lesl-ex102_58.htm

AMENDMENT No. 5, dated as of April 12, 2021 (this “Amendment”), to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2012 (as amended, restated, modified and supplemented from time to time prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, including pursuant to Amendment No. 1, dated as of August 16, 2016, Amendment No. 2, dated as of September 29, 2016, Amendment No. 3, dated as of January 13, 2017, and Amendment No. 4, dated as of August 13, 2020, the “Existing Credit Agreement”, and the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), among LESLIE’S POOLMART, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent Borrower”), LESLIE’S, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “Administrative Agent”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as co-collateral agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “Co-Collateral Agent”), by and among the Parent Borrower, the Subsidiary Borrowers, the Guarantors party hereto, each Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

Section 1.Amendment. The Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date (as defined below), hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: ~~stricken text~~) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Amended Credit Agreement”).

Section 2.Representations and Warranties, No Default. The Borrowers hereby represent and warrant that as of the date hereof (i) no Default or Event of Default exists and is continuing and (ii) all representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained in the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except for representations and warranties that are already qualified by materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof, as though made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all material respects (except for representations and warranties that are already qualified by materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date.

Section 3.Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on the date that the following conditions have been satisfied or waived (the “Amendment No. 5 Effective Date”):

(1)the Administrative Agent shall have received executed signature pages of this Amendment from each Loan Party, the Administrative Agent and each Lender;

(2)the Borrowers shall have paid in full to the Administrative Agent (i) for its own account, the fees described in that certain Amendment Fee Letter, dated as of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, between the Administrative Agent and the Parent Borrower and (ii) to the extent invoiced no less than one (1) Business Day prior to the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel for the Administrative Agent;

(3)on the date hereof and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(4)the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been further amended except to reflect the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment.

For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 3, the Administrative Agent, Co-Collateral Agent and each Lender party hereto shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required hereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, Co-Collateral Agent or such Lender, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from such Person prior to the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

Section 4.Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or any other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

Section 5.Applicable Law. The provisions of Section 11.14 and Section 11.15 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Amendment mutatis mutandis.

Section 6.Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

Section 7.Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly set forth herein, (i) this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent or any other Person, in each case under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and (ii) shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other provision of either such agreement or any other Loan Document. Each and every term, condition, obligation, covenant and agreement contained in the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, or any other Loan Document as amended hereby, is hereby ratified and re- affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document for purposes of the Credit Agreement and, from and after the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, all references to the Credit Agreement in any Loan Document and all references in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall, unless expressly provided otherwise, refer to the Credit Agreement. Each of the Loan Parties hereby consents to this Amendment and confirms that all obligations of such Loan Party under the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party shall continue to apply to the Credit Agreement.

Section 8.Reaffirmation. Each of the Loan Parties hereby consents to the amendment of the Credit Agreement described in Section 1 of this Amendment and hereby confirms its respective guarantees, pledges, grants of security interests, subordinations and other obligations, as applicable, under and subject to the terms of each of the Loan Documents to which it is party, and confirms, agrees and acknowledges that, notwithstanding the consummation of this Amendment, such guarantees, pledges, grants of security interests, subordinations, any and all Liens previously granted to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and other obligations, and the terms of each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, except as expressly modified by this Amendment, are not affected or impaired in any manner whatsoever and shall continue to be in full force and effect and shall also guarantee and secure all obligations as amended and reaffirmed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and this Amendment. Each and every term, condition, obligation, covenant and agreement contained in the Credit Agreement, as modified by this Amendment, or any other Loan Document is hereby ratified and re- affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. From and after the effective date of this Amendment, all references to the Credit Agreement in any Loan Document shall, unless expressly provided otherwise, refer to the Credit Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

LESLIE’S POOLMART, INC.,
as the Parent Borrower

By:	/s/ Steven Weddell
Name:	Steven Weddell
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

CORTZ, INC.,
as a Subsidiary Borrower

By:	/s/ Steven Weddell
Name:	Steven Weddell
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

LPM MANUFACTURING, INC.,
as a Subsidiary Borrower

By:	/s/ Steven Weddell
Name:	Steven Weddell
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

LESLIE’S, INC.,
as Holdings

By:	/s/ Steven Weddell
Name:	Steven Weddell
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

HORIZON SPA & POOL PARTS, INC. HOT TUB WORKS, LLC
POOL PARTS, INC.
RAM CHEMICAL & SUPPLY, INC. SPP HOLDING CORPORATION
as Guarantors

By:	/s/ Steven Weddell
Name:	Steven Weddell
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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	ARTICLE I

	DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

Section 1.01	Defined Terms	1
Section 1.02	Terms Generally	49
Section 1.03	Accounting Terms; GAAP	50
Section 1.04	Currencies	50
Section 1.05	Letter of Credit Amounts	51
Section 1.06	Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers for Obligations	51
Section 1.07	Parent Borrower	51
Section 1.08	Certain Calculations and Tests.	52
Section 1.09	Administrative Agent and Co-Collateral Agent	53
Section 1.10	Required Financial Statements	53
Section 1.11	Interest Rates	53

	ARTICLE II

	THE REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

Section 2.01	Revolving Credit Commitments	53
Section 2.02	Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments	54
Section 2.03	[Reserved]	54
Section 2.04	[Reserved]	54
Section 2.05	Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans	54
Section 2.06	Swing Line Commitment	56
Section 2.07	Procedure for Swing Line Borrowing; Refunding of Swing Line Loans	56
Section 2.08	Incremental Credit Extensions	58
Section 2.09	Prepayments	59
Section 2.10	Interest	59
Section 2.11	Fees	60
Section 2.12	Computation of Interest and Fees	60
Section 2.13	Evidence of Debt	60
Section 2.14	Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback	60
Section 2.15	Sharing of Payments by Lenders	62
Section 2.16	Letters of Credit Commitment	63
Section 2.17	Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit	64
Section 2.18	L/C Fees and Other Charges	64
Section 2.19	L/C Participations	65
Section 2.20	Letters of Credit Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrowers	65
Section 2.21	Letters of Credit Obligations Absolute	66
Section 2.22	Letter of Credit Payments	66
Section 2.23	Letter of Credit Applications	67
Section 2.24	Defaulting Lender Adjustments	67

	ARTICLE III

	TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

Section 3.01	Taxes	68
Section 3.02	Illegality	71
Section 3.03	Inability to Determine Rates	71
Section 3.04	Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans	74
Section 3.05	Compensation for Losses	76
Section 3.06	Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders	76
Section 3.07	Survival	76

	ARTICLE IV

	CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

Section 4.01	Conditions to Effectiveness	77

	ARTICLE V

	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 5.01	Organization; Powers	79
Section 5.02	Authorization	79
Section 5.03	Enforceability	80
Section 5.04	Governmental Approvals	80
Section 5.05	Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases	81
Section 5.06	Subsidiaries	81
Section 5.07	Litigation; Compliance with Laws	81
Section 5.08	Federal Reserve Regulations	82
Section 5.09	Investment Company Act	82
Section 5.10	Financial Statements	82
Section 5.11	Tax Returns	82
Section 5.12	No Material Misstatements	83
Section 5.13	Environmental Matters	83
Section 5.14	Collateral Documents	84
Section 5.15	Location of Real Property and Leased Premises	84
Section 5.16	Solvency	84
Section 5.17	No Material Adverse Effect	84
Section 5.18	Insurance	84
Section 5.19	USA PATRIOT Act; FCPA; OFAC; Anti-Terrorism	84
Section 5.20	Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.	85
Section 5.21	Employee Benefit Plans	86
Section 5.22	Deposit Accounts; Credit Card Arrangements.	86

