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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K/A

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 15, 2024 (August 12, 2024)

 

 

KLDiscovery Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-38789

61-1898603

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

9023 Columbine Road

 

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

 

55347

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 888 811-3789

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 


Name of each exchange on which registered

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 


Explanatory Note

This amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to include the Introductory Note to the Report, which was inadvertently omitted from the original Form 8-K filed on August 15, 2024 (the “Original 8-K”). Except as set forth herein, the Company has not updated any information contained therein to reflect any events that have occurred since the date of the Original 8-K.

Introductory Note

As previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 8, 2024 (the “July 8-K”), on July 3, 2024, KLDiscovery Inc. and its direct and indirect affiliated entities (collectively, the “Company”) entered into:

a Transaction Support Agreement (including the exhibits, term sheets, and schedules thereto, the “TSA”) with: (1) the holders of all of the Company’s convertible debentures due January 10, 2025 (the “Debentures”): an affiliate of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (“OTPP”) and certain affiliates of MGG Investment Group LP (“MGG”) that hold Debentures (collectively, the “Debenture Holders”); (2) the Company’s term loan lenders and revolving credit facility lender under the Credit Agreement (defined below); and (3) certain holders of equity interests in the Company; and

an Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with the Debenture Holders.

The TSA contemplates a series of transactions (the “Transactions”) that effectuate a financial restructuring of the Company’s capital structure and reduce the Company’s indebtedness (the “Restructuring”). In accordance with the TSA, the Company and the Debenture Holders entered into the Exchange Agreement, pursuant to which the Debenture Holders agreed to exchange the Debentures for an aggregate number of new shares of the Company’s common stock representing 96% of the Fully-Diluted Shares (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) (such exchange, the “Debenture Exchange”). See Item 3.02 of this Form 8-K for additional information regarding the number of shares and classes of common stock issued in the Debenture Exchange.

The closing of the Transactions, including the Debenture Exchange, (the “Closing”), occurred on August 14, 2024 (the “Closing Date”). Effective as of the Closing, the Debentures were cancelled and shares of the Company’s common stock representing, in the aggregate, 96% of the Fully-Diluted Shares were issued to the Debenture Holders and a designee thereof.

The foregoing descriptions of the TSA, the Exchange Agreement and the Restructuring do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to Item 1.01 of the July 8-K and the full text of the TSA and the Exchange Agreement, copies of which were attached to the July 8-K as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Mutual Release Agreement

At the Closing, the Company entered into the Mutual Release Agreement (the “Mutual Release Agreement”), dated August 14, 2024, with the Debenture Holders and certain Company equity holders, including affiliates of Carlyle Equity Opportunity GP, L.P. (“Carlyle”), Pivotal SPAC Funding LLC, MGG SF Evergreen Master Fund (Cayman) LP, and Christopher Weiler (all parties to the Mutual Release Agreement other than the Company, collectively, the “Consenting Stakeholders”). The Mutual Release Agreement includes customary mutual releases provided by the parties thereto in favor of the Company, the Consenting Stakeholders, and each of their respective related parties of any claims arising before or on the Closing Date relating to any act or omission, agreement or event existing immediately prior to the Closing in connection with the management, ownership, or operation of the Company, the purchase or sale of any Company security, the subject matter of, or the events giving rise to, any claim or equity interest that is treated in the Transactions, the business or contractual arrangements among the parties thereto, the Company’s restructuring efforts, intercompany transactions, the TSA and any restructuring transaction, contract, instrument, release, or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the TSA, with customary exceptions for, among other things:

Conduct constituting gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct, or a criminal act;
Rights to indemnification, insurance, or wages/compensation/benefits;
Ordinary course obligations related to e-discovery and/or data platform services unrelated to the Transactions;
The ability to seek specific performance under the Mutual Release Agreement, TSA, the Exchange Agreement and other transaction agreements; and
Existing statements of work, engagement letters, and similar obligations/invoices in relation to services provided by the Company.

 

 

Credit Agreement Amendment

The Company is party to a Credit Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2021, with KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a LD Lower Holdings Inc.), LD Topco Inc, and other guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, Ally Bank as a lender and L/C Issuer, and Wilmington Trust National Association, as administrative agent and collateral agent (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”). At the Closing, the Company and the other parties to the Credit Agreement entered into the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Security Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2024 (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”). As contemplated by the term sheet attached to the TSA, the Credit Agreement Amendment provides for:

an 18-month extension of the maturity of the term loans under the Credit Agreement to August 9, 2027;

an increase of 100 basis points to the rates applicable to borrowings under the Credit Agreement;

a commitment fee of 0.75% at all times (removing the step-down option) payable to the lender in the revolving credit facility; and

certain adjustments to the covenants applicable to the Company.

Second Lien Credit Agreement

At the Closing, the Company, KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc., LD Topco, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto, MGG, as Agent, and the Debenture Holders, as lenders, entered into a Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2024 (the “Second Lien Credit Agreement”). Pursuant to the Second Lien Credit Agreement, the Debenture Holders made a $50.0 million term loan to the Company. The proceeds of the Second Lien Credit Agreement were utilized to fund transaction costs and repay a portion of the obligations outstanding under the Credit Agreement.

As contemplated by the term sheet attached to the TSA, the Second Lien Credit Agreement provides for inter alia, the following terms:

an interest rate of 17% per annum, payable in kind by capitalizing such accrued interest and adding it to the principal amount of the Second Lien Credit Agreement on a quarterly basis;

obligations under the Second Lien Credit Agreement to be secured on a second-lien basis by a perfected security interest in equivalent collateral to the collateral securing the loans under the Credit Agreement;
the entry by the agent for the lenders under the Second Lien Credit Agreement into a customary intercreditor agreement with the agent under the Credit Agreement, providing for payment and lien subordination of the indebtedness evidenced thereby to the indebtedness evidenced by the Credit Agreement; and

affirmative and negative covenants, representations and warranties consistent with those (subject to basket and covenant cushions of not less than 15%) set forth in the Credit Agreement.

New Stockholders Agreement

At the Closing, the Company, OTPP and certain affiliates of MGG that hold the Company’s common stock (collectively, the “MGG Stockholders,” and together with OTPP, the “Major Stockholders,” and each, a “Major Stockholder”) entered into the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2024 (the “New Stockholders Agreement”). It provides, among other things, that, effective as of the Closing:

The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) will consist of seven directors;
The Company stockholders who are parties to the New Stockholders Agreement will vote their Company common stock to cause the following individuals to be elected to the Board: the Chief Executive Officer of the Company; two persons designated for nomination by the MGG Stockholders; two individuals designated for nomination by OTPP; and two independent directors whom the Board determines have no relationship with the Company or a Major Stockholder that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director (each of which shall be designated for nomination by mutual agreement of the MGG Stockholders and OTPP);

The Company stockholders who are parties to the New Stockholders Agreement will vote their Company common stock to remove a director from office by the vote of stockholders upon the occurrence of any of the following: (i) written request of the person(s) who would be entitled to designate a replacement nominee for such director pursuant to the New Stockholders Agreement to remove such director; (ii) with respect to the director who is also the CEO, if he or she ceases to serve as the CEO; or (iii) in the case of an independent director, if he or she ceases to be independent;
The presence of at least one director designated by the MGG Stockholders and one director designated by OTPP is required to establish a quorum for a meeting of the Board;
The consent of each Major Stockholder is required for certain actions relating to the Company or any of its subsidiaries including, among others:
o
any dissolution, winding up or bankruptcy filing;
o
any change in its principal lines of business or amendments to its organizational documents with respect to Major Stockholder approval matters;
o
a sale of the Company, whether through merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, stock or otherwise, other than pursuant to a Forced Sale as described below;
o
incurrence of indebtedness other than indebtedness in existence as of the Closing or not in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate;
o
agreements to (i) increase the interest payable on or total yield on any indebtedness existing as of the Closing by more than 2.0% per annum, (ii) increase the scheduled payments or prepayments of principal under such indebtedness, (iii) modify any covenant or obligations related to such indebtedness in a manner adverse to the Company or (iv) modify the maturity date of any such indebtedness;
o
acquisitions of assets or securities whether through merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination or otherwise, in any transaction or series of related transactions for consideration in excess of $1,000,000 or sales or other dispositions of assets in any transaction or series of related transactions with a fair market value in excess of $500,000;
o
any issuance of equity securities (or securities convertible or exercisable therefor) other than shares of Company common stock issued (i) pursuant to the exercise of any conversion rights set forth in the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “New Certificate”); (ii) upon vesting or exercise of awards issued under the Management Incentive Plan established in accordance with the TSA or the Company’s 2019 Incentive Award Plan; or (iii) upon exercise of any warrants outstanding as of the Closing to purchase common stock;
o
any redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of the Company’s or its subsidiary’s securities, other than pursuant to employment arrangements known to the Board and that existed prior to the Closing or certain redemptions of Class B-2 common stock of the Company as contemplated in the New Certificate;
o
any change in the size or composition of the Board;

o
the creation of any committee of the Board, selection of such committee’s members, or change in scope of authority of such committee;
o
the appointment, termination or replacement of the Company’s auditor, or any material change in the Company’s accounting principles (except as required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles);
o
the appointment, termination or replacement of the CEO and any other officer that reports directly to the CEO or the Board;
o
entry into or amendment of employment agreements for, and otherwise setting compensation for, the CEO or any other officer that reports directly to the CEO or Board;
o
adoption of any incentive plans or similar arrangements for officers, employees or service providers;
o
declaration or payment of dividends with respect to any of its equity securities other than dividends required to be declared and paid under the New Certificate;
o
entry into or amendment of, or waiver of compliance with, any contract or transaction with a stockholder of the Company or any affiliate thereof, or any Company director or officer or their immediate family members, other than performance by the Company in accordance with the terms of contracts known to the Board and in effect as of the Closing;


o
creation of subsidiaries of the Company (which, if created, must be in conformity with certain regulations under the Pension Benefits Act Regulations (Ontario) that restrict OTPP from directly or indirectly investing in securities of a corporation that carry more than 30% of the votes that may be cast for the election of directors of the corporation);
o
making of loans, advances or capital contributions to any person in excess of $250,000 (other than advancement of expenses required by the New Certificate or any indemnification agreement approved by the Board);
o
entry by the Company into any joint venture or similar arrangement; and
o
commencement or settlement of any litigation, arbitration, dispute or proceeding reasonably expected to involve an amount in controversy greater than $500,000 or with respect to a material matter raised via the Company’s whistleblower hotline;
The Company must follow a budget and business plan approved by the Major Stockholders (or, in the absence of such approval, as set out in the New Stockholders Agreement);
No Company stockholder party to the New Stockholders Agreement may transfer its shares of Company common stock (other than to the Company or certain customary permitted transfers) without the prior consent of each Major Stockholder;
If the Major Stockholders approve a Sale of the Company (as defined in the New Stockholders Agreement), the Company stockholders who are parties to the New Stockholders Agreement will be required to approve such transaction and, if such transaction contemplates the sale of Company stockholders’ common stock, sell the same pro rata portion of their common stock in such sale as is being sold by each Major Stockholder on the same terms and conditions applicable to the Major Stockholders;
Beginning 54 months after the Closing Date, either Major Stockholder may cause the Company to initiate a process intended to result in a Sale of the Company (a “Forced Sale”); provided, that the other Major Stockholder may, if such sale process is initiated before the date falling 66 months after the Closing Date and certain other conditions are satisfied, elect to delay the sale process in certain circumstances; and
The New Stockholders Agreement will terminate upon the earliest to occur of a Qualified IPO (as defined in the New Stockholders Agreement), a Qualified Direct Listing (as defined in the New Stockholders Agreement), a Sale of the Company (as defined in the New Stockholders Agreement) or the written agreement of the Company and the Major Stockholders to terminate the New Stockholders Agreement.

The foregoing descriptions of the Mutual Release Agreement, the Credit Agreement Amendment, the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the New Stockholders Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

At the Closing, the Company and affiliates of Carlyle Equity Opportunity GP, L.P. (“Carlyle”), entered into an Amendment and Termination Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2024, which terminated the Company’s Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019, by and among the Company (f/k/a Pivotal Acquisition Corp.), affiliates of Carlyle and Revolution Growth III LP and certain other signatories thereto, effective as of the Closing. The foregoing description of the Amendment and Termination Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.5 and incorporated herein by reference.

As a result of the consummation of the Debenture Exchange, all outstanding Debentures were cancelled and that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of December 16, 2019 by and between the Company and the Debenture Holders, as amended, was terminated.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “8-K”) concerning the Second Lien Credit Agreement is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note concerning the Debenture Exchange and Item 5.03 this 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.


Pursuant to the Debenture Exchange effected under the Exchange Agreement, the Company issued the following securities on August 14, 2024:

943,798,291 shares of Class A common stock and 145,851,317 shares of Class B-1 common stock, in the aggregate, to the Debenture Holders in exchange for the cancellation of the Debentures; and

145,851,317 shares of Class B-2 common stock to a third party designated by OTPP in exchange for an aggregate subscription price of $14.59.

The shares of common stock issued and sold pursuant to the Debenture Exchange were offered and sold by the Company in reliance upon an exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering.

Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note, Item 1.01 concerning the New Stockholders Agreement and Second Lien Credit Agreement, Item 5.02 and Item 5.03 of this 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.01.

As a result of the consummation of the Debenture Exchange, a change in control of the Company occurred and the Debenture Holders acquired control of the Company. Immediately following the Closing, MGG owned approximately 61.52 % of the outstanding Class A common stock of the Company and OTPP owned approximately 34.4% of the outstanding Class A common stock of the Company and 100% of the outstanding Class B-1 common stock of the Company.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note of this 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.

Effective as of the Closing:

each of Ian Fujiyama, Jill Frizzley, Neal P. Goldman, Kevin Griffin, Evan Morgan, Lawrence Prior III, Arjun Shah, Lauren Tanenbaum, Christopher J. Weiler and Richard Williams resigned from his or her respective position as a member of the Company’s board of directors, and any committee thereof, effective as of the Closing (which resignations were tendered in connection with the Transactions and not as a result of any disagreements between the Company and the resigning individuals on any matters related to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices); and

Kevin Griffin, Lee Sienna, Dale Stohr, Mike Suchsland, Anthony Waszkiewicz and Christopher J. Weiler became the directors of the Company in accordance with the New Certificate and the New Stockholders Agreement.

Following the Closing, the Board selected Michael Suchsland as the new Chairperson of the Board. Also following the Closing, in consideration of various factors, including the new composition of the Board, the Board terminated the previous committees of the Board, the Company’s previous Corporate Governance Guidelines, and the Company’s previous Non-Employee Director Compensation Program. The new committees and assignment of directors to those committees, formal corporate governance guidelines, and director compensation arrangements have not yet been determined.

Among the new directors, Kevin Griffin and Dale Stohr are affiliated with MGG, while Lee Sienna and Anthony Waszkiewicz are affiliated with OTPP. As described in this 8-K, MGG and OTPP have been involved in various aspects of the Transactions; are parties to the TSA, the Exchange Agreement and the New Stockholders Agreement with the Company; are beneficial holders of more than 5% of our capital stock; and control the Company following the Closing. Additionally, MGG is a party to the Second Lien Credit Agreement. The information set forth in the Introductory Note, Item 1.01, Item 3.02, and Item 5.01 of this 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.

From time to time, we may make sales to and purchases from companies that are affiliated with MGG or OTPP. Such transactions have been entered into in the ordinary course of business and are not considered material or related party transactions.

Christopher Weiler is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The disclosure regarding Matt Weiler and Nick Weiler, the sons of Christopher Weiler, that is set forth under “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions” in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2024 is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

New Certificate

As described in Item 5.07 below, on August 12, 2024, at a special meeting of stockholders of the Company (the “Special Meeting”), upon the recommendation of the Board, the Company’s stockholders approved the New Certificate, which amended and restated the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Second Certificate”), as described below. The New Certificate became effective upon filing the New Certificate with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 14, 2024. The New Certificate provides as follows:

Capital Stock

The New Certificate authorizes a total of 4,501,000,000 shares of capital stock. The number of authorized shares of all classes of common stock of the Company was increased from 200,000,000 in the Second Certificate to 4,500,000,000 in the New Certificate. The authorized shares of Company common stock were separated into three classes of common stock as follows:

2,500,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share;
1,000,000,000 shares of Class B-1 common stock, par value $0.0001 per share; and
1,000,000,000 shares of Class B-2 common stock, par value $0.0000001 per share.

 

The New Certificate also authorizes 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, which is consistent with the Second Certificate.

The establishment of the Class B-1 common stock and Class B-2 common stock was necessary to facilitate OTPP’s compliance with certain regulations under the Pension Benefits Act Regulations (Ontario) that restrict OTPP from directly or indirectly investing in securities of a corporation that carry more than 30% of the votes that may be cast for the election of directors of the corporation.

As a result of the reclassification of the Company’s common stock effected pursuant to the New Certificate, each issued and outstanding share of Company common stock prior to Closing automatically, without any further action on the part of the Company or any holder of common stock, was reclassified and changed into one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A common stock. There is no difference in the rights, preferences or privileges of the Company’s common stock outstanding prior to Closing and the Class A common stock outstanding after Closing.

Voting Rights

Each share of common stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders or in connection with any stockholder action taken by written consent, with such voting to occur together as a single class, subject to the following:

holders of Class B-1 common stock will not be entitled to vote on the election, removal or replacement of directors; and

holders of Class B-2 common stock will have no voting rights except on the election, removal or replacement of directors.

Dividends

Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any preferred stock, holders of Class A common stock and Class B-1 common stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors on an equal, identical pro-rata basis. Holders of Class B-2 common stock are entitled to an aggregate annual dividend of CAD$10,000 (grossed up by the amount of any withholding or similar tax required by law to be imposed on such dividend) but will not participate in or have a right to receive any other dividends declared on the Company common stock.

Liquidation Rights

Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any preferred stock, the holders of Class B-2 common stock shall be entitled to an amount per share equal to the sum of any unpaid dividends accrued on such share and the par value of each such share of Class B-2 common stock. Following satisfaction of the liquidation preference of the holders of Class B-2 common stock, holders of Class A and Class B-1 common stock shall be entitled to receive any remaining assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders, ratably in proportion to the number of shares held by them. Holders of Class B-2 common stock shall not be entitled to receive anything in this second distribution.


Conversion Rights

Shares of Class A common stock are convertible by the holder thereof at any time into an equal number of shares of Class B-1 common stock and an equal number of shares of Class B-2 common stock if, at such time, such holder of Class A common stock is the record owner of shares of Class B-1 common stock or Class B-2 common stock. Shares of Class B-1 common stock are convertible at any time by the holder thereof into an equal number of shares of Class A common stock if, contemporaneously with such conversion, an equal number of shares of Class B-2 common stock are redeemed by the Company for nominal consideration.

Business and Affairs of the Company

The New Certificate provides that the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Company is vested in the Board and will be conducted in accordance with the New Bylaws and, prior to the termination of the New Stockholders Agreement, the New Stockholders Agreement. The New Certificate also provides that, notwithstanding anything in the New Certificate to the contrary, prior to the termination of the New Stockholders Agreement, the Company may not engage in any act or activity that would breach the New Stockholders Agreement and any such act or activity shall be void ab initio unless such act or activity is approved, or ratified after such act or activity occurs, by the consent of the Major Stockholders.

 

Board Classification

The Second Certificate classified the Board into three classes of directors, with each class serving a term of three years. The New Certificate declassifies the Board, with each director serving a term of one year. The New Certificate provides that vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled only by stockholders and not by directors.

Action by Written Consent

The Second Certificate did not permit the Company’s stockholders to take action by written consent in lieu of a meeting. The New Certificate provides that any action that is required or permitted to be taken by the Company’s stockholders at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be effected by written consent in lieu of a meeting of stockholders.

Corporate Opportunities

The New Certificate exempts each Major Stockholder and its affiliates, successors, directly or indirectly managed funds or vehicles, partners, principals, directors, officers, members, managers and employees, including any of the foregoing who serve as officers or directors of the Company (collectively, the “Exempted Persons”), from the doctrine of corporate opportunity, or any other analogous doctrine. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Exempted Persons shall not have any fiduciary duty to refrain from and shall not be liable to the Company or its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by engaging, directly or indirectly, in the same or similar business activities as the Company or in business with a competitor of the Company or otherwise competing with the Company. In addition, the New Certificate provides that a corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to belong to the Company if it is a business opportunity that the Company is not financially or legally able or contractually permitted to undertake, or that is, from its nature, not in the line of the Company’s business or is of no practical advantage to it or that is one in which the Company has no interest or reasonable expectancy. The Second Certificate had a similar provision in favor of Carlyle, Pivotal Acquisition Holdings LLC and certain other holders of Company common stock.

The New Certificate also incorporates various other updates and technical, clarifying and conforming changes.

New Bylaws

Effective as of the Closing, the Board adopted and approved amended and restated bylaws of the Company (the “New Bylaws”). The New Bylaws, among other things, provide that:

the total number of authorized directors of the Company, whether or not there are any vacancies in previously authorized directorships, is seven directors, subject to change in conformity with the New Stockholders Agreement;

the requirements for a quorum at any meeting of the Board and for Board action are as set forth in the New Stockholders Agreement;

the Board may, subject to the terms of the New Stockholders Agreement, designate committees of the Board;


any action that is required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Company at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be effected by written consent of stockholders in lieu of a meeting of stockholders, consistent with the New Certificate;

prior to the termination of the New Stockholders Agreement, if there is a conflict between the terms of the New Bylaws and the New Stockholders Agreement, the terms and provisions of the New Stockholders Agreement shall govern and control, except as provided otherwise by mandatory provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law that cannot be altered as a matter of public policy; and

the New Bylaws may be amended or repealed by the Board at any meeting or by the stockholders at any meeting, subject to the terms of the New Certificate and the New Stockholders Agreement.

The New Bylaws also incorporate various other updates and technical, clarifying and conforming changes.

The foregoing descriptions of the New Certificate and New Bylaws do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the New Certificate and the New Bylaws, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On August 12, 2024, the Company held the Special Meeting. A total of 43,516,392 shares of the Company’s common stock were entitled to vote as of July 3, 2024, the record date for the Special Meeting. There were 32,802,984 shares voted at the Special Meeting, at which the stockholders were asked to vote on a proposal to amend and restate the Second Certificate. Set forth below is the final voting result for the proposal.

The amendment and restatement of the Second Certificate was approved by the following vote:

For

AGAINST

ABSTAIN

BROKER NON-VOTES

30,127,834

2,675,150

0

0

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 14, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company had closed the Transactions. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information included or incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

Description

 

3.1

Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of KLDiscovery Inc.

3.2

Second Amended and Restated Bylaws if KLDiscovery Inc.

10.1

Mutual Release Agreement, dated August 14, 2024, by and among KLDiscovery Inc. and its direct and indirect affiliated entities, and the Consenting Stakeholders party thereto including the Debenture Holders, the Company’s term loan lenders and revolving credit facility lender under the Credit Agreement and certain holders of equity interests in the Company including: affiliates of Carlyle Equity Opportunity GP, L.P. named therein, Pivotal SPAC Funding LLC, Westview Capital Partners III, L.P., Conifer Partners, Radcliff Principal Holdings LLC and Christopher Weiler

10.2

Third Amendment to Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Security Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2024, by and among KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a LD Lower Holdings Inc.), LD Topco Inc, and other guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, Ally Bank as a lender and L/C Issuer, and Wilmington Trust National Association, as administrative agent and collateral agent

10.3

Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2024, by and among KLDiscovery Inc, and 1397225 Ontario Limited and affiliates of MGG Investment Group LP named therein

10.4

Stockholders Agreement, dated August 14, 2024, by and among KLDiscovery Inc., 1397225 Ontario Limited and affiliates of MGG Investment Group LP named therein

10.5

Amendment and Termination Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2024, by and among KLDiscovery Inc. and affiliates of Carlyle Equity Opportunity GP, L.P. named therein

99.1

KLDiscovery Press Release dated August 14, 2024

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

KLDiscovery Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date:

August 15, 2024

By:

/s/ Dawn Wilson

 

 

Name:

Title

Dawn Wilson
Chief Financial Officer

 


 

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

KLDISCOVERY INC.

 

(Originally incorporated on August 2, 2018 under the name Pivotal Acquisition Corp.)

 

KLDiscovery Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (as it now exists or may hereafter be amended or supplemented, the “DGCL”), does hereby certify that:

1.
The original Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation, which was incorporated under the name Pivotal Acquisition Corp., was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 2, 2018, and subsequently amended and restated with the filing of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on January 31, 2019 and the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on December 19, 2019, and subsequently amended on June 17, 2024 (as so amended and restated, the “Prior Certificate”).
2.
This Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates, integrates and further amends the provisions of the Prior Certificate. This Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 141(f), 242 and 245 of the DGCL.
3.
The text of the Prior Certificate is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

FIRST: The name of the corporation is KLDiscovery Inc. (the “Corporation”).

SECOND: The registered office of the Corporation is to be located at 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19808. The name of its registered agent at that address is Corporation Service Company.

THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation shall be to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL.

FOURTH:

Effective as of the effectiveness of the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Effective Time”), each share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation (the “Old Common Stock”) issued prior to the Effective Time (including shares held by the Corporation as treasury stock) shall automatically, without any further action on the part of the Corporation or any holder of Old Common Stock, and whether or not certificates (if any) representing such shares of Old Common Stock are surrendered to the Corporation or its transfer agent, be reclassified and changed into one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock (as defined below) (the “Reclassification”). Certificates dated as of a date prior to the Effective Time representing outstanding shares of Old Common Stock, if any, shall, immediately after the Effective Time, cease to represent any equity interest in the Corporation.

The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 4,501,000,000, which shall be divided into four classes as follows:

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2,500,000,000 shares shall be Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), 1,000,000,000 shares shall be Class B-1 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B-1 Common Stock”), 1,000,000,000 shares shall be Class B-2 Common Stock, par value $0.0000001 per share (the “Class B-2 Common Stock”, and together with the Class A Common Stock and Class B-1 Common Stock, the “Common Stock”), and 1,000,000 shares shall be Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). The designations and the powers, privileges and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof in respect of each class of capital stock of the Corporation are as follows:

A.
Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) is expressly granted authority to issue shares of the Preferred Stock, in one or more series, and to fix for each such series such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including without limitation thereof, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the issue of such series all to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of any series of Preferred Stock may provide that such series shall be superior or rank equally or be junior to any other series of Preferred Stock to the extent permitted by law. Subject to the voting or consent rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the number of authorized shares of the Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, subject to the voting or consent rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the elimination and reduction of the voting requirements of Section 242 of the DGCL, as permitted by Section 242(d) of the DGCL, shall apply to amendments to the Amended and Restated Certificate (as defined below).
B.
Common Stock.
1.
General. The voting, dividend, liquidation, and conversion rights of the holders of the Common Stock are subject to and qualified by the rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock of any series as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The number of outstanding shares of Class B-1 Common Stock and Class B-2 Common Stock must be equal to each other at all times, and the Corporation shall not have power to issue, dispose from treasury, or acquire (whether by repurchase, redemption, surrender or otherwise) shares of Class B-1 Common Stock or Class B-2 Common Stock unless, immediately following such issuance, disposition or acquisition, there shall be an equal number of outstanding shares of Class B-1 Common Stock and Class B-2 Common Stock.
2.
Voting. Each share of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of the applicable record date shall entitle the holder thereof to one (1) vote on any matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders or in connection with any action by written consent; each share of Class B-1 Common Stock outstanding as of the applicable record date shall entitle the holder thereof to one (1) vote on any matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders

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or in connection with any action by written consent, other than the election, removal or replacement of directors, and shall not entitle the holder thereof to vote on, or act by written consent with respect to, the election, removal or replacement of directors; and each share of Class B-2 Common Stock outstanding as of the applicable record date shall entitle the holder thereof to one (1) vote (including by written consent) only on the election, removal or replacement of directors and shall not entitle the holder thereof to vote on, or act by written consent with respect to, any other matter unless otherwise provided herein or required by law.
3.
Single Class. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, or required by law, on any matter submitted to a vote of the holders of Common Stock, the holders of the Class A Common Stock, the Class B-1 Common Stock and/or the Class B-2 Common Stock, as applicable, entitled to vote on such matter shall vote together as such as a single class with any series of Preferred Stock entitled to vote thereon, and not separately as separate classes, at any annual meeting or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, or in connection with any action taken by written consent.
4.
Amendment. Except as otherwise required by law or provided in this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as it may be amended from time to time, and including any certificate of designation filed with respect to any series of Preferred Stock, the “Amended and Restated Certificate”), holders of Class A Common Stock, Class B-1 Common Stock or Class B-2 Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate (including any certificate of designation filed with respect to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together as a class with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon by law or pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate (including any certificate of designation filed with respect to any series of Preferred Stock).
5.
Number of Shares. Subject to the voting or consent rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the number of authorized shares of each of the Class A Common Stock, the Class B-1 Common Stock, and the Class B-2 Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding and, in the case of Class A Common Stock, not below a number of shares thereof equal to the sum of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock then outstanding plus the number of shares of Class B-1 Common Stock then outstanding and, in the case of Class B-1 Common Stock and Class B-2 Common Stock, not below a number of shares thereof equal to the sum of the number of shares of Class B-1 Common Stock or Class B-2 Common Stock, as applicable, then outstanding plus the number of shares of Class A Common Stock then outstanding and convertible into Class B-1 Common Stock and Class B-2 Common Stock) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL, without a separate vote of the holders of the class or classes the number of authorized shares of which are being increased or decreased. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, subject to the

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voting or consent rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the elimination and reduction of the voting requirements of Section 242 of the DGCL, as permitted by Section 242(d) of the DGCL, shall apply to amendments to the Amended and Restated Certificate.
6.
Dividends.
i.
Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, dividends may be declared and paid on the Class A Common Stock and the Class B-1 Common Stock, equally, identically and ratably, on a per share basis, at such times and in such amounts as the Board of Directors in its discretion shall determine; provided, however, that in the event that such dividend is paid in the form of shares of Common Stock or rights to acquire Common Stock, (i) the holders of Class A Common Stock shall receive Class A Common Stock or rights to acquire Class A Common Stock, as the case may be, (ii) the holders of Class B-1 Common Stock shall receive Class B-1 Common Stock or rights to acquire Class B-1 Common Stock, as the case may be, and (iii) in the case of rights to acquire Common Stock, such rights shall be substantially identical other than the class of Common Stock for which they are exercisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors may declare and pay a dividend to the holders of the Class A Common Stock or Class B-1 Common Stock that is not equal, identical and ratable to the dividend, if any, declared and paid to the holders of the Class B-1 Common Stock or Class A Common Stock (whether in the amount of such dividend payable per share, the form in which such dividend is payable, the timing of the payment, or otherwise) if the declaration and payment of such a dividend are approved in advance by the affirmative vote (or written consent) of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B-1 Common Stock, each voting separately as a class.
ii.
Except as otherwise provided under the Amended and Restated Certificate, dividends shall not be declared by the Board of Directors or paid in respect of Class B-2 Common Stock; provided, however, that:
A.
in the event that any shares of Class B-1 Common Stock or any right to acquire any shares of Class B-1 Common Stock are issued as a dividend to the holders of Class B-1 Common Stock, a corresponding number of shares of Class B-2 Common Stock or rights to acquire a corresponding number of shares of Class B-2 Common Stock, respectively, shall be issued pro rata to the holders of Class B-2 Common Stock as a dividend and, in the case of rights to acquire Common Stock, such rights must be substantially identical other than the class of Common Stock for which they are exercisable.
B.
on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, the holders of shares of Class B-2 Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to receive a fixed cash dividend equal to CAD$10,000 (grossed up by the

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amount of any withholding or similar tax required by law to be imposed on such dividend), prorated among all such outstanding shares as of the record date for such dividend, and thereafter shall be entitled to receive on an annual basis a fixed cash dividend equal to CAD$10,000 (grossed up by the amount of any withholding or similar tax required by law to be imposed on such dividend), prorated among all such outstanding shares as of the record date for such dividend; provided, that to the extent the Corporation may not lawfully pay such dividend, such dividend shall accrue and, to the extent the Corporation may lawfully pay such dividend or portion thereof, the Corporation shall promptly pay such accrued and unpaid dividends or portion thereof. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Amended and Restated Certificate to the contrary, this Article FOURTH, Section B(6)(ii)(B) may not be amended, altered, repealed or rescinded, in whole or in part, nor may any provision inconsistent with this Article FOURTH, Section B(6)(ii)(B) be adopted (in each case, whether directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation, domestication, transfer, continuance, recapitalization, reclassification, waiver, statutory conversion, or otherwise), without, in addition to any other vote required by the DGCL or the Amended and Restated Certificate, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Class B-2 Common Stock.
7.
Merger. In addition to any other vote required by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B-1 Common Stock, voting as two separate classes, shall be required to approve any merger, consolidation, conversion, transfer, domestication or continuance (whether or not the Corporation is the surviving person) unless holders of the Class A Common Stock and Class B-1 Common Stock, as such, will be entitled to receive ratable, equal and substantially identical per share payments or distributions, if any, in connection with such merger, consolidation, conversion, transfer, domestication or continuance, in which case they shall vote together as a single class with respect to any vote on the merger, consolidation, conversion, transfer, domestication or continuance required by applicable law; provided, however, that in the event that the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B-1 Common Stock are granted rights to elect to receive one of two or more alternative forms of consideration, the foregoing shall be deemed satisfied, and then-outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B-1 Common Stock shall vote together as a single class with respect to any vote on the merger, consolidation, conversion, transfer, domestication or continuance required by applicable law, if holders of each such class are granted substantially similar election rights. In the event of any merger, consolidation, conversion, transfer, domestication or continuance (whether or not the Corporation is the surviving person) in which all of the outstanding shares of each class of Common Stock do not remain outstanding, the holders of Class B-2 Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to receive an amount per share of Class B-2 Common Stock equal to the par value of such share (with the amount payable to each holder of Class B-2 Common Stock, as such, for the aggregate number of shares of Class B-2 Common Stock owned by such stockholder

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rounded up to the nearest whole cent), and no more.
8.
Conversion.
i.
Conversion Rights; Related Redemption.
A.
Shares of Class A Common Stock shall be convertible at any time at the option of the holder of such shares into an equal number of shares of Class B-1 Common Stock and an equal number of shares of Class B-2 Common Stock but only if, at such time, such holder of Class A Common Stock is, without giving effect to the applicable conversion in question, the record owner of shares of Class B-1 Common Stock or Class B-2 Common Stock. Any such holder converting any of its shares of Class A Common Stock may require that any such shares of Class B-2 Common Stock (that would otherwise be issued to such holder pursuant to such conversion) be issued to any of its Affiliates (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement (as defined below)) or any holder of Class B-2 Common Stock as may be designated by such requesting holder. Subject to Article FOURTH Section (B)(8)(ii)(C), shares of Class B-1 Common Stock shall be convertible at any time into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock at the option of the holder of such shares of Class B-1 Common Stock, if and only if contemporaneously with such conversion, an equal number of shares of Class B-2 Common Stock are redeemed by the Corporation pursuant to Article FOURTH Section (B)(8)(ii)(C).
ii.
Conversion Mechanics. Subject to Article FOURTH Section (B)(8)(ii)(C):
A.
Each conversion of shares pursuant to Article FOURTH Section (B)(8)(i)(A) shall be effected by delivery to the Corporation at its principal office or to the Corporation’s transfer agent of prior written notice by the holder of such shares stating the number of shares that any such holder desires to so convert and, in connection with a conversion of Class B-1 Common Stock, identifying the holder of Class B-2 Common Stock whose shares will be automatically redeemed in connection with such conversion pursuant to Article FOURTH Section (B)(8)(ii)(C) (“Conversion Notice” and the holder identified therein, the “Redeemed Stockholder”). Subject to Article FOURTH Section (B)(8)(ii)(C), such conversion shall be deemed to have been effected as of the close of business on the date of receipt of the Conversion Notice and at such time, the rights of any such holder with respect to the converted Class A Common Stock or Class B-1 Common Stock, as applicable, shall cease.
B.
The holder of any shares to be converted shall pay (or reimburse the Corporation for) any and all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes in respect of the conversion or other costs incurred by the Corporation or the holder in connection with such conversion. Upon any conversion, the Corporation shall issue and deliver to the holder of the shares of Common Stock issued upon such conversion a notice of

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issuance of uncertificated shares.
C.
As a condition precedent to any conversion of Class B-1 Common Stock pursuant to Article FOURTH Section (B)(8)(i)(A), the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, redeem from the Redeemed Stockholder an equal number of shares of Class B-2 Common Stock for a per share redemption price equal to the par value of such share (with the amount payable to the Redeemed Stockholder for the aggregate number of shares of Class B-2 Common Stock redeemed rounded up to the nearest whole cent). Any purported conversion of shares of Class B-1 Common Stock that is not accompanied by a simultaneous redemption of an equal number of shares of Class B-2 Common Stock pursuant to this Article FOURTH Section (B)(8)(ii)(C) shall be void ab initio, and no such purported conversion of the Class B-1 Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock shall be deemed to occur. Any redemption of Class B-2 Common Stock that occurs pursuant to this Article FOURTH Section (B)(8)(ii)(C) shall be deemed effective at the time that the corresponding conversion of Class B-1 Common Stock is deemed to be effective or to occur pursuant to Article FOURTH Section (B)(8)(ii)(A), and at such time, such shares of Class B-2 Common Stock shall no longer be deemed outstanding and the rights of any previous holder of Class B-2 Common Stock with respect to such stock shall cease.
iii.
The Corporation shall not close its books against the transfer of any share of Common Stock, or of any share of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of shares of Common Stock, in any manner that would interfere with the timely conversion of such shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate and subject to applicable law.
iv.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Amended and Restated Certificate to the contrary, this Article FOURTH, Section B(8) may not be amended, altered, repealed or rescinded, in whole or in part, nor may any provision inconsistent with this Article FOURTH, Section B(8) be adopted (in each case, whether directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation, domestication, transfer, continuance, recapitalization, reclassification, waiver, statutory conversion, or otherwise), without, in addition to any other vote required by the DGCL or the Amended and Restated Certificate, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Class B-1 Common Stock.
9.
Liquidation. Subject to the rights of any holders of any outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the Corporation shall distribute its assets to holders of Common Stock as follows:
i.
First, to each holder of Class B-2 Common Stock outstanding, an amount per share of Class B-2 Common Stock equal to the sum of (x) any unpaid

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dividends accrued on such share pursuant to Article FOURTH, Section B(6)(ii)(B) and (y) $0.0000001 per share (with the amount payable to each holder of Class B-2 Common Stock, as such, for the aggregate number of shares of Class B-2 Common Stock owned by such stockholder rounded up to the nearest whole cent).
ii.
Second, and after the payment in full of the amounts set out in Article FOURTH, Section (B)(9)(i), to the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B-1 Common Stock, as such, the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B-1 Common Stock held by them. The holders of the Class B-2 Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to receive any such distributions pursuant to this Article FOURTH, Section (B)(9)(ii).
10.
Subdivisions, Combinations. Without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of each class of Common Stock, voting as separate classes, the Corporation may not subdivide or combine the shares of any class of Common Stock unless the shares of the other classes of Common Stock concurrently are subdivided or combined in the same proportion and in the same manner.

FIFTH: The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:

A.
Stockholders Agreement.

1. For purposes of the Amended and Restated Certificate, “Stockholders Agreement” means the Stockholders Agreement dated August 14, 2024, by and among the Corporation, 1397225 Ontario Limited and the affiliates of MGG Investment Group LP listed on the signature pages thereto, as it may be amended from time to time by the parties thereto in accordance with its terms. The Corporation shall maintain a copy of the Stockholders Agreement at the principal offices of the Corporation and a copy thereof shall be provided free of charge to any stockholder who makes a request therefor. In addition, the Corporation shall provide prompt notice of any amendment to the Stockholders Agreement to its stockholders; provided that if the Class A Common Stock is then listed on a national securities exchange, such notice may be deemed given if disclosed in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to § 13, § 14 or § 15(d) (15 U.S.C. § 78m, § 77n or § 78o(d)) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or the corresponding provisions of any subsequent United States federal securities laws, rules or regulations. For purposes of the Amended and Restated Certificate, a “Termination Event” shall mean termination of the Stockholders Agreement pursuant to its terms.

2. The management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation shall be vested in the Board of Directors and shall be conducted in accordance with the bylaws of the Corporation (as amended from time to time, the “Bylaws”) and, prior to a Termination Event, the Stockholders Agreement. In furtherance thereof, prior to a

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Termination Event, the requirements for creation and composition of any committee of the Board of Directors, qualifications to be chosen, and to continue to serve, as Chair of the Board of Directors, the size of the Board of Directors and qualifications of its members, quorum and action of the Board of Directors, approvals for certain actions, and manner of choosing officers of the Corporation, terms of office of such officers, and filling of vacancies in officer positions, shall be those as are set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.

3. Notwithstanding anything in the Amended and Restated Certificate to the contrary, prior to a Termination Event, (i) the Corporation is not authorized to engage in any act or activity that would constitute a breach by the Corporation of the Stockholders Agreement, including by any amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate (whether directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation, domestication, transfer, continuance, recapitalization, reclassification, waiver, statutory conversion, or otherwise), and (ii) the Corporation shall lack the power to engage in any such act or activity, which shall be void ab initio unless (in the case of either of clauses (i) or (ii)) such act or activity is approved, or ratified after such act or activity occurs, by the consent of the Major Stockholders (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement). For the avoidance of doubt, a breach of the Stockholders Agreement shall not occur if an act or activity would constitute a breach of a contractual right of one or more of the parties to the Stockholders Agreement and such right has been waived (either by a limited waiver or otherwise and whether before or after such act or activity occurs) by such party or parties.

4. Prior to the Termination Date, in the event of any conflict between the terms and provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate and those contained in the Stockholders Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Stockholders Agreement shall govern and control, except as provided otherwise by mandatory provisions of the DGCL that cannot be altered as a matter of public policy. For the avoidance of doubt, the voting powers attached (as such term “attached” is used in the Pension Benefits Act Regulations (Ontario)) to each share of stock (including the power to vote on the election and removal of directors) shall be those as set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate, and provisions in the Stockholders Agreement obligating parties thereto to exercise those voting powers as required therein shall not be deemed to change the voting powers so attached to each share of stock as set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate.

B.
Election of directors need not be by ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.
C.
Subject, prior to a Termination Event, to the Stockholders Agreement, in furtherance and not in limitation of the rights, power, privileges and discretionary authority granted or conferred by the DGCL or other statutes or laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors shall have the power, without the assent or vote of the stockholders, to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the Bylaws as provided in the Bylaws. The Corporation may in its Bylaws, and subject, prior to a Termination Event, to the Stockholders Agreement, confer powers upon its Board of Directors in addition to the foregoing and in addition to the powers and authorities expressly conferred upon the Board of Directors by applicable law.
D.
In addition to the powers and authorities hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation; subject, nevertheless, to

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the provisions of the statutes of the State of Delaware, of the Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, and, prior to a Termination Event, the Stockholders Agreement; provided, however, that no bylaw shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which was valid prior to such bylaw having been made.
E.
Any action that is required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be effected by written consent of stockholders in lieu of a meeting of stockholders.
F.
All directors shall hold office until the expiration of their respective terms of office and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled only by stockholders and not directors. A director elected to fill a vacancy resulting from the death, resignation or removal of a director shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the director whose death, resignation or removal shall have created such vacancy and until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified.

SIXTH:

A. The personal liability of the directors and officers of the Corporation to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of his or her fiduciary duty as director or officer is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.

B. The Corporation, to the full extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, shall indemnify, advance expenses and hold harmless all persons whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto (for the avoidance of doubt, including but not limited to the Corporation’s current and former directors and officers). The Corporation may, by action of the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to advancement of expenses to such other employees or agents of the Corporation or its subsidiaries to such extent and to such effect as the Board of Directors shall determine to be appropriate and authorized by the DGCL. Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a current or former officer or director of the Corporation in defending any civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which such officer or director may be entitled to indemnification hereunder shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized hereby.

C. If a claim under Article SIXTH, Section B is not paid in full by the Corporation within 60 days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be 20 days, the indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. To the fullest extent permitted by law, if successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. In (i) any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to

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enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (ii) in any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the indemnitee has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the DGCL. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article SIXTH or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.

D. Any amendment, repeal or modification of this Article SIXTH, or the adoption of any provision of the Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Article SIXTH, shall not adversely affect any right or protection existing hereunder immediately prior to such amendment, repeal, modification, or adoption (for the avoidance of doubt, including but not limited to those rights and protections of current and former directors and officers). If the DGCL is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article SIXTH to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director or officer of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as so amended.

SEVENTH: Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery (the “Chancery Court”) of the State of Delaware (or, in the event that the Chancery Court does not have jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, or if such other court does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for any stockholder (including a beneficial owner) to bring: (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee, agent or stockholder of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or its directors, officers or other employees, agents, or stockholders, arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or the Amended and Restated Certificate or the Bylaws (in each case, as may be amended from time to time) or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or its directors, officers or other employees, agents, or stockholders, governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case, subject to said court having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Article SEVENTH will not apply to suits brought to enforce

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any liability or duty created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.

EIGHTH: Subject, prior to the Termination Date, to the terms of the Stockholders Agreement and to any other applicable provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate, from time to time any of the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate may be amended, altered, changed or repealed, and other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted in the manner and at the time prescribed by said laws, and all rights at any time conferred upon the stockholders of the Corporation by the Amended and Restated Certificate are granted subject to the provisions of this Article EIGHTH. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Amended and Restated Certificate, and in addition to any vote required by applicable law and any approval required under the Stockholders Agreement, prior to a Termination Event, the Corporation shall not amend, alter or repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with, the following provisions, whether directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation, domestication, transfer, continuance, recapitalization, reclassification, waiver, statutory conversion, or otherwise, without, in addition to any other vote required by the DGCL or the Amended and Restated Certificate, obtaining the affirmative vote of each of the Major Stockholders: (i) Article FIFTH, Section A of the Amended and Restated Certificate, or (ii) any other provision of the Amended and Restated Certificate that references the Stockholders Agreement. If any provision or provisions of this Article EIGHTH shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person or entity or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Article EIGHTH (including, without limitation, each portion of any sentence of this Article EIGHTH containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) and the application of such provision to other persons or entities and circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article EIGHTH.

NINTH:

A.
Corporate Opportunity - Scope. In recognition and anticipation that (i) each Major Stockholder will remain, for some period of time, a stockholder of the Corporation, (ii) the Corporation and the Exempted Persons (as defined below) may engage in the same or similar activities or lines of businesses and may have an interest in the same or similar areas of corporate opportunities, (iii) the Corporation will derive benefits from its existing and potential future contractual, corporate and business relations with the Exempted Persons (including the service of officers, employees or directors) and (iv) there will be benefits in providing guidelines for such Exempted Persons with respect to the allocation of corporate opportunities and other matters, the provisions of this Article NINTH are set forth to define, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the duties of Exempted Persons to the Corporation with respect to certain classes or categories of business opportunities. “Exempted Persons” means each Major Stockholder and each of their Affiliates (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement), successors, directly or indirectly managed funds or vehicles, partners, principals, directors, officers, members,

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managers and employees, including any of the foregoing who serve as officers or directors of the Corporation; provided, that Exempted Persons shall not include the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.
B.
Competition and Allocation of Corporate Opportunities. The doctrine of corporate opportunity, or any other analogous doctrine, shall not apply to any Exempted Person with respect to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries except as otherwise set forth herein. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Exempted Persons shall not have any fiduciary duty to refrain from and shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by, (i) engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) engaging directly or indirectly in business with a competitor of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) otherwise competing with the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation and its subsidiaries in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, business opportunities that are from time to time presented to the Exempted Persons, even if the opportunity is one that the Corporation or its subsidiaries might reasonably be deemed to have pursued or had the ability or desire to pursue if granted the opportunity to do so, and each such Exempted Person shall have no duty to communicate or offer such business opportunity to the Corporation and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall not be liable to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries for breach of any fiduciary or other duty, as a director or officer or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such Exempted Person pursues or acquires such business opportunity, directs such business opportunity to another person or fails to present such business opportunity, or information regarding such business opportunity, to the Corporation or its subsidiaries; provided, that the foregoing waiver of corporate opportunities by the Corporation contained in this sentence shall not apply to any such corporate opportunity that is expressly and exclusively offered to a director or officer of the Corporation in his or her capacity as such. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation and its subsidiaries expressly waive any claim that the actions permitted by this Article NINTH, Section B, breach any duty owed to the Corporation, its subsidiaries or any of their respective stockholders, and any right to assert that such actions constitute a conflict of interest by such Exempted Persons with respect to the Corporation, its subsidiaries or any of their respective stockholders.
C.
Certain Matters Deemed Not Corporate Opportunities. In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article NINTH, a corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to belong to the Corporation if it is a business opportunity that the Corporation is not financially or legally able or contractually permitted to undertake, or that is, from its nature, not in the line of the Corporation’s business or is of no practical advantage to it or that is one in which the Corporation has no interest or reasonable expectancy.
D.
Limitation of Director Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no amendment or repeal of this Article NINTH in accordance with the provisions hereof shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any Exempted Person for or with respect to any activities or opportunities of which such Exempted Person becomes aware prior to such amendment or repeal. This Article NINTH shall not limit or eliminate any protections or defenses otherwise available to, or any rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses

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of, any director or officer of the Corporation under the Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, any agreement between the Corporation and such officer or director, or any applicable law.
E.
Deemed Notice. Any person or entity purchasing, holding or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article NINTH.

TENTH: The Corporation expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.

ELEVENTH: If any provision or provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person or entity or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate (including, without limitation, each portion of any sentence of the Amended and Restated Certificate containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) and the application of such provision to other persons or entities and circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article ELEVENTH.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by the undersigned officer on this 14th day of August, 2024.

 

By: /s/ Chris Weiler

Name: Chris Weiler

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of KLDiscovery, Inc.

(the “Corporation”)

 

Article I
– STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1
. Place of Meetings.

Meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place, if any, either within or without the State of Delaware, as designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”). The Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). In the absence of any such designation or determination, a meeting of stockholders shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation.

Section 2
. Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of stockholders, for the election of directors to succeed those whose terms expire and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, shall be held at such place, if any, on such date, and at such time as the Board (or its designee) shall each year fix, which date shall be within thirteen (13) months of the last annual meeting of stockholders or the last action by written consent to elect directors in lieu of an annual meeting, as applicable.

Section 3
. Special Meetings.

Special meetings of stockholders, for any purpose or purposes prescribed in the notice of the meeting, may be called by the Board (or its designee) and shall be held at such place, if any, on such date, and at such time as they or such person shall fix.

Section 4
. Notice of Meetings.

Notice of the place, if any, date, and time of all meetings of the stockholders, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if such date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, shall be given, not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, except as otherwise provided herein or required by law (meaning, here and hereinafter, as required from time to time by the DGCL or the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any certificate of designations relating to any series of preferred stock) (as amended or restated from time to time, the “Certificate of Incorporation”).

When any meeting of stockholders is adjourned to another time or place, if any, (including an adjournment taken to address a technical failure to convene or continue a meeting

 


using remote communication), notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time, place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, displayed, during the time scheduled for the meeting, on the same electronic network used to enable stockholders and proxyholders to participate in the meeting by means of remote communication, or set forth in the notice of meeting; provided, however, that if the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board shall fix a new record date for notice of such adjourned meeting, in accordance with Section 213 of the DGCL, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting, in accordance with Section 222 of the DGCL, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such adjourned meeting as of the record date fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting. At any adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting.

Section 5
. Advance Notice of Nominations and Business.
a)
Annual Meetings.
i.
Nominations of persons for election to the Board and the proposal of business to be transacted by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders (A) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto), (B) by or at the direction of the Board, (C) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the time of the giving of the notice required by this Section 5 and at the time of the annual meeting of stockholders, who is entitled to vote at such meeting and who has complied with the requirements of this Section 5, or (D) by 1397225 Ontario Limited (“OTPP”) or MGG Investment Group LP (“MGG”) or their respective affiliates that are or become stockholders of the Corporation. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (C) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder (other than OTPP and MGG or their respective affiliates that are or become stockholders of the Corporation) to make nominations or propose business (other than business included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (such act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the “Exchange Act”) if Rule 14a-8 is applicable to the Corporation) at an annual meeting of stockholders.
ii.
For nominations or business to be properly brought before an annual meeting of stockholders by a stockholder of record pursuant to clause (C) of the foregoing paragraph, (A) the stockholder of record must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and (B) any such business must be a proper matter for stockholder action under Delaware law. To be timely, a stockholder of record’s notice must be delivered in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day, nor earlier than the one hundred twentieth (120th)

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day prior to the first anniversary of the previous year’s annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that, subject to the last following sentence, if the date of the annual meeting of stockholders is advanced by more than thirty (30) days prior to or delayed by more than thirty (30) days after the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year, notice to be timely must be so given not earlier than the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of (x) the ninetieth (90th) day before such annual meeting and (y) the tenth (10th) day following the day on which announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall an adjournment, recess or postponement of an annual meeting of stockholders (or the public announcement thereof) for which notice has been given, or for which a public announcement of the date thereof has been made, commence a new time period for the giving of such notice.
iii.
Such notice shall set forth:
1.
As to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director: (A) The name, age, business address and residence address of such person, (B) the principal occupation or employment of such person, (C) the class and number of shares of the Corporation that are beneficially owned by such person, (D) such person’s written consent to being named in a proxy statement relating to the meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected and to serve if elected, (E) a completed and signed written questionnaire with respect to the background, qualifications, stock ownership and independence of such person (the form of which shall be provided by the Secretary of the Corporation within five (5) business days following a written request therefor), (F) a description of all arrangements, agreements or understandings between such person and any Proponent (as defined below) or any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the nomination by such stockholder, and (G) any other information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election, or that is otherwise required, pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
2.
as to such stockholder, any beneficial owner on whose behalf such nomination or proposal is made and any affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) who controls either of the foregoing stockholder or beneficial owner, directly or indirectly (each a “Proponent”): (A) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books and records, and the name and address of each other Proponent, (B) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation which are, directly or indirectly, owned

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beneficially and of record by each Proponent, (C) a description of all arrangements, agreements or understandings between any Proponent and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the nomination(s) or proposal by such stockholder, (D) a representation that such stockholder is a stockholder of record and entitled to vote at such meeting of stockholders and that such stockholder (or a qualified representative thereof) intends to appear at such meeting of stockholders to present the nomination(s) or proposal, (E) the full notional amount of any securities that, directly or indirectly, underlie any “derivative security” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(c) under the Exchange Act) that constitutes a “call equivalent position” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(b) under the Exchange Act) (“Synthetic Equity Position”) and that is, directly or indirectly, held or maintained by such Proponent with respect to any shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation; provided that, for the purposes of the definition of “Synthetic Equity Position,” the term “derivative security” shall also include any security or instrument that would not otherwise constitute a “derivative security” as a result of any feature that would make any conversion, exercise or similar right or privilege of such security or instrument becoming determinable only at some future date or upon the happening of a future occurrence, in which case the determination of the amount of securities into which such security or instrument would be convertible or exercisable shall be made assuming that such security or instrument is immediately convertible or exercisable at the time of such determination; and, provided, further, that any Proponent satisfying the requirements of Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act (other than a Proponent that so satisfies Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act solely by reason of Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)) shall not be deemed to hold or maintain the notional amount of any securities that underlie a Synthetic Equity Position held by such Proponent as a hedge with respect to a bona fide derivatives trade or position of such Proponent arising in the ordinary course of such Proponent’s business as a derivatives dealer, (F) any rights to dividends on the shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation owned beneficially by such Proponent that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, and (G) any material pending or threatened legal proceeding in which such Proponent is a party or material participant involving the Corporation or any of its officers or directors, or any affiliate of the Corporation.
3.
(I) a representation as to whether or not any Proponent will or is part of a group that will (x) in the case of a proposal other than a nomination of a director or directors, deliver, or make available, a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of a sufficient number of the Corporation’s voting shares to carry such proposal, (y) in the case of a nomination, solicit the holders of shares representing at least sixty-seven percent (67%) of the voting power of the Corporation’s voting shares entitled to

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vote on the election of directors in support of any director nominees other than the Corporation’s in accordance with Rule 14a-19 (“Rule 14a-19”) promulgated under the Exchange Act, and/or (z) otherwise solicit proxies or votes from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination, and (II) if so, a representation, that promptly (and in any event no more than two (2) business days) after such Proponent (or a group of which such Proponent is a part) has solicited the holders of the applicable percentage of the Corporation’s voting shares referred to in the representation required by clauses (x) and (y) of this Section 5(a)(iii)(2)(E), it will provide the Corporation with reasonable evidence, which may take the form of a statement and documentation from a proxy solicitor, demonstrating that the necessary steps have been taken to deliver, or make available, a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of such percentage of the Corporation’s voting shares; and
4.
as to any business other than a nomination of a director or directors that such stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting of stockholders: (A) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before such meeting, (B) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration, and, in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend these Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation (these “Bylaws”), the text of such proposed amendment), (C) the reasons for conducting such business at such meeting, and (D) any material interest of each Proponent in such business.
iv.
The Corporation may also require any proposed candidate for nomination as a director to furnish such other information as may reasonably be requested by the Board in writing prior to the meeting of stockholders at which such candidate’s nomination is to be acted upon in order for the Board to determine the eligibility of such candidate for nomination to be an independent director of the Corporation under the rules of any stock exchange on which shares of the Corporation’s stock are listed or to determine the impact that such person’s service as a director would have on the ability of the Corporation to satisfy the requirements of law, rules, regulations and listing standards applicable to the Corporation or its directors.
v.
In the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board at least ten (10) days prior to the last day a stockholder may deliver a notice of nomination in accordance with Section 5(a)(ii), a stockholder’s notice required thereby shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

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b)
Special Meetings. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before such meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected (i) by or at the direction of the Board or a duly authorized committee thereof, (ii) by OTPP or MGG or their respective affiliates that are or become stockholders of the Corporation, or (iii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the time of the giving of the notice required by this Section 5(b) and at the time of the special meeting, who is entitled to vote at such meeting and who has complied with the requirements of this Section 5 (including delivering a written notice setting forth the information required by Section 5(a)(iii)). In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board, any stockholder entitled to vote in such election of directors may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the notice required by this ‎Section 5(b) shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such special meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the date on which public announcement of the date of the special meeting of stockholders and of the nominees proposed by the Board to be elected at such special meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall an adjournment, recess or postponement of a special meeting of stockholders commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.
c)
General.
i.
Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 5 shall be eligible to be elected as directors at an annual or special meeting. Only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before such meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 5. Except as otherwise required by applicable law or these Bylaws, and subject to the supervision, direction and control of the Board, the chairperson of the meeting shall have the power to determine whether a nomination or any other business proposed to be brought before such meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth in this Section 5 (including, without limitation, compliance with Rule 14a-19 promulgated under the Exchange Act) and, if (1) any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance herewith, (2) a Proponent does not act in accordance with the representations required in this Section 5, or (3) the stockholder (or a qualified representative thereof) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present the nomination or proposed business, to declare that such nomination shall be disregarded (and such nominee disqualified from standing for election or re-election) and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies or votes in respect of such vote may have been solicited or received by the Corporation.

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ii.
A stockholder providing the written notice required by Section 5(a) or (b) shall update and supplement such notice in writing within five (5) business days after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting of stockholders, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice is true and correct in all material respects as of such record date.
iii.
For purposes of this Section 5,
1.
“business day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in New York City, New York;
2.
“close of business” means 5:00 p.m. local time at the principal executive offices of the Corporation on any calendar day, whether or not the day is a business day;
3.
“public announcement” means disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press, Business Wire, GlobeNewswire or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or by such other means reasonably designed to inform the public or security holders in general of such information, including, without limitation, posting on the Corporation’s investor relations website; and
4.
to be considered a “qualified representative” of a stockholder, a person must be: (i) if such proposing stockholder is (x) a general or limited partnership, any general partner or person who functions as a general partner of the general or limited partnership or who controls the general or limited partnership, (y) a corporation or a limited liability company, any officer or person who functions as an officer of the corporation or limited liability company or any officer, director, general partner or person who functions as an officer, director or general partner of any entity ultimately in control of the corporation or limited liability company or (z) a trust, any trustee of such trust or (ii) authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders, which writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction thereof, must be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation at least five (5) business days before the meeting of stockholders.
iv.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, a stockholder (and any other Proponent) shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 5, and any failure to comply

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therewith shall be deemed a failure to comply with this Section 5; provided, however, that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this Section 5.
v.
Nothing in this Section 5 shall be deemed to affect any rights of (i) stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, if applicable to the Corporation, or (ii) the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, if and to the extent provided for under law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.
Section 6
. Quorum.

At any meeting of stockholders, the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the shares of stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person (or by remote communication, if applicable), or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for all purposes, unless or except to the extent that the presence of a larger number is required by law. Where a separate vote by a class or classes or series is required, the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of such class or classes or series, present in person (or by remote communication, if applicable) or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter.

If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, the meeting may be adjourned to another place, if any, date or time by the chairperson of the meeting or by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of shares of stock entitled to vote thereat who cast a vote “for” or “against” such adjournment (excluding abstentions and broker non-votes).

Section 7
. Organization.

Such person as the Board may have designated or, in the absence of such a person, the Chairperson of the Board (the “Chairperson”) or, in the Chairperson’s absence, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or, in the Chief Executive Officer’s absence, such person as may be chosen by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of shares of stock entitled to vote thereat who cast a vote “for” or “against” such matter (excluding abstentions and broker non-votes), shall call to order any meeting of the stockholders and act as chairperson of the meeting. In the absence of the Secretary of the Corporation, the secretary of the meeting shall be such person as the chairperson of the meeting appoints.

Section 8
. Conduct of Business.

The chairperson of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of discussion as seem to him or her in order. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board or the chairperson of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure. The chairperson shall have the power to adjourn the meeting to another place, if any, date and time.

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Section 9
. Proxies and Voting.

At any meeting of the stockholders, every stockholder entitled to vote thereat may vote in person (or by remote communication, if applicable) or by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing or by a transmission permitted by law filed in accordance with the procedure established for the meeting. Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the document (including electronic transmission) created pursuant to this paragraph may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.

The Corporation may, and to the extent required by law, shall, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one (1) or more inspectors to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one (1) or more alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the chairperson of the meeting may, and to the extent required by law, shall appoint one (1) or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of inspector, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability.

All elections of directors shall be determined by a plurality of the votes of shares present in person (or by remote communication, if applicable) or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on such election of directors. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, the Stockholders Agreement, dated August 14, 2024, by and among the Corporation, OTPP and the affiliates of MGG listed on the signature pages thereto, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time by the parties thereto (the “Stockholders Agreement”), or these Bylaws, or otherwise required by law, all other matters shall be determined by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast “for” or “against” (excluding abstentions and broker non-votes).

Section 10
. Stock List.

The Corporation shall prepare, no later than the ten (10th) day before each meeting of stockholders, a complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders, provided, however, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten (10) days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth (10th) day before the meeting date, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each such stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least ten (10) days ending on the day before the meeting date: (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation.

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Section 11
. Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting.

Notwithstanding anything contrary in these Bylaws, any action required by the DGCL to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation in the manner required by Section 228 of the DGCL. No consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take such action are delivered to the Corporation in the manner required by Section 228 of the DGCL within sixty (60) days of the first date on which a consent is so delivered to the Corporation. Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a consent in writing may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for any and all purposes for which the original writing could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing. Any person executing a consent may provide, whether through instruction to an agent or otherwise, that such a consent will be effective at a future time, including a time determined upon the happening of an event, occurring no later than sixty (60) days after such instruction is given or such provision is made, if evidence of such instruction or provision is provided to the Corporation. Unless otherwise provided, any such consent shall be revocable prior to its becoming effective.

Section 12
. Delivery to the Corporation

Irrespective of Section 116 of the DGCL, whenever this Article I requires one or more persons (including a record or beneficial owner of stock) to deliver a document or information to the Corporation or any officer, employee or agent thereof (including any notice, request, questionnaire, revocation, representation, letter or other document or agreement), such document or information must be in writing exclusively (and not in an electronic transmission) and delivered exclusively by hand (including, without limitation, overnight courier service) or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

Article II
- BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1
. Number and Term of Office.

The number of directors who shall constitute the Whole Board shall be seven (7) unless otherwise changed in conformity with the Stockholders Agreement. For purposes of these Bylaws, the term “Whole Board” shall mean the total number of authorized directors whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships. Each director shall be elected

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for a term of one (1) year and hold office until such director’s successor is elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier resignation or removal.

Section 2
. Vacancies.

Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled only by stockholders and not directors.

Section 3
. Regular Meetings.

Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at such place or places, if any, on such date or dates, and at such time or times as shall have been established by the Board and publicized among all directors. A notice of each regular meeting shall not be required.

Section 4
. Special Meetings.

Special meetings of the Board may be called by one-third (1/3) of the directors then in office (rounded up to the nearest whole number) or by the Chairperson or the Chief Executive Officer and shall be held at such place, if any, on such date, and at such time as they or such person shall fix. Notice of the place, if any, date, and time of each such special meeting shall be given to each director by whom it is not waived by mailing written notice not less than five (5) days before the meeting or by electronic transmission (including facsimile) of the same not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting. Unless otherwise indicated in the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.

Section 5
. Quorum; Voting.

The requirements for a quorum at any meeting of the Board and for Board action shall be as set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.

Section 6
. Participation in Meetings By Conference Telephone.

Members of the Board, or of any committee designated by the Board, may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 7
. Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members thereof consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and after the action is taken, the consent or consents relating thereto shall be filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board, or committee thereof, in the same paper or electronic form as the minutes are maintained. Any person (whether or not then a director) may provide, whether through instruction to an agent or otherwise, that a consent to action will be effective at a future time (including a time determined upon the happening of an event), no later than sixty (60) days after such instruction is given or such provision is made and such consent shall be deemed to have been given for purposes of this Section 7 at such effective time so long as

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such person is then a director and did not revoke the consent prior to such time. Any such consent shall be revocable prior to its becoming effective.

Section 8
. Compensation of Directors.

Directors, as such, may receive, pursuant to resolution of the Board, fixed fees and other compensation for their services as directors, including, without limitation, their services as members of committees of the Board.

Article III
- COMMITTEES
Section 1
. Committees of the Board of Directors.

The Board may, subject to the terms of the Stockholders Agreement, designate committees of the Board, with such lawfully delegable powers and duties as it thereby confers, to serve at the pleasure of the Board and shall, for those committees and any others provided for herein, elect a director or directors to serve as the member or members thereof, designating, if it desires, other directors as alternate members who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee.

Article IV
- OFFICERS
Section 1
. Generally.

The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer, a President, one (1) or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other officers as may from time to time be appointed by the Board (or its designee). The manner of choosing officers of the Corporation, terms of office of such officers, and filling of vacancies in officer positions, shall be those as are set forth in the Stockholders Agreement. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

Section 2
. Chief Executive Officer.

The Chief Executive Officer shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation. Subject to the provisions of these Bylaws and the Stockholders Agreement, and to the direction of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall have the responsibility for the general management and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation and shall perform all duties and have all powers which are commonly incident to the office of chief executive officer or which are delegated to such person by the Board.

Section 3
President.

Subject to the provisions of these Bylaws and the Stockholders Agreement, and to the direction of the Board, the President shall perform all duties and have all powers which are commonly incident to the office of president or which are delegated to him or her by the Board. The President shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive Officer and of the Treasurer in the event of a vacancy in the office of Chief Executive Officer or Treasurer, or in the event of either such person’s absence or disability.

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Section 4
. Vice President.

Each Vice President shall have such powers and duties as may be delegated to him or her by the Board in conformity with the Stockholders Agreement. One (1) Vice President may be designated by the Board (or its designee) to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President in the event of the President’s absence or disability.

Section 5
. Treasurer.

The Treasurer shall have the responsibility for maintaining the financial records of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall make such disbursements of the funds of the Corporation as are authorized and shall render from time to time an account of all such transactions and of the financial condition of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall also perform such other duties as the Board (or its designee) may from time to time prescribe in conformity with the Stockholders Agreement.

Section 6
. Secretary.

The Secretary shall issue all authorized notices for, and shall keep minutes of, all meetings of the stockholders and the Board. The Secretary shall have charge of the corporate books, shall have power to sign all stock certificates (if any), and shall perform such other duties as the Board (or its designee) may from time to time prescribe in conformity with the Stockholders Agreement.

Section 7
. Delegation of Authority.

The Board (or its designee) may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officers or agents, notwithstanding any provision hereof.

Section 8
. Action with Respect to Securities of Other Entities.

Unless otherwise directed by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or any officer of the Corporation authorized by the Chief Executive Officer, shall have power to vote and otherwise act on behalf of the Corporation, in person (or by remote communication, if applicable) or by proxy, at any meeting of equityholders, or with respect to any action of equityholders, of any other entity in which this Corporation may hold securities and otherwise to exercise any and all rights and powers which this Corporation may possess by reason of its ownership of securities in such other entity.

Article V
- STOCK
Section 1
. Uncertificated Shares of Stock.

By adopting these Bylaws, the Board hereby provides that shares of stock of the Corporation shall be uncertificated.

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Section 2
. Transfers of Stock.

Transfers of stock shall be made only upon the transfer books of the Corporation kept at an office of the Corporation or by transfer agents designated to transfer shares of the stock of the Corporation. The Corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes or series of stock of the Corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the Corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL.

Section 3
. Record Date.

In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If the Board so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 3 at the adjourned meeting.

In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto.

In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action without a meeting in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall be not more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board. If no record date has been fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board is required by the DGCL, shall be the first date on which a signed consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be

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taken is delivered to the Corporation in accordance with Section 228(d) of the DGCL. If no record date has been fixed by the Board and prior action by the Board is required by the DGCL, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

Section 4
. Regulations.

The issue, transfer, conversion and registration of shares of stock shall be governed by such other regulations as the Board (or its designee) may establish.

Section 5. Registered Stockholders.

The Corporation (i) shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends and to vote as such owner and (ii) shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of another person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Delaware.

Article VI
- NOTICES
Section 1
. Notices.

Notices may be given in any manner permitted under Section 232 of the DGCL.

Section 2
. Waivers.

Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL or the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws.

Article VII
- MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1
. Facsimile Signatures.

In addition to the provisions for use of facsimile signatures elsewhere specifically authorized in these Bylaws, facsimile signatures of any officer or officers of the Corporation may be used whenever and as authorized by the Board (or its designee).

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Section 2
. Corporate Seal.

The Board may provide a suitable seal, containing the name of the Corporation, which seal shall be in the charge of the Secretary. If and when so directed by the Board (or its designee), duplicates of the seal may be kept and used by any officer.

Section 3
. Reliance upon Books, Reports and Records.

Each director and each member of any committee designated by the Board shall, in the performance of such director’s duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of its officers or employees, or committees of the Board, or by any other person as to matters which such director reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.

Section 4
. Fiscal Year.

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be as fixed by the Board.

Section 5
. Time Periods.

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, in applying any provision of these Bylaws which requires that an act be done or not be done a specified number of days prior to an event or that an act be done during a period of a specified number of days prior to an event, calendar days shall be used, the day of the doing of the act shall be excluded, and the day of the event shall be included.

Section 6
. Stockholders Agreement. Prior to the termination of the Stockholders Agreement pursuant to its terms, in the event of any conflict between the terms and provisions of these Bylaws and those contained in the Stockholders Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Stockholders Agreement shall govern and control, except as provided otherwise by mandatory provisions of the DGCL that cannot be altered as a matter of public policy. For the avoidance of doubt, the voting powers attached (as such term “attached” is used in the Pension Benefits Act Regulations (Ontario)) to each share of stock (including the power to vote on the election and removal of directors) shall be those as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation, and provisions in the Stockholders Agreement obligating parties thereto to exercise those voting powers as required therein shall not be deemed to change the voting powers so attached to each share of stock as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.
Article VIII
AMENDMENTS

These Bylaws may be amended or repealed by the Board at any meeting or by the stockholders at any meeting, subject to the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation and Stockholders Agreement.

