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Title: FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING LOAN AGREEMENT
Governing Law: California     Date: 8/12/2009
Industry: Communications Equipment     Law Firm: DLA Piper     Sector: Technology

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING LOAN AGREEMENT, Parties: viasat  inc , union bank  n.a , bank of america  n.a , jpmorgan chase bank  n.a
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Exhibit 10.2

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING LOAN AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 1, 2009

among

VIASAT, INC.

THE LENDERS HEREIN NAMED

UNION BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent

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

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Documentation Agent

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC and UNION BANK, N.A.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners

and

UNION BANK, N.A.,
as Collateral Agent

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.1

 

Defined Terms

 

 

1

 

1.2

 

Use of Defined Terms

 

 

23

 

1.3

 

Accounting Terms

 

 

23

 

1.4

 

Rounding

 

 

23

 

1.5

 

Exhibits and Schedules

 

 

24

 

1.6

 

References to “Borrower and its Subsidiaries”

 

 

24

 

1.7

 

Miscellaneous Terms

 

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 2 LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.1

 

Loans — General

 

 

24

 

2.2

 

Alternate Base Rate Loans

 

 

25

 

2.3

 

Eurodollar Rate Loans

 

 

25

 

2.4

 

Letters of Credit

 

 

26

 

2.5

 

Voluntary Reduction of Commitment

 

 

30

 

2.6

 

Administrative Agent’s Right to Assume Funds Available for Advances

 

 

30

 

2.7

 

Collateral

 

 

30

 

2.8

 

Increase of Commitment

 

 

31

 

2.9

 

Swing Line Advances

 

 

32

 

2.10

 

Defaulting Lenders

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 3 PAYMENTS AND FEES

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

 

Principal and Interest

 

 

35

 

3.2

 

Closing Date Fees

 

 

36

 

3.3

 

Commitment Fee

 

 

36

 

3.4

 

Letter of Credit Fees

 

 

37

 

3.5

 

Increased Commitment Costs

 

 

37

 

3.6

 

Eurodollar Costs and Related Matters

 

 

38

 

3.7

 

Late Payments

 

 

42

 

3.8

 

Computation of Interest and Fees

 

 

42

 

3.9

 

Non-Banking Days

 

 

42

 

3.10

 

Manner and Treatment of Payments

 

 

42

 

3.11

 

Funding Sources

 

 

43

 

3.12

 

Failure to Charge Not Subsequent Waiver

 

 

43

 

3.13

 

Administrative Agent’s Right to Assume Payments Will be Made

 

 

44

 

3.14

 

Fee Determination Detail

 

 

44

 

3.15

 

Survivability

 

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.1

 

Existence and Qualification; Power; Compliance With Laws

 

 

44

 

4.2

 

Authority; Compliance With Other Agreements and Instruments and Government Regulations

 

 

45

 

4.3

 

No Governmental Approvals Required

 

 

45

 

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4.4

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

45

 

4.5

 

Financial Statements

 

 

46

 

4.6

 

No Other Liabilities; No Material Adverse Changes

 

 

46

 

4.7

 

Intentionally Deleted

 

 

46

 

4.8

 

Intangible Assets

 

 

46

 

4.9

 

Intentionally Deleted

 

 

46

 

4.10

 

Litigation

 

 

47

 

4.11

 

Binding Obligations

 

 

47

 

4.12

 

No Default

 

 

47

 

4.13

 

ERISA

 

 

47

 

4.14

 

Regulation U; Investment Company Act

 

 

48

 

4.15

 

Disclosure

 

 

48

 

4.16

 

Tax Liability

 

 

48

 

4.17

 

Projections

 

 

48

 

4.18

 

Hazardous Materials

 

 

48

 

4.19

 

Security Interests

 

 

48

 

4.20

 

Solvency

 

 

49

 

4.21

 

OFAC

 

 

49

 

4.22

 

Patriot Act

 

 

49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 5 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

 

49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.1

 

Payment of Taxes and Other Potential Liens

 

 

49

 

5.2

 

Preservation of Existence

 

 

50

 

5.3

 

Maintenance of Properties

 

 

50

 

5.4

 

Maintenance of Insurance

 

 

50

 

5.5

 

Compliance With Laws

 

 

50

 

5.6

 

Inspection Rights

 

 

50

 

5.7

 

Keeping of Records and Books of Account

 

 

51

 

5.8

 

Compliance With Agreements

 

 

51

 

5.9

 

Use of Proceeds

 

 

51

 

5.10

 

Hazardous Materials Laws

 

 

51

 

5.11

 

Syndication Process

 

 

51

 

5.12

 

Future Subsidiaries; Additional Security Documentation

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 6 NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.1

 

Payment of Subordinated Obligations

 

 

52

 

6.2

 

Disposition of Property

 

 

52

 

6.3

 

Mergers

 

 

53

 

6.4

 

Hostile Acquisitions

 

 

53

 

6.5

 

Acquisitions

 

 

53

 

6.6

 

Distributions

 

 

53

 

6.7

 

ERISA

 

 

53

 

6.8

 

Change in Nature of Business

 

 

54

 

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6.9

 

Liens

 

 

54

 

6.10

 

Indebtedness and Guaranty Obligations

 

 

54

 

6.11

 

Transactions with Affiliates

 

 

55

 

6.12

 

Negative Pledges

 

 

55

 

6.13

 

Leverage Ratio

 

 

56

 

6.14

 

Interest Coverage Ratio

 

 

56

 

6.15

 

Intentionally Omitted

 

 

56

 

6.16

 

Investments

 

 

56

 

6.17

 

Capital Expenditures

 

 

57

 

6.18

 

Amendments to Subordinated Obligations

 

 

57

 

6.19

 

Changes in Officers, Name, Location of Chief Executive Offices, Etc

 

 

57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 7 INFORMATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

 

 

57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.1

 

Financial and Business Information

 

 

57

 

7.2

 

Intentionally Omitted

 

 

59

 

7.3

 

Compliance Certificates

 

 

59

 

7.4

 

IntraLinks/IntraAgency

 

 

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 8 CONDITIONS

 

 

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.1

 

Initial Credit Issuance

 

 

60

 

8.2

 

Any Advance

 

 

62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 9 EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT

 

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.1

 

Events of Default

 

 

63

 

9.2

 

Remedies Upon Event of Default

 

 

65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 10 THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE COLLATERAL AGENT

 

 

66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

Appointment and Authorization

 

 

66

 

10.2

 

The Agents and Their Affiliates

 

 

67

 

10.3

 

Proportionate Interest in any Collateral

 

 

67

 

10.4

 

Lenders’ Credit Decisions

 

 

67

 

10.5

 

Action by Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

 

 

68

 

10.6

 

Liability of Agents

 

 

69

 

10.7

 

Indemnification

 

 

70

 

10.8

 

Successor Agents

 

 

70

 

10.9

 

No Obligations of Borrower

 

 

71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

71

 

11.1

 

Cumulative Remedies; No Waiver

 

 

71

 

11.2

 

Amendments; Consents

 

 

72

 

11.3

 

Costs, Expenses and Taxes

 

 

73

 

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11.4

 

Nature of Lenders’ Obligations

 

 

74

 

11.5

 

Survival of Representations and Warranties

 

 

74

 

11.6

 

Notices

 

 

74

 

11.7

 

Execution of Loan Documents

 

 

75

 

11.8

 

Binding Effect; Assignment

 

 

75

 

11.9

 

Right of Setoff

 

 

77

 

11.10

 

Sharing of Setoffs

 

 

77

 

11.11

 

Indemnity by Borrower

 

 

78

 

11.12

 

Nonliability of the Lenders

 

 

79

 

11.13

 

No Third Parties Benefited

 

 

80

 

11.14

 

Confidentiality

 

 

80

 

11.15

 

Further Assurances

 

 

81

 

11.16

 

Integration

 

 

81

 

11.17

 

GOVERNING LAW; VENUE

 

 

81

 

11.18

 

Severability of Provisions

 

 

82

 

11.19

 

Headings

 

 

82

 

11.20

 

Time of the Essence

 

 

82

 

11.21

 

Foreign Lenders and Participants

 

 

82

 

11.22

 

Hazardous Material Indemnity

 

 

83

 

11.23

 

DISPUTES

 

 

83

 

11.24

 

Purported Oral Amendments

 

 

84

 

11.25

 

Patriot Act

 

 

84

 

11.26

 

Effect of Amendment and Restatement

 

 

84

 

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FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING LOAN AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 1, 2009

     THIS FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING LOAN AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and among ViaSat, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), each lender whose name is set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement and each lender which may hereafter become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 2.8 and/or Section 11.8 (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), UNION BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and UNION BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent, with reference to the following facts:

RECITALS

     A. Borrower, Union Bank (formerly known as Union Bank of California, N.A.), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A. (collectively, the “Existing Lenders”), as lenders, Union Bank, as Sole Lead Arranger and Collateral Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent and Bank of America, N.A. as Documentation Agent, are parties to that certain Third Amended and Restated Revolving Loan Agreement dated as of October 31, 2008, as amended (collectively, the “Existing Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which the Existing Lenders provided Borrower with various credit facilities.

     B. Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent wish to enter into this Agreement, which shall amend, restate, replace and supersede (but shall not constitute a novation of) the Existing Loan Agreement and which hereinafter shall govern the credit facilities provided to Borrower by Union Bank and the other Lenders which now or hereafter are parties to this Agreement.

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

Article 1

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

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

     “ Acquisition ” means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated after the Closing Date, by which Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly (a) acquires any ongoing business or all or substantially all of the assets of any Person engaged in any ongoing business, whether through a purchase of assets, a merger or otherwise, (b) acquires control of securities of a Person engaged in an ongoing business representing more than 50% of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing position if the business affairs of such Person are managed by a board of directors or other governing body or (c) acquires control of more than 50% of the ownership interest in any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, business trust or other Person engaged in an ongoing business that is not managed by a board of directors or other governing body.

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     “ Administrative Agent ” means Union Bank, N.A. when acting in its capacity as the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor Administrative Agent.