	ARTICLE VI

	AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Section 6.01	Existence; Businesses and Properties	86
Section 6.02	Insurance	87
Section 6.03	Taxes	87
Section 6.04	Financial Statements	87
Section 6.05	Litigation and Other Notices	91
Section 6.06	Compliance with Laws	91
Section 6.07	Inspection Rights; Books	92
Section 6.08	Use of Proceeds	92
Section 6.09	Compliance with Environmental Laws	92
Section 6.10	Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security	92
Section 6.11	Further Assurances; Additional Security	93
Section 6.12	Preparation of Environmental Reports	93
Section 6.13	Cash Management	93
Section 6.14	Physical Inventories	94

	ARTICLE VII

	NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Section 7.01	Indebtedness	95
Section 7.02	Liens	99
Section 7.03	Sale and Lease-Back Transactions	102
Section 7.04	Investments, Loans and Advances	103
Section 7.05	Mergers, Consolidations, Sales of Assets and Acquisitions	106
Section 7.06	Restricted Payments	108
Section 7.07	Transactions with Affiliates	111
Section 7.08	Business of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries	113
Section 7.09	Limitation on Payments and Modifications of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By Laws and Certain Other Agreements; etc.	113
Section 7.10	Holdings Covenant	116
Section 7.11	Deposit Accounts	116
Section 7.12	Minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio	116
Section 7.13	Clean Down	116
Section 7.14	Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws	117

	ARTICLE VIII

	EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

Section 8.01	Events of Default	117
Section 8.02	Right to Cure	119
Section 8.03	Remedies upon Event of Default	119
Section 8.04	Application of Funds	120

	ARTICLE IX

	AGENTS

Section 9.01	Appointment and Authority	121
Section 9.02	Rights as a Lender	121
Section 9.03	Exculpatory Provisions	122
Section 9.04	Reliance by Administrative Agent	122
Section 9.05	Delegation of Duties	123
Section 9.06	Resignation of Administrative Agent	123
Section 9.07	Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, Co-Collateral Agent and Other Lenders	124
Section 9.08	No Other Duties, Etc.	124
Section 9.09	Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim	125
Section 9.10	Collateral and Guaranty Matters	125
Section 9.11	Indemnification	126
Section 9.12	Withholding Taxes	126
Section 9.13	Reports and Financial Statements	127

	ARTICLE X

	CONTINUING GUARANTY

Section 10.01	Guaranty	128
Section 10.02	Rights of Lenders	128
Section 10.03	Certain Waivers	128
Section 10.04	Obligations Independent	129
Section 10.05	Subrogation	129
Section 10.06	Termination; Reinstatement	129
Section 10.07	Subordination	129
Section 10.08	Stay of Acceleration	129
Section 10.09	Condition of the Borrowers	129

	ARTICLE XI

	MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.01	Amendments, Etc.	129
Section 11.02	Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications	131
Section 11.03	No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies	133
Section 11.04	Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver	133
Section 11.05	Payments Set Aside	134
Section 11.06	Successors and Assigns	134
Section 11.07	Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality	137
Section 11.08	Right of Setoff	138
Section 11.09	Interest Rate Limitation	138
Section 11.10	Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness	139
Section 11.11	Survival of Representations and Warranties	139
Section 11.12	Severability	139
Section 11.13	Replacement of Lenders	139

SCHEDULES
1.01		Revolving Credit Commitments
5.04		Governmental Approvals
5.05		Possession under Leases
5.06		Subsidiaries
5.11		Taxes
5.13		Environmental Matters
5.15(1)		Owned Material Real Property
5. 15(2)		Leased Material Real Property
5.18		Insurance
5.20		Intellectual Property
5.22(a)		Deposit Accounts
5.22(b)		Processing and Payment Arrangements
6.04		Certain Reporting Requirements
6.12		Subsidiary Guarantors
7.01		Existing Indebtedness
7.02(b)		Existing Liens
7. 04(a)		Existing Investments
7.07		Transactions with Affiliates
11.02		Administrative Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for Notices
EXHIBITS
		Form of
A-1		Committed Loan Notice
A-2		Conversion/Continuation Notice
B		Lender Addendum
C		Revolving Credit Note
D		[Reserved]
E		Assignment and Assumption
F		Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
G		Opinion Matters – Counsel to Loan Parties
H		Perfection Certificate
I		Closing Certificate
J		Collateral Access Agreement
K		Customs Broker Agreement
L		Borrowing Base Certificate
M		[Reserved]
N		Joinder Agreement
O		United States Tax Compliance Certificate

This CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of October 16, 2012 and amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of August 16, 2016, Amendment No. 2, dated as of September 29, 2016, Amendment No. 3, dated as of January 13, 2017 and Amendment No. 4, dated as of August 13, 2020, among LESLIE’S POOLMART, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Leslie’s” or the “Parent Borrower”), the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party hereto, LESLIE’S ~~HOLDINGS~~, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), each lender from time to time party hereto, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Collateral Agent.

As of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, the Borrowers have requested that the Lenders provide a $200,000,000 asset based revolving credit facility to be used, in part, to refinance the existing indebtedness incurred under this Agreement and for other general corporate purposes (including permitted acquisitions), and the Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

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

“ABL Priority Collateral” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Intercreditor

“Acceptable Document of Title” means, with respect to any Inventory, a negotiable bill of lading or other Document (as defined in the UCC) that (a) is issued by a common carrier which is not an Affiliate of any Loan Party which is in actual possession of such Inventory, (b) reflects a Borrower as consignee or, if requested by the Administrative Agent after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, names the Administrative Agent as consignee, and (c) is not subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens described in clauses (a), (b), (l) and (w) of Section 7.02).

“Accounts” means “accounts” as defined in the UCC, and also means a right to payment of a monetary obligation, whether or not earned by performance, (a) for property that has been or is to be sold, leased, licensed, assigned, or otherwise disposed of, (b) for services rendered or to be rendered, (c) for a policy of insurance issued or to be issued, (d) for a secondary obligation incurred or to be incurred, or (d) arising out of the use of a credit or charge card or information contained on or for use with the card.

“Acquisition” means the acquisition of Holdings pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement.

“Acquisition Agreement” means Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of January 13, 2017 by and among Bubbles Buyer, Inc., Bubbles Merger Sub, Inc. and Holdings.

“Additional Lender” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.08(d). “Adjustment” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(c).

“Adjustment Date” means the first day of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter beginning ~~October 1~~July 4, ~~2020~~2021.

“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America, in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

“Administrative Agent Fee Letter” means the Agent Fee Letter dated as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date by and between the Administrative Agent and the Parent Borrower.

“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 11.02 annexed to Amendment No. 4, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Parent Borrower and the Lenders.

“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

“Affected Financial Institution” means any EEA Financial Institution or UK Financial Institution.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

“Aggregate Commitments” means the Revolving Credit Commitments of all the Lenders. “Aggregate Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect or, if the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated, the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.

“Amendment No. 4” means Amendment No. 4 to this Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2020.

“Amendment No. 5” means Amendment No. 5 to this Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2021.

“Amendment No. 4 Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 4.

“Amendment No. 5 Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 5.

“Annual Financial Statements” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.04(a).

