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AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

Revolving Credit Agreement

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Title: AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: California     Date: 8/7/2008
Industry: Containers and Packaging     Sector: Basic Materials

AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT, Parties: avery dennison corporation , banc of america securities llc , bank of america  n.a. , citicorp usa  inc , citigroup global markets inc
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Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of August 10, 2007

among

AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION ,
as the Borrower,

CITICORP USA, INC.
as Administrative Agent

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
as Syndication Agent

and

The Other Banks Party Hereto

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

and

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC

as Joint Lead Arrangers

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

 

 

1

 

1.01 Defined Terms

 

 

1

 

1.02 Use of Defined Terms

 

 

14

 

1.03 Accounting Terms

 

 

14

 

1.04 Exhibits and Schedules

 

 

14

 

1.05 Exchange Rates; Alternative Currency Equivalents

 

 

14

 

1.06 Redenomination of Sterling

 

 

14

 

1.07 Additional Committed Alternative Currencies

 

 

15

 

1.08 Pricing Levels

 

 

15

 

1.09 Amendment and Restatement

 

 

16

 

SECTION 2. LOANS

 

 

16

 

2.01 Loans

 

 

16

 

2.02 Loan Accounts

 

 

16

 

2.03 Procedure for Borrowing

 

 

17

 

2.04 Conversion and Continuation Elections

 

 

18

 

2.05 Optional Reduction or Termination of Commitments

 

 

19

 

2.06 Interest

 

 

19

 

2.07 Repayment and Prepayments of Principal

 

 

20

 

2.08 Fees

 

 

20

 

2.09 Payments by the Borrower

 

 

21

 

2.10 Payments by the Banks to the Administrative Agent

 

 

21

 

2.11 Extension of Maturity Date

 

 

22

 

2.12 Increased Commitments; Additional Banks

 

 

23

 

2.13 Substitution of Banks

 

 

24

 

SECTION 3. PAYMENTS, COSTS

 

 

24

 

3.01 Eurocurrency Costs

 

 

24

 

3.02 Special Eurocurrency Circumstances

 

 

25

 

3.03 Eurocurrency Indemnification

 

 

25

 

3.04 Computation of Interest and Fees

 

 

26

 

3.05 Holidays

 

 

26

 

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3.06 Payment Free of Taxes

 

 

26

 

3.07 Funding Sources

 

 

26

 

3.08 Failure to Charge Not Subsequent Waiver

 

 

26

 

3.09 Other Costs

 

 

26

 

3.10 Survivability

 

 

27

 

SECTION 4. CONDITIONS

 

 

27

 

4.01 Restatement Date

 

 

27

 

4.02 Any Borrowing, Conversion or Continuation

 

 

28

 

SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

 

29

 

5.01 Existence and Qualification; Power; Compliance with Law

 

 

29

 

5.02 Authority; Compliance with Other Instruments and Government Regulations

 

 

29

 

5.03 No Governmental Approvals Required

 

 

29

 

5.04 Subsidiaries

 

 

30

 

5.05 Financial Statements

 

 

30

 

5.06 No Material Adverse Change or Other Liabilities

 

 

31

 

5.07 Title to Assets

 

 

31

 

5.08 Regulated Industries

 

 

31

 

5.09 Litigation

 

 

31

 

5.10 Binding Obligations

 

 

31

 

5.11 No Default

 

 

31

 

5.12 ERISA

 

 

32

 

5.13 Regulation U

 

 

32

 

5.14 Tax Liability

 

 

32

 

5.15 Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Licenses, etc.

 

 

32

 

5.16 Environmental Matters

 

 

32

 

5.17 Insurance

 

 

32

 

5.18 Disclosure

 

 

33

 

SECTION 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

 

33

 

6.01 Financial and Business Information

 

 

33

 

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6.02 Certificates; Other Information

 

 

34

 

6.03 Notices

 

 

34

 

6.04 Payment of Taxes and Other Potential Liens

 

 

35

 

6.05 Preservation of Existence

 

 

35

 

6.06 Maintenance of Properties

 

 

35

 

6.07 Maintenance of Insurance

 

 

35

 

6.08 Compliance with Laws

 

 

36

 

6.09 Inspection Rights

 

 

36

 

6.10 Keeping of Records and Books of Account

 

 

36

 

6.11 ERISA Compliance

 

 

36

 

6.12 Environmental Laws

 

 

36

 

6.13 Use of Proceeds

 

 

36

 

SECTION 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

 

36

 

7.01 Type of Business

 

 

37

 

7.02 Liens

 

 

37

 

7.03 Investments

 

 

37

 

7.04 Contingent Obligations

 

 

38

 

7.05 Subordinated Debt

 

 

38

 

7.06 Sale of Assets or Merger

 

 

38

 

7.07 Financial Covenants

 

 

38

 

7.08 Use of Proceeds

 

 

38

 

SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES UPON EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

 

38

 

8.01 Events of Default

 

 

38

 

8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default

 

 

40

 

SECTION 9. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

 

41

 

9.01 Appointment and Authorization

 

 

41

 

9.02 Delegation of Duties

 

 

41

 

9.03 Administrative Agent and Affiliates

 

 

41

 

9.04 Banks’ Credit Decisions

 

 

41

 

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9.05 Action by Administrative Agent

 

 

42

 

9.06 Liability of Administrative Agent

 

 

43

 

9.07 Indemnification

 

 

44

 

9.08 Successor Administrative Agent

 

 

44

 

9.09 Withholding Tax

 

 

45

 

9.10 No Other Duties, etc.

 

 

46

 

SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

46

 

10.01 Cumulative Remedies; No Waiver

 

 

46

 

10.02 Amendments; Consents

 

 

46

 

10.03 Costs, Expenses and Taxes

 

 

47

 

10.04 Banks’ Relationship

 

 

47

 

10.05 Survival of Representations and Warranties

 

 

47

 

10.06 Notices

 

 

47

 

10.07 Execution in Counterparts

 

 

48

 

10.08 Successors and Assigns

 

 

49

 

10.09 Right of Setoff; Sharing of Excess Payments

 

 

51

 

10.10 Indemnification by the Borrower

 

 

52

 

10.11 Nonliability of Banks

 

 

52

 

10.12 Confidentiality

 

 

52

 

10.13 Investment Intent

 

 

53

 

10.14 Further Assurances

 

 

53

 

10.15 Integration

 

 

53

 

10.16 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial

 

 

53

 

10.17 Severability of Provisions

 

 

53

 

10.18 Headings

 

 

54

 

10.19 Time of the Essence

 

 

54

 

10.20 Judgment Currency

 

 

54

 

10.21 Website Communications

 

 

54

 

10.22 USA PATRIOT Act Notice

 

 

56

 

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(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedules

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 1.01

 

 

Mandatory Cost Rate

Schedule 2.01

 

 

Commitments and Pro Rata Shares

Schedule 5.04

 

 

Subsidiaries

Schedule 5.09

 

 

Litigation

Schedule 10.06

 

 

Lending Offices and Addresses for Notices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

 

Notice of Borrowing

Exhibit B

 

 

Notice of Conversion/Continuation

Exhibit C

 

 

Compliance Certificate

Exhibit D

 

 

Assignment and Assumption

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FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

     THIS FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT is dated as of August 10, 2007 and is entered into by and among AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the undersigned banks and other financial institutions (together with each bank and financial institution which becomes a Bank hereunder pursuant to Section 2.12 or Section 10.08 , collectively the “ Banks ”) party hereto, CITICORP USA, INC., as Administrative Agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agent (the “ Syndication Agent ”).

