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CREDIT AGREEMENT

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CREDIT AGREEMENT | Document Parties: BREEZE-EASTERN CORPORATION | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | RANCHO TRANSTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | RETAINERS, INC You are currently viewing:
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BREEZE-EASTERN CORPORATION | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | RANCHO TRANSTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | RETAINERS, INC

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Title: CREDIT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 8/29/2008
Industry: Misc. Fabricated Products     Law Firm: Buchanan Ingersoll     Sector: Basic Materials

CREDIT AGREEMENT, Parties: breeze-eastern corporation , pnc bank  national association , rancho transtechnology corporation , retainers  inc
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EXHIBIT 10.1 $10,000,000.00 REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY
$23,000,000.00 TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT by and among BREEZE-EASTERN CORPORATION and THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent and PNC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC, as Arranger Dated as of August 28, 2008

 




 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

 

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1.1 Certain Definitions

 

 

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1.2 Construction

 

 

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1.3 Accounting Principles

 

 

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2. REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AND SWING LOAN AND LETTER OF CREDIT SUBFACILITIES

 

 

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2.1 Revolving Credit Commitments

 

 

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2.2 Nature of Lenders’ Obligations with Respect to Revolving Credit Loans

 

 

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2.3 Commitment Fees

 

 

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2.4 Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Swing Loan Requests

 

 

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2.5 Making Revolving Credit Loans; Presumptions by the Administrative Agent; Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans

 

 

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2.6 Notes

 

 

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2.7 Use of Proceeds

 

 

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2.8 Letter of Credit Subfacility

 

 

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3. TERM LOANS

 

 

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3.1 Term Loan Commitments

 

 

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3.2 Nature of Lenders’ Obligations with Respect to Term Loans; Repayment Terms

 

 

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4. INTEREST RATES

 

 

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4.1 Interest Rate Options

 

 

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4.2 Interest Periods

 

 

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4.3 Interest After Default

 

 

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4.4 LIBOR Rate Unascertainable; Illegality; Increased Costs; Deposits Not Available

 

 

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4.5 Selection of Interest Rate Options

 

 

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5. PAYMENTS

 

 

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5.1 Payments

 

 

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5.2 Pro Rata Treatment of Lenders

 

 

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5.3 Sharing of Payments by Lenders

 

 

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5.4 Presumptions by Administrative Agent

 

 

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5.5 Interest Payment Dates

 

 

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5.6 Voluntary Prepayments and Revolving Credit Commitments Reduction

 

 

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5.7 Mandatory Prepayments

 

 

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5.8 Increased Costs

 

 

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5.9 Taxes

 

 

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5.10 Indemnity

 

 

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5.11 Settlement Date Procedures

 

 

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6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

 

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6.1 Representations and Warranties

 

 

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6.2 Updates to Schedules

 

 

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7. CONDITIONS OF LENDING AND ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

 

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7.1 First Loans and Letters of Credit

 

 

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7.2 Each Loan or Letter of Credit

 

 

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8. COVENANTS

 

 

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8.1 Affirmative Covenants

 

 

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8.2 Negative Covenants

 

 

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8.3 Reporting Requirements

 

 

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9. DEFAULT

 

 

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9.1 Events of Default

 

 

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9.2 Consequences of Event of Default

 

 

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10. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

 

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10.1 Appointment and Authority

 

 

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10.2 Rights as a Lender

 

 

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10.3 Exculpatory Provisions

 

 

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10.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent

 

 

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10.5 Delegation of Duties

 

 

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10.6 Resignation of Administrative Agent

 

 

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10.7 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders

 

 

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10.8 No Other Duties, etc

 

 

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10.9 Administrative Agent’s Fee

 

 

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10.10 Authorization to Release Collateral and Guarantors

 

 

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10.11 No Reliance on Administrative Agent’s Customer Identification Program

 

 

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11. MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

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11.1 Modifications, Amendments or Waivers

 

 

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11.2 No Implied Waivers; Cumulative Remedies

 

 

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11.3 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver

 

 

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11.4 Holidays

 

 

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11.5 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication

 

 

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11.6 Severability

 

 

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11.7 Duration; Survival

 

 

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11.9 Confidentiality

 

 

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11.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness

 

 

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11.11 CHOICE OF LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF VENUE; SERVICE OF PROCESS; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

 

 

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LIST OF SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1.1(A)

 

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PRICING GRID

SCHEDULE 1.1(B)

 

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COMMITMENTS OF LENDERS AND ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES

SCHEDULE 1.1(P)

 

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PERMITTED LIENS

SCHEDULE 6.1.1

 

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QUALIFICATIONS TO DO BUSINESS

SCHEDULE 6.1.2

 

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SUBSIDIARIES AND EQUITY INTERESTS

SCHEDULE 6.1.14

 

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ENVIRONMENTAL DISCLOSURES

SCHEDULE 6.1.15

 

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LABOR CONTRACTS

SCHEDULE 8.1.3

 

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INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COLLATERAL

SCHEDULE 8.1.3A

 

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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES

SCHEDULE 8.2.1

 

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PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS

SCHEDULE 8.2.3

 

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PERMITTED GUARANTIES

SCHEDULE 8.2.4

 

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PERMITTED INVESTMENTS

SCHEDULE 8.2.7

 

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PERMITTED DISPOSITIONS

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBITS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 1.1(A)

 

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ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT 1.1(G)

 

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GUARANTOR JOINDER

EXHIBIT 1.1(N)(1)

 

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REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE

EXHIBIT 1.1(N)(2)

 

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TERM NOTE

EXHIBIT 1.1(N)(3)

 

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SWING LINE NOTE

EXHIBIT 2.4(1)

 

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LOAN REQUEST

EXHIBIT 2.4(2)

 

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SWING LOAN REQUEST

EXHIBIT 8.3.3

 

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QUARTERLY COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

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CREDIT AGREEMENT      THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (as hereafter amended, the " Agreement ") is dated as of August 28, 2008 and is made by and among BREEZE-EASTERN CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the " Borrower "), each of the GUARANTORS (as hereinafter defined), the LENDERS (as hereinafter defined), and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement (hereinafter referred to in such capacity as the " Administrative Agent ").      The Borrower has requested the Lenders to provide (i) a revolving credit facility to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00, including letter of credit and swing line sub-facilities, and (ii) a $23,000,000.00 term loan facility. In consideration of their mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows: 1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS      1.1 Certain Definitions . In addition to words and terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context hereof clearly requires otherwise:            Administrative Agent : PNC Bank, National Association, and its successors and assigns.            Administrative Agent’s Fee : the meaning specified in Section 10.9 [Administrative Agent’s Fee].            Administrative Agent’s Letter : the meaning specified in Section 10.9 [Administrative Agent’s Fee].            Affiliate : as to any Person, any other Person (i) which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person, (ii) which beneficially owns or holds 5% or more of any class of the voting or other equity interests of such Person, or (iii) 5% or more of any class of voting interests or other equity interests of which is beneficially owned or held, directly or indirectly, by such Person.            Anti-Terrorism Laws : any Laws relating to terrorism or money laundering, including Executive Order No. 13224, the USA Patriot Act, the Laws comprising or implementing the Bank Secrecy Act, and the Laws administered by the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (as any of the foregoing Laws may from time to time be amended, renewed, extended, or replaced).            Applicable Commitment Fee Rate : the percentage rate per annum based on the Leverage Ratio then in effect according to the pricing grid on Schedule 1.1(A) below the heading "Commitment Fee."            Applicable Letter of Credit Fee Rate : the percentage rate per annum based on the Leverage Ratio then in effect according to the pricing grid on Schedule 1.1(A) below the heading "Letter of Credit Fee."

