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CREDIT AGREEMENT

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Title: CREDIT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Texas     Date: 10/22/2009
Industry: Misc. Financial Services     Sector: Financial

CREDIT AGREEMENT, Parties: cash america international inc , 1002 notices and other communications , capital bank  na , cash america international  inc , jpmorgan chase bank  na , keybank national association , union bank of california  n.a. , wells fargo bank  national association
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EXHIBIT 10.3

Confidential Treatment Requested by Cash America International, Inc.
Confidential Portions of this document have been redacted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

AMONG

CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC. ,
AS THE BORROWER,

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,

AND

THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO

Dated as of November 21, 2008

 

[**Confidential Treatment Requested] indicates that portions of this document have been deleted and have been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Section

 

Page

 

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

 

 

 

 

 

1.01 Defined Terms

 

 

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1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions

 

 

16

 

1.03 Accounting Terms

 

 

17

 

1.04 Rounding

 

 

17

 

1.05 References to Agreements and Laws

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II. THE TERM LOAN

 

 

 

 

 

2.01 The Term Loan

 

 

17

 

2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Term Loans

 

 

17

 

2.03 Termination of Term Loan Commitments

 

 

19

 

2.04 Repayment of Term Loans

 

 

19

 

2.05 Prepayments

 

 

19

 

2.06 Interest

 

 

20

 

2.07 Fees

 

 

20

 

2.08 Computation of Interest and Fees

 

 

20

 

2.09 Evidence of Debt

 

 

20

 

2.10 Payments Generally

 

 

21

 

2.11 Sharing of Payments

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III. TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

 

 

 

 

 

3.01 Taxes

 

 

23

 

3.02 Illegality

 

 

24

 

3.03 Inability to Determine Rates

 

 

25

 

3.04 Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.

 

 

25

 

3.05 Funding Losses

 

 

26

 

3.06 Matters Applicable to all Requests for Compensation

 

 

27

 

3.07 Survival

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO TERM LOAN BORROWING

 

 

 

 

 

4.01 Conditions of Term Loan Borrowing

 

 

27

 

4.02 Conditions to Term Loan Borrowing and all Conversions and Continuations

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

 

 

 

 

5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws

 

 

29

 

5.02 Authorization; No Contravention

 

 

30

 

5.03 Governmental Authorization

 

 

30

 

5.04 Binding Effect

 

 

30

 

5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect

 

 

30

 

5.06 Litigation

 

 

30

 

5.07 No Default

 

 

30

 

5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens

 

 

31

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Section

 

Page

5.09 Environmental Compliance

 

 

31

 

5.10 Insurance

 

 

31

 

5.11 Taxes

 

 

31

 

5.12 ERISA Compliance

 

 

31

 

5.13 Subsidiaries

 

 

32

 

5.14 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act

 

 

32

 

5.15 No Financing of Corporate Takeovers

 

 

32

 

5.16 Insider

 

 

32

 

5.17 Disclosure

 

 

33

 

5.18 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc

 

 

33

 

5.19 Businesses

 

 

33

 

5.20 Common Enterprise

 

 

33

 

5.21 Solvent

 

 

33

 

5.22 Creazione Acquisition

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI. COVENANTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

 

 

 

 

 

8.01 Events of Default

 

 

35

 

8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default

 

 

37

 

8.03 Application of Proceeds

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

 

 

 

 

9.01 Appointment and Authorization of Administrative Agent

 

 

38

 

9.02 Delegation of Duties

 

 

38

 

9.03 Liability of Administrative Agent

 

 

39

 

9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent

 

 

39

 

9.05 Notice of Default

 

 

40

 

9.06 Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Administrative Agent

 

 

40

 

9.07 INDEMNIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

 

40

 

9.08 Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity

 

 

41

 

9.09 Successor Administrative Agent

 

 

41

 

9.10 Guaranty Matters

 

 

42

 

9.11 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

 

 

42

 

9.12 Related Obligations

 

 

43

 

9.13 Other Agents; Arrangers and Managers

 

 

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

 

 

10.01 Amendments, Etc

 

 

44

 

10.02 Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies

 

 

45

 

10.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

 

 

46

 

10.04 Attorney Costs, Expenses and Taxes

 

 

46

 

10.05 INDEMNIFICATION BY THE BORROWER

 

 

47

 

10.06 Payments Set Aside

 

 

48

 

10.07 Successors and Assigns

 

 

49

 

10.08 Confidentiality

 

 

51

 

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Section

 

Page

10.09 Set-off

 

 

52

 

10.10 Interest Rate Limitation

 

 

52

 

10.11 Counterparts

 

 

52

 

10.12 Integration

 

 

52

 

10.13 Survival of Representations and Warranties

 

 

53

 

10.14 Severability

 

 

53

 

10.15 Foreign Lenders

 

 

53

 

10.16 Removal and Replacement of Lenders

 

 

54

 

10.17 Exceptions to Covenants

 

 

54

 

10.18 Governing Law

 

 

54

 

10.19 Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury

 

 

55

 

10.20 USA Patriot Act Notice

 

 

55

 

10.21 Entire Agreement

 

 

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

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SCHEDULES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.01

 

 

Subsidiary Groups (for Definitions)

 

2.01

 

 

Term Commitments and Pro Rata Shares

 

5.13

 

 

Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments

 

7.03

(j)

 

Existing Investments

 

10.02

 

 

Eurodollar and Domestic Lending Offices, Addresses for Notices

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBITS

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Form of

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

Assignment and Acceptance

 

B

 

 

Guaranty

 

C

 

 

Term Loan Note

 

D

 

 

Term Loan Notice

 

E

 

 

Officer’s Certificate

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

     This CREDIT AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is entered into as of November 21, 2008, among CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Texas corporation (the “ Borrower ”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “ Lenders ” and individually, a “ Lender ”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent.

