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FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

Loan Agreement

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT | Document Parties: ANIMEONLINE, LTD | BCI ECLIPSE COMPANY, LLC | ENCORE SOFTWARE, INC | FUNIMATION CHANNEL, INC | FUNIMATION PRODUCTIONS LTD | FUNIMATION STORE LTD | GE CAPITAL MARKETS, INC | NAVARRE CLP, LLC | NAVARRE CORPORATION | Navarre CP, LLC | Navarre CS, LLC | NAVARRE DIGITAL SERVICES, INC | NAVARRE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC | NAVARRE ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA, INC | NAVARRE LOGISTICAL SERVICES, INC | NAVARRE ONLINE FULFILLMENT SERVICES, INC You are currently viewing:
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ANIMEONLINE, LTD | BCI ECLIPSE COMPANY, LLC | ENCORE SOFTWARE, INC | FUNIMATION CHANNEL, INC | FUNIMATION PRODUCTIONS LTD | FUNIMATION STORE LTD | GE CAPITAL MARKETS, INC | NAVARRE CLP, LLC | NAVARRE CORPORATION | Navarre CP, LLC | Navarre CS, LLC | NAVARRE DIGITAL SERVICES, INC | NAVARRE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC | NAVARRE ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA, INC | NAVARRE LOGISTICAL SERVICES, INC | NAVARRE ONLINE FULFILLMENT SERVICES, INC

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Title: FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Illinois     Date: 3/23/2007
Industry: Software and Programming     Law Firm: Latham Watkins     Sector: Technology

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EXHIBIT 10.1

 

 

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of March 22, 2007

among

NAVARRE CORPORATION,

as Borrower,

THE OTHER PERSONS PARTY HERETO
THAT ARE DESIGNATED AS CREDIT PARTIES,

THE LENDERS SIGNATORY HERETO

FROM TIME TO TIME,

as Lenders,

and

GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,

as Administrative Agent, Agent and Lender

GE CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.

as Lead Arranger

 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

 

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.1

 

 

Credit Facilities

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

Letters of Credit

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

1.2A

 

 

Swap Related Reimbursement Obligations

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

1.3

 

 

Prepayments

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

Use of Proceeds

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

Interest and Applicable Margins

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

Eligible Accounts

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

1.7

 

 

Eligible Inventory

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

Cash Management Systems

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

1.9

 

 

Fees

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

1.10

 

 

Receipt of Payments

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

1.11

 

 

Application and Allocation of Payments

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

1.12

 

 

Loan Account and Accounting

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

1.13

 

 

Indemnity

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

1.14

 

 

Access

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

1.15

 

 

Taxes

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

1.16

 

 

Capital Adequacy; Increased Costs; Illegality

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

1.17

 

 

Single Loan

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

Conditions to the Initial Loans

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

Further Conditions to Each Loan

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

Executive Offices, Collateral Locations, FEIN

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

3.3

 

 

Corporate Power, Authorization, Enforceable Obligations

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

Financial Statements and Projections

 

 

24

 

 

 

 

3.5

 

 

Material Adverse Effect

 

 

24

 

 

 

 

3.6

 

 

Ownership of Property; Liens

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

3.7

 

 

Labor Matters

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

Ventures, Subsidiaries and Affiliates; Outstanding Stock and Indebtedness

 

 

26

 

 

 

 

3.9

 

 

Government Regulation

 

 

26

 

 

 

 

3.10

 

 

Margin Regulations

 

 

26

 

 

 

 

3.11

 

 

Taxes

 

 

26

 

 

 

 

3.12

 

 

ERISA

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

3.13

 

 

No Litigation

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

3.14

 

 

Brokers

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

3.15

 

 

Intellectual Property

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

3.16

 

 

Full Disclosure

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

3.17

 

 

Environmental Matters

 

 

29

 

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Page

 

 

 

3.18

 

 

Insurance

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

3.19

 

 

Deposit and Disbursement Accounts

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

3.20

 

 

Government Contracts

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

3.21

 

 

Customer and Trade Relations

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

3.22

 

 

Agreements and Other Documents

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

3.23

 

 

Solvency

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

3.24

 

 

[Intentionally Deleted]

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

3.25

 

 

Status of Navarre CP, Navarre CLP and Navarre CS

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

3.26

 

 

Second Lien Loan

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

3.27

 

 

Vendor Advances

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

Reports and Notices

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

4.2

 

 

Communication with Accountants

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

 

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.1

 

 

Maintenance of Existence and Conduct of Business

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

5.2

 

 

Payment of Charges

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

5.3

 

 

Books and Records

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

5.4

 

 

Insurance; Damage to or Destruction of Collateral

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

5.5

 

 

Compliance with Laws

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

5.6

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

5.7

 

 

Intellectual Property

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

5.8

 

 

Environmental Matters

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

5.9

 

 

Landlords’ Agreements

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

5.10

 

 

Further Assurances

 

 

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

 

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

 

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.1

 

 

Mergers, Subsidiaries, Etc

 

 

36

 

 

 

 

6.2

 

 

Investments; Loans and Advances

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

6.3

 

 

Indebtedness

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

6.4

 

 

Employee Loans and Affiliate Transactions

 

 

38

 

 

 

 

6.5

 

 

Capital Structure and Business

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

6.6

 

 

Guaranteed Indebtedness

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

6.7

 

 

Liens and Related Matters

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

6.8

 

 

Sale of Stock and Assets

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

6.9

 

 

ERISA

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

6.10

 

 

Financial Covenants

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

6.11

 

 

Hazardous Materials

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

6.12

 

 

Sale-Leasebacks

 

 

41

 

 

 

 

6.13

 

 

Cancellation of Indebtedness

 

 

41

 

 

 

 

6.14

 

 

Restricted Payments

 

 

41

 

 

 

 

6.15

 

 

Change of Corporate Name or Location; Change of Fiscal Year

 

 

41

 

 

 

 

6.16

 

 

No Impairment of Intercompany Transfers

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

6.17

 

 

No Speculative Transactions

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

6.18

 

 

Leases; Real Estate Purchases

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

6.19

 

 

Amendments

 

 

42

 

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Page

 

 

 

6.20

 

 

Navarre CP, Navarre CLP and Navarre CS

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

 

TERM

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.1

 

 

Termination

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

7.2

 

 

Survival of Obligations Upon Termination of Financing Arrangements

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT; RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

 

 

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.1

 

 

Events of Default

 

 

43

 

 

 

 

8.2

 

 

Remedies

 

 

45

 

 

 

 

8.3

 

 

Waivers by Credit Parties

 

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

 

ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATIONS; APPOINTMENT OF AGENT

 

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.1

 

 

Assignment and Participations

 

 

46

 

 

 

 

9.2

 

 

Appointment of Agent

 

 

48

 

 

 

 

9.3

 

 

Agent’s Reliance, Etc.

 

 

49

 

 

 

 

9.4

 

 

GE Capital and Affiliates

 

 

49

 

 

 

 

9.5

 

 

Lender Credit Decision

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

9.6

 

 

Indemnification

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

9.7

 

 

Successor Agent

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

9.8

 

 

Setoff and Sharing of Payments

 

 

51

 

 

 

 

9.9

 

 

Advances; Payments; Non-Funding Lenders; Information; Actions in Concert

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

9.10

 

 

Intercreditor Agreement

 

 

54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.

 

SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

 

 

54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

Successors and Assigns

 

 

54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.1

 

 

Complete Agreement; Modification of Agreement

 

 

54

 

 

 

 

11.2

 

 

Amendments and Waivers

 

 

55

 

 

 

 

11.3

 

 

Fees and Expenses

 

 

57

 

 

 

 

11.4

 

 

No Waiver

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

11.5

 

 

Remedies

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

11.6

 

 

Severability

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

11.7

 

 

Conflict of Terms

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

11.8

 

 

Confidentiality

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

11.9

 

 

GOVERNING LAW

 

 

59

 

 

 

 

11.10

 

 

Notices

 

 

60

 

 

 

 

11.11

 

 

Section Titles

 

 

61

 

 

 

 

11.12

 

 

Counterparts

 

 

61

 

 

 

 

11.13

 

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

 

 

61

 

 

 

 

11.14

 

 

Press Releases and Related Matters

 

 

62

 

 

 

 

11.15

 

 

Reinstatement

 

 

62

 

 

 

 

11.16

 

 

Advice of Counsel

 

 

62

 

 

 

 

11.17

 

 

No Strict Construction

 

 

62

 

 

 

 

11.18

 

 

Compliance with Federal Law

 

 

63

 

 

 

 

11.19

 

 

Customer Identification — USA Patriot Act Notice

 

 

63

 

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Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.

 

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT

 

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.1

 

 

Interrelationship with the Existing Credit Agreement

 

 

63

 

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INDEX OF APPENDICES

 

 

 

 

 

Annex A (Recitals)

 

 

Definitions

Annex B (Section 1.2)

 

 

Letters of Credit

Annex C (Section 1.8)

 

 

Cash Management System

Annex D (Section 2.1(a))

 

 

Closing Checklist

Annex E (Section 4.1(a))

 

 

Financial Statements and Projections — Reporting

Annex F (Section 4.1(b))

 

 

Collateral Reports

Annex G (Section 6.10)

 

 

Financial Covenants

Annex H (Section 9.9(a))

 

 

Lenders’ Wire Transfer Information

Annex I (Section 11.10)

 

 

Notice Addresses

Annex J (from Annex A-
   Commitments definition)

 

 

Commitments as of Closing Date

 

Exhibit 1.1(a)(i)

 

 

Form of Notice of Revolving Credit Advance

Exhibit 1.1(a)(ii)

 

 

Form of Revolving Note

Exhibit 1.1(b)(ii)

 

 

Form of Swing Line Note

Exhibit 1.5(e)

 

 

Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation

Exhibit 4.1(b)

 

 

Form of Borrowing Base Certificate

Exhibit 9.1(a)

 

 

Form of Assignment Agreement

Exhibit B-1

 

 

Application for Standby Letter of Credit

Schedule A-1

 

 

Withdrawal From Eligible Investment Funds

Schedule 1.1

 

 

Agent’s Representatives

Disclosure Schedule 3.1

 

 

Type of Entity; State of Organization

Disclosure Schedule 3.2

 

 

Executive Offices, Collateral Locations, FEIN

Disclosure Schedule 3.4

 

 

Financial Statement Exceptions

Disclosure Schedule 3.4(a)

 

 

Financial Statements

Disclosure Schedule 3.4(b)

 

 

Projections

Disclosure Schedule 3.4(c)

 

 

Pro Forma

Disclosure Schedule 3.6

 

 

Real Estate and Leases

Disclosure Schedule 3.7

 

 

Labor Matters

Disclosure Schedule 3.8

 

 

Ventures, Subsidiaries and Affiliates; Outstanding Stock

Disclosure Schedule 3.11

 

 

Tax Matters

Disclosure Schedule 3.12

 

 

ERISA Plans

Disclosure Schedule 3.13

 

 

Litigation

Disclosure Schedule 3.15

 

 

Intellectual Property

Disclosure Schedule 3.17

 

 

Hazardous Materials

Disclosure Schedule 3.18

 

 

Insurance

Disclosure Schedule 3.19

 

 

Deposit and Disbursement Accounts

Disclosure Schedule 3.20

 

 

Government Contracts

Disclosure Schedule 3.22

 

 

Material Agreements

Disclosure Schedule 3.27

 

 

Vendor Advances

Disclosure Schedule 5.1

 

 

Trade Names

Disclosure Schedule 6.3

 

 

Indebtedness

Disclosure Schedule 6.4(a)

 

 

Transactions with Affiliates

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Disclosure Schedule 6.7

 

 

Existing Liens

Disclosure Schedule 6.8

 

 

Texas Real Estate Sale Transaction

Disclosure Schedule 6.14

 

 

Eric Paulson’s Deferred Compensation Payments

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          This FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of March 22, 2007, by and among NAVARRE CORPORATION, a Minnesota corporation (“ Borrower ”), the Credit Parties signatory hereto, GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (in its individual capacity, “ GE Capital ”), for itself, as Lender, and as Agent for Lenders, and the other Lenders signatory hereto from time to time.

RECITALS

          WHEREAS, Borrower, the other Credit Parties signatory thereto, Agent and the Lenders signatory thereto are parties to that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 1, 2005 (as amended or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”);

          WHEREAS, Borrower has requested that Lenders extend a revolving credit facility to Borrower of up to Ninety Five Million Dollars ($95,000,000) in the aggregate for the purposes of (a) providing working capital financing for Borrower and Capital Expenditures for Borrower as permitted hereunder, (b) providing funds for other general corporate purposes of Borrower and (c) providing funds for other purposes permitted hereunder; and for these purposes, Lenders are willing to make certain loans and other extensions of credit to Borrower of up to such amount upon the terms and conditions set forth herein;

          WHEREAS, Borrower has agreed to secure all of its obligations under the Loan Documents by granting to Agent, for the benefit of Agent and Lenders, a security interest in and lien upon all of its existing and after-acquired personal and real property;

          WHEREAS, the Credit Parties signatory hereto (other than Borrower) have agreed to guarantee the Obligations and to grant to Agent, for the benefit of Agent and Lenders, a security interest in and lien upon all of their existing and after-acquired personal and real property to secure the Obligations; and

          WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Annex A and, for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the rules of construction set forth in Annex A shall govern. All Annexes, Disclosure Schedules, Exhibits and other attachments (collectively, “ Appendices ”) hereto, or expressly identified to this Agreement, are incorporated herein by reference, and taken together with this Agreement, shall constitute but a single agreement. These Recitals shall be construed as part of the Agreement.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein:

 


 

1. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT

          1.1 Credit Facilities .

          (a) Revolving Credit Facility .