 




 

           Applicable Margin : as applicable:           (i) the percentage spread to be added to the Base Rate applicable to Revolving Credit Loans under the Base Rate Option based on the Leverage Ratio then in effect according to the pricing grid on Schedule 1.1(A) below the heading "Revolving Credit Base Rate Spread",           (ii) the percentage spread to be added to the Base Rate applicable to Term Loans under the Base Rate Option based on the Leverage Ratio then in effect according to the pricing grid on Schedule 1.1(A) below the heading "Term Loan Base Rate Spread",           (iii) the percentage spread to be added to the LIBOR Rate applicable to Revolving Credit Loans under the LIBOR Rate Option based on the Leverage Ratio then in effect according to the pricing grid on Schedule 1.1(A) below the heading "Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Spread", or           (iv) the percentage spread to be added to the LIBOR Rate applicable to Term Loans under the LIBOR Rate Option based on the Leverage Ratio then in effect according to the pricing grid on Schedule 1.1(A) below the heading "Term Loan LIBOR Rate Spread".            Approved Fund : any fund that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business and 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.            Assignment and Assumption : an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee permitted under Section 11.8 [Successors and Assigns], in substantially the form of Exhibit 1.1(A) .            Authorized Officer : with respect to any Loan Party, the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer of such Loan Party or such other individuals, designated by written notice to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower, authorized to execute notices, reports and other documents on behalf of the Loan Parties required hereunder. The Borrower may amend such list of individuals from time to time by giving written notice of such amendment to the Administrative Agent.            Base Rate : the greater of (i) the interest rate per annum announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent at its Principal Office as its then prime rate, which rate may not be the lowest rate then being charged commercial borrowers by the Administrative Agent, or (ii) the Federal Funds Open Rate, plus 1/2% per annum.            Base Rate Option : the option of the Borrower to have Loans bear interest at the rate and under the terms set forth in either Section 4.1.1(i) [Revolving Credit Base Rate Option] or Section 4.1.2(i) [Term Loan Base Rate Option], as applicable.            Borrower : Breeze-Eastern Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.            Borrowing Date : with respect to any Loan, the date for the making thereof or the renewal or conversion thereof at or to the same or a different Interest Rate Option, which shall be a Business Day.

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           Borrowing Tranche : specified portions of Loans outstanding as follows: (i) any Loans to which a LIBOR Rate Option applies which become subject to the same Interest Rate Option under the same Loan Request by the Borrower and which have the same Interest Period shall constitute one Borrowing Tranche, and (ii) all Loans to which a Base Rate Option applies shall constitute one Borrowing Tranche.            Business Day : any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banks are authorized or required to be closed for business in New Jersey or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and if the applicable Business Day relates to any Loan to which the LIBOR Rate Option applies, such day must also be a day on which dealings are carried on in the London interbank market.            Change in Law : the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (i) the adoption or taking effect of any Law, (ii) any change in any Law or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Official Body or (iii) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) by any Official Body.            Closing Date : the Business Day on which the first Loans shall be made, which shall be August 28, 2008.            Code : the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and any successor statute of similar import, and the rules and regulations thereunder, as from time to time in effect.            Collateral : the collateral under the (i) Security Agreement, (ii) Pledge Agreement, (iii) Collateral Assignment, or (iv) Patent, Trademark and Copyright Assignment.            Collateral Assignment : the Collateral Assignment dated as of even date herewith from the Loan Parties to Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified.            Commitment : in the case of PNC Bank, its discretionary Swing Loan Subfacility commitment, and, for the Lenders, the aggregate of the Revolving Credit Commitments and Term Loan Commitments of all of the Lenders.            Commitment Fee : the meaning specified in Section 2.3 [Commitment Fees].            Compliance Certificate : the meaning specified in Section 8.3.3 [Certificate of the Borrower].            Complying Lender : any Lender which is not a Non-Complying Lender.            Consolidated EBITDA : for any period of determination, (i) the sum of net income, depreciation, amortization, other non-cash charges to net income, interest expense and income tax expense, minus (ii) charges related to refinancing of the Borrower’s Indebtedness, minus (iii) non-cash credits to net income, in each case of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period determined and consolidated in accordance with GAAP.            Consolidated Total Debt : for any period of determination, the sum of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

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           Dollar, Dollars, U.S. Dollars and the symbol $ : lawful money of the United States of America.            Drawing Date : the meaning specified in Section 2.8.3 [Disbursements, Reimbursement].            Environmental Laws : all applicable federal, state, local, tribal, territorial and foreign Laws (including common law) and any consent decrees, settlement agreements, judgments, orders, directives, policies or programs issued by or entered into with an Official Body pertaining or relating to: (i) pollution or pollution control; (ii) protection of human health from exposure to regulated substances; (iii) protection of the environment and/or natural resources; (iv) employee safety in the workplace (but excluding workers’ compensation and wage and hour Laws); (v) the presence, use, management, generation, manufacture, processing, extraction, treatment, recycling, refining, reclamation, labeling, packaging, sale, transport, storage, collection, distribution, disposal or release or threat of release of regulated substances; (vi) the presence of contamination; (vii) the protection of endangered or threatened species; and (viii) the protection of environmentally sensitive areas.            ERISA : the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and any successor statute of similar import, and the rules and regulations thereunder, as from time to time in effect.            ERISA Affiliate : at any time, any trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower that are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.            ERISA Event : (i) a reportable event (under Section 4043 of ERISA and regulations thereunder) with respect to a Pension Plan of which the PBGC has not waived the requirement of notice; (ii) a withdrawal by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension 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 that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (iii) a complete or partial withdrawal by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (iv) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (v) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (vi) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.            ERISA Group : at any time, the Borrower and all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control and all other entities which, together with the Borrower, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code.            Event of Default : any of the events described in Section 9.1 [Events of Default] and referred to therein as an " Event of Default ."

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           Excluded Subsidiaries : SSP International Sales, Inc., a California corporation, TT Minnesota Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, and TransTechnology International Corporation, a U.S. Virgin Islands corporation.            Excluded Taxes : with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (i) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the Laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, (ii) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located and (iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender, any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with Section 5.9.5 [Taxes -Status of Lenders], except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 5.9.1 [Taxes — Payments Free of Taxes].            Executive Order No. 13224 : the Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.            Existing Letters of Credit : those certain standby letters of credit issued upon the Borrower’s request, more particularly described in Schedule 8.2.1 hereto.            Expiration Date : August 28, 2013.            Federal Funds Effective Rate : for any day, the rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed and rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any successor) on such day as being the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions arranged by federal funds brokers on the previous trading day, as computed and announced by such Federal Reserve Bank (or any successor) in substantially the same manner as such Federal Reserve Bank computes and announces the weighted average it refers to as the " Federal Funds Effective Rate " as of the date of this Agreement; provided , if such Federal Reserve Bank (or its successor) does not announce such rate on any day, the "Federal Funds Effective Rate" for such day shall be the Federal Funds Effective Rate for the last day on which such rate was announced.            Federal Funds Open Rate : for any day, the rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) which is the daily federal funds open rate as quoted by ICAP North America, Inc. (or any successor) as set forth on the Bloomberg Screen BTMM for that day opposite the caption "OPEN" (or on such other substitute Bloomberg Screen that displays such rate), or as set forth on such other recognized electronic source used for the purpose of displaying such rate as selected by the Administrative Agent (an "Alternate Source") (or if such rate for such day does not appear on the Bloomberg Screen BTMM (or any substitute screen) or on any Alternate Source, or if there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer

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exist a Bloomberg Screen BTMM (or any substitute screen) or any Alternate Source, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Administrative Agent at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error); provided however, that if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Open Rate for such day shall be the "open" rate on the immediately preceding Business Day. If and when the Federal Funds Open Rate changes, the rate of interest with respect to any advance to which the Federal Funds Open Rate applies will change automatically without notice to the Borrower, effective on the date of any such change.            Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio : the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Fixed Charges.            Fixed Charges : for any period of determination, the sum of cash interest expense, cash income taxes, dividends, cash environmental costs, scheduled principal installments on Indebtedness (as adjusted for prepayments), capital expenditures and payments under capitalized leases, in each case of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period determined and consolidated in accordance with GAAP; provided, however , that for all periods of measurement from the Closing Date through June 30, 2009, "Fixed Charges" shall exclude one-time capital expenditures of up to $2,000,000.00 in the aggregate related to moving Borrower’s headquarters.            Foreign Lender : any Lender that is organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.            Foreign Subsidiary : TransTechnology Germany GmbH, a German company having limited liability.            GAAP : generally accepted accounting principles as are in effect from time to time in the United States, subject to the provisions of Section 1.3 [Accounting Principles], and applied on a consistent basis both as to classification of items and amounts.            Guarantor : each of the parties to this Agreement which is designated as a "Guarantor" on the signature page hereof and each other Person which joins this Agreement as a Guarantor after the date hereof.            Guarantor Joinder : a joinder by a Person as a Guarantor under the Loan Documents in the form of Exhibit 1.1(G).            Guaranty : of any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any liability or obligation of any other Person in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any agreement to indemnify or hold harmless any other Person, any performance bond or other suretyship arrangement and any other form of assurance against loss, except endorsement of negotiable or other instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business.            Guaranty Agreement : the Continuing Agreement of Guaranty and Suretyship dated as of even date herewith delivered by each of the Guarantors to Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified.