     The Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a term credit facility, and the Lenders are willing to do so on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

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

     “ Act ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.20 hereof.

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

     “ Administrative Agent’s Office ” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02 , or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.

     “ Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person. A Person shall be deemed to be “controlled by” any other Person if such other Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power (a) to vote 10% or more of the Voting Shares (on a fully diluted basis) of such Person; or (b) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.

     “ Affiliated IRP Agreement ” means an Interest Rate Protection Agreement entered into between the Borrower and a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, provided that such Lender was a Lender hereunder at the time such Interest Rate Protection Agreement was entered into.

     “ Agent Fee Letter ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.07 hereof.

     “ Agent-Related Persons ” means the Administrative Agent (including any successor administrative agent), together with its Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, agents and attorneys-in-fact of such Persons and Affiliates.

     “ Aggregate Term Commitments ” means the aggregate amount of Term Commitments of the Lenders, which initially shall be $38,000,000, as the same may be increased or reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

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     “ Agreement ” means this Credit Agreement.

     “ Applicable Law ” means (a) in respect of any Person, all provisions of Laws applicable to such Person, and all orders and decrees of all courts and arbitrators in proceedings or actions to which the Person in question is a party and (b) in respect of contracts made or performed in the State of Texas, “ Applicable Law ” shall also mean the Laws of the United States of America, including, without limitation the foregoing, 12 USC Sections 85 and 86, as amended to the date hereof and as the same may be amended at any time and from time to time hereafter, and any other statute of the United States of America now or at any time hereafter prescribing the maximum rates of interest on loans and extensions of credit, and the Laws of the State of Texas.

     “ Applicable Rate ” means (a) in respect of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, 3.50% per annum, and (b) in respect of a Base Rate Loan, 3.50% per annum.

     “ Approved Fund ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(g) hereof.

     “ Assets ” means, as of any date, the assets which would be reflected on a balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a combined and consolidated basis prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.

     “ Assignment and Acceptance ” means an Assignment and Acceptance substantially in the form of Exhibit A .

     “ Attorney Costs ” means and includes all reasonable fees and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel.

     “ Attributable Indebtedness ” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.

     “ Audited Financial Statements ” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Borrower.

     “ Base Rate ” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1 and 1/2 % and (b) the Prime Rate in effect for such day. Any change in such rate announced by Wells Fargo shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

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

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

     “ Borrower ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.

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     “ Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located and, if such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the applicable offshore Dollar interbank market.

     “ Capital Lease ” means, as of any date, any lease of property, real or personal, which would be capitalized on a balance sheet of the lessee prepared as of such date, in accordance with GAAP, together with any other lease by such lessee which is in substance a financing lease, including without limitation, any lease under which (a) such lessee has or will have an option to purchase the property subject thereto at a nominal amount or an amount less than a reasonable estimate of the fair market value of such property as of the date such lease is entered into or (b) the term of the lease approximates or exceeds the expected useful life of the property leased thereunder.

     “ Capital Stock ” means, as to any Person, the equity interests in such Person, including, without limitation, the shares of each class of capital stock in any Person that is a corporation, each class of partnership interest in any Person that is a partnership, and each class of membership interest in any Person that is a limited liability company, and any right to subscribe for or otherwise acquire any such equity interests.

     “ Change of Control ” means, with respect to any Person, an event or series of events by which any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire (such right, an “ option right ”), whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the equity securities of such Person entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such Person on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right).

     “ Closing Date ” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 hereof are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 4.01 hereof (or, in the case of Section 4.01(b) hereof, waived by the Person entitled to receive the applicable payment).

     “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     “ Communications ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(c) hereof.

     “ Compensation Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.10(d)(ii) hereof.

     “ Consequential Loss ” means, with respect to the Borrower’s payment of all or any portion of the then outstanding principal amount of a Lender’s Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period related thereto, any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender as a result of the timing of such payment or in redepositing such principal amount,

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including any expense or penalty incurred by such Lender on redepositing such principal amount, but excluding any loss of the Applicable Rate on the relevant Eurodollar Rate Loans.

     “ Contractual Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

     “ Creazione ” means Creazione Estilo, S.A. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R., a Mexican corporation.

     “ Creazione Acquisition ” means the purchase by Cash America of Mexico, Inc. of not less than 80% of all authorized, issued and outstanding equity interest of Creazione.

     “ Creazione Acquisition Agreement ” means the Securities Purchase Agreement entered into by and among Creazione, Cash America of Mexico, Inc., Capital International S.ár.l., St. Claire, S.A. de C.V., Gerardo Ciuk, INVECAMEX, S.A. de C.V., Arturo Aguilar, an individual citizen of the United Mexican States, Borrower and the other parties thereto.

     “ Creazione Acquisition Documents ” means Creazione Acquisition Agreement and each other agreement required to be delivered pursuant to the Creazione Acquisition Agreement as a condition to the occurrence of the Creazione Acquisition.

     “ Creazione Effective Time ” means the date and time at which the Creazione Acquisition shall be consummated pursuant to the Creazione Acquisition Documents.

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

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

     “ Default Rate ” means an interest rate equal to (a) with respect to a Base Rate Loan, (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate, plus (c) 2% per annum, and (b) with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, (i) the Eurodollar Rate, plus (ii) the Applicable Rate, plus (iii) 2% per annum, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law.