               (i) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Revolving Lender agrees to make available to Borrower from time to time until the Commitment Termination Date its Pro Rata Share of advances (each, a “ Revolving Credit Advance ”). The Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loan of any Revolving Lender shall not at any time exceed its separate Revolving Loan Commitment. The obligations of each Revolving Lender hereunder shall be several and not joint. Until the Commitment Termination Date, Borrower may from time to time borrow, repay and reborrow under this Section 1.1(a) ; provided , that the amount of any Revolving Credit Advance to be made at any time shall not exceed Borrowing Availability at such time. Borrowing Availability may be further reduced by Reserves imposed by Agent in its reasonable credit judgment for reasons relating to any Credit Party, any Credit Party’s business or industry and/or the Agent’s ability to collect or realize the full value of any Collateral. Each Revolving Credit Advance shall be made on notice by Borrower to one of the representatives of Agent identified in Schedule 1.1 at the address specified therein. Any such notice must be given no later than (1) 11:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the Business Day of the proposed Revolving Credit Advance, in the case of an Index Rate Loan, or (2) 11:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the date which is 3 Business Days prior to the proposed Revolving Credit Advance, in the case of a LIBOR Loan. Each such notice (a “ Notice of Revolving Credit Advance ”) must be given in writing (by telecopy or overnight courier) substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.1(a)(i) , and shall include the information required in such Exhibit and such other information as may be required by Agent. If Borrower desires to have the Revolving Credit Advances bear interest by reference to a LIBOR Rate, it must comply with Section 1.5(e) .

               (ii) Except as provided in Section 1.12 , Borrower shall execute and deliver to each Revolving Lender a note to evidence the Revolving Loan Commitment of that Revolving Lender. Each note shall be in the principal amount of the Revolving Loan Commitment of the applicable Revolving Lender, dated the Closing Date and substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.1(a)(ii) (each a “ Revolving Note ” and, collectively, the “ Revolving Notes ”). Each Revolving Note shall represent the obligation of Borrower to pay the amount of Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment or, if less, such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Credit Advances to Borrower together with interest thereon as prescribed in Section 1.5 . The entire unpaid balance of the Revolving Loan and all other non-contingent Obligations shall be immediately due and payable in full in immediately available funds on the Commitment Termination Date.

          (b) Swing Line Facility .

               (i) Agent shall notify the Swing Line Lender upon Agent’s receipt of any Notice of Revolving Credit Advance. Subject to the terms and conditions

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hereof, the Swing Line Lender may, in its discretion, make available from time to time until the Commitment Termination Date advances (each, a “ Swing Line Advance ”) in accordance with any such notice. The provisions of this Section 1.1(b) shall not relieve Revolving Lenders of their obligations to make Revolving Credit Advances under Section 1.1(a) ; provided that if the Swing Line Lender makes a Swing Line Advance pursuant to any such notice, such Swing Line Advance shall be in lieu of any Revolving Credit Advance that otherwise may be made by Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to such notice. The aggregate amount of Swing Line Advances outstanding shall not exceed at any time the lesser of (A) the Swing Line Commitment and (B) the lesser of the Maximum Amount and the Borrowing Base, in each case, less the outstanding balance of the Revolving Loan at such time (“ Swing Line Availability ”). Until the Commitment Termination Date, Borrower may from time to time borrow, repay and reborrow under this Section 1.1(b) . Each Swing Line Advance shall be made pursuant to a Notice of Revolving Credit advance delivered by Borrower to Agent in accordance with Section 1.1(a) . Any such notice must be given no later than 11:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the Business Day of the proposed Swing Line Advance. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received at least one Business Day’s prior written notice from Requisite Lenders instructing it not to make a Swing Line Advance, the Swing Line Lender shall, notwithstanding the failure of any condition precedent set forth in Sections 2.2 , be entitled to fund that Swing Line Advance, and to have such Revolving Lender make Revolving Credit Advances in accordance with Section 1.1(b)(iii) or purchase participating interests in accordance with Section 1.1(b)(iv) . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the Swing Line Loan shall constitute an Index Rate Loan. Borrower shall repay the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Swing Line Loan upon demand therefor by Agent.

               (ii) Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Swing Line Lender a promissory note to evidence the Swing Line Commitment. Such note shall be in the principal amount of the Swing Line Commitment of the Swing Line Lender, dated the Closing Date and substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.1(b)(ii) (the “ Swing Line Note ”). The Swing Line Note shall represent the obligation of Borrower to pay the amount of the Swing Line Commitment or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Swing Line Advances made to Borrower together with interest thereon as prescribed in Section 1.5 . The entire unpaid balance of the Swing Line Loan and all other noncontingent Obligations shall be immediately due and payable in full in immediately available funds on the Commitment Termination Date if not sooner paid in full.

               (iii) The Swing Line Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion but at least once per week, may on behalf of Borrower (and Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so act on its behalf) request each Revolving Lender (including the Swing Line Lender) to make a Revolving Credit Advance to Borrower (which shall be an Index Rate Loan) in an amount equal to that Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the principal amount of the Swing Line Loan (the “ Refunded Swing Line Loan ”) outstanding on the date such notice is given. Unless any of the events described in Sections 8.1(h) or 8.1(i) has occurred (in which event the procedures of Section 1.1(b)(iv) shall apply) and regardless of whether

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the conditions precedent set forth in this Agreement to the making of a Revolving Credit Advance are then satisfied, each Revolving Lender shall disburse directly to Agent, its Pro Rata Share of a Revolving Credit Advance on behalf of the Swing Line Lender, prior to 2:00 p.m. (Chicago time), in immediately available funds on the Business Day next succeeding the date that notice is given. The proceeds of those Revolving Credit Advances shall be immediately paid to the Swing Line Lender and applied to repay the Refunded Swing Line Loan.

               (iv) If, prior to refunding a Swing Line Loan with a Revolving Credit Advance pursuant to Section 1.1(b)(iii) , one of the events described in Sections 8.1(h) or 8.1(i) has occurred, then, subject to the provisions of Section 1.1(b)(v) below, each Revolving Lender shall, on the date such Revolving Credit Advance was to have been made for the benefit of Borrower, purchase from the Swing Line Lender an undivided participation interest in the Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such Swing Line Loan. Upon request, each Revolving Lender shall, prior to 2:00 p.m. (Chicago time) in immediately available funds on the Business Day next succeeding the date such request is made, promptly transfer to the Swing Line Lender, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation interest.

               (v) Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Advances in accordance with Section 1.1(b)(iii) and to purchase participation interests in accordance with Section 1.1(b)(iv) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Revolving Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of any Default or Event of Default; (C) any inability of Borrower to satisfy the conditions precedent to borrowing set forth in this Agreement at any time or (D) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. If any Revolving Lender does not make available to Agent or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, the amount required pursuant to Sections 1.1(b)(iii) or 1.1(b)(iv) , as the case may be, the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Revolving Lender, together with interest thereon for each day from the date of non-payment until such amount is paid in full at the Federal Funds Rate for the first two Business Days and at the Index Rate thereafter.

          (c) Reliance on Notices . Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, any Notice of Revolving Credit Advance, Notice of Conversion/Continuation or similar notice believed by Agent to be genuine. Agent may assume that each Person executing and delivering any notice in accordance herewith was duly authorized, unless the responsible individual acting thereon for Agent has actual knowledge to the contrary.

          1.2 Letters of Credit . Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions contained herein and in Annex B , Borrower shall have the right to request, and Revolving Lenders agree to incur, or purchase participations in, Letter of Credit Obligations in respect of Borrower.

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          1.2A Swap Related Reimbursement Obligations .

          (a) Borrower agrees to reimburse GE Capital in immediately available funds in the amount of any payment made by GE Capital under a Swap Related L/C (such reimbursement obligation, whether contingent upon payment by GE Capital under the Swap Related L/C or otherwise, being herein called a “ Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation ”). No Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation for any Swap Related L/C may exceed the amount of the payment obligations owed by Borrower under the interest rate protection or hedging agreement or transaction supported by the Swap Related L/C.

          (b) A Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation shall be due and payable by Borrower within one (1) Business Day after the date on which the related payment is made by GE Capital under the Swap Related L/C.

          (c) Any Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation shall, during the period in which it is unpaid, bear interest at the rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate plus one percent (1%), as if the unpaid amount of the Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation were a LIBOR Loan, and not at any otherwise applicable Default Rate. Such interest shall be payable upon demand. The following additional provisions apply to the calculation and charging of interest on Swap Related Reimbursement Obligations by reference to the LIBOR Rate:

               (i) The LIBOR Rate shall be determined for each successive one-month LIBOR Period during which the Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation is unpaid, notwithstanding the occurrence of any Event of Default and even if the LIBOR Period were to extend beyond the Commitment Termination Date.

               (ii) If a Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation is paid during a monthly period for which the LIBOR Rate is determined, interest shall be pro-rated and charged for the portion of the monthly period during which the Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation was unpaid. Section 1.13(b) shall not apply to any payment of a Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation during the monthly period.

               (iii) Notwithstanding the last paragraph of the definition of “LIBOR Rate”, if the LIBOR Rate is no longer available from Telerate News Service, the LIBOR Rate with respect to Swap Related Reimbursement Obligations shall be determined by GE Capital from such financial reporting service or other information available to GE Capital as in GE Capital’s reasonable discretion indicates GE Capital’s cost of funds.

          (d) Except as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.2A and in Section 11.3 , Borrower shall not be obligated to pay to GE Capital or any of its Affiliates any Letter of Credit Fee, or any other fees, charges or expenses, in respect of a Swap Related L/C or arranging for any interest rate protection or hedging agreement or transaction supported by the Swap Related L/C. GE Capital and its Affiliates shall look to the beneficiary of a Swap Related L/C for payment of any such letter of credit fees or other fees, charges or expenses and such beneficiary may factor such fees, charges, or expenses into the pricing of any interest rate protection or hedging arrangement or transaction supported by the Swap Related L/C.

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          (e) If any Swap Related L/C is revocable prior to its scheduled expiry date, GE Capital agrees not to revoke the Swap Related L/C unless the Commitment Termination Date or an Event of Default has occurred.

          (f) GE Capital or any of its Affiliates shall be permitted to (i) provide confidential or other information furnished to it by any of the Credit Parties (including, without limitation, copies of any documents and information in or referred to in the Closing Checklist, Financial Statements and Compliance Certificates) to a beneficiary or potential beneficiary of a Swap Related L/C and (ii) receive confidential or other information from the beneficiary or potential beneficiary relating to any agreement or transaction supported or to be supported by the Swap Related L/C. However, no confidential information shall be provided to any Person under this paragraph unless the Person has agreed to comply with the covenant substantially as contained in Section 11.8 of this Agreement.

          1.3 Prepayments .

          (a) Voluntary Prepayments; Reductions in Revolving Loan Commitments . Borrower may at any time on at least five (5) days’ prior written notice to Agent permanently reduce (but not terminate) the Revolving Loan Commitment; provided that (A) any such reductions shall be in a minimum amount of $3,000,000 and integral multiples of $250,000 in excess of such amount, (B) the Revolving Loan Commitment shall not be reduced to an amount less than the amount of the Revolving Loan outstanding, and (C) after giving effect to such reductions, Borrower shall comply with Section 1.3(b)(i) . Borrower may at any time on at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice to Agent terminate the Revolving Loan Commitment; provided that upon such termination all Loans and other Obligations shall be immediately due and payable in full and all Letter of Credit Obligations shall be cash collateralized or otherwise satisfied in accordance with Annex B hereto. Any voluntary prepayment and any reduction or termination of the Revolving Loan Commitment must be accompanied by payment of the Fee required by Section 1.9(c) , if any, plus the payment of any LIBOR funding breakage costs in accordance with Section 1.13(b) . Upon any such reduction or termination of the Revolving Loan Commitment, Borrower’s right to request Revolving Credit Advances, or request that Letter of Credit Obligations be incurred on its behalf, or request Swing Line Advances, shall simultaneously be permanently reduced or terminated, as the case may be; provided that a permanent reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitment shall require a corresponding pro rata reduction in the L/C Sublimit. Each notice of partial prepayment shall designate the Loan or other Obligations to which such prepayment is to be applied.

          (b) Mandatory Prepayments .

