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Exhibit 4.1
EXECUTION COPY
CONSENT AND WAIVER UNDER THE
SENIOR UNSECURED TERM
LOAN AGREEMENT
Dated as of March 18,
2005
CONSENT AND WAIVER UNDER THE SENIOR UNSECURED
TERM LOAN AGREEMENT, dated as of March 18, 2005 (this "
Consent "), among DRESSER, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the " Borrower "), the Guarantors (as
defined below), the Lenders listed on the signature pages hereto
and MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. (" MSSF "),
as Administrative Agent.
W I T
N E S S E T H
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WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the
Lenders party thereto and the Agents have entered into a Senior
Unsecured Term Loan Agreement dated as of March 1, 2004, (the "
Term Loan Agreement "; capitalized terms used herein
but not defined shall be used herein as defined in the Term Loan
Agreement).
WHEREAS, the Borrower desires to modify the Term
Loan Agreement in certain respects and to waive certain Defaults
and Events of Default under the Credit Agreement, in each case as
provided herein;
WHEREAS, the Required Lenders have agreed,
subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to
modify the Term Loan Agreement in response to the Borrower’s
request as set forth below;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises
and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Consent . Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in the Term Loan Agreement, the
Required Lenders hereby consent to (a) the extension of the
delivery date specified for the audited financial statements for
the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2004 and the other material with
respect to such Fiscal Year required by Section 5.01(b) of the Term
Loan Agreement to no later than May 30, 2005 (the " 10K
Extended Delivery Date "), it being understood and agreed
that if the Borrower fails to deliver such audited financial
statements and other materials on or before the 10K Extended
Delivery Date, and a notice of Default with respect to such failure
is delivered to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or the
Lenders holding of at least 25% of the outstanding principal amount
of the Senior Unsecured Obligations pursuant to Section 6.01(c) of
the Term Loan Agreement, such failure shall constitute an Event of
Default for all purposes under the Loan Documents and (b) the
extension of the delivery date specified for the material required
by Section 5.01(b) with respect to the fiscal quarter ended March
31, 2005 to no later than June 29, 2005 (the " 10Q Extended
Delivery Date "), it being understood and agreed that if
the Borrower fails to deliver the materials required by Section
5.01(b) with respect to the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005 by
the 10Q Extended Delivery
Date, and a notice of Default with respect to
such failure is delivered to the Borrower by the Administrative
Agent or the Lenders holding of at least 25% of the outstanding
principal amount of the Senior Unsecured Obligations pursuant to
Section 6.01(c) of the Term Loan Agreement, such failure shall
constitute an Event of Default for all purposes under the Loan
Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is further understood
and agreed that the Borrower shall deliver to the Lenders all
financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005
that are provided to the "Lenders" under the Existing Credit
Agreement at the same time as such financial statements are
delivered under the Existing Credit Agreement, and if the Borrower
fails to do so, and a notice of Default with respect to such
failure is delivered to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or
the Lenders holding of at least 25% of the outstanding principal
amount of the Senior Unsecured Obligations pursuant to Section
6.01(c) of the Term Loan Agreement, such failure shall constitute
an Event of Default for all purposes under the Loan
Documents.
SECTION 2. Waiver . The Lenders holding
not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding Senior Unsecured Obligations hereby waive any Default
or Event of Default in respect of the provisions of Sections
3.01(a)(iv), 3.01(c), 4.01(f), 4.01(g), 4.01(h), 4.01(j), 5.01(b)
and 5.01(c) of the Term Loan Agreement and any related or
substantially comparable provision of any Loan Document, in each
case consisting of, resulting from or relating in any respect to
(i) the re-audit, revision or restatement of any financial
statement delivered prior to the date of this Consent and Waiver by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (including, without
limitation, any misstatement therein or in any certificate,
representation or warranty relating thereto, or any error, defect
or deficiency in accounting procedures or in the application of
accounting principles reflected thereby or relating thereto), (ii)
any failure to deliver any such financial statement when or as
required, except as required by Section 1 above, (iii) any failure
to comply with any obligation that became required to be performed
or observed under any of such provisions by reason of the
occurrence of any such Default or Event of Default or (iv) any
misstatement as to the absence of any such Default or Event of
Default.
