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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT | Document Parties: ENNIS, INC. | Alstyle Hermosilla LLC | BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | Block Graphics, Inc | Calibrated Forms Co Inc | Diaco USA, LLC | Ennis Acquisitions, Inc | Northstar Computer Forms, Inc | PFC Products, Inc | REGIONS BANK | Royal Business Forms Inc | Skyline Business Forms, Inc | Skyline Business Properties LLC | Specialized Printed Forms, Inc | SPF Realty, LLC | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION You are currently viewing:
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ENNIS, INC. | Alstyle Hermosilla LLC | BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | Block Graphics, Inc | Calibrated Forms Co Inc | Diaco USA, LLC | Ennis Acquisitions, Inc | Northstar Computer Forms, Inc | PFC Products, Inc | REGIONS BANK | Royal Business Forms Inc | Skyline Business Forms, Inc | Skyline Business Properties LLC | Specialized Printed Forms, Inc | SPF Realty, LLC | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

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Title: SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Texas     Date: 8/20/2009
Industry: Office Supplies     Law Firm: Patton Boggs     Sector: Consumer/Non-Cyclical

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, Parties: ennis  inc. , alstyle hermosilla llc , banc of america securities llc , bank of america  n.a. , block graphics  inc , calibrated forms co inc , diaco usa  llc , ennis acquisitions  inc , northstar computer forms  inc , pfc products  inc , regions bank , royal business forms inc , skyline business forms  inc , skyline business properties llc , specialized printed forms  inc , spf realty  llc , wells fargo bank  national association
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Exhibit 10.1

     

 

Published CUSIP Number: 293389-10-2

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated

as of August 18, 2009

among

ENNIS, INC.,
as the Parent

EACH OF THE OTHER CO-BORROWERS PARTY HERETO,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. ,
as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender
and
L/C Issuer,

COMPASS BANK ,
as Syndication Agent,

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,
as Documentation Agent,

and

The Other Lenders Party Hereto

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

     

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Section

 

Page

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

 

 

1

 

1.01 Defined Terms

 

 

1

 

1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions

 

 

21

 

1.03 Accounting Terms

 

 

21

 

1.04 Rounding

 

 

22

 

1.05 Times of Day

 

 

22

 

1.06 Letter of Credit Amounts

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

 

 

22

 

2.01 Revolving Loans

 

 

22

 

2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Revolving Loans

 

 

23

 

2.03 Letters of Credit

 

 

24

 

2.04 Swing Line Loans

 

 

33

 

2.05 Prepayments

 

 

36

 

2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments

 

 

37

 

2.07 Repayment of Loans

 

 

37

 

2.08 Interest

 

 

38

 

2.09 Fees

 

 

38

 

2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate

 

 

39

 

2.11 Evidence of Debt

 

 

40

 

2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback

 

 

40

 

2.13 Sharing of Payments by Lenders

 

 

42

 

2.14 Increase in Commitments

 

 

43

 

2.15 Appointment of the Parent as Agent for Co-Borrowers; Reliance by Administrative Agent

 

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

 

 

45

 

3.01 Taxes

 

 

45

 

3.02 Illegality

 

 

48

 

3.03 Inability to Determine Rates

 

 

49

 

3.04 Increased Costs

 

 

49

 

3.05 Compensation for Losses

 

 

51

 

3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders

 

 

51

 

3.07 Survival

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

 

 

52

 

4.01 Conditions of Initial Credit Extension

 

 

52

 

4.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions

 

 

54

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

 

55

 

5.01 Organization

 

 

55

 

5.02 Authorization; No Conflict

 

 

55

 

5.03 Validity and Binding Nature

 

 

55

 

5.04 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect

 

 

55

 

5.05 Litigation and Contingent Liabilities

 

 

56

 

5.06 Ownership of Properties; Liens

 

 

56

 

5.07 Equity Ownership; Subsidiaries

 

 

56

 

5.08 ERISA Compliance

 

 

56

 

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Section

 

Page

 

5.09 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act

 

 

57

 

5.10 Taxes

 

 

57

 

5.11 Solvency, etc.

 

 

57

 

5.12 Environmental Compliance

 

 

58

 

5.13 Insurance

 

 

58

 

5.14 Real Property

 

 

58

 

5.15 Information

 

 

58

 

5.16 Intellectual Property

 

 

59

 

5.17 Burdensome Obligations

 

 

59

 

5.18 Labor Matters

 

 

59

 

5.19 No Default

 

 

59

 

5.20 Taxpayer Identification Number

 

 

59

 

5.21 Compliance with Laws

 

 

59

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

 

59

 

6.01 Financial Statements

 

 

59

 

6.02 Certificates; Other Information

 

 

60

 

6.03 Notices

 

 

62

 

6.04 Books, Records and Inspections

 

 

63

 

6.05 Maintenance of Property; Insurance

 

 

63

 

6.06 Compliance with Laws; Payment of Taxes and Liabilities

 

 

64

 

6.07 Maintenance of Existence, etc.

 

 

65

 

6.08 Use of Proceeds

 

 

65

 

6.09 Further Assurances

 

 

65

 

6.10 Payment of Obligations

 

 

66

 

6.11 Real Estate Documents

 

 

66

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

 

67

 

7.01 Debt. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Debt, except:

 

 

67

 

7.02 Liens

 

 

68

 

7.03 Restricted Payments

 

 

69

 

7.04 Mergers, Consolidations, Sales, Acquisitions

 

 

70

 

7.05 Modification of Organizational Documents; Factoring Facility

 

 

71

 

7.06 Transactions with Affiliates

 