~~(a)~~(a) From and after the Amendment No. 45 Effective Date until the first Adjustment Date no less than the percentages set forth in Level I of the pricing grid below; and

~~(b)~~(b) From and after the first Adjustment Date and on each Adjustment Date thereafter, the Applicable Margin shall be determined from the pricing grid below based upon Average Daily Excess Availability for the most recently ended fiscal quarter immediately preceding such Adjustment Date; provided that if any Borrowing Base

Certificates are at any time restated or otherwise revised (including as a result of an audit) or if the information set forth in any Borrowing Base Certificates otherwise proves to be false or incorrect such that the Applicable Margin would have been higher than was otherwise in effect during any period, without constituting a waiver of any Default or Event of Default arising as a result thereof, interest due under this Agreement shall be immediately recalculated at such higher rate for any applicable periods and shall be due and payable on demand.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default for failure to deliver a Borrowing Base Certificate pursuant to Section 6.04(d), the Applicable Margin, at the option of the Administrative Agent or at the direction of the Required Lenders, shall be immediately increased to the percentages set forth in Level IIIII of the pricing grid above (even if the Average Daily Excess Availability requirements for a different Level have been met) for so long as such Event of Default is continuing.

“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure at such time to the sum of the Aggregate Exposures of all Lenders.

“Application” means an application, in such form as the relevant Issuing Lender may specify from time to time, requesting such Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit to be issued (which application shall be subject to Section 2.23).

“Appraised Value” means the net orderly liquidation value of the Borrowers’ Inventory (expressed as a percentage of the Cost of such Inventory) as determined from time to time by an independent appraiser engaged by the Administrative Agent.

“Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

“Asset Sale” means any loss, damage, destruction or condemnation of, or any sale, transfer or other disposition (including any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction) to any Person of any asset or assets of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

“Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.

“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year ended September 28, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of income or

operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

“Availability Reserves” means, without duplication of any other Reserves or items that are otherwise addressed or excluded through eligibility criteria, such reserves, if any, as the Administrative Agent and Co-Collateral Agent from time to time determine in their reasonable discretion as being reasonably required pursuant to this Agreement, equal to the sum of (a) the amount of all sales taxes that have been collected by the Borrowers and not remitted to any state taxing authority when due, (b) an amount equal to two (2) months’ gross rent for (i) each leased Store of the Borrowers located in a Landlord Lien State (consistent with the Administrative Agent’s and Co-Collateral Agent’s usual practices) other than those Stores with respect to which the Administrative Agent has received a Collateral Access Agreement, and (ii) each leased distribution center or other location at which Inventory is maintained (but excluding any Store) other than those distribution centers and other locations with respect to which the Administrative Agent has received a Collateral Access Agreement, (c) Customer Credit Liabilities and customer deposits, (d) an amount based on rent which is past due for more than ten days for any of the Borrowers’ leased locations, with the exception of past due rent that is the subject of a Permitted Protest as determined by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent in their reasonable discretion, (e) an amount equal to 50% of the liabilities for gift cards accrued by the Borrowers, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Parent Borrower in accordance with GAAP, (f) such other reserves as the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent from time to time determines in their reasonable discretion as being reasonably required pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, reserves implemented in connection with Permitted Liens and Permitted Indebtedness, but in the case of each of the foregoing, only to the extent such Liens, encumbrances and Indebtedness relate or in any way affect the Borrowing Base, (g) Bank Product Reserves and (h) Cash Management Reserves.

“Available Revolving Credit Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect minus (b) such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding; provided, that in calculating any Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit for the purpose of determining such Lender’s Available Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 2.11(a), the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding shall be deemed to be zero.

“Average Daily Excess Availability” means the average daily Excess Availability for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter.

“Backstop LC” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the definition of the term “Cash Collateralize”.

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

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

“Bank Product Reserves” means such reserves as the Administrative Agent from time to time determines in its reasonable discretion as being appropriate to reflect the liabilities and obligations of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries with respect to Bank Products then provided or outstanding.

“Bank Products” means any services or facilities provided to any Loan Party by any Lender or any of its Affiliates (but excluding Cash Management Services) on account of (a) credit cards, (b) Swap Contracts, (c) purchase cards, (d) merchant services constituting a line of credit and (e) leasing.

“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus ¹/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” and (c) the Eurodollar Rate plus 1.00% (which rate, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be less than the LIBOR Floor). The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof, then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.

“Beneficial Owner” has the meaning given to that term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” will not be deemed to have beneficial ownership of any securities that such “person” has the right to acquire or vote only upon the happening of any future event or contingency (including the passage of time) that has not yet occurred. The terms “Beneficially Owns,” “Beneficially Owned” and “Beneficial Ownership” have a corresponding meaning.

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

“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

“Blocked Account Agreement” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.13(a)(ii). “Blocked Account Bank” means each bank with whom deposit accounts are maintained in which any funds of any of the Loan Parties from one or more DDAs are concentrated and with whom a Blocked Account Agreement has been, or is required to be, executed in accordance with the terms hereof.

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

“Borrower Materials” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.04. “Borrowers” means the Parent Borrower and the Subsidiary Borrowers, collectively.

“Borrowing” means Loans of the same Type, made on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

(a)the lesser of (i) $50,000,000 and (ii) 100% of cash and Cash Equivalents that are either held collectively in deposit accounts and securities accounts either (x) maintained with the Administrative Agent or (y)

that constitute Blocked Accounts or that otherwise are the subject of a control agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent, subject to no other Liens (other than non-consensual Liens and Liens permitted by clauses (a) and (bb)(i) and (iii) of Section 7.02); plus

“Borrowing Base Certificate” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.04(d). “Borrowing Date” means any Business Day specified by the Borrowers as a date on which the Borrowers requests the relevant Lenders to make Loans hereunder. “Budget” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.04(f).

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close; provided that when used in connection with a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the term “Business Day” also excludes any day on which banks are not open for dealings in deposits in the London interbank market.

“Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person for any period, any expenditure in respect of the purchase or other acquisition of any fixed or capital asset (excluding normal replacements and maintenance which are properly charged to current operations) which is, or should be in accordance with GAAP, reflected as a “capital expenditure” in a consolidated statement of cash flows of such Person for the period in which such expenditure occurs, but excluding (i) expenditures constituting reinvestment of Net Cash Proceeds permitted by Section 2.09(b)(ii) and (ii) leasehold improvement expenditures funded directly or indirectly with cash allowances provided by landlords in the ordinary course of business.

“Capital Lease Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other similar arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for purposes hereof, the amount of such obligations at any time will be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.

(b)in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

(c)in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and

(d)any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.

“Captive Insurance Company” means a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of any Borrower created solely for providing self-insurance for the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries and engaging in no other activities other than activities ancillary thereto and necessary for the maintenance of corporate existence.

“Cash Collateral Account” means a blocked non-interest-bearing account established by one or more of the Loan Parties with, and in the name of, the Administrative Agent, for its own benefit and the ratable benefit of the other Secured Parties, under the sole and exclusive dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent or as the Administrative Agent shall otherwise direct, in which deposits are required to be made in accordance with Section 2.09(b)(i), Section 2.24(a) or Section 8.03.