SECTION 3. Conditions to Effectiveness .
This Consent shall become effective on the date (the "
Effective Date ") when each of the conditions set
forth in this Section 3 to this Consent shall have been fulfilled
to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent.
(i) Execution of Counterparts . The
Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this
Consent, duly executed and delivered on behalf of each of (a) the
Borrower and each Guarantor, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c)
the Required Lenders, or as to any of the foregoing parties, advice
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that each of
the foregoing parties has executed a counterpart of this
Consent.
(ii) Payment of Fees and Expenses . The
Borrower shall have paid (a) to the Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of each Lender executing this Consent on or before March
17, 2005, a fee equal to 0.05% of the aggregate Commitments and
Advances of each such Lender and (b) all expenses (including the
fees and expenses of Shearman & Sterling LLP) incurred in
connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this
Consent and other matters relating to the Term Loan Agreement from
and after the last invoice to the extent invoiced.
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SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties
. Each Borrower hereby represents and warrants that as of the date
hereof no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result
from the effectiveness of this Consent.
SECTION 5. Reference to and Effect on the
Transaction Documents . (a) On and after the effectiveness of
this Consent, each reference in the Term Loan Agreement to
"hereunder", "hereof" or words of like import referring to the Term
Loan Agreement, and each reference in the other transaction
documents to the "Credit Agreement", "thereunder", "thereof" or
words of like import referring to the Term Loan Agreement, shall
mean and be a reference to the Term Loan Agreement as modified by
this Consent.
(b) The Term Loan Agreement, the Notes and each
of the other Loan Documents, as specifically amended by this
Consent, are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and
are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed.
(c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of
this Consent shall not, except as expressly provided herein,
operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or
any Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver
of any provision of any of the Loan Documents.
SECTION 6. Execution in Counterparts .
This Consent may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which
taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this
Consent by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Consent.
SECTION 7. Governing Law . This Consent
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of
the State of New York, and shall be subject to the jurisdictional
and service provisions of the Term Loan Agreement, as if this were
a part of the Term Loan Agreement.
SECTION 8. Entire Agreement; Modification
. This Consent constitutes the entire agreement of the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, there being no
other agreements or understandings, oral, written or otherwise,
respecting such subject matter, any such agreement or understanding
being superseded hereby, shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns, and may not be amended, extended or otherwise modified,
except in a writing executed in whole or in counterparts by each
party hereto.
[Signatures follow.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
caused this Consent to be executed and delivered by their
respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above
written
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DRESSER, INC., as Borrower
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By:
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/S/ JAMES
A.
NATTIER
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[STAMP]
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Name:
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James A. Nattier
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Title:
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Executive Vice President
and
Chief Financial Officer
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THE GUARANTORS
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DRESSER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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By:
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/S/ JAMES
A.
NATTIER
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Name:
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James A. Nattier
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Title:
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Executive Vice
President
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DRESSER RE, INC.
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By:
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/S/ JAMES
A.
NATTIER
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Name:
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James A. Nattier
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Title:
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Executive Vice
President
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DRESSER RUSSIA, INC.
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[STAMP]
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By:
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/S/ JAMES
A.
NATTIER
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Name:
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James A. Nattier
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Title:
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Executive Vice
President
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LVF HOLDING CORPORATION
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By:
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/S/ JAMES
A.
NATTIER
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Name:
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James A. Nattier
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Title:
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Executive Vice
President
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DRESSER ENTECH, INC.
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By:
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/S/ JAMES
A.
NATTIER
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Name:
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James A. Nattier
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Title:
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Executive Vice
President
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RING-O VALVE, INCORPORATED
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By:
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/S/ JAMES
A.
