respect to the Term Collateral Agent, the Term Secured Parties and the Term Obligations, upon the Discharge of Term Obligations, subject to the rights of the Term Secured Parties under Section 6.17; and
     (iii) with respect to the Notes Collateral Agent, the Notes Secured Parties and the Notes Obligations, upon a satisfaction and discharge, legal defeasance or covenant defeasance of the Indentures and each Additional Junior Lien Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof.
          6.3. Amendments; Waivers. No amendment, modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement by the Term Collateral Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be made unless the same shall be in writing signed on behalf of each party hereto or its authorized agent and each waiver, if any, shall be a waiver only with respect to the specific instance involved and shall in no way impair the rights of the parties making such waiver or the obligations of the other parties to such party in any other respect or at any other time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or any other Grantor shall not have any right to consent to or approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement except to the extent its rights are directly affected (which includes any amendment to the Grantors’ ability to cause additional obligations to constitute Term Obligations, ABL Obligations or Notes Obligations as the Company and/or any other Grantor may designate).

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          6.4. Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Company and Its Subsidiaries. The Term Collateral Agent and the Term Secured Parties, the ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Secured Parties and the Notes Collateral Agent and the Notes Secured Parties, shall each be responsible for keeping themselves informed of (a) the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries and all endorsers and/or guarantors of the Term Obligations, the ABL Obligations or the Notes Obligations and (b) all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the ABL Obligations, the Term Obligations or the Notes Obligations. The Term Collateral Agent and Term Secured Parties shall have no duty to advise the ABL Collateral Agent, any ABL Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Parties of information known to it or them regarding such condition or any such circumstances or otherwise. The ABL Collateral Agent and ABL Secured Parties shall have no duty to advise the Term Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Parties of information known to it or them regarding such condition or any such circumstances or otherwise. The Notes Collateral Agent and Notes Secured Parties shall have no duty to advise the Term Collateral Agent, any Term Secured Parties, the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Parties of information known to it or them regarding such condition or any such circumstances or otherwise. In the event that any of the Term Collateral Agent, any of the Term Secured Parties, the ABL Collateral Agent, any of the ABL Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Notes Secured Parties, in its or their sole discretion, undertakes at any time or from time to time to provide any such information to any other party hereto, it or they shall be under no obligation (w) to make, and such informing party shall not make, any express or implied representation or warranty, including with respect to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or validity of any such information so provided, (x) to provide any additional information or to provide any such information on any subsequent occasion, (y) to undertake any investigation or (z) to disclose any information which, pursuant to accepted or reasonable commercial finance practices, such party wishes to maintain confidential or is otherwise required to maintain confidential.
          6.5. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers.
          (a) ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING HERETO MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE, COUNTY AND CITY OF NEW YORK. BY EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY, FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, IRREVOCABLY (a) ACCEPTS GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS; (b) WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS; (c) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE APPLICABLE PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6.6; AND (d) AGREES THAT SERVICE AS PROVIDED IN CLAUSE (c) ABOVE IS SUFFICIENT TO CONFER PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE APPLICABLE PARTY IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND OTHERWISE CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT.

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          (b) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING HEREUNDER. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THIS WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THIS WAIVER IN ITS RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. EACH PARTY HERETO FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING (OTHER THAN BY A MUTUAL WRITTEN WAIVER SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THIS SECTION 6.5(b) AND EXECUTED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO), AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS HERETO. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
          6.6. Notices. All notices to the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Secured Parties and the Notes Secured Parties permitted or required under this Agreement shall also be sent to the ABL Collateral Agent, the Term Collateral Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent, respectively. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice hereunder shall be in writing and may be personally served, telexed or sent by telefacsimile or United States mail or courier service and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service and signed for against receipt thereof, upon receipt of telefacsimile or telex, or three Business Days after depositing it in the United States mail with postage prepaid and properly addressed. For the purposes hereof, the addresses of the parties hereto shall be as set forth below each party’s name on the signature pages hereto, or, as to each party, at such other address as may be designated by such party in a written notice to all of the other parties.
          6.7. Further Assurances. The Term Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Secured Parties, the ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, and each Grantor, agrees that each of them shall take such further action and shall execute (without recourse or warranty) and deliver such additional documents and instruments (in recordable form, if requested) as the Term Collateral Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent may reasonably request to effectuate the terms of and the lien priorities contemplated by this Agreement. The parties hereto agree, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement:
     (a) upon request by the Term Collateral Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent, to cooperate in good faith (and to direct their counsel to cooperate in good faith) from time to time in order to determine the specific items included in the TL Priority Collateral and the ABL Priority Collateral and the steps taken to per-

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fect their respective Liens thereon and the identity of the respective parties obligated under the Term Documents, the ABL Documents and the Notes Documents; and
     (b) that the Term Security Documents, the ABL Security Documents and the Notes Security Documents creating Liens on the TL Priority Collateral and the ABL Priority Collateral shall be in all material respects the same forms of documents other than with respect to the First Priority, the Second Priority and Third Priority nature of the Liens created thereunder in such Collateral.
          6.8. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 AND SECTION 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATION LAWS).
          6.9. Binding on Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, the Term Secured Parties, the ABL Secured Parties, the Notes Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns.
          6.10. Specific Performance. Each of the Term Collateral Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent may demand specific performance of this Agreement. The Term Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Secured Parties, the ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Notes Secured Parties, hereby irrevocably waives any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law and any other defense which might be asserted to bar the remedy of specific performance in any action which may be brought by the Term Collateral Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be.
          6.11. Headings. Section headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.
          6.12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement or such other document or instrument, as applicable.
          6.13. Authorization; No Conflict. Each of the parties represents and warrants to all other parties hereto that the execution, delivery and performance by or on behalf of such party to this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action, corporate or otherwise, does not violate any provision of law, governmental regulation, or any agreement or instrument by which such party is bound, and requires no governmental or other consent that has not been obtained and is not in full force and effect.

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          6.14. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the rights and benefits hereof shall inure to the benefit of the Term Secured Parties, the ABL Secured Parties, the Notes Secured Parties and each of their respective successors and assigns. No other Person shall have or be entitled to assert rights or benefits hereunder.
          6.15. Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights.
          (a) The provisions of this Agreement are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Term Secured Parties, the ABL Secured Parties and the Notes Secured Parties. None of the Company, any other Grantor or any other creditor thereof shall have any rights hereunder. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall impair the obligations of the Company or any other Grantor, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the Term Obligations, the ABL Obligations and the Notes Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms.
          (b) Nothing in this Agreement shall relieve the Company or any Grantor from the performance of any term, covenant, condition or agreement on the Company’s or such Grantor’s part to be performed or observed under or in respect of any of the Collateral pledged by it or from any liability to any Person under or in respect of any of such Collateral or impose any obligation on any Collateral Agent to perform or observe any such term, covenant, condition or agreement on the Company’s or such Grantor’s part to be so performed or observed or impose any liability on any Collateral Agent for any act or omission on the part of the Company’s or such any Grantor relative thereto or for any breach of any representation or warranty on the part of the Company or such Grantor contained in this Agreement or any ABL Document or any Term Document or any Notes Document, or in respect of the Collateral pledged by it. The obligations of the Company and each Grantor contained in this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the discharge of the Company’s or such Grantor’s other obligations hereunder.
          (c) Each of the Collateral Agents and the Administrative Agents acknowledge and agree that neither has made any representation or warranty with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectability or enforceability of any other ABL Document, any Term Document or any Notes Document. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each of the Collateral Agents and the Administrative Agents will be entitled to manage and supervise their respective extensions of credit to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in accordance with law and their usual practices, modified from time to time as they deem appropriate.
          6.16. Additional Grantors. The Company will cause each Person that becomes a Grantor or is a Domestic Subsidiary required by any Term Document, ABL Document or Notes Document to become a party to this Agreement to become a party to this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, by causing such Person to execute and deliver to the parties hereto an Intercreditor Agreement Joinder, whereupon such Person will be bound by the terms hereof to the same extent as if it had executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date hereof. The Company shall promptly provide each Collateral Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent with a copy of each Intercreditor Agreement Joinder executed and delivered pursuant to this Section 6.16.

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          6.17. Avoidance Issues. If any ABL Secured Party, Term Secured Party or Notes Secured Party is required in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise to turn over or otherwise pay to the estate of the Company or any other Grantor any amount (a “Recovery”), then such ABL Secured Party, Term Secured Party or Notes Secured Party, as applicable, shall be entitled to a reinstatement of ABL Obligations, Term Obligations or Notes Obligations, as applicable, with respect to all such recovered amounts. If this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to such Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations of the parties hereto from such date of reinstatement.
          6.18. Intercreditor Agreement. This Agreement is the Intercreditor Agreement referred to in the ABL Credit Agreement, the Term Credit Agreement and the Indentures. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to subordinate the right of any ABL Secured Party to receive payment to the right of any Term Secured Party to receive payment or of any Term Secured Party to receive payment to the right of any ABL Secured Party to receive payment or the right of any Notes Secured Party to receive payment to the right of any Term Secured Party or ABL Secured Party to receive payment (whether before or after the occurrence of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), it being the intent of the parties that this Agreement shall effectuate a subordination of Liens but not a subordination of Indebtedness.
          6.19. Foreign Collateral. For avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that the Bermuda Term Borrower and various Foreign Subsidiaries of the Company and/or the Bermuda Term Borrower have granted security interests in certain of their property, securing their Term Obligations, and that as of the date of this Agreement, no such security interests have been provided by the Bermuda Term Borrower or any other Foreign Subsidiary to secure any ABL Obligations or Notes Obligations. It is understood and agreed by all parties hereto that this Agreement does not apply to any security interests granted by the Bermuda Term Borrower or any other Foreign Subsidiary, and that any assets or property pledged by the Bermuda Term Borrower or any other Foreign Subsidiary to secure (or which are subject to a Lien to secure) any Term Obligations or ABL Obligations or Notes Obligations shall not be subject to the terms or provisions of this Agreement. Neither the Bermuda Term Borrower nor any Foreign Subsidiary shall constitute a Grantor hereunder or be bound by the provisions hereof.
          6.20. Cash Collateral (Term Credit Agreement). The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, all cash and Cash Equivalents (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, after giving effect to the Restatement Effective Date as defined therein) actually delivered to the Term Administrative Agent or Term Collateral Agent pursuant to Sections 2B.07 and/or 4.02(a) of the Term Credit Agreement, but in each case only to the extent of the aggregate stated amounts and/or face amounts of letters of credit and bank guaranties (calculated in accordance with the Term Credit Agreement) exceed the sum of (x) the relevant commitments thereunder plus (y) any required cushion or over-collateralization thereof, then such cash and Cash Equivalents may be held as collateral as provided in the Term Credit Agreement and shall constitute TL Priority Collateral rather than ABL Priority Collateral.
          6.21. Credit-Linked Deposits. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Credit-Linked Deposits (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) shall remain property of the respective Term Lenders as

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provided in the Term Credit Agreement and shall not constitute Collateral hereunder; provided, that, without limiting the foregoing, if, notwithstanding the foregoing, such Credit Linked Deposits (or any portion thereof) are deemed to be Collateral (whether as a matter of applicable law or otherwise) then such Credit-Linked Deposits or the applicable portion thereof, as the case may be, shall be deemed to constitute TL Priority Collateral, rather than ABL Priority Collateral, for all purposes hereunder.
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Intercreditor Agreement to be executed by their respective officers or representatives as of the day and year first above written.
             
Each assignor’s address is as listed   DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.    
   on Annex A attached hereto   CALAZO CORPORATION    
    AG 1970, INC.    
    AG 1971, INC.    
    AG 1972, INC.    
    ALYSSUM CORPORATION    
    BARCLAY HOLLANDER CORPORATION    
    BUD ANTLE, INC.    
    CALICAHOMES, INC.    
    CALIFORNIA POLARIS, INC.    
    CB NORTH, LLC    
    CB SOUTH, LLC    
    DOLE ABPIK, INC.    
    DOLE ARIZONA DRIED FRUIT AND NUT COMPANY    
    DOLE CARROT COMPANY    
    DOLE CITRUS    
    DOLE DF&N, INC.    
    DOLE DRIED FRUIT AND NUT COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP    
    DOLE FARMING, INC.    
    DOLE FRESH VEGETABLES, INC.    
    DOLE ORLAND, INC.    
    DOLE PACKAGED FOODS, LLC    
    E.T. WALL COMPANY    
    EARLIBEST ORANGE ASSOCIATION, INC.    
    FALLBROOKE CITRUS COMPANY, INC.    
    LINDERO HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, INC.    
    LINDERO PROPERTY, INC.    
    MILAGRO RANCH, LLC    
    OCEANVIEW PRODUCE COMPANY    
    PRAIRIE VISTA, INC.    
    RANCHO MANANA, LLC    
    ROYAL PACKING CO.    
    VELTMAN TERMINAL CO.    
    BANANERA ANTILLANA (COLOMBIA), INC.    
 
           
 
  By:    
 
   
 
      Name:    
 
      Title:    

 


 

             
    CLOVIS CITRUS ASSOCIATION    
    DELPHINIUM CORPORATION    
    DOLE BERRY COMPANY, LLC    
    DOLE EUROPE COMPANY    
    DOLE FOODS FLIGHT OPERATIONS, INC.    
    DOLE NORTHWEST, INC.    
    DOLE SUNFRESH EXPRESS, INC.    
    STANDARD FRUIT AND STEAMSHIP COMPANY    
    STANDARD FRUIT COMPANY    
    SUN COUNTRY PRODUCE, INC.    
    WEST FOODS, INC.    
    COOL ADVANTAGE, INC.    
    COOL CARE, INC.    
    SAW GRASS TRANSPORT, INC.    
    BLUE ANTHURUIM, INC.    
    CERULEAN, INC.    
    DOLE DIVERSIFIED, INC.    
    DOLE LAND COMPANY, INC.    
    DOLE PACKAGED FOODS CORPORATION    
    LA PETITE D’AGEN, INC.    
    M K DEVELOPMENT, INC.    
    MALAGA COMPANY, INC.    
    MUSCAT, INC.    
    OAHU TRANSPORT COMPANY, LIMITED    
    WAHIAWA WATER COMPANY, INC.    
    ZANTE CURRANT, INC.    
    DIVERSIFIED IMPORTS CO.    
    DOLE ASSETS, INC.    
    DOLE FRESH FRUIT COMPANY    
    DOLE HOLDINGS, INC.    
    DOLE LOGISTICS SERVICES, INC.    
    DOLE OCEAN CARGO EXPRESS, INC.    
    DOLE OCEAN LINER EXPRESS, INC.    
    RENAISSANCE CAPITAL CORPORATION    
    SUN GIANT, INC.    
    DNW SERVICES COMPANY    
    PACIFIC COAST TRUCK COMPANY    
    PAN-ALASKA FISHERIES, INC.    
 
 
  By:    
 
   
 
      Name:    
 
      Title:    

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Address:   DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK
    BRANCH, as Term Collateral Agent
   
 
           
60 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
Attention: Scottye Lindsey
Telecopier: (646) 736-7095
           
 
           
 
  By:    
 
   
 
      Name:    
 
      Title:    
 
           
 
  By:    
 
   
 
      Name:    
 
      Title:    

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Address:   DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK
    BRANCH, as ABL Collateral Agent
   
 
           
60 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
Attention: Scottye Lindsey
Telecopier: (646) 736-7095
           
 
           
 
           
 
  By:    
 
   
 
      Name:    
 
      Title:    
 
           
 
  By:    
 
   
 
      Name:    
 
      Title:    

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Address:   U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
    Notes Collateral Agent
   
 
           
EP-MN-WS3C
60 Livingston Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55107
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
Telecopier: (651) 495-8097
           
 
           
 
  By:    
 
   
 
      Name:    
 
      Title:    

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FORM OF
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT JOINDER
          The undersigned, ___, a ___, hereby agrees to become party as [a Grantor] [a ABL Collateral Agent] [a Term Collateral Agent] [a Notes Collateral Agent] under the Second Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement dated as of March [  ], 2010 (the “Intercreditor Agreement”) among DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the other GRANTORS from time to time party thereto, DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH (“DBAG”), as ABL Collateral Agent, DBAG, as Term Collateral Agent, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Notes Collateral Agent as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, for all purposes thereof on the terms set forth therein, and to be bound by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement as fully as if the undersigned had executed and delivered the Intercreditor Agreement as of the date thereof.
          The provisions of Article 6 of the Intercreditor Agreement will apply with like effect to this Intercreditor Agreement Joinder.
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Intercreditor Agreement Joinder to be executed by their respective officers or representatives as of ___, 20___.
             