               (i) If at any time the outstanding balances of the Revolving Loan and the Swing Line Loan exceed the lesser of (A) the Maximum Amount and (B) the Borrowing Base, Borrower shall immediately repay the aggregate outstanding Revolving Credit Advances to the extent required to eliminate such excess. If any such excess remains after repayment in full of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Credit Advances, Borrower shall provide cash collateral for the Letter of Credit Obligations in the manner set forth in Annex B to the extent required to eliminate such excess.

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               (ii) Immediately upon receipt by any Credit Party of any proceeds of any asset disposition (excluding proceeds of asset dispositions permitted by Sections 6.8(a) and, as long as no Default or Event of Default then exists, 6.8(d) , but including any sale of Stock of any Subsidiary of any Credit Party, Borrower shall, unless such prepayment is waived in writing by the Requisite Lenders, prepay the Loans in an amount equal to all such proceeds, net of (A) commissions and other reasonable and customary transaction costs, fees and expenses properly attributable to such transaction and payable by Borrower in connection therewith (in each case, paid to non-Affiliates), (B) transfer taxes, (C) amounts payable to holders of senior Liens (to the extent such Liens constitute Permitted Encumbrances hereunder (but excluding, in any event, Liens securing obligations under the Second Lien Credit Agreement)), if any, and (D) an appropriate reserve for income taxes in accordance with GAAP in connection therewith. Any such prepayment shall be applied in accordance with Section 1.3(c) .

               (iii) If Borrower issues or incurs any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.3 hereof), no later than the Business Day following the date of receipt of the proceeds thereof, Borrower shall, unless such prepayment is waived in writing by the Requisite Lenders, prepay the Loans in an amount equal to all such proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable costs paid to non-Affiliates in connection therewith. If Borrower issues Stock, no later than the Business Day following the date of receipt of the proceeds thereof, Borrower shall, unless such prepayment is waived in writing by the Requisite Lenders, prepay the Loans in an amount equal fifty percent (50%) of such proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable costs paid to non-Affiliates in connection therewith. Any such prepayment shall be applied in accordance with Section 1.3(c) .

          (c) Application of Certain Mandatory Prepayments . Any prepayments made by Borrower pursuant to Sections 1.3(b)(ii) or (b)(iii) above shall be applied as follows: first , to Fees and reimbursable expenses of Agent then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second , to interest then due and payable on the Swing Line Loan; third , to the principal balance of the Swing Line Loan until the same has been repaid in full; fourth , to interest then due and payable on the Revolving Credit Advances; fifth , to the outstanding principal balance of Revolving Credit Advances until the same has been paid in full; sixth , to any Letter of Credit Obligations, to provide cash collateral therefor in the manner set forth in Annex B , until all such Letter of Credit Obligations have been fully cash collateralized in the manner set forth in Annex B ; and seventh , pro rata to all other Obligations then due and owing. The Revolving Loan Commitment shall be permanently reduced by the amount of any such prepayments to the extent, when added to the amount of prepayments made in accordance with Section 5.4(d) , in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate.

          (d) Application of Prepayments from Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds . Prepayments from insurance or condemnation proceeds in accordance with Section 5.4(d) , shall, unless such prepayment is waived in writing by the Requisite Lenders, be applied as follows: insurance proceeds from casualties or losses to cash or Inventory shall be applied first , to the Swing Line Loans and second , to the Revolving Credit Advances. The Revolving Loan Commitment shall be permanently reduced by the amount of any such prepayments to the

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extent, when added to the amount of prepayments made in accordance with Sections 1.3(b)(ii) or (b)(iii) , in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate.

          (e) No Implied Consent . Nothing in this Section 1.3 shall be construed to constitute Agent’s or any Lender’s consent to any transaction that is not permitted by other provisions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

          1.4 Use of Proceeds .

          Borrower shall utilize the proceeds of the Revolving Loan and the Swing Line Loan solely for the financing of Borrower’s ordinary working capital, Capital Expenditures as permitted hereunder, and for other general corporate purposes.

          1.5 Interest and Applicable Margins .

          (a) Borrower shall pay interest to Agent, for the ratable benefit of Lenders in accordance with the Loans being made by each Lender, in arrears on each applicable Interest Payment Date, at the Index Rate plus the Applicable Revolver Index Margin per annum or, at the election of Borrower, at the applicable LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Revolver LIBOR Margin per annum, based on the aggregate Revolving Credit Advances outstanding from time to time.

          As of the Closing Date, the Applicable Margins are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Applicable Revolver Index Margin

 

 

0.75

%

 

 

 

 

 

Applicable Revolver LIBOR Margin

 

 

2.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

Applicable L/C Margin

 

 

2.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

Applicable Unused Line Fee Margin

 

 

0.25

%

          The Applicable Margins shall be adjusted (up or down) prospectively on a quarterly basis as determined based upon the average daily Borrowing Availability for the then most recently ended Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending on September 30, 2007. All adjustments in the Applicable Margins thereafter shall be implemented quarterly on a prospective basis at any time there is a need for an adjustment (the determination as to whether an adjustment is necessary to be made by Agent in good faith). Adjustments in Applicable Margins will be determined by reference to the following grids:

 

 

 

If average daily Borrowing Availability for the Fiscal

 

Level of

Quarter is:

 

Applicable Margins:

³ $45,000,000

 

Level I

³ $35,000,000, but < $45,000,000

 

Level II

³ $20,000,000, but < $35,000,000

 

Level III

³ $7,500,000, but < $20,000,000

 

Level IV

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If average daily Borrowing Availability for the Fiscal

 

Level of

Quarter is:

 

Applicable Margins:

< $7,500,000

 

Level V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level I

 

Level II

 

Level III

 

Level IV

 

Level V

Applicable Revolver Index Margin

 

 

0.25

%

 

 

0.50

%

 

 

0.75

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.25

%

Applicable Revolver LIBOR Margin

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

2.00

%

 

 

2.25

%

 

 

2.50

%

Applicable L/C Margin

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

2.00

%

 

 

2.25

%

 

 

2.50

%

Applicable Unused Line Fee Margin

 

 

0.375

%

 

 

0.375

%

 

 

0.25

%

 

 

0.25

%

 

 

0.25

%

          If any Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time any reduction in the Applicable Margins is to be implemented, that reduction shall be deferred until the first day of the first calendar month following the date on which all Defaults or Events of Default are waived or cured.

          (b) If any payment on any Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof will be extended to the next succeeding Business Day (except as set forth in the definition of LIBOR Period) and, with respect to payments of principal, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.

          (c) All computations of Fees calculated on a per annum basis and interest shall be made by Agent on the basis of a 360-day year, in each case for the actual number of days occurring in the period for which such interest and Fees are payable. The Index Rate is a floating rate determined for each day. Each determination by Agent of an interest rate and Fees hereunder shall be final, binding and conclusive on Borrower, absent manifest error.

          (d) So long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under Section 8.1(a), (h) or (i) , or so long as any other Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and at the election of Agent (or upon the written request of Requisite Lenders) confirmed by written notice from Agent to Borrower, the interest rates applicable to the Loans and the Letter of Credit Fees shall be increased by two percentage points (2%) per annum above the rates of interest or the rate of such Fees otherwise applicable hereunder (“ Default Rate ”), and all outstanding Obligations shall bear interest at the Default Rate applicable to such Obligations. Interest and Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate shall accrue from the initial date of such Default or Event of Default until that Default or Event of Default is cured or waived and shall be payable upon demand.

          (e) Subject to the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2.2 , Borrower shall have the option to (i) request that any Revolving Credit Advance be made as a LIBOR Loan, (ii) convert at any time all or any part of outstanding Loans (other than the Swing Line Loan) from Index Rate Loans to LIBOR Loans, (iii) convert any LIBOR Loan to an Index Rate Loan, subject

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to payment of LIBOR breakage costs in accordance with Section 1.13(b) if such conversion is made prior to the expiration of the LIBOR Period applicable thereto, or (iv) continue all or any portion of any Loan (other than the Swing Line Loan) as a LIBOR Loan upon the expiration of the applicable LIBOR Period and the succeeding LIBOR Period of that continued Loan shall commence on the first day after the last day of the LIBOR Period of the Loan to be continued. Any Loan or group of Loans having the same proposed LIBOR Period to be made or continued as, or converted into, a LIBOR Loan must be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of such amount. Any such election must be made by 11:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the 3rd Business Day prior to (1) the date of any proposed Advance which is to bear interest at the LIBOR Rate, (2) the end of each LIBOR Period with respect to any LIBOR Loans to be continued as such, or (3) the date on which Borrower wishes to convert any Index Rate Loan to a LIBOR Loan for a LIBOR Period designated by Borrower in such election. If no election is received with respect to a LIBOR Loan by 11:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the 3rd Business Day prior to the end of the LIBOR Period with respect thereto (or if a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or the additional conditions precedent set forth in Section 2.2 shall not have been satisfied), that LIBOR Loan shall be converted to an Index Rate Loan at the end of its LIBOR Period. Borrower must make such election by notice to Agent in writing, by telecopy or overnight courier. In the case of any conversion or continuation, such election must be made pursuant to a written notice (a “ Notice of Conversion/Continuation ”) in the form of Exhibit 1.5(e) .

          (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 1.5 , if a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final order that the rate of interest payable hereunder exceeds the highest rate of interest permissible under law (the “ Maximum Lawful Rate ”), then so long as the Maximum Lawful Rate would be so exceeded, the rate of interest payable hereunder shall be equal to the Maximum Lawful Rate. Thereafter, interest hereunder shall be paid at the rate(s) of interest and in the manner provided in Sections 1.5(a) through (e) , unless and until the rate of interest again exceeds the Maximum Lawful Rate, and at that time this paragraph shall again apply. In no event shall the total interest received by any Lender pursuant to the terms hereof exceed the amount that such Lender could lawfully have received had the interest due hereunder been calculated for the full term hereof at the Maximum Lawful Rate. If the Maximum Lawful Rate is calculated pursuant to this paragraph, such interest shall be calculated at a daily rate equal to the Maximum Lawful Rate divided by the number of days in the year in which such calculation is made. If, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1.5(f) , a court of competent jurisdiction shall finally determine that a Lender has received interest hereunder in excess of the Maximum Lawful Rate, Agent shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, promptly apply such excess in the order specified in Section 1.11 and thereafter shall refund any excess to Borrower or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise order.

          1.6 Eligible Accounts . All of the Accounts owned by one or more of the Eligible Credit Parties and reflected in the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered by Borrower to Agent shall be “ Eligible Accounts ” for purposes of this Agreement, except any Account to which any of the exclusionary criteria set forth below applies. Agent shall have the right to establish or modify or eliminate Reserves against Eligible Accounts from time to time in its reasonable credit judgment. In addition, Agent reserves the right, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, to adjust any of the criteria set forth below, to establish new criteria and to adjust advance rates with respect to Eligible Accounts, in its reasonable credit

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judgment for reasons relating to any Credit Party, any Credit Party’s business or industry and/or the Agent’s ability to collect or realize the full value of any Collateral, subject to the approval of Supermajority Revolving Lenders in the case of adjustments or new criteria or changes in advance rates or the elimination of Reserves which have the effect of making more credit available. Eligible Accounts shall not include any Account of any Eligible Credit Party:

          (a) that does not arise from the sale of goods or the performance of services by such Eligible Credit Party in the ordinary course of its business;

          (b) (i) upon which the right of such Eligible Credit Party to receive payment is not absolute or is contingent upon the fulfillment of any condition whatsoever or (ii) as to which such Eligible Credit Party is not able to bring suit or otherwise enforce its remedies against the Account Debtor through judicial process, or (iii) if the Account represents a progress billing consisting of an invoice for goods sold or used or services rendered pursuant to a contract under which the Account Debtor’s obligation to pay that invoice is subject to such Eligible Credit Party’s completion of further performance under such contract or is subject to the equitable lien of a surety bond issuer;

          (c) to the extent that any defense, counterclaim, setoff or dispute is asserted as to such Account;

          (d) that is not a true and correct statement of bona fide indebtedness incurred in the amount of the Account for merchandise sold to or services rendered and accepted by the applicable Account Debtor;

          (e) with respect to which an invoice has not been sent to the applicable Account Debtor;

          (f) that (i) is not owned by such Eligible Credit Party or (ii) is subject to any right, claim, security interest or other interest of any other Person, other than Liens in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders and Liens securing the obligations under the Second Lien Credit Agreement, as long as such Liens are subject to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement;

          (g) that arises from a sale to any director, officer, other employee or Affiliate of any Credit Party, or to any entity that has any common officer or director with any Credit Party;

          (h) that is the obligation of an Account Debtor that is the United States government or a political subdivision thereof, or any state, county or municipality or department, agency or instrumentality thereof unless Agent, in its sole discretion, has agreed to the contrary in writing and such Eligible Credit Party, if necessary or desirable, has complied with respect to such obligation with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, or any applicable state, county or municipal law restricting the assignment thereof with respect to such obligation;