 

72

 

7.07 Unconditional Purchase Obligations

 

 

72

 

7.08 Inconsistent Agreements

 

 

72

 

7.09 Business Activities

 

 

72

 

7.10 Investments

 

 

72

 

7.11 Restriction of Amendments to Certain Documents

 

 

73

 

7.12 Fiscal Year

 

 

73

 

7.13 Financial Covenants

 

 

73

 

7.14 Cancellation of Debt

 

 

74

 

7.15 Contingent Liabilities

 

 

74

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

 

 

74

 

8.01 Events of Default

 

 

74

 

8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default

 

 

76

 

8.03 Application of Funds

 

 

77

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

 

78

 

9.01 Appointment and Authority

 

 

78

 

9.02 Rights as a Lender

 

 

78

 

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Section

 

Page

 

9.03 Exculpatory Provisions

 

 

78

 

9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent

 

 

79

 

9.05 Delegation of Duties

 

 

80

 

9.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent

 

 

80

 

9.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders

 

 

81

 

9.08 No Other Duties, Etc.

 

 

81

 

9.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

 

 

81

 

9.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters

 

 

82

 

9.11 Bank Product Obligations and Secured Hedging Obligations

 

 

82

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

83

 

10.01 Amendments, Etc.

 

 

83

 

10.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication

 

 

84

 

10.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement

 

 

86

 

10.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver

 

 

87

 

10.05 Payments Set Aside

 

 

89

 

10.06 Successors and Assigns

 

 

90

 

10.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality

 

 

94

 

10.08 Right of Setoff

 

 

95

 

10.09 Interest Rate Limitation

 

 

95

 

10.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness

 

 

95

 

10.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties

 

 

96

 

10.12 Severability

 

 

96

 

10.13 Replacement of Lenders

 

 

96

 

10.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

 

 

97

 

10.15 Waiver of Jury Trial

 

 

98

 

10.16 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

 

 

98

 

10.17 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents

 

 

99

 

10.18 USA PATRIOT Act

 

 

99

 

10.19 Amendment and Restatement

 

 

99

 

10.20 ENTIRE AGREEMENT

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE XI CROSS-GUARANTY

 

 

100

 

11.01 Cross-Guaranty

 

 

100

 

11.02 Waivers by Co-Borrowers

 

 

100

 

11.03 Benefit of Guaranty

 

 

101

 

11.04 Waiver of Subrogation, Etc.

 

 

101

 

11.05 Election of Remedies

 

 

101

 

11.06 Limitation

 

 

101

 

11.07 Contribution with Respect to Guaranty Obligations

 

 

102

 

11.08 Liability Cumulative

 

 

102

 

11.09 Stay of Acceleration

 

 

103

 

11.10 Benefit to Co-Borrowers

 

 

103

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

S-1

 

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SCHEDULE 1.01 Existing Letters of Credit

SCHEDULE 2.01 Commitments and Applicable Percentages

SCHEDULE 5.05 Existing Litigation

SCHEDULE 5.07 Capital Securities

SCHEDULE 5.13 Insurance

SCHEDULE 5.14 Real Property

SCHEDULE 5.18 Labor Matters

SCHEDULE 5.20 Taxpayer Identification Number

SCHEDULE 7.01 Existing Debt

SCHEDULE 7.02 Existing Liens

SCHEDULE 7.11 Existing Investments

SCHEDULE 10.02 Administrative Agent’s Office; Certain Addresses for Notices

 

 

 

 

EXHIBITS

 

A

 

Form of Revolving Loan Notice

B

 

Form of Swing Line Loan Notice

C

 

Form of Note

D

 

Form of Compliance Certificate

E-1

 

Form of Assignment and Assumption

E-2

 

Form of Administrative Questionnaire

F

 

Form of Perfection Certificate

G

 

Form of Joinder Agreement

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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

     THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of August 18, 2009 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into among ENNIS, INC. (the “ Parent ”), each of the parties listed under the heading co-borrowers on the signature pages hereto and any other Person added as a co-borrower hereunder pursuant to a Joinder Agreement (individually with the Parent referred to herein as a “ Co-Borrower ”, and collectively with the Parent called, the “ Co-Borrowers ”), the financial institutions that are or may from time to time become parties hereto (collectively, the “ Lenders ” and individually, a “ Lender ”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. , as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.

     The Co-Borrowers, certain lenders party thereto and Administrative Agent are parties to the Existing Credit Agreement and desire to amend and restate the terms thereof. The Lenders have agreed to make available to the Co-Borrowers a revolving credit facility (which includes letters of credit) upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

     In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree that the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

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

     “ Account Debtor ” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

     “ Account ” has the meaning set forth in the UCC.

     “ Acquisition ” means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of all or substantially all of any business or division of a Person, (b) the acquisition of in excess of 50% of the Capital Securities of any Person, or otherwise causing any Person to become a Subsidiary, or (c) a merger or consolidation or any other combination with another Person (other than a Person that is already a Subsidiary).

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

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

     “ Administrative Questionnaire ” means an Administrative Questionnaire in substantially the form of Exhibit E-2 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

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

     “ Agent Fee Letter ” means the Fee Letter dated as of June 23, 2009, among the Parent, the Administrative Agent and the Arranger.

     “ Aggregate Commitments ” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

     “ Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

     “ Applicable Percentage ” means with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment at such time. If the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02 or if the Aggregate Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments. The initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.