    [                                        ]    
 
           
 
  By:    
 
   
 
      Name:    
 
      Title:    

 


 

ANNEX A
                             
                    Assignor's    
    Type of               Organization    
    Organization (or,               Identification    
    if the Assignor is   Registered       Assignor's Location   Number (or, if it   Transmitting
Exact Legal Name of   an Individual, so   Organization?   Jurisdiction of   (for purposes of NY   has none, so   Utility?
Assignor   indicate)   (Yes/No)   Organization   UCC § 9-307)   indicate)   (Yes/No)
Calazo Corporation
  Corporation   Y   Arizona   One Dole Drive     02020698     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
AG 1970, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C1597059     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
AG 1971, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C1597063     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
AG 1972, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C1597062     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Alyssum Corporation
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C1815356     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Barclay Hollander
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C0564697     N
    Corporation
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Bud Antle, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   California   639 S. Sanborn Road     C0777840     N
 
              Salinas, CA 93902            
 
                           
Calicahomes, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C0474028     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
California Polaris, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C0915447     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
CB North, LLC
  LLC   Y   California   One Dole Drive     200226310119     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
CB South, LLC
  LLC   Y   California   One Dole Drive     200226310118     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Dole ABPIK, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   California   7170 N. Financial Drive     C1629807     N
 
              Fresno, CA 93710            
 
                           
Dole Arizona Dried Fruit
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C1822834     N
    and Nut Company
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Dole Carrot Company
  Corporation   Y   California   639 S. Sanborn Road     C1179103     N
 
              Salinas, CA 93902            
 
                           

 


 

                             
                    Assignor's    
    Type of               Organization    
    Organization (or,               Identification    
    if the Assignor is   Registered       Assignor's Location   Number (or, if it   Transmitting
Exact Legal Name of   an Individual, so   Organization?   Jurisdiction of   (for purposes of NY   has none, so   Utility?
Assignor   indicate)   (Yes/No)   Organization   UCC § 9-307)   indicate)   (Yes/No)
Dole Citrus
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C0940152     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Dole DF&N, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   California   3366 Muscat Avenue     C1629808     N
 
              Fresno, CA 93725            
 
                           
Dole Dried Fruit and Nut
  General Partnership   Y   California   One Dole Drive           N
Company, a California
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
General Partnership
                           
 
                           
Dole Farming, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C0454623     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Dole Fresh Vegetables,
  Corporation   Y   California   639 S. Sanborn Road     C1177297     N
Inc.
              Salinas, CA 93902            
 
                           
Dole Orland, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C0767252     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Dole Packaged Foods, LLC
  LLC   Y   California   One Dole Drive     200600910228     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
E. T. Wall Company
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C0759411     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Earlibest Orange
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C0460741     N
Association, Inc.
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Fallbrook Citrus Company,
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C1237504     N
Inc.
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Lindero Headquarters
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C2070249     N
Company, Inc.
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Lindero Property, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C1698635     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Milagro Ranch, LLC
  LLC   Y   California   One Dole Drive     200421910230     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Oceanview Produce Company
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C1463723     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            

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                    Assignor's    
    Type of               Organization    
    Organization (or,               Identification    
    if the Assignor is   Registered       Assignor's Location   Number (or, if it   Transmitting
Exact Legal Name of   an Individual, so   Organization?   Jurisdiction of   (for purposes of NY   has none, so   Utility?
Assignor   indicate)   (Yes/No)   Organization   UCC § 9-307)   indicate)   (Yes/No)
Prairie Vista, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C0280565     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Rancho Manana, LLC
  LLC   Y   California   One Dole Drive     200422210034     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Royal Packing Co.
  Corporation   Y   California   639 S. Sanborn Road     C1658935     N
 
              Salinas, CA 93901            
 
                           
Veltman Terminal Co.
  Corporation   Y   California   One Dole Drive     C0308794     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Bananera Antillana
  Corporation   Y   Delaware   100 W. 10th Street     845992     N
(Colombia), Inc.
              Wilmington, DE 19801            
 
                           
Clovis Citrus Association
  Corporation   Y   Delaware   One Dole Drive     0805383     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Delphinium Corporation
  Corporation   Y   Delaware   One Dole Drive     0839429     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Dole Berry Company, LLC
  LLC   Y   Delaware   One Dole Drive     2753691     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Dole Europe Company
  Corporation   Y   Delaware   One Dole Drive     0486011     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Dole Food Company, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Delaware   One Dole Drive     3376670     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Dole Foods Flight
  Corporation   Y   Delaware   3366 Muscat Avenue     2133517     N
Operations, Inc.
              Fresno, CA 93725            
 
                           
Dole Northwest, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Delaware   80 McNeil Canyon Road     0227108     N
 
              Chelan, WA 98816            
 
                           
Dole Sunfresh Express, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Delaware   One Dole Drive
Westlake Village, CA 91362
    2091327     N
 
                           
Standard Fruit and
  Corporation   Y   Delaware   One Dole Drive     0669719     N
Steamship Company
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Standard Fruit Company
  Corporation   Y   Delaware   One Dole Drive     0485718     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           

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                    Assignor's    
    Type of               Organization    
    Organization (or,               Identification    
    if the Assignor is   Registered       Assignor's Location   Number (or, if it   Transmitting
Exact Legal Name of   an Individual, so   Organization?   Jurisdiction of   (for purposes of NY   has none, so   Utility?
Assignor   indicate)   (Yes/No)   Organization   UCC § 9-307)   indicate)   (Yes/No)
Sun Country Produce, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Delaware   One Dole Drive     939918     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
West Foods, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Delaware   639 S. Sanborn Road     0789683     N
 
              Salinas, CA 93901            
 
                           
Cool Advantage, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Florida   One Dole Drive   P 98000104868     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Cool Care, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Florida   601 NW 12th Avenue     J34542     N
 
              Deerfield Beach, FL 33442            
 
                           
Saw Grass Transport, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Florida   10055 NW 12th Street   P 99000058957     N
 
              Miami, FL 33172            
 
                           
Blue Anthurium, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Hawaii   1116 Whitmore Avenue     D1 87978     N
 
              Wahiawa, HI 96786            
 
                           
Cerulean, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Hawaii   1116 Whitmore Avenue     D1 97231     N
 
              Wahiawa, HI 96786            
 
                           
Dole Diversified, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Hawaii   1116 Whitmore Avenue     D1 78742     N
 
              Wahiawa, HI 96786            
 
                           
Dole Land Company, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Hawaii   1116 Whitmore Avenue     D1 4     N
 
              Wahiawa, HI 96786            
 
                           
Dole Packaged Foods
  Corporation   Y   Hawaii   1116 Whitmore Avenue     D1 79181     N
Corporation
              Wahiawa, HI 96786            
 
                           
La Petite d’Agen, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Hawaii   1116 Whitmore Avenue     D1 9421     N
 
              Wahiawa, HI 96786            
 
                           
M K Development, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Hawaii   1116 Whitmore Avenue   HI-70337 D1   N
 
              Wahiawa, HI 96786            
 
                           
Malaga Company, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Hawaii   1116 Whitmore Avenue     D1 79501     N
 
              Wahiawa, HI 96786            
 
                           
Muscat, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Hawaii   1116 Whitmore Avenue     D1 14633     N
 
              Wahiawa, HI 96786            
 
                           
Oahu Transport Company,
  Corporation   Y   Hawaii   1116 Whitmore Avenue     D1 3728     N
Limited
              Wahiawa, HI 96786            
 
                           

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                    Assignor's    
    Type of               Organization    
    Organization (or,               Identification    
    if the Assignor is   Registered       Assignor's Location   Number (or, if it   Transmitting
Exact Legal Name of   an Individual, so   Organization?   Jurisdiction of   (for purposes of NY   has none, so   Utility?
Assignor   indicate)   (Yes/No)   Organization   UCC § 9-307)   indicate)   (Yes/No)
Wahiawa Water Company,
  Corporation   Y   Hawaii   1116 Whitmore Avenue     D1 29035     N
Inc.
              Wahiawa, HI 96786            
 
                           
Zante Currant, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Hawaii   1116 Whitmore Avenue     D1 19015     N
 
              Wahiawa, HI 96786            
 
                           
Diversified Imports Co.
  Corporation   Y   Nevada   One Dole Drive     C9076-1987     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Dole Assets, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Nevada   One Dole Drive     C19261-1997     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Dole Fresh Fruit Company
  Corporation   Y   Nevada   One Dole Drive     C6123-1985     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Dole Holdings, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Nevada   One Dole Drive     C7119-1983     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Dole Logistics Services,
  Corporation   Y   Nevada   One Dole Drive     C1173-1993     N
Inc.
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Dole Ocean Cargo Express,
  Corporation   Y   Nevada   9485 Regency Square Blvd.,     C17227-1999     N
Inc.
              Suite 425-420,            
 
              Jacksonville, FL 32225            
 
                           
Dole Ocean Liner Express,
  Corporation   Y   Nevada   One Dole Drive     C6529-1993     N
Inc.
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Renaissance Capital
  Corporation   Y   Nevada   One Dole Drive     C12741-1995     N
Corporation
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Sun Giant, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Nevada   One Dole Drive     C9306-1987     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
DNW Services Company
  Corporation   Y   Washington   One Dole Drive     601-881-469     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Pacific Coast Truck
  Corporation   Y   Washington   One Dole Drive     601-640-771     N
Company
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            
 
                           
Pan-Alaska Fisheries, Inc.
  Corporation   Y   Washington   One Dole Drive     578-035-177     N
 
              Westlake Village, CA 91362            

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SCHEDULE I
LENDER COMMITMENTS
LENDER COMMITMENTS
                 
    Tranche B-1     Tranche C-1  
    Term Loan     Term Loan  
Lender   Commitment     Commitment  
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
  $ 250,000,000     $ 600,000,000  

 


 

SCHEDULE II
LENDER ADDRESSES
     
LENDER   ADDRESS
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
  60 Wall Street
 
  New York, NY 10005
 
  Attention: Scottye D Lindsey
 
  Tel.: 212-250-6115
 
  Fax: 212-797-4655

 


 

SCHEDULE III
REAL PROPERTIES
See attached. Not more than 90 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, or such later date as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent revised information to be added to this Schedule III to complete such Schedule III.

 


 

SCHEDULE IV
EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS
The schedule of Existing Indebtedness separately furnished to the Administrative Agent is incorporated herein by reference.

 


 

SCHEDULE V
PENSION PLANS
     
Plan Number   Plan Name
029
  Consolidated Retirement Plan for Employees of Dole Food Company, Inc.
001
  Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan*
98
  Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
60
  401(k) Plan for Salaried Employees of Dole Food Company, Inc. and Participating Divisions and Subsidiaries
68
  401(k) Plan for Hourly Employees of Dole Food Company, Inc. and Participating Divisions and Subsidiaries
 
*   Multiemployer plan

 


 

SCHEDULE VI
EXISTING INVESTMENTS
The schedule of Existing Investments separately furnished to the Administrative Agent is incorporated herein by reference.

 


 

SCHEDULE VII
SUBSIDIARIES
             
    % Effective   Jurisdiction of
Company Name   Ownership   Organization
STANDARD FRUIT, S.A. (ARGENTINA)
    100.0000     Argentina
DOLE AUSTRALIA PTY, LTD
    100.0000     Australia
TRANSTRADING OVERSEAS, LTD
    100.0000     Bahamas
DOLE EXPORT COMPANY, LTD.
    100.0000     Barbados
DOLE ANTWERP
    100.0000     Belgium
AGOURA LIMITED
    100.0000     Bermuda
BALTIME LIMITED.
    100.0000     Bermuda
CAMARILLO LIMITED
    100.0000     Bermuda
COOKSTOWN FINANCIAL, LTD
    35.0000     Bermuda
DOLE FOREIGN HOLDINGS, LTD
    100.0000     Bermuda
DOLE FOREIGN HOLDINGS II, LTD
    100.0000     Bermuda
DOLE FRESH FRUIT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    100.0000     Bermuda
DOLE INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
    100.0000     Bermuda
DOLE PACKAGED FOODS ASIA
    100.0000     Bermuda
INTERFRUIT COMPANY, LIMITED
    100.0000     Bermuda
MAHELE, LIMITED
    100.0000     Bermuda
DOLE FOREIGN HOLDINGS II, LTD.
    100.0000     Bermuda
MENDOCINO LIMITED
    100.0000     Bermuda
REEFERSHIP MARINE SERVICES, LTD
    100.0000     Bermuda
SOLAMERICA, LTD.
    100.0000     Bermuda
SOLVEST, LTD.
    100.0000     Bermuda
STANDARD FRUIT CO. (BERMUDA) LTD
    100.0000     Bermuda
VENTURA TRADING LTD.
    100.0000     Bermuda
DOLE BRASIL, LTDA
    100.0000     Brazil
BANAPLUS, INCORPORATED
    100.0000     British Virgin Islands
DOLE FOODS OF CANADA, LTD
    100.0000     Canada
AGRICOLA CALIFORNIA, LTDA.
    100.0000     Chile
AGRICOLA PENCAHUE LTDA.
    100.0000     Chile
AGRICOLA PUNITAQUI LTDA.
    100.0000     Chile
AGRICOLA RAUQUEN LTDA.
    100.0000     Chile
DOLE CHILE S.A.
    100.0000     Chile
DOLE THOMSEN S.A.
    51.0000     Chile
EMBALAJES STANDARD, S.A.
    100.0000     Chile

 


 

             
    % Effective   Jurisdiction of
Company Name   Ownership   Organization
INVERSIONES DEL PACIFICO S.A.
    100.0000     Chile
SHANGHAI DOLE FOOD CO. LTD.
    100.0000     China
INVERSIONES DOBAN S.A.S.
    100.0000     Columbia
AEROFUMIGACION CENTROAMERICANA, S.A.
    100.0000     Costa Rica
AGROINDUSTRIAL PINAS DEL BOSQUE, S.A.
    100.0000     Costa Rica
ALMACENES ATALANTA S.A.
    100.0000     Costa Rica
ALPPHA SIDERAL, S.A.
    100.0000     Costa Rica
BANANERA EL PORVENIR, S.A.
    100.0000     Costa Rica
BANANERA LA PAZ, S.A.
    100.0000     Costa Rica
CIA. BANANERA DEBA, S.A.
    100.0000     Costa Rica
CIA. BANANERA EL ENCANTO, S.A.
    100.0000     Costa Rica
CIA. FRUTOS DE LA TIERRA, S.A.
    100.0000     Costa Rica
COMERCIALIZADORA E IMPORTADORA VINA DEL MAR S.A.
    100.0000     Costa Rica
COMPANIA MUSA CERO NUEVE SOCIEDAD ANINIMA, S.A.
    100.0000     Costa Rica
DESARROLLO BANANERO LA ESPERANZA, S.A.
    100.0000     Costa Rica
DIVERSIFICADOS DE COSTA RICA DICORI, S.A.
    100.0000     Costa Rica
DOLE SHARED SERVICES, LIMITED
    100.0000     Costa Rica
ECO PINAS DEL ARENAL, S.A.
    100.0000     Costa Rica
ESTIBADORA CARIBE, S.A.
    50.0000     Costa Rica
ESTIBADORES DEL TROPICO, S.A.
    50.0000     Costa Rica
ESTIBADORES GOLFITENOS
    100.0000     Costa Rica
HACIENDA LA ROSALIA, S.A.
    100.0000     Costa Rica
ROXANA FARMS, S.A.
    100.0000     Costa Rica
STANDARD FRUIT DE COSTA RICA S.A.
    100.0000     Costa Rica
DOLE EAST S.R.O.
    100.0000     Czech Republic
ACTIVIDADES AGRICOLAS, S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
AGROVERDE S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
BANANAPUERTO PUERTO BANANERO S.A.
    35.0000     Ecuador
BANCUBER, S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
BRUNETTI S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
CIA. NAVIERA AGMARESA, S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
COMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL ECUATORIANA, S.A.
    85.5100     Ecuador
FRIOCONT, S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
FRUTBAN, S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
GRANELCONT, S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
GUAYAMI, S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador

 


 

             
    % Effective   Jurisdiction of
Company Name   Ownership   Organization
INDUSTRIAL Y COMERCIAL TRILEX, S.A.
    40.0000     Ecuador
MEGABANANA, S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
NAPORTEC, S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
PESCASEROLI S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
PRODUCTORA CARTONERA, S.A.
    99.9700     Ecuador
PRODUCTOS DEL LITORAL, S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
PROPOLISA, S.A.
    99.9700     Ecuador
REDAMAWAL, S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
SIEMBRANUEVA, S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
SOCIEDAD AGROPECUARIA PIMOCHA C.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
TALLERES Y LLANTAS, S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
TECNICOS Y ELECTRICISTAS, S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
TRANSPORTES POR MAR, S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
UNION DE BANANEROS ECUATORIANOS, S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
ZANPOTI, S.A.
    100.0000     Ecuador
ENERO S.A.
    80.3726     El Salvador
COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE DE PARTICIPATION
    40.0000     France
COMPAGNIE FRUITIERE IMPORT S.A.
    100.0000     France
DOLE EUROPE S.A.S
    100.0000     France
DOLE FRANCE, S.A. (FKA DOLE MARSEILLE)
    100.0000     France
DOLE FRESH FRUIT SOUTH SAS
    100.0000     France
DOLE PACKAGED FOODS EUROPE (fka DOLE FRANCE SERVICES, S.A.)
    100.0000     France
SOLEIL HOLDING FRANCE S.A.
    100.0000     France
DOLE DEUTSCHLAND BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
    100.0000     Germany
DOLE GERMANY OHG
  PARTNERSHIP   Germany
DOLE SHARED SERVICES DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    100.0000     Germany
EUFRUCHT FRUCHTIMPORT GMBH
    33.0000     Germany
FRUCHTHOF ROSTOCK GmbH
    36.0000     Germany
FRUCHTVERTRIEB SCHWERIN GmbH
    44.0000     Germany
HAFRU HANDELSGESELLCHAFT FRUCHTRING mbH & CO. KG
    30.0000     Germany
PAUL KEMPOWSKI GmbH & Co. KG (Limited Partnership)
    100.0000     Germany
DOLE FRESH FRUIT HELLAS
    100.0000     Greece
ENERGUA S.A. MATRIZ GUATEMALA
    100.0000     Guatemala
AGRICOLA SANTA INES, S.A.
    100.0000     Honduras
AGROINDUSTRIA DEL CARIBE, S.A.
    100.0000     Honduras

 


 

             
    % Effective   Jurisdiction of
Company Name   Ownership   Organization
AGROINDUSTRIAL ALMA VERDE, S.A.
    100.0000     Honduras
BANANERA RIO MAME, SA
    100.0000     Honduras
BIENES Y SERVICIOS S de R L de CV
    97.1000     Honduras
BIENES Y VALORES, S.A.
    97.1000     Honduras
CIA. AGRICOLA EL PROGRESO, S.A.
    100.0000     Honduras
CIA. AGRICOLA MAZAPAN, S.A.
    100.0000     Honduras
CIA. AGROPECUARIA EL PORVENIR, S.A.
    100.0000     Honduras
CLINICAS MEDICAS DEL AGUAN, S.A.
    99.8731     Honduras
DISTRIBUIDORA DE PRODUCTOS DIVERSOS, S.A.
    100.0000     Honduras
ENERGUA S.A. SUCURSALl HONDURAS
    100.0000     Honduras
EQUIPO PESADO S.A.
    99.8246     Honduras
HOSPITAL COYOLES, S.A.
    99.8731     Honduras
CIA.INVERSIONES MEDICAS NACIONALE SA
    99.8731     Honduras
INVERSIONES Y VALORES DE MONTECRISTO,SA
    100.0000     Honduras
LABORATORIOS Y SERVICIOS DE MERISTEMOS, S.A.
    100.0000     Honduras
MANUFACTURAS DE CARTON, S.A.
    97.5715     Honduras
MULTISERVICIOS, S.A.
    99.8264     Honduras
PINA ANTILLANA, S.A.
    100.0000     Honduras
PLASTICOS, S.A.
    99.7572     Honduras
PRODUCTORA AGRICOLA DE ATLANTIDA, S.A.
    100.0000     Honduras
SERVICIOS E INVESTIGACIONES AEREAS, SA
    100.0000     Honduras
SOGAS, S.A.
    100.0000     Honduras
STANDARD FRUIT DE HONDURAS
    100.0000     Honduras
VIGILANCIA Y SEGURIDAD, S.A.
    100.0000     Honduras
CASTLE & COOKE WORLDWIDE, LTD
    100.0000     Hong Kong
DOLE CHINA LIMITED
    100.0000     Hong Kong
DOLE HONG KONG LTD.
    100.0000     Hong Kong
DOLE ITIALIA S.P.A.
    100.0000     Italy
DOLE TERM S.R.L.
    51.0000     Italy
LA FIORITA
    91.0000     Italy
TROPICAL SHIPPING, ITALIANA, S.P.A.
    100.0000     Italy
DOLE JAPAN, LTD.
    100.0000     Japan
FRESH SYSTEMS, LTD.
    40.0000     Japan
K. I. FRESH ACCESS, LTD
    20.0000     Japan
DFC FOODS, INC.
    100.0000     Korea
DLC INC
    100.0000     Korea
DOLE KOREA, LTD (fka: TSC KOREA, LTD.)
    100.0000     Korea

 


 