NATTIER
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Name:
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James A. Nattier
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Title:
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Executive Vice
President
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DRESSER CHINA, INC.
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By:
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/S/ JAMES
A.
NATTIER
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[STAMP]
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Name:
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James A. Nattier
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Title:
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Executive Vice
President
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MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Administrative Agent
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By:
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/s/ EUGENE
MARTIN
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Name:
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Eugene Martin
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Title:
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Managing
Director
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MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
as Collateral Agent
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By:
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/s/ EUGENE
MARTIN
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Name:
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Eugene Martin
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Title:
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Managing
Director
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LENDERS
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LANDMARK CDO LIMITED
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By:
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ALADDIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC,
AS MANAGER
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[ Print Name of Financial Institution
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By:
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/s/ JOSEPH
MORONEY
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Name:
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JOSEPH MORONEY
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Title:
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DIRECTOR
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LENDERS
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LANDMARK II CDO LIMITED
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By:
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ALADDIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
as MANAGER
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[ Print Name of Financial Institution
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By:
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/s/ JOSEPH
MORONEY
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Name:
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JOSEPH MORONEY
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Title:
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DIRECTOR
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LENDERS
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LANDMARK III CDO LIMITED
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By:
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ALADDIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
as MANAGER
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[ Print Name of Financial Institution
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By:
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/s/ JOSEPH
MORONEY
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Name:
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JOSEPH MORONEY
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Title:
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DIRECTOR
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LENDERS
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LANDMARK IV CDO LIMITED
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By:
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ALADDIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
as MANAGER
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[ Print Name of Financial Institution
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By:
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/s/ JOSEPH
MORONEY
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Name:
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JOSEPH MORONEY
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Title:
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DIRECTOR
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LENDERS
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American Express Certificate Company
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By:
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American Express Asset Management Group, Inc. as
Collateral Manager
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[ Print Name of Financial Institution
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By:
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/s/ YVONNE
E.
STEVENS
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Name:
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Yvonne E.
Stevens
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Title:
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Senior Managing
Director
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LENDERS
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Centurion CDO II, Ltd.
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By:
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American Express Asset Management Group, Inc. as
Collateral Manager
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[ Print Name of Financial Institution
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By:
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/s/ VINCENT
P. PHAM
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Name:
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Vincent P. Pham
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Title:
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Director-Operations
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LENDERS
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Centurion CDO III, Ltd.
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By:
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American Express Asset Management Group, Inc. as
Collateral Manager
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[ Print Name of Financial Institution
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By:
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/s/ VINCENT
P. PHAM
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Name:
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Vincent P. Pham
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Title:
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Director-Operations
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LENDERS
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Centurion CDO VI, Ltd.
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By:
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American Express Asset Management Group, Inc. as
Collateral Manager
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[ Print Name of Financial Institution
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By:
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/s/ VINCENT
P. PHAM
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Name:
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Vincent P. Pham
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Title:
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Director-Operations
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LENDERS
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Centurion CDO VII, Ltd.
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By:
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American Express Asset Management Group, Inc. as
Collateral Manager
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[ Print Name of Financial Institution
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By:
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/s/ VINCENT
P. PHAM
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Name:
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Vincent P. Pham
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Title:
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Director-Operations
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LENDERS
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IDS Life Insurance Company
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By:
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American Express Asset Management Group, Inc. as
Collateral Manager
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[ Print Name of Financial Institution
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By:
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/s/ YVONNE
E.
STEVENS
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Name:
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Yvonne E.
Stevens
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Title:
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Senior Managing
Director
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LENDERS
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Sequils-Centurion V, Ltd.