          (i) that is the obligation of an Account Debtor located in a foreign country other than Canada (excluding the province of Newfoundland, the Northwest Territories and the Territory of Nunavit) unless payment thereof is assured by a letter of credit assigned and delivered to Agent, satisfactory to Agent as to form, amount and issuer;

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          (j) to the extent such Eligible Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries is liable for goods sold or services rendered by the applicable Account Debtor to such Eligible Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or a rebate but only to the extent of the potential offset;

          (k) that arises with respect to goods that are delivered on a bill-and-hold, cash-on-delivery basis or placed on consignment ( provided , that once consigned goods are actually sold by the relevant Account Debtor, the Accounts generated by such sale shall not be deemed ineligible pursuant to this clause (k)), guaranteed sale or other terms by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor is or may be conditional;

          (l) that is in default; provided , that , without limiting the generality of the foregoing, an Account shall be deemed in default upon the occurrence of any of the following:

               (i) (x) the Account owing by Account Debtors (other than Approved Obligors) is not paid within the earlier of: 60 days following its due date or 90 days following its original invoice date or (y) the Account owing by Approved Obligors is not paid within the earlier of: 60 days following its due date or 120 days following its original invoice date;

               (ii) the Account Debtor obligated upon such Account suspends business, makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or fails to pay its debts generally as they come due; or

               (iii) a petition is filed by or against any Account Debtor obligated upon such Account under any bankruptcy law or any other federal, state or foreign (including any provincial) receivership, insolvency relief or other law or laws for the relief of debtors;

          (m) that is the obligation of an Account Debtor if 50% or more of the Dollar amount of all Accounts owing by that Account Debtor are ineligible under the other criteria set forth in this Section 1.6 ;

          (n) as to which Agent’s Lien thereon, on behalf of itself and Lenders, is not a first priority perfected Lien (or if the applicable agreement would be breached, terminated, terminable or in default as a result of the applicable Credit Party (i) assigning its rights thereunder to the Agent or (ii) granting a lien on the relevant Account to the Agent);

          (o) as to which any of the representations or warranties in the Loan Documents are untrue;

          (p) to the extent such Account is evidenced by a judgment, Instrument or Chattel Paper;

          (q) to the extent such Account exceeds any credit limit established by Agent, in its reasonable credit judgment;

          (r) to the extent that such Account, together with all other Accounts owing by such Account Debtor and its Affiliates as of any date of determination exceed 15% of all

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otherwise Eligible Accounts ( provided , however , that Accounts owing by (i) an Approved Obligor (other than Best Buy Co., Inc. and its Affiliates) and its Affiliates which constitute less than 25% of all otherwise Eligible Accounts shall not be deemed ineligible pursuant to this clause (r) or (ii) Best Buy Co., Inc. and its Affiliates which constitute less than 35% of all otherwise Eligible Accounts shall not be deemed ineligible pursuant to this clause (r));

          (s) that is payable in any currency other than Dollars or Canadian Dollars;

          (t) to the extent such Account arises from the sale of goods if the applicable Eligible Credit Party has not acquired title to such goods pursuant to an agreement which is in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Agent; or

          (u) that is otherwise unacceptable to Agent in its reasonable credit judgment for reasons relating to any Credit Party, any Credit Party’s business or industry and/or the Agent’s ability to collect or realize the full value of any Collateral.

          1.7 Eligible Inventory . All of the inventory owned by one or more of the Eligible Credit Parties and reflected in the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered by Borrower to Agent shall be “ Eligible Inventory ” for purposes of this Agreement, except any Inventory to which any of the exclusionary criteria set forth below applies. Agent shall have the right to establish, modify, or eliminate Reserves against Eligible Inventory from time to time in its reasonable credit judgment. In addition, Agent reserves the right, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, to adjust any of the criteria set forth below, to establish new criteria and to adjust advance rates with respect to Eligible Inventory in its reasonable credit judgment, subject to the approval of Supermajority Revolving Lenders in the case of adjustments or new criteria or changes in advance rates or the elimination of Reserves which have the effect of making more credit available. Eligible Inventory shall not include any Inventory of any Eligible Credit Party that:

          (a) is not owned by such Eligible Credit Party free and clear of all Liens and rights of any other Person (including the rights of a purchaser that has made progress payments and the rights of a surety that has issued a bond to assure the performance of such Eligible Credit Party with respect to that Inventory), except the Liens in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders;

          (b) (i) is not located on premises owned, leased or rented by such Eligible Credit Party and set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.2) or (ii) is stored at a leased location, unless Agent has given its prior consent thereto and unless (x) a reasonably satisfactory landlord waiver has been delivered to Agent, or (y) Reserves satisfactory to Agent have been established with respect thereto, (iii) is stored with a bailee or warehouseman unless a reasonably satisfactory, acknowledged bailee letter has been received by Agent and Reserves reasonably satisfactory to Agent have been established with respect thereto, or (iv) is located at an owned location subject to a mortgage in favor of a lender other than Agent, unless a reasonably satisfactory mortgagee waiver has been delivered to Agent, or (v) is located at any site if the aggregate book value of Inventory at any such location is less than $100,000;

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          (c) is placed on consignment or is in transit, except for Inventory in transit between domestic locations of Credit Parties as to which Agent’s Liens have been perfected at origin and destination;

          (d) is covered by a negotiable document of title, unless such document has been delivered to Agent with all necessary endorsements, free and clear of all Liens except those in favor of Agent and Lenders;

          (e) is delisted, excess, obsolete, unsalable, shopworn, seconds, damaged or unfit for sale;

          (f) consists of display items or packing or shipping materials, manufacturing supplies, work-in-process Inventory or replacement parts;

          (g) consists of goods which have been returned by the buyer;

          (h) is not of a type held for sale in the ordinary course of such Eligible Credit Party’s business;

          (i) is not subject to a first priority Lien in favor of Agent on behalf of itself and Lenders subject to Permitted Encumbrances described in clause (e) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances and Liens securing the obligations under the Second Lien Credit Agreement, as long as such Liens are subject to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement;

          (j) breaches any of the representations or warranties pertaining to Inventory set forth in the Loan Documents;

          (k) consists of any costs associated with “freight-in” charges;

          (l) consists of Hazardous Materials or goods that can be transported or sold only with licenses that are not readily available;

          (m) is not covered by casualty insurance reasonably acceptable to Agent;

          (n) if such Inventory is music related, it has been produced or published by anyone other than one of the Major Labels;

          (o) consists of owned independent music; or

          (p) the Agent does not have the right, in Agent’s reasonable determination, to freely transfer without the need for any license, sublicense or consent which has not been obtained; or is otherwise unacceptable to Agent in its reasonable credit judgment for reasons relating to any Credit Party, any Credit Party’s business or industry and/or the Agent’s ability to collect or realize the full value of any Collateral.

          1.8 Cash Management Systems . On or prior to the Closing Date, Borrower will establish and will maintain until the Termination Date, the cash management systems described in Annex C (the “ Cash Management Systems ”).

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          1.9 Fees .

          (a) Borrower shall pay to GE Capital, individually, the Fees specified in the GE Capital Fee Letter, at the times specified for payment therein.

          (b) As additional compensation for the Revolving Lenders, Borrower shall pay to Agent, for the ratable benefit of such Lenders, in arrears, on the first Business Day of each month prior to the Commitment Termination Date and on the Commitment Termination Date, a Fee for Borrower’s non-use of available funds in an amount equal to the Applicable Unused Line Fee Margin per annum (calculated on the basis of a 360 day year for actual days elapsed) multiplied by the difference between (x) the Maximum Amount (as it may be reduced from time to time) and (y) the average for the period of the daily closing balances of the Revolving Loan and the Swing Line Loan outstanding during the period for which the such Fee is due.

          (c) If, on or prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date, Borrower prepays the Revolving Loan and/or reduces or terminates the Revolving Loan Commitment, whether voluntarily or involuntarily and whether before or after acceleration of the Obligations or if the Revolving Loan Commitments are reduced or terminated, Borrower shall pay to Agent, for the benefit of Lenders as liquidated damages and compensation for the costs of being prepared to make funds available hereunder an amount equal to the Applicable Percentage (as defined below) multiplied by the amount of the reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitment. As used herein, the term “ Applicable Percentage ” shall mean (x) two percent (2%), in the case of a reduction on or prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, (y) one percent (1%), in the case of a reduction after the first anniversary of the Closing Date but on or prior to the second anniversary thereof and (z) one half of one percent (0.5%), in the case of a reduction after the second anniversary of the Closing Date but on or prior to the third anniversary thereof. The Credit Parties agree that the Applicable Percentages are a reasonable calculation of Lenders’ lost profits in view of the difficulties and impracticality of determining actual damages resulting from an early termination of the Revolving Loan Commitment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no prepayment fee shall be payable by Borrower upon a mandatory prepayment made pursuant to Sections 1.3(b) 1.16(c) or 5.4(d) ; provided that Borrower does not permanently reduce or terminate the Revolving Loan Commitment upon any such prepayment and, in the case of prepayments made pursuant to Sections 1.3(b)(ii) or (b)(iii) , the transaction giving rise to the applicable prepayment is a sale of a Subsidiary or division of Borrower expressly permitted under Section 6 .

          (d) Borrower shall pay to Agent, for the ratable benefit of Revolving Lenders, the Letter of Credit Fee as provided in Annex B .

          1.10 Receipt of Payments . Borrower shall make each payment under this Agreement not later than 2:00 p.m. (Chicago time) on the day when due in immediately available funds in Dollars to the Collection Account. All payments (including prepayments) to be made by Borrower on account of principal, interest and fees shall be made without defense, set-off or counterclaim (except as provided in Section 1.15). For purposes of computing interest and Fees and determining Borrowing Availability as of any date, all payments shall be deemed received on the first Business Day following the Business Day on which immediately available funds therefor are received in the Collection Account prior to 2:00 p.m. Chicago time. Payments

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received after 2:00 p.m. Chicago time on any Business Day or on a day that is not a Business Day shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day.

          1.11 Application and Allocation of Payments .

          (a) So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (i) payments consisting of proceeds of Accounts received in the ordinary course of business shall be applied, first, to the Swing Line Loan and, second, to the Revolving Loan; (ii) voluntary prepayments shall be applied as determined by Borrower, subject to the provisions of Section 1.3(a) ; and (iii) mandatory prepayments shall be applied as set forth in Sections 1.3(c) and 1.3(d) . All payments and prepayments applied to a particular Loan shall be applied ratably to the portion thereof held by each Lender as determined by its Pro Rata Share. As to any other payment, and as to all payments made when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or following the Commitment Termination Date, Borrower hereby irrevocably waives the right to direct the application of any and all payments received from or on behalf of Borrower, and Borrower hereby irrevocably agrees that Agent shall have the continuing exclusive right to apply any and all such payments against the Obligations as Agent may deem advisable notwithstanding any previous entry by Agent in the Loan Account or any other books and records. In the absence of a specific determination by Agent with respect thereto, payments shall be applied to amounts then due and payable in the following order: first , to Fees and Agent’s expenses reimbursable hereunder; second , to interest on the Swing Line Loan; third , to principal payments on the Swing Line Loan; fourth , to interest on the other Loans and unpaid Swap Related Reimbursement Obligations, ratably in proportion to the interest accrued as to each Loan and unpaid Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation, as applicable; fifth , to principal payments on the other Loans and unpaid Swap Related Reimbursement Obligations and to provide cash collateral for Letter of Credit Obligations in the manner described in Annex B , ratably to the aggregate, combined principal balance of the other Loans, unpaid Swap Related Reimbursement Obligations and outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations; and sixth , to all other Obligations including expenses of Lenders to the extent reimbursable under Section 11.3

          (b) Agent is authorized to, and at its sole election may, charge to the Revolving Loan balance on behalf of Borrower and cause to be paid all Fees, expenses, Charges, costs (including insurance premiums in accordance with Section 5.4(a) ) and interest and principal, other than principal of the Revolving Loan, owing by Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents if and to the extent Borrower fails to pay promptly any such amounts as and when due, even if the amount of such charges would exceed Borrowing Availability at such time. At Agent’s option and to the extent permitted by law, any charges so made shall constitute part of the Revolving Loan hereunder.

          1.12 Loan Account and Accounting . Agent shall maintain a loan account (the “ Loan Account ”) on its books to record: all Advances, all payments made by Borrower, and all other debits and credits as provided in this Agreement with respect to the Loans or any other Obligations. All entries in the Loan Account shall be made in accordance with Agent’s customary accounting practices as in effect from time to time. The balance in the Loan Account, as recorded on Agent’s most recent printout or other written statement, shall, absent manifest error, be presumptive evidence of the amounts due and owing to Agent and Lenders by Borrower; provided that any failure to so record or any error in so recording shall not

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limit or otherwise affect Borrower’s duty to pay the Obligations. Agent shall render to Borrower a monthly accounting of transactions with respect to the Loans setting forth the balance of the Loan Account for the immediately preceding month. Unless Borrower notifies Agent in writing of any objection to any such accounting (specifically describing the basis for such objection), within 90 days after the date thereof, each and every such accounting shall, absent manifest error, be deemed final, binding and conclusive on Borrower in all respects as to all matters reflected therein. Only those items expressly objected to in such notice shall be deemed to be disputed by Borrower. Notwithstanding any provision herein contained to the contrary, any Lender may elect (which election may be revoked) to dispense with the issuance of Notes to that Lender and may rely on the Loan Account as evidence of the amount of Obligations from time to time owing to it.