             
    % Effective   Jurisdiction of
Company Name   Ownership   Organization
DOLE LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.
    100.0000     Luxembourg
DOLE LUXEMBOURG II S.A.R.L.
    100.0000     Luxembourg
DOLE MACAU LIMITED
    100.0000     Macau
DOLE FOOD MALAYSIA
    100.0000     Malaysia
TROPICAL NAVIGATION (MALTA) LIMITED
    100.0000     Malta
DOLE SHANGHAI CO. LTD. (aka SHANGHAI DOLE FOOD CO, LTD.)
    100.0000     Mauritius
QINGDAO DOLE FOOD CO., LTD.
    100.0000     Mauritius
FLORES LUCITANIA S. DE R.L.
    100.0000     Mexico
DOLE MEXICO (fka: MEXICOTEC)
    100.0000     Mexico
DOLE EUROPE B.V.
    100.0000     Netherlands
DOLE NEW ZEALAND LTD.
    100.0000     New Zealand
NZ RIPENERS LIMITED
    24.9000     New Zealand
STANDARD FRUIT DE NICARAGUA S.A.
    100.0000     Nicaragua
BENVUE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    100.0000     Panama
DOLE AVIATION
    100.0000     Panama
DOLE FRESH FRUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    100.0000     Panama
OPERACIONES TROPICALES, S.A.
    100.0000     Panama
STANDARD FRUIT DE PANAMA, S.A.
    100.0000     Panama
COPDEBAN S.A.C.
    100.0000     Peru
DA SYSTEM SOLUTIONS INC (fka DAVAO TECHNO AGRO)
    32.0000     Philippines
DIAMOND FARMS, INC.
    63.5746     Philippines
DOLE PHILIPPINES, INC.
    99.6154     Philippines
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL SERVICES, INC.
    74.3868     Philippines
SARANGANI RESOURCES CORPORATION
    49.4100     Philippines
DOLE POLAND SP ZOO
    100.0000     Poland
MIRADERO FISHING CO., INC.
    100.0000     Puerto Rico
DOLE AFRICA (PTY)
    100.0000     South Africa
DOLE SOUTH AFRICA PTY
    100.0000     South Africa
FRUIT CARE SERVICES
    100.0000     South Africa
DOLE FOOD ESPANA, S.A.
    100.0000     Spain
AB Banan-Kompaniet
    60.0000     Sweden
S Attehogen Ostra 3 KB
    60.0000     Sweden
Saba Blommor AB
    60.0000     Sweden
SABA FRESH CUTS SA fka: Färskvarucentralen i Malmö AB
    60.0000     Sweden
Saba Frükt & Grönt AB
    60.0000     Sweden
Saba Trading AB
    60.0000     Sweden

 


 

             
    % Effective   Jurisdiction of
Company Name   Ownership   Organization
Saba Trading Holding AB
    100.0000     Sweden
DOLE NORDIC AB
    60.0000     Sweden
DOLE THAILAND, LTD
    64.3300     Thailand
KHAO ANG KAEW CO,. LTD
    56.8351     Thailand
T.A.I.C. LIMITED
    49.0000     Thailand
THAI AMERICAN FOOD CO., LTD.
    99.9900     Thailand
DOLE FRESH FRUIT MED.
    100.0000     Turkey
AG 1970, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
AG 1971, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
AG 1972, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
ALYSSUM CORPORATION
    100.0000     U.S.
APACHE GROVE LAND, 1972 LIMITED
  PARTNERSHIP   U.S.
BANANA PRODUCTS CORP.
    15.4000     U.S.
BANANERA ANTILLANA (COLOMBIA), INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
BARCLAY HOLLANDER CORPORATION
    100.0000     U.S.
BLUE ANTHURIUM, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
BUD ANTLE, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
CALAZO CORPORATION
    100.0000     U.S.
CALICAHOMES, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
CALIFORNIA POLARIS, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
CB NORTH, LLC
    100.0000     U.S.
CB SOUTH, LLC
    100.0000     U.S.
CERULEAN, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
CLOVIS CITRUS ASSOCIATION
    100.0000     U.S.
COOL ADVANTAGE, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
COOL CARE, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
COUNTY LINE MUTUAL WATER COMPANY
    100.0000     U.S.
DELPHINIUM CORPORATION
    100.0000     U.S.
DIVERSIFIED IMPORTS CO.
    100.0000     U.S.
DNW SERVICES COMPANY
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE ABPIK, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE ARIZONA DRIED FRUIT & NUT COMPANY
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE ASSETS, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE BERRY COMPANY, LLC
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE CARROT COMPANY
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE CITRUS
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE DF&N, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.

 


 

             
    % Effective   Jurisdiction of
Company Name   Ownership   Organization
DOLE DIVERSIFIED, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE DRIED FRUIT AND NUT COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE EUROPE COMPANY
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE FARMING INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE FOODS FLIGHT OPERATIONS, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE FRESH FRUIT COMPANY
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE FRESH VEGETABLES, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE HOLDINGS, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE LAND COMPANY, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE LOGISTICS SERVICES, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE NORTHWEST, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE OCEAN CARGO EXPRESS, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE OCEAN LINER EXPRESS, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE ORLAND, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE PACKAGED FOODS CORPORATION
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE PACKAGED FOODS, LLC
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE SUNFRESH EXPRESS, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
E. T. WALL COMPANY
    100.0000     U.S.
EARLIBEST ORANGE ASSOCIATION, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
FALLBROOK CITRUS COMPANY, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
LA PETITE D’AGEN, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
LINDERO HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
LINDERO PROPERTY, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
M K DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
MALAGA COMPANY, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
MILAGRO RANCH, LLC
    100.0000     U.S.
MUSCAT, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
OAHU TRANSPORT COMPANY, LIMITED
    100.0000     U.S.
OCEANVIEW PRODUCE COMPANY
    100.0000     U.S.
PACIFIC COAST TRUCK COMPANY
    100.0000     U.S.
PAN-ALASKA FISHERIES, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
PRAIRIE VISTA, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
RANCHO MANANA, LLC
    100.0000     U.S.
RENAISSANCE CAPITAL CORPORATION
    100.0000     U.S.
ROYAL PACKING CO.
    100.0000     U.S.
SAW GRASS TRANSPORT, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.

 


 

             
    % Effective   Jurisdiction of
Company Name   Ownership   Organization
STANDARD FRUIT AND STEAMSHIP COMPANY
    100.0000     U.S.
STANDARD FRUIT COMPANY
    100.0000     U.S.
SUN COUNTRY PRODUCE, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
SUN GIANT, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
VELTMAN TERMINAL CO.
    100.0000     U.S.
WAHIAWA WATER COMPANY
    100.0000     U.S.
WEST FOODS, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
ZANTE CURRANT, INC.
    100.0000     U.S.
DOLE U.K. LIMITED
    100.0000     United Kingdom
JP FRESH, LTD
    100.0000     United Kingdom
DOLE DE VENEZUELA, S.A.
    100.0000     Venezuela
INVERSIONES AGRICA, S.A.
    100.0000     Venezuela
INVERSIONES DEL AGRO, C.A.
    100.0000     Venezuela
DOLE VIETNAM, LLC
    100.0000     Vietnam

 


 

SCHEDULE VIII
INSURANCE
The schedule of Insurance separately furnished to the Administrative Agent is incorporated herein by reference.

 


 

SCHEDULE IX
EXISTING LIENS
                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
Calazo Corporation
  AZ Secretary of State   DBNY   4/3/03   200312557823   All assets
 
          Continuation        
 
          12/21/07        
 
      DBNY   04/20/06   200614172486   All assets
 
      US Bank National   03/19/09   200915718575   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
AG 1970, Inc.
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/3/03   0309760064   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411238    
 
      DBNY   09/25/06   067086107338   All assets
 
      US Bank National   03/18/09   097190939744   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
AG 1971, Inc.
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/3/03   0309760004   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411244    
 
      DBNY   04/20/06   067067202898   All assets
 
      US Bank National   03/18/09   097190939865   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
AG 1972, Inc.
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/3/03   0309760001   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411245    
 
      DBNY   04/20/06   067067203041   All assets
 
      US Bank National   03/18/09   097190939986   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Alyssum Corporation
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/3/03   0309760002   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411248    
 
      DBNY   04/20/06   067067203162   All assets
 
      US Bank National   03/18/2009   097190940039   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Barclay Hollander Corporation
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/3/03
Continuation
  0309460660
Continuation
  All assets

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
 
          12/20/07   0771411250    
 
      DBNY   04/20/06   067067203304   All assets
 
      US Bank National   03/18/09   097190940150   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Bud Antle, Inc.
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/3/03   0309460685   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411276    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067203425   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190940271   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
 
  CA Ventura County   DBNY   4/16/06   20060419-0084017   Deed of Trust, Security Agt.,
 
                  Asgnt. of Leases, Rents and
 
                  Profits, Financing Statement and
 
                  Fixture Filing
 
      DBNY   4/16/06   20060419-0084018   Security Agt., Asgnt. of Leases,
 
                  Rents and Profits, Financing
 
                  Statement and Fixture Filing
 
      DBNY   3/20/09   20090320-00043413-0   Security Agt., Asgnt. of Leases,
 
                  Rents and Profits, Financing
 
                  Statement and Fixture Filing
 
      US Bank National   3/20/09   20090320   Third Lien Deed
 
      Association        -00043416-0    of Trust, Security Agt., Asgnt. of Leases,
 
                  Rents and Profits, Financing
 
                  Statement and Fixture Filing
 
                   
Calicahomes, Inc.
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/3/03   0309760044   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411277    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067203546   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190940392   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
California Polaris, Inc.
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/3/03   0309460658   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411279    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067203667   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190940413   All assets
 
      Association            

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
CB North, LLC
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   12/29/04   047010326730   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          07/15/09   0972025049    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067203788   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190940534   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
CB South, LLC
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   12/29/04   047010327004   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          07/15/09   0972025050    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067203809   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190943709   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole ABPIK, Inc.
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/3/03   0309760082   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411280    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067204173   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190943820   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole Arizona Dried Fruit and Nut Company
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/3/03   0309760075   All assets
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411285    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067204799   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190943941   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole Berry Company, LLC
  CA Secretary of State   Power Machinery Center   4/27/05   057024753710   Forklift, 2 batteries, and charger
 
      Power Machinery Center   4/27/05   057024760708   4 Forklifts and 8 batteries
 
                   
Dole Carrot Company
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/3/03   0309760101   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/2007   0771411288    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067205821   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190944073   All assets
 
      Association            

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
Dole Citrus
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/3/03   0309760092   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411312    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067207106   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190944194   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole DF&N, Inc.
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/3/03   0309460661   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411319    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067210150   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190944215   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole Dried Fruit and Nut Company,
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/03/03   0309460663   All assets
a California General Partnership
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411323    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067211787   All assets
 
      DBNY   02/09/09   097187275127   All assets
 
      DBNY   03/18/09   097190939623   All assets
 
      US Bank National   03/18/09   097190944336   All assets
 
      Association            
 
      US Bank National   03/18/09   097190944457   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole Farming, Inc.
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/3/03   0309760570   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411325    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067212677   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190944578   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole Food Company, Inc.
  CA Secretary of State   Dolphin Capital   12/2/05   057050671899   Furnished Modular Complex
 
      Corporation            
 
                   
Dole Fresh Fruit Company
  CA Secretary of State   Puget Sound Leasing   9/24/07   077130156656   Commercial espresso machine
 
                   
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
  CA Secretary of State   Ameritech Credit Corporation   9/15/00
Continuation
7/22/05
  0026660751
Continuation
0570351874
  All controllers, modems,
computers and other date transmission devices, etc. subject to lease agreement.

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
 
      Farm Credit Leasing Services Corporation   10/29/01
Continuation
9/8/06
  0130260875
Continuation
0670843026
  2001 full car vacuum tube system and related equipment subject to lease agreement.
 
      Santa Barbara Bank   7/18/03   0320460568   1 jumbo trash
 
      & Trust Leasing   Assignment   Assignment   compactor
 
          7/31/07   0771236345    
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          3/25/08   0871517393    
 
      Wells Fargo   8/15/03   0323160449   Precautionary filing
 
      Equipment Finance,   Continuation   Continuation   relating to lease
 
      Inc.   6/26/08   0871629841   forklift truck 
 
      Farm Credit Leasing   2/18/04   0405560915   2 field vacuum tube systems and
 
      Services   Continuation   Continuation   related equipment subject to
 
      Corporation   12/23/08   0871824578   lease agreement.
 
      De Lage Landen   5/14/04   0414360036   Leased equipment
 
      Financial Services   Continuation   Continuation    
 
      Inc.   4/8/09   0971929261    
 
      DBNY   4/03/03   0309760205   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411327    
 
      Farm Credit Leasing   2/11/05   057015716911   1 field vacuum tube system and
 
      Services   Continuation   Continuation   related equipment subject to
 
      Corporation   11/20/09   0972149388   lease agreement.
 
      Farm Credit Leasing   3/14/05   057019139904   2 field vacuum tube systems and
 
      Services   Continuation   Continuation   related equipment subject to
 
      Corporation   12/21/09   0972174984   lease agreement.
 
      IOS Capital   04/11/05   057022758086   Leased equipment
 
      De Lage Landen   4/27/05   057024680113   Leased equipment
 
      Financial Services            
 
      Inc.            
 
      De Lage Landen   4/27/05   057024680234   Leased equipment
 
      Financial Services            
 
      Inc.            
 
      Printpack, Inc.   9/2/05   057040107731   Consigned inventory
 
      IOS Capital   12/20/05   057052578897   Leased equipment
 
      Toyota Motor Credit   1/07/06   067054500330   Toyota forklifts
 
      Corporation/Prolift            

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
 
      Industrial            
 
      Equipment Co. LLC            
 
      NMGH Financial   3/27/06   067063951633   Leased equipment
 
      Services            
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067216853   All assets
 
      IOS Capital   5/1/06   067068393810   Leased equipment
 
      IOS Capital   1/11/07   077098327508   Leased equipment
 
      Citicapital   2/28/07   077104349752   Ford truck and utility body with
 
      Commercial Corp           ladder rack
 
      Toyota Material   5/23/07   077114842741   Forklifts, batteries, and side
 
      Handling Midwest           shifters
 
      IBM Credit   6/25/07   077118698906   IBM equipment
 
      US Bancorp   7/03/07   077120083806   Janitorial cleaning
 
      Salinas Valley Ford   12/21/07   077141062391   7 Ford trucks
 
      Sales, Toyota Motor   Amendment   Amendment    
 
      Credit Corp   12/21/07   0771410662    
 
      Salinas Valley Ford   2/6/08   087146299501   2 Ford trucks
 
      Sales            
 
      Salinas Valley Ford   2/11/08   087146809104   2 Ford trucks
 
      Sales            
 
      Salinas Valley Ford   2/14/08   087147284819   Ford truck
 
      Sales            
 
      RDO Equipment Co.   4/3/08   087152779804   Ingersol Rand Reach truck
 
      GE Capital Corp   4/28/08   087155589987   Camera/laser sorter system
 
          Amendment   Amendment    
 
          8/8/08   0871681682    
 
      Motion Industries   5/7/08   087156872448   Maintenance, repair, and
 
                  operational assets supplied by
 
                  Secured Party
 
      GE Capital Corp   5/30/08   087159766776   2 Camera/laser sorter systems
 
      Co Active, US   8/28/08   087170284784   Waste recycling system
 
      Bancorp   Assignment   Assignment    
 
          10/14/08   0871751658    
 
      GE Capital Corp   9/26/08   087173351762   Camera/laser sorter system
 
      RDO Equipment Co.   11/05/08   087177608488   John Deere Reach Fork

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
 
      IKON Financial   11/09/08   087177985820   Leased equipment
 
      Services            
 
      RDO Equipment Co.   3/2/09   097189208276   Ingersol Rand Reach fork
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190944699   All assets
 
      Association            
 
      Wells Fargo Bank,   8/20/09   097206163195   Nissan forklifts
 
      N.A.            
 
      Smurfit-Stone   8/31/09   097206992125   3 Meta 150 and Conveyors
 
      Container            
 
      Enterprises            
 
      Toyota Material   9/9/09   097207701639   22 Toyota forklifts
 
      Handling Midwest,   Amendment   Amendment    
 
      Toyota Motor Credit   9/10/09   0972078284    
 
      IKON Financial   10/31/09   097212900535   Leased equipment
 
      Services            
 
      GE Capital Corp   12/7/09   097216383786   Food processing equipment
 
          Amendment   Amendment    
 
          2/5/10   1072223937    
 
      GE Capital Corp   1/4/10   107218902363   Food processing equipment
 
                   
Dole Orland, Inc.
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/03/03   0309760210   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411331    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067216974   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190944710   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole Packaged Foods, LLC
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/20/06   067067217006   All assets
 
      Verizon Credit   11/2/07   077135358716   Leased CallPilot expansion and
 
                  Nortel equipment
 
      Wells Fargo Bank NA   8/1/08   087167294599   Forklifts
 
      Bank of the West,   9/2/08   087170507661   All Leased and Owned Equipment
 
      Trinity Division,   Assignment   Assignment  
 
      First American   2/24/09   0971885915  
 
      Comm. Bancorp            
 
      Bank of the West,   9/11/08   087171594375   All Leased and Owned Equipment
 
      Trinity Division,   Assignment   Assignment  
 
      First American Comm.   2/24/09   0971885953  
 
      Bancorp          

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
 
      DBNY   2/9/09   097187277381   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190944831   All assets
 
      Association            
 
      Wells Fargo Bank NA   10/13/09   097211052805   Forklift
 
                   
E. T. Wall Company
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/03/03   0309760237   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411355    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067217127   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190944952   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Earlibest Orange Association, Inc.
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/03/03   0309760189   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411336    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067217248   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190945084   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Fallbrook Citrus Company, Inc.
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/03/03   0309760263   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411339    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067217369   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190945347   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Lindero Headquarters Company, Inc.
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/03/03   0309760256   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411343    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067217480   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190945468   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Lindero Property, Inc.
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/03/03   0309760553   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411344    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067217622   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190945589   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Milagro Ranch, LLC
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   12/29/04   047010328257   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
 
          07/15/09   0972025052    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067217743   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190945600   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Oceanview Produce Company
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/03/03   0309760619   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411348    
 
      AGCO Finance LLC   6/13/03   0316960442   Certain leased equipment
 
          Amendment   Amendment    
 
          12/15/03   03353C0099    
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          4/14/08   0871542919    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067217864   All assets
 
      AGCO Finance LLC   7/10/06   067077630884   Certain leased equipment
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190945721   All assets
 
      Association            
 
      Toyota Motor Credit   11/23/09   097215171821   3 Forklifts
 
      Corp            
 
                   
Prairie Vista, Inc.
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/03/03   0309460686   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411349    
 
      Fannie Mae   8/25/05   057039425136   Property, rents and profits,
 
      (assigned to   Assignment   Assignment   fixtures, and ancillary rights
 
      Citibank West, FSB)   9/8/08   0871710937    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067217985   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190945842   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Rancho Manana, LLC
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   12/29/04   04701329147   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          7/15/09   0972025053    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067218017   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190945963   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Royal Packing Co.
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/03/03   0309760591   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411351    

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
 
      CNH Capital America   10/26/05   057046390802   Tractor
 
      LLC            
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067218259   All assets
 
      CNH Capital America   8/31/06   067083463380   Tractor
 
      LLC            
 
      CNH Capital America   1/20/07   077099417135   4 Tractors
 
      LLC            
 
      CNH Capital America   1/23/07   077099587062   2 Tractors
 
      LLC            
 
      CNH Capital America   10/10/08   087174879758   Tractor and Trimble RTK Autopilot
 
      LLC           Precautionary Filing
 
      CNH Capital America   10/10/08   087174879879   Tractor Precautionary Filing
 
      LLC            
 
      CNH Capital America   12/31/08   087183085000   2 Tractors and 2 Autopilots
 
      LLC           Precautionary Filing
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190946095   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Veltman Terminal Co.
  CA Secretary of State   DBNY   4/03/03   0309760609   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   0771411354    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   067067218370   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   097190946116   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole Food Company, Inc.
  DE Secretary of State   DBNY   4/03/03   30878853   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2007 4890538    
 
      IBM Credit LLC   09/09/04   42533059   Leased IBM equipment and software
 
      IBM Credit LLC   09/23/04   42678862   Leased IBM equipment and software
 
      IOS Capital   9/20/04   42691584   Leased equipment
 
      Forsythe   10/05/04   42791855   Leased computer equipment
 
      Technology,   Amendment   Amendment    
 
      Inc./McArthur   12/01/04   42791855    
 
      Associates, Inc.            
 
