CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of February 22, 2007 among

EXHIBIT 10.47

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of February 22, 2007

among

TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY,
as Borrower,

AND

CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
as Guarantors,

THE SEVERAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO

BANK OF AMERICA, N. A.,
as Administrative Agent,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Co-Syndication Agents

AND

REGIONS BANK
and
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCATION,
as Co-Documentation Agents

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as Lead Arranger and Book Manager

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of February 22, 2007 (as amended, modified, restated or supplemented from time to time, the “CREDIT AGREEMENT”), is by and among TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the “BORROWER”), the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined herein), the Lenders (as defined herein) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a $250,000,000 credit facility for the purposes hereinafter set forth; and

WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to make the requested credit facility available to the Borrower on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1

DEFINITIONS

1.1 DEFINITIONS .

As used in this Credit Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below unless the context otherwise requires:

“30-DAY INTERBANK OFFERED RATE” means, for any Swingline Loan, the rate per annum (rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one-one hundredth (1/100) of one percent) appearing each day on Page 3750 (or any successor page) of the Dow Jones Market Service as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) for a term of thirty (30) days. If for any reason such rate is not available, the term “30-Day Interbank Offered Rate” shall mean the rate per annum (rounded, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing each day on Reuters Screen LIBO Page as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) for a term of thirty (30) days; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, if more than one rate is specified on Reuters Screen LIBO Page, the applicable rate shall be the arithmetic mean of all such rates (rounded, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%). As to any date on which no such rates are available, the term “30-Day Interbank Offered Rate” shall mean such rate as determined on the next proceeding Business Day when such rate was determinable.

“ADDITIONAL CREDIT PARTY” means each Person that becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor after the Closing Date by execution of a Joinder Agreement.

“ADJUSTED BASE RATE” means the Base Rate PLUS the Applicable Percentage.

“ADJUSTED EURODOLLAR RATE” means the Eurodollar Rate PLUS the Applicable Percentage.

“ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the heading hereof, together with any successors or assigns.

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

“AFFILIATE” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person (i) directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person or (ii) directly or indirectly owning or holding five percent (5%) or more of the Capital Stock in such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

“AGENT-RELATED PERSONS” means the Administrative Agent, together with its Affiliates (including, at such times as Bank of America is the Administrative Agent, the Arranger), and the officers, directors, employees, agents and attorneys-in-fact of such Persons and Affiliates.

“APPLICABLE LENDING OFFICE” means, for each Lender, the office of such Lender (or of an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by written notice as the office by which its Eurodollar Loans are made and maintained.

“APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE” means, for purposes of calculating the applicable interest rate for any day for any Revolving Loan, the applicable rate for any day for any Swingline Loan, the applicable rate of the Unused Fee for any day for purposes of Section 3.5(a), the applicable rate of the Standby Letter of Credit Fee for any day for purposes of Section 3.5(b)(i) or the applicable rate for the Trade Letter of Credit Fee for any day for purposes of Section 3.5(b)(ii), the appropriate applicable percentage corresponding to the Leverage Ratio in effect as of the most recent Calculation Date:

The Applicable Percentages shall be determined and adjusted quarterly on the date (each a “CALCULATION DATE”) five Business Days after the date by which the Borrower is required to

provide the officer’s certificate in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.1(c) for the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Consolidated Parties; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, (i) the initial Applicable Percentages shall be based on Pricing Level IV and shall remain at Pricing Level IV until the first Calculation Date to occur subsequent to June 30, 2007 and (ii) if the Borrower fails to provide the officer’s certificate as required by Section 7.1(c) for the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Consolidated Parties, the Applicable Percentage from such Calculation Date shall be based on Pricing Level I until such time as an appropriate officer’s certificate is provided, whereupon the Applicable Percentage shall be determined by the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Consolidated Parties preceding such Calculation Date. Each Applicable Percentage shall be effective from one Calculation Date until the next Calculation Date. Any adjustment in the Applicable Percentages shall be applicable to all existing Loans as well as any new Loans made or issued.

“APPROVED FUND” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender or (iii) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

“ARRANGER” means Banc of America Securities LLC, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole book manager.

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

“ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.3(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of EXHIBIT 11.3 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

“BANK OF AMERICA” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.

“BANKRUPTCY CODE” means the Bankruptcy Code in Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, modified, succeeded or replaced from time to time.

“BANKRUPTCY EVENT” means, with respect to any Person, the occurrence of any of the following with respect to such Person: (i) a court or governmental agency having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a decree or order for relief in respect of such Person in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of such Person or for any substantial part of its Property or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs; or (ii) there shall be commenced against such Person an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or any case, proceeding or other action for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of such Person or for any substantial part of its Property or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and such involuntary case or other case, proceeding or other action shall remain undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days; or (iii) such Person shall commence a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or consent to the appointment or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of such Person or for any substantial part of its Property or make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (iv) such Person shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due.

“BASE RATE” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate.” The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

“BASE RATE LOAN” means any Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.

“BORROWER” means the Person identified as such in the heading hereof, together with any permitted successors and assigns.

“BORROWER MATERIALS” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.1.

“BUSINESS DAY” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Charlotte, North Carolina or Nashville, Tennessee are authorized or required by law to close, EXCEPT THAT, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, such day shall also be a day on which dealings between banks are carried on in Dollar deposits in London, England.

“CAPITAL LEASE” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any Property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee which, in accordance with GAAP, is or should be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.

“CAPITAL STOCK” means (i) in the case of a corporation, capital stock, (ii) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, (iii) in the case of a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited), (iv) in the case of a limited liability company, membership interests and (v) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person (other than a corporation) the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.

“CASH EQUIVALENTS” means (a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than twelve months from the date of acquisition, (b) Dollar denominated time deposits and certificates of deposit of (i) any Lender, (ii) any domestic commercial bank of recognized standing having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 or (iii) any bank whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof (any such bank being an “APPROVED BANK”), in each case with maturities of not more than 270 days from the date of acquisition, (c) commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by any Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable rate notes issued by, or guaranteed by, any domestic corporation rated A-1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s and maturing within six months of the date of acquisition, (d) repurchase agreements entered into by any Person with a bank or trust company (including any of the Lenders) or recognized securities dealer having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed by the United States of America in which such Person shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no

other Liens) and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a fair market value of at least 100% of the amount of the repurchase obligations and (e) Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which are administered by reputable financial institutions having capital of at least $500,000,000 and the portfolios of which are limited to Investments of the character described in the foregoing subdivisions (a) through (d).

“CHANGE OF CONTROL” means the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert shall have acquired “beneficial ownership,” directly or indirectly, of, or shall have acquired by contract or otherwise, or shall have entered into a contract or arrangement that, upon consummation, will result in its or their acquisition of, control over, Voting Stock of the Borrower (or other securities convertible into such Voting Stock) representing 30% or more of the combined voting power of all Voting Stock of the Borrower, or (ii) a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower cease to be Continuing Directors.

“CLOSING DATE” means the date hereof.

“CODE” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, as interpreted by the rules and regulations issued thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time. References to sections of the Code shall be construed also to refer to any successor sections.

“COMMITMENT” means the Revolving Commitment, the Swingline Commitment and the LOC Commitment.

“CONSOLIDATED CASH TAXES” means, for any period, the aggregate of all federal, state, local and foreign income, franchise, withholding, value added and similar taxes of the Consolidated Parties on a consolidated basis for such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP, to the extent the same are paid in cash during such period.

“CONSOLIDATED EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (b) an amount which, in the determination of Consolidated Net Income for such period, has been deducted for (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) total federal, state, local and foreign income, value added and similar taxes, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense, (iv) non-cash stock-based compensation expenses, (v) non-cash straight line rent expense and (vi) other non-recurring, non-cash expenses (excluding any non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period), all as determined in accordance with GAAP.

“CONSOLIDATED EBITDAR” means, for any period, the sum of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period, plus (b) Consolidated Rental Expense for such period.

“CONSOLIDATED INTEREST EXPENSE” means, for any period, all interest expense (including the interest component under Capital Leases and Synthetic Leases) of the Consolidated Parties on a consolidated basis for such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of clarification, the implied interest component under Synthetic Leases shall be considered interest expense for purposes of this definition.