     “ Administrative Agent’s Office ” means the Administrative Agent’s address as set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement, or such other address as the Administrative Agent hereafter may designate by written notice to Borrower and the Lenders.

     “ Advance ” means any advance made or to be made by any Lender to Borrower as provided in Article 2, and includes each Alternate Base Rate Advance and Eurodollar Rate Advance.

     “ 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” (and the correlative terms, “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 that owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body of a corporation that has more than 100 record holders of such securities, or 10% or more of the partnership or other ownership interests of any other Person that has more than 100 record holders of such interests, will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such corporation, partnership or other Person.

     “ Agreement ” means this Fourth Amended And Restated Revolving Loan Agreement, either as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, restated or extended.

     “ Aggregate Effective Amount ” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to all Letters of Credit then outstanding, the sum of (a) the aggregate effective face amounts of all such Letters of Credit not then paid by the Issuing Lender plus (b) the aggregate amounts paid by the Issuing Lender under such Letters of Credit not then reimbursed to the Issuing Lender by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4(d) and not the subject of Advances made pursuant to Section 2.4(e).

     “ Alternate Base Rate ” means, as of any date of determination, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to the highest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such date, (b) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such date plus 1/2 of 1% (50 basis points) or (c) the Eurodollar Rate in effect on such date plus 1% (100 basis points).

     “ Alternate Base Rate Advance ” means an Advance under the Commitment made hereunder and specified to be an Alternate Base Rate Advance (including a Swing Line Advance) in accordance with Article 2.

     “ Alternate Base Rate Loan ” means a Revolving Loan made hereunder and specified to be an Alternate Base Rate Loan, or a Swing Line Advance; in each case, in accordance with Article 2.

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     “ Applicable Alternate Base Rate Margin ” means, for each Pricing Period, the interest rate margin set forth below (expressed in basis points per annum) opposite the Applicable Pricing Level for that Pricing Period:

 

 

 

Applicable

 

 

Pricing Level

 

Margin

 

 

 

I

 

250 bps

II

 

300 bps

III

 

350 bps

     “ Applicable Commitment Fee Rate ” means, for each Pricing Period, the rate set forth below (expressed in basis points per annum) opposite the Applicable Pricing Level for that Pricing Period:

 

 

 

Applicable

 

 

Pricing Level

 

Margin

 

 

 

I

 

62.5 bps

II

 

75 bps

III

 

87.5 bps

     “ Applicable Eurodollar Rate Margin ” means, for each Pricing Period, the interest rate margin set forth below (expressed in basis points per annum) opposite the Applicable Pricing Level for that Pricing Period:

 

 

 

Applicable

 

 

Pricing Level

 

Margin

 

 

 

I

 

350 bps

II

 

400 bps

III

 

450 bps

     “ Applicable Pricing Level ” means, for each Pricing Period, the pricing level set forth below opposite the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended prior to the commencement of that Pricing Period:

 

 

 

Pricing Level

 

Leverage Ratio

 

 

 

I

 

Less than 1.00 to 1.00

II

 

Greater than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00, but less than 1.75 to 1.00

III

 

Greater than or equal to 1.75 to 1.00

      provided that (i) in the event that Borrower does not deliver a Pricing Certificate with respect to any Pricing Period prior to the commencement of such Pricing Period, then until such Pricing Certificate is delivered, the Applicable Pricing Level for that Pricing Period shall be Pricing Level III, but once Borrower has delivered a Pricing Certificate with respect to such

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Pricing Period, then any resulting change in the Applicable Pricing Level shall be made retroactively to the beginning of such Pricing Period, and (ii) if any Pricing Certificate is subsequently determined to be in error, then any resulting change in the Applicable Pricing Level shall be made retroactively to the beginning of the relevant Pricing Period.

     “ Arrangers ” means Banc of America Securities LLC and Union Bank, N.A., in their capacities as Joint Lead Arrangers.

     “ Bank Products ” means any one or more of the following types of services or facilities extended to Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor by any Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender in reliance on such Lender’s agreement to indemnify such Affiliate: (i) credit cards; (ii) automated clearing house transfer or funds; (iii) overdrafts; (iv) interest rate swap transactions; and (v) foreign exchange contracts.

     “ Banking Day ” means any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, other than a day on which banks are authorized or required to be closed in California or New York.

     “ Bankruptcy Event ” means, with respect to any Person, (i) a court or governmental agency having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a decree or order for relief in respect of such Person in an involuntary case under any Debtor Relief Law now or hereafter in effect, or appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of such Person or for any substantial part of its property or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, (ii) an involuntary case under any applicable Debtor Relief Law now or hereafter in effect is commenced against such Person and such petition remains unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days, (iii) such Person shall commence a voluntary case under any applicable Debtor Relief Law now or hereafter in effect, or consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or consent to the appointment or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of such Person or any substantial part of its property or make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (iv) such Person shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due or any action shall be taken by such Person in furtherance of any of the aforesaid purposes.

     “ Capital Expenditure ” means any expenditure by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for or related to fixed assets or purchased intangibles that is treated as a capital expenditure under GAAP, including any amount which is required to be treated as an asset subject to a Capital Lease Obligation. The amount of Capital Expenditures in respect of fixed assets purchased or constructed by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in any fiscal period shall be net of (a) any net sales proceeds received during such fiscal period by Borrower or such Subsidiary for fixed assets sold by Borrower or such Subsidiary and (b) any casualty insurance proceeds received during such fiscal period by Borrower or such Subsidiary for casualties to fixed assets and applied to the repair or replacement thereof.

     “ Capital Lease Obligations ” means all monetary obligations of a Person under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in accordance with GAAP, is classified as a capital lease.

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     “ Cash ” means, when used in connection with any Person, all monetary and non-monetary items owned by that Person that are treated as cash in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied.

     “ Cash Equivalents ” means money-market instruments of the type described in Borrower’s Investment Policy, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit M .

     “ Cash Income Taxes ” means, with respect to any fiscal period, taxes on or measured by the income of Borrower that are paid or currently payable in Cash by Borrower during that fiscal period.

     “ Cash Interest Expense ” means Interest Expense that is paid or currently payable in Cash.

     “ Certificate ” means a certificate signed by a Senior Officer or Responsible Official (as applicable) of the Person providing the certificate.

     “ Change in Control ” means (a) any transaction or series of related transactions in which any Unrelated Person or two or more Unrelated Persons acting in concert acquire beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3(a)(l) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (b) Borrower consolidates with or merges into another Person or conveys, transfers or leases its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person or any Person consolidates with or merges into Borrower, in either event pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding Common Stock is changed into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, with the effect that any Unrelated Person becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of Common Stock, or (c) during any period of 24 consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the board of directors of Borrower (together with any new or replacement directors whose election by the board of directors, or whose nomination for election, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for reelection was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the directors then in office. For purposes of the foregoing, the term “ Unrelated Person ” means any Person other than (i) a Subsidiary of Borrower or (ii) an employee stock ownership plan or other employee benefit plan covering the employees of Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

     “ Closing Date ” means the time and Banking Day on which the conditions set forth in Section 8.1 are satisfied or waived. The Administrative Agent shall notify Borrower, the Lenders and the Collateral Agent of the date that is the Closing Date.

     “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or replaced and as in effect from time to time.

     “ Collateral ” means all of the collateral covered by the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement.

     “ Collateral Agent ” means Union Bank, N.A. when acting in its capacity as the Collateral Agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor Collateral Agent.

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     “ Commercial Letter of Credit ” means each Letter of Credit issued to support the purchase of goods by Borrower which is determined to be a commercial letter of credit by the Issuing Lender.

     “ Commitment ” means, subject to Sections 2.5 and 2.8 , $170,000,000. The respective Pro Rata Shares of the Lenders with respect to the Commitment are set forth in Schedule 1.1 .

     “ Commitment Assignment and Acceptance ” means a commitment assignment and acceptance substantially in the form of Exhibit A .

     “ Common Stock ” means the common stock of Borrower or its successor.

     “ Compliance Certificate ” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit B , properly completed and signed by a Senior Officer of Borrower.

     “ Contractual Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any material provision of any outstanding security issued by that Person or of any material agreement, instrument or undertaking to which that Person is a party or by which it or any of its Property is bound.

     “ Credit Issuance ” means the making of an Advance or the issuance of a Letter of Credit.

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

     “ Default ” means any event that, with the giving of any applicable notice or passage of time specified in Section 9.1, or both, would be an Event of Default.

     “ Default Rate ” has the meaning given in Section 3.1(d).

     “ Defaulting Lender ” means at any time, any Lender that, within one Banking Day of when due, (i) has failed to make a Loan required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (ii) other than as set forth in clause (i) above, has failed to pay to the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender or any Lender an amount owed by such Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless such amount is subject to a good faith dispute or (iii) has been deemed insolvent or has become subject to a Bankruptcy Event.

     “ Designated Deposit Account ” means a deposit account to be maintained by Borrower with Union Bank or one of its Affiliates, as from time to time designated by Borrower by written notification to the Administrative Agent.

     “ Designated Eurodollar Market ” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the London Eurodollar Market.

     “ Disqualified Stock ” means any capital stock, warrants, options or other rights to acquire capital stock (but excluding any debt security which is convertible, or exchangeable, for capital stock), which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for

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which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.

     “ Disposition ” means the sale, transfer or other disposition in any single transaction or series of related transactions of any asset, or group of related assets, of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (a) which asset or assets constitute a line of business or substantially all the assets of Borrower or the Subsidiary; (b) the aggregate amount of the Net Cash Sales Proceeds of such assets is more than $10,000,000, other than (i) inventory or other assets sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business of Borrower or its Subsidiary or normal in the industry, (ii) equipment sold or otherwise disposed of where substantially similar equipment in replacement thereof has theretofore been acquired, or thereafter within 90 days is acquired, by Borrower or its Subsidiary and (iii) assets no longer useful in the business of Borrower and its Subsidiaries or (c) cash, cash equivalents or other assets contributed, transferred, sold or otherwise assigned by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to any of the JV Holding Companies or the ViaSat-1 Project or by any of the JV Holding Companies to the ViaSat-1 Project.