     “ Applicable Rate ” means the following percentages per annum, based upon the Total Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a) :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applicable Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eurodollar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate

 

 

 

Pricing

 

 

 

 

 

Commitment

 

 

Letters of

 

 

 

Level

 

 

Total Leverage Ratio

 

 

Fee

 

 

Credit

 

 

Base Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

≤ 0.50:1

 

 

0.25%

 

 

2.00%

 

 

0.00%

2

 

 

> 0.50:1 but ≤ 1.00:1

 

 

0.25%

 

 

2.25%

 

 

0.25%

3

 

 

> 1.00:1 but ≤ 1.50:1

 

 

0.30%

 

 

2.50%

 

 

0.50%

4

 

 

> 1.50:1 but ≤ 2.00:1

 

 

0.35%

 

 

2.75%

 

 

0.75%

5

 

 

> 2.00:1 but ≤ 2.50:1

 

 

0.40%

 

 

3.00%

 

 

1.00%

6

 

 

> 2.50:1

 

 

0.50%

 

 

3.50%

 

 

1.50%

     Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Total Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) ; provided , however , that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then, upon the request of the Required Lenders and after three days notice to the Co-Borrowers, Pricing Level 6 shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall remain in effect until the date on which such Compliance Certificate is delivered. The Applicable Rate in effect from the Closing Date

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through the date that the Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter ending August 31, 2009 is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) shall be determined based upon Pricing Level 3.

     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the determination of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(b) .

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

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

     “ Asset Disposition ” means the sale, lease, assignment or other transfer for value (each, a “ Disposition ”) by any Co-Borrower or any Subsidiary to any Person (other than a Co-Borrower) of any asset or right of such Co-Borrower or such Subsidiary (including, the loss, destruction or damage of any thereof or any actual or threatened (in writing to any Co-Borrower or any Subsidiary) condemnation, confiscation, requisition, seizure or taking thereof) other than (a) the Disposition of any asset which is to be replaced, and is in fact replaced, within 180 days with another asset performing the same or a similar function, and (b) the sale or lease of inventory in the ordinary course of business.

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

     “ Assignment and Assumption ” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.06(b) ), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E-1 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

     “ Attorney Costs ” means, with respect to any Person, all reasonable fees and charges of any legal counsel to such Person and all court costs and similar legal expenses.

     “ Audited Financial Statements ” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year ended February 28, 2009 , and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

     “ Availability Period ” means the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Aggregate Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06 , and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02 .

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

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     “ Bank Product Agreements ” means those certain cash management service agreements entered into from time to time between any Co-Borrower or any Subsidiary and a Cash Management Bank in connection with any of the Bank Products.

     “ Bank Product Obligations ” means all obligations, liabilities, contingent reimbursement obligations, fees, and expenses owing by the Co-Borrowers and any Subsidiary to any Cash Management Bank pursuant to or evidenced by the Bank Product Agreements and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including all such amounts that a Co-Borrower or any Subsidiary is obligated to reimburse to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of the Administrative Agent or such Lender purchasing participations or executing indemnities or reimbursement obligations with respect to the Bank Products provided to the Co-Borrowers and Subsidiaries pursuant to the Bank Product Agreements.

     “ Bank Products ” means any service or facility (but excluding the Loans and the Letters of Credit) extended to any Co-Borrower or any Subsidiary by any Cash Management Bank including: (a) credit cards, (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards, (d) purchase cards, (e) ACH Transactions or (f) cash management, including controlled disbursement accounts or services .

     “ Base Rate ” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate” and (c) the Eurodollar Rate plus 2.00%. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in the Federal Funds Rate, the Prime Rate or the Eurodollar Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Federal Funds Rate, the Prime Rate or the Eurodollar Rate, respectively.

     “ Base Rate Revolving Loan ” means a Revolving Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

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

     “ Borrowing ” means a Revolving Borrowing or a Swing Line Borrowing, as the context may require.

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

     “ Capital Expenditures ” means all expenditures which, in accordance with GAAP, would be required to be capitalized and shown on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, including expenditures in respect of Capital Leases, but excluding (i) expenditures made to fund the purchase price of assets acquired in any Acquisition and (ii) expenditures made

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in connection with the replacement, substitution or restoration of assets to the extent financed (a) from insurance proceeds (or other similar recoveries) paid on account of the loss of or damage to the assets being replaced or restored, (b) with awards of compensation arising from the taking by eminent domain or condemnation of the assets being replaced or (c) with cash proceeds of Asset Dispositions reinvested in replacement assets.

     “ Capital Lease ” means, with respect to any Person, any lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) any real or personal property by such Person that, in conformity with GAAP, is accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of such Person.

     “ Capital Securities ” means, with respect to any Person, all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) of such Person’s capital, whether now outstanding or issued or acquired after the Closing Date, including common shares, preferred shares, membership interests in a limited liability company, limited or general partnership interests in a partnership, interests in a trust, interests in other unincorporated organizations or any other equivalent of such ownership interest.

     “ Cash Collateralize ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(g) .

     “ Cash Equivalent Investment ” means, at any time, (a) any evidence of Debt, maturing not more than one year after such time, issued or guaranteed by the United States Government or any agency thereof, (b) commercial paper, maturing not more than one year from the date of issue, or corporate demand notes, in each case (unless issued by a Lender or its holding company) rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. or P-1 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., (c) any certificate of deposit, time deposit or banker’s acceptance, maturing not more than one year after such time, or any overnight Federal Funds transaction that is issued or sold by any Lender or its holding company (or by a commercial banking institution that is a member of the Federal Reserve System and has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000), (d) any repurchase agreement entered into with any Lender (or commercial banking institution of the nature referred to in clause (c)) which (i) is secured by a fully perfected security interest in any obligation of the type described in any of clauses (a) through (c) above and (ii) has a market value at the time such repurchase agreement is entered into of not less than 100% of the repurchase obligation of such Lender (or other commercial banking institution) thereunder and (e) money market accounts or mutual funds which invest exclusively in assets satisfying the foregoing requirements, and (f) other short term liquid investments approved in writing by the Administrative Agent.