 

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Execution Version

MUTUAL RELEASE

This Mutual Release Agreement (this “Release Agreement”) is entered into as of August 14, 2024, by and among:

i.
KLDiscovery Inc. (“KLD”) and its direct and indirect affiliated entities set forth on the Company’s signature pages hereto (collectively, the “Company” or the “Company Parties”);
ii.
each of the undersigned lenders or investment advisors, sub-advisors, or managers of accounts that beneficially hold Term Loan Claims that has executed and delivered counterpart signature pages to the Transaction Support Agreement and this Release Agreement to counsel to the Company (collectively, the “Consenting Term Loan Lenders”);
iii.
each of the undersigned lenders or investment advisors, sub-advisors, or managers of accounts that beneficially hold Revolving Credit Claims that has executed and delivered counterpart signature pages to the Transaction Support Agreement and this Release Agreement to counsel to the Company (collectively, the “Consenting Revolving Lenders”);
iv.
each of the undersigned beneficial owners of, or nominees, investment advisors, sub-advisors, or managers of funds or accounts that beneficially hold, Debenture Claims that has executed and delivered counterpart signature pages to the Transaction Support Agreement and this Release Agreement to counsel to the Company (collectively, the “Consenting Debenture Holders” and, together with the Consenting Term Loan Lenders and Consenting Revolving Lenders, the “Consenting Lenders”);
v.
Carlyle, WestView Capital Partners III, L.P., Pivotal SPAC Funding, LLC, Conifer Partners, Radcliff Principal Holdings LLC, and for each of them, their affiliated funds (each a “Sponsor” and, collectively, the “Sponsors”) that has executed and delivered counterpart signature pages to the Transaction Support Agreement and this Release Agreement (or a Joinder thereto) to counsel to the Company; and
vi.
each of the additional undersigned holders of Existing Equity Interests that has executed and delivered counterpart signature pages to the Transaction Support Agreement and this Release Agreement (or a Joinder thereto) to counsel to the Company (together with the Consenting Lenders and the Sponsors, the “Consenting Stakeholders”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company and its Consenting Stakeholders (collectively, the “Parties” and each signatory hereto, a “Party”) have in good faith and at arms’ length negotiated or been apprised of certain out-of-court restructuring and recapitalization efforts and transactions with respect to the Company’s capital structure on the terms set forth in this Release Agreement and as specified in the Transaction Support Agreement and that certain Transaction Term Sheet, attached

 


 

as Exhibit A to the Transaction Support Agreement (the “Transaction Term Sheet” and such transactions as described in the Transaction Support Agreement and the Transaction Term Sheet, the “Transactions”);

WHEREAS, the Company and the Consenting Stakeholders intend to implement the Transactions through the Exchange Agreement dated as of July 3, 2024, by and among the Company and certain of the Consenting Stakeholders (the “Exchange Agreement”), the Definitive Documents (as defined below), and this Release Agreement;

WHEREAS, subject to the terms of the Transaction Support Agreement and the Exchange Agreement, the Parties have agreed to take certain actions with respect to and in support of the Transactions;

WHEREAS, for example, Carlyle has agreed that, in exchange for the releases, exculpations, and other consideration set forth in the Transaction Support Agreement and Transaction Term Sheet (including payment of the Latham Fees and Expenses), all fees and expenses due to Carlyle or its Affiliates and principals (including any “broker” or “financing” fees, but excluding the Latham Fees and Expenses), and all Existing Equity Interests (including Contingent Shares) held by Carlyle other than KLD Common Stock, shall be cancelled, released, and discharged in exchange for no additional consideration other than as provided in the Transaction Term Sheet (the “Carlyle Settlement”);

WHEREAS, the approval by the Company Parties of the Transactions and related negotiations and agreements has been broadly delegated to the Special Review Committee of the board of directors of KLD (the “Special Review Committee”); and

WHEREAS, in exchange for the Consenting Stakeholders’ covenants, agreements, and support with respect to the Transactions (and solely with respect to Carlyle, including but not limited to the Carlyle Settlement), the Special Review Committee has determined (following lengthy discussions, including with KLD’s outside counsel and financial advisors) that is in the best interests of the Company Parties and other stakeholders to enter into this Release Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Party, severally and not jointly, intending to be legally bound hereby, agrees as follows:

AGREEMENT

Section 1.
Definitions.
a.
Affiliate” means with respect to any specified entity, any other entity directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified entity. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by,” and “under common control with”) as used with respect to any entity shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the right or power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement, or otherwise.

 

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b.
Agents” means, collectively, any administrative agent, collateral agent, trustee, or similar entity under the Existing Facilities Documents (as defined in the Transaction Support Agreement), including any successors thereto, in each case solely with respect to the Existing Facilities (as defined in the Transaction Support Agreement) for which holders of the underlying claims have executed and delivered counterpart signature pages to this Release Agreement.
c.
Carlyle” means CEOF II DE I AIV, L.P.; CEOF II Coinvestment (DE), L.P.; CEOF II Coinvestment B (DE), L.P.; CEOF II DE I AIV, L.P.; CEOF II Coinvestment (DE), L.P.; and CEOF II Coinvestment B (DE), L.P.
d.
Causes of Action” means any claims, interests, damages, remedies, causes of action, demands, rights, actions, controversies, proceedings, agreements, suits, obligations, liabilities, accounts, defenses, offsets, powers, privileges, licenses, liens, indemnities, guaranties, or franchises of any kind or character whatsoever, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, existing or hereinafter arising, contingent or non-contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, asserted or assertable directly or derivatively, matured or unmatured, suspected or unsuspected, arising before or on the Effective Date, as applicable, in contract, tort, law, equity, or otherwise.
e.
Claim” means the (a) right to payment, whether or not such right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured, or unsecured; or (b) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured, or unsecured.
f.
Company Releasing Party” means each of, and in each case, in its capacity as such: (a) the Company Parties; (b) each Subsidiary Related Party; and (c) to the maximum extent permitted by law, each Related Party of each entity in clause (a) (excluding the Consenting Stakeholders).
g.
Consenting Stakeholder Releasing Party” means each of, and in each case, in its capacity as such: (a) the Consenting Stakeholders; (b) the Agents; and (c) to the maximum extent permitted by law, each Related Party of each entity in clause (a) (excluding the Company Parties).
h.
Definitive Documents” has the meaning set forth in the Transaction Support Agreement.
i.
Final Order means, as applicable, an order or judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction entered by the clerk of such court on the docket of such court, which has not been reversed, modified, amended, vacated or stayed and as to which (a) the time to appeal, petition for certiorari, or move for a new trial, stay, reargument or rehearing has expired and as to which no appeal, petition for certiorari or motion for new trial, stay, reargument, or rehearing shall then be pending or (b) if an appeal, writ of certiorari, new trial, stay, reargument or rehearing thereof has been sought, such order or judgment shall have been affirmed by the highest court to which such order was appealed, or certiorari shall have

 

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been denied, or a new trial, stay, reargument, or rehearing shall have been denied, or resulted in no modification of such order, and the time to take any further appeal, petition for certiorari or move for a new trial, stay, reargument or rehearing shall have expired, as a result of which such order shall have become final in accordance with Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (or other applicable rules of procedure); provided, that the possibility that a motion under Rule 60 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or any analogous rule, may be filed relating to such order, shall not cause an order not to be a Final Order.
j.
Person means an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a limited liability company, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a group, a Governmental Entity, or any legal entity or association.
k.
Related Party” means, with respect to any Person, each of, and in each case, in its capacity as such, the current and former directors, managers, officers, committee members, members of any governing body, equity holders (regardless of whether such interests are held directly or indirectly), affiliated investment funds or investment vehicles, managed accounts or funds (including the managed accounts or funds of subsidiaries or affiliates), predecessors, participants, successors, assigns, subsidiaries, parent entities, Affiliates, partners, limited partners, general partners, principals, members, management companies, fund advisors or managers, employees, agents, trustees, advisory board members, financial advisors, attorneys (including any other attorneys or professionals retained by any current or former director or manager in his or her capacity as director or manager of an entity), accountants, investment bankers (but excluding J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and its Affiliates), consultants, representatives, and other professionals and advisors of such Person or such Person’s Affiliates and any such Person’s or Affiliate’s respective heirs, executors, estates, and nominees.
l.
Released Claim” means, with respect to any Releasing Party, any Claim or Cause of Action that is released by such Releasing Party under this Release Agreement.
m.
Released Company Parties” means each of, and in each case, in its capacity as such: (a) each Company Party; (b) each Subsidiary Related Party; and (c) each Related Party of each entity in clause (a) (excluding the Consenting Stakeholders).
n.
Released Consenting Stakeholder Parties” means each of, and in each case, in its capacity as such: (a) each Consenting Stakeholder; (b) the Agents; and (c) each Related Party of each entity in clause (a) through clause (b) (excluding the Company Parties).
o.
Released Parties” means (i) each Company Party; (ii) each other Released Company Party; and (iii) each Released Consenting Stakeholder Party; provided, however, that clauses (ii) and (iii) of this definition shall not include: (y) any non-natural Person that is a direct equity holder of KLD (solely in their capacity as such) that fails to execute and deliver this Release Agreement immediately before the Effective Date; or (z) any Related Party (solely in its capacity as such) (for the avoidance of doubt, other than the Company Parties and subsidiaries) of any non-natural Person described in the immediately preceding clause (y).

 

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p.
Releasing Parties” means, collectively, each Company Releasing Party and each Consenting Stakeholder Releasing Party.
q.
Subsidiary Related Parties” means, with respect to each direct and indirect subsidiary of KLD, each of, and in each case, in its capacity as such, the current and former directors, managers, officers, committee members, members of any governing body, equity holders (regardless of whether such interests are held directly or indirectly), affiliated investment funds or investment vehicles, managed accounts or funds (including the managed accounts or funds of subsidiaries or affiliates), predecessors, participants, successors, assigns, subsidiaries, Affiliates, partners, limited partners, general partners, principals, members, management companies, fund advisors or managers, employees, agents, trustees, advisory board members, financial advisors, attorneys (including any other attorneys or professionals retained by any current or former director or manager in his or her capacity as director or manager of an entity), accountants, investment bankers (but excluding J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and its Affiliates), consultants, representatives, and other professionals and advisors of such Person or such Person’s Affiliates and any such Person’s or Affiliate’s respective heirs, executors, estates, and nominees.
Section 2.
Conditions to Release Effective Date.

This Release Agreement and the Parties’ respective rights, covenants, and obligations hereunder shall become automatically and immediately effective upon the following: (i) each Party has executed and delivered its signature page to the Transaction Support Agreement and this Release Agreement and (ii) the closing of the Transactions has occurred in accordance with the Transaction Support Agreement (the “Effective Date”).

Section 3.
Releases.
(a)
Releases. For good and valuable consideration provided by each of the Released Parties, the adequacy and sufficiency of which is hereby confirmed, from and after the Effective Date, each Released Party is hereby deemed released and discharged by each and all of the Releasing Parties, in each case, on behalf of themselves and their respective successors, assigns, and representatives, and any and all other Persons who may purport to assert any Cause of Action, directly or derivatively, by, through, for, or because of such Releasing Parties, from any and all Causes of Action, whether known or unknown, including any derivative claims asserted or assertable on behalf of any of the Company Parties, that any of the foregoing Releasing Parties would have been legally entitled to assert in their own right (whether individually or collectively) or on behalf of any Company Party or the holder of any Claim against, or Equity Interest in, a Company Party, based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, any act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence existing on or before the occurrence of the Effective Date, arising from, relating to, or in connection with the management, ownership, or operation of the Company Parties, the purchase, sale, or rescission of any security of the Company Parties, the subject matter of, or the transactions or events giving rise to, any Claim or Equity Interest that is treated in the Transactions, the business or contractual arrangements between any Company Party and any Released Party, the Company Parties’ in- or out-of-court restructuring efforts, intercompany transactions, the Transaction Support Agreement, the Definitive Documents, or any restructuring transaction, contract, instrument, release, or other

 

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agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the Transaction Support Agreement and the Definitive Documents, including the issuance or distribution of securities pursuant to the Transactions, or the distribution of property, if any, in connection with the Transactions or any other related agreement, or upon any other related act, or omission, transaction, agreement event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Effective Date; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, nothing in this Release Agreement shall or shall be deemed to result in the release, waiver, or limitation of:
i.
(A) any right to indemnification (including any right to advancement of expenses) of any current or former directors, officers, or employees of any Company Party or any subsidiary of a Company Party against any Company Party or any subsidiary of a Company Party, or any of their respective insurance carriers, (B) any rights as beneficiaries of any insurance policies (in each case of (A) and (B), including, without limitation, any Claims relating to any acquisition or similar transaction entered into by a Company Party (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Transactions), (1) against any seller (or its Related Parties) in such transaction or (2) under any applicable representation and warranty insurance policy or other insurance policy), (C) wages, salaries, compensation, or benefits, (D) intercompany Claims (including any Claim related solely to an intercompany transaction among the Company and/or one or more subsidiaries of the Company), or (E) any intercompany Interests in any subsidiary of a Company Party;
ii.
(A) the ability to seek specific performance under this Release Agreement, the Exchange Agreement, the Transaction Support Agreement, or the Definitive Documents; or (B) any post-Effective Date rights or obligations under this Release Agreement, the Exchange Agreement, the Transaction Support Agreement, the Definitive Documents, or any document, instrument, or agreement executed to implement the Transaction Support Agreement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, (I) the rights and obligations associated with the Consenting Stakeholders’ post-Effective Date ownership of the debt and/or equity securities contemplated thereby; (II) the rights of any Releasing Party to enforce the Transaction Support Agreement, the Exchange Agreement, and/or the Definitive Documents, including this Release Agreement; and (III) any Claims for the repayment of the outstanding Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement) under the Loan Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement);
iii.
any rights, covenants, or obligations under (A) any business or contractual arrangement between any Company Party and any Released Party that (I) remains ongoing in the ordinary course after the Effective Date unrelated to the Transactions or (II) relates to the provision of ordinary course e-Discovery and/or data platform services by the Company, or (B) any existing statement of work, engagement letter or other agreement under which any Company Party provides goods or services to any Released Party, including any related invoices from subsection (iii)(A) hereof;

 

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iv.
any Claims arising from the conduct of any Party determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by Final Order, or admitted in writing or in a plea agreement, to have been caused by, or be the result of, gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct, or a criminal act by such Party;
v.
any Claims against any Person that is not based in whole or in part on facts that relate to or arise out of such Person’s relationship with the Company Parties (whether as an equityholder, contractual counterparty, lender, or other relationship);
vi.
any Claims against any Party who fails to execute and deliver any documentation required to be executed and delivered by such Party in connection with the Transactions; or
vii.
any defenses to any Claims that may be asserted against any Party by any other Party, including, but not limited to, any defense that this Release Agreement releases any asserted Claim or Cause of Action.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, it is agreed that (x) nothing herein shall affect the Liens (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and security interests of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement) or the Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement) on any of the Collateral (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and (y) the Secured Parties may exercise their respective rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral in the future from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and applicable law.

Section 4.
(a)
Releases of Unknown Claims.
i.
Each of the Releasing Parties expressly acknowledges that, although a general release under certain circumstances may not extend to Released Claims which the Releasing Party does not know or suspect to exist in its favor, which if known by it may have materially affected its settlement with the party released, in this circumstance it has carefully considered and taken into account in determining to enter into this Release Agreement the possible existence of such unknown losses or claims. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Releasing Party expressly waives and relinquishes any and all rights such Party may have or conferred upon it under any federal, state, or local statute, rule, regulation, or principle of common law or equity which provides that a release does not extend to claims which the claimant does not know or suspect to exist in its favor at the time of entering into this Release Agreement or which may in any way limit the effect or scope of this Release Agreement with respect to Released Claims which such Party did not know or suspect to exist in such Party’s favor at the time of providing the releases in this Release Agreement, which in each case if known by it may have materially affected its settlement with any Released Party. Each of the Releasing Parties expressly acknowledges

 

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that the releases and covenants not to sue contained in this Release Agreement are effective regardless of whether those released matters or Released Claims are presently known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, or foreseen or unforeseen. For the avoidance of doubt, each of the Releasing Parties knowingly grants the releases in this Release Agreement notwithstanding that each Releasing Party may hereafter discover facts in addition to, or different from, those which such Releasing Party either now knows or believes to be true, and without regard to the subsequent discovery or existence of such different or additional facts, and such Releasing Party expressly waives any and all rights that such Releasing Party may have under any statute or common law principle which would limit the effect of the release contained in this Release Agreement to those claims actually known or suspected to exist before the Effective Date.
ii.
Each of the Releasing Parties knowingly and voluntarily waives and relinquishes any and all provisions, rights, and benefits conferred by any law of the United States or any state or territory of the United States, or principle of common law, which governs or limits a person’s release of unknown claims, including California Civil Code § 1542 (or comparable or equivalent to California Civil Code § 1542), which provides:

A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.

iii.
Each of the Releasing Parties represents and warrants that it has access to adequate information regarding the terms hereof, the scope and effect of this Release Agreement, and all other matters encompassed by this Release Agreement to make an informed and knowledgeable decision with regard to entering into this Release Agreement. Each of the Releasing Parties further represents and warrants that it has not relied upon any other Party in deciding to enter into this Release Agreement and has instead made its own independent analysis and decision to enter into this Release Agreement.
iv.
Each Party agrees and acknowledges that (A) except as expressly provided in this Release Agreement, no Released Party, in any capacity, has warranted or otherwise made any representations to it or any of its Affiliates concerning any Cause of Action (including, without limitation, any representation concerning the existence, nonexistence, validity, or invalidity of any Cause of Action), (B) the validity and effectiveness of the foregoing releases in this Release Agreement do not depend in any way on any such representations or warranties or the accuracy, completeness, or validity thereof, (C) subject to any applicable fiduciary duty, no Released Party, in any capacity, has any duty to disclose or provide any facts or documents (whether material or immaterial, known or unknown, suspected

 

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or unsuspected) to the Releasing Parties granting a release under this Release Agreement, and (D) each such release shall remain in full force and effect even if any facts or documents (whether material or immaterial, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected) were not disclosed or provided (whether intentionally, unintentionally, or otherwise) by any Released Party to any Releasing Party, which facts or documents, if known by such Releasing Party, might have caused such Releasing Party not to execute and deliver this Release Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each of the Parties agrees that if any release contained in this Release Agreement shall be unenforceable against any Releasing Party, and such Releasing Party institutes or files any cause of action against any Released Party, then the releases contained in this Release Agreement shall not be effective in preventing any such Released Party from raising any defenses, objections, set-offs, recoupments, or counter-claims to such cause of action against such Releasing Party, in each case solely to the extent to offset any such cause of action. Nothing in this ‎Section 4‎(a)(‎iv) shall be deemed to supersede, limit, alter, or change any of the clauses set forth in the provisos in ‎Section 3(a).
(b)
Turnover of Subsequently Recovered Assets. In the event that any Releasing Party (including any successor or assignee thereof and including through any third party, trustee, debtor in possession, creditor, estate, creditors’ committee, or similar entity) is successful in pursuing or receives, directly or indirectly, any funds, property, or other value on account of any Claim, Cause of Action, or litigation against any Released Party that was validly released pursuant to this Release Agreement (or would have been released pursuant to this Release Agreement if the party bringing such claim were a Releasing Party), such Releasing Party: (i) agrees that such recovery is property of such Released Party and not the Releasing Party; (ii) shall not commingle any such recovery with any of its other assets, and (iii) shall promptly turnover and assign any such recoveries to, and is deemed to hold them in trust for, such Released Party.
(c)
Covenant Not to Sue. From and after the Effective Date, each of the Releasing Parties hereby further agrees and covenants not to, and shall not, commence or prosecute, or assist or otherwise aid any other Person in the commencement or prosecution of, whether directly, derivatively or otherwise, any Released Claims, unless otherwise required by applicable federal, state, or local law.
(d)
Third Party Beneficiaries. Each Person being released pursuant to the releases and covenants contained in this Release Agreement is an intended third-party beneficiary of the releases and covenants pertaining to it and entitled to enforce such releases and covenants.
Section 5.
Miscellaneous.
(a)
Successors and Assigns. All covenants, rights, obligations, and other agreements contained in this Release Agreement by, through, or on behalf of any of the Parties bind and inure to the benefit of such Party and its respective designees, successors and permitted assigns, whether so expressed or not. This Release Agreement, and the rights and obligations of each Party, shall not be assigned by such Party without prior written consent of the other Parties.

 

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(b)
No Additional Representations and Warranties. Each of the Parties agrees and acknowledges that, except as expressly provided in this Release Agreement, the Transaction Support Agreement, the Exchange Agreement, and the Definitive Documents, no other Party, in any capacity, has warranted or otherwise made any representations concerning any Released Claim (including any representation or warranty concerning the existence, non-existence, validity, or invalidity of any Released Claim). Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Release Agreement is intended to impair or otherwise derogate from any of the representations, warranties, or covenants expressly set forth in this Release Agreement, the Transaction Support Agreement, the Exchange Agreement, or any of the Definitive Documents.
(c)
Entire Agreement. This Release Agreement contains the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the releases set forth herein.
(d)
Effectiveness; Amendments. This Release Agreement shall be effective against and in favor of each Party hereto upon the occurrence of the Effective Date. Once effective, this Release Agreement may not be modified, amended, or supplemented without the prior written consent of all affected Parties.
(e)
Severability. Any provision of this Release Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
(f)
Counterparts. This Release Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all the Parties. This Release Agreement may be executed and delivered by facsimile, email, or otherwise and such signature is deemed binding for all purposes hereof, without delivery of an original signature being thereafter required.
(g)
Headings. The headings of the sections and subsections of this Release Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation hereof.
(h)
Governing Law. This Release Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Parties shall be governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware excluding choice-of-law principles of the laws of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.
(i)
Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial.
i.
Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that any legal action, suit, or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Release Agreement brought by any Party shall be brought and determined in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Chancery Court”), provided, that if jurisdiction is not then available in the Chancery Court, then any such legal action, suit, or proceeding may be brought in any federal or state court in New Castle County, the city of Wilmington, Delaware (collectively with

 

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the Chancery Court, the “Delaware Courts”), and each Party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Courts for itself and with respect to its property, generally and unconditionally, with regard to any such proceeding. Each Party agrees not to commence any proceeding relating to this Release Agreement except in the Delaware Courts, other than proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree, or award rendered by any Delaware Court. Each Party further agrees that, in addition to any other method to serve process permitted by applicable law, notice to the addresses set forth below each Party’s signature page hereto (as may be amended) shall constitute sufficient service of process, and each Party further waives any argument that such service is insufficient. Each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any proceeding arising out of or relating to this Release Agreement, (A) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Delaware Courts for any reason, (B) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment, or otherwise), and (C) that (1) the proceeding in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (2) the venue of such proceeding is improper, or (3) this Release Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.
ii.
EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT, OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

(i) Specific Performance. Each Party recognizes and acknowledges that a breach by such Party of any covenants or agreements contained in this Release Agreement will cause the other Parties to sustain damages for which such other Parties would not have an adequate remedy at law for money damages, and therefore each Party agrees that in the event of any such breach, the other Parties shall be entitled to the remedy of specific performance of such covenants and agreements and injunctive and other equitable relief in addition to any other remedy to which such other Parties may be entitled, at law or in equity.

 

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(j)
Remedies Cumulative. All rights, powers and remedies provided under this Release Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise of any right, power or remedy thereof by any Party shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such right, power or remedy by such Party.
(k)
Waiver. Any agreement on the part of a Party to a waiver of any provision of this Release Agreement shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such Party. The failure of any Party to exercise any right, power, or remedy provided under this Release Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by any other Party with its obligations hereunder, and any custom or practice of the Parties at variance with the terms hereof, shall not constitute a waiver by such Party of its right to exercise any such or other right, power, or remedy or to demand such compliance.
(l)
Several, Not Joint, Obligations. The agreements and obligations of each of the Parties under this Release Agreement are, in all respects, several and not joint.
(m)
Parties’ Use of Legal Counsel And Construction Of Release. Each Party hereby acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to be advised by its own legal counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting, execution, and delivery and consummation of this Release Agreement. The Parties agree and acknowledge that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Release Agreement or any amendments, exhibits or schedules hereto. Each Party has entered into this Release Agreement freely and voluntarily, without coercion, duress, distress or under influence by any other Persons or its respective shareholders, directors, officers, partners, agents or employees. Each of the Parties hereby acknowledges that (i) it has read this Release Agreement and knows its contents, (ii) it understands the terms and consequences of this Release Agreement, and (iii) the terms of this Release Agreement are fair and reasonable.
(n)
Compromise. This Release Agreement is entered into in compromise of disputed claims and defenses. No act or agreement in furtherance of the release contained in this Release Agreement shall be construed in any way as an admission of fault, wrongdoing, or liability on the part of any Party.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Release Agreement has been duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

KLDiscovery Inc., on behalf of itself and the entities listed below

 

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson

Name: Dawn Wilson

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Entity

Ibas Ontrack AB

Ibas Ontrack ApS

Ibas Ontrack AS

Ibas Ontrack OY

KLDiscovery Franchising, LLC

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

KLDiscovery Limited

KLDiscovery Limited

KLDiscovery Ontrack (HK) Limited

KLDiscovery Ontrack (Switzerland) GmbH

KLDiscovery Ontrack AS

KLDiscovery Ontrack BV

KLDiscovery Ontrack Canada Co.

KLDiscovery Ontrack GmbH

KLDiscovery Ontrack Information Technology Service (Shanghai) Co Ltd

KLDiscovery Ontrack K.K.

KLDiscovery Ontrack Limited

KLDiscovery Ontrack Pte Ltd

KLDiscovery Ontrack Pty Ltd.

KLDiscovery Ontrack S.L.

KLDiscovery Ontrack S.p z.o.o.

KLDiscovery Ontrack S.r.l.

KLDiscovery Ontrack Sarl

KLDiscovery Ontrack Single Member P.C.

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

LD International Holdings Limited

LD International Holdings SRL

LD Topco, Inc.

Ontrack Data Recovery, LLC

KLDiscovery India Technology Services Private Limited

 

 

 

 

 

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Address for Notices:

 

9023 Columbine Road

Eden Prairie, MN 55347

Attention: Andy Southam

Email: andrew.southam@kldiscovery.com

 

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20036-5306

Attention: Stephen I. Glover

Email: siglover@gibsondunn.com

 

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[Consenting STAKEHOLDER]

 

By:

Name:

Title:

 

Address:

E-mail address(es):

 

 

Aggregate Amounts Beneficially Owned or Managed on Account of:

Term Loan Claims

$

Revolving Credit Claims

$

Debenture Claims

$

Existing Equity Interests

 

 

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CEOF II DE I AIV, L.P.

By:

Name:

Title:

 

CEOF II Coinvestment (DE), L.P.

By:

Name:

Title:

 

CEOF II Coinvestment B (DE), L.P.

By:

Name:

Title:

 

Address for Notices:

 

The Carlyle Group Inc.

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20004

Attention: Louise Dumican

Email: louise.dumican@carlyle.com

 

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 1000

Washington, D.C. 20004

Attention: Paul Sheridan

Email: paul.sheridan@lw.com

 

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EXECUTION VERSION

THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECURITY AGREEMENT

This THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of August 14, 2024 (this “Amendment”), among KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a LD Lower Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the other Guarantors party hereto, the lenders party hereto (the “Lenders”), Ally Bank, as a lender and an L/C Issuer (“Ally”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (in such capacities, “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2021 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2023, as amended by the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2024, and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, extended, refinanced or otherwise modified prior to giving effect to this Amendment, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, Holdings, the Lenders party thereto, Administrative Agent and Ally;

WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to that certain Security Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2021 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, extended, refinanced or otherwise modified prior to giving effect to this Amendment, the “Existing Security Agreement” and, the Existing Security Agreement as amended by this Amendment, the “Security Agreement”), among the Borrower, Holdings, the other Grantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and Administrative Agent;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested to make certain amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement and the Existing Security Agreement as hereinafter set forth; and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto are willing, on the terms and subject to the conditions stated below, to amend the Existing Credit Agreement and the Existing Security Agreement as hereinafter set forth.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Defined Terms; References. Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each term used herein which is defined in the Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement. The rules of construction and other interpretive provisions specified in Sections 1.02, 1.03, 1.05, 1.06 and 1.12 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Amendment, including terms defined in the preamble and recitals hereto.

SECTION 2. Amendments to Credit Agreement and Security Agreement.

(a)
The Existing Credit Agreement is, subject to satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in Section 3, amended in accordance with Exhibit A hereto by deleting the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and by inserting the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double underlined text), in each case in the place where such text appears therein, such that immediately after giving effect to this Amendment the Existing Credit Agreement will read as set forth in Exhibit A
(b)
Schedule 1 to the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto.

 


 

(c)
The Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding Schedule 1.01(i) as set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto.
(d)
Schedule 5.12 to the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth on Exhibit D attached hereto.
(e)
Schedule 10.02 to the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth on Exhibit E attached hereto.
(f)
Exhibit C to the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth on Exhibit F attached hereto.
(g)
The Existing Security Agreement is, subject to satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in Section 3, amended so that (i) each reference to the “Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions)” set forth in Section 7(a) and Section 7(d) of the Existing Security Agreement shall be deleted and replaced with the “Third Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect to the Third Amendment Transactions)” and (ii) each reference to the “Closing Date” set forth in Section 7(f) of the Existing Security Agreement shall be deleted and replaced with the “Third Amendment Effective Date”.
(h)
The Schedules to the Existing Security Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as set forth on Exhibit G attached hereto.

Except as set forth in this Section 2, (i) all other Schedules and Exhibits to the Existing Credit Agreement shall not be amended, modified, supplemented or otherwise affected by the amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement effected by this Amendment and (ii) the Existing Security Agreement shall not be amended, modified, supplemented or otherwise affected by the amendments to the Existing Security Agreement effected by this Amendment.

SECTION 3. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective upon satisfaction or waiver of all of the following conditions precedent (the “Third Amendment Effective Date”):

(a)
the Administrative Agent, the Ally Representative and the Blackstone Credit Representative shall have received fully executed copies of:
(i)
this Amendment executed by each of the Loan Parties, the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent;
(ii)
that certain First Amendment to the Agreement Among Lenders, dated as of the date hereof, executed by each of the Last Out Lenders (as defined therein), the First Out Lenders (as defined therein), First Out Lender Representative (as defined therein), Last Out Lender Representative (as defined therein) and Agent (as defined therein) (the “AAL Amendment”);
(iii)
the Third Amendment Intercreditor Agreement;
(iv)
the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the other Second Lien Loan Documents; and

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(v)
that certain Mutual Release, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Consenting Stakeholders (as defined therein),
(b)
the Third Amendment Transactions (including receipt of all regulatory approvals required in connection with the Third Amendment Transactions) shall have been consummated and all related definitive documentation shall have been executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Ally Representative and the Blackstone Credit Representative;
(c)
the Administrative Agent, the Ally Representative and the Blackstone Credit Representative shall have received:
(i)
a customary legal opinion of (A) Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, special New York counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors, addressed to each Secured Party, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative and (B) if applicable, local counsel reasonably acceptable to the Blackstone Credit Representative in each jurisdiction where any of the Loan Parties is incorporated or organized, addressed to each Secured Party, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative;
(ii)
customary lien searches and UCC searches;
(iii)
(A) a certificate, signed by an Responsible Officer of each Loan Party, and attested to by the secretary or any assistant secretary of such Loan Party, together with (x) copies of the Organization Documents of such Loan Party, (y) the resolutions of such Loan Party referred to in such certificate, and (z) a signature and incumbency certificate to the officers of such persons executing the Loan Documents, in each case, each of the foregoing shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Blackstone Credit Representative and Ally Representative, (B) certificates of good standing or status (to the extent that such concepts exist) from the applicable secretary of state (or equivalent authority) of the jurisdiction of organization or formation of each Loan Party (in each case, to the extent applicable);
(iv)
a Cash Flow Report as of the Friday of the week ended immediately prior to the week during which the Third Amendment Effective Date occurs;
(v)
a perfection certificate, which will include a schedule of the Loan Party’s Deposit Accounts and identifying which Deposit Accounts are Excluded Accounts;
(vi)
unless waived by the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Ally Representative, reasonably satisfactory evidence demonstrating satisfaction of the requirements set forth in Schedule 6.16 of the Existing Credit Agreement; and
(vii)
a closing date certificate, certifying as to clauses (f) and (h) below;
(d)
the Administrative Agent shall have received $20 million of proceeds from the borrowings under the Second Lien Credit Agreement on the Third Amendment Effective Date for the dollar-for-dollar prepayment of the outstanding principal of the Term Loans (plus the payment

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of all accrued and unpaid interest thereon), which payment shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(vi) of the Existing Credit Agreement;
(e)
the Administrative Agent shall have received $16,230,039.67 of proceeds from the borrowings under the Second Lien Credit Agreement on the Third Amendment Effective Date for the dollar-for-dollar prepayment of the outstanding principal of Revolving Credit Loans (without a corresponding commitment reduction) (plus the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest thereon);
(f)
no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Third Amendment Effective Date immediately before or after giving effect to this Amendment and the Third Amendment Transactions;
(g)
the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall have received from the Borrower and the Guarantors all documentation and other information reasonably requested in writing at least ten (10) days prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date by the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative or the Administrative Agent as they reasonably determine is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act, in each case at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date;
(h)
the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 hereof are true and correct as of the Third Amendment Effective Date;
(i)
the Loan Parties shall have paid all fees and expenses due and owing as of the Third Amendment Effective Date to (x) King & Spalding LLP as counsel to Blackstone Credit, Holland & Knight LLP as counsel to Ally and Arnold Porter Kaye Scholer LLP as counsel to the Administrative Agent, and (y) all other fees, costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent (without duplication of subclause (x) of this clause (d)) under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in each case to the extent such fees have been invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date (or such later date as the Borrower may reasonably agree); and
(j)
the Administrative Agent shall have received payment of an amendment fee by the Borrower in the amount of $2,500 in respect of this Amendment.

SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties of Loan Parties. Borrower and each other Loan Party represents and warrants as follow:

(a)
this Amendment has been duly authorized and executed by such Loan Party and each of the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement or instrument of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and
(b)
the representations and warranties of such Loan Party contained in the Credit Agreement, this Amendment and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (and in all respects to the extent any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality) as of the date of this Amendment, except to the extent such representations and

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warranties relate to an earlier date in which case such representation or warranty are true and correct in all material respects (and in all respects to the extent any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality) as of such earlier date.

SECTION 5 Effect of Amendment; Etc. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Ally Representative, the Blackstone Credit Representative or the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement or under any other Loan Document and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other provision of the Credit Agreement or of any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that each Loan Document to which it is a party is hereby confirmed and ratified and shall remain in full force and effect according to its respective terms (in the case of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby). On and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, (i) this Amendment shall be a Loan Document and (ii) each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Amendment”, “hereof”, “hereunder”, “herein” and “hereby” and each other similar reference, and each reference in any other Loan Document to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereof”, “thereunder”, “therein” or “thereby” or any other similar reference to the Credit Agreement shall refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

SECTION 6. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS TO THE EXTENT EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE THEREIN) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

SECTION 7. Reaffirmation of the Loan Parties. Each Loan Party hereby confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment, each Loan Document to which such Loan Party is a party is, and the obligations of such Loan Party contained in the Existing Credit Agreement, this Amendment or in any other Loan Document to which it is a party are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, in each case as amended by this Amendment. For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, each Loan Party hereby confirms that the existing security interests granted by such Loan Party in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of, among others, the Lenders pursuant to the Loan Documents in the Collateral described therein shall continue to secure the obligations of the Loan Parties under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as and to the extent provided in the Loan Documents.

SECTION 8. Notices; Successors. All communications and notices hereunder shall be given as provided in the Credit Agreement. The terms of this Amendment shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

SECTION 9. Severability. Any provision of this Amendment that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 10. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Any signature to this Amendment may be delivered by facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf) or as any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000 or the New York Electronic Signature and Records Act or any other similar

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state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form shall be valid and effective for all purposes to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

SECTION 11. Incorporation of Credit Agreement Miscellaneous Provisions. Each of the provisions provided in the following sections of the Credit Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by this reference with the same effect as though set forth in its entirety herein, mutatis mutandis, and as if “this Amendment” in any such provision read “this Amendment”: Section 10.08 (Confidentiality), Section 10.11 (Counterparts), Section 10.15(b) (Submission to Jurisdiction), Section 10.15(c) (Waiver of Venue), Section 10.16 (Service of Process), Section 10.17 (Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury) and Section 10.18 (Binding Effect).

SECTION 12. Direction to the Administrative Agent. The Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and the Lenders party hereto, constituting all of the Lenders, hereby (i) authorize and direct the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver each of this Amendment, the AAL Amendment and the Third Amendment Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) acknowledge and agree that (x) the direction in this Section 12 constitutes a direction from the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and all Lenders under the provisions of Article IX of the Existing Credit Agreement and (y) Article IX (including, without limitation, Section 9.07 thereof) of the Credit Agreement shall apply to any and all actions taken by the Administrative Agent in accordance with such direction.

SECTION 13. Release. Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that, through the date hereof, each Lender, each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Blackstone Representative and the Ally Representative, has acted in good faith and has conducted itself in a commercially reasonable manner in its relationships with such Loan Party in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement (as amended hereby), and the other Loan Documents, and each Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims to the contrary with respect to the period through the date hereof to the maximum extent permitted by law, each Loan Party hereby unconditionally and irrevocably releases, acquits and forever discharges each Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Blackstone Representative and the Ally Representative as well as their respective affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, advisors, successors and assigns, both present and former, from any and all claims, demands, obligations, duties, liabilities, damages (including special, punitive, indirect and/or consequential damages), expenses, claims of offset, acts, omissions, losses and/or defenses, known or unknown or accrued or not accrued as of the date hereof, with respect to (i) this Amendment and the Existing Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (ii) each Lender’s and the Administrative Agent’s, the Collateral Agent’s, the Blackstone Representative’s and the Ally Representative’s acts, statements, conduct, representations and omissions made in connection therewith, or (iii) any fact, matter, transaction or event relating thereto. Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges that it has not relied upon any representation of any kind made by any Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Blackstone Representative and the Ally Representative or any affiliate or agent thereof in making the foregoing release.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

KLDISCOVERY HOLDINGS, INC.

By: /s/ Christopher J. Weiler

Name: Christopher J. Weiler

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

LD TOPCO, INC.

By: /s/ Christopher J. Weiler

Name: Christopher J. Weiler

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK, LLC

By: /s/ Christopher J. Weiler

Name: Christopher J. Weiler

Title: Chief Executive Officer

KLDISCOVERY FRANCHISING, LLC

By: /s/ Christopher J. Weiler

Name: Christopher J. Weiler

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 


 

BLACKSTONE PRIVATE CREDIT FUND,

as a Lender

 

By: Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, as investment advisor

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

BLACKSTONE SECURED LENDING FUND,

as a Lender

 

By: Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, as investment advisor

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 


 

BCRED BARD PEAK FUNDING LLC, BCRED CASTLE PEAK FUNDING LLC, BCRED GRANITE PEAK FUNDING LLC, BCRED MONARCH PEAK FUNDING LLC, BCRED SUMMIT PEAK FUNDING LLC,

as Lenders

 

By: Blackstone Private Credit Fund, as sole member

By: Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, as investment advisor

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

BCRED MML CLO 2021-1 LLC,

as a Lender

 

By: Blackstone Private Credit Fund, as Collateral Manager

By: Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, as Investment Advisor

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

BGSL BRECKENRIDGE FUNDING LLC, BGSL JACKSON HOLE FUNDING LLC, BGSL BIG SKY FUNDING LLC,

as Lenders

By: Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, as sole member

By: Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, as investment advisor

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 


 

 

GSO BROOME STREET LLC,

as a Lender

 

By: GSO Orchid Fund LP, its member

By: GSO Orchid Associates LLC, its general partner

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

EMERALD SPRING STREET LP,

as a Lender

 

By: Emerald GP Ltd., its general partner

By: Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, as administrator

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

EMERALD MURRAY STREET LP,

as a Lender

 

By: Emerald GP 2 Ltd., its general partner

By: Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, as administrator

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 


 

GN LOAN FUND LP,

as a Lender

 

By: Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP, its Investment Manager

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

BXC JADE SUB 1 LLC,

as a Lender

 

By: BXC Jade Topco 1 LP, its sole member

By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

BXC JADE SUB 2 LLC,

as a Lender

 

By: BXC Jade Topco 2 LP, its sole member

By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

BXC JADE SUB 3 LLC,

as a Lender

By: BXC Jade Topco 3 LP, its sole member

By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 


 

BXC JADE SUB 4 LLC,

as a Lender

 

By: BXC Jade Topco 4 LP, its sole member

By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

BXC JADE SUB 5-B LLC,

as a Lender

 

By: BXC Jade Top Sub 5-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Topco 5-B LP, its sole member By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

BXC JADE SUB 6-B LLC,

as a Lender

 

By: BXC Jade Top Sub 6-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Topco 6-B LP, its sole member By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 


 

 

BXC JADE SUB 7-B LLC,

as a Lender

 

By: BXC Jade Top Sub 7-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Topco 7-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

BXC JADE SUB 8-B LLC,

as a Lender

 

By: BXC Jade Top Sub 8-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Topco 8-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

BXC JADE SUB 9-B LLC,

as a Lender

 

By: BXC Jade Top Sub 9-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Topco 9-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 


 

BXC JADE SUB 10-B LLC,

as a Lender

 

By: BXC Jade Top Sub 10-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Topco 10-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

BCRED CLO 2023-1 LLC,

as a Lender

 

By: Blackstone Private Credit Fund, as Collateral Manager

By: Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, as Investment Advisor

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 


 

BCRED CLO 2024-1 LLC,

as a Lender

 

By: Blackstone Private Credit Fund, as Collateral Manager

By: Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, as Investment Advisor

 

 

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment]


 

QIA FIG GLASS FINCO 1 LIMITED,

as a Lender

 

 

By: /s/ Alexander Kretzler

Name: Alexander Kretzler

Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment]


 

QIA FIG GLASS FINCO 2 LIMITED,

as a Lender

 

 

By: /s/ Alexander Kretzler

Name: Alexander Kretzler

Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment]


 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

By: /s/ Teisha Wright

Name: Teisha Wright

Title: Vice President

 

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment]


 

ALLY BANK,
as Ally Representative, a Lender and an L/C Issuer

By: /s/ Erica Ninesteel

Name: Erica Ninesteel

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment]


 

Exhibit A

 

Credit Agreement

 

 

See attached


 

 

 


 

 

 


EXHIBIT A

 

SecondThird Amendment, dated March 8August 14, 2024

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of February 8, 2021

among

LD LOWER HOLDINGS, INC.
as Borrower,

LD TOPCO, INC.

as Holdings Topco,

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,

and

The Lenders and L/C Issuers Party Hereto

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I. Definitions and Accounting Terms 1

Section 1.01. Defined Terms 1

Section 1.02. Other Interpretive Provisions 10393

Section 1.03. Accounting Term 10696

Section 1.04. Rounding 10797

Section 1.05. References to Agreements and Laws 10797

Section 1.06. Times of Day 10797

Section 1.07. Timing of Payment or Performance 10797

Section 1.08. Rates 10897

Section 1.09. [Reserved] 10897

Section 1.10. Pro Forma Calculations 10898

Section 1.11. Calculation of Baskets 10898

Section 1.12. Administrative Matters 10998

ARTICLE II. The Commitments and Credit Extensions 10998

Section 2.01. The Loans 10998

Section 2.02. Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans 110100

Section 2.03. Letters of Credit 112102

Section 2.04. [Reserved] 122112

Section 2.05. Prepayments 122112

Section 2.06. Termination or Reduction of Commitments 129119

Section 2.07. Repayment of Loans 131121

Section 2.08. Interest 132122

Section 2.09. Fees 132122

Section 2.10. Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate 133123

Section 2.11. Evidence of Indebtedness 133123

Section 2.12. Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback 134124

Section 2.13. Sharing of Payments 136127

Section 2.14. Incremental Facilities 137[Reserved] 127

Section 2.15. Incremental Equivalent Debt. 142[Reserved]. 127

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Section 2.16. Cash Collateral 144127

Section 2.17. Defaulting Lenders 145129

Section 2.18. Specified Refinancing Debt 147[Reserved] 131

ARTICLE III. Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality 150131

Section 3.01. Taxes 150131

Section 3.02. [Reserved] 154135

Section 3.03. Illegality 154135

Section 3.04. Inability to Determine Rates 154135

Section 3.05. Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy and Liquidity Requirements 158139

Section 3.06. Funding Losses 159140

Section 3.07. Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation 159140

Section 3.08. Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances 161142

ARTICLE IV. Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions 162144

Section 4.01. Conditions to the Initial Credit Extension on the Closing Date 162144

Section 4.02. Conditions to All Credit Extensions after the Closing Date 165146

ARTICLE V. Representations and Warranties 166147

Section 5.01. Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws 166147

Section 5.02. Authorization; No Contravention 166147

Section 5.03. Governmental Authorization; Other Consents 166148

Section 5.04. Binding Effect 167148

Section 5.05. Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect 167148

Section 5.06. Litigation 167149

Section 5.07. Use of Proceeds 168149

Section 5.08. Ownership of Property; Liens 168149

Section 5.09. Environmental Compliance 168150

Section 5.10. Taxes 169151

Section 5.11. Employee Benefits Plans 169151

Section 5.12. Subsidiaries; Capital Stock 171152

Section 5.13. Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act 171152

Section 5.14. Disclosure 171153

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Section 5.15. Compliance with Laws 171153

Section 5.16. Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. 172153

Section 5.17. Solvency 172153

Section 5.18. Perfection, Etc. 172153

Section 5.19. Sanctions; OFAC 172154

Section 5.20. Anti-Corruption Laws 173154

Section 5.21. [Reserved] 173155

Section 5.22. Holdings Activities 173155

Section 5.23. Data Privacy and Security 173155

Section 5.24. Insurance 174155

Section 5.25. No Default 174156

ARTICLE VI. Affirmative Covenants 174156

Section 6.01. Financial Statements 175156

Section 6.02. Certificates; Other Information 177159

Section 6.03. Notices 178160

Section 6.04. Payment of Taxes 179161

Section 6.05. Preservation of Existence, Etc. 179161

Section 6.06. Maintenance of Properties 180162

Section 6.07. Maintenance of Insurance 180162

Section 6.08. Compliance with Laws 180162

Section 6.09. Books and Records 180162

Section 6.10. Inspection Rights 180163

Section 6.11. Use of Proceeds 181163

Section 6.12. Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security 181163

Section 6.13. Compliance with Environmental Laws 183166

Section 6.14. Further Assurances 183166

Section 6.15. [Reserved]. 185Board Observer Rights. 169

Section 6.16. Post-Closing Undertakings 185169

Section 6.17. No Change in Line of Business 185170

Section 6.18. Transactions with Affiliates 185170

Section 6.19. Lender Conference Calls 189171

ARTICLE VII. 189171

Negative Covenants 189171

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Section 7.01. Indebtedness 190171

Section 7.02. Limitations on Liens 197176

Section 7.03. Fundamental Changes 198177

Section 7.04. Asset Sales 200178

Section 7.05. Restricted Payments 201180

Section 7.06. Burdensome Agreements 210185

Section 7.07. Accounting Changes 212187

Section 7.08. Financial CovenantCovenants 212187

Section 7.09. Holding Company 213188

Section 7.10. Division of Loan Parties 213188

Section 7.11. Intellectual Property 213188

ARTICLE VIII. Events of Default and Remedies 214189

Section 8.01. Events of Default 214189

Section 8.02. Remedies Upon Event of Default 217191

Section 8.03. Right to Cure 217192

Section 8.04. Application of Funds 219194

ARTICLE IX. Administrative Agent and Other Agents 221196

Section 9.01. Appointment and Authorization of Agents 221196

Section 9.02. Delegation of Duties 222198

Section 9.03. Liability of Agents 222198

Section 9.04. Reliance by Agents 225200

Section 9.05. Notice of Default 225201

Section 9.06. Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agents 226201

Section 9.07. Indemnification of Agents 226201

Section 9.08. Agents in their Individual Capacities 227203

Section 9.09. Successor Agents 227203

Section 9.10. Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim 229204

Section 9.11. Collateral and Guaranty Matters 230205

Section 9.12. No Other Duties, No Fiduciary Relationship 232207

Section 9.13. Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements 232207

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Section 9.14. Appointment of Supplemental Agents, Incremental Arrangers, Incremental Equivalent Debt Arrangers and Specified Refinancing Agents 232 208

Section 9.15. Intercreditor Agreement 234209

Section 9.16. Withholding Tax 235209

Section 9.17. Certain ERISA Matters 235210

ARTICLE X. Miscellaneous 236211

Section 10.01. Amendments, Etc. 236211

Section 10.02. Notices; Electronic Communications 241217

Section 10.03. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement 243219

Section 10.04. Expenses 244220

Section 10.05. Indemnification by the Borrower 245221

Section 10.06. Payments Set Aside 247223

Section 10.07. Successors and Assigns 247223

Section 10.08. Confidentiality 256232

Section 10.09. Setoff 257234

Section 10.10. Interest Rate Limitation 258234

Section 10.11. Counterparts 258235

Section 10.12. Integration; Effectiveness 258235

Section 10.13. Survival of Representations and Warranties 259235

Section 10.14. Severability 259236

Section 10.15. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc. 259236

Section 10.16. Service of Process 260237

Section 10.17. Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury 260237

Section 10.18. Binding Effect 261237

Section 10.19. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility 261237

Section 10.20. Affiliate Activities 262238

Section 10.21. Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents 262238

Section 10.22. USA PATRIOT Act; Beneficial Ownership 262239

Section 10.23. Judgment Currency 263239

Section 10.24. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions 263239

Section 10.25. Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 264240

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SCHEDULES

1 Guarantors

1.01(e) Contracts Prohibiting Subsidiary Guarantees

1.01(i) Immaterial Subsidiaries as of the Third Amendment Effective Date

2.01 Commitments and Pro Rata Shares

5.06 Litigation

5.08(b) Material Real Property

5.12 Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments

5.16 Intellectual Property Matters

6.16 Post-Closing Undertakings

7.01 Closing Date Indebtedness

7.02 Closing Date Liens

7.05 Closing Date Investments

10.02 Certain Addresses for Notices

 

EXHIBITS

Form of

A-1 Committed Loan Notice

A-2 Request for L/C Credit Extension

B-1 Initial Term Note

B-2 Delayed Draw Term Note

B-3 Revolving Credit Notes

C Compliance Certificate

D-1 Assignment and Assumption

D-2 Affiliate Lender Assignment and Assumption

D-3 Administrative Questionnaire

E-1 Holdings Guaranty

E-2 Subsidiary Guaranty

F Security Agreement

G Solvency Certificate

H Intercompany Subordination Agreement

I-1 U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

I-2 U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

I-3 U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

I-4 U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

J Optional Prepayment of Loans

K-1 Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement

K-2 1L/2L Intercreditor Agreement

L Secured Party Designation Notice

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This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of February 8, 2021, among LD Lower Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower” or the “Company”), LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings Topco”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), each L/C Issuer party hereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association (“Wilmington Trust”), as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

The Borrower has requested that, upon the satisfaction in full of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IV below, the applicable Lenders (a) make term loans to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000, (b) make available to the Borrower after the Closing Date delayed draw term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 and (c) make available to the Borrower, on and after the Closing Date, a $40,000,000 super-priority revolving credit facility for the making, from time to time, of revolving loans and the issuance, from time to time, of letters of credit, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

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

ARTICLE I.
Definitions and Accounting Terms

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

Accepting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01.

Acquired Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging, amalgamating or consolidating with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of, such specified Person and (b) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.

Adjusted Cash” means the amount of unrestricted cash after giving effect to unrealized gains and losses under (and as determined by) any Swap Contracts (with respect to currency exchange rates) in place at the time of determination (but only with respect to the then-elapsed portion of the current monthly or quarterly (as applicable under the relevant Swap Contract) calculation period thereunder).

Adjusted Term SOFR” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided that if Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.

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Administrative Agent” means Wilmington Trust, National Association, acting through such of its Affiliates or branches as it may designate, in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent permitted by the terms hereof.

Administrative Agent’s Account” means such account of the Administrative Agent as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.

Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in substantially the form of Exhibit D-3 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.

Affiliate Lenders” means, collectively, theeach Sponsor and its Affiliates and, if applicable, its Approved Funds (other than any Natural Person, Holdings and any of Holdings’ Subsidiaries), including each holder of the Second Lien Debt.

Affiliate Transaction” has the meaning specified in Section 6.18(a).

Agent Fee Letter” means the Fee Letter, dated the Closing Date, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.

Agent-Related Distress Event” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Person that directly or indirectly controls the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (each, a “Distressed Agent-Related Person”), a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Agent-Related Person under any Debtor Relief Law is commenced, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Agent-Related Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Agent-Related Person’s assets, or such Distressed Agent-Related Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Agent-Related Person to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided, that an Agent-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interests in the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Person that directly or indirectly controls the Administrative Agent by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof, so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent.

Agent-Related Persons” means each Agent, together with its Related Parties.

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Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, and the Collateral Agent, Incremental Arrangers and Incremental Equivalent Debt Arrangers.

Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

Agreement” means this term loan, delayed draw term loan and revolving credit agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Agreement Among Lenders” means that certain Agreement Among Lenders, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Lenders as of the Closing Date and each other entity that becomes party thereto, as amended by the Amendment No. 1 to Agreement Among Lenders, dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date (as so amended, the “Third Amendment Agreement Among Lenders”).

Agreement Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.

All-in Yield” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, the yield of such Indebtedness, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, OID, upfront fees, index floors or otherwise, in each case payable by the Borrower generally to lenders; provided that OID and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a four-year life to maturity, and shall not include arrangement fees, structuring fees, ticking fees, commitment fees, unused line fees, underwriting fees and any amendment and similar fees (regardless of whether paid in whole or in part to the relevant lenders). For the avoidance of doubt, the Underwriting Fee (as defined in the Blackstone Credit Fee Letter) shall constitute OID for purposes of this definition.

Ally” means Ally Bank.

Ally Representative” means Ally, and, after the Closing Date, any successor and assign that is an Affiliate of Ally appointed by Ally.

Alternative Benchmark Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04(c).

Anti-Corruption Laws” has the meaning specified in Section 5.20.

Applicable Commitment Fee” means, for any calendar quarter, a percentage per annum determined as of the first day of such calendar quarter, equal to (x) 0.50% if the average daily balance of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans during the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than $7,500,000 or (y) 0.75% if the average daily balance of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans during the immediately preceding calendar quarter is less than or equal to $7,500,000.0.75%.

Applicable Data Privacy Laws” has the meaning given to that term in paragraph (a) of the definition of “Data Privacy and Security Laws, Requirements, and Standards.”

Applicable Discount” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Dutch Auction.”

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Applicable Rate” means a percentage per annum equal to, (a) with respect to the Initial Term Loans and Delayed Draw Term Loans, 6.507.50% per annum for SOFR Loans and 5.506.50% per annum for Base Rate Loans, and (b) with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans, 4.005.00% per annum for SOFR Loans and 3.004.00% per annum for Base Rate Loans.

Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to either any Term Facility or Revolving Credit Facility, a Lender that has a Commitment with respect to such Tranche or holds a Term Loan or a Revolving Credit Loan, respectively, under such Tranche at such time, and (b) with respect to the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (i) each L/C Issuer and (ii) if any Letters of Credit have been issued (or arranged) pursuant to Section 2.03(a), the Revolving Credit Lenders, (c) with respect to any New Term Facility, a Lender that holds a New Term Loan at such time, and (d) with respect to any Specified Refinancing Debt, a Lender that holds Specified Refinancing Term Loans or Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans, as applicable.

Approved Counterparty” shall mean (a) the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any affiliate of the Administrative Agent or Lender at the time it entered into a Secured Hedge Agreement or a Cash Management Agreement, as applicable (or, in the case of any Secured Hedge Agreement in existence as of the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or affiliate thereof as of the Closing Date), in its capacity as a party thereto, (b) any other person whose long term senior unsecured debt rating is A/A2 by S&P or Moody’s (or their equivalent) or higher or (c) any other person from time to time approved in writing by Blackstone Credit; provided, however, that for any of the foregoing to be included as an “Approved Counterparty” on any date of determination by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, the applicable Person referred to in any of clauses (a) through (dc) above must have delivered a Secured Party Designation Notice to the Administrative Agent prior to such date of determination.

Approved Fund” means the Warehouse Entity, any Blackstone Credit Entity and any Fund that is administered, advised, sub-advised or managed by (a) Blackstone Credit, (b) a Lender, (c) an Affiliate of a Lender or (d) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages a Lender.

Asset Sale” means:

(a) the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of property or assets (including by way of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or

(b) the issuance or sale of Equity Interests (other than Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries issued in compliance with Section 7.01 and directors’ qualifying shares or shares or interests required to be held by foreign nationals or other third parties to the extent required by applicable law) of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary) (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions),

(each of the foregoing referred to in this definition as a “Disposition”). Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:

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(a) a sale, exchange or other disposition of cash, Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities, or of obsolete, damaged, unnecessary, unsuitable or worn out equipment or other assets in the ordinary course of business, or dispositions of property no longer used, useful or economically practicable to maintain in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including allowing any registrations or any applications for registration of any intellectual property or other intellectual property rights to lapse or become abandoned);

(b) (i) without limiting the provisions of Section 8.01(k), the sale, conveyance, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower in compliance with the provisions of Section 7.03 or 7.04 or any Disposition that constitutes a Change of Control, and (ii) any Specified Change of Control;

(c) any Restricted Payment that is permitted to be made, and is made, pursuant to Section 7.05 or any Permitted Investment;

(d) any Disposition of assets or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, with an aggregate Fair Market Value of less than or equal to $5,000,000100,000;

(e) any transfer or Disposition of property or assets or issuance or sale of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to another direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided, that any suchno dispositions may be made to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor hereunder shall not exceed in the aggregate at any time the greater of (x) $10,000,000 and (y) 1.50% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower Parties for the four fiscal quarter period most recently then ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis;;

(f) the creation of any Lien permitted under this Agreement;

(g) any issuance, sale, pledge or other disposition of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(h) the sale, lease, assignment, license or sublease of inventory, equipment, accounts receivable, notes receivable or other current assets held for sale in the ordinary course of business or the conversion of accounts receivable and related assets to notes receivable or dispositions of accounts receivable and related assets in connection with the collection or compromise thereof;

(i) the lease, assignment, license, sublicense or sublease of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business;

(j) a sale, assignment or other transfer of Receivables Assets, or participations therein, (i) to a Receivables Subsidiary in a Qualified Receivables Financing or (ii) to any other Person in a Qualified Receivables Factoring, in each case {so long as no Event of Default exists or would result therefrom};[reserved];

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(k) a sale, assignment or other transfer of Receivables Assets, or participations therein, by a Receivables Subsidiary in a Qualified Receivables Financing, in each case {so long as no Event of Default exists or would result therefrom};[reserved];

(l) any exchange of assets for Related Business Assets (including a combination of Related Business Assets and a de minimis amount of cash or Cash Equivalents) of comparable or greater market value than the assets exchanged, as determined in good faith by the Borrower;

(m) (i) non-exclusive licenses, sublicenses or cross-licenses of intellectual property or other general intangibles and (ii) exclusive licenses, sublicenses or cross-licenses of intellectual property or other intellectual property rights or other general intangibles in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower;

(n) any transfer in a Sale/Leaseback Transaction of any property acquired or built after the Closing Date; provided that such sale is for at least Fair Market Value (as determined on the date on which a definitive agreement for such Sale/Leaseback Transaction was entered into);[reserved];

(o) the surrender or waiver of obligations of trade creditors or customers or other contract rights that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer or compromise, settlement, release or surrender of a contract, tort or other litigation claim, arbitration or other disputes;

(p) Dispositions arising from foreclosures, condemnations, eminent domain, seizure, nationalization or any similar action with respect to assets, dispositions of property subject to Casualty Events;

(q) Dispositions of Investments (including Equity Interests) in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements or rights of first refusal between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(r) to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Code, any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a Similar Business;

(s) the issuance of directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable law;

(t) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property that is purchased within 90 days of such disposition or (ii) the proceeds of such Asset Sale are applied within 90 days of such disposition to the purchase price of such replacement property (which replacement property is actually purchased within 90 days of such disposition); and

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(u) a sale or transfer of equipment receivables, or participations therein, and related assets[reserved].

For the avoidance of doubt, the unwinding of Swap Contracts shall not be deemed to constitute an Asset Sale.

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

Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1, or otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable (including electronic documentation generated by MarkitClear or other electronic platform) to the Administrative Agent.

Auction Amount” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Dutch Auction.”

Auction Agent” means (a) the Administrative Agent or (b) any other financial institution or advisor employed by the Borrower (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Dutch Auction; provided that the Borrower shall not designate the Administrative Agent as the Auction Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent); provided, further, neither the Borrower nor any of its Affiliates may act as the Auction Agent.

Auction Notice” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Dutch Auction.”

Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(iii).

Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 3.04.

Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

Bail-In Legislation” means, with respect to (a) any EEA Member Country which has implemented, or which at any time implements, Article 55 BRRD, the relevant implementing law or regulation as described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule from time to time and (b) in relation to any state other than such an EEA Member Country or (to the extent that the United Kingdom is not such an EEA Member Country) the United Kingdom, any analogous law or regulation from time to time which requires contractual recognition of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers contained in that law or regulation.

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Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate (which, if negative, shall be deemed to be 0%) on such day plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the Prime Lending Rate on such day, (c) Adjusted Term SOFR published on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day the next previous Business Day) for an Interest Period of one month plus 1% and (d) solely with respect to Initial Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans, 2.00% per annum. If the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR for any reason, the Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (a) or (c) above, as applicable, until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist.

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

Benchmark” means the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 3.04.

Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that (x) can be determined by the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Blackstone Credit Representative) and (y) is administratively feasible as determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:

(a) the sum of (i) Daily Simple SOFR and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; or

(b) the sum of (i) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Blackstone Credit Representative) and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (A) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (B) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for each applicable Interest Period (to the extent an Interest Period remains applicable, otherwise, such other period and Available Tenor) for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Blackstone Credit Representative) and the Borrower for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread

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adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities.

Benchmark Replacement Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04(b).

Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

(1) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);

(2) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative or non-compliant with or non-aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks; provided that such non-representativeness, non-compliance or non-alignment will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date; or

(3) in the case of clause (d) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the effective date of a Benchmark Replacement Amendment.

For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clauses (1) through (3) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

(a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);

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(b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

(c) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks.

For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.04 and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.04.

Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.

Blackstone Creditshall meanmeans Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (formerly known as GSO Capital Partners LP) and its Affiliates.

Blackstone Credit Entitiesshall meanmeans Blackstone Credit, BX Finco, any of their respective Affiliates, and shall include, without limitation, certain funds, accounts and clients managed, or advised by Blackstone Credit, BX Finco or any of their respective Affiliates, as the context may require.

Blackstone Credit Fee Letter” means that certain Fee Letter, dated as of February 8, 2021, by and among the Borrower, Holdings Topco and the Blackstone Credit Representative.

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Blackstone Credit Investorshall meanmeans any investor (or an Affiliate of such investor) of a fund managed or advised by Blackstone Credit to which investor (or an Affiliate of such investor) Blackstone Credit is providing certain administrative and other services.

Blackstone Credit Representativeshall meanmeans, Blackstone Credit, and, after the Closing Date, any successor or assign that is a Blackstone Credit Entity appointed by the previous Blackstone Credit Entity that fulfilled the role as Blackstone Credit Representative hereunder, effective after five Business Days’ advance written notice of such appointment to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent; provided, that if no Lender under this Agreement is a Blackstone Credit Entity, then "Blackstone Credit Representative" shall mean a Lender appointed by the Required Lenders and Required Revolving Credit Lenders and notified to the Administrative Agent to fulfill the role as the Blackstone Credit Representative with the consent of the Borrower or, in the absence of any such appointment, shall mean the Required Lenders.

Board of Directors” means as to any Person, the board of directors, board of managers, sole member or managing member or other governing body of such Person, or if such Person is owned or managed by a single entity or has a general partner, the board of directors, board of managers, sole member or managing member or other governing body of such entity or general partner, or in each case, any duly authorized committee thereof, and the term “directors” means members of the Board of Directors.

Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Borrower Materials” means materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder.

Borrower Parties” means the collective reference to Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, and “Borrower Party” means any one of them. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parent shall not be considered a Borrower Party.

Borrowing” means a Term Borrowing or a Revolving Credit Borrowing.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of the State of New York, or are in fact closed in, New York City and, with respect to any SOFR Loan, if such day relates to notices and determinations in respect of Term SOFR or any SOFR Loan or any funding, conversion, continuation, Interest Period or payment of any SOFR Loan, any such date that is also a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.

BX Fincoshall meanmeans Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. L.L.C. and its Affiliates.

Capital Stock” means:

(1) in the case of a corporation or company, corporate stock or share capital;

(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

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(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and

(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person (it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of doubt, that “cash-settled phantom appreciation programs” in connection with employee benefits that do not require a dividend or distribution shall not constitute Capital Stock).

Capitalized Lease Obligation” means at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) in accordance with GAAP; provided that all obligations of any Person that are or would be characterized as operating lease obligations in accordance with GAAP on the Closing Date (whether or not such operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) shall, if so elected by the Borrower, continue to be accounted for as operating lease obligations (and not as Capitalized Lease Obligations) for purposes of this Agreement regardless of any change in GAAP following such date that would otherwise require such obligations to be recharacterized (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) as Capitalized Lease Obligations.

Capitalized Software Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

Cash-Capped Incremental Facility{” has the meaning specified in Section }2.14(a).

Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or L/C Issuer (as applicable) and the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of either thereof (as the context may require), cash, Cash Equivalents (if reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer) or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent or L/C Issuer benefiting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support (including by backstop with a letter of credit satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or by being deemed reissued under or otherwise transferred to another agreement acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer), in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) the Blackstone Credit Representative and (c) the applicable L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the Lenders). “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

Cash Contribution Amount” means the aggregate amount of cash contributions made to the capital of the Borrower or any Guarantor (in each case, other than from a Restricted Subsidiary (other than in its capacity as a conduit)) and designated as a “Cash Contribution Amount” as described in the definition of “Contribution Indebtedness.”

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Cash Equivalents” means:

(1) Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Pounds Sterling, Euro, the national currency of any Participating Member State of the European Union (as it is constituted on the Closing Date) and, with respect to any Foreign Subsidiaries, other currencies held by such Foreign Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(2) securities issued or directly guaranteed or insured by the government of the United States, the United Kingdom or any country that is a member of the European Union (as it is constituted on the Closing Date) or any agency or instrumentality thereof in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition;

(3) money market deposits, certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of two years or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances, in each case with maturities not exceeding two years, and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $250,000,000 in the case of domestic banks or $100,000,000 (or the dollar equivalent thereof) in the case of foreign banks;

(4) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2) and (3) above and clause (6) below entered into with any financial institution or securities dealers of recognized national standing meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above;

(5) commercial paper or variable or fixed rate notes issued by a corporation or other Person (other than an Affiliate of the Borrower) rated at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency) and in each case maturing within two years after the date of acquisition;

(6) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof having an Investment Grade Rating from either Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency) in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition;

(7) Indebtedness issued by Persons (other than the Sponsor) with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A-2” or higher from Moody’s (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency) in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition, and marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at least “A- 2” or “P-2” from either S&P or Moody’s (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency);

(8) investment funds investing at least 95% of their assets in investments of the types described in clauses (1) through (7) above and (9) and (10) below;

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(9) Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency); and

(10) in the case of investments by any Foreign Subsidiary or investments made in a country outside the United States of America, other investments of comparable tenor and credit quality to those described in the foregoing clauses (1) through (9) customarily utilized in the countries where such Foreign Subsidiary is located or in which such investment is made.

“Cash Flow Report{” has the meaning specified in Section }6.01(d).

Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement or arrangement to provide Cash Management Services to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Cash Management Bank” means any Person that (i) at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement, is a Lender or an Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent, (ii) in the case of any Cash Management Agreement in effect on or prior to the Closing Date or any effective date with respect to any amendment hereof (an “Amendment Effective Date”), is, as of the Closing Date or such Amendment Effective Date, as applicable, or within 45 days thereafter, a Lender or an Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent and a party to a Cash Management Agreement, (iii) within 45 days after the time it enters into the applicable Cash Management Agreement, becomes a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent, in each case, in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement or (iv) any other Approved Counterparty; provided, however, that for any of the foregoing to be included as a “Cash Management Bank” on any date of determination by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, the applicable Person referred to in any of clauses (i) through (iv) above must have delivered a Secured Party Designation Notice to the Administrative Agent prior to such date of determination.

Cash Management Services” means any of the following to the extent not constituting a line of credit (other than an overnight draft facility that is not in default); automated clearing house transactions, treasury and/or cash management services, including, without limitation, treasury, depository, overdraft, credit, purchasing or debit card, non-card e-payable services, electronic funds transfer, treasury management services (including controlled disbursement services, overdraft automatic clearing house fund transfer services, return items and interstate depository network services), other demand deposit or operating account relationships, foreign exchange facilities, credit card processing services and merchant services.

Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any casualty insurance proceeds or condemnation awards or that gives rise to a taking by a Governmental Authority in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace, restore or repair, or compensate for the loss of, such equipment, fixed assets or real property.

CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.

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CERCLIS” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

A “Change of Control” will be deemed to occur if:

(a) Parent shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of Borrower;

(b) any person or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person and its subsidiaries and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), other than the Permitted Holders, acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of Voting Stock of Parent representing both (i) more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power for the election of directors of Parent and (ii) more than the percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power for the election of directors of Parent that is at the time beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, by the Permitted Holders, taken together; or

(c) the sale, lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(d) the Permitted Holders shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, at least 50.1% {of the Equity Interests of }Parent;

(e) (1) MGG and its Control Investment Affiliates shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, at least 27.9% of Parent, and (2) 1397225 Ontario Limited and its Control Investment Affiliates shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, at least 22.2% of Parent; provided that Equity Interests which solely carry director voting rights (and, for certainty, no economic rights) of OTPP and the OTPP FTP may be transferred to the OTPP FTP or OTPP{, as the case may be, as }OTPP may in good faith deem necessary to comply with the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 (Canada), as incorporated by reference in Section 79 of regulation 909 under Section 62 of the Pension Benefits Act (Ontario), and for the avoidance of doubt, any such transfer to or exercise of voting rights by the OTPP FTP shall not result in a Change of Control; and

(f) any “Change of Control” or any other term of similar import occurs under the Second Lien Credit Agreement;

provided, that a Specified Change of Controlthe Third Amendment Transaction will not be deemed to be a Change of Control.

Closing Date” means February 8, 2021.

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

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Collateral” means all of the “Collateral” (or similar term) referred to in the Collateral Documents and all of the other property and assets that are or are required under the terms of the Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Collateral Agent” means Wilmington Trust, National Association, acting through such of its Affiliates or branches as it may designate, in its capacity as collateral agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor collateral agent permitted by the terms hereof.

Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreement, the Mortgages (if any), each of the mortgages, collateral assignments, Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplements, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 6.12, Section 6.14 or Section 6.16, and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Commitment” means a Term Commitment and/or a Revolving Credit Commitment, as the context may require.

Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Term Borrowing, (b) a Revolving Credit Borrowing, (c) a conversion of Loans from one Type to another or (d) a continuation of SOFR Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, in each case shall be in writing, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et. seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Company” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Company Competitor” means any Person that competes with the business of Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries from time to time.

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C (as amended and restated on the Third Amendment Effective Date) or such other form as may be agreed between the Borrower and the Blackstone Credit Representative.

Computer Systems” means any of, or combination of, computer software, computer hardware (whether general or special purpose), information technology systems, applications, cloud-based storage platforms and systems, telecommunications capabilities (including voice, data or video networks), and other similar or related items of any automated, computerized or software system and any other network or system or related service that is owned, controlled, licensed, leased, operated, used, or held for use by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries in the conduct of its or their business.

Consolidated Cash Taxes” means, for an applicable period with respect to the Borrower Parties on a consolidated basis, the aggregate of all taxes based on income, profits or capital of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including (i) federal, state, franchise, excise and similar

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taxes and foreign withholding taxes, (ii) penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations and (iii) taxes in respect of repatriated funds), paid in cash during such period, to the extent they exceed the amount of taxes deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period.

Consolidated Current Assets” means, with respect to any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, all assets of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as current assets on the balance sheet of a company conducting a business the same as or similar to that of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, after deducting appropriate and adequate reserves therefrom in each case in which a reserve is proper in accordance with GAAP, but excluding (i) cash, (ii) Cash Equivalents, (iii) Swap Contracts to the extent that the mark-to-market Swap Termination Value would be reflected as an asset on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person, (iv) deferred financing fees, (v) amounts related to current or deferred taxes (but excluding assets held for sale, loans (permitted) to third parties, pension assets, deferred bank fees and derivative financial instruments) (so long as the items described in clauses (iv) and (v) are non-cash items), (vi) in the event that a Qualified Receivables Factoring or Qualified Receivables Financing is accounted for off balance sheet, (x) gross accounts receivable comprising part of the Receivables Assets subject to such Qualified Receivables Factoring or Qualified Receivables Financing minus (y) collections by such Person against the amounts sold pursuant to clause (x)[reserved], (vii) [reserved] and (viii) the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition.

Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, with respect to any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, all liabilities in accordance with GAAP that would be classified as current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person, but excluding (a) the current portion of Indebtedness (including the Swap Termination Value of any Swap Contracts) to the extent reflected as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person, (b) the current portion of interest, (c) accruals for current or deferred taxes based on income or profits, (d) accruals of any costs or expenses related to restructuring reserves or severance, (e) deferred revenue, (f) escrow account balances, (g) the current portion of pension liabilities, (h) liabilities in respect of unpaid earn-outs, (i) amounts related to derivative financial instruments and assets held for sale, and (j) any L/C Obligations or Revolving Credit Loans and any letter of credit obligations, swing line loans or revolving loans under any other revolving credit facility.