     “ Disposition ” means the sale, transfer, license or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction, but excluding a Dividend) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.

     “ Dollar ” and “ $ ” means lawful money of the United States of America.

     “ Dollar Equivalent ” means, on any date, the amount of Dollars into which an amount of applicable foreign currency may be converted on such date.

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     “ Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than a Foreign Subsidiary.

     “ Eligible Assignee ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(g) hereof.

     “ Environmental Laws ” means all Laws relating to environmental, health, safety and land use matters applicable to any property.

     “ ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and any regulations issued pursuant thereto.

     “ ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).

     “ ERISA Event ” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by the 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; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension 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; (e) an event or condition which might reasonably be expected to constitute 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 (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to a Pension Plan, other than PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.

     “ Eurodollar Rate ” means for any Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan (rounded upward to the next 1/16th of 1%):

     (a) the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the offered rate that appears on the page of the Telerate screen (or any successor thereto) that displays an average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, or

     (b) if the rate referenced in the preceding subsection (a) does not appear on such page or service or such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service that displays an average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period, determined as of

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approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, or

     (c) if the rates referenced in the preceding subsections (a) and (b) are not available, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent as the rate of interest at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by Wells Fargo and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Wells Fargo’s London Branch to major banks in the offshore Dollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.

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

     “ Event of Default ” means any of the events or circumstances specified in Section 8.01 .

     “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     “ Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate charged to Wells Fargo on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

     “ Foreign Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.15 hereof.

     “ Foreign Loans ” means intercompany loans and advances by the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary to a Foreign Subsidiary.

     “ Foreign Plan ” means any pension plan or other deferred compensation plan, program or arrangement maintained by a Foreign Subsidiary which, under applicable local law, is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle.

     “ Foreign Subsidiary ” means (a) each Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate which is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any State thereof, if any, and (b) each Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of which a majority of the revenues, earnings or other total assets (determined on a consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries) are located or derived from operations outside of the United States of America, if any.

     “ Fund ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(g) hereof.

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     “ GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States as set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a substantial segment of the accounting profession, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders such approval not to be unreasonably withheld and no amendment fee will be payable to the Lenders in connection with such amendment); provided that, until so amended, (a) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (b) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

     “ Governmental Authority ” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, administrative tribunal, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government, and any corporation or other entity owned or controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of the foregoing.

     “ Guarantors ” means, collectively, each Domestic Subsidiary.

     “ Guaranty ” means the Guaranty made by one or more of the Guarantors, substantially in the form of Exhibit B .

     “ Guaranty Obligation ” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guarantying or having the economic effect of guarantying any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligees in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligees against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person; provided , however , that the term “ Guaranty Obligation ” shall not include (x) the purchase of instruments in respect of Investments otherwise permitted by Section 7.03(a) of the Incorporated Agreement and (y) endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The

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amount of any Guaranty Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guaranty Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guarantying Person in good faith.

     “ Highest Lawful Rate ” at the particular time in question the maximum rate of interest which, under Applicable Law, any Lender is then permitted to charge on the Obligations. If the maximum rate of interest which, under Applicable Law, any Lender is permitted to charge on the Obligations shall change after the date hereof, the Highest Lawful Rate shall be automatically increased or decreased, as the case may be, from time to time as of the effective time of each change in the Highest Lawful Rate without notice to the Borrower. For purposes of determining the Highest Lawful Rate under Applicable Law, the indicated rate ceiling shall be the lesser of (a)(i) the “ weekly ceiling ”, as such ceiling is computed in Section 303.003 of the Texas Finance Code, as amended, or (ii) if available in accordance with the terms thereof and at the Administrative Agent’s option after notice to the Borrower and otherwise in accordance with the terms of Section 303.103 of the Texas Finance Code, as amended, the “ annualized ceiling ”, as such ceiling is determined in accordance with Section 303.009 of the Texas Finance Code, as amended, and (b)(i) if the amount outstanding under this Agreement is less than $250,000, twenty-four percent (24%), or (ii) if the amount outstanding under this Agreement is equal to or greater than $250,000, twenty-eight percent (28%) per annum.

     “ Incorporated Agreement ” means that certain First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2005, among the Borrower, each lender from time to time party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, an L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and U.S. Bank National Association, KeyBank National Association and Union Bank of California, N.A., as Co-documentation Agents, as amended by that certain First Amendment to First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2007, that certain Commitment Increase Agreement, dated as of February 29, 2008, that certain Second Amendment to First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2008, and that certain Third Amendment to First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2008. Unless otherwise specified herein, all references to the Incorporated Agreement shall mean the Incorporated Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, without giving effect to any amendment, supplement or other modification thereto or thereof after the date hereof.

     “ Increase Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(d) hereof.

     “ Indebtedness ” means, as to any Person at a particular time, all of the following:

     (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

     (b) any direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), banker’s acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;

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     (c) net obligations under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement in an amount equal to (i) if such Interest Rate Protection Agreement has been closed out, the unpaid Termination Value thereof, or (ii) if such Interest Rate Protection Agreement has not been closed out, the mark-to-market value thereof determined on the basis of readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Interest Rate Protection Agreement;

     (d) whether or not so included as liabilities in accordance with GAAP, all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, and indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;

     (e) accrued obligations in respect of earnout or similar payments payable in cash or which may be payable in cash at the seller’s or obligee’s option;

     (f) Capital Lease and Synthetic Lease Obligations;

     (g) any Redeemable Stock of such Person;

     (h) any Receivables Facility Attributed Indebtedness; and

     (i) all Guaranty Obligations of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person except for customary exceptions reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders. The amount of any Capital Lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.