RECITALS

     WHEREAS, the Borrower, certain banks and financial institutions (the “ Original Banks ”), Citicorp USA, Inc., as administrative agent, and Bank of America, N.A. as syndication agent, are parties to that certain Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of July 16, 2004 (the “ Original Credit Agreement ”); and

     WHEREAS, the Banks hereunder propose to acquire all rights and obligations of the Original Banks under the Original Credit Agreement and concurrently with such acquisition, the Borrower, the Banks, the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent desire, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein in order to make Loans available for working capital, commercial paper backup and other general corporate purposes as set forth herein;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the Borrower, the Banks, the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent agree that the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

SECTION 1.
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

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

     “ Acquisition ” means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated after the Restatement Date, by which the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly (a) acquires any going business or all or substantially all of the assets of any firm, corporation, or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (b) acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) control of at least a majority in ordinary voting power of the securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power for the election of directors or (c) acquires control of at least a majority ownership interest in any partnership or joint venture.

     “ Additional Bank ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(b) .

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     “ Administrative Agent ” means CUSA in its capacity as administrative agent for the Banks hereunder, and any successor agent arising under Section 9.08 .

     “ Administrative Agent’s Payment Office ” means the address for payments set forth on Schedule 10.06 or such other address as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify.

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

     “ Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly controls, or is under common control with, or is controlled by, such Person. As used in this definition, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise), provided that, in any event, any Person which owns directly or indirectly 50% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body of a corporation or 50% or more of the partnership or other ownership interests of any other Person (other than as a limited partner of such other Person) will be deemed to control such corporation or other Person.

     “ Agent Parties ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.21(b) .

     “ Agent-Related Persons ” means CUSA and any successor agent arising under Section 9.08 , together with their respective Affiliates (including, in the case of CUSA, Citigroup Global Markets Inc.), and the officers, directors, employees, agents and attorneys-in-fact of such Persons and Affiliates.

     “ Aggregate Amounts Due ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.09(b) .

     “ Agreement ” means this First Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, either as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented, modified, or amended.

     “ Agreement Currency ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.20 .

     “ Alternative Currency ” means each of Euro, Sterling, and each other currency that is freely available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars and which is approved by all Banks in accordance with Section 1.07 .

     “ Alternative Currency Equivalent ” means, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars on any date of determination, the amount of an Alternative Currency that could be purchased with such amount of Dollars using the reciprocal of the foreign exchange rate(s) specified in the definition of “Dollar Equivalent,” as determined by the Administrative Agent.

     “ Alternative Currency Loan ” means any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency. Each Alternative Currency Loan must be a Eurocurrency Rate Loan.

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     “ Applicable Margin ” means, for any date of determination, for the designated Rating Level, Utilization Ratio applicable to such date of determination and Type of Loan, the following interest rates per annum:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applicable Margin when

 

Applicable Margin when

 

 

Utilization Ratio is equal to

 

Utilization Ratio is greater

 

 

or less than 0.50:1.00

 

than 0.50:1.00

 

 

 

 

TYPE OF LOAN

 

TYPE OF LOAN

 

 

Base Rate

 

Eurocurrency

 

Base Rate

 

Eurocurrency

 

 

Loan

 

Rate Loan

 

Loan

 

Rate Loan

Rating Level I

 

0%

 

0.135%

 

0.050%

 

0.185%

Rating Level II

 

0%

 

0.150%

 

0.050%

 

0.200%

Rating Level III

 

0%

 

0.190%

 

0.050%

 

0.240%

Rating Level IV

 

0%

 

0.270%

 

0.100%

 

0.370%

Rating Level V

 

0%

 

0.500%

 

0.125%

 

0.625%

For purposes of this definition, “ Utilization Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (1) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Loans as of such date to (2) the Commitments in effect as of such date (whether used or unused) of all Banks. The Applicable Margin shall be adjusted daily to reflect changes in the Utilization Ratio and the Rating Level applicable to the Borrower; provided , however , in the event of a change in the Borrower’s Rating Level, the Applicable Margin with respect to outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loans will continue to be in effect until the end of the then existing Interest Period. The then existing Applicable Margins shall thereupon be effective as to any new or continued Eurocurrency Rate Loans.

     “ Approved Fund ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.08(g) .

     “ Assignment and Assumption ” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit D .

     “ Bank ” has the meaning specified in the introduction to this Agreement.

     “ Bank of America ” means Bank of America, N.A.

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

     “ Base Rate Loan ” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate. All Base Rate Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.

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     “ Borrower ” has the meaning specified in the introduction to this Agreement.

     “ Borrowing ” means any of the groups of Loans made at any one time by the Banks, and shall include any Loans outstanding on the Restatement Date. Each Borrowing shall be made up of Loans made simultaneously by the Banks. Each Loan made by each Bank shall be equal to that Banks’ pro-rata share, according to its Commitment, of the applicable Borrowing.

     “ Borrowing Date ” means any date on which a Borrowing occurs under Section 2.03 .

     “ 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 of New York or the state where the Administrative Agent’s Payment Office with respect to Obligations denominated in Dollars is located and (a) if such day relates to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a currency other than Euro, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in the relevant currency are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank market or (b) if such day relates to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Euro, means a TARGET Day.

     “ Calculation Date ” means, in respect of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, (a) the date falling two Business Days (or such other period as is customary in the relevant foreign exchange market for delivery on the date of the relevant Borrowing) prior to the date of each Borrowing, (b) the date falling two Business Days (or such other period as is customary in the relevant foreign exchange market for delivery on the date of the relevant conversion or continuation of a Loan) prior to the date of conversion or continuation of any Loan pursuant to Section 2.04 , or (c) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the Majority Banks shall specify.

     “ Cash Equivalents ” means, when used in connection with any Person, the Person’s Investments in:

     (a) Government Securities due within one year after the date of the making of the Investment;

     (b) certificates of deposit issued by, bank deposits in, bankers’ acceptances of, and repurchase agreements covering Government Securities executed by, any Bank or any bank doing business in and incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof, or Canada and having on the date of such Investment combined capital, surplus, and undivided profits of at least $500,000,000 in each case due within one year after the date of the making of the Investment; and

     (c) readily marketable commercial paper of corporations doing business in and incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof, Canada or any province thereof given on the date of such Investment the highest credit rating by NCO/Moody’s Commercial Paper Division of Moody’s or S&P, in each case due within six months after the date of the making of the Investment.

     “ Citibank ” means Citibank, N.A.

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     “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     “ Commitment ” means, as to each Bank, the amount set forth opposite that Bank’s name on Schedule 2.01 hereto, as such amount may be increased under Section 2.12 or reduced under Section 2.05 or adjusted to give effect to any assignment of a commitment to make a Loan pursuant to Section 10.08 .

     “ Communications ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.21(a) .

     “ Compliance Certificate ” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit C signed by a Designated Officer.

     “ Consolidated Debt ” means, at any date, the Debt of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis as of such date.

     “ Consolidated Earnings Before Interest and Taxes ” means, as of any date of determination, the earnings of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries for the twelve month fiscal period most recently ended on or prior to such date before deducting interest expense and taxes on or measured by income charged against earnings for that period plus non-cash expenses of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries reducing such earnings, which do not represent usage of cash in such period or any future period.

     “ Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus, to the extent deducted in the determination of such Consolidated Net Income, (a) Consolidated Interest for such period, (b) the provision for income taxes for such period, (c) depreciation and amortization expense for such period and (d) non-cash expenses of Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries reducing such Consolidated Net Income, which do not represent usage of cash in such period or any future period.

     “ Consolidated Interest ” means, as of any date of determination, the interest expense of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries for the twelve month fiscal period then ended, determined and consolidated in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.

     “ Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any fiscal year, the consolidated net income of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries for that period, determined and consolidated in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.