          1.13 Indemnity .

          (a) Each Credit Party that is a signatory hereto shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless each of Agent, Lenders and their respective Affiliates, and each such Person’s respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”), from and against any and all suits, actions, proceedings, claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other costs of investigation or defense, including those incurred upon any appeal) that may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by any such Indemnified Person as the result of credit having been extended, suspended or terminated under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the administration of such credit, and in connection with or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder and any actions or failures to act in connection therewith, including any and all Environmental Liabilities and legal costs and expenses arising out of or incurred in connection with disputes between or among any parties to any of the Loan Documents (collectively, “ Indemnified Liabilities ”); provided , that no such Credit Party shall be liable for any indemnification to an Indemnified Person to the extent that any such suit, action, proceeding, claim, damage, loss, liability or expense results from that Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. NO INDEMNIFIED PERSON SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, ANY SUCCESSOR, ASSIGNEE OR THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY OF SUCH PERSON OR ANY OTHER PERSON ASSERTING CLAIMS DERIVATIVELY THROUGH SUCH PARTY, FOR INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHICH MAY BE ALLEGED AS A RESULT OF CREDIT HAVING BEEN EXTENDED, SUSPENDED OR TERMINATED UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR AS A RESULT OF ANY OTHER TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER.

          (b) To induce Lenders to provide the LIBOR Rate option on the terms provided herein, if (i) any LIBOR Loans are repaid in whole or in part prior to the last day of any applicable LIBOR Period (whether that repayment is made pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or occurs as a result of acceleration, by operation of law or otherwise); (ii) Borrower shall default in payment when due of the principal amount of or interest on any LIBOR Loan; (iii) Borrower shall refuse to accept any borrowing of, or shall request a termination of any borrowing, conversion into or continuation of LIBOR Loans after Borrower has given notice requesting the same in accordance herewith; or (iv) Borrower shall

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fail to make any prepayment of a LIBOR Loan after Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance herewith, then Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Lender from and against all losses, costs and expenses resulting from or arising from any of the foregoing. Such indemnification shall include any loss (including loss of margin) or expense arising from the reemployment of funds obtained by it or from fees payable to terminate deposits from which such funds were obtained. For the purpose of calculating amounts payable to a Lender under this subsection, each Lender shall be deemed to have actually funded its relevant LIBOR Loan through the purchase of a deposit bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate in an amount equal to the amount of that LIBOR Loan and having a maturity comparable to the relevant LIBOR Period; provided , that each Lender may fund each of its LIBOR Loans in any manner it sees fit, and the foregoing assumption shall be utilized only for the calculation of amounts payable under this subsection. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Notes and all other amounts payable hereunder. As promptly as practicable under the circumstances, each Lender shall provide Borrower with its written calculation of all amounts payable pursuant to this Section 1.13(b) , and such calculation shall be binding on the parties hereto unless Borrower shall object in writing within 10 Business Days of receipt thereof, specifying the basis for such objection in detail.

          1.14 Access . Each Credit Party that is a party hereto shall, during normal business hours, from time to time upon 5 Business Day’s prior notice as frequently as Agent determines to be appropriate: (a) provide Agent and any of its officers, employees and agents access to its properties, facilities, advisors and employees (including officers) of each Credit Party and to the Collateral, (b) permit Agent, and any of its officers, employees and agents, to inspect, audit and make extracts from any Credit Party’s books and records, and (c) permit Agent, and its officers, employees and agents, to inspect, review, evaluate and make test verifications and counts of the Accounts, Inventory and other Collateral of any Credit Party. If a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or if access is necessary to preserve or protect the Collateral as determined by the Agent, each such Credit Party shall provide such access to Agent and to each Lender at all times and without advance notice. Furthermore, so long as any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall provide Agent and each Lender with access to its suppliers and customers. Each Credit Party shall make available to Agent and its counsel, as quickly as is possible under the circumstances, originals or copies of all books and records that Agent may reasonably request. Each Credit Party shall deliver any document or instrument necessary for Agent, as it may from time to time request, to obtain records from any service bureau or other Person that maintains records for such Credit Party, and shall maintain duplicate records or supporting documentation on media, including computer tapes and discs owned by such Credit Party. Agent will give Lenders at least 5 days’ prior notice (10 days’ prior notice for any audit to be commenced during the period from and including October 1 through and including January 15) of regularly scheduled audits. Representatives of other Lenders may accompany Agent’s representatives on regularly scheduled audits at no charge to Borrower.

          1.15 Taxes .

          (a) Any and all payments by Borrower hereunder or under the Notes shall be made, in accordance with this Section 1.15 , free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future Taxes. If Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in

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respect of any sum payable hereunder or under the Notes, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as much as shall be necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 1.15 ) Agent or Lenders, as applicable, receive an amount equal to the sum they would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) Borrower shall make such deductions, and (iii) Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxing or other authority in accordance with applicable law. Within 30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes, Borrower shall furnish to Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof. Agent and Lenders shall not be obligated to return or refund any amounts received pursuant to this Section.

          (b) Each Credit Party that is a signatory hereto shall indemnify and, within 10 days of demand therefor, pay Agent and each Lender for the full amount of Taxes (including any Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 1.15 ) paid by Agent or such Lender, as appropriate, and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally asserted.

          (c) Each Lender organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States (a “ Foreign Lender ”) as to which payments to be made under this Agreement or under the Notes are exempt from United States withholding tax under an applicable statute or tax treaty shall provide to Borrower and Agent a properly completed and executed IRS Form W-8ECI or Form W-8BEN or other applicable form, certificate or document prescribed by the IRS or the United States certifying as to such Foreign Lender’s entitlement to such exemption (a “ Certificate of Exemption ”). Any foreign Person that seeks to become a Lender under this Agreement shall provide a Certificate of Exemption to Borrower and Agent prior to becoming a Lender hereunder. No foreign Person may become a Lender hereunder if such Person fails to deliver a Certificate of Exemption in advance of becoming a Lender.

          1.16 Capital Adequacy; Increased Costs; Illegality .

          (a) If any Lender shall have determined that any law, treaty, governmental (or quasi-governmental) rule, regulation, guideline or order regarding capital adequacy, reserve requirements or similar requirements or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy, reserve requirements or similar requirements (whether or not having the force of law), in each case, adopted after the Closing Date, from any central bank or other Governmental Authority increases or would have the effect of increasing the amount of capital, reserves or other funds required to be maintained by such Lender and thereby reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder, then Borrower shall from time to time upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to Agent) pay to Agent, for the account of such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such reduction. A certificate as to the amount of that reduction and showing the basis of the computation thereof submitted by such Lender to Borrower and to Agent shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.

          (b) If, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change in any law or regulation (or any change in the interpretation thereof) or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law), in each case adopted after the Closing Date, there shall be any increase in the cost

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to any Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Loan, then Borrower shall from time to time, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to Agent), pay to Agent for the account of such Lender additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased cost. A certificate as to the amount of such increased cost, submitted to Borrower and to Agent by such Lender, shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower for all purposes, absent manifest error. Each Lender agrees that, as promptly as practicable after it becomes aware of any circumstances referred to above which would result in any such increased cost, the affected Lender shall, to the extent not inconsistent with such Lender’s internal policies of general application, use reasonable commercial efforts to minimize costs and expenses incurred by it and payable to it by Borrower pursuant to this Section 1.16(b) .

          (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the introduction of or any change in any law or regulation (or any change in the interpretation thereof) shall make it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority shall assert that it is unlawful, for any Lender to agree to make or to make or to continue to fund or maintain any LIBOR Loan, then, unless that Lender is able to make or to continue to fund or to maintain such LIBOR Loan at another branch or office of that Lender without, in that Lender’s opinion, adversely affecting it or its Loans or the income obtained therefrom, on notice thereof and demand therefor by such Lender to Borrower through Agent, (i) the obligation of such Lender to agree to make or to make or to continue to fund or maintain LIBOR Loans shall terminate and (ii) Borrower shall forthwith prepay in full all outstanding LIBOR Loans owing to such Lender, together with interest accrued thereon, unless Borrower, within 5 Business Days after the delivery of such notice and demand, converts all LIBOR Loans into Index Rate Loans.

          (d) Within 15 days after receipt by Borrower of written notice and demand from any Lender (an “ Affected Lender ”) for payment of additional amounts or increased costs as provided in Sections 1.15(a), 1.16(a) or 1.16(b) , Borrower may, at its option, notify Agent and such Affected Lender of its intention to replace the Affected Lender. So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower, with the consent of Agent, may obtain, at Borrower’s expense, a replacement Lender (“ Replacement Lender ”) for the Affected Lender, which Replacement Lender must be reasonably satisfactory to Agent. If Borrower obtains a Replacement Lender within 90 days following notice of its intention to do so, the Affected Lender must sell and assign its Loans and Commitments to such Replacement Lender for an amount equal to the principal balance of all Loans held by the Affected Lender and all accrued interest and Fees with respect thereto through the date of such sale; provided , that Borrower shall have reimbursed such Affected Lender for the additional amounts or increased costs that it is entitled to receive under this Agreement through the date of such sale and assignment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall not have the right to obtain a Replacement Lender if the Affected Lender rescinds its demand for increased costs or additional amounts within 15 days following its receipt of Borrower’s notice of intention to replace such Affected Lender. Furthermore, if Borrower gives a notice of intention to replace and does not so replace such Affected Lender within 90 days thereafter, Borrower’s rights under this Section 1.16(d) shall terminate and Borrower shall promptly pay all increased costs or additional amounts demanded by such Affected Lender pursuant to Sections 1.15(a), 1.16(a) and 1.16(b) .

          1.17 Single Loan . All Loans to Borrower and all of the other Obligations of Borrower arising under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall

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constitute one general obligation of Borrower secured, until the Termination Date, by all of the Collateral.

2. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

          2.1 Conditions to the Initial Loans . No Lender shall be obligated to make any Loan or incur any Letter of Credit Obligations on the Closing Date, or to take, fulfill, or perform any other action hereunder, until the following conditions have been satisfied or provided for in a manner satisfactory to Agent, or waived in writing by Agent and Requisite Lenders:

          (a) Credit Agreement; Loan Documents . This Agreement or counterparts hereof shall have been duly executed by, and delivered to, Borrower, Agent and Lenders; and Agent shall have received such documents, instruments, agreements and legal opinions as Agent shall reasonably request in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including all those listed in the Closing Checklist attached hereto as Annex D , each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.

          (b) Approvals . Agent shall have received (i) satisfactory evidence that the Credit Parties have obtained all required consents and approvals of all Persons including all requisite Governmental Authorities, to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the consummation of the Related Transactions or (ii) an officer’s certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent affirming that no such consents or approvals are required.

          (c) Payment of Fees . Borrower shall have paid the Fees required to be paid on the Closing Date in the respective amounts specified in Section 1.9 (including the Fees specified in the GE Capital Fee Letter), and shall have reimbursed Agent for all fees, costs and expenses of closing presented as of the Closing Date.

          (d) Capital Structure: Other Indebtedness . The capital structure of each Credit Party and the terms and conditions of all Indebtedness of each Credit Party shall be acceptable to Agent in its sole discretion.

          (e) Due Diligence . Agent shall have completed its business and legal due diligence with results reasonably satisfactory to Agent.

          (f) Consummation of Related Transactions . Agent shall have received fully executed, final and complete copies of each of the Related Transactions Documents, each of which shall be in full force and effect in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent. The Related Transactions shall have been consummated in accordance with the terms of the Related Transactions Documents. The Second Lien Loan shall have been funded.

          (g) Total Indebtedness . After giving effect to the Loans and the Related Transactions and the payment of all fees and expenses in connection therewith, the aggregate Indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis shall not exceed $70,000,000.

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          (h) Opening Availability . The Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory supporting the initial Revolving Credit Advance and the initial Letter of Credit Obligations incurred and the amount of the Reserves to be established on the Closing Date shall be sufficient in value, as determined by Agent, to provide Borrower with Borrowing Availability, after giving effect to the initial Revolving Credit Advance, the incurrence of any initial Letter of Credit Obligations and the consummation of the Related Transactions (on a pro forma basis, with trade payables being paid currently consistent with past practice, and expenses and liabilities being paid in the ordinary course of business and without acceleration of sales) of at least $15,000,000.