     “ Indemnified Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05 hereof.

     “ Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05 hereof.

     “ Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.08 hereof.

     “ Interest Payment Date ” means, (a) as to any Term Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Term Loan; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, each Quarterly Date and the Maturity Date.

     “ Interest Period ” means as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one month thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Term Loan Notice; provided that:

     (i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case

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of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

     (ii) any Interest Period of one month pertaining to a Eurodollar Rate Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

     (iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the scheduled Maturity Date.

     “ Interest Rate Protection Agreement ” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, any cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any of the foregoing, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “ Master Agreement ”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

     “ Interest Rate Protection Obligations ” means any and all obligations of the Borrower to any Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender under any Affiliated IRP Agreement.

     “ Investment ” means, as to any Person, any acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital stock or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution (including a contribution of property) to, Guaranty Obligation with respect to the debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

     “ IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

     “ Laws ” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof,

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and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

     “ Lender ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

     “ Lender Fee Letter ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.07 hereof.

     “ Lending Office ” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such on Schedule 10.02 , or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

     “ Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment as security for Indebtedness, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable Laws of any jurisdiction), including the interest of a purchaser of accounts receivable.

     “ Litigation ” means any proceeding, claim, lawsuit, arbitration, and/or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority, including, without limitation, proceedings, claims, lawsuits, and/or investigations under or pursuant to any environmental, occupational, safety and health, antitrust, unfair competition, securities, tax or other Law, or under or pursuant to any contract, agreement or other instrument.

     “ Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, the Term Loan Notes, the Lender Fee Letter, the Agent Fee Letter, each Guaranty, each Term Loan Notice, and any other agreement executed, delivered or performable by any Loan Party in connection herewith or as security for the Obligations.

     “ Loan Parties ” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.

     “ Material Adverse Effect ” means any act or circumstance or event which (a) causes an Event of Default or causes a Default which could reasonably be expected to become an Event of Default, (b) otherwise is material and adverse to the consolidated financial condition or business operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and which could reasonably be expected to result in a Default or an Event of Default, (c) in any manner whatsoever materially and adversely affects the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents in a manner that impairs the ability of the Lenders to exercise their remedies under this Agreement or (d) impairs the ability of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to perform its obligations under any of the Loan Documents to which it is a party.

     “ Maturity Date ” means (a) November 21, 2012, or (b) such earlier date upon which all of the Outstanding Amount shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof.

     “ Multiemployer Plan ” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is

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obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding three calendar years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

     “ Net Proceeds ” means, with respect to the Disposition of any Asset (including Capital Stock) by or of, or the issuance of Indebtedness to, any Person, the proceeds received by such Person in connection with such transaction after deducting therefrom the aggregate, without duplication, of the following amounts to the extent properly attributable to such transaction or to any asset that may be the subject thereof: (i) reasonable brokerage commissions, legal fees, finder’s fees, financial advisory fees, fees for solvency opinions, fairness opinions, accounting fees, underwriting fees, investment banking fees, survey, title insurance, appraisals, notaries and other similar commissions and fees and expenses, in each case, to the extent paid, payable or reimbursed by such Person; (ii) filing, recording or registration fees or charges or similar fees or charges paid by such Person; (iii) taxes paid or payable by such Person or any shareholder, partner or member of such Person to governmental taxing authorities as a result of such sale or other disposition (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions or any tax sharing arrangements to the extent actually utilized); and (iv) payment of the outstanding principal amount of, premium or penalty, if any, and interest on any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) that is secured by a Lien on or otherwise related or attributable to the stock or asset in question, to the extent required or permitted pursuant to the documentation evidencing such Indebtedness. To the extent that any note is obtained in such Disposition, the proceeds received in respect thereof shall be deemed to be the value of such note as determined in accordance with GAAP. To the extent that any securities are obtained in any such sale, lease, transfer or other disposition, the proceeds received in respect thereof shall be deemed to be the fair market value of such securities as of the date of such disposition.

     “ Note Agreements ” means, collectively, (a) that certain Note Agreement dated as of August 12, 2002, entered into by and between the Borrower and the “Purchasers” named therein, as amended to the date of this Agreement and such other further amendments not otherwise prohibited by Section 7.15 of the Incorporated Agreement; (b) that certain Note Agreement dated as of December 28, 2005, entered into by and between the Borrower and the “Purchasers” named therein, as amended to the date of this Agreement and such other further amendments not otherwise prohibited by Section 7.15 of the Incorporated Agreement; and (c) that certain Note Agreement dated as of December 19, 2006, entered into by and between the Borrower and the “Purchasers” named therein, as amended to the date of this Agreement and such other further amendments not otherwise prohibited by Section 7.15 of the Incorporated Agreement..

     “ Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02(c) hereof.

     “ Obligations ” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, “ Obligations ” includes all amounts which would be owed by any Loan Party or any other Person (other than Administrative Agent or Lenders) to Administrative Agent, Lenders or any Affiliate of a Lender under any Loan Document, but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving any Loan Party or any other Person (including all such amounts which would become due or would be secured but for the filing of

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any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding of any other Loan Party or any other Person under any Debtor Relief Law).

     “ Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate signed by the chief executive officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit E .

     “ Organization Documents ” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws; (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the articles of formation and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation with the secretary of state or other department in the state of its formation, in each case as amended from time to time.

     “ Other Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b) hereof.