     “ Consolidated Net Worth ” means, as of any date of determination, the consolidated net worth of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, plus Subordinated Debt in an amount up to but not exceeding 20% of the consolidated net worth of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries (minus any Subordinated Debt carried in the treasury of the Borrower or any Subsidiary).

     “ Consolidated Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower whose financial statements are consolidated with the financial statements of the Borrower in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.

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     “ Consolidated Total Liabilities ” means, as of any date of determination, all liabilities of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries that in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied should be reflected in the liability side of a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date of determination.

     “ Consolidated Total Tangible Assets ” means, as of any date of determination, all assets of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries that in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied should be reflected in the asset side of a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date of determination, excluding any Intangible Assets.

     “ Contingent Obligation ” means any guarantee of any obligation of another Person, or any agreement to become directly or indirectly responsible for an obligation of another Person, (including, without limitation, any agreement to maintain the net worth or liquidity of another Person or to purchase any obligation, goods or services of another Person, or otherwise to provide credit assurances to the holder of an obligation of another Person), or any agreement in the nature of a guarantee or having the effect of creating responsibility for the obligation of another Person, except the guarantee or agreement in the nature of a guarantee by the Borrower or a Consolidated Subsidiary of the obligations of a Consolidated Subsidiary.

     “ Conversion/Continuation Date ” means any date on which a conversion or continuation occurs under Section 2.04 .

     “ Current Anniversary Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11 .

     “ CUSA ” means Citicorp USA, Inc.

     “ Debt ” of any Person means at any date, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts payable and deferred employee compensation obligations arising in the ordinary course of business, (d) all obligations of such Person as lessee which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, (e) all unpaid reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit or similar instruments but only to the extent that either (i) the issuer has honored a drawing thereunder or (ii) payment of such obligation is otherwise due under the terms thereof, (f) all Debt secured by a Lien on real property which is otherwise an obligation of such Person, and (g) all Debt of others in excess of $1,000,000 guaranteed by such Person.

     “ Declining Bank ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11 .

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

     “ Designated Interbank Eurocurrency Market ” means, for any Eurocurrency Rate Loan an interbank Eurocurrency market designated solely by the Administrative Agent to be the appropriate interbank Eurocurrency market for that Eurocurrency Rate Loan.

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     “ Designated Interbank Eurocurrency Market Day ” means any Business Day on which the Administrative Agent accepts deposits in the Designated Interbank Eurocurrency Market.

     “ Designated Officer ” means (i) the chief executive officer, (ii) chief financial officer, (iii) vice president and treasurer or (iv) vice president and controller of the Borrower.

     “ Dollar Equivalent ” means, as of any date of determination (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any currency other than Dollars, the amount of Dollars that would be required to purchase the amount of the relevant Alternative Currency based on the spot rate for the purchase by Citibank of such Alternative Currency through its foreign exchange trading office on such date.

     “ Dollar Loan ” means any Loan denominated in Dollars.

     “ Dollars ” (or “$”) means the national currency of the United States of America denominated in dollars.

     “ Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary whose principal place of business is located in the United States of America.

     “ Eligible Assignee ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.08(g) .

     “ EMU ” means the economic and monetary union in accordance with the Treaty of Rome 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986, the Maastrict Treaty of 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty of 1998, as amended from time to time.

     “ EMU Legislation ” means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency (whether known as the “Euro” or otherwise).

     “ Environmental Claims ” means all claims, however asserted, by any Governmental Authority or other Person alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law, or for release or injury to the environment.

     “ Environmental Laws ” means all federal, state or local laws, statutes, common law duties, rules, regulations, ordinances and codes, together with all administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authorities, in each case relating to environmental, health, safety and land use matters.

     “ ERISA ” means, at any date, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the regulations thereunder.

     “ Euro ” and “ ” means the lawful currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation.

     “ Eurocurrency Rate ” means (a) for any Interest Period with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan other than one referred to in subsection (b) of this definition, a rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the following formula:

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Eurocurrency Rate =

 

 

 

     Eurocurrency Base Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.00 — Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage

 

 

     Where,

     “ Eurocurrency Base Rate ” means, for such Interest Period:

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

     (ii) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding clause (i) does not appear on such page or service or such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service that displays an average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in the relevant currency (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the Quotation Date for such currency, or

     (iii) in the event the rates referenced in the preceding subsections (i) and (ii) are not available, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent as the rate of interest (rounded upward to the next 1/100th of 1%) at which deposits in the relevant currency for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurocurrency Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by Citibank and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Citibank to major banks in the London interbank market for such currency at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the Quotation Date for such currency; and

     (b) for any Interest Period with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars and advanced by a Bank required to comply with the relevant requirements of the United Kingdom or any Participating Member State, the sum of (i) the rate determined in accordance with subsection (a) of this definition and (ii) the Mandatory Cost Rate for such Interest Period.

     “ Eurocurrency Rate Loan ” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Eurocurrency Rate. Eurocurrency Rate Loans may be denominated in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency.

     “ Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage ” means, for any day during any Interest Period, the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, rounded upward to the next 1/100th of 1%) in effect on such day, whether or not applicable to any Bank, under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities”). The Eurocurrency Rate for each outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be adjusted automatically as of the effective date of any change in the Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage.

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     “ Events of Default ” has the meaning set forth for that term in Section 8.01 .

     “ Extending Bank ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11 .

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

     “ Foreign Bank ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.08(e) .

     “ Fund ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.08(g) .

     “ Government Securities ” means readily marketable direct obligations of the United States of America or obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America.

     “ Governmental Agency ” means (a) any federal, state, county or municipal government, or political subdivision thereof, (b) any governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, instrumentality, or public body, or (c) any court, administrative tribunal, or public utility, in each case whether of the United States of America or any other nation or supranational entity.

     “ Increased Commitments ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(a) .

     “ Indemnified Liabilities ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.10 .

     “ Indemnitees ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.10 .

     “ Intangible Assets ” means assets having no physical existence and that, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, should be classified as intangible assets, including without limitation such intangible assets as patents, trademarks, copyrights, franchises, licenses and goodwill.

     “ Interest Period ” means, as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the period commencing on the Borrowing Date of such Loan or on the Conversion/Continuation Date on which the Loan is convened into or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter as selected by the Borrower in its Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation; provided that:

     (a) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, that Interest Period shall be extended to the following Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the result of such extension would be to carry such

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Interest Period into another calendar month, in which event such Interest Period shall end on the preceding Business Day;

     (b) 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

     (c) no Interest Period for any Loan shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.

     “ Investment ” means, when used in connection with any Person, any investment by the Person, whether by means of purchase or other acquisition of stock or other securities or by means of loan, advance, capital contribution, guarantee, or other debt or equity participation or interest in any other Person.

     “ Joint Lead Arrangers ” means Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC.

     “ Judgment Currency ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.20 .

     “ Laws ” means, collectively, all federal, state and local laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, rules and regulations, including published opinions of the court of last resort in the applicable jurisdiction, and shall include, without limitation, all of the foregoing relating to environmental matters.

     “ Lending Office ” means, as to any Bank, the office or offices of such Bank specified as its “Lending Office” or “Domestic Lending Office” or “Eurocurrency Lending Office”, as the, case may be, on Schedule 10.06 , or such other office or offices as such Bank may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

     “ Leverage Ratio ” means, at any date, the ratio of Consolidated Debt at such date to Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended on or prior to such date.

     “ Lien ” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, and any financing statement filed under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction).

     “ Loan ” means each of the loans outstanding on the Restatement Date and any other loans to be made to the Borrower hereunder by each of the Banks, and may be a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or a Base Rate Loan (each a “ Type ” of Loan).