      IBM Credit LLC   05/23/05   51581801   Leased IBM equipment and software

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
 
      IBM Credit LLC   08/11/05   52494798   Leased IBM equipment and software
 
      IBM Credit LLC   10/13/05   53164341   Leased IBM equipment and software
 
      IBM Credit LLC   10/14/05   53180339   Leased IBM equipment and software
 
      IBM Credit LLC   11/21/05   53610087   Leased IBM equipment and software
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   61338797   All assets
 
      IBM Credit LLC   4/9/07   2007 1311058   Leased IBM equipment and software
 
      IBM Credit LLC   6/21/07   2007 2367257   Leased IBM equipment and software
 
      IKON Financial   10/3/07   2007 3720447   Leased equipment
 
      Services            
 
      IKON Financial   10/3/07   2007 3720454   Leased equipment
 
      Services            
 
      NFS Leasing   10/29/07   2007 4102603   Leased computer equipment and
 
          Assignment   Assignment   peripherals
 
          1/30/09   2009 0413077    
 
      Verizon Credit Inc.   11/2/07   2007 4182001   Leased Nortel equipment
 
      Solarcom Capital,   2/8/08   2008 0485530   Leased computer equipment
 
      LLC, et al and   Amendment   Amendment    
 
      Popular Equipment   4/23/08   2008 1411931    
 
      Finance            
 
      Solarcom Capital,   2/14/08   2008 0556900   Leased computer equipment
 
      LLC, et al and   Amendment   Amendment    
 
      Popular Equipment   7/2/08   2008 2266441    
 
      Finance            
 
      Solarcom Capital   2/14/08   2008 0557221   Leased equipment
 
      and Key Equipment            
 
      Finance            
 
      Presidio Technology   7/22/08   2008 2506465   Leased equipment
 
      Capital and Key            
 
      Equipment Finance            
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009 0874013   All assets
 
      Association            

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
 
      NFS Leasing   5/5/09   2009 1411351   Leased computer equipment
 
      Wells Fargo   5/11/09   2009 1555876   Leased networking equipment and
 
      Financing Leasing           software
 
      NFS Leasing and   6/2/09   2009 1734034   Leased computer equipment and
 
      Danversbank, et al           peripherals
 
      Presidio Technology   9/24/09   2009 3058069   Leased equipment
 
      Capital and            
 
      Heartland Business            
 
      Credit, et al            
 
      Forsythe/Mcarthur   10/5/09   2009 3191936   Leased computer and other equipment
 
      Associates            
 
      Presidio Technology   10/30/09   2009 3494272   Leased equipment
 
      Capital and            
 
      Heartland Business            
 
      Credit, et al            
 
      IBM Credit LLC   12/31/09   2009 4191380   Leased IBM equipment and software
 
      Presidio Technology   1/14/10   2010 0148969   Leased equipment
 
      Capital and            
 
      Heartland Business            
 
      Credit, et al            
 
                   
Bananera Antillana (Colombia) Inc.
  DE Secretary of State   DBNY   4/03/03   30875289   All assets
        Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2007 4890603    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   61338854   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009 0874286   All assets
 
                   
Clovis Citrus Association
  DE Secretary of State   DBNY   3/04/03   030878747   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2007 4890595    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   61338847   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009 0874260   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Delphinium Corporation
  DE Secretary of State   DBNY   3/04/03   30878838   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2007 4890561    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   61338813   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009 0874229   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole Berry Company, LLC
  DE Secretary of State   DBNY   4/20/06   61338821   All assets

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
 
      DBNY   2/2409   2009 0595808   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009 0874195   All assets
 
      Association            
Dole Europe Company
  DE Secretary of State   DBNY   4/03/03   30878846   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2007 4890546    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   61338839   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009 0874161   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole Foods Flight Operations, Inc.
  DE Secretary of State   DBNY   4/03/03   30878861   All assets
        Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2007 4890512    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   61338789   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009 0873999   All assets
 
      Association            
 
      General Electric   4/01/03   30845423   Bombardier Global Express
 
      Capital Corporation   Continuation   Continuation   aircraft 
 
          11/16/07   2007 4381033    
 
                   
Dole Northwest, Inc.
  DE Secretary of State   DBNY   04/3/03   30878879   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2007 4890496    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   61338730   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009 0873965   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole Sunfresh Express, Inc.
  DE Secretary of State   DBNY   04/3/03   30878903   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2007 4890462    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   61338748   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009 0873957   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Standard Fruit and Steamship Company
  DE Secretary of State   DBNY   04/3/03   30878895   All assets
        Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2007 4890454    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   61338722   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009 1174504   All assets
 
      Association            

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
Standard Fruit Company
  DE Secretary of State   DBNY   04/3/03   30878697   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2007 4890447    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   61338698   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009 0873890   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Sun Country Produce, Inc.
  DE Secretary of State   DBNY   04/3/03   30878705   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2007 4890421    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   61338672   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009 0873866   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
West Foods, Inc.
  DE Secretary of State   DBNY   04/3/03   30878721   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2007 4890413    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   61338649   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009 0873817   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Cool Advantage, Inc.
  FL Secured Transaction   DBNY   4/03/03   200303648250   All assets
 
  Registry       Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   20070727008X    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   200602439653   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   200900200926   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Cool Care, Inc.
  FL Secured Transaction   DBNY   04/3/03   200303648269   All assets
 
  Registry       Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   200707270098    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   200602439645   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   200900200934   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Saw Grass Transport, Inc.
  FL Secured Transaction   DBNY   04/3/03   200303648285   All assets
 
  Registry       Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   200707270187    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   200602439661   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   200900200942   All assets
 
      Association            

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
DNW Services Company
  WA Department of   DBNY   04/3/03   2003-098-9527-1   All assets
 
  Licensing       Continuation   Continuation    
 
          2/27/08   2008-058-0723-5    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006-114-3317-8   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009-079-3383-2   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Pacific Coast Truck
  WA Department of   DBNY   04/3/03   2003-098-9525-7   All assets
Company
  Licensing       Continuation   Continuation    
 
          2/27/08   2008-058-0722-8    
 
      International Truck   02/05/02   2002-051-1455-1   Trucks and trailers
 
      and Engine            
 
          Amendment   Amendment    
 
      Corporation and/or   06/12/02   2002-163-1973-0    
 
      Navistar Financial   Amendment   Amendment    
 
      Corporation   06/22/05   2005-173-9753-6    
 
          Amendment   Amendment    
 
          3/29/06   2006-088-6482-4    
 
          Amendment   Amendment    
 
          3/29/06   2006-088-6492-3    
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          8/21/06   2006-235-3114-5    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006-114-3323-9   All assets
 
      Navistar Financial   7/20/06   2006-201-9275-2   Motor vehicles and accessories
 
      Corporation            
 
      Navistar Financial   9/22/06   2006-265-1002-4   Motor vehicles and accessories
 
      Corporation            
 
      US Bank National   3/19/09   2009-079-3382-5   All assets
 
      Association            
 
      US Bancorp   10/30/09   2009-303-7853-2   For informational purposes: 1
 
                  5675PT WTM000714; 1 MFP3635XT
 
                  LBP252814
 
                   
Pan-Alaska Fisheries, Inc.
  WA Department of   DBNY   04/3/03   2003-098-9526-4   All assets
 
  Licensing       Continuation   Continuation    
 
          2/27/08   2008-058-0721-1    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006-114-3326-0   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009-079-3381-8   All assets
 
      Association            

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
Diversified Imports Co.
  NV Secretary of State   DBNY   04/3/03   2003009378-6   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          2/26/08   2008006391-1    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006012427-2   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009006897-5   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole Assets, Inc.
  NV Secretary of State   DBNY   04/3/03   2003009379-8   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          2/26/08   2008006390-9    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006012428-4   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009006898-7   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole Fresh Fruit Company
  NV Secretary of State   DBNY   04/3/03   2003009380-1   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          2/26/08   2008006389-6    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006012429-6   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009006899-9   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole Holdings, Inc.
  NV Secretary of State   DBNY   04/3/03   2003009381-3   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          2/26/08   2008006386-0    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006012430-9   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009006900-4   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole Logistics Services, Inc.
  NV Secretary of State   DBNY   04/3/03   2003009382-5   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          2/26/08   2008006384-6    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006012432-3   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009006901-6   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole Ocean Cargo Express, Inc.
  NV Secretary of State   DBNY   04/3/03   2003009384-9   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2008006383-4    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006012434-7   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009006902-8   All assets
 
      Association            

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
Dole Ocean Liner Express, Inc.
  NV Secretary of State   DBNY   04/3/03   2003009383-7   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          2/26/08   2008006382-2    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006012435-9   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009006903-0   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Renaissance Capital Corporation.
  NV Secretary of State   DBNY   04/3/03   2003009385-1   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          2/26/08   2008006381-0    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006012439-7   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009006904-2   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Sun Giant, Inc.
  NV Secretary of State   DBNY   04/3/03   2003009386-3   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          2/26/08   2008006388-4    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006012441-2   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009006905-4   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Blue Anthurium, Inc.
  HI Bureau of Conveyances   DBNY   04/04/03   2003-062776   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2007-219149    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006-073264   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009-041179   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Cerulean, Inc.
  HI Bureau of Conveyances   DBNY   04/04/03   2003-062777   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2007-219150    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006-073265   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009-041180   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole Diversified, Inc.
  HI Bureau of Conveyances   DBNY   04/04/03   2003-062765   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2007-219152    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006-073273   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009-041181   All assets
 
      Association            

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
Dole Land Company, Inc.
  HI Bureau of Conveyances   DBNY   04/03/03   2003-062766   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2007-219151    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006-073268   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009-041182   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole Packaged Foods Corporation
  HI Bureau of Conveyances   DBNY   04/03/03   2003-062767   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2007-219153    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006-073269   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009-041183   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
La Petitie d’Agen, Inc.
  HI Bureau of Conveyances   DBNY   04/03/03   2003-062775   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          12/20/07   2007-219155    
 
      DBNY   4/19/06   2006-073272   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009-041184   All assets
 
      Association            
 
      DBNY   3/23/09   2009-043090   Mortgage, Leases, Rents and
 
                  Profits, Fixture Filing, and
 
                  ancillary rights
 
      DBNY   3/23/09   2009-043091   Mortgage, Security Agreement,
 
                  Assignment of Leases, Rents and
 
                  Profits, Financing Statement and
 
                  Fixture Filing
 
      US Bank National   3/23/09   2009-043101   Mortgage, Security Agreement,
 
      Association           Assignment of Leases, Rents and
 
                  Profits, Financing Statement and
 
                  Fixture Filing
 
                   
M K Development, Inc.
  HI Bureau of Conveyances   DBNY   04/03/03   2003-062768   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          2/26/08   2008-028363    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006-073266   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009-041185   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Malaga Company, Inc.
  HI Bureau of Conveyances   DBNY   04/03/03   2003-062769   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
 
          12/20/07   2007-219156    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006-073267   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009-041186   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Muscat, Inc.
  HI Bureau of Conveyances   DBNY   04/03/03   2003-062770   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          2/26/08   2008-028364    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006-073270   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009-041187   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Oahu Transport Company, Limited
  HI Bureau of Conveyances   DBNY   04/03/03   2003-062771   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          2/26/08   2006-028365    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006-073274   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009-041188   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Wahiawa Water Company, Inc.
  HI Bureau of Conveyances   DBNY   4/04/03   2003-062772   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    
 
          2/26/08   2006-028367    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006-073271   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009-041189   All assets
 
      Association            
 
      DBNY   3/23/09   2009-043088   Mortgage, Security Agreement,
 
                  Assignment of Leases, Rents and
 
                  Profits, Financing Statement and
 
                  Fixture Filing
 
      DBNY   3/23/09   2009-043089   Mortgage, Security Agreement,
 
                  Assignment of Leases, Rents and
 
                  Profits, Financing Statement and
 
                  Fixture Filing
 
      US Bank National   3/23/09   2009-043105   Mortgage, Security Agreement,
 
      Association           Assignment of Leases, Rents and
 
                  Profits, Financing Statement and
 
                  Fixture Filing
 
                   
Zante Currant, Inc.
  HI Bureau of Conveyances   DBNY   4/03/03   2003-062774   All assets
 
          Continuation   Continuation    

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
 
          2/26/08   2008-028368    
 
      DBNY   4/20/06   2006-073263   All assets
 
      US Bank National   3/18/09   2009-041190   All assets
 
      Association            
 
                   
Dole Fresh Fruit International
Limited
  DC Recorder of Deeds   Bank of America,
N.A.
  11/15/01   2001110459   Precautionary filing in
                connection with a lease
 
      DBNY   04/07/03   2003040117   All assets
 
      DBNY   12/22/03   2003183975   All right, title and interest in
 
                  the Bahamian Flag vessel, Dole
 
                  Costa Rica
 
      DBNY   12/22/03   2003183980   All right, title and interest in
 
                  the Bahamian Flag vessel, Dole
 
                  Honduras
 
      DBNY   12/22/03   2003183981   All right, title and interest in
 
                  the Bahamian Flag vessel, Dole
 
                  California
 
      DBNY   12/22/03   2003183982   All right, title and interest in
 
                  the Bahamian Flag vessel, Dole
 
                  Honduras
 
                   
Ventura Trading Ltd.
  DC Recorder of Deeds   DBNY   01/03/05   2005000587   All right, title and interest in
 
                  the Bahamian Flag vessel, Dole
 
                  Europa
 
      DBNY   01/03/05   2005000591   All right, title and interest in
 
                  the Bahamian Flag vessel, Dole
 
                  Costa Rica
 
      DBNY   01/03/05   2005000557   All right, title and interest in
 
                  the Bahamian Flag vessel, Dole
 
                  California
 
      DBNY   01/03/05   2005000561   All right, title and interest in
 
                  the Bahamian Flag vessel,
 
                  Tropical Sky
 
      DBNY   01/03/05   2005000574   All right, title and interest in
 
                  the Bahamian Flag vessel,
 
                  Tropical Star
 
      DBNY   01/03/05   2005000575   All right, title and interest in
 
                  the Bahamian Flag vessel,
 
                  Tropical Star

 


 

                     
            FILING        
ENTITY   JURISDICTION   SECURED PARTY   DATE   FILING NUMBER   COLLATERAL
 
      DBNY   01/03/05   2005000578   All right, title and interest in
 
                  the Bahamian Flag vessel,
 
                  Tropical Mist
 
      DBNY   01/03/05   2005000579   All right, title and interest in
 
                  the Bahamian Flag vessel, Dole
 
                  Asia
 
      DBNY   01/03/05   2005000585   All right, title and interest in
 
                  the Bahamian Flag vessel, Dole
 
                  Africa
 
      DBNY   01/03/05   2005000589   All right, title and interest in
 
                  the Bahamian Flag vessel, Dole
 
                  America
 
      DBNY   01/03/05   2005000593   All right, title and interest in
 
                  the Bahamian Flag vessel, Dole
 
                  Honduras
 
      DBNY   01/03/05   2005000602   All right, title and interest in
 
                  the Bahamian Flag vessel, Dole
 
                  Ecuador
 
      DBNY   01/13/05   2005006216   All right, title and interest in
 
                  the Bahamian Flag vessel,
 
                  Tropical Morn
$43,870,000 collateral deposit (combination of cash and letter of credit) pursuant to the ISDA Credit Support Annex dated June 16, 2009 with Bank of America.
$26,390,000 collateral deposit (combination of cash and letter of credit) pursuant to the ISDA Credit Support Annex dated June 16, 2009 with Bank of Nova Scotia.

 


 

SCHEDULE X
CAPITALIZATION
None.

 


 

SCHEDULE XII
CERTAIN FOREIGN SECURITY DOCUMENTS,
FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES PARTY TO
FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY DOCUMENTS, ETC.
Parts A and BForeign Credit Party Pledge Agreements and Local Law Pledge Agreements
    Accounts Pledge Agreement (with each German Subsidiary) dated 28 April 2003
 
    Intellectual Property Rights Pledge Agreement (with each German Subsidiary) dated 28 April 2003
 
    Account Pledge Agreement by all Italian subsidiaries.
 
    Assignments of Receivables Agreement by all Italian subsidiaries.
 
    Bond Pledge Agreement of the Canadian Guarantor
 
    Commercial Pledge over receivables, executed in a public deed by the Chilean Guarantors
 
    Pledge Without Conveyance over inventory, executed in a public deed by the Chilean Guarantors
 
    Industrial Pledge over property, executed in a public deed by the Chilean Guarantors
 
    Pledge Agreement executed and delivered by the Columbia Guarantors
 
    Pledge Agreement (for motor vehicles) executed and delivered by Costa Rican Guarantors
 
    Pledge Agreement (for inventory, etc.) executed and delivered by Costa Rican Guarantors
 
    Ordinary Pledge for chattels and documented receivables, executed and delivered by Ecuadorian Guarantors
 
    Agricultural and Industrial Pledge for agricultural and industrial chattels, executed and delivered by Ecuadorian Guarantors
 
    Pledge for intellectual property, executed and delivered by Ecuadorian Guarantors
 
    Universal Pledge Agreement executed by Honduran Guarantors

 


 

    Share Pledge Agreement executed by certain Philippine Guarantors
 
    Pledge Agreement dated as of July 11, 2006, between SABA TRADING HOLDING AB, as Pledgor and DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as Security Agent in respect of the shares in Saba Trading AB.
 