“CONSOLIDATED PARTIES” means a collective reference to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and “CONSOLIDATED PARTY” means any one of them.

“CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME” means, for any period, net income (excluding extraordinary gains and other non-recurring gains and losses) after taxes for such period of the Consolidated Parties on a consolidated basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

“CONSOLIDATED RENTAL EXPENSE” means, for any period, cash rental expense under Operating Leases (excluding any Synthetic Lease) of the Consolidated Parties on a consolidated basis for such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

“CONSOLIDATED TANGIBLE ASSETS” means, as of any date of determination, all assets of the Consolidated Parties on a consolidated basis as of such date MINUS all intangible assets of the Consolidated Parties on a consolidated basis as of such date, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.

“CONTINUING DIRECTOR” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Borrower who (a) was a member of the same Board of Directors on the Closing Date or (b) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.

“CREDIT DOCUMENTS” means a collective reference to this Credit Agreement, the Notes, the LOC Documents, each Joinder Agreement, the Administrative Agent’s Fee Letter and all other related agreements and documents issued or delivered hereunder or thereunder or pursuant hereto or thereto (in each case as the same may be amended, modified, restated, supplemented, extended, renewed or replaced from time to time), and “CREDIT DOCUMENT” means any one of them.

“CREDIT PARTIES” means a collective reference to the Borrower and the Guarantors, and “CREDIT PARTY” means any one of them.

“CREDIT PARTY OBLIGATIONS” means, without duplication, (i) all of the obligations of the Credit Parties to the Lenders (including the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender) and the Administrative Agent, whenever arising, under this Credit Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Credit Documents (including, but not limited to, any interest accruing after the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event with respect to any Credit Party, regardless of whether such interest is an allowed claim under the Bankruptcy Code) and (ii) all liabilities and obligations, whenever arising, owing from the Borrower to any Lender, or any Affiliate of a Lender, arising under any Hedging Agreement relating to the Revolving Obligations hereunder.

“DEFAULT” means any event, act or condition which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

“DEFAULTING LENDER” means, at any time, any Lender or Issuing Lender that (a) has failed to make a Loan or purchase a Participation Interest required pursuant to the term of this Credit Agreement within one Business Day of when due, (b) has breached Section 2.2, has failed to honor a Letter of Credit as required by its terms in accordance with Section 2.2 or has refused to issue a Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii)(B), (c) other than as set forth in (a) and (b) above, has failed to pay to the Administrative Agent or any Lender an amount owed by such Lender pursuant to the terms of this Credit Agreement within one Business Day of when due, unless such amount is subject to a good faith dispute or (d) has been deemed insolvent or has become subject to a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or with respect to which (or with respect to any of assets of which) a receiver, trustee or similar official has been appointed.

“DOLLARS” and “$” means dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.

“DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARY” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person which is incorporated or organized under the laws of any State of the United States or the District of Columbia.

“ELIGIBLE ASSIGNEE” means (i) a Lender; (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender; (iii) an Approved Fund; and (iv) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender and, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time any assignment is effected in accordance with Section 11.3, the Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); PROVIDED, notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

“ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS” means any and all lawful and applicable Federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or other governmental restrictions relating to the environment or to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes into the environment including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, or land, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling of pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, as interpreted by the rules and regulations thereunder, all as the same may be in effect from time to time. References to sections of ERISA shall be construed also to refer to any successor sections.

“ERISA AFFILIATE” means an entity which is under common control with any Consolidated Party within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA, or is a member of a group which includes any Consolidated Party and which is treated as a single employer under Sections 414(b) or (c) of the Code.

“ERISA EVENT” means (i) with respect to any Plan, the occurrence of a Reportable Event or the substantial cessation of operations (within the meaning of Section 4062(e) of ERISA); (ii) the withdrawal by any Consolidated Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiple Employer Plan during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as such term is defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA), or the termination of a Multiple Employer Plan; (iii) the distribution of a notice of intent to terminate or the actual termination of a Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) or 4041A of ERISA; (iv) the institution of proceedings to terminate or the actual termination of a Plan by the PBGC under Section 4042 of ERISA; (v) any event or condition which might constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan; (vi) the complete or partial withdrawal of any Consolidated Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan; (vii) the conditions for imposition of a lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA exist with respect to any Plan; or (viii) the adoption of an amendment to any Plan requiring the provision of security to such Plan pursuant to Section 307 of ERISA.

“EURODOLLAR LOAN” means any Loan that bears interest at a rate based upon the Eurodollar Rate.

“EURODOLLAR RATE” means for any Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, a rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the following formula:

Where,

“EURODOLLAR BASE RATE” means, for such Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period. If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “Eurodollar Base Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

“EURODOLLAR RESERVE PERCENTAGE” means, for any day during any Interest Period, the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, carried out to five decimal places) in effect on such day, whether or not applicable to any Lender, under regulations issued from time to time by the FRB for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities”). The Eurodollar Rate for each outstanding Eurodollar Loan shall be adjusted automatically as of the effective date of any change in the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.

“EVENT OF DEFAULT” shall have the meaning as defined in Section 9.1.

“EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT” means the letters of credit described by letter of credit number, undrawn amount, name of beneficiary and date of expiry on SCHEDULE 1.1(A) attached hereto.

“FEES” means all fees payable pursuant to Section 3.5.

“FEDERAL FUNDS RATE” means, for any day, the rate per annum 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 (rounded, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) charged to the Administrative Agent (in its individual capacity) on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

“FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO” means, with respect to the Consolidated Parties on a consolidated basis, as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Consolidated Parties for the twelve month period ending on such date, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) Consolidated EBITDAR for the applicable period minus (ii) Consolidated Cash Taxes for the applicable period to (b) the sum of (i) the cash portion of Consolidated Interest Expense for the applicable period PLUS (ii) Scheduled Funded Debt Payments for the applicable period PLUS (iii) Consolidated Rental Expense for the applicable period PLUS (iv) cash dividends paid by the Borrower during the applicable period.

“FOREIGN LENDER” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.11(d).

“FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person which is not a Domestic Subsidiary of such Person.

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

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

“FUNDED INDEBTEDNESS” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (a) all Indebtedness of such Person other than Indebtedness of the types referred to in clause (e), (f), (g), (i), and (l) of the definition of “Indebtedness” set forth in this Section 1.1, (b) all Indebtedness of another Person of the type referred to in clause (a) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Funded Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on, or payable out of the proceeds of production from, Property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (c) all Guaranty Obligations of such Person with respect to Indebtedness of the type referred to in clause (a) above of another Person and (d) Indebtedness of the type referred to in clause (a) above of any partnership or unincorporated joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis and subject to the terms of Section 1.3.

“GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY” means any Federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory body.

“GUARANTORS” means a collective reference to each of the Subsidiary Guarantors and “GUARANTOR” means any one of them.

“GUARANTY OBLIGATIONS” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, any obligations of such Person (other than endorsements in the ordinary course of business of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection) guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness of any other Person in any manner, whether direct or indirect, and including without limitation any obligation, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such Indebtedness or any Property constituting security therefor, (b) to advance or provide funds or other support for the payment or purchase of any such Indebtedness or to maintain working capital, solvency or other balance sheet condition of such other Person (including without limitation keep well agreements, maintenance agreements, comfort letters or similar agreements or arrangements) for the benefit of any holder of Indebtedness of such other Person, (c) to lease or purchase Property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the holder of such Indebtedness, or (d) to otherwise assure or hold harmless the holder of such Indebtedness against loss in respect thereof. The amount of any

Guaranty Obligation hereunder shall (subject to any limitations set forth therein) be deemed to be an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount (or maximum principal amount, if larger) of the Indebtedness in respect of which such Guaranty Obligation is made.

“HEDGING AGREEMENTS” means any interest rate protection agreement or foreign currency exchange agreement.