          2.2 Further Conditions to Each Loan . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no Lender shall be obligated to fund any Advance, convert or continue any Loan as a LIBOR Loan or incur any Letter of Credit Obligation, if, as of the date thereof:

          (a) any representation or warranty by any Credit Party contained herein or in any other Loan Document is untrue or incorrect as of such date, except to the extent that such representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date and except for changes therein expressly permitted or expressly contemplated by this Agreement, and Agent or Requisite Lenders have determined not to make such Advance, convert or continue any Loan as LIBOR Loan or incur such Letter of Credit Obligation as a result of the fact that such warranty or representation is untrue or incorrect;

          (b) any event or circumstance having a Material Adverse Effect has occurred since the date hereof as determined by the Requisite Lenders, and Agent or Requisite Lenders have determined not to make such Advance, convert or continue any Loan as a LIBOR Loan or incur such Letter of Credit Obligation as a result of the fact that such event or circumstance has occurred;

          (c) any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result after giving effect to any Advance (or the incurrence of any Letter of Credit Obligation), and Agent or Requisite Lenders shall have determined not to make any Advance, convert or continue any Loan as a LIBOR Loan or incur any Letter of Credit Obligation as a result of that Default or Event of Default;

          (d) after giving effect to any Advance (or the incurrence of any Letter of Credit Obligations), the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loan would exceed the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the Maximum Amount, in each case, less the then outstanding principal amount of the Swing Line Loan; or

          (e) Borrower shall have paid all Fees owing and payable to GE Capital, Agent and Lenders as of such date under this Agreement and the GE Capital Fee Letter.

The request and acceptance by Borrower of the proceeds of any Advance, the incurrence of any Letter of Credit Obligations or the conversion or continuation of any Loan into, or as, a LIBOR Loan shall be deemed to constitute, as of the date thereof, (i) a representation and warranty by Borrower that the conditions in this Section 2.2 have been satisfied and (ii) a reaffirmation by Borrower of the granting and continuance of Agent’s Liens, on behalf of itself and Lenders, pursuant to the Collateral Documents.

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3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

          To induce Lenders to make the Loans and to incur Letter of Credit Obligations, the Credit Parties executing this Agreement, jointly and severally, make the following representations and warranties to Agent and each Lender with respect to all Credit Parties, each and all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

          3.1 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law . Each Credit Party (a) is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of incorporation or organization set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.1) ; (b) is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not result in exposure to losses, damages or liabilities in excess of $50,000; (c) has the requisite power and authority and the legal right to own, pledge, mortgage or otherwise encumber and operate its properties, to lease the property it operates under lease and to conduct its business as now, heretofore and proposed to be conducted; (d) subject to specific representations regarding Environmental Laws, has all material licenses, permits, consents or approvals from or by, and has made all material filings with, and has given all material notices to, all Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction, to the extent required for such ownership, operation and conduct; (e) is in compliance with its charter and bylaws or partnership or operating agreement, as applicable; and (f) subject to specific representations set forth herein regarding ERISA, Environmental Laws, tax and other laws, is in compliance with all applicable provisions of law, except where the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

          3.2 Executive Offices, Collateral Locations, FEIN . As of the Closing Date, each Credit Party’s name as it appears in official filings in its state of incorporation or organization, state of incorporation or organization, organization type, organization number, if any, issued by its state incorporation or organization, and the current location of each Credit Party’s chief executive office and the warehouses and premises at which any Collateral is located are set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.2) , and none of such locations has changed within 12 months preceding the Closing Date. In addition, Disclosure Schedule (3.2) lists the federal employer identification number of each Credit Party.

          3.3 Corporate Power, Authorization, Enforceable Obligations . The execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the creation of all Liens provided for therein: (a) are within such Person’s power; (b) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership action; (c) do not contravene any provision of such Person’s charter, bylaws or partnership or operating agreement as applicable; (d) do not violate any law or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or Governmental Authority; (e) do not conflict with or result in the breach or termination of, constitute a default under or accelerate or permit the acceleration of any performance required by, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, agreement or other instrument to which such Person is a party or by which such Person or any of its property is bound; (f) do not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the property of such Person other than those in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, pursuant to the

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Loan Documents; and (g) do not require the consent or approval of any Governmental Authority or any other Person, except those referred to in Section 2.1(c) , all of which will have been duly obtained, made or complied with prior to the Closing Date. Each of the Loan Documents shall be duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party that is a party thereto and each such Loan Document shall constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

          3.4 Financial Statements and Projections . Except for the Projections and except as described in Disclosure Schedule 3.4 , all Financial Statements concerning Borrower and its Subsidiaries that are referred to below have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered (except as disclosed therein and except, with respect to unaudited Financial Statements, for the absence of footnotes and normal year-end audit adjustments) and present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Persons covered thereby as at the dates thereof and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended.

          (a) Financial Statements . The following Financial Statements attached hereto as Disclosure Schedule (3.4(a)) have been delivered on the date hereof:

               (i) The audited consolidated and consolidating balance sheets at March 31, 2006 and the related statements of income and cash flows of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year 2006 then ended, certified by Grant Thornton, LLP.

               (ii) The unaudited balance sheet(s) at December 31, 2006 and the related statement(s) of income and cash flows of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the nine month period then ended.

          (b) Projections . The Projections delivered on the date hereof and attached hereto as Disclosure Schedule (3.4(b)) have been prepared by Borrower in light of the past operations of its businesses, and reflect projections for the period beginning on January 1, 2007 and ending on March 31, 2011 on a month-by-month basis through March 31, 2008 and on a year-by-year basis thereafter. The Projections are based upon estimates and assumptions stated therein, all of which Borrower believes to be reasonable and fair in light of current conditions and current facts known to Borrower and, as of the Closing Date, reflect Borrower’s good faith and reasonable estimates of the future financial performance of Borrower and of the other information projected therein for the period set forth therein.

          (c) Pro Forma . The Pro Forma delivered on the date hereof and attached hereto as Disclosure Schedule (3.4(c)) was prepared by Borrower giving pro forma effect to the Related Transactions, was based on the unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries dated January 31, 2007 and was prepared in accordance with GAAP, with only such adjustments thereto as would be required in accordance with GAAP.

          3.5 Material Adverse Effect . Between March 31, 2006 and the Closing Date, (a) no Credit Party has incurred any obligations, contingent or noncontingent liabilities, liabilities for Charges, long-term leases or unusual forward or long-term commitments that, alone or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,

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(b) no contract, lease or other agreement or instrument has been entered into by any Credit Party or has become binding upon any Credit Party’s assets and no law or regulation applicable to any Credit Party has been adopted that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) no Credit Party is in default and to the best of Borrower’s knowledge no third party is in default under any material contract, lease or other agreement or instrument, that alone or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Between March 31, 2006 and the Closing Date no event has occurred, that alone or together with other events, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

          3.6 Ownership of Property; Liens . As of the Closing Date, the real estate (“ Real Estate ”) listed in Disclosure Schedule (3.6) constitutes all of the real property owned, leased, subleased, or used by any Credit Party. Each Credit Party owns good and marketable fee simple title to all of its owned Real Estate, and valid and marketable leasehold interests in all of its leased Real Estate, all as described on Disclosure Schedule (3.6) , and copies of all such leases or a summary of terms thereof reasonably satisfactory to Agent have been delivered to Agent. Disclosure Schedule (3.6) further describes any Real Estate with respect to which any Credit Party is a lessor, sublessor or assignor as of the Closing Date. Each Credit Party also has good and marketable title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its personal property and assets. As of the Closing Date, none of the properties and assets of any Credit Party are subject to any Liens other than Permitted Encumbrances, and there are no facts, circumstances or conditions known to any Credit Party that may result in any Liens (including Liens arising under Environmental Laws) other than Permitted Encumbrances. Each Credit Party has received all deeds, assignments, waivers, consents, nondisturbance and attornment or similar agreements, bills of sale and other documents, and has duly effected all recordings, filings and other actions necessary to establish, protect and perfect such Credit Party’s right, title and interest in and to all such Real Estate and other properties and assets. Disclosure Schedule (3.6) also describes any purchase options, rights of first refusal or other similar contractual rights pertaining to any Real Estate. As of the Closing Date, no portion of any Credit Party’s Real Estate has suffered any material damage by fire or other casualty loss that has not heretofore been repaired and restored in all material respects to its original condition or otherwise remedied. As of the Closing Date, all material permits required to have been issued or appropriate to enable the Real Estate to be lawfully occupied and used for all of the purposes for which it is currently occupied and used have been lawfully issued and are in full force and effect.

          3.7 Labor Matters . As of the Closing Date (a) no strikes or other material labor disputes against any Credit Party are pending or, to any Credit Party’s knowledge, threatened; (b) hours worked by and payment made to employees of each Credit Party comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act and each other federal, state, local or foreign law applicable to such matters; (c) all payments due from any Credit Party for employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of such Credit Party; (d) except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.7) , no Credit Party is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement, management agreement, consulting agreement, employment agreement, bonus, restricted stock, stock option, or stock appreciation plan or agreement or any similar plan, agreement or arrangement (and true and complete copies of any agreements described on Disclosure Schedule (3.7) have been delivered to Agent); (e) there is no organizing activity involving any Credit Party pending or, to any Credit Party’s knowledge, threatened by any labor union or group of employees; (f) there are no representation proceedings pending or, to any

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Credit Party’s knowledge, threatened with the National Labor Relations Board, and no labor organization or group of employees of any Credit Party has made a pending demand for recognition; and (g) except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.7) , there are no material complaints or charges against any Credit Party pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened to be filed with any Governmental Authority or arbitrator based on, arising out of, in connection with, or otherwise relating to the employment or termination of employment by any Credit Party of any individual.

          3.8 Ventures, Subsidiaries and Affiliates; Outstanding Stock and Indebtedness . Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.8) , as of the Closing Date, no Credit Party has any Subsidiaries, is engaged in any joint venture or partnership with any other Person, or is an Affiliate of any other Person. All of the issued and outstanding Stock of each Credit Party is owned by each of the Stockholders and in the amounts set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.8) . Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.8) , there are no outstanding rights to purchase, options, warrants or similar rights or agreements pursuant to which any Credit Party may be required to issue, sell, repurchase or redeem any of its Stock or other equity securities or any Stock or other equity securities of its Subsidiaries. All outstanding Indebtedness and Guaranteed Indebtedness of each Credit Party as of the Closing Date (except for the Obligations) is described in Section 6.3 (including Disclosure Schedule (6.3) ).

          3.9 Government Regulation . No Credit Party is an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. No Credit Party is subject to regulation under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the Federal Power Act, or any other federal or state statute that restricts or limits its ability to incur Indebtedness or to perform its obligations hereunder. The making of the Loans by Lenders to Borrower, the incurrence of the Letter of Credit Obligations on behalf of Borrower, the application of the proceeds thereof and repayment thereof and the consummation of the Related Transactions will not violate any provision of any such statute or any rule, regulation or order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

          3.10 Margin Regulations . No Credit Party is engaged, nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” as such terms are defined in Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board as now and from time to time hereafter in effect (such securities being referred to herein as “ Margin Stock ”). No Credit Party owns any Margin Stock, and none of the proceeds of the Loans or other extensions of credit under this Agreement will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any Indebtedness that was originally incurred to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or for any other purpose that might cause any of the Loans or other extensions of credit under this Agreement to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meaning of Regulations T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board. No Credit Party will take or permit to be taken any action that might cause any Loan Document to violate any regulation of the Federal Reserve Board.

          3.11 Taxes . All tax returns, reports and statements, including information returns, required by any Governmental Authority to be filed by any Credit Party

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have been filed with the appropriate Governmental Authority and all Charges have been paid prior to the date on which any fine, penalty, interest or late charge may be added thereto for nonpayment thereof (or any such fine, penalty, interest, late charge or loss has been paid), excluding Charges or other amounts being contested in accordance with Section 5.2(b) . Proper and accurate amounts have been withheld by each Credit Party from its respective employees for all periods in full and complete compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws and such withholdings have been timely paid to the respective Governmental Authorities. Disclosure Schedule (3.11) sets forth as of the Closing Date those taxable years for which any Credit Party’s tax returns are currently being audited by the IRS or any other applicable Governmental Authority and any assessments or threatened assessments in connection with such audit, or otherwise currently outstanding. Except as described in Disclosure Schedule (3.11) , no Credit Party has executed or filed with the IRS or any other Governmental Authority any agreement or other document extending, or having the effect of extending, the period for assessment or collection of any Charges. None of the Credit Parties and their respective predecessors are liable for any Charges: (a) under any agreement (including any tax sharing agreements) or (b) to each Credit Party’s knowledge, as a transferee. As of the Closing Date, no Credit Party has agreed or been requested to make any adjustment under IRC Section 481(a), by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise, which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

          3.12 ERISA .

          (a) Disclosure Schedule (3.12) lists all Plans and separately identifies all Pension Plans, including Title IV Plans, Multiemployer Plans, ESOPs and Welfare Plans, including all Retiree Welfare Plans. Copies of all such listed Plans, together with a copy of the latest form. IRS/DOL 5500-series for each such Plan have been delivered to Agent. Except with respect to Multiemployer Plans, each Qualified Plan has been determined by the IRS to qualify under Section 401 of the IRC, the trusts created thereunder have been determined to be exempt from tax under the provisions of Section 501 of the IRC, and nothing has occurred that would cause the loss of such qualification or tax-exempt status. Each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the IRC, including the timely filing of all reports required under the IRC or ERISA, including the statement required by 29 CFR Section 2520.104-23. Neither any Credit Party nor ERISA Affiliate has failed to make any contribution or pay any amount due as required by either Section 412 of the IRC or Section 302 of ERISA or the terms of any such Plan. Neither any Credit Party nor ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a “prohibited transaction,” as defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the IRC, in connection with any Plan, that would subject any Credit Party to a material tax on prohibited transactions imposed by Section 502(i) of ERISA or Section 4975 of the IRC.