    Pledge Agreement dated as of July 11, 2006, between SABA TRADING AB, as Pledgor and DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as Security Agent in respect of the shares in AB Banan-Kompaniet.
 
    Pledge Agreement dated as of July 11, 2006, between SABA TRADING AB, as Pledgor and DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as Security Agent in respect of the shares in Saba Blommor AB.
 
    Pledge Agreement dated as of July 11, 2006, between SABA TRADING AB, as Pledgor and DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as Security Agent in respect of the shares in Saba Fresh Cuts AB.
 
    Pledge Agreement dated as of July 11, 2006, between SABA TRADING AB, as Pledgor and DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as Security Agent in respect of the shares in Saba Frukt & Grönt AB.
 
    Pledge Agreement dated as of July 11, 2006, between SABA TRADING AB, as Pledgor and DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as Security Agent in respect of the shares in Dole Nordic AB.
 
    Pledge Agreement dated as of July 11, 2006, between SABA TRADING AB and SABA FRUKT & GRÖNT AB, as Pledgors and DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as Security Agent in respect of the participations in S Ättehögen Östra 3 Kommanditbolag.
Part C — Replacement Foreign Security Agreements and all other Foreign Security Agreements
    Security Agreement between Kabushiki Kaisha Dole and the Agent dated April 25, 2003.
 
    Bermuda Charge Agreement among Solvest, Ltd., certain subsidiaries of Solvest, Ltd. and the Agent.
 
    Amended and Restated Debenture between Dole Hong Kong Limited and the Agent dated July 14, 2003.
 
    Security Agreement dated July 2, 2003 between Dole Fresh Fruit Med Gida Ürünleri Ticaret VE A.S. and the Agent
 
    Assignment Agreement (with each German Subsidiary) dated 28 April 2003

 


 

    Security Transfer Agreement (with each German Subsidiary) dated 28 April 2003
 
    Security Purpose Agreement (relating to land charge granted by Paul Kempowski GmbH & Co. KG) dated 28 April 2003
 
    Foreign Security Agreements governed by the laws of Canada executed and delivered by the Canadian Guarantor
 
    Foreign Security Agreements governed by the laws of Chile executed and delivered by each Chilean Guarantor
 
    Foreign Security Agreements governed by the laws of Colombia executed and delivered by each Columbian Guarantor
 
    Foreign Security Agreements governed by the laws of Costa Rica executed and delivered by each Costa Rican Guarantor
 
    Foreign Security Agreements governed by the laws of Ecuador executed and delivered by each Ecuadorian Guarantor
 
    Foreign Security Agreements governed by the laws of Honduras executed and delivered by each Honduran Guarantor
 
    Foreign Security Agreements governed by the laws of Italy executed and delivered by each Italian Guarantor
 
    Foreign Security Agreements governed by the laws of Philippines executed and delivered by each Philippine Guarantor
Part D — Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
DOLE THOMSEN S.A.
COMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL ECUATORIANA, S.A.
ENERO S.A.
BIENES Y SERVICIOS S DE R L DE CV
BIENES Y VALORES, S.A.
MANUFACTURAS DE CARTON, S.A.
DOLE TERM S.R.L.
LA FIORITA
DIAMOND FARMS, INC.
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL SERVICES, INC.
AB BANAN-KOMPANIET
S ATTEHOGEN OSTRA 3 KB
SABA BLOMMOR AB
SABA FRESH CUTS SA FKA: FäRSKVARUCENTRALEN I MALMö AB
SABA FRüKT & GRöNT AB

 


 

SABA TRADING AB
DOLE NORDIC AB
DOLE THAILAND, LTD
KHAO ANG KAEW CO,. LTD
APACHE GROVE LAND, 1972 LIMITED
ANY EXCLUDED JV
Part G — Foreign Security Documents Acknowledgements and/or Amendments and Foreign Subsidiaries party to Foreign Security Documents Acknowledgements and/or Amendments
    Amendments to Deeds of Covenant and Mortgages between Ventura Trading, Ltd. and the Agent with respect to the following vessels:
    Dole Africa
 
    Dole America
 
    Dole Asia
 
    Dole California
 
    Dole Costa Rica
 
    Dole Ecuador
 
    Dole Europa
 
    Dole Honduras
 
    Tropical Mist
 
    Tropical Morn
 
    Tropical Sky
 
    Tropical Star
    Letter of Confirmation from Dole Foods of Canada Ltd.
 
    Amendment Agreement by all German subsidiaries, as follows:
    Dole Fresh Fruit Europe OHG
 
    Paul Kempowski GMBH & Co. KG
 
    Dole Deutschland Beteiligungsgesellschaft MBH
 
    Dole Deutschland GMBH

 


 

    Acknowledgment Letter by Dole Japan
 
    Supplement to Mortgage Agreements executed by Dole Philippines, Inc. for the 10 mortgage agreements for each of the following properties:
    North Cotabato
 
    South Cotabato
 
    General Santos City
 
    Sarangani Province
 
    Davao City
 
    Davao del Norte
 
    Bukidnon
 
    Compostela Valey
 
    Agusan del Norte
 
    Paranaque
    Amendments to security documents for all Chilean Subsidiary Guarantors
 
    Supplemental Deeds of Charge entered into by Dole Hong Kong Limited
 
    Amendments to Swedish Pledge Agreements executed by SABA Trading Holding AB, SABA Trading AB and SABA Frukt & Grönt AB
 
    Amendments to Security Agreements executed by the Chilean Subsidiary Guarantors
 
    Amendments to Mortgages by certain Ecuadoran Subsidiary Guarantors

 


 

SCHEDULE XIII
NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES;
EXCLUDED FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES
Part A — Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries:
Estibadores Golfitenos, S.A.
Brunetti S.A.
Propolisa, S.A.
Agricola Santa Ines, S.A.
Dole Foreign Holdings, Ltd.
County Line Mutual Water Company
Pematin S.A.
All Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than Bermuda, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, Honduras, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Liberia, Luxembourg, the Philippines, Turkey and Sweden.
Part B — Excluded Foreign Subsidiaries:
Estibadores Golfitenos, S.A.
Brunetti S.A.
Propolisa, S.A.
Pematin S.A.

 


 

SCHEDULE XIV
TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
The schedule of Transactions with Affiliates separately furnished to the Administrative Agent is incorporated herein by reference.

 


 

SCHEDULE XV
PRINCIPAL PROPERTIES
             
Real Property   Property Owner   Property Location   Parcel/Assessment No.
Soledad Facility
  Bud Antle, Inc.   Soledad, CA   257-081-038-000
 
           
Springfield Value
Added Processing
Plant
  Dole Dried Fruit and Nut Company, a California General Partnership   Springfield, OH   33-07-0004-000-064
 
           
Atwater Processing Plant — Frozen Foods
  Dole Packaged
Foods, LLC
  Atwater, CA   150-030-035
150-030-038
 
           
Bessemer City Plant
  Bud Antle, Inc.   Bessemer City, NC   209208

 


 

SCHEDULE XVI
TAX MATTERS
The schedule of Tax Matters separately furnished to the Administrative Agent is incorporated herein by reference.

 


 

SCHEDULE XVII
INITIAL QUALIFIED JURISDICTIONS
Bermuda
Canada
Chile
Ecuador
Hong Kong
Japan
Liberia
Luxembourg
Sweden

 


 

SCHEDULE XVIII
POST-CLOSING MATTERS
Part A — Real Property Actions
     
Date   Action
Not later than 60 days after the Restatement Effective Date, or such later date as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
  Each Credit Agreement Party will, and will cause its Subsidiaries which are Credit Agreement Parties or Subsidiary Guarantors, to grant to the Collateral Agent security interests and mortgages (each, a “Required Mortgage”): (i) in each owned property shown on Schedule III which is not Principal Property and which is not encumbered as of the Restatement Effective Date; and (ii) in each leased property shown on Schedule III which is not a Principal Property, which is not encumbered as of the Restatement Effective Date and for which landlord consent to a Required Mortgage either has been received or is not required pursuant to the terms of the respective lease. In addition, each Credit Agreement Party will, and will cause its Subsidiaries which are Credit Agreement Parties or Subsidiary Guarantors, to deliver to the Collateral Agent with respect to each Required Mortgage:
 
   
 
(i) a Mortgage Policy relating to each Mortgage of the Mortgaged Property referred to above, issued by a title insurer reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, in an insured amount satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and insuring the Collateral Agent that the Mortgage on each such Mortgaged Property is a valid and enforceable first priority mortgage lien on such Mortgaged Property, free and clear of all defects and encumbrances except Permitted Encumbrances, with each such Mortgage Policy (1) to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, (2) to include, to the extent available in the applicable jurisdiction, supplemental endorsements (including, without limitation, endorsements relating to future advances under this Agreement and the Loans, usury, first loss, last dollar, tax parcel, subdivision, zoning, contiguity, variable rate, doing business, public road access, survey, environmental lien, mortgage tax and so-called comprehensive coverage over covenants and restrictions and for any other matters that the Collateral Agent in its discretion may reasonably request), (3) to not include the “standard” title exceptions, a survey exception or an exception for mechanics’ liens, and (4) to provide for affirmative insurance and such reinsurance as the Collateral Agent in its discretion may reasonably request;
 
   
 
 
(ii) to induce the title company to issue the Mortgage Policies referred to in subsection (ii) above, such affidavits, certificates, information and instruments of indemnification (including, without limitation, a so-called “gap” indemnification) as shall be required by the Title Company, together with payment by the mortgagor or trustor of all Mortgage Policy premiums, search and examination charges, mortgage recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses required for the recording of such Mortgages and issuance of such Mortgage Policies;

 


 

     
Date   Action
 
 
(iii) to the extent reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, a survey
 
   
 
 
of each Mortgaged Property (and all improvements thereon) (a) prepared by a surveyor or engineer licensed to perform surveys in the state, commonwealth or applicable jurisdiction where such Mortgaged Property is located, (b) dated not earlier than six months prior to the date of delivery thereof, (c) certified by the surveyor (in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent) to the Collateral Agent in its capacity as such and the title insurer; (d) complying in all respects with the minimum detail requirements of the American Land Title Association as such requirements are in effect on the date of preparation of such survey, and (e) in all events, sufficient for the title insurer to remove all standard survey exceptions from the Mortgage Policy relating to such Mortgaged Property and to issue the endorsements required pursuant to the provisions of preceding clause (ii);
 
   
 
 
(iv) flood certificates covering each Mortgaged Property in form and substance acceptable to the Collateral Agent in its capacity as such and certifying whether or not each such Mortgaged Property is located in a flood hazard zone by reference to the applicable FEMA map;
 
   
 
 
(v) with respect to leased properties, fully executed landlord waivers and/or bailee agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent; and
 
   
 
 
(vi) if requested by the Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion, an opinion from local counsel in the jurisdiction where the land to be encumbered by the Required Mortgage is located, covering such matters as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, including, but not limited to the enforceability of the Required Mortgage.

 


 

Part B — Actions by Various Foreign Subsidiaries
         
JURISDICTION   DATE   ACTION
BAHAMAS
  Not later than 45 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, or such later date as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent.   For each of the Bahamian vessels1 listed below, an Amendment No. 3 to the Deed of Covenants, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, with respect to such vessel shall be executed:
 
     
a) Dole Africa
b) Dole America
c) Dole Asia
d) Dole California
e) Dole Costa Rica
f) Dole Ecuador
g) Dole Europa
h) Dole Honduras
i) Tropical Mist
j) Tropical Morn
k) Tropical Sky
l) Tropical Star
 
       
CANADA
  Not later than 45 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, or such later date as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent.   Dole Foods of Canada LTD shall have executed an Acknowledgment and Confirmation of the Security Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
 
       
CHILE
  Not later than 45 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, or such later date as is acceptable o the Administrative Agent.   Each Chilean Guarantor shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent an amendment to the Bond Reserves (Reserva de Cauciones) in in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
 
       
COSTA RICA
  Not later than 45 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, or such later date as is acceptable to the Administrative   The security documents granted by the Costa Rican Guarantors shall have been amended in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
 
1    If any of the vessels listed herein are no longer owned by Dole Food Company, Inc. or its Subsidiaries (“Dole”) before the date that is 45 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, Dole will provide the to the Administrative Agent such documentation the Administrative Agent reasonably requires in connection with the sale of such vessel and will not be required to execute the amendment described herein.

 


 

         
 
  Agent.    
 
       
ECUADOR
  Not later than 45 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, or such later date as is acceptable o the Administrative Agent.   The security documents granted by the Ecuadorian Guarantors shall have been amended in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
 
       
GERMANY
  Not later than 45 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, or such later date as is acceptable o the Administrative Agent.   The German Guarantors shall have executed the accessory security documents (i.e. account pledge agreements) and the non-accessory security documents (i.e. security transfer agreements) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
 
       
HONG KONG
  Not later than 45 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, or such later date as is acceptable o the Administrative Agent.   For each of the Guarantors listed below, a Second Supplemental Deed, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, shall have been executed:
 
      (i) Dole Hong Kong Limited
(ii) Dole China Limited
(iii) Castle & Cooke Worldwide Limited
 
       
ITALY
  Not later than 45 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, or such later date as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent.   For each existing Italian security document listed below a new confirmation and extension agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, shall have been executed (each a “Confirmation and Extension Agreement”):
 
      1. Assignment of Receivables Agreement for Dole Italia SpA
2. Assignment of Receivables Agreement for Tropical Shipping Italia SpA
3. Account Pledge Agreement for Dole Italia SpA
4. Account Pledge Agreement for Tropical Shipping Italia SpA
 
       
 
  Not later that 20 days from the execution of each of the Confirmation and Extension Agreements for the Account   Each Pledgor shall notify each Depository Bank of the extension and confirmation by serving complete service process on each of the Depositary Banks, by way of a Court

 


 

         
 
  Pledge Agreements   Bailiff (ufficiale giudiziario), with a statement duly signed by its legal representative or a delegated proxy of the Pledgor therein and bearing a date certain (“data certa”), in the form indicated in Schedule C of each of the Confirmation and Extension Agreements and deliver to the Security Agent the original of the service report within theConfirmation and Extension Agreement.
 
 
  Every 2 (two) months starting from the date of execution of each of the Confirmation and Extension Agreements for the Account Pledge Agreements   Each Pledgor therein shall serve on the relevant Depository Bank by means of Piego Raccomandato a notice confirming the creation of the Original Bank Account Pledge as confirmed and extended under each Confirmation and Extension Agreement on the current balance of the Bank Accounts in accordance with the form contained in Schedule D thereto. The Pledgor shall provide the Security Agent with satisfactory evidence of the services as soon as practicable.
 
       
TURKEY
  Not later than 45 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, or such later date as is acceptable o the Administrative Agent.   The documents listed below in connetction with Dole Fresh Fruit Med. Gýda Ürünleri Ticaret A.a. shall have been re-executed, granted or produced, as appropriate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
 
      (i) security agreement
(ii) mortgage agreement
(iii) commercial enterprise pledge agreements
(iv) account pledge agreement
(vi) representation and indemnification letter
(vii) lien searches
 
       
Not more than 90 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, or such later date as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent.   The Borrowers shall provide to the Administrative Agent supplement any information to be added to Schedule XII (Certain Foreign Security Documents, Foreign Subsidiaries Party to Foreign Security Document, etc.) to complete such Schedule XII, without deleting any of the matters disclosed therein on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.

 


 

     
Date   Action
Not more than 45 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, or such later date as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
  The following entities shall authorize, execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent their signatures to the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty and Foreign Security Documents Acknowledgment and Consent2:
ECUADOR
Actividades Agricolas, S.A., as a Guarantor
Agroverde, S.A., as a Guarantor
Bancuber, S.A., as a Guarantor
Compania Naviera Agmaresa, S.A., as a Guarantor
Friocont, S.A., as a Guarantor
Frutban, S.A., as a Guarantor
Granelcont, S.A., as a Guarantor
Guayami, S.A., as a Guarantor
Megabanana, S.A., as a Guarantor
Naportec, S.A., as a Guarantor
Pescaseroli, S.A., as a Guarantor
Productora Cartonera, S.A., as a Guarantor
Productos Del Litoral, S.A., as Guarantor
Redamawal, S.A., as a Guarantor
Siembranueva, S.A., as a Guarantor
Sociedad Agropecuaria Pimocha, C.A., as a Guarantor
 
2    If any of the entities listed below is dissolved or sold before the date that is 45 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, such entity will provide to the Administrative Agent such documentation the Administrative Agent reasonably requires in connection with the dissolution or disposition and will not be required to execute the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty and Foreign Security Documents Acknowledgment and Consent.