“INDEBTEDNESS” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, or upon which interest payments are customarily made, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to Property purchased by such Person (other than customary reservations or retentions of title under agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business), (d) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of Property or services purchased by such Person (other than trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business and due within six months of the incurrence thereof) which would appear as liabilities on a balance sheet of such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person under take-or-pay or similar arrangements or under commodities agreements, (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on, or payable out of the proceeds of production from, Property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (g) all Guaranty Obligations of such Person, (h) the principal portion of all obligations of such Person under Capital Leases, (i) all obligations of such Person under Hedging Agreements, (j) the maximum amount of all standby letters of credit issued or bankers’ acceptances facilities created for the account of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder (to the extent unreimbursed), (k) the principal portion of all obligations of such Person under Synthetic Leases and (l) the Indebtedness of any partnership or unincorporated joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer.

“INDEMNIFIED PARTY” has the meaning specified in Section 11.5(b).

“INTEREST PAYMENT DATE” means (a) as to Base Rate Loans, the last day of each calendar month, the date of repayment of principal of such Loan and the Maturity Date, and (b) as to Eurodollar Loans, the last day of each applicable Interest Period, the date of repayment of principal of such Loan and the Maturity Date, and in addition, where the applicable Interest Period for a Eurodollar Loan is greater than three months, then also the date three months from the beginning of the Interest Period and each three months thereafter.

“INTEREST PERIOD” means, as to Eurodollar Loans, a period of one, two, three or six months’ duration, as the Borrower may elect, commencing, in each case, on the date of the borrowing (including continuations and conversions thereof); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day (except that where the next succeeding Business Day falls in the next succeeding calendar month, then on the next preceding Business Day), (b) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date, and (c) where an Interest Period begins on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month in which the Interest Period is to end, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month.

“INVESTMENT” means (a) the acquisition (whether for cash, property, services, assumption of Indebtedness, securities or otherwise) of all or any substantial portion of the assets, Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures, partnership, joint ventures or other ownership interests or other securities of any Person or (b) any deposit with, or advance, loan or other extension of credit to, any Person (other

than deposits made in connection with the purchase of equipment or other assets in the ordinary course of business) or (c) any other capital contribution to or investment in any Person, including, without limitation, any Guaranty Obligations (including any support for a letter of credit issued on behalf of such Person) incurred for the benefit of such Person.

“ISSUING LENDER” means Bank of America, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

“ISSUING LENDER FEES” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.5(b)(ii).

“JOINDER AGREEMENT” means a Joinder Agreement substantially in the form of EXHIBIT 7.12 hereto, executed and delivered by an Additional Credit Party in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.12.

“L/C ADVANCE” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its pro rata share (based on the respective Revolving Commitment Percentage of such Lender).

“L/C BORROWING” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced by a Revolving Loan advance.

“L/C CREDIT EXTENSION” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof.

“LENDER” means any of the Persons identified as a “Lender” on the signature pages hereto, and any Person which may become a Lender in accordance with the terms hereof, together with their successors and permitted assigns.

“LETTER OF CREDIT” means (a) any letter of credit issued by the Issuing Lender for the account of the Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 2.2 and (b) any Existing Letter of Credit.

“LETTER OF CREDIT APPLICATION” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the Issuing Lender.

“LETTER OF CREDIT EXPIRATION DATE” means the day that is seven days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

“LEVERAGE RATIO” means, with respect to the Consolidated Parties on a consolidated basis for the twelve month period ending on the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) Funded Indebtedness of the Consolidated Parties on the last day of such period PLUS (ii) Consolidated Rental Expense for such period multiplied by six to (b) the sum of (i) Consolidated EBITDAR for such period.

“LIEN” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security interest, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise), preference, priority or charge of any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing or similar statement or notice filed under the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted and in effect in the relevant jurisdiction or other similar recording or notice statute, and any lease in the nature thereof).

“LOAN” or “LOANS” means the Revolving Loans (or a portion of any Revolving Loan bearing interest at the Adjusted Base Rate or the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate) and/or any Swingline Loan, individually or collectively, as appropriate.

“LOC COMMITMENT” means the commitment of the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit, and to honor payment obligations under, Letters of Credit hereunder in an aggregate face amount at any time outstanding (together with the amounts of any unreimbursed drawings thereon) of up to the LOC Committed Amount and with respect to each Lender, the commitment of each Lender to purchase participation interests in the Letters of Credit.

“LOC COMMITTED AMOUNT” means SEVENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($75,000,000).

“LOC DOCUMENTS” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit, any amendments thereto, any documents delivered in connection therewith, any application therefor, and any agreements, instruments, guarantees or other documents (whether general in application or applicable only to such Letter of Credit) governing or providing for (i) the rights and obligations of the parties concerned or at risk or (ii) any collateral security for such obligations.

“LOC OBLIGATIONS” means, at any time, the sum of (i) the maximum amount which is, or at any time thereafter may become, available to be drawn under Letters of Credit then outstanding, assuming compliance with all requirements for drawings referred to in such Letters of Credit PLUS (ii) the aggregate amount of all drawings under Letters of Credit honored by the Issuing Lender but not theretofore reimbursed by the Borrower.

“MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, assets, property, condition (financial or otherwise), liabilities or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties taken as a whole to perform any material obligation under the Credit Documents or (c) the material rights and remedies of the Lenders under the Credit Documents.

“MATERIALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN” means any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products or any hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, defined or regulated as such in or under any Environmental Laws, including, without limitation, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde insulation.

“MATURITY DATE” means February  _____, 2012.

“MOODY’S” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor or assignee of the business of such company in the business of rating securities.

“MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN” means a Plan which is a multiemployer plan as defined in Sections 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

“MULTIPLE EMPLOYER PLAN” means a Plan which any Consolidated Party or any ERISA Affiliate and at least one employer other than the Consolidated Parties or any ERISA Affiliate are contributing sponsors.

“NON-CONSENTING LENDER” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.19.

“NOTE” or “NOTES” means the Revolving Notes and/or the Swingline Note, individually or collectively, as appropriate.

“NOTICE OF BORROWING” means a written notice of borrowing in substantially the form of EXHIBIT 2.1(B)(I), as required by Section 2.1(b)(i).

“NOTICE OF EXTENSION/CONVERSION” means the written notice of extension or conversion in substantially the form of EXHIBIT 3.2, as required by Section 3.2.

“OPERATING LEASE” means, as applied to any Person, any lease (including, without limitation, leases which may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any Property (whether real, personal or mixed) which is not a Capital Lease other than any such lease in which that Person is the lessor.

“OTHER TAXES” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.11.

“PARTICIPANT” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.3(d).

“PARTICIPATION INTEREST” means a purchase by a Lender of a participation in Letters of Credit or LOC Obligations as provided in Section 2.2, in Swingline Loans as provided in Section 2.3, or in any Loans as provided in Section 3.14.

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA and any successor thereof.

“PERMITTED INVESTMENTS” means Investments which are either (i) cash and Cash Equivalents; (ii) accounts receivable created, acquired or made by any Consolidated Party in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; (iii) Investments consisting of Capital Stock, obligations, securities or other property received by any Consolidated Party in settlement of accounts receivable (created in the ordinary course of business) from bankrupt obligors; (iv) investments in any Credit Party; and (v) investments (including acquisitions) of a nature not contemplated in the foregoing clauses in an amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $75,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of the Credit Agreement (including any goodwill associated herewith).