     “ Distribution ” means, with respect to any shares of capital stock or any warrant or option to purchase an equity security or other equity security issued by a Person, (a) the retirement, redemption, purchase or other acquisition for Cash or for Property by such Person of any such security, (b) the declaration or (without duplication) payment by such Person of any dividend in Cash or in Property on or with respect to any such security, (c) any Investment by such Person in the holder of 5% or more of any such security if a purpose of such Investment is to avoid characterization of the transaction as a Distribution and (d) any other payment in Cash or Property by such Person constituting a distribution under applicable Laws with respect to such security.

     “ Dollars ” or “ $ ” means United States of America dollars.

     “ Domestic Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary organized under the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof or the District of Columbia.

     “ EBIT ” means EBITDA less depreciation and amortization; all calculated for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

     “ EBITDA ” means the sum of (a) Net Income plus (b) to the extent deducted in determining Net Income, (i) Interest Expense, (ii) expense for taxes paid or accrued, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, (v) any extraordinary non-cash or nonrecurring non-cash charges or losses, and (vi) any non-cash charges arising from compensation expense as a result of the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement 123 (Revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment”, which requires certain stock-based compensation to be recorded as expense within the Borrower’s consolidated statement of operations, minus (c)(i) to the extent included in Net Income, any extraordinary non-cash or nonrecurring non-cash gains, (ii) the amount of any subsequent cash payments in respect of any non-cash charges described in the preceding clause (b)(vi), and (iii) Interest income; all calculated for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

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     “ Eligible Assignee ” means (a) another Lender, (b) with respect to any Lender, any Affiliate of that Lender, (c) any commercial bank having total assets of $1,000,000,000 or more, (d) any (i) savings bank, savings and loan association or similar financial institution or (ii) insurance company engaged in the business of writing insurance which, in either case (A) has total assets of $1,000,000,000 or more, (B) is engaged in the business of lending money and extending credit under credit facilities substantially similar to those emended under this Agreement and (C) is operationally and procedurally able to meet the obligations of a Lender hereunder to the same degree as a commercial bank and (e) any other financial institution ( including a mutual fund or other fund) having total assets of $1,000,000,000 or more which meets the requirements set forth in subclauses (B) and (C) of clause (d) above; provided that each Eligible Assignee must either (aa) be organized under the Laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or be organized under the Laws of the Cayman Islands or any country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or a political subdivision of such a country, and (i) act hereunder through a branch, agency or funding office located in the United States of America and (ii) be exempt from withholding of tax on interest and deliver the documents related thereto pursuant to Section 11.21.

     “ ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and any regulations or rulings issued pursuant thereto, as amended or replaced and as in effect from time to time.

     “ ERISA Affiliate ” means each Person (whether or not incorporated) which is required to be aggregated with Borrower pursuant to Section 414 of the Code.

     “ Eurodollar Banking Day ” means any Banking Day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and among banks in the Designated Eurodollar Market.

     “ Eurodollar Lending Office ” means, as to each Lender, its office or branch so designated by written notice to Borrower and the Administrative Agent as its Eurodollar Lending Office. If no Eurodollar Lending Office is designated by a Lender, its Eurodollar Lending Office shall be its office at its address for purposes of notices hereunder.

     “ Eurodollar Market ” means a regular established market located outside the United States of America by and among banks for the solicitation, offer and acceptance of Dollar deposits in such banks.

     “ Eurodollar Obligations ” means eurocurrency liabilities, as defined in Regulation D or any comparable regulation of any Governmental Agency having jurisdiction over any Lender.

     “ Eurodollar Period ” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date specified by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(c) and ending 1, 2, 3 or, if available, 6 months (or, with the written consent of all of the Lenders, any other period) thereafter, as specified by Borrower in the applicable Request for Loan; provided that:

          (a) The first day of any Eurodollar Period shall be a Eurodollar Banking Day;

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          (b) Any Eurodollar Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Eurodollar Banking Day shall be extended to the immediately succeeding Eurodollar Banking Day unless such Eurodollar Banking Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Eurodollar Period shall end on the immediately preceding Eurodollar Banking Day; and

          (c) No Eurodollar Period shall extend beyond the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.

     “ Eurodollar Rate ” means, with respect to any Alternate Base Rate Loan or any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the average of the interest rates per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) at which deposits in Dollars are offered to the Administrative Agent in the Designated Eurodollar Market at or about 11:00 a.m. local time in the Designated Eurodollar Market, two (2) Eurodollar Banking Days before the first day of the applicable Eurodollar Period in an aggregate amount approximately equal to the amount of the Advance to be made by the Administrative Agent with respect to such Alternate Base Rate Loan or Eurodollar Rate Loan and for a period of time comparable to the number of days in the applicable Eurodollar Period; provided that for any Alternate Base Rate Loan the applicable Eurodollar Period shall be deemed to be 1 month.

     “ Eurodollar Rate Advance ” means an Advance made hereunder and specified to be a Eurodollar Rate Advance in accordance with Article 2.

     “ Eurodollar Rate Loan ” means a Loan made hereunder and specified to be a Eurodollar Rate Loan in accordance with Article 2.

     “ Event of Default ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.1.

     “ Existing Letters of Credit ” means the letters of credit, if any, outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 2.4 .

     “ Existing Loan Agreement ” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals to this Agreement.

     “ Federal Funds Rate ” means, as of any date of determination, the rate set forth in the weekly statistical release designated as H.15(519), or any successor publication, published by the Federal Reserve Board (including any such successor, “H.15(519)”) for such date opposite the caption “Federal Funds (Effective).” If for any relevant date such rate is not yet published in H.15(519), the rate for such date will be the rate set forth in the daily statistical release designated as the Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities, or any successor publication, published by the Federal Reserve Lender of New York (including any such successor, the “Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotation”) for such date under the caption “Federal Funds Effective Rate.” If on any relevant date the appropriate rate for such date is not yet published in either H.15(519) or the Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations, the rate for such date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates for the last transaction in overnight Federal funds arranged prior to 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on that date by each of three leading brokers of Federal funds transactions in New York City selected by the Administrative Agent. For purposes of this Agreement, any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Federal Funds Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the effective date of such change.

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     “ Fiscal Quarter ” means the fiscal quarter of Borrower consistent with the Borrower’s SEC filings.

     “ Fiscal Year ” means the fiscal year of Borrower ending on the last day of the first Fiscal Quarter of each calendar year.

     “ Foreign Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary of Borrower that is organized under the Laws of a country (or political subdivision thereof) other than the United States of America.

     “ Funded Debt ” means, as to any Person, the types of Indebtedness listed in clauses (a) (excluding Guarantee Obligations), (c), (d) and (e) (excluding (i) contingent obligations and (ii) letters of credit referenced in clause (e) of the definition of “Indebtedness” to the extent such letters of credit are standby letters of credit and have not been drawn upon) of the definition of “Indebtedness.”

     “ GAAP ” means, as of any date of determination, accounting principles (a) set forth as generally accepted in then currently effective Opinions of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, (b) set forth as generally accepted in then currently effective Statements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or (c) that are then approved by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States of America. The term “ consistently applied ,” as used in connection therewith, means that the accounting principles applied are consistent in all material respects with those applied at prior dates or for prior periods.

     “ Government Securities ” means readily marketable (a) direct full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America or obligations guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America and (b) obligations of an agency or instrumentality of, or corporation owned, controlled or sponsored by, the United States of America that are generally considered in the securities industry to be implicit obligations of the United States of America.

     “ Governmental Agency ” means (a) any international, foreign, 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 or administrative tribunal of competent jurisdiction.

     “ Guaranty Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any (a) guarantee by that Person of Indebtedness of, or other obligation performable by, any other Person or (b) assurance given by that Person to an obligee of any other Person with respect to the performance of an obligation by, or the financial condition of, such other Person, whether direct, indirect or contingent, including any purchase or repurchase agreement covering such obligation or any collateral security therefor, any agreement to provide funds (by means of loans, capital contributions or otherwise) to such other Person, any agreement to support the solvency or level of any balance sheet item of such other Person or any “keep-well” or other arrangement of whatever nature given for the purpose of assuring or holding harmless such obligee against loss with respect to any obligation of such other Person; provided, however , that the term Guaranty Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guaranty Obligation in respect of Indebtedness shall be deemed to be an amount

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equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related Indebtedness (unless the Guaranty Obligation is limited by its terms to a lesser amount, in which case to the extent of such amount) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Person in good faith. The amount of any other Guaranty Obligation shall be deemed to be zero unless and until the amount thereof has been (or in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 5 should be) quantified and reflected or disclosed in the consolidated financial statements (or notes thereto) of Borrower.

     “ Hazardous Materials ” means substances defined as “ hazardous substances ” pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., or as “hazardous”, “toxic” or “pollutant” substances or as “solid waste” pursuant to the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 1801, et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901, et seq., or as “friable asbestos” pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. or any other applicable Hazardous Materials Law, in each case as such Laws are amended from time to time.

     “ Hazardous Materials Laws ” means all Laws governing the treatment, transportation or disposal of Hazardous Materials applicable to any of the Real Property.

     “ Indebtedness ” means, as to any Person (without duplication), (a) indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of Property (excluding trade and other accounts payable in the ordinary course of business in accordance with ordinary trade terms), including any Guaranty Obligation for any such indebtedness, (b) indebtedness of such Person of the nature described in clause (a) that is non-recourse to the credit of such Person but is secured by assets of such Person, to the extent of the fair market value of such assets as determined in good faith by such Person, (c) Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (d) indebtedness of such Person arising under bankers’ acceptance facilities, (e) any direct or contingent obligations of such Person under letters of credit issued for the account of such Person and (f) any net obligations of such Person under Interest Rate Protection Agreements.

     “ Intangible Assets ” means assets that are considered intangible assets under GAAP, including customer lists, goodwill, covenants not to compete, copyrights, trade names, trademarks, licenses and patents.