     “ Loan Documents ” means this Agreement and all other documents delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Bank in connection herewith.

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     “ Majority Banks ” means, at any time, a Bank or Banks holding more than 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Loans then outstanding (or if no Loans are at the time outstanding, a Bank or Banks having more than 50% of the aggregate Commitments).

     “ Mandatory Cost Rate ” means, with respect to any period, a rate per annum determined in accordance with Schedule 1.01 .

     “ Margin Stock ” means “margin stock” as such term is defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto.

     “ Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

     “ Maturity Date ” means the earlier to occur of: (a) August 10, 2012 or, with respect to a particular Bank, such later date as such Bank and the Borrower shall subsequently agree pursuant to Section 2.11 ; and (b) the date on which the Commitments terminate in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

     “ Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service Inc.

     “ Notice of Borrowing ” means a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit A .

     “ Notice of Conversion/Continuation ” means a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit B .

     “ Obligations ” means all obligations of every nature of the Borrower from time to time owed to the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Banks under the Loan Documents.

     “ Original Banks ” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

     “ Original Commitment ” means, with respect to any Original Bank, immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, the amount of such Original Bank’s commitment to make a Loan pursuant to the Original Credit Agreement.

     “ Original Credit Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

     “ Overnight Rate ” means, for any day, with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by Citibank to major banks in the London interbank market.

     “ Participant ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.08(d) .

     “ Participating Member State ” means each state so described in any EMU Legislation.

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     “ Pension Plan ” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in ERISA) which is subject to ERISA and which is from time to time maintained by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

     “ Person ” means any entity, whether an individual, trustee, corporation, partnership, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, union, tribe, business association or firm, joint venture, Governmental Agency, or otherwise.

     “ Platform ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.21(b) .

     “ Pro Rata Share ” means, as to any Bank at any time, the percentage equivalent (expressed as a decimal, rounded to the ninth decimal place) at such time of such Bank’s Commitment divided by the combined Commitments of all Banks.

     “ Quotation Date ” means, for any Interest Period, (a) for any currency other than Sterling, the date two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period and (b) for Sterling, the first day of such Interest Period; provided that if market practice differs in the relevant interbank market for any currency, the “Quotation Date” for such currency shall be determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with market practice in the relevant interbank market (and if quotations would normally be given by leading banks in the relevant interbank market on more than one day, the “Quotation Date” shall be the last of such days).

     “ Rating Level I ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 1.08 .

     “ Rating Level II ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 1.08 .

     “ Rating Level III ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 1.08 .

     “ Rating Level IV ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 1.08 .

     “ Rating Level V ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 1.08 .

     “ Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.08(c) .

     “ Regulation D” and “Regulation U ” mean, respectively, Regulation D and Regulation U, as at any time amended, of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation in substance substituted therefor.

     “ Regulatory Development ” means any or all of the following: (i) any change in the Laws, or any change in the interpretation thereof by any Governmental Agency or other authority (whether or not having the force of law); (ii) any change in the application of any existing Laws by any Governmental Agency or other authority (whether or not having the force of law); and (iii) compliance by any Bank with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any monetary or fiscal agency or authority.

     “ Restatement Date ” means the time and Business Day on which the consummation of all of the transactions contemplated in Section 4.01 occur.

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     “ Restricted Margin Stock ” means, as of any date of determination, all of the Margin Stock owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to the extent that the fair market value thereof is not more than 25% of the aggregate fair market value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis.

     “ Right of Others ” means, as to any property in which a Person has an interest, any legal or equitable claim or other interest (other than a Lien) in or with respect to that property held by any other Person, and any option or right held by any other Person to acquire any such claim or other interest, including a Lien.

     “ S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

     “ Significant Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower with assets in excess of 3% of Consolidated Total Tangible Assets.

     “ Special Euro Base Rate Borrowing ” shall have the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.03 .

     “ Sterling ” and “ ” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.

     “ Sterling Reference Bank ” means Citibank.

     “ Subordinated Debt ” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount then outstanding of indebtedness of the Borrower that is subordinated to the Obligations, on terms that (a) prohibit any payment on that indebtedness (whether principal, premium, if any, interest, or otherwise) if: (i) any event not waived hereunder has occurred and is continuing that is a Default or an Event of Default, or (ii) the payment would cause the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default; and (b) require that, upon acceleration of that indebtedness or upon dissolution, liquidation, or reorganization of the Borrower, the Obligations must be paid in full before any payment (whether of principal, premium, if any, interest, or otherwise) may be made on that indebtedness.

     “ Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership or joint venture whether now existing or hereafter organized or acquired: (a) in the case of a corporation of which a majority of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of a majority of the board of directors (other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (b) in the case of a partnership or joint venture, in which such Person is a general partner or joint venturer or of which a majority of the partnership or other ownership interests are at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries.

     “ Syndication Agent ” has the meaning specified in the introduction to this Agreement.

     “ TARGET Day ” means any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) System (or, if such clearing system ceases to be operative, such other clearing system (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is operating.

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     “ to the best knowledge of ” means, when modifying a representation, warranty, or other statement of any Person, that the fact or situation described therein is known by the Person (or, in the case of a Person other than a natural person, known by a responsible officer, director or partner of that Person) making the representation, warranty, or other statement, or with the exercise of reasonable due diligence under the circumstances (in accordance with the standard of what a reasonable person in similar circumstances would have done) should have been known by the Person (or, in the case of a Person other than a natural person, should have been known by a responsible officer, director or partner of that Person).

     “ Type ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Loan.”

     “ Unrestricted Margin Stock ” means, as of any date of determination, all of the Margin Stock owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that is not Restricted Margin Stock.

      1.02 Use of Defined Terms . Any defined term used in the plural preceded by the definite article shall be taken to encompass all members of the relevant class. Any defined term used in the singular preceded by “any” shall be taken to indicate any number of the members of the relevant class.

      1.03 Accounting Terms . All accounting terms not specifically defined in this Agreement shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data required to be submitted by this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.

      1.04 Exhibits and Schedules . All exhibits and schedules to this Agreement, either as originally existing or as the same may from time to time be supplemented, modified, or amended, are incorporated herein by reference.

      1.05 Exchange Rates; Alternative Currency Equivalents . On each Calculation Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine the exchange rate as of such Calculation Date to be used for calculating relevant Dollar Equivalent and Alternative Currency Equivalent amounts. The exchange rates so determined shall become effective on such Calculation Date and shall for all purposes of this Agreement (other than any provision expressly requiring the use of a current exchange rate) be the exchange rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies. Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of a Loan, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Borrowing or Loan is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest 1,000 units of such Alternative Currency), as determined by the Administrative Agent.

      1.06 Redenomination of Sterling .

     (a) At such time, if any, as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland adopts the Euro as its lawful currency, each obligation of each party to this Agreement to make a payment denominated in Sterling shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption (in accordance with the applicable United Kingdom legislation and the EMU Legislation). If the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of Sterling shall be

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inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with that applicable to the Euro; provided that if any Borrowing in Sterling is outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such Borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest Period.

     (b) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.

      1.07 Additional Committed Alternative Currencies . The Borrower may from time to time request that Loans be made in a currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of “Alternative Currency”; provided that such requested currency otherwise meets the requirements set forth in such definition. Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify each Bank thereof) not later than noon (New York City time) ten Business Days prior to the date of the desired Borrowing. Each Bank shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than noon (New York City time) five Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to making Loans in such requested currency. Any failure by a Bank to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Bank to make Loans in such requested currency. If all the Banks consent to making Loans in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder.

      1.08 Pricing Levels . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings, subject to the concluding paragraph of this Section 1.08 :

     “ Rating Level I ” means a period during which the long-term senior unsecured debt rating of the Borrower is equal to or better than (i) A+ by S&P, or (ii) A1 by Moody’s.