          (b) Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.12) : (i) no Title IV Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (ii) no ERISA Event or event described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA with respect to any Title IV Plan has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (iii) there are no pending, or to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened claims (other than claims for benefits in the normal course), sanctions, actions or lawsuits, asserted or instituted against any Plan or any Person as fiduciary or sponsor of any Plan; (iv) no Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any liability as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan; (v) within the last five years no Title IV Plan

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of any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate has been terminated, whether or not in a “standard termination” as that term is used in Section 404(b)(1) of ERISA, nor has any Title IV Plan of any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate (determined at any time within the past five years) with Unfunded Pension Liabilities been transferred outside of the “controlled group” (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA) of any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate; (vi) except in the case of any ESOP, Stock of all Credit Parties and their ERISA Affiliates makes up, in the aggregate, no more than 10% of fair market value of the assets of any Plan measured on the basis of fair market value as of the latest valuation date of any Plan; and (vii) no liability under any Title IV Plan has been satisfied with the purchase of a contract from an insurance company that is not rated AAA by the Standard & Poor’s Corporation or an equivalent rating by another nationally recognized rating agency.

          3.13 No Litigation . No action, claim, lawsuit, demand, investigation or proceeding is now pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened against any Credit Party, before any Governmental Authority or before any arbitrator or panel of arbitrators (collectively, “ Litigation ”), (a) that challenges any Credit Party’s right or power to enter into or perform any of its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, or the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any action taken thereunder, or (b) that has a reasonable risk of being determined adversely to any Credit Party and that, if so determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.13) , as of the Closing Date there is no Litigation pending or threatened that seeks damages in excess of $500,000 or injunctive relief against, or alleges criminal misconduct of, any Credit Party.

          3.14 Brokers . No broker or finder acting on behalf of any Credit Party or Affiliate thereof brought about the obtaining, making or closing of the Loans or the Related Transactions, and no Credit Party or Affiliate thereof has any obligation to any Person in respect of any finder’s or brokerage fees in connection therewith.

          3.15 Intellectual Property . As of the Closing Date, each Credit Party owns or has rights to use all Intellectual Property necessary to continue to conduct its business as now or heretofore conducted by it or proposed to be conducted by it, and each Patent, Trademark, Copyright and License is listed, together with application or registration numbers, as applicable, in Disclosure Schedule (3.15) . Each Credit Party conducts its business and affairs without infringement of or interference with any Intellectual Property of any other Person in any material respect. Except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.15) , no Credit Party is aware of any infringement claim by any other Person with respect to any Intellectual Property that (i) seeks damages in excess of $250,000 or (ii) pursuant to a formal proceeding, seeks injunctive relief.

          3.16 Full Disclosure . No information contained in this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, any Projections, Financial Statements, Pro Forma or Collateral Reports or other written reports from time to time delivered hereunder or any written statement furnished by or on behalf of any Credit Party to Agent or any Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made. Projections from time to

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time delivered hereunder are or will be based upon the estimates and assumptions stated therein, all of which Borrower believed at the time of delivery to be reasonable and fair in light of current conditions and current facts known to Borrower as of such delivery date, and reflect Borrower’s good faith and reasonable estimates of the future financial performance of Borrower and of the other information projected therein for the period set forth therein. The Liens granted to Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, pursuant to the Collateral Documents will at all times be fully perfected first priority Liens in and to the Collateral described therein, subject, as to priority, only to Permitted Encumbrances. After giving effect to the Related Transactions, no default or event of default under or with respect to any of the Related Transactions Documents has occurred and is continuing.

          3.17 Environmental Matters .

          (a) Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.17) , as of the Closing Date: (i) the Credit Parties are and have been in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except for such noncompliance that would not result in Environmental Liabilities which could reasonably be expected to exceed $100,000; (ii) the Credit Parties have obtained, and are in compliance with, all Environmental Permits required by Environmental Laws for the operations of their respective businesses as presently conducted or as proposed to be conducted, except where the failure to so obtain or comply with such Environmental Permits would not result in Environmental Liabilities that could reasonably be expected to exceed $100,000, and all such Environmental Permits are valid, uncontested and in good standing; (iii) no Credit Party is involved in operations or knows of any facts, circumstances or conditions, including any Releases of Hazardous Materials, that are likely to result in any Environmental Liabilities of such Credit Party which could reasonably be expected to exceed $100,000, and no Credit Party has permitted any current or former tenant or occupant of the Real Estate to engage in any such operations; (iv) there is no Litigation arising under or related to any Environmental Laws, Environmental Permits or Hazardous Material that seeks damages, penalties, fines, costs or expenses in excess of $25,000 or injunctive relief against, or that alleges criminal misconduct by, any Credit Party; (v) no notice has been received by any Credit Party identifying it as a “potentially responsible party” or requesting information under CERCLA or analogous state statutes, and to the knowledge of the Credit Parties, there are no facts, circumstances or conditions that may result in any Credit Party being identified as a “potentially responsible party” under CERCLA or analogous state statutes; and (vi) the Credit Parties have provided to Agent copies of all existing environmental reports, reviews and audits and all written information pertaining to actual or potential Environmental Liabilities, in each case relating to any Credit Party.

          (b) Each Credit Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that Agent (i) is not now, and has not ever been, in control of any of the Real Estate or any Credit Party’s affairs, and (ii) does not have the capacity through the provisions of the Loan Documents or otherwise to influence any Credit Party’s conduct with respect to the ownership, operation or management of any of its Real Estate or compliance with Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits.

          3.18 Insurance . Disclosure Schedule (3.18) lists all insurance policies of any nature maintained, as of the Closing Date, for current occurrences by each Credit Party, as well as a summary of the terms of each such policy.

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          3.19 Deposit and Disbursement Accounts . Disclosure Schedule (3.19) lists all banks and other financial institutions at which any Credit Party maintains deposit or other accounts as of the Closing Date, including any Disbursement Accounts, and such Schedule correctly identifies the name, address and telephone number of each depository, the name in which the account is held, a description of the purpose of the account, and the complete account number therefor.

          3.20 Government Contracts . Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.20) , as of the Closing Date, no Credit Party is a party to any contract or agreement with any Governmental Authority and no Credit Party’s Accounts are subject to the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (31 U.S.C. Section 3727) or any similar state or local law.

          3.21 Customer and Trade Relations . As of the Closing Date, there exists no actual or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened termination or cancellation of, or any material adverse modification or change in: the business relationship of any Credit Party with any customer or group of customers whose purchases during the preceding 12 months caused them to be ranked among the ten largest customers of such Credit Party; or the business relationship of any Credit Party with any supplier material to its operations.

          3.22 Agreements and Other Documents . As of the Closing Date, each Credit Party has provided to Agent or its counsel, on behalf of Lenders, accurate and complete copies (or summaries) of all of the following agreements or documents to which it is subject and each of which is listed in Disclosure Schedule (3.22) : supply agreements and purchase agreements involving transactions in excess of $5,000,000 per annum; agreements relating to Vendor Advances in excess of $2,000,000; leases of Equipment having a remaining term of one year or longer and requiring aggregate rental and other payments in excess of $1,000,000 per annum; licenses and permits held by the Credit Parties, the absence of which could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; instruments and documents evidencing any Indebtedness or Guaranteed Indebtedness of such Credit Party and any Lien granted by such Credit Party with respect thereto; and instruments and agreements evidencing the issuance of any equity securities, warrants, rights or options to purchase equity securities of such Credit Party.

          3.23 Solvency . Both before and after giving effect to (a) the Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations to be made or incurred on the Closing Date or such other date as Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations requested hereunder are made or incurred, (b) the disbursement of the proceeds of such Loans pursuant to the instructions of Borrower, (c) the consummation of the other Related Transactions, and (d) the payment and accrual of all transaction costs in connection with the foregoing, each Credit Party is and will be Solvent.

          3.24 [Intentionally Deleted] .

          3.25 Status of Navarre CP, Navarre CLP and Navarre CS . None of Navarre CP, Navarre CLP and Navarre CS has engaged in any business or incurred any Indebtedness or any other liabilities (except in connection with its corporate formation, the Related Transactions Documents and this Agreement).

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          3.26 Second Lien Loan . As of the Closing Date, Borrower shall have delivered to Agent a complete and correct copy of the Second Lien Credit Agreement and all related documents (including all schedules, exhibits, amendments, supplements, modifications, assignments and all other documents delivered pursuant thereto or in connection therewith). Borrower has the corporate power and authority to incur the Second Lien Loan. All Obligations hereunder, including the Letter of Credit Obligations, constitute First Lien Obligations (as defined in the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement) and are entitled to the benefits of the provisions thereof. Borrower acknowledges that Agent and each Lender are entering into this Agreement and are extending the Commitments in reliance upon the subordination provisions of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and this Section 3.26 .

          3.27 Vendor Advances . As of the last day of the last month to end prior to the Closing Date, Disclosure Schedule 3.27 sets forth an accurate listing of all outstanding Vendor Advances.

4. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION

          4.1 Reports and Notices .

          (a) Each Credit Party executing this Agreement hereby agrees that from and after the Closing Date and until the Termination Date, it shall deliver to Agent or to Agent and Lenders, as required, the Financial Statements, notices, Projections and other information at the times, to the Persons and in the manner set forth in Annex E .

          (b) Each Credit Party executing this Agreement hereby agrees that from and after the Closing Date and until the Termination Date, it shall deliver to Agent or to Agent and Lenders, as required, the various Collateral Reports (including Borrowing Base Certificates in the form of Exhibit 4.1(b) ) at the times, to the Persons and in the manner set forth in Annex F .

          4.2 Communication with Accountants . Each Credit Party executing this Agreement authorizes (a) Agent and (b) so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each Lender, to communicate directly with the partner in charge of such Credit Party’s audit at such Credit Party’s independent certified public accountants, and authorizes and shall request those accountants and advisors to communicate to Agent and each Lender information relating to any Credit Party with respect to the business, results of operations and financial condition of any Credit Party.

5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

          Each Credit Party executing this Agreement jointly and severally agrees as to all Credit Parties that from and after the date hereof and until the Termination Date:

          5.1 Maintenance of Existence and Conduct of Business . Each Credit Party shall: do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and its rights and franchises; continue to conduct its business substantially as now conducted or as otherwise permitted hereunder; at all times maintain, preserve and protect all of its assets and properties used or useful in the conduct of its business, and keep the same in good repair, working order and condition in all material respects (taking

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into consideration ordinary wear and tear) and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all necessary or appropriate repairs, replacements and improvements thereto consistent with industry practices; and transact business only in such corporate and trade names as are set forth in Disclosure Schedule (5.1) .

          5.2 Payment of Charges .

          (a) Subject to Section 5.2(b) , each Credit Party shall pay and discharge or cause to be paid and discharged promptly all Charges payable by it, including (i) Charges imposed upon it, its income and profits, or any of its property (real, personal or mixed) and all Charges with respect to tax, social security and unemployment withholding with respect to its employees, (ii) lawful claims for labor, materials, supplies and services or otherwise, and (iii) all storage or rental charges payable to warehousemen and bailees, in each case, before any thereof shall become past due.

          (b) Each Credit Party may in good faith contest, by appropriate proceedings, the validity or amount of any Charges, Taxes or claims described in Section 5.2(a) ; provided , that (i) adequate reserves with respect to such contest are maintained on the books of such Credit Party, in accordance with GAAP; (ii) no Lien shall be imposed to secure payment of such Charges (other than payments to warehousemen and/or bailees) that is superior to any of the Liens securing payment of the Obligations and such contest is maintained and prosecuted continuously and with diligence and operates to suspend collection or enforcement of such Charges, (iii) none of the Collateral becomes subject to forfeiture or loss as a result of such contest, (iv) such Credit Party shall promptly pay or discharge such contested Charges, Taxes or claims and all additional charges, interest, penalties and expenses, if any, and shall deliver to Agent evidence reasonably acceptable to Agent of such compliance, payment or discharge, if such contest is terminated or discontinued adversely to such Credit Party or the conditions set forth in this Section 5.2(b) are no longer met, and (v) Agent has not advised Borrower in writing that Agent reasonably believes that nonpayment or nondischarge thereof could have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

          5.3 Books and Records . Each Credit Party shall keep adequate books and records with respect to its business activities in which proper entries, reflecting all financial transactions, are made in accordance with GAAP and on a basis consistent with the Financial Statements attached as Disclosure Schedule (3.4(a) ).