Consolidated EBITDA” means, as of any date for the applicable period ending on such date with respect to any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of:

(a) Consolidated Net Income; plus

(b) an amount which, in the determination of Consolidated Net Income for such period, has been deducted (and not added back) (or, in the case of amounts pursuant to clauses (vi), (x) or (xi) below, not already included in Consolidated Net Income) for, without duplication,

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(i) total interest expense determined in accordance with GAAP (including, to the extent deducted and not added back in computing Consolidated Net Income, (A) amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (B) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances, (C) non-cash interest payments, (D) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations, (E) net payments, if any, made (less net amounts, if any, received) pursuant to interest rate Swap Contracts with respect to Indebtedness (other than in connection with the early termination thereof), (F) amortization or write-off of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, including commitment, letter of credit and administrative fees and charges with respect to the Facilities and with respect to other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder and (G) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees, but excluding total interest expense associated with Synthetic Lease Obligations) and, to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income or gains on such hedging obligations, and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities (whether amortized or immediately expensed),

(ii) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including corporate income tax, federal, state, franchise, excise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued during such period including (A) penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations and (B) in respect of repatriated funds,

(iii) depreciation and amortization expense and impairment charges (including amortization of intangible assets (including goodwill), deferred financing fees or costs, capitalized software expenditures (including capitalized software development expenditures), customer acquisition costs and incentive payments, conversion costs, and contract acquisition costs),

(iv) other non-cash charges, expenses or losses (excluding any such non-cash charge, expense or loss to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period, an amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period, or write-off or write-down or reserves with respect to current assets but including (A) any non-cash increase in expenses resulting from the revaluation of inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods including changes in capitalization and variances), (B) charges recognized in relation to post-retirement benefits or other charges necessary to adjust the defined benefit pension expense to reflect service cost only, (C) losses on minority interests owned by such Person, (D) the non-cash impact of accounting changes or restatements, (E) non-cash fair value adjustments in Investments, (F) the non-cash portion of “straight line” rent expense and (G) any other non-cash losses and expenses resulting from fair value accounting required by the applicable standard under GAAP and related interpretations) all as determined on a consolidated basis,

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(v) restructuring charges, accruals or reserves and business optimization expense, including any restructuring costs and integration costs incurred in connection with the Transactions, and other acquisitions permitted hereunder after the Closing Date, project start-up costs, losses, charges and expenses relating to any strategic initiatives (including any multi-year strategic initiatives), costs related to the closure, relocation, reconfiguration and/or consolidation of facilities, reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses and costs to relocate employees, integration and transaction costs, retention charges, severance, contract termination costs, recruiting and signing bonuses and expenses, future lease commitments, systems establishment costs, conversion costs, excess pension charges (including curtailments and modifications to pensions and post retirement employee benefit plans), and consulting fees, expenses attributable to the implementation of costs savings initiatives, costs associated with tax projects/audits and costs consisting of professional consulting or other fees relating to any of the foregoing in an amount, not to exceed, when taken together with the amount under clause (vi) below and in Section 1.10 in such period, an aggregate amount of 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined prior to giving effect to such amounts) in any consecutive fiscal quarter period,

(vi) the amount of “run rate” net cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and acquisition synergies, in each case, projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such items had been realized on the first day of such period) as a result of specified actions taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of a responsible financial officer of the Borrower), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period that are otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA from such actions; provided that (A) the Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02 for the applicable period shall include a certification that such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements, synergies are, in the good faith judgment of a responsible financial officer of the Borrower, (1) factually supportable and (2) reasonably anticipated to be realized within 18 months after the consummation of any operational change or the acquisition or disposition or the entry into any new agreements or amendments to existing agreements with customers or joint ventures, in each case, which is expected to result in such cost savings, expense reductions, operating improvements or synergies, as the case may be, (B) no cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (vi) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to the other clauses of this definition or Consolidated Net Income, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period and (C) projected amounts (that are not yet realized) may no longer be added in calculating Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (vi) to the extent occurring more than six full fiscal quarters after the specified action taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken in order to realize such projected cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and

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synergies; provided that, amounts added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (vi), other than to the extent in connection with the Transactions, shall not, when combined with amounts added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (v) above and Section 1.10, in the aggregate exceed 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined prior to giving effect to such amounts) in any four consecutive fiscal quarter period,

(vii) non-cash expenses resulting from any employee benefit or management compensation plan or the grant of stock and stock options and other equity and equity-based interests to employees or other service providers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a written plan or agreement (including expenses arising from the grant of stock and stock options and other equity and equity-based interests prior to the Closing Date) or the treatment of such options and other equity and equity-based interests under variable plan accounting,

(viii) (A) management, consulting and advisory fees, termination payments, transaction fees, indemnities and expenses permitted under Section 7.05 and (B) the amount of expenses, if any relating to payments made to any current, former or future officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors that are holders of stock options or other compensatory equity-based awards in Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to equity holders or unit holders of such Person or its direct or indirect parent companies, which payments are being made to compensate such holders of compensatory equity-based awards as though they were shareholders or unit holders at the time entitled to share in such distribution, in each case to the extent permitted by this Agreement,

(ix) any costs or expenses incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or share or unit option plan or any other management, director or employee benefit plan or agreement or share or unit subscription or shareholder or similar agreement, to the extent such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or the Net Cash Proceeds of any issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower (or any Parent Holding Company thereof) and not otherwise applied hereunder,

(x) proceeds from business interruption insurance (to the extent not reflected as revenue or income in Consolidated Net Income and to the extent that the related loss was deducted in the determination of Consolidated Net Income),

(xi) charges, losses, lost profits, expenses or write offs to the extent indemnified or insured by a third party that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with the Transaction, or any other acquisition or transaction permitted hereunder, in each case, to the extent that coverage has not been denied and so long as such amounts are actually reimbursed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in cash, or, so long as such Person has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement, but only to the extent that such amount is in fact indemnified or

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reimbursed in cash within 365 days of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such 365 days) and to the extent that the related loss was deducted in the determination of Consolidated Net Income,

(xii) Synthetic Lease Obligations, to the extent deducted as an expense in such period,

(xiii) any losses realized upon a Disposition of property (including abandoned or discontinued operations or product lines) outside of the ordinary course of business,

(xiv) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenses) not included in Consolidated EBITDA in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such receipts were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (c) below for any previous period and not added back,

(xv) net realized losses relating to amounts denominated in foreign currencies resulting from the application of FASB ASC 830 (or any similar pronouncement) (including net realized losses from exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances and balance sheet items, net of realized gains from related Swap Contracts) (entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice),

(xvi) cash expenses relating to earn outs and similar obligations and any other earn-out obligations incurred prior to the date thereof or in connection with any acquisition, buyout or other investment paid or accrued during the applicable period, including any mark-to-market adjustments, in each case to the extent permitted by this Agreement,

(xvii) transaction costs related to any public offering consummated by the Borrower,

(xviii) any loss relating to Swap Contracts permitted hereunder (excluding Swap Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice),

(xix) the amount of any non-controlling interest expense consisting of Subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned Subsidiary deducted (and not added back) in such period in calculating Consolidated Net Income, excluding cash distributions in respect thereof, and

(xx) compensation and reimbursement of expenses of non-management members of the board of directors (or similar body) of such Person (other than employees of the Sponsor);

minus

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(c) an amount which, in the determination of Consolidated Net Income, has been included for:

(i) non-cash income or gains, including (A) any non-cash portion of “straight line” rent expense, (B) credits recognized in relation to post-retirement benefits or other credits necessary to adjust the defined benefit pension income to reflect service cost only, (C) gains on minority interests owned by such Person, (D) the non-cash impact of accounting changes or restatements and (E) non-cash fair value adjustments in Investments but excluding (x) accrual of revenue in the ordinary course, (y) any such items in respect of which cash was received in a prior period or will be received in a future period (and, in the case of cash that was received in a prior period, such amounts previously reduced Consolidated Net Income in a prior period (and would not have been required to be added back pursuant to clause (b) of this definition)) or (z) any such items which represent the reversal in such period of any accrual of, or reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period where such accrual or reserve is no longer required (and where such accrual or reserve previously reduced Consolidated Net Income in a prior period (and would not have been required to be added back pursuant to clause (b) of this definition)) and (F) any other non-cash gains and income resulting from fair value accounting required by the applicable standard under GAAP and related interpretations, all as determined on a consolidated basis,

(ii) any gains realized upon the Disposition of property (including abandoned or discontinued operations or product lines) outside of the ordinary course of business,

(iii) the amount of cash received in such period in respect of any non-cash income or gain in a prior period (and such non-cash income or gain previously increased Consolidated Net Income in a prior period (and would not have been required to be deducted pursuant to clause (c)(i) of this definition)),

(iv) net realized gains relating to amounts denominated in foreign currencies resulting from the application of FASB ASC 830 (or any similar pronouncement) (including net realized gains from exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances and balance sheet items, net of realized losses from related Swap Contracts) (entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice), and

(v) any gain related to Swap Contracts (excluding Swap Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining Consolidated EBITDA for any four-quarter period that includes any of the fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2020, June 30, 2020, March 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019, Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal quarters shall equal $16,700,000, $12,200,000, $15,000,000 and $17,200,000, respectively (which amounts, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be subject to add-backs and adjustments pursuant to this definition but shall give effect to calculations on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with this Agreement in

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respect of acquisitions permitted hereunder and consummated after the Closing Date (including with respect to cost savings, synergies and “run-rate” adjustments described in clause (b)(vi) above or in Section 1.10 in connection with such acquisitions, subject in each case to the applicable limitations set forth therein)).

Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness of the type described in clauses (a)(i), (a)(ii) (but excluding surety bonds, performance bonds or other similar instruments), (a)(iv), (b) (in respect of Indebtedness of the type described in (a)(i), (a)(ii) (but excluding Indebtedness constituting surety bonds, performance bonds or other similar instruments) and (a)(iv)), (d) and (e) of the definition of “Indebtedness”, of a Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, in each case (other than with respect to Indebtedness of the type described in clauses (d) and (e) of the definition of “Indebtedness”), in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but (x) excluding the effects of any discounting of Indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with any acquisition and (y) any Indebtedness that is issued at a discount to its initial principal amount shall be calculated based on the entire stated principal amount thereof, without giving effect to any discounts or upfront payments), excluding obligations in respect of letters of credit (including Letters of Credit), bank guarantees, and guarantees on first demand, in each case, except to the extent of unreimbursed amounts thereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that obligations (i) under Swap Contracts and Cash Management Agreements, (ii) owed by Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (iii) in respect of intercompany Indebtedness (including Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock) held by any Loan Party, do not constitute Consolidated Funded Indebtedness.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

(a) the aggregate interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (including pay in kind interest payments, amortization of original issue discount, the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations and net payments and receipts (if any) pursuant to interest rate Swap Contracts (other than in connection with the early termination thereof) but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Indebtedness, Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments, all amortization and write-offs of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, discounts, fees and expenses and expensing of any bridge, commitment or other financing fees, costs of surety bonds, charges owed with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar facilities); plus

(b) consolidated capitalized interest of the referent Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued; less

(c) interest income of the referent Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period;

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provided that (a) when determining Consolidated Interest Expense in respect of any four-quarter period ending prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, Consolidated Interest Expense will be calculated by multiplying the aggregate Consolidated Interest Expense accrued since the Closing Date by 365 and then dividing such product by the number of days from and including the Closing Date to and including the last day of such period and (b) in the case of any Person that became a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person after the commencement of such four-quarter period, the interest expense of such Person paid in cash prior to the date on which it became a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person will be disregarded. For purposes of this definition, interest on Capitalized Lease Obligations will be deemed to accrue at the interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligations in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Net Income” means, as of any date for the applicable period ending on such date with respect to any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, net income, excluding, without duplication:

(i) extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring charges, expenses, losses or gains (including gains and losses realized on disposition of property outside of the ordinary course of business);

(ii) any amounts attributable to Investments in any non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, Unrestricted Subsidiary or joint venture (other than a Guarantor or any Person at the Closing Date accounted for by the equity method of accounting; provided that to the extent not already excluded or deducted as minority interest expense, payments made in respect of interests of third parties shall be excluded) to the extent that such amounts have not been distributed in cash or Cash Equivalents to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such applicable period;

(iii) (x) any net unrealized gains and losses resulting from fair value accounting (including as a result of the mark-to-market of obligations of Swap Contracts and other derivative instruments) and (y) any net unrealized gains and losses relating to mark-to-market of amounts denominated in foreign currencies (including net unrealized gain and losses from exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances and balance sheet items), in each case, to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income;

(iv) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent required for any calculation of Consolidated EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis);

(v) [reserved];

(vi) the net income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change in or the adoption, application or modification of accounting principles or policies during such period, whether effected through a cumulative effect adjustment or a retroactive application;

(vii) effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in any line item in such Person’s consolidated

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financial statements resulting from the application of purchase accounting (including any step-ups with respect to re-valuing assets and liabilities) in relation to the Transactions and any investment, acquisition, merger or consolidation (or resulting from any reorganization or restructuring) that is consummated after the Closing Date or the depreciation, amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof shall be excluded;

(viii) Transaction Costs; and

(ix) transaction fees and expenses incurred, or amortization thereof, in connection with, to the extent permitted hereunder, any Investment, any Debt Issuance, any Equity Issuance, any Disposition, any Casualty Event, recapitalization or any amendments or waivers of the Loan Documents, documentation governing other securities, credit facilities or debt instruments (including, in each case listed above, any amendments or other modifications thereto) and Permitted Refinancings in connection therewith, in each case, whether or not consummated.

There shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income for any period (A) the accounting effects of adjustments to inventory, property and equipment, software and other intangible assets and deferred revenue required or permitted by GAAP and related authoritative pronouncements (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrower and/or the Restricted Subsidiaries), as a result of any acquisition consummated prior to the Closing Date, the Transactions and any acquisitions permitted hereunder (or Investments similar to those made for such acquisitions) or any Investment permitted under Section 7.05 or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof and (B) any income (loss) for such period attributable to the early extinguishment or cancellation of (i) Indebtedness, (ii) obligations under any Swap Contracts and (iii) other derivative instruments.

Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt Payments” means, as of any date for the applicable period ending on such date with respect to the Borrower Parties on a consolidated basis, the sum of all scheduled payments of principal made in cash during such period on Consolidated Funded Indebtedness that constitutes funded Indebtedness (including the implied principal component of payments due on Capitalized Lease Obligations during such period to the extent not deducted in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income), less the reduction in such scheduled payments resulting from voluntary prepayments pursuant to Section 2.05(a) or mandatory prepayments required pursuant to Section 2.05(b), in each case as applied pursuant to Section 2.05, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Total Assets” means, the consolidated total assets of the Borrower Parties as set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as of the most recent period for which financial statements have been delivered (and, in the case of any determination relating to any incurrence of Indebtedness or any Investment, Restricted Payment or other acquisition, on a Pro Forma Basis including any property or asset being acquired or disposed of in connection therewith).

Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio” means on any date of determination, with respect to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (less the amount of Adjusted Cash and unrestricted Cash Equivalents of Holdingsthe Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date) of Holdings and its

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Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the four fiscal quarter period most recently then ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

Contingent Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent:

(1) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor,

(2) to advance or supply funds:

(a) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation; or

(b) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; or

(3) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.

Contract Consideration” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(i)(6).

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

Contribution Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount not greater than the aggregate amount of cash contributions (other than Excluded Contributions) made to the capital of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than, in the case of such Restricted Subsidiary, contributions by the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary to its capital) after the Closing Date and designated as a Cash Contribution Amount; provided that such Contribution Indebtedness (a) is incurred within 210 days after the date of such cash contribution, (b) is designated as Contribution Indebtedness pursuant to a certificate signed {by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower }on the incurrence date thereof and (c) is subordinated in right of payment and security to {the Obligations pursuant to an Intercreditor Agreement}.

Control Investment Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person that (a) directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person and (b) is organized by such Person primarily for the purpose of making equity or debt investments in one or more companies.

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Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.

Credit Agreement” means (i) this Agreement and (ii) whether or not this Agreement remains outstanding, if designated by the Borrower to be included in the definition of “Credit Agreement,” one or more (A) debt facilities, indentures or commercial paper facilities providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, notes, debentures, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, (B) debt securities, notes, mortgages, guarantees, collateral documents, indentures or other forms of debt financing (including convertible or exchangeable debt instruments or bank guarantees or bankers’ acceptances), or (C) instruments or agreements evidencing any other Indebtedness, in each case, with the same or different borrower(s) or issuer(s) and, in each case, as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, restructured, renewed, refinanced, restated, increased (provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted under this Agreement), replaced or refunded in whole or in part from time to time and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or investor or group of lenders or investors.

“Credit Agreement” means this Agreement.

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

Cure Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 8.03(a).

Cure Equity” has the meaning specified in Section 8.03(a).

Cure Right” has the meaning specified in Section 8.03(a).

Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to SOFR for the day (such day “SOFR Determination Date”) that is five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to (i) if such SOFR Rate Day is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (ii) if such SOFR Rate Day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s website, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source identified by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or its successor administrator for the secured overnight financing rate from time to time. If Daily Simple SOFR as determined above would be less than the Floor, then Daily Simple SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor. If SOFR for any SOFR Determination Date has not been published or replaced with a Benchmark Replacement by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day immediately following such SOFR Determination Date, then SOFR for such SOFR Determination Date will be SOFR for the first Business Day preceding such SOFR Determination Date for which SOFR was published in accordance with the definition of “SOFR”; provided that SOFR determined pursuant to this sentence shall be used for purposes of calculating Daily Simple SOFR for no more than 3 consecutive SOFR Rate Days. Any change in Daily Simple SOFR due to a change in SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR without notice to the

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Borrower or any Lenders; provided that the Administrative Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly notify the Borrower of any such change.

Data Privacy and Security Laws, Requirements, and Standards” means: (a) all applicable laws and regulations governing the protection, collection, access, use, storage, disposal, disclosure, registration, processing, or transfer of Personal Data, including, but not limited to, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), U.S. state data security and breach notification laws, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), and any other applicable U.S. and international laws concerning the privacy or security of Personal Data (“Applicable Data Privacy Laws”); (b) the data privacy and security contractual obligations in all material agreements to which the Borrower is bound that relate to the protection, collection, access, use, storage, disposal, disclosure, registration, processing, or transfer of Personal Data, as well as the security of the Borrower’s software, solutions, applications, and/or Computer Systems; and (c) the privacy notices set forth at:https://www.kldiscovery.com/uk/privacy-policy,https://www.ontrack.com/en-us/legal/privacy-policy and https://www.ibas.com/privacy/ and any other external notices or policies the Borrower maintains concerning the protection, collection, access, use, storage, disposal, disclosure, registration, processing, or transfer of Personal Data of job applicants to, employees of, owners of, directors of, officers of, medical staff members of, and contractors of the Borrower.

Debt Contributions{” has the meaning specified in Section }7.05(14)(b).

Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate of the Sponsor (other than Holdings and its Subsidiaries) that is primarily engaged in, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course and with respect to which the Sponsor does not, directly or indirectly, possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the investment policies of any such Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall a Natural Person be a Debt Fund Affiliate.

Debt Issuance” means the issuance by any Person of any Indebtedness for borrowed money.

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

Declined Amounts” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).

Declining Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).

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

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Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (after as well as before judgment), (a) with respect to any overdue principal for any Loanall Obligations, the applicable interest rate for such Loan plus 2.00% per annum (provided that with respect to SOFR Loans, the determination of the applicable interest rate is subject to Section 2.02(d) to the extent that SOFR Loans may not be converted to, or continued as, SOFR Loans, pursuant thereto) and (b) with respect to any other overdue amountall Obligations, including overdue interest, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans that are Term Loans plus 2.00% per annum, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.17(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of Letters of Credit within three Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or, solely with respect to a Revolving Credit Lender, under other agreements generally in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations; provided that the Administrative Agent shall request such confirmation upon reasonable request from any L/C Issuer; provided further that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such confirmation by the Administrative Agent (it being understood that such Lender may otherwise remain a Defaulting Lender pursuant to one or more other clauses of this definition) or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, other than via an Undisclosed Administration, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or (iv) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that no Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of (x) the ownership or acquisition by a Governmental Authority of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender, or (y) the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (d)(i), (d)(ii) or (d)(iii) of this definition which in each case has been dismissed or terminated prior to the date of this Agreement. Any determination by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.17(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each L/C Issuer and each Lender.

Delayed Draw Closing Date” means the date of any Borrowing of Delayed Draw Term Loans in accordance with Sections 2.01(a)(ii) and 4.02.

Delayed Draw Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to make a Delayed Draw Term Loan to the Borrower hereunder during the Delayed Draw Commitment Period,

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expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loans to be made by such Lender under this Agreement, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.06 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (i) assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or (ii) a Refinancing Amendment. The initial amount of each Lender’s Delayed Draw Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Delayed Draw Commitment” or, otherwise, in the Assignment and Assumption or Refinancing Amendment pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Delayed Draw Commitment, as the case may be. The initial aggregate amount of the Delayed Draw Commitments is $50,000,000.

Delayed Draw Commitment Period” means the period from the Closing Date to and including the Delayed Draw Commitment Termination Date.

Delayed Draw Commitment Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the Closing Date, (ii) the date on which all Delayed Draw Commitments then outstanding have been funded in one or more Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii) and (iii) the date on which all unfunded Delayed Draw Commitments have been reduced to $0 pursuant to Section 2.06 or terminated by the Borrower.

Delayed Draw Term Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(a)(ii).

Delayed Draw Term Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Term Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto, evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Term Lender resulting from the Delayed Draw Term Loans under the same Term Loan Tranche made or held by such Term Lender.

Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a Disposition made pursuant to Section 7.04(2)(c) that is designated as “Designated Non-Cash Consideration” on the date received pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of or collection on such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

Designated Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, as applicable (other than Excluded Equity), that is issued after the Closing Date for cash and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock, pursuant to an officer’s certificate of the Borrower, on the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are contributed to the capital of the Borrower (if issued by the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) and excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (c) of the first paragraph of Section 7.05.

Discount Range” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Dutch Auction.”

Discounted Value” means, with respect to the principal of the Loans voluntarily prepaid prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the amount obtained by discounting all Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to such principal from their respective scheduled due dates to the date of such repayment in accordance with accepted financial practice and at a discount

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factor (applied on the same periodic basis as that on which interest on the Loans is payable) equal to the Reinvestment Yield.

Disposition” or “Dispose” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Asset Sale”.

Disqualified Institution” means (a) each person identified as a “Disqualified Institution” on a list delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Blackstone Credit Representative by the Borrower or the Sponsor on or prior to the Closing Date, as such list may be updated with the Blackstone Credit Representative’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (b) any Company Competitor identified on a list delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Blackstone Credit Representative by the Borrower or the Sponsor from time to time and (c) as to any entity referenced in clause (a) above (the “Primary Disqualified Institution”), any of such Primary Disqualified Institution’s known Affiliates or Affiliates identified in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Blackstone Credit Representative from time to time or otherwise readily identifiable as such solely by name, but excluding any Affiliate that is primarily engaged in, or that advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course and with respect to which the Primary Disqualified Institution does not, directly or indirectly, possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the investment policies of such entity; provided, that no debt fund associated with The Blackstone Group, Inc. will be a Disqualified Institution; provided further that any additional designation permitted by the foregoing shall not apply retroactively to any prior assignment or participation to any Lender or Participant that was permitted under the terms of this Agreement at the time of such assignment or participation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any list of Disqualified Institutions shall only be required to be available to any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant on the Platform or another similar electronic system (i) to the extent the Borrower desires to prevent any such Disqualified Institution from being a Lender or a Participant or (ii) upon written request by such Lender. For the purposes of clause (b), such list shall be made available to the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.02, and any additions, deletions or other modifications to the list of Disqualified Institutions shall become effective immediately after delivery to the Administrative Agent and the Blackstone Credit Representative (or in the case of clause (a) in the previous sentence, after the Blackstone Credit Representative’s consent thereto).

“Disqualified Revolving Lender” means the Sponsor and any Affiliates thereof and each Person identified as a “Disqualified Revolving Lender” on a list delivered to the Borrower by the Blackstone Credit Representative on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date, as such list may be updated from time to time.

Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interests of such Person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is puttable, redeemable or exchangeable) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash or other cash distributions or, in each case, at the option of the holder thereof or upon the happening of any event:

(1) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale; provided that any

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purchase requirement triggered thereby may not become operative until compliance with, in the case of an asset sale, the provisions of Section 7.04 or, in the case of a change of control, the repayment in full of the Obligations),

(2) is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock, or

(3) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part,

in each case prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date of the Term Loans at the time of issuance of the respective Disqualified Stock; provided that only the portion of Equity Interests that so mature or is mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided, further, that if such Equity Interests are issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees, consultants and directors of Holdings (or any Parent Holding Company), the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability; provided, further, that any class of Equity Interests of such Person that by its terms authorizes such Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Stock.

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

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

Dutch Auction” means an auction (an “Auction”) conducted by the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries in order to purchase any Term Loans under a Tranche (the “Purchase”) in accordance with the following procedures or such other procedures as may be agreed to between the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Borrower:

(a) Notice Procedures. In connection with any Auction, the Borrower shall provide notification to the Auction Agent (for distribution to the Appropriate Lenders) of the Term Loans under such Tranche that will be the subject of the Auction (an “Auction Notice”). Each Auction Notice shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Blackstone Credit Representative and shall specify (i) the total cash value of the bid, in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 with minimum increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (the “Auction Amount”) and (ii) the discounts to par, which shall be expressed as a range of percentages of the par principal amount of the Term Loans under such Tranche at issue (the “Discount Range”), representing the range of purchase prices that could be paid in the Auction.

(b) Reply Procedures. In connection with any Auction, each applicable Lender may, in its sole discretion, participate in such Auction by providing the Auction Agent with a notice of participation (the “Return Bid”) which shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Auction Agent and shall specify (i) a discount to par that must be expressed as a price (the “Reply Discount”), which must be within the Discount Range, and (ii) a principal

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amount of the applicable Loans such Lender is willing to sell, which must be in increments of $2,000,000 or in an amount equal to such Lender’s entire remaining amount of the applicable Loans (the “Reply Amount”). Lenders may only submit one Return Bid per Auction. In addition to the Return Bid, each Lender wishing to participate in such Auction must execute and deliver, to be held in escrow by the Auction Agent, an assignment and acceptance agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Auction Agent.

(c) Acceptance Procedures. Based on the Reply Discounts and Reply Amounts received by the Auction Agent, the Blackstone Credit Representative, in consultation with the Borrower, will determine the applicable discount (the “Applicable Discount”) for the Auction, which shall be the lowest Reply Discount for which the Borrower or its Subsidiary, as applicable, can complete the Auction at the Auction Amount; provided that, in the event that the Reply Amounts are insufficient to allow the Borrower or its Subsidiary, as applicable, to complete a purchase of the entire Auction Amount (any such Auction, a “Failed Auction”), the Borrower or such Subsidiary shall either, at its election, (i) withdraw the Auction or (ii) complete the Auction at an Applicable Discount equal to the highest Reply Discount. The Borrower or its Subsidiary, as applicable, shall purchase the applicable Loans (or the respective portions thereof) from each applicable Lender with a Reply Discount that is equal to or greater than the Applicable Discount (“Qualifying Bids”) at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the aggregate proceeds required to purchase all applicable Loans subject to Qualifying Bids would exceed the Auction Amount for such Auction, the Borrower or its Subsidiary, as applicable, shall purchase such Loans at the Applicable Discount ratably based on the principal amounts of such Qualifying Bids (subject to adjustment for rounding as specified by the Blackstone Credit Representative). Each participating Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) will receive notice of a Qualifying Bid as soon as reasonably practicable but in no case later than five Business Days from the date the Return Bid was due.

(d) Additional Procedures. Once initiated by an Auction Notice, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, may not withdraw an Auction other than a Failed Auction. Furthermore, in connection with any Auction, upon submission by a Lender of a Qualifying Bid, such Lender will be obligated to sell the entirety or its allocable portion of the Reply Amount, as the case may be, at the Applicable Discount. The Purchase shall be consummated pursuant to and in accordance with Section 10.07 and, to the extent not otherwise provided herein, shall otherwise be consummated pursuant to procedures (including as to timing, rounding and minimum amounts, Interest Periods, and other notices by the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable) reasonably acceptable to the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Borrower.

ECF Prepayment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(i).

EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

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EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.07(b) (subject to receipt of such consents, if any, as may be required for the assignment of the applicable Loan and/or Commitments to such Person under Section 10.07(b)(iii)); provided, absent the consent of the Required Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders, no Affiliate Lender shall be an Eligible Assignee.

EMU” means the economic and monetary union as contemplated in the EU Treaty.

EMU Legislation” means the legislative measures of the EMU for the introduction of, changeover to, or operation of the Euro in one or more member states.

Environmentshall meanmeans ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, sediments, and subsurface strata & natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.

Environmental Laws” means any and all applicable federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, including common law, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses or governmental restrictions relating to pollution, the protection of the Environment, human health (to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Materials) or safety, including those related to Hazardous Materials, air emissions and discharges to public pollution control systems.

Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, monitoring or oversight by a Governmental Authority, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage or treatment of any Hazardous Materials, (c) human exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the Environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other binding consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

Equity Contribution” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Transactions.”

Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any Capital Stock that arises only by reason of the happening of a contingency or any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).

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Equity Issuance” means any issuance by any Person to any other Person of (a) its Equity Interests for cash, (b) any of its Equity Interests pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants, (c) any of its Equity Interests pursuant to the conversion of any debt securities to equity or (d) any options or warrants relating to its Equity Interests.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the rules and regulations thereunder, each as amended or modified from time to time.

ERISA Affiliate” means any Person who together with any Loan Party is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code) or Section 4001 of ERISA.

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Plan; (b) the withdrawal of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA); (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate or the treatment of a plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, respectively, (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (g) the determination that any Plan is considered an at-risk plan within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA; (h) the determination that any Multiemployer Plan is considered a plan in “endangered”, “critical”, or “critical and declining” status within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA; (i) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate; (j) the conditions for the imposition of a Lien under Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA shall have been met with respect to any Plan; (k) any Foreign Benefit Event; or (l) any other event or condition with respect to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan that could result in liability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

EU Treaty” means the Treaty on European Union.

Euro” and “ shall meanmeans the single currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the provisions of Article 109(i)4 of the EU Treaty.

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

Excess Cash Flow” means, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Period, an amount, not less than zero, equal to:

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(a) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Consolidated Net Income of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Excess Cash Flow Period, plus (ii) the amount of all non-cash charges, losses or expenses (including depreciation, amortization and deferred tax expense) deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, plus (iii) the aggregate net amount of non-cash loss on Dispositions by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such Excess Cash Flow Period (other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, plus (iv) to the extent not otherwise included in determining Consolidated Net Income, the aggregate amount of cash receipts for such period attributable to Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments (other than commodity Swap Contracts); minus

(b) the sum, without duplication (in each case, for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis), of:

(i) [reserved];

(ii) without duplication of any reduction taken in Section 2.05(b)(i)(3), the amount of Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt Payments (except to the extent financed with the proceeds of funded Indebtedness other than the Loans) and, to the extent not otherwise deducted from Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated Cash Taxes, in each case, actually made during such period;

(iii) to the extent not deducted in arriving at Consolidated Net Income, Restricted Payments made in cash during such period by the Borrower to the extent that such Restricted Payments are made under Sections 7.05(5), (19), (25) and (26) solely to the extent made, directly or indirectly, with the net cash proceeds from events or circumstances that were included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income;

(iv) without duplication of any reduction taken in Section 2.05(b)(i)(3), the aggregate amount of voluntary or mandatory permanent principal payments or mandatory repurchases of (A) Indebtedness for borrowed money and (B) the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations of the Borrower Parties (in each case, excluding the Obligations and the Revolving Credit Commitments) made by the Borrower Parties during such period; provided that (A) such prepayments or repurchases are otherwise permitted hereunder, (B) if such Indebtedness consists of a revolving line of credit, the commitments under such line of credit are permanently reduced by the amount of such prepayment or repurchase, and (C) such prepayments or repurchases are not made, directly or indirectly, using proceeds, payments or any other amounts available from events or circumstances that were not included in determining Consolidated Net Income during such period (including any proceeds from Indebtedness);

(v) (A) the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are required to be made in connection with any prepayment or satisfaction and discharge of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted

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Subsidiaries (except to the extent financed with the proceeds of funded Indebtedness other than the Loans) to the extent that the amount so prepaid, satisfied or discharged is not deducted from Consolidated Net Income for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow and (B) to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income, the aggregate amount of any income (or loss) for such period attributable to the early extinguishment or cancellation of Indebtedness, Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments (other than commodity Swap Contracts);

(vi) cash payments made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income) in satisfaction of non-current liabilities (excluding payments of Indebtedness for borrowed money) not made directly or indirectly using proceeds, payments or any other amounts available from events or circumstances that were not included in determining Consolidated Net Income during such period (including any proceeds from Indebtedness);

(vii) to the extent not deducted in arriving at Consolidated Net Income, fees, expenses and purchase price adjustments paid in cash during such period by the Borrower Parties in connection with the Transactions or, to the extent permitted hereunder, any Investment permitted under Section 7.05, any Disposition permitted by Section 7.04, Equity Issuance or Debt Issuance (whether or not consummated) and any Restricted Payment made in cash by any Borrower Party pursuant to Section 7.05 to pay any of the foregoing;

(viii) to the extent not deducted in arriving at Consolidated Net Income, the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made in cash by the Borrower Parties during such period (including expenditures for payment of financing fees) to the extent such expenditures are (1) not expensed during such period and (2) made with cash from operations;

(ix) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xv) below in prior fiscal years, cash from operations used by the Borrower Parties or committed to be used by the Borrower Parties to consummate an acquisition, in each case, as permitted hereunder;

(x) the amount of cash payments made in respect of pensions and other postemployment benefits in such period to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income;

(xi) the amount of cash expenditures in respect of Swap Contracts during such fiscal year to the extent they exceed the amount of expenditures expensed in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period;

(xii) the aggregate principal amount of all mandatory prepayments of the Term Facilities made during such Excess Cash Flow Period pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) or any amounts offered pursuant to Section 2.05(c) and constituting

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Declined Amounts, or reinvestments of Net Cash Proceeds in lieu thereof, to the extent that the applicable Net Cash Proceeds resulted in an increase of Consolidated Net Income (and are not in excess of such increase) for such Excess Cash Flow Period;

(xiii) the amount representing accrued expenses for cash payments (including with respect to retirement plan obligations) that are not paid in cash during such Excess Cash Flow Period; provided that such amounts will be added to Excess Cash Flow for the following Excess Cash Flow Period to the extent not paid in cash within six months after the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period (and no future deduction shall be made for purposes of this definition when such amounts are paid in cash in any future period);

(xiv) the aggregate net amount of any non-cash gains and credits to the extent included in arriving at Consolidated Net Income;

(xv) [reserved];

(xvi) [reserved];

(xvii) reimbursable or insured expenses incurred during such fiscal year to the extent that such reimbursement has not yet been received and to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income;

(xviii) amounts received from customers in the ordinary course of business representing an overfunding or overpayment of amounts owed to the Borrower Parties; and

(xix) to the extent not taken into account in clause (ii) above, the amount of Permitted Tax Distributions actually distributed for such period;

minus

(c) any increase in Net Working Capital during such Excess Cash Flow Period (measured as the excess, if any, of Net Working Capital at the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period minus Net Working Capital at the beginning of such Excess Cash Flow Period) or increases in long-term accounts receivable and decreases in the long term portion of deferred revenue for such period, except as a result of the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa; plus

(d) any decrease in Net Working Capital during such Excess Cash Flow Period (measured as the excess, if any, of Net Working Capital at the beginning of such Excess Cash Flow Period minus Net Working Capital at the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period) or decreases in long-term accounts receivable and increases in the long-term portion of deferred revenue for such period, except as a result of the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa;

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provided that for purposes of calculating any increase or decrease in Net Working Capital, long-term accounts receivables or long-term portion of deferred revenue for such period pursuant to clauses (c) and (d) above, (1) any such increase or decrease shall be disregarded if attributable to property Disposed by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period and (2) the Net Working Capital, long-term accounts receivables or long-term portion of deferred revenue at the beginning of such period shall include such amounts as set forth on the opening balance sheet of any entity acquired (or combined into) Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time of any acquisition consummated during such period.

Excess Cash Flow Period” means any fiscal year of the Borrower, commencing with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2021 (but with respect to the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, the Excess Cash Flow Period shall be from the Closing Date through December 31, 2021).

Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Excluded Contributions” means the net cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents, or the Fair Market Value of other assets, received by the Borrower after the ClosingThird Amendment Effective Date from (in each case, other than in connection with any Specified Change of Control):

(1) contributions to its common equity capital (other than as a result of issuance of Excluded Equity), and

(2) the sale of Capital Stock (other than Excluded Equity) of the Borrower,

in each case, not otherwise applied towards the making of a Restricted Payment and designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an officer’s certificate of a Responsible Officer, or that has been utilized to make a Restricted Payment pursuant to clause (2) of the second paragraph of Section 7.05; provided that in no event shall any Cure Equity, Specified Change of Control Equity Contribution or Debt Contributions constitute an Excluded Contribution. Excluded Contributions will be excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (c) of the first paragraph of Section 7.05.

Excluded Equity” means (i) Disqualified Stock, (ii) any Equity Interests issued or sold to a Restricted Subsidiary or any employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower (to the extent such employee stock ownership plan or trust has been funded by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower), (iii) any Equity Interest that has already been used or designated (x) as (or the proceeds of which have been used or designated as) a Cash Contribution Amount, Designated Preferred Stock, an Excluded Contribution, Cure Equity or Refunding Capital Stock, or (y) to increase the amount available under clause (5)(a) of the second paragraph under Section 7.05 or clause (14) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” or is proceeds of Indebtedness referred to in clause (14)(b) of the second paragraph in Section 7.05, and (iv) the Equity Contribution, and (v) any Equity Interests issued or sold as part of a Specified Change of Control.

Excluded Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.

Excluded Property” means, with respect to any Loan Party, (a) (i) any fee-owned real property not constituting Material Real Property and any real property leasehold or subleasehold

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interests and (ii) any portion of real property not subject to preceding clause (i) that contains improvements located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a “special flood hazard area”, (b) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title to the extent a Lien thereon cannot be perfected by filing a UCC financing statement, letter of credit rights (other than letter of credit rights that can be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement) with a value not in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate and commercial tort claims with a value not in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate, (c) assets to the extent a security interest in such assets would result in material adverse tax consequences (including, without limitation, as a result of the operation of Section 956 of the Code or any similar law or regulation in any applicable jurisdiction), or material adverse regulatory consequences, in each case, as reasonably determined by the Borrower , {the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Ally Representative }(and notified to the AdministrativeCollateral Agent), (d) pledges of, and security interests in, certain assets, in favor of the Collateral Agent which are prohibited by applicable Law; provided, that (i) any such limitation described in this clause (d) on the security interests granted shall only apply to the extent that any such prohibition could not be rendered ineffective pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or any other applicable Law or principles of equity and shall not apply to any proceeds or receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction notwithstanding such prohibition and (ii) in the event of the termination or elimination of any such prohibition contained in any applicable Law, a security interest in such assets shall be automatically and simultaneously granted under the applicable Collateral Documents and such asset shall be included as Collateral, (e) any governmental licenses (but not the proceeds thereof) or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent security interests in favor of the Collateral Agent in such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations are prohibited or restricted thereby, in each case, except to the extent such prohibition is unenforceable after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction and other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction notwithstanding such prohibition; provided that (i) any such limitation described in this clause (e) on the security interests granted shall only apply to the extent that any such prohibition or restriction could not be rendered ineffective pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or any other applicable Law or principles of equity and (ii) in the event of the termination or elimination of any such prohibition or restriction contained in any applicable license, franchise, charter or authorization, a security interest in such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations shall be automatically and simultaneously granted under the applicable Collateral Documents and such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations shall be included as Collateral, (f) Equity Interests in (A) any Person (other than the Borrower and Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower) to the extent and for so long as the pledge thereof in favor of the Collateral Agent is not permitted by the terms of such Person’s joint venture agreement or other applicable Organization Documents, in each case, except to the extent such prohibition is unenforceable after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction and other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction notwithstanding such prohibition; provided, that such prohibition exists on the Closing Date or at the time such Equity Interests are acquired (so long as such prohibition did not arise in contemplation of the Closing Date or such acquisition), (B) any

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not-for-profit Subsidiary, (C) any captive insurance Subsidiary, (D) any special purpose securitization vehicle (or similar entity), including any Receivables Subsidiary,[reserved], (D) [reserved], (E) any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (F) any Person which is acquired after the date hereof to the extent and for so long as such Equity Interests are pledged in respect of Acquired Indebtedness, such pledge constitutes a Permitted Lien and the terms thereof do not permit the pledge of such Equity Interests to the Collateral Agent, (G) any Person that is an Excluded Subsidiary pursuant to clause (e) of the definition of “Excluded Subsidiary” and (H) any indirect Subsidiary that is not directly owned by a Loan Party, (g) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, Capitalized Lease Obligation or similar arrangement in each case permitted to be incurred under this Agreement, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement or purchase money arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than a Loan Party or their Wholly Owned Subsidiaries), in each case, except to the extent such prohibition is unenforceable after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction and other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction notwithstanding such prohibition, (h) “intent-to-use” trademark applications prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” filing, (i) any Receivables Assets sold pursuant to a Qualified Receivables Factoring or Qualified Receivables Financing that is permitted hereunder, (j) Equity Interests in excess of 65% of each class of voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any FSHCO, (k) any assets of any Foreign Subsidiary or FSHCO (including any equity interests of any Subsidiary thereof)[reserved], (j) [reserved], (k) [reserved], (l) trust accounts, payroll accounts and escrow accounts, (m) cash to secure letter of credit reimbursement obligations to the extent such letters of credit are permitted by this Agreement and (n) Margin Stock. Other assets shall be deemed to be “Excluded Property” if the Blackstone Credit Representative, Ally Representative and the Borrower agree in writing that the cost of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the benefit of the Lenders of the security afforded thereby (and such parties shall provide the Collateral Agent a copy of such agreement in writing). Notwithstanding anything herein or the Collateral Documents to the contrary, Excluded Property shall not include any Proceeds (as defined in the UCC), substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Property (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would otherwise constitute Excluded Property referred to above).

Excluded Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower that is (a) an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (b) not wholly owned by the Borrower or one or more Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower[reserved], (c) an Immaterial Subsidiary that is designated in writing to the Administrative Agent as such by the Borrower, (d) a FSHCO or Foreign Subsidiary (or any Subsidiary of such FSHCO or Foreign Subsidiary) (including the Immaterial Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule 1.01(i)), (d) [reserved], (e) established or created pursuant to clause (14)(g) of the second paragraph of Section 7.05 and meeting the requirements of the proviso thereto; provided that such Subsidiary shall only be an Excluded Subsidiary for the period immediately prior to such acquisition, (f) [reserved]; (g) a Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable Law from guaranteeing the Facilities, or which would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization to provide a guarantee unless, such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received, (h) a Subsidiary that is prohibited from guaranteeing the Facilities by any Contractual Obligation in existence on the Closing Date (but

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not entered into in contemplation thereof) and is listed on Schedule 1.01(e) hereto and for so long as any such Contractual Obligation exists (or, in the case of any newly-acquired Subsidiary, in existence at the time of acquisition thereof but not entered into in contemplation thereof and for so long as any such Contractual Obligation exists), (i) a Subsidiary with respect to which a guarantee by it of the Facilities would result in material adverse tax consequences to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with the Blackstone Credit Representative and notified to the Administrative Agent, (j) any affiliated professional entities, (k) not-for-profit subsidiaries, (l) Subsidiaries that are special purpose entities[reserved], and (m) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Borrower, the cost or other consequences of guaranteeing the Facilities would be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom; provided that (i) if a Subsidiary executes the Guaranty as a “Guarantor,” then it shall not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” (unless released from its obligations under the Guaranty as a “Guarantor” in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof), and (ii) no Subsidiary of the Borrower shall be an Excluded Subsidiary if such Subsidiary is a guarantor with respect to any Refinancing Notes or any Incremental Equivalent Debt, in each case, with an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of $7,500,000..

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, (a) any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation, or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) (i) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant,” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to any applicable keepwell, support, or other agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor), at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (ii) in the case of a Swap Obligation that is subject to a clearing requirement pursuant to section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act, because such Guarantor is a “financial entity,” as defined in section 2(h)(7)(C) the Commodity Exchange Act, at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Guarantor as specified in any agreement between the relevant Loan Parties and Approved Counterparty applicable to such Swap Obligation.

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by such Recipient’s net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to a Law in effect on the date on which such Lender becomes a party hereto (other than pursuant to a request by any Loan Party under Section 3.08) or changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01, additional amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such

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Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changes its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(g) and (d) any Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Executive Order” means Executive Order No. 13224 of September 23, 2001, entitled Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)).

Existing Credit Agreement” means the First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2016, by and among Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, collateral agent, issuing lender and swingline lender, those financial institutions from time to time party thereto, LD Lower Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and LD Intermediate Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as borrowers, LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as holdings, and certain subsidiaries thereof (as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof).

Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt” means customary “bridge” loans which by their terms will be automatically converted into loans or other Indebtedness that have, or automatically extended such that they have, a maturity date later than the Latest Maturity Date of all Term Loan Tranches then in effect.

Extended SEC Reporting Deadline” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

Facility” means the Term Facilities or the Revolving Credit Facility, as the context may require.

Factoring Transaction” means {any transaction or series of transactions }that may be entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary may sell, convey, assign or otherwise transfer Receivables Assets (which may include a backup or precautionary grant of security interest in such Receivables Assets so sold, conveyed, assigned or otherwise transferred or purported to be so sold, conveyed, assigned or otherwise transferred) {to any Person that is }not a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such Subsidiary party to such transaction or series of transactions meets the qualifications in clauses (1) – (3) of the definition of “Receivables Subsidiary”.

Failed Auction” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Dutch Auction.”

Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price that could be negotiated in an arm’s-length, free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction (as determined in good faith by the senior management or the Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Holding Company). All determinations of fair market value under a Loan Document shall be made by the Borrower in good faith and if such determination is consistent with a valuation or opinion of an Independent Financial Advisor, such determination shall be conclusive for all purposes under the Loan Documents or related to the Obligations.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more

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onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average of the quotations (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent. The Federal Funds Rate shall be deemed equal to 0% if such rate, as otherwise determined above, would be less than 0%.

Fee Letters” means (i) the Blackstone Credit Fee Letter, (ii) that certain Fee Letter, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Borrower and Ally and (iii) the Agent Fee Letter.

Financial Covenant” has the meaning specified in Section 7.08.

{“First Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 (or with such changes thereto that are reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Ally Representative) among the Loan Parties, the Collateral Agent and one or more collateral agents or representatives for the holders of Indebtedness that is permitted under Section 7.01 to be, and intended to be, secured by Liens permitted by Section 7.02 on the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations.}

First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, on any date of determination, with respect to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) Funded First Lien Indebtedness (less the amount of Adjusted Cash and unrestricted Cash Equivalents of Holdingsthe Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date) of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the four fiscal quarter period most recently then ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.{ For the avoidance of doubt, the }Second Lien Obligations shall be excluded from the calculation of {the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio}.

{“First Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 (or with such changes thereto that are reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Ally Representative) among the Loan Parties, the Collateral Agent and one or more collateral agents or representatives for the holders of Indebtedness that is permitted under Section 7.01 to be, and intended to be, secured by Liens permitted by Section 7.02 on the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations.}

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First Out Lender Representative” has the meaning specified in the Agreement Among Lenders.

First Out Loan Obligations” has the meaning specified in the Agreement Among Lenders.

Floor” means 1.00% per annum.

Foreign Benefit Event” means, with respect to any Foreign Plan, (a) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount permitted under any applicable Law, or in excess of the amount that would be permitted absent a waiver from a Governmental Authority, (b) the failure to make the required contributions or payments, under any applicable Law, on or before the due date for such contributions or payments, (c) the receipt of a notice by a Governmental Authority relating to the intention to terminate any such Foreign Plan or to appoint a trustee or similar official to administer any such Foreign Plan, or alleging the insolvency of any such Foreign Plan, (d) the incurrence of any liability by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries under applicable Law on account of the complete or partial termination of such Foreign Plan or the complete or partial withdrawal of any participating employer therein or (e) the occurrence of any transaction that is prohibited under any applicable Law and that could reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any liability by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, or the imposition on Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of, any fine, excise tax or penalty resulting from any noncompliance with any applicable Law.

Foreign Casualty Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b)(viii).

Foreign Disposition” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b)(viii).

Foreign Lender” means a lender that is not a U.S. Person.

Foreign Plan” means any pension plan, benefit plan, fund (including any superannuation fund) or other similar program established, maintained or contributed to by a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees employed and residing outside the United States (other than plans, funds or other similar programs that are maintained exclusively by a Governmental Authority), and which plan is not subject to ERISA or the Code.

Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

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

Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding L/C Obligations (other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Non-Defaulting Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof).

FSHCO” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Guarantor, in each case, which Subsidiary that owns no material assets other than Capital Stock

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(or, if applicable, Capital Stock and indebtedness) of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries or another FSHCO.

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

Funded First Lien Indebtedness” means Consolidated Funded Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on any asset or property of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (i) is not expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or (ii) is not secured by Liens on the Collateral that are expressly junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), on written terms reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Ally Representative.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, including those set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession (but excluding the policies, rules and regulations of the SEC applicable only to Public Companies). All ratios and computations based on GAAP contained in this Agreement shall be computed in conformity with GAAP.

Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, administrative tribunal, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government, including any applicable supranational bodies (such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

Granting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(g).

Guarantee” means, as to any Person, without duplication, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part) or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of

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any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business, or customary or reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date, or entered into in connection with any acquisition or Disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guarantors” means, collectively, Holdings and, as of the Closing Date, the Subsidiaries of the Borrower listed on Schedule 1 (as amended and restated on the Third Amendment Effective Date) and each other Subsidiary of the Borrower that executes and delivers a Guaranty or guaranty supplement pursuant to the Guaranty, Section 6.12 or 6.16, unless it has ceased to be a Guarantor pursuant to the terms hereof.

Guaranty” means, collectively, the Holdings Guaranty and the Subsidiary Guaranty.

Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, toxic mold, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other toxic substances, materials or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Holdco Notes” means those certain 8.00% convertible debentures due December 19, 2024 issued by Parent to the Holders (as defined therein) pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2019, {including, for the avoidance of doubt, }any interest paid in kind on such Holdco Notes, as such Holdco Notes and such Securities Purchase Agreement may be replaced, refinanced, renewed, modified, amended or extended from time to time.

Holdings” means, collectively each of Holdings Topco, WVLD Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and LD Intermediate Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

{“Holdings Topco” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.}

Holdings Guaranty” means the Holdings Guaranty made by Holdings in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit E‑1.

{“Holdings Topco” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.}

Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(d)(i).

Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that, as of the date of the most recent financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), (x) does not have (a) assets (when combined with the assets of all other Immaterial Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) in excess of 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets or (b)

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revenues (when combined with the revenues of all other Immaterial Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date in excess of 5.0% of the consolidated revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period or (y) whose contribution to Consolidated EBITDA (when combined with the contribution to Consolidated EBITDA of all other Immaterial Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date does not exceed 5.0% of the Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; provided that, at all times prior to the first delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), this definition shall be applied based on the pro forma consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof. The Immaterial Subsidiaries as of the Third Amendment Effective Date are listed on Schedule 1.01(i). {Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, }from and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, absent the written consent of the Required Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders, no other Subsidiaries of the Borrower shall be an Immaterial Subsidiary.

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

Incremental Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Arranger” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Equivalent Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a).

Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a).

Incur” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, Capital Stock or Lien, to issue, assume, guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for such Indebtedness, Capital Stock or Lien, as applicable; provided that any Indebtedness, Capital Stock or Lien of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Person at the time it becomes a Subsidiary.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication:

(a) the principal of any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) in respect of borrowed money, (ii) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (or, without duplication, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), (iii) representing the deferred and unpaid purchase price of any property, (iv) in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations or (v) representing any Swap Contracts, in each case, if and to the extent that any of the foregoing Indebtedness (other than letters of credit and Swap Contracts) would appear as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(b) to the extent not otherwise included, any guarantee by such Person of the Indebtedness of another Person (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business);

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(c) to the extent not otherwise included, Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person); provided, however, that the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of: (x) the Fair Market Value of such asset at such date of determination, and (y) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Person;

(d) all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase (excluding accrued dividends to the extent not increasing liquidation preference) in respect of Disqualified Stock; and

(e) with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person, the liquidation preference of any shares of Preferred Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary.

The term “Indebtedness” shall not include any lease, concession or license of property (or guarantee thereof) that would be considered an operating lease under GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date, any prepayments of deposits received from clients or customers in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices, or obligations under any license, permit or other approval (or guarantees given in respect of such obligations) Incurred prior to the Closing Date or in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices.

Notwithstanding the above provisions, in no event shall the following constitute Indebtedness:

(i) Contingent Obligations Incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices;

(ii) [reserved];

(iii) any balance that constitutes a trade payable, accrued expense or similar obligation to a trade creditor, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(iv) intercompany liabilities that would be eliminated on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries;

(v) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business;

(vi) Cash Management Services;

(vii) in connection with the purchase by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any business, any post-closing payment adjustments to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing; provided, however, that, at the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable and, to the extent such payment thereafter becomes fixed and determined, the amount is paid in a timely manner;

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(viii) obligations, to the extent such obligations would otherwise constitute Indebtedness, under any agreement that have been defeased or satisfied and discharged pursuant to the terms of such agreement;

(ix) for the avoidance of doubt, any obligations in respect of workers’ compensation claims, early retirement or termination obligations, deferred compensatory or employee or director equity plans, pension fund obligations or contributions or similar claims, obligations or contributions or social security or wage taxes;

(x) Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock);

(xi) [reserved]; and

(xii) indebtedness that constitutes “Indebtedness” merely by virtue of a pledge of an Investment (without any accompanying guaranty) in an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

Indemnified Taxes” means (a) all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), all Other Taxes.

Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm or consultant, in each case of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith determination of Holdings Topco, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.

Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.08.

Initial Term Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Initial Term Loans of the same Type and, in the case of SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i), in each case, on the Closing Date.

Initial Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make Initial Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Initial Term Commitment” as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The initial aggregate amount of the Initial Term Commitments is $300,000,000.

Initial Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a)(i).

Initial Term Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Term Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto, evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Term Lender resulting from the Initial Term Loans under the same Term Loan Tranche made or held by such Term Lender.

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Intellectual Property Security Agreement” means, collectively, the intellectual property security agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Security Agreement, dated the date of this Agreement, together with each other intellectual property security agreement or Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.12, Section 6.14 or Section 6.16.

Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement” means, collectively, any intellectual property security agreement supplement entered into in connection with, and pursuant to the terms of, any Intellectual Property Security Agreement.

Intercompany Subordination Agreement” means an intercompany subordination agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit H hereto, or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Blackstone Credit Representative (and the Lenders hereby authorize and direct the Administrative Agent to enter into any intercompany subordination agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative).

Intercreditor Agreement” means (i) the Third Amendment Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) with respect to Indebtedness that is permitted under Section 7.01 to be, and intended to be, secured by Liens permitted by Section 7.02 on the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (iiiii) with respect to any Indebtedness that is permitted under Section 7.01 to be, and intended to be, secured by Liens permitted under Section 7.02 on the Collateral on a junior basis to the Liens securing the Obligations, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or (iiiiv) such other customary intercreditor or subordination arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and the Administrative Agent (and the Lenders hereby authorize and direct the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to enter into any intercreditor or subordination arrangement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Ally Representative).

Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a SOFR Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.

Interest Period” means, as to each SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a SOFR Loan and ending on the date one (1), three (3) or six (6) months thereafter, or to the extent consented to by all Appropriate Lenders, twelve months thereafter (or such shorter interest period as may be agreed to by all Lenders of the applicable Tranche) as the Borrower may elect, as selected by the Borrower in a Committed Loan Notice; provided that:

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

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

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

(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the scheduled Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made;

provided, further, that (i) the Interest Period for any Borrowing to be made on the Closing Date (which Interest Period shall commence on the Closing Date) may end on March 31, 2021 (and Adjusted Term SOFR for such Interest Period shall be determined for a SOFR Loan with an interest period of three (3) months determined as of the Closing Date notwithstanding that such Interest Period is less than three (3) months in duration) and (ii) the Interest Period for any Borrowing of Delayed Draw Term Loans to be made following the Closing Date (which Interest Period shall commence on the Delayed Draw Closing Date applicable thereto) may end on the last day of the Interest Period then applicable to the Initial Term Loans (and Adjusted Term SOFR for the Interest Period applicable to such Delayed Draw Term Loans shall be determined for a SOFR Loan with an interest period equal to the Interest Period then applicable to the Initial Term Loans notwithstanding that the Interest Period applicable to such Delayed Draw Term Loans may be greater or less than that number of months in duration).

Investment” means, with respect to any Person, (i) all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of (a) loans (including guarantees of Indebtedness), (b) advances or capital contributions (excluding accounts receivable, trade credit and advances or other payments made to customers, dealers, suppliers and distributors and payroll, commission, travel and similar advances to officers, directors, managers, employees consultants and independent contractors made in the ordinary course of business), and (c) purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities issued by any other Person and (ii) investments that are required by GAAP to be classified on the balance sheet of the Borrower in the same manner as the other investments included in clause (i) of this definition to the extent such transactions involve the transfer of cash, Cash Equivalents or other property; provided that Investments shall not include, in the case of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany loans, advances, or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business (unless made in respect of an Affiliate that is a Non-Loan Party, in which case such intercompany loans, advances, or Indebtedness {shall be subject to the }Non-Loan Party Investment Cap). If the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary, or any Restricted Subsidiary issues any Equity Interests, in either case, such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale, division or other disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Equity Interests of and all other Investments in such Restricted Subsidiary retained. In no event shall a guarantee of an operating lease of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary be deemed an Investment. For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 7.05:

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(1) “Investments” shall include the portion (proportionate to the Borrower’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the Borrower at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to:

(a) the Borrower’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; less

(b) the portion (proportionate to the Borrower’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and

(2) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer.

The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time (including for purposes of calculating the amount of any Investment outstanding at any time under any provision of Section 7.05 and otherwise determining compliance with Section 7.05) shall be the original cost of such Investment (determined, in the case of any Investment made with assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, based on the Fair Market Value of the assets invested and without taking into account subsequent increases or decreases in value), reduced by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount received in cash by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Investment and shall be net of any Investment by such Person in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3 under the Exchange Act selected by the Borrower as a replacement agency for Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be.

Investment Grade Securities” means:

(1) securities issued or directly and guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents),

(2) securities that have an Investment Grade Rating, but excluding any debt securities or instruments constituting loans or advances among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,

(3) investments in any fund that invests at least 95.0% of its assets in investments of the type described in clauses (1) and (2) above and clause (4) below which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment and/or distribution, and

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(4) corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized for high quality investments and in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition.

IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 5.16.

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

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

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

joint venture” means any joint venture or similar arrangement (in each case, regardless of legal formation), including but not limited to collaboration arrangements, profit sharing arrangements or other contractual arrangements.

Judgment Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.

Junior Financing” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.

Junior Financing Document” means any documentation governing any Junior Financing.

Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit K-2 (or with such changes thereto that are reasonably satisfactory to the Ally Representative, the Blackstone Credit Representative and Administrative Agent) among the Loan Parties from time to time party thereto, the Collateral Agent and one or more collateral agents or representatives for the holders of Indebtedness that is permitted under Section 7.01 to be, and intended to be, secured by Liens permitted under Section 7.02 on the Collateral on a junior basis to the Liens securing the Obligations (and the Lenders hereby authorize and direct the Collateral Agent to enter into any junior lien intercreditor agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Ally Representative and the Blackstone Credit Representative).

JV Distribution” means, at any time, 50% of the aggregate amount of all cash dividends or distributions received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as a return on an Investment in a Permitted Joint Venture during the period from the Closing Date through the end of the fiscal quarter most recently ended immediately prior to such date for which financial statements are internally available; provided that the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries are not required to reinvest such dividends or distributions in the Permitted Joint Venture.

Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Tranche at such time under this Agreement, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.

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Laws” means, collectively, all applicable international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.

L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its applicable Pro Rata Share.

L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed by the Borrower on the date required under Section 2.03(d)(i) or refinanced as a Revolving Credit Borrowing.

L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof (including by arrangement for the issuance thereof) or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof.

L/C Issuer” means (a) Ally, directly or through its Affiliates or through any other financial institution acceptable to Ally in its capacity as an issuer (or arranger) of Letters of Credit hereunder and (b) any other Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Blackstone Credit Representative (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) that agrees to issue Letters of Credit pursuant hereto, in each case in its capacity as an issuer (or arranger) of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer (or arranger) of Letters of Credit hereunder.

L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but (a) any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn, or (b) any drawing was made thereunder on or before the last day permitted thereunder and such drawing has not been honored or refused by the applicable L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount of such drawing.

Last Out Lender Representative” has the meaning specified in the Agreement Among Lenders.

Legal Reservations” means:

(a) the principle that equitable remedies may be granted or refused at the discretion of a court, the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation, judicial management, reorganization, court schemes, moratoria, administration and other laws generally affecting the rights of creditors and similar principles or limitations under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction;

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(b) the time barring of claims under applicable limitation laws, the possibility that an undertaking to assume liability for or indemnify a person against non-payment of stamp duty may be void and defenses of set-off or counterclaim and similar principles or limitations under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction;

(c) any general principles, reservations or qualifications, in each case as to matters of law as set out in any legal opinion delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with any provision of any Loan Document;

(d) the principle that any additional interest imposed under any relevant agreement may be held to be unenforceable on the grounds that it is a penalty and thus void;

(e) the principle that in certain circumstances security granted by way of fixed charge may be characterized as a floating charge or that security purported to be constituted by way of an assignment may be recharacterized as a charge;

(f) the principle that a court may not give effect to an indemnity for legal costs incurred by an unsuccessful litigant;

(g) the principle that the creation or purported creation of security over any contract or agreement which is subject to a prohibition against transfer, assignment or charging may be void, ineffective or invalid and may give rise to a breach entitling the contracting party to terminate or take any other action in relation to such contract or agreement;

(h) provisions of a contract being invalid or unenforceable for reasons of oppression or undue influence; and

(i) similar principles, rights and defenses under the laws of any relevant jurisdiction.

Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement and, as the context requires, includes each L/C Issuer.

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

Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued (or at an L/C Issuer’s sole option, arranged) hereunder. A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit (if approved by the applicable L/C Issuer) or a standby letter of credit.

Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance (including in connection with an arrangement of the issuance of) or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the applicable L/C Issuer, together with a request for L/C Credit Extension, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto.

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Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means, subject to Section 2.03(a)(ii)(C), the day that is three Business Days prior to the scheduled Maturity Date then in effect for the Revolving Credit Facility (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to $10,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility.

Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, preference, priority or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent or similar statutes) of any jurisdiction); provided that in no event shall an operating lease or an agreement to sell be deemed to constitute a Lien.

Limited Condition Transaction” has the meaning specified in Section 1.02.

“Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, the average of the daily sum of (i) the aggregate amount then available to be borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility (which amount shall be deemed $0 at any time a Default or an Event of Default exists) and (ii) unrestricted cash of the Loan Parties (other than Holdings) which is held in deposit accounts subject to control agreements in favor of the Collateral Agent in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative and Ally Representative, measured in each case at the end of each day for the five (5) Business Day period ending immediately before such date.

Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Term Loan or a Revolving Credit Loan.

Loan Documents” means, collectively, (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Notes, (iii) the Guaranty, (iv) the Collateral Documents, (v) the Fee Letters, (vi) the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, (vii) anythe Third Amendment, (viii) the Third Amendment Intercreditor Agreement, (ix) any other Intercreditor Agreement required to be entered into pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and (viiix) any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 of this Agreement, and (ix) any Refinancing Amendment.

Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.

Majority Lenders” of any Tranche shall mean those Non-Defaulting Lenders which would constitute the Required Lenders under, and as defined in, this Agreement if all outstanding Obligations of the other Tranches under this Agreement were repaid in full and all Commitments with respect thereto were terminated.

Make-Whole Amount” means, with respect to any voluntary prepayment of Initial Term Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date (including, without limitation, any payment upon acceleration in accordance with Section 8.02 (including, for

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the avoidance of doubt, in connection with Sections 8.01(a), (f), or (g))) and, for the avoidance of doubt, any refinancing of Initial Term Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans (other than as set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)), an amount calculated by the Borrower equal to (i) the prepayment premium set forth in the top row in the table set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iii) (i.e., 3.00%) or, if in connection with a premium owing under Section 2.05(a)(iv), 1.00%, plus (ii) the Discounted Value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to such Initial Term Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans being prepaid.

Margin Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U of the FRB as from time to time in effect.

Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse effect on the business, assets, property, liabilities (actual or contingent), financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) a material adverse effect on the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their respective obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) a material adverse effect on the rights or remedies of the Agents or the Lenders under the Loan Documents.

Material Real Property” means any parcel of real property (other than a parcel with a Fair Market Value of less than $5,000,000 and other than a parcel constituting Excluded Property) owned in fee by a Loan Party and located in the United States; provided, however, that one or more parcels owned in fee by a Loan Party and located adjacent to, contiguous with, or in close proximity to, and comprising one property with a common street address, may, in the reasonable discretion of the Blackstone Credit Representative, be deemed to be one parcel for the purposes of this definition.

Maturity Date” means: (a) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the earliest of (i) February 8, 2026, (ii) 6 months prior to the maturity date of the Holdco Notes[reserved], and (iii) with respect to any Tranche of the Revolving Credit Facility, the date of termination in whole of the Revolving Credit Commitments under such Tranche pursuant to Section 2.06(a) or 8.02; and (b) with respect to the Initial Term Loans and the Delayed Draw Term Loans, the earliest of (i) February 8August 9, 20262027, (ii) 6 months prior to the maturity date of the Holdco Notes,[reserved], (iii) the date of termination in whole of the Initial Term Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06(a) prior to any Initial Term Borrowing and (iv) the date that the Initial Term Loans and the Delayed Draw Term Loans are declared due and payable pursuant to Section 8.02; provided that the reference to Maturity Date with respect to (x) Term Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments that are the subject of a loan modification offer pursuant to Section 10.01 and (y) Term Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments that are incurred pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.18 shall, in each case,shall be the final maturity date as specified in the loan modification documentation, incremental documentation, or specified refinancing documentation, as applicable thereto.

Maximum Leverage Requirement” means, with respect to any request made in reliance on this definition under Section 2.14 for an increase in any Revolving Tranche or any Term Loan Tranche, for a New Term Facility or for the issuance of Incremental Equivalent Debt, the requirement that, on a Pro Forma Basis, after giving effect to such increase, such new Facility (assuming all commitments thereunder are fully drawn) or such Incremental Equivalent Debt

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(including, in each case, any acquisition consummated concurrently therewith and all other appropriate pro forma adjustment events), with respect to any such increase, new Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt (i) that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is not junior to the Obligations, {the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio }as of the date of the most recent financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) does not exceed 5.00 to 1.00 or (ii) that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Obligations or is unsecured, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the date of the most recent financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) does not exceed 6.00 to 1.00.

Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.10.

“MGG” means MGG Investment Group LP.

“Minimum Liquidity” has the meaning specified in Section 7.08.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

Mortgage” means, collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds, deeds to secure debt and mortgages in respect of Mortgaged Properties in the U.S. made by the Loan Parties in favor or for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Blackstone Credit Representative (and the Lenders hereby authorize and direct the Collateral Agent to enter into any deed of trust, trust deed, deeds to secure debt or mortgage that is reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative), in each case as the same may be amended, amended and restated, extended, supplemented, substituted or otherwise modified from time to time.

Mortgage Policies” has the meaning specified in Section 6.14.

Mortgaged Properties” means the parcels of real property identified on Schedule 5.08(b) and any other Material Real Property with respect to which a Mortgage is required pursuant to Section 6.12.

Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions.

Natural Person” means (a) any natural person or (b) a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person.

Net Cash Proceeds” means:

(a) with respect to the Disposition of any asset by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Disposition of any Receivables Assets in a Qualified Receivables Factoring or Qualified Receivables Financing by the Borrower or {any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to }a Receivables Subsidiary) oror any Casualty Event, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (including any cash or Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise,

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but only as and when so received and, with respect to any Casualty Event, any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of such Casualty Event received by or paid to or for the account of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and including any proceeds received as a result of unwinding any related Swap Contract in connection with such related transaction) over (ii) the sum of:

(A) the principal amount of any Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the asset subject to such Disposition or Casualty Event and that is required to be repaid in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (other than (x) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents and (y) if such asset constitutes Collateral, any Indebtedness secured by such asset with a Lien ranking pari passu with or junior to the Lien securing the Obligations), together with any applicable premiums, penalties, interest or breakage costs,

(B) the fees and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (including attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith),

(C) all taxes (including Permitted Tax Distributions) paid or reasonably estimated to be payable in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event and any repatriation costs associated with receipt or distribution by the applicable taxpayer of such proceeds,

(D) any costs associated with unwinding any related Swap Contract in connection with such transaction,

(E) any reserve for adjustment in respect of (x) the sale price of the property that is the subject of such Disposition established in accordance with GAAP and (y) any liabilities associated with such property and retained by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after such Disposition, including post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction, and it being understood that “Net Cash Proceeds” shall include, without limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents (i) received upon the Disposition of any non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any such Disposition and (ii) upon the reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount) of any reserve described in this clause (E),

(F) in the case of any Disposition or Casualty Event by a Restricted Subsidiary that is a joint venture or other non-Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (F)) attributable to the minority interests and not available for

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distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof, and

(G) any amounts used to repay or return any customer deposits required to be repaid or returned as a result of any Disposition or Casualty Event; and

(b) with respect to the issuance of any Equity Interest by Holdings Topco (or Parent Holding Company) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such issuance and in connection with unwinding any related Swap Contract in connection therewith over (ii) the investment banking fees, underwriting discounts, premiums, commissions, Taxes, other out-of-pocket expenses and other customary expenses and fees related thereto, incurred by Holdings Topco (or Parent Holding Company) or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such issuance and any costs associated with unwinding any related Swap Contract in connection therewith; and

(c) with respect to the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of the cash received in connection with such incurrence or issuance and in connection with unwinding any related Swap Contract in connection therewith over (ii) the investment banking fees, underwriting discounts and commissions, premiums, expenses, accrued interest and fees related thereto, Taxes reasonably estimated to be payable and other out- of-pocket expenses and other customary expenses, incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such incurrence or issuance and any costs associated with unwinding any related Swap Contract in connection therewith and, in the case of Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary, deductions in respect of withholding Taxes that are or would otherwise be payable in cash if such funds were repatriated to the United States.

Net Working Capital” means, with respect to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Consolidated Current Assets minus Consolidated Current Liabilities; provided that increases or decreases in Net Working Capital shall be calculated without regard to any changes in Consolidated Current Assets or Consolidated Current Liabilities as a result of (a) any reclassification in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent, (b) the effects of purchase accounting or (c) the effect of fluctuations in the amount of accrued or contingent obligations, assets or liabilities under Swap Contracts.

New Loan Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

New Term Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

New Term Facility” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

New Term Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 3.08(c).

Non-Defaulting Lender” means any Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.

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Non-Loan Party” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party.

“Non-Loan Party Investment Cap” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Permitted Investment”.

“Non-Voting Observer{” has the meaning specified in Section }6.15.

Note” means an Initial Term Note, a Delayed Draw Term Note or a Revolving Credit Note, as the context may require.

NPL” means the National Priorities List under CERCLA.

Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan, Letter of Credit, Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest, fees and other amounts that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest, fees and other amounts are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that (a) obligations of any Loan Party under any Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Collateral Documents only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and guaranteed, (b) any release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of holders of obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements or Secured Cash Management Agreements and (c) the Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not include Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents include (a) the obligation to pay principal, interest, Letter of Credit commissions, charges, expenses, fees, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of any Loan Party to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing pursuant to Section 10.04.

OID” means original issue discount.

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

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Other Affiliate” means the Sponsor and any Affiliate and any Approved Fund of the Sponsor, (other than Holdings, any Subsidiary of Holdings and any natural person).

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are both (i) imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.08) and (ii) Other Connection Taxes.

“OTPP” means Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board.

“OTPP FTP” means a friendly third party of OTPP (which shall be Ferndale3 Corp., an Ontario corporation, on the Third Amendment Effective Date or any other Person that OTPP may designate in good faith and in its sole discretion so long as OTPP and such Person(s) are parties to a shareholders agreement pursuant to which OTPP is afforded and retains an enforceable contractual right to, exclusively, directly or indirectly, in each case, vote or direct the voting of the votes capable of being cast in general meetings of Parent for the election and removal of directors of Parent and the transfer of shares held by such Person). For the sake of clarity and subject to the preceding sentence, the OTPP FTP shall be (x) a special purpose vehicle designated by OTPP to hold securities in the Parent; (y) any successors and assigns in interest thereto (subject to the following proviso); or (z) any other person, provided that OTPP and such persons are parties to a shareholders agreement that affords OTPP an enforceable contractual right to, directly or indirectly, in each case, vote or direct the voting of the votes capable of being cast in general meetings of the Parent for the election and removal of directors of the Parent.

“OTPP FTP Dividend” has the meaning specified in Section 6.18(a)(iii).

Outstanding Amount” means: (a) with respect to the Term Loans, and Revolving Credit Loans and Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of the Term Loans, and Revolving Credit Loans (including any refinancing of outstanding unpaid drawings under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing) and Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit (including any refinancing of outstanding unpaid drawings under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a

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Revolving Credit Borrowing) or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.

Parent” means KLDiscovery Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Parent Holding Company” means Parent and any direct or indirect parent entity of Holdings Topco which holds directly or indirectly 100% of the Equity Interest of Holdings Topco and which does not hold Capital Stock in any other Person (except for any other Parent Holding Company).

Pari Passu Indebtedness” means:

(a) with respect to the Borrower, any Indebtedness that ranks pari passu in right of payment to the Loans; and

(b) with respect to any Guarantor, its guarantee of the Obligations and any Indebtedness that ranks pari passu in right of payment to such Guarantor’s guarantee of the Obligations.

Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(d).

Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(m).

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

PATRIOT Act” has the meaning specified in Section 10.22.

Payment Block” means any of the circumstances described in Section 2.05(b)(viii) and (ix).

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Plans and set forth in Section 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.