     “ Interest Coverage Ratio ” means, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of (a) EBIT for the fiscal period consisting of the four (4) Fiscal Quarters ended on such date to (b) Interest Expense of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal period.

     “ Interest Expense ” means, with respect to any Person and as of the last day of any fiscal period, the sum of (a) all interest, fees, charges and related expenses (in each case as such expenses are calculated according to GAAP) paid or payable (without duplication) for that fiscal period by that Person to a lender in connection with borrowed money ( including any obligations for fees, charges and related expenses payable to the issuer of any letter of credit) or the deferred purchase price of assets that are considered “interest expense” under GAAP plus (b) the portion of rent paid or payable (without duplication) for that fiscal period by that Person under Capital Lease Obligations that should be treated as interest in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 13.

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     “ Interest Rate Protection Agreement ” means a written agreement between Borrower and one or more financial institutions providing for “swap”, “cap”, “collar” or other interest rate protection with respect to any Indebtedness.

     “ Investment ” means, when used in connection with any Person, any investment by or of that Person, whether by means of purchase or other acquisition of stock or other securities of any other Person or by means of a loan, advance creating a debt, capital contribution, guaranty or other debt or equity participation or interest in any other Person, including any partnership and joint venture interests of such Person. The amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested ( minus any return of capital with respect to such Investment which has actually been received in Cash or has been converted into Cash), without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

     “ Issuing Lender ” means Union Bank or any other Lender capable of issuing Commercial Letters of Credit or Standby Letters of Credit.

     “ Joint Venture ” means any direct or indirect Investment by Borrower in any Person that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, which Person is engaged in the same or a similar line of business as Borrower.

     “ JV Holding Companies ” means each of VSV I Holdings, LLC and VSV II Holdings, LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of ViaSat Satellite Ventures, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Borrower.

     “ Laws ” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents.

     “ Lender ” means each lender whose name is set forth in the signature pages of this Agreement and each lender which may hereafter become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.8.

     “ Letters of Credit ” means (a) the Existing Letters of Credit and (b) any of the Commercial Letters of Credit or Standby Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender under the Commitment pursuant to Section 2.4, either as originally issued or as the same may be supplemented, modified, amended, renewed, extended or supplanted.

     “ Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) all Indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries on that date to (b) EBITDA for the fiscal period consisting of the four (4) Fiscal Quarters ended on that date.

     “ Lien ” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment for security, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of Law or otherwise, affecting any Property, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature of a security interest, and/or the filing of any financing statement (other than a precautionary financing statement with respect to a lease that is not in the nature of a security interest) under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable Law of any jurisdiction with respect to any Property.

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     “ Loan ” means, as the context may require, the amount of a particular Advance made or to be made, or the aggregate of the Advances made at any one time by the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.1.

     “ Loan Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Pledge Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Security Agreement, the Subsidiary Security Agreement, the Subsidiary Pledge Agreement, and any other agreements of any type or nature hereafter executed and delivered by Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or to any Lender in any way relating to or in furtherance of this Agreement, in each case either as originally executed or as the same may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, restated, extended or supplanted.

     “ Margin Stock ” means “margin stock” as such term is defined in Regulation U.

     “ Material Adverse Effect ” means any set of circumstances or events which (a) has had or could reasonably be expected to have any material adverse effect whatsoever upon the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document, (b) has been or could reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to the business or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (c) has had a material adverse effect or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Borrower to perform the Obligations.

     “ Maximum ViaSat-1 Joint Venture Investments ” means Investments of Cash in, or the transfer of other assets to, the ViaSat-1 Joint Venture from the inception of such Investments or transfers through the term of this Agreement, before any giving effect to any reimbursements with respect to the ViaSat-1 Joint Venture, including but not limited to reimbursements from Space Systems/Loral, Inc., not to exceed $500,000,000.

     “ Monthly Payment Date ” means the first day of each calendar month.

     “ Multiemployer Plan ” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates contributes or is obligated to contribute.

     “ Net Cash Sales Proceeds ” means, with respect to any Disposition, the sum of (a) the Cash proceeds received by or for the account of Borrower and its Subsidiaries from such Disposition plus (b) the amount of Cash received by or for the account of Borrower and its Subsidiaries upon the sale, collection or other liquidation of any proceeds that are not Cash from such Disposition, in each case net of (i) any amount required to be paid to any Person owning an interest in the assets disposed of, (ii) any amount applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien permitted under Section 6.9 on the asset disposed of, (iii) any transfer, income or other taxes payable as a result of such Disposition, (iv) professional fees and expenses, fees due to any Governmental Agency, broker’s commissions and other out-of-pocket costs of sale actually paid to any Person that is not an Affiliate of Borrower attributable to such Disposition and (v) any reserves established in accordance with GAAP in connection with such Disposition.

     “ Net Income ” means, with respect to any fiscal period, the consolidated net income of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for that period, determined in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied.

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     “ New Lender Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(c) .

     “ Note ” means any of the Revolving Notes or the Swing Line Notes, and “ Notes ” means all of the Revolving Notes and all of the Swing Line Notes.

     “ Obligations ” means all present and future obligations of every kind or nature of Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors at any time and from time to time owed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Lenders or any one or more of them, under any one or more of the Loan Documents, whether due or to become due, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, or contingent or noncontingent, including obligations of performance as well as obligations of payment, and including interest that accrues after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law by or against Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors. “Obligations” includes, without limitation, all debts, liabilities and obligations now or hereafter owing from Borrower and any Subsidiary Guarantor to any Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender arising from or related to Bank Products.

     “ Opinion of Counsel ” means the favorable written legal opinion of counsel to Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit C , together with copies of factual certificates and legal opinions, if any, delivered to such counsel in connection with such opinion upon which such counsel has relied.

     “ Party ” means any Person other than the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, which now or hereafter is a party to any of the Loan Documents.

     “ PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereof established under ERISA.

     “ Pension Plan ” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is maintained by Borrower or to which Borrower contributes or has an obligation to contribute.

     “ Permitted Acquisition ” means any Acquisition by Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower (as applicable, the “acquiror”) of another Person engaged in the same or a similar line of business as that of the acquiror (the “target”), provided that: (i) no Default or Event of Default shall exist at the time of such Acquisition or occur after giving effect to such Acquisition; (ii) such Acquisition shall have been approved by the board of directors of the target; (iii) if the total consideration (whether such consideration is in the form of capital stock, cash or otherwise) for such Acquisition exceeds $20,000,000, the pro-forma balance sheets and combining projections (including pro-forma financial covenant ratios) provided by Borrower to the Administrative Agent shall have demonstrated that, after giving effect to such Acquisition, (a) Borrower would have been in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Sections 6.13 and 6.14 of this Agreement throughout the period of the four (4) Fiscal Quarters most recently ended prior to the date of such Acquisition (or such shorter period in which the target has been in existence) and (b) Borrower would remain in compliance with such financial covenants for the period of four (4) Fiscal Quarters immediately following the date of such Acquisition; (iv) if the total consideration (whether such consideration is in the form of capital

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stock, cash or otherwise) for such Acquisition exceeds $20,000,000, Borrower shall have borrowing availability under the Commitment or cash on hand of at least $20,000,000 after giving effect to such Acquisition; (v) the terms and conditions of any and all seller purchase-money financing provided to the acquiror in connection with such Acquisition (other than the ViaSat-1 Joint Venture) shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in their reasonable discretion; (vi) Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Administrative Agent with at least one (1) week prior written notice of such Acquisition, together with at least one (1) year (or such shorter period in which the target has been in existence) of historical financial information relating to the target and such other documentation pertaining to the Acquisition, including pro forma quarterly projections, as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request; and (vii) after giving effect to such Acquisition, the Borrower shall not have made Acquisitions, the total consideration for which (whether such consideration is in the form of capital stock, cash or otherwise) exceeds: (a) $35,000,000 in the aggregate for any single acquisition by the Borrower and (b) $100,000,000 in the aggregate from and after the Closing Date.

     “ Permitted Business ” means: a) the study, research, development, testing, and support of “off-the-shelf,” semi-custom and custom communication and satellite systems, products and components (including without limitation terrestrial, airborne and space systems); b) the design, manufacture, production, sale and distribution of satellite and other wireless or wired communications and networking systems to government and commercial customers (including without limitation terrestrial, airborne and space systems); c) the management of network satellite and other communication and information services; d) the business of Borrower as historically and currently conducted, and as otherwise disclosed in its future SEC filings and (e) any and all business and other activities related to, in furtherance of, or ancillary to the foregoing.

     “ Permitted Encumbrances ” means, with respect to Borrower and its Subsidiaries:

          (a) inchoate Liens incident to construction on or maintenance of Property; or Liens incident to construction on or maintenance of Property now or hereafter filed of record for which adequate reserves have been set aside (or deposits made pursuant to applicable Law) and which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and have not proceeded to judgment, provided that, by reason of nonpayment of the obligations secured by such Liens, no such Property is subject to a material impending risk of loss or forfeiture;

          (b) Liens for taxes and assessments on Property which are not yet past due; or Liens for taxes and assessments on Property for which adequate reserves have been set aside and are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and have not proceeded to judgment, provided that, by reason of nonpayment of the obligations secured by such Liens, no such Property is subject to a material impending risk of loss or forfeiture;

          (c) defects and irregularities in title to any Property which in the aggregate do not materially impair the fair market value or use of the Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held;

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          (d) easements, exceptions, reservations, or other agreements for the purpose of pipelines, conduits, cables, wire communication lines, power lines and substations, streets, trails, walkways, drainage, irrigation, water, and sewerage purposes, dikes, canals, ditches, the removal of oil, gas, coal, or other minerals, and other like purposes affecting Property which in the aggregate do not materially burden or impair the fair market value or use of such Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held;

          (e) easements, exceptions, reservations, or other agreements for the purpose of facilitating the joint or common use of Property in or adjacent to a shopping center or similar project affecting Property which in the aggregate do not materially burden or impair the fair market value or use of such Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held;

          (f) rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Agency to control or regulate, or obligations or duties to any Governmental Agency with respect to, the use of any Property;

          (g) rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Agency to control or regulate, or obligations or duties to any Governmental Agency with respect to, any right, power, franchise, grant, license, or permit;