     “ Rating Level II ” means a period (other than a Rating Level I) during which the long-term senior unsecured debt rating of the Borrower is equal to or better than (i) A by S&P, or (ii) A2 by Moody’s.

     “ Rating Level III ” means a period (other than a Rating Level I or a Rating Level II) during which the long-term senior unsecured debt rating of the Borrower is equal to or better than (i) A- by S&P, or (ii) A3 by Moody’s.

     “ Rating Level IV ” means a period (other than a Rating Level I, a Rating Level II or a Rating Level III) during which the long-term senior unsecured debt rating of the Borrower is equal to or better than (i) BBB+ by S&P, or (ii) Baa1 by Moody’s.

     “ Rating Level V ” means any period which is not a Rating Level I, a Rating Level II, a Rating Level III, or a Rating Level IV.

     The credit ratings to be used for purposes of this Section 1.08 are those assigned to the long-term senior unsecured debt of the Borrower without third-party credit enhancement.

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Any rating assigned to any other debt of the Borrower shall be disregarded. The rating in effect at any date is that in effect at the close of business on such date.

     If the Borrower is split-rated and the ratings differential is one level, the higher of the two ratings will apply ( e.g. , A+/A2 results in a Rating Level I and BBB+/A3 results in a Rating Level III). If the Borrower is split-rated and the ratings differential is more than one level, the rating one level below the higher of the two ratings shall be used ( e.g. , A+/A3 results in a Rating Level II). If, however, at any date the Borrower’s long-term senior unsecured debt is not rated by both S&P and Moody’s, then a Rating Level V shall apply; provided , however , if a rating by either Moody’s or S&P is unavailable because Moody’s or S&P has ceased to be in the business of providing ratings, or no longer provides ratings of companies similar to the Borrower, the rating level of the remaining rating agency shall apply.

      1.09 Amendment and Restatement . On the Restatement Date and immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, no Loans are outstanding pursuant to the Original Credit Agreement. On the Restatement Date, the Administrative Agent shall purchase and assume the Original Commitments from the Original Banks, which Original Commitments shall be (immediately upon such purchase and assumption by the Administrative Agent) amended and restated in their entirety as Commitments hereunder. The parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents do not constitute a novation, payment and reborrowing or termination of the obligations under the Original Credit Agreement and that all such obligations are in all respects continued and outstanding as obligations under this Agreement except to the extent such obligations are modified from and after the Restatement Date as provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

SECTION 2.
LOANS

      2.01 Loans . Each Bank, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase and assume on the Restatement Date the amount of such Bank’s Commitment hereunder set forth opposite its name on Schedule 2.01 attached hereto. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at any time and from time to time from the Restatement Date through the Maturity Date, each Bank severally agrees to make Loans to the Borrower in such principal amounts in Dollars or in one or more Committed Alternative Currencies as the Borrower may request that do not, in the case of all Loans made by such Bank, exceed in the aggregate outstanding at any one time the Dollar Equivalent of that Bank’s Commitment or, in the case of all Loans made by all Banks, exceed in the aggregate the Dollar Equivalent of all Banks’ combined Commitments. Within the limits of each Bank’s Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01 , prepay under Section 2.07(b) and reborrow under this Section 2.01 .

      2.02 Loan Accounts . The Loans made by each Bank shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts or records maintained by such Bank in the ordinary course of business. The loan accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Bank shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Loans made by the Banks to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure so to record or any error in doing so shall

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not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Loans.

      2.03 Procedure for Borrowing .

     (a) Each Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent in the form of a Notice of Borrowing in the form of Exhibit A hereto (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent (i) prior to noon (New York City time) three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, (ii) prior to noon (New York City time) four Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, (iii) prior to noon (New York City time) on the Business Day of the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Base Rate Loans, and (iv) prior to noon (New York City time) two Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of a Special Euro Base Rate Borrowing (as defined in subsection (e) below), specifying: (A) the amount and, if an Alternative Currency Loan, the currency of the Borrowing, which shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 or any multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, and in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 or any multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof in the case of Base Rate Loans; (B) the requested Borrowing Date, which shall be a Business Day; (C) the Type of Loans comprising the Borrowing; and (D) the duration of the Interest Period applicable to such Loans included in such notice. If the Notice of Borrowing fails to specify the duration of the Interest Period for any Borrowing comprised of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, such Interest Period shall be three months. If the Borrower fails to specify a currency in a Notice of Borrowing requesting a Borrowing, then the Loans so requested shall be made in Dollars.

     (b) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Bank of its receipt of any Notice of Borrowing and of the amount of such Bank’s Pro Rata Share of that Borrowing.

     (c) Each Bank will make the amount of its Pro Rata Share of each Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower at the Administrative Agent’s Payment Office by 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent. The proceeds of all such Loans will then be made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent by wire transfer in accordance with written instructions provided to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower of like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.

     (d) After giving effect to any Borrowing, unless the Administrative Agent shall otherwise consent, there may not be more than eight different Interest Periods in effect.

     (e) The Borrower may request a Special Euro Base Rate Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(iv) . A “ Special Euro Base Rate Borrowing ” is a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in Dollars, the proceeds of which, net of commissions and fees, are used by Administrative Agent, on terms and conditions agreed upon by Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to purchase Euros for the account of the Borrower for delivery at an account specified by the Borrower in London on the requested Borrowing Date. Each Bank shall make available its Pro Rata Share of any Special Euro Base Rate Borrowing in immediately available funds in Dollars pursuant to subsection (c) above.

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For all purposes of this Agreement, a Special Euro Base Rate Borrowing shall be deemed a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans and shall be repaid by the Borrower in Dollars.

      2.04 Conversion and Continuation Elections .

     (a) The Borrower may, upon irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent in the form of a Notice of Conversion/Continuation in the form of Exhibit B hereto in accordance with Section 2.04(b) : (i) elect, as of any Business Day to convert any Base Rate Loans (or any part thereof in an amount not less than $5,000,000, or that is in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof) into Eurocurrency Rate Loans; (ii) elect, as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period to convert any Eurocurrency Rate Loans (or any part thereof in an amount not less than $1,000,000, or that is in an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof) into Base Rate Loans; or (iii) elect, as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period, to continue any Eurocurrency Rate Loans having Interest Periods expiring on such day (or any part thereof in an amount not less than $5,000,000, or that is in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof); provided , that if at any time the aggregate amount of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in respect of any Borrowing is reduced, by payment, prepayment, or conversion of part thereof to be less than $5,000,000, such Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans, and on and after such date the right of the Borrower to continue such Loans as, and convert such Loans into, Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall terminate.

     (b) The Borrower shall deliver a Notice of Conversion/Continuation to be received by the Administrative Agent not later than (i) noon (New York City time) at least three Business Days in advance of the Conversion/Continuation Date, if the Loans are to be converted into or continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars; (ii) 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least four Business Days in advance of the Conversion/Continuation Date, if the Loans are to be converted into or continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency; and (iii) 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Conversion/Continuation Date, if the Loans are to be converted into Base Rate Loans, specifying: (A) the proposed Conversion/Continuation Date; (B) the aggregate amount of Loans to be converted or continued and, if an Alternative Currency Loan, the currency thereof; (C) the Type of Loans resulting from the proposed conversion or continuation; and (D) other than in the case of conversions into Base Rate Loans, the duration of the requested Interest Period.