“PERMITTED LIENS” means:

(i) Liens (other than Liens created or imposed under ERISA) for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due or Liens for taxes being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves determined in accordance with GAAP have been established (and as to which the Property subject to any such Lien is not yet subject to foreclosure, sale or loss on account thereof);

(ii) statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and suppliers and other Liens imposed by law or pursuant to customary reservations or retentions of title arising in the ordinary course of business, PROVIDED that such Liens secure only amounts not yet due and payable or, if due and payable, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce the same or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves determined in accordance with GAAP have been established (and as to which the Property subject to any such Lien is not yet subject to foreclosure, sale or loss on account thereof);

(iii) Liens (other than Liens created or imposed under ERISA) incurred or deposits made by any Consolidated Party in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, bids, leases, government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money);

(iv) Liens in connection with attachments or judgments (including judgment or appeal bonds) PROVIDED that the judgments secured shall, within 30 days after the entry thereof, have been discharged or execution thereof stayed pending appeal, or shall have been discharged within 30 days after the expiration of any such stay;

(v) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances not, in any material respect, impairing the use of the encumbered Property for its intended purposes;

(vi) Liens on Property securing purchase money Indebtedness (including Capital Leases) hereafter incurred to finance the purchase of fixed assets PROVIDED that (a) the total of all such Indebtedness of the Consolidated Parties secured by such Liens shall not exceed an aggregate principal amount of $20,000,000 at any one time outstanding and (b) any such Lien attaches to such Property concurrently with or within 90 days after the acquisition thereof;

(vii) leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of any Consolidated Party;

(viii) any interest of title of a lessor under, and Liens arising from UCC financing statements (or equivalent filings, registrations or agreements in foreign jurisdictions) relating to, operating leases permitted by this Credit Agreement;

(ix) normal and customary rights of setoff upon deposits of cash in favor of banks or other depository institutions;

(x) Liens of a collecting bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection;

(xi) Liens in connection with Sale and Leaseback Transactions permitted by Section 8.13;

(xii) Liens existing as of the Closing Date and set forth on SCHEDULE 1.1(A); PROVIDED that no such Lien shall at any time be extended to or cover any Property other than the Property subject thereto on the Closing Date; and

(xiii) other Liens not described above, PROVIDED that the aggregate principal amount of obligations secured by such Liens PLUS the aggregate principal amount of unsecured Indebtedness of Subsidiaries of the Borrower outstanding pursuant to Section 8.1(f) does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Tangible Assets.

“PERSON” means any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, association, trust or other enterprise (whether or not incorporated) or any Governmental Authority.

“PLAN” means any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which is covered by ERISA and with respect to which any Consolidated Party or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” within the meaning of Section 3(5) of ERISA.

“PLATFORM” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.1.

“PRIME RATE” means the per annum rate of interest established from time to time by Bank of America as its prime rate, which rate may not be the lowest rate of interest charged by Bank of America to its customers.

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

“PUBLIC LENDER” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.1.

“REGISTER” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 11.3(c).

“REGULATION T, U, OR X” means Regulation T, U or X, respectively, of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof.

“RELATED PARTIES” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

“RELEASE” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing into the environment (including the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers and other closed receptacles) of any Materials of Environmental Concern.

“REPORTABLE EVENT” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to which the notice requirement has been waived by regulation.

“REQUIRED LENDERS” means, at any time, Lenders whose aggregate Credit Exposure (as hereinafter defined) constitutes more than 50% of the Credit Exposure of all Lenders at such time; provided, however, that if any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender at such time then there shall be excluded from the determination of Required Lenders the aggregate principal amount of Credit Exposure of such Lender at such time. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “Credit Exposure” as applied to each Lender shall mean (a) at any time prior to the termination of the Commitments, the sum of the Revolving Commitment Percentage of such Lender multiplied by the Revolving Committed Amount and (b) at any time after the termination of the Commitments, the sum of (i) the principal balance of the outstanding Loans of such Lender plus (ii) such Lender’s Participation Interests in the face amount of the outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans.

“REQUIREMENT OF LAW” means, as to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or

regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or to which any of its material property is subject.

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

“RESTRICTED PAYMENT” means (i) any dividend or other payment or distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares of any class of Capital Stock of any Consolidated Party, now or hereafter outstanding (including without limitation any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving any Consolidated Party), or to the direct or indirect holders of any shares of any class of Capital Stock of any Consolidated Party, now or hereafter outstanding, in their capacity as such (other than dividends or distributions payable in the same class of Capital Stock of the applicable Person or to any Credit Party (directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries), (ii) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of Capital Stock of any Consolidated Party, now or hereafter outstanding and (iii) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of Capital Stock of any Consolidated Party, now or hereafter outstanding.

“REVOLVING COMMITMENT” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding of up to such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the Revolving Committed Amount, (i) to make Revolving Loans in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.1(a), (ii) to purchase Participation Interests in Letters of Credit in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.2(c) and (iii) to purchase Participation Interests in Swingline Loans in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.3(c).

“REVOLVING COMMITMENT PERCENTAGE” means, for any Lender, the percentage identified as its Revolving Commitment Percentage on SCHEDULE 2.1(A), as such percentage may be modified in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.4 or Section 11.3.

“REVOLVING COMMITTED AMOUNT” means TWO HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS ($250,000,000) as such amount may be increased or reduced pursuant to Section 3.4.

“REVOLVING LOANS” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1(a).

“REVOLVING NOTE” or “REVOLVING NOTES” means the promissory notes of the Borrower in favor of each of the Lenders evidencing the Revolving Loans provided pursuant to Section 2.1(e), individually or collectively, as appropriate, as such promissory notes may be amended, modified, restated, supplemented, extended, renewed or replaced from time to time.

“REVOLVING OBLIGATIONS” means, collectively, the Revolving Loans, the Swingline Loans and the LOC Obligations.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of McGraw Hill, Inc., or any successor or assignee of the business of such division in the business of rating securities.

“SALE AND LEASEBACK TRANSACTION” means any arrangement pursuant to which any Consolidated Party, directly or indirectly, becomes liable as lessee, guarantor or other surety with

respect to any lease, whether an Operating Lease or a Capital Lease, of any Property (whether real, personal or mixed), whether now owned or hereafter acquired (a) which such Consolidated Party has sold or transferred (or is to sell or transfer) to a Person which is not a Consolidated Party or (b) which such Consolidated Party intends to use for substantially the same purpose as any other Property which has been sold or transferred (or is to be sold or transferred) by such Consolidated Party to another Person which is not a Consolidated Party in connection with such lease.

“SCHEDULED FUNDED DEBT PAYMENTS” means, as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of all scheduled payments of principal on Funded Indebtedness for the applicable period ending on such date (including the principal component of payments due on Capital Leases during the applicable period ending on such date); it being understood that Scheduled Funded Debt Payments shall not include prepayments pursuant to Section 3.3.

“SINGLE EMPLOYER PLAN” means any Plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but which is not a Multiemployer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan.

“SOLVENT” or “SOLVENCY” means, with respect to any Person as of a particular date, that on such date (i) such Person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the normal course of business, (ii) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature in their ordinary course, (iii) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s Property would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which such Person is engaged or is to engage, (iv) the fair value of the Property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, of such Person and (v) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured. In computing the amount of contingent liabilities at any time, it is intended that 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.

“STANDBY LETTER OF CREDIT FEE” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.5(b)(i).

“SUBSIDIARY” means, as to any Person at any time, (a) any corporation more than 50% of whose Capital Stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at such time, any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at such time owned by such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries, and (b) any partnership, association, joint venture or other entity of which such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries owns at such time more than 50% of the Capital Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Del’s Farm Supply Canada Co., a Nova Scotia corporation, shall not constitute a Subsidiary of the Borrower for purposes of the Credit Documents so long as its assets are less than $1,500,000 and its annual net income is less than $150,000 and (ii) Tractor Supply GC Trust, a Maryland business trust, shall not constitute a Subsidiary of the Borrower for purposes of the Credit Documents so long as it engages in no material business other than the administration of the Borrower’s retail gift card program.

“SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR” means each of the Persons identified as a “Subsidiary Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto and each Additional Credit Party which may hereafter execute a Joinder Agreement, together with their successors and permitted assigns, and “Subsidiary Guarantor” means any one of them.

“SWINGLINE COMMITTED AMOUNT” means TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000).

“SWINGLINE LENDER” means Bank of America, together with any successors or assigns.

“SWINGLINE LOAN REQUEST” means a request by the Borrower for a Swingline Loan in substantially the form of EXHIBIT 2.3(B).

“SWINGLINE LOANS” means the loans made by the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.3.

“SWINGLINE NOTE” means the promissory note of the Borrower in favor of the Swingline Lender evidencing the Swingline Loans provided pursuant to Section 2.3, as such promissory note may be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed or replaced from time to time.

“SYNTHETIC LEASE” means any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product where such transaction is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an Operating Lease.

“TAXES” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.11.

“TRADE LETTER OF CREDIT FEE” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.5(b)(ii).

“UNREIMBURSED AMOUNT” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.2(c)(i).

“UNUSED FEE” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.5(a).

“UNUSED FEE CALCULATION PERIOD” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.5(a).

“UNUSED REVOLVING COMMITTED AMOUNT” means, for any period, the amount by which (a) the then applicable Revolving Committed Amount exceeds (b) the daily average sum for such period of (i) the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans PLUS (ii) the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all LOC Obligations.