     “ Outstanding Amount ” means with respect to Term Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans occurring on such date.

     “ Participant ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(d) hereof.

     “ PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

     “ Pension Plan ” means 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 the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer plan (as described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA) has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.

     “ Person ” means any individual, trustee, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, bank, business association, firm, joint venture or Governmental Authority.

     “ Plan ” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.

     “ Prepayment Amount ” means with respect to any principal of the Term Loan that is prepaid, an amount equal to 1.00% of such principal amount.

     “ Prime Rate ” means, at any time, the rate of interest most recently announced within Wells Fargo at its principal office in San Francisco as its Prime Rate, with the understanding that Wells Fargo’s Prime Rate is one of its base rates and serves as the basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for those loans making reference thereto, and is evidenced by the recording thereof after its announcement in such internal publication or publications as Wells Fargo may designate. Any change in such rate announced within Wells Fargo shall take effect on the opening of business on the day such change is announced within Wells Fargo.

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     “ Pro Rata Share ” means, with respect to each Lender, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate Term Commitments set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 , as such share may be adjusted as contemplated herein.

     “ Property ” means any investment in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible.

     “ Quarterly Date ” means the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December during the term of this Agreement.

     “ Receivables Facility Attributed Indebtedness ” means the amount of obligations outstanding under a receivables purchase facility on any date of determination that would be characterized as principal if such facility were structured as a secured lending transaction other than a purchase.

     “ Redeemable Stock ” means the portion of any Capital Stock of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which prior to the Maturity Date is or may be (a) unilaterally redeemable (by seeking final or similar payments or otherwise) upon the occurrence of certain events or otherwise; (b) redeemable at the option of the holder thereof or (c) convertible into Indebtedness.

     “ Register ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(c) hereof.

     “ Release Date ” shall mean the date upon which all Obligations and all Interest Rate Protection Obligations are paid in full and the Term Commitments are terminated.

     “ Reportable Event ” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.

     “ Required Lenders ” means, as of any date of determination, three or more Lenders whose Voting Percentages aggregate more than 50%.

     “ Responsible Officer ” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, corporate controller, treasurer, vice president of finance or corporate secretary of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

     “ Solvent ” means, with respect to any Person, that the fair value of the assets of such Person (both at fair valuation and at present fair saleable value on a going concern basis) is, on the date of determination, greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person as of such date and that, as of such date, such Person is able to pay all liabilities of such Person as such liabilities mature and such Person does not have unreasonably small capital with which to carry on its business. In computing the amount of contingent or unliquidated liabilities at any time, such liabilities will be computed at the amount which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability discounted to present value at rates believed to be reasonable by such Person.

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     “ Subsidiary ” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “ Subsidiary ” or to “ Subsidiaries ” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

     “ Synthetic Lease Obligation ” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).

     “ Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a) hereof.

     “ Term Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01 .

     “ Term Loan Borrowing ” means the borrowing of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.01 .

     “ Term Loan Commitment ” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to make a Term Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Term Loan Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

     “ Term Loan Note ” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Lender evidencing the Term Loan made by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C .

     “ Term Loan Notice ” means a notice of the Term Loan Borrowing or a change of Type of the Term Loan, substantially in the form of Exhibit D .

     “ Termination Value ” means, in respect of any one or more Interest Rate Protection Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Interest Rate Protection Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Interest Rate Protection Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a) the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Interest Rate Protection Agreements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Interest Rate Protection Agreements (which may include any Lender).

     “ Type ” means with respect to a Term Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

     “ Unfunded Pension Liability ” means the excess of a Pension Plan’s benefit liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension Plan’s assets,

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determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan year.

     “ Voting Percentage ” means, as to any Lender, (a) at any time when the Term Commitments are in effect, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share and (b) at any time after the termination of the Term Commitments, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) which (i) the Outstanding Amount of such Lender’s Term Loan then constitutes of (ii) the Outstanding Amount of all Term Loans; provided , however , that if any Lender has failed to fund any portion of its Term Loan required to be funded by it hereunder, such Lender’s Voting Percentage shall be deemed to be zero, and the respective Pro Rata Shares and Voting Percentages of the other Lenders shall be recomputed for purposes of this definition and the definition of “ Required Lenders ” without regard to such failing Lender’s Term Commitment or the Outstanding Amount of its Term Loan.

     “ Voting Shares ” of any Person means any class or classes of Capital Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors (or other governing bodies) of such Person, other than Capital Stock having such power by reason of the happening of a contingency.

     “Wells Fargo” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

      1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions.

     (a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

(b) (i) The words “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.

     (ii) Unless otherwise specified herein, Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to this Agreement.

     (iii) The term “ including ” is by way of example and not limitation.

     (iv) The term “ documents ” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced.

     (c) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”

     (d) Section headings herein and the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

     (e) Except as otherwise provided herein, for the calculation of all covenants and other provisions contained herein, any amounts included in such calculation which are not Dollars

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shall be calculated according to its Dollar Equivalent on the date of such calculation in accordance with GAAP.

      1.03 Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.

      1.04 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

      1.05 References to Agreements and Laws. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by any Loan Document; and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.

ARTICLE II.
THE TERM LOAN

      2.01 The Term Loan. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make a single loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment (the “ Term Loans ”). The Term Loan Borrowing shall consist of Term Loans made simultaneously by the Lenders in accordance with the preceding sentence. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01 and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

      2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Term Loans.