     (c) If upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to Eurocurrency Rate Loans the Borrower has failed to select timely a new Interest Period to be applicable to such Eurocurrency Rate Loans, then: (i) with respect to such Eurocurrency Rate Loans that are Dollar Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Eurocurrency Rate Loans into Base Rate Loans effective as of the expiration date of such Interest Period; and (ii) with respect to such Eurocurrency Rate Loans that are Alternative Currency Loans, such Loans shall be continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans in their original currency with an Interest Period of one month. No Eurocurrency Rate Loan may be converted into or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a different currency, but instead must be prepaid in the original currency of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan and reborrowed in the other currency except as described in Sections 2.04(e) and 3.02(a) .

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     (d) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Bank of its receipt of a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, or, if no timely notice is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Bank of the details of any automatic conversion. All conversions and continuations shall be made ratably according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Loans with respect to which the notice was given held by each Bank.

     (e) During the existence of a Default or Event of Default, the Borrower may not: (i) elect to have a Dollar Loan made, converted into or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan; or (ii) elect to have an Alternative Currency Loan made or continued for an Interest Period greater than one month; provided , however , that Majority Banks may elect, on the last day of an Interest Period of any Alternative Currency Loan, to redenominate such Alternative Currency Loan into a Dollar Loan in a principal amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such Alternative Currency Loan and to convert such Dollar Loan into a Base Rate Loan.

     (f) After giving effect to any conversion or continuation of Loans, unless the Administrative Agent shall otherwise consent, there may not be more than eight different Interest Periods in effect.

      2.05 Optional Reduction or Termination of Commitments . The Borrower may at any time and from time to time, upon three Business Days’ written notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify each Bank thereof) by telecopier, telegram, personal delivery or cable, terminate in whole or in part the unused portions of the Commitments; provided , however , that in each case each partial termination shall be in integral multiples of $1,000,000; provided , further , that the Commitments may not be reduced at any time to an amount less than the aggregate principal amount of all Borrowings then outstanding; provided , further , that after any such termination, the Commitments may not thereafter be increased in any amount without the consent of all of the Banks.

      2.06 Interest .

     (a) Interest shall be payable on the outstanding daily unpaid principal amount of each Loan from the date thereof until payment in full at the rates set forth herein both before and after default and before and after maturity and judgment, with interest on overdue interest to bear interest at the rate set forth in Section 2.06(d) , to the extent permitted by applicable Laws. Upon any partial prepayment of any Base Rate Loan and upon any conversion of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, interest accrued through the date of such prepayment shall be payable on the next following April 1, July 1, October 1 or January 1. Upon any partial or full prepayment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, interest accrued through the date of such payment, prepayment or conversion shall be payable on such date.

     (b) Interest accrued on each Base Rate Loan shall be due and payable on each April 1, July 1, October 1 and January 1, commencing with the first such date upon which Base Rate Loans are outstanding hereunder. The unpaid principal amount of any Base Rate Loan shall bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the Base Rate.

     (c) Interest accrued on each Eurocurrency Rate Loan with an Interest Period of three months or less shall be payable on the last day of the Interest Period for that Eurocurrency Rate Loan.

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Interest accrued on each six month Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall also be paid at the end of the third month of such Interest Period. The unpaid principal amount of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Eurocurrency Rate for that Eurocurrency Rate Loan plus the Applicable Margin.

     (d) Notwithstanding Section (b) or (c) of this Section, during the existence of an Event of Default, the unpaid principal amount of Loans (and to the extent not paid when due, interest thereon and fees) shall bear interest, to the extent permitted by applicable Laws, at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the interest rate otherwise applicable to such Loan (or, if not a Loan, at the interest rate per annum otherwise payable under this Agreement for Base Rate Loans) plus 2.00% per annum, payable upon demand.

      2.07 Repayment and Prepayments of Principal .

     (a) If not sooner paid, the principal indebtedness hereunder owed to each Bank shall be payable on the Maturity Date of such Bank.

     (b) The principal indebtedness hereunder may, at any time and from time to time, be prepaid in whole or in part without premium or penalty, except that: (i) any partial prepayment shall be in an amount not less than $1,000,000 or any multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or the Alternative Currency Equivalent thereof determined on the date notice of prepayment is given); (ii) the Administrative Agent must have received written notice of any prepayment at least one Business Day before the date of prepayment in the case of Base Rate Loans and at least three Business Days before the date of prepayment in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans (and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Bank thereof); (iii) each prepayment of principal, except for partial prepayments on Base Rate Loans, shall be accompanied by prepayment of interest accrued through the date of payment on the amount of principal paid; and (iv) in the case of any prepayment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Borrower shall promptly reimburse each Bank for any loss or cost directly or indirectly resulting from the prepayment, determined as set forth in Section 3.03 .

     (c) If the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower at any time that the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans exceeds the combined Commitments, by reason of fluctuations in exchange rates or otherwise, the Borrower shall, within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, prepay Loans in an aggregate amount sufficient to reduce the Dollar Equivalent thereof as of the date of such payment to an amount not to exceed the combined Commitments then in effect.

      2.08 Fees .

     (a)  Facility Fee . The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Banks ratably in proportion to their Commitments, a facility fee on the daily average aggregate amount of the Commitments (including both the portion thereof that is used and the portion thereof that is unused), at the rate of (i) 0.040% per annum during each Rating Level I, (ii) 0.050% per annum during each Rating Level II, (iii) 0.060% per annum during each Rating Level III, (iv) 0.080% per annum during each Rating Level IV, and (v) 0.125% per annum during each Rating Level V. Such facility fee shall accrue, with respect to any Bank,

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from and including the Restatement Date to but excluding the Maturity Date of such Bank, payable quarterly in advance as of each April 1, July 1, October 1 and January 1 prior to the Maturity Date of such Bank, commencing October 1, 2007. The facility fee provided in this subsection shall be nonrefundable and shall accrue at all times after the Restatement Date, including at any time during which one or more conditions in Section 4 are not met.

     (b)  Agency Fee . The Borrower shall pay an agency fee to the Administrative Agent for the Administrative Agent’s own account as agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

      2.09 Payments by the Borrower .

     (a) All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without set-off, recoupment or counterclaim. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and except with respect to payments of principal of and interest on Alternative Currency Loans, all payments by the Borrower shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Banks at the Administrative Agent’s Payment Office, and shall be made in Dollars and in immediately available funds, no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date specified herein. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder with respect to principal of and interest on Alternative Currency Loans shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Banks to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Payment Office in such Alternative Currency and in immediately available funds not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Bank its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as expressly provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received. Any payment received by the Administrative Agent later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.

     (b) Unless the Administrative Agent receives notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Banks that the Borrower will not make such payment in full as and when required, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent on such date in immediately available funds and the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each Bank on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Bank. If and to the extent the Borrower has not made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent, each Bank shall repay to the Administrative Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Bank, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate or, with respect to Alternative Currency Loans, the Overnight Rate for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Bank until the date repaid.

      2.10 Payments by the Banks to the Administrative Agent.

     (a) Unless the Administrative Agent receives notice from a Bank on or prior to the Restatement Date or, with respect to any Borrowing after the Restatement Date, at least one Business Day prior to the date of such Borrowing (or prior to the time of a Borrowing, in the case of any Base Rate Loan), that such Bank will not make available as and when required

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hereunder to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower the amount of that Bank’s Pro Rata Share of the Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that each Bank has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the applicable currency on the Borrowing Date and the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent any Bank shall not have made its full amount available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the applicable currency and the Administrative Agent in such circumstances has made available to the Borrower such amount, that Bank shall on the Business Day following such Borrowing Date make such amount available to the Administrative Agent, together with interest at the Federal Funds Rate or, with respect to Alternative Currency Loans, the Overnight Rate for each day during such period. A notice of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Bank with respect to amounts owing under this Section (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. If such amount is so made available, such payment to the Administrative Agent shall constitute such Bank’s Loan on the date of Borrowing for all purposes of this Agreement. If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent on the Business Day following the Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower of such failure to fund and, upon demand by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall pay such amount to the Administrative Agent for the Administrative Agent’s account, together with interest thereon for each day elapsed since the date of such Borrowing, at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing.