“VOTING STOCK” means, with respect to any Person, Capital Stock issued by such Person the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even though the right so to vote has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency.

“WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY” of any Person means any Subsidiary 100% of whose Voting Stock or other equity interest is at the time owned by such Person directly or indirectly through other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.

1.2 COMPUTATION OF TIME PERIODS.

For purposes of computation of periods of time hereunder, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding.”

1.3 ACCOUNTING TERMS.

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, and all financial statements and certificates and reports as to financial matters required to be delivered to the Lenders hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis. All calculations made for the purposes of determining compliance with this Credit Agreement shall (except as otherwise expressly provided herein) be made by application of GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the most recent annual or quarterly financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1 (or, prior to the delivery of the first financial statements pursuant to Section 7.1, consistent with the financial statements as at December 31, 2005); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, if (a) the Credit Parties shall object to determining such compliance on such basis at the time of delivery of such financial statements due to any change in GAAP or the rules promulgated with respect thereto or (b) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall so object in writing within 60 days after delivery of such financial statements, then such calculations shall be made on a basis consistent with the most recent financial statements delivered by the Credit Parties to the Lenders as to which no such objection shall have been made.

1.4 LETTER OF CREDIT AMOUNTS.

Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any LOC Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

SECTION 2

CREDIT FACILITIES

2.1 REVOLVING LOANS.

(a) REVOLVING COMMITMENT. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make available to the Borrower such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of revolving credit loans requested by the Borrower in Dollars (“REVOLVING LOANS”) from time to time from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date, or such earlier date as the Revolving Commitments shall have been terminated as provided herein; provided, HOWEVER, that (i) with regard to the Lenders collectively, the amount of the Revolving Obligations outstanding shall not exceed the Revolving Committed Amount; PROVIDED, FURTHER, (ii) with regard to each Lender individually, such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the sum of the Revolving Loans PLUS LOC Obligations outstanding PLUS Swingline Loans outstanding shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the Revolving Committed Amount. Revolving Loans may consist of Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, or a combination thereof, as the Borrower may request; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no more than ten Eurodollar Loans shall be outstanding hereunder at any time (it being understood that, for purposes hereof, Eurodollar Loans with different Interest Periods shall be considered as separate Eurodollar Loans, even if they begin on the same date, although borrowings, extensions and conversions may, in accordance with the provisions hereof, be combined at the end of existing

Interest Periods to constitute a new Eurodollar Loan with a single Interest Period). Revolving Loans hereunder may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof.

(b) REVOLVING LOAN BORROWINGS.

(i) NOTICE OF BORROWING. The Borrower shall request a Revolving Loan borrowing by written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 Noon (Charlotte, North Carolina time) on the Business Day of the requested borrowing in the case of Base Rate Loans, and on the second Business Day prior to the date of the requested borrowing in the case of Eurodollar Loans. Each such request for borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify (A) that a Revolving Loan is requested, (B) the date of the requested borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (C) the aggregate principal amount to be borrowed, and (D) whether the borrowing shall be comprised of Base Rate Loans, Eurodollar Loans or a combination thereof, and if Eurodollar Loans are requested, the Interest Period(s) therefor. If the Borrower shall fail to specify in any such Notice of Borrowing (I) an applicable Interest Period in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, then such notice shall be deemed to be a request for an Interest Period of one month, or (II) the type of Revolving Loan requested, then such notice shall be deemed to be a request for a Base Rate Loan hereunder. The Administrative Agent shall give notice to each affected Lender promptly upon receipt of each Notice of Borrowing pursuant to this Section 2.1(b)(i), the contents thereof and each such Lender’s share of any borrowing to be made pursuant thereto.

(ii) MINIMUM AMOUNTS. Each Base Rate Loan that is a Revolving Loan shall be in a minimum aggregate principal amount of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof (or the remaining amount of the Revolving Committed Amount, if less), and each Eurodollar Loan that is a Revolving Loan shall be in a minimum aggregate principal amount of $2,500,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or the remaining amount of the Revolving Committed Amount, if less).

(iii) ADVANCES. Each Lender will make its Revolving Commitment Percentage of each Revolving Loan borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower as specified in Section 3.15(a), or in such other manner as the Administrative Agent may specify in writing, by 1:00 p.m. (Charlotte, North Carolina time) on the date specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing in Dollars and in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent. Such borrowing will then be made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of such office with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.

(c) REPAYMENT. The principal amount of all Revolving Loans shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date, unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section 9.2.

(d) INTEREST. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1,

(i) BASE RATE LOANS. During such periods as Revolving Loans shall be comprised in whole or in part of Base Rate Loans, such Base Rate Loans shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the Adjusted Base Rate.

(ii) EURODOLLAR LOANS. During such periods as Revolving Loans shall be comprised in whole or in part of Eurodollar Loans, such Eurodollar Loans shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate.

Interest on Revolving Loans shall be payable in arrears on each applicable Interest Payment Date (or at such other times as may be specified herein).

(e) REVOLVING NOTES. The Revolving Loans made by each Lender shall be evidenced by a duly executed promissory note of the Borrower to such Lender in an original principal amount equal to such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the Revolving Committed Amount and in substantially the form of EXHIBIT 2.1(E).

2.2 LETTER OF CREDIT SUBFACILITY.

(a) THE LETTER OF CREDIT COMMITMENT.

(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the Issuing Lender agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.2, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower, and to amend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drafts under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower; PROVIDED that the Issuing Lender shall not be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Letter of Credit if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, (x) the sum of the Revolving Loans outstanding PLUS LOC Obligations outstanding PLUS Swingline Loans outstanding would exceed the Revolving Committed Amount, (y) with regard to any Lender individually, such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the sum of the Revolving Loans outstanding PLUS LOC Obligations outstanding PLUS Swingline Loans outstanding would exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the Revolving Committed Amount or (z) the amount of LOC Obligations outstanding would exceed the LOC Committed Amount. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.

(ii) The Issuing Lender shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Lender from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to the Issuing Lender or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital

requirement (for which the Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the Issuing Lender in good faith deems material to it;

(B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more generally applicable policies of the Issuing Lender;

(C) subject to Section 2.2(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance, unless the Required Lenders have approved such expiry date;

(D) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Lenders have approved such expiry date;

(E) such Letter of Credit is to be used for a purpose other than is permitted by Section 7.9 or denominated in a currency other than Dollars; or

(F) a default of any Lender’s obligations to fund under Section 2.2(c) exists or any Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless the Issuing Lender has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the Issuing Lender’s risk with respect to such Lender.

(iii) The Issuing Lender shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the Issuing Lender would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

(i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the Issuing Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the Issuing Lender: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the Issuing Lender may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the Issuing Lender (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D)

such other matters as the Issuing Lender may require. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any LOC Documents, as the Issuing Lender or the Agent may reasonably require.

(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the Issuing Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, the Issuing Lender will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the Issuing Lender has received written notice from the Administrative Agent or any Credit Party at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Section 5 shall not be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing Lender shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the Issuing Lender’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Issuing Lender a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to its pro rata share of the obligations under such Letter of Credit (based on the Revolving Commitment Percentage of such Lender).

(iii) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the Issuing Lender will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

(c) DRAWINGS AND REIMBURSEMENTS; FUNDING OF PARTICIPATIONS.

(i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by the Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “HONOR DATE”), the Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing Lender through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse the Issuing Lender by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “UNREIMBURSED AMOUNT”), and the amount of such Lender’s pro rata share thereof (based on the respective Revolving Commitment Percentage of such Lender). In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Loan advance comprised of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.1 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Committed Amount and the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 (other than the delivery of a Notice of Borrowing). Any notice given by the Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.2(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; PROVIDED that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

(ii) Each Lender (including the Lender acting as Issuing Lender) shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.2(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its pro rata share of the Unreimbursed Amount (based on the respective Revolving Commitment Percentage of such Lender) not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.2(c)(iii), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Issuing Lender.

(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Loan advance because the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the Issuing Lender an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 2.2(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.2.

(iv) Until each Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.2(c) to reimburse the Issuing Lender for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s pro rata share (based on the respective Revolving Commitment Percentage of such Lender) of such amount shall be solely for the account of the Issuing Lender.