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           Indebtedness : as to any Person at any time, any and all indebtedness, obligations or liabilities (whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or joint or several) of such Person for or in respect of: (i) borrowed money, (ii) amounts raised under or liabilities in respect of any note purchase or acceptance credit facility, (iii) reimbursement obligations (contingent or otherwise) under any letter of credit, currency swap agreement, interest rate swap, cap, collar or floor agreement or other interest rate management device, (iv) any other transaction (including forward sale or purchase agreements, capitalized leases and conditional sales agreements) having the commercial effect of a borrowing of money entered into by such Person to finance its operations or capital requirements (but not including trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business which are not represented by a promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness and which are not more than thirty (30) days past due), or (v) any Guaranty of Indebtedness for borrowed money.            Indemnified Taxes : Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.            Indemnitee : meaning specified in Section 11.3.2 [Indemnification by the Borrower].            Indemnity : the Indemnity Agreement relating to possible environmental liabilities associated with any of the owned or leased real property of the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries dated as of even date herewith from the Loan Parties party thereto to Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified.            Information : all information received from the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries relating to the Loan Parties or any of such Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries, including without limitation confidential information that may be material and non-public in nature; provided that, in the case of information received from the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential.            Insolvency Proceeding : with respect to any Person, (a) a case, action or proceeding with respect to such Person (i) before any court or any other Official Body under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar Law now or hereafter in effect, or (ii) for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator, conservator (or similar official) of any Loan Party or otherwise relating to the liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or relief of such Person, or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors, or other, similar arrangement in respect of such Person’s creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors; undertaken under any Law.            Interest Period : the period of time selected by the Borrower in connection with (and to apply to) any election permitted hereunder by the Borrower to have Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans bear interest under the LIBOR Rate Option. Subject to the last sentence of this definition, such period shall be one, two, three or six Months. Such Interest Period shall commence on the effective date of such Interest Rate Option, which shall be (i) the Borrowing Date if the Borrower is requesting new Loans, or (ii) the date of renewal of or conversion to the

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LIBOR Rate Option if the Borrower is renewing or converting to the LIBOR Rate Option applicable to outstanding Loans. Notwithstanding the second sentence hereof: (A) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a date which is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, and (B) the Borrower shall not select, convert to or renew an Interest Period for any portion of the Loans that would end after the Expiration Date.            Interest Rate Hedge : an interest rate exchange, collar, cap, swap, adjustable strike cap, adjustable strike corridor or similar agreements entered into by the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries in order to provide protection to, or minimize the impact upon, the Borrower, the Guarantors and/or their Subsidiaries of increasing floating rates of interest applicable to Indebtedness.            Interest Rate Option : any LIBOR Rate Option or Base Rate Option.            IRS : the Internal Revenue Service.            Issuing Lender : PNC Bank, in its individual capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.            Joint Venture : a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entities in which any Person other than the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries holds, directly or indirectly, an equity interest.            Law : any law (including common law), constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, opinion, release, ruling, order, injunction, writ, decree, bond, judgment, authorization or approval, lien or award by or settlement agreement with any Official Body.            Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge : an Interest Rate Hedge which is provided by any Lender or its Affiliate and with respect to which the Administrative Agent confirms: (i) is documented in a standard International Swap Dealer Association Agreement, (ii) provides for the method of calculating the reimbursable amount of the provider’s credit exposure in a reasonable and customary manner, and (iii) is entered into for hedging (rather than speculative) purposes.            Lenders : the financial institutions named on Schedule 1.1(B) and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a Lender. For the purpose of any Loan Document which provides for the granting of a security interest or other Lien to the Lenders or to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders as security for the Obligations, "Lenders" shall include any Affiliate of a Lender to which such Obligation is owed.            Letter of Credit : the meaning specified in Section 2.8.1 [Issuance of Letters of Credit].            Letter of Credit Borrowing : the meaning specified in Section 2.8.3 [Disbursements, Reimbursement].            Letter of Credit Fee : the meaning specified in Section 2.8.2 [Letter of Credit Fees].

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           Letter of Credit Obligation : as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit on such date (if any Letter of Credit shall increase in amount automatically in the future, such aggregate amount available to be drawn shall currently give effect to any such future increase) plus the aggregate Reimbursement Obligations and Letter of Credit Borrowings on such date.            Letter of Credit Sublimit : the meaning specified in Section 2.8.1 [Issuance of Letters of Credit].            Leverage Ratio : the meaning specified in Section 8.2.15 [Maximum Leverage Ratio].            LIBOR Rate : with respect to the Loans comprising any Borrowing Tranche to which the LIBOR Rate Option applies for any Interest Period, the interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1% per annum) (i) the rate which appears on the Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or on such other substitute Bloomberg page that displays rates at which US dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market), or the rate which is quoted by another source selected by the Administrative Agent which has been approved by the British Bankers’ Association as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying rates at which US dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market (an " Alternate Source "), at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period as the London interbank offered rate for U.S. Dollars for an amount comparable to such Borrowing Tranche and having a borrowing date and a maturity comparable to such Interest Period (or if there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist a Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or any substitute page) or any Alternate Source, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Administrative Agent at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error)), by (ii) a number equal to 1.00 minus the LIBOR Rate Reserve Percentage. LIBOR may also be expressed by the following formula: Average of London interbank offered rates quoted
by Bloomberg or appropriate successor as shown on LIBOR =      Bloomberg Page BBAM1 1.00 - LIBOR Rate Reserve Percentage           The LIBOR Rate shall be adjusted with respect to any Loan to which the LIBOR Rate Option applies that is outstanding on the effective date of any change in the LIBOR Rate Reserve Percentage as of such effective date. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower of the LIBOR Rate as determined or adjusted in accordance herewith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.            LIBOR Rate Option : the option of the Borrower to have Loans bear interest at the rate and under the terms set forth in Section 4.1.1(ii) [Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Option] or Section 4.1.2(ii) [Term Loan LIBOR Rate Option], as applicable.            LIBOR Rate Reserve Percentage : as of any day the maximum percentage in effect on such day, as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the reserve requirements (including supplemental, marginal and

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emergency reserve requirements) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as " Eurocurrency Liabilities ").            Lien : any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien, security interest, charge or other encumbrance or security arrangement of any nature whatsoever, whether voluntarily or involuntarily given, including any conditional sale or title retention arrangement, and any assignment, deposit arrangement or lease intended as, or having the effect of, security and any filed financing statement or other filed notice of any of the foregoing (whether or not a lien or other encumbrance is created or exists at the time of the filing).            Loan Documents : this Agreement, the Administrative Agent’s Letter, the Collateral Assignment, the Guaranty Agreement, the Indemnity, the Subordination Agreement, the Notes, the Patent, Trademark and Copyright Assignment, the Pledge Agreement, the Security Agreement, and any other instruments, certificates or documents delivered in connection herewith or therewith.            Loan Parties : the Borrower and the Guarantors.            Loan Request : the meaning specified in Section 2.4.1 [Revolving Credit Loan Requests].            Loans : all Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Loans and the Term Loans or any Revolving Credit Loan, Swing Loan or the Term Loan.            Material Adverse Change : any set of circumstances or events which (i) has or could reasonably be expected to have any material adverse effect whatsoever upon the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) is or could reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to the business, properties, assets, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Loan Parties taken as a whole, (iii) impairs materially or could reasonably be expected to impair materially the ability of the Loan Parties taken as a whole to duly and punctually pay or perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, or (iv) impairs materially or could reasonably be expected to impair materially the ability of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders, to the extent permitted, to enforce their legal remedies pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.            Month : with respect to an Interest Period under the LIBOR Rate Option, the interval between the days in consecutive calendar months numerically corresponding to the first day of such Interest Period. If any LIBOR Rate Interest Period begins on a day of a calendar month for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the month in which such Interest Period is to end, the final month of such Interest Period shall be deemed to end on the last Business Day of such final month.            Multiemployer Plan : any employee benefit plan which is a "multiemployer plan" within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA and to which the Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or, within the preceding five Plan years, has made or had an obligation to make such contributions.            Non-Complying Lender : any Lender which has failed to fund any Loan which it is required to fund, or pay any other amount which it is required to pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, within one day of the due date therefor.