Perfection Exceptions” means that no Loan Party shall be required to (i) enter into control agreements with respect to, or otherwise perfect any security interest by “control” (or similar arrangements) over (w) trust, payroll, escrow or other similar accounts, (x) subject to Section 6.16, securities accounts, deposit accounts, other bank accounts or commodities accounts to the extent the average daily balance of funds on deposit therein for each fiscal month does not exceed $1,000,000 individually and $5,000,000 the aggregate, (y) cash and Cash Equivalents and (z) accounts related to the clearing, payment processing and similar operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) perfect the security interest in the following other than by the filing of a UCC financing statement: (1) letter-of-credit rights (as defined in the UCC), (2) Fixtures (as defined in the UCC), except to the extent that the same are Equipment (as defined in the UCC) or are related to real property covered or intended by the Loan Documents to be covered by a Mortgage, (3) Assigned Agreements (as defined in the Security Agreement) and (4) commercial

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tort claims (as defined in the UCC), (iii) send notices to account debtors or other contractual third-parties unless an Event of Default has not been cured or waived and is continuing and the Administrative Agent has exercised its rights pursuant to Section 8.02 of this Agreement, (iv) enter into any security documents to be governed by the law of any jurisdiction in which assets are located other than the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia[reserved], or (v) deliver landlord waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters. As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, no security documents will be required to be entered into by the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries other than those governed by the laws of the United States and, pursuant to Section 6.16, the United Kingdom and Canada, as applicable; provided, that after the Third Amendment Effective Date, if any Subsidiary that is an Immaterial Subsidiary ceases to constitute an Immaterial Subsidiary, such Subsidiary, and any other applicable Loan Party, shall execute security documents in (and governed by the laws of) the applicable jurisdiction of formation of such Person and take such other actions required in Section 6.12 within the timeframes included in Section 6.12 (together with any other documents or actions specifically required in such jurisdiction for purposes of such Subsidiary delivering a guaranty and granting security over its Collateral consistent with the requirements of Section 6.12, in each case, in form and substance {reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative)}.

Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the definition of “Term SOFR”.

Permits” means, with respect to any Person, any permit, approval, consent, authorization, license, provisional license, registration, accreditation, certificate, certification, certificate of need, qualification, operating authority, concession, grant, franchise, variance or permission from, and any other Contractual Obligations with, any Governmental Authority applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Permitted Asset Swap” means the purchase and sale or exchange of Related Business Assets or a combination of Related Business Assets and cash or Cash Equivalents between the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and another Person; provided that such purchase and sale or exchange must occur within 90 days of each other and any cash or Cash Equivalents received must be applied in accordance with Section 7.04.

Permitted Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.

Permitted Holders” means each of (a) the Sponsor, (b) managers and members of management of the Parent, (c) Revolution and (d) any group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of which any of the Persons described in clauses (a), (b) or (c) above are members; provided that, without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, any of the Persons described in clauses (a), (b) and (c), collectively, beneficially own Voting Stock representing 35% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of Holdings (or any Permitted Parent (other than clause (c) of the definition thereof)) then held by such group.

“Permitted Holders” means the Sponsors.

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Permitted Investments” means:

(1) any Investment in cash and Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities and Investments that were Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities when made;

(2) any Investment in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(3) any Investments by Subsidiaries that are not Restricted Subsidiaries in other Subsidiaries that are not Restricted Subsidiaries;

(4) any Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Person that is primarily engaged in a Similar Business if as a result of such Investment (a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, or (b) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (and any Investment held by such Person that was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of so becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or in contemplation of such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, transfer, conveyance or liquidation);[reserved];

(5) any Investment in securities or other assets received in connection with an Asset Sale made pursuant to Section 7.04 or any other Disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;

(6) any Investment (x) existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.05, (y) made pursuant to binding commitments in effect on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.05 or (z) that replaces, refinances, refunds, renews, modifies, amends or extends any Investment described under either of the immediately preceding clauses (x) or (y); provided that any such Investment is in an amount that does not exceed the amount replaced, refinanced, refunded, renewed, modified, amended or extended, except as contemplated pursuant to the terms of such Investment in existence on the Closing Date or as otherwise permitted under this definition or otherwise under Section 7.05;

(7) loans and advances to, or guarantees of Indebtedness of, employees, directors, officers, managers, consultants or independent contractors in an aggregate amount, {taken together with all other }Investments made pursuant to this clause (7) that are at the time outstanding, not in excess of $10,000,000 outstanding at any one time in the aggregate;[reserved];

(8) loans and advances to officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors for business related travel and entertainment expenses, moving and relocation expenses and other similar expenses, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(9) any Investment (x) acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a

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bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary of such other Investment or accounts receivable, or (b) as a result of a foreclosure or other remedial action by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any Investment in default and (y) received in compromise or resolution of (A) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer, or (B) litigation, arbitration or other disputes;

(10) Swap Contracts and Cash Management Services permitted under Section 7.01(j), including any payments in connection with the termination thereof;

(11) any Investment by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Similar Business (other than an Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary) in an aggregate amount, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (11) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) 4.50% of Consolidated Total Assets; provided, however, that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (11) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (2) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (11) for so long as such Person continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary;

(11) [reserved];

(12) additional Investments by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (12) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) 4.50% of Consolidated Total Assets5,000,000; provided, however, that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (12) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (2) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (12) for so long as such Person continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary;

(13) any transaction to the extent it constitutes an Investment that is permitted and made in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.18(b) (except transactions described in clause (2), (3), (4), (8), (9), (13) or (14) of such Section 6.18(b));[reserved];

(14) Investments the payment for which consists of Equity Interests (other than Excluded Equity) of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, as applicable; provided, however, that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (c) of the first paragraph of Section 7.05;

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(15) Investments consisting of the leasing, licensing, sublicensing or contribution of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons;

(16) Investments consisting of purchases or acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials and equipment or purchases, acquisitions, licenses, sublicenses or leases or subleases of intellectual property, or other rights or assets, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(17) Investments consisting of (v) Liens permitted under Section 7.02, (w) Indebtedness (including guarantees) permitted under Section 7.01, (x) mergers, amalgamations, consolidations and transfers of all or substantially all assets permitted under Section 7.03, (y) Asset Sales permitted under Section 7.04, or (z) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.05;

(18) Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or of an entity merged into or amalgamated or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary in a transaction that is not prohibited by Section 7.03 after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation;

(19) loans and advances to the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) in lieu of, and not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances and Restricted Payments in respect thereof) Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made to the Borrower (or such direct or indirect parent) in accordance with the second paragraph of Section 7.05;

(20) guarantees of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 7.01 and obligations relating to such Indebtedness and guarantees (other than guarantees of Indebtedness) in the ordinary course of business;

(21) advances, loans or extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (for the avoidance of doubt, subject to the Non-Loan Party Investment Cap);

(22) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of assets used in the ordinary course of business or services in the ordinary course of business;

(23) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of Uniform Commercial Code Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and Uniform Commercial Code Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers;

(24) any Investment in a Receivables Subsidiary in the form of a contribution of Receivables Assets or in connection with Standard Securitization Undertakings or any Investment by a Receivables Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing, including Investments of funds held in accounts permitted or required by the arrangements governing such Qualified Receivables Financing;[reserved];

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(25) Investments in joint ventures of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount, {taken together with all other }Investments made pursuant to this clause (25) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $15,000,000 and (y) 2.25% of Consolidated Total Assets; provided that the Investments permitted pursuant to this clause may be increased by the amount of JV Distributions, without duplication of dividends or distributions increasing amounts available pursuant to clause (c) of the first paragraph of Section 7.05;[reserved];

(26) any transaction constituting a Specified Change of Control[reserved];

(27) accounts receivable, security deposits and prepayments and other credits granted or made in the ordinary course of business and any Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and others, including in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with or judgments against, such account debtors and others, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(28) Investments acquired as a result of a foreclosure by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any secured Investments or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

(29) Investments resulting from pledges and deposits that are Permitted Liens;

(30) acquisitions of obligations of one or more officers or other employees of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower in connection with such officer’s or employee’s acquisition of Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, so long as no cash is actually advanced by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to such officers or employees in connection with the acquisition of any such obligations;

(31) guarantees of operating leases (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Capitalized Lease Obligations) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case, entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(32) Investments consisting of the redemption, purchase, repurchase or retirement of any Equity Interests permitted by Section 7.05;

(33) non-cash Investments made in connection with tax planning and reorganization activities;

(34) Investments made pursuant to obligations entered into when the Investment would have been permitted hereunder so long as such Investment when made reduces the amount available under the clause under which the Investment would have been permitted;

(35) Investments made in the ordinary course of business in connection with obtaining, maintaining or renewing client and customer contracts and loans or advances

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made to, and guarantees with respect to obligations of, distributors, suppliers, licensors and licensees in the ordinary course of business;

(36) [reserved]; and

(37) subject to the consent of the Required Lenders and Required Revolving Lenders, intercompany current liabilities owed to Unrestricted Subsidiaries or joint ventures permitted to exist under this Agreement as in effect on the Third Amendment Effective Date and Incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice in connection with the cash management operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (for the avoidance of doubt, subject to the Non-Loan Party Investment Cap).

Notwithstanding anything in the definition of “Permitted Investment” or otherwise to the contrary, if (i) an Investment (including any Restricted Investments and any intercompany Investment) is to be made in or in respect of any Non-Loan Party and (ii) such Investment (including any Restricted Investments and any intercompany Investment), when taken together with each other Investment (including any Restricted Investments and any intercompany Investment) made in or in respect of such Non-Loan Party and each other Non-Loan Party, exceeds in the aggregate at any time the greater of (x) $15,000,000 and (y) 2.25% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower Parties for the four fiscal quarter period most recently then ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis3,500,000, then such Investment may not be made and shall not be permitted under this Agreement. For purposes of each reference to “Investment” under the immediately preceding sentence, each and every Investment made as a Restricted Investment in accordance with Section 7.05 shall be excluded. (the “Non-Loan Party Investment Cap”).

Permitted Joint Venture” means, with respect to any specified Person, a joint venture in any other Person engaged in a Similar Business in respect of which the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary beneficially owns at least 35% of the shares of Equity Interests of such Person.

Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person:

(1) Liens Incurred in connection with workers’ compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or to secure surety, stay, customs or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(2) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlords’, materialmen’s, repairman’s, construction contractors’, mechanics’ or other like Liens, in each case for sums not yet overdue by more than 30 days or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other

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proceedings for review (or which, if due and payable, are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves are being maintained, to the extent required by GAAP) or with respect to which the failure to make payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect as determined in good faith by management of the Borrower or indirect parent of the Borrower;

(3) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies (i) which are not yet delinquent, (ii) which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves are being maintained to the extent required by GAAP, or for property taxes on property such Person or one of its Subsidiaries has determined to abandon if the sole recourse for such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim is to such property or (iii) with respect to which the failure to make payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(4) Liens in favor of the issuers of performance and surety bonds, bid, indemnity, warranty, release, appeal or similar bonds or with respect to regulatory requirements or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances issued and completion of guarantees provided for, in each case, pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business;

(5) survey exceptions, encumbrances, ground leases, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, servitudes, sewers, electric lines, drains, telegraph and telephone and cable television lines, gas and oil pipelines and other similar purposes, reservations of rights, or zoning, building codes or other restrictions (including, without limitation, minor defects or irregularities in title and similar encumbrances) as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which do not in the aggregate materially adversely interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of such Person;

(6) Liens Incurred to secure obligations in respect of Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (d) and obligations secured ratably thereunder; provided that, in the case of clause (d), such Lien extends only to the assets and/or Capital Stock the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of which is financed thereby and any replacements, additions and accessions thereto and any income or profits thereof; provided that individual financings provided by a lender may be cross collateralized to other financings provided by such lender or its affiliates;

(7) Liens of the Borrower or any of the Guarantors existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.02 and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that (i) the Lien does not extend to any additional property other than (A) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or (B) proceeds and products thereof; provided that individual financings provided by a lender may be cross collateralized to other financings provided by such lender or its affiliates and (ii) the modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens (if such obligations constitute Permitted Debt);

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(8) Liens on assets of, or Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to this Agreement) in, a Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Liens are not created or Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Subsidiary; provided, further, that such Liens are limited to all or a portion of the assets (and improvements on such assets) that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which the Liens arose, could secure) the obligations to which such Liens relate; provided, further, that for purposes of this clause (8), if a Person becomes a Subsidiary, any Subsidiary of such Person shall be deemed to become a Subsidiary of the Borrower, and any property or assets of such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person shall be deemed acquired by the Borrower at the time of such merger, amalgamation or consolidation;

(9) Liens on assets at the time the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary acquired the assets, including any acquisition by means of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Liens are not created or Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition; provided, further, that such Liens are limited to all or a portion of the property or assets (and improvements on such property or assets) that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which the Liens arose, could secure) the obligations to which such Liens relate; provided, further, that for purposes of this clause (9), if, in connection with an acquisition by means of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, a Person other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary is the successor company with respect thereto, any Subsidiary of such Person shall be deemed to become a Subsidiary of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, and any property or assets of such Person or any such Subsidiary of such Person shall be deemed acquired by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, at the time of such merger, amalgamation or consolidation;

(10) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of the Borrower or a Guarantor owing to the Borrower or a Guarantor permitted to be Incurred in accordance with Section 7.01;

(11) Liens securing Swap Contracts Incurred in accordance with Section 7.01;

(12) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit entered into in the ordinary course of business issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

(13) leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses, occupancy agreements or assignments of or in respect of real or personal property;

(14) Liens arising from, or from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding, operating leases or consignments entered into by the Borrower and the Guarantors in the ordinary course of business;

(15) Liens in favor of the Borrower or any Guarantor;

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(16) (i) Liens on Receivables Assets that have been sold, conveyed, assigned or otherwise transferred or purported to be so sold, conveyed, assigned or otherwise transferred in connection with a Qualified Receivables Factoring and/or a Qualified Receivables Financing permitted hereunder, and any bank accounts into which only collections in respect of such Receivables Assets are deposited and (ii) Liens on assets of a Receivable Subsidiary securing Indebtedness or other obligations of any such Receivables Subsidiary;[reserved];

(17) deposits made or other security provided in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers or under self-insurance arrangements in respect of such obligations;

(18) Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; provided that, from and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, no Liens shall be incurred pursuant to this clause (18) unless permitted in writing by the Required Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders;

(19) grants of intellectual property, software and other technology licenses;

(20) judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.01(f), (g) or (h) and notices of lis pendens and associated rights related to litigation being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been made;

(21) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(22) Liens Incurred to secure Cash Management Services and other “bank products” (including those described in Sections 7.01(j) and (w));

(23) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancings, refundings, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (7), (8), (9) or (11), or succeeding clauses (24) or (25) of this definition; provided, however, that (x) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which the original Lien arose, could secure) the original Lien (plus any replacements, additions, accessions and improvements on such property), (y) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness described under clause (7), (8), (9), (11), (24) or (25) of this definition at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien, and (B) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including unpaid accrued interest and the aggregate amount of premiums (including tender premiums), and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs and fees and expenses in connection therewith, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement and (z)(A) any amounts incurred under this clause (23) as refinancing Indebtedness of clause (24) of this definition hereunder shall be secured to the same extent as the Indebtedness being refinanced,

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including with respect to any subordination provisions, and subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement and (B) any amounts incurred under this clause (23) as refinancing indebtedness of clause (25) of this definition hereunder shall reduce the amount available under such clause (25);

(24) Liens on the Collateral securing any Permitted Ratio DebtIndebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 7.01(b) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof (or successive Permitted Refinancings thereof), in each case, to the extent required by the documentation in respect of such Permitted Ratio Debt; provided that (x) at the time of incurrence thereof, such obligations are permitted to be secured pursuant to the definitions of Permitted Ratio Debt or Permitted Refinancing, as applicable, and (y) in the case of Liens on Collateral, such Indebtedness is subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement;;

(25) otherjunior Liens on the Collateral which are subordinated to the Liens securing {the Obligations pursuant to an Intercreditor Agreement}, securing obligations the aggregate principal amount of which does not exceed the greater of (x) $25,000,000 and (y) 3.75% of Consolidated Total Assets at any one time outstanding (after giving effect to clause (23) above as applicable)3,500,000;

(26) Liens on the Equity Interests or assets of a joint venture to secure Indebtedness of such joint venture Incurred pursuant to Section 7.01(u);

(27) Liens on equipment of the Borrower or any Guarantor granted in the ordinary course of business to the Borrower’s or such Guarantor’s client at which such equipment is located;

(28) Liens on the Collateral securing any Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred or assumed under Section 7.01(o) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof (or successive Permitted Refinancings thereof), in each case, to the extent required by the documentation in respect of such Indebtedness; provided that (x) at the time of incurrence thereof, such obligations are permitted to be secured pursuant to the terms of Section 7.01(o) or the definition of Permitted Refinancing, as applicable, (y) in the case of Liens on Collateral, such Indebtedness is subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement and (z) in the case of any assumed Indebtedness, (i) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien does not encumber any property other than property encumbered at the time of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, and the proceeds and products thereof;

(28) [reserved];

(29) Liens on property or assets used to redeem, repay, defease or to satisfy and discharge Indebtedness; provided that such redemption, repayment, defeasance or satisfaction and discharge is not prohibited by this Agreement and that such deposit shall be deemed for purposes of Section 7.05 (to the extent applicable) to be a prepayment of such Indebtedness;

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(30) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation and exportation of goods in the ordinary course of business;

(31) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code, or any comparable or successor provision, on items in the course of collection; (ii) attaching to pooling, commodity trading accounts or other commodity brokerage accounts Incurred in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) in favor of banking or other financial institutions or entities, or electronic payment service providers, arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking or finance industry;

(32) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other Persons not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness; (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Borrower or any Guarantor to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations Incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and the Guarantors; or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any Guarantor in the ordinary course of business;

(33) any encumbrance or restriction (including put and call arrangements) with respect to Equity Interests of any joint venture or similar arrangement permitted under this Agreement as of the Third Amendment Effective Date pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;

(34) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

(35) Liens on vehicles or equipment of the Borrower or any Guarantor granted in the ordinary course of business;

(36) Liens on assets of Non-Loan Parties securing Indebtedness Incurred in accordance with Section 7.01(t)[Reserved];

(37) Liens disclosed by the title insurance policies delivered on or subsequent to the Closing Date and any replacement, extension or renewal of any such Liens (so long as the Indebtedness and other obligations secured by such replacement, extension or renewal Liens are permitted by this Agreement); provided that such replacement, extension or renewal Liens do not cover any property other than the property that was subject to such Liens prior to such replacement, extension or renewal;

(38) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision or customary business provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights;

(39) (a) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any letter of intent or other agreement in respect of any Permitted Investment, (b) Liens on advances of cash or Cash Equivalents in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in a Permitted Investment to be applied

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against the purchase price for such Investment and (c) Liens on cash collateral in respect of letters of credit entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(40) the prior rights of consignees and their lenders under consignment arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(41) Liens on securities that are the subject of repurchase agreements constituting Cash Equivalents under clause (4) of the definition thereof;

(42) Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts Incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(43) rights reserved or vested in any Person by the terms of any lease, license, franchise, grant or permit held by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or by a statutory provision, to terminate any such lease, license, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or periodic payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;

(44) restrictive covenants affecting the use to which real property may be put; provided that such covenants are complied with;

(45) security given to a public utility or any municipality or governmental authority when required by such utility or authority in connection with the operations of that Person in the ordinary course of business;

(46) zoning by-laws and other land use restrictions, including, without limitation, site plan agreements, development agreements and contract zoning agreements;

(47) Liens on property constituting Collateral securing obligations issued or incurred under any (i) any Refinancing Notes and the Refinancing Notes Indentures related thereto, and (ii) any Incremental Equivalent Debt and, in each case, any Permitted Refinancings thereof (or successive Permitted Refinancings thereof); provided that such Liens are pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations or are “junior” to the Liens securing the Obligations (in each case, subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement); and[reserved]; and

(48) Liens on cash proceeds of Indebtedness (and on the related escrow accounts) in connection with the issuance of such Indebtedness into (and pending the release from) a customary escrow arrangement, to the extent such Indebtedness is Incurred in compliance with Section 7.01.

For purposes of determining compliance with this definition, (x) a Lien need not be Incurred solely by reference to one category of Permitted Liens described in this definition but may be Incurred under any combination of such categories (including in part under one such category and in part under any other such category), (y) in the event that a Lien (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of such categories of Permitted Liens, the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify such Lien (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this definition, and (z) in the event that a portion of the Indebtedness secured by a

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Lien could be classified as secured in part pursuant to clause (6) or (24) above and in part pursuant to one or more other categories of Permitted Liens, the Borrower will be entitled to only give pro forma effect to such portion of such Indebtedness (and any obligations in respect thereof) secured pursuant to clause (6) or (24) above when calculating the availability therein in connection with such Incurrence and not the remainder of the Indebtedness that is secured pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this definition.

Permitted Parent” means (a) any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower so long as a Permitted Holder pursuant to clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) of the definition thereof holds 35% or more of the Voting Stock of such direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, (b) [reserved], and (c) any Public Company (or Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Public Company) to the extent and until such time as any Person or group (other than a Permitted Holder under clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) of the definition thereof) is deemed to be or become a beneficial owner of Voting Stock of such Public Company representing more than 35% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such Public Company.

Permitted Ratio Debt” means Indebtedness consisting of notes or loans under credit agreements, indentures or other similar agreements or instruments; provided that (1) immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the application of the proceeds thereof, including any substantially concurrent prepayment or repayment of Indebtedness with all or a portion of the proceeds of such Indebtedness, on a Pro Forma Basis (provided that solely for the purpose of calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, pursuant to this definition and any Incurrence of Indebtedness under Section 7.01(o) or request for an increase in any Revolving Tranche or any Term Loan Tranche, for a New Term Facility or for the issuance of Incremental Equivalent Debt in reliance on Section 2.14, any cash proceeds from Indebtedness to be incurred from such Incurrence of Permitted Ratio Debt and such Incurrence of Indebtedness under Section 7.01(o) or such request for an increase in any Revolving Tranche or any Term Loan Tranche, for a New Term Facility or for the issuance of Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be excluded for purposes of cash netting) with respect to any Incurrence of Indebtedness (i) that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is not junior to the Obligations, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the date of the most recent financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) shall not exceed 5.00 to 1.00 or (ii) that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Obligations or is unsecured, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the date of the most recent financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) does not exceed 6.00 to 1.00, (2) such Indebtedness shall not be Guaranteed by any Person that is not the Borrower or a Guarantor under each of the other Facilities, and shall be unsecured or, if secured, secured either on a pari passu basis with the other Facilities or on a “junior” basis with the other Facilities, in each case over the same (or less) Collateral that secures the Facilities, (3) if such Indebtedness is secured, such Indebtedness shall be subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement, (4) Indebtedness in the form of term loans that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations shall be subject to the provisions contained in Section 2.14(f)(iii) as if such Indebtedness were Incurred as a New Term Facility thereunder and (5) if such Indebtedness is not, or would not be, subordinate in payment with the First Out Loan Obligations or is, or would be, secured by a Lien that is not subordinate to each Lien securing the First Out Loan Obligations, such Indebtedness shall be made subject to the priorities and other terms of the Agreement Among Lenders (or such other agreement acceptable to the First Out Lender Representative and the Last Out Lender Representative) and each holder of such

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Indebtedness shall have become a party to the Agreement Among Lenders (or such other agreement acceptable to the First Out Lender Representative and the Last Out Lender Representative).

“Permitted RCF Refinancing” means any refinancing or replacement of the Revolving Credit Facility provided by a Refinancing Revolving Lender on terms which shall be on no more favorable to such Refinancing Revolving Lender than those set forth herein immediately prior to the effectiveness of such refinancing or replacement. The Refinancing Revolving Lender shall become {party to the Agreement Among Lenders (or such other agreement }among lenders acceptable to the Blackstone Credit Representative in its sole discretion); provided, that, without the prior written consent of the Required Revolving Lenders, there shall be no partial refinancing or replacement of the Revolving Credit Facility.

Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement, exchange or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced, exchanged or extended except by an amount equal to accrued and unpaid interest and a reasonable premium thereon plus other reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred (including original issue discount and upfront fees), in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement, exchange or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder; (b) other than with respect to Indebtedness under Section 7.01(d) or with respect to the initial maturity date for Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement, exchange or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced, exchanged or extended; (c) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced, exchanged or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement, exchange or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms, taken as a whole, as favorable in all material respects to the Lenders (including, if applicable, as to Collateral) as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced, exchanged or extended or otherwise acceptable to the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Ally Representative; (d) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced, exchanged or extended is (i) unsecured, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement, exchange or extension is unsecured, or (ii) if secured by Liens on the Collateral, such modification, refinancing, refunding, replacement, renewal or extension is secured to the same extent, including with respect to any subordination provisions, and subject to an Intercreditor Agreement; (e) the terms and conditions (including, if applicable, as to collateral) of any such modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced, exchanged or extended (other than to the extent permitted by any other clause of this definition or with respect to interest rate, optional prepayment premiums and options redemption provisions) Indebtedness are either (i) substantially identical to or less favorable to the investors providing such Permitted Refinancing, taken as a whole, than the terms and conditions of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced, exchanged or extended or (ii) when taken as a whole (other than interest rate,

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prepayment premiums and redemption premiums), not more restrictive to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries than those set forth in this Agreement or are customary for similar indebtedness in light of current market conditions (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent in good faith at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement set out in this clause (e), shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Blackstone Credit Representative provides notice to the Borrower of its objection during such five Business Day period (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects)), in each case, except for terms and conditions only applicable to periods after the Latest Maturity Date; (f) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement, exchange or extension is incurred by the Person who is or would have been permitted to be the obligor or guarantor (or any successor thereto) on the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended (it being understood that the roles of such obligors as a borrower or a guarantor with respect to such obligations may be interchanged); (g) at the time thereof, other than with respect to Indebtedness under Section 7.01(d) and Section 7.01(j), no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (h) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced, exchanged or extended is not, or would not be subordinate in payment priority with the Obligations or is, or would be, secured by a Lien that is not subordinate to each Lien securing the First Out Loan Obligations, such Indebtedness shall be made subject to the priorities and other terms of the Agreement Among Lenders (or such other agreement acceptable to the First Out Lender Representative and the Last Out Lender Representative) and each holder of such Indebtedness shall have become a party to the Agreement Among Lenders (or such other agreement acceptable to the First Out Lender Representative and the Last Out Lender Representative).

Permitted Tax Distributions” means (a) for so long as the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are members of a group filing a consolidated, combined, affiliated or unitary income tax return with any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, payments, dividends, or distributions, directly or indirectly, to such direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in amounts required for such parent entity to pay federal, state and local income (and franchise or other similar Taxes imposed lieu of income) Taxes imposed on such entity to the extent such Taxes are directly attributable to the income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the amount of such payments in respect of any tax year does not, in the aggregate, exceed the amount that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that are members of such consolidated, combined, affiliated or unitary group would have been required to pay in respect of such Taxes (as the case may be) in respect of such year if the Borrower and its Subsidiaries paid such Taxes directly on a separate company basis or as a stand-alone consolidated, combined, affiliated or unitary tax group (reduced by any such Taxes paid directly by the Borrower or any Subsidiary); and provided, further, that any such cash distributions made in respect of any Taxes attributable to the income of any Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower may be made only to the extent that such Unrestricted Subsidiaries have made cash payments for such purpose to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) with respect to any calendar year during which the Borrower is classified as a partnership or disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, payments, dividends, or distributions by a Loan Party, on or prior to each estimated tax payment date as well as each other applicable due date but no more frequently than quarterly, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the product

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of (i) the total aggregate taxable income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (or estimates thereof) which is allocable to its members or partners as a result of the operations or activities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the relevant period, calculated without regard to any tax deductions or basis adjustments arising under Section 743 of the Code attributable to the assets of the Borrower (provided, however, that such tax deductions or basis adjustments shall be taken into account if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing), multiplied by (ii) the highest combined marginal federal, state and local income tax rates (including Section 1411 taxes) applicable to any member or partner of the Borrower (or, if any of them are themselves a pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, their members or partners) determined by taking into account the character of the income and loss allocable to the members or partners as it affects the applicable tax rate, after taking into account any losses from prior periods allocated to the members or partners by the Borrower, to the extent not taken into account as a reduction in taxable income hereunder in prior periods; provided that, taxable income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period shall take into account any increases or decreases thereto as a result of any amended tax return or any tax examination, audit or adjustment; provided, further, that if the aggregate amount of Permitted Tax Distributions made for a taxable year exceeds the amount of Permitted Tax Distributions that would have been permitted based on the taxable income of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as finally determined following the close of such year (including as a result of any amended tax return or any tax examination, audit or adjustment), then the amount of such excess shall be credited against the next Permitted Tax Distributions permitted to be made with respect to subsequent taxable periods.

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

Personal Data” means (a) any and all information or data relating to one or more individuals that is personally identifying (i.e., data that, directly or indirectly, identifies a particular individual or household), including the following if it identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked to a particular customer or household (i) personal identifiers, such as name, postal address, telephone number, and data of birth, (ii) identification numbers issued by a governmental authority, such as a Social Security Number, driver’s license number, Tax Identification Number, and passport number, (iii) online identifiers, email addresses, social media handles, Internet or software-based usernames, Internet Protocol addresses, cookie identifiers, and device identifiers, (iv) login credentials, such as usernames and passwords, (v) financial information, such as credit and debit card numbers, account numbers, access codes, security questions and answers and insurance policy numbers, (vi) demographic information, such as information relating to an individual’s race, gender, age, ethnicity, religion, philosophy, political affiliation, or sexual orientation, (vii) biometric identifier, such as fingerprint, scan of hand or face geometry, retina or iris scan, and voiceprint, (viii) genetic information, and (ix) individual medical or health information, including protected health information governed by HIPAA and the regulations promulgated thereunder; and (b) any and all other information defined as “personal data,” “personal information,” or “personally identifiable information”, the processing of which is regulated by Applicable Data Privacy Laws.

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Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (other than a Multiemployer Plan) within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA that is maintained or is contributed to by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate and is subject to Title IV of ERISA or the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA.

Platform” means IntraLinks/IntraAgency, Syndtrak or another similar electronic system.

Pledged Debt” means “Pledged Debt” as defined in the Security Agreement.

Pledged Interests” means “Pledged Interests” as defined in the Security Agreement.

Pounds Sterling” means freely transferable lawful money of the United Kingdom (expressed in Pounds Sterling).

Preferred Stock” means any Equity Interest with preferential right of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

Prepayment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).

Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Prepayment Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).

Primary Disqualified Institution” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Disqualified Institution.”

Prime Lending Rate” means, for any day, the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “prime rate” in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the FRB in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by FRB (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent). The Prime Lending Rate shall be deemed equal to 0% if such rate, as otherwise determined above, would be less than 0%.

Proceeding” means any investigation, inquiry, litigation, review, hearing, suit, claim, audit, arbitration, proceeding or action (in each case, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or informal) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Authority or arbitrator.

Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect” means, with respect to the calculation of any test, financial ratio, basket or covenant under this Agreement, including Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated Interest Expense, Consolidated EBITDA, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio and the calculation of Consolidated Total Assets, of any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as of any date, that pro forma effect will be given to the Transactions, any Specified Transaction, any acquisition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, Investment, any issuance, Incurrence, assumption or repayment or redemption of Indebtedness (including Indebtedness issued, Incurred or assumed or repaid or redeemed as a result of, or to

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finance, any relevant transaction and for which any such test, financial ratio, basket or covenant is being calculated), any issuance or redemption of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock, all sales, transfers and other dispositions or discontinuance of any Subsidiary, line of business, division, segment or operating unit, any operational change (including the entry into any material contract or arrangement or any growth related investment, expenditure or capital expenditure) or any designation of a Restricted Subsidiary to an Unrestricted Subsidiary or of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case that have occurred during the four consecutive fiscal quarter period of such Person being used to calculate such test, financial ratio, basket or covenant (the “Reference Period”), or subsequent to the end of the Reference Period but prior to such date or prior to or substantially simultaneously with the event for which a determination under this definition is made (including (i) any such event occurring at a Person who became a Restricted Subsidiary of the subject Person or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the subject Person or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the subject Person after the commencement of the Reference Period and (ii) with respect to any proposed Investment or acquisition of the subject Person for which committed financing is or is sought to be obtained, the event for which a determination under this definition is made may occur after the date upon which the relevant determination or calculation is made), as if each such event occurred on the first day of the Reference Period; provided that (x) pro forma effect will be given to Pro Forma Cost Savings on the first day of the Reference Period and (y) no amount shall be added back pursuant to this definition to the extent duplicative of amounts that are otherwise included in computing Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period.

For purposes of making any computation referred to above:

(1) if any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date for which a determination under this definition is made had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Swap Contracts applicable to such Indebtedness if such Swap Contracts has a remaining term in excess of 12 months);

(2) interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer, in his or her capacity as such and not in his or her personal capacity, of the Borrower or a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP;

(3) interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a secured overnight financing rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Borrower may designate;

(4) interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility or a Qualified Receivables Financing computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period; and

(5) to the extent not already covered above, any such calculation may include adjustments calculated in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.

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Any pro forma calculation may include, without limitation but without duplication, (1) adjustments calculated in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and (2) adjustments calculated to give effect to any Pro Forma Cost Savings.

Pro Forma Cost Savings” means, without duplication of any amounts referenced in the definition of “Pro Forma Basis,” an amount equal to the amount of adjustments and add backs permitted under clause (b)(vi) of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA.

Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Lender and any Facility or all the Facilities or any Tranche or all the Tranches (as the case may be) at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place, and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.17), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitments of such Lender under the applicable Facility or the Facilities or Tranche or Tranches (and, (x) in the case of any Term Loan Tranche after the applicable borrowing date and without duplication, the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans under such Tranche, of such Lender, at such time and (y) in the case of any Revolving Tranche, if the Revolving Credit Commitments under such Revolving Tranche have terminated or expired, the Revolving Credit Loans held by such Lender under such Tranche) at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments under the applicable Facility or the Facilities or Tranche or Tranches at such time (and, (x) in the case of any Term Loan Tranche and without duplication, the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans under such Tranche, at such time and (y) in the case of any Revolving Tranche, if the Revolving Credit Commitments under such Revolving Tranche have terminated or expired, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans under such Tranche as such time)); provided that if the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of each L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, then the Pro Rata Share of each Lender shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share of such Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof. The initial Pro Rata Share of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as applicable.

PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

Public Company” means any Person with a class or series of Voting Stock that is traded on a stock exchange or in the over-the-counter market.

Qualified Receivables Factoring” means any Factoring Transaction that meets the following conditions:

(i) such Factoring Transaction is non-recourse to, and does not obligate, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or their respective properties or assets (other than Receivables Assets subject to such Factoring Transaction) in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings,

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(ii) all sales, conveyances, assignments and/or contributions of Receivables Assets by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary are made at Fair Market Value in the context of a Factoring Transaction (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), and

(iii) such Factoring Transaction (including financing terms, covenants, termination events (if any) and other provisions thereof) is on market terms at the time such Factoring Transaction is first entered into (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) and may include Standard Securitization Undertakings.

The grant of a security interest in any accounts receivable of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Subsidiary) to secure any Credit Agreement shall not be deemed a Qualified Receivables Factoring.

Qualified Receivables Financing” means any Receivables Financing that meets the following conditions:

(i) all sales, conveyances, assignments and/or contributions of Receivables Assets by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Receivables Subsidiary are made at Fair Market Value in the context of a Receivables Financing (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), and

(ii) the financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions thereof shall be on market terms at the time such Receivables Financing is first entered into (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) and may include Standard Securitization Undertakings.

The grant of a security interest in any accounts receivable of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Subsidiary) to secure any Credit Agreement shall not be deemed a Qualified Receivables Financing

Qualifying Bids” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Dutch Auction.”

Ratio-Based Incremental Facility” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Receivables Assets” means accounts receivable (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the Borrower {or any of its Subsidiaries}, all collateral of the related underlying obligors securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and all guarantees or other payment support obligations (including, without limitation, letters of credit, promissory notes or trade credit insurance) to the extent governing or necessary for the collection of such accounts receivable, proceeds of such accounts receivable and other related assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with non-recourse, asset securitization or Factoring Transactions involving accounts receivable and any Swap Contracts entered into by the Borrower or any such Subsidiary in connection with such accounts receivable.

Receivables Fees” means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other

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fees paid to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with, any Receivables Financing or Factoring Transaction.

Receivables Financing” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which such Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary may sell, contribute, convey, assign or otherwise transfer Receivables Assets to (a) a Receivables Subsidiary (in the case of a transfer by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries), and (b) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Receivables Subsidiary), which in either case, may include a backup or precautionary grant of security interest in such Receivables Assets so sold, contributed, conveyed, assigned or otherwise transferred.

Receivables Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of a seller of receivables in a Qualified Receivables Factoring or Qualified Receivables Financing to repurchase receivables arising as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including as a result of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, off-set or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller.

Receivables Subsidiary” means a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (or another Person formed for the purposes of engaging in a Qualified Receivables Financing with the Borrower and/or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including, a special purpose securitization vehicle (or similar entity)) in which such Borrower or any Subsidiary of such Borrower or a direct or indirect parent of such Borrower makes an Investment and to which such Borrower or any Subsidiary of such Borrower or a direct or indirect parent of such Borrower sells, conveys, assigns or otherwise transfers Receivables Assets (which may include a backup or precautionary grant of security interest in such Receivables Assets sold, conveyed, assigned or otherwise transferred or purported to be so sold, conveyed, assigned or otherwise transferred)) and which engages in no activities other than in connection with the purchase, acquisition or financing of Receivables Assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or a direct or indirect parent of such Borrower, and any business or activities incidental or related to such business, and which is designated by the Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Holding Company (as provided below) as a Receivables Subsidiary and:

(i) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (i) is guaranteed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Subsidiary, excluding guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (ii) is recourse to or obligates the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Subsidiary) in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, or (iii) subjects any property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Subsidiary), directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings,

(ii) with which neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Subsidiary) has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms which the Borrower reasonably believes to be no less

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favorable to such Borrower or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of such Borrower, and

(iii) to which neither the Borrower nor any other Subsidiary of the Borrower has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results.

Any such designation by the Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Holding Company shall be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by delivering to the Administrative Agent a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Borrower or such Parent Holding Company giving effect to such designation and an officer’s certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.

Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender, and any L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document, as applicable.

Reference Period” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Pro Forma Basis.”

Refinancing” has the meaning given specified in the definition of “Transactions.”

Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement{, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative, }among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders providing Specified Refinancing Debt, effecting the incurrence of such Specified Refinancing Debt in accordance with Section 2.18 (and the Lenders hereby authorize and direct the Administrative Agent to enter into any such amendment that is {reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative and }consistent with the terms and other conditions of Section 2.18).

Refinancing Indebtedness” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.

“Refinancing Revolving Lender” means a financial institution (other than any Disqualified Revolving Lender) reasonably acceptable to {the Blackstone Credit Representative and, }to the extent its consent would be required in the case of an assignment to such financial institution in accordance with Section 10.07 hereof, the Administrative Agent (such consent not to {be unreasonably withheld or delayed)}.

Refinancing Notes” means one or more series of senior unsecured notes, or senior secured notes secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations or senior secured notes secured by the Collateral on a “junior” basis to the Liens securing the Obligations, in each case issued in respect of a refinancing of outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower under any one or more Term Loan Tranches; provided that, (a) if such Refinancing Notes shall be secured, then (i) such Refinancing Notes shall only be secured by a security interest in the Collateral that secured the Term Loan Tranche being refinanced, and (ii) such Refinancing Notes shall be secured to the same extent as the Term Loan Tranche being refinanced, including with respect to any subordination provisions, and shall be issued subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement; (b) other than with respect to the initial maturity date for Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt, no Refinancing Notes shall (i) mature prior to the date that is 91 days after

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the Latest Maturity Date with respect to Term Loans then in effect immediately after giving effect to such refinancing or (ii) be subject to any amortization prior to the final maturity thereof, or be subject to any mandatory redemption or prepayment provisions or rights (except (x) customary assets sale, Casualty Events or similar event, change of control provisions, special mandatory redemptions in connection with customary escrow arrangements and customary acceleration rights after an event of default and (y) customary “AHYDO” payments); (c) the covenants, events of default, guarantees, collateral and other terms of such Refinancing Notes are customary for similar debt securities in light of then-prevailing market conditions at the time of issuance (it being understood that no Refinancing Notes shall include any financial maintenance covenants (including indirectly by way of a cross-default to this Agreement), but that customary cross-acceleration provisions may be included and that any negative covenants with respect to indebtedness, investments, liens or restricted payments shall be incurrence-based) and in any event are not more favorable to the investors providing such Refinancing Notes, taken as a whole, than the terms and conditions of the Indebtedness being refinanced by such Refinancing Notes (excluding pricing (which shall include, for the avoidance of doubt, any “most favored nation” pricing provisions) and optional prepayment or redemption terms), except for covenants or other provisions (x) applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date then in effect immediately after giving effect to such refinancing or (y) as are, in consultation with {the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Ally Representative}, incorporated into this Agreement (or any other applicable Loan Document) for the benefit of all existing Lenders (to the extent applicable to such Lender) (which shall not require the consent of any Lender) (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent in good faith at least five Business Days (or such shorter period as determined in the sole discretion of the Blackstone Credit Representative) prior to the incurrence of such Refinancing Notes, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Refinancing Notes or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement set forth in this clause (c), shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Blackstone Credit Representative provides notice to the Borrower of its objection during such five Business Day period (or shorter) (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects)); (d) such Refinancing Notes may not have obligors or Liens that are more extensive than those which applied to the Indebtedness being refinanced (it being understood that the roles of such obligors as a borrower or a guarantor with respect to such obligations may be interchanged); (e) the Net Cash Proceeds of such Refinancing Notes shall be applied, substantially concurrently with the incurrence thereof, to the pro rata prepayment of outstanding Term Loans under the applicable Term Loan Tranche being so refinanced and the payment of fees, expenses and premiums, if any, payable in connection therewith and (f) if any such Refinancing Note is not, or would not be, subordinate in payment priority with the Obligations or is, or would be, secured by a Lien that is not subordinate to each Lien securing the Obligations, such Refinancing Note shall be made subject to the priorities and other terms of the Agreement Among Lenders (or such other agreement acceptable to the First Out Lender Representative and the Last Out Lender Representative) and each holder of such Refinancing Note shall have become a {party to the Agreement Among Lenders (or such other agreement }acceptable to the First Out Lender Representative and the Last Out Lender Representative).

Refinancing Notes Indentures” means, collectively, the indentures or other similar agreements pursuant to which any Refinancing Notes are issued, together with all instruments and

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other agreements in connection therewith, as amended{, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the }terms thereof, but only to the extent {permitted under the terms of the }Loan Documents.

Refunding Capital Stock” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05

Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(c).

Regulation S-X” means Regulation S-X under the Securities Act as in effect on December 31, 2020.

Reinvestment Yield” means, with respect to the principal amount of the Initial Term Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans repaid pursuant to a voluntary prepayment or upon acceleration in accordance with Section 8.02 prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, 0.50% over the yield to maturity implied by (a) the yields reported, as of 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding the repayment date with respect to the outstanding principal amount of such Initial Term Loans, on the display designated as “Page 678” on the Telerate Access Service (or such other display as may replace Page 678 on Telerate Access Service) for actively traded U.S. Treasury securities having a maturity most nearly equal to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, or (b) if such yields are not reported as of such time or the yields reported as of such time are not ascertainable, the Treasury Constant Maturity Series Yields reported, for the latest day for which such yields have been so reported as of the second Business Day preceding such repayment date, in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (or any comparable successor publication) for actively traded U.S. Treasury securities having a constant maturity most nearly equal to the first anniversary of the Closing Date. Such implied yield will be determined, if necessary, by (a) converting U.S. Treasury bill quotations to bond-equivalent yields in accordance with accepted financial practice and (b) interpolating linearly between (i) the actively traded U.S. Treasury security with the duration closest to and greater than the first anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the actively traded U.S. Treasury security with the duration closest to and less than the first anniversary of the Closing Date. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the Initial Term Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans.

Related Business Assets” means assets (other than cash or Cash Equivalents) used or useful in a Similar Business; provided that any assets received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for assets transferred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary will not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless such Person is, or upon receipt of the securities of such Person, such Person would become a Restricted Subsidiary.

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, members, directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through the Environment or within, from or into any building, structure, facility or fixture.

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Relevant Governmental Body” means the FRB and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the FRB and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.

Relevant Transaction” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(ii).

Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to the principal of the Initial Term Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans voluntarily prepaid, or outstanding upon acceleration thereof in accordance with Section 8.02, in any such case, prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, all payments of interest thereon that would be due after the date of such repayment up to the first anniversary of the Closing Date with respect to such principal if no repayment of such principal were made prior to its scheduled due date; provided that if the date of such repayment is not a date on which interest payments are due to be made under the terms of this Agreement, then the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued to such repayment date.

Replaceable Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 3.08(a).

Replacement Assets” means (1) substantially all the assets of a Person primarily engaged in a Similar Business or (2) a majority of the Voting Stock of any Person primarily engaged in a Similar Business that will become, on the date of acquisition thereof, a Restricted Subsidiary.

Reply Amount” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Dutch Auction.”

Reply Discount” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Dutch Auction.”

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

Reporting Extension Provision” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

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

Required Delayed Draw Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having or holding more than 50% of the sum of the aggregate Delayed Draw Commitments and Delayed Draw Term Loans then outstanding; provided that the unused Delayed Draw Commitments of and the outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loans held by (x) any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Delayed Draw Lenders and (y) any Affiliate Lenders (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) shall be deemed to have voted in the same proportion as Lenders that are not Affiliate Lenders vote on such matter.

Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (b) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (c) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Term Commitments of, unused

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Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by (x) any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders and (y) any Affiliate Lenders (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) shall be deemed to have voted in the same proportion as Lenders that are not Affiliate Lenders vote on such matter.

Required Revolving Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Credit Lenders holding more than 50% of the sum of (a) Total Revolving Credit Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Credit Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations being deemed “held” by such Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Lenders.

Requirements of Law” means, with respect to any Person, collectively, the common law and all federal, state, local, foreign, multinational or international laws, statutes, codes, treaties, standards, rules and regulations, guidelines, ordinances, orders, judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees (including administrative or judicial precedents or authorities) and the interpretation or administration thereof by, and other determinations, directives, requirements or requests of, any Governmental Authority, in each case having the force of law and that are applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property, products, business or operations are subject.

Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, representative, director, manager, president, vice president, executive vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer, secretary or assistant secretary, an authorized signatory, an attorney-in-fact (to the extent empowered by the Board of Directors of Holdings Topco or the Borrower), or other similar officer of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

Restricted Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.

Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Holdings Topco that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary, which for the avoidance of doubt shall include the Borrower.

Retired Capital Stock” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.

Return Bid” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Dutch Auction.”

Revolution” means Revolution Growth Management LLC.

Revolving Commitment Increase Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(e).

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Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing under a single Tranche of the Revolving Credit Facility consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Revolving Credit Lenders under such Tranche of the Revolving Credit Facility pursuant to Section 2.01(b).

Revolving Credit Commitments” means, as to any Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b), and (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Revolving Credit Commitment”, opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as applicable, as the same may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments shall be $40,000,000 on the ClosingThird Amendment Effective Date, as such amount may be adjustedreduced from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Revolving Credit Commitment Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.

Revolving Credit Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit Commitment at such time (and after the termination of all Revolving Credit Commitments, any Lender that holds any Outstanding Amount in respect of Revolving Credit Loans and/or L/C Obligations).

Revolving Credit Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).

Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Revolving Credit Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-3 hereto, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the Borrower to such Revolving Credit Lender resulting from the Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender under the same Revolving Tranche.

Revolving Tranche” means (a) the Revolving Credit Facility and (b) any Specified Refinancing Debt constituting revolving credit facility commitments, in each case, including the extensions of credit made thereunder.

Right of First Refusal” means, with respect to any Indebtedness being requested to be procured by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (each an “Applicable Facility”), Blackstone Credit Entities (collectively, the “Applicable Lender”) shall have the right of first refusal to provide such Indebtedness subject to the following terms:

(a) the Borrower shall (i) request that the Applicable Lender provide a proposal of terms to provide all or any portion of such Indebtedness (an “RFP”) or (ii) provide to the Applicable Lender a proposal of terms to provide all or any portion of such Indebtedness which is being offered by another third financing source that is not an Affiliate of the Borrower (a “Match Offer” (in each case, an “Offer” and the first time in respect of any particular Indebtedness, the “First Offer”));

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(b) in connection with any such Offer, the Borrower shall provide a written notice (the “Offer Notice”) to the Applicable Lender of such Applicable Facility with a copy to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall reasonably indicate the terms of such Applicable Facility, including the rate and any fees or original issue discount being offered with respect to such Applicable Facility;

(c) following the receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Applicable Lender of such Offer Notice, the Applicable Lender shall either (i) deliver a written notice (a “Declination Notice”) to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower indicating that the Applicable Lender declines the offer to provide any portion of such Applicable Facility or (ii) deliver an offer (an “Acceptance Notice”) to the Administrative Agent and the Applicable Lender containing (A) in the case of an RFP, the proposed terms of such Indebtedness including the amount the Applicable Lender is willing to provide, the rate and any fees or original issue discount being offered with respect to such Applicable Facility or (B) in the case of a Match Offer, an acceptance to provide such Applicable Facility and the amount the Applicable Lender is willing to provide. After receiving an Acceptance Notice in the case of an RFP and evaluating the RFP, the Borrower may within ten (10) Business Days (or such longer period as agreed to by the Applicable Lender) either accept the terms in such Acceptance Notice, agree to other terms with the Applicable Lender or counter the RFP with a Match Offer. If the Applicable Lender fails to send the Borrower a Declination Notice or an Acceptance Notice on or prior to the date that is ten (10) Business Days with respect to a First Offer and three (3) Business Days with respect to any other Offer, in each case after the delivery of the Offer Notice to the Administrative Agent and the Applicable Lender, the Applicable Lender automatically shall be deemed to have delivered a Declination Notice with respect to such Applicable Facility;

(d) if the Applicable Lender delivers (or is deemed to deliver) to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower a Declination Notice, then the Borrower may incur such Indebtedness (if permitted hereunder) under such Applicable Facility being provided by other financing sources (which, in the case of any Indebtedness being incurred under this Agreement, must be Eligible Assignees) on the same terms offered to the Applicable Lender or such other terms agreed with such other Person; provided that if any terms previously offered to the Applicable Lender are amended which would be materially beneficial to a lender, then the Borrower shall reoffer the entire amount of such Applicable Facility to the Applicable Lender with such new terms and repeat the steps in (a) through (d) above. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this definition shall prohibit Borrower from discussions with any other financing source at any time.

{For the avoidance of doubt, the }foregoing Right of First Refusal shall not apply with respect to any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase hereunder.

Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means an arrangement relating to property now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary whereby the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person and the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person, other than leases between the Borrower and a Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries.

Sanctions Laws and Regulations” means (i) any sanctions or requirements imposed by, or based upon the obligations or authorities set forth in, the PATRIOT Act, the Executive Order No.

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13224 of September 23, 2001, entitled Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), the U.S. International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq.), the U.S. Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. §§ 1 et seq.), the U.S. Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Act, the U.S. Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 or the Iran Sanctions Act, Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, all as amended, or any of the foreign assets control regulations (31 C.F.R., Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any other law or executive order relating thereto administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), and any similar law, regulation, or executive order enacted in the United States after the date of this Agreement and (ii) any sanctions or requirements imposed under similar laws or regulations enacted by the European Union, the United Kingdom or Canada or administered, enacted or enforced by the respective governmental institutions or agencies of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, Her Majesty’s Treasury in the United Kingdom and Global Affairs Canada and Public Safety Canada, that apply to the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries (as any of the foregoing laws may from time to time be amended, renewed, extended or replaced).

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of McGraw Hill Financial Inc., and any successor thereto.

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

Section 6.01 Reporting Deadline” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

“Second Lien Administrative Agent” means the administrative agent (which shall be MGG on the Third Amendment Effective Date) (together with its permitted successors and assigns) under the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

“Second Lien Credit Agreement” means that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, among the Borrower, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and the Second Lien Administrative Agent, as amended, restated{, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the }Third Amendment Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Agreement.

“Second Lien Debt” means all Indebtedness under the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

“Second Lien Loan Documents” means the “Loan Documents” (or other similar defined term) as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

“Second Lien Obligations” means the Indebtedness arising under the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the other Obligations (as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement).

Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Cash Management

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Bank, except for any such Cash Management Agreement designated by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Cash Management Bank or Approved Counterparty, as applicable, as an “unsecured cash management agreement” as of the Closing Date or, if later, on or about the time of entering into such Cash Management Agreement; provided, however, that for any Cash Management Agreement to be included as a “Secured Cash Management Agreement” on any date of determination by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Cash Management Bank must have delivered a Secured Party Designation Notice to the Administrative Agent prior to such date of determination.

Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Swap Contract permitted under Article VII that is entered into by and between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Approved Counterparty, except for any such Swap Contract designated by the Borrower and the applicable Approved Counterparty in writing to the Administrative Agent as an “unsecured hedge agreement” as of the Closing Date or, if later, as of the time of entering into such Swap Contract; provided, however, that for any Swap Contract to be included as a “Secured Hedge Agreement” on any date of determination by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Approved Counterparty must have delivered a Secured Party Designation Notice to the Administrative Agent prior to such date of determination.

Secured Obligations” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders (including for the avoidance of doubt, the L/C Issuers), the Approved Counterparties to the extent they are party to one or more Secured Hedge Agreements, the Cash Management Banks to the extent they are party to one or more Secured Cash Management Agreements and each co-agent or subagent appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent from time to time pursuant to Article IX.

Secured Party Designation Notice” means a notice from an Approved Counterparty or Cash Management Bank substantially in the form of Exhibit L.

Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Security Agreement” means, collectively, the Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof executed by the Loan Parties party thereto, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, together with each other security agreement and security agreement supplement executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.12, 6.14 or 6.16.

Security Agreement Supplement” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Similar Business” means any business engaged in by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and any business or other activities that are similar, ancillary, complementary, incidental or related thereto, or an extension, development or expansion of, the businesses in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are engaged on the Closing Date.

SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.

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SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

SOFR Borrowing” means, as to any Borrowing, the SOFR Loans comprising such Borrowing.

SOFR Determination Date” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.

SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Adjusted Term SOFR, other than pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “Base Rate”.

SOFR Rate Day” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.

SOFR Successor Rate Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of Adjusted Term SOFR or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Blackstone Credit Representative, in consultation with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may deem appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice; provided however that, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Blackstone Credit Representative, as applicable, determine that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Blackstone Credit Representative, in consultation with the Administrative Agent, determines (with the consent of the Borrower, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and which is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent as determined by the Administrative Agent.

Solvent” means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value (to be calculated as the amount at which the assets (both tangible and intangible), in their entirety, of such Person taken as a whole would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, within a commercially reasonable period of time, each having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts, with neither being under any compulsion to act) of the assets of such Person taken as a whole exceeds the total amount of liabilities (it being understood that the term “liabilities,” for the purposes of this definition, will be limited to the recorded liabilities (including contingent liabilities that would be recorded in accordance with GAAP) of such Person taken as a whole, on such date of determination, determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied), (b) the present fair salable value (defined as the amount that could be obtained by an independent willing seller from an independent willing buyer if the assets of such Person taken as a whole are sold with reasonable promptness in an arm’s-length transaction under

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present conditions for the sale of comparable business enterprises insofar as such conditions can be reasonably evaluated) of the assets of such person taken as a whole exceeds their liabilities, (c) such Person, taken as whole, does not have unreasonably small capital (defined as sufficient capital to reasonably ensure that such Person will continue to be a going concern for the period from the date of determination through the Maturity Date, based on the needs and anticipated needs for capital of the business conducted or anticipated to be conducted by the Loan Parties as reflected in such Person’s projected financial statements and in light of its anticipated credit capacity), (d) such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will be able to pay its liabilities as they mature.

SPC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.

Specified Change of Control” means, subject to (if applicable) Section 1.02(i), and in each case shall be at the option of the Borrower to deem such transaction a Specified Change of Control:

(a) the Specified Mergers, if (in the case of this clause (a)) the following conditions precedent shall be satisfied substantially concurrently with such mergers:

(i) upon the consummation of any Specified Merger, if any Indebtedness is required to pay off existing indebtedness of the targets, so long as any Blackstone Credit Entity is a Majority Lender hereunder, Blackstone Credit shall be given the Right of First Refusal to provide the requested Indebtedness; and

(ii) immediately {after giving effect to such }Specified Change of Control, (x) no other Default or Event of Default shall exist or would exist, and (y) all representations and warranties made under this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifiers contained therein) as if made on the date of such Specified Change of Control; and

(b) the first (and only a one-time) direct or indirect disposition of Voting Stock (whether by sale of equity interests, merger, consolidation or otherwise) of the Borrower, Holdings, Parent or any Subsidiary to a private equity sponsor that would otherwise constitute a Change of Control (but for this definition), if (in the case of this clause (b)) the following conditions precedent shall be satisfied substantially concurrently with such disposition:

(i) on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Specified Change of Control, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall be less than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00, and before the consummation of such Specified Change of Control, the Administrative Agent and Lenders shall have received a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying to such calculation and providing the related backup therefor;

(ii) such private equity sponsor may not be any private equity firm notified in writing by Blackstone Credit to the Borrower prior to the Closing Date without the consent of Blackstone Credit and Ally (in each case, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed);

(iii) at least five (5) Business Days before the closing of such Specified Change of Control, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received any information

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and documentation reasonably requested by any of them for purposes of compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Regulation (31 C.F.R. 1010.230, as amended) and other applicable know your customer and anti-money laundering laws and their respective implementing rules and regulations;

(iv) immediately after giving effect to such Specified Change of Control, (x) no other Default or Event of Default shall exist or would exist, and (y) all representations and warranties made under this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifiers contained therein) as if made on the date of such Specified Change of Control; and

(v) such private equity sponsor directly or indirectly acquiring the Borrower shall have concurrently made a cash equity contribution and/or other equity payments (including rollover equity) greater than or equal to 35% of the acquisition consideration of such Specified Change of Control; it being understood that such equity contribution or payment may be paid to the seller entities in such Specified Change of Control directly and need not be paid to the Borrower (collectively, the “Specified Change of Control Equity Contribution”).

For the avoidance of doubt, only one (1) Specified Change of Control event occurring under clause (b) of the foregoing definition shall be permitted to occur during the entire term of this Agreement.

Specified Event of Default” means any Event of Default under any of Sections 8.01(a), 8.01(b) (solely with respect to a breach of the requirements set forth in Sections 6.01(a) through (b), Section 6.02(b) or Section 7.08), 8.01(f) and 8.01(g).

Specified Mergers” means any merger, reorganization, or other similar transaction performed between one or more Borrower Parties and Epiq, Consilio, Xact, United Lex, and Lighthouse (each a “Specified Target”), provided that:

(a) any consideration paid or payable by (whether directly or indirectly) a Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such merger, reorganization or other similar transaction may be made, only if such consideration constitutes either (x) a Permitted Investment, or (y) a permitted Restricted Payment (in either case, such determination shall be made by ignoring any clause therein or incorporated therein that would permit the consummation of the Specified Merger or a Specified Change of Control or that provides a basket specific to such Specified Merger or Specified Change of Control);

(b) there shall be no adverse impact on (1) the value or the scope of the (x) Collateral granted, or purported to be granted, to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of itself and the other Secured Parties or (y) guarantees in favor of the Secured Parties, or (2) the ability of the Loan Parties to pay their respective Obligations in accordance with terms of the Loan Documents; and

(c) either (x) the Borrower shall be the surviving entity of such merger, reorganization or similar transaction, or (y) if a Specified Target is the surviving entity of such merger, reorganization or similar transaction, then in the case of clause (y):

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(i) no Change of Control shall have occurred with respect to such Specified Target (with such determination being made by substituting such Specified Target in place of each reference to Borrower in that definition),

(ii) each Specified Target shall expressly assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,

(iii) each Guarantor shall have confirmed that its Guarantee shall apply to each Specified Target’s obligations under the Loan Documents,

(iv) each Guarantor shall have by a supplement to the applicable security documents confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to each Specified Target’s obligations under the Loan Documents,

(v) if requested by the Administrative Agent or the Blackstone Credit Representative, each mortgagor of a Mortgaged Property shall have by an amendment to or restatement of the applicable Mortgage (or other instrument {reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative) }confirming that its obligations thereunder shall apply to each Specified Target’s obligations under the Loan Documents,

(vi) each Specified Target shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer, stating that such merger or consolidation and such supplement to this Agreement or any security document comply with this Agreement and if requested by the Administrative Agent, the Ally Representative or the Blackstone Credit Representative, delivered a customary opinion of counsel as to, among other things, the enforceability of the Loan Documents against such Specified Target, and

(vii) at least five (5) Business Days before the closing of such merger, reorganization or similar transaction, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received any information and documentation reasonably requested by any of them for purposes of compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Regulation (31 C.F.R. 1010.230, as amended) and other applicable know your customer and anti-money laundering laws and their respective implementing rules and regulations.

If (i) clause (b)(y) of this definition shall apply to a Specified Merger, (ii) the foregoing clauses (i) through (vii) shall be satisfied concurrently with such Specified Merger and (iii) such Specified Merger shall be consummated in accordance with the other terms of this definition and this Agreement, then such Specified Target shall succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under this Agreement.

For the avoidance of doubt, this definition shall not permit any other transaction involving the surviving entity of such merger, reorganization or similar transaction.

Specified Refinancing Agent” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a).

Specified Refinancing Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a).

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Specified Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a).

Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans” means Specified Refinancing Debt constituting revolving loans.

Specified Refinancing Term Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a).

Specified Refinancing Term Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a).

Specified Refinancing Term Loans” means Specified Refinancing Debt constituting term loans.

Specified Transaction” means any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (excluding Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes other than pursuant to this Agreement) or Investment that results in a Person becoming a Subsidiary, any designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, any acquisition or any Disposition that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower, any Investment constituting an acquisition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of another Person or any Disposition of a business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise or any material restructuring of the Borrower or implementation of any initiative not in the ordinary course of business.

Sponsor” means (a) CEOF II DE AIV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, or any ofOTPP FTP, OTPP and its Control Investment Affiliates and, in each case (whether individually or as a group), Affiliates of the foregoing (but excluding any operating portfolio companies of the foregoing) and (b) upon and after the consummation of the one-time Specified Change of Control permitted under clause (a) of the definition thereof, the private equity sponsor which acquired the applicable Voting Stock in accordance with such clause (a). MGG and its Control Investment Affiliates.

Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and guarantees of performance entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower which such Borrower has determined in good faith to be customary in a Factoring Transaction or Receivables Financing, including, without limitation, those relating to the servicing of the assets of a Receivables Subsidiary, it being understood that any Receivables Repurchase Obligation shall be deemed to be a Standard Securitization Undertaking.

Stated Maturity” means with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency unless such contingency has occurred).

Subject Lien” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.

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Subordinated Indebtedness” means (a) with respect to the Borrower, any Indebtedness of the Borrower which is by its terms expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, and (b) with respect to any Guarantor, any Indebtedness of such Guarantor which is by its terms expressly subordinated in right of payment to its Guarantee of the Obligations.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (1) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, (2) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity of which (x) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership interests or otherwise, and (y) such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity and (3) any Person that is consolidated in the consolidated financial statements of the specified Person in accordance with GAAP.

Subsidiary Guarantor” means, collectively, the Restricted Subsidiaries of Holdings that are Guarantors.

Subsidiary Guaranty” means, collectively, the Subsidiary Guaranty made by the Subsidiary Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2, together with each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.12.

Subsidiary Redesignation” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”.

Supplemental Agent” has the meaning specified in Section 9.14(a).

Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement, including any obligations or liabilities under any such master agreement.

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Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease as determined pursuant to GAAP.

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

Term Borrowing” means a borrowing of the same Type of Term Loan of a single Tranche from all the Lenders having Term Commitments or Term Loans of the respective Tranche on a given date (or resulting from a conversion or conversions on such date) having in the case of SOFR Loans, the same Interest Period.

Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, (i) its Initial Term Commitment, or (ii) its Delayed Draw Commitment, (iii) its Term Commitment Increase, (iv) its New Term Commitment or (v) its Specified Refinancing Term Commitment. The amount of each Lender’s Initial Term Commitment and Delayed Draw Commitment is as set forth in the definition thereof and the amount of each Lender’s other Term Commitments shall be as set forth in the Assignment and Assumption, or in the amendment or agreement relating to the respective Term Commitment Increase, New Term Commitment or Specified Refinancing Term Commitment pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Term Commitment{, as the case may be, as }such amounts may be adjusted {from time to time in accordance with }this Agreement..

Term Commitment Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Term Facility” means a facility in respect of any Term Loan Tranche, as the context may require.

Term Lender” means (a) at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has an Initial Term Commitment at such time and (b) at any time after the Closing Date, any Lender that holds Term Loans and/or Term Commitments at such time.

Term Loan” means an advance made by any Term Lender under any Term Facility (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Initial Term Loans and the Delayed Draw Term Loans).

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Term Loan Tranche” means the respective facility and commitments utilized in making (or, where applicable, conversion of) Term Loans hereunder, with there being one Tranche on the Closing Date, i.e., Initial Term Loans and Initial Term Commitments. Subject to the provisions of Sections 2.01 and 2.07 hereof, the Initial Term Loans and the Delayed Draw Term Loans, when funded, may form one Term Loan Tranche. Additional Term Loan Tranches may be added after the Closing Date pursuant to the terms hereof, e.g., New Term Loans, Specified Refinancing Term Loans, New Term Commitments and Specified Refinancing Term Commitments..

Term SOFR” means:

(a) for any calculation with respect to a SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day, provided, that to the extent no such rate has been published within the three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day, the Benchmark Replacement shall be applied until such time as Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor has been published by the Term SOFR Administrator within the three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to any following Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day; and

(b) for any calculation with respect to an Base Rate Loan on any day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one month on the day (such day, the “Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day, provided, that to the extent no such rate has been published within the three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day, the Benchmark Replacement shall be applied until such time as Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor has been published by the Term SOFR Administrator within the three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to any following Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day.

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Term SOFR Adjustment” means, for any calculation with respect to a SOFR Loan, a percentage per annum as set forth below for SOFR Loans and (if applicable) the Interest Period therefor:
 

Interest Period

Percentage

One month

0.10%

Three months

0.10%

Six months

0.10%

 

Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Blackstone Credit Representative in its reasonable discretion and that is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent).

 

Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.

“Third Amendment” means that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, by and among the Borrower, the Loan Parties, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

“Third Amendment Effective Date” means August 14, 2024.

“Third Amendment Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, by and among the Administrative Agent (in its capacities as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent), and the Second Lien Administrative Agent (in its capacities as an administrative agent and as collateral agent), the Lenders, and the Lenders (as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement) and acknowledged by the Loan Parties.

“Third Amendment Agreement Among Lenders” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Agreement Among Lenders”.

“Third Amendment Transactions” means the “Transactions” under and as defined in that certain Transaction Support Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2024, by and among Lenders, the Loan Parties and the other parties from time to time party thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified {from time to time in accordance with }the terms thereof.

Threshold Amount” means $20,000,0005,000,000.

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

Total Revolving Credit Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations. With respect to any Revolving Tranche, the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings in respect of such Revolving Tranche means the aggregate

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Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans under such Revolving Tranche and L/C Obligations related to Letters of Credit issued under such Revolving Tranche.

Tranche” means any Term Loan Tranche or any Revolving Tranche.

Transactions” means the following transactions consummated or to be consummated in connection therewith:

(a) the Borrower obtaining the Facilities;

(b) the repayment of all loans outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement, and the termination and release of all related guaranties and security interests (or making arrangements for such release that are reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative) (the “Refinancing”); and

(c) the payment of all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions described in the foregoing provisions of this definition (the “Transaction Costs”).

Transaction Agreement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 1.02.

Transaction Costs” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Transactions.”

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

Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

Undisclosed Administration” means in relation to a Lender or its direct or indirect parent company the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where such Person is subject to home jurisdiction supervision if applicable law requires that such appointment is not to be publicly disclosed.

Unfunded Advances/Participations” means (a) with respect to the Administrative Agent, the aggregate amount, if any (i) made available to the Borrower on the assumption that each Lender has made available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent as contemplated by Section 2.12(b) and (ii) with respect to which a corresponding amount shall not in fact have been returned to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or made available to the Administrative Agent by any such Lender, and (b) with respect to any L/C Issuer, the aggregate amount, if any, of L/C Borrowings in respect of which a Revolving Credit Lender shall have failed to make Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse such L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(d).

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

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Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.

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

Unpaid Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.

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

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means:

(1) any Subsidiary of the Borrower that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company in the manner provided below; and

(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

The Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company may designate any Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any existing Subsidiary and any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary of the Borrower) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided, however, that the Subsidiary to be so designated and its Subsidiaries do not at the time of designation have any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to (x) the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiaries to be so designated or (y) any of their respective assets other than the Equity Interests of such Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, further, however, that immediately after giving effect to such designation no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided, further, however, that any Subsidiary that is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and subsequently designated as a Restricted Subsidiary cannot later be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, further, however, that either:

(a) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total consolidated assets of $1,000 or less; or

(b) if such Subsidiary has consolidated assets greater than $1,000, then such designation would be permitted under Section 7.05.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or otherwise, from and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, absent the prior written consent of the Required Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders, {the Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company }shall not, nor shall it cause or permit {any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to}, designate any Subsidiary of Holdings as an Unrestricted Subsidiary. As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, no Subsidiaries of Holdings are Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

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The Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary (a “Subsidiary Redesignation”); provided, however, that immediately after giving effect to such designation the Borrower could incur $1.00 of additional unsecured Permitted Ratio Debt on a Pro Forma Basis taking into account such designation, and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary and any Liens encumbering its assets at the time of such designation shall be deemed newly incurred or established, as applicable, at such time.

Any such designation by the Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company shall be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by promptly delivering to the Administrative Agent a copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company giving effect to such designation and an officer’s certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions. No Subsidiary may constitute an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it holds any right, title or interest in any intellectual property necessary for a Loan Party’s business or in any Material Real Property (determined without giving effect to the exclusion therein for Excluded Property) owned in fee as of the Closing Date. There shall be no Unrestricted Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date.

U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.

U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(g)(ii).

Voting Stock” of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.

Warehouse Entity” shall mean Goldman Sachs Bank USA, solely in its capacity as Financing Provider (as defined in the Warehouse Facility Agreement) under the Warehouse Facility Agreement, and in no other capacity.

Warehouse Facility Agreement” means that certain Third Amended and Restated Facility Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2020 and as it may be further amended from time to time, between Blackstone Private Credit Fund and Goldman Sachs Bank USA.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, at any date, the number of years (and/or portion thereof) obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment, in respect of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, by (ii)

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the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary” means any Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means a direct or indirect Subsidiary of such Person 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares or interests required to be held by foreign nationals or other third parties to the extent required by applicable law) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Wilmington Trust” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Withholding Agentshall meanmeans any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

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

(a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

(b) The words “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.

(c) References in this Agreement to an Exhibit, Schedule, Article, Section, clause or subclause refer (A) to the appropriate Exhibit or Schedule to, or Article, Section, clause or subclause in this Agreement or (B) to the extent such references are not present in this Agreement, to the Loan Document in which such reference appears.

(d) The term “including” is by way of example and not limitation.

(e) The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.

(f) Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns.