     “ Cash Management Bank ” means any Person that, at the time it enters into any Bank Product Agreement, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Bank Product Agreement.

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

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     “ Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) any Person or group of Persons (within the meaning of Section 13 or 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) shall acquire beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under such Act) of more than 50% of the outstanding securities (on a fully diluted basis and taking into account any securities or contract rights exercisable, exchangeable or convertible into equity securities) of the Parent having voting rights in the election of directors under normal circumstances; (b) a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Parent shall cease to be Continuing Members; or (c) the Parent shall cease to, directly or indirectly, own and control 100% of each class of the outstanding Capital Securities of each other Co-Borrower and of each other Subsidiary. For purposes of the foregoing, “Continuing Member” means a member of the Board of Directors of the Parent who either (i) was a member of the Parent ‘s Board of Directors on the day before the Closing Date and has been such continuously thereafter or (ii) became a member of such Board of Directors after the day before the Closing Date and whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of the majority of the Continuing Members then members of the Parent’s Board of Directors.

     “ Closing Date ” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01 .

     “ Co-Borrower ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

     “ Co-Borrower Materials ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02 .

     “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     “ Collateral Access Agreement ” means an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent pursuant to which a mortgagee or lessor of real property on which collateral is stored or otherwise located, or a warehouseman, processor or other bailee of Inventory or other property owned by any Co-Borrower, acknowledges the Liens of the Administrative Agent and waives or subordinates any Liens held by such Person on such property, and, in the case of any such agreement with a mortgagee or lessor, permits the Administrative Agent reasonable access to and use of such real property following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default to assemble, complete and sell any collateral stored or otherwise located thereon.

     “ Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, each Mortgage, each Collateral Access Agreement, each Perfection Certificate, each control agreement and any other agreement or instrument pursuant to which any Co-Borrower grants or purports to grant collateral to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders or otherwise relates to such collateral.

     “ Commitment ” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Loans to the Co-Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.01 , (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a

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party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

     “ Compliance Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D .

     “ Computation Period ” means each period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on the last day of a Fiscal Quarter.

     “ Contingent Liability ” means, with respect to any Person, each obligation and liability of such Person and all such obligations and liabilities of such Person incurred pursuant to any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which such Person: (a) guarantees, endorses or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon (by direct or indirect agreement, contingent or otherwise, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to, or otherwise to invest in, a debtor, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss) the indebtedness, dividend, obligation or other liability of any other Person in any manner (other than by endorsement of instruments in the course of collection), including any indebtedness, dividend or other obligation which may be issued or incurred at some future time; (b) guarantees the payment of dividends or other distributions upon the Capital Securities of any other Person; (c) undertakes or agrees (whether contingently or otherwise): (i) to purchase, repurchase, or otherwise acquire any indebtedness, obligation or liability of any other Person or any property or assets constituting security therefor, (ii) to advance or provide funds for the payment or discharge of any indebtedness, obligation or liability of any other Person (whether in the form of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital contributions or otherwise), or to maintain solvency, assets, level of income, working capital or other financial condition of any other Person, or (iii) to make payment to any other Person other than for value received; (d) agrees to lease property or to purchase securities, property or services from such other Person with the purpose or intent of assuring the owner of such indebtedness or obligation of the ability of such other Person to make payment of the indebtedness or obligation; (e) to induce the issuance of, or in connection with the issuance of, any letter of credit for the benefit of such other Person; or (f) undertakes or agrees otherwise to assure a creditor against loss. The amount of any Contingent Liability shall (subject to any limitation set forth herein) be deemed to be the outstanding principal amount (or maximum permitted principal amount, if larger) of the indebtedness, obligation or other liability guaranteed or supported thereby.

     “ Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to the Parent and its Subsidiaries for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period, excluding any gains or losses from Asset Dispositions, any extraordinary gains or losses and any gains or losses from discontinued operations.

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

     “ Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.

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     “ Credit Extension ” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.

     “ Debt ” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person (excluding trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business), (b) all borrowed money of such Person, whether or not evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person as lessee under Capital Leases which have been or should be recorded as liabilities on a balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, (d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business), (e) all indebtedness secured by a Lien on the property of such Person, whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person; provided that if such Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable for such indebtedness, such indebtedness shall be measured at the fair market value of such property securing such indebtedness at the time of determination, (f) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, with respect to the face amount of all letters of credit (whether or not drawn), bankers’ acceptances and similar obligations issued for the account of such Person (including the Letters of Credit), (g) all Hedging Obligations of such Person, (h) all guarantees of indebtedness of any Person, and (i) all Debt of any partnership of which such Person is a general partner.

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

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

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

     “ Defaulting Lender ” means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the Revolving Loans, participations in L/C Obligations or participations in Swing Line Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder unless such failure has been cured, (b) has otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute or unless such failure has been cured, or (c) has been deemed insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.

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

     “ Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States.

     “ EBITDA ” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus, (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, (i) Interest Expense for such period, (ii) income tax expense for such period, (iii) depreciation and amortization for such period, (iv) non-cash charges for such period related to the impairment of goodwill and other intangibles, and (v) transaction expenses incurred in such period in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (not to exceed $1,000,000 in aggregate amount for all periods), minus (b) without duplication and to the extent added in determining such Consolidated Net Income, any non-cash items of income for such period.