          (h) present or future zoning laws and ordinances or other laws and ordinances restricting the occupancy, use, or enjoyment of Property;

          (i) statutory Liens, other than those described in clauses (a) or (b) above, arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to obligations which are not delinquent or are being contested in good faith, provided that, if delinquent, adequate reserves have been set aside with respect thereto and, by reason of nonpayment, no Property is subject to a material impending risk of loss or forfeiture;

          (j) covenants, conditions, and restrictions affecting the use of Property which in the aggregate do not materially impair the fair market value or use of the Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held;

          (k) rights of tenants under leases and rental agreements covering Property entered into in the ordinary course of business of the Person owning such Property;

          (l) Liens consisting of pledges or deposits to secure obligations under workers’ compensation laws or similar legislation, including Liens of judgments thereunder which are not currently dischargeable;

          (m) Liens consisting of pledges or deposits of Property to secure performance in connection with operating leases made in the ordinary course of business;

          (n) Liens consisting of deposits of Property to secure bids made with respect to, or performance of, contracts ( other than contracts creating or evidencing an extension of credit to the depositor);

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          (o) Liens consisting of any right of offset, or statutory bankers’ lien, on bank deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business so long as such bank deposit accounts are not established or maintained for the purpose of providing such right of offset or bankers’ lien;

          (p) Liens consisting of deposits of Property to secure statutory obligations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

          (q) Liens consisting of deposits of Property to secure (or in lieu of) surety, appeal or customs bonds;

          (r) Liens created by or resulting from any litigation or legal proceeding in the ordinary course of business which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided that, adequate reserves have been set aside and no material Property is subject to a material impending risk of loss or forfeiture;

          (s) Liens created to secure the purchase price of property or assets; provided , that (i) any such Lien shall attach only to the property or assets purchased, (ii) the Indebtedness secured by any such Lien shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the purchase price of the property or assets purchased, (iii) any such Lien shall be created concurrently with or within twelve (12) months following the acquisition of such property or assets, and (iv) the principal amount of Indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries secured by such Liens does not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any time; and

          (t) other non-consensual Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business but not in connection with the incurrence of any Indebtedness, which do not in the aggregate, when taken together with all other Liens, materially impair the fair market value or use of the Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held.

     “ Permitted Right of Others ” means a Right of Others consisting of (a) an interest ( other than a legal or equitable co-ownership interest, an option or right to acquire a legal or equitable co-ownership interest and any interest of a ground lessor under a ground lease), that does not materially impair the fair market value or use of Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held, (b) an option or right to acquire a Lien that would be a Permitted Encumbrance, (c) the subordination of a lease or sublease in favor of a financing entity and (d) a license, or similar right, of or to Intangible Assets granted in the ordinary course of business.

     “ Person ” means any individual or entity, including a trustee, corporation, limited liability company, general partnership, limited partnership, joint stock company, trust, estate, unincorporated organization, business association, firm, joint venture, Governmental Agency, or other entity.

     “ Pledge Agreement ” means the pledge agreement to be executed and delivered pursuant to Section 5.12 by Borrower, in the form of Exhibit D , either as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, extended or supplanted.

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     “ Pricing Certificate ” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit E , properly completed and signed by a Senior Officer or his or her designated representative of Borrower.

     “ Pricing Period ” means (a) the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on September 1, 2009, and (b) thereafter, the period commencing on each September 2, December 2, March 2, and June 2, and ending on the next following December 1, March 1, June 1, or September 1, respectively.

     “ Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent in San Francisco, California (or other headquarters city of the Administrative Agent), as its “reference rate.” The “reference rate” is one of several base rates used by the Administrative Agent and serves as the basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for loans and other credits making reference thereto. The “reference rate” is not necessarily the lowest base interest rate used by the Administrative Agent. The “reference rate” is evidenced by the recording thereof after its announcement in such internal publication or publications as the Administrative Agent may designate. Any change in the Prime Rate announced by the Administrative Agent shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

     “ Projections ” means the projected financial information to be prepared by Borrower and furnished to the Lenders hereunder.

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

     “ Pro Rata Share ” means, with respect to each Lender, the percentage of the Commitment set forth opposite the name of that Lender on Schedule 1.1 , as such percentage may be increased or decreased pursuant to Section 2.8 and/or a Commitment Assignment and Acceptance executed in accordance with Section 11.8.

     “ Quarterly Payment Date ” means each April 1, July 1, October 1 and January 1, commencing with July 1, 2009.

     “ Real Property ” means, as of any date of determination, all real property then or theretofore owned, leased or occupied by any of Borrower or its Subsidiaries.

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

     “ Regulation U ” means 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.

     “ Request for Letter of Credit ” means a written request for a Letter of Credit substantially in the form of Exhibit F , signed by a Responsible Official of Borrower and properly completed to provide all information required to be included therein.

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     “ Request for Loan ” means a written request for a Loan substantially in the form of Exhibit G , signed by a Responsible Official of Borrower, on behalf of Borrower, and properly completed to provide all information required to be included therein.

     “ Requirement of Law ” means, as to any Person, the articles or certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any Law, or judgment, award, decree, writ or determination of a Governmental Agency, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its Property or to which such Person or any of its Property is subject.

     “ Requisite Lenders ” means (a) as of any date of determination if the Commitments are then in effect, Lenders having in the aggregate 50.01% or more of the Commitments then in effect, and (b) as of any date of determination if the Commitments have then been suspended or terminated and there is then any Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes, Lenders holding Notes evidencing in the aggregate 50.01% or more of the aggregate Indebtedness then evidenced by the Notes, and, in any event, not less than three (3) Lenders or, if there are less than three (3) Lenders, all Lenders.

     “ Responsible Official ” means (a) any Senior Officer of Borrower and (b) any other responsible official of Borrower so designated in a written notice thereof from a Senior Officer to the Administrative Agent. The Lenders shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon any document or certificate that is signed or executed by a Responsible Official of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as having been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of Borrower or such Subsidiary.

     “ Revolving Loan ” means a Loan (other than a Swing Line Advance) made under the Commitment.

     “ Revolving Loan Maturity Date ” means July 1, 2012.

     “ Revolving Note ” means any of the promissory notes made by Borrower to a Lender evidencing Advances (other than the Swing Line Advances) under that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Commitment, substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 , either as originally executed or as the same may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, renewed, extended or supplanted.

     “ Right of Others ” means, as to any Property in which a Person has an interest, any legal or equitable right, title or other interest (other than a Lien) held by any other Person in that Property, and any option or right held by any other Person to acquire any such right, title or other interest in that Property, including any option or right to acquire a Lien; provided , however, that (a) no covenant restricting the use or disposition of Property of such Person contained in any Contractual Obligation of such Person and (b) no provision contained in a contract creating a right of payment or performance in favor of a Person that conditions, limits, restricts, diminishes, transfers or terminates such right shall be deemed to constitute a Right of Others.

     “ Satellite System ” means (i) the ViaSat-1 satellite to be manufactured by Space Systems/Loral, Inc. and (ii) next-generation SurfBeam and other ground infrastructure (including user terminals and hub equipment).

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     “ Security Agreement ” means the security agreement to be executed and delivered pursuant to Article 8 by Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors, in the form of Exhibit I , either as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, extended or supplanted.

     “ Senior Officer ” means (a) the chief executive officer, (b) the president, (c) any executive vice president, (d) the chief financial officer or (e) the treasurer, in each case of Borrower.

     “ Significant Domestic Subsidiary ” means a Significant Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary; provided that, for purposes of this Agreement, Trellisware and the ViaSat-1 Joint Venture shall not be deemed to be Significant Domestic Subsidiaries.

     “ Significant Foreign Subsidiary ” means a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary.

     “ Significant Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary that either (i) had net income for the Fiscal Year then most recently ended in excess of 5% of Net Income for such Fiscal Year or (ii) had net assets in excess of 5% of the total net assets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as at the end of the Fiscal Year then most recently ended.

     “ Solvent ” means, as of any date of determination, and as to any Person, that on such date: (a) the fair valuation of the assets of such Person is greater than the fair valuation of such Person’s probable liability in respect of existing debts; (b) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts mature; (c) such Person is not engaged in a business or transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or transaction, which would leave such Person with assets remaining which would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving effect to the nature of the particular business or transaction; and (d) such Person is generally paying its debts as they become due. For the purpose of the foregoing (1) the “fair valuation” of any assets means the amount realizable within a reasonable time, either through collection or sale, of such assets at their regular market value, which is the amount obtainable by a capable and diligent businessman from an interested buyer willing to purchase such assets within a reasonable time under ordinary circumstances; and (2) the term “debts” includes any legal liability whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, absolute, fixed, or contingent.

     “ Special Eurodollar Circumstance ” means the application or adoption after the Closing Date of any Law or interpretation, or any change therein or thereof, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Agency, central bank or comparable authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Lender or its Eurodollar Lending Office with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) of any such Governmental Agency, central bank or comparable authority.

     “ Standby Letter of Credit ” means each Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender under the Commitment pursuant to Section 2.4 to support the payment or performance of an obligation by Borrower.

     “ Stockholders’ Equity ” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to any Person, the consolidated stockholders’ equity of the Person as of that date determined in

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accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from Stockholders’ Equity any amount attributable to Disqualified Stock.

     “ Subordinated Obligations ” means any Indebtedness of Borrower that (a) does not have any scheduled principal payment, mandatory principal prepayment or sinking fund payment due prior to the date that is one year after the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, (b) is not secured by any Lien on any Property of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (c) is not guarantied by any Subsidiary of Borrower unless, if such Subsidiary is a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty, such guaranty of such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Subsidiary Guaranty in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (d) is subordinated by its terms in right of payment to the Obligations pursuant to provisions acceptable to the Requisite Lenders, (e) is subject to such financial and other covenants and events of defaults as may be acceptable to the Requisite Lenders and (f) is subject to customary interest blockage and delayed acceleration provisions as may be acceptable to the Requisite Lenders.