“Cash Collateralize” means, as to any Letter of Credit, to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the relevant Issuing Lender and the Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, (i) cash or deposit balances in an amount equal to 103% of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under the applicable Letter of Credit pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Lender, or (ii) a “backstop” letter of credit (a “Backstop LC”) in an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under the applicable Letter of Credit pursuant to documentation in form and substance, and with a counterparty, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Lender; provided that in the case of this clause (ii), the Administrative Agent or the relevant Issuing Lender may, at their discretion, demand at any time that such Backstop LC be funded or be replaced with a new Backstop LC with revised terms or a different counterparty reasonably satisfactory to them, in each case upon a determination by the Administrative Agent or the relevant Issuing Lender, acting reasonably and in good faith, that the credit risk to the Lenders of the relevant Backstop LC issuer in respect of the relevant Letter of Credit has deteriorated in any material respect. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

“Cash Dominion Event” means either (i) the occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default or (ii) Excess Availability at any time is less than the greater of (A) 12.5% of the Line Cap at the time of calculation, or (B) $12,500,000. For purposes of this Agreement, the occurrence of a Cash Dominion Event shall be deemed continuing (i) so long as such Event of Default has not been waived, and/or (ii) if the Cash Dominion Event arises pursuant to clause (ii) above, until Excess Availability has exceeded the amounts required pursuant to clause (ii) of this definition for thirty (30) consecutive days, in which case a Cash Dominion Event shall no longer be deemed to be continuing for purposes of this Agreement; provided that a Cash Dominion Event shall be deemed continuing (even if an Event of Default is no longer continuing and/or Excess Availability exceeds the required amount for thirty (30) consecutive days) at all times after a Cash Dominion Event has occurred and been discontinued on (5) five occasion(s) after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date.

(a)Dollars, Canadian dollars, Japanese yen, pounds sterling, euros or the national currency of any participating member of the European Union or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, any local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business and not for speculation;

(b)direct obligations of the United States of America or any member of the European Union or any agency thereof or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America or any member of the European Union or any agency thereof, in each case, with maturities not exceeding two years;

(c)time deposits, eurodollar time deposits, certificates of deposit and money market deposits, in each case, with maturities not exceeding one year from the date of acquisition thereof, and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any commercial bank having capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than $250,000,000;

(d)repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (b) and (c) above and clause (f) below entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (c) above;

(e)commercial paper or variable or fixed rate notes maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition issued by a corporation rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s or “A 1” by S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized rating agency);

(f)securities with maturities of two years or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, having one of the two highest rating categories obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized rating agency);

(g)Indebtedness issued by Persons (other than the Sponsors) with a rating of at least “A 2” by Moody’s or “A” by S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized rating agency), in each case, with maturities not exceeding one year from the date of acquisition, and marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at least “P-2” or “A-2” from either Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized rating agency);

(h)Investments in money market funds with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition that are rated “Aaa3” by Moody’s and “AAA” by S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized rating agency);

(i)instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above denominated in any foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above customarily utilized in the countries where any such Restricted Subsidiary is located or in which such Investment is made; and

(j)shares of mutual funds whose investment guidelines restrict 95% of such funds’ investments to those satisfying the provisions of clauses (a) through (i) above.

“Cash Management Bank” means any provider of Cash Management Services that, at the time such Cash Management Obligations were entered into or, if entered into prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, was the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of the foregoing, whether or not such Person subsequently ceases to be the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of the foregoing.

“Cash Management Obligations” means obligations owed by any Loan Party to any Cash Management Bank in respect of or in connection with Cash Management Services and designated by the Cash Management Bank and the Parent Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent as “Cash Management Obligations” under this Agreement.

“Cash Management Reserves” means such reserves as the Administrative Agent from time to time determines in its reasonable discretion as being appropriate to reflect the reasonably anticipated liabilities and obligations of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries with respect to Cash Management Services then provided or outstanding.

“Cash Management Services” means any treasury, depository, pooling, netting, overdraft, stored value card, purchase card (including so called “procurement card” or “P-card”), debit card, credit card, cash management, supply chain finance services (including, without limitation, trade payable services and supplier accounts receivables purchases) and similar services and any automated clearing house transfer of funds.

“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority. For purposes

of this definition (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, are in each case deemed to have been adopted and to have taken effect after the date of this Agreement.

(i)Holdings ceases to Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Parent Borrower; or

(ii)a “change of control” (or comparable event) occurs under the Term Loan Facility or the New Senior Notes Indenture or the documentation governing any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing, in each case, if any Indebtedness is outstanding under such agreement; or

(iii)a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the Board of Directors of Holdings shall at any time be occupied by persons who were not (A) nominated by or whose nomination was not approved by the Board of Directors of Holdings or a Permitted Holder, (B) appointed by directors so nominated or approved or (C) appointed by a Permitted Holder;

(b)at any time prior to the consummation of a Qualified IPO, the Permitted Holders, taken together, cease to Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, Voting Stock representing 50% or more of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings (determined on a fully diluted basis but without giving effect to contingent voting rights not yet vested); or

(c)at any time after the consummation of a Qualified IPO, any person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such Person and its subsidiaries and any Person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), other than the Permitted Holders, acquires Beneficial Ownership of Voting Stock of a Parent Entity representing (a) more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power for the election of directors represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of such Parent Entity (determined on a fully diluted basis but without giving effect to contingent voting rights that have not yet vested) and (b) more than the percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power for the election of directors that is at the time Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, by the Permitted Holders, taken together (determined on a fully diluted basis but without giving effect to contingent voting rights that have not yet vested).

“Co-Collateral Agent” means U.S. Bank National Association in its capacity as Co-Collateral Agent under this Agreement, or any successor co-collateral agent.

“Collateral” means all of the property that is or is intended under the terms of the Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, including the “Collateral” referred to in the Collateral Documents.

“Collateral Access Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J.

“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, each of the collateral assignments, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.10, and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

“Commercial Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit issued for the purpose of providing the primary payment mechanism in connection with the purchase of any materials, goods or services by any Borrower in the ordinary course of business of such Borrower.

“Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of a Borrowing, which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower.

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

“Company Competitor” means any competitor of the Parent Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries.

“Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate” means, with respect to any Company Competitor or any Affiliate thereof, any debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated lending entity (in each case, other than any Disqualified Institution or any Excluded Party) that is (i) primarily engaged in, or advise funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business for financial investment purposes and (ii) managed, sponsored or advised by any Person that is controlling, controlled by or under common control with the relevant Company Competitor or Affiliate thereof, but only to the extent that no personnel involved with the investment in the relevant Competitor or its Affiliates, or the management, control or operation thereof, (A) makes (or has the right to make or participate with others in making) investment decisions on behalf of, or otherwise cause the direction of the investment policies of, such debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated entity or (B) has access to any information (other than information that is publicly available) relating to any Borrower and/or any entity that forms part of its business (including any of its Subsidiaries).