     “ Eligible Assignee ” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.06(b)(iii) , (v) and (vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii) ).

     “ Environmental Laws ” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.

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

     “ ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

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

     “ ERISA Event ” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by any Co-Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Co-Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in

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reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Co-Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.

     “ Eurodollar Rate ” means:

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

     (b) For any day with respect to an interest rate calculation for a Base Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to (i) BBA LIBOR at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time two Business Days prior to such day for Dollar deposits (for delivery on such day) with a term equivalent to one month or (ii) if such published rate is not available at such time for any reason, the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on such day in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Base Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of America and with a term equivalent to one month would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to such day.

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

     “ Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01 .

     “ Excluded Taxes ” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of a Co-Borrower hereunder, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the Laws of which such recipient is organized or in

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which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable Lending Office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which a Co-Borrower is located, (c) any backup withholding tax that is required by the Code to be withheld from amounts payable to a Lender that has failed to comply with clause (A) of Section 3.01(e)(ii) , and (d) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Co-Borrowers under Section 10.13 ), any United States withholding tax that (i) is required to be imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender pursuant to the Laws in force at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office) or (ii) is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with clause (B) of Section 3.01(e)(ii) , except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Co-Borrowers with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii) or (iii) .

     “ Existing Credit Agreement ” means that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2006 among the Parent, the other Co-Borrowers, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and documentation agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agent, and a syndicate of lenders.

     “ Existing Letters of Credit ” means those Letters of Credit set forth on Schedule 1.01 .

     “ Factoring Facility ” means any factoring facility of any Co-Borrower which has terms, covenants, pricing and other terms which have been approved in writing by the Required Lenders (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

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

     “ Fiscal Quarter ” means a fiscal quarter of a Fiscal Year.

     “ Fiscal Year ” means the fiscal year of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, which period shall be the 12-month period ending on February 28th (or February 29th, in the case of a leap year) of each year. References to a Fiscal Year with a number corresponding to any calendar year (e.g., “ Fiscal Year 2009 ”) refer to the Fiscal Year ending on February 28th of such calendar year (or February 29th, in the case of a leap year).

     “ Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, for any Computation Period, the ratio of (a) the total for such period of EBITDA minus the sum of income taxes paid in cash by the Parent and

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its Subsidiaries and all unfinanced Capital Expenditures (excluding Capital Expenditures related to the Mexican Expansion in an aggregate amount not to exceed $45,000,000) to (b) the sum for such period of (i) cash Interest Expense plus (ii) required payments of principal of Funded Debt (excluding the Revolving Loans, Hedging Obligations and contingent obligations in respect of letters of credit) plus (iii) an amount equal to the advances, dividends and distributions (other than (x) non-cash distributions of equity securities of the Parent and (y) distributions on equity securities of the Parent to the extent already included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income), and redemptions and repurchases of equity securities of the Parent (to the extent otherwise permitted herein) made by the Parent to holders of its Capital Securities.

     “ Foreign Lender ” means any Lender that is organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which a Co-Borrower is resident for tax purposes (including such a Lender when acting in the capacity of the L/C Issuer). For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

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

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

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

     “ Funded Debt ” means, as to any Person, all Debt of such Person that matures more than one year from the date of its creation (or is renewable or extendible, at the option of such Person, to a date more than one year from such date).

     “ GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.

     “ Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

     “ Guarantor Payment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.07(a) .

     “ Hazardous Materials ” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas,

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infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

     “ Hedge Bank ” means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Hedging Agreement permitted under Article VI or VII , is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Hedging Agreement.

     “ Hedging Agreement ” means any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, cap agreement or collar agreement, and any other agreement or arrangement designed to protect a Person against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices.

     “ Hedging Obligation ” means, with respect to any Person, any liability of such Person under any Hedging Agreement. The amount of any Person’s obligation in respect of any Hedging Obligation shall be deemed to be the incremental obligation that would be reflected in the financial statements of such Person in accordance with GAAP.

     “ Impacted Lender ” means a Defaulting Lender or a Lender as to which (a) the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent has a good faith belief that the Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other syndicated credit facilities or (b) an entity that Controls the Lender has been deemed insolvent or becomes subject to a bankruptcy or other similar proceeding.

     “ Increase Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(d) .

     “ Indemnified Taxes ” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

     “ Indemnitees ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b) .

     “ Information ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07 .

     “ Interest Expense ” means for any period the consolidated interest expense of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period (including all imputed interest on Capital Leases).

     “ Interest Payment Date ” means, (a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided , however , that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), the last Business Day of each calendar quarter and the Maturity Date.

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

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

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

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

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

     “ Inventory ” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

     “ Investment ” means, with respect to any Person, any investment in another Person, whether by acquisition of any debt or Capital Security, by making any loan or advance, by becoming obligated with respect to a Contingent Liability in respect of obligations of such other Person (other than travel and similar advances to employees in the ordinary course of business) or by making an Acquisition.

     “ IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

     “ ISP ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

     “ Issuer Documents ” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and a Co-Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.

     “ Joinder Agreement ” means the Joinder to Credit Agreement, Security Agreement and related Notes and Agreements executed by a Domestic Subsidiary created or acquired after the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit G .

     “ Laws ” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

     “ L/C Advance ” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.

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

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

     “ L/C Issuer ” means Bank of America in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

     “ L/C Obligations ” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06 . For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

     “ Lender ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, as the context requires, includes the Swing Line Lender.

     “ Lending Office ” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Co-Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.

     “ Letter of Credit ” means any letter of credit issued hereunder and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit. A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit.