(v) Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the Issuing Lender for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.2(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Issuing Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or Event of Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.2(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Notice of Borrowing). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lender for the amount of any payment made by the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

(vi) If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.2(c) by the time specified in Section 2.2(c)(ii), the Issuing Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Issuing Lender at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. A certificate of the Issuing Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) REPAYMENT OF PARTICIPATIONS.

(i) At any time after the Issuing Lender has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.2(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the Issuing Lender any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its pro rata share thereof (based on the respective Revolving Commitment Percentage of such Lender) (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 2.2(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 3.14 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Issuing Lender in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender its pro rata share thereof (based on the respective Revolving Commitment Percentage of such Lender) on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.

(e) OBLIGATIONS ABSOLUTE. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lender for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Credit Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Credit Agreement, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, set-off, defense or other right that the Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the Issuing Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with this Credit Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

(iv) any payment by the Issuing Lender under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the Issuing Lender under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other debtor relief laws; or

(v) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower.

The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the Issuing Lender. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the Issuing Lender and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

(f) ROLE OF ISSUING LENDER. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by such Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the Issuing Lender, any Agent-Related Person nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of the Issuing Lender shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Application. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the Issuing Lender, any Agent-Related Person, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of the Issuing Lender, shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.2(e); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against the Issuing Lender, and the Issuing Lender may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by the Issuing Lender’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the Issuing Lender’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit unless the Issuing Lender is prevented or prohibited from so paying as a result of any order or directive from any court or other Governmental Authority. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Issuing Lender may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

(g) CASH COLLATERAL. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, (i) if the Issuing Lender has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, or (ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any Letter of Credit may for any reason remain outstanding and partially or wholly undrawn, the Borrower shall immediately Cash Collateralize the LOC Obligations outstanding (in an amount

equal to the amount of LOC Obligations outstanding determined as of the date of such L/C Borrowing or the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, as the case may be). For purposes hereof, “CASH COLLATERALIZE” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Lender and the Lenders, as collateral for the LOC Obligations, cash or deposit account balances pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender (which documents are hereby consented to by the Lenders). The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Lender and the Lenders, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing. Cash collateral shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America.

(h) APPLICABILITY OF ISP AND UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Lender and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules of the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance) shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.

(i) CONFLICT WITH LETTER OF CREDIT APPLICATION. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Letter of Credit Application, the terms hereof shall control.

2.3 SWINGLINE LOANS SUBFACILITY.

(a) SWINGLINE LOANS. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents and in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth herein, the Swingline Lender hereby agrees to make loans to the Borrower in Dollars at any time and from time to time from the Closing Date to but not including the Maturity Date, or such earlier date as the Revolving Commitments shall have been terminated as provided herein (each such loan, a “SWINGLINE LOAN” and collectively, the “SWINGLINE LOANS”); provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans outstanding at any one time shall not exceed the Swingline Committed Amount and (ii) with regard to the Lenders collectively, the amount of Revolving Obligations outstanding shall not exceed the Revolving Committed Amount. Prior to the Maturity Date, Swingline Loans may be repaid and reborrowed by the Borrower in accordance with the provisions hereof.

(b) METHOD OF BORROWING AND FUNDING SWINGLINE LOANS. By no later than 2:30 p.m. (Charlotte, North Carolina time), on the date of the requested borrowing of Swingline Loans, the Borrower shall telephone the Swingline Lender as well as submit a Swingline Loan Request to the Swingline Lender in the form of EXHIBIT 2.3(B) setting forth (i) the amount of the requested Swingline Loan and (ii) the date of the requested Swingline Loan and complying in all respects with Section 5.2. The Swingline Lender shall initiate the transfer of funds representing the Swingline Loan advance to the Borrower by 3:00 p.m. on the Business Day of the requested borrowing. Each Swingline Loan shall be in a minimum amount of $100,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

(c) REPAYMENT AND PARTICIPATIONS OF SWINGLINE LOANS. The Borrower agrees to repay all Swingline Loans within five Business Days of demand therefor by the Swingline Lender. Each repayment of a Swingline Loan may be accomplished by requesting Revolving Loans which request is not subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.2. In the event that the Borrower shall fail to

timely repay any Swingline Loan, and in any event upon (i) a request by the Swingline Lender, (ii) the occurrence of an Event of Default described in Section 9.1(f) or (iii) the acceleration of any Loan or termination of any Commitment pursuant to Section 9.2, each other Lender shall irrevocably and unconditionally purchase from the Swingline Lender, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to such other Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage thereof, by directly purchasing a participation in such Swingline Loan in such amount (regardless of whether the conditions precedent thereto set forth in Section 5.2 are then satisfied, whether or not the Borrower has submitted a Notice of Borrowing and whether or not the Commitments are then in effect, any Event of Default exists or all the Loans have been accelerated) and paying the proceeds thereof to the Swingline Lender at the address provided in Section 11.1, or at such other address as the Swingline Lender may designate, in Dollars and in immediately available funds. If such amount is not in fact made available to the Swingline Lender by any Lender, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon for each day from the date of demand thereof, at the Federal Funds Rate. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Swingline Lender’s demand therefor, and until such time as such Lender makes the required payment, the Swingline Lender shall be deemed to continue to have outstanding Swingline Loans in the amount of such unpaid participation obligation for all purposes of the Credit Documents other than those provisions requiring the other Lenders to purchase a participation therein. Further, such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments made of principal and interest on its Loans, and any other amounts due to it hereunder to the Swingline Lender to fund Swingline Loans in the amount of the participation in Swingline Loans that such Lender failed to purchase pursuant to this Section 2.3(c) until such amount has been purchased (as a result of such assignment or otherwise). The principal amount of all Swingline Loans shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date, unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section 9.2 or required to be repaid by the Swingline Lender pursuant to the foregoing terms of this Section 2.3(c).

(d) INTEREST. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1, each Swingline Loan shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the 30-Day Interbank Offered Rate PLUS the Applicable Percentage.

(e) SWINGLINE NOTE. The Swingline Loans made by the Swingline Lender shall be evidenced by a duly executed promissory note of the Borrower to the Swingline Lender in the face amount of the Swingline Committed Amount and in substantially the form of EXHIBIT 2.3(E).

SECTION 3

OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO CREDIT FACILITIES

3.1 DEFAULT RATE.

Upon the occurrence, and during the continuance, of an Event of Default, the principal of and, to the extent permitted by law, interest on the Loans and any other amounts owing hereunder or under the other Credit Documents shall bear interest, payable on demand, at a per annum rate 2% greater than the rate which would otherwise be applicable (or if no rate is applicable, whether in respect of interest, fees or other amounts, then the Adjusted Base Rate PLUS 2%).

3.2 EXTENSION AND CONVERSION.

The Borrower shall have the option, on any Business Day, to extend existing Loans into a subsequent permissible Interest Period or to convert Loans into Loans of another interest rate type; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,

that (i) except as provided in Section 3.8, Eurodollar Loans may be converted into Base Rate Loans or extended as Eurodollar Loans for new Interest Periods only on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) without the consent of the Required Lenders, Eurodollar Loans may be extended, and Base Rate Loans may be converted into Eurodollar Loans, only if the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.2 are satisfied on the date of extension or conversion, (iii) Loans extended as, or converted into, Eurodollar Loans shall be subject to the terms of the definition of “INTEREST PERIOD” set forth in Section 1.1 and shall be in such minimum amounts as provided in Section 2.1(b)(ii), (iv) no more than ten Eurodollar Loans shall be outstanding hereunder at any time (it being understood that, for purposes hereof, Eurodollar Loans with different Interest Periods shall be considered as separate Eurodollar Loans, even if they begin on the same date, although borrowings, extensions and conversions may, in accordance with the provisions hereof, be combined at the end of existing Interest Periods to constitute a new Eurodollar Loan with a single Interest Period) and (v) any request for extension or conversion of a Eurodollar Loan which shall fail to specify an Interest Period shall be deemed to be a request for an Interest Period of one month. Each such extension or conversion shall be effected by the Borrower by giving a Notice of Extension/Conversion (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the office of the Administrative Agent specified in specified in SCHEDULE 2.1(A), or at such other office as the Administrative Agent may designate in writing, prior to 12:00 Noon (Charlotte, North Carolina time) on the Business Day of, in the case of the conversion of a Eurodollar Loan into a Base Rate Loan, and on the second Business Day prior to, in the case of the extension of a Eurodollar Loan as, or conversion of a Base Rate Loan into, a Eurodollar Loan, the date of the proposed extension or conversion, specifying the date of the proposed extension or conversion, the Loans to be so extended or converted, the types of Loans into which such Loans are to be converted and, if appropriate, the applicable Interest Periods with respect thereto. Each request for extension or conversion shall be irrevocable and shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower of the matters specified in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of Section 5.2. In the event the Borrower fails to request extension or conversion of any Eurodollar Loan in accordance with this Section, or any such conversion or extension is not permitted or required by this Section, then such Eurodollar Loan shall be automatically converted into a Base Rate Loan at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto. The Administrative Agent shall give each Lender notice as promptly as practicable of any such proposed extension or conversion affecting any Loan.