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

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

(i) In measuring compliance with this Agreement, with the prior written consent of the Required Revolving Lenders and the Required Lenders, with respect to (x) any Investment or acquisition, merger, amalgamation or similar transaction that has been definitively agreed to, publicly announced or for which there is a binding obligation to consummate and which is pursuant to Rule 2.7 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (or a similar arrangement, including those in other applicable jurisdictions) and for which no definitive documentation is entered into but certainty of funding is required {(including, for the avoidance of doubt, }a Specified Change of Control transaction) or (y) repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock with respect to which an irrevocable notice of repayment (or similar notice), which may be conditional, has been delivered (each, a “Limited Condition Transaction”), in each case for purposes of determining:

(1) whether any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that is being incurred in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction is permitted to be incurred in compliance with Section 7.01;

(2) whether any Lien being incurred in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction is permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 7.02 or the definition of “Permitted Liens”;

(3) whether any other transaction or action undertaken or proposed to be undertaken to consummate such Limited Condition Transaction (including any Restricted Payments, Dispositions, fundamental changes set forth in Section 7.03 or designations of Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries) complies with the covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement;

(4) any calculation of the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Total Assets, Consolidated Interest Expense and/or Pro Forma Cost Savings and baskets determined by reference to Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets and, whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing;

(5) other than in connection with any L/C Credit Extension or any Revolving Credit Borrowing with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments that exist on the Closing Date, whether any Default or Event of Default has

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occurred, is continuing or would result from such Investment, acquisition or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness; and

(6) other than in connection with any L/C Credit Extension or any Revolving Credit Borrowing with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments that exist on the Closing Date, whether any representations and warranties are true and correct,

at the option of the Borrower, with the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders and Required Lenders, the date that the definitive agreement (or other relevant definitive documentation) for, announcement (public or otherwise) of, or irrevocable notice, which may be conditional, with respect to, such Limited Condition Transaction (the “Transaction Agreement Date”) may be used as the applicable date of determination, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Pro Forma Basis” or “Consolidated EBITDA.” For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower elects to use the Transaction Agreement Date as the applicable date of determination in accordance with the foregoing, (a) any fluctuation or change in the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Total Assets, Consolidated Interest Expense and/or Pro Forma Cost Savings of the Borrower and/or any currency exchange rate utilized in calculating compliance with any dollar-based provision of this Agreement, from the Transaction Agreement Date to the date of consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction will not be taken into account, (b) for purposes of determining compliance with any provision which requires that no Default or Event of Default (other than determining compliance with the absence of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a), (f) or (g) at the time of consummation of the Limited Condition Transaction (in which case this Section 1.02 shall not apply)), as applicable, has occurred, is continuing or would result from any Limited Condition Transaction such condition shall be deemed satisfied so long as no Default or Event of Default, as applicable, exists on the Transaction Agreement Date, (c) for purposes of determining whether the bring down of representations and warranties in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction are true and correct, such condition shall be deemed satisfied so long as such representations and warranties, as applicable, are true and correct in all material respects (and in all respects if any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality) on the Transaction Agreement Date, and (d) until such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or such definitive agreements (or other relevant definitive binding documentation) are terminated (or conditions in any conditional notice can no longer be met or public announcements with respect thereto are withdrawn or there is a public announcement to the effect that the transaction contemplated by such definitive agreements will no longer be consummated), such Limited Condition Transaction and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (to the extent reasonably necessary to consummate such Limited Condition Transaction) (including the incurrence of Indebtedness and Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions (including the incurrence of Indebtedness and Liens unrelated to such Limited Condition Transaction) that are consummated after the Transaction Agreement Date and on or prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction and any such transactions (including any incurrence of Indebtedness

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and the use of proceeds thereof) will be deemed to have occurred on the date the definitive agreements (or other relevant definitive binding documentation) are entered into or such public announcement is made and deemed to be outstanding thereafter for purposes of calculating any baskets or ratios under the Loan Documents after the date of such agreement or public announcement and before the date of consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order to make any Restricted Payment after a Transaction Agreement Date but before the consummation of the underlying transaction or the termination of the definitive agreement related to such underlying transaction, any ratio governor related to such Restricted Payment shall be tested on both an actual basis without giving pro forma effect to such transaction and a Pro Forma Basis.

(j) As used in Article VII and the definitions of “Permitted Investments”, “Permitted Liens”, “First Lien Net Leverage Ratio”, “Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio”, the term “Consolidated EBITDA” refers to Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower Parties for the four fiscal quarter period most recently then ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis; provided that prior to the first date for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or 6.01(b), the “Consolidated EBITDA” shall be deemed to refer to the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower Parties for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended September 30, 2020, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

(k) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, unless the context otherwise requires, the Initial Term Loans and the Delayed Draw Term Loans shall be deemed to be in the same class, and the Initial Term Commitment and the Delayed Draw Commitment shall be deemed to be in the same class.

(l) For the avoidance of doubt, any proceeds from the sale or issuance of Equity Interests and/or from a capital contribution received by any Loan Party that are used or otherwise designated or applied for a specific purpose under this Agreement shall not be double counted such that those same proceeds also increase basket capacity under this Agreement for other purposes., and to the extent, as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, any basket capacity exists with respect to such proceeds made on or before the Third Amendment Effective Date (or the Third Amendment Transactions would otherwise rise to such capacity, but for this clause), such capacity shall be deemed equal to $0.

(m) For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been disposed of by the original Person to each subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, each such new Person shall be deemed to have been formed on the first date of its existence by the holders of its capital stock, or other equity interests, at such time.

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Section 1.03. Accounting Term.

(a) All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, as in effect from time to time.

(b) If at any time any change in GAAP or the application thereof would affect the computation or interpretation of any financial ratio, basket, requirement or other provision set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio, basket, requirement or other provision to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP or the application thereof (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided further that, until amended as described in this Section 1.03(b), (i) such ratio, basket, requirement or other provision shall continue to be computed or interpreted in accordance with GAAP or the application thereof prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a written reconciliation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative, between calculations of such ratio, basket, requirement or other provision made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP or the application thereof.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, all such financial statements shall be prepared, and all financial covenants contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be calculated, in each case, without giving effect to any election under FASB ASC 825 (or any similar accounting principle) permitting a Person to value its financial liabilities at the fair value thereof.

Section 1.04. Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by Holdings Topco, or satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted, under this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

Section 1.05. References to Agreements and Laws. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted by any Loan Document and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.

Section 1.06. Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight savings or standard, as applicable).

Section 1.07. Timing of Payment or Performance. When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required

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on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as specifically provided in Section 2.12 or as described in the definition of Interest Period) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

Section 1.08. Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (a) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to the Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR, or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, the Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any SOFR Successor Rate Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of the Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR, Adjusted Term SOFR, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain the Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR, Adjusted Term SOFR or any other Benchmark, or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.

Section 1.09. [Reserved].

Section 1.10. Pro Forma Calculations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (subject to Section 1.02(i)), the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Interest Expense, Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated Total Assets shall be calculated (including for purposes of Sections 2.14 and 2.15) on a Pro Forma Basis with respect to each Specified Transaction occurring during the applicable four quarter period to which such calculation relates, and/or subsequent to the end of such four-quarter period but not later than the date of such calculation, it being understood and agreed that any adjustments to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this Section 1.10 shall be subject to the same caps and limitations set forth in the definition thereof; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, when calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of (i) determining the applicable percentage of Excess Cash Flow for purposes of Section 2.05(b) and (ii) determining actual compliance with Section 7.08, any Specified Transaction and any related adjustment contemplated in the definition of Pro Forma Basis (and any corresponding provisions of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA) that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable four quarter period shall not be given Pro Forma Effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.10 or in any classification under GAAP of any Person, business, assets or operations in respect of which a definitive agreement for the Disposition thereof has been entered into as

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discontinued operations, no pro forma effect shall be given to any discontinued operations (and the EBITDA attributable to any such Person, business, assets or operations shall not be excluded for any purposes hereunder) until such Disposition shall have been consummated.

Section 1.11. Calculation of Baskets. If any of the baskets set forth in this Agreement are exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations to Consolidated Total Assets for the most recently completed fiscal quarter after the last time such baskets were calculated for any purpose under this Agreement, such baskets will not be deemed to have been exceeded solely as a result of such fluctuations.

Section 1.12. Administrative Matters. During any time that the Blackstone Credit Entities collectively do not constitute Required Lenders hereunder, all discretion, voting and/or consent rights hereunder or under any other Loan Document that are explicitly designated to reside with the Blackstone Credit Representative shall, during such period, instead reside with the then applicable Required Lenders.

ARTICLE II.
The Commitments and Credit Extensions

Section 2.01. The Loans.

(a) The Term Borrowings.

(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term Lender with an Initial Term Commitment severally agrees to make a single loan denominated in Dollars (the “Initial Term Loans”) to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed such Term Lender’s Initial Term Commitment. The Initial Term Borrowing shall consist of Initial Term Loans made simultaneously by the Term Lenders in accordance with their respective Initial Term Commitments. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(a)(i) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed (it being understood, however, that prepayments will be taken into account for purposes of any Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility to the extent provided by Section 2.14). Initial Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or SOFR Loans as further provided herein.

(ii) At any time and from time to time during the Delayed Draw Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 4.02 hereof, each Lender with a Delayed Draw Commitment severally agrees to make to the Borrower on the applicable Delayed Draw Closing Date a Term Loan denominated

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in Dollars in an aggregate amount requested by the Borrower but not exceeding such Lender’s unfunded Delayed Draw Commitment as of such date immediately prior to giving effect to such Borrowing (the “Delayed Draw Term Loans”); provided that the aggregate principal amount of all such Borrowings of Delayed Draw Term Loans shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Delayed Draw Commitments as of the Closing Date. Delayed Draw Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or SOFR Loans as further provided herein; provided that Delayed Draw Term Loans will initially be of the same Type and will have the same Interest Period as the Term Loans outstanding immediately prior to the Borrowing of such Delayed Draw Term Loans. It is the intent of the parties hereto that the Initial Term Loans and the Delayed Draw Term Loans (if and when funded) (i) shall have the same terms and (ii) shall be treated as a single class for all purposes (i.e., “fungible”); provided, that the Initial Term Loans and Delayed Draw Term Loans will be treated as fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the fullest extent (and only to such extent) permitted by applicable Law, and the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended in accordance with Section 2.07 hereof to effect the same. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the amendment provisions described in this Section 2.01 shall supersede any provisions to the contrary in Section 10.01. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(a)(ii) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed (it being understood, however, that prepayments will be taken into account for purposes of any Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility to the extent provided by Section 2.14).

(b) The Revolving Credit Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make loans denominated in Dollars (each such loan, a “Revolving Credit Loan”) to the Borrower from time to time on and after the Closing Date, on any Business Day until and excluding the Business Day preceding the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided that after giving effect to any Revolving Credit Borrowing, (i) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(b), prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow

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under this Section 2.01(b). Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans or SOFR Loans, as further provided herein.

Section 2.02. Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.

(a) Each Term Borrowing, each Revolving Credit Borrowing, each conversion of Term Loans, Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of SOFR Loans, shall be made upon irrevocable notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent. Each such notice must be in writing and must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than (i) 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion of Base Rate Loans to, or continuation of, SOFR Loans (or in the case of any such Borrowing to be made on the Closing Date, one Business Day prior to the Closing Date), (ii) 1:00 p.m. one Business Day prior to the requested date of any Term Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or of any conversion of SOFR Loans to Base Rate Loans and (iii) 1:00 p.m. one Business Day prior to the requested date of any Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or of any conversion of SOFR Loans to Base Rate Loan; provided, that if the Borrower wishes to request a Borrowing of, or a continuation of or a conversion of Base Rate Loans to, SOFR Loans having an Interest Period of twelve months in duration (or such shorter interest period as may be agreed to by all Lenders of the applicable Tranche) as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” such written notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) four Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing, continuation or conversion date, as applicable, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Appropriate Lenders of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of them (and, not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) three (3) Business Days before the requested Borrowing, continuation or conversion date, as applicable, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the Appropriate Lenders). Each notice pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent in the form of a written Committed Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loans shall be (i) in a principal amount of $1,000,000, or (ii) a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Section 2.03(d), each Borrowing of, or conversion to, Base Rate Loans shall be (i) in a principal amount of $1,000,000, or (ii) a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Delayed Draw Term Loans shall be available in Borrowings of not less than (i) $1,000,000, or (ii) if in excess thereof, a whole multiple of $500,000 or, if less, the unfunded Delayed Draw Commitments then outstanding.

(b) Each Committed Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Term Borrowing (including, in the case of a Term Borrowing, whether it is a requesting a Borrowing of Initial Term Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans), a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a conversion of a Tranche of Term Loans, Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of SOFR Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Tranche of Term Loans, Specified Refinancing Revolving

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Loans or Revolving Credit Loans are to be converted, (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto and (vi) in the case of a Borrowing, the account of the Borrower to which the proceeds of such Borrowing are to be disbursed. If, with respect to any SOFR Loans, the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Tranche of Term Loans, Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans, or Revolving Credit Loans shall be made as, or converted to, SOFR Loans with an Interest Period of one month. Any such automatic conversion or continuation pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable SOFR Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of SOFR Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.

(c) Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Lender of the amount of its ratable share of the applicable Tranche of Term Loans, Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation of SOFR Loan is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to SOFR Loans with an Interest Period of one month as described in Section 2.02(b). In the case of a Term Borrowing or a Revolving Credit Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent’s Account not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time), on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (or, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01 and Section 4.02), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent by wire transfer of such funds to the account of the Borrower specified in the Committed Loan Notice; provided, however, that if, on the date the Committed Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied, first, to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and second, to the Borrower as provided above.

(d) Except as otherwise provided herein, a SOFR Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such SOFR Loan unless the Borrower pays the amount due under Section 3.06 in connection therewith. During the existence of an Event of Default, at the election of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as SOFR Loans.

(e) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Appropriate Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for SOFR Loans upon determination of such interest rate. The determination of Adjusted Term SOFR by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

(f) After giving effect to all Term Borrowings, all Revolving Credit Borrowings, all conversions of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type, there shall not be more than ten (10) Interest Periods in effect.

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(g) The failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Loan on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing, which for the avoidance of doubt does not limit such Lender’s obligations under Section 2.17.

Section 2.03. Letters of Credit.

(a) The Letter of Credit Commitment.

(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue (or at such L/C Issuer’s sole option, arrange the issuance of) Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars for the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (provided that the Borrower hereby irrevocably agrees to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for amounts drawn on any Letters of Credit issued (including by arrangement) for the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on a joint and several basis with such Restricted Subsidiary) and to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously issued (or arranged) by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(c), and (2) to honor drafts under the Letters of Credit and (B) the Revolving Credit Lenders under each Revolving Tranche severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued (or arranged) under such Revolving Tranche for the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that no L/C Issuer shall be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Letter of Credit, if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension (w) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings would exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, (x) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings in respect of any Revolving Tranche would exceed such Revolving Tranche, (y) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans under any Revolving Tranche of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations related to Letters of Credit issued (or arranged) under such Revolving Tranche, would exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment under such Revolving Tranche or (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. Each letter of credit issued or arranged by an L/C Issuer on account of this Agreement shall conclusively constitute a Letter of Credit issued or arranged in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(ii) No L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue (or if elected by such L/C Issuer, arrange) any Letter of Credit (and, in the case of clause (B) and (C), no L/C Issuer shall issue (or if so elected, arranged) any Letter of Credit) if:

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

(B) subject to Section 2.03(c)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than 12 months after the date of issuance or last renewal, unless the Majority Lenders under the applicable Revolving Tranche and the applicable L/C Issuer, in their sole discretion, have approved such expiry date;

(C) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless (i) all the Revolving Credit Lenders under the applicable Revolving Tranche and the applicable L/C Issuer have approved such expiry date and/or (ii) the applicable L/C Issuer has approved such expiry date and such requested Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized by the applicant requesting such Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.16 at least three Business Days prior to the Letter of Credit Expiration Date;

(D) the issuance (or arrangement) of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more generally applicable policies of such L/C Issuer in place at the time of such request;

(E) such Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount of less than $100,000 or such lesser amount as is acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer in its sole discretion;

(F) such Letter of Credit is denominated in a currency other than Dollars; or

(G) any Revolving Credit Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the applicable L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including reallocation of the Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding L/C Obligations pursuant to Section 2.17(a)(iv) or the delivery of Cash Collateral in accordance with Section 2.16 with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued (or arranged) or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which such L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure under such Tranche.

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

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

(b) The foregoing benefits and immunities shall not excuse any L/C Issuer from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to indirect, special, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages claims which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by such the L/C Issuer’s gross negligence or willful misconduct or material breach of any Loan Document as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable judgment,

(c) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Renewal Letters of Credit.

(i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued (or arranged) or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the applicable L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application (it being understood that such draft language for each such Letter of Credit must be in English or, if agreed to in the sole discretion of the applicable L/C Issuer, accompanied by an English translation certified by the Borrower to be a true and correct English translation), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least five Business Days (or such shorter period as such L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance (or arrangement of the issuance) of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day not later than 30 days prior to the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility, unless the applicable L/C Issuer otherwise agrees); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate or other documents to be presented by such beneficiary in

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case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the Person for whose account the requested Letter of Credit is to be issued (including by arrangement) (which must be a Borrower Party); and (H) such other matters as the applicable L/C Issuer may reasonably request. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer: (1) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (2) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (3) the nature of the proposed amendment and (4) such other matters as the applicable L/C Issuer may reasonably request.

(ii) Promptly following delivery of any Letter of Credit Application to the applicable L/C Issuer, the Borrower will confirm with the Administrative Agent that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application and, if the Administrative Agent has not received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application, then the Borrower will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, so long as such L/C Issuer has not received written notice from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Credit Lender or the Borrower that the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 with respect to the issuance of such Letter of Credit have not been satisfied, such L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue (or if agreed by such L/C Issuer, arrange) a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (as designated in the Letter of Credit Application) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be. Immediately upon the issuance (including by arrangement of the issuance) of each Letter of Credit under a Revolving Tranche, each Revolving Credit Lender under such Revolving Tranche shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the applicable L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Revolving Tranche multiplied by the amount of such Letter of Credit.

(iii) If the Borrower on behalf of itself or its Restricted Subsidiaries so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the applicable L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue (or arrange the issuance of) a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit must permit such L/C Issuer to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance (including by arrangement) of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued (including by arrangement). Unless otherwise directed by the applicable L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such L/C Issuer for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit has been issued (including by arrangement), the Revolving Credit Lenders under the applicable Revolving Tranche shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable L/C Issuer to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that such L/C Issuer shall not permit any such renewal if such L/C Issuer has determined that it would have no obligation at such time

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to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Section 2.03(a)(ii) or otherwise).

(iv) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the applicable L/C Issuer will also (A) deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment and (B) the Administrative Agent in turn will notify each Revolving Credit Lender under the applicable Revolving Tranche of such issuance (including by arrangement of the issuance) or amendment and the amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share therein.

(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, the issuance (or arrangement) of any Letters of Credit by any L/C Issuer under this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable additional letter of credit issuance or arrangement procedures and requirements as may be required by such L/C Issuer’s internal letter of credit issuance or arrangement policies and procedures, in its sole discretion, as in effect at the time of such issuance or arrangement, including requirements with respect to the prior receipt by such L/C Issuer of customary “know your customer” information regarding a prospective account party or applicant that is not the Borrower hereunder, as well as regarding any beneficiaries of a requested Letter of Credit.

(d) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.

(i) Upon receipt of notice of any drawing under any Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Each L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower on the date of any payment by such L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “Honor Date”), and the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing no later than on the next succeeding Business Day (and any reimbursement made on such next Business Day shall be taken into account in computing interest and fees in respect of any such Letter of Credit) after the Borrower shall have received notice of such payment, with interest on the amount so paid or disbursed by such L/C Issuer, to the extent not reimbursed prior to 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the applicable Honor Date, from and including the date paid or disbursed to but excluding the date such L/C Issuer was reimbursed by the Borrower therefor at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate as in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Rate as in effect from time to time for Revolving Credit Loans that are maintained as Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse such L/C Issuer on such next Business Day, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender under the applicable Revolving Tranche of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. In such event, in the case of an Unreimbursed Amount, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans under such Revolving Tranche to be disbursed on such date in an amount equal to, and denominated in the same currency as, the Unreimbursed Amount, in accordance with the requirements of

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Section 2.02 but without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments under such Revolving Tranche and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by an L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(d)(i) may be given by telephone if promptly confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such a prompt confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

(ii) Each Revolving Credit Lender (including each Lender acting as an L/C Issuer) under the applicable Revolving Tranche shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(d)(i) make funds available (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer, to the Administrative Agent’s Account in an amount equal to, and in the same currency as, its applicable Pro Rata Share of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(d)(iii), each Revolving Credit Lender under such Revolving Tranche that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan under such Revolving Tranche to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall promptly remit the funds so received to the applicable L/C Issuer.

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

(iv) Until each Revolving Credit Lender under the applicable Revolving Tranche funds its Revolving Credit Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(d) to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share of such amount shall be solely for the account of such L/C Issuer.

(v) Each applicable Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(d), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against such L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason

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whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(d) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the applicable L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

(vi) If any applicable Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(d) by the time specified in Section 2.03(d)(ii), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, such L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect and a rate reasonably determined by such L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any reasonable administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by such L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such principal amount, the amount so paid (less interest and fees) shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the applicable L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.03(d)(vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(e) Repayment of Participations.

(i) If, at any time after an L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit issued (or arranged) by it and has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(d), the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its applicable Pro Rata Share thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of an L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(d)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such L/C Issuer in its discretion), each applicable

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Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer its applicable Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

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

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

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

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

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

(v) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from the Guaranty or any other guarantee, for all or any of the Obligations of the Borrower in respect of such Letter of Credit; and/or

(vi) any issuer under an arranged Letter of Credit becoming subject to any Debtor Relief Law or any other circumstance or happening whatsoever,

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whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against the Borrower’s obligations hereunder.

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

(g) Role of L/C Issuer. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer (or other issuer) shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and other documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the applicable L/C Issuer (or any other issuer), any Agent-Related Person nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of the applicable L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender under any Revolving Tranche for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Revolving Credit Lenders under such Revolving Tranche or the Majority Lenders under such Revolving Tranche, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable judgment or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Application. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower from pursuing such rights and remedies as they may have against the beneficiary or transferee at Law or under any other agreement. None of the applicable L/C Issuer, any Agent-Related Person, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of such L/C Issuer, shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.03(f); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against such L/C Issuer, and such L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to indirect, special, punitive, consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final non-appealable judgment were caused by such L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the applicable L/C Issuer or other issuer may, in its sole discretion, either accept documents that appear on their face to be in order and make payment upon such documents, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and such L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

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(h) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender under any Revolving Tranche in accordance with its applicable Pro Rata Share, a Letter of Credit fee which shall accrue for each Letter of Credit issued (or arranged) under such Revolving Tranche in an amount equal to the Applicable Rate then in effect for SOFR Loans with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility multiplied by the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases automatically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit); provided, however, that any Letter of Credit fees otherwise payable for the account of a Defaulting Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit as to which such Defaulting Lender has not provided Cash Collateral satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall be payable, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, to the other Revolving Credit Lenders under the applicable Revolving Tranche in accordance with the upward adjustments in their respective applicable Pro Rata Shares allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.17(a)(iv), with the balance of such fee, if any, payable to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account. Such Letter of Credit fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears and shall be due and payable on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, in respect of the quarterly period then ending (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance (including by arrangement of the issuance) of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily maximum amount of each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(i) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to an L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee equal to 0.50% of the maximum daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter beginning with the last Business Day of the first full fiscal quarter to end after the Closing Date in respect of the quarterly period then ending (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance (including by arrangement of the issuance) of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account (i) the customary issuance, presentation, administration, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect and (ii) such other costs and expenses as are incurred or charged from time to time by such L/C Issuer in connection with any Letter of Credit that such L/C Issuer has elected to agree to arrange hereunder. Such customary fees and other costs and charges are due and payable within five Business Days of demand and are nonrefundable.

(j) Conflict with Letter of Credit Application. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Letter of Credit Application, the terms hereof shall control.

(k) Reporting. Each L/C Issuer shall furnish to the Administrative Agent a report detailing the daily L/C Obligations outstanding under all Letters of Credit issued (or arranged) by it, such report to be in a form and at reporting intervals as shall be agreed between the

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Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer; provided that in no event shall such reports be furnished at intervals greater than 31 days.

(l) Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments. If the Maturity Date in respect of any Tranche of Revolving Credit Commitments occurs prior to the expiration of any Letter of Credit, then (i) if one or more other Tranches of Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of which the Maturity Date shall not have occurred are then in effect, such Letters of Credit shall automatically be deemed to have been issued or arranged (including for purposes of the obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders to purchase participations therein and to make Revolving Credit Loans and payments in respect thereof pursuant to this Section 2.03) under (and ratably participated in by Lenders pursuant to) the Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of such non-terminating Tranches up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of the unutilized Revolving Credit Commitments thereunder at such time (it being understood that no partial face amount of any Letter of Credit may be so reallocated) and to the extent any Letters of Credit are not able to be reallocated pursuant to this clause (l) and there are outstanding Revolving Credit Loans under the non-terminating Tranches, the Borrower agrees to repay all such Revolving Credit Loans (or such lesser amount as is necessary to reallocate all Letters of Credit pursuant to this clause (l)) or (ii) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to immediately preceding clause (i), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize any such Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.16 but with respect to the amount of such Letter of Credit not so reallocated. Except to the extent of reallocations of participations pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence, the occurrence of a Maturity Date with respect to a given Tranche of Revolving Credit Commitments shall have no effect upon (and shall not diminish) the percentage participations of the Revolving Credit Lenders in any Letter of Credit issued (or arranged) before such Maturity Date.

Section 2.04. [Reserved].

Section 2.05. Prepayments.

(a) Optional.

(i) The Borrower may, upon notice by the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit J to the Administrative Agent, Blackstone Credit Representative and Ally Representative, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty except as set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iii) below; provided that (1) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent, Blackstone Credit Representative and Ally Representative not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) (A) threefour Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of SOFR Loan and (B) onefour Business DayDays prior to any prepayment of Base Rate Loans (or such shorter period as the Blackstone Credit Representative, Ally Representative and the Administrative Agent shall agree); (2) any prepayment of SOFR Loans shall be (x) in a principal amount of $1,000,000, or (y) a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof; and (3) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be (x) in a principal amount of $1,000,000, or (y) a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment, the Tranche of Loans to be prepaid, the Type(s)

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of Loans to be prepaid and, if SOFR Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans (except that if the class of Loans to be prepaid includes both Base Rate Loans and SOFR Loans, absent direction by the Borrower, the applicable prepayment shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof before application to SOFR Loans, in each case in direct order of Interest Period maturities); provided that, from and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, each prepayment {of Term Loans pursuant to }this Section 2.05(a) shall be applied (x) at any time which an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, first, to prepay any outstanding Revolving Credit Loans (without a corresponding permanent commitment reduction, unless requested by the Borrower) and second, to each Term Loan Tranche pursuant to the terms described below and (y) at any other time, pursuant to the terms of the prepayment notice unless, not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed date of such prepayment, the Administrative Agent receives a written notice (which may be by email) from the Ally Representative (with copies to {the Blackstone Credit Representative and the }Borrower) stating the Ally Representative objects to such prepayment; provided, further, that if such written notice of objection is given at or prior to the time specified above, the prepayment notice to which it relates shall be deemed to be of no further force and effect and no prepayment in respect thereof may be made or accepted (and any payment made in contravention hereof shall be rejected by the Administrative Agent). The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s ratable portion of such prepayment (based on such Lender’s ratable share of the relevant Facility); provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, such notification may be made promptly following the expiry of the period in which the Ally Representative may object {pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence }(and any such notice shall be deemed to be prompt notification hereunder). If such notice is given by the Borrower, subject to clause (ii) below, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a SOFR Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(iii) and Section 3.06. Subject to Section 2.17, each prepayment of outstanding Term Loan Tranches pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) shall be applied to the Term Loan Tranche or Term Loan Tranches designated on such notice on a pro rata basis within such Term Loan Tranche. Subject to Section 2.17, each prepayment of an outstanding Term Loan Tranche pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) shall be applied to the remaining amortization payments (if any) of such Term Loan Tranche as directed by the Borrower (or, if the Borrower has not made such designation, in direct order of maturity), but in any event on a pro rata basis to the Lenders within such Term Loan Tranche.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any notice of prepayment under Section 2.05(a)(i) may state that it is conditioned upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event specified therein (including the effectiveness of other credit facilities), in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.

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(iii) Subject to clause (iv) below, if the Borrower (A) makes a voluntary prepayment of any Initial Term Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(a), or (B) makes a prepayment of any Initial Term Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iii), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of the applicable Term Lenders, (i) if prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the applicable Make-Whole Amount and (ii) otherwise, a prepayment premium calculated on the principal amount so prepaid in accordance with the table set forth below:

 

Loan Year

Applicable Prepayment Premium

On or after the first anniversary of the Closing Date but prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date

3.00%

In the event the maturity date of the Holdco Notes is extended, onOn or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date but prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date

1.00%

In the event the maturity date of the Holdco Notes is not extended, on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date but prior to the 30-month anniversary of the Closing Date

1.00%

In the event the maturity date of the Holdco Notes is extended, onOn or after the third anniversary of the Closing Date

0.00%

In the event the maturity date of the Holdco Notes is not extended, on or after the 30-month anniversary of the Closing Date

0.00%

 

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(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Change of Control that requires any new Indebtedness to be incurred in connection therewith (which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, exclude any Change of Control triggered solely by the purchase or exchange of Equity Interests of the Parent, including by way of a Specified Change of Control), if, prior to the consummation of such Change of Control and so long as any Blackstone Credit Entity is a Lender hereunder, Blackstone Credit shall be given the Right of First Refusal to provide the requested commitment for any such new Indebtedness, then, in lieu of the premiums set forth above, the Borrower shall pay a prepayment fee equal to (x) 3.00% if such prepayment is made on or after the Closing Date, but prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, and (y) 1.00% if such prepayment is made on or after the first anniversary of the Closing Date, but prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date if the maturity date of the Holdco Notes is extended and (z) 1.00% if such prepayment is made on or after the first anniversary of the Closing Date, but prior to the 30 month anniversary of the Closing Date if the maturity date of the Holdco Notes is not extended..

(b) Mandatory.

(i) For any Excess Cash Flow Period, within ten (10) Business Days after financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) and the related Compliance Certificate has been delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b) (or, if later, the date on which such financial statements and such Compliance Certificate are required to be delivered), the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans in an amount equal to (A) 50% (as may be adjusted pursuant to the proviso below) of Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Period, minus (B) the sum of:

(1) the aggregate amount of voluntary principal prepayments of the Loans or Indebtedness that is pari passu in right of payment and security with the Initial Term Loans, in each case, made during the period commencing on the first day of the relevant Excess Cash Flow Period and ending on the date immediately prior to the date on which the relevant Excess Cash Flow prepayment is or would be required to be made (including prepayments at a discount to par and open market purchases, with credit given for the actual amount of the cash payment, and prepayments in connection with the lender replacement provisions (including pursuant to Section 3.08)) (except prepayments of Loans under any Revolving Tranche or other revolving Indebtedness that is pari passu in right of payment and security with the Revolving Credit Commitments that are not accompanied by a corresponding permanent commitment reduction of the Revolving Tranches), in each case other than to the extent that any such prepayment is funded with the proceeds of Specified Refinancing Debt, Refinancing Notes or any other long-term Indebtedness, and

(2) any amount not required to be applied to such prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(viii) or (ix),

(3) the portion of the Excess Cash Flow applied (to the extent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is required by the terms thereof) to prepay, repay or purchase Indebtedness that is pari passu in right of payment and security with the Initial

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Term Loans (to the extent the documentation governing such Indebtedness requires such a prepayment or repurchase thereof with Excess Cash Flow, in each case in an amount not to exceed the product of (x) the amount of Excess Cash Flow and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the outstanding principal amount of such other Indebtedness (or to the extent such amount is not in Dollars, such equivalent amount of such Indebtedness converted into Dollars as determined in accordance with Section 1.08) and the denominator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans and all such other Indebtedness), in each case other than to the extent that any such prepayment is funded with the proceeds of Specified Refinancing Debt, Refinancing Notes or any other long-term Indebtedness,

(4) the amount of capital expenditures made in cash by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during the period commencing on the first day of the relevant Excess Cash Flow Period and ending on the last day of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period and in each case other than to the extent that any such capital expenditures are funded with the proceeds of Specified Refinancing Debt, Refinancing Notes or any other long-term Indebtedness,

(5) the aggregate amount of cash consideration paid by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (on a consolidated basis) in connection with any Investments (including, without limitation, any acquisitions and acquisitions of intellectual property) during the period commencing on the first day of the relevant Excess Cash Flow Period and ending on the last day of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period and in each case other than to the extent that any such cash consideration is funded with the proceeds of Specified Refinancing Debt, Refinancing Notes or any other long-term Indebtedness,

(6) at the Borrower’s election, without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(i)(B)(6) in respect of prior fiscal years, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such fiscal year relating to Investments (including, without limitation, any acquisitions and acquisitions of intellectual property) or made pursuant to Section 7.05 or capital expenditures to be consummated or made during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrowers following the end of such fiscal year, provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of cash actually utilized to finance such Investments and capital expenditures during such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters;

provided that such percentage in respect of any Excess Cash Flow Period shall be reduced to 25% or 0% if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the fiscal year to which such Excess Cash Flow Period relates was equal to or less than 4.50 to 1.00 or 4.00 to 1.00, respectively (the amount described in this clause (i), the “ECF Prepayment Amount”); provided further that no prepayment shall be required with respect to any

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Excess Cash Flow Period unless the ECF Prepayment Amount exceeds $5,000,000, and, in such case, the ECF Prepayment Amount shall be the amount in excess thereof; provided further that, if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to any Excess Cash Flow prepayment would result in the percentage in respect of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period being reduced to 25% or 0%, then such reduced percentage applicable to the Excess Cash Flow prepayment required to be made shall apply.

(ii) If any Asset Sale or Casualty Event (or series of related Asset Sales or Casualty Events) results in the receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Net Cash Proceeds (a “Relevant Transaction”), then, except to the extent the Borrower elects to reinvest all or a portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in accordance with Section 7.04, the Borrower shall prepay, subject to Section 2.05(b)(viii), an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans in an amount equal to 100% (as may be adjusted pursuant to the proviso below) of the Net Cash Proceeds received from such Relevant Transaction within 15 Business Days of receipt thereof (or within 15 Business Days after the later of the date the threshold referred to above is first exceeded and the date the relevant Net Cash Proceeds are received) by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary; provided (i) that such percentage in respect of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event (or series of related Asset Sales or Casualty Events) shall be reduced to 50% or 0% if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter as to which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent was equal to or less than 4.50 to 1.00 or 4.00 to 1.00, respectively, (ii) that no prepayment shall be required with respect to any Asset Sale or Casualty Event for such period that is equal to or less than $5,000,000 or (iii) that the Borrower may use a portion of the Net Cash Proceeds received from such Relevant Transaction to prepay or repurchase any other Indebtedness that is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with Liens securing the Obligations to the extent such other Indebtedness and the Liens securing the same are permitted hereunder and the documentation governing such other Indebtedness requires such a prepayment or repurchase thereof with the proceeds of such Relevant Transaction, to the extent not deducted in the calculation of Net Cash Proceeds, in each case in an amount not to exceed the product of (1) the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds and (2) a fraction, the numerator of which is the outstanding principal amount of such other Indebtedness and the denominator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans and such other Indebtedness (or to the extent such amount is not in Dollars, such equivalent amount of such Indebtedness converted into Dollars as determined in accordance with Article I)..

(iii) Upon the incurrence or issuance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Refinancing Notes, any Specified Refinancing Term Loans or any Indebtedness not expressly permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.01, the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Term Loan Tranches in an amount equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom immediately upon receipt thereof by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary.

(iv) [Reserved.]Unless the Required Revolving Lenders otherwise agree, upon {the incurrence by the Borrower }of any Indebtedness under the Second Lien Credit Agreement at any time after the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount {of Revolving Credit Loans in }{an amount equal to 100% of }all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom immediately upon receipt thereof by the

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Borrower (without a corresponding reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitments unless elected by the Borrower or required by another Loan Document).

(v) If for any reason the sum of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings in respect of any Revolving Tranche or the sum of outstanding Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans at any time exceeds such aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments or the commitments to make Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans (including after giving effect to any reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06), the Borrower shall immediately prepay the Loans thereunder and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations related thereto in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(v) unless after the prepayment in full of the Loans thereunder the sum of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings in respect of such Revolving Tranche or the outstanding Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans, as the case may be, exceed the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments under such Revolving Tranche or the commitments to make Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans, as the case may be, then in effect.

(vi) Subject to Section 2.17, each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) (other than Section 2.05(b)(i), which shall be applied to each Term Loan {on a pro rata basis}) shall be applied (x) at any time which an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, first, notwithstanding that the applicable clause of Section 2.05(b) refers to a prepayment of Term Loans, to prepay any outstanding Revolving Credit Loans (without a corresponding permanent commitment reduction, unless requested by the Borrower) and second, to each Term Loan Tranche on a pro rata basis (other than a, and (y) at any other time, pursuant to the terms of the prepayment of (x) Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans as applicable, with the proceeds of Indebtedness incurrednotice delivered pursuant to Section 2.18, which shall be applied to the Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Tranche, as applicable, being refinanced pursuant thereto or (y) Term Loans with the proceeds of any Refinancing Notes issued to the extent permitted under Section 7.01(a), which shall be applied to the Term Loan Tranche being refinanced pursuant thereto2.05(c) below unless, not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed date of such prepayment, the Administrative Agent receives a written notice (which may be by email) from the Ally Representative (with copies to the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Borrower) stating the Ally Representative objects to such prepayment; provided, further, that if such written notice of objection is given at or prior to the time specified above, the prepayment notice to which it relates shall be deemed to be of no further force and effect and no prepayment in respect thereof may be made or accepted (and any payment made in contravention hereof shall be rejected by the Administrative Agent). Amounts to be applied to a Term Loan Tranche in connection with prepayments made pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied to the remaining scheduled installments with respect to such Term Loan Tranche in direct order of maturity. Each prepayment of Term Loans under a Facility pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied on a pro rata basis to the then outstanding Base Rate Loans and SOFR Loans under such Facility; provided that, if there are no Declining Lenders with respect to such prepayment, then the amount thereof shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans under such Facility to the full extent thereof before application to SOFR Loans, and in the case of SOFR Loans, in direct order of Interest Period maturities; provided, further, that for the avoidance of doubt, all prepayments under this Section 2.05 that are to be applied to Term Loans shall be applied

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on a pro rata basis between the Initial Term Loans and the Delayed Draw Term Loans based on the then outstanding principal balances thereof.

(vii) All prepayments under this Section 2.05 shall be made together with, in the case of any such prepayment of a SOFR Loan on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period therefor, any amounts owing in respect of such SOFR Loan pursuant to Section 3.06 and, to the extent applicable, any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(iii). Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Section 2.05(b), so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if any prepayment of SOFR Loans is required to be made under this Section 2.05(b), other than on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, deposit the amount of any such prepayment otherwise required to be made thereunder into a Cash Collateral account until the last day of such Interest Period, at which time the Administrative Agent shall be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of such Loans in accordance with this Section 2.05(b) (it being agreed, for clarity, that interest shall continue to accrue on the Loans so prepaid until the amount so deposited is actually applied to prepay such Loans). Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall also be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of the outstanding Loans in accordance with this Section 2.05(b).

(viii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.05, to the extent that any or all of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale by a Foreign Subsidiary (a “Foreign Disposition”) or the Net Cash Proceeds of any Casualty Event from a Foreign Subsidiary (a “Foreign Casualty Event”), in each case giving rise to a prepayment event pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii), or Excess Cash Flow giving rise to a prepayment event pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i) are or is prohibited or restricted by applicable local law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, financial assistance and corporate benefit restrictions and fiduciary and statutory duties of any direct or officers of such Subsidiaries) from being repatriated to the Borrower or so prepaid or such repatriation or prepayment would present a material risk of liability for the applicable Subsidiary or its directors or officers (or gives rise to a material risk of breach of fiduciary or statutory duties by any director or officer), the portion of such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.05 but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary.

(ix) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.05, to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any or all of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Foreign Disposition or any Foreign Casualty Event, in each case giving rise to a prepayment event pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii), or Excess Cash Flow giving rise to a prepayment event pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i) would have an adverse tax cost consequence on any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (taking into account any foreign tax credit or benefit actually realized in connection with such repatriation) with respect to such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, the Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary and no prepayment obligation in respect of such amounts shall be required under this Section 2.05(b).

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(x) The Borrower shall not be required to monitor any Payment Block and/or reserve cash for future repatriation after the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent of the existence of such Payment Block.

(c) Term Lender Opt-Out. With respect to any prepayment of Initial Term Loans and, unless otherwise specified in the documents therefor, other Term Loan Tranches pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) or (iii), any Appropriate Lender, at its option (but solely to the extent the Borrower elects for this clause (c) to be applicable to a given prepayment, other than in connection with any Refinancing Notes or any Specified Refinancing Term Loans), may elect not to accept such prepayment as provided below. The Borrower mayshall notify the Administrative Agent, Blackstone Credit Representative and Ally Representative of any event giving rise to a prepayment under Section 2.05(b)(i), (ii) or (iii) at least five Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall specify the date of such prepayment and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment that is required to be made under Section 2.05(b)(ii) or (iii) (the “Prepayment Amount”). The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the contents of any such prepayment notice so received from the Borrower, including the date on which such prepayment is to be made (the “Prepayment Date”); provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, such notification may be made promptly following the expiry of the period in which the Ally Representative may object pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(vi) (and any such notice shall be deemed to be prompt notification hereunder). Any Appropriate Lender may (but solely to the extent the Borrower elects for this clause (c) to be applicable to a given prepayment) decline to accept all (but not less than all) of its share of any such prepayment (any such Lender, a “Declining Lender”) by providing written notice to the Administrative Agent no later than four Business Days after the date of such Appropriate Lender’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent regarding such prepayment. If any Appropriate Lender does not give a notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to such fourth Business Day informing the Administrative Agent that it declines to accept the applicable prepayment, then such Lender will be deemed to have accepted such prepayment. On any Prepayment Date, an amount equal to the Prepayment Amount minus the portion thereof allocable to Declining Lenders, in each case for such Prepayment Date, shall be paid to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower and applied by the Administrative Agent ratably to prepay Term Loans under the Term Loan Tranches owing to Appropriate Lenders (other than Declining Lenders) in the manner described in Section 2.05(b) for such prepayment. Any amounts that would otherwise have been applied to prepay Term Loans, New Term Loans or Specified Refinancing Term Loans owing to Declining Lenders shall be retained by the Borrower (such amounts, “Declined Amounts”).

(d) All Loans shall be repaid, whether pursuant to this Section 2.05 or otherwise, in the currency in which they were made. The application of proceeds pursuant to this Section 2.05 is subject to the Agreement Among Lenders.

Section 2.06. Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

(a) Optional. The Borrower may, upon written notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, terminate the unused portions of the Commitments under any Term Loan Tranche, the Letter of Credit Sublimit, or the unused Revolving Credit Commitments under any Revolving Tranche, or from time to time permanently reduce the unused portions of the

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Commitments under any Term Loan Tranche, the Letter of Credit Sublimit, or the unused Revolving Credit Commitments under any Revolving Tranche; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent three Business Days (or such shorter period as the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Administrative Agent shall agree) prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $500,000 or any whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and (iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce (A) the Commitments under any Tranche of the Revolving Credit Facility if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, (x) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings would exceed the Revolving Credit Facility or (y) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings with respect to such Tranche would exceed the Revolving Credit Commitments under such Tranche, or (B) the Letter of Credit Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto, the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations not fully Cash Collateralized hereunder would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Any such notice of termination or reduction of commitments pursuant to this Section 2.06(a) may state that it is conditioned upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event specified therein (including the effectiveness of other credit facilities), in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. For the avoidance of doubt, upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations in cash and in immediately available funds (other than (A) contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted and (B) obligations and liabilities under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements) and the expiration without any pending drawing or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit which have been Cash Collateralized), this Agreement shall automatically terminate and the Administrative Agent shall comply with Section 9.01(c) and Section 9.11.

(b) Mandatory.

(i) (A) The Aggregate Commitments under a Term Loan Tranche shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the date of the initial incurrence of Term Loans under such Term Loan Tranche, which in the case of the Initial Term Commitments shall be the Closing Date and (B) the Delayed Draw Commitment of each Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced (x) by the aggregate principal amount of Delayed Draw Term Loans made from time to time by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii) and (y) to $0 upon the Delayed Draw Commitment Termination Date.

(ii) Upon {the incurrence by the Borrower }or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Specified Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders under the Tranche of Revolving Credit Loans being refinanced shall be automatically and permanently reduced on a ratable basis by {an amount equal to 100% of }such Specified Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments.[Reserved].

(iii) If after giving effect to any reduction or termination of Revolving Credit Commitments under this Section 2.06, the Letter of Credit Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Revolving Credit Facility at such time, the Letter of Credit Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.

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(iv) The aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments with respect to any Tranche of the Revolving Credit Facility shall automatically and permanently be reduced to zero on the Maturity Date with respect to such Tranche of the Revolving Credit Facility.

(c) Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the applicable Lenders of the applicable Facility of any termination or reduction of the Commitments under any Term Loan Tranche, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Revolving Credit Commitments under any Revolving Tranche under this Section 2.06. Upon any reduction of Commitments under a Facility or a Tranche thereof, the Commitment of each Lender under such Facility or Tranche thereof shall be reduced by such Lender’s ratable share of the amount by which such Facility or Tranche thereof is reduced (other than the termination of the Commitment of any Lender as provided in Section 3.08). All commitment fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Commitments and unpaid, shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

Section 2.07. Repayment of Loans.

(a) Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the applicable Term Lenders (i) in the case of the Initial Term Loans, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur for the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of Initial Term Loans made on the Closing Date, (ii) for any Delayed Draw Term Loans, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur for the first full fiscal quarter after the Delayed Draw Closing Date therefor, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of such Delayed Draw Term Loans made on the related Delayed Draw Closing Date, (iii) on the Maturity Date for the Initial Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Term Loans outstanding on such date and (iv) on the Maturity Date for the Delayed Draw Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Delayed Draw Term Loans outstanding on such date; provided, that, it is the intent of the parties hereto that the Initial Term Loans and the Delayed Draw Term Loans (if and when funded) shall have the same terms and shall (to the fullest extent permitted by Law, but, for the avoidance of doubt, without imposing any obligation on any party to change the economic terms set forth in this Agreement) be treated as a single class for all purposes (i.e., “fungible”), and with the consent of the Borrower and the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Borrower (in its sole discretion) and the Administrative Agent (following notice to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower and the Blackstone Credit Representative of such consent on or prior to the date of Borrowing of any Delayed Draw Term Loans, and at the Blackstone Credit Representative’s direction), without the consent of any other Lenders, may agree to adjust the size or date of the scheduled amortization payments described in subclause (ii) and incorporate terms that would be favorable to existing Lenders of the Initial Term Loans including, for the avoidance of doubt, any increase in the applicable yield relating to the Initial Term Loans (including by adjusting the size of the scheduled amortization payments described in subclause (i) upward) to achieve fungibility for U.S. federal income tax purposes with the Initial Term Loans. The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into (i) any amendment to this Agreement or any other Loan Document as may be necessary in order to incorporate any terms described in the foregoing sentence (which amendment shall be entered into

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by the Administrative Agent at the direction of the Blackstone Credit Representative, subject to the agreement of the Borrower) and (ii) such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Borrower in connection with the changes described in the foregoing clause (i), in each case on terms consistent with this Section 2.07 as in effect on the date hereof.

(b) Revolving Credit Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders on the applicable Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facilities of a given Tranche the aggregate principal amount of all of its Revolving Credit Loans of such Tranche outstanding on such date.

(c) All Loans shall be repaid, whether pursuant to this Section 2.07 or otherwise, in the currency in which they were made.

Section 2.08. Interest.

(a) Subject to the provisions of the following sentence, (i) each SOFR Loan under a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (A) Adjusted Term SOFR for such Interest Period plus (B) the Applicable Rate for SOFR Loans under such Facility; and (ii) each Base Rate Loan under a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date or conversion date, as the case may be, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (A) the Base Rate plus (B) the Applicable Rate for Base Rate Loans under such Facility. The Borrower shall pay interest on all overdue Obligations hereunder, which shall include all Obligations following an acceleration pursuant to Section 8.02 (including an automatic acceleration)Event of Default at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws. Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

(b) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein; provided that in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than Revolving Credit Loans bearing interest based on the Base Rate that are repaid or prepaid without any corresponding termination or reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments other than as set forth in Section 2.14(e)), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

(c) Interest on each Loan shall be payable in the currency in which each Loan was made.

(d) All computations of interest hereunder shall be made in accordance with Section 2.10 of this Agreement.

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Section 2.09. Fees. In addition to certain fees described in Sections 2.03(h) and (i):

(a) Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share of each Tranche of the Revolving Credit Facility, a commitment fee in Dollars equal to the Applicable Commitment Fee multiplied by the actual daily amount of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments under such Tranche (as in effect from time to time) multiplied by the actual daily amount by which the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments exceed the sum of (A) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans outstanding and (B) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.17. The commitment fee shall accrue at all times from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date for the Revolving Tranche, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the last Business Day of the first full calendar quarter to end following the Closing Date, and on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Tranche.

(b) Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, for their own account, the fees set forth in the Agent Fee Letter at the times and in the amounts specified therein. The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders and/or the Blackstone Credit Representative (or, at the written direction of the Blackstone Credit Representative) such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified.

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

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

Section 2.11. Evidence of Indebtedness.

(a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and evidenced by one or more entries in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent, acting solely for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 5f.103-1(c) or Proposed Treasury Regulations Section 1.163-5(b), as a non-fiduciary agent for the Borrower, in each case in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be prima facie evidence absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the

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accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the written request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender a Note payable to such Lender, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

(b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records and, in the case of the Administrative Agent, entries in the Register, evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

(c) Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to Sections 2.11(a), and by each Lender in its accounts or records pursuant to Sections 2.11(a) and (b), shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such accounts or records, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, absent manifest error; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or such Lender to make an entry, or any finding that an entry is incorrect, in the Register or such accounts or records shall not limit the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Section 2.12. Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.

(a) General. All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, to the Administrative Agent’s Account in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its ratable share in respect of the relevant Facility or Tranche thereof (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) shall, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of SOFR Loans to be made in the next succeeding calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.

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of any Borrowing of SOFR Loans (or, in the case of any Term Borrowing or Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02(c) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if any Lender does not in fact make its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand an amount equal to such applicable share in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any reasonable administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans under the applicable Facility. If both the Borrower and such Lender pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid (less interest and fees) shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make its share of any Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent.

(ii) Payments by the Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or an L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Appropriate Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower does not in fact make such payment, then each of the Appropriate Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed by the Administrative Agent to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any reasonable administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing.

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A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.12(b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(c) Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender no later than the next succeeding Business Day, without interest.

(d) Obligations of the Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and to make payments pursuant to Section 9.07 are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan or to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 9.07 on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan or, to fund its participation or to make its payment under Section 9.07.

(e) Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

(f) Insufficient Funds. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, L/C Borrowings, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, toward payment of fees and any prepayment premium then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of fees and prepayment premium then due to such parties, (ii) second, toward payment of interest then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest then due to such parties and (iii) third, toward payment of principal and L/C Borrowings then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and L/C Borrowings then due to such parties.

(g) Unallocated Funds. If the Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Loan Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s ratable share of the sum of the Outstanding Amount of all Loans outstanding at such time and the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations outstanding at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender.

(h) Term Loan Repayment Limitation. While the Revolving Credit Facility remains outstanding, in place and/or there exist any outstanding Revolving Credit Loans (absent the prior written consent of the Required Revolving Lenders), notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, no voluntary prepayments, mandatory prepayments, purchases, refinancings (provided or held {by the Borrower or its }Affiliates)

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or exchanges (including by any liability management exercise, but excluding the payment of any existing scheduled amortization payment and excess cash flow mandatory prepayments, in each case as in effect on the Third Amendment Effective Date pursuant to Sections 2.07(a) and 2.05(b)(i), respectively) may be made or received with respect to the principal amount of the Term Loan (and any prepayments or payments otherwise required to be paid down with respect to the principal amount of the Term Loan shall instead be applied as follows: (x) at any time which an {Event of Default has occurred and is continuing}, first, to prepay any outstanding Revolving Credit Loans (without a corresponding permanent commitment reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment, unless requested by the Borrower) and second, to each Term Loan Tranche pursuant to the applicable section of such prepayment, and (y) at any other time, pursuant to the terms of the prepayment notice unless, not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed date of such prepayment or payment, the Administrative Agent receives a written notice (which may be by email) from the Ally Representative (with copies to the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Borrower) stating the Ally Representative objects to such prepayment or payment; provided, that if such written notice of objection is given at or prior to the time specified above, the prepayment notice to which it relates shall be deemed to be of no further force and effect and no prepayment or payment in respect thereof may be made or accepted (and any prepayment or payment made in contravention hereof shall be rejected by the Administrative Agent).

 

Section 2.13. Sharing of Payments. If, other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), any Lender shall obtain on account of the Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations held by it, any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) in excess of its ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder or under the Agreement Among Lenders) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact and (b) purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans made by them and/or such subparticipations in the participations in L/C Obligations held by them, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of such Loans or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata (or such other share) with each of them; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion), such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff, but subject to Section 10.09) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations

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purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (A) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.16, (B) the assignments and participations (including by means of a Dutch Auction and open market debt repurchases) described in Section 10.07, (C) (i) the incurrence of any New Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.14, (ii) the prepayment {of Revolving Credit Loans in }accordance with Section 2.14(e) in connection with a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase or (iii) any Specified Refinancing Debt in accordance with Section 2.18, (D) any loan modification offer described in Section 10.01[reserved], or (E) any applicable circumstances contemplated by Sections 2.05(b), 2.14, 2.17 or 3.08.

Section 2.14. Incremental Facilities[Reserved].

(a) The Borrower may, from time to time after the earlier of (i) the date on which the Delayed Draw Term Loans have been fully borrowed and (ii) the date on which the Delayed Draw Commitment has expired (unless, in the case of clause (w) below the Borrower terminates such Delayed Draw Commitment), upon notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Person appointed by the Borrower to arrange an incremental Facility (such Person (other than the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower) appointed by the Borrower after consultation with the Blackstone Credit Representative, the “Incremental Arranger”) specifying the proposed amount thereof, request (i) an increase in the Commitments under any Revolving Tranche (which shall be on the same terms as, and become part of, the Revolving Tranche proposed to be increased) (a “Revolving Credit Commitment Increase”); provided that the aggregate of all Revolving Credit Commitment Increases may not exceed $10,000,000 (which, {for the avoidance of doubt, shall be }part of, and not in addition to, the Cash-Capped Incremental Facility), (ii) an increase in any Term Loan Tranche then outstanding (which shall be on the same terms as, and become part of, the Term Loan Tranche proposed to be increased hereunder (except as otherwise provided in clause (d) below with respect to amortization)) (each, a “Term Commitment Increase”), and (iii) the addition of one or more new term loan facilities, in each case (each, a “New Term Facility”; and any advance made by a Lender thereunder, a “New Term Loan”; and the commitments thereof, the “New Term Commitment” and together with the Term Commitment Increase, the “New Loan Commitments”) by an amount not to exceed the sum of (w) $25,000,000 (the “Cash-Capped Incremental Facility”) provided, that the Blackstone Credit Representative shall be given the Right of First Refusal to provide such Cash-Capped Incremental Facility, (x) an unlimited amount (the “Ratio-Based Incremental Facility”) so long as the Maximum Leverage Requirement is satisfied plus (y) an amount equal to all voluntary prepayments of pari passu Term Loans {(including for the avoidance of doubt, }any New Term Loans that are pari passu in right of payment and security with the Initial Term Loans) made pursuant to Section 2.05(a) and repurchases of pari passu Term Loans made pursuant to the terms hereof and voluntary prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to Section 2.05(a) to the extent accompanied by a corresponding, permanent reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06(a), in each case, to the extent not funded with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than, to the extent funded with the proceeds of the Revolving Credit Loans or any other revolving facility) (the “Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility”) (such sum, at any such time and subject to Section 1.02(i), the “Incremental Amount”) minus (z) the outstanding principal balance of all loans and all unfunded commitments constituting part of the Incremental Equivalent Debt; provided, that the aggregate of all Revolving Credit Commitment Increases may not exceed $10,000,000; provided, further, that

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for purposes of any New Loan Commitments established pursuant to this Section 2.14 and Incremental Equivalent Debt issued pursuant to Section 2.15, (A) at the Borrower’s option, the Borrower shall be deemed to have used amounts under the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility (to the extent permitted thereby) prior to utilization of the Cash-Capped Incremental Facility and the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility, and the Borrower shall be deemed to have used the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility, if any, prior to utilization of the Cash-Capped Incremental Facility, (B) New Loan Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.14 and Incremental Equivalent Debt pursuant to Section 2.15 may be incurred under the Cash-Capped Incremental Facility, the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility and the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility, and proceeds from any such incurrence under the Cash-Capped Incremental Facility, the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility and the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility may be utilized in a single transaction or series of related transactions by first calculating the incurrence under the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility (without inclusion of any amounts utilized pursuant to the Cash-Capped Incremental Facility or the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility) and then calculating the incurrence under the Prepayment- Based Incremental Facility (without inclusion of any amounts utilized pursuant to the Cash-Capped Incremental Facility) and then calculating the incurrence under the Cash-Capped Incremental Facility and (C) the Borrower may redesignate all or any portion of Indebtedness originally designated as incurred under the Cash-Capped Incremental Facility as having been incurred under the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility so long as, at the time of such redesignation, the Borrower would be permitted to incur the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness being so redesignated under the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall have the effect of reducing the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Cash-Capped Incremental Facility by the amount of such redesignated Indebtedness). The Borrower may designate any Incremental Arranger of any New Loan Commitments with such titles under the New Loan Commitments as Borrower may deem appropriate.

(b) Any Lender approached to participate in any New Loan Commitments or Revolving Credit Commitment Increase may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to participate in such increase or new facility. The Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees reasonably satisfactory to the Incremental Arranger and, solely in connection with a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase, with the consent of the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative, Administrative Agent and each L/C Issuer (to the extent the consent of any of the foregoing would be required to assign Revolving Credit Loans to such Eligible Assignee, which consent shall not {be unreasonably withheld or delayed) }to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement to this Agreement. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent (in their respective capacities as such) shall be required to execute, accept or acknowledge any joinder agreement pursuant to this Section 2.14 and such execution shall not be required for any such joinder agreement to be effective (but a copy of such joinder shall be provided to the Administrative Agent); provided that, with respect to any New Loan Commitments, the Borrower must provide to the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and the Administrative Agent the documentation providing for such New Loan Commitments.

Notwithstanding anything herein in the contrary, no Other Affiliate shall be permitted to provide any New Term Loan or New Term Commitment unless such Other Affiliate and such Indebtedness is subject to the provisions of Section 10.07(i) as if such Indebtedness had been assigned to such Other Affiliate.

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(c) If (i) a Revolving Tranche or a Term Loan Tranche is increased in accordance with this Section 2.14 or (ii) a New Term Facility is added in accordance with this Section 2.14, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the “Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase or New Term Facility among the applicable Lenders. The Incremental Arranger shall promptly notify the applicable Lenders and the Administrative Agent of the final allocation of such increase or New Term Facility and the Increase Effective Date. In connection with (i) any increase in a Term Loan Tranche or (ii) any addition of a New Term Facility{, in each case, pursuant to }this Section 2.14, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended in a writing (which may be executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Incremental Arranger (and the Lenders hereby authorize any such Incremental Arranger and the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver any such documentation)) in order to establish the New Term Facility or to effectuate the increases to the Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Tranche and to reflect any technical changes necessary or appropriate to give effect to such increase or new facility in accordance with its terms as set forth herein. As of the Increase Effective Date, in the case of an increase to an existing Term Loan Tranche, any applicable amortization schedule for New Term Loans or Specified Refinancing Term Loans shall be amended in a writing (which may be executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Incremental Arranger (and the Lenders hereby authorize any such Incremental Arranger and the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver any such documentation)) to increase the then-remaining unpaid installments of principal by an aggregate amount equal to the additional Loans under such Term Loan Tranche being made on such date, such aggregate amount to be applied to increase such installments ratably in accordance with the amounts in effect immediately prior to the Increase Effective Date.

(d) With respect to any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase, Term Commitment Increase or addition of New Term Facility pursuant to this Section 2.14, (i) no Event of Default (subject to Section 1.02(i)) would exist after giving effect to such increase (except in connection with any acquisition or similar investment or Specified Change of Control transaction permitted under this Agreement, where no Event of Default under Section 8.01(a), (f) or (g) shall be the standard at the time of funding even in the case of the applicability of Section 1.02(i)); (ii) (A) in the case of any increase of the Revolving Tranche, the same terms and conditions, including the Maturity Date, amortization or mandatory commitment reductions prior to the Maturity Date, and documentation, applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility shall apply, (B) in the case of any increase of a Term Loan Tranche, the final maturity of the Term Loans, New Term Loans or Specified Refinancing Term Loans increased pursuant to this Section shall be no earlier than the Latest Maturity Date for, and such additional Loans shall not have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity shorter than the longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, any other outstanding Term Loans, New Term Loans or Specified Refinancing Term Loans, as applicable; provided, that Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt may have a maturity date earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of all then outstanding Term Loans and, with respect to Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt a, the Weighted Average Life to Maturity thereof may be shorter than the then longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any then outstanding Term Loans, and (C) in the case of any New Term Facility, such New Term Facility shall have a final maturity no earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of any Term Loan Tranche and the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such New Term Facility shall be no shorter than the then remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any existing Term Loan Tranche; provided, that Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt may have a maturity date earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of all then

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outstanding Term Loans and, with respect to Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt a, the Weighted Average Life to Maturity thereof may be shorter than the then longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any then outstanding Term Loans; (iii) except with respect to All-in Yield and as set forth in subclause (B) above with respect to final maturity and Weighted Average Life to Maturity, or otherwise as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Incremental Arranger, any such New Term Facility shall have the same terms as the Term Facility, respectively; provided, that (x) to the extent such terms (excluding pricing, which shall include, for the avoidance of doubt, any “most favored nation” pricing provisions) are more favorable to the existing Lenders than comparable terms existing in the Loan Documents, such terms may be, in consultation with the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and the Administrative Agent, incorporated into this Agreement (or any other applicable Loan Document) for the benefit of all existing Lenders (to the extent applicable to such Lender) without further amendment requirements, including, for the avoidance of doubt, at the option of the Borrower, any increase in the Applicable Rate relating to any existing Term Facility to bring such Applicable Rate in line with the New Term Facility to achieve fungibility with such existing Term Facility and (y) otherwise, may be incorporated if reasonably satisfactory to the Incremental Arranger, the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and the Administrative Agent and (iv) to the extent reasonably requested by the Incremental Arranger or the Administrative Agent, the Incremental Arranger shall have received legal opinions, resolutions, officers’ certificates and/or reaffirmation agreements consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date under Section 4.01 or delivered from time to time pursuant to Section 6.12, Section 6.14 and/or Section 6.16 with respect to the Borrower and each material Guarantor that is organized in a jurisdiction for which counsel to the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative or the Administrative Agent advises that such deliveries are reasonably necessary to preserve the Collateral in such jurisdiction (other than changes to such legal opinions resulting from a change in Law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Incremental Arranger). Subject to the foregoing, the conditions precedent to each such increase or New Loan Commitment shall be agreed to by the Lenders providing such increase or New Loan Commitment, as applicable, and the Borrower.

(e) On the Increase Effective Date with respect to an increase to an existing Revolving Tranche, (x) each Revolving Credit Lender under such Revolving Tranche immediately prior to such increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each Lender providing a portion of the increase to the Revolving Credit Commitments (each, a “Revolving Commitment Increase Lender”), and each such Revolving Commitment Increase Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Revolving Credit Lender’s participations hereunder in outstanding L/C Obligations relating to Letters of Credit issued (or arranged) under such Revolving Tranche such that, after giving effect to each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding participations hereunder in L/C Obligations under such Revolving Tranche will equal the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments under such Revolving Tranche of all Revolving Credit Lenders represented by such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment under such Tranche and (y) if, on the date of such increase, there are any Revolving Credit Loans outstanding under such Revolving Tranche, such Revolving Credit Loans shall on or prior to the Increase Effective Date be prepaid from the proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans under such Revolving Tranche made hereunder so that the Revolving Credit Loans are thereafter held by the Revolving Credit Lenders according to their Pro Rata Shares (after giving effect to the increase

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in Revolving Commitments) (reflecting such increase in Revolving Credit Commitments), which prepayment shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the Revolving Credit Loans being prepaid and any costs incurred by any Lender in accordance with Section 3.06. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected {pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence}. The additional Term Loans made under the Term Loan Tranche subject to the increases shall be made by the applicable Lenders participating therein pursuant to the procedures set forth in Sections 2.01 and 2.02. The New Term Loans and the Revolving Credit Commitment Increase {shall be subject to the }prior agreement of the Lenders and Administrative Agent as to the treatment of such New Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, under the Agreement Among Lenders.

(f) (i) Any New Term Facility shall rank pari passu in right of payment with the other Facilities (subject to the Agreement Among Lenders), not be Guaranteed by any Person that is not the Borrower or a Guarantor under each of the other Facilities, and be unsecured, secured either on a pari passu basis with the other Facilities or on a “junior” basis with the other Facilities, in each case over the same (or less) Collateral that secures the Facilities (and in each case, such New Term Facility shall be subject to intercreditor arrangements that are {reasonably satisfactory to the Ally Representative and }the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and the Administrative Agent (and the Lenders hereby authorize and direct the Administrative Agent to enter into any intercreditor arrangements that are reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative), including being made subject to the Agreement Among Lenders) but if unsecured or secured on a “junior” basis to the other Facilities, such New Term Facility shall be documented in a separate agreement than this Agreement, (ii) the New Term Facility shall, for purposes of prepayments, be treated substantially the same as (and in any event no more favorably than) the Term Facility unless the Borrower otherwise elects (but in any event no more favorably than the existing Term Loans), and (iii) with respect to any New Term Facility of like-currency, the All-in Yield payable by the Borrower applicable to such New Term Facility shall be determined by the Borrower and the Lenders providing such New Term Facility and shall not be more than 50 basis points higher than the corresponding All-in Yield payable by the Borrower for the Initial Term Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans, unless the All-in Yield with respect to the Initial Term Loans and Delayed Draw Term Loans is increased to the amount necessary so that the difference between the All-in Yield with respect to such New Term Facility and the corresponding All-in Yield on the Initial Term Loans and Delayed Draw Term Loans is equal to 50 basis points; provided that, if such New Term Facility includes an interest rate floor greater than the floor applicable to the analogous existing Term Loan Tranche, such increased amount shall be equated to interest rate for purposes of determining the applicable interest rate under such New Term Facility, it being understood that in such circumstances, the interest rate floor applicable to the applicable Term Loan Tranche, and not the Applicable Rate, shall be increased.

(g) If the Incremental Arranger is not the Administrative Agent, the actions authorized to be taken by the Incremental Arranger herein shall be done in consultation with {the Blackstone Credit Representative and, }with respect to the preparation of any documentation necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Section 2.14 (including amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), any comments to such documentation reasonably requested by the Blackstone Credit Representative shall be reflected therein.

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Section 2.15. Incremental Equivalent Debt[Reserved].

(a) Any Loan Party may from time to time after the Closing Date issue one or more series of senior secured, senior unsecured, senior subordinated, subordinated notes, loans or Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt (which notes, loans and/or Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt, if secured, are secured by the Collateral on a first lien “equal and ratable” basis with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations or secured on a “junior” basis with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations; it being understood senior secured, pari passu term loans shall be incurred in reliance on Section 2.14) and guaranteed only by Loan Parties or entities who become Loan Parties (such notes, loans and/or Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt, collectively, “Incremental Equivalent Debt”) in an amount not to exceed the Incremental Amount (at the time of incurrence, subject to Section 1.02(i)) minus the outstanding principal balance of all loans and all unfunded commitments extended under Section 2.14; provided that (i) no Event of Default would exist after giving Pro Forma Effect to any such request, subject to Section 1.02(i), and (ii) any such incurrence of Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be in a minimum amount of the lesser of (x) $2,500,000 and (y) the entire amount that may be requested under this Section 2.15; provided, further, that any New Loan Commitments established pursuant to Section 2.14 and Incremental Equivalent Debt issued pursuant to this Section 2.15, (A) at the Borrower’s option, will count, first, to reduce the amount available under the Ratio-Based Incremental Facilities (to the extent compliant therewith) and second, to reduce the amount available under the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facilities, (B) Incremental Equivalent Debt pursuant to this Section 2.15 may be incurred under the Ratio-Based Incremental Facilities and the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facilities, and proceeds from any such incurrence may be utilized in a single transaction or series of related transactions, at the Borrowers’ option, by first calculating the incurrence under the Ratio-Based Incremental Facilities (without inclusion of any amounts substantially concurrently utilized pursuant to the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility) and next, calculating the incurrence under the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility and (C) the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may redesignate all or any portion of Incremental Equivalent Debt originally designated as incurred under the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility as having been incurred under the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility so long as, at the time of such redesignation, the Borrower would be permitted to incur the aggregate principal amount of Incremental Equivalent Debt being so redesignated under the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall have the effect of increasing the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility, as applicable, by the Dollar amount of such redesignated Incremental Equivalent Debt). The Borrower may appoint any Person (other than the Borrower or an Affiliate thereof) as arranger of such Incremental Equivalent Debt (such Person (who may be the Administrative Agent, if it so agrees), the “Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger”).

(b) As a condition precedent to the incurrence of any Incremental Equivalent Debt pursuant to this Section 2.15, (i) such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall not be Guaranteed by any Person that is not a Loan Party or that does not become a Loan Party and shall not be secured by a lien on any assets of a Loan Party that is not part of the Collateral, (ii) be unsecured or secured either on a first lien “equal and ratable” basis with the other Facilities or on a “junior” basis with the other Facilities, in each case over the same (or less) Collateral that secures the Facilities, as applicable (and in each case, such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be subject to intercreditor and/or subordination arrangements that are reasonably satisfactory to the Incremental Arranger and, if such Incremental Arranger is not the Administrative Agent, {the Administrative Agent

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(acting at the direction of the }Ally Representative and the Blackstone Credit Representative)), (iii) such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall have a final maturity no earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date; provided, that Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt, and customary escrow arrangements may have a maturity date earlier than the Latest Maturity Date, (iv) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall not (A) be shorter than that of any then-existing Term Loan Tranche, or (B) to the extent unsecured, be subject to any amortization prior to the final maturity thereof, or be subject to any mandatory redemption or prepayment provisions or rights (except (x) customary assets sale, event of loss or similar event or change of control provisions and customary acceleration rights after an event of default, (y) special mandatory redemptions in connection with customary escrow arrangements or (z) so-called “AHYDO” payments); provided, that, with respect to Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt, the Weighted Average Life to Maturity thereof may be shorter than the then longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any then outstanding Term Loans, (v) such Incremental Equivalent Debt (other than any Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt) shall not be subject to any mandatory redemption or prepayment provisions or rights (except to the extent any such mandatory redemption or prepayment is required to be applied pro rata (or greater than pro rata) to the Term Loans and other Incremental Equivalent Debt that is secured on a pari passu basis with the First Out Loan Obligations), (vi) if such Incremental Equivalent Debt is not, or would not be, subordinate in payment priority with the First Out Loan Obligations or is, or would be, secured by a Lien that is not subordinate to each Lien securing the First Out Loan Obligations, such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be made subject to the priorities and other terms of the Agreement Among Lenders (or such other agreement acceptable to the First Out Lender Representative and the Last Out Lender Representative) and each holder of such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall have become a party to the Agreement Among Lenders (or such other agreement acceptable to the First Out Lender Representative and the Last Out Lender Representative) and (vii) the covenants, events of default, guarantees, collateral and other terms (excluding pricing, which shall include, for the avoidance of doubt, any “most favored nation” pricing provisions) of such Incremental Equivalent Debt are customary for similar debt securities or loans in light of then-prevailing market conditions at the time of incurrence (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) (it being understood that (A) no Incremental Equivalent Debt in the form of term loans or notes shall include any financial maintenance covenants, but that customary cross-acceleration provisions may be included and (B) any negative covenants with respect to indebtedness, investments, liens or restricted payments shall be incurrence-based; provided, that any such negative covenants applicable to Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt may be maintenance covenants) (provided that, at the Borrower’s option, delivery of a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to the Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger in good faith at least three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger) prior to the incurrence of such Incremental Equivalent Debt, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Incremental Equivalent Debt or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement set forth in this clause (b), shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger provides notice to the Borrower of its objection during such three Business Day period (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects)). Subject to the foregoing, the conditions precedent to each such incurrence shall be agreed to by the creditors providing such Incremental Equivalent Debt and the Borrower.

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(c) The Lenders hereby authorize the Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger to execute and deliver such amendments) to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Borrower as may be necessary in order to secure any Incremental Equivalent Debt with the Collateral and/or to make such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger and the Borrower in connection with the incurrence of such Incremental Equivalent Debt, in each case on terms consistent with this Section 2.15. If the Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger is not the Administrative Agent, the actions authorized to be taken by the Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger herein shall be done in consultation with the Administrative Agent and, with respect to applicable documentation (including amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), any comments to such documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent shall be reflected therein.

Section 2.16. Cash Collateral.

(a) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer (i) if the applicable L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing or (ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, the Borrower shall, in each case, promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to cover 103% of the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to cover 103% of all Fronting Exposure of such Defaulting Lender after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender.

(b) All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing trust accounts at the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (or other financial institution selected by any of them). The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Lender, such Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the applicable L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to Section 2.16(c). If at any time the Administrative Agent or the Blackstone Credit Representative determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent as herein provided or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the applicable Fronting Exposure and other obligations secured thereby, the Borrower and the relevant Defaulting Lender shall, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.16 or Sections 2.03, 2.05, 2.06, 2.17, 8.02 or 8.04 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided

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by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided prior to any other application of such property as may be provided for herein.

(d) Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to such release) or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 10.07(b)(viii))) or (ii) the Administrative Agent’s good faith determination that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, (x) that Cash Collateral furnished by or on behalf of a Loan Party shall not be released during the continuance of an Event of Default under Sections 8.01(a), (f) or (g) (and following application as provided in this Section 2.16 may be otherwise applied in accordance with Section 8.04) and (y) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the applicable L/C Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.

Section 2.17. Defaulting Lenders.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

(i) That Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 10.01.

(ii) Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.09), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Blackstone Credit Representative as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder or under the other Loan Documents; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuers hereunder; third, if so reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent or reasonably requested by the any L/C Issuer, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Letter of Credit; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to

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the Lenders or any L/C Issuer as a result of any non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or any L/C Issuer against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Event of Default pursuant to Sections 8.01(a), (f) or (g) exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans or L/C Borrowings were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Borrowings owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Borrowings owed to, that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.17(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii) That Defaulting Lender (x) shall not be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender) and (y) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit fees as provided in Section 2.03(h).