 


 

     
 
  Talleres Y Llantas, S.A., as a guarantor
Tecnicos Y Electricistas, S.A., as a Guarantor
Transportes Por Mar, S.A., as a Guarantor
Union De Bananeros Ecuatorianos, S.A., as a Guarantor
Zanpoti, S.A., as a Guarantor
Compañía Inversiones Florícola, as a Guarantor
Modumol S.A. as a Guarantor

COSTA RICA
Aero-Fumigacion Centroamericana, S.A., as a Guarantor
Agroindustrial Pinas Del Bosque, S.A., as a Guarantor
Almancenes Atalanta, S.A., as a Guarantor
Alpha Sideral, S.A., as a Guarantor
Bananera El Porvenir, S.A., as a Guarantor
Bananera La Paz, S.A., as a Guarantor
Compania Bananera Deba, S.A., as a Guarantor
Compania Bananera El Encanto, S.A., as a Guarantor
Compania Frutos De La Tierra, S.A., as a Guarantor
Compania Musa, S.A., as a Guarantor
Desarrollo Bananero La Esperanza, S.A., as a Guarantor
Diversificados De Costa Rica Dicori, S.A., as a Guarantor
Dole Shared Services, Limited, as a Guarantor
Eco Pinas Del Arenal S.A., as a Guarantor
Hacienda La Rosalia, S.A., as a Guarantor
Roxana Farms, S.A., as a Guarantor
Servicios Audanales Banadole, S.A., as a Guarantor
Standard Fruit De Costa Rica, S.A., as a Guarantor

 


 

     
 
  Desarrollo Melonero del Golfo S.A., as a Guarantor
Comercializadora e importadora Viña del Mar S.A., as a Guarantor
Agropecuaria Rio Jiménez S.A., as a Guarantor
Compañía Bananera del San Rafael S.A., as a Guarantor
La Perla S.A., as a Guarantor
Compañía Financiera de Costa Rica S.A., as a Guarantor
Compania Musa Cero Nueve, S.A. , as a Guarantor
Dole Shared Services, Limited. , as a Guarantor
Eco Pinas Del Arenal S.A. , as a Guarantor
 
   
 
  BERMUDA
Agoura Limited, as a Guarantor
Dole Packaged Foods Asia, as a Guarantor
Baltime Limited, as a Guarantor
Camarillo Limited, as a Guarantor
Dole Foreign Holdings, LTD., as a Guarantor
Dole Foreign Holdings II , LTD., as a Guarantor
Dole Fresh Fruit International Limited, as a Guarantor
Dole International, LTD., as a Guarantor
Interfruit Company Limited, as a Guarantor
Mahele, Limited, as a Guarantor
Mendocino Limited, as a Guarantor
Reefership Marine Services, LTD., as a Guarantor
Solamerica, LTD., as a Guarantor
Standard Fruit Co. (Bermuda) LTD., as a Guarantor
Ventura Trading Ltd., as a Guarantor

 


 

     
 
   
 
  CHILE
Agrícola California, Limitada, as a Guarantor
Agrícola Pencahue Limitada, as a Guarantor
Agrícola Punitaqui Limitada, as a Guarantor
Agrícola Rauquen Limitada, as a Guarantor
Dole Chile, S.A., as a Guarantor
Embalajes Standard, S.A., as a Guarantor
Inversiones Del Pacifico, S.A., as a Guarantor
 
   
 
  HONDURAS
Agroindustrial Del Caribe, S.A., as a Guarantor
Agroindustrial Alma Verde, S.A., as a Guarantor
Bananera Rio Mame, S.A., as a Guarantor
Bienes Y Valores, S.A., as a Guarantor
Clinicas Medicas Del Aguan, S.A., as a Guarantor
Compania Agricola El Progreso, S.A., as a Guarantor
Compania Agricola Mazapan, S.A., as a Guarantor
Compania Agropecuaria El Porvenir, S.A., as a Guarantor
Distribuidora De Productos Diversos, S.A., as a Guarantor
Energua S.A. Sucursali Honduras, as a Guarantor
Equipo Pesado, S.A., as a Guarantor
Hospital Coyoles, S.A., as a Guarantor
Compania Inversiones Medicas Nacioncale, S.A., as a Guarantor
Inversiones Y Valores Montecristo, S.A., as a Guarantor
Laboratorios Y Servicios De Meristemos, S.A., as a Guarantor

 


 

     
 
  Multiservicios S.A., as a Guarantor
Pina Antillana, S.A., as a Guarantor
Plasticos, S.A., as a Guarantor
Productora Agricola De Atlantida, S.A., as a Guarantor
Servicios E Investigaciones Aereas, S.A., as a Guarantor
Sogas, S.A., as a Guarantor
Standard Fruit De Honduras, S.A., as a Guarantor
Vigilancia Y Seguridad, S.A., as a Guarantor
Bienes y Servicios, S.A., as a Guarantor
Desarrollos Urbanos La Ceiba, S.A., as a Guarantor
Servicios Hondureños de Agricultura y Recursos de Investigación
Piñera, S.A., as a Guarantor
 
   
 
  COLOMBIA
Inversiones Doban S.A.S., as a Guarantor
 
   
 
  HONG KONG
Castle & Cooke Worldwide, Limited, as a Guarantor
Dole China Limited, as a Guarantor
Dole Hong Kong Limited, as a Guarantor
 
   
 
  GERMANY
Dole Deutschland BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH, as a Guarantor
Dole Germany OHG, as a Guarantor
Dole Shared Services Deutschland GMBH, as a Guarantor
Paul Kempowski GmbH & Co. KG, as a Guarantor
 
   
 
  CANADA

 


 

     
 
  Dole Foods of Canada, LTD., as a Guarantor
 
   
 
  TURKEY
Dole Fresh Fruýt Med Ürünleri Ticaret A.Ş., as a Guarantor.
 
   
 
  ITALY
Dole Italia S.P.A., as a Guarantor
Tropical Shipping Italiana, SPA, as a Guarantor
 
   
 
  PHILIPPINES
Dole Philippines, Inc., as a Guarantor
 
   
 
  JAPAN
Dole Japan, LTD., as a Guarantor
 
   
 
  LUXEMBOURG
Dole Luxembourg s.a.r.l., as a Guarantor
Dole Luxembourg II s.a.r.l., as a Guarantor
 
   
Not more than 45 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, or such later date as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
  The entities executing the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty and Foreign Security Documents Acknowledgment and Consent shall authorize, execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent their signatures to the Intercompany Subordination Acknowledgment and Amendment.
 
   
Not more than 90 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, or such later date as is acceptable to the Administrative
  The Borrowers shall provide to the Administrative Agent revised information to be added to Schedule III (Real Properties) to complete such Schedule III.

 


 

     
Agent.
   

 


 

EXHIBIT A-1
FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch,
      as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders
      party to the Credit Agreement
      referred to below
60 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
Attention: Scottye Lindsey
Ladies and Gentlemen:
          The undersigned, [Dole Food Company, Inc.]1 [Solvest, Ltd.]2 (the “Borrower”), refers to the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2003, amended and restated as of April 18, 2005, further amended and restated as of April 12, 2006, further amended as of March 18, 2009, further amended as of October 26, 2009 and further amended as of March 2, 2010 (as so amended and restated and as the same may be further amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the Borrower, [Dole Food Company, Inc.] [Solvest, Ltd.], the Lenders from time to time party thereto, the other parties thereto, and you, as Administrative Agent and Deposit Bank, and hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 1.03 of the Credit Agreement, that the undersigned hereby requests a Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such Borrowing (the “Proposed Borrowing”) as required by Section 1.03 of the Credit Agreement:
     (i) The aggregate principal amount of the Proposed Borrowing is [$                     ].
     (ii) The Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is [                       ,    ].
     (iii) The Proposed Borrowing shall consist of [Tranche B-1 Term Loans] [Tranche C-1 Term Loans] [U.S. Borrower Incremental Term Loans] [Bermuda Borrower Incremental Term Loans].
     (iv) The Loans to be made pursuant to the Proposed Borrowing shall be initially maintained as [Base Rate Loans] [Eurodollar Loans].
 
1   To be included for a Proposed Borrowing of Tranche B-1 Term Loans and U.S. Borrower Incremental Term Loans.
 
2   To be included for a Proposed Borrowing of Tranche C-1 Term Loans and Bermuda Borrower Incremental Term Loans.

 


 

Exhibit A-1
Page 2
     [(v) The initial Interest Period for the Proposed Borrowing is [one week] [one month] [two months] [three months] [six months] [, subject to availability to all Lenders which are required to make Loans of the respective Tranche, [[nine] [twelve] months], and if such Interest Period is unavailable [specify alternate desired]].]3
     (vi) The location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed is:
Bank Name: [     ]
ABA#: [               ]
A/C Name: [     ]
A/C#: [               ]
          The undersigned hereby certify(ies) that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed Borrowing:
     (A) the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents are and will be true and correct in all material respects, before and after giving effect to the Proposed Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds thereof, as though made on such date, unless stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; and
     (B) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Proposed Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds thereof, in each case immediately after giving effect thereto.
         
  Very truly yours,


[DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.]


[SOLVEST, LTD.]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
 
3   To be included for a Proposed Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans. Unless the Syndication Date has theretofore occurred, the duration of any Interest Period is subject to the limitations provided in Section 1.09. Interest Periods of nine and twelve months may only be selected in the case of a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans and if such Interest Period is agreed to all Lenders under the respective Tranche.

 


 

EXHIBIT A-2
FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION/CONTINUATION
[Date]
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch,
      as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders
      party to the Credit Agreement
      referred to below
60 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
Attention: Scottye Lindsey
Ladies and Gentlemen:
          The undersigned, [Dole Food Company, Inc.] [Solvest, Ltd.] (the “Borrower”), refers to the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2003, amended and restated as of April 18, 2005, further amended and restated as of April 12, 2006, further amended as of March 18, 2009, further amended as of October 26, 2009 and further amended as of March 2, 2010 (as so amended and restated and as the same may be further amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the Borrower, [Dole Food Company, Inc.] [Solvest, Ltd.], the Lenders from time to time party thereto, the other parties thereto, and you, as Administrative Agent and Deposit Bank, and hereby give you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section [1.06] [1.09] of the Credit Agreement, that the undersigned hereby requests to [convert] [continue] the Borrowing of [Tranche B-1 Term Loans] [Tranche C-1 Term Loans] [U.S. Borrower Incremental Term Loans] [Bermuda Borrower Incremental Term Loans] referred to below, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such [conversion] [continuation] (the “Proposed [Conversion] [Continuation]”) as required by Section [1.06] [1.09] of the Credit Agreement:
     (i) The Proposed [Conversion] [Continuation] relates to the Borrowing of [Tranche B-1 Term Loans] [Tranche C-1 Term Loans] denominated in Dollars originally made on                     , ___(the “Outstanding Borrowing”) in the principal amount of $                     and currently maintained as a Borrowing of [Base Rate Loans] [Eurodollar Loans with an Interest Period ending on                     , ___].
     (ii) The Business Day of the Proposed [Conversion] [Continuation] is                     .1
 
1   Shall be a Business Day at least three Business Days after the date hereof, provided that such notice shall be deemed to have been given on a certain day only if given before 12:00 Noon (New York time) on such day.

 


 

Exhibit A-2
Page 2
     (iii) The Outstanding Borrowing shall be ([continued as a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans with an Interest Period of                     ] [converted into a Borrowing of [Base Rate Loans] [Eurodollar Loans with an Interest Period of                     ]].2
          [The undersigned hereby certifies that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof or will have occurred and be continuing on the date of the Proposed [Conversion] [Continuation].]3
         
  Very truly yours,

[DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.]

[SOLVEST, LTD.]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
 
2   In the event that either (x) only a portion of the Outstanding Borrowing is to be so converted or continued or (y) the Outstanding Borrowing is to be divided into separate Borrowings with different Interest Periods, the Borrower should make appropriate modifications to this clause to reflect same.
 
3   In the case of a Proposed Conversion or Continuation, insert this sentence only in the event that the conversion is from a Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Loan or in the case of a continuation of a Eurodollar Loan.

 


 

EXHIBIT B-1
FORM OF TRANCHE B-1 TERM NOTE
     
$                                        
  New York, New York
 
                       ___, ___
          FOR VALUE RECEIVED, DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “U.S. Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of                                          or its registered assigns (the “Lender”), in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds, at the Payment Office (as defined in the Agreement referred to below) on the Tranche B-1/C-1 Term Loan Maturity Date (as defined in the Agreement) the principal sum of                      DOLLARS ($                     ) or, if less, the unpaid principal amount of the Tranche B-1 Term Loans (as defined in the Agreement) made by the Lender pursuant to the Agreement.
          The U.S. Borrower also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Tranche B-1 Term Loan made by the Lender in like money at said office from the date hereof until paid at the rates and at the times provided in Section 1.08 of the Agreement. All payments pursuant to this Note shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Sections 4.03 and 4.04 of the Agreement.
          This Note is one of the Tranche B-1 Term Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2003, amended and restated as of April 18, 2005, further amended and restated as of April 12, 2006, further amended as of March 18, 2009, further amended as of October 26, 2009 and further amended as of March 2, 2010 (as so amended and restated and as the same may be further amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Agreement”), among the U.S. Borrower, Solvest, Ltd., the lenders from time to time party thereto (including the Lender), the other parties thereto and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and Deposit Bank, and is entitled to the benefits thereof and of the other Credit Documents (as defined in the Agreement). This Note is secured by the U.S. Security Documents (as defined in the Agreement) and is entitled to the benefits of the Guaranties (other than the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty, the Bermuda Borrower’s Guaranty and the U.S. Borrower’s Guaranty under the Borrower Guaranty) (as each such term is defined in the Agreement). This Note is subject to voluntary prepayment and mandatory repayment prior to the Tranche B-1/C-1 Term Loan Maturity Date, in whole or in part, as provided in the Agreement.
          In case an Event of Default (as defined in the Agreement) shall occur and be continuing, the principal of and accrued interest on this Note may be declared to be due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Agreement.
          The U.S. Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind in connection with this Note.

 


 

Exhibit B-1
Page 2
          THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
         
  DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      

 


 

         
EXHIBIT B-2
FORM OF TRANCHE C-1 TERM NOTE
     
$                                        
  New York, New York
 
                       ___, ___
          FOR VALUE RECEIVED, SOLVEST, LTD., a company organized under the laws of Bermuda (the "Bermuda Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of                      or its registered assigns (the “Lender”), in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds, at the Payment Office (as defined in the Agreement referred to below) on the Tranche B-1/C-1 Term Loan Maturity Date (as defined in the Agreement) the principal sum of                                          DOLLARS ($                     ) or, if less, the unpaid principal amount of the Tranche C-1 Term Loans (as defined in the Agreement) made by the Lender pursuant to the Agreement.
          The Bermuda Borrower also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Tranche C-1 Term Loan made by the Lender in like money at said office from the date hereof until paid at the rates and at the times provided in Section 1.08 of the Agreement. All payments pursuant to this Note shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Sections 4.03 and 4.04 of the Agreement.
          This Note is one of the Tranche C-1 Term Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2003, amended and restated as of April 18, 2005, further amended and restated as of April 12, 2006, further amended as of March 18, 2009, further amended as of October 26, 2009 and further amended as of March 2, 2010 (as so amended and restated and as the same may be further amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Agreement”), among Dole Food Company, Inc., the Bermuda Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (including the Lender), the other parties thereto and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and Deposit Bank, and is entitled to the benefits thereof and of the other Credit Documents (as defined in the Agreement). This Note is secured by the Security Documents (as such term is defined in the Agreement) and is entitled to the benefits of the Guaranties (other than the Bermuda Borrower’s Guaranty under the Borrower Guaranty) (as each such term is defined in the Agreement). This Note is subject to voluntary prepayment and mandatory repayment prior to the Tranche B-1/C-1 Term Loan Maturity Date, in whole or in part, and as provided in the Agreement.
          In case an Event of Default (as defined in the Agreement) shall occur and be continuing, the principal of and accrued interest on this Note may be declared to be due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Agreement.
          The Bermuda Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind in connection with this Note.

 


 

Exhibit B-2
Page 2
          THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
         
  SOLVEST, LTD.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

 


 

EXHIBIT B-3
FORM OF INCREMENTAL TERM NOTE
     
$                                        
  New York, New York
 
                       ___, ___
          FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.] [SOLVEST LTD.]1, a [Delaware corporation] [company organized under the laws of Bermuda] (the [U.S.] [Bermuda]Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of                      or its registered assigns (the “Lender”), in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds, at the Payment Office (as defined in the Agreement referred to below) on the Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date (as defined in the Agreement) the principal sum of                                          DOLLARS ($                     ) or, if less, the unpaid principal amount of all                      [Insert the applicable description of the respective Tranche of Incremental Term Loans] (as defined in the Agreement) made by the Lender pursuant to the Agreement.
          The [U.S.] [Bermuda] Borrower promises also to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each made by the Lender in like money at said office from the date hereof until paid at the rates and at the times provided in Section 1.08 of the Agreement. All payments pursuant to this Note shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Sections 4.03 and 4.04 of the Agreement.
          This Note is one of the Incremental Term Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2003, amended and restated as of April 18, 2005, further amended and restated as of April 12, 2006, further amended as of March 18, 2009, further amended as of October 26, 2009 and further amended as of March 2, 2010 (as so amended and restated and as the same may be further amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Agreement”), among [the U.S, Borrower, Solvest, Ltd.] [the Bermuda Borrower, Dole Food Company, Inc.], the lenders from time to time party thereto (including the Lender), the other parties thereto and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and Deposit Bank, and is entitled to the benefits thereof and of the other Credit Documents (as defined in the Agreement). [This Note is secured by the U.S. Security Documents (as such term is defined in the Agreement) and is entitled to the benefits of the Guaranties (other than the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty, the Bermuda Borrower’s Guaranty and the U.S. Borrower’s Guaranty under the Borrower Guaranty) (as each such term is defined in the Agreement).]2 [This Note is secured by the Security Documents (as such term is defined in the Agreement) and is entitled to the benefits of the Guaranties (other than the Bermuda Borrower’s Guaranty under the Borrower Guaranty) (as each such term is defined in the Agreement).]3 This Note is subject to voluntary prepayment and mandatory repay-
 
1   Insert name of Incremental Term Loan Borrower.
 
2   Insert if the U.S. Borrower is the Incremental Term Loan Borrower.
 
3   Insert if the Bermuda Borrower is the Incremental Term Loan Borrower.

 


 

Exhibit B-3
Page 2
ment prior to the Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date, in whole or in part, and as provided in the Agreement.
          In case an Event of Default (as defined in the Agreement) shall occur and be continuing, the principal of and accrued interest on this Note may be declared to be due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Agreement.
          The [U.S.] [Bermuda] Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind in connection with this Note.

 


 

Exhibit B-3
Page 3
          THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
         
  [DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.]