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           Non-Consenting Lender : the meaning specified in Section 11.1 [Modifications, Amendments or Waivers].            Notes : collectively, the promissory notes in the form of Exhibit 1.1(N)(1) evidencing the Revolving Credit Loans, in the form of Exhibit 1.1(N)(2) evidencing the Term Loans, and in the form of Exhibit 1.1(N)(3) evidencing the Swing Line Loan, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified.            Obligation : any obligation or liability of any of the Loan Parties, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter existing, or due or to become due, under or in connection with (i) this Agreement, the Notes, the Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent’s Letter or any other Loan Document whether to the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders or their Affiliates or other persons provided for under such Loan Documents, (ii) any Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge and (iii) any Other Lender Provided Financial Service Product.            Official Body : the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).            Other Lender Provided Financial Service Product : agreements or other arrangements under which any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender provides any of the following products or services to any of the Loan Parties: (i) credit cards, (ii) credit card processing services, (iii) debit cards, (iv) purchase cards, (v) ACH Transactions, (vi) cash management, including controlled disbursement, accounts or services, or (vii) foreign currency exchange.            Other Taxes : all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.            Participant : the meaning specified in Section 11.8.4 [Participations].            Participation Advance : the meaning specified in Section 2.8.3.3 [Disbursements, Reimbursement].            Patent, Trademark and Copyright Assignment : the Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral Assignment dated as of even date herewith delivered by each of the Loan Parties party thereto to Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified.            Payment Date : the first day of each calendar quarter after the date hereof and on the Expiration Date or upon acceleration of the Notes.            Payment In Full : payment in full in cash of the Loans and other Obligations hereunder, termination of the Commitments and expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit.            PBGC : the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA or any successor.

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           Pension Plan : any "employee pension benefit plan" (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to which Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any times during the immediately preceding five plan years.            Permitted Investments :           (i) direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof or obligations backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America maturing in twelve (12) months or less from the date of acquisition;           (ii) commercial paper maturing in 180 days or less rated not lower than A-1, by Standard & Poor’s or P-1 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. on the date of acquisition;           (iii) demand deposits, time deposits or certificates of deposit maturing within one year in commercial banks whose obligations are rated A-1, A or the equivalent or better by Standard & Poor’s on the date of acquisition;           (iv) money market or mutual funds whose investments are limited to those types of investments described in clauses (i)-(iii) above;           (v) investments in the form of equity received in settlement of amounts due to any of the Loan Parties effected in the ordinary course of business or owing to any of the Loan Parties as a result of insolvency proceedings involving a customer of any Loan Party or upon the foreclosure of or enforcement of any Lien in favor of a Loan Party; and           (vi) those items listed on Schedule 8.2.4 hereto.            Permitted Liens :           (i) Liens for taxes, assessments, or similar charges, incurred in the ordinary course of business and which are not yet due and payable;           (ii) Pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure payment of workmen’s compensation, or to participate in any fund in connection with workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance, old-age pensions or other social security programs, provided that such Lien does not encumber any real property or the shares of any Subsidiary of any Loan Party;           (iii) Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, carriers, or other like Liens, securing obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business that are not yet due and payable and Liens of landlords securing obligations to pay lease payments that are not yet due and payable or in default;           (iv) Good-faith pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure performance of bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money) or leases, not in excess of the aggregate amount due thereunder, or to secure statutory obligations, or surety, appeal, indemnity, performance or other similar bonds required in the ordinary course of business, provided that such Lien does not encumber any real property or the shares of any Loan Party;

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          (v) Encumbrances consisting of zoning restrictions, easements or other restrictions on the use of real property, none of which materially impairs the use of such property or the value thereof, and none of which is violated in any material respect by existing or proposed structures or land use;           (vi) Liens, security interests and mortgages in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and their Affiliates securing the Obligations including Lender Provided Financial Services Obligations;           (vii) Liens on property leased by any Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party under capital and operating leases securing obligations of such Loan Party or Subsidiary to the lessor under such leases;           (viii) Any Lien existing on the date of this Agreement and described on Schedule 1.1(P) , provided that to the extent such Lien secures Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.2 [Negative Covenants], such Lien may continue to secure any renewals and extensions of Indebtedness permitted hereunder, and provided that the principal amount secured thereby is not hereafter increased, and no additional assets become subject to such Lien, and provided that such Lien does not encumber any real property or the shares of any Subsidiary of any Loan Party;           (ix) Purchase Money Security Interests; provided that the aggregate amount of loans and deferred payments secured by such Purchase Money Security Interests shall not exceed $500,000.00 (excluding for the purpose of this computation any loans or deferred payments secured by Liens described on Schedule 1.1(P) ), provided that such Lien does not encumber any real property or the shares of any Subsidiary of any Loan Party;           (x) The following, (A) if the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate and lawful proceedings diligently conducted so long as levy and execution thereon have been stayed and continue to be stayed or (B) if a final judgment is entered and such judgment is discharged within forty-five (45) days of entry, and in either case they do not affect the Collateral or, in the aggregate, materially impair the ability of any Loan Party to perform its Obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents:                (1) Claims or Liens for taxes, assessments or charges due and payable and subject to interest or penalty; provided that the applicable Loan Party maintains such reserves or other appropriate provisions as shall be required by GAAP and pays all such taxes, assessments or charges forthwith upon the commencement of proceedings to foreclose any such Lien;                (2) Claims, Liens or encumbrances upon, and defects of title to, real or personal property other than the Collateral, including any attachment of personal or real property or other legal process prior to adjudication of a dispute on the merits;                (3) Claims or Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, carriers, or other statutory nonconsensual Liens; or                (4) Liens resulting from final judgments or orders (subject to Section 9.1.6 [Final Judgments or Orders]); and           (xi) Cash collateral for the two Existing Letters of Credit issued by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, not to exceed the aggregate amount of

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$786,609.18, but only so long as necessary to replace such Existing Letters of Credit with Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender.            Person : any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, joint venture, government or political subdivision or agency thereof, or any other entity.            Plan : at any time, an employee pension benefit plan (including a multiple employer plan, but not a Multiemployer Plan) which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code and either (i) is maintained by any member of the ERISA Group for employees of any member of the ERISA Group or (ii) has at any time within the preceding five years been maintained by any entity which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group for employees of any entity which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group.            Pledge Agreement : the Pledge Agreement dated as of even date herewith delivered by Borrower and each other Loan Party thereto to Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified.            PNC Bank : PNC Bank, National Association, its successors and assigns.            Potential Default : any event or condition which with notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.            Principal Office : the main banking office of the Administrative Agent in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.            Prior Security Interest : a valid and enforceable, perfected first-priority security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code in the Collateral which is subject only to statutory Liens for amounts not yet due and payable, Purchase Money Security Interests or Permitted Liens described in clause (viii) of that definition.            Purchase Money Security Interest : Liens upon tangible personal property securing loans to any Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party or deferred payments by such Loan Party or Subsidiary for the purchase of such tangible personal property.            Ratable Share :           (i) with respect to a Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans, participate in Letters of Credit and other Letter of Credit Obligations, and receive payments, interest and fees related thereto, the proportion that such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment bears to the Revolving Credit Commitments of all of the Lenders, provided, however, that if the Revolving Credit Commitments have terminated or expired, the Ratable Shares for purposes of this clause shall be determined based upon the Revolving Credit Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.           (ii) with respect to a Lender’s obligation to make Term Loans, and receive payments, interest and fees related thereto, the proportion that such Lender’s Term Loans bear to the Term Loans of all of the Lenders, provided, however, that if the Term Loans have not yet been funded, the computation in this clause shall be determined based on the Term Loan Commitments of the Lenders and not the amount of their Term Loans.

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          (iii) with respect to all other matters as to a particular Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment plus Term Loan, by (b) the sum of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments plus Term Loans of all Lenders, provided, however, that if the Revolving Credit Commitments have terminated or expired, the computation in this clause shall be determined based upon the Revolving Credit Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments, and provided further that if the Term Loans have not yet been funded, the computation in this clause shall be determined based on the Term Loan Commitments of the Lenders and not the amount of their Term Loans.            Reimbursement Obligation : the meaning specified in Section 2.8.3 [Disbursements, Reimbursement].            Related Parties : with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.            Relief Proceeding : any proceeding seeking a decree or order for relief in respect of any Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party in a voluntary or involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar Law now or hereafter in effect, or for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator, conservator (or similar official) of any Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party for any substantial part of its property, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, or an assignment for the benefit of its creditors.            Required Interest Rate Hedge : the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.1.12 [Required Interest Rate Hedge].            Required Lenders :           (i) If there exists fewer than three (3) Lenders, all Lenders, and           (ii) If there exist three (3) or more Lenders, Complying Lenders whose Ratable Shares equal 66 2/3% or greater, as determined pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition of "Ratable Share."            Required Share : the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.11 [Settlement Date Procedures]            Revolving Credit Commitment : as to any Lender at any time, the amount initially set forth opposite its name on Schedule 1.1(B) in the column labeled "Amount of Commitment for Revolving Credit Loans," as such Commitment is thereafter assigned or modified and
Revolving Credit Commitments shall mean the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all of the Lenders.            Revolving Credit Loans , collectively, and Revolving Credit Loan , separately: all Revolving Credit Loans or any Revolving Credit Loan made by the Lenders or one of the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 [Revolving Credit Commitments] or 2.8.3 [Disbursements, Reimbursement].            Revolving Facility Usage : at any time the sum of the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and the Letter of Credit Obligations.