(iv) During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each Non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03, the Pro Rata Share of each Non-Defaulting Lender under a Revolving Tranche shall be determined without giving effect to the Commitment under such Revolving Tranche of that Defaulting Lender; provided that (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect unless an Event of Default exists; and (ii) the aggregate obligation of each Non-Defaulting Lender under a Revolving Tranche to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit issued or arranged under such Revolving Tranche shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1) the Commitment under such Revolving Tranche of that Non-Defaulting Lender minus (2) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Loans under such Revolving Tranche of that Revolving Credit Lender.

(b) If the Borrower, the Blackstone Credit Representative and each L/C Issuer agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Blackstone Credit Representative shall direct the Administrative Agent to so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash

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Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held on a pro rata basis by the applicable Lenders in accordance with their ratable shares (without giving effect to the application of Section 2.17(a)(iv)) in respect of that Lender, whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender having been a Defaulting Lender.

Section 2.18. Specified Refinancing Debt[Reserved].

(a) The Borrower may, from time to time after the Closing Date, add one or more new term loan facilities and new revolving credit facilities to the Facilities (“Specified Refinancing Debt”; and the commitments in respect of such new term facilities, the “Specified Refinancing Term Commitment” and the commitments in respect of such new revolving credit facilities, the “Specified Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment”) pursuant to procedures reasonably specified by any Person (other than the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower) selected and appointed by the Borrower, after consultation with the Administrative Agent, as agent under such Specified Refinancing Debt (such Person (who may be the Administrative Agent, if it so agrees), the “Specified Refinancing Agent”), to refinance (i) subject to the Agreement Among Lenders, all or any portion of any Term Loan Tranches then outstanding under this Agreement and (ii) all or any portion of any Revolving Tranches then in effect under this Agreement, in each case pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that such Specified Refinancing Debt: (i) will rank pari passu in right of payment as the other Loans and Commitments hereunder; (ii) will not have obligors other than the Loan Parties or entities who shall have become Loan Parties (it being understood that the roles of such obligors as borrower or guarantors with respect to such obligations may be interchanged); (iii) will be (x) unsecured or (y) subject to the Agreement Among Lenders, secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations or on a “junior” basis to the Liens securing the Obligations (in each case pursuant to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement) but if unsecured or secured on a “junior” basis to the Liens securing the Obligations, such Specified Refinancing Debt shall be documented in a separate agreement than this Agreement, and if secured, the security shall be the same (or less) Collateral that secures the Facilities; (iv) will have such pricing and optional prepayment terms as may be agreed by the Borrower and the applicable Lenders thereof; (v) (x) to the extent constituting revolving credit facilities, will not have a maturity date (or have mandatory commitment reductions or amortization) that is prior to the scheduled Maturity Date of the Revolving Tranche being refinanced and (y) to the extent constituting term loan facilities, will have a maturity date that is not prior to the date that is 91 days after the scheduled Maturity Date of, and will have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is not shorter than the then remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Term Loans being refinanced; provided, that Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt may have a maturity date earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of all then outstanding Term Loans and, with respect to Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt, the Weighted Average Life to Maturity thereof may be shorter than the then longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any then outstanding Term Loans; (vi) any Specified Refinancing

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Term Loans shall share ratably or less than ratably in any prepayments {of Term Loans pursuant to }Section 2.05; (vii) if any Specified Refinancing Debt is not, or would not be, subordinate in payment priority with the First Out Loan Obligations or is, or would be, secured by a Lien that is not subordinate to each Lien securing the First Out Loan Obligations, such Specified Refinancing Debt shall be made subject to the priorities and other terms of the Agreement Among Lenders (or such other agreement acceptable to the First Out Lender Representative and the Last Out Lender Representative) and each holder of such Specified Refinancing Debt shall have become a party to the Agreement Among Lenders (or such other agreement acceptable to the First Out Lender Representative and the Last Out Lender Representative); (viii) subject to clauses (iv) and (v) above, will have terms and conditions (excluding pricing, which shall include, for the avoidance of doubt, any “most favored nation” pricing provisions and optional prepayment or redemption terms) that are substantially identical to, or less favorable, when taken as a whole, to the lenders providing such Specified Refinancing Debt than, the terms and conditions of the Facilities and Loans being refinanced (as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Specified Refinancing Agent provides notice to the Borrower of an objection (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects) within five Business Days after being notified of such determination by the Borrower); and (ix) the Net Cash Proceeds of such Specified Refinancing Debt shall be applied, substantially concurrently with the incurrence thereof, to the pro rata prepayment of outstanding Loans being so refinanced (and, in the case of Revolving Credit Loans, a corresponding amount of Revolving Credit Commitments shall be permanently reduced), in each case pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iii) or Section 2.06(b)(ii), as applicable, and the payment of fees, expenses and premiums, if any, payable in connection therewith; provided however, that such Specified Refinancing Debt (x) may provide for any additional or different financial or other covenants or other provisions that (1) are agreed among the Borrower and the Lenders thereof and applicable only during periods after the then Latest Maturity Date in effect or (2) are, in consultation with {the Blackstone Credit Representative and the }Administrative Agent, incorporated into this Agreement (or any other applicable Loan Document) for the benefit of all existing Lenders (to the extent applicable to such Lender) without further amendment requirements and (y) shall not have a principal or commitment amount (or accreted value) greater than the Loans being refinanced (plus an amount equal to accrued interest, fees, discounts, premiums and expenses). Any Lender approached to provide all or a portion of any Specified Refinancing Debt may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such Specified Refinancing Debt. Subject to the consent of the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative the Administrative Agent and each L/C Issuer in the case of Specified Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments (to the extent the consent of any of the foregoing would be required to assign Revolving Credit Loans to such Eligible Assignee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), the Borrower may invite any Eligible Assignees to become Lenders in respect of such Specified Refinancing Debt (which to the extent not then a Lender, shall become a Lender pursuant to a joinder agreement to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Specified Refinancing Agent and shall join as a party to the Agreement Among Lenders).

(b) The effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 2.18 and other conditions as are mutually agreed with the participating Lenders providing such Specified Refinancing Debt and to the extent reasonably requested by the Specified Refinancing Agent, receipt by the Specified Refinancing Agent of legal opinions, board resolutions, officers’ certificates and/or reaffirmation agreements with respect to the Borrower and

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the Guarantors, including any supplements or amendments to the Collateral Documents providing for such Specified Refinancing Debt to be secured thereby, consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date under Section 4.01 or delivered from time to time pursuant to Section 6.12, 6.14 and/or Section 6.16 (other than changes to such legal opinions resulting from a change in Law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Specified Refinancing Agent). The Lenders hereby authorize the Specified Refinancing Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Borrower as may be necessary in order to establish new Tranches of Specified Refinancing Debt and to make such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and the Borrower in connection with the establishment of such new Tranches, in each case on terms consistent with and/or to effect the provisions of this Section 2.18.

(c) Each class of Specified Refinancing Debt incurred under this Section 2.18 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x) not less $5,000,000 and (y) an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Any Refinancing Amendment may provide for the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower in respect of a Revolving Tranche pursuant to any revolving credit facility established thereby, in each case on terms substantially equivalent to the terms applicable to Letters of Credit under the Revolving Credit Commitments.

(d) The Specified Refinancing Agent shall promptly notify each Lender and the Administrative Agent (to the extent the Administrative Agent is not the Specified Refinancing Agent) as to the effectiveness of each Refinancing Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Specified Refinancing Debt incurred pursuant thereto (including the addition of such Specified Refinancing Debt as separate “Facilities” hereunder and treated in a manner consistent with the Facilities being refinanced, including for purposes of prepayments and voting). Any Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any Person other than the Borrower, the Specified Refinancing Agent and the Lenders providing such Specified Refinancing Debt, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Specified Refinancing Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of or consistent with this Section 2.18. In addition, if so provided in the relevant Refinancing Amendment and with the consent of each L/C Issuer, participations in Letters of Credit expiring on or after the scheduled Maturity Date in respect of a Revolving Tranche shall be reallocated from Lenders holding Revolving Credit Commitments to Lenders holding extended revolving commitments in accordance with the terms of such Refinancing Amendment; provided, however, that such participation interests shall, upon receipt thereof by the relevant Lenders holding extended revolving commitments, be deemed to be participation interests in respect of such extended revolving commitments and the terms of such participation interests (including the commission applicable thereto) shall be adjusted accordingly. If the Specified Refinancing Agent is not the Administrative Agent, the actions authorized to be taken by the Specified Refinancing Agent herein shall be done in consultation with the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and the Administrative Agent and, with respect to the preparation of any documentation necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Section 2.18 (including amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), any comments to such

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documentation reasonably requested by the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and the Administrative Agent shall be reflected therein.

ARTICLE III.
Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality

Section 3.01. Taxes.

(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Law. If any applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from or in respect of any such payment, then the Borrower, the other applicable Loan Party, Administrative Agent or other applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, the sum payable by the Borrower or other applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after all such deductions or withholdings for Indemnified Taxes have been made (including such deductions and withholdings for Indemnified Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(b) In addition but without duplication, the Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(c) The Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, within 30 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability (together with a reasonable explanation thereof) delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Within 30 days after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 3.01, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(e) If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 3.01 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of

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indemnity payments made under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall promptly repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this clause (e) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this clause (e), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this clause (e) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This clause (e) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(f) Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 3.01(a) or (c) or Section 3.05 with respect to such Lender it will, if requested by the Borrower, use commercially reasonable efforts (subject to such Lender’s overall internal policies of general application and legal and regulatory restrictions) to avoid or reduce to the greatest extent possible any indemnification or additional amounts being due under this Section 3.01 or Section 3.05, including to designate another Lending Office for any Loan or Letter of Credit affected by such event; provided that such efforts are made on terms that, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its Lending Office(s) to suffer no material economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage; and provided further that nothing in this Section 3.01(f) shall affect or postpone any of the Obligations of the Borrower or the rights of such Lender pursuant to Sections 3.01(a) and (c) and Section 3.05. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender as a result of a request by the Borrower under this Section 3.01(f).

(g) (i) Any Recipient that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to any payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Recipient, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Recipient is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in clauses (ii) (A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) of this Section 3.01(g)) shall not be required if in the Recipient’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Recipient to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal position of such Recipient.

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(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) executed originals of IRS Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding;

(B) any Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(a) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor form) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax;

(b) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor form);

(c) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and that no payments in connection with any Loan Document are effectively connected with such Lender’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor form); or

(d) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner (e.g., where the Foreign Lender is a partnership or a participating Lender), executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-2 or Exhibit I-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership (and not a participating Lender)

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and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender shall provide a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C) any Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made;

(D) if a payment made to a Recipient under any Loan Document would be subject to Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender or the Administrative Agent were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Recipient shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine whether such Recipient has complied with such Recipient obligations under FATCA and, if necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement; and

(E) the Administrative Agent, and any successor or supplemental Administrative Agent, shall deliver to the Borrower (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which the Administrative Agent becomes the administrative agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower) executed originals of either (i) IRS Form W-9 (or any successor form) or (ii) if the Administrative Agent is not a U.S. Person, a U.S. branch withholding certificate on IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor form) evidencing its agreement with the Borrower to be treated as a U.S. Person (with respect to amounts received on account of any Lender) and IRS Form W-8ECI (with respect to amounts received on its own account), with the effect that, in either case, under applicable Law in effect on the Closing Date, the Borrower will be entitled to make payments hereunder to the Administrative Agent without withholding or deduction on account of U.S. federal withholding Tax.

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Each Recipient agrees that if any documentation it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall promptly update and deliver such form or certification to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal ineligibility to do so.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.01(g), a Recipient shall not be required to deliver any documentation that such Recipient is not legally eligible to deliver.

Each Recipient hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to deliver to the Loan Parties and to any successor Administrative Agent any documentation provided by such Recipient to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.01(g).

(h) The agreements in this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.

(i) For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lender” shall, for purposes of this Section 3.01, include any L/C Issuer, and the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA.

Section 3.02. [Reserved].

Section 3.03. Illegality. Subject to Section 3.04, if any Lender reasonably determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to Adjusted Term SOFR, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon Adjusted Term SOFR, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, (i) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue SOFR Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to SOFR Loans shall be suspended and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans, the interest rate on which is determined by reference to Adjusted Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender, shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to Adjusted Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or convert all of such Lender’s SOFR Loans to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to Adjusted Term SOFR component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such SOFR Loans to such day, or promptly after such demand, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such SOFR Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted and all amounts due, if any, in connection with such prepayment or conversion under Section 3.06. Each Lender agrees to designate a different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.

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Section 3.04. Inability to Determine Rates.

(a) If the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (with notice to the Administrative Agent) reasonably determine (which determination, in each case, shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that for any reason, (x) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed SOFR Loan, or a conversion to Term SOFR or a continuation thereof for any requested Interest Period or (y) that in connection with any request for a SOFR Loan or a conversion thereto or a continuation thereof that Adjusted Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed SOFR Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain SOFR Loans in the affected currency or currencies shall be suspended and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to Adjusted Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the utilization of Adjusted Term SOFR component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Blackstone Credit Representative) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein, provided that, upon any such conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.06. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Blackstone Credit Representative) will have the right to make SOFR Successor Rate Conforming Changes from time to time in consultation with the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Borrower and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such SOFR Successor Rate Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (and the Lenders hereby (A) authorize and direct the Administrative Agent to implement such SOFR Successor Rate Conforming Changes and execute and deliver any such amendment, in each case in which the Blackstone Credit Representative has provided a written direction to the Administrative Agent and (B) acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to all of the exculpations, protections and indemnifications provided for in this Agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent in implementing any such SOFR Successor Rate Conforming Changes and in executing and delivering any such amendment).

(b) Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, if at any time an event specified in Section 3.04(a) or a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred, then the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Blackstone Credit Representative) and the Borrower may establish an alternate benchmark floating rate of interest to the Term SOFR Reference Rate (or the then-current Benchmark) that is a Benchmark Replacement, and may enter into an amendment to this Agreement (the “Benchmark Replacement Amendment”) to reflect such Benchmark Replacement and such other related changes to this Agreement with respect thereto as may be applicable in their discretion (in the case of the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Blackstone Credit Representative), including provisions for the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to allow for the adoption (without further amendment) of a term structure and any SOFR Successor Rate Conforming Changes (and the Lenders hereby (A) authorize and

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direct the Administrative Agent to implement such SOFR Successor Rate Conforming Changes and other provisions, and execute and deliver any such amendment, in each case in which the Blackstone Credit Representative has provided a written direction to the Administrative Agent and (B) acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to all of the exculpations, protections and indemnifications provided for in this Agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent in implementing any such SOFR Successor Rate Conforming Changes and other provisions and in executing and delivering any such amendment); provided, that any Benchmark Replacement implemented pursuant to this Section 3.04 shall only be implemented to the extent it is commercially practicable for the Administrative Agent to administer (as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Benchmark Replacement Amendment (i) shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement and (ii) may designate the timing of effectiveness of the Benchmark Replacement (including pursuant to the occurrence of identified conditions).

(c) If an event specified in Section 3.04(a) or a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred and there is not a Benchmark Replacement, then the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Blackstone Credit Representative) and the Borrower may establish an alternate benchmark floating term rate of interest to the Term SOFR Reference Rate (or the then-current Benchmark) that is not a Benchmark Replacement, which may include a spread or method for determining a spread or other adjustments or modifications (including to make appropriate adjustments to (i) preserve pricing in effect at the time of selection of such new rate and (ii) for the duration and time for determination of such rate in relation to any applicable Interest Period), and enter into a Benchmark Replacement Amendment to reflect such alternate rate of interest, which amendment shall become effective within five (5) Business Days of the date that notice of such alternate rate of interest is provided to the Lenders unless prior to the end of such five (5) Business Day period the Administrative Agent receives a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that such Required Lenders object to such alternate rate of interest (the “Alternative Benchmark Rate”); provided that any Alternative Benchmark Rate implemented pursuant to this paragraph shall only be implemented to the extent it is commercially practicable for the Administrative Agent to administer (as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion). For the avoidance of doubt, if any such alternate rate of interest (including any spread or other adjustment or modification) determined pursuant to this paragraph would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be the Floor for purposes of this Agreement.

(d) Following the effectiveness of the Benchmark Replacement or the Benchmark Replacement Amendment, if any Benchmark Transition Event occurs with respect to the Benchmark Replacement or the Benchmark Replacement or the Alternative Benchmark Rate identified in such Benchmark Replacement Amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any change in or alternative to the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment or any change in or alternative to a compounded or term methodology for calculating such benchmark), then the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Blackstone Credit Representative) and the Borrower may enter into an additional Benchmark Replacement Amendment to reflect another Benchmark Replacement without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or to reflect an Alternative Benchmark Rate, which amendment, for the avoidance of doubt, shall become effective within five (5) Business Days of the date that notice of such alternate rate of interest is provided to the Lenders, unless prior to the end of such five (5) Business Day period the

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Administrative Agent receives a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that such Required Lenders object to such alternate rate of interest; provided that, with respect to any such additional Benchmark Replacement Amendment to reflect another Benchmark Replacement, the Required Lenders shall (i) not be entitled to object to any such Benchmark Replacement based on SOFR contained in such additional Benchmark Replacement Amendment and (ii) only be entitled to object to the Benchmark Replacement Adjustments with respect thereto (and the Lenders hereby (A) authorize and direct the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver any such amendment and implement any and all changes relating to such other Benchmark Replacement, in each case in which the Blackstone Credit Representative has provided a written direction to the Administrative Agent and (B) acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to all of the exculpations, protections and indemnifications provided for in this Agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent in executing and delivering any such amendment and implementing any and all changes relating to such other Benchmark Replacement).

(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if at any time (x) an event specified in Section 3.04(a) has occurred or (y) upon the commencement of any other Benchmark Unavailability Period, and in each case, a Benchmark Replacement or other alternative has not been implemented in accordance with Section 3.04(b), Section 3.04(c) or Section 3.04(d), as applicable, by the end of the then current Interest Period, any outstanding affected Loans will be deemed to have been converted into Base Rate Loans at the end of such Interest Period. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a SOFR Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate.

(f) The Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation (i) to monitor, determine or verify the unavailability or cessation of Term SOFR (or any other applicable benchmark), or whether or when there has occurred, or to give notice to any other transaction party of the occurrence of (except as directed by the Blackstone Credit Representative or Required Lenders, as applicable), any termination date relating to Term SOFR, (ii) to select determine or designate any alternative rate, or other successor or replacement benchmark index, or whether any conditions to the designation of such a rate have been satisfied, (iii) to select, determine or designate any other modifier to any alternative rate or (iv) to determine whether or what alternative rate changes are necessary or advisable, if any, in connection with any of the foregoing. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any inability, failure or delay on its part to perform any of its duties set forth in this Agreement as a result of the unavailability of Term SOFR (or any other applicable benchmark) and absence of a designated replacement benchmark, including as a result of any inability, delay, error or inaccuracy on the part of the Blackstone Credit Representative or Required Lenders in providing any direction, instruction, notice or information required or contemplated by the terms of this Agreement and reasonably required for the performance of such duties. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to any alternate replacement index to Term SOFR, including without

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limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternate replacement index to Term SOFR will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, Term SOFR or have the same volume or liquidity as did Term SOFR prior to its discontinuance or unavailability.

Section 3.05. Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy and Liquidity Requirements.

(a) If any Lender reasonably determines that as a result of the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any Law, in each case after the date hereof, or such Lender’s compliance therewith, there shall be any material increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Loan the interest on which is determined by reference to Adjusted Term SOFR or (as the case may be) issuing, arranging or participating in Letters of Credit, or a material reduction in the amount received or receivable by such Lender in connection with any of the foregoing (including Taxes on or in respect of its loans, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto, but excluding for purposes of this Section 3.05(a) any such increased costs or reduction in amount resulting from (i) Indemnified Taxes indemnifiable under Section 3.01 and (ii) Excluded Taxes), then within 15 days after demand of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail such increased costs (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Section 3.07), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction.

(b) If any Lender reasonably determines that the introduction of any Law regarding capital adequacy and liquidity requirements or any change therein or in the interpretation thereof, in each case after the date hereof, or compliance by such Lender (or its Lending Office) therewith, has the effect of materially reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of such Lender’s obligations hereunder (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity and such Lender’s desired return on capital), then within 15 days after demand of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the charge and the calculation of such reduced rate of return (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Section 3.07), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction.

(c) The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, (i) as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves or liquidity with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Term SOFR Reference Rate funds or deposits, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each SOFR Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves or liquidity allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error), and (ii) as long as such Lender shall be required to comply with any liquidity requirement, reserve ratio requirement or analogous requirement of any other central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the SOFR Loans, such additional costs (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal to the actual costs allocated to such Commitment or Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) which in each case

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shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan; provided the Borrower shall have received at least 15 days’ prior written notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest or cost from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give written notice fifteen days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest or cost shall be due and payable 15 days from receipt of such written notice.

(d) For purposes of this Section 3.05, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities (other than foreign regulatory authorities in Switzerland), in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall, in each case, be deemed to have gone into effect after the date hereof, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

(e) A Lender shall not be entitled to any compensation pursuant to the foregoing sections to the extent such Lender is not imposing such charges or requesting such compensation from borrowers (similarly situated to the Borrower hereunder) under comparable syndicated credit facilities.

Section 3.06. Funding Losses. Upon written demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for calculating such compensation, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:

(a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any SOFR Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);

(b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan or pursuant to a conditional notice) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any SOFR Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or

(c) any mandatory assignment of such Lender’s SOFR Loans pursuant to Section 3.08 on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loans, including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained (but excluding anticipated profits). The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.

Section 3.07. Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation.

(a) A certificate of any Agent or any Lender claiming compensation under this Article III and setting forth in reasonable detail a calculation of the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, such Agent or such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. With respect to any Lender’s claim for compensation under Section 3.03, 3.04 or 3.05, the Loan Parties shall not be required to compensate such Lender for any amount incurred more than 180

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days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event that gives rise to such claim; provided that, if the circumstance giving rise to such claim is retroactive, then such 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.05, or the Borrower are required to pay any additional amount to any Lender, any L/C Issuer, or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or any L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.03, then such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, will, if requested by the Borrower and at the Borrower’s expense, use commercially reasonable efforts to designate another Lending Office for any Loan or Letter of Credit affected by such event; provided that such efforts (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01, 3.03 or 3.05, as applicable, in the future and (ii) would not, in the judgment of such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as applicable, be inconsistent with the internal policies of, or otherwise be disadvantageous in any material legal, economic or regulatory respect to such Lender or its Lending Office or such L/C Issuer. The provisions of this clause (b) shall not affect or postpone any Obligations of the Borrower or rights of such Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.05.

(c) If any Lender requests compensation by the Borrower under Section 3.05, the Borrower may, by notice to such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), suspend the obligation of such Lender to make or continue SOFR Loans from one Interest Period to another, or to convert Base Rate Loans into SOFR Loans, until the event or condition giving rise to such request ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 3.07(e) shall be applicable); provided that such suspension shall not affect the right of such Lender to receive the compensation so requested.

(d) If the obligation of any Lender to make or continue from one Interest Period to another any SOFR Loan, or to convert Base Rate Loans into SOFR Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 3.03, 3.04, 3.05 or 3.07(c) hereof, such Lender’s SOFR Loans shall be automatically converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for such SOFR Loans (or, in the case of an immediate conversion required by Section 3.03, on such earlier date as required by Law) and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Section 3.03, 3.04 or 3.05 hereof that gave rise to such conversion no longer exist:

(i) to the extent that such Lender’s SOFR Loans have been so converted, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s SOFR Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans; and

(ii) all Loans that would otherwise be made or continued from one Interest Period to another by such Lender as SOFR Loans shall be made or continued instead as Base Rate Loans, and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be converted into SOFR Loans shall remain as Base Rate Loans.

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(e) If any Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) that the circumstances specified in Section 3.03, 3.04 or 3.05 hereof that gave rise to the conversion of such Lender’s SOFR Loans pursuant to this Section 3.07 no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when SOFR Loans made by other Lenders are outstanding, such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding SOFR Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding SOFR Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, interest rate basis, and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments.

(f) A Lender shall not be entitled to any compensation pursuant to the foregoing sections to the extent such Lender is not imposing such charges or requesting such compensation from borrowers (similarly situated to the Borrower hereunder) under comparable syndicated credit facilities.

Section 3.08. Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances.

(a) If at any time (i) the Borrower becomes obligated to pay additional amounts or indemnity payments described in Section 3.01 or 3.05 (other than with respect to Other Taxes) as a result of any condition described in such Sections or any Lender ceases to make SOFR Loans as a result of any condition described in Section 3.03 or 3.04, (ii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or (iii) any Lender becomes a Non-Consenting Lender (as defined below in this Section 3.08) (collectively, a “Replaceable Lender”), then the Borrower may, on three Business Days’ prior written notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and such Lender (for the avoidance of doubt, such notice shall be deemed provided on the same day that an amendment or waiver is posted to Lenders for consent), either (i) replace such Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to Section 10.07(b) (with the processing and recordation fee to be paid by the Borrower in such instance unless waived by the Administrative Agent) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (or, in the case of a Non-Consenting Lender, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Facility or Facilities for which its consent is required) to one or more Eligible Assignees; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender or other such Person or (ii) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, terminate the Commitment of such Lender or L/C Issuer or prepay the Loans, as the case may be, and (1) in the case of a Lender (other than an L/C Issuer), repay all Obligations of the Borrower owing (and the amount of all accrued interest and fees in respect thereof) to such Lender relating to the Loans and participations held by such Lender as of such termination date and (2) in the case of an L/C Issuer, repay all obligations of the Borrower owing to such L/C Issuer relating to the Loans and participations held by such L/C Issuer as of such termination date and Cash Collateralize any Letters of Credit issued (or arranged) by it; provided that (i) in the case of any such replacement of, or termination of Commitments with respect to a Non-Consenting Lender such replacement or termination shall be sufficient (together with all other consenting Lenders including any other Replaceable Lender) to cause the adoption of the applicable modification, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents and (ii) in the case of any such replacement as a result of the Borrower having become obligated to pay amounts described in Section 3.01 or 3.05, such replacement would eliminate or reduce payments pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.05, as applicable, in the future. Any Lender being replaced pursuant to this

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Section 3.08(a) shall (i) execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and (ii) deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower (for return to the Borrower) or the Administrative Agent. Pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, (A) the assignee Lender shall acquire all or a portion, as the case may be, of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations, (B) all Obligations relating to the Loans and participations (and the amount of all accrued interest, fees and premiums in respect thereof) so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such assigning Lender concurrently with such assignment and assumption and (C) upon such payment and, if so requested by the assignee Lender, the assigning Lender shall deliver to the assignee Lender the applicable Note or Notes executed by the Borrower, the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Loans, Commitments and participations, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender. In connection with any such replacement, if any such Replaceable Lender does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly executed Assignment and Assumption reflecting such replacement within two Business Days of the date on which the assignee Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Assumption to such Replaceable Lender, then such Replaceable Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Assumption without any action on the part of the Replaceable Lender. In connection with the replacement of any Lender pursuant to this Section 3.08(a), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such amounts as may be required pursuant to Section 3.06.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, (i) any Lender that acts as an L/C Issuer may not be replaced hereunder at any time that it has any Letters of Credit outstanding hereunder unless such Letters of Credit have been Cash Collateralized and (ii) the Lender, if any, that acts as the Administrative Agent (if any) may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 9.09.

(c) In the event that (i) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent has requested the Lenders to consent to a waiver of any provisions of the Loan Documents or to agree to any amendment or other modification thereto, (ii) the waiver, amendment or modification in question requires the agreement of all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 or all the Lenders with respect to a certain class of the Loans and (iii) the Required Lenders have agreed to such waiver, amendment or modification, then any Lender who does not agree to such waiver, amendment or modification, in each case, shall be deemed a “Non-Consenting Lender”; provided, that the term “Non-Consenting Lender” shall also include any Lender that rejects (or is deemed to reject) (x) a loan modification offer under Section 10.01, which loan modification has been accepted by at least the Majority Lenders of the respective Tranche of Loans whose Loans and/or Commitments are to be extended pursuant to such loan modification and (y) any Lender that does not elect to become a lender in respect of any Specified Refinancing Debt pursuant to Section 2.18.

(d) Survival. All of the Loan Parties’ obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, any assignment by or replacement of a Lender and any resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent.

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ARTICLE IV.
Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions

Section 4.01. Conditions to the Initial Credit Extension on the Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder on the Closing Date is subject to satisfaction or due waiver in accordance with Section 10.01 of each of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed between the Borrower and the Required Lenders:

(a) The Administrative Agent, the Ally Representative and the Blackstone Credit Representative shall have received all of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimiles or “pdf” files unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, each dated as of the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, as of a recent date before the Closing Date), each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative, and each accompanied by their respective required schedules and other attachments (and set forth thereon shall be all required information with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, giving effect to the Transactions):

(i) executed counterparts of (A) this Agreement from Holdings and the Borrower, (B) the Holdings Guaranty from Holdings, (C) the Subsidiary Guaranty from the Subsidiary Guarantors, (D) the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, (E) the perfection certificate and (F) the Fee Letters;

(ii) the Security Agreement, duly executed by the Borrower and each Guarantor, together with (subject to the last paragraph of this Section 4.01):

(1) certificates, if any, representing the Pledged Interests, to the extent received by the Borrower after Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to receive such certificates or otherwise without undue burden or expense, in each wholly owned Subsidiary other than Immaterial Subsidiaries, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank (or stock transfer forms, as applicable) and instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt indorsed in blank (or instrument of transfer, as applicable) shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent,

(2) copies of proper financing statements, filed or duly prepared for filing under the Uniform Commercial Code in all United States jurisdictions that the Blackstone Credit Representative may deem reasonably necessary in order to perfect and protect the Liens on assets of the Borrower and each Guarantor created under the Security Agreement, covering the Collateral described in the Security Agreement, and

(3) evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings of or with respect to the Security Agreement that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary or desirable in order to perfect and protect the Liens created

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thereby (subject to the Perfection Exceptions) shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative (including receipt of duly executed payoff letters, customary lien searches and UCC-3 termination statements);

(iii) an Intellectual Property Security Agreement, duly executed by each Loan Party that owns intellectual property that is required to be pledged in accordance with the Security Agreement;

(iv) a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Note reasonably in advance of the Closing Date;

(v) a Committed Loan Notice, to be delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Ally Representative and the Blackstone Credit Representative at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, relating to the initial Credit Extension;

(vi) a solvency certificate executed by the chief financial officer or similar officer, director or authorized signatory of the Borrower (after giving effect to the Transactions) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G;

(vii) such documents and certifications (including Organization Documents and, if applicable, good standing certificates) as the Blackstone Credit Representative may reasonably require to evidence (A) the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer of the Loan Parties acting as such in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (B) that the Borrower and each Guarantor is duly organized or formed, and that each of them is validly existing and, to the extent applicable, in good standing, except to the extent that failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(viii) a customary legal opinion of (A) Latham & Watkins, special New York counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors, addressed to each Secured Party, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative and (B) if applicable, local counsel reasonably acceptable to the Blackstone Credit Representative in each jurisdiction

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where any of the Loan Parties is incorporated or organized, addressed to each Secured Party, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative; and

(b) The Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and the Administrative Agent shall have received unaudited consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2020.

(c) The Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall have received from the Borrower and the Guarantors all documentation and other information reasonably requested in writing at least ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date by the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and the Administrative Agent as they reasonably determine is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act, in each case at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent shall otherwise agree).

(d) The Refinancing shall have been, or shall concurrently with the initial funding of the Facilities be, consummated.

(e) All fees required to be paid on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement, the Fee Letters and any other arrangements with the Administrative Agent and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement or any other written agreement with Blackstone Credit, to the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date (or such later date as the Borrower may reasonably agree) shall have been paid (which amounts may be offset against the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans).

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.04, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender as of the Closing Date shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required hereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from such Lender prior to the Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

Section 4.02. Conditions to All Credit Extensions after the Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of SOFR Loans and other than a Request for Credit Extension in connection with an Incremental Amendment, which shall be governed by Section 2.14(d)) after the Closing Date is subject to satisfaction or due waiver of the following conditions precedent:

(a) Subject in the case of any Borrowing in connection with a New Loan Commitment to the provisions in Section 1.02(i), theThe representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article V or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (and in all respects to the extent any such representation or warranty is

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already qualified by materiality) on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (and in all respects to the extent any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.05(a) and 5.05(b) shall be deemed to refer to the most recent financial statements furnished pursuant to Section 6.01(a) and (b), respectively, prior to such proposed Credit Extension.

(b) Subject in the case of any Borrowing in connection with a New Loan Commitment to the provisions in Section 1.02(i), noNo Default or Event of Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.

(c) The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the applicable L/C Issuer shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof and, in the case of the borrowing of a Delayed Draw Term Loan, such Request for Credit Extension shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders holding Delayed Draw Commitments at least ten (10) Business Days prior to such date of Borrowing.

(d) In the case of any Borrowing of any Delayed Draw Term Loan, immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a Pro Forma Basis and subject to the provisions in Section 1.02(i), the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 5.00 to 1.00.

Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of SOFR Loans and other than a Request for Credit Extension in connection with an Incremental Amendment) submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied (unless waived) on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

ARTICLE V.
Representations and Warranties

Each of Holdings and the Borrower, on the Closing Date and at the time of each Credit Extension, represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and the Lenders that:

Section 5.01. Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries (subject, in the case of clause (c), to the Legal Reservations and Section 5.03) (a) is a Person duly organized, formed or incorporated, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and in good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification and (d) has all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to operate its business as currently

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conducted; except in each case referred to in clause (a) (other than with respect to the Borrower), (b)(i), (b)(ii) (other than with respect to the Borrower), (c) and (d), to the extent that any failure to be so or to have such could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.02. Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is or is to be a party, are within such Loan Party’s corporate or other powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action and do not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents or (b) violate any Law; except to the extent that such violation could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.03. Governmental Authorization; Other Consents. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with (a) the execution, delivery, performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for the consummation of the Transactions, (b) the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents or (c) the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents, except for (w) filings and registrations necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties consisting of UCC financing statements, filings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and/or the United States Copyright Office (if there are any patents, registered trademarks, registered copyrights, or applications for any of the foregoing) and Mortgages, and, (x) the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect, (y) those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings set out in the Collateral Documents and (z) those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.04. Binding Effect. This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party (subject, in each case, to the Legal Reservations and Section 5.03) that is party thereto. Subject to the Legal Reservations, this Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms.

Section 5.05. Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

(a) The audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries most recently delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein.

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(b) The unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries most recently delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(b) (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject to the absence of footnotes and to normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments.

(c) Since the Closing Date, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) The consolidated forecasted balance sheets, statements of operations and income (loss) of the Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries most recently delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(d) were prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were reasonable in light of the conditions existing at the time of delivery of such forecasts; it being understood that no assurance can be given that any particular projections will be realized, actual results may vary from such forecasts and that such variations may be material.

Section 5.06. Litigation. There are no actions, suits, Proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or against any of their properties or revenues that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect other than those disclosed in Schedule 5.06.

Section 5.07. Use of Proceeds. The Borrower (a) will only use the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans to finance the Transactions and pay Transaction Costs (including paying any fees, commissions and expenses associated therewith); (b) [reserved]; (c) will only use the proceeds of the Revolving Credit Loans to finance the working capital needs of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including acquisitions and other Investments permitted hereunder), provided only up to $10,000,000 of Revolving Credit Loans may be requested and used on the Closing Date; provided, further, that absent the prior consent of the Required Revolving Lenders, no proceeds of the Revolving Credit Loans may be used to fund any assignment or other purchase of the Term Loans from and after the Third Amendment Effective Date; (d) will only use the proceeds of the Delayed Draw Term Loans to repay Indebtedness of the Parent existing on the Closing Date and finance acquisitions and other Investments (other than in cash and Cash Equivalents) permitted hereunder (including paying any fees, costs, commissions and expenses related thereto or in connection therewith (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any earn-out obligations related to or in connection with such acquisitions or Investments and repayment of Revolving Credit Facility draws in connection with all of the foregoing)); (e) the Letters of Credit issued on the Closing Date in replacement of, or as a backstop for, letters of credit

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of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries outstanding on the Closing Date; and (f) will use the Letters of Credit issued (or arranged) and the proceeds of all other Borrowings made after the Closing Date to finance the working capital needs of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, and for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including acquisitions and other Investments permitted hereunder).

Section 5.08. Ownership of Property; Liens.

(a) Each Loan Party and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries has fee simple or other comparable valid title to, or leasehold or subleasehold, as applicable, interests in, all real property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens except for minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets for their intended purposes and Liens permitted by Section 7.02, except where the failure to have such title or interests could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the use or operation of any Material Real Property or any real property necessary for the ordinary conduct of the Borrower’s business, taken as a whole.

(b) Set forth on Schedule 5.08(b) hereto is a complete and accurate list, in all material respects, of all Material Real Property owned by any Loan Party as of the Closing Date, showing as of the Closing Date, the street address (to the extent available), county or other relevant jurisdiction, state and record owner; and as of the Closing Date, no Loan Party owns any Material Real Property except as listed on Schedule 5.08(b).

Section 5.09. Environmental Compliance. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) The Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective operations and properties are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits and none of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries are subject to any Environmental Liability.

(b) (i) None of the properties currently or formerly owned or operated by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is listed or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, proposed for listing on the NPL or on the CERCLIS or any analogous foreign, state or local list, (ii) there is no asbestos or asbestos-containing material on any property currently owned or operated by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries requiring investigation, remediation, mitigation, removal, or assessment, or other response, remedial or corrective action, pursuant to any Environmental Law and (iii) Hazardous Materials have not been Released and there exists no threat of Release of Hazardous Materials on any property currently or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, formerly owned or operated by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, except for such Releases or threats of Releases that were in compliance with, or would not reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under, Environmental Laws.

(c) None of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is undertaking, and none has completed, either individually or together with other potentially responsible parties, any investigation, remediation, mitigation, removal, assessment or remedial, response or corrective action relating to any actual or threatened release, discharge or disposal of Hazardous Materials at

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any site, location or operation, either voluntarily or pursuant to the order of any Governmental Authority or the requirements of any Environmental Law.

(d) All Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated, handled or stored at, or transported to or from, any property currently or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, formerly owned or operated by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries have been disposed of in a manner not reasonably expected to result in liability to the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries.

(e) None of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries has received a notice of or is subject to any claim, action, proceeding or suit alleging liability pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Section 5.10. Taxes. Holdings, the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries have filed or have caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Taxes (including in its capacity as a withholding agent) levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those (a) which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP or (b) with respect to which the failure to make such filing or payment would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.11. Employee Benefits Plans.

(a) Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable federal and state laws and (ii) each Plan that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code may rely upon an opinion letter for a prototype plan or has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS to the effect that the form of such Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust related thereto has been determined by the IRS to be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, or an application for such a letter will be submitted to the IRS within the applicable required time period with respect thereto or is currently being processed by the IRS, and to the knowledge of any Loan Party, nothing has occurred that would prevent, or cause the loss of, such tax-qualified status.

(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Foreign Plan is in compliance with all Requirements of Law applicable thereto and the respective requirements of the governing documents for such plan and (ii) with respect to each Foreign Plan, none of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents has engaged in a transaction that could subject the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to any tax or civil penalty.

(c) There are no pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no “prohibited

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transaction” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 or 407 of ERISA (and not otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA) with respect to any Plan that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred and neither any Loan Party nor, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any ERISA Affiliate is aware of any fact, event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to constitute or result in an ERISA Event with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (ii) each Loan Party and each ERISA Affiliate has met all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of each Plan, and no waiver of the minimum funding standards under such Pension Funding Rules has been applied for or obtained, (iii) there exists no Unfunded Pension Liability, (iv) as of the most recent valuation date for any Plan, the present value of all accrued benefits under such Plan (based on the actuarial assumptions used to fund such Plan) did not exceed the value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued benefits, (v) neither any Loan Party nor, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any ERISA Affiliate knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause the funding target attainment percentage (as defined in Section 430(d)(2) of the Code) for any Plan, if applicable, to drop below 80% as of the most recent valuation date, (vi) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability to the PBGC other than for the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due that are unpaid, (vii) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA and (viii) no Plan has been terminated by the plan administrator thereof or by the PBGC and no event or circumstance has occurred or exists that could reasonably be expected to cause the PBGC to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, except with respect to each of the foregoing clauses (i) through (viii) of this Section 5.11(d), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) (i) With respect to each Foreign Plan, reserves have been established in the financial statements furnished to Lenders in respect of any unfunded liabilities in accordance with applicable Law and, where required, in accordance with ordinary accounting practices in the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Plan is maintained, (ii) except as disclosed or reflected in such financial statements, there are no aggregate unfunded liabilities with respect to Foreign Plans and the present value of the aggregate accumulated benefit liabilities of all Foreign Plans did not, as of the last annual valuation date applicable thereto, exceed the assets of all such Foreign Plans, except with respect to each of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 5.11(e), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.12. Subsidiaries; Capital Stock. As of the ClosingThird Amendment Effective Date, after giving effect to the Third Amendment Transactions, there are no Restricted Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.12 (as amended and restated on the Third Amendment Effective Date), and all of the outstanding Capital Stock in such Restricted Subsidiaries that are owned by a Loan Party have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable (other than for those Restricted Subsidiaries that are limited liability companies and limited partnerships and to the extent such concepts are not applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) and are owned free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Liens.

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Section 5.13. Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.

(a) Each of the Loan Parties is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock and no proceeds of any Borrowings or drawings under any Letter of Credit will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. Neither the making of any Credit Extension hereunder nor the use of proceeds thereof will violate any regulations of the FRB, including the provisions of Regulations T, U or X of the FRB.

(b) None of the Loan Parties is, or is required to be, registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 5.14. Disclosure. As of the Closing Date, no report, financial statement, certificate or other written information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party (other than projected financial information, pro forma financial information and information of a general economic or industry nature) to any Agent, the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), when taken as a whole, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein (when taken as a whole), in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading; provided that, with respect to projected and pro forma financial information, Holdings and the Borrower represent only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation and delivery; it being understood that actual results may vary from such forecasts and that such variances may be material.

Section 5.15. Compliance with Laws. Each of Holdings, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such Requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.16. Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. To the knowledge of the Borrower, the Borrower and each Guarantor owns, licenses or possesses the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are necessary for the operation of its respective business, as currently conducted, except to the extent such failure to own, license or possess, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and provided that the foregoing shall not deem to constitute a representation that the Borrower and the Guarantors do not infringe or violate the IP Rights held by any other Person. Set forth on Schedule 5.16 is a complete and accurate list of all material registrations or applications to register in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office patents, trademarks, and copyrights owned or, in the case of copyrights, exclusively licensed by the Borrower and

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Guarantors as of the Closing Date. To the knowledge of the Borrower, the conduct of the business of the Borrower or Guarantors as currently conducted does not infringe upon or violate any IP Rights held by any other Person, except for such infringements and violations which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.17. Solvency. On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

Section 5.18. Perfection, Etc. Subject to the Legal Reservations and Section 5.03, each Collateral Document delivered pursuant to this Agreement will, upon execution and delivery thereof, be effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable Liens on, and security interests in, the Collateral described therein to the extent intended to be created thereby, except as to enforcement, as may be limited by applicable domestic bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization (by way of voluntary arrangement, schemes of arrangements or otherwise), moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (a) when financing statements are filed in the offices of the Secretary of State of each Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization or formation and applicable documents are filed and recorded as applicable in the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office and (b) upon the taking of possession or control by the Collateral Agent of such Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to the Collateral Agent to the extent possession or control by the Collateral Agent is required by the applicable Collateral Document) the Liens created by the Collateral Documents shall constitute fully perfected Liens so far as possible under relevant law on, and security interests in (to the extent intended to be created thereby and required to be perfected under the Loan Documents), all right, title and interest of the grantors in such Collateral in each case free and clear of any Liens other than Liens permitted hereunder.

Section 5.19. Sanctions; OFAC.

(a) Sanctions Laws and Regulations. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with applicable Sanctions Laws and Regulations and applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations. No Borrowing or Letter of Credit or use of proceeds, will violate or result in the violation of any Sanctions Laws and Regulations applicable to any party hereto.

(b) OFAC. None of (I) Holdings, the Borrower, any other Loan Party, in all material respects, or the Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties or, (II) to the knowledge of Holdings, the Borrower, any director, manager, officer, agent or employee of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, (i) is a person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of the Executive Order, (ii) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of the Executive Order, or is otherwise associated with any such person in any manner that violates

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Section 2 of the Executive Order and (iii) is a person on the list of “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” or subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control regulation or executive order. The Borrower will not directly or knowingly indirectly use the proceeds of the Loans or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Person, for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

Section 5.20. Anti-Corruption Laws. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used for any improper payments, directly or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, indirectly, to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, or any other party (if applicable) in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any similar laws, rules or regulations issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Borrower (collectively, the “Anti-Corruption Laws”). The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to promote compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officer, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws, and the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, their directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws.

Section 5.21. [Reserved].

Section 5.22. Holdings Activities. Holdings does not conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any material business or operations, other than as would be permitted pursuant to Section 7.09.

 

Section 5.23. Data Privacy and Security. The Borrower complies in all material respects with all Data Privacy and Security Laws, Requirements, and Standards. The Borrower has not been subject to or received written notice of any order or action by any governmental authority alleging any violation of, or failure to comply with, any Data Privacy and Security Laws, Requirements, and Standards; nor has the Borrower received any material written complaints or reports concerning any such violation from any person, customer, or vendor. The Borrower has at all times, so far as required by Applicable Data Privacy Laws, provided its customers, end-users, employees, and vendors with materially complete, truthful and accurate notice of its practices concerning the protection, collection, access, use, storage, disposal, disclosure, registration, processing, privacy, security, and transfer of Personal Data. To the Borrower’s knowledge, the Borrower has not, in the previous five years, suffered, discovered, or been notified of any unauthorized acquisition, use, disclosure, impairment, deletion, destruction, intrusion to, access to, or breach of any Personal Data and/or Computer Systems that: (a) constitutes a breach or a data security incident under any Applicable Data Privacy Law; (b) would trigger a notification or reporting requirement under any material agreement to which the Borrower is bound; (c) materially compromises (individually or in the aggregate) the security or privacy of such Personal Data and/or Computer Systems; or (d) has resulted in any material destruction, damage, loss, corruption, alteration or misuse of any Personal Data and/or Computer Systems. The Borrower has taken commercially reasonably actions designed to protect against the existence of any (a) unauthorized

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security or lock-out device that could materially and adversely affect its software, solutions, applications, and/or Computer Systems; and (b) any computer virus, worm, trap or back door, Trojan horse, or any other instruction, code, program, data, or material that reasonably would be expected to materially and adversely interrupt, discontinue, interfere with, or otherwise affect the operation or use by the Borrower of any of its Personal Data, software, solutions, applications, and/or Computer Systems (collectively, “Malicious Instructions”). To the Borrower’s knowledge, the Borrower’s software, solutions, applications, and Computer Systems do not contain any virus, or harmful software routine or hardware component designed to permit unauthorized access to, or to maliciously disable or otherwise harm, any computer, system, or software. The Borrower has taken commercially reasonable steps designed to provide for the security, continuity, and integrity of its software, solutions, applications, and Computer Systems and the back-up and recovery of data and information stored or contained therein or accessed or processed thereby and to guard against any unauthorized access or use thereof. The Borrower maintains commercially reasonable security, disaster recovery, and business continuity plans, procedures, and facilities in connection with the business as presently conducted and materially act in compliance therewith. To the knowledge of the Borrower, none of its software, solutions, applications, and Computer Systems have experienced any substandard performance in the past five years that has caused any material adverse effect in the use of any material software, solutions, applications, Computer Systems, and/or Personal Data.

 

Section 5.24. Insurance. Each of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies liability, casualty, property, cybersecurity and business interruption insurance (including, without limitation, insurance with respect to its tangible Collateral) in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business.

 

Section 5.25. No Default. Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is in default under or with respect to, or a party to, any contractual obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

ARTICLE VI.
Affirmative Covenants

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted and obligations and liabilities under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements) hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (other than Letters of Credit which have been Cash Collateralized or as to which arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer that issued (or arranged) such Letters of Credit shall have been made), (A) the Borrower shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03) cause each Restricted Subsidiary to and (B) with respect to Section 6.14, Holdings shall:

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Section 6.01. Financial Statements. Deliver to the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender:

(a) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof), a consolidated balance sheet of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of operations and income (loss) for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of any independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph or any qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph as to the scope of such audit (other than any such exception, qualification or explanatory paragraph that is with respect to, or resulting from, (i) an upcoming maturity date under any Indebtedness, (ii) any potential inability to satisfy a financial maintenance covenant, including the Financial Covenant, on a future date or in a future period or any actual breach of the Financial Covenant at such time or (iii) the activities, operations, financial results, assets or liabilities of any Unrestricted Subsidiary), together with a management’s discussion and analysis of financial information in a form substantially consistent with the management’s discussion and analysis delivered to the Sponsor;

(b) within 45 days (other than the last fiscal quarter of a fiscal year) after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) (commencing with the first fiscal quarter for which financial statements were not delivered prior to the Closing Date), a consolidated balance sheet of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related consolidated statements of operations and income (loss) for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (or of Parent, any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes, together with a management’s discussion and analysis of financial information in a form substantially consistent with the management’s discussion and analysis delivered to the Sponsor;

(c) [reserved];unless and until amended or waived by the Required Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders, within 30 days after the end of each fiscal month of each fiscal year of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) (commencing with the first

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fiscal month following the Third Amendment Effective Date), a consolidated balance sheet of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal month, and the related consolidated statements of operations and income (loss) for such fiscal month, all in reasonable detail and certified {by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower }(or of Parent, any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

(d) [reserved]; andunless and until amended or waived by the Required Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders, on or prior to the Friday of each week following any week in which Liquidity is less than $12,500,000, beginning with the Friday of the first full week ending after the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower shall prepare and deliver to the Administrative Agent, Ally Representative and Blackstone Credit Representative, a 13-week cash flow statement in form and substance {reasonably satisfactory to the Ally Representative and }Blackstone Credit Representative (the “Cash Flow Report”), which Cash Flow Report shall reflect the Borrower’s good faith projection of all weekly cash receipts and disbursements in connection with the operation of its business during such 13-week period. Commencing with the second such Cash Flow Report, the Borrower shall also provide the Administrative Agent, Ally Representative and Blackstone Credit Representative a report, comparing Borrower’s actual cash receipts and disbursements for the immediately preceding week to projected cash receipts and disbursements for such week {as set forth in the }Cash Flow Report; and

(e) concurrently with the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and (b) above, the related consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) the obligations in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 6.01 may be satisfied by furnishing, at the option of the Borrower, the applicable financial statements or, as applicable, forecasts of (I) any successor of the Borrower or (II) Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company; provided that to the extent such information relates to the Borrower or a Parent Holding Company, such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand, and (B) (i) in the event that the Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) delivers to the Administrative Agent an Annual Report on Form 10-K for any fiscal year (or similar filing in the applicable jurisdiction), as filed with the SEC or in such form as would have been suitable for filing with the SEC, within the time frames set forth in clause (a) above, such Form 10-K shall satisfy all requirements of clause (a) of this Section 6.01 with respect to such fiscal year to the extent that it contains the information and report and opinion required by

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such clause (a) and such report and opinion does not contain any “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph or any qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph as to the scope of audit (other than any such qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph expressly permitted to be contained therein under clause (a) of this Section 6.01) and (ii) in the event that the Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) delivers to the Administrative Agent a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for any fiscal quarter (or similar filing in the applicable jurisdiction), as filed with the SEC or in such form as would have been suitable for filing with the SEC, within the time frames set forth in clause (b) above, such Form 10-Q shall satisfy all requirements of clause (b) of this Section with respect to such fiscal quarter to the extent that it contains the information required by such clause (b); in each case to the extent that information contained in such Form 10-K or Form 10-Q (or similar filings in the applicable jurisdiction) satisfies the requirements of clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 6.01, as the case may be. To the extent the SEC has granted the ability to extend any financial statement reporting deadline generally to all non-accelerated filers, including pursuant to Rule 12b-25 (but only to the extent the Borrower, Holdings Topco, Parent or any Parent Holding Company has complied with the filing and other requirements of Rule 12b-25 that would have been required if the Borrower, Holdings Topco, Parent or such Parent Holding Company were a non-accelerated filer by posting any such required filings (or filings substantially similar to what Rule 12b-25 would require) to the Administrative Agent), (the “Extended SEC Reporting Deadline”) and such Extended SEC Reporting Deadline would be later than the deadline for delivery of the corresponding financial statements of the Borrower pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of this Section 6.01 (the “Section 6.01 Reporting Deadline”), then the applicable Section 6.01 Reporting Deadline shall be automatically deemed to be extended to the date of the Extended SEC Reporting Deadline, without any further action by any party (this proviso, the “Reporting Extension Provision”).

Section 6.02. Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent (or, with respect to clause (a)(II) below, use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver) for further distribution to each Lender:

(a) no later than five days after the delivery of (i) the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a) or (ii) an Annual Report on Form 10-K (delivered pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 6.01), but only to the extent permitted by accounting industry policies generally followed by independent certified public accountants, a certificate of the independent certified public accountants (I) certifying such financial statements and (II) stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Event of Default arising from a breach of the Financial Covenant (to the extent then applicable) or, if any such Event of Default shall exist, stating the nature and status of such event;

(b) no later than five days after the delivery of (i) the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and, (b) and (c) or (ii) an Annual Report on Form 10-K or a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (in either case, delivered pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 6.01), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (which delivery may, unless the Administrative Agent or a Lender requests executed originals, be by electronic communication including fax or email and shall be deemed to be an original authentic counterpart thereof for all purposes);

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(c) promptly after the same are available, copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which Holdings Topco or the Borrower may file or be required to file, copies of any report, filing or communication with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or with any Governmental Authority that may be substituted therefor, or with any national securities exchange, and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

(d) promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any notices received by any Loan Party (other than in the ordinary course of business) and copies of any statement or report furnished to any holder of debt securities or loans of any Loan Party or of any of its Subsidiaries (other than any correspondence in the ordinary course of business or any regularly required quarterly or annual certificates), in each case pursuant to the terms of any Junior Financing in a principal amount greater than $10,000,0005,000,000 and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to any other clause of this Section 6.02;

(e) promptly after the receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non- U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any material investigation or other material inquiry by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries;

(f) promptly after the assertion or occurrence thereof, notice of any action arising under any Environmental Law against or of any noncompliance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries with any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(g) together with the delivery of each Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(b), a report supplementing Schedule 5.12 hereto to the extent necessary so that the related representation and warranty would be true and correct if made as of the date of such Compliance Certificate, including any change to the legal name or state of organization of any Loan Party or any other fundamental change which would adversely affect the perfection of Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral; and

(h) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, legal, financial or corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof as the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.; and

(i) promptly (but in no event later than three (3) Business Days) after the furnishing thereof, copies of any (x) amendments (and other modifications, including forbearances), (y) notices delivered to holders of Indebtedness and (z) notices of any Defaults (as defined pursuant to that Second Lien Credit Agreement) or Events of Default (as defined pursuant to that Second Lien Credit Agreement){, in each case, pursuant to }the Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Second Lien Loan Documents.

 

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Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a), (b), (c) or (d) or Section 6.02(c) or (d) (or to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s (or any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) behalf on the Platform or another relevant internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents described in this paragraph and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain or deliver to Lenders paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents or requesting delivery of paper copies of such documents from the Administrative Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents.

Section 6.03. Notices. Promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or any Guarantor has obtained knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender:

(a) of the occurrence of Default;

(b) of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) of the institution of any material litigation not previously disclosed by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, or any material development in any material litigation that is reasonably likely to be adversely determined, and would, in either case, if adversely determined be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(d) (i) of the occurrence of any ERISA Event, where there is any reasonable likelihood of the imposition of liability on any Loan Party as a result thereof that would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) promptly after any reasonable request therefor by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of (A) any documents described in Section 101(k)(1) of ERISA that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan with respect to which there is any reasonable likelihood of a Material Adverse Effect or (B) any notices described in Section 101(l)(1) of ERISA that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan with respect to which there is any reasonable likelihood of the imposition of liability that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that if the Borrower has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, the Borrower shall promptly make a request for such documents and notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof;

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(e) of the occurrence of any Foreign Benefit Event, where there is any reasonable likelihood of the imposition of liability on any Loan Party as a result thereof that would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(f) of the occurrence of any material event or change related to (w) handling of Personal Data, (x) cybersecurity breaches, insurance and other similar events, (y) any governmental investigations or notices related to the foregoing or (z) compliance measures related to the foregoing; and

(g) of the occurrence of any Event of Default (as defined in the Holdco Notes) or other material notice that is required to be sent to the Holders (as defined in the Holdco Notes) under the Holdco Notes[reserved].

Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and propose to take with respect thereto.

Section 6.04. Payment of Taxes. Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy as the same shall become due and payable all its obligations and liabilities in respect of Taxes imposed upon it or its income, profits, properties or other assets, except, in each case, (i) to the extent any such Tax is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, or (ii) if such failure to pay or discharge such obligations and liabilities would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.05. Preservation of Existence, Etc. (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.03 or 7.04, (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges (including its good standing, if such concept is applicable in its jurisdiction of organization), permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or as otherwise permitted hereunder, and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve or renew all of its registered copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non- preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or as otherwise permitted hereunder, provided that nothing in this Section 6.05 shall require the preservation, renewal or maintenance of, or prevent the abandonment by, the Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary of any registered copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks that the Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary reasonably determines is not useful to its business or no longer commercially desirable.

Section 6.06. Maintenance of Properties. Except if the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, maintain, preserve and protect all of its tangible properties and equipment that are necessary in the operation of its business in good working order, repair and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and casualty or condemnation excepted.

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Section 6.07. Maintenance of Insurance. Except if the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, maintain in full force and effect, with insurance companies that the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower) are financially sound and responsible at the time the relevant coverage is placed or renewed, insurance in at least such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance which the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of management of the Borrower) is reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of its business) and against at least such risks (and with such risk retentions) as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in businesses similar to those engaged by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries. Subject to Section 6.16, the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that at all times the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be named as an additional insured with respect to liability policies (other than directors and officers policies and workers compensation) maintained by the Borrower and each Guarantor and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be named as lender loss payee and mortgagee with respect to the property insurance maintained by the Borrower and each Guarantor; provided that, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (A) all proceeds from insurance policies shall be paid to the Borrower or Guarantor, (B) to the extent the Collateral Agent receives any proceeds, the Collateral Agent shall turn over to the Borrower any amounts received by it as an additional insured or lender loss payee under any property insurance maintained by the Borrower and their Subsidiaries, and (C) the Collateral Agent and the Lenders agree that the Borrower and/or their applicable Subsidiaries shall have the sole right to adjust or settle any claims under such insurance.

Section 6.08. Compliance with Laws. Comply with the requirements of all applicable Laws (including, without limitation, ERISA, the PATRIOT Act, Sanctions Laws and Regulations, Applicable Data Privacy Laws, and Environmental Laws) and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or to its business or property, except if the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.09. Books and Records. Maintain proper books of record and account, in a manner to allow financial statements to be prepared in all material respects in conformity with GAAP consistently applied in respect of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or, if applicable, such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be (it being understood and agreed that Foreign Subsidiaries may maintain individual books and records in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles that are applicable in their respective jurisdiction of organization).

Section 6.10. Inspection Rights. Permit the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and representatives of the Administrative Agent and, during the continuance of any Event of Default, of each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties (subject to the rights of lessees or sublessees thereof and subject to any restrictions or limitations in the applicable lease, sublease or other written occupancy arrangement pursuant to which the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is a party), to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, managers, officers, and independent public accountants (subject to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures), all at the reasonable expense of the Borrower and at such

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reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance written notice to the Borrower; provided that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, (i) only the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights under this Section 6.10, (ii) the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than one time during any calendar year and (iii) such exercise shall be at the Borrower’s expense; provided further, that when an Event of Default is continuing the Administrative Agent and the Blackstone Credit Representative (or any of their respective representatives) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time and from time to time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance written notice. The Administrative Agent, the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Lenders shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.10, none of the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will be required to disclose or permit the inspection or discussion of, any document, information or other matter (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or any binding agreement or (iii) that is subject to attorney client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

Section 6.11. Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will use the Letters of Credit and the proceeds of the Loans only as provided in Sections 5.07, 5.13(a), 5.19 and 5.20.

Section 6.12. Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security. Upon the formation, statutory division, or acquisition of any new wholly owned Subsidiaries by any Borrower Party (provided that each of (i) any Subsidiary Redesignation resulting in an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) any Excluded Subsidiary ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary but remaining a Restricted Subsidiary (including a Foreign Subsidiary ceasing to be a Foreign Subsidiary or a FSHCO ceasing to be a FSHCO, if it is not otherwise an Excluded Subsidiary at such time) shall be deemed to constitute the acquisition of a Restricted Subsidiary for all purposes of this Section 6.12), and upon the acquisition of any property (other than Excluded Property and real property that is not Material Real Property and other than foreign intellectual property and U.S. intellectual property that is not registered with, or that is not the subject of an application for registration with, the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office) by any Borrower Party, which property, in the reasonable judgment of the Blackstone Credit Representative, is not already subject to a perfected Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (and where such a perfected Lien would be required in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents or other Loan Documents), the Borrower shall, at the Borrower’s expense, subject in each case to the Perfection Exceptions:

(i) in connection with such formation, division, or acquisition of a Subsidiary, within 90 days after such formation, division, or acquisition or such longer period as the Blackstone Credit Representative may agree in its reasonable discretion, (A) cause each such Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary to duly execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent a guaranty or guaranty

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supplement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative, guaranteeing the Obligations and a joinder or supplement to the applicable Collateral Documents and (B) (if not already so delivered) deliver certificates representing the Pledged Interests of each such Subsidiary (if any) held by the applicable Borrower Party accompanied by undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank and instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt owing by such Subsidiary to any Borrower Party indorsed in blank to the Collateral Agent, together with, if requested by the Collateral Agent or the Blackstone Credit Representative, supplements to the Security Agreement; provided that any Excluded Property shall not be required to be pledged as Collateral,

(ii) within 90 days after such formation, division or acquisition of any such property or any request therefor by the Collateral Agent or the Blackstone Credit Representative (or such longer period, as the Blackstone Credit Representative may agree in its reasonable discretion) duly execute and deliver, and cause each such Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary to duly execute and deliver, to the Collateral Agent one or more Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplements, as specified by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative (consistent, to the extent applicable, with the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreement and the other Collateral Documents (and Section 6.14)), securing payment of all the Obligations (provided, to the extent any property to be subject to a Mortgage is located in a jurisdiction that imposes mortgage recording taxes, intangible tax, documentary tax or similar tax or similar recording fees or taxes, the relevant Mortgage shall not secure an amount in excess of the Fair Market Value of such property subject thereto and shall not secure the Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit or the Revolving Credit Facility in those states that impose a mortgage tax on paydowns or re-advances applicable thereto) of the applicable Borrower Party or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, under the Loan Documents and establishing Liens on all such properties or property; provided that such properties or property shall not be required to be pledged as Collateral, and no

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Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplements shall be required to be delivered in respect thereof, to the extent that any such properties or property constitute Excluded Property,

(iii) within 90 days after such request, formation or acquisition, or such longer period, as the Blackstone Credit Representative may agree in its reasonable discretion, take, and cause such Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary and each applicable Borrower Party to take, whatever action, the filing of UCC financing statements, the giving of notices and delivery of stock and membership interest certificates or foreign equivalents representing the applicable Capital Stock as may be necessary or advisable in the reasonable opinion of the Blackstone Credit Representative to vest in the Collateral Agent (or in any representative of the Collateral Agent designated by it), subject to the Legal Reservations and Section 5.03, valid and subsisting Liens on the properties purported to be subject to the Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplements, supplements to other Collateral Documents and security agreements delivered pursuant to this Section 6.12, in each case to the extent required under the Loan Documents, enforceable against all third parties in accordance with their terms,

(iv) within 90 days after the request of the Blackstone Credit Representative, or such longer period as the Blackstone Credit Representative may agree in its reasonable discretion, deliver to the Collateral Agent, Organization Documents, resolutions and a signed copy of one or more customary opinions, addressed to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, of counsel for the Borrower Parties reasonably acceptable to the Blackstone Credit Representative as to such matters as the Blackstone Credit Representative may reasonably request,

(v) with respect to any Material Real Property, take such actions as set forth in Section 6.14 within the time periods set forth therein (as such may be extended in the Blackstone Credit Representative’s reasonable discretion), and

(vi) at any time and from time to time, promptly execute and deliver any and all further instruments and

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documents and take all such other action as the Blackstone Credit Representative in its reasonable judgment may deem necessary or desirable in obtaining the full benefits of, or in perfecting and preserving the Liens of, such guaranties, Mortgages, Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplements, Collateral Documents and security agreements.

Section 6.13. Compliance with Environmental Laws. Except, in each case, to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) comply, and make all reasonable efforts to cause all lessees and other Persons operating or occupying its properties to comply with all Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; (ii) obtain, maintain and renew all applicable Environmental Permits necessary for its operations and properties; and, (iii) to the extent required under Environmental Laws, conduct any investigation, mitigation, study, sampling and testing, and undertake any cleanup, removal or remedial, corrective or other action necessary to respond to and remove and clean up all Hazardous Materials from any of its properties, in accordance with the requirements of all Environmental Laws provided, however, that no Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be required to undertake any such cleanup, removal, remedial, corrective or other action to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP.

Section 6.14. Further Assurances. Promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent, or the Collateral Agent (in each case, acting at the reasonable direction of the Blackstone Credit Representative or the Ally Representative) or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, and subject to the limitations described in Section 6.12, (i) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan Document or other document or instrument relating to any Collateral or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof and (ii) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent, or the Collateral Agent (in each case, acting at the reasonable direction of the Blackstone Credit Representative or the Ally Representative) or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably require from time to time in order to grant, preserve, protect and continue the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents. By the date that is 120 days after the acquisition of any Material Real Property that is required to be subject to a Mortgage, as such time period may be extended in the Blackstone Credit Representative’s reasonable discretion, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, deliver to the Collateral Agent:

(i) a Mortgage with respect to each such Mortgaged Property, together with evidence each such Mortgage has been duly executed, acknowledged and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each party thereto on or before such date in a form suitable for filing and recording in all appropriate local filing or recording offices that the Collateral Agent (in consultation with the

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Blackstone Credit Representative) may deem reasonably necessary or desirable in order to create a valid and subsisting perfected Lien on the property described therein in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, subject only to Permitted Liens, and that all filing and recording taxes and fees have been paid or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative; provided that to the extent any property to be subject to a Mortgage is located in a jurisdiction that imposes mortgage recording taxes, intangibles tax, documentary tax or similar recording fees or taxes, the relevant Mortgage shall not secure an amount in excess of the Fair Market Value of such property subject thereto and shall not secure the Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit or the Revolving Credit Facility in those states that impose a mortgage tax on paydowns or re-advances applicable thereto;

(ii) fully paid American Land Title Association or equivalent Lender’s title insurance policies or marked up unconditional binder for such insurance (the “Mortgage Policies”) in form and substance reasonably requested by the Blackstone Credit Representative, with endorsements customarily available at reasonable rates and reasonably requested by the Blackstone Credit Representative, in amounts reasonably acceptable to the Blackstone Credit Representative (not to exceed the Fair Market Value of the Material Real Properties covered thereby and subject to any tie-in coverage available), issued, coinsured and reinsured by title insurers reasonably acceptable to the Blackstone Credit Representative in connection with any such Material Real Property located in the United States;

(iii) American Land Title Association/American Congress on Surveying and Mapping form surveys, for which all necessary fees (where applicable) have been paid, certified to the Blackstone Credit Representative and the issuer of the Mortgage Policies in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative by a land surveyor duly registered and licensed in the States in which the property described in such surveys is located and reasonably acceptable to the Blackstone Credit Representative; provided that new or updated surveys will not be required if an existing survey, ExpressMap or other similar documentation is

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available and survey coverage is available for the Mortgage Policies without the need for such new or updated surveys and provided further this foregoing requirement shall only be in connection with any such Material Real Property located in the United States;

(iv) in each case with respect to any such Material Real Property (and any other Mortgaged Properties located in the same state as any such Material Real Property), customary opinions of local counsel to the Loan Parties in jurisdictions in which the Mortgaged Property is located, with respect to the enforceability and perfection of the Mortgages and, if applicable any related fixture filings, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative;

(v) customary opinions of counsel to the Loan Parties in the states in which the Loan Parties party to the Mortgages are organized or formed, with respect to the valid existence, corporate power and authority of such Loan Parties in the granting of the Mortgages, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative;

(vi) with respect to each such improved Mortgaged Property, a “Life-of Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination;

(vii) evidence that all other actions reasonably requested by the Blackstone Credit Representative, that are necessary in order to create valid and subsisting Liens on the property described in the Mortgage, have been taken; and

(viii) evidence that all documented and invoiced fees, costs and expenses have been paid in connection with the preparation, execution, filing and recordation of the Mortgages, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, filing and recording fees, title insurance company coordination fees, documentary stamp, mortgage and intangible taxes and title search charges and other charges incurred in connection with the recordation of the Mortgages and the other matters described in this Section 6.14 and as otherwise required to be paid in connection therewith under Section 10.04.

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Section 6.15. [Reserved]Board Observer Rights.

(a) The Borrower shall allow one person designated by the Blackstone Credit Representative to attend meetings of the Board of Directors of Parent or any other Loan Party in person or telephonically as a non-voting observer (a “Non-Voting Observer”). The Blackstone Credit Representative may from time to time, upon prior written notice to Parent, change the Non-Voting Observer. The Non-Voting Observer shall be given copies of all materials distributed to the {members of the Board of Directors of }Parent or any other Loan party in connection with such meetings and shall be entitled to participate in discussions and consult with, and make proposals and furnish advice to, such Board of Directors, without voting; provided, however, that such Board of Directors (i) shall be under no obligation to take any action with respect to any proposals made or advice furnished by the Non-Voting Observer and (ii) Parent shall have the right to exclude the Non-Voting Observer from any meetings or portions of meetings of the Board of Directors or omit to provide the Non-Voting Observer with certain information if Parent reasonably determines in good faith after consultation with counsel that (A) such exclusion or omission is necessary in order to preserve any attorney-client privilege, attorney-work product privilege or other similar legal privileges, (B) inclusion or distribution of the information would pose a conflict of interest with respect to the Lenders, (C) such exclusion or omission is necessary for protection of confidential information, the disclosure or release of which would reasonably be expected to cause Parent or any of its Subsidiaries material harm, or (D) such exclusion or omission is necessary to comply with, or attendance or distribution of materials would otherwise limit or impair the ability of the members of the Board of Directors to exercise any duty required by, applicable law. The Non-Voting Observer shall have a duty of confidentiality to Parent and its Subsidiaries comparable to the duty of confidentiality of a director of Parent and the Lenders who are Blackstone Credit Entities shall be responsible for the Non-Voting Observer’s compliance with this Section 6.15. The Non-Voting Observer shall be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable and documented out-of-pocket {costs and expenses incurred in connection with }any meeting of the board of directors of Parent or any other Loan Party. The Non-Voting Observer rights shall terminate upon repayment in full of the Obligations under the Term Facility (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted and obligations and liabilities under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements).

Section 6.16. Post-Closing Undertakings.

. Within(a) Following the Closing Date, within the time periods specified on Schedule 6.16 hereto (as each may be extended by the Blackstone Credit Representative in its reasonable discretion), provide such Collateral Documents and complete such undertakings as are set forth on Schedule 6.16 hereto.

(b) Within sixty (60) days after the Third Amendment Effective Date (or by such later date as may be agreed by the Blackstone Credit Representative in its reasonable discretion), the Loan Parties shall cause each such Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, including any Subsidiary organized, formed or incorporated in Canada or the United Kingdom, to (i) duly execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent a guaranty or guaranty supplement{, in form and substance reasonably

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satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative, }guaranteeing the Obligations and a joinder or supplement to the applicable Collateral Documents (or enter into separate security documents governed by the laws of the UK or Canada, as applicable, in each case, for purposes of granting security over the Collateral of such Subsidiary), (ii) (if not already so delivered) deliver certificates representing the Pledged Interests of each such Subsidiary (if any) held by the applicable Borrower Party accompanied by undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank and instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt owing by such Subsidiary to any Borrower Party indorsed in blank to the Collateral Agent, together with, supplements to the Security Agreement and (iii) deliver any additional documentation required pursuant to Section 6.12 and under the other Loan Documents.

(c) Within thirty (30) days after the Third Amendment Effective Date (or by such later date as may be agreed by the Blackstone Credit Representative in its reasonable discretion), the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Collateral Agent or legal counsel representing the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Collateral Agent insurance certificates and endorsements to the general liability, cyber and property insurance policies of the Loan Parties in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in form and substance {reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative and }the Collateral Agent, pursuant to which the Collateral Agent is listed as additional insured (with respect to general liability and cyber policies) or loss payee (with respect to property insurance policies), in accordance with Section 6.07 of the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 6.17. No Change in Line of Business. Continue to engage in substantially similar lines of business as those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the date hereof including any business reasonably related, complementary, synergistic or ancillary thereto or reasonable extensions thereof.

Section 6.18. Transactions with Affiliates.