          5.4 Insurance; Damage to or Destruction of Collateral .

          (a) The Credit Parties shall, at their sole cost and expense, maintain the policies of insurance described on Disclosure Schedule (3.18) as in effect on the date hereof or otherwise in form and amounts and with insurers reasonably acceptable to Agent. Such policies of insurance (or the loss payable and additional insured endorsements delivered to Agent) shall contain provisions pursuant to which the insurer agrees to provide 30 days prior written notice to Agent in the event of any non-renewal, cancellation or amendment of any such insurance policy. If any Credit Party at any time or times hereafter shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the policies of insurance required above or to pay all premiums relating thereto, Agent may at any time or times thereafter obtain and maintain such policies of insurance and pay such premiums

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and take any other action with respect thereto that Agent deems advisable. Agent shall have no obligation to obtain insurance for any Credit Party or pay any premiums therefor. By doing so, Agent shall not be deemed to have waived any Default or Event of Default arising from any Credit Party’s failure to maintain such insurance or pay any premiums therefor. All sums so disbursed, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs and other charges related thereto, shall be payable on demand by Borrower to Agent and shall be additional Obligations hereunder secured by the Collateral.

          (b) Agent reserves the right at any time upon any change in any Credit Party’s risk profile (including any change in the product mix maintained by any Credit Party or any laws affecting the potential liability of such Credit Party) to require additional forms and limits of insurance to, in Agent’s reasonable opinion, adequately protect both Agent’s and Lender’s interests in all or any portion of the Collateral and to ensure that each Credit Party is protected by insurance in amounts and with coverage customary for its industry. If reasonably requested by Agent, each Credit Party shall deliver to Agent from time to time a report of a reputable insurance broker, reasonably satisfactory to Agent, with respect to its insurance policies.

          (c) Borrower shall deliver to Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, endorsements to (i) all “All Risk” and business interruption insurance policies naming Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, as loss payee, and (ii) all general liability and other liability policies naming Agent and Lenders, as additional insured.

          (d) Solely with respect to such “All Risk” and other casualty insurance policies, Borrower irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints Agent (and all officers, employees or agents designated by Agent), so long as any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or the anticipated insurance proceeds under such insurance policies exceed $1,000,000, as Borrower’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact for the purpose of making, settling and adjusting claims under such “All Risk” policies, endorsing the name of Borrower on any check or other item of payment for the proceeds of such “All Risk” policies and for making all determinations and decisions with respect to such “All Risk” policies. Agent shall have no duty to exercise any rights or powers granted to it pursuant to the foregoing power-of-attorney. Borrower shall promptly notify Agent of any loss, damage, or destruction to the Collateral in the amount of $250,000 or more, whether or not covered by insurance. After deducting from such proceeds the expenses, if any, incurred by Agent in the collection or handling thereof, Agent may, at its option, apply such proceeds to the reduction of the Obligations in accordance with Section 1.3(d) , or permit or require Borrower to use such money, or any part thereof, to replace, repair, restore or rebuild the Collateral in a diligent and expeditious manner with materials and workmanship of substantially the same quality as existed before the loss, damage or destruction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the casualty giving rise to such insurance proceeds could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and such insurance proceeds do not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate, Agent shall permit Borrower to replace, restore, repair or rebuild the Collateral; provided that if Borrower has not completed or entered into binding agreements to complete such replacement, restoration, repair or rebuilding within 180 days of such casualty, Agent may apply such insurance proceeds to the Obligations in accordance with Section 1.3(d) . All insurance proceeds that are to be made available to Borrower to replace, repair, restore or rebuild the Collateral shall be applied by Agent to reduce the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loan (which application

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shall not result in a permanent reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitment) and upon such application, Agent shall establish a Reserve against the Borrowing Base in an amount equal to the amount of such proceeds so applied. All insurance proceeds made available to any Credit Party that is not a Borrower to replace, repair, restore or rebuild Collateral shall be deposited in a cash collateral account. Thereafter, such funds shall be made available to Borrower to provide funds to replace, repair, restore or rebuild the Collateral as follows: (i) Borrower shall request a Revolving Credit Advance be made to Borrower in the amount requested to be released; (ii) so long as the conditions set forth in Section 2.2 have been met, Revolving Lenders shall make such Revolving Credit Advance or Agent shall release funds from the cash collateral account; and (iii) in the case of insurance proceeds applied against the Revolving Loan, the Reserve established with respect to such insurance proceeds shall be reduced by the amount of such Revolving Credit Advance. To the extent not used to replace, repair, restore or rebuild the Collateral, such insurance proceeds shall be applied in accordance with Section 1.3(d) .

          5.5 Compliance with Laws . Each Credit Party shall comply with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations applicable to it (including, without limitation, rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission requiring the filing of certain financial and other information or materials), including those relating to ERISA and labor matters and Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, except to the extent that the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

          5.6 Supplemental Disclosure . From time to time as may be reasonably requested by Agent (which request will not be made more frequently than once each year absent the occurrence and continuance of a Default or an Event of Default), the Credit Parties shall supplement each Disclosure Schedule hereto, or any representation herein or in any other Loan Document, with respect to any matter hereafter arising that, if existing or occurring at the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth or described in such Disclosure Schedule or as an exception to such representation or that is necessary to correct any information in such Disclosure Schedule or representation which has been rendered inaccurate thereby (and, in the case of any supplements to any Disclosure Schedule, such Disclosure Schedule shall be appropriately marked to show the changes made therein); provided that (a) no such supplement to any such Disclosure Schedule or representation shall amend, supplement or otherwise modify any Disclosure Schedule or representation, or be or be deemed a waiver of any Default or Event of Default resulting from the matters disclosed therein, except as consented to by Agent and Requisite Lenders in writing, and (b) no supplement shall be required or permitted as to representations and warranties that relate solely to the Closing Date.

          5.7 Intellectual Property . Each Credit Party will conduct its business and affairs without infringement of or interference with any Intellectual Property of any other Person in any material respect.

          5.8 Environmental Matters . Each Credit Party shall and shall cause each Person within its control to: (a) conduct its operations and keep and maintain its Real Estate in compliance with all Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits other than noncompliance that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) implement any and all investigation, remediation, removal and response actions that are

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appropriate or necessary to maintain the value and marketability of the Real Estate or to otherwise comply with Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits pertaining to the presence, generation, treatment, storage, use, disposal, transportation or Release of any Hazardous Material on, at, in, under, above, to, from or about any of its Real Estate; (c) notify Agent promptly after such Credit Party becomes aware of any violation of Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits or any Release on, at, in, under, above, to, from or about any Real Estate that is reasonably likely to result in Environmental Liabilities in excess of $25,000; and (d) promptly forward to Agent a copy of any order, notice, request for information or any communication or report received by such Credit Party in connection with any such violation or Release or any other matter relating to any Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits that could reasonably be expected to result in Environmental Liabilities in excess of $50,000, in each case whether or not the Environmental Protection Agency or any Governmental Authority has taken or threatened any action in connection with any such violation, Release or other matter. If Agent at any time has a reasonable basis to believe that there may be a violation of any Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits by any Credit Party or any Environmental Liability arising thereunder, or a Release of Hazardous Materials on, at, in, under, above, to, from or about any of its Real Estate, that, in each case, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, then each Credit Party shall, upon Agent’s written request (i) cause the performance of such environmental audits including subsurface sampling of soil and groundwater, and preparation of such environmental reports, at Borrower’s expense, as Agent may from time to time reasonably request, which shall be conducted by reputable environmental consulting firms reasonably acceptable to Agent and shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Agent, and (ii) permit Agent or its representatives to have access to all Real Estate for the purpose of conducting such environmental audits and testing as Agent deems appropriate, including subsurface sampling of soil and groundwater. Borrower shall reimburse Agent for the costs of such audits and tests and the same will constitute a part of the Obligations secured hereunder.

          5.9 Landlords’ Agreements . Each Credit Party shall obtain a landlord’s agreement, mortgagee agreement and bailee letter as applicable, from the lessor of each leased property, mortgagee of owned property or bailee with respect to any warehouse, processor or converter facility or other location where Collateral is stored or located, which agreement or letter shall contain a waiver or subordination of all Liens or claims that the landlord, mortgagee or bailee may assert against the Collateral at that location, and shall otherwise be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Agent. With respect to such locations or warehouse space leased or owned as of the Closing Date and thereafter, if Agent has not received a landlord or mortgagee agreement or bailee letter as of the Closing Date (or, if later, as of the date such location is acquired or leased), Borrower’s Eligible Inventory at that location shall, in Agent’s discretion, be excluded from the Borrowing Base or be subject to such Reserves as may be established by Agent in its reasonable credit judgment. After the Closing Date, no real property or warehouse space shall be leased by any Credit Party and no Inventory shall be shipped to a processor or converter under arrangements established after the Closing Date without the prior written consent of Agent (which consent, in Agent’s discretion, may be conditioned upon the exclusion from the Borrowing Base of Eligible Inventory at that location or the establishment of Reserves acceptable to Agent) or, unless and until a satisfactory landlord agreement or bailee letter, as appropriate, shall first have been obtained with respect to such location. Each Credit Party shall timely and fully pay and perform its obligations under all

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leases and other agreements with respect to each leased location or public warehouse where any Collateral is or may be located. To the extent permitted hereunder, if any Credit Party proposes to acquire a fee ownership interest in Real Estate after the Closing Date, it shall first provide to Agent a mortgage or deed of trust granting Agent a first priority Lien on such Real Estate, together with environmental audits, mortgage title insurance commitment, real property survey, local counsel opinion(s), and, if required by Agent, supplemental casualty insurance and flood insurance, and such other documents, instruments or agreements reasonably requested by Agent, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.

          5.10 Further Assurances . Each Credit Party executing this Agreement agrees that it shall and shall cause each other Credit Party to, at such Credit Party’s expense and upon request of Agent, duly execute and deliver, or cause to be duly executed and delivered, to Agent such further instruments and do and cause to be done such further acts as may be necessary or proper in the reasonable opinion of Agent to carry out more effectively the provisions and purposes of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS

          Each Credit Party executing this Agreement jointly and severally agrees as to all Credit Parties that from and after the date hereof until the Termination Date:

          6.1 Mergers, Subsidiaries, Etc. Without the prior written consent of the Requisite Lenders (which consent may be provided or withheld in the Requisite Lender’s sole discretion), no Credit Party shall directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, (a) form or acquire any Subsidiary, (b) merge with, consolidate with, acquire all or substantially all of the assets or Stock of, or otherwise combine with or acquire, any Person, or (c) other than purchases of Inventory and licenses of Intellectual Property, in each case in the ordinary course of business consistent with practices as in effect on the date hereof, purchase assets from any Person if (i) such purchase is not a Capital Expenditure or (ii) the amount paid for such purchase does not reduce the EBITDA, during the period such purchase is made and by the amount paid for such purchase, of the Credit Party which makes such purchase. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Credit Parties may form one or more new wholly-owned Subsidiaries as long as (i) no more than ten (10) new subsidiaries are formed after the date hereof; (ii) as of the date of such formation of such new Subsidiary, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (iii) pursuant to documentation acceptable to the Agent, each of such new Subsidiaries at the time it is formed becomes a Credit Party (each, a “ New Credit Party ”) under this Agreement; and (iv) at the time that such New Credit Party is formed, all Credit Parties, including each such New Credit Party, shall have executed and delivered such amendments, restatements or other supplements to this Agreement and/or the other existing Loan Documents, and such new Loan Documents and other notes, documents, certificates, opinions and agreements as Agent may deem necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation, (a) a joinder agreement with respect to this Agreement, the Security Agreement and the Guaranty and a Mortgage, as applicable, together with all necessary financing statements and/or fixture filings, as applicable, by each New Credit Party to ensure that the Obligations are secured by first priority Liens on substantially all of the assets of such New Credit Party and that each New Credit Party is guarantying the Obligations, (b) a Pledge Amendment to the Pledge Agreement pledging 100% of the Stock of each such New Credit Party to Agent, and (c) formation and organization

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documents, certificates, resolutions and legal opinions with respect to the foregoing which shall, in each case, be in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.

          6.2 Investments; Loans and Advances . No Credit Party shall make or permit to exist any investment in, or make, accrue or permit to exist loans or advances of money to, any Person, through the direct or indirect lending of money, holding of securities or otherwise, except that: (a) Credit Parties may hold investments comprised of notes payable, or stock or other securities issued by Account Debtors to such Credit Party, as applicable pursuant to negotiated agreements with respect to settlement of such Account Debtor’s Accounts in the ordinary course of business, so long as the aggregate amount of such Accounts so settled by the Credit Parties does not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any time (in the aggregate for the Credit Parties combined); (b) each Credit Party may maintain its existing equity investments in its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date; (c) Borrower may maintain Eligible Certificate of Deposits; (d) so long as no Default or Event of Def