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           Security Agreement : the Security Agreement dated as of even date herewith delivered by each of the Loan Parties to Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified.            Settlement Date : the meaning specified in Section 5.11 [Settlement Date Procedures].            Standard & Poor’s : Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.            Statements : the meaning specified in Section 6.1.6(i) [Historical Statements].            Subordination Agreement : each Subordination Agreement from a subordinated creditor of a Loan Party to Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified, required to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof.            Subsidiary : of any Person at any time, any corporation, trust, partnership, any limited liability company or other business entity (i) of which 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities or other interests normally entitled to vote for the election of one or more directors or trustees (regardless of any contingency which does or may suspend or dilute the voting rights) is at such time owned directly or indirectly by such Person or one or more of such Person’s Subsidiaries, or (ii)  which is controlled or capable of being controlled by such Person or one or more of such Person’s Subsidiaries.            Subsidiary Equity Interests : the meaning specified in Section 6.1.2 [Subsidiaries and Owners; Investment Companies].            Swing Loan Note : the Swing Loan Note of the Borrower in the form of Exhibit 1.1(N)(3) evidencing the Swing Loans, together with all amendments, extensions, renewals, replacements, refinancings or refundings thereof in whole or in part.            Swing Loan Request : a request for Swing Loans made in accordance with Section 2.4.2 [Swing Loan Requests] hereof.            Swing Loan Subfacility : the subfacility for Swing Loans to be made to the Borrower by PNC Bank under the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.1.2 [Swing Loan Subfacility] hereof in an aggregate principal amount up to $1,000,000.00.            Swing Loans , collectively, and Swing Loan , separately: all Swing Loans or any Swing Loan made by PNC Bank to the Borrower under the Swing Loan Subfacility.            Taxes : all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Official Body on the applicable party, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.            Term Loan : the meaning specified in Section 3.1 [Term Loan Commitments]; Term Loans shall mean collectively all of the Term Loans.            Term Loan Commitment : as to any Lender at any time, the amount initially set forth opposite its name on Schedule 1.1(B) in the column labeled "Amount of Commitment for

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Term Loans," as such Commitment is thereafter assigned or modified and Term Loan Commitments shall mean the aggregate Term Loan Commitments of all of the Lenders.            USA Patriot Act : the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA Patriot Act), Public Law 107-56, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.      1.2 Construction . Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise clearly requires, the following rules of construction shall apply to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents: (i) references to the plural include the singular, the plural, the part and the whole and the words "include," "includes" and "including" shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation"; (ii) the words "hereof," "herein," "hereunder," "hereto" and similar terms in this Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such other Loan Document as a whole; (iii) article, section, subsection, clause, schedule and exhibit references are to this Agreement or other Loan Document, as the case may be, unless otherwise specified; (iv) reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns; (v) reference to any agreement, including this Agreement and any other Loan Document together with the schedules and exhibits hereto or thereto, document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended, modified, replaced, substituted for, superseded or restated; (vi) relative to the determination of any period of time, "from" means "from and including," "to" means "to but excluding," and "through" means "through and including"; (vii) the words "asset" and "property" shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights, (viii) section headings herein and in each other Loan Document are included for convenience and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or such Loan Document, and (ix) unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern Standard Time.      1.3 Accounting Principles. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all computations and determinations as to accounting or financial matters and all financial statements to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be made and prepared in accordance with GAAP (including principles of consolidation where appropriate), and all accounting or financial terms shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms by GAAP; provided , however , that all accounting terms used in Section 8.2 [Negative Covenants] (and all defined terms used in the definition of any accounting term used in Section 8.2 [Negative Covenants] shall have the meaning given to such terms (and defined terms) under GAAP as in effect on the date hereof applied on a basis consistent with those used in preparing Statements referred to in Section 6.1.6(i) [Historical Statements]. In the event of any change after the date hereof in GAAP, and if such change would affect the computation of any of the financial covenants set forth in Section 8.2 [Negative Covenants], then the parties hereto agree to endeavor, in good faith, to agree upon an amendment to this Agreement that would adjust such financial covenants in a manner that would preserve the original intent thereof, but would allow compliance therewith to be determined in accordance with the Borrower’s financial statements at that time, provided that , until so amended such financial covenants shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein.

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2. REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AND SWING LOAN AND LETTER OF
CREDIT SUBFACILITIES
     2.1 Revolving Credit Commitments.           2.1.1 Revolving Credit Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, each Lender severally, and not jointly, agrees to make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower at any time or from time to time on or after the date hereof to the Expiration Date; provided that after giving effect to such Revolving Credit Loan (i) the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Loans from such Lender shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment minus such Lender’s Ratable Share of the Letter of Credit Obligations and (ii) the Revolving Facility Usage shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Commitments. Within such limits of time and amount and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow pursuant to this Section 2.1.           2.1.2 Swing Loan Subfacility . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, and in order to facilitate loans and repayments between Settlement Dates, PNC Bank may, at its option, cancelable at any time for any reason whatsoever, make swing loans (the " Swing Loans ") to the Borrower at any time or from time to time after the date hereof to, but not including, the Expiration Date, in an aggregate principal amount up to but not in excess of $1,000,000.00 (the " Swing Loan Subfacility "), provided that the aggregate principal amount of PNC Bank’s Swing Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations and the Revolving Credit Loans of all the Lenders at any one time outstanding shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Commitments of all the Lenders. Within such limits of time and amount and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow pursuant to this Section 2.1.2.      2.2 Nature of Lenders’ Obligations with Respect to Revolving Credit Loans . Each Lender shall be obligated to participate in each request for Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 2.4.1 [Revolving Credit Loan Requests] in accordance with its Ratable Share. The aggregate of each Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans outstanding hereunder to the Borrower at any time shall never exceed its Revolving Credit Commitment minus its Ratable Share of the Letter of Credit Obligations. The obligations of each Lender hereunder are several. The failure of any Lender to perform its obligations hereunder shall not affect the Obligations of the Borrower to any other party nor shall any other party be liable for the failure of such Lender to perform its obligations hereunder. The Lenders shall have no obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans hereunder on or after the Expiration Date.      2.3 Commitment Fees. Accruing from the date hereof until the Expiration Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender according to its Ratable Share, a nonrefundable commitment fee (the " Commitment Fee ") equal to the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate (computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed) times the average daily difference between the amount of (i) the Revolving Credit Commitments and the (ii) the Revolving Facility Usage. All Commitment Fees shall be payable in arrears on each Payment Date.