(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction or series of transactions, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Borrower involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10,000,000 (each of the foregoing, an “Affiliate Transaction”), in each case, without the consent of the Required Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders, unless:

(i) such Affiliate Transaction is (x) {in the ordinary course of business}, consistent with past practice and on terms that are not materially less favorable to the relevant Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that could have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the relevant Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person on an arm’s length basis (as determined in good faith

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by the senior management or the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower); and

(y) (ii) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions permitted under the foregoing clause (x) involving aggregate consideration in excess of $15,000,0001,000,000, the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a resolution adopted in good faith by the majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company, approving such Affiliate Transaction, together with a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that the Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company determined or resolved that such Affiliate Transaction complies with Section 6.18(a)(i).(x);

(ii) such Affiliate Transaction is for the payment of an annual dividend to OTPP FTP in an amount not to exceed a CAD10,000 per year (grossed up by the amount of any withholding or similar tax required by applicable law as provided for in the Certificate of Incorporation of Parent as in effect on the Third Amendment Effective Date (or as thereafter amended with the consent of the Required Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders)) (such dividend, the “OTPP FTP Dividend”); provided, that if the Borrower cannot pay the FTP Dividend under applicable Delaware law due to insufficient funds or otherwise, such dividend may accrue without interest until the accrued amount can be paid under applicable Delaware law; or

(iii) such Affiliate Transaction is the payment of the administrative agent fee to the Second Lien Administrative Agent (including on behalf of sub-agent, if applicable) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000.

(b) The provisions of Section 6.18(a) shall not apply to the following:

(1) (a) transactions between or among the Loan Parties and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or an entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction), (b) any merger, amalgamation or consolidation of the Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company; provided that such parent entity shall have no material liabilities and no material assets (other than cash, Cash Equivalents and the Capital Stock of the Borrower) and such merger, amalgamation or consolidation is otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and effected for a bona fide business purpose, and (c) any transaction that constitutes a Specified Change of Control;

(2) (a) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.05 and (b) Permitted Investments (other than Permitted Investments under clause (13) of the definition thereof);

(3) transactions in which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or meets the requirements of Section 6.18(a)(i);

(4) payments, loans, advances or guarantees (or cancellation of loans, advances or guarantees) to employees, officers, directors, managers, consultants or independent contractors for bona fide business purposes or {in the ordinary course of business};

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(5) any agreement or arrangement as in effect as of the Closing Date or as thereafter amended, supplemented or replaced (so long as such amendment, supplement or replacement agreement is not materially disadvantageous (as determined in good faith by the senior management of the Board of Directors of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) to the Lenders) or any transaction or payments contemplated thereby;

(6) [reserved];

(7) the existence of, or the performance by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under the terms of, any stockholders or similar agreement (including any registration rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto) to which it is a party as of the Closing Date or in connection with the Transactions or similar transactions, arrangements or agreements which it may enter into thereafter; provided, however, that the existence of, or the performance by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under, any future amendment to any such existing transaction, arrangement or agreement or under any similar transaction, arrangement or agreement entered into after the Closing Date shall only be permitted by this clause (7) to the extent that the terms of any such existing transaction, arrangement or agreement, together with all amendments thereto, taken as a whole, or new transaction, arrangement or agreement are not otherwise disadvantageous (as determined in good faith by the senior management of the Board of Directors of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) to the Lenders, in any material respect when taken as a whole as compared with the original transaction, arrangement or agreement as in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with the Transactions;

(8) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case, in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement, which are fair to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party (as determined in good faith by the senior management of the Board of Directors of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower);

(9) any transaction effected as part of a Qualified Receivables Financing or a Qualified Receivables Factoring;

(10) the sale, issuance or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower;

(11) payments by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Sponsor made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including, without limitation, in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, which payments are approved by a majority of {the Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company }in good faith or a majority of the disinterested {members of the Board of Directors of }the Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company in good faith;

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(12) any contribution to the capital of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock) or any investments by the Sponsor or a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower (and payment of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Sponsor or a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in connection therewith);

(13) any transaction with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) that would constitute an Affiliate Transaction solely because the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary owns an Equity Interest in or otherwise controls such Person; provided that no Affiliate of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) shall have a beneficial interest or otherwise participate in such Person;

(14) transactions between the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Person that would constitute an Affiliate Transaction solely because such Person is a director or such Person has a director which is also a director of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower; provided, however, that such director abstains from voting as a director of the Borrower or such direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, as the case may be, on any matter involving such other Person;

(15) the entering into of any tax sharing agreement or arrangement and any payments pursuant thereto, in each case to the extent permitted by clause (13), (14)(a) or (14)(e) of the second paragraph under Sections 7.05;

(16) transactions to effect the Transactions and payment of all transaction, underwriting, commitment and other fees and expenses related to the Transactions;

(17) pledges of Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;

(18) the issuances of securities or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, equity purchase agreements, stock options and stock ownership plans or similar employee benefit plans approved by the Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company or of a Restricted Subsidiary, as appropriate, in good faith;

(19) (i) any employment, consulting, service or termination agreement, or customary indemnification arrangements, entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with current, former or future officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to the extent such agreements or arrangements are in respect of services performed for the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries), (ii) any subscription agreement or similar agreement pertaining to the repurchase of Equity Interests pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with current, former or future officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower and (iii) any payment of compensation or other compensation, benefit plan or arrangement, any health, disability or similar insurance plan which covers officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent

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contractors of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower (including amounts paid pursuant to any equity plan or any other employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, stock option or similar plans and any successor plan thereto and any supplemental executive retirement benefit plans or arrangements), in each case in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise approved in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company or of a Restricted Subsidiary or a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, as appropriate;

(20) investments by Affiliates in Indebtedness or preferred Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, so long as non-Affiliates were also offered the opportunity to invest in such Indebtedness or preferred Equity Interests, and transactions with Affiliates solely in their capacity as holders of Indebtedness or preferred Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, so long as such transaction is with all holders of such class (and there are such non-Affiliate holders) and such Affiliates are treated no more favorably than all other holders of such class generally;

(21) the existence of, or the performance by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of their obligations under the terms of, any registration rights agreement to which they are a party or become a party in the future;

(22) investments by the Sponsor or a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in securities of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (and payment of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Sponsor or a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in connection therewith);

(23) transactions with joint ventures for the purchase or sale of goods, equipment and services entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(24) any lease entered into between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as lessee, and any Affiliate of the Borrower, as lessor, in the ordinary course of business;

(25) (i) intellectual property licenses and (ii) intercompany intellectual property licenses and research and development agreements in the ordinary course of business;

(26) transactions pursuant to, and complying with, Section 7.01 (to the extent such transaction complies with Section 6.18(a)(i)) or Section 7.03;

(27) intercompany transactions undertaken in good faith for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and not for the purpose of circumventing any covenant set forth herein; or

(28) transactions in connection with, and as contemplated by, the Holdco Notes and any warrants of the Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Entity.

Section 6.19. Lender Conference Calls. After each date of delivery of the annual or quarterly financial information required pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), the Borrower will hold and participate in a conference call or teleconference at a time selected by the Borrower and

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reasonably acceptable to the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and the Administrative Agent, with all of the Lenders that choose to participate, to review the financial results of the previous fiscal year or fiscal quarter of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

ARTICLE VII.

Negative Covenants

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted and obligations and liabilities under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements) hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (other than Letters of Credit which have been Cash Collateralized or as to which arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer that issued (or arranged) such Letters of Credit shall have been made), the Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any other Restricted Subsidiary to (and with respect to Section 7.09, Holdings shall not):

Section 7.01. Indebtedness. Directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), except for the following (collectively, “Permitted Debt”):

(a) (x) Indebtedness arising under the Loan Documents including any refinancing thereof in accordance with Section 2.18, (y) Indebtedness of the Loan Parties evidenced by Refinancing Notes and any Permitted Refinancing thereof (or successive Permitted Refinancings thereof) and (z) Indebtedness of the Loan Parties evidenced by Incremental Equivalent Debt and any Permitted Refinancing thereof (or successive Permitted Refinancings thereof);

(a) the Obligations and any refinancing or replacement of the Revolving Credit Facility pursuant to a Permitted RCF Refinancing;

(b) Permitted Ratio Debt; provided, that the aggregate amount of Permitted Ratio Debt that may be Incurred (including any Permitted Refinancings thereof) by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (together with the aggregate amount of Indebtedness (including any Permitted Refinancings thereof) that may be incurred or assumed pursuant to Section 7.01(o) by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $20,000,000 and (y) 3.00% of Consolidated Total Assets, at any one time outstanding;subject to the terms of the Third Amendment Intercreditor Agreement, Indebtedness of the Borrower and other Loan Parties permitted to be incurred under the Second Lien Credit Agreement as in effect on the Third Amendment Effective Date and as amended thereafter {in accordance with the terms of }the Third Amendment Intercreditor Agreement;

(c) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness described in clause (a) above) that is existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.01, and Permitted Refinancings thereof which occurred prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date;

(d) Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Capitalized Lease Obligations and mortgage financings as purchase money obligations) Incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, to finance all or any part of the purchase, lease, construction, installation, repair or improvement of property (real or personal), plant or equipment or other fixed or capital

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assets (whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Equity Interests of any Person owning such assets) and Indebtedness arising from the conversion of the obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under or pursuant to any “synthetic lease” transactions to on-balance sheet Indebtedness of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference, including all Indebtedness Incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (d), not to exceed the greater of (x) $15,000,000 and (y) 2.25% of Consolidated Total Assets5,000,000, at any one time outstanding, plus, in the case of any refinancing of any Indebtedness permitted under this clause (d) or any portion thereof, the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, accrued and unpaid interest, premiums and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing; provided that Capitalized Lease Obligations Incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to this clause (d) in connection with a Sale/Leaseback Transaction shall not be subject to the foregoing limitation so long as the proceeds of such Sale/Leaseback Transaction are used by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to permanently repay outstanding Term Loans under this Agreement or other Pari Passu Indebtedness that is secured by pari passu Liens on the Collateral {on a pro rata basis }with any outstanding Term Loans;

(e) Indebtedness Incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments issued in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, (i) letters of credit or performance or surety bonds in respect of workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits (whether current or former) or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance, or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits (whether current or former) or property, casualty or liability insurance and (ii) guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by customers in connection with the purchase or other acquisition of equipment or supplies in the ordinary course of business;

(f) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries providing for indemnification, earn-outs, adjustment of purchase or acquisition price or similar obligations, in each case, Incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary of the Borrower in accordance with this Agreement, other than guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition;

(g) Indebtedness of the Borrower owing to a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (x) such Indebtedness owing to a Non-Loan Party shall be (i) subordinated in right of payment to the Borrower’s Obligations with respect to this Agreement pursuant to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, and (ii) no payments shall be permitted to be made on such Indebtedness if there is an Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing, and (y) any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (except to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an Incurrence of such Indebtedness or issuance of such Disqualified Stock not permitted by this clause (g);

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(h) shares of Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary issued to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event that results in any Restricted Subsidiary that holds such shares of Preferred Stock of another Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such shares of Preferred Stock (except to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an issuance of shares of Preferred Stock not permitted by this clause (h);[Reserved];

(i) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary or the Borrower owing to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (x) if the Borrower or a Loan Party Incurs such Indebtedness owing to a Non-Loan Party, such Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Borrower’s Obligations or Guarantee of such Loan Party, as applicable, pursuant to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and (y) any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event that results in any Restricted Subsidiary lending such Indebtedness ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an Incurrence of such Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (i);

(j) Swap Contracts and Cash Management Services Incurred (including, without limitation, in connection with any Qualified Receivables Financing), other than for speculative purposes;

(k) obligations (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments) in respect of customs, self-insurance, performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(l) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties or Foreign Subsidiaries (x) in an aggregate principal amount that, when aggregated with the principal amount or liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness then outstanding and Incurred pursuant to this clause (l), does not exceed the greater of (x) $25,000,000 and (y) 3.75% of Consolidated Total Assets,5,000,000, (y) that does not mature prior to the Maturity Date of the Term Loans and (z) has been provided by an unaffiliated third party; provided that the Blackstone Credit Representative shall be given the Right of First Refusal to provide such Indebtedness, at any one time outstanding, plus, in the case of any Permitted Refinancing of any Indebtedness permitted under this clause (l) or any portion thereof, the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, accrued and unpaid interest, original issue discount, premiums (including tender premiums), defeasance costs and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such Permitted Refinancing (it being understood that any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (l) shall cease to be deemed Incurred, issued or outstanding pursuant to this clause (l) but shall be deemed Incurred or issued and outstanding as Permitted Ratio Debt from and after the first date on which the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, could have Incurred such Indebtedness as Permitted Ratio Debt (to the extent the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is able to Incur any Liens related thereto as Permitted Liens after such reclassification));;

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(m) any guarantee by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as the Incurrence of such Indebtedness or other obligations by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under the terms of this Agreement, provided, that such guarantee of such Indebtedness shall be subject to the same limitations that would be applicable hereunder had such Indebtedness been directly Incurred;

(n) the Incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that serves to refund, refinance, replace, redeem, repurchase, retire or defease, and is in an aggregate principal amount (or if issued with original issue discount an aggregate issue price) that is equal to or less than, Indebtedness Incurred as Permitted Ratio Debt or permitted under clause (c), this clause (n), clause (o) or clause (r) of this Section 7.01 or subclause (y) of clauses (d), (l), (t), (cc) or (dd) of this Section 7.01 (provided that any amounts incurred under this clause (n) as Refinancing Indebtedness of subclause (y) of these clauses shall reduce the amount available under such subclause (y) of such clauses), plus any additional Indebtedness Incurred to pay unpaid accrued interest and the aggregate amount of original issue discount, premiums (including reasonable tender premiums), and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs and fees and expenses in connection therewith (subject to the following proviso, “Refinancing Indebtedness”); provided, however, that such Refinancing Indebtedness constitutes a Permitted Refinancing and:[reserved];

(o) [Reserved];

(1) has a {Weighted Average Life to Maturity }at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred that is not less than the remaining {Weighted Average Life to Maturity }of the Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced, replaced, redeemed, repurchased or retired (which, in the case of Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt shall be determined by reference to the notes or loans into which Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt are converted or for which such Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt are exchanged at maturity and will be subject to other customary offers to repurchase or mandatory prepayments upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and customary acceleration rights after an event of default);

(2) in the case of any revolving Indebtedness, has a Stated Maturity that is no earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced, replaced, redeemed, repurchased or retired (which, in the case of Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt, shall be determined by reference to the notes or loans into which such Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt are converted or for which such Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt are exchanged at maturity and will be subject to other customary offers to repurchase or mandatory prepayments upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and customary acceleration rights after an event of default);

(3) to the extent that such Refinancing Indebtedness refinances (i) Subordinated Indebtedness, such Refinancing Indebtedness is Subordinated Indebtedness or (ii) Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, such Refinancing Indebtedness is Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, respectively;

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(4) shall not include (x) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Non-Loan Party that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Borrower or a Guarantor, or (y) Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

provided that subclauses (1) and (2) will not apply to any refunding or refinancing of any secured Indebtedness;

(o) (1) Indebtedness (i) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries Incurred or assumed in connection with an acquisition of any assets (including Capital Stock), business or Person after the Closing Date and (ii) of any Person that is acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or merged into or consolidated or amalgamated with the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary {in accordance with the terms of }this Agreement after the Closing Date and (2) Indebtedness Incurred or, in each case, assumed in anticipation of, or in connection with, an acquisition of any assets, business or Person; provided, however, that after giving effect to such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation and the Incurrence of such Indebtedness, on a Pro Forma Basis, (I) if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is not junior to the Obligations, (x) the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the date of the most recent financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) shall not exceed 5.00 to 1.00 or (y) the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio of the Borrower is less than or equal to such ratio (or if less, 6.25 to 1.00) immediately prior to such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation and (II) if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on Collateral that is junior to the Obligations or is unsecured, (x) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the date of the most recent financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) does not exceed 6.00 to 1.00 or (y) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio of the Borrower is less than or equal to such ratio (or if less, 7.00 to 1.00) immediately prior to such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation; provided further that in the case of any Indebtedness that is Incurred (other than by way assumption), to the extent any such Indebtedness is Incurred or Guaranteed by any Loan Party, (w) if such Indebtedness is not, or would not be, subordinate in payment priority with the First Out Loan Obligations or is, or would be, secured by a Lien that is not subordinate to each Lien securing the First Out Loan Obligations, such Indebtedness shall be made subject to the priorities and other terms of the Agreement Among Lenders (or such other agreement acceptable to the First Out Lender Representative and the Last Out Lender Representative) and each holder of such Indebtedness shall have become a party to the Agreement Among Lenders (or such other agreement acceptable to the First Out Lender Representative and the Last Out Lender Representative), (x) such Indebtedness shall not be Guaranteed by any Person that is not the Borrower or a Guarantor under the Facilities, and shall be unsecured or, if secured, secured either on a pari passu basis with the Facilities or on a “junior” basis to the Facilities, in each case over the same (or less) Collateral that secures the Facilities, (y) if such Indebtedness is secured, such Indebtedness shall either be subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement and (z) Indebtedness in the form of term loans that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations shall be subject to the provisions contained in Section 2.14(f)(iii) as if such Indebtedness were Incurred as a New Term Facility thereunder; provided further, that the aggregate amount of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (o) by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (together with the aggregate amount of Indebtedness (including Acquired

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Indebtedness) that may be Incurred as Permitted Ratio Debt pursuant Section 7.01(b) by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties) shall not exceed $12,500,000, at any one time outstanding;

(p) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business;

(q) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary supported by a letter of credit or bank guarantee pursuant to any credit facility permitted hereunder, so long as such letter of credit has not been terminated and is in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such letter of credit or bank guarantee;

(r) Contribution Indebtedness[Reserved];

(s) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of (x) the financing of insurance premiums or (y) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(t) Indebtedness of Non-Loan Parties in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $20,000,000 and (y) 3.00% of Consolidated Total Assets, at any one time outstanding, plus, in the case of any Permitted Refinancing of any Indebtedness permitted under this clause (t) or any portion thereof, the aggregate amount of accrued and unpaid interest, original issue discount, premiums (including tender premiums), and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs and fees and expenses Incurred in connection with such Permitted Refinancing, outstanding at any one time (it being understood that any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (t) shall cease to be deemed Incurred, issued or outstanding pursuant to this clause (t) but shall be deemed Incurred or issued and outstanding as Permitted Ratio Debt from and after the first date on which the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, could have Incurred such Indebtedness (to the extent the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is able to Incur any Liens related thereto as Permitted Liens after such reclassification));[Reserved];

(u) Indebtedness of a joint venture owed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and to the other holders of Equity Interests or participants of such joint venture, so long as such Indebtedness existed prior to Third Amendment Effective Date and the percentage of the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness of such joint venture owed to such holders of its Equity Interests or participants of such joint venture does not exceed the percentage of the aggregate outstanding amount of the Equity Interests of such joint venture held by such holders or such participant’s participation in such joint venture;

(v) Indebtedness Incurred by a Receivables Subsidiary in a Qualified Receivables Financing or Qualified Receivables Factoring that is not recourse to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (except for Standard Securitization Undertakings) other than a Receivables Subsidiary;[reserved];

(w) Indebtedness owed on a short-term basis to banks and other financial institutions in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries with such banks or financial institutions that arises in connection with ordinary banking arrangements, including cash management, cash pooling arrangements and related activities to manage cash balances of

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the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and permitted joint ventures including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit, purchasing or debit card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements and Indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft protection, credit card programs, automatic clearinghouse arrangements and similar arrangements;

(x) Indebtedness consisting of Indebtedness issued by any Loan Party to future, current or former officers, directors, managers, employees, consultants and independent contractors thereof or any direct or indirect parent thereof, their respective estates, heirs, family members, spouses or former spouses, in each case to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company permitted under Section 7.05;

(y) customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods purchased in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(z) Indebtedness Incurred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with bankers’ acceptances, discounted bills of exchange, warehouse receipts or similar facilities or the discounting or factoring of receivables for credit management purposes, in each case Incurred or undertaken in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(aa) [reserved];

(bb) (i) guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations to suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors, licensees, sub-licensees and distribution partners and (ii) Indebtedness Incurred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of leases entered into by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or any Permitted Parent in the ordinary course of business;

(cc) the incurrence by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness Incurred, or representing guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by, joint ventures; provided that the aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference, as applicable, of Indebtedness Incurred or guaranteed pursuant to this clause (cc) does not at any one time outstanding exceed the greater of (x) $10,000,000 and (y) 1.50% of Consolidated Total Assets at any one time outstanding, plus, in the case of any refinancing of any Indebtedness permitted under this clause (cc) or any portion thereof, the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, accrued and unpaid interest, premiums and other {costs and expenses incurred in connection with }such refinancing (it being understood that any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (cc) shall cease to be deemed Incurred, issued or outstanding pursuant to this clause (cc) but shall be deemed Incurred or issued and outstanding as Permitted Ratio Debt from and after the first date on which the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, could have Incurred such Indebtedness as Permitted Ratio Debt (to the extent the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is able to Incur any Liens related thereto as Permitted Liens after such reclassification));[reserved];

(dd) Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary Incurred to finance or assumed in connection with an acquisition of any assets (including Capital Stock), business or Person in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference that does not exceed the greater of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) 4.50% of Consolidated Total Assets at any one time outstanding,

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provided, that the first $10,000,000 incurred and at any time outstanding pursuant to this clause (dd) may rank pari passu with the Revolving Credit Loans for all purposes hereunder (including with respect to the payment priority afforded Revolving Credit Loans under the Agreement Among Lenders), and any excess amounts incurred and at any time outstanding pursuant to this clause (dd) shall be subject to the priorities and other terms applicable to the Term Loans under the Agreement Among Lenders, and each holder of such Indebtedness shall have entered into an agreement acceptable to the First Out Lender Representative and the Last Out Representative with respect to the foregoing, plus, in the case of any refinancing of any Indebtedness permitted under this clause (dd) or any portion thereof, the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, accrued and unpaid interest, premiums and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing (it being understood that any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (dd) shall cease to be deemed Incurred, issued or outstanding pursuant to this clause (dd) but shall be deemed Incurred or issued and outstanding as Permitted Ratio Debt from and after the first date on which the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, could have Incurred such Indebtedness as Permitted Ratio Debt (to the extent the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is able to Incur any Liens related thereto as Permitted Liens after such reclassification));[reserved];

(ee) Indebtedness consisting of obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred by such Person in connection with the Transactions or any Permitted Investment;

(ff) unfunded pension fund and other employee benefit plan obligations and liabilities to the extent that they are permitted to remain unfunded under applicable law; and

(gg) Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock constituting Indebtedness; provided, that (i) after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock, the Borrower could incur $1.00 of additional unsecured Permitted Ratio Debt on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Incurrence, and (ii) if any Indebtedness to which stock may be converted or exchanged (if applicable) is not, or would not be, subordinate in payment priority with the First Out Loan Obligations or is, or would be, secured by a Lien that is not subordinate to each Lien securing the First Out Loan Obligations, such Indebtedness shall be made subject to the priorities and other terms of the Agreement Among Lenders (or such other agreement acceptable to the First Out Lender Representative and the Last Out Lender Representative) and each holder of such Indebtedness shall have become a party to the Agreement Among Lenders (or such other agreement acceptable to the First Out Lender Representative and the Last Out Lender Representative).[reserved].

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.01, in the event that an item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt, the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, at the time of incurrence or issuance, divide, classify or reclassify, or at any later time divide, classify or reclassify, such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 7.01; provided (a) that in the event that an item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of Permitted Debt, the Borrower will be entitled to only include the amount of such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in one of the above clauses (or any portion thereof) and such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) shall be treated as having been incurred or existing pursuant to only such clause or clauses (or any portion thereof) without

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giving pro forma effect to such item (or portion thereof) when calculating the amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred substantially simultaneously pursuant to any other clause; and (b) that all Indebtedness under this Agreement incurred on the Closing Date shall be deemed to have been Incurred pursuant to Section 7.01(a) and the Borrower shall not be permitted to reclassify all or any portion of Indebtedness Incurred on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.01(a). Accrual of interest or dividends, the accretion of accreted value, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest or dividends in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms (including the payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of Disqualified Stock of the same class), the accretion of liquidation preference and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 7.01. Guarantees of, or obligations in respect of letters of credit relating to, Indebtedness that are otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of Indebtedness shall not be included in the determination of such amount of Indebtedness; provided that the incurrence of the Indebtedness represented by such guarantee or letter of credit, as the case may be, was in compliance with this Section 7.01. Solely for the purpose of calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of any Incurrence of Indebtedness under Section 7.01(o) (other than by assumption) or of Permitted Ratio Debt or any request for an increase in any Revolving Tranche or any Term Loan Tranche, for a New Term Facility or for the issuance of Incremental Equivalent Debt pursuant to Section 2.14, any cash proceeds from such Indebtedness shall be excluded for purposes of cash netting.

Absent the prior consent of the Required Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders, (i) no Indebtedness may be Incurred if such Indebtedness (when {taken together with all other }Indebtedness incurred on or after the Third Amendment Effective Date) would exceed the Threshold Amount and would have any principal payments coming due (whether by scheduled commitment reductions or otherwise) earlier than 6 months following the stated maturity of both the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Facility, (ii) nothing in the Credit Agreement permits any Indebtedness to be senior in payment or security to the Term Facility or the Revolving Credit Facility (whether by subordination or otherwise), and (iii) no Indebtedness may be secured with a pari passu Lien with the Term Facility or Revolving Credit Facility, and (other than with respect to (x) the Term Facility being subject to the Agreement Among Lenders and (y) Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.01(d) and the related Liens permitted under clause (6) of Permitted Liens) any Indebtedness secured by the Collateral must be junior in priority to the Collateral securing, or purporting to secure, the Term Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility pursuant to an Intercreditor Agreement acceptable to Blackstone Credit Representative and Ally Representative.

Section 7.02. Limitations on Liens. Permit the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any property or assets of any kind (real or personal, tangible or intangible) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (each, a “Subject Lien”) that secures obligations under any Indebtedness, except:

(a) in the case of Subject Liens on any Collateral, such Subject Lien is a Permitted Lien; and

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(b) in the case of any other asset or property, any Subject Lien if (i) the Obligations are equally and ratably secured with (or on a senior basis to, in the case such Subject Lien securing any Junior Financing) the obligations secured by such Subject Lien (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, such obligations and/or the Liens securing such obligations shall be subject to the Agreement Among Lenders, if such obligations and/or such Liens are required to be subject to the Agreement Among Lenders under the other terms of this Agreement) or (ii) such Subject Lien is a Permitted Lien.

Any Lien created for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the preceding clause (b) shall provide by its terms that such Lien shall be automatically and unconditionally be released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Subject Lien that gave rise to the obligation to so secure the Obligations.

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event may any Material Real Property (determined without giving effect to the exclusion therein for Excluded Property) owned in fee as of the Closing Date, or the Equity Interests in any Person whose primary asset consists of one or more of such Material Real Property, be encumbered with any Lien (other than (i) Liens granted pursuant to any Loan Document to secure the Obligations, (ii) if a Lien has been granted in a Material Real Property to secure the Obligations, a Lien further encumbering such Material Real Property that constitutes a Permitted Lien and is junior in priority to each Lien granted to secure the Obligations, (iii) Liens permitted under clause (5) of the definition of Permitted Liens with respect to such Material Real Property and (iv) non-consensual Liens arising solely by operation of applicable Law).

Section 7.03. Fundamental Changes. Merge, dissolve, liquidate, amalgamate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that, (other than in the case of clause (e) below) so long as no Event of Default would result therefrom:

(a) (i) any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings Topco may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with the Borrower (including a merger, the purpose of which is to reorganize the Borrower into a new jurisdiction in any State of the United States); provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or the surviving Person shall expressly assume the obligations of the Borrower pursuant to documents reasonably acceptable to the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (or, if not the Borrower, the surviving Person) shall be a corporation or a limited liability company organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings Topco (other than the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries) may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with Holdings Topco (including a merger, the purpose of which is to reorganize Holdings Topco into a new jurisdiction in any State of the United States); provided that Holdings Topco shall be the continuing or surviving Person or the surviving Person shall expressly assume the obligations of Holdings Topco pursuant to documents reasonably acceptable to the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative, the Administrative Agent and Holdings Topco (or, if not Holdings Topco, the surviving Person) shall be a corporation or a limited liability company organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (iii) any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings (other than

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the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries) may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with any one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries of Holdings (other than the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries), or (iv) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower manymay merge, amalgamate or consolidate with any one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower; provided that when any Guarantor is merging with another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party (A) the Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person, (B) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be a Permitted Investment (without giving effect to clauses (17) and (18) thereof) or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party in accordance with Section 7.01, respectively and (C) to the extent constituting a Disposition, such Disposition must be permitted hereunder;

(b) any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve, or the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may (if the validity, perfection and priority of the Liens securing the Obligations is not adversely affected thereby) change its legal form if the Borrower determines in good faith that such action is in the best interest of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and is not disadvantageous to the Lenders in any material respect (it being understood that in the case of any dissolution of a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor, such Subsidiary shall at or before the time of such dissolution transfer its assets to another Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor in the same jurisdiction or a different jurisdiction reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative unless such Disposition of assets is permitted hereunder; and in the case of any change in legal form, a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor will remain a Guarantor unless such Guarantor is otherwise permitted to cease being a Guarantor hereunder);

(c) any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Guarantor, then (i) the transferee must either be the Borrower or a Guarantor in the same jurisdiction or a different jurisdiction reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative and (ii) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be a Permitted Investment or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party in accordance with Section 7.01, respectively; provided, further, that the Borrower may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to any other Loan Party (other than Holdings);

(d) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with, or dissolve into, any other Person in order to effect Permitted Investment; provided that (i) the continuing or surviving Person shall, to the extent subject to the terms hereof, have complied with the requirements of Section 6.12, (ii) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be a Permitted Investment and (iii) to the extent constituting a Disposition, such Disposition must be permitted hereunder;

(e) the Borrower and the other Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate any Specified Change of Control[reserved];

(f) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, dissolve, liquidate, amalgamate, consolidate with or into another Person in order to effect a Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 7.04 (other than Dispositions permitted by this Section 7.03); and

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(g) any Permitted Investment may be structured as a merger, consolidation or amalgamation, so long as no Event of Default would result therefrom.

Section 7.04. Asset Sales. Cause or make an Asset Sale, unless:

(1) {so long as no Event of Default exists or would result therefrom}, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, receives consideration (including by way of relief from, or by any other person assuming responsibility for, any liabilities, contingent or otherwise) at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value (as determined at the time of contractually agreeing to such Asset Sale) of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of; andprovided, that in no event shall the aggregate Fair Market Value of Asset Sales pursuant to this clause (1) and clause (2) below exceed $15,000,000 in any calendar year; and

(2) except in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap and {so long as no Event of Default exists or would result therefrom}, at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents or Replacement Assets; provided, that in no event shall the aggregate Fair Market Value of Asset Sales pursuant to clause (1) above and this clause (2)exceed $15,000,000 in any calendar year; provided, further, that the amount of:

(a) any liabilities (as shown on the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding such date or, if incurred or accrued subsequent to the date of such balance sheet, such liabilities that would have been reflected on the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto if such incurrence or accrual had taken place on or prior to the date of such balance sheet in the good faith determination of the Borrower) of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Obligations or are otherwise extinguished or cancelled in connection with the transactions relating to such Asset Sale, or that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets or Equity Interests pursuant to an agreement that releases or indemnifies the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from further liability;

(b) any notes or other obligations or other securities or assets received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents, or by their terms are required to be satisfied for cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days of the receipt thereof; and

(c) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (c) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed

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the greater of (x) $15,000,000 and (y) 2.25% of Consolidated Total Assets, calculated at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration (with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);[reserved];

shall each be deemed to be Cash Equivalents for the purposes of this clause (2).

Within 12 months after the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary shall apply an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds from such Asset Sale or such Casualty Event, at its option:

(1) to prepay Loans and other Permitted Debt in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(ii);

(2) to make an investment in any one or more businesses, assets (other than working capital assets), or property or capital expenditures, in each case used or useful in a Similar Business, provided if such investment is made in respect of a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, such investment must also qualify as a Permitted Investment hereunder;

(3) to make an investment (including capital expenditures) in any one or more businesses, properties (other than working capital assets) or assets (other than working capital assets) that replace the businesses, properties and/or assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event, with any such investment made by way of a capital or other lease valued at the present value of the minimum amount of payments under such lease (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), provided if such investment is made in respect of a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, such investment must also qualify as a Permitted Investment hereunder; or

(4) any combination of the foregoing;

provided that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be deemed to have complied with the provisions described in clause (2) or (3) of this paragraph if and to the extent that, within 12 months after the Asset Sale that generated the Net Cash Proceeds, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, has entered into and not abandoned or rejected a binding agreement to make an investment in compliance with the provision described in clauses (2) and (3) of this paragraph, and that investment is thereafter completed within the later of (x) such 12 month period or (y) 180 days after the end of such 12 month period.

Pending the final application of any such amount of Net Cash Proceeds pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) and this Section 7.04, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily reduce Indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Facility, or otherwise invest or utilize such Net Cash Proceeds in any manner not prohibited by this Agreement.

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Section 7.05. Restricted Payments. Directly or indirectly:

(1) declare or pay any dividend or make any payment or distribution on account of the Borrower’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests, including any payment made in connection with any merger, amalgamation or consolidation involving the Borrower (other than (A) dividends or distributions by the Borrower payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower; or (B) dividends or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary so long as, in the case of any dividend or distribution payable on or in respect of any class or series of securities issued by a Restricted Subsidiary other than a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its Pro Rata Share of such dividend or distribution in accordance with its Equity Interests in such class or series of securities);

(2) purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, including in connection with any merger, amalgamation or consolidation;

(3) make any principal payment on, or redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, in each case, prior to any scheduled repayment, sinking fund payment or maturity, any (i) Subordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor (other than, subject to the applicable subordination or intercreditor provisions, the payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement of (A) Subordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement and, (B) Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.01(g) or (i) and (C) the Second Lien Obligations, which {for the avoidance of doubt, shall be }subject in their entirety to the Third Amendment Intercreditor Agreement) or (ii) any Indebtedness that is secured, or purported to be secured, by a security interest in the Collateral that is expressly junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, including the Second Lien Obligations (clauses (i) and (ii), “Junior Financing”); or

(4) make any Restricted Investment;

(all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (1) through (4) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of such Restricted Payment:

(a) solely with respect to any Restricted Payment made in reliance on (i) clause (c)(ii) below, {no Default or Event of Default }or (ii) clause (c)(i) below, no Event of Default {shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;}

(b) solely with respect to any Restricted Payment made in reliance on clause (c)(ii) below, the Borrower could incur $1.00 of unsecured Permitted Ratio Debt on a Pro Forma Basis immediately after giving effect to such transaction; and

(c) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date (including Restricted Payments permitted by clause (1) of the next succeeding paragraph, but excluding all

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other Restricted Payments permitted by the next succeeding paragraph), is less than the sum of, without duplication,

(i) $12,500,000; plus

(ii) the percentage of Excess Cash Flow (if any) not required to be applied towards repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b) (with such amount determined without giving effect to the minimum threshold set forth in Section 2.05(b)(i)(A)), determined for the period (taken as one accounting period) commencing with the fiscal year of the Borrower ending December 31, 2021 (but with respect to the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, the Excess Cash Flow Period shall be from the Closing Date through December 31, 2021) to the end of the fiscal year most recently ended in respect of which a Compliance Certificate has been delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b), plus

(iii) 100% of the aggregate net proceeds, including cash and the Fair Market Value of assets (other than cash), received by the Borrower after the Closing Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Borrower (other than the issuance or sale of Excluded Equity and excluding the receipt of the proceeds thereof or of Excluded Contributions), including such Equity Interests issued upon exercise of warrants or options, plus

(iv) 100% of the aggregate amount of contributions to the capital of the Borrower received in cash and the Fair Market Value of assets (other than cash) after the Closing Date (other than the issuance or sale of Excluded Equity and excluding the receipt of proceeds thereof and of Excluded Contributions), plus

(v) the principal amount of any Indebtedness, or the liquidation preference or maximum fixed repurchase price, as the case may be, of any Disqualified Stock, in each case, of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof issued after the Closing Date (other than Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock issued to a Restricted Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than to the extent such employee stock ownership plan or trust has been funded by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary)) that, in each case, has been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests in the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower (other than the issuance or sale of Excluded Equity and excluding the receipt of proceeds thereof and of Excluded Contributions), plus

(vi) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash and the Fair Market Value of assets (other than cash) received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from:

(A) the sale or other disposition (other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower) of Restricted Investments made by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and from repurchases and redemptions of such Restricted Investments from the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries by any Person (other than the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) and from

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repayments of loans or advances that constituted Restricted Investments made after the Closing Date,

(B) the sale (other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than to the extent such employee stock ownership plan or trust has been funded by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary)) {of the Equity Interests of }an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or

(C) any distribution or dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus

(vii) in the event any Unrestricted Subsidiary has been redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case after the Closing Date, the Fair Market Value of the Investment of the Borrower in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, combination or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), other than in each case to the extent that the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary was made pursuant to clause (20) of the next succeeding paragraph or constituted a Permitted Investment, plus

(viii) the aggregate amount of Declined Amounts since the Closing Date.

This Section 7.05 will not prohibit:

(1) the payment of any dividend or distribution or consummation of any redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof or the giving of a redemption notice related thereto, if at the date of declaration or notice such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement;

(2) (a) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Equity Interests (“Retired Capital Stock”) of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, or Junior Financing of the Borrower or any Guarantor, in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of a contemporaneous issuance or sale of, Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower or contributions to the equity capital of the Borrower (other than the issuance or sale of Excluded Equity) (collectively, including any such contributions, “Refunding Capital Stock”);

(b) the declaration and payment of accrued dividends on the Retired Capital Stock out of the contemporaneously received proceeds of the issuance or sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or to an employee stock ownership plan or any trust established by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) of Refunding Capital Stock; and

(c) if immediately prior to the retirement of the Retired Capital Stock, the declaration and payment of dividends thereon was permitted under clause (6) of this paragraph of Section 7.05 and has not been made as of such time (the “Unpaid Amount”), the declaration and payment of dividends on the Refunding Capital Stock (other than

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Refunding Capital Stock the proceeds of which were used to redeem, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) in an aggregate amount no greater than the Unpaid Amount (with the payment of such Unpaid Amount being treated as a payment under the applicable provision);

(3) thesolely to the extent expressly permitted by the Third Amendment Intercreditor Agreement (as determined without giving effect to any cross-reference to this Agreement), payments of the Second Lien Obligations (but in no event any purchase, prepayment, retirement, redemption, defeasance, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement of Junior Financing of the Borrower or any Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the Incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness thereofof the Second Lien Obligations);

(4) [reserved];

(5) [reserved];

(6) [reserved];

(7) [reserved];

(4) the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of any Indebtedness (1) existing at the time a Person becomes a Subsidiary or (2) assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets, in each case so long as such Indebtedness was not incurred in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Subsidiary or such acquisition;

(5) the purchase, retirement, redemption or other acquisition (or Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to finance any such purchase, retirement, redemption or other acquisition) for value of Equity Interests (including related stock appreciation rights or similar securities) of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower held directly or indirectly by any future, present or former employee, officer, director, manager, consultant or independent contractor of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or their estates, heirs, family members, spouses or former spouses or permitted transferees (including for all purposes of this clause (5), Equity Interests held by any entity whose Equity Interests are held by any such future, present or former employee, officer, director, manager, consultant or independent contractor or their estates, heirs, family members, spouses or former spouses or permitted transferees) pursuant to any equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or other agreement or arrangement or any stock subscription or shareholder or similar agreement; provided, however, that the aggregate amounts paid under this clause (5) shall not exceed $10,000,000 in any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being permitted to be carried over for the next two succeeding calendar years in an amount not to exceed $25,000,000); provided, further, however, that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed:

(a) the cash proceeds received by the Borrower from the issuance or sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower (to the extent contributed to the Borrower), in each case, to any future, present or former employees, officers, directors, managers, consultants or

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independent contractors of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower that occurs after the Closing Date; provided that the amount of such cash proceeds utilized for any such repurchase, retirement, other acquisition or dividend will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (c) of the immediately preceding paragraph; plus

(b) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received {by the Borrower or its }Restricted Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower (to the extent contributed to the Borrower) after the Closing Date; plus

(c) the amount of any cash bonuses otherwise payable to employees, officers, directors, managers, consultants or independent contractors of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower that are foregone in return for the receipt of Equity Interests; less

(d) the amount of cash proceeds described in clause (a), (b) or (c) of this clause (5) previously used to make Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (5); (provided that the Borrower may elect to apply all or any portion of the aggregate increase contemplated by clauses (a), (b) and (c) above in any calendar year);

provided, further, cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any future, current or former officer, director, employee, manager, consultant or independent contractor (or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower from such Persons will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this Section 7.05 or any other provisions of this Agreement;

(6) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any class or series of Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiaries issued or Incurred in accordance with the covenant described in Section 7.01;

(7) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) and the declaration and payment of dividends to the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, the proceeds of which will be used to fund the payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower issued after the Closing Date; provided, however, that (A) immediately after giving effect to the issuance of such Designated Preferred Stock, (x) the Borrower’s First Lien Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed 3.75 to 1.00 and (y) the Borrower’s Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.00 to 1.00 and (B) the aggregate amount of dividends declared and paid pursuant to this clause (7) does not exceed the Net Cash Proceeds actually and contemporaneously received by the Borrower from the sale (or the contribution of the Net Cash Proceeds from the sale) of Designated Preferred Stock;

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(8) any Restricted Payments made in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, including any dividends, payments or loans made to the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to enable it to make any such payments or any future payments to employees of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower under agreements entered into in connection with the Transactions;

(9) [reserved]payment of the OTPP FTP Dividend;

(10) Restricted Payments that are made with Excluded Contributions so long as either (i) such Restricted Payments are made contemporaneously with the receipt of such Excluded Contributions or (ii) if not made contemporaneously, such Restricted Payment must be made within 60 days of the receipt of such Excluded Contribution and, in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

(11) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (11) not to exceed when aggregated with the amount of prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasement or other satisfaction prior to the scheduled maturity thereof of any Junior Financing, $12,500,000; the payment of taxes in connection with the vesting or issuance of awards under that certain management incentive plan, received by the Lenders on July 3, 2024 (as in effect on such date), and adopted in connection with the Third Amendment Transactions, so long as {no Default or Event of Default }{shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof; }

(12) [reserved];payment of all scheduled payments set forth in the key employee retention agreements by and between the Parent and certain of its employees which have been provided to the Lenders on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date;

(13) Permitted Tax Distributions;

(14) the declaration and payment of dividends, other distributions or other amounts to, or the making of loans to the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, in the amount required for such entity to, if applicable:

(a) pay amounts equal to the amounts required for the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to pay fees and expenses (including Taxes), customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, officers, employees, directors, managers, consultants or independent contractors of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, if applicable, and general corporate operating (including, without limitation, expenses related to auditing and other accounting matters) and overhead costs and expenses of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, if applicable, in each case to the extent such fees, expenses, salaries, bonuses, benefits and indemnities are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(b) pay, if applicable, amounts equal to amounts required for the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to pay interest and/or principal on Indebtedness the proceeds of which have been contributed (collectively, “Debt

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Contributions”) to the Borrower (other than as Excluded Equity) and that has been guaranteed by, and is otherwise considered Indebtedness of, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurred in accordance with Section 7.01 (except to the extent any such payments have otherwise been made by any such guarantor);[reserved];

(c) pay fees and expenses incurred by the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower related to (i) the maintenance of such parent entity of its corporate or other entity existence and performance of its obligations under this Agreement, (ii) any unsuccessful equity or debt offering of such parent entity (or any debt or equity offering from which such parent does not receive any proceeds) and (iii) any equity or debt issuance, incurrence or offering, any disposition or acquisition or any investment transaction by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or any acquisition of or investment in any business, assets or property that will be contributed to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as part of the same or a related transaction) permitted by this Agreement;

(d) make payments (i) to the Sponsor pursuant to or contemplated by any management agreement in an amount not to exceed 2.0% of Consolidated EBITDA in any Fiscal Year; provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof or (ii) to or on behalf of the Sponsor for any other monitoring, consulting, management, transaction, advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, termination or similar fees, indemnities, reimbursements and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of the Sponsor including, without limitation, in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, including in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, which payments are approved in respect of such activities by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in good faith;

(d) [reserved];

(e) pay franchise and excise taxes, and other fees, taxes and expenses in connection with any ownership of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or required to maintain their organizational existences;

(f) make payments for the benefit of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent such payments could have been made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries because such payments (x) would not otherwise be Restricted Payments and also, would not otherwise be provided for under a clause above and (y) would be permitted by Section 6.18(a) or (b)(i); and

(g) make Restricted Payments to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to finance, or to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower for the purpose of paying to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to finance, any Investment that, if consummated by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, would be a Permitted Investment; provided that (a) such Restricted Payment is made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment and (b) promptly following the closing thereof, such direct or indirect parent of the Borrower causes (i) all property acquired (whether assets or

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Equity Interests) to be contributed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation (to the extent permitted by Section 7.03) of the Person formed or acquired into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in order to consummate such acquisition or Investment, in each case, in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.12;

(15) (i) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants, (ii) payments made or expected to be made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of withholding or similar taxes payable or expected to be payable by any future, present or former director, officer, employee, manager, consultant or independent contractor of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (or their respective Affiliates, estates or immediate family members) in connection with the exercise of stock options or the grant, vesting or delivery of Equity Interests and (iii) loans or advances to officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower; provided that no cash is actually advanced pursuant to this clause (iii) other than to pay taxes due in connection with such purchase, unless immediately repaid;

(16) purchases of receivables pursuant to a Receivables Repurchase Obligation in connection with a Qualified Receivables Factoring or Qualified Receivables Financing and the payment or distribution of Receivables Fees[reserved];

(17) payments or distributions to satisfy dissenters’ rights, pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger, amalgamation or transfer of assets that complies with the provisions of this Agreement;

(18) the distribution, as a dividend or otherwise, of shares of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries the primary assets of which are cash and/or Cash Equivalents);

(19) the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares of Equity Interests in connection with any merger, consolidation, amalgamation or other business combination, or in connection with any dividend, distribution or split of or upon exercise, conversion or exchange of Equity Interests, warrants, options or other securities exercisable or convertible into, Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower;

(20) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (20) that are at the time outstanding, without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of cash, Cash Equivalents or marketable securities, not to exceed the greater of $5,000,000 and 0.75% of Consolidated Total Assets (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);[reserved];

(21) [reserved];

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(22) any Restricted Payment so long as immediately after giving effect to the making of such Restricted Payment on a Pro Forma Basis, the Borrower’s First Lien Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed (i) 3.75 to 1.00 for Restricted Payments described in clauses (1) and (2) of the definition of Restricted Payments, and (ii) 4.00 to 1.00 for Restricted Payments described in clauses (3) and (4) of the definition of Restricted Payments;[reserved];

(23) any payment that is intended to prevent any Junior Financing from being treated as an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code[reserved];

(24) any Restricted Payment made in order to consummate a Specified Change of Control[reserved];

(25) any Restricted Payment made to pay interest on the Holdco Notes not to exceed the lesser of (i) $10,500,000 and (ii) the amount of interest actually required to be paid under the Holdco Notes, in each case, in any fiscal year through 2024 so long as at the time of, and after giving effect to any such Restricted Payment, no Specified Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof; provided, that this clause (25) shall only be permitted to be utilized so long as the Holdco Notes remain unsecured and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are not guarantors thereunder or otherwise provide credit support; and[reserved]; and

(26) any Restricted Payment required to pay outstanding warrants in existence on the Closing Date in amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $10,000,000 and (y) 1.50% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower Parties for the four fiscal quarter period most recently then ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis so long as (i) at the time of, and after giving effect to any such Restricted Payment, no Specified Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof and (ii) immediately after giving effect to the making of such Restricted Payment on a Pro Forma Basis, the Borrower’s First Lien Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.00 to 1.00

(26) [reserved];

provided, however, that at the time of, and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under clauses (6), (11), (18), and (20), (22) and (24), no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof. For purposes of clauses (13) and (14) above, taxes shall include all interest and penalties with respect thereto and all additions thereto.

The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, amend, modify or change any term or condition of (x) any Junior Financing Document equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount or (y) the Holdco Notes in any manner that is, taken as a whole, materially adverse to the interests of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, provided in the case of the Second Lien Obligations, no Junior Financing Document related thereto may be amended, modified or otherwise changed unless {permitted under the terms of the }Third Amendment Intercreditor Agreement.

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As of the Closing Date, all of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries will be Restricted Subsidiaries. The Borrower will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to become an Unrestricted Subsidiary except pursuant to the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary.” For purposes of designating any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, all outstanding Investments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid) in the Subsidiary so designated will be deemed to be Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments in an amount determined {as set forth in the }last sentence of the definition of “Investments.” Such designation will only be permitted if a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment in such amount would be permitted at such time and if such Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Unrestricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to any of the restrictive covenants set forth in this Agreement..

Section 7.06. Burdensome Agreements. Permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:

(a) (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on its Capital Stock; or (ii) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(b) make loans or advances to Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(c) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on the Collateral of such Person for the benefit of the Lenders with respect to the Facilities and the Obligations or under the Loan Documents; or

(d) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

However, the preceding restrictions will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

(1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in effect on the Closing Date, including pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, related Swap Contracts and Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.01(c);

(2) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;

(3) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by or merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is designated a Restricted Subsidiary that was in existence at the time of such acquisition (or at the time it merges with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person (but, in each case, not created in contemplation thereof)), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired or designated; provided that in connection with a merger, amalgamation or consolidation under this clause (3), if a Person other than the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is the successor company

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with respect to such merger, amalgamation or consolidation, any agreement or instrument of such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person, shall be deemed acquired or assumed, as the case may be, by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, at the time of such merger, amalgamation or consolidation;

(4) customary encumbrances or restrictions contained in contracts or agreements for the sale of assets applicable to such assets pending consummation of such sale, including customary restrictions with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;

(5) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(6) customary provisions in operating or other similar agreements, asset sale agreements and stock sale agreements entered into in connection with the entering into of such transaction, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of those agreements;

(7) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capitalized Lease Obligations, to the extent such obligations impose restrictions of the nature discussed in clauses (c) or (d) in the first paragraph of this Section 7.06 on the property so acquired;

(8) customary provisions contained in leases, sub-leases, licenses, sublicenses, contracts and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business and not entered into in contemplation of this Agreement to the extent such obligations impose restrictions of the type described in clauses (c) or (d) in the first paragraph of this Section 7.06 on the property subject to such lease;

(9) any encumbrance or restriction effected in connection with a Qualified Receivables Factoring or Qualified Receivables Financing that, in the good faith determination of the Borrower, are necessary or advisable to effect such Qualified Receivables Factoring or Qualified Receivables Financing;[reserved];

(10) any encumbrance or restriction contained in other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is incurred subsequent to the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.01 and not entered into in contemplation of this Agreement, provided that (i) such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect the Borrower’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments under this Agreement (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) or (ii) such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in this Agreement (as determined by the Borrower in good faith);

(11) any encumbrance or restriction contained in secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to Sections 7.01 and 7.02 to the extent limiting the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;

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(12) any encumbrances or restrictions, not relating to any Indebtedness, that do not, individually or in the aggregate, (x) detract from the value of the property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any manner material to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (y) materially affect the Borrower’s ability to make future principal or interest payments under this Agreement, in each case, as determined by the Borrower in good faith;

(13) customary provisions in joint venture agreements or arrangements and other similar agreements or arrangements relating solely to the applicable joint venture and not entered into in contemplation of this Agreement; and

(14) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in clauses 7.06(a), (b), (c) and (d) imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (13); provided that such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing are, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than the encumbrances and restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.06, (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.

Section 7.07. Accounting Changes. Make any change in fiscal year; provided, however, that the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year to any other fiscal year reasonably acceptable to the Blackstone Credit Representative, in which case, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Blackstone Credit Representative will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any amendments to this Agreement that are necessary, in the judgment of the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Borrower, to reflect such change in fiscal year.

Section 7.08. Financial CovenantCovenants.

(a) From and after July 31, 2024 until and including February 28, 2025, as of the last day of each calendar month, the Borrower shall not permit Liquidity to be less than $5,000,000 (the “Minimum Liquidity”).

. (b) As of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower (commencing with the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date), test period ending March 31, 2025), shall not permit the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as ofat the end of such fiscal quarter of the Borrower to be greater than 7.00 to 1.00 (theany Fiscal Quarter in the table set forth below to exceed the corresponding maximum ratio set forth in the column opposite such Fiscal Quarter in the

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table below (the “Leverage Covenant”, together with Minimum Liquidity, the “Financial Covenants” and each aFinancial Covenant”).:

Fiscal Quarter

First Lien Net Leverage Ratio

March 31, 2025

8.50 : 1.00

June 30, 2025

7.50 : 1.00

September 30, 2025

7.25 : 1.00

December 31, 2025 and thereafter

7.00 : 1.00

 

Section 7.09. Holding Company. Holdings shall not conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any material business or operations; provided, that the following shall be permitted in any event: (i) its ownership of the Capital Stock of the Restricted Subsidiaries; (ii) the entry into, and the performance of its obligations with respect to the Loan Documents (including any Specified Refinancing Debt or any New Term Facility), any Refinancing Notes, any Incremental Equivalent Debt, any Junior Financing Document, any Permitted Ratio Debt documentation, any documentation relating to any Permitted Refinancing of the foregoing the Guarantees permitted by clause (v) below; (iii) the consummation of the Transactions; (iv) the performing of activities (including, without limitation, cash management activities) and the entry into documentation with respect thereto, in each case, permitted by this Agreement for Holdings to enter into and perform; (v) the payment of dividends and distributions (and other activities in lieu thereof permitted by this Agreement), the making of contributions to the capital of its Subsidiaries and Guarantees of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder by any Restricted Subsidiary and the Guarantees of other obligations not constituting Indebtedness; (vi) the maintenance of its legal existence (including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance and performance of activities relating to its officers, directors, managers and employees and those of its Subsidiaries); (vii) the performing of activities in preparation for and consummating any public offering of its common stock or any other issuance or sale of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) including converting into another type of legal entity; (viii) the participation in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group of the Borrower, including compliance with applicable Laws and legal, tax and accounting matters related thereto and activities relating to its officers, directors, managers and employees; (ix) the holding of any cash and Cash Equivalents (but not owning or operating any property); (x) the entry into and performance of its obligations with respect to contracts and other arrangements, including the providing of indemnification to officers, managers, directors and employees and (xi) any activities incidental to the foregoing.

Section 7.10. Division of Loan Parties. Notwithstanding anything herein or any other Loan Document to the contrary, no Loan Party that is a limited liability company may divide itself into two or more limited liability companies or series thereof (pursuant to a “plan of division” as contemplated under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Blackstone Credit Representative), except that any Loan Party that is a limited liability company may divide itself into two or more limited liability companies or series thereof (pursuant to a “plan of division” as

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contemplated under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent so long as all such limited liability companies or series thereof are Borrowers (if the entity divided is a Borrower) or Guarantors (if the entity divided is a Guarantor) and such new Borrowers or new Guarantors, as applicable, comply with the obligations set forth in Section 6.12 and the other applicable further assurances obligations set forth in the Loan Documents.

Section 7.11. Intellectual Property. In addition and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (1) any material intellectual property or material intellectual property rights owned (or held, in relation to contractual rights) by a Loan Party, in each case reasonably required for the operation of the business and registered in the U.S., shall not be transferred to or exclusively licensed to any Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, (2) any material intellectual property owned (or held, in relation to contractual rights) and reasonably required for the operation of the business and registered in the U.S. by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor shall not be invested in, distributed to, disposed of to, transferred or exclusively licensed to any Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor and (3) at no time shall any Unrestricted Subsidiary own, control or hold an exclusive license to any intellectual property that is material to the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

. Absent the consent of the Required Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders, (1) all material intellectual property or material intellectual property rights owned (or held, in relation to contractual rights) of Holdings {or any of its Subsidiaries }shall be held by a Loan Party (other than Holdings) and (2) such material intellectual property or material intellectual property rights shall not be sold, transferred (by distribution, contribution or otherwise) or otherwise assigned to any Person which {is not a Loan Party }(except in no event may such sale, transfer or assignment be to Holdings).

ARTICLE VIII.
Events of Default and Remedies

Section 8.01. Events of Default. Any of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

(a) Non-Payment. The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to pay (i) when due and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan, or (ii) within five Business Days after the same becomes due and payable, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any fee due hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or any other amount payable hereunder or with respect to any other Loan Document; or

(b) Specific Covenants. The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Sections 6.03(a), 6.05(a) (solely with respect to the Borrower), 6.11 or in any Section of Article VII (subject to, in the case of Section 7.08, the cure rights contained in Section 8.03 and the proviso at the end of this clause (b)) or Holdings fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 7.09; or

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(c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any covenant or agreement (other than those specified in Section 8.01(a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days after notice thereof by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower; or

(d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document required to be delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect (or in any respect to the extent any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality) when made or deemed made (provided that the failure of any representation or warranty to be true and correct on the Closing Date will not constitute a Default or an Event of Default); or

(e) Cross-Default. Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (or, with respect to clauses (A)(y) and (B)(y) only, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) (A) fails to make any payment beyond the applicable grace period with respect thereto, if any (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of (x) any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations and intercompany Indebtedness) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount (or (y) the Holdco Notes so long as the Holdco Notes have an aggregate outstanding principal amount equal to or greater to the Threshold Amountthat is Second Lien Debt) or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition, or any event or condition occurs that results, in each case relating to (x) any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations and intercompany Indebtedness) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount or (y) the Holdco Notes so long as the Holdco Notes have an aggregate outstanding principal amount equal to or greater to the Threshold Amount, in each case the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) after the expiration of any applicable grace or cure period therefor to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, in each case, prior to its Stated Maturity; provided that this clause (e)(B) shall not apply to (x) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the sale or transfer or other Disposition (including a Casualty Event) of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness and such Indebtedness is repaid when required under the documents providing for such Indebtedness, (y) events of default, termination events or any other similar event under the documents governing Swap Contracts for so long as such event of default, termination event or other similar event does not result in the occurrence of an early termination date or any acceleration or prepayment of any amounts or other Indebtedness payable thereunder or (z) Indebtedness that upon the happening of any such default or event automatically converts into Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock or, in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock) in accordance with its terms; provided further, that such failure is unremedied and is not validly waived by the holders of such Indebtedness in accordance with the terms of the documents governing such Indebtedness prior to any termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments or acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Section 8.02; or

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(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, a winding-up, an administration, a dissolution, or a composition or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other action is commenced (by way of voluntary arrangement, scheme of arrangement or otherwise); or appoints, applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, judicial manager, provisional liquidator, administrator, receiver and manager, controller, monitor or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, judicial manager, provisional liquidator, administrator, administrative receiver, receiver and manager, controller, monitor or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or substantially all of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

(g) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued, commenced or levied against all or substantially all of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within 60 days after its issue, commencement or levy, or any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction; or

(h) Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments and orders) equal to or greater than $20,000,0005,000,000 (to the extent not paid and not covered by (i) independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and does not deny coverage or (ii) an enforceable indemnity which is likely to be collectable to the extent that such Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary shall have made a claim for indemnification and the applicable indemnifying party shall not have disputed such claim) and there is a period of 60 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or

(i) ERISA. (i) One or more ERISA Events occur or there is or arises an Unfunded Pension Liability (taking into account only Plans with positive Unfunded Pension Liability) which event or events or unfunded liability or unfunded liabilities results or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party in an aggregate amount which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party in an aggregate amount which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) with respect to a Foreign Plan, termination, withdrawal, imposition of a Lien or noncompliance with applicable Law or plan terms that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

(j) Invalidity of Certain Loan Documents. Any material provision of any Collateral Document, any Guaranty, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and/or any Intercreditor

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Agreement required to be entered into pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (in each case, subject to the Legal Reservations and the Perfection Exceptions), at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder (including as a result of a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or Section 7.04) or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted and obligations and liabilities under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements) or any Lien on a material portion of the Collateral ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party contests in writing the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement, any Collateral Document, any Guaranty, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and any Intercreditor Agreement required to be entered into pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; or any Loan Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document (other than as a result of repayment in full of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted and obligations and liabilities under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements) and termination of the Aggregate Commitments), or purports in writing to revoke or rescind any Loan Document or the Liens created thereby cease having the priority required by this Agreement or other applicable Loan Document (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or the Collateral Documents), except in each case (i) as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Collateral Documents, or (ii) as to Collateral consisting of real property, to the extent that such losses are covered by a lender’s title insurance policy and such insurers have not denied or failed to acknowledge coverage; or

(k) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control that is not a Specified Change of Control.

Section 8.02. Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing (including any Event of Default arising by virtue of the termination and declaration contemplated by the proviso to Section 8.01(b)), the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders (or other groups of directing Lenders as provided in the Agreement Among Lender), take any or all of the following actions:

(a) declare the commitment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Delayed Draw Commitment) of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

(b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon (including, without limitation, any Make-Whole Amount or prepayment premium), and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;

(c) require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and

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(d) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents, under any document evidencing Indebtedness in respect of which the Facilities have been designated as “Designated Senior Debt” (or any comparable term) and/or under applicable Law;

provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Law, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

Section 8.03. Right to Cure.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.01 or 8.02, in the event that the Borrower fails to comply with the requirements of the FinancialLeverage Covenant, then (A) from the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower until the expiration of the tenth Business Day subsequent to the date the relevant Compliance Certificate is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b) (the last day of such period being the “Anticipated Cure Deadline”), Holdings Topco shall have the right (the “Cure Right”) to issue common Equity Interests, preferred equity certificates and/or convertible preferred equity certificates (so long as such preferred equity certificates and convertible preferred equity certificates do not constitute Disqualified Stock) or in another form reasonably acceptable to the Blackstone Credit Representative for cash and contribute the proceeds therefrom in the form of common Equity Interests, to the Borrower or obtain a contribution to Holdings Topco’s equity (which shall be in the form of common Equity Interests, preferred equity certificates and/or convertible preferred equity certificates (so long as such preferred equity certificates and convertible preferred equity certificates do not constitute Disqualified Stock) or otherwise in a form reasonably acceptable to the Blackstone Credit Representative (the “Cure Equity”) and contribute the proceeds therefrom in the form of common Equity Interests to the Borrower), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of such cash (the “Cure Amount”), pursuant to the exercise by the Borrower of such Cure Right, the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA as used in the FinancialLeverage Covenant shall be recalculated giving effect to the following pro forma adjustments:

(i) Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal quarter (and for any subsequent period that includes such fiscal quarter) shall be increased, solely for the purpose of measuring the FinancialLeverage Covenant and not for any other purpose under this Agreement (including but not limited to determining the availability or amount of any covenant baskets or carve-outs (including the determination of amounts available under Section 7.05) or determining the Applicable Commitment Fee or Applicable Rate, provided that, in determining the Applicable Commitment Fee or the Applicable Rate, effect shall be given to the relevant Cure Amount for

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purposes of clause (y) in the respective definitions thereof, such that no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred and be continuing), by an amount equal to the Cure Amount; provided that (1) the receipt by the Borrower of the Cure Amount pursuant to the Cure Right shall be deemed to have no other effect whatsoever under this Agreement (including but not limited to determining the availability or amount of any covenant baskets or carve-outs or determining the Applicable Commitment Fee or Applicable Rate, provided that, in determining the Applicable Commitment Fee or the Applicable Rate, effect shall be given to the relevant Cure Amount for purposes of clause (y) in the respective definitions thereof, such that no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred and be continuing) and (2) no Cure Amount shall reduce Indebtedness on a Pro Forma Basis for the applicable period for purposes of calculating the FinancialLeverage Covenant or calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, nor shall any Cure Amount held by the Borrower Parties qualify as “unrestricted cash or Cash Equivalents of the Borrower Parties” for the purposes of calculating any net obligations or liabilities under the terms of this Agreement; and

(ii) if, after giving effect to the foregoing recalculations, the Borrower shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the FinancialLeverage Covenant, the Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of the FinancialLeverage Covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable breach or default of the FinancialLeverage Covenant that had occurred shall be deemed cured for the purposes of this Agreement (and any other Default or Event of Default as a result thereof, including the failure to meet any condition requiring no Default or Event of Default based solely on the basis of any actual or purported Event of Default under the FinancialLeverage Covenant); and

(iii) upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice, on or prior to the Anticipated Cure Deadline, that the Borrower intends to exercise the Cure Right in respect of a fiscal quarter, the Lenders and in the case of clause (ii) below, the L/C Issuers (i) shall not be permitted to accelerate Loans held by them, to terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments held by them or to

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exercise remedies against the Collateral on the basis of a failure to comply with the requirements of the FinancialLeverage Covenant, unless such failure is not cured pursuant to the exercise of the Cure Right on or prior to the Anticipated Cure Deadline and (ii) shall not be obligated to make any Credit Extension under the Revolving Credit Facility.

(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) in each four consecutive fiscal-quarter period there shall be at least two fiscal quarters in respect of which the Cure Right is not exercised, (ii) there can be no more than five fiscal quarters in respect of which the Cure Right is exercised during the term of the Facilities and (iii) for purposes of this Section 8.03, the Cure Amount utilized shall be no greater than the minimum amount required to remedy the applicable failure to comply with the FinancialLeverage Covenant.

Section 8.04. Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Law), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Sections 2.16 and 2.17, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order (or such other order as provided in the Agreement Among Lenders, which shall govern over this Section 8.04):

(a) first, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III and amounts owing in respect of (x) the preservation of Collateral or the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral or (y) with respect to enforcing the rights of the Secured Parties under the Loan Documents) payable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in their respective capacity as such;

(b) second, to payment in full of Unfunded Advances/Participations (the amounts so applied to be distributed between or among, as applicable, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers pro rata in accordance with the amounts of Unfunded Advances/Participations owed to them on the date of any such distribution);

(c) third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit fees) payable to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers (including fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel payable under Sections 10.04 and 10.05) arising under the Loan Documents and amounts payable under Article III, ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (c) held by them;

(d) fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit fees and interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings ratably among the Lenders and the L/C Issuers in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (d) held by them;

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(e) fifth, (i) to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, the L/C Borrowings and obligations of the Loan Parties then owing under Secured Hedge Agreements and the Secured Cash Management Agreements and (ii) to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprising the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit to the extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.03 and 2.16, ratably among the Lenders, the L/C Issuers, the Approved Counterparties party to such Secured Hedge Agreements and the Cash Management Banks party to such Secured Cash Management Agreements in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (e) held by them; provided that (x) any such amounts applied pursuant to the foregoing clause (ii) shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the applicable L/C Issuers to Cash Collateralize such L/C Obligations, (y) subject to Sections 2.03(d) and 2.16, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to this clause (e) shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur and (z) upon the expiration of any Letter of Credit without any pending drawing, the Pro Rata Share of Cash Collateral attributable to such expired Letter of Credit shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in this Section 8.04;

(f) sixth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Loan Parties owing under or in respect of the Loan Documents that are then due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations then owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties; and

(g) last, after all of the Obligations have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations not yet due and owing), to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law;

provided that no amounts received from any Guarantor shall be applied to Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.

If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired without any pending drawing, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in accordance with the priority of payments set forth above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements shall be excluded from the application of payments described above if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Approved Counterparty, as the case may be. Each Cash Management Bank or Approved Counterparty not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article IX for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.

It is understood and agreed by each Loan Party and each Secured Party that the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall have no liability for any determinations made by it in this Section 8.04, in each case except to the extent resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). Each

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Loan Party and each Secured Party also agrees that the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be required to), at any time and in its sole discretion, and with no liability resulting therefrom, petition a court of competent jurisdiction regarding any application of Collateral in accordance with the requirements hereof, and the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to wait for, and may conclusively rely on, any such determination.

ARTICLE IX.
Administrative Agent and Other Agents

Section 9.01. Appointment and Authorization of Agents.

(a) Each Lender and L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints Wilmington Trust, National Association to act on its behalf as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (subject to the provisions in Section 9.09), and designates and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, each other Loan Document and the Agreement Among Lenders and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any other group authorized to issue instructions under the Agreement Among Lenders, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties through its officers, directors, agents, employees, or affiliates. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and, to the extent expressly set forth in this Article, each Cash Management Bank and each Approved Counterparty), and no Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere herein or in any other Loan Document no Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall any Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender or participant, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the Agreement Among Lenders or otherwise exist against any Agent. Regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing and without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” herein and in the other Loan Documents with reference to any Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.

(b) Each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued (or arranged) by it and the documents associated therewith, and such L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Agents (or any of them) in this Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by such L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued (or arranged) by it or proposed to be issued (or arranged) by it and the applications and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Agent” as used in this Article IX and in the definition of “Agent-Related Person” included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (ii) as additionally provided herein with respect to such L/C Issuer.

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(c) The Administrative Agent shall also act as the Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a Lender and a potential Cash Management Bank party to a Secured Cash Management Agreement and/or a potential Approved Counterparty party to a Secured Hedge Agreement) hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of (and to hold any security interest, charge or other Lien created by the Collateral Documents for and on behalf of or in trust for) such Lender for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Secured Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent as Collateral Agent (and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in- fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.02 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX (including Section 9.07, as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents and the Agreement Among Lenders) and Section 10.04 as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto and all references to Administrative Agent in this Article IX shall, where applicable, be read as including a reference to the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent as Collateral Agent to execute any and all documents (including releases) with respect to the Collateral and the rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto (including any Intercreditor Agreement), as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents and acknowledge and agree that any such action by any Agent shall bind the Lenders (including in its capacities as a Lender, L/C Issuer (if applicable) and a potential Cash Management Bank party to a Secured Cash Management Agreement and/or a potential Approved Counterparty party to a Secured Hedge Agreement).

(d) Any corporation or association into which any Agent may be converted or merged, or with which it may be consolidated, or to which it may sell or transfer all or substantially all of its corporate trust business and assets as a whole or substantially as a whole, or any corporation or association resulting from any such conversion, sale, merger, consolidation or transfer to which such Agent is a party, will be and become the successor Agent, as applicable, under this Agreement and will have and succeed to the rights, powers, duties, immunities and privileges as its predecessor, without the execution or filing of any instrument or paper or the performance of any further act.

Section 9.02. Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties and exercise its rights and powers under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the Agreement Among Lenders (including for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents or of exercising any rights and remedies thereunder) by or through agents, sub-agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel and other consultants or experts concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent and any such sub agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Agent-Related Persons. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Administrative Agent, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. The exculpatory provisions of this Article IX shall apply to any such sub

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agent and to the Agent-Related Persons of the Administrative Agent and any such sub agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

Section 9.03. Liability of Agents.

(a) No Agent-Related Person shall be (i) liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Agreement Among Lenders or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein, to the extent determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction), (ii) liable for any action taken or not taken by it (A) with the consent or at the request of the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative, the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (B) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by the final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (iii) responsible in any manner to any Lender or participant for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof, contained herein, in any other Loan Document or in the Agreement Among Lenders, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the Agreement Among Lenders, (iv) responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien, or security interest created or purported to be created under the Collateral Documents, or for any failure of any Loan Party or any other party to any Loan Document or the Agreement Among Lenders to perform its obligations hereunder, (v) responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral or (vi) responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender or participant to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the Agreement Among Lenders, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions relating to Affiliate Lenders, Debt Fund Affiliates or Disqualified Institutions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or participant or prospective Lender or participant is a Disqualified Institution, a Debt Fund Affiliate or an Affiliate Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participant of loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to, or the restriction on any exercise of rights or remedies of, any Disqualified Institution, Debt Fund Affiliate or Affiliate Lender. For the avoidance of doubt, no Agent shall be obligated to calculate or confirm the calculations of any financial covenants set forth herein or the other Loan Documents or in any of the financial statements of the Loan Parties. No Agent shall be liable to the Lenders for any apportionment or distribution of payments made by it to such Lenders in good faith and if any such apportionment or distribution

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is subsequently determined to have been made in error, the sole recourse of any Lender to whom payment was due but not made shall be to recover pro rata from the other Lenders any payment equal to the amount to which they are determined to be entitled (and such other Lenders hereby agree to return to such Lender any such erroneous payments received by them).

(b) The Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to (i) take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents or the Agreement Among Lenders that such Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Ally Representative, the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents or the Agreement Among Lenders); provided that no Agent shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document, the Agreement Among Lenders or applicable Law; and (ii) to disclose, except as expressly set forth herein, in the other Loan Documents and in the Agreement Among Lenders, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of their Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by any Person serving as an Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

(c) Any assignor of a Loan or seller of a participation hereunder shall be entitled to rely conclusively on a representation of the assignee Lender or Participant in the relevant Assignment and Assumption or participation agreement, as applicable, that such assignee or purchaser is not a Disqualified Institution, a Debt Fund Affiliate or an Affiliate Lender. No Agent shall have any responsibility or liability for monitoring the list or identities of, or enforcing provisions relating to, Disqualified Institutions, Debt Fund Affiliates or Affiliate Lenders.