     (a) The Term Loan Borrowing, each conversion of Term Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Term Loans as the same Type shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone or electronic mail. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon, Dallas, Texas time (i) two Business Days prior to the requested date of the Term Loan Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (ii) one Business Day prior to the requested date of the Term Loan Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. Each such telephonic notice or electronic mail must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Term Loan Notice appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. The Term Loan Borrowing of, and each conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $2,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. The Term

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Loan Borrowing of and each conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Term Loan Notice (whether telephonic, electronic or written), shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting the Term Loan Borrowing, a conversion of Term Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Term Loans as the same Type, (ii) the requested date of the Term Loan Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of the Term Loan Borrowing or Term Loans to be converted or continued, (iv) the Type of the Term Loan Borrowing or Term Loans to be converted or continued, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Term Loan in a Term Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Term Loans shall be made or continued as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests the Term Loan Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Term Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.

     (b) Following receipt of the Term Loan Notice for the Term Loan Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of its Pro Rata Share of the Term Loan. Following receipt of a Term Loan Notice related to the continuation or conversion of a Term Loan, the Administrative Lender shall promptly notify each Lender of the details of such continuation or conversion, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in the preceding subsection. Each Lender shall make the amount of its Term Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 2:00 p.m., Dallas, Texas time, on the Business Day specified in the applicable Term Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Sections 4.01 and 4.02 hereof, the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Administrative Agent with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower.

     (c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan. During the existence of a Default or Event of Default, no Term Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders, and during the existence of an Event of Default, the Required Lenders may demand that any or all of the then outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans be converted immediately to Base Rate Loans.

     (d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Eurodollar Rate Loan upon determination of such interest rate. The determination of the Eurodollar Rate by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

     (e) After giving effect to the Term Loan Borrowing, all conversions of Term Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Term Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than one Interest Period in effect with respect to all Term Loans.

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      2.03 Termination of Term Loan Commitments. The Aggregate Term Loan Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the date of the Term Loan Borrowing.

      2.04 Repayment of Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Lenders the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding on the following dates in the respective amounts set forth opposite such dates:

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

Amount

Each Quarterly Date on and after March 31, 2010

 

$

3,040,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maturity Date

 

The outstanding aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans

      2.05 Prepayments.

     (a) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Term Loans in whole or in part; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon, Dallas, Texas time, (A) two Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans, and (B) one Business Day prior to the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $2,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Term Loans to be prepaid. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any voluntary or mandatory prepayment of a Term Loan shall be accompanied by (a) all accrued interest thereon, (b) any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05 hereof, and (c) if such prepayment occurs on or prior to November 20, 2009, and subject to Section 10.10 , the Prepayment Amount with respect to the amount of the Term Loan prepaid. Each such prepayment shall be applied to the Term Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares. Any mandatory prepayment required pursuant to Section 2.05(b) hereof shall not be subject to any notice or minimum payment provisions of this
Section 2.05(a) .

     (b) Within 10 Business Days of the receipt of Net Proceeds from the Disposition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Assets other than any Dispositions permitted under clauses (a) through (e) of Section 7.05 of the Incorporated Agreement, and clause (f) of Section 7.05 of the Incorporated Agreement to the extent that a prepayment under this Section 2.05(b) is not required, the Borrower shall prepay Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to 25% of such Net Proceeds. Each such mandatory prepayment shall be made and applied as provided in Section 2.05(a) hereof.

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      2.06 Interest.

     (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (y) the Highest Lawful Rate and (z) the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate for Eurodollar Rate Loans; and (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (y) the Highest Lawful Rate and (z) the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for Base Rate Loans.

     (b) Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists or after acceleration, the Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the lesser of (y) the Highest Lawful Rate and (z) the Default Rate, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law. Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

     (c) Interest on the Term Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

      2.07 Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the Administrative Agent’s own account, the fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the letter agreement, dated November 21, 2008, between the Borrower and Wells Fargo (the “ Agent Fee Letter ”). The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each of the Lenders, the fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the letter agreement, dated November 21, 2008, between the Borrower, the Lenders and Wells Fargo (the “ Lender Fee Letter ”). Subject to Section 10.10 , such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall be nonrefundable for any reason whatsoever.

      2.08 Computation of Interest and Fees. Subject to Section 10.10 hereof, computation of interest on Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed. Computation of all other types of interest and all fees shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and the actual number of days elapsed. Interest shall accrue on each Term Loan for the day on which the Term Loan is made, and shall not accrue on such Term Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Term Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Term Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall bear interest for one day.

      2.09 Evidence of Debt. The Term Loan made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Term Loan made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure so to record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Term Loans. In the event of

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any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of such Lender shall control. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, such Lender’s Term Loan may be evidenced by a Term Loan Note in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Term Loan Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of the applicable Term Loan and payments with respect thereto.

      2.10 Payments Generally.

     (a) All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m., Dallas, Texas time, on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly, and in any event within the same business day, distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m., Dallas, Texas time, shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. The Borrower authorizes the Administrative Agent to charge the account of the Borrower maintained with Wells Fargo (as of the Closing Date, such account is number #4761053503) for each payment of principal, interest and fees as it becomes due hereunder.

     (b) Subject to the definition of “ Interest Period ,” if any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

     (c) If, at any time after an Event of Default (but prior to (A) the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 or (B) the Term Loans becoming automatically due and payable), insufficient funds under this Agreement are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i)  first , toward costs and expenses (including Attorney Costs and amounts payable under Article III ) incurred by the Administrative Agent and each Lender in respect of this Agreement, (ii)  second , toward repayment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (iii)  third , toward repayment of principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.