“Concentration Account” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.13(b). “Consolidated Debt” means, as of any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount (without duplication) of all Indebtedness (other than letters of credit or bank guarantees, to the extent undrawn) consisting of Capital Lease Obligations, Indebtedness for borrowed money, and Disqualified Stock of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries and all Guarantees of the foregoing, determined

on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, based upon the most recent month-end financial statements available internally as of the date of determination, and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrowers for such period:

(a)increased, in each case to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income (and without duplication), by:

(i)provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital, including state, franchise, excise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued, including any penalties and interest relating to any tax examinations, and state taxes in lieu of business fees (including business license fees)

and payroll tax credits, income tax credits and similar tax credits, and including an amount equal to the amount of tax distributions actually made to the holders of Equity Interests of the Borrowers or any Parent Entity in respect of such period (in each case, to the extent attributable to the operations of the Borrowers and its Subsidiaries), which will be included as though such amounts had been paid as income taxes directly by the Borrowers; plus

(iii)cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock of any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; plus

(2)transaction fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of any transaction that is out of the ordinary course of business (or any transaction proposed but not consummated) permitted under this Agreement, including equity issuances, investments, acquisitions, dispositions, recapitalizations, mergers, option buyouts and the incurrence, modification or repayment of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Agreement (including any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) or any amendments, waivers or other modifications under the agreements relating to such Indebtedness or similar transactions; and

(3)without duplication of any of the foregoing, non-operating or non-recurring professional fees, costs and expenses for such period; plus

(vi)any expense or deduction attributable to minority Equity Interests of third parties in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of any Borrower; plus

(vii)the amount of management, monitoring, consulting, transaction and advisory fees (including termination fees) and related indemnities, charges and expenses paid or accrued to or on behalf of any Parent Entity or any of the Permitted Holders, in each case, to the extent permitted by Section 7.07; plus

(viii)earn-out obligations incurred in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment; plus

(ix)all charges, costs, expenses, accruals or reserves in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests held by officers or employees of any Borrower and all losses, charges and expenses related to payments made to holders of options or other derivative Equity Interests in the common equity of any Borrower or any Parent Entity in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to equityholders of such Person or any of its direct or indirect parents, which payments are being made to compensate such option holders as though they were equityholders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution; plus

(x)all non-cash losses, charges and expenses, including any write-offs or write-downs; provided that if any such non-cash charge represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future four-fiscal quarter period (i) the applicable Borrower may determine not to add back such non-cash charge in the period for which Consolidated EBITDA is being calculated and (ii) to the extent the applicable Borrower does decide to add back such non-cash charge, the cash payment in respect thereof

in such future four-fiscal quarter period will be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA for such future four-fiscal quarter period;

(xi)all costs and expenses in connection with pre-opening and opening of stores, distribution centers and other facilities that were not already excluded in calculating such Consolidated Net Income; and

(b)decreased, without duplication and to the extent increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, by non-cash gains (excluding any non-cash gains that represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges that were deducted (and not added back) in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for any prior period ending after the Closing Date).

To the extent items excluded in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income have been excluded on an after-tax basis, these same items shall be excluded on a pre-tax basis for purposes of the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA.

“Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, at any date of determination, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which Required Financial Statements have been delivered, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, minus (ii) Unfinanced Capital Expenditures made in such period minus (iii) the aggregate amount of Federal, state, local and foreign income taxes paid in cash in such period to (b) the sum of (i) Debt Service Charges for such period plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments paid in cash, in each case, of or by the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which Required Financial Statements have been delivered, the sum of, without duplication: (i) the aggregate of the interest expense of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a

consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding any accruals of dividends on preferred stock that are not paid in cash in such period, Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock), including, without limitation, (a) any amortization of debt discount, (b) the net costs under Swap Contracts, (c) all capitalized interest and (d) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation; and (ii) the interest component of capitalized lease obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (adjusted to reflect any charge, tax or expense incurred or accrued by Holdings or any Parent Entity during such period attributable to the operations of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as though such charge, tax or expense had been incurred by any Borrower, to the extent that such Borrower has made or would be entitled under the Loan Documents to make any Restricted Payment or other payment to or for the account of Holdings in respect thereof) and before any deduction for preferred stock dividends; provided that:

(a)all net after-tax extraordinary, nonrecurring or unusual gains, losses, income, expenses and charges, and in any event including all restructuring, severance, relocation, retention, consolidation, integration or other similar charges and expenses, contract termination costs, litigation costs, excess pension charges, system establishment charges, start-up or closure or transition costs, expenses related to any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses, fees, expenses or charges relating to curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans, expenses associated with strategic initiatives, facilities shutdown and opening costs, and any fees, expenses, charges or

change in control payments (including any transition-related expenses incurred before, on or after the Closing Date), will be excluded;

(b)all net after-tax income, loss, expense or charge from abandoned, closed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gain or loss on the disposal of abandoned, closed or discontinued operations will be excluded;

(c)all net after-tax gain, loss, expense or charge attributable to business dispositions and asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower) will be excluded;

(d)all net after-tax income, loss, expense or charge attributable to the early extinguishment or cancellation of Indebtedness, Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments will be excluded;

(e)all non-cash gain, loss, expense or charge attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments will be excluded;

(f)(i) the net income for such period of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the referent Person, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are paid in cash (or converted into cash) to the referent Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period; and (ii) the net income for such period will include any ordinary course dividends, distributions or other payments in cash received from any such Person during such period in excess of the amounts included in clause (i) hereof;

(g)the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period will be excluded;

(h)the effects of purchase accounting, fair value accounting or recapitalization accounting adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the referent Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries) resulting from the application of purchase accounting, fair value accounting or recapitalization accounting in relation to any acquisition consummated before or after the Closing Date, and the amortization, write-down or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, will be excluded;

(i)all non-cash impairment charges and asset write-ups, write-downs and write-offs will be excluded;

(j)all non-cash expenses realized in connection with or resulting from stock option plans, employee benefit plans or agreements or post-employment benefit plans or agreements, or grants or sales of stock, stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, preferred stock or other similar rights will be excluded;

(k)any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the payment of dividend equivalent rights to option holders pursuant to any management equity plan, stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or post-employment benefit plan or agreement will be excluded;

(m)all amortization and write-offs of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and expensing of any bridge, commitment or other financing fees, will be excluded;

(n)any currency translation gains and losses related to changes in currency exchange rates (including remeasurements of Indebtedness and any net loss or gain resulting from Hedge Agreements for currency exchange risk), will be excluded;

(o)(a) the non-cash portion of “straight-line” rent expense will be excluded and (b) the cash portion of “straight-line” rent expense that exceeds the amount expensed in respect of such rent expense will be included;

(p)expenses and lost profits with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption will be disregarded to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as such Person has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer, but only to the extent that such amount (i) has not been denied by the applicable carrier in writing and (ii) is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date on which such liability was discovered or such casualty event or business interruption occurred (with a deduction for any amounts so added back that are not reimbursed within such 365-day period); provided that any proceeds of such reimbursement when received will be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Net Income to the extent the expense or lost profit reimbursed was previously disregarded pursuant to this clause (p);

(q)losses, charges and expenses that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any asset disposition will be excluded to the extent actually reimbursed, or, so long as such Person has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement, but only to the extent that such amount is in fact indemnified or reimbursed within 365 days of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such 365 days);

(r)(a) cash costs and expenses in connection with pre-opening and opening of stores, distribution centers and other facilities for any four-quarter period, and all non-cash pre-opening costs and expenses, will be excluded, and (b) all income, loss, charges and expenses associated with stores, distribution centers and other facilities closed in any period, or scheduled for closure within 12 months of the date on which Consolidated Net Income is being calculated, will be excluded; and

(s)non-cash charges for deferred tax asset valuation allowances will be excluded.

“Consolidated Secured Net Debt” means, as of any date, all Consolidated Debt as of such date that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral, minus all Unrestricted Cash as of such date, in each case, determined based upon the most recent month-end financial statements available internally as of the date of determination, and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis; provided that for purposes of calculating the amount of Consolidated Secured Net Debt with respect to any Indebtedness being incurred in reliance on compliance with any financial ratio-based incurrence test, Unrestricted Cash will not include any proceeds received from such Indebtedness.

“Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date, the total assets of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, determined based upon the most recent month-end financial statements available internally as of the date of determination, and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

“Contribution Indebtedness” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01(p). “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” will have correlative meanings.

“Conversion/Continuation Notice” means a notice of (a) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (b) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.05(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2.

“Cost” means the calculated cost of purchases, based upon the Borrowers’ accounting practices, known to the Administrative Agent, which practices are in effect on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date as such calculated cost is determined from invoices received by the Borrowers, the Borrowers’ purchase journals or the Borrowers’ stock ledger. “Cost” does not include inventory capitalization costs (other than capitalized distribution costs) or other non-purchase price charges (such as freight) used in the Borrowers’ calculation of cost of goods sold.

“Covenant Compliance Event” means that Excess Availability at any time is less than the greater of (a) ten (10%) percent of the Line Cap or (b) $10,000,000. For purposes hereof, the occurrence of a Covenant Compliance Event shall be deemed continuing until Excess Availability has exceeded the amounts set forth above for thirty (30) consecutive days, in which case a Covenant Compliance Event shall no longer be deemed to be continuing for purposes of this Agreement. The termination of a Covenant Compliance Event as provided herein shall in no way limit, waive or delay the occurrence of a subsequent Covenant Compliance Event in the event that the conditions set forth in this definition again arise.

“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

“Credit Card Receivables Component” means the face amount of Eligible Credit Card Receivables multiplied by the Credit Card Advance Rate.

“Credit Extension” means the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit by a Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be.

“Cure Amount” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.02. “Cure Right” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.02.

“Customer Credit Liabilities” means, at any time, the aggregate remaining value at such time of (a) outstanding gift certificates and gift cards sold by the Borrowers entitling the holder thereof to use all or a portion of the certificate or gift card to pay all or a portion of the purchase price for any Inventory, and (b) outstanding merchandise credits issued by the Borrowers.

“Customs Broker Agreement” means an agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit K among the applicable Borrower, a customs broker or other carrier, and the Administrative Agent, in which the customs broker or other carrier acknowledges that it has control over and holds the documents evidencing ownership of the subject Inventory for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and agrees, upon notice from the Administrative Agent, to hold and dispose of the subject Inventory solely as directed by the Administrative Agent.

“DDA” means each checking or other demand deposit account maintained by any of the Loan Parties. All funds in each DDA shall be conclusively presumed to be Collateral and proceeds of Collateral and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have no duty to inquire as to the source of the amounts on deposit in any DDA.

“Debt Representative” means, with respect to any Indebtedness that is secured on a junior basis to the Loans, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.

“Debt Service Charges” means, for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which Required Financial Statements have been delivered, the sum of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense paid in cash or required to be paid in cash for such period, plus (b) principal payments made or required to be made on account of Indebtedness (excluding the Obligations and any principal payments made with the proceeds of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness or with the proceeds of Indebtedness under the Term Loan Facility, but including, without limitation, any “synthetic lease” obligations) for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

“Default Rate” means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Margin, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Margin) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the applicable percentage set forth in Section 2.18(a) for Standby Letters of Credit or Commercial Letters of Credit, as applicable, plus 2% per annum.

“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.24(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans, within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has notified the Parent Borrower, or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after a request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, or (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority.

“Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction.

“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

“Disinterested Director” means, with respect to any Person and transaction, a member of the Board of Directors of such Person who does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction.

(a)(i) any Person identified in writing to the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent on July 27, 2020, (ii) any Person that is identified in writing to the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent after July 27, 2020 and prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, if the disqualification of such Person is reasonably acceptable to the Joint Lead Arrangers, (iii) any Affiliate of any Person described in clauses (i) and/or (ii) above that is reasonably identifiable as an Affiliate of such Person solely on the basis of such Affiliate’s name and (iv) any other Affiliate of any Person described in clauses (i), (ii) and/or (iii) above that is identified in a written notice to the Joint Lead Arrangers (or, after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, the Administrative Agent) after August 13, 2020 (each such person, a “Disqualified Lending Institution”); it being understood that the Parent Borrower may withhold its consent to any Person that is known by it to be an Affiliate of a Disqualified Lending Institution regardless of whether such Person is reasonably identifiable as an Affiliate of such Person solely on the basis of such Affiliate’s name;

(b)(i) any Company Competitor and/or any Affiliate of any Company Competitor (other than a Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate), in each case, who have been identified to the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent in writing on July 27, 2020 (or, after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, identified in writing to the Administrative Agent), (ii) any Affiliate (other than a Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate) of any Person described in clause (i) above that is reasonably identifiable as an Affiliate of such Person solely on the basis of such Affiliate’s name and (iii) any other Affiliate of any Person described in clauses (i) and/or (ii) above (other than a Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate) that is identified in a written notice to the Joint Lead Arrangers (or, after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, the Administrative Agent) after July 27, 2020; it being understood that the Parent Borrower may withhold its consent to any Person that is known by it to be an Affiliate of a Company Competitor regardless of whether such Person is reasonably identifiable as an Affiliate of such Person solely on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; and/or

(c)any Affiliate or representative of the Joint Lead Arrangers or the Administrative Agent that is engaged as a principal primarily in private equity, mezzanine financing or venture capital that is identified in writing to us on or prior to the date hereof (each such person, an “Excluded Party”);

provided that no written notice delivered pursuant to clauses (a)(ii), (a)(iv), (b)(i) and/or (b)(iii) above shall apply retroactively to disqualify any Person that has previously acquired an assignment or participation hereunder prior to the delivery of such notice.

“Disqualified Lending Institution” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the definition of the term “Disqualified Institution”.

“Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interests of such Person that, by their terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which they are convertible or for which they are redeemable or exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event or condition:

(1)mature or are mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale are subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments);

(2)are redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part;

(4)either mandatorily or at the option of the holders thereof, are or become convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Stock,

in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the earlier of (x) the Revolving Credit Termination Date; and (y) the date on which the Loans and all other Obligations (other than Obligations in respect of contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations that are not yet due and payable and for which no claim has been asserted) are repaid in full and the Revolving Credit Commitments are terminated; provided that only the portion of the Equity Interests that so mature or are mandatorily redeemable, are so convertible or exchangeable or are so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date will be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided, further, that if such Equity Interests are issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests will not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because they may be required to be repurchased by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability; and provided, further, that any class of Equity Interests of such Person that by its terms authorizes such Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Equity Interests that is not Disqualified Stock will not be deemed to be Disqualified Stock.

“Dividing Person” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “Division.”

“Division” means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person (the “Dividing Person”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or may not survive.

“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of any Borrower that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and “Domestic Subsidiaries” means any two or more of them. Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement, all references to Domestic Subsidiaries will mean Domestic Subsidiaries of any Borrower.

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

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

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

“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Sections 11.06(b)(iii) and (v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.06(b)(iii)).