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     2.4 Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Swing Loan Requests.           2.4.1 Revolving Credit Loan Requests. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Borrower may from time to time prior to the Expiration Date request the Lenders to make Revolving Credit Loans, or renew or convert the Interest Rate Option applicable to existing Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans pursuant to Section 4.2 [Interest Periods], by delivery to the Administrative Agent, not later than 10:00 a.m., (i) three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed Borrowing Date with respect to the making of Revolving Credit Loans to which the LIBOR Rate Option applies or the conversion to or the renewal of the LIBOR Rate Option for any Loans; and (ii) and not later than 10:00 a.m. on the Business Day of the proposed Borrowing Date with respect to the making of a Revolving Credit Loan to which the Base Rate Option applies or the last day of the preceding Interest Period with respect to the conversion to the Base Rate Option for any Loan, of a duly completed request therefor substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.4(1) or a request by telephone immediately confirmed in writing by letter, facsimile or telex in such form (each, a " Loan Request "), it being understood that the Administrative Agent may rely on the authority of any individual making such a telephonic request without the necessity of receipt of such written confirmation. Each Loan Request shall be irrevocable and shall specify the aggregate amount of the proposed Loans comprising each Borrowing Tranche, and, if applicable, the Interest Period, which amounts shall be in integral multiples of $300,000.00 and not less than $300,000.00 for each Borrowing Tranche under the LIBOR Rate Option and in integral multiples of $100,000.00 and not less than $300,000.00 for each Borrowing Tranche under the Base Rate Option.           2.4.2 Swing Loan Requests. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Borrower may from time to time prior the Expiration Date request PNC Bank to make Swing Loans by delivery to PNC Bank not later than 12:00 noon, on the proposed Borrowing Date of a duly completed request therefor substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.4(2) hereto or a request by telephone immediately confirmed in writing by letter, facsimile or telex (each, a " Swing Loan Request "), it being understood that the Administrative Agent may rely on the authority of any individual making such a telephonic request without the necessity of receipt of such written confirmation. Each Swing Loan Request shall be irrevocable and shall specify the proposed Borrowing Date and the principal amount of such Swing Loan, which shall be not less than $100,000.00.      2.5 Making Revolving Credit Loans; Presumptions by the Administrative Agent; Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans.           2.5.1 Making Revolving Credit Loans. The Administrative Agent shall, promptly after receipt by it of a Loan Request pursuant to Section 2.4.1 [Revolving Credit Loan Requests], notify the Lenders of its receipt of such Loan Request specifying the information provided by the Borrower and the apportionment among the Lenders of the requested Revolving Credit Loans as determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section  2.2 [Nature of Lenders’ Obligations with Respect to Revolving Credit Loans]. Each Lender shall remit the principal amount of each Revolving Credit Loan to the Administrative Agent such that the Administrative Agent is able to, and the Administrative Agent shall, to the extent the Lenders have made funds available to it for such purpose and subject to Section 7.2 [Each Loan or Letter of Credit], fund such Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower in U.S. Dollars and immediately

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available funds at the Principal Office prior to 2:00 p.m., on the applicable Borrowing Date; provided that if any Lender fails to remit such funds to the Administrative Agent in a timely manner, the Administrative Agent may elect in its sole discretion to fund with its own funds the Revolving Credit Loans of such Lender on such Borrowing Date, and such Lender shall be subject to the repayment obligation in Section 2.5.3 [Presumptions by the Administrative Agent].           2.5.2 Making Swing Loans. So long as PNC Bank elects to make Swing Loans, PNC Bank shall, after receipt by it of a Swing Loan Request pursuant to Section 2.4.2 [Swing Loan Requests], fund such Swing Loan to the Borrower in U.S. Dollars and immediately available funds at the Principal Office prior to 2:00 p.m., on the Borrowing Date.           2.5.3 Presumptions by the Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Loan that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Loan, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.5.1 [Making Revolving Credit Loans] and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Loan available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (ii) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Loans under the Base Rate Option. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Loan to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.           2.5.4 Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans. The Borrower shall repay the Revolving Credit Loans together with all outstanding interest thereon on the Expiration Date.           2.5.5 Borrowings to Repay Swing Loans. PNC Bank may, at its option, exercisable at any time for any reason whatsoever, demand repayment of the Swing Loans, and each Lender shall make a Revolving Credit Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Ratable Share of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Swing Loans, plus, if PNC Bank so requests, accrued interest thereon, provided that no Lender shall be obligated in any event to make Revolving Credit Loans in excess of its Revolving Credit Commitment. Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall bear interest at the Base Rate Option and shall be deemed to have been properly requested in accordance with Section 2.4.1 [Revolving Credit Loan Requests] without regard to any of the requirements of that provision. PNC Bank shall provide notice to the Banks (which may be telephonic or written notice by letter, facsimile or telex) that such Revolving Credit Loans are to be made under this Section 2.5.5 and of the apportionment amount the Lenders, and the Lenders shall be unconditionally obligated to fund such Revolving Credit Loans (whether or not the conditions specified in Section 2.4.1 are then satisfied) by the time PNC Bank so requests, which shall not be earlier than 3:00 p.m., on the Business Day next after the date the Lenders receive such notice from PNC Bank.

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     2.6 Notes. The Obligation of the Borrower to repay the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Loans and Term Loans made to it by each Lender, together with interest thereon, shall be evidenced by a Revolving Credit Note, a Swing Note and a Term Note, dated the Closing Date payable to the order of such Lender in a face amount equal to the Revolving Credit Commitment, the amount of the Swing Loan Subfacility or Term Loan Commitment, as applicable, of such Lender.      2.7 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans shall be used to refinance existing indebtedness, for general corporate purposes, including working capital financing, Permitted Investments and distributions permitted under Section 8.2.5 [Dividends and Related Distributions], and issuance of Letters of Credit.      2.8 Letter of Credit Subfacility.           2.8.1 Issuance of Letters of Credit. Borrower may at any time prior to the Expiration Date request the issuance of a standby and/or trade letters of credit (each, a " Letter of Credit ") on behalf of itself or another Loan Party, or the amendment or extension of an existing Letter of Credit, by delivering or having such other Loan Party deliver to the Issuing Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) a completed application and agreement for letters of credit, or request for such amendment or extension, as applicable, in such form as the Issuing Lender may specify from time to time by no later than 10:00 a.m. at least five (5) Business Days, or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Issuing Lender, in advance of the proposed date of issuance. Promptly after receipt of any letter of credit application, the Issuing Lender shall confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit application and if not, such Issuing Lender will provide Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the Issuing Lender has received notice from any lender, Administrative Agent or any Loan party, at least one day prior to the requested date of issuance, amendment or extension of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions in Section 7 [Conditions of Lending and Issuance of Letters of Credit] is not satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and in reliance on the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.8, the Issuing Lender or any of the Issuing Lender’s Affiliates will issue a Letter of Credit or agree to such amendment or extension, provided that (A) each trade Letter of Credit shall have a maximum maturity of 180 days from the date of issuance, and each standby Letter of Credit shall have a maximum maturity of four (4) years from the date of issuance, and (B) in no event may any Letter of Credit expire later than the Business Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date, and provided further that in no event shall (i) the Letter of Credit Obligations exceed, at any one time, the sum of up to $2,000,000.00 for the aggregate face amount of all trade Letters of Credit plus up to $4,000,000 for the aggregate face amount of standby Letters of Credit (the " Letter of Credit Sublimit ") or (ii) the Revolving Facility Usage exceed, at any one time, the Revolving Credit Commitments. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that it shall be in compliance with the preceding sentence and with Section 7 [Conditions of Lending and Issuance of Letters of Credit] after giving effect to the requested issuance, amendment or extension of such Letter of Credit. Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof, the applicable Issuing Lender will also deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

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          2.8.2 Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders a fee (the " Letter of Credit Fee ") equal to the Applicable Letter of Credit Fee Rate, and (ii) to the Issuing Lender for its own account a fronting fee equal to .125% per annum (in each case computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed), which fees shall be computed on the daily average Letter of Credit Obligations and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each Payment Date following issuance of each Letter of Credit. The Borrower shall also pay to the Issuing Lender for the Issuing Lender’s sole account the Issuing Lender’s then in effect customary fees and administrative expenses payable with respect to the Letters of Credit as the Issuing Lender may generally charge or incur from time to time in connection with the issuance, maintenance, amendment (if any), assignment or transfer (if any), negotiation, and administration of Letters of Credit.           2.8.3 Disbursements, Reimbursement. Immediately upon the Issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Issuing Lender a participation in such Letter of Credit and each drawing thereunder in an amount equal to such Lender’s Ratable Share of the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit and the amount of such drawing, respectively.                     2.8.3.1 In the event of any request for a drawing under a Letter of Credit by the beneficiary or transferee thereof, the Issuing Lender will promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Provided that it shall have received such notice, the Borrower shall reimburse (such obligation to reimburse the Issuing Lender shall sometimes be referred to as a " Reimbursement Obligation ") the Issuing Lender prior to 12:00 noon, New Jersey time on each date that an amount is paid by the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit (each such date, a " Drawing Date ") by paying to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender an amount equal to the amount so paid by the Issuing Lender. In the event the Borrower fails to reimburse the Issuing Lender (through the Administrative Agent) for the full amount of any drawing under any Letter of Credit by 12:00 noon, on the Drawing Date, the Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender thereof, and the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested that Revolving Credit Loans be made by the Lenders under the Base Rate Option to be disbursed on the Drawing Date under such Letter of Credit, subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Commitment and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 [Each Loan or Letter of Credit] other than any notice requirements. Any notice given by the Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section 2.8.3.1 may be oral if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.                     2.8.3.2 Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to the second sentence of Section 2.8.3.1 make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender an amount in immediately available funds equal to its Ratable Share of the amount of the drawing, whereupon the participating Lenders shall (subject to Section  2.8.3 [Disbursement; Reimbursement]) each be deemed to have made a Revolving Credit Loan under the Base Rate Option to the Borrower in that amount. If any Lender so notified fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender the amount of such Lender’s Ratable Share of such amount by no later than 2:00 p.m., New Jersey time on the Drawing Date, then interest shall accrue on such Lender’s obligation to make such payment, from the Drawing Date to the date on which such Lender makes such payment (i) at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate during the first three (3) days following the