     (d) Unless the Borrower or any Lender has notified the Administrative Agent prior to the date any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder, that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to the Person entitled thereto. If and to the extent that such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds, then:

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     (i) if the Borrower failed to make such payment, each Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent the portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender in immediately available funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds, at the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect; and

     (ii) if any Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender shall forthwith on demand pay to the Administrative Agent the amount thereof in immediately available funds, together with interest thereon for the period from the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent (the “ Compensation Period ”) at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Term Loan included in the Term Loan Borrowing. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefore, the Administrative Agent may make a demand therefore upon the Borrower, and the Borrower shall pay such amount to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to the Term Loan. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Term Loan Commitment or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent or the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (d) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

     (e) If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Term Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II , and the conditions to the Term Loan Borrowing set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

     (f) The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make its Term Loan are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make its Term Loan on the date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Term Loan.

     (g) Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for its Term Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for its Term Loan in any particular place or manner.

      2.11 Sharing of Payments. If, other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein, any Lender shall obtain on account of its Term Loan any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) in excess of its ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase from the other Lenders such participations

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in the Term Loans made by them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of such Term Loan pro rata with each of them; provided , however , that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender, such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefore, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of set-off, but subject to Section 10.09 hereof with respect to such participation) as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. The Administrative Agent will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this Section and will in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased.

ARTICLE III.
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

      3.01 Taxes.

     (a) Any and all payments by the Borrower to or for the account of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings or similar charges, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding, in the case of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, taxes imposed on or measured by its net income, and franchise taxes imposed on it by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the Laws of which the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, is organized or maintains a lending office or any other jurisdictions in which the Administrative Agent or such Lender transacts business (all such non-excluded taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings or similar charges, and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as “ Taxes ”). If the Borrower shall be required by any Laws to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section), the Administrative Agent and such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions, (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable Laws, and (iv) within 30 days after the date of such payment, the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent (which shall forward the same to such Lender) the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof.

     (b) In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes and any other excise or property taxes or charges or similar levies which

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arise from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document (hereinafter referred to as “ Other Taxes ”).

     (c) If the Borrower shall be required to deduct or pay any Taxes or Other Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, the Borrower shall also pay to the Administrative Agent (for the account of such Lender) or to such Lender, at the time interest on the Obligations is paid, such additional amount that such Lender specifies as reasonably necessary to preserve the after-tax yield (after factoring in all taxes, including taxes imposed on or measured by net income) such Lender would have received if such Taxes or Other Taxes had not been imposed, with the computation of such additional amount to be set forth in writing, certified by such Lender, and delivered to the Borrower.

     (d) The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender for (i) the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes (including any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section) paid by the Administrative Agent and such Lender, (ii) amounts payable under Section 3.01(c) hereof and (iii) any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, in each case whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. Payment under this subsection (d) shall be made within 30 days after the date the Lender or the Administrative Agent makes a demand therefore.

     (e) Each Lender (and the Administrative Agent with respect to payments to the Administrative Agent for its own account) agrees that (i) it will take all reasonable actions by all usual means to maintain all exemptions, if any, available to it from United States withholding taxes (whether available by treaty, existing administrative waiver, or by virtue of the location of any Lender’s Lending Office) and (ii) otherwise cooperate with the Borrower to minimize amounts payable by the Borrower under this Section 3.01 ; provided , however , the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall not be obligated by reason of this Section 3.01(e) to contest the payment of any Taxes or Other Taxes or to disclose any information regarding its tax affairs or tax computation or reorder its tax or other affairs or tax or other planning. Subject to the foregoing, to the extent the Borrower pays sums pursuant to this Section 3.01 and the Lender or the Administrative Agent receives a refund of any or all of such sums, such refund shall be applied to reduce any amounts then due and owing under this Agreement or, to the extent that no amounts are due and owing under this Agreement at the time such refunds are received, the party receiving such refund shall promptly pay over all such refunded sums to the Borrower, provided no Default or Event of Default is in existence at such time.

      3.02 Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurodollar Rate Loans, or materially restricts the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the applicable offshore Dollar market, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist.

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Upon receipt of such notice, with the computation of such additional amount to be set forth in writing, certified by such Lender, and delivered to the Borrower, the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period thereof, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay interest then accrued on the amount so prepaid or converted. Each Lender agrees to designate a different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.

      3.03 Inability to Determine Rates. If the Administrative Agent determines in connection with any request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof that (a) Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the applicable offshore Dollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan, (b) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for such Eurodollar Rate Loan, or (c) the Eurodollar Rate for such Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lenders of funding such Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and all Lenders. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for the Term Loan Borrowing or any request for a conversion or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for the Term Loan Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein, provided that the Borrower shall not be liable for any Consequential Loss in connection with any such deemed conversion.

      3.04 Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.

     (a) If any Lender determines that as a result of the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any Law, or such Lender’s compliance therewith, there shall be any increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining Eurodollar Rate Loans or (as the case may be) issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or a reduction in the amount received or receivable by such Lender in connection with any of the foregoing (excluding for purposes of this subsection (a) any such increased costs or reduction in amount resulting from (i) Taxes or Other Taxes (as to which Section 3.01 hereof shall govern), (ii) changes in the basis of taxation of overall net income or overall gross income by the United States or any foreign jurisdiction or any political subdivision of either thereof under the Laws of which such Lender is organized or has its Lending Office, and (iii) reserve requirements contemplated by Section 3.04(c) hereof), then from time to time upon demand of such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction, with the computation of such additional amount to be set forth in writing, certified by such Lender, and delivered to the Borrower. The affected Lender will as soon as practicable notify the Borrower of any event of which it has knowledge, occurring after the date hereof, which will entitle such Lender to compensation pursuant to this Section and designate a different

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Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.