3.3 PREPAYMENTS.

(a) VOLUNTARY PREPAYMENTS.

The Borrower shall have the right to prepay Loans in whole or in part from time to time; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that each partial prepayment of Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000. Subject to the foregoing terms, amounts prepaid under this Section 3.3(a) shall be applied as the Borrower may elect; PROVIDED that if the Borrower fails to specify a voluntary prepayment then such prepayment shall be applied to Revolving Loans, in each case first to Base Rate Loans and then to Eurodollar Loans in direct order of Interest Period maturities. All prepayments under this Section 3.3(a) shall be subject to Section 3.12, but otherwise without premium or penalty.

(b) MANDATORY PREPAYMENTS.

If at any time (i) the sum of the aggregate amount of the outstanding Revolving Loans PLUS LOC Obligations outstanding PLUS Swingline Loans outstanding shall exceed the Revolving Committed Amount, (ii) the aggregate amount of LOC Obligations outstanding shall exceed the LOC committed Amount or (iii) the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans outstanding shall exceed the Swingline Committed Amount, the Borrower shall immediately make payment on the Loans and/or cash collateralize the LOC Obligations in an amount sufficient to eliminate such excess. All amounts required to be paid pursuant to Section

3.3(b) shall be applied as follows: to the Revolving Loans and (after all Revolving Loans have been repaid) to a cash collateral account in respect of LOC Obligations. Within the parameters of the applications set forth above, prepayments shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans and then to Eurodollar Loans in direct order of Interest Period maturities. All prepayments under this Section 3.3(b) shall be subject to Section 3.12.

3.4 TERMINATION, REDUCTION OR INCREASE OF REVOLVING COMMITTED AMOUNT.

(a) VOLUNTARY REDUCTIONS. The Borrower may from time to time permanently reduce or terminate the Revolving Committed Amount in whole or in part (in minimum aggregate amounts of $5,000,000 or in integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or, if less, the full remaining amount of the then applicable Revolving Committed Amount)) upon five Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent; PROVIDED, that, no such termination or reduction shall be made which would cause the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Revolving Loans PLUS LOC Obligations PLUS Swingline Loans to exceed the Revolving Committed Amount or unless, concurrently with such termination or reduction, the Loans are repaid to the extent necessary to eliminate such excess. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender of receipt by the Administrative Agent of any notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 3.4(a).

(b) MANDATORY TERMINATION. The Revolving Commitments of the Lenders, the LOC Commitment of the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Commitment of the Swingline Lender shall automatically terminate on the Maturity Date, as applicable.

(c) INCREASE OF REVOLVING COMMITTED AMOUNT. The Borrower shall have the right, upon at least fifteen (15) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, to increase the Revolving Committed Amount by up to $100,000,000 in the aggregate in one or more increases, at any time prior to the date that is six (6) months prior to the Maturity Date, SUBJECT, HOWEVER, in any such case, to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(i) the Revolving Committed Amount shall not exceed $350,000,000 without the consent of the Required Lenders;

(ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date on which such increase is to become effective;

(iii) the representations and warranties set forth in ARTICLE VI shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date on which such increase is to become effective;

(iv) such increase shall be in a minimum amount of $10,000,000 and in integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof;

(v) such requested increase shall only be effective upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of (A) additional commitments in a corresponding amount of such requested increase from either existing Lenders and/or one or more other institutions that qualify as an Eligible Assignee (it being understood and agreed that no existing Lender shall be required to provide an additional commitment) and (B) documentation from each institution providing an additional commitment evidencing their commitment and their

obligations under this Credit Agreement in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(vi) the Administrative Agent shall have received all documents (including resolutions of the board of directors of the Borrower) it may reasonably request relating to the corporate or other necessary authority for and the validity of such increase in the Revolving Committed Amount, and any other matters relevant thereto, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and

(vii) if any Revolving Loans are outstanding at the time of the increase in the Revolving Committed Amount, the Borrower shall, if applicable, prepay one or more existing Revolving Loans (such prepayment to be subject to Section 3.12) in an amount necessary such that after giving effect to the increase in the Revolving Committed Amount, each Lender will hold its pro rata share (based on its Revolving Commitment Percentage of the increased Revolving Committed Amount) of outstanding Revolving Loans.

3.5 FEES.

(a) UNUSED FEE. In consideration of the Revolving Commitments of the Lenders hereunder, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a fee (the “UNUSED FEE”) equal to the Applicable Percentage per annum for Unused Fees then in effect on the Unused Revolving Committed Amount for each day during the applicable Unused Fee Calculation Period (hereinafter defined). The Unused Fee shall commence to accrue on the Closing Date and shall be due and payable in arrears on the last business day of each March, June, September and December (and any date that the Revolving Committed Amount is reduced as provided in Section 3.4 and the Maturity Date) for the immediately preceding quarter (or portion thereof) (each such quarter or portion thereof for which the Unused Fee is payable hereunder being herein referred to as an “UNUSED FEE CALCULATION PERIOD”), beginning with the first of such dates to occur after the Closing Date. For purposes of computation of the Unused Fees, the Swingline Loans shall not be counted toward or considered usage of the Revolving Committed Amount.

(b) LETTER OF CREDIT FEES.

(i) STANDBY LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUANCE FEE. In consideration of the issuance of standby Letters of Credit hereunder, the Borrower promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a fee (the “LETTER OF CREDIT FEE”) on such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the average daily maximum amount available to be drawn under each such standby Letter of Credit computed at a per annum rate for each day from the date of issuance to the date of expiration equal to the Applicable Percentage. The Standby Letter of Credit Fee will be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December for the immediately preceding quarter (or a portion thereof).

(ii) TRADE LETTER OF CREDIT DRAWING FEE. In consideration of the issuance of trade Letters of Credit hereunder, the Borrower promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a fee (the “TRADE LETTER OF CREDIT FEE”) on such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the average daily maximum amount available to be drawn under each such trade Letter of Credit computed at a per annum rate for each day from the date of issuance to the date of expiration equal to the Applicable Percentage. The Trade Letter of Credit Fee will be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December for the immediately preceding quarter (or a portion thereof).

(iii) ISSUING LENDER FEES. In addition to the Standby Letter of Credit Fee payable pursuant to clause (i) above and the Trade Letter of Credit Fee payable pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrower promises to pay to the Issuing Lender for its own account without sharing by the other Lenders customary charges from time to time of the Issuing Lender with respect to the issuance, amendment, transfer, administration, cancellation and conversion of, and drawings under, such Letters of Credit (collectively, the “ISSUING LENDER FEES”).

3.6 CAPITAL ADEQUACY.

If any Lender has determined, after the date hereof, that the adoption or the becoming effective of, or any change in, or any change by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof in the interpretation or administration of, any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy, or compliance by such Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or assets as a consequence of its commitments or obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender could have achieved but for such adoption, effectiveness, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies with respect to capital adequacy), then, upon notice from such Lender to the Borrower, the Borrower shall be obligated to pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction. Each determination by any such Lender of amounts owing under this Section shall, absent manifest error, be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto.