     (b) The failure of any Bank to make any Loan on any Borrowing Date shall not relieve any other Bank of any obligation hereunder to make a Loan on such Borrowing Date, but no Bank shall be responsible for the failure of any other Bank to make the Loan to be made by such other Bank on any Borrowing Date.

      2.11 Extension of Maturity Date . The Borrower may, upon not less than 30 days’ (but not more than 45 days’) notice prior to each anniversary of the Restatement Date (the “ Current Anniversary Date ”) to the Administrative Agent (which shall notify each Bank of receipt of such request), propose to extend the Maturity Date for an additional one-year period measured from the Maturity Date then in effect. Each Bank shall endeavor to respond to such request, whether affirmatively or negatively (such determination to be in the sole discretion of such Bank), by notice to the Administrative Agent in writing not less than 20 days (but not more than 30 days) prior to the Current Anniversary Date. The Administrative Agent shall, upon not less than 15 days’ notice prior to the Current Anniversary Date, notify the Borrower in writing of the Banks’ decisions. No Maturity Date of any Bank shall be extended unless (i) by the date 20 days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect Banks having at least 50% in aggregate amount of the Commitments in effect at the time any such extension is requested shall have elected so to extend their Commitments and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate signed by a Designated Officer dated as of such extension date in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent stating that the representations and warranties contained in Section 5 are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date, and that no state of facts constituting a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Any Bank which does not give such notice to the Administrative Agent by the date 20 days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect shall be deemed to have elected not to extend as requested, and the Commitment of each non-extending Bank shall terminate on its Maturity Date determined

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without giving effect to such requested extension. If any Bank does not consent to a request for an extension of the Maturity Date, or is deemed not to have consented to the requested extension (each, a “ Declining Bank ”), and the Maturity Date has been extended for the other Bank(s) (the “ Extending Banks ”), the Borrower may, prior to the end of the Current Anniversary Date, replace such Declining Bank with one or more third party financial institutions acceptable to the Administrative Agent or increase the Commitment of an Extending Bank, in an amount equal to the amount of the Commitments of the Declining Banks, provided that, as provided in Section 2.13 , the Extending Banks shall have the right to increase their Commitments ratably up to the amount of the Declining Banks’ Commitments before the Borrower will be permitted to substitute any other financial institution for the Declining Banks.

      2.12 Increased Commitments; Additional Banks .

     (a) On a single occasion during each year subsequent to the Restatement Date, the Borrower may, upon at least thirty (30) days’ notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly provide a copy of such notice to the Banks), propose to increase the amount of the Commitments in an aggregate minimum amount of $25,000,000 and an aggregate maximum amount for all increases pursuant to this Section 2.12 not to exceed $500,000,000 (the amount of any such increase, the “ Increased Commitments ”) provided that (i) such Increased Commitments shall become and remain effective only during a Rating Level I, a Rating Level II, a Rating Level III or a Rating Level IV, and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate signed by a Designated Officer dated as of the date of such increase in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent stating that the representations and warranties contained in Section 5 are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date and that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

     (b) The Borrower may offer the Increased Commitments to: (i) any Bank party to this Agreement; provided , that any Bank offered an Increased Commitment shall have no obligation to accept such Increased Commitment; or (ii) any other financial institution acceptable to the Administrative Agent and which agrees to become a party to this Agreement (an “ Additional Bank ”); provided that the Commitment of each such Additional Bank or Additional Banks equals or exceeds $10,000,000. The sum of (1) the aggregate amount of Commitment increases of any existing Banks pursuant to this subsection (b) plus (2) the aggregate amount of any Commitments of Additional Banks shall not in the aggregate exceed the total amount of the Increased Commitments.

     (c) An increase in the aggregate amount of the Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall become effective upon the receipt by the Administrative Agent of an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent signed by the Borrower, by each Additional Bank and by each other Bank whose Commitment is to be increased, setting forth the new Commitments of such Banks and setting forth the agreement of each Additional Bank to become a party to this Agreement and to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof, together with such evidence of appropriate corporate authorization on the part of the Borrower with respect to the Increased Commitments and such opinions of counsel for the Borrower with respect to the Increased Commitments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

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      2.13 Substitution of Banks. If any Bank declines to extend its Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2.11 , the Borrower shall have the right, with the assistance of the Administrative Agent, to seek one or more Eligible Assignees (which may be one or more of the Banks) reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to purchase the Loans and assume the Commitments of such Bank, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, such Bank, and such Eligible Assignees shall execute and deliver an appropriately completed Assignment and Assumption pursuant to Section 10.08 hereof to effect the assignment of rights to and the assumption of obligations by such Eligible Assignees; provided that (i) such requesting Bank shall be entitled to compensation under Section 3 for any costs incurred by it prior to its replacement, (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (iii) the Borrower has satisfied all of its obligations under the Loan Documents relating to such Bank, (iv) in the case of the Commitments of any Banks that have declined to extend their Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2.11 , the Banks that have extended their Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2.11 shall on a ratable basis have the right (but no obligation), for a period of seven days following receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower that the Commitments of non-extending Banks may be assumed, to assume the Commitments of such declining Banks before any other Eligible Assignees assume such Commitments, and (v) the Borrower shall have paid the Administrative Agent a $3,500 administrative fee if such replacement Bank is not an existing Bank.

SECTION 3.
PAYMENTS, COSTS

      3.01 Eurocurrency Costs. Upon notice from any Bank and subject to compliance with Section 9.09 , the Borrower shall promptly, reimburse that Bank for any increase in its costs, including without limitation taxes (and additional amounts equal to increases in taxes attributable to payments by the Borrower of such taxes), assessments or a change in the basis of taxation of payments to such Bank (other than any tax, or changes in the rate of any tax, based upon the income, profits or business of the Bank, or upon any personal property or franchise of the Bank, or any similar tax which may be levied upon the Bank, or any change in the rate of any such similar tax by the United States or any other government having jurisdiction, or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any thereof), fees, charges, and/or special deposit and/or other similar reserve requirements (other than requirements expressly included herein in the determination of the Eurocurrency Rate hereunder) directly or indirectly resulting from or relating to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan due to any circumstance; provided that, the Borrower shall have no obligation to reimburse such Bank for any increase in costs that is attributable to the prepayment by such Bank, in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, of a time deposit in the Designated Interbank Eurocurrency Market, where the Borrower has not paid or redesignated a corresponding Eurocurrency Rate Loan prior to the end of the term of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan. As used in the preceding sentence, “reserve requirements” shall be calculated after taking into account any compensation received by the Bank through the computation of the Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage or any Eurocurrency fee paid to the Bank. Amounts payable to a Bank under this Section 3.01 shall be determined solely by that Bank upon the assumption that the Bank funded 100% of that Eurocurrency Rate Loan by the acceptance of a time deposit in the Designated Interbank Eurocurrency Market for a corresponding amount and term, regardless of whether the Bank did so in fact. In attributing a Bank’s general costs relating to its Eurocurrency operations to any transaction under this Agreement, or averaging any cost over

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a period of time, that Bank may use any reasonable attribution and/or averaging method it deems appropriate and practical. The determination of such amount by the Bank shall be presumed correct in the absence of manifest error.