     “ Subsidiary ” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company or partnership (whether or not, in any case, characterized as such or as a “ joint venture ”), whether now existing or hereafter organized or acquired: (a) in the case of a corporation or limited liability company, of which a majority of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or (b) in the case of a partnership, of which a majority of the partnership or other ownership interests are at the time beneficially owned by such Person and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except for purposes of Sections 6.11 , 6.13 , 6.14 , 7.1(a) through (d) , Section 7.3 , Sections 9.1(g) , (i) and (j) , the definitions of Indebtedness, Interest Expense, EBIT and EBITDA, Trellisware and the ViaSat-1 Joint Venture shall not be deemed to be “Subsidiaries,” and the representations and warranties set forth in Article 4 , the covenants set forth in Article 5 and Article 6 , and the Events of Default set forth in Section 9.1 shall not apply to Trellisware or the ViaSat-1 Joint Venture.

     “ Subsidiary Guarantors ” means all Significant Domestic Subsidiaries; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, each of ViaSat Satellite Ventures, LLC, ViaSat Credit and each of the ViaSat-1 Holding Companies shall be deemed to be “Subsidiary Guarantors;” and (ii) all Subsidiaries which own or beneficially hold, directly or indirectly, any interest in the ViaSat-1 Joint Venture.

     “ Subsidiary Guaranty ” means the continuing guaranty of the Obligations to be executed and delivered pursuant to Article 8 by the Subsidiary Guarantors, in the form of Exhibit J , either as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, extended or supplanted.

     “ Subsidiary Pledge Agreement ” means the pledge agreement to be executed and delivered pursuant to Article 8 by the Subsidiary Guarantors, in the form of Exhibit L , either as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, extended or supplanted.

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     “ Subsidiary Security Agreement ” means the security agreement to be executed and delivered pursuant to Article 8 by the Subsidiary Guarantors, in the form of Exhibit K , either as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, extended or supplanted.

     “ Swing Line ” means the revolving credit loans to be advanced to Borrower by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.9 hereof, in an aggregate amount (subject to the terms hereof), not to exceed, at any one time outstanding, the Swing Line Maximum Amount.

     “ Swing Line Advance ” means a borrowing requested by Borrower and made by Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.9 hereof.

     “ Swing Line Lender ” means Union Bank, N.A., in its capacity as lender of the Swing Line under Section 2.9 of this Agreement, or its successor as subsequently designated hereunder.

     “ Swing Line Maximum Amount ” means Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000).

     “ Swing Line Note ” means any of the promissory notes made by Borrower to Swing Line Lender evidencing Swing Line Advances substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2 , either as originally executed or as the same may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, renewed, extended or supplanted.

     “ to the best knowledge of ” means, when modifying a representation, warranty or other statement of any Person, that the feet 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 Official 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) would have been known by the Person (or, in the case of a Person other than a natural Person, would have been known by a Responsible Official of that Person).

     “ Trellisware ” means Trellisware Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower.

     “ type ,” when used with respect to any Loan or Advance, means the designation of whether such Loan or Advance is an Alternate Base Rate Loan or Advance, or a Eurodollar Rate Loan or Advance.

     “ Union Bank ” means Union Bank, N.A., a national banking association.

     “ ViaSat Credit ” means ViaSat Credit Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of ViaSat Satellite Ventures, LLC.

     “ ViaSat-1 Holding Companies ” means any of ViaSat Satellite Ventures, and/or the JV Holding Companies.

     “ ViaSat-1 Joint Venture ” means ViaSat-1 Holdings, LLC, its Subsidiaries and any other Person that is not an Affiliate of Borrower with respect to the ViaSat-1 Project.

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     “ ViaSat-1 Project ” means the business of: (a) procuring, managing, launching, operating and commercializing the Satellite System (and replacements thereof) for the provision of broadband internet access; (b) provisioning the Satellite System capacity for use in connection with other broadband access and applications, including (1) enterprise VSAT access, (2) government broadband access applications, (3) backhaul for other local access technologies (e.g. wireless, remote DSL and cable), (4) mobile broadband access applications (both commercial and government), (5) broadcast and specialized video applications, and (6) other new broadband applications; (c) pursuing additional businesses, including the procurement, lease, launch, operation and commercialization of one or more additional high capacity satellites; and (d) such other lawful business activities reasonably necessary or advisable in furtherance of the foregoing purposes.

     “ ViaSat Satellite Ventures ” means, collectively, (i) ViaSat Satellite Ventures U.S. I, LLC, and (ii) ViaSat Satellite Ventures U.S. II, LLC; each a Delaware limited liability company and the wholly-owned Subsidiaries of VSV I Holdings, LLC and VSV II Holdings, LLC, respectively.

     “ Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary of Borrower, 100% of the capital stock or other equity interest of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by Borrower, except for director’s qualifying shares required by applicable Laws.

     1.2 Use of Defined Terms . Any defined term used in the plural shall refer to all members of the relevant class, and any defined term used in the singular shall refer to any one or more of the members of the relevant class.

     1.3 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, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. In the event that GAAP changes during the term of this Agreement such that the covenants contained in Sections 6.13 through 6.15 would then be calculated in a different manner or with different components, Borrower and the Lenders agree to amend this Agreement in such respects as are necessary to conform those covenants as criteria for evaluating Borrower’s financial condition to substantially the same criteria as were effective prior to such change in GAAP and Borrower shall be deemed to be in compliance with the covenants contained in the aforesaid Sections if and to the extent that Borrower would have been in compliance therewith under GAAP as in effect immediately prior to such change, but shall have the obligation to deliver each of the materials described in Article 7 to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the dates therein specified, with financial data presented in a manner which conforms with GAAP as in effect immediately prior to such change.

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

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     1.5 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 this reference. A matter disclosed on any Schedule shall be deemed disclosed on all Schedules.

     1.6 References to “Borrower and its Subsidiaries” . Any reference herein to “Borrower and its Subsidiaries” or the like shall refer solely to Borrower during such times, if any, as Borrower shall have no Subsidiaries.

     1.7 Miscellaneous Terms . The term “or” is disjunctive; the term “and” is conjunctive. The term “shall” is mandatory; the term “may” is permissive. Masculine terms also apply to females; feminine terms also apply to males. The term “including” is by way of example and not limitation.

Article 2

LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

     2.1 Loans — General .

          (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at any time and from time to time from the Closing Date through the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, each Lender shall, pro rata according to that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the then applicable Commitment, make Advances to Borrower under the Commitment in such amounts as Borrower may request that do not result in the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Revolving Notes, (ii) the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Swing Line Notes and (iii) the Aggregate Effective Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit to exceed the then applicable Commitment. Subject to the limitations set forth herein, Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow under the Commitment without premium or penalty.

          (b) Subject to the next sentence, each Loan shall be made pursuant to a Request for Loan which shall specify the requested (i) date of such Loan, (ii) type of Loan, (iii) amount of such Loan, and (iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Eurodollar Period for such Loan. Unless the Administrative Agent has notified, in its reasonable discretion, Borrower to the contrary, a Loan may be requested by telephone by a Responsible Official of Borrower, in which case Borrower shall confirm such request by promptly delivering a Request for Loan (conforming to the preceding sentence) in person or by telecopier to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall incur no liability whatsoever hereunder in acting upon any telephonic request for Loan purportedly made by a Responsible Official of Borrower, and Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent from any loss, cost, expense or liability as a result of so acting.

          (c) Promptly following receipt of a Request for Loan, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender by telephone or telecopier (and if by telephone, promptly confirmed by telecopier) of the date and type of the Loan, the applicable Eurodollar Period, and that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Loan. Not later than 12:00 p.m., California time, on the date specified for any Loan (which must be a Banking Day), each Lender shall make its Pro Rata Share of the Loan in immediately available funds available to the Administrative Agent at the

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Administrative Agent’s Office. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the applicable conditions set forth in Article 8, all Advances shall be credited on that date in immediately available funds to the Designated Deposit Account.

          (d) Unless the Requisite Lenders otherwise consent, each Revolving Loan which is an Alternate Base Rate Loan shall be not less than $1,000,000 and in an integral multiple of $500,000 and each Revolving Loan which is a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be not less than $5,000,000 and in an integral multiple of $1,000,000. Unless the Requisite Lenders otherwise consent, each Swing Line Advance shall be not less than $250,000 and in an integral multiple of $250,000.

          (e) The Advances made by each Lender under the Commitment shall be evidenced by that Lender’s Revolving Note or Swing Line Note, as applicable.

          (f) A Request for Loan that is a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall become irrevocable three Eurodollar Banking Days before the requested date of the Loan. A Request for Loan that is an Alternate Base Rate Loan shall become irrevocable one Banking Day before the requested date of the Loan.

          (g) If no Request for Loan (or telephonic request for Loan referred to in the second sentence of Section 2.1(c), if applicable) has been made within the requisite notice periods set forth in Section 2.2 or 2.3 prior to the end of the Eurodollar Period for any outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loan, then on the last day of such Eurodollar Period, such Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be automatically converted into an Alternate Base Rate Loan in the same amount.

     2.2 Alternate Base Rate Loans . Each request by Borrower for an Alternate Base Rate Loan shall be made pursuant to a Request for Loan (or telephonic or other request for loan referred to in the second sentence of Section 2.1(c), if applicable) received by the Administrative Agent, at the Administrative Agent’s Office, not later than 10:00 a.m. California time, on the date (which must be a Banking Day) immediately prior to the date of the requested Alternate Base Rate Loan. All Loans shall constitute Alternate Base Rate Loans unless properly designated as a Eurodollar Rate Loan pursuant to Section 2.3.

     2.3 Eurodollar Rate Loans .

          (a) Each request by Borrower for a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be made pursuant to a Request for Loan (or telephonic or other request for Loan referred to in the second sentence of Section 2.1(c), if applicable) received by the Administrative Agent, at the Administrative Agent’s Office, not later than 9:00 a.m., California time, at least three (3) Eurodollar Banking Days before the first day of the applicable Eurodollar Period.