[SOLVEST, LTD.]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

 


 

EXHIBIT D
FORM OF SECTION 4.04(b)(ii) CERTIFICATE
          Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2003, amended and restated as of April 18, 2005, further amended and restated as of April 12, 2006, further amended as of March 18, 2009, further amended as of October 26, 2009 and further amended as of March 2, 2010, among Dole Food Company, Inc., Solvest, Ltd., the lenders from time to time party thereto, Banc of America Securities LLC, as Syndication Agent, The Bank of Nova Scotia and Rabobank International, as Co-Documentation Agents, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and Deposit Bank (as so amended and restated and as the same may be further amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.04(b)(ii) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that it is not a “bank” as such term is used in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
         
  [NAME OF LENDER]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
Date:           , ___

 


 

EXHIBIT E-2
FORM OF FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES GUARANTY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
[                    ]
To the Administrative Agent and each of
the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement
referred to below
Re:       Amended Credit Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
          Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2003, amended and restated as of April 18, 2005, further amended and restated as of April 12, 2006, further amended as of March 18, 2009, further amended as of October 26, 2009 and further amended as of March 2, 2010 (the “Amendment Date”) (as amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Dole Food Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “U.S. Borrower”), Solvest, Ltd., a company organized under the laws of Bermuda (the “Bermuda Borrower” and, together with the U.S. Borrower, the “Borrowers”), the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (in its individual capacity, “DBAG”), as Deposit Bank (in such capacity, together with any successor deposit bank, the “Deposit Bank”) DBAG, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, together with any successor agent, the “Administrative Agent”) and the other parties thereto. Unless otherwise indicated herein, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement. This Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty and Foreign Security Documents Acknowledgment and Consent shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Acknowledgment and Consent.”
          I. Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty and Foreign Security Documents Acknowledgement.
          1. Each of the undersigned Foreign Subsidiary Guarantors hereby acknowledges (x) the Credit Agreement and each other Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and (y) copies (or originals) of the Credit Documents and all opinions, instruments, certificates and all other documents delivered in connection therewith, as in effect on the Amendment Date, have been furnished or otherwise been provided (or made available) to a senior financial officer of such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor.
          2. Each of the undersigned Foreign Subsidiary Guarantors hereby acknowledges and agrees, and represents and warrants, that on and after the occurrence of, and after giving effect to, the Amendment Date and any increase in the amounts owing to the Lenders, Issuing Lender, Bank Guaranty Issuer and/or any Agent under the Credit Agreement on or after the Amendment Date, (i) it constitutes a Foreign Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower which is a party to the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty, dated as of March 28, 2003, and further acknowledged and amended as of April 12, 2006 made by the Foreign Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower party thereto in favor of the Administrative Agent, as the same may be

 


 

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amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, and shall include any counterpart thereof and any other similar guaranty executed and delivered by any Foreign Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower pursuant to Section 8.11 of the Credit Agreement, (ii) the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect with respect to such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor, and (iii) the Foreign Security Documents listed under Schedule XII to the Credit Agreement to which such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor is a party shall remain in full force and effect with respect to such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor.
          3. [Each Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor organized under the laws of Turkey (i) acknowledges that all the Liens it has granted in favor of the Collateral Agent (including, without limitation, the mortgage and the commercial enterprise pledge (together the “Turkish Liens”)) continue in full force and effect and secure its obligations under the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty, (ii) undertakes that new Liens will be granted in favor of the Collateral Agent (including first degree priority mortgage and first degree priority commercial enterprise pledge) (the “New Liens”) replacing the Turkish Liens on or about the execution date of the Credit Agreement by way of including, without limitation, execution and registration of the mortgage and commercial enterprise pledge agreements substantially in the form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (iii) acknowledges that the New Liens together with any other Liens will be in full force and effect as of the date of release of the respective Turkish Liens and secure each of the Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations under the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty.]
          4. Each Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor organized under the laws of Costa Rica acknowledges that all the Liens it has granted in favor of the Collateral Agent (including without limitation, the Pledge Agreements and the other Foreign Security Agreements governed by the laws of Costa Rica) continue in full force and effect and secure its obligations under the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty.
          5. Each of the undersigned Foreign Subsidiary Guarantors hereby makes each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 13 of the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty on the Amendment Date, both before and after giving effect to this Acknowledgement and Consent.
          II. Consent to the amendment of the Credit Agreement.
          Each of the Foreign Subsidiaries Guarantors consents to the amendment of the Credit Agreement as of the Amendment Date and agrees that all references to the Credit Agreement in any Credit Document to which it is party shall refer to the Credit Agreement as amended on the Amendment Date. Each of the Foreign Subsidiaries Guarantors further agrees to take all necessary actions reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty and each of the Foreign Security Documents in order to preserve and protect the validity of the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Foreign Subsidiaries Guaranty and each of the Foreign Security Documents.
          III. Limitations of the Guaranty granted by the German Guarantors
               a) The restrictions in this Clause III shall apply to any guarantee and indemnity (hereinafter the “Guarantee”) granted by a Guarantor incorporated under the laws of Germany as a limited liability company (“GmbH”) (a “German Guarantor”) to secure liabilities of its direct or indirect shareholder(s) (upstream) or an entity affiliated with such shareholder (verbundenes Unternehmen) within the meaning of section 15 of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) (cross-stream) (excluding, for clarification purposes any direct or indirect Subsidiary of such Guarantor).

 


 

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               b) The restrictions in this Clause III. shall not apply to the extent the German Guarantor secures any indebtedness under any Credit Documents in respect of (i) loans to the extent they are on-lent or otherwise (directly or indirectly) passed on to the relevant German Guarantor or its Subsidiaries and such amount on-lent or otherwise passed on is not repaid or (ii) bank guarantees or letters of credit that are issued for the benefit of any of the creditors of the German Guarantor or the German Guarantor’s Subsidiaries or any other benefit granted under this Agreement.
          1. Restrictions on Payment
               a) The parties to this Agreement agree that if payment under the Guarantee would cause the amount of a German Guarantor’s net assets, as calculated pursuant to Clause III.2 (Net Assets) below, to fall below the amount of its registered share capital (Stammkapital) or increase an existing shortage of its registered share capital in each case in violation of section 30 of the German Limited Liability Companies Act (“GmbHG”), (such event is hereinafter referred to as a “Capital Impairment”), then the Secured Creditors shall, subject to paragraphs b) to c) below, demand payment under the Guarantee from such German Guarantor only to the extent such Capital Impairment would not occur.
               b) If the relevant German Guarantor does not notify the Collateral Agent in writing (the “Management Notification”) within five (5) Business Days after the Collateral Agent notified such German Guarantor of its intention to demand payment under the Guarantee that a Capital Impairment would occur (setting out in reasonable detail to what extent a Capital Impairment would occur and providing prima facie evidence that a realisation or other measures undertaken in accordance with the mitigation provisions set out in Clause III.3 (Mitigation) below would not prevent such Capital Impairment), then the restrictions set out in paragraph a) above shall not apply.
               c) If the relevant German Guarantor does not provide an Auditors’ Determination (as defined in Clause III.4 (Auditors’ Determination) below) within sixty (60) Business Days from the date on which the Collateral Agent received the Management Notification then the restrictions set out in paragraph a) above shall not apply and the Collateral Agent shall not be obliged to assign or make available to the German Guarantor any net proceeds realised.
          2. Net Assets
               The calculation of net assets (the “Net Assets”) shall only take into account the sum of the values of the assets of the relevant German Guarantor determined in accordance with applicable law and court decisions and, if there is no positive going concern (positive Fortführungsprognose) based on the lower of book value (Buchwert) and liquidation value (Liquidationswert) (consisting of all assets which correspond to those items listed in section 266 subsection (2) A, B and C of the German Company Code (“HGB”) less the relevant German Guarantor’s liabilities (consisting of all liabilities and liability reserves which correspond to those items listed in accordance with section 266 subsection (3) B, C and D HGB).
               For the purposes of calculating the Net Assets, the following balance sheet items shall be adjusted as follows :
               a) the amount of any increase in the registered share capital of the relevant German Guarantor which was carried out after the relevant German Guarantor became a party to

 


 

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this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent shall be deducted from the amount of the registered share capital of the relevant German Guarantor;
               b) any funds borrowed by any Borrower under this Agreement which have been or are on-lent or otherwise passed on to the relevant German Guarantor or to any Subsidiary of such German Guarantor and have not yet been repaid at the time when payment under the Guarantee is demanded, shall be disregarded;
               c) loans or other contractual liabilities incurred by the relevant German Guarantor in breach of the Transaction Documents shall not be taken into account as liabilities.
          3. Mitigation
               a) The relevant German Guarantor shall realise, to the extent legally permitted in a situation where it does not have sufficient Net Assets to maintain its registered share capital, all of its assets that are shown in the balance sheet with a book value (Buchwert) that is significantly lower than the market value of the assets.
               b) The limitations on demanding payment under this Guarantee set out in this Clause III shall not apply if and to the extent that the relevant German Guarantor is legally permitted to take measures (including, without limitation, setting-off claims) to avoid demanding payment under the Guarantee causing a Capital Impairment of the relevant German Guarantor provided that it is commercially justifiable to take such measures.
          4. Auditors’ Determination
               a) If the relevant German Guarantor claims that a Capital Impairment would occur on payment under this Guarantee, the German Guarantor may (at its own cost and expense) arrange for the preparation of a balance sheet by a firm of recognised auditors (the “Auditors”) in order to have such Auditors determine whether (and if so, to what extent) any payment under this Guarantee would cause a Capital Impairment (the “Auditors’ Determination”).
               b) The Auditors’ Determination shall be prepared, taking into account the adjustments set out in Clause III.2 (Net Assets) above, by applying the generally accepted accounting principles applicable from time to time in Germany (Grundsätze ordnungsmäßiger Buchführung) based on the same principles and evaluation methods as constantly applied by the relevant German Guarantor in the preparation of its financial statements, in particular in the preparation of its most recent annual balance sheet, and taking into consideration applicable court rulings of German courts. Subject to Clause III.6 (No waiver) below, such Auditors’ Determination shall be binding on the relevant German Guarantor and the Collateral Agent.
               c) Even if the relevant German Guarantor arranges for the preparation of an Auditors’ Determination, the relevant German Guarantor’s obligations under the mitigation provisions set out in Clause III.3 (Mitigation) above shall continue to exist.
          5. Improvement of Financial Condition

 


 

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               If, after it has been provided with an Auditors’ Determination which prevented it from demanding any or only partial payment under this Guarantee, the Collateral Agent ascertains in good faith that the financial condition of the relevant German Guarantor as set out in the Auditors’ Determination has substantially improved (in particular, if the relevant German Guarantor has taken any action in accordance with the mitigation provisions set out in Clause III.3 (Mitigation) above), the Collateral Agent may, at the relevant German Guarantor’s cost and expense, arrange for the preparation of an updated balance sheet of the relevant German Guarantor by applying the same principles that were used for the preparation of the Auditors’ Determination by the Auditors who prepared the Auditors’ Determination pursuant to paragraph a) of Clause III.4 (Auditors’ Determination) above in order for such Auditors to determine whether (and, if so, to what extent) the Capital Impairment has been cured as a result of the improvement of the financial condition of the relevant German Guarantor. The Collateral Agent may demand payment under this Guarantee to the extent that the Auditors determine that the Capital Impairment has been cured.
          6. No waiver
               Nothing in this Clause III shall limit the enforceability, legality or validity of this Guarantee nor shall it prevent the Collateral Agent from claiming in court that the provision of this Guarantee by and/or demanding payment under this Guarantee against the relevant German Guarantor does not fall within the scope of section 30 of the GmbHG. The Collateral Agent’s rights to any remedies it may have against the relevant German Guarantor shall not be limited if it is ascertained that section 30 of the GmbHG did not apply. The agreement of the Collateral Agent to abstain from demanding any or part of the payment under this Guarantee in accordance with the provisions above shall not constitute a waiver (Verzicht) of any right granted under this Agreement or any other Credit Document to the Collateral Agent or any Secured Creditor.
          7. GmbH & Co KG.
               The aforementioned provisions shall apply to a limited partnership with a limited liability company as its general partner (GmbH & Co. KG) mutatis mutandis and all references to net assets shall be construed as a reference to the aggregated net assets of the general partner and the limited partnership.
          IV. Miscellaneous.
          1. (a) THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Acknowledgment and Amendment may be brought exclusively in the courts of the State of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, in each case located within the City of New York, and, by execution and delivery of this Acknowledgment and Amendment, each Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. Each Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers Corporation Service Company, with offices on the date hereof at 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207, as its designee, appointee and agent to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on its behalf, and in respect of its property, service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents which may be served in any such action or proceeding. If for any reason such designee, appointee and agent shall cease to be available to act as such, each Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor agrees to designate a new

 


 

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designee, appointee and agent in New York City on the terms and for the purposes of this provision reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement. Each Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor hereby further irrevocably waives any claim that any such courts lack jurisdiction over such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor, and agrees not to plead or claim, in any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Acknowledgment and Amendment brought in any of the aforesaid courts, that any such court lacks jurisdiction over such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor. Each Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor further irrevocably consents to the service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to each Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor at its address set forth opposite its signature below, such service to become effective 30 days after such mailing. Each Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any objection to such service of process and further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any action or proceeding commenced hereunder that such service of process was in any way invalid or ineffective. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any Secured Creditor to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor in any other jurisdiction.
          (b) Each Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Acknowledgment and Amendment brought in the courts referred to in clause (a) above and hereby further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum, or that the choice of law provisions are invalid or unenforceable and agrees not to plead or claim before any authority or court, including the courts of its state of incorporation or formation, that any judgment issued by the courts referred to in clause (a) above is contrary to public policy (except, with respect to any Japanese Guarantor, to the extent that the terms of such judgment issued by the courts referred to in clause (a) above and its formation process are deemed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 118 of the Code of Civil Procedures (Law No. 109 of 1996), as contrary to the public order or good morals of Japan).
          (c) EACH FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR AND EACH SECURED CREDITOR (BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE BENEFITS OF THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AMENDMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
          (d) NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT TO THE CONTRARY AND WITH RESPECT ONLY TO THE COLOMBIAN GUARANTORS, IN THE EVENT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF THE SECURED CREDITORS ELECTS TO ENFORCE THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AGAINST ANY COLOMBIAN GUARANTOR IN A COLOMBIAN COURT AS PROVIDED BELOW, THE GUARANTEE OF THE COLOMBIAN GUARANTORS PURSUANT TO THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT AND THE RIGHTS OF THE SECURED CREDITORS AS AGAINST THE COLOMBIAN GUARANTORS SHALL BE (AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE) GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF COLOMBIA. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to a Colombian Guarantor in connection with this Acknowledgement and Consent may be brought in the competent courts of Colombia.

 


 

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          (e) NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT TO THE CONTRARY AND WITH RESPECT ONLY TO THE ECUADORIAN GUARANTORS, IN THE EVENT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF THE SECURED CREDITORS ELECTS TO ENFORCE THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AGAINST ANY ECUADORIAN GUARANTOR IN AN ECUADORIAN COURT AS PROVIDED BELOW, THE GUARANTEE OF THE ECUADORIAN GUARANTORS PURSUANT TO THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT AND THE RIGHTS OF THE SECURED CREDITORS AS AGAINST THE ECUADORIAN GUARANTORS SHALL BE (AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE) GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ECUCADOR. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to An Ecuadorian Guarantor in connection with this Acknowledgement and Consent may be brought in the competent courts of Ecuador.
          2. This Acknowledgment and Consent may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto (other than with respect to the Guarantors incorporated under the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (the “HK Guarantors”)) have caused this Acknowledgement and Consent to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Acknowledgement and Consent has been signed, sealed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the HK Guarantors as of the date first above written.
[FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR]

 


 

EXHIBIT G
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
AND
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT1
          This Assignment and Assumption Agreement (this “Assignment”), is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the] [each] Assignor identified in item [1][2] below ([the] [each, an] “Assignor”) and [the] [each] Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the] [each, an] “Assignee”). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of such [Assignees][and Assignors] hereunder are several and not joint.] Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). The Standard Terms and Conditions for Assignment and Assumption Agreement set forth in Annex 1 hereto (the “Standard Terms and Conditions”) are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment as if set forth herein in full.
          For an agreed consideration, [the] [each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the] [each] Assignee, and [the] [each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the][each] Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement; as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below, the interest in and to all of [the] [each] Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto that represents the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of the [respective] Assignor’s outstanding rights and obligations under the respective Tranches identified below (including, to the extent included in any such Tranches, Letters of Credit, Bank Guarantees and Credit-Linked Deposits) ([the] [each, an] “Assigned Interest”). [Each] [Such] sale and assignment is without recourse to [the) [any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment, without representation or warranty by [the] [any] Assignor.
         
[l.
  Assignor:                                           
 
       
2.
  Assignee:                                           ]2
 
       
[1][3].
  Credit Agreement:   Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2003, amended and restated as of April 18, 2005, further amended and restated as of April 12, 2006, further amended as of March 18, 2009, further amended as of October 26, 2009 and further amended as of March 2, 2010 among Dole Food Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Solvest, Ltd., a company
 
1   This Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement should be used by Lenders for an assignment to a single Assignee or to funds managed by the same or related investment managers.
 
2   If the form is used for a single Assignor and Assignee, items 1 and 2 should list the Assignor and the Assignee, respectively. In the case of an assignment to funds managed by the same or related investment managers, or an assignment by multiple Assignors, the Assignors and the Assignee(s) should be listed in the table under bracketed item 2 below.

 


 

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      organized under the laws of Bermuda, the lenders from time to time party thereto, the other parties thereto and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and Deposit Bank
 
       
[2.
  Assigned Interest:3    
                 
            Aggregate Amount of   Amount of
            Commitment/   Commitment/
            Loans/Credit-Linked Deposits   Loans/Credit-Linked Deposits
            (separately broken   (separately broken
            out, where   out, where
            relevant) under   relevant) under
        Tranche4   Relevant Tranche   Relevant Tranche
Assignor   Assignee   Assigned   for all Lenders   Assigned
[Name of   [Name of            
Assignor]   Assignee]                                                  
                 
[Name of   [Name of            
Assignor]   Assignee]                                                  
 
3   Insert this chart if this Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement is being used for assignments to funds managed by the same or related investment managers or for an assignment by multiple Assignors. Insert additional rows as needed.
 
4   For complex multi-tranche assignments a separate chart for each tranche should be used for ease of reference.

 


 

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[4. Assigned Interest:5
                 
    Aggregate Amount of     Amount of  
    Commitment/Loans/Credit-Linked     Commitment//Credit-Linked  
    Deposits     Deposits  
    (separately broken out, where     (separately broken out, where  
    relevant) under Relevant Tranche     relevant) under Relevant  
Tranche Assigned   for all Lenders     Tranche Assigned  
[Insert Relevant Tranche]
  $                          $                       
 
               
[Insert Relevant Tranche]
  $                          $                       
Effective Date:                                         , ___, ___.
             
Assignor[s] Information
      Assignee[s] Information    
 
           
 
           
Payment Instructions:
      Payment Instructions:    
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
  Reference:                                             Reference:                                      
 
           
Notice Instructions:
      Notice Instructions:    
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
  Reference:                                             Reference:                                      
 
5   Insert this chart if this Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement is being used by a single Assignor for an assignment to a single Assignee.

 


 

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he terms set forth in this Assignment are hereby agreed to:
                     
ASSIGNOR   ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]   [NAME OF ASSIGNEE]6
 
                   
 
                   
By:
          By:        
 
                   
 
  Name:           Name:    
 
  Title:           Title:    
 
6   Add additional signature blocks, as needed, if this Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement is being used by funds managed by the same or related investment managers.

 


 

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[Consented to and]7 Accepted:
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Administrative Agent
         
By:
       
 
  Name:    
 
  Title:    
 
       
 
       
By:
       
 
  Name:    
 
  Title:    
 
       
[DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
 
       
 
       
By:
       
 
  Name:    
 
  Title:]8    
 
7   Insert only if assignment is being made to an Eligible Transferee pursuant to Section 13.04(b)(y) of the Credit Agreement.
 
8   Insert only if (i) no Event of Default or Default is then in existence, (ii) the assignment is being made to an Eligible Transferee pursuant to 13.04(b)(y) of the Credit Agreement and (iii) assignment is not being made prior to the Syndication Date and as part of the primary syndication of the Loans and Commitments.