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Drawing Date and (ii) at a rate per annum equal to the rate applicable to Loans under the Revolving Credit Base Rate Option on and after the fourth day following the Drawing Date. The Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender will promptly give notice (as described in Section 2.8.3.1 above) of the occurrence of the Drawing Date, but failure of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender to give any such notice on the Drawing Date or in sufficient time to enable any Lender to effect such payment on such date shall not relieve such Lender from its obligation under this Section  2.8.3.2.                     2.8.3.3 With respect to any unreimbursed drawing that is not converted into Revolving Credit Loans under the Base Rate Option to the Borrower in whole or in part as contemplated by Section 2.8.3.1, because of the Borrower’s failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 [Each Loan or Letter of Credit] other than any notice requirements, or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the Issuing Lender a borrowing (each a " Letter of Credit Borrowing ") in the amount of such drawing. Such Letter of Credit Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the rate per annum applicable to the Revolving Credit Loans under the Base Rate Option. Each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 2.8.3 [Disbursements, Reimbursement] shall be deemed to be a payment in respect of its participation in such Letter of Credit Borrowing (each a " Participation Advance ") from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.8.3.           2.8.4 Repayment of Participation Advances.                     2.8.4.1 Upon (and only upon) receipt by the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender of immediately available funds from the Borrower (i) in reimbursement of any payment made by the Issuing Lender under the Letter of Credit with respect to which any Lender has made a Participation Advance to the Administrative Agent, or (ii) in payment of interest on such a payment made by the Issuing Lender under such a Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Issuing Lender will pay to each Lender, in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent, the amount of such Lender’s Ratable Share of such funds, except the Administrative Agent shall retain for the account of the Issuing Lender the amount of the Ratable Share of such funds of any Lender that did not make a Participation Advance in respect of such payment by the Issuing Lender.                     2.8.4.2 If the Administrative Agent is required at any time to return to any Loan Party, or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian, or any official in any Insolvency Proceeding, any portion of any payment made by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section in reimbursement of a payment made under the Letter of Credit or interest or fee thereon, each Lender shall, on demand of the Administrative Agent, forthwith return to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender the amount of its Ratable Share of any amounts so returned by the Administrative Agent plus interest thereon from the date such demand is made to the date such amounts are returned by such Lender to the Administrative Agent, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect from time to time.           2.8.5 Documentation. Each Loan Party agrees to be bound by the terms of the Issuing Lender’s application and agreement for letters of credit and the Issuing Lender’s written regulations and customary practices relating to letters of credit, though such regulations and

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practices may be different from such Loan Party’s own. In the event of a conflict between such application or agreement and this Agreement, this Agreement shall govern. It is understood and agreed that, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct, the Issuing Lender shall not be liable for any error, negligence and/or mistakes, whether of omission or commission, in following any Loan Party’s instructions or those contained in the Letters of Credit or any modifications, amendments or supplements thereto.           2.8.6 Determinations to Honor Drawing Requests. In determining whether to honor any request for drawing under any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof, the Issuing Lender shall be responsible only to determine that the documents and certificates required to be delivered under such Letter of Credit have been delivered and that they comply on their face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit.           2.8.7 Nature of Participation and Reimbursement Obligations. Each Lender’s obligation in accordance with this Agreement to make the Revolving Credit Loans or Participation Advances, as contemplated by Section 2.8.3 [Disbursements, Reimbursement], as a result of a drawing under a Letter of Credit, and the Obligations of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lender upon a draw under a Letter of Credit, shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.8 under all circumstances, including the following circumstances:                (i) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Issuing Lender or any of its Affiliates, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, or which any Loan Party may have against the Issuing Lender or any of its Affiliates, any Lender or any other Person for any reason whatsoever;                (ii) the failure of any Loan Party or any other Person to comply, in connection with a Letter of Credit Borrowing, with the conditions set forth in Section 2.1 [Revolving Credit Commitments], 2.4 [Revolving Credit Loan Requests], 2.5 [Making Revolving Credit Loans] or 7.2 [Each Loan or Letter of Credit] or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement for the making of a Revolving Credit Loan, it being acknowledged that such conditions are not required for the making of a Letter of Credit Borrowing and the obligation of the Lenders to make Participation Advances under Section 2.8.3 [Disbursements, Reimbursement];                (iii) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit;                (iv) any claim of breach of warranty that might be made by any Loan Party or any Lender against any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit, or the existence of any claim, set-off, recoupment, counterclaim, crossclaim, defense or other right which any Loan Party or any Lender may have at any time against a beneficiary, successor beneficiary any transferee or assignee of any Letter of Credit or the proceeds thereof (or any Persons for whom any such transferee may be acting), the Issuing Lender or its Affiliates or any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transaction (including any underlying transaction between any Loan Party or Subsidiaries of a Loan Party and the beneficiary for which any Letter of Credit was procured);                (v) the lack of power or authority of any signer of (or any defect in or forgery of any signature or endorsement on) or the form of or lack of validity, sufficiency,

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accuracy, enforceability or genuineness of any draft, demand, instrument, certificate or other document presented under or in connection with any Letter of Credit, or any fraud or alleged fraud in connection with any Letter of Credit, or the transport of any property or provision of services relating to a Letter of Credit, in each case even if the Issuing Lender or any of its Affiliates has been notified thereof;                (vi) payment by the Issuing Lender or any of its Affiliates under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a demand, draft or certificate or other document which does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;                (vii) the solvency of, or any acts or omissions by, any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit, or any other Person having a role in any transaction or obligation relating to a Letter of Credit, or the existence, nature, quality, quantity, condition, value or other characteristic of any property or services relating to a Letter of Credit;                (viii) any failure by the Issuing Lender or any of its Affiliates to issue any Letter of Credit in the form requested by any Loan Party, unless the Issuing Lender has received written notice from such Loan Party of such failure within three Business Days after the Issuing Lender shall have furnished such Loan Party and the Administrative Agent a copy of such Letter of Credit and such error is material and no drawing has been made thereon prior to receipt of such notice;                (ix) any adverse change in the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of any Loan Party or Subsidiaries of a Loan Party;                (x) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any party thereto;                (xi) the occurrence or continuance of an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to any Loan Party;                (xii) the fact that an Event of Default or a Potential Default shall have occurred and be continuing;                (xiii) the fact that the Expiration Date shall have passed or this Agreement or the Commitments hereunder shall have been terminated; and                (xiv) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.           2.8.8 Indemnity. The Borrower hereby agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save harmless the Issuing Lender and any of its Affiliates that has issued a Letter of Credit from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, taxes, penalties, interest, judgments, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel and allocated costs of internal counsel) which the Issuing Lender or any of its Affiliates may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of the issuance of any Letter of Credit, other than as a result of (A) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Lender as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (B) the wrongful dishonor by the Issuing Lender or any of Issuing Lender’s Affiliates of a proper demand for payment made under any Letter of Credit, except if such dishonor resulted from any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto government or governmental authority.