          (b) On the date which is two (2) Eurodollar Banking Days before the first day of the applicable Eurodollar Period, the Administrative Agent shall confirm its determination of the applicable Eurodollar Rate (which determination shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error) and promptly shall give notice of the same to Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or telecopier (and if by telephone, promptly confirmed by telecopier).

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          (c) Unless the Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders otherwise consent, no more than four (4) Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be outstanding at any one time.

          (d) No Eurodollar Rate Loan may be requested during the continuation of a Default or Event of Default.

          (e) Nothing contained herein shall require any Lender to fund any Eurodollar Rate Advance in the Designated Eurodollar Market.

     2.4 Letters of Credit .

          (a) The Existing Letters of Credit described in Schedule 2.4 shall be Letters of Credit for all purposes under this Agreement.

     (1) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at any time and from time to time from the Closing Date through the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, the Issuing Lender shall issue such Letters of Credit under the Commitment as Borrower may request by a Request for Letter of Credit; provided that:

          (i) giving effect to all such Letters of Credit, the sum of:

     (A) the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Revolving Notes; plus

     (B) the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Swing Line Notes; plus

     (C) the Aggregate Effective Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, does not exceed the then applicable Commitment; and

          (ii) the Aggregate Effective Amount under all outstanding Letters of Credit does not exceed $25,000,000.

     (2) Each Letter of Credit shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Lender.

     (3) Unless all the Lenders otherwise consent in a writing delivered to the Administrative Agent, the term of any Letter of Credit (other than any Existing Letters of Credit) shall not exceed twelve (12) months.

     (4) The term of any Letter of Credit (other than any Existing Letters of Credit) shall not extend beyond the Revolving Loan Maturity Date unless all the Lenders otherwise consent in a writing delivered to the Administrative Agent; provided, however , that a condition to the repayment in full of the Obligations and release of the Collateral shall include either (a) the Borrower’s provision to the Issuing Lender of cash collateral in the amount equal to 100% of the face amount of any Letter of Credit that will remain outstanding after repayment in full

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of the Obligations other than those relating to such Letter of Credit (or such lesser amount as shall then be available for drawing under any Letter of Credit); or (b) the Borrower’s provision to the Issuing Lender of a “back-up” standby letter of credit in the full face amount of any Letter of Credit that will remain outstanding after repayment in full of the Obligations other than those relating to such Letter of Credit (or such lesser amount as shall then be available under the Requested Letter of Credit) issued by a bank acceptable to the Issuing Bank in its reasonable discretion.

          (b) Each Request for Letter of Credit shall be submitted to the Issuing Lender, with a copy to the Administrative Agent, at least two (2) Banking Days prior to the date upon which the related Letter of Credit is proposed to be issued. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Issuing Lender whether such Request for Letter of Credit, and the issuance of a Letter of Credit pursuant thereto, conforms to the requirements of this Agreement. Upon issuance of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders, of the amount and terms thereof.

          (c) Upon the issuance of a Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to have purchased a pro rata participation in such Letter of Credit from the Issuing Lender in an amount equal to that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Commitment. Without limiting the scope and nature of each Lender’s participation in any Letter of Credit, to the extent that the Issuing Lender has not been reimbursed by Borrower for any payment required to be made by the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit, each Lender shall, pro rata according to its Pro Rata Share, reimburse the Issuing Lender through the Administrative Agent promptly upon demand for the amount of such payment. The obligation of each Lender to so reimburse the Issuing Lender shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by the occurrence of an Event of Default or any other occurrence or event. Any such reimbursement shall not relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lender for the amount of any payment made by the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit together with interest as hereinafter provided.

          (d) Borrower agrees to pay to the Issuing Lender through the Administrative Agent an amount equal to any payment made by the Issuing Lender with respect to each Letter of Credit within one (1) Banking Day after demand made by the Issuing Lender therefor, together with interest on such amount from the date of any payment made by the Issuing Lender at the rate applicable to Alternate Base Rate Loans for two (2) Banking Days and thereafter at the Default Rate. The principal amount of any such payment shall be used to reimburse the Issuing Lender for the payment made by it under the Letter of Credit and, to the extent that the Lenders have not reimbursed the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 2.4(c), the interest amount of any such payment shall be for the account of the Issuing Lender. Each Lender that has reimbursed the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 2.4(c) for its Pro Rata Share of any payment made by the Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit shall thereupon acquire a pro rata participation, to the extent of such reimbursement, in the claim of the Issuing Lender against Borrower for reimbursement of principal and interest under this Section 2.4(d) and shall share, in accordance with that pro rata participation, in any principal payment made by Borrower with respect to such claim and in any interest payment made by Borrower (but only with respect to

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periods subsequent to the date such Lender reimbursed the Issuing Lender) with respect to such claim.

          (e) Borrower may, pursuant to a Request for Loan, request that Advances be made pursuant to Section 2.1(a) to provide funds for the payment required by Section 2.4(d) and, for this purpose, the conditions precedent set forth in Article 8 shall not apply. The proceeds of such Advances shall be paid directly to the Issuing Lender to reimburse it for the payment made by it under the Letter of Credit.

          (f) If Borrower fails to make the payment required by Section 2.4(d) within the time period therein set forth, in lieu of the reimbursement to the Issuing Lender under Section 2.4(c) the Issuing Lender may (but is not required to), without notice to or the consent of Borrower, instruct the Administrative Agent to cause Advances to be made by the Lenders under the Commitment in an aggregate amount equal to the amount paid by the Issuing Lender with respect to that Letter of Credit and, for this purpose, the conditions precedent set forth in Article 8 shall not apply. The proceeds of such Advances shall be paid directly to the Issuing Lender to reimburse it for the payment made by it under the Letter of Credit.

          (g) The issuance of any supplement, modification, amendment, renewal, or extension to or of any Letter of Credit shall be treated in all respects the same as the issuance of a new Letter of Credit.

          (h) The obligation of Borrower to pay to the Issuing Lender the amount of any payment made by the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional, and irrevocable, subject only to performance by the Issuing Lender of its obligations to Borrower under Uniform Commercial Code Section 5109. Without limiting the foregoing, Borrower’s obligations shall not be affected by any of the following circumstances:

          (i) any lack of validity or enforceability prior to its stated expiration date of the Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

          (ii) any amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from the Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto, with the consent of Borrower;

          (iii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense, or other rights which Borrower may have at any time against the Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any beneficiary of the Letter of Credit (or any persons or entities for whom any such beneficiary may be acting) or any other Person, whether in connection with the Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transactions;

          (iv) any demand, statement, or any other document presented under the Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid, or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect whatsoever so long as any such document appeared substantially to comply with the terms of the Letter of Credit;

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          (v) payment by the Issuing Lender in good faith under the Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or any accompanying document which does not strictly comply with the terms of the Letter of Credit, unless the acceptance of such draft or other accompanying document constituted gross negligence;

          (vi) the existence, character, quality, quantity, condition, packing, value or delivery of any Property purported to be represented by documents presented in connection with any Letter of Credit or any difference between any such Property and the character, quality, quantity, condition, or value of such Property as described in such documents;

          (vii) the time, place, manner, order or contents of shipments or deliveries of Property as described in documents presented in connection with any Letter of Credit or the existence, nature and extent of any insurance relative thereto;

          (viii) the solvency or financial responsibility of any party issuing any documents in connection with a Letter of Credit;

          (ix) any failure or delay in notice of shipments or arrival of any Property;

          (x) any error in the transmission of any message relating to a Letter of Credit not caused by the Issuing Lender, or any delay or interruption in any such message;

          (xi) any error, neglect or default of any correspondent of the Issuing Lender in connection with a Letter of Credit;

          (xii) any consequence arising from acts of God, war, insurrection, civil unrest, disturbances, labor disputes, emergency conditions or other causes beyond the control of the Issuing Lender;

          (xiii) so long as the Issuing Lender in good faith determines that the contract or document appears substantially to comply with the terms of the Letter of Credit, the form, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any contract or document referred to in any document submitted to the Issuing Lender in connection with a Letter of Credit unless the Issuing Lender’s actions constituted gross negligence; and

          (xiv) where the Issuing Lender has acted in good faith and observed general banking usage, any other circumstances whatsoever unless the Issuing Lender’s actions constituted gross negligence.

          (i) The Issuing Lender shall be entitled to the protection accorded to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.6, with all necessary changes.

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          (j) The Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as published in its most current version by the International Chamber of Commerce, shall be deemed a part of this Section and shall apply to all Letters of Credit to the extent not inconsistent with applicable Law.

     2.5 Voluntary Reduction of Commitment . Borrower shall have the right, at any time and from time to time, without penalty or charge, upon at least five (5) Banking Days’ prior written notice by a Responsible Official of Borrower to the Administrative Agent, voluntarily to reduce, permanently and irrevocably, in aggregate principal amounts in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 but not less than $10,000,000, or to terminate, all or a portion of the then undisbursed portion of the Commitment. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of any reduction or termination of the Commitment under this Section.

     2.6 Administrative Agent’s Right to Assume Funds Available for Advances . Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender no later than 10:00 a.m. on the Banking Day of the proposed funding by the Administrative Agent of any Loan that such Lender does not intend to make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s portion of the total amount of such Loan, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on the date of the Loan and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to Borrower a corresponding amount. If the Administrative Agent has made funds available to Borrower based on such assumption and such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent promptly shall notify Borrower and Borrower shall pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent also shall be entitled to recover from such Lender interest on such corresponding amount in respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to Borrower to the date such corresponding amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent, at a rate per annum equal to the daily Federal Funds Rate. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its share of the Commitments or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent or Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

     2.7 Collateral . To the extent required in the Security Agreement, the Obligations shall be secured by a first priority ( subject to Liens permitted by Section 6.9) perfected Lien on the Collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement.