3.7 LIMITATION ON EURODOLLAR LOANS.

If on or prior to the first day of any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Loan:

(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period; or

(b) the Required Lenders determine (which determination shall be conclusive) and notify the Administrative Agent that the Eurodollar Rate will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lenders of funding Eurodollar Loans for such Interest Period;

then the Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower prompt notice thereof, and so long as such condition remains in effect, the Lenders shall be under no obligation to make additional Eurodollar Loans, continue Eurodollar Loans, or to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurodollar Loans and the Borrower shall, on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for the outstanding Eurodollar Loans, either prepay such Eurodollar Loans or convert such Eurodollar Loans into Base Rate Loans in accordance with the terms of this Credit Agreement.

3.8 ILLEGALITY.

Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof occurring after the Closing Date shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans as contemplated by this Credit Agreement, (a) such Lender shall promptly give written notice of such circumstances to the Borrower and the

Administrative Agent (which notice shall be withdrawn whenever such circumstances no longer exist), (b) the commitment of such Lender hereunder to make Eurodollar Loans, continue Eurodollar Loans as such and convert a Base Rate Loan to Eurodollar Loans, shall forthwith be canceled and, until such time as it shall no longer be unlawful for such Lender to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans, such Lender shall then have a commitment only to make a Base Rate Loan when a Eurodollar Loan is requested and (c) such Lender’s Loans then outstanding as Eurodollar Loans, if any, shall be converted automatically to Base Rate Loans on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans or within such earlier period as required by law. If any such conversion of a Eurodollar Loan occurs on a day which is not the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such amounts, if any, as may be required pursuant to Section 3.12.

3.9 REQUIREMENTS OF LAW.

If, after the date hereof, the adoption of any applicable law, rule, or regulation, or any change in any applicable law, rule, or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank, or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such Governmental Authority, central bank, or comparable agency:

(i) shall subject such Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) to any tax, duty, or other charge with respect to any Eurodollar Loans, its Notes, or its obligation to make Eurodollar Loans, or change the basis of taxation of any amounts payable to such Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) under this Credit Agreement or its Notes in respect of any Eurodollar Loans (other than taxes imposed on the overall net income of such Lender by the jurisdiction in which such Lender has its principal office or such Applicable Lending Office);

(ii) shall impose, modify, or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, assessment, or similar requirement (other than the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage utilized in the determination of the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate) relating to any extensions of credit or other assets of, or any deposits with or other liabilities or commitments of, such Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office), including the Commitment of such Lender hereunder; or

(iii) shall impose on such Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Credit Agreement or its Notes or any of such extensions of credit or liabilities or commitments;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) of making, converting into, continuing, or maintaining any Eurodollar Loans or to reduce any sum received or receivable by such Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) under this Credit Agreement or its Notes with respect to any Eurodollar Loans, then the Borrower shall pay to such Lender on demand such amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction. If any Lender requests compensation by the Borrower under this Section 3.9, the Borrower may, by notice to such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), suspend the obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Loans, or to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurodollar Loans, until the event or condition giving rise to such request ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 3.10 shall be applicable); PROVIDED that such suspension shall not affect the right of such Lender to receive the compensation so requested. Each Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any event of which it has knowledge, occurring after the date hereof, which will entitle such Lender to compensation pursuant to this Section 3.9 and will designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation and will

not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to it. Any Lender claiming compensation under this Section 3.9 shall furnish to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a statement setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder which shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.

3.10 TREATMENT OF AFFECTED LOANS.

If the obligation of any Lender to make any Eurodollar Loan or to continue, or to convert Base Rate Loans into, Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 3.8 or 3.9 hereof, such Lender’s Eurodollar Loans shall be automatically converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for such Eurodollar Loans (or, in the case of a conversion required by Section 3.8 hereof, on such earlier date as such Lender may specify to the Borrower with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Section 3.8 or 3.9 hereof that gave rise to such conversion no longer exist:

(a) to the extent that such Lender’s Eurodollar Loans have been so converted, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s Eurodollar Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans; and

(b) all Loans that would otherwise be made or continued by such Lender as Eurodollar Loans shall be made or continued instead as Base Rate Loans, and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be converted into Eurodollar Loans shall remain as Base Rate Loans.

If such Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) that the circumstances specified in Section 3.8 or 3.9 hereof that gave rise to the conversion of such Lender’s Eurodollar Loans pursuant to this Section 3.10 no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when Eurodollar Loans made by other Lenders are outstanding, such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding Eurodollar Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding Eurodollar Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, interest rate basis, and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments.

3.11 TAXES.

(a) Any and all payments by any Credit Party to or for the account of any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, EXCLUDING, in the case of each Lender and the Administrative Agent, taxes imposed on its income, and franchise taxes imposed on it, by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) is organized or any political subdivision thereof (all such non-excluded taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings, and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as “TAXES”). If any Credit Party shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under this Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, (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 3.11) such Lender or the Administrative Agent receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Credit Party shall make such deductions, (iii) such Credit Party shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law, and (iv) such Credit Party shall

furnish to the Administrative Agent, at its address referred to in Section 11.1, 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 or documentary taxes and any other excise or property taxes or charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made under this Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document or from the execution or delivery of, or otherwise with respect to, this Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document (hereinafter referred to as “OTHER TAXES”).

(c) The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender and the Administrative Agent for the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes (including, without limitation, any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 3.11) paid by such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) and any liability (including penalties, interest, and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto.

(d) Each Lender that is not a United States person under Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “FOREIGN LENDER”), on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this Credit Agreement in the case of each Lender listed on the signature pages hereof and on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Lender in the case of each other Lender, and from time to time thereafter if requested in writing by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (but only so long as such Lender remains lawfully able to do so), shall provide the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with (i) Internal Revenue Service Form 1001 or 4224, as appropriate, or any successor form prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service, certifying that such Lender is entitled to benefits under an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party which reduces the rate of withholding tax on payments of interest or certifying that the income receivable pursuant to this Credit Agreement is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States, (ii) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 or W-9, as appropriate, or any successor form prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service, and (iii) any other form or certificate required by any taxing authority (including any certificate required by Sections 871(h) and 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code), certifying that such Lender is entitled to an exemption from or a reduced rate of tax on payments pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents.

(e) For any period with respect to which a Lender has failed to provide the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the appropriate form pursuant to Section 3.11(d) (unless such failure is due to a change in treaty, law, or regulation occurring subsequent to the date on which a form originally was required to be provided), such Lender shall not be entitled to indemnification under Section 3.11(a) or 3.11(b) with respect to Taxes imposed by the United States; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that should a Lender, which is otherwise exempt from or subject to a reduced rate of withholding tax, become subject to Taxes because of its failure to deliver a form required hereunder, the Borrower shall take such steps as such Lender shall reasonably request to assist such Lender to recover such Taxes.

(f) If any Credit Party is required to pay additional amounts to or for the account of any Lender pursuant to this Section 3.11, then such Lender will agree to use reasonable efforts to change the jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office so as to eliminate or reduce any such additional payment which may thereafter accrue if such change, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, is not otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.

(g) Within thirty (30) days after the date of any payment of Taxes, the applicable Credit Party shall furnish to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing such payment.

(h) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Credit Parties hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Credit Parties contained in this Section 3.11 shall survive the repayment of the Loans, LOC Obligations and other obligations under the Credit Documents and the termination of the Commitments hereunder.

3.12 COMPENSATION.

Upon the request of any Lender, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such amount or amounts as shall be sufficient (in the reasonable opinion of such Lender) to compensate it for any loss, cost, or expense (including loss of anticipated profits) incurred by it as a result of:

(a) any payment, prepayment, or conversion of a Eurodollar Loan for any reason (including, without limitation, the acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Section 9.2) on a date other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan; or

(b) any failure by the Borrower for any reason (including, without limitation, the failure of any condition precedent specified in Section 5 to be satisfied) to borrow, convert, continue, or prepay a Eurodollar Loan on the date for such borrowing, conversion, continuation, or prepayment specified in the relevant notice of borrowing, prepayment, continuation, or conversion under this Credit Agreement.

With respect to Eurodollar Loans, such indemnification may include an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the amount so prepaid, or not so borrowed, converted or continued, for the period from the date of such prepayment or of such failure to borrow, convert or continue to the last day of the applicable Interest Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the Interest Period that would have commenced on the date of such failure