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          2.8.9 Liability for Acts and Omissions. As between any Loan Party and the Issuing Lender, or the Issuing Lender’s Affiliates, such Loan Party assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for any of the following, including any losses or damages to any Loan Party or other Person or property relating therefrom: (i) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for an issuance of any such Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged (even if the Issuing Lender or its Affiliates shall have been notified thereof); (ii) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any such Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) the failure of the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit, or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred, to comply fully with any conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit or any other claim of any Loan Party against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit, or any such transferee, or any dispute between or among any Loan Party and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any such transferee; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any such Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or (viii) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Lender or the its Affiliates, as applicable, including any act or omission of any governmental authority, and none of the above shall affect or impair, or prevent the vesting of, any of the Issuing Lender’s or its Affiliates rights or powers hereunder. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall relieve the Issuing Lender from liability for the Issuing Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with actions or omissions described in such clauses (i) through (viii) of such sentence. In no event shall the Issuing Lender or its Affiliates be liable to any Loan Party for any indirect, consequential, incidental, punitive, exemplary or special damages or expenses (including without limitation attorneys’ fees), or for any damages resulting from any change in the value of any property relating to a Letter of Credit.                Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Issuing Lender and each of its Affiliates (i) may rely on any oral or other communication believed in good faith by the Issuing Lender or such Affiliate to have been authorized or given by or on behalf of the applicant for a Letter of Credit, (ii) may honor any presentation if the documents presented appear on their face substantially to comply with the terms and conditions of the relevant Letter of Credit; (iii) may honor a previously dishonored presentation under a Letter of Credit, whether such dishonor was pursuant to a court order, to settle or compromise any claim of wrongful dishonor, or otherwise, and shall be entitled to reimbursement to the same extent as if such presentation had initially been honored, together with any interest paid by the Issuing Lender or its Affiliate; (iv) may honor any drawing that is payable upon presentation of a statement advising negotiation or payment, upon receipt of such statement (even if such statement indicates that a draft or other document is being delivered separately), and shall not be liable for any failure of any such draft or other document to arrive, or to conform in any way with the relevant

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Letter of Credit; (v) may pay any paying or negotiating bank claiming that it rightfully honored under the laws or practices of the place where such bank is located; and (vi) may settle or adjust any claim or demand made on the Issuing Lender or its Affiliate in any way related to any order issued at the applicant’s request to an air carrier, a letter of guarantee or of indemnity issued to a carrier or any similar document (each an " Order ") and honor any drawing in connection with any Letter of Credit that is the subject of such Order, notwithstanding that any drafts or other documents presented in connection with such Letter of Credit fail to conform in any way with such Letter of Credit.                In furtherance and extension and not in limitation of the specific provisions set forth above, any action taken or omitted by the Issuing Lender or its Affiliates under or in connection with the Letters of Credit issued by it or any documents and certificates delivered thereunder, if taken or omitted in good faith, shall not put the Issuing Lender or its Affiliates under any resulting liability to the Borrower or any Lender.           2.8.10 Issuing Lender Reporting Requirements. Each Issuing Lender shall, on the first business day of each month, provide to Administrative Agent and Borrower a schedule of the Letters of Credit issued by it, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, showing the date of issuance of each Letter of Credit, the account party, the original face amount (if any), and the expiration date of any Letter of Credit outstanding at any time during the preceding month, and any other information relating to such Letter of Credit that the Administrative Agent may request. 3. TERM LOANS      3.1 Term Loan Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, each Lender severally, and not jointly, agrees to make a term loan (the " Term Loan ") to the Borrower on the Closing Date in such principal amount as the Borrower shall request up to, but not exceeding such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment.      3.2 Nature of Lenders’ Obligations with Respect to Term Loans; Repayment Terms. The obligations of each Lender to make Term Loans to the Borrower shall be in the proportion that such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment bears to the Term Loan Commitments of all Lenders to the Borrower, but each Lender’s Term Loan to the Borrower shall never exceed its Term Loan Commitment. The failure of any Lender to make a Term Loan shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations to make a Term Loan nor shall it impose any additional liability on any other Lender hereunder. The Lenders shall have no obligation to make Term Loans hereunder after the Closing Date. The Term Loan Commitments are not revolving credit commitments, and the Borrower shall not have the right to borrow, repay and reborrow under Section 3.1 [Term Loan Commitments]. The Term Loans shall be payable in equal quarterly installments of principal, each in the amount of $821,428.57, on each Payment Date until the earlier of the Expiration Date or acceleration of the Notes, when the entire unpaid balance of the Term Loans and all other amounts due hereunder and under the Loan Documents shall be paid in full. 4. INTEREST RATES      4.1 Interest Rate Options. The Borrower shall pay interest in respect of the outstanding unpaid principal amount of the Loans as selected by it from the Base Rate Option or

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LIBOR Rate Option set forth below applicable to the Loans, it being understood that, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower may select different Interest Rate Options and different Interest Periods to apply simultaneously to the Loans comprising different Borrowing Tranches and may convert to or renew one or more Interest Rate Options with respect to all or any portion of the Loans comprising any Borrowing Tranche; provided that there shall not be at any one time outstanding more than six (6) Borrowing Tranches in the aggregate among all of the Loans and provided further that if an Event of Default or Potential Default exists and is continuing, the Borrower may not request, convert to, or renew the LIBOR Rate Option for any Loans and the Required Lenders may demand that all existing Borrowing Tranches bearing interest under the LIBOR Rate Option shall be converted immediately to the Base Rate Option, subject to the obligation of the Borrower to pay any indemnity under Section 5.10 [Indemnity] in connection with such conversion. If at any time the designated rate applicable to any Loan made by any Lender exceeds such Lender’s highest lawful rate, the rate of interest on such Lender’s Loan shall be limited to such Lender’s highest lawful rate.           4.1.1 Revolving Credit Interest Rate Options. The Borrower shall have the right to select from the following Interest Rate Options applicable to the Revolving Credit Loans:                (i)  Revolving Credit Base Rate Option : A fluctuating rate per annum (computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed) equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin, such interest rate to change automatically from time to time effective as of the effective date of each change in the Base Rate; or                (ii)  Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Option : A rate per annum (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) equal to the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin.           4.1.2 Term Loan Interest Rate Options. The Borrower shall have the right to select from the following Interest Rate Options applicable to the Term Loans:                (i)  Term Loan Base Rate Option : A fluctuating rate per annum (computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed) equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin, such interest rate to change automatically from time to time effective as of the effective date of each change in the Base Rate; or                (ii)  Term Loan LIBOR Rate Option : A rate per annum (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) equal to the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin.           4.1.3 Swing Loan Interest Rate Options. Swing Loans shall accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.           4.1.4 Rate Quotations. The Borrower may call the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which a Loan Request is to be delivered to receive an indication of the rates then in effect, but it is acknowledged that such projection shall not be binding on the Administrative Agent or the Lenders nor affect the rate of interest which thereafter is actually in effect when the election is made.

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     4.2 Interest Periods. At any time when the Borrower shall select, convert to or renew a LIBOR Rate Option, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof at least three (3) Business Days prior to the effective date of such LIBOR Rate Option by delivering a Loan Request. The notice shall specify an Interest Period during which such Interest Rate Option shall apply. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the following provisions shall apply to any selection of, renewal of, or conversion to a LIBOR Rate Option:           4.2.1 Amount of Borrowing Tranche. Each Borrowing Tranche of Loans under the LIBOR Rate Option shall be in integral multiples of $300,000.00 and not less than $300,000.00; and           4.2.2 Renewals. In the case of the renewal of a LIBOR Rate Option at the end of an Interest Period, the first day of the new Interest Period shall be the last day of the preceding Interest Period, without duplication in payment of interest for such day.      4.3 Interest After Default. To the extent permitted by Law, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and until such time such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived:           4.3.1 Letter of Credit Fees, Interest Rate. The Letter of Credit Fees and the rate of interest for each Loan otherwise applicable pursuant to Section 2.8.2 [Letter of Credit Fees] or Section 4.1 [Interest Rate Options], respectively, shall be increased by 2.0% per annum;           4.3.2 Other Obligations. Each other Obligation hereunder, if not paid or reimbursed (as applicable) when due to be paid or reimbursed, but without duplication of any default rate of interest already applicable to such other Obligation by its terms, shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the rate of interest applicable under the Revolving Credit Base Rate Option plus the Applicable Margin plus an additional 2.0% per annum from the time such Obligation becomes due and payable and until it is paid in full; and           4.3.3 Acknowledgment. The Borrower acknowledges that the increase in rates referred to in this Section 4.3 reflects, among other things, the fact that such Loans or other amounts have become a substantially greater risk given their default status and that the Lenders are entitled to additional compensation for such risk; and all such interest shall be payable by Borrower upon demand by Administrative Agent.      4.4 LIBOR Rate Unascertainable; Illegality; Increased Costs; Deposits Not Available.           4.4.1 Unascertainable. If on any date on which a LIBOR Rate would otherwise be determined, the Administrative Agent shall have determined that:                (i) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining such LIBOR Rate, or                (ii) a contingency has occurred which materially and adversely affects the London interbank eurodollar market relating to the LIBOR Rate, the Administrative Agent shall have the rights specified in Section 4.4.3 [Administrative Agent’s and Lender’s Rights].           4.4.2 Illegality; Increased Costs; Deposits Not Available. If at any time any Lender shall have determined that:                (i) the making, maintenance or funding of any Loan to which a LIBOR Rate Option applies has been made impracticable or unlawful by compliance by such

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Lender in good faith with any Law or any interpretation or application thereof by any Official Body or with any request or directive of any such Official Body (whether or not having the force of Law), or                (ii) such LIBOR Rate Option will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lender of the establ

     
 
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