 


 

ANNEX I
TO
EXHIBIT G
DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
SOLVEST, LTD.
CREDIT AGREEMENT
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT
AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
          1. Representations and Warranties.
          1.1. Assignor. [The] [Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the] [its] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the] [its] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with any Credit Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other instrument or document delivered pursuant thereto (other than this Assignment) or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Credit Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Credit Document.
          1.2. Assignee. [The] [Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) confirms that it is (A) a Lender, (B) a parent company and/or an affiliate of [the] [an] Assignor which is at least 50% owned by [the] [an] Assignor or its parent company, (C) a fund that invests in bank loans and is managed by the same investment advisor as a Lender or by an affiliate of such investment advisor or (D) an Eligible Transferee under Section 13.04(b) of the Credit Agreement; (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and, to the extent of [the] [its] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 8.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and to purchase [the] [its] Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision and (v) if it is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, it has attached to this Assignment any tax documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by it; (b) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, [the] [any] Assignor, or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; (c) appoints and authorizes each of the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents and the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents as are delegated to or otherwise conferred upon the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are

 


 

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reasonably incidental thereto; and (d) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
          2. Payment. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the] [each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees, commissions and other amounts) to [the][each] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to [the] [each] Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.
          3. Effect of Assignment. Upon the delivery of a fully executed original hereof to the Administrative Agent, as of the Effective Date, (i) [the] [each] Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Assignment, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and under the other Credit Documents and (ii) [the] [each] Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
          4. General Provisions. This Assignment shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of the Assignment. THIS ASSIGNMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SECTION 5.1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
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EXHIBIT H-1
FORM OF INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
[                    ]
To the Administrative Agent and each of
the Banks party to the Credit Agreement
referred to below
Ladies and Gentlemen:
          Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2003, amended and restated as of April 18, 2005, further amended and restated as of April 12, 2006, further amended as of March 18, 2009, further amended as of October 26, 2009 and further amended as of March 2, 2010 (as so amended and restated and as the same may be further amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the U.S. Borrower, Solvest, Ltd., the lenders from time to time party thereto (including the Lender), the other parties thereto and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and Deposit Bank, and is entitled to the benefits thereof and of the other Credit Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement). Unless otherwise indicated herein, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.
          I. Intercompany Subordination Acknowledgement.
          A. Each of the Parties hereby acknowledges (x) the Credit Agreement and each other Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby (including, without limitation, the extensions of credit contemplated therein) and (y) copies (or originals) of the Credit Documents and all opinions, instruments, certificates and all other documents delivered in connection therewith, as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, have been furnished or otherwise been provided (or made available) to a senior financial officer of such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor.
          B. Each of the undersigned Parties hereby acknowledges and agrees, and represents and warrants, that on and after the occurrence of, and after giving effect to, the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (i) it constitutes a Party (as defined in the Intercompany Subordination Agreement) which is a party to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, (ii) the Intercompany Subordination Agreement shall remain in full force and effect with respect to such Party and (iii) the Credit Agreement and the Obligations under the Credit Agreement shall constitute the “Credit Agreement” and the “Credit Document Obligations,” respectively, in each case, under and as defined in, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of the Intercompany Subordination Agreement. Each of the undersigned Assignors hereby makes each of the representations and warranties contained in the Intercompany Subordination Agreement on the Restatement Effective Date, both before and after giving effect to this Acknowledgement and Amendment.
          II. Miscellaneous.
          (a) THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Any legal action or pro-

 


 

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ceeding with respect to this Acknowledgment and Amendment may be brought exclusively in the courts of the State of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, in each case located within the City of New York, and, by execution and delivery of this Acknowledgment and Amendment, each Party hereby irrevocably accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. Each Party hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers Corporation Service Company, with offices on the date hereof at 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207, as its designee, appointee and agent to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on its behalf, and in respect of its property, service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents which may be served in any such action or proceeding. If for any reason such designee, appointee and agent shall cease to be available to act as such, each Party agrees to designate a new designee, appointee and agent in New York City on the terms and for the purposes of this provision reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement. Each Party hereby further irrevocably waives any claim that any such courts lack jurisdiction over such Party, and agrees not to plead or claim, in any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Acknowledgment and Amendment brought in any of the aforesaid courts, that any such court lacks jurisdiction over such Party. Each Party further irrevocably consents to the service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to each Party at its address set forth opposite its signature below, such service to become effective 30 days after such mailing. Each Party hereby irrevocably waives any objection to such service of process and further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any action or proceeding commenced hereunder that such service of process was in any way invalid or ineffective. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any Secured Creditor to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any Party in any other jurisdiction.
          (b) Each Party hereby irrevocably waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Acknowledgment and Amendment brought in the courts referred to in clause (a) above and hereby further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum, or that the choice of law provisions are invalid or unenforceable and agrees not to plead or claim before any authority or court, including the courts of its state of incorporation or formation, that any judgment issued by the courts referred to in clause (a) above is contrary to public policy (except, with respect to any Japanese Guarantor, to the extent that the terms of such judgment issued by the courts referred to in clause (a) above and its formation process are deemed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 118 of the Code of Civil Procedures (Law No. 109 of 1996), as contrary to the public order or good morals of Japan).
          (c) EACH PARTY AND EACH SECURED CREDITOR (BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE BENEFITS OF THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AMENDMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
          (d) NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE CONTRARY AND WITH RESPECT ONLY TO THE COLOMBIAN GUARANTORS, IN THE EVENT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF THE SECURED CREDITORS ELECTS TO ENFORCE THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AGAINST ANY COLOMBIAN GUARANTOR IN A COLOMBIAN COURT AS PROVIDED BELOW, THE GUARANTEE OF THE COLOMBIAN

 


 

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GUARANTORS PURSUANT TO THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND THE RIGHTS OF THE SECURED CREDITORS AS AGAINST THE COLOMBIAN GUARANTORS SHALL BE (AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE) GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF COLOMBIA. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to a Colombian Guarantor in connection with this Acknowledgement may be brought in the competent courts of Colombia.
          (e) NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE CONTRARY AND WITH RESPECT ONLY TO THE ECUADORIAN GUARANTORS, IN THE EVENT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF THE SECURED CREDITORS ELECTS TO ENFORCE THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AGAINST ANY ECUADORIAN GUARANTOR IN AN ECUADORIAN COURT AS PROVIDED BELOW, THE GUARANTEE OF THE ECUADORIAN GUARANTORS PURSUANT TO THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND THE RIGHTS OF THE SECURED CREDITORS AS AGAINST THE ECUADORIAN GUARANTORS SHALL BE (AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE) GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ECUCADOR. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to An Ecuadorian Guarantor in connection with this Acknowledgement and Consent may be brought in the competent courts of Ecuador.
          2. This Acknowledgment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto (other than with respect to the Guarantors incorporated under the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (the “HK Guarantors”)) have caused this Intercompany Subordination Acknowledgement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Intercompany Subordination Acknowledgement has been signed, sealed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the HK Guarantors as of the date first above written.

 


 

EXHIBIT I
FORM OF INCREMENTAL TERM LOAN COMMITMENT AGREEMENT
[Name(s) of Lender(s)]
[Dole Food Company, Inc.][Solvest, Ltd.]
One Dole Drive
Westlake Village, CA 91362
               Re:       Incremental Term Loan Commitments
Ladies and Gentlemen:
          Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2003, amended and restated as of April 18, 2005, further amended and restated as of April 12, 2006, further amended as of March 18, 2009, further amended as of October 26, 2009 and further amended as of March 2, 2010, among Dole Food Company, Inc. (the “U.S. Borrower”), Solvest, Ltd. (the “Bermuda Borrower” and, together with the U.S. Borrower, the “Borrowers”), the lenders from time to time party thereto, the other parties thereto and Deutsche Bank AG New York, as Administrative Agent and Deposit Bank (as so amended and restated and as the same may be further amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.
          Each Lender (each an “Incremental Term Loan Lender”) party to this letter agreement (this “Agreement”) hereby severally agrees to provide the Incremental Term Loan Commitment set forth opposite its name on Annex I attached hereto (for each such Incremental Term Loan Lender, its “Incremental Term Loan Commitment”). Each Incremental Term Loan Commitment provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, including, without limitation, Sections 1.01(c) and 1.15 thereof.
          Each Incremental Term Loan Lender, [the U.S. Borrower] [the Bermuda Borrower](the "Incremental Term Loan Borrower”) and the Administrative Agent acknowledge and agree that the Incremental Term Loan Commitments provided pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute Incremental Term Loan Commitments of the respective Tranche specified in Annex I attached hereto and, upon the incurrence of Incremental Term Loans pursuant to such Incremental Term Loan Commitments, shall constitute Incremental Term Loans under such specified Tranche for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other applicable Credit Documents. Each Incremental Term Loan Lender, the Incremental Term Loan Borrower and the Administrative Agent further agree that, with respect to the Incremental Term Loan Commitment provided by each Incremental Term Loan Lender pursuant to this Agreement, such Incremental Term Loan Lender shall receive from the Incremental Term Loan Borrower such upfront fees, unutilized commitment fees and/or other fees, if any, as may be separately agreed to in writing with the Incremental Term Loan Borrower and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, all of which fees shall be due and payable to such Incremental Term Loan Lender on the terms and conditions set forth in each such separate agreement.
          Furthermore, each of the parties to this Agreement hereby agree to the terms and conditions set forth on Annex I hereto in respect of each Incremental Term Loan Commitment provided pursuant to this Agreement.

 


 

          Each Incremental Term Loan Lender party to this Agreement, to the extent not already a party to the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder, (i) confirms that it is an Eligible Transferee, (ii) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, together with copies of the financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (iii) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (iv) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, [and] (iv) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender[, and (v) in the case of each Incremental Term Loan Lender organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, attaches the forms and/or Certificates referred to in Section 4.04(b) of the Credit Agreement, certifying as to its entitlement as of the date hereof to a complete exemption from United States withholding taxes with respect to all payments to be made to it by the Incremental Term Loan Borrower under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents.] 1
          Upon the date of (i) the execution of a counterpart of this Agreement by each Incremental Term Loan Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Incremental Term Loan Borrower and [each Guarantor (other than the Bermuda Borrower)]2 [each U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor],3 (ii) the delivery to the Administrative Agent of a fully executed counterpart (including by way of facsimile) hereof, (iii) the payment of any fees then due and payable in connection herewith and (iv) the satisfaction of any other conditions precedent set forth in Section 10 of Annex I hereto (such date, the “Agreement Effective Date”), each Incremental Term Loan Lender party hereto (i) shall be obligated to make the Incremental Term Loans provided to be made by it as provided in this Agreement on the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in the Credit Agreement and in this Agreement and (ii) to the extent provided in this Agreement, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and under the other applicable Credit Documents.
          The Incremental Term Loan Borrower acknowledges and agrees that (i) it shall be liable for all Obligations with respect to the Incremental Term Loan Commitments provided hereby, including, without limitation, all Incremental Term Loans made pursuant thereto, and (ii) all such Obligations (including all such Incremental Term Loans) shall be entitled to the benefits of the respective Security Documents and Guaranties as, and to the extent, provided in the Credit Agreement and in such other Credit Documents.
 
1   Insert if the U.S. Borrower is the Incremental Term Loan Borrower.
 
2   Insert if the Bermuda Borrower is the Incremental Term Loan Borrower.
 
3   Insert if the U.S. Borrower is the Incremental Term Loan Borrower.

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          [Each Guarantor (other than the Bermuda Borrower)]4 [Each U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor]5 acknowledges and agrees that all Obligations with respect to the Incremental Term Loan Commitments provided hereby and all Incremental Term Loans made pursuant thereto shall (i) be fully guaranteed pursuant to the respective Guaranties as, and to the extent, provided therein and in the Credit Agreement and (ii) be entitled to the benefits of the respective Security Documents as, and to the extent, provided therein and in the Credit Agreement.
          Attached hereto as Annex II are true and correct copies of officer’s certificates, board of director resolutions and good standing certificates of the Credit Parties required to be delivered pursuant to clause (y) of the definition of “Incremental Loan Commitment Requirements” appearing in Section 11 of the Credit Agreement.
          Attached hereto as Annex III [is an opinion] [are opinions] of [insert name or names of counsel, including in-house counsel, who will be delivering opinions], counsel to the respective Credit Parties, delivered as required pursuant to clause (x) of the definition of “Incremental Loan Commitment Requirements” appearing in Section 11 of the Credit Agreement.
          Attached hereto as Annex IV is the officer’s certificate required to be delivered pursuant to clause (u) of the definition of “Incremental Loan Commitment Requirements” appearing in Section 11 of the Credit Agreement certifying that the conditions set forth in clauses (s) and (t) of the definition of “Incremental Loan Commitment Requirements” appearing in Section 11 of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied (together with calculations demonstrating same (where applicable) in reasonable detail).
          [The Obligations to be incurred pursuant to the Incremental Term Loan Commitments provided hereunder, and the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the U.S. Subsidiaries Guaranty) of the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors, are in accordance with, will not violate the provisions of, and will constitute “Senior Debt” and “Designated Senior Debt” (in the case of any Permitted Senior Notes Document and any Permitted Refinancing Senior Notes Document which provides for subordination of the U.S. Borrower’s obligations thereunder) or “Guarantor Senior Debt” and “Designated Guarantor Senior Debt,” as the case may be, for the purpose of the Existing 2013 Senior Notes Indenture, the Existing 2014 Senior Notes Indenture, the Existing 2016 Senior Notes Indenture and (after the execution and delivery thereof) each agreement governing Qualified Indebtedness, as applicable, and each agreement governing Permitted Indebtedness which refinances any of the foregoing, as applicable.]6
          You may accept this Agreement by signing the enclosed copies in the space provided below, and returning one copy of same to us before the close of business on                     , ___. If you do not so accept this Agreement by such time, our Incremental Term Loan Commitments set forth in this Agreement shall be deemed canceled.
 
4   Insert if the Bermuda Borrower is the Incremental Term Loan Borrower.
 
5   Insert if the U.S. Borrower is the Incremental Term Loan Borrower.
 
6   Insert if the U.S. Borrower is the Incremental Term Loan Borrower.

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          After the execution and delivery to the Administrative Agent of a fully executed copy of this Agreement (including by way of counterparts and by facsimile transmission) by the parties hereto, this Agreement may only be changed, modified or varied by written instrument in accordance with the requirements for the modification of Credit Documents pursuant to Section 13.12 of the Credit Agreement.
          In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and those of the Credit Agreement, the terms of the Credit Agreement shall control.
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          THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
         
  Very truly yours,

[NAME OF EACH INCREMENTAL TERM LOAN LENDER]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
Agreed and Accepted
this ___day of                     :
         
  [NAME OF INCREMENTAL TERM LOAN
    BORROWER]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as
    Administrative Agent
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
     
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      

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[Each Guarantor (other than the Bermuda Borrower)]1 [Each U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor]2 acknowledges and agrees to each the foregoing provisions of this Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement and to the incurrence of the Incremental Term Loans to be made pursuant thereto.
         
  [EACH OTHER GUARANTOR], as a Guarantor
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
 
1   Insert if the Bermuda Borrower is the Incremental Term Loan Borrower.
 
2   Insert if the US. Borrower is the Incremental Term Loan Borrower.

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ANNEX I
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
INCREMENTAL TERM LOAN COMMITMENT AGREEMENT
Dated as of                                         , ____
1.   Name of Incremental Term Loan Borrower:
 
2.   Incremental Term Loan Commitment Amounts (as of the Agreement Effective Date):
     
Names of Incremental Term Loan Lenders   Amount of Incremental Term Loan
Commitment
     
 
 
 
 
 
    Total:1     
 
3.   Designation of Tranche of Incremental Term Loan Commitments (and Incremental Term Loans to be funded thereunder):2
 
4.   Indicate whether the Incremental Term Loan Commitments to be provided hereunder are to be single draw commitments or multiple draw commitments and the date or dates by which such commitments must be utilized by:3
 
5.   Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date:4
 
1   The aggregate amount of each Tranche of Incremental Term Loan Commitments must be at least $25,000,000.
 
2   Designate the respective Tranche for such Incremental Term Loan Commitments or indicate that it is to be added to (and form part of) an existing Tranche of Term Loans, provided in the case that the Incremental Term Loan Commitments to be provided pursuant to this Agreement are to be added to (and form a part of) an existing Tranche of Term Loans, the Incremental Term Loan Borrower for such Incremental Term Loan Commitments shall be the same as for such existing Tranche of Term Loans.
 
3   Date cannot be later than the then latest Maturity Date.
 
4   Insert Maturity Date for the Incremental Term Loans to be incurred pursuant to the Incremental Term Loan Commitments provided hereunder, provided that (i) such Incremental Term Loan Ma-
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7.   Dates for, and amounts of, Incremental Term Loan Scheduled Repayments:5
 
8.   Applicable Margins:6
 
9.   The proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans to be provided hereunder are to be used for:7
 
10.   Other Conditions Precedent:8
 
11.   Notice Office:9
 
Footnote continued from previous page. 
 
    turity Date shall be no earlier than the then latest Maturity Date and (ii) in the event the Incremental Term Loan Commitments to be provided pursuant to this Agreement are to be added to (and form a part of) an existing Tranche of Term Loans, the Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date for the Incremental Term Loans to be incurred pursuant to such Incremental Term Loan Commitments shall be the same Maturity Date as for such existing Tranche of Term Loans.
 
5   Set forth the dates for Incremental Term Loan Scheduled Repayments and the principal amount (expressed as a numerical amount or as a percentage of the aggregate amount of Incremental Term Loans to be incurred pursuant to the Incremental Term Loan Commitments provided hereunder), provided that (i) to the extent the Incremental Term Loan Commitments being provided hereunder constitute a new Tranche of Term Loans, the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such new Tranche shall be no less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity as then in effect for the Tranche of the outstanding Loans with the longest Weighted Average Life to Maturity and (ii) in the event the Incremental Term Loan Commitments to be provided hereunder are to be added to (and form a part of) an existing Tranche of Term Loans, (x) the Incremental Term Loan Scheduled Repayments for such Incremental Term Loans shall be the same (on a proportionate basis) as is theretofore applicable to the existing Tranche of Term Loans to which such new Incremental Term Loans are being added and (y) such Incremental Term Loans shall have the same Incremental Term Loan Scheduled Repayment Dates.
 
6   Insert the Applicable Margins that shall apply to the Incremental Term Loans being provided hereunder, provided in the event the Incremental Term Loan Commitments to be provided hereunder are to be made under (and form a part of) an existing Tranche of Term Loans, the Incremental Term Loans to be incurred pursuant to such Incremental Term Loan Commitments shall have the same Applicable Margins applicable to such existing Tranche of Tenn Loans.
 
7   Designate the specific use of the proceeds of the applicable Incremental Term Loans as provided in Section 7.05(a) of the Credit Agreement.
 
8   Insert any additional conditions precedent which may be required to be satisfied prior to the Amendment Effective Date.

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12.   Payment Office:10
 
13.   Minimum Borrowing Amount:11
 
[14.    [Insert name of respective Incremental Term Loan Borrower] agrees to pay compensation as, and to the extent, provided in the last paragraph of Section 1.15(c) of the Credit Agreement.]12
 
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9   The Notice Office for Incremental Term Loans incurred by the Incremental Term Loan Borrower shall be as set forth in the definition of “Notice Office” in Section 11 of the Credit Agreement.
 
10   The Payment Office for Incremental Term Loans incurred by the Incremental Term Loan Borrower shall be as set forth in the definition of “Payment Office” in Section 11 of the Credit Agreement.
 
11   The Administrative Agent shall designate the Minimum Borrowing Amount for the respective Tranche of Incremental Term Loans, pursuant to the definition of “Minimum Borrowing Amount” in Section 11 of the Credit Agreement.
 
12   Insert if the respective Incremental Term Loan Commitments are to be added to (and form a part of) an existing Tranche of Term Loans and to the extent any related breakage type compensation is agreed to be paid by the respective Incremental Term Loan Borrower.

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