     “ Letter of Credit Application ” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.

     “ Letter of Credit Expiration Date ” means the day that is seven days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

     “ Letter of Credit Fee ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(i) .

     “ Letter of Credit Sublimit ” means an amount equal to $25,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.

     “ Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

     “ Loan ” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Co-Borrowers under Article II in the form of a Revolving Loan or a Swing Line Loan.

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     “ Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, each Note, each Issuer Document, the Collateral Documents, each Joinder Agreement, the Agent Fee Letter and all documents, instruments and agreements delivered in connection with the foregoing.

     “ Margin Stock ” means any “margin stock” as defined in Regulation U.

     “ Material ” means, with respect to any Co-Borrower or any Subsidiary, at the time of determination that either the assets of such Co-Borrower or such Subsidiary comprised more than 10% of the assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or the contribution of such Co-Borrower or such Subsidiary to EBITDA, determined as of the most recently ended four Fiscal Quarter period, was 10% or more of EBITDA for such period.

     “ Material Adverse Effect ” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the financial condition, operations, assets, business, properties or prospects of the Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of the ability of any Material Co-Borrower to perform any of the Obligations under any Loan Document (provided that, if an incident, or series of incidents, affects more than one Co-Borrower with assets that in the aggregate comprise more than 20% of the assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or the contribution of such Co-Borrower to EBITDA, determined as of the most recently ended four Fiscal Quarter period, was 20% or more of EBITDA for such period, all such Co-Borrowers shall be determined to be Material for the purposes of this definition of Material Adverse Effect) or (c) a material adverse effect upon any substantial portion of the collateral under the Collateral Documents or upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Co-Borrower of any Loan Document.

     “ Maturity Date ” means August 18, 2012; provided , however , that if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.

     “ Mexican Expansion ” means the construction and operation of a new manufacturing facility in the town of Agua Prieta in the state of Sonora, Mexico and any related purchase of equipment, furniture and fixtures with respect thereto.

     “ Mortgage ” means a mortgage, deed of trust, leasehold mortgage or similar instrument granting the Administrative Agent a Lien on real property of any Co-Borrower.

     “ Multiemployer Plan ” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which any Co-Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

     “ Note ” means a promissory note made by the Co-Borrowers in favor of a Lender evidencing Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C .

     “ Obligations ” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Co-Borrower arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Co-Borrower or any

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Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.

     “ Organization Documents ” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

     “ Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

     “ Outstanding Amount ” means (i) with respect to Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (ii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Co-Borrowers of Unreimbursed Amounts.

     “ Parent ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

     “ Participant ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d) .

     “ PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

     “ Pension Plan ” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Co-Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to which any Co-Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.

     “ Perfection Certificate ” means a perfection certificate executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent by a Co-Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit F .

     “ Person ” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company, joint venture, association, company, Governmental Authority or other entity.

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     “ Plan ” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established by any Co-Borrower or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.

     “ Platform ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02 .

     “ Public Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02 .

     “ Refunded Swing Line Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(c) .

     “ Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c) .

     “ Regulation U ” has the meaning specified in Regulation U of the FRB.

     “ Related Parties ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

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

     “ Request for Credit Extension ” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Revolving Loans, a Revolving Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.

     “ Required Lenders ” means, as of any date of determination, at least two Lenders having more than 50% of the Aggregate Commitments or, if the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02 , at least two Lenders holding in the aggregate more than 50% of the Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition); provided that the Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

     “ Responsible Officer ” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, chief operating officer or treasurer, of a Co-Borrower and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II , any other officer or employee of the applicable Co-Borrower so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Co-Borrower shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Co-Borrower and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Co-Borrower.

     “ Revolving Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01 .

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

     “ Revolving Loan Notice ” means a notice of (a) a Revolving Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a) , which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A .

     “ SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

     “ Secured Hedging Obligations ” means all Hedging Obligations permitted hereunder which are owed to any Hedge Bank.

     “ Secured Party ” has the meaning given to such term in each Security Agreement.

     “ Secured Obligations ” means, collectively, (a) the Obligations, (b) all Secured Hedging Obligations, (c) all Bank Product Obligations, (d) any and all out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, expenses and reasonable counsel fees and expenses of any Secured Party) incurred by any Secured Party in enforcing its rights under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document, and (e) all present and future amounts in respect of the foregoing that would become due but for the operation of any provision of Debtor Relief Laws, and all present and future accrued and unpaid interest, including, without limitation, post-petition interest if any Co-Borrower voluntarily or involuntarily becomes subject to any Debtor Relief Laws.

     “ Security Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof executed and delivered by each Co-Borrower, together with any joinders thereto and any other collateral security agreement executed by a Co-Borrower, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

     “ Subordinated Debt ” means any unsecured Debt of any Co-Borrower which has subordination terms, covenants, pricing and other terms which have been approved in writing by the Required Lenders.

     “ Subordinated Debt Documents ” means all documents and instruments relating to Subordinated Debt and all amendments and modifications thereof approved by the Administrative Agent.

     “ Subordination Agreements ” means all subordination agreements executed by a holder of Subordinated Debt in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders from time to time after the Closing Date.

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

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     “ Swing Line Borrowing ” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04 .

     “ Swing Line Lender ” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.

     “ Swing Line Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a) .

     “ Swing Line Loan Notice ” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b) , which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B .

     “ Swing Line Sublimit ” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $20,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.

     “ Taxes ” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

     “ Total Funded Debt ” means all Debt of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis, excluding, without duplication, (a) contingent obligations in respect of Contingent Liabilities (except to the extent constituting Contingent Liabilities in respect of Debt of a Person other than any Co-Borrower or any Subsidiary), (b) Hedging Obligations and (c) Debt of a Co-Borrower to Subsidiaries and Debt of Subsidiaries to a Co-Borrower or to other Subsidiaries.