     2.8 Increase of Commitment .

          (a) If no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrower may at any time from time to time prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date request no more than two (2) increases of the Commitment by notice to the Administrative Agent in writing of the amount of such proposed increase (each such notice, a “ Commitment Increase Notice ”); provided, however, that, (i) the aggregate amount of the Commitment as so increased shall not exceed $55,000,000; and (ii) each individual request for an increase shall be in the minimum amount of $25,000,000. Any such Commitment Increase Notice delivered with

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respect to any proposed increase in the Commitment may offer one or more Revolving Lenders an opportunity to subscribe for its Pro Rata Share (with respect to the existing Commitment (prior to such increase)) of the increased Commitment. The Administrative Agent shall, within five (5) Banking Days after receipt of a Commitment Increase Notice, notify each Lender of such request. Each Lender desiring to increase its Commitment shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing no later than ten (10) Banking Days after receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent. Any Lender that does not notify the Administrative Agent within the time period specified above that it will increase its Commitment will be deemed to have rejected such offer. Any agreement by a Lender to increase its Commitment shall be irrevocable.

          (b) If any proposed increase in the Commitment is not fully subscribed by the existing Lenders pursuant to the procedure outlined in Section 2.8(a) preceding, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, offer to any existing Lender or to one or more additional banks or financial institutions which is an Eligible Assignee (each, a “ New Lender ”) the opportunity to participate in all or a portion of such unsubscribed portion of the increased Commitment, by notifying the Administrative Agent. Promptly and in any event within five (5) Banking Days after receipt of notice from Borrower of its desire to offer such unsubscribed commitments to certain existing Lenders or to any New Lender identified therein, the Administrative Agent shall notify such proposed lenders of the opportunity to participate in all or a portion of such unsubscribed portion of the increased Commitment.

          (c) Any New Lender which accepts the Borrower’s offer to participate in the increased Commitment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and Borrower a Commitment Assignment and Acceptance in accordance with Section 11.8 hereof (subject to the limitations on the amounts thereof set forth herein), and upon the effectiveness of such Commitment Assignment and Acceptance such New Lender shall become a Revolving Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement, and the signature pages hereof shall be deemed to be amended to add the name of such New Lender.

     On any date on which Commitments are increased, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (i) each of the existing Lenders shall assign to each of the New Lenders, and each of the New Lenders shall purchase from each of the existing Lenders, at the principal amount thereof (together with accrued interest), such interests in the Loans outstanding on such date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Loans will be held by existing Lenders and New Lenders ratably in accordance with their Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such new Commitments to the total Commitments hereunder, (ii) each new Commitment shall be deemed for all purposes a “Commitment” and each Loan made thereunder shall be deemed, for all purposes, a “Loan”, (iii) each New Lender shall become a “Lender” with respect to the new Commitment and all matters relating thereto and (iv) and Borrower shall compensate each Lender who shall have assigned any portion of any Eurodollar Rate Loans previously held by such Lender compensation in the amount that would have been payable to such Lender under Section 3.6(e) hereof had Borrower made a prepayment of such Eurodollar Rate Loans by an amount equal to such assigned portion thereof. Upon any increase in the Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.8 , Schedule 1.1 shall be deemed amended to reflect such new Commitment and Pro Rata Share of each Lender (including any New Lender), as thereby increased or decreased, as appropriate.

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     2.9 Swing Line Advances .

          (a) Commitment . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (including without limitation the provisions of this Section 2.9), Swing Line Lender agrees to make one or more Advances (each such advance being a “Swing Line Advance”) to the Borrower from time to time on any Banking Day during the period from the Closing Date until (but excluding) the Revolving Loan Maturity Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any one time outstanding the Swing Line Maximum Amount. Subject to the terms set forth herein, advances, repayments and readvances may be made under the Swing Line. Swing Line Advances requested by Borrower not later than 10:00 a.m. California time on a Banking Day shall be made by Swing Line Lender on such day. Swing Line Advances requested by Borrower after 10:00 a.m. California time on a Banking Day shall be made by Swing Line Lender as soon as possible, but no later than the following Banking Day.

          (b) Accrual of Interest and Maturity; Evidence of Indebtedness .

          (i) Swing Line Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing indebtedness of the Borrower to Swing Line Lender resulting from each Swing Line Advance from time to time, including the amount and date of each Swing Line Advance, its Applicable Interest Rate, and the amount and date of any repayment made on any Swing Line Advance from time to time. The entries made in such account or accounts of Swing Line Lender shall be prima facie evidence, absent manifest error, of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of Swing Line Lender to maintain such account, as applicable, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Swing Line Advances (and all other amounts owing with respect thereto) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

          (ii) The Borrower agrees that, upon the written request of Swing Line Lender, the Borrower will execute and deliver to Swing Line Lender a Swing Line Note.

          (iii) Borrower unconditionally promises to pay to the Swing Line Lender the then unpaid principal amount of such Swing Line Advance (plus all accrued and unpaid interest) on the Revolving Loan Maturity Date and on such other dates and in such other amounts as may be required from time to time pursuant to this Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Swing Line Advance shall, from time to time after the date of such Advance (until paid), bear interest at its Applicable Interest Rate.

          (c) Refunding of or Participation Interest in Swing Line Advances .

          (i) The Administrative Agent, at any time in its sole and absolute discretion, may, in each case on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably directs the Administrative Agent to act on their behalf) request each

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of the Lenders (including the Swing Line Lender in its capacity as a Lender) to make an Advance of the Revolving Loan to Borrower, in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Commitment of the aggregate principal amount of the Swing Line Advances outstanding on the date such notice is given (the “Refunded Swing Line Advances”). The applicable Revolving Loan Advances used to refund any Swing Line Advances shall be Alternate Base Rate Advances. In connection with the making of any such Refunded Swing Line Advances or the purchase of a participation interest in Swing Line Advances under Section 2.9(c)(ii) hereof, the Swing Line Lender shall retain its claim against Borrower for any unpaid interest or fees in respect thereof accrued to the date of such refunding. Unless any of the events described in Section 9.1(j) hereof shall have occurred (in which event the procedures of Section 2.9(c)(ii) shall apply) and regardless of whether the conditions precedent set forth in this Agreement to the making of a Revolving Loan Advance are then satisfied (but subject to Section 2.9(c)(iii)), each Lender shall make the proceeds of its Revolving Loan Advance available to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Swing Line Lender at the office of the Administrative Agent specified in Section 2.1(c) hereof prior to 12:00 p.m. California time on the Banking Day next succeeding the date such notice is given (which must be a Banking Day), in immediately available funds. The proceeds of such Revolving Loan Advances shall be immediately applied to repay the Refunded Swing Line Advances.

          (ii) If, prior to the making of an Advance of the Revolving Loan pursuant to Section 2.9(c)(i) hereof, one of the events described in Section 9.1(j) hereof shall have occurred, each Lender will, on the date such Advance of the Revolving Loan was to have been made, purchase from the Swing Line Lender an undivided participating interest in each Swing Line Advance that was to have been refunded in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Commitment of such Swing Line Advance. Each Lender within the time periods specified in Section 2.9(c)(i) hereof, as applicable, shall immediately transfer to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Swing Line Lender, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Commitment of the aggregate principal amount of all Swing Line Advances outstanding as of such date. Upon receipt thereof, the Administrative Agent will deliver to such Lender a Swing Line Participation Certificate evidencing such participation.

          (iii) Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loan Advances to refund Swing Line Advances, and to purchase participation interests, in accordance with Section 2.9(c)(i) and (ii), respectively, shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including, without limitation, (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against Swing Line Lender, Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of any Default or Event of Default; (C) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower or any other Person; (D) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by Borrower or any other Person; (E) any inability of

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Borrower to satisfy the conditions precedent to borrowing set forth in this Agreement on the date upon which such Revolving Loan Advance is to be made or such participating interest is to be purchased; (F) the termination of the Commitment hereunder; or (G) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. If any Lender does not make available to the Administrative Agent the amount required pursuant to Section 2.9(c)(i) or (ii) hereof, as the case may be, the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Swing Line Lender, shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender, together with interest thereon for each day from the date of non-payment until such amount is paid in full (x) for the first two (2) Banking Days such amount remains unpaid, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (y) thereafter, at the rate of interest then applicable to such Swing Line Advances. The obligation of any Lender to make available its pro rata portion of the amounts required pursuant to Section 2.9(c)(i) or (ii) hereof shall not be affected by the failure of any other Lender to make such amounts available, and no Lender shall have any liability to any Credit Party, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender, or any other Lender or any other party for another Lender’s failure to make available the amounts required under Section 2.9(c)(i) or (ii) hereof.

          (iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall be required to make any Revolving Loan Advance to refund a Swing Line Advance or to purchase a participation in a Swing Line Advance if at least two (2) Banking Days prior to the making of such Swing Line Advance by the Swing Line Lender, the officers of the Swing Line Lender immediately responsible for matters concerning this Agreement shall have received written notice from Administrative Agent or any Lender that Swing Line Advances should be suspended based on the occurrence and continuance of a Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”; provided, however that the obligation of the Lenders to make such Revolving Loan Advances (or purchase such participations) shall be reinstated upon the date on which such Default or Event of Default has been waived by the requisite Lenders. In the event that the Swing Line Lender receives any such notice, the Swing Line Lender shall have no obligation to fund any Swing Line Advances until such notice is withdrawn by the Administrative Agent or such Lender or until the requisite Lenders have waived such Default or Event of Default in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

          (v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.9 or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Swing Line Lender may terminate the Swing Line at any time in its sole discretion.

     2.10 Defaulting Lenders . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:

          (a) if any Swingline Advances are outstanding or any Obligations are outstanding with respect to any Letters of Credit at the time a Lender is a Defaulting Lender,

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Borrower shall within one Banking Day following notice by the Administrative Agent (i) prepay such Swingline Advances or, if agreed by the Swingline Lender, cash collateralize the amount of any Swingline Advances of the Defaulting Lender on terms satisfactory to the Swingline Lender; and (ii) cash collateralize the Aggregate Effective Amount of any Letters of Credit outstanding with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.4(a)(4) for so long as such Letters of Credit are outstanding; and

          (b) the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the Issuing Lender shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that cash collateral will be provided by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.4(a)(4).

Article 3

PAYMENTS AND FEES

     3.1 Principal and Interest .

          (a) Interest shall be payable on the outstanding daily unpaid principal amount of each Advance fr


 
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