“Eligible Credit Card Receivables” means Accounts due to a Borrower on a non-recourse basis from Visa, Mastercard, American Express Company, Discover, and other major credit card processors, in each case acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, as arise in the ordinary course of business, which have been earned by performance, and are deemed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion to be eligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Borrowing Base. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the following shall be deemed to be Eligible Credit Card Receivables:

(a)Accounts due from major credit card processors that have been outstanding for more than five (5) Business Days from the date of sale;

(b)Accounts due from major credit card processors with respect to which a Borrower does not have good, valid and marketable title, free and clear of any Lien (other than Liens granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and Liens in favor of the Term Loan Administrative Agent permitted by Section 7.02(b));

(c)Accounts due from major credit card processors that are not subject to a first priority security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (it being the intent that chargebacks in the ordinary course by the credit card processors shall not be deemed violative of this clause (c));

(d)Accounts due from major credit card processors which are disputed, are with recourse, or with respect to which a claim, counterclaim, offset or chargeback has been asserted (to the extent of such claim, counterclaim, offset or chargeback);

(e)Accounts due from major credit card processors as to which the credit card processor has the right under certain circumstances to require a Borrower to repurchase the Accounts from such credit card processor;

(f)Accounts due from any Person on account of any private label credit card receivables of a Borrower in the name of such Person; or

(g)Accounts due from major credit card processors which the Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion to be uncertain of collection.

“Eligible In-Transit Inventory” means, as of any date of determination thereof, without duplication of other Eligible Inventory, Inventory:

(a)which has been shipped (i) from a foreign location for receipt by a Borrower within sixty (60) days of the date of shipment, or (ii) from a domestic location for receipt by a Borrower within fifteen (15) days of the date of shipment, but, in either case, which has not yet been delivered to such Borrower;

(b)for which the purchase order is in the name of a Borrower and title has passed to such Borrower;

(c)for which an Acceptable Document of Title has been issued and, in the case of Inventory shipped from a foreign location of a Borrower, as to which the Administrative Agent has control over the documents of title which evidence ownership of the subject Inventory by virtue of either (i) the Administrative Agent’s actual possession of such documents of title or (ii) the receipt of a Customs Broker Agreement with each of such Borrower’s customs brokers and freight forwarders;

provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its reasonable discretion, exclude any particular Inventory from the definition of “Eligible In-Transit Inventory” in the event the Administrative Agent determines that such Inventory is subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens described in clauses (a), (b), (l) and (w) of Section 7.02).

“Eligible Inventory” means, as of the date of determination thereof, without duplication, (i) Eligible In-Transit Inventory and (ii) items of Inventory of a Borrower that are (i) raw materials or (ii) finished goods, merchantable and readily saleable to the public in the ordinary course deemed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion to be eligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Borrowing Base, in each case that, except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, complies with each of the representations and warranties respecting Inventory made by the

Borrowers in the Loan Documents, and that is not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the criteria set forth below. The following items of Inventory shall not be included in Eligible Inventory:

(b)Inventory that is leased by or is on consignment to a Borrower or to which a Borrower does not have good and valid title;

(c)Inventory (other than Eligible In-Transit Inventory or Inventory which is the subject of an Eligible Letter of Credit) that is not (i) located in the United States of America (excluding territories or possessions of the United States) or (ii) at a location that is owned or leased by a Borrower, except, with respect to this clause (ii) only, to the extent that such Borrower has furnished the Administrative Agent with (A) any UCC financing statements or other documents that the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to perfect its security interest in such Inventory at such location, and (B) if the value of the Inventory at a location is greater than $1,500,000, a Collateral Access Agreement executed by the Person owning such location on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(d)Inventory that is comprised of goods which (i) are damaged, defective, “seconds,” or otherwise unmerchantable, (ii) are to be returned to the vendor, (iii) are obsolete or slow moving, or custom items, work in process, or that constitute spare parts, promotional, marketing, packaging and shipping materials or supplies used or consumed in a Borrower’s business or that are raw materials consisting of cartons or components, (iv) are not in compliance with all standards imposed by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Inventory, its use or sale, (v) that is vendor serviced merchandise not reflected in the stock ledger, or (vi) are bill and hold goods;

(e)Inventory that is not subject to a perfected first-priority security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent for its own benefit and the ratable benefit of the other Secured Parties;

(f)Inventory that consists of samples, labels, and other similar non-merchandise categories;

(g)Inventory that is not insured in compliance with the provisions of Section 6.02 hereof;

(h)Inventory that has been sold but not yet delivered or as to which a Borrower has accepted a deposit;

(i)Inventory that is subject to any licensing, patent, royalty, trademark, trade name or copyright agreement with any third party from which the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received notice of a dispute in respect of any such agreement; or

(j)Inventory acquired in an acquisition permitted under Section 7.04, unless (i) the acquired Inventory has an aggregate Cost of less than $2,000,000 and (ii) in the case of acquired Inventory with an aggregate Cost of greater than $2,000,000, the Administrative Agent has completed or received (A) an appraisal of such Inventory from appraisers satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, establishes an Inventory Advance Rate and Inventory Reserves (if applicable) therefor, and otherwise agrees that such Inventory shall be deemed Eligible Inventory, and (B) such other due diligence as the Administrative Agent may require, all of the results of the foregoing to be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

“Eligible Letter of Credit” means, as of any date of determination thereof, a Commercial Letter of Credit which supports the purchase of Inventory, (i) which Inventory does not constitute Eligible In-Transit Inventory and for which no documents of title have then been issued, (ii) which Inventory otherwise would constitute Eligible Inventory, (iii) which Commercial Letter of Credit has an expiry within sixty (60) days of the date of initial issuance of such Commercial Letter of Credit, (iv) which Commercial Letter of Credit provides that it may be drawn only after the Inventory is completed and after an Acceptable Document of Title has been issued for such Inventory reflecting a

Borrower or the Administrative Agent as consignee of such Inventory and (v) which will constitute Eligible In-Transit Inventory upon satisfaction of the requirements of clause (iv) hereof; provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its reasonable discretion, exclude any particular Inventory from the definition of “Eligible Letter of Credit” in the event the Administrative Agent determines that such Inventory is subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens described in clauses (a), (b), (l) and (w) of Section 7.02).

“Eligible Trade Receivables” means Accounts arising from the sale of a Borrower’s Inventory which arise in the ordinary course of business, which have been earned by performance. None of the following shall be deemed to be Eligible Trade Receivables:

(b)Accounts that have been outstanding for more than sixty (60) days from the relevant invoice due date or ninety (90) days from invoice date;

(c)Accounts due from any account debtor with respect to which more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate dollar amount of all outstanding invoices to such account debtor are accounts described in clause (b) above.

(d)Accounts to an account debtor whose total obligations owing to a Borrower exceed twenty percent (20%) in the aggregate of the Borrowers’ Eligible Trade Receivables;

(f)Accounts with respect to which a Borrower does not have good, valid and marketable title thereto, free and clear of any Lien (other than Liens granted to the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the Collateral Documents and Liens permitted by clause (b) of Section 7.02);

(g)Accounts which are disputed or with respect to which a claim, counterclaim, offset or chargeback has been asserted, but only to the extent of such dispute, counterclaim, offset or chargeback;

(h)Accounts which arise out of any sale made not in the ordinary course of business, made on a basis other than upon credit terms usual to the business of a Borrower or are not payable in Dollars;

(i)Accounts which are owed by any account debtor whose principal place of business is not within the continental United States;

(j)Accounts which are owed by any Affiliate, employee, officer or director of a Borrower;

(k)Accounts for which all consents, approvals or authorizations of, or registrations or declarations required to be obtained, effected or given in connection with the performance of such Account by the account debtor or in connection with the enforcement of such Account by the Administrative Agent have not been duly obtained, effected or given and are not in full force and effect;

(l)Accounts due from an account debtor which is the subject of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, has had a trustee or receiver appointed for all or a substantial part of its property, has made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or has suspended its business;

(m)Accounts due from any Governmental Authority except to the extent that the subject account debtor is the federal government of the United States of America and has complied with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940;

(n)Accounts (i) owing from any Person that is also a supplier to or creditor of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries unless such Person has waived any right of setoff in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent or (ii) representing any manufacturer’s or supplier’s credits, discounts, incentive plans or similar arrangements entitling the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to discounts on future purchase therefrom;

(o)Account arising out of sales on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-or-return, sale on approval or consignment basis or subject to any right of return, setoff or charge back; or

(p)Accounts which the Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion to be unacceptable for borrowing.