     (b) If any Lender determines that the introduction of any Law regarding capital adequacy or any change therein or in the interpretation thereof, or compliance by such Lender (or its Lending Office) therewith, has the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender with respect to this Agreement as a consequence of such Lender’s obligations hereunder (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy and such Lender’s desired return on capital), then from time to time upon demand of such Lender, with the computation of such additional amount to be set forth in writing, certified by such Lender, and delivered to the Borrower (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction.

     (c) The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required under regulations of the Board to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “ Eurocurrency liabilities ”), additional costs on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Term Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be controlling, in absence of error), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Term Loan, provided the Borrower shall have received at least 15 days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest from such Lender, with the computation of such additional amount to be set forth in writing, certified by such Lender, and delivered to the Borrower. If a Lender fails to give notice 15 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable 15 days from receipt of such notice.

     (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.04 , the Borrower shall not be liable with respect to any amounts that were incurred or accrued more than (90) days prior to the date of the sending of the notice to the Borrower under subsection (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 3.04 , as the case may be.

      3.05 Funding Losses. Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for the Consequential Loss incurred by it as a result of:

     (a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);

     (b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make its Term Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Eurodollar Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or

     (c) any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefore as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.16 hereof.

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For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.05 , each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the Eurodollar Rate for such Term Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the applicable offshore Dollar interbank market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded.

      3.06 Matters Applicable to all Requests for Compensation.

     (a) A certificate of the Administrative Agent or any Lender claiming compensation under this Article III and setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder and the detailed computation of such amount or amounts shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, the Administrative Agent or such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.

     (b) Upon any Lender’s making a claim for compensation under Section 3.01 , 3.02 or 3.04 hereof, the Borrower may remove or replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10.16 hereof.

      3.07 Survival. All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Term Commitments and payment in full of all the other Obligations.

ARTICLE IV.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO TERM LOAN BORROWING

      4.01 Conditions of Term Loan Borrowing. The obligation of each Lender to make its Term Loan as provided in Section 2.01 is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

     (a) Unless waived by all the Lenders (or by the Administrative Agent with respect to immaterial matters or items specified in clause (iv) or (v) below with respect to which the Borrower has given assurances satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that such items shall be delivered promptly following the Closing Date), the Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimiles (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal counsel:

     (i) executed counterparts of this Agreement and the Guaranty, sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Borrower;

     (ii) Term Loan Notes executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender, each in a principal amount equal to such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment;

     (iii) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may require to establish the identities of and verify the authority and capacity of

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each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party;

     (iv) such evidence as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to verify that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in each jurisdiction in which it is required to be qualified to engage in business, including certified copies of each Loan Party’s Organization Documents, certificates of good standing and/or qualification to engage in business and tax clearance certificates;

     (v) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying (A) that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) hereof have been satisfied, and (B) that there has been no event or circumstance since the date of the Audited Financial Statements which has or could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

     (vi) opinions of counsel to each Loan Party in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

     (vii) evidence that any Indebtedness not otherwise permitted hereunder has been or concurrently with the Closing Date is being terminated and all obligations thereunder have been or concurrently with the Closing Date are being paid in full;

     (viii) a copy of all Creazione Acquisition Documents, certified as complete and correct by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and of Cash America of Mexico, Inc.;

     (ix) evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that all necessary consents have been obtained from and all necessary notice filings have been made with all Governmental Authorities related to the transactions the subject of the Creazione Acquisition Documents;

     (x) the Officer’s Certificate executed by the chief executive officer of the Borrower; and

     (xi) such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders reasonably may require.

     (b) All fees under the Agent Fee Letter required to be paid on or before the Closing Date shall have been paid.

     (c) Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have paid all Attorney Costs of the Administrative Agent to the extent invoiced at least two days prior to the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of Attorney Costs as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of Attorney Costs incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent).

     (d) The Closing Date shall have occurred on or before January 31, 2009.

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      4.02 Conditions to Term Loan Borrowing and all Conversions and Continuations. The obligation of each Lender to make its Term Loan as provided in Section 2.01 and to honor any request for the continuation of or conversion to a Eurodollar Rate Loan is subject to the following conditions precedent:

     (a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article V , or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith, shall be true and correct on and as of the date of the Term Loan Borrowing or such continuation or conversion, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and except for purposes of this Section 4.02 , the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 hereof shall be deemed to refer to the most recent financial statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01 of the Incorporated Agreement.

     (b) No Default or Event of Default shall exist, or would result from the Term Loan Borrowing or such continuation or conversion.

     (c) After giving effect to the Term Loan Borrowing, the aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is permitted under the Note Agreements.

     (d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a Term Loan Notice in accordance with the requirements hereof.

Each Term Loan Notice submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) hereof have been satisfied on and as of the date of the Term Loan Borrowing, continuation or conversion, as applicable.

ARTICLE V.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:

      5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party (a) is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals necessary to (i) own its assets, carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license, and (d) is in compliance with all Laws (including, without limitation, all federal and state registrations required by any anti-money laundering Laws), except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i), (c) or this clause (d), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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      5.02 Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is party, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (b) materially conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, any material Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law.

      5.03 Governmental Authorization. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

      5.04 Binding Effect. This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder, will have been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, subject as to enforcement of remedies to (a) any Debtor Relief Laws and (b) general principles of equity, whether applied by a court of law or equity.

      5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

     (a) The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby.

     (b) Since the date of the Audited Fina


 
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