     “ Total Leverage Ratio ” means, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of (a) Total Funded Debt as of such day to (b) EBITDA for the Computation Period ending on such day.

     “ Total Outstandings ” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations.

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

     “ UCC ” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

     “ Unfunded Pension Liability ” means the excess of a Pension Plan’s benefit liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension Plan’s assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan year.

     “ United States ” and “ U.S. ” mean the United States of America.

     “ Unreimbursed Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i) .

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     “ Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” means, as to any Person, a Subsidiary all of the Capital Securities of which (except directors’ qualifying Capital Securities) are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person and/or another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person.

     1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions . With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

     (a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “ include ,” “ includes ” and “ including ” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “ will ” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “ shall .” Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “ herein ,” “ hereof ” and “ hereunder ,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “ asset ” and “ property ” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

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

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

     1.03 Accounting Terms .

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

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     (b) Changes in GAAP . If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Co-Borrowers or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Co-Borrowers shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that , until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Co-Borrowers shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

     (c) Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities . All references herein to consolidated financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries or to the determination of any amount for the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis or any similar reference shall, in each case, be deemed to include each variable interest entity that the Parent is required to consolidate pursuant to FASB Interpretation No. 46 – Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities: an interpretation of ARB No. 51 (January 2003) as if such variable interest entity were a Subsidiary as defined herein.

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

     1.05 Times of Day . Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Central time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

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

ARTICLE II

THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

     2.01 Revolving Loans . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “ Revolving Loan ”) to the Co-Borrowers from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Commitment; provided , however , that after giving effect to any Revolving Borrowing, (i) the

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Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Co-Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.01 , prepay under Section 2.05 , and reborrow under this Section 2.01 . Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

     2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Revolving Loans .

     (a) Each Revolving Borrowing, each conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Co-Borrowers’ irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Revolving Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Revolving Loans. Each telephonic notice by the Co-Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Revolving Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c) , each Borrowing of or conversion to a Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Revolving Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the Co-Borrowers are requesting a Revolving Borrowing, a conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Revolving Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Revolving Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Revolving Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Co-Borrowers fails to specify a Type of Revolving Loan in a Revolving Loan Notice or if the Co-Borrowers fail to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Revolving Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Co-Borrowers request a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Revolving Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.

     (b) Following receipt of a Revolving Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Revolving Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Co-Borrowers, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the

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details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in the preceding subsection. In the case of a Revolving Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Revolving Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01 ), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Co-Borrowers in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Co-Borrowers on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Co-Borrowers; provided , however , that if, on the date the Revolving Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Co-Borrowers, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first , shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and second , shall be made available to the Co-Borrowers as provided above.

     (c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan. During the existence of a (i) Default (other than an Event of Default), no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans with an Interest Period in excess of one month without the consent of the Required Lenders and (ii) during the existence of an Event of Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders.

     (d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Co-Borrowers and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Co-Borrowers and the Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

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

     2.03 Letters of Credit .

     (a) The Letter of Credit Commitment .

     (i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03 , (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit for the account of each Co-Borrower, and to amend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor

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drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of any Co-Borrower and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (x) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, (y) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment, and (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by the Co-Borrowers for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Co-Borrowers that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Co-Borrowers’ ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Co-Borrowers may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.

     (ii) The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit, if:

     (A) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance , unless the Required Lenders have approved such expiry date; or

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

     (iii) The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

     (A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;

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     (B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;

     (C) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000, in the case of a standby Letter of Credit, or $50,000, in the case of a commercial Letter of Credit;

     (D) such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars;

     (E) such Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder; or

     (F) a default of any Lender’s obligations to fund under Section 2.03(c) exists or any Lender is at such time an Impacted Lender hereunder, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements satisfactory to the L/C Issuer with the Co-Borrowers or such Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s risk with respect to such Lender.

     (iv) The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.

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

     (vi) The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article IX included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.

     (b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit .

     (i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of a Co-Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or

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such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, the Co-Borrowers shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require.

     (ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Co-Borrowers and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent, any Co-Borrower or any Subsidiary, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Co-Borrower (or the applicable Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Letter of Credit.

     (iii) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Co-Borrowers and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

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     (c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations .

     (i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Co-Borrowers and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “ Honor Date ”), the Co-Borrowers shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If the Co-Borrowers fail to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “ Unreimbursed Amount ”), and the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. In such event, the Co-Borrowers shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Revolving Loan Notice). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

     (ii) Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii) , each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Revolving Loan to the Co-Borrowers in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer.

     (iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Co-Borrowers shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03 .

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under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.

     (v) Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c) , shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, any Co-Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided , however , that each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Co-Borrowers of a Revolving Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Co-Borrowers to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

     (vi) If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii) , the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Revolving Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

     (d) Repayment of Participations .

     (i) At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c) , if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Co-Borrowers or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such

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Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

     (ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

     (e) Obligations Absolute . The obligation of the Co-Borrowers to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

     (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;

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

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

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

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

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

     (f) Role of L/C Issuer . Each Lender and each Co-Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Co-Borrowers hereby assume all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided , however , that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Co-Borrowers’ pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.03(e) ; provided , however , that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Co-Borrowers may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Co-Borrowers, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Co-Borrowers which the Co-Borrowers prove were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

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     (g) Cash Collateral . Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, (i) if the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, or (ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, the Co-Borrowers shall, in each case, immediately Cash Collateralize such L/C Borrowing or the then Outstanding Amount of such L/C Obligations, as applicable. Sections 2.05 and 8.02(c) set forth certain additional requirements to deliver Cash Collateral hereunder. For purposes of this Section 2.03 , Section 2.05 and Section 8.02(c) , “ Cash Collateralize ” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the Lenders). Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings. The Co-Borrowers hereby grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America.