“Environment” means ambient and indoor air, surface water and groundwater (including potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or subsurface strata, and natural resources such as flora and fauna.

“Environmental Laws” means all applicable laws (including common law), statutes, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, binding agreements and final, binding decrees or judgments, in each case, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the Environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the generation, management, Release or threatened Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Material or to occupational health and safety matters (to the extent relating to the Environment or exposure to Hazardous Materials).

“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities) directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the indoor or outdoor Environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed, retained or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, registration, exemption, identification number, license, franchise, concession, grant or other authorization pursuant to or required under any Environmental Law.

“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination; provided that Equity Interests shall not include any debt securities that are convertible or exchangeable for any of the foregoing Equity Interests.

“Equity Investors” means the Sponsors, any member of management and any other equity holders of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Parent Borrower or its direct or indirect parent company on the Closing Date (and, in the case of any management equity holder, any such management equity holder after the Closing Date).

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time, and any final regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.

“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

(a)a Reportable Event, or the requirements of Section 4043(b) of ERISA apply, with respect to a Plan;

(b)a withdrawal by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Parent Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate from a Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Parent Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate that is treated as a termination under Section 4062(e) of ERISA;

(c)a complete or partial withdrawal by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Parent Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan, receipt of written notification by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Parent Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or written notification that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA or endangered or in critical status within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA;

(d)the provision by a Plan administrator or the PBGC of notice of intent to terminate a Plan, to appoint a trustee to administer a Plan, the treatment of a Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Plan or Multiemployer Plan;

(e)the incurrence by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Parent Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, other than for the payment of plan contributions or PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA;

(f)the application for a minimum funding waiver under Section 302(c) of ERISA with respect to a Plan;

(g)the imposition of a lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA with respect to any Plan; and

(h)a determination that any Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 303 of ERISA).

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

(ii)(a)for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for U.S. Dollars for a period equal in length to such Interest Period (“LIBOR”) as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be 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; and

(b)for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to LIBOR, at or about 11:00 a.m., London time determined two London Banking Days prior to such date for U.S. Dollar deposits with a term of one month commencing that day.

“Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Eurodollar Rate.

“Excess Availability” means, as of any date of determination thereof, the result of:

“Excluded Contributions” means, as of any date, the aggregate amount of the net cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents, together with the aggregate fair market value (determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower) of other assets that are used or useful in a business permitted under Section 7.08, received by the Borrowers after the Closing Date from:

in each case, designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower on the date such contribution is made or such Capital Stock is sold, less the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to Section 7.04(cc) in each case prior to such date; provided that the proceeds of Disqualified Stock and any net cash proceeds that are used prior to such date (A) to make Restricted Payments under Section 7.06(a) or Section 7.06(b)(ii) or (B) for Contribution Indebtedness, will not be treated as Excluded Contributions.

“Excluded Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in clause (c) of the definition of “Disqualified Institution”.

“Excluded Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (if and to the extent such Subsidiary is not a borrower or guarantor under the Term Loan Credit Agreement) that is an:

(6)Subsidiary substantially all the assets of which are Equity Interests and, if any, indebtedness in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries;

(7)Subsidiary if acting as a Guarantor, or its Guarantee, would, and only so long as it would, (a) be prohibited by law or regulation or by any contractual obligation existing on the (but not incurred in anticipation of) Closing Date or on the date such subsidiary is acquired or organized (as long as, in the case of an acquisition of a subsidiary, such prohibition did not arise as part of such acquisition) or (b) require a governmental or third-party consent, approval, license or authorization (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received); and

(8)any Subsidiary that is a Captive Insurance Company, not-for-profit Subsidiary or Subsidiary which is a special purpose entity for securitization transaction or like special purposes.

in each case, unless the Parent Borrower determines in its sole discretion, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, that any of the foregoing Persons (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrowers) should not be an Excluded Subsidiary until the date on which the Parent Borrower has informed the Administrative Agent that it elects to have such Person be an Excluded Subsidiary (provided that, if such election results in a reduction in the Borrowing Base in excess of $5,000,000, the Parent Borrower shall promptly deliver an updated Borrowing Base Certificate to the Administrative Agent); provided that the Guarantee and the security interest provided by such Person is full and unconditional and fully enforceable in the jurisdiction of organization of such Person.

“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to any “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor, or a grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guaranty or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes (including taxes on overall gross receipts) imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by a jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) as a result of such recipient being organized or having its principal office or applicable Lending Office located in such jurisdiction or as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction (other than a connection arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, a Loan Document), (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any political subdivision thereof, or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a), (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrowers under Section 11.13), any United States federal withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender pursuant to any Laws in effect at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or in the case of a Foreign Lender that becomes a Lender as a result of an assignment, its assignor) was entitled, immediately prior to the designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from any Loan Party with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 3.01(a), (d) any withholding tax attributable to a Lender’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(e) that would establish exemption from all withholding taxes; (e) any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed pursuant to FATCA; and (f) any interest, additions to tax or penalties incurred with respect to any of the foregoing.

“Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain credit agreement, dated as of November 30, 2010 among the Parent Borrower, Holdings and Bank of America, as administrative agent and the other lenders party thereto.

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantially comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1).

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

“Financial Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the chief financial officer, president, principal accounting officer, director of financial services, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of such Person.

“Financial Performance Covenant” shall mean the covenant of the Parent Borrower set forth in Section 7.14.

“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is not a “United States Person,” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, including those set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession (but excluding the policies, rules and regulations of the SEC applicable only to public companies).

“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory or legislative body.

(a)any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect:

(i)to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other

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


By:	/s/ Peter M. Walther
	Name: Peter M. Walther
	Title: Senior Vice President


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Collateral Agent and as a Lender


By:	/s/ David Lawrence
	Name: David Lawrence
	Title: Vice President

Section 11.14	Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.	140
Section 11.15	WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL	140
Section 11.16	No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility	141
Section 11.17	USA PATRIOT Act Notice	141
Section 11.18	Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents	142
Section 11.19	No Strict Construction	142
Section 11.20	Attachments	142
Section 11.21	Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions	142
Section 11.22	Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs	143

Level	Average Daily Excess Availability as a Percentage of the Aggregate Commitments	Eurodollar Rate Loans Applicable Margin	Base Rate Loans Applicable Margin
I	Greater than 5066 2/3%	~~1.75%~~1.25%	~~0.75%~~0.25%
II	Greater than 33 1/3% but less than or equal to 66 2/3%	1.50%	0.50%
IIII I	Less than or equal to 5033 1/3%	~~2.00%~~1.75%	~~1.00%~~0.75%