      3.02 Special Eurocurrency Circumstances. If (x) any Regulatory Development relating to the interbank Eurocurrency markets shall at any time in the reasonable opinion of any Bank make it unlawful or impractical for that Bank to fund or maintain a Eurocurrency Rate Loan in the Designated Interbank Eurocurrency Market for a corresponding amount or term, or to continue that funding or maintaining, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon any appropriate Eurocurrency Rate or (y) the Administrative Agent or any Bank determines in connection with any request for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof that (i) deposits in the relevant currency are not being offered to banks in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, (ii) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurocurrency Rate for such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or (iii) the Eurocurrency Rate for such Eurocurrency Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Banks of funding such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Administrative Agent or that Bank, as applicable, shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Banks who shall notify the Borrower and, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement:

     (a) the then outstanding principal amounts of any outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be automatically converted into a Base Rate Loan and, if, on the date of any such conversion, any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan is an Alternative Currency Loan, it shall be redenominated into a Dollar Loan in a principal amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such Alternative Currency Loan; and

     (b) no Eurocurrency Rate Loan may be made thereafter until that Bank determines that to do so would be lawful or practical.

     Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

      3.03 Eurocurrency Indemnification. The Borrower hereby indemnifies each Bank against, and agrees to hold each Bank harmless from and reimburse each Bank on demand for all costs, expenses, claims, penalties, liabilities, losses, legal fees and damages (including without limitation any interest paid or that would be paid by a Bank for deposits in Dollars in the Designated Interbank Eurocurrency Market and any loss sustained or that would be sustained by a Bank in connection with the reemployment of funds) incurred or sustained, or that would be incurred or sustained, by each Bank, as reasonably determined by the Bank, as a result of (a) any failure of the Borrower to consummate, or the failure of any condition required for the consummation of, any Eurocurrency Rate Loan on the date or in the amount specified in any notice, requesting or designating a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or (b) the Borrower’s prepayment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan before the last day of its Interest Period. The indemnification shall be determined as though the Bank had funded or would have funded 100%, as the case may be, of the Eurocurrency Rate Loan in the Designated Interbank Eurocurrency Market for a corresponding amount and term.

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The determination of such amount by the Bank shall be presumed correct in the absence of manifest error.

      3.04 Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest hereunder shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days or 366 days, as the case may be, and the actual number of days elapsed, except that computations of interest on all Eurocurrency Rate Loans (other than Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Sterling) and computations of interest on Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is calculated by reference to the Federal Funds Rate shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed. All computations of fees hereunder shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed.

      3.05 Holidays. If any payment to be made by the Borrower on a Base Rate Loan shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and the extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest. If any payment to be made by the Borrower on a Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall come due on a day other than a Designated Interbank Eurocurrency Market Day, payment shall be made on the next preceding or succeeding Designated Interbank Eurocurrency Market Day as determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the then current banking practice in the Designated Interbank Eurocurrency Market and the adjustment shall be reflected in computing interest.

      3.06 Payment Free of Taxes. Subject to compliance with Section 9.09 , any payments made by the Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of, and without reduction by reason of, any taxes, withholding or other deductions whatsoever.

      3.07 Funding Sources. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to obligate any Bank to obtain the funds for any Borrowing in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Bank that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Borrowing in any particular place or manner.

      3.08 Failure to Charge Not Subsequent Waiver. Any decision by the Administrative Agent or any Bank not to require payment of any fee or costs, or to reduce the amount of the payment required for any fee or costs or to calculate any fee or costs in any particular manner, for any particular Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall in no way limit the Administrative Agent’s or that Bank’s right to require full payment of any fee or costs for any other Eurocurrency Rate Loan or to calculate any fee or costs in another manner.

      3.09 Other Costs. If, at any time subsequent to the Restatement Date, any Bank shall have reasonably determined that the adoption of any Law regarding capital adequacy, any reserve, special deposit or similar requirements generally applicable to commitments or credit arrangements similar to the Commitments (other than requirements expressly included herein in the determination of the Eurocurrency Rate) hereunder, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Agency, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by said Bank or any corporation controlling said Bank with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy, any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement (other than requirements expressly included herein in the determination of the Eurocurrency Rate hereunder) (whether or not having the force of Law)

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of any such Governmental Agency, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of increasing the cost to, or reducing the income received by or imposing any expense (including loss of margin), on any said Bank or any corporation controlling said Bank, or, in the case of any capital adequacy requirement, reducing the rate of return on said Bank’s or corporation’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which said Bank or corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration said Bank’s or corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time, each affected Bank may notify the Borrower (with a copy to Administrative Agent) of the additional amount or amounts as will compensate said Bank or corporation for such increase, reduction or imposition and, upon demand, the Borrower shall pay said affected Bank or corporation such amount or amounts. In determining such amount, the affected Bank or corporation may use reasonable attribution and/or averaging methods which it deems appropriate and practical. In no event shall the Borrower be liable for any such amounts relating to periods of time more than three months prior to the date upon which the Borrower receives notice from the affected Bank, except to the extent that such periods of time (i) relate to retroactive applications of any such Law or retroactive interpretations or administrations of any such Law or (ii) represent periods during which it is impracticable for any such Bank to calculate any such amounts due; provided , however , that such information shall be provided to the Borrower as soon as practicable. Said affected Bank shall, upon the Borrower’s request, provide the Borrower with a statement showing in reasonable detail, the basis for determining the amount charged hereunder.

      3.10 Survivability. The Borrower’s obligations under this Section 3 shall survive the date on which all Borrowings hereunder were fully paid.

SECTION 4.
CONDITIONS

      4.01 Restatement Date. This Agreement shall become effective (as of the date first written above) only upon the satisfaction of all of the following conditions precedent:

     (a) The Administrative Agent shall have received all of the following, each dated as of the Restatement Date (unless otherwise specified or unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees) and all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and legal counsel for the Administrative Agent:

     (i) a certificate signed by a Designated Officer (A) stating that the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents by the Borrower was duly authorized by resolution of its board of directors on the date therein specified and that such authorization is still in force and effect, (B) setting forth such resolution adopted by such board of directors, (C) setting forth the name of each person authorized to sign any Loan Document on behalf of the Borrower with specimen signatures of such persons, and (D) stating that the representations and warranties contained in Section 5 are true and correct on and as of the Restatement Date, no Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and the Borrower shall be in compliance with all the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents;

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     (ii) a current good standing certificate for the Borrower issued by the appropriate Governmental Agency in the jurisdiction of incorporation;

     (iii) a certificate of good standing of the Borrower as a foreign corporation in California;

     (iv) a favorable written opinion of counsel for the Borrower dated as of the Restatement Date and satisfactory to Administrative Agent and as to such matters as Administrative Agent acting on behalf of the Banks may reasonably request;

     (v) a favorable written opinion of counsel for the Administrative Agent dated as of the Restatement Date and satisfactory to the Borrower and as to such matters as the Borrower may reasonably request;

     (vi) such other certificates, documents, consents, or opinions that any Bank may reasonably request; and

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received, for the account of the Banks:

     (i) with respect to each Bank that was a party to the Original Credit Agreement, an upfront fee equal to the sum of (A) 0.010% of such Bank’s Original Commitment, and (B) 0.020% of the amount by which such Bank’s Commitment exceeds such Bank’s Original Commitment; and

     (ii) with respect to each Bank that was not a party to the Original Credit Agreement, an upfront fee equal to 0.020% of such Bank’s Commitment.

     (c) The Joint Lead Arrangers shall have received, for their own account, an arrangement fee as agreed upon between the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Syndication Agent.

      4.02 Any Borrowing, Conversion or Continuation. The obligation of the Banks to make any Loan or to convert into or continue any Eurocurrency Rate Loan is subject to the following conditions precedent:

     (a) the representations and warranties contained in Section 5 (other than in Sections 5.06 and 5.09 ) shall be true and correct in all material respects,


 
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