     (h) Applicability of ISP and UCP . Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Co-Borrowers when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.

     (i) Letter of Credit Fees . The Co-Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage a Letter of Credit fee (the “ Letter of Credit Fee ”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06 . Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each calendar quarter, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand and (ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.

     (j) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer . The Co-Borrowers shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee (i) with respect to each commercial Letter of Credit, at the rate specified in the Agent Fee Letter, computed on the amount of such Letter of Credit, and payable upon the issuance or renewal thereof, (ii) with respect to any amendment of a commercial

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Letter of Credit increasing the amount of such Letter of Credit, at a rate separately agreed between the Co-Borrowers and the L/C Issuer, computed on the amount of such increase, and payable upon the effectiveness of such amendment, and (iii) with respect to each standby Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum specified in the Agent Fee Letter, computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the tenth Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the amount of such fee, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06 . In addition, the Co-Borrowers shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.

     (k) Conflict with Issuer Documents . In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.

     2.04 Swing Line Loans .

     (a) The Swing Line . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04 , but in its sole discretion and without any obligation, to make loans (each such loan, a “ Swing Line Loan ”) to the Co-Borrowers from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s Commitment; provided , however , that after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment, and provided , further , that the Co-Borrowers shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Co-Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.04 , prepay under Section 2.05 , and reborrow under this Section 2.04 . Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.

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     (b) Borrowing Procedures . Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Co-Borrowers’ irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Each such telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent. Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a) , or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Co-Borrowers at its office by crediting the account of the Co-Borrowers on the books of the Swing Line Lender in immediately available funds.

     (c) Refinancing of Swing Line Loans .

     (i) The Swing Line Lender, at any time and from time to time no less frequently than once weekly, shall on behalf of the Co-Borrowers (which hereby irrevocably authorize the Swing Line Lender to so request on their behalf) request that each Lender make a Base Rate Revolving Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding (the “ Refunded Swing Line Loan ”). Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02 , without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 . The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Co-Borrowers with a copy of the applicable Revolving Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the amount specified in such Revolving Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Revolving Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii) , each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Revolving Loan to the Co-Borrowers in such amount. The Administrative Agent

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shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender and applied to repay the Refunded Swing Line Loan.

     (ii) If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i) , the request for Base Rate Revolving Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

     (iii) If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i) , the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swing Line Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Revolving Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

     (iv) Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, any Co-Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided , however , that each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 . No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Co-Borrowers to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

     (d) Repayment of Participations .

     (i) At any time after any Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any

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payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.

     (ii) If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

     (e) Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender . The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Co-Borrowers for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Lender funds its Base Rate Revolving Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.

     (f) Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender . The Co-Borrowers shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.

     2.05 Prepayments .

     (a) The Co-Borrowers may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Revolving Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (A) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (B) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Revolving Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Revolving Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Revolving Loans to be prepaid and, if Eurodollar Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Co-Borrowers, the Co-Borrowers shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to

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Section 3.05 . Each such prepayment shall be applied to the Revolving Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages.

     (b) The Co-Borrowers may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (ii) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Co-Borrowers, the Co-Borrowers shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.

     (c) If for any reason the Total Outstandings at any time exceed the Aggregate Commitments then in effect, the Co-Borrowers shall immediately prepay Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided , however , that the Co-Borrowers shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) unless after the prepayment in full of the Loans the Total Outstandings exceed the Aggregate Commitments then in effect.

     2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments . The Co-Borrowers may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) the Co-Borrowers shall not terminate or reduce the Aggregate Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (iv) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Aggregate Commitments, such Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate Commitments. Any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments shall be applied to the Commitment of each Lender according to its Applicable Percentage. All fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

     2.07 Repayment of Loans .

     (a) The Co-Borrowers shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.

     (b) The Co-Borrowers shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) demand by the Swing Line Lender and (ii) the Maturity Date.

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     2.08 Interest .

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

(b) (i) If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

     (ii) If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Co-Borrowers under any Loan Document is not paid when due (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

     (iii) Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, the Co-Borrowers shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

     (iv) Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

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

     2.09 Fees . In addition to certain fees described in subsections (i) and (j) of Section 2.03 :

     (a) Commitment Fee . The Co-Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a commitment fee equal to the Applicable Rate times the actual daily amount by which the Aggregate Commitments exceed the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations. The commitment fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly

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in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(b) Other Fees . (i)  The Co-Borrowers shall pay to the Arranger and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Agent Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

     (ii) The Co-Borrowers shall pay to the Lenders such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

     2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate .

     (a) All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by Bank of America’s “prime rate” shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a) , bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

     (b) If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries or for any other reason, the Co-Borrowers or the Lenders determine that (i) the Total Leverage Ratio as calculated by the Co-Borrowers as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Total Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Co-Borrowers shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Co-Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under Section 2.03(c)(iii) , 2.03(i) or 2.08(b) or under Article VIII . The Co-Borrowers’

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obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

     2.11 Evidence of Debt .

     (a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Co-Borrowers and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Co-Borrowers hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Co-Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

     (b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

     2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback .

     (a) General . All payments to be made by the Co-Borrowers shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Co-Borrowers hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by the Co-Borrowers shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

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(b) (i)   Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent . Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Revolving Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Revolving Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender


 
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