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By:
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American Express Asset Management Group, Inc. as
Collateral Manager
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[ Print Name of Financial Institution
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By:
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/s/ VINCENT
P. PHAM
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Name:
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Vincent P. Pham
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Title:
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Director-Operations
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LENDERS
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AMMC CDO I, LIMITED
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By:
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American Money Management Corp.,
as Collateral Manager
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By:
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/s/ CHESTER
M. ENG
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Name:
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Chester M. Eng
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Title:
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Senior Vice
President
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LENDERS
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AMMC CDO II, LIMITED
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By:
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American Money Management Corp.,
as Collateral Manager
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By:
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/s/ CHESTER
M. ENG
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Name:
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Chester M. Eng
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Title:
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Senior Vice
President
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LENDERS
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ARES III CLO Ltd.
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By:
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ARES CLO Management LLC,
Investment Manager
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By:
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/s/ SETH J.
BRUFSKY
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Name:
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SETH J. BRUFSKY
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Title:
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VICE PRESIDENT
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LENDERS
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Ares IV CLO Ltd.
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By:
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Ares CLO Management IV, L.P.,
Investment Manager
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By:
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Ares CLO GP IV, LLC,
Its Managing Member
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By:
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/s/ SETH J.
BRUFSKY
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Name:
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SETH J. BRUFSKY
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Title:
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VICE PRESIDENT
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LENDERS
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Ares VI CLO Ltd.
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By:
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Ares CLO Management VI, L.P.,
Investment Manager
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By:
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Ares CLO GP VI, LLC,
Its Managing Member
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By:
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/s/ SETH J.
BRUFSKY
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Name:
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SETH J. BRUFSKY
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Title:
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VICE PRESIDENT
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LENDERS
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Ares VII CLO Ltd.
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By:
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Ares CLO Management VII, L.P.,
Investment Manager
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By:
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Ares CLO GP VII, LLC,
Its General Partner
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By:
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/s/ SETH J.
BRUFSKY
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Name:
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SETH J. BRUFSKY
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Title:
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VICE PRESIDENT
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LENDERS
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Ares VIII CLO Ltd.
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By:
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Ares CLO Management VIII, L.P.,
Investment Manager
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By:
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Ares CLO GP VIII, LLC,
Its General Partner
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By:
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/s/ SETH J.
BRUFSKY
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Name:
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SETH J. BRUFSKY
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Title:
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VICE PRESIDENT
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LENDERS
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ARES ENHANCED LOAN INVESTMENT STRATEGY,
LTD.
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By:
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Ares Enhanced Loan Management, L.P.,
Investment Manager
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By:
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Ares Enhanced Loan GP, LLC
Its General Partner
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By:
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/s/ SETH J.
BRUFSKY
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Name:
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SETH J. BRUFSKY
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Title:
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VICE PRESIDENT
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LENDERS
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Black Diamond CLO 2000-1, Ltd.
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By:
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/s/ ALAN
CORKISH
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Name:
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Alan Corkish
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Title:
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Director
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BLACK DIAMOND CLO 2005 - 1, LTD.
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By:
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/s/ WENDY
EBANKS
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Name:
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Wendy Ebanks
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Director
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LENDERS
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Black Diamond International Funding,
Ltd.
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/s/ ALAN
CORKISH
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Alan Corkish
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Director
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CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE
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/s/ JOHN
ROZARIO
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John Rozario
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AUTHORIZED
SIGNATORY
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/s/ CHARLES
HENRY
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Charles Henry
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AUTHORIZED
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Columbus Loan Funding Ltd.
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Travelers Asset Management International Company
LLC
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/s/ JOHN
O’
CONNELL
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Name:
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John O’
Connell
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Vice President
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Citigroup Investments Corporate Loan Fund
Inc.
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By:
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Travelers Asset Management International Company
LLC
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By:
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/s/ JOHN
O’
CONNELL
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John O’
Connell
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Vice President
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LENDERS
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THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY
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/s/ ALLEN
CANTRELL
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ALLEN CANTRELL
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INVESTMENT
OFFICER
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LENDERS
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TRS CALLISTO LLC
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