(d) In no event shall any Agent be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of their respective obligations under this Agreement or any related documents because of circumstances beyond such Agent’s control, including, but not limited to, a failure, termination, or suspension of a clearing house, securities depositary, settlement system or central payment system in any applicable part of the world or acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), civil or military disturbances or hostilities, nuclear or natural catastrophes, political unrest, explosion, severe weather or accident, earthquake, terrorism, fire, riot, labor disturbances, strikes or work stoppages for any reason, embargo, government action, including any laws, ordinances, regulations or the like (whether domestic, federal, state, county or municipal or foreign) which delay, restrict or prohibit the providing of the services contemplated by this Agreement or any related documents, or the unavailability of communications or computer facilities, the failure of equipment or interruption of communications or computer facilities, or the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or telex or other wire or communication facility, or any other causes beyond the Agent’s control whether or not of the same class or kind as specified above.

(e) Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall require any Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers hereunder.

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Document, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby; (b) the filing, re-filing, recording, re-recording, or continuing of any document, financing statement, mortgage, assignment, notice, instrument of further assurance, or other instrument in any public office at any time or times; or (c) providing, maintaining, monitoring, or preserving insurance on or the payment of taxes with respect to any Collateral.

 

Section 9.04. Reliance by Agents.

(a) Each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, communication, signature, resolution, representation, notice, request, consent, certificate, instrument, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, electronic mail message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution statement or other document or conversation reasonably believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons. Each Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and reasonably believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. Each Agent may consult with, and rely upon (and be fully protected in relying upon), advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to any Loan Party), independent accountants and other experts selected by such Agent. Each Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under any Loan Document or the Agreement Among Lenders, unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or such other number of Lenders as may be expressly provided hereby or by the Agreement Among Lenders in any instance) and/or the Blackstone Credit Representative and/or the Ally Representative (as applicable) as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the Agreement Among Lenders in accordance with a request or consent of the Blackstone Credit Representative or the Required Lenders (or such other number of Lenders as may be expressly provided hereby or thereby in any instance) and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders.

(b) For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Sections 4.01 and 4.02, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date, specifying its objection thereto.

Section 9.05. Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Administrative Agent will notify

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the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to any Event of Default as may be directed by the Required Lenders or the Required Revolving Lenders, as applicable, (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders or such number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents) in accordance with Article VIII; provided, however, that unless and until the Administrative Agent has received any such direction, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Event of Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders or the holders of a particular Tranche.

Section 9.06. Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agents. Each Lender acknowledges that no Agent-Related Person has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by any Agent hereafter taken, including any consent to and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender as to any matter, including whether Agent-Related Persons have disclosed material information in their possession. Each Lender represents and warrants to each Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Agreement Among Lenders and to extend credit to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereunder. Each Lender also represents and warrants that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Agreement Among Lenders, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by any Agent herein (which in any event, shall be deemed to be furnished without representation or warranty of any kind), such Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates which may come into the possession of any Agent-Related Person.

Section 9.07. Indemnification of Agents. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, each Lender shall, on a ratable basis based on such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all the Facilities (determined as of the time that the applicable indemnity payment is sought (or if such indemnity payment is sought after the date on which the Total Outstandings have been paid in full and the Commitments have terminated, in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares of the Facilities immediately prior to the date on which the Total Outstandings are paid in full and the Commitments have terminated)), indemnify upon demand each Agent-Related Person (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of any Loan Party upon an Agent’s demand and without limiting the obligation of any Loan Party to do so), and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person in each case from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by such

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Agent-Related Person (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such Agent-Related Person in its capacity as L/C Issuer); provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for any Indemnified Liabilities incurred by an Agent-Related Person to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities are determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent-Related Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided, however, that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative, the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be provided by the Loan Documents or the Agreement Among Lenders) shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section 9.07; provided, further, that to the extent any L/C Issuer is entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.07 solely in its capacity and role as an L/C Issuer, only the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be required to indemnify such L/C Issuer under this Section 9.07 (which indemnity shall be provided by such Lenders based upon their respective Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Credit Facility). In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any Indemnified Liabilities, this Section 9.07 shall apply whether or not any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Lender or any other Person.

Without limiting the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse the Administrative Agent upon demand for its Pro Rata Share of all the Facilities (determined as of the time that the applicable reimbursement payment is sought (or if such reimbursement payment is sought after the date on which the Total Outstandings have been paid in full and the Commitments have terminated, in accordance with its Pro Rata Shares of the Facilities immediately prior to the date on which the Total Outstandings are paid in full and the Commitments have terminated)) of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, the Agreement Among Lenders, any other Loan Document or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower; provided that such reimbursement by the Lenders shall not affect the Borrower’s continuing reimbursement obligations with respect thereto; provided further, that failure of any Lender to indemnify or reimburse the Administrative Agent shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation in respect thereof. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to such Lender from any source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under this Section 9.07. The undertaking in this Section 9.07 shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, the payment of all other Obligations and the resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent.

Section 9.08. Agents in their Individual Capacities. Any Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue (or arrange) letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire Capital Stock in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with each of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates as though it were not an Agent or an L/C Issuer hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, an Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding any Loan Party or its Affiliates (including information that may be

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subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that such Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, if applicable, such Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Agreement Among Lenders as any other Lender and may exercise such rights and powers as though it were not, if applicable, an Agent or an L/C Issuer, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include, if applicable, such Agent in its individual capacity (unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires).

Section 9.09. Successor Agents.

(a) The Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may resign as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, upon 30 days’ written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders. If the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent or a controlling Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent is subject to an Agent-Related Distress Event, the Required Lenders or the Borrower may remove such Agent from such role upon ten (10) days’ written notice to the Lenders. In addition, as long as Blackstone Credit Entities constitute the Required Lenders, the Required Lenders may remove the Administrative Agent at any time, with or without cause and without the consent of the Borrower (provided, the foregoing shall have no effect on the rights of the Borrower in the immediately succeeding sentence with respect to consent over appointment of a replacement Administrative Agent). Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation or removal, the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall be consented to by the Borrower at all times other than during the existence of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a), (f), or (g) (which consent of the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation or removal, as applicable, of the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (other than to the extent subject to an Agent-Related Distress Event or if the Administrative Agent is being removed as a result of it being a Disqualified Institution), as applicable, may (but shall not be required to) appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and the Borrower, a successor agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor agent hereunder, the Person acting as such successor agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, and the term “Administrative Agent” or “Collateral Agent,” as applicable, shall mean such successor administrative agent or such successor collateral agent, as applicable, and the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall be terminated. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall continue in effect for its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent under this Agreement. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent by the date which is 30 days following the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s notice of resignation or removal, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and (i) the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder, under the Agreement Among Lenders, and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent on behalf of

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the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security as bailee, trustee or other applicable capacity until such time as a successor of such Agent is appointed), (ii) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section 9.09 and (iii) the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor and upon the execution and filing or recording of such financing statements, or amendments thereto, and such amendments or supplements to the Mortgages, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Required Lenders may request, in order to continue the perfection of the Liens granted or purported to be granted by the Collateral Documents, the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion, privileges, and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor or upon the expiration of the 30-day period following the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s notice of resignation or removal without a successor agent having been appointed, the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents other than as specifically set forth in clause (i) above of this Section 9.09(a) but the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Agent-Related Persons in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them solely in respect of the Loan Documents or Obligations, as applicable, while the retiring or removed Agent was acting as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable (and in performing its duties and obligations under clause (i) above of this Section 9.09(a)). At any time the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may be removed as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder at the request of the Borrower and the Required Lenders.

(b) [Reserved].

Section 9.10. Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any receivership, administrative receivership, judicial management, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization (by way of voluntary arrangement, schemes of arrangement or otherwise), arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligation and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent

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and their respective agents and counsel to the extent provided for herein and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(h) and (i), 2.09 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any administrator, administrative receiver, custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, judicial manager, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Agents and their respective agents and counsel, and any other amounts, in each case, due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization (by way of voluntary arrangement, schemes of arrangement or otherwise), arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

Section 9.11. Collateral and Guaranty Matters. Each of the Lenders (including in their capacities as potential Approved Counterparties party to a Secured Hedge Agreement and potential or actual Cash Management Banks party to a Secured Cash Management Agreement) and the L/C Issuer irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, and each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall to the extent requested by the Borrower or, solely in the case of clause (d) below, to the extent provided for under this Agreement,

(a) release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (A) contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted and (B) obligations and liabilities under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements) and the expiration without any pending drawing or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit which have been Cash Collateralized), (ii) that is sold, disposed of or distributed or to be sold, disposed of or distributed as part of or in connection with any transaction permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, in each case to a Person that is not a Loan Party nor is required to become a Loan Party (but no release of such Lien shall occur on account of this Section 9.11(a) as a result of any foreclosure of a Lien to the extent such foreclosure would otherwise be a permitted disposition or other permitted transaction hereunder), (iii) subject to Section 10.01, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders, (iv) that constitutes Excluded Property as a result of an occurrence not prohibited hereunder, (v) any equity interests in a Person that becomes and continues to be an Immaterial Subsidiary or an Excluded Subsidiary (other than by operation of clause (b) of the definition; except if (1) any Subsidiary that becomes a non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary after the Closing Date as a result of (x) the issuance or other Disposition of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary in either case to a Person that {is not a Loan Party }or an Affiliate of a Loan Party, (y) such issuance or Disposition was not entered into in contemplation of such

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Subsidiary’s ceasing to constitute a Loan Party or in contemplation of this release provision and (z) such issuance or Disposition was pursuant to a bona fide joint venture otherwise permitted to exist under the other terms of this Agreement and (2) no {Event of Default has occurred and is continuing }or would be reasonably expected to result therefrom, then such Person becoming and continuing to be an Excluded Subsidiary may be released herebythe equity interests in any Immaterial Subsidiaries listed as pledged in Schedule II of the Security Agreement (as such schedule is amended and restated on the Third Amendment Effective Date)) or (vi) owned by a Guarantor upon release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guaranty pursuant to clause (c) below;

(b) release or subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Permitted Lien on such property that is permitted by clauses (1) (solely with respect to cash deposits), (4) (solely with respect to cash deposits), (5) (solely to subordinate to such Lien, but not to release any assets subject to it), (6) (only with regard to Section 7.01(d)), (9), (11) (solely with respect to cash deposits), (16), (17) (other than with respect to self-insurance arrangements), (18) (solely to the extent constituting Excluded Property), (21), (23) (solely to the extent relating to a lien of the type allowed pursuant to clause (9) of the definition thereof), (25) (solely to the extent relating to a lien of the type allowed pursuant to clause (6) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” and securing obligations under Indebtedness of the type allowed pursuant to Section 7.01(d)), (26) (solely to the extent the Lien of the Collateral Agent on such property is not, pursuant to such agreements, required or permitted to be senior to or pari passu with such Liens), (29) (solely with respect to cash deposits), (34), (39) (only for so long as required to be secured for such letter of intent or investment), (45), (46) (solely to subordinate to such Lien, but not to release any assets subject to it) and (48) of the definition thereof;

(c) release any Guarantor from its obligations under the applicable Guaranty if in the case of any Subsidiary, such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise becomes and continues to be an Excluded Subsidiary (other than by operation of clause (b) of the definition; except if (1) any Subsidiary that becomes a non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary after the Closing Date as a result of (x) the issuance or other Disposition of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary in either case to a Person that is not a Loan Party or an Affiliate of a Loan Party, (y) such issuance or Disposition was not entered into in contemplation of such Subsidiary’s ceasing to constitute a Loan Party or in contemplation of this release provision and (z) such issuance or Disposition was pursuant to a bona joint venture otherwise permitted to exist under the other terms of this Agreement and (2) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would be reasonably expected to result therefrom, then such Person becoming and continuing to be an Excluded Subsidiary may be released hereby) as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder; provided that no such release shall occur if such Guarantor continues to be a guarantor in respect of any Specified Refinancing Debt, any Refinancing Notes, any Incremental Equivalent Debt or, to the extent incurred by a Loan Party, any other Indebtedness, in each case, with an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of $5,000,000; and

(d) enter into any Intercreditor Agreement contemplated by this Agreement without any further approval of the Lenders.

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Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.11. In each case as specified in this Section 9.11, the applicable Agent will (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the applicable Agent to), at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release or subordination of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents, or to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.11. Additionally, upon reasonable request of the Borrower, the Collateral Agent will return possessory Collateral held by it that is released from the security interests created by the Collateral Documents pursuant to this Section 9.11; provided that in each case of this Section 9.11, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that any such transaction has been consummated in compliance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and that such release is permitted hereby (and the Secured Parties hereby authorize and direct the Agents to rely on such certificate in performing their obligations under this Section 9.11); provided, that in the event that the Collateral Agent loses or misplaces any possessory collateral delivered to the Collateral Agent by the Borrower, upon reasonable request of the Borrower, the Collateral Agent shall provide a loss affidavit to the Borrower, in the form customarily provided by the Collateral Agent in such circumstances.

Absent the prior written consent of the Required Lenders and Required Revolving Lenders, no release (whether by way {any transaction or series of transactions}) shall be given effect (x) as {to any Person that is }an obligor with respect to the Obligations, or any property as Collateral (whether by operation of the definition of Excluded Property, Section 9.11 or otherwise), in either case if, {after giving effect to such }release and any related transactions, such Person or such property will serve as an obligor or will provide security, as applicable, for all or any Term Loan or Revolving Credit Loan, for any exchange, replacement or any other refinancing thereof (or any successive refinancing thereof) or for any other financing provided by a Person who is (or was prior to the transactions in question or will contemporaneously become) a Lender, a Sponsor or an Affiliate or Approved Fund of a Sponsor or a Lender, respectively.

Section 9.12. No Other Duties, No Fiduciary Relationship. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, neither of the Administrative Agent, Ally Representative nor the Blackstone Credit Representative shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder. None of the Lenders or other Persons so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.

Section 9.13. Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements. Except as expressly set forth herein, no Cash Management Bank or Approved Counterparty that obtains the benefits of Section 8.04, the waterfall set forth in the Agreement Among Lenders, any Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Guaranty or any Collateral

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Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) (or to notice of or to consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of the provisions hereof or of the Guaranty or any Collateral Document) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Each Cash Management Bank and Approved Counterparty, upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Secured Party Designation Notice, shall be an intended third-party beneficiary of the provisions hereof and of the other Loan Documents that expressly benefit the Cash Management Banks and Approved Counterparties, as applicable. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Secured Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Approved Counterparty, as the case may be. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements in the case of a Maturity Date.

Section 9.14. Appointment of Supplemental Agents, Incremental Arrangers, Incremental Equivalent Debt Arrangers and Specified Refinancing Agents.

(a) It is the purpose of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Agreement Among Lenders that there shall be no violation of any Law of any jurisdiction denying or restricting the right of banking corporations or associations to transact business as agent or trustee in such jurisdiction. It is recognized that in case of litigation under this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or the Agreement Among Lenders, and in particular in case of the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents or the Agreement Among Lenders, or in case the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent deems that by reason of any present or future Law of any jurisdiction it may not exercise any of the rights, powers or remedies granted herein or in any of the other Loan Documents or in the Agreement Among Lenders or take any other action which may be desirable or necessary in connection therewith, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent are hereby authorized to appoint an additional individual or institution selected by them in their sole discretion as a separate trustee, co-trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, administrative sub-agent or administrative co-agent, as applicable (any such additional individual or institution being referred to herein individually as a “Supplemental Agent” and collectively as “Supplemental Agents”).

(b) In the event that the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent appoints a Supplemental Agent with respect to any Collateral, (i) each and every right, power, privilege or duty expressed or intended by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent with respect to such Collateral shall be exercisable by and vest in such Supplemental Agent, to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to enable such Supplemental Agent to exercise such rights, powers and privileges with respect to such Collateral and to perform such duties with respect to such Collateral, and every covenant and obligation contained in the Loan Documents or in the Agreement Among Lenders and necessary to the exercise or performance thereof by such

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Supplemental Agent shall run to and be enforceable by either the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent or such Supplemental Agent, and (ii) the provisions of this Article IX and of Sections 10.04 and 10.05 (obligating the Borrower to pay the Administrative Agent’s and the Collateral Agent’s expenses and to indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent) that refer to the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent shall inure to the benefit of such Supplemental Agent and all references therein to the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be references to the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent and/or such Supplemental Agent, as the context may require.

(c) Should any instrument in writing from Holdings Topco, the Borrower or any other Loan Party be required by any Supplemental Agent so appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to him or it such rights, powers, privileges and duties, Holdings Topco or the Borrower, as applicable, shall, or shall cause such Loan Party to, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such instruments promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. In case any Supplemental Agent, or a successor thereto, shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of such Supplemental Agent, to the extent permitted by Law, shall vest in and be exercised by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, until the appointment of a new Supplemental Agent.

(d) In the event that the Borrower appoints or designates any Incremental Arranger, Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger or Specified Refinancing Agent pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15 and 2.18, as applicable, (i) each and every right, power, privilege or duty expressed or intended by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to an agent or arranger with respect to New Loan Commitments, Incremental Equivalent Debt or Specified Refinancing Debt, as applicable, shall be exercisable by and vest in such Incremental Arranger, Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger or Specified Refinancing Agent to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to enable such Incremental Arranger, Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger or Specified Refinancing Agent to exercise such rights, powers and privileges with respect to the New Loan Commitments, Incremental Equivalent Debt or Specified Refinancing Debt, as applicable, and to perform such duties with respect to such New Loan Commitments, Incremental Equivalent Debt or Specified Refinancing Debt, and every covenant and obligation contained in the Loan Documents and necessary to the exercise or performance thereof by such Incremental Arranger, Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger or Specified Refinancing Agent shall run to and be enforceable by either the Administrative Agent or such Incremental Arranger, Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger or Specified Refinancing Agent, and (ii) the provisions of this Article IX and of Sections 10.04 and 10.05 (obligating the Borrower to pay the Administrative Agent’s and the Collateral Agent’s expenses and to indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent) that refer to the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent shall inure to the benefit of such Incremental Arranger, Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger or Specified Refinancing Agent and all references therein to the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be references to the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent and/or such Incremental Arranger, Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger or Specified Refinancing Agent, as the context may require, provided that the Administrative Agent shall have the sole and exclusive right to designate counsel for purposes of any reimbursement limitation hereunder. Each Lender and L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints any Incremental Arranger, Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger or Specified Refinancing Agent to act on its

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behalf hereunder and under the other Loan Documents pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15 and 2.18, as applicable, and designates and authorizes such Incremental Arranger, Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger or Specified Refinancing Agent to take such actions on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to such Incremental Arranger, Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger or Specified Refinancing Agent by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

Section 9.15. Intercreditor Agreement. The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent are authorized by the Lenders and each other Secured Party to, (a) enter into the Agreement Among Lenders and (b) to the extent required by the terms of the Loan Documents, (i) enter into any Intercreditor Agreement contemplated by this Agreement, { (including for the avoidance of doubt, }the Third Amendment Intercreditor Agreement), (ii) enter into any Collateral Document, or (iii) make or consent to any filings or take any other actions in connection therewith (and any amendments, amendments and restatements, restatements or waivers of or supplements to or other modifications to, such agreements in connection with the incurrence by any Loan Party of any Indebtedness of such Loan Party that is permitted to be secured pursuant to Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of this Agreement, in order to permit such Indebtedness to be secured by a valid, perfected lien on the Collateral (with such priority as may be designated by such Loan Party, to the extent such priority is permitted by the Loan Documents)), and the parties hereto acknowledge that any Intercreditor Agreement{ (including, for the avoidance of doubt, }the Third Amendment Intercreditor Agreement), Collateral Document, consent, filing or other action will be binding upon them. Each Lender and each other Secured Party (a) hereby agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Agreement Among Lenders and any Intercreditor Agreement (if entered into; it being understood and agreed that the Third Amendment Intercreditor Agreement will be entered into as of the Third Amendment Effective Date) and (b) hereby authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to enter into the Agreement Among Lenders and any Intercreditor Agreement ({including, for the avoidance of doubt, }the Third Amendment Intercreditor Agreement) contemplated by this Agreement or Collateral Document (and any amendments, amendments and restatements, restatements or waivers of or supplements to or other modifications to, such agreements in connection with the incurrence by any Loan Party of any Indebtedness of such Loan Party that is permitted to be secured pursuant to Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of this Agreement, in order to permit such Indebtedness to be secured by a valid, perfected lien on the Collateral (with such priority as may be designated by such Loan Party, to the extent such priority is permitted by the Loan Documents)), and to subject the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations to the provisions thereof. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Lenders and each other Secured Party hereby agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Third Amendment Intercreditor Agreement.

Section 9.16. Withholding Tax. To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. Without limiting or expanding the provisions of Section 3.01, each Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent against, and shall make payable in respect thereof within 30 days after demand therefor, any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent by the U.S.

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Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent to properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not property executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding tax ineffective). A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this paragraph. The agreements in this paragraph shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other obligations under any Loan Document.

Section 9.17. Certain ERISA Matters.

(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Ally Representative, the Blackstone Credit Representative and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement;

(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement;

(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such

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Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of subsections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement; or

(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Ally Representative), in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

(b) In addition, unless either subclause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with subclause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that: none of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Ally Representative, the Blackstone Credit Representative or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).

ARTICLE X.
Miscellaneous

Section 10.01. Amendments, Etc. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement or the applicable Loan Document, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than the Fee Letters and the Agreement Among Lenders), and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, at the instruction of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent or

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Collateral Agent, as applicable, to the extent it is not a Defaulting Lender (other than with respect to any amendment or waiver contemplated in (i) clause (h) below, which shall only require the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders or (ii) clause (i) below, which shall only require the consent of the Required Delayed Draw Lenders), and each such amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(a) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender, or reinstate the Commitment of any Lender after the termination of such Commitment pursuant to Section 8.02, in each case without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.02 or the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any Default or Event of Default, or mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the CommitmentsTerm Loans shall not constitute an extension or increase of any Commitment of any Lender);

(b) postpone any date scheduled for, or reduce or forgive the amount of, any payment of principal of, or interest on, any Loan or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (and subject to such further requirements as may be applicable thereto under the last two paragraphs of this Section 10.01), it being understood that the waiver of any obligation to pay interest at the Default Rate, or the amendment or waiver of any mandatory prepayment of Loans under the Term Facilities shall not constitute a postponement of any date scheduled for the payment of principal, interest or fees;

(c) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans shall not constitute a reduction or forgiveness of principal), or (subject to clause (ii) of the proviso following clause (g) below) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, it being understood that any change to the definition of First Lien Net Leverage Ratio or in the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a reduction in any fees based thereon; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate as to all of the Obligations;

(d) modify the provisions of Section 2.05(a), 2.12(a), 2.13 or 8.04 in a manner that would by its terms alter the pro rata sharing or application of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby and, in the case of any modification of Section 8.04 or the waterfall set forth in the Agreement Among Lenders, the written consent of each Cash Management Bank and each Approved Counterparty directly and adversely affected thereby;

(e) change (i) any provision of this Section 10.01 (other than the last two paragraphs of this Section), or the definition of Required Lenders or Majority Lenders, or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders or portion of the Loans or Commitments required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder (other than the definition specified in clause (ii) of this Section 10.01(e) or modifications in connection with repurchases of Term Loans, amendments with respect to the New Term Facilities and amendments with respect to extensions of maturity, which shall

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only require the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby), without the written consent of each Lender and, in the case of any amendment to this Section 10.01 that adversely affects any Cash Management Bank or Approved Counterparty such Cash Management Bank or Approved Counterparty, as the case may be, or (ii) the definition of “Required Revolving Lenders,” without the written consent of each Revolving Credit Lender;

(f) other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or Section 7.04, release all or substantially all of the Liens on the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;

(g) other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or Section 7.04, release all or substantially all of the aggregate value of the Guaranty, or all or substantially all of the Guarantors, without the written consent of each Lender;

(h) waive any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.02 with respect to Credit Extensions involving the Revolving Credit Facility, in each case, without the written consent of the Required Revolving Lenders; provided, however, that the amendments, modifications waivers and consents described in this clause (h) shall not require the consent of any Lenders other than the Required Revolving Lenders;

(i) (x) change the definition of Required Delayed Draw Lenders or (y) waive any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.02 without the consent of the Required Delayed Draw Lenders; provided, however, that the amendments, modifications waivers and consents described in this clause (i) shall not require the consent of any Lenders other than the Required Delayed Draw Lenders; or

(j) subordinate the payment priority of the Obligations or subordinate the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in the Collateral, without the written consent of each Lender;

(k) increase the rate of interest paid in cash (other than by implementation of the Default Rate to all Obligations (as defined on the Third Amendment Effective Date)) with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans, without the consent of the Required Lenders;

(l) decrease the {Weighted Average Life to Maturity}, or amend the definition thereof, with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans, without the consent of the Required Lenders;

(m) increase the rate of interest paid in cash (other than by implementation of the Default Rate to all Obligations (as defined on the Third Amendment Effective Date)) with respect to the Term Loans, without the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders;

(n) decrease the {Weighted Average Life to Maturity}, or amend the definition thereof, with respect to the Term Loans, without the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders;

(o) waive, postpone, reduce or forgive any principal interest, fees or other amount from time to time payable with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, or extend, reinstate

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or increase any commitment of the Revolving Credit Facility, without the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders;

(p) change the definitions of Affiliate Transaction, Agreement Among Lenders, Asset Sale, Change of Control, Excluded Property, Excluded Subsidiary, Immaterial Subsidiary, Investments, Intercreditor Agreement (or any requirement that one be delivered), Liquidity, Obligations, Perfection Exceptions, Third Amendment Intercreditor Agreement, Threshold Amount, Collateral, Indebtedness, Permitted Investments, Permitted Holders, Sponsor or Permitted Liens, Permitted RCF Refinancing or Refinancing Revolving Lenders or Disqualified Revolving Lenders (or the use and application of such terms herein) without the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders;

(q) permit each Sponsor or its Affiliates or Approved Funds to acquire or otherwise hold the benefit of any Lien or right of payment that is prior (whether contractually or structurally) to, or pari passu with, the payment or Lien priority of the Revolving Credit Facility, without the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders;

(r) whether or not constituting an amendment, reduce or otherwise satisfy any portion of the Revolving Credit Facility in connection with any acceptance of all or part of the Collateral in consideration of (whether in whole or in part) the satisfaction of all or any portion of the Obligations or reduction or satisfaction of the Revolving Credit Facility in furtherance of any strict foreclosure effected under the Uniform Commercial Code, without the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders;

(s) permit the existence of any Indebtedness (when {taken together with all other }Indebtedness incurred on or after the Third Amendment Effective Date, but excluding the Term Loans outstanding on the Third Amendment Effective Date that are subject to the Agreement Among Lenders and excluding any Indebtedness incurred for the concurrent refinancing in full of the Revolving Credit Facility) in excess of the Threshold Amount that would have any principal payments coming due (whether by scheduled commitment reductions or otherwise) before the 91st day after the stated maturity of the Revolving Credit Facility without the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders;

(t) modify any provision of the Third Amendment Intercreditor Agreement or Section 6.18 or Article VII, in each case, without the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders;

(u) amend Section 2.05(b) (solely with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility (including any requirement therein that prepayments in respect thereof shall be made)), Section 6.01(c) or 6.01(d), or permit any partial refinancing or replacement of the Revolving Credit Facility or other incurrence of Indebtedness, if such refinancing or replacement or such Indebtedness would constitute part of the obligations or commitments included in the determination of Required Revolving Lenders, in each case without the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders;

 

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and provided further that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by an L/C Issuer in addition to the Borrower and the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of such L/C Issuer, in its capacity as such, under this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Application or other Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued (or arranged) or to be issued (or arranged) by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, in their respective capacities as such, in addition to the Borrower and the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (provided, that any amendment or modification to the Agent Fee Letter, or waiver of any rights or privileges thereunder, shall only require the consent of the Borrower and the Agents party thereto); (iii) the lenders may enter into a separate agreement among lenders from time to time, subject in the case of any modification of the waterfall set forth in the Agreement Among Lenders (or any separate agreement among lenders having the effect of such a modification), to the written consent of each Cash Management Bank and each Approved Counterparty directly and adversely affected thereby; and (iv) Section 10.07(g) may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified without the consent of each Granting Lender all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment, waiver or other modification and (v) no amendment, waiver or other modification of the Loan Documents that causes all obligations under Secured Cash Management Agreements or Secured Hedge Agreements to be guaranteed and secured other than, subject to the terms of the Agreement Among Lenders (as in effect on the date hereof or modified in accordance with this Section 10.01), on a pari passu basis with all of the Obligations hereunder, or to be secured by less than all of the collateral securing the Obligations hereunder, shall be effective without the consent of each Cash Management Bank and Approved Counterparty directly and adversely affected thereby. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any amendment, modification, waiver or other action which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders or Affiliate Lenders (other than Debt Fund Affiliates),, except that (x) no amendment, waiver or consent relating to Section 10.01(a), (b) or (c) may be effected, in each case without the consent of such Defaulting Lender or Affiliate Lender and (y) any amendment, modification, waiver or other action that by its terms adversely affects any Defaulting Lender or Affiliate Lender in its capacity as a Lender in a manner that differs in any material respect from, and is more adverse to such Defaulting Lender or Affiliate Lender than it is to, other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender or Affiliate Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any waiver, amendment, modification or consent in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document of only the Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of a particular Tranche (but not the Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of any other Tranche) may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the requisite percentage in interest of the Lenders with respect to such Tranche that would be required to consent thereto under this Section 10.01 if such Lenders were the only Lenders hereunder at the time.

This Section 10.01 shall be subject to any contrary provision of Section 2.14 or Section 2.18. In addition, notwithstanding anything else to the contrary contained in this Section 10.01, (a) amendments and modifications in connection with any incurrence of New Term Loans or any increase to an existing Term Loan Tranche, in each case, in transactions provided for by Section 2.14 in order to increase the interest rate margin, increase the interest rate floor, increase, extend

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or add any prepayment premium, increase, extend or add any call protection or increase the amortization schedule with respect to any existing Term Loan Tranche, in each case, in order to cause any such New Term Loans or increase to such Term Loan Tranche to be fungible with such existing Term Loan Tranche may be effected without such Lenders’ consent, and amendments and modifications in connection with the transactions provided for by Section 2.14 or 2.18 that benefit existing Lenders may be effected without such Lenders’ consent, (b) if the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and the Borrower shall have (x) reasonably agreed to enter into any technical amendments or modifications in connection with a Specified Change of Control or (y) jointly identified an obvious error or any error, ambiguity or omission, defect or inconsistency of a technical nature, in each case, in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Ally Representative) and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend or modify such provision, if in the case of amendments or modifications contemplated by this clause (ba) the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five Business Days following receipt of notice thereof, (cb) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend any provision of any Collateral Document, the Guaranty, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or as required by local law to give effect to any guaranty, or to give effect to or to protect any security interest for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in any property so that the security interests comply with applicable Law, and in each case, such amendments, documents and agreements shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document and (dc) the amendments referred to in Section 3.04 may be effected in accordance with the terms of such section.

{Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, }in connection with any amendment, modification, waiver or other action requiring the consent or approval of Required Lenders, Lenders that are Debt Fund Affiliates shall not be permitted, in the aggregate, to account for more than 49.9% of the amounts actually included in determining whether the threshold in the definition of “Required Lenders” has been satisfied. The voting power of each Lender that is a Debt Fund Affiliate shall be reduced, pro rata, to the extent necessary in order to comply with the immediately preceding sentence.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time and from time to time, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify the applicable Lenders) specifying in reasonable detail the proposed terms thereof, the Borrower may make one or more loan modification offers to (i) all of the specified Lenders of any Facility that would, if and to the extent accepted by any such Lender (each, an “Accepting Lender”), (a) extend the scheduled Maturity Date and any amortization of the Loans and Commitments under such Facility and/or change the Applicable Rate and/or fees payable with respect to the Loans and Commitments under such Facility (in each case solely with respect to the Loans and Commitments of Accepting Lenders in respect of which an acceptance is delivered) and (b) treat the Loans and Commitments so modified as a new “Facility” for all purposes under this Agreement (which new “Facility” (along with the Lenders providing it) shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to (and bound by) the terms of the Agreement Among Lenders); provided that (x) such loan modification offer is made to each Lender offered on the same terms and subject to the same procedures as are applicable to all other Lenders under such Facility (which procedures in any case shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Ally Representative) and (y) no loan modification shall

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affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any L/C Issuer, without its prior written consent or (ii) the specified Lenders of any Facility that would, if and to the extent accepted by any Accepting Lender, (a) extend the scheduled Maturity Date and any amortization of the Loans and Commitments under such Facility and, if applicable, change the Applicable Rate and/or fees payable with respect to the Loans and Commitments under such Facility (in each case solely with respect to the Loans and Commitments of Accepting Lenders in respect of which an acceptance is delivered) and (b) treat the Loans and Commitments so modified as a new “Facility” for all purposes under this Agreement; provided that (w) in no event shall such extended Loans and Commitments (1) have covenants that are more restrictive to the Borrower than the terms applicable to the non-extended Loans and Commitments of the original Facility from which such Loans and Commitments are extended (the “Non-Extended Loans and Commitments”), (2) have a higher Applicable Rate and/or fees than the Non-Extended Loans and Commitments or (3) receive a greater than ratable share of any optional or mandatory prepayments than such Non-Extended Loans and Commitments, in each case, prior to the final maturity date of such Non-Extended Loans and Commitments applicable at the time of such loan modification, (x) such loan modification offer is made to the Accepting Lenders under the applicable Facility on the same terms and subject to the same procedures as are applicable to all other Accepting Lenders under such Facility (which procedures in any case shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Ally Representative), (y) if the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Commitments or Term Loans in respect of which Lenders shall have accepted the relevant loan modification offer shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Commitments or Term Loans of such Accepting Lenders, as applicable, subject to the loan modification offer, then the Revolving Credit Commitments or Term Loans, as applicable, of the Lenders of the applicable Facility who were not provided with the opportunity to extend their Revolving Credit Commitments or Term Loans may have their Revolving Credit Commitments terminated or Term Loans repaid on a non-ratable basis up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts with respect to which the Accepting Lenders have accepted such loan modification offer and (z) no loan modification shall affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any L/C Issuer, without its prior written consent.

In connection with any such loan modification offer, the Borrower and each Accepting Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Ally Representative) such agreements and other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the acceptance of the applicable loan modification offer and the terms and conditions thereof, and this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be amended in a writing (which may be executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and shall be effective only with respect to the applicable Loans and Commitments of Lenders that shall have accepted the relevant loan modification offer (and only with respect to Loans and Commitments as to which any such Lender has accepted the loan modification offer)) to the extent necessary or appropriate, in the judgment of the Blackstone Credit Representative or the Ally Representative, to reflect the existence of, and to give effect to the terms and conditions of, the applicable loan modification (including the addition of such modified Loans and/or Commitments as a “Facility” hereunder). No Lender shall have any obligation whatsoever to accept any loan modification offer, and may reject any such offer in its sole discretion. On the effective date of any loan modification applicable to the

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Revolving Credit Facility, the Borrower shall prepay any Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances (to the extent participated to Revolving Credit Lenders) outstanding on such effective date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.06) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances (to the extent participated to Revolving Credit Lenders), as the case may be, ratable with any revised Pro Rata Share of a Revolving Credit Lender in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility arising from any non-ratable loan modification to the Revolving Credit Commitments under this Section 10.01. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no modification referred to above shall become effective unless the Administrative Agent, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, shall have received legal opinions, board resolutions, officers’ certificates and/or reaffirmation agreements consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date under Section 4.01 or delivered from time to time pursuant to Section 6.12, Section 6.14 and/or Section 6.16 with respect to Holdings, the Borrower, all material Guarantors and each other Guarantor that is organized in a jurisdiction for which local counsel to the Administrative Agent in such jurisdiction advises that such deliveries are reasonably necessary to preserve the Collateral in such jurisdiction.

Section 10.02. Notices; Electronic Communications.

(a) General. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

(i) if to Holdings, the Borrower, any other Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative or an L/C Issuer, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02 (as amended and restated on the Third Amendment Effective Date) or to such other address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties hereto, as provided in Section 10.02(d); and

(ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in clause (b) below shall be effective as provided in such clause (b).

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(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving, or is unwilling to receive, notices under Article II by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in their discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes (with the Borrower’s consent), (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement); provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

(c) The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT-RELATED PERSONS DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT- RELATED PERSON IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall any Agent-Related Person have any liability to any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent-Related Person; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent-Related Person have any liability to any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

(d) Change of Address, Etc. Each of Holdings, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each L/C Issuer may change its address, telecopier, telephone number or electronic mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, telecopier, telephone

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number or electronic mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each L/C Issuer. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender.

(e) Reliance by Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof except to the extent such reliance is deemed to be gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, L/C Issuer or Lender in a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower to the extent required by Section 10.05. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

Section 10.03. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement.

(a) No failure by any Lender, any L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided hereunder and under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Secured Parties; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) each L/C Issuer from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as an L/C Issuer) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, or (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.09 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13); and provided further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan

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Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b) and (c) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders. In the event of a foreclosure by the Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender (or any person nominated by them) may be the purchaser of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale and the Administrative Agent, as agent for and representative of the Lenders (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing), shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold in any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by the Administrative Agent at such sale.

Section 10.04. Expenses. The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, Blackstone Credit, Ally and the other Agents for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, syndication and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including reasonable expenses incurred in connection with due diligence and travel, courier, reproduction, printing and delivery expenses), and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof, and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel (limited to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of (x) one primary counsel to Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and, if necessary, one local counsel to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent in each relevant jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and special counsel for each relevant specialty, in each case, in jurisdictions material to the interests of the Agents or the Lenders, (y) one primary counsel to Blackstone Credit and the Blackstone Credit Representative, and, if necessary, one local counsel to Blackstone Credit and the Blackstone Credit Representative in each relevant jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and special counsel for each relevant specialty, in each case, in jurisdictions material to the interests of the Lenders) and (z) one primary counsel to Ally and the Ally Representative, and (b) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, Blackstone Credit, the Blackstone Credit Representative, Ally, the Ally Representative, the other Agents and each Lender (including for the avoidance of doubt, each L/C Issuer) for all reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or in connection with any workout or restructuring), including the fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel (limited to the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of (x) one primary counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and, if necessary, one local counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in each relevant jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and special counsel for each relevant specialty, in each case, in jurisdictions material to the interests of the Agents or the Lenders, (y) one primary counsel to Blackstone Credit, the Blackstone Credit Representative, the other Agents and the Lenders (other than Ally) taken as a whole, and, if necessary, of one local counsel to Blackstone Credit and the Blackstone Credit Representative in each relevant jurisdiction

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(which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and of special counsel for each relevant specialty, in each case, in jurisdictions material to the interests of the Lenders and (z) one primary counsel to Ally and the Ally Representative, and, in the event of any actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for each Lender or group of similarly affected Lenders or Agents subject to such conflict after notification to the Borrower). The foregoing costs and expenses shall include all reasonable search, filing, recording, title insurance and appraisal charges and fees and taxes related thereto, and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Agent. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be paid within 30 days after invoiced or demand therefor (with a reasonably detailed invoice with respect thereto) (except for any such costs and expenses incurred prior to the Closing Date, which shall be paid on the Closing Date to the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date). The agreements in this Section 10.04 shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations. If any Loan Party fails to pay when due any costs, expenses or other amounts payable by it hereunder or under any Loan Document, such amount may be paid on behalf of such Loan Party by the Administrative Agent after any applicable grace periods have expired, in its sole discretion and the Borrower shall immediately reimburse the Administrative Agent, as applicable. This Section 10.04 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes arising from any non-Tax cost or expense. For purposes of this Section 10.04, the Agreement Among Lenders shall constitute a Loan Document.

Section 10.05. Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person, each Lender, each L/C Issuer, Blackstone Credit, Ally and each of their respective Affiliates (including (x) with respect to Blackstone Credit and any other Blackstone Credit Entity that is an Agent, the Blackstone Credit Representative or a Lender, any other Blackstone Credit Entity and (y) with respect to Ally and any Affiliate thereof that is an L/C Issuer, the Ally Representative or a Lender), and each partner, director, officer, employee, counsel, advisor, controlling person and other representative of the foregoing and, in the case of any funds, trustees and advisors and attorneys-in-fact (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against (and will reimburse each Indemnitee, as and when incurred, for) any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs (including settlement costs), disbursements, and reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of (i) one counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and their respective Related Parties, (ii) one counsel to the other Indemnitees taken as a whole, (iii) in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict informs the Borrower of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of another firm of counsel for each such affected Indemnitee in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders, (iv) if necessary, one local counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and their respective Related Persons in each jurisdiction material to the interests of such Persons (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and special counsel for each relevant specialty) and (v) if necessary, one local counsel to the other Indemnities in each jurisdiction material to the interests of the Indemnitees (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and special counsel for each relevant specialty) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted or awarded against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of or in connection with or by reason of (x) any actual or threatened claim, litigation, investigation or Proceeding in any way relating to, arising out of, in connection with or by reason of any of the following, whether based on contract, tort or

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any other theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim, investigation, litigation or other Proceeding): (a) the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of any Loan Document, the Agreement Among Lenders, or any other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby or (b) any Commitment, Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, disbursements, fees or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from (A) the bad faith (other than in the case of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or their respective Related Parties), gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Affiliates or controlling persons or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, or members of any of the foregoing (as determined by a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction) or (B) any dispute that is among Indemnitees (other than any dispute involving claims against the Administrative Agent or any other Agent or any L/C Issuer, in each case in their respective capacities as such) that a court of competent jurisdiction has determined in a final and non-appealable judgment did not involve actions or omissions of any direct or indirect parent or controlling person of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries; or (y) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any property currently or formerly owned or operated by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, ((x) and (y), collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”) in all cases, whether or not caused by or arising, in whole or in part, out of the negligence of the Indemnitee regardless of whether such Indemnitee is a party thereto, and whether or not such Proceedings are brought by the Borrower, its equity holders, its Affiliates, creditors or any other third person. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through the Platform or other information transmission systems (including electronic telecommunications) in connection with this Agreement unless determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith (other than in the case of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or their respective Related Parties) or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, nor shall any Indemnitee or any Loan Party have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date); provided that such waiver of special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages shall not limit the indemnification obligations of the Loan Parties under this Section 10.05. In the case of an investigation, litigation or other Proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 10.05 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or other Proceeding is brought by any Loan Party, its directors, shareholders or creditors or an Indemnitee or any other Person, and whether or not any Indemnitee is otherwise a party thereto. Should any investigation, litigation or other Proceeding be settled, or if there is a judgment in any such investigation, litigation or other Proceeding, the Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee in the manner set forth above; provided that the Borrower shall not be liable for any settlement (other than by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or their

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respective Related Parties) effected without the Borrower’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). All amounts due under this Section 10.05 shall be payable within 30 days after demand therefor. The agreements in this Section 10.05 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations. This Section 10.05 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim. For purposes of this Section 10.05, the Agreement Among Lenders shall constitute a Loan Document.

Section 10.06. Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to any Agent, to any L/C Issuer or any Lender, or any Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender, in each case in their capacities as such, exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Agent, such L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and each L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by any Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

Section 10.07. Successors and Assigns.

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee (other than to any Disqualified Institution to the extent the list of Disqualified Institutions has been made available to the Lenders) in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(d), (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.07(f) or (iv) to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(g) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in Section 10.07(d) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment(s) and the Loans (including for purposes of this Section 10.07(b), participations in

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L/C Obligations) at the time owing to it; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, Delayed Draw Term Loans, and any rights and obligations with respect thereto, may be traded separate from any Delayed Draw Commitments, and any rights and obligations with respect thereto); provided that:

(i) (A) in the case of an assignment (x) of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment under any Facility and the Loans at the time owing to it under such Facility or (y) to another Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund (other than any Disqualified Institution, to the extent the list of Disqualified Institutions has been made available to the Lenders), or to funds and accounts managed, advised or sub-advised by Blackstone Credit, no minimum amount shall need be assigned, and (B) in any case not described in clause (b)(i)(A) of this Section 10.07, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the outstanding principal balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date of the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $1,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of each of the Revolving Credit Facility or a Term Facility, in each case unless each of the Blackstone Credit Representative, the Ally Representative and, so long as no Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or (solely with respect to the Borrower) (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided, however, that concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible Assignee (or to an Eligible Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met;

(ii) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and

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obligations among separate Facilities on a non-pro rata basis;

(iii) no consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by clause (b)(i)(B) of this Section 10.07 and, in addition (A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided that (x) the Borrower shall have an absolute consent right with regards to any proposed assignment to a Disqualified Institution and (y) investment objectives and/or history of any proposed lender or its Affiliates, shall be a reasonable basis for the Borrower to withhold consent) shall be required for any assignment provided that Borrower’s consent shall not be required if: (1) an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or (solely with respect to the Borrower) (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment, (2) such assignment is in respect of a Term Facility and is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund (other than any Disqualified Institution), to funds and accounts managed, advised or sub-advised by Blackstone Credit or any Blackstone Credit Investor or (3) such assignment is in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility and is to a Revolving Credit Lender or an Affiliate of a Revolving Credit Lender (provided that such Affiliate must be a controlled bank affiliate and not a loan syndicate affiliate) or to funds and accounts managed, advised or sub-advised by Blackstone Credit or to any Blackstone Credit Investor or Blackstone Credit Entity, or in the case of Blackstone Credit, (w) to another Revolving Credit Lender, (x) an Affiliate of such other Revolving Credit Lender (provided that such Affiliate must be a controlled bank affiliate and not a loan syndicate affiliate), (y) an Approved Fund other than any Disqualified Institution), or (z) to funds and accounts managed, advised or sub-advised by Blackstone Credit or any Blackstone Credit Investor; provided further that (1) the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any assignment unless the Borrower objects thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof and other than any Disqualified Institution) and (B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment unless (1) such assignment is in respect of a Term Facility and is to a Lender, an Affiliate or a Lender or an Approved Fund or to funds and accounts managed, advised or sub-advised by Blackstone Credit or (2) such assignment is in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility and is to a Revolving Credit Lender or an Affiliate or a Revolving Credit Lender (provided that such Affiliate must be a controlled bank affiliate and not a loan syndicate affiliate), or in the case of Blackstone Credit, (w) to another Revolving Credit Lender, (x) an Affiliate of such other Revolving Credit Lender (provided that such Affiliate must be a controlled bank affiliate and not a loan syndicate affiliate), (y) an Approved Fund other than any Disqualified Institution), or (z) to funds and accounts managed, advised or sub-advised by Blackstone Credit (provided that in each case the Administrative Agent shall acknowledge any such assignment) and (C) the consent of each L/C Issuer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility; provided, however, that the consent of each L/C Issuer shall not be required for any assignment) in respect of a Term Loan;

(iv) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent (or, if previously agreed with the Administrative

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Agent, manually), together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (except (x) in the case of contemporaneous assignments by any Lender to one or more Approved Funds, only a single processing and recording fee shall be payable for such assignments, (y) no processing and recordation fee shall be payable in the case of assignments by a Blackstone Credit Entity (or an Approved Fund of a Blackstone Credit Entity) to another Blackstone Credit Entity, a Blackstone Credit Investor, or (for the avoidance of doubt) an Approved Fund of a Blackstone Credit Entity and (z) the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, may elect to waive such processing and recording fee in the case of any assignment). Each Eligible Assignee that is not an existing Lender shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire and its applicable tax form;

(v) no such assignment shall be made (A) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute a Defaulting Lender or a Subsidiary of a Defaulting Lender, (B) to any natural person, (C) to any Disqualified Institution, (D) to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries except as permitted under clause (j) below or (E) to any Affiliate Lender except as permitted under Section 10.07(i);

(vi) no Revolving Credit Commitments, Revolving Credit Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans may be assigned to any Affiliate Lender;

(vii) the assigning Lender shall deliver any Notes or, in lieu thereof, a lost note affidavit and indemnity reasonably acceptable to the Borrower evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent; and

(viii) in connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable Pro Rata Share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer or Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full Pro Rata Share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit in accordance with its Pro Rata Share; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this clause, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.07(c), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest

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assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 10.04 and 10.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment, and subject to the obligations set forth in Section 10.08). Upon request, and the surrender by the assigning Lender of its Note (or, in lieu thereof, a lost note affidavit and indemnity reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement (other than any purported assignment or transfer to a Disqualified Institution) that does not comply with this clause (b) shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 10.07(d). In connection with obtaining the Borrower’s consent to assignments in accordance with this clause (b), the Borrower shall be permitted to designate up to three additional individuals (which, for the avoidance of doubt, may include officers or employees of the Sponsor) who shall be copied on any consent requests (or receive separate notice of such proposed assignments) from the Administrative Agent; provided that a failure to so copy such individuals shall not render such assignments invalid or ineffective.

(c) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register in which it shall record the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of the Loans, L/C Obligations (specifying the Unreimbursed Amounts), L/C Borrowings and amounts due under Section 2.03, owing to each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The Administrative Agent may, from time to time, update the Register (and shall, if updated, provide notice of such update to each applicable Lender having a Delayed Draw Commitment, solely to the extent such update relates to any Delayed Draw Term Loan or Delayed Draw Commitment held by such Lender) to reflect that any Delayed Draw Term Loans issued on a given date have been de-linked from the related remaining Delayed Draw Commitment (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall have been reduced by the aggregate amount of all related Delayed Draw Term Loans). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall maintain on the Register information regarding the designation, and revocation of designation, of any Lender as Defaulting Lender. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, any Agent and any Lender (but only to entries with respect to itself), at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. This Section 10.07(c) and Section 2.11 shall be construed so that all Loans are at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and any related Treasury regulations (or any other relevant or successor provisions of the Code or of such Treasury regulations).

(d) Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice (other than as set forth in clause (iv) below) to, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuers, sell participations to any Person (other than a, absent the consent of the Required Lenders and

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Required Revolving Lenders, a natural person, an Affiliate Lender (other than a Debt Fund Affiliate), a, a Person that the Administrative Agent has identified in a notice to the Lenders as a Defaulting Lender, or a Disqualified Institution, to the extent the list of Disqualified Institutions has been made available to the selling Lender at its request) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the Borrower, the Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and (iv) prior to selling any participation in any Revolving Credit Commitments, such Lender shall have provided the Borrower with not less than five Business Days’ advance notice of such sale. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 (in the case of any amendment, waiver or other modification described in clause (a), (b) or (c) of such proviso, that directly and adversely affects such Participant). Subject to Section 10.07(e), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and the limitations of such Sections (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(g) shall be delivered solely to the participating Lender) and Section 3.08) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(b). To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.09 as though it were a Lender; provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.

(e) A Participant (i) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 3.08 as if it were an assignee pursuant to Section 10.07(b) and (ii) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, except to the extent that a Participant’s right to a greater payment results from a change in any Law after the Participant becomes a Participant.

(f) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) (other than to a Disqualified Institution or a natural person) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or any central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (an “SPC”) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to

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make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof or, if it fails to do so, to make such payment to the Administrative Agent as is required under Section 2.12(b). Each party hereto hereby agrees that an SPC shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and the limitations of such Sections and Section 3.08); provided that neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement (including under Section 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05), except to the extent that the SPC’s right to a greater payment results from a change in any Law after the grant to the SPC takes place. Each party hereto further agrees that (i) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (ii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the Lender of record hereunder. Other than as expressly provided in this Section 10.07(g), (A) such Granting Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Granting Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Granting Lender in connection with such Granting Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior debt of any SPC, it will not, other than in respect of matters unrelated to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, or liquidation proceeding under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and with the payment of a processing fee of $3,500, assign all or any portion of its rights hereunder with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) subject to Section 10.08, disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Lender that is a Fund may create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it to the trustee for holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Fund as security for such obligations or securities; provided that unless and until such trustee actually becomes a Lender in compliance with the other provisions of this Section 10.07, (i) no such pledge shall release the pledging Lender from any of its obligations under the Loan Documents, and (ii) such trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of a Lender under the Loan Documents even though such trustee may have acquired ownership rights with respect to the pledged interest through foreclosure or otherwise.

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, any Lender may assign all or any portion of its Term Loans, Specified Refinancing

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Term Loans and New Term Loans hereunder to any Other Affiliate (including any Debt Fund Affiliate)with the consent of the Required Lenders and Required Revolving Lenders, but only if:

(i) the assigning Lender and Other Affiliate purchasing such Lender’s Term Loans, Specified Refinancing Term Loans or New Term Loans, as applicable, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto in lieu of an Assignment and Assumption together with (x) a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent) and (y) if the Other LenderAffiliate is not an existing Lender, an Administrative Questionnaire and all applicable tax forms required pursuant to Section 3.01(g);

(ii) after giving effect to such assignment, Other Affiliates (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) shall not, in the aggregate, own or hold Term Loans, pari passu Specified Refinancing Term Loans and New Term Loans with an aggregate principal amount in excess of 25% of the principal amount of all Term Loans, pari passu Specified Refinancing Term Loans and New Term Loans then outstanding (calculated as of the date of such purchase); and

(iii) such Other Affiliate (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) shall at all times thereafter be subject to the voting restrictions specified in Section 10.01.

(iv) {the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the }Blackstone Credit Representative) has provided prior written consent.

(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, so long as no Default or Event of Default, in each case, pursuant to Sections 8.01(a), (f) or (g) exists, any Lender may assign all or any portion of its Term Loans, Specified Refinancing Term Loans and New Term Loans hereunder to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries with the consent of the Required Lenders and Required Revolving Lenders, but only if:

(i) (A) such assignment is made pursuant to a Dutch Auction open to all Term Lenders, Specified Refinancing Term Loan lenders or New Term Loan lenders on a pro rata basis or (B) such assignment is made as an open market purchase;

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(ii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries do not use the proceeds of the Revolving Credit Facility (whether or not the Revolving Credit Facility has been increased pursuant to Section 2.14 or refinanced pursuant to Section 2.18) or the Delayed Draw Term Loans to acquire such Term Loan or such Delayed Draw Term Loan, as applicable; and

(iii) any such Term Loans shall be automatically and permanently cancelled immediately upon acquisition thereof by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.

In connection with any assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(i) or (j), each Lender acknowledges and agrees that, in connection therewith, (1) the Other Affiliates, the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries may have, and later may come into possession of, information regarding the Sponsor, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries and/or any of their respective Affiliates not known to such Lender and that may be material to a decision by such Lender to participate in such assignment (including material non-public information) (“Excluded Information”), (2) such Lender, independently and, without reliance on the Other Affiliates, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, any Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, has made its own analysis and determination to participate in such assignment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information and (3) none of the Other Affiliates, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, any Agent or any of their respective Affiliates shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against Other Affiliates, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, any Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information.

(k) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) Affiliate Lenders (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) shall not have any right to attend (including by telephone) any meeting or discussions (or portion thereof) among the Administrative Agent or any other Lender to which representatives of the Borrower are not then present, (ii) Affiliate Lenders (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) shall not have any right to receive any information or material prepared by the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any communication by or among the Administrative Agent and one or more other Lenders, except to the extent such information or materials have been made available to the Borrower or its representatives, (iii) no assignments in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility may be made to the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor and (iv) neither the SponsorSponsors nor any Affiliate of the Sponsor (other than Debt Fund Affiliates)Sponsors may be entitled to receive advice of counsel to the Agents or other Lenders and none of them shall challenge any assertion of attorney-client privilege by any Agent or other Lender. Each of the Borrower and each Affiliate Lender (other than any Debt Fund Affiliates) hereby agrees that if a case under Title 11 of the Bankruptcy Code is commenced against the Borrower, such Affiliate Lenders, with respect to any plan of reorganization that does not adversely affect any Affiliate Lender in any material respect as compared to other Lenders of a Tranche, shall be deemed to have voted in the same proportion as the Lenders of the same Tranche that are not Affiliate Lenders voting on such matter (provided, that any Debt Fund Affiliate will

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not be subject to such voting limitations and will be entitled to vote as if it was a Lender), except that for any Required Lender vote, Debt Fund Affiliates may not, in the aggregate, account for more than 49.9% of the amounts included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to any amendment or waiver; and each Affiliate Lender (other than any Debt Fund Affiliates) hereby acknowledges, agrees and consents that if, for any reason, its vote to accept or reject any plan pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code is not deemed to have been so voted, then such vote will be “designated” pursuant to Section 1126(e) of the Bankruptcy Code such that the vote is not counted in determining whether the applicable class has accepted or rejected such plan in accordance with Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code.

(l) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any L/C Issuer may, upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer; provided that absent the expiration or the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments for which such L/C Issuer is also a Lender, (x) on or prior to the expiration of such 30-day period with respect to such resignation, the relevant L/C Issuer shall have identified a successor L/C Issuer willing to accept its appointment as successor L/C Issuer, and (y) the effectiveness of such resignation pursuant to this paragraph shall be conditioned upon such successor assuming the rights and duties of the L/C Issuer. If an L/C Issuer resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(d)). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer, (A) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer, and (B) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.

(m) The applicable Lender, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower (solely for tax purposes), shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of (i) each SPC (other than any SPC that is treated as a disregarded entity of the Granting Lender for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that has exercised its option pursuant to Section 10.07(g) and (ii) each Participant, and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each such SPC’s and Participant’s interest in such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement complying with the requirements of Sections 163(f), 871(h) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and the United States Treasury Regulations (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary in connection with a Tax audit or other proceeding to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) or Proposed Section 1.163-5(b) of the United States Treasury Regulations (or, in each case, any amended, successor or final version). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of the applicable rights and/or obligations of such Lender under this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. For the

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avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(n) In the event that a transfer by any of the Secured Parties of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (and/or any relevant Loan Document) occurred or was deemed to occur by way of novation, the Borrower and any other Loan Parties explicitly agree that all securities and guarantees created under any Loan Documents shall be preserved for the benefit of the new Lender and the other Secured Parties.

Section 10.08. Confidentiality. Each of the Agents and the Lenders severally (and not jointly) agree to maintain the confidentiality of the Information, except that Information may be disclosed (a) (i) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, trustees, representatives and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors and service providers on a need-to-know basis (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential in accordance with customary practices) (ii) if such Person is a Blackstone Credit Entity, to any other Blackstone Credit Entity; (iii) in each case, to each of the foregoing’s permitted, actual or potential, assignees and transferees; and (iv) in each case, to each of the following as they relate to any Persons referred to in the foregoing subclauses (i) through (iii): managers, administrators, directors, officers, employees, trustees, partners, funding sources, current and prospective investors, investment advisors and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential and the disclosing Person shall be responsible for compliance with this Section 10.08 by the Persons to whom such disclosure is made pursuant to this clause (a)); (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Agent, Lender or its respective Affiliates or in connection with any pledge or assignment permitted under Section 10.07(f); (c) in any legal, judicial, administrative proceeding or other compulsory process or otherwise as required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, in each case based upon the reasonable advice of the disclosing Agent’s or Lender’s legal counsel (in which case the disclosing Agent or Lender, as applicable, agrees (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental bank regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority), to the extent not prohibited by applicable Law, to promptly notify the Borrower prior to such disclosure); (d) to any other party to this Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement; (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder; (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same (or at least as restrictive) as those of this Section 10.08 (or as may otherwise be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), to any Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement; provided that no such disclosure shall be made by such Lender or such Agent or any of their respective Affiliates to any such Person that is a Disqualified Institution; (g) with the written consent of Holdings Topco; (h) to the extent such Information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08; (i) to any state, federal or foreign authority or examiner (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any other similar organization) regulating any Agent or Lender or any Affiliate of any Agent or Lender; (j) to any

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rating agency when required by it (it being understood that, prior to any such disclosure, such rating agency shall undertake to preserve the confidentiality of any Information relating to the Loan Parties received by it from such Agent or Lender); (k) to any contractual counterparty (or prospective contractual counterparty) in any swap, hedge, or similar agreement or to any such contractual counterparty’s (or prospective contractual counterparty’s) professional advisor (other than a Disqualified Institution); or (l) to any other party to this Agreement. In addition, the Agents and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement on a confidential basis to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Commitments, and the Credit Extensions; provided, that such Person is advised and agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 10.08.

For the purposes of this Section 10.08, “Information” means all information received from any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof relating to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof or their respective businesses, other than any such information that is publicly available to any Agent or any Lender prior to disclosure by any Loan Party other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08 by such Lender or Agent. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 10.08 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

Each Agent, each Lender and each L/C Issuer acknowledges that (i) the Information may include material non-public information concerning Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (iii) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States federal and state securities Laws.

Section 10.09. Setoff. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by Law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Secured Party is authorized at any time and from time to time, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Blackstone Credit Representative), without prior notice to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, any such notice being waived by the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Loan Party) to the fullest extent permitted by Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in any currency), other than deposits in fiduciary accounts as to which a Loan Party is acting as fiduciary for another Person who is not a Loan Party and other than payroll or trust fund accounts, at any time held by, and other Indebtedness (in any currency) at any time owing by, such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the respective Loan Parties against any and all Obligations owing to such Secured Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document (or other Secured Document (as defined in the Security Agreement)), now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not such Agent or such Lender shall have made demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (or other Secured Document (as defined in the Security Agreement)) and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured or denominated in a currency different from that of the applicable deposit or Indebtedness or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such Indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right

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of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.17 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Each Secured Party agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such set-off and application made by such Secured Party; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of the Administrative Agent and each Secured Party under this Section 10.09 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that the Administrative Agent and such Secured Party may have. Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, in no event shall the assets of any Foreign Subsidiary or FSHCO, in each case, constitute security for, or shall the proceeds of such assets be available for, payment of the Obligations of the Borrower, it being understood that the provisions hereof shall not limit, reduce or otherwise diminish in any respect the Borrower’s obligations to make any mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii).

Section 10.10. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If any Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by an Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

Section 10.11. Counterparts. This Agreement and each other Loan Document may be executed in one or more counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by telecopier or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement and each other Loan Document shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement and such other Loan Document. The Agents may also require that any such documents and signatures delivered by telecopier or other electronic transmission be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature delivered by telecopier or other electronic transmission.

Section 10.12. Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Agreement Among Lenders, and those provisions of the Commitment Letter (as defined in the Blackstone Credit Fee Letter) and the Blackstone Credit Fee Letter that, by their terms, survive the termination or expiration of the Commitment Letter or the Closing Date, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. It is expressly

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agreed and confirmed by the parties hereto that the provisions of the Fee Letters shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the occurrence of the Closing Date, and shall continue in effect thereafter in accordance with their terms. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall control; provided that the inclusion of supplemental rights or remedies in favor of the Agents or the Lenders in any other Loan Document shall not be deemed a conflict with this Agreement. Each Loan Document was drafted with the joint participation of the respective parties thereto and shall be construed neither against nor in favor of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning thereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto as of the date hereof.

Section 10.13. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by each Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by any Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that any Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation (other than contingent indemnification or other obligations and obligations and liabilities under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements) hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (other than Letters of Credit which have been Cash Collateralized).

Section 10.14. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.14, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.

Section 10.15. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

(a) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS TO THE EXTENT EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE THEREIN) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

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(b) Submission to Jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL DOCUMENT TO THE EXTENT EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE THEREIN OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION), AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE COLLATERAL AGENT, ANY LENDER OR ANY L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

(c) Waiver of Venue. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (b) OF THIS SECTION 10.15. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

Section 10.16. Service of Process. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

Section 10.17. Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN

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CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 10.17 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

Section 10.18. Binding Effect. When this Agreement shall have become effective in accordance with Section 10.12, it shall thereafter be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, each Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns, except that the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Lenders, except as permitted by Section 7.03.

Section 10.19. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower and Holdings acknowledge and agrees, and each of them acknowledges and agrees that it has informed its other Affiliates, that: (i) (A) no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between any of Holdings and its Subsidiaries and any Agent, Ally Representative or Blackstone Credit Representative is intended to be or has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents, irrespective of whether any Agent, Ally Representative or Blackstone Credit Representative has advised or is advising Holdings and its Subsidiaries on other matters, (B) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Agents, Ally Representative and Blackstone Credit Representative are arm’s-length commercial transactions between Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Agents, the Ally Representative and Blackstone Credit Representative on the other hand, (C) the Borrower and Holdings have consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (D) the Borrower and Holdings are capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each of the Agent and the Blackstone Credit Representative is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as may otherwise be expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for Holdings or any of its respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither any Agent, the Ally Representative or the Blackstone Credit Representative has any obligation to Holdings or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Agents, the Ally Representative, the Blackstone Credit Representative and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Affiliates, and neither any Agent, the Ally Representative or the Blackstone Credit Representative has any obligation to disclose any of such interests and transactions to Holdings, the Borrower or its respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Holdings and the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Agents, Blackstone Credit Representative and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby. Nothing contained herein shall confer upon any Lender any interest in, or subject any Lender to any liability for, or in respect of, the business, assets, profits, losses, or liabilities of any other Lender. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for notifying its

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Participants of any matters relating to the Loan Documents to the extent any such notice may be required, and neither any Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation, duty, or liability to any Participant of any other Lender. No Lender shall have any liability for the acts of any other Lender. No Lender shall be responsible to the Borrower or any other Person for any failure by any other Lender to fulfill its obligations to make credit available hereunder, nor to advance for such Lender or on its behalf, nor to take any other action on behalf of such Lender hereunder or in connection with the financing contemplated herein.

Section 10.20. Affiliate Activities. The Borrower and Holdings acknowledge that each of Agent and Blackstone Credit (and their respective Affiliates) is a full service securities firm engaged, either directly or through affiliates, in various activities, including securities trading, investment banking and financial advisory, investment management, principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities and financial planning and benefits counseling for both companies and individuals. In the ordinary course of these activities, any of them may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and/or financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of customers and may at any time hold long and short positions in such securities and/or instruments. Such investment and other activities may involve securities and instruments of Holdings and its Affiliates, as well as of other entities and persons and their Affiliates which may (i) be involved in transactions arising from or relating to the engagement contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents, (ii) be customers or competitors of Holdings and its Affiliates or (iii) have other relationships with Holdings and its Affiliates. In addition, it may provide investment banking, underwriting and financial advisory services to such other entities and persons. It may also co-invest with, make direct investments in, and invest or co-invest client monies in or with funds or other investment vehicles managed by other parties, and such funds or other investment vehicles may trade or make investments in securities of Holdings and its Affiliates or such other entities. The transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents may have a direct or indirect impact on the investments, securities or instruments referred to in this clause.

Section 10.21. Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Loan Document, any Assignment and Assumption, any Committed Loan Notice or any amendment or other modification thereof (including waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

Section 10.22. USA PATRIOT Act; Beneficial Ownership. Each Lender that is subject to the PATRIOT Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001, as amended from time to time)) (the “PATRIOT Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will

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allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. Each Loan Party shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act. At any time or from time to time upon the request of the Administrative Agent, each Loan Party will, at its expense, promptly provide Lenders with any information and documentation reasonably requested for purposes of compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Regulation (31 C.F.R. 1010.230, as amended) or other applicable anti-money laundering laws under 31 U.S.C. 5318(h) and its implementing regulations.

Section 10.23. Judgment Currency. If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the Person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent in such currency, the Administrative Agent agrees to return the amount of any excess to the relevant Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable Law).

Section 10.24. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

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(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

Section 10.25. Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs.

To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):

(a) In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

(b) As used in this Section 10.25, the following terms have the following meanings:

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(i) “BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

(ii) “Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with 12 C.F.R § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

(iii) “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

(iv) “QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

 

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Exhibit B

 

Schedule 1

Guarantors

1.
KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC
2.
KLDiscovery Franchising, LLC

 

 

 


 

Exhibit C

 

Schedule 1.01(i)

Immaterial Subsidiaries on the Third Amendment Effective Date

 

1.
Ibas Ontrack AB
2.
Ibas Ontrack ApS
3.
Ibas Ontrack AS
4.
Ibas Ontrack OY
5.
KLDiscovery Limited
6.
KLDiscovery Ontrack AS
7.
KLDiscovery Ontrack B.V.
8.
KLDiscovery Ontrack GmbH
9.
KLDiscovery Ontrack (HK) Limited
10.
KLDiscovery Ontrack Info. Tech. Service (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
11.
KLDiscovery Ontrack K.K.
12.
KLDiscovery Ontrack Pte. Ltd.
13.
KLDiscovery Ontrack Pty Ltd.
14.
KLDiscovery Ontrack Sarl
15.
KLDiscovery Ontrack Single Member P.C.
16.
KLDiscovery Ontrack S.L.
17.
KLDiscovery Ontrack Sp z.o.o
18.
KLDiscovery Ontrack S.r.l.
19.
KLDiscovery Ontrack (Switzerland) GmbH
20.
KLDiscovery India Technology Services Private Limited
21.
LD International Holdings SRL

 


 

Exhibit D

 

Schedule 5.12

Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments

Current Legal Entities Owned

Record Owner

Certificate No.

No. Shares/Interest

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

LD Topco, Inc.

3

1,000

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

N/A

100% membership interests

KLDiscovery Franchising, LLC

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc

N/A

100% membership interests

Ontrack Data Recovery, LLC

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

N/A

100% membership interests

LD International Holdings SRL

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

1

65

KLDiscovery Ontrack K.K.

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

1

120,500

KLDiscovery Ontrack (HK) Limited

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

2 and 3

1,000

KLDiscovery Ontrack Sarl

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

N/A

99

Ontrack Data Recovery, LLC

N/A

1

KLDiscovery Ontrack, S.L.

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

N/A

3,010

KLDiscovery Ontrack S.r.l.

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

N/A

99%

Ontrack Data Recovery, LLC

N/A

1%

KLDiscovery Ontrack Pty Ltd.

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

1 and 2

100

 


 

Current Legal Entities Owned

Record Owner

Certificate No.

No. Shares/Interest

KLDiscovery Ontrack (Switzerland) GmbH

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

N/A

49

Ontrack Data Recovery, LLC

N/A

1

KLDiscovery Ontrack Information Technology Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

KLDiscovery Ontrack (HK) Limited

N/A

100%

LD International Holdings Ltd.

LD International Holdings SRL

1

100

KLDiscovery Ontrack AS

LD International Holdings Ltd.

N/A

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack GmbH

LD International Holdings Ltd.

1

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack Limited

LD International Holdings Ltd.

N/A

70,100

KLDiscovery Ontrack Canada Co.

LD International Holdings Ltd.

5

100

Ibas Ontrack AS

KLDiscovery Ontrack AS

N/A

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack Sp z o.o.

KLDiscovery Ontrack GmbH

N/A

100

KLDiscovery Limited (UK)

KLDiscovery Ontrack Limited

1

100

KLDiscovery Limited (Ireland)

KLDiscovery Limited (UK)

1

100

Ibas Ontrack ApS

Ibas Ontrack AS

N/A

100%

Ibas Ontrack AB

Ibas Ontrack AS

N/A

100%

Ibas Ontrack OY

Ibas Ontrack AS

N/A

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack BV

Ibas Ontrack AS

N/A

100%

 


 

Current Legal Entities Owned

Record Owner

Certificate No.

No. Shares/Interest

KLDiscovery Ontrack Pte. Ltd.

Ibas Ontrack AS

1

99

Ibas Ontrack ApS

2

1

KLDiscovery India Technology Services Private Limited (IN)

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc

 

1

9,999

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

2

1

KLDiscovery Ontrack Single Member PC (GR)

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

1

10,000

 

 

Other Equity Interests

None.

 

 


 

Exhibit E

 

Schedule 10.02

Administrative Agent's Office, Certain Addresses for Notices

For the Loan Parties:

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.
c/o KLDiscovery Inc.

9023 Columbine Road,
Eden Prairie, MN 55347

Attention: Chris Weiler

Email: chris.weiler@kldiscovery.com

 

With copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

200 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10016

Attention: Scott J. Greenberg

Joe Zujkowski

AnnElyse Scarlett Gains

Michael G. Farag

Email: SGreenberg@gibsondunn.com

JZujkowski@gibsondunn.com

AGains@gibsondunn.com

MFarag@gibsondunn.com

 

For the Blackstone Credit Representative:

Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, New York 10154

Attention: Brad Colman

Email: Brad.Colman@Blackstone.com

 

With copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

King & Spalding LLP

1185 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

Attention: W. Todd Holleman, Esq.

Email: tholleman@kslaw.com

 

For the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

 


 

77 Upper Rock Circle, 8th Floor

Rockville, MD 20850

Attention: Teisha Wright

Email: twright4@WilmingtonTrust.com

 

With copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

250 West 55th Street

New York, New York 10019-9710

Attention: Alan Glantz

Email: alan.glantz@arnoldporter.com

 


 

Exhibit F

 

Exhibit C to Credit Agreement

 

See attached

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 


POSTING VERSION

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

Financial Statement Date: ____________, 20__

Certificate Date: ____________, 20__

To: Wilmington Trust, National Association,

as Administrative Agent

77 Upper Rock Circle, 8th floor

Rockville, MD 20850

Attention: Teisha Wright


Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of February 8, 2021 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2023, as amended by the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2024, as amended by the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2024 and as further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation, LD Lower Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), each lender and financial institution from time to time party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and Collateral Agent. Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned Responsible Officer hereby certifies as of the date hereof that he/she is the __________________________________________of the Borrower, and that, as such, he/she is authorized to execute and deliver this compliance certificate (this “Certificate”) to the Administrative Agent on the behalf of the Borrower, and that:

[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal year-end financial statements]

1. Attached hereto as Schedule 1 are the audited financial statements required by Section 6.01(a) of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal year of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement) and its Subsidiaries, ended as of the above date, together with the report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant required by such section, together with the management’s discussion and analysis of financial information required by such section.

[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal quarter-end financial statements]

1. Attached hereto as Schedule 1 are the unaudited financial statements required by Section 6.01(b) of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal quarter of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement), ended as of the above date. Such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations of the Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement) and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP as at such date and for such period, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes, together with a management’s discussion and analysis of financial information required by such section.

 

 

 

 

 


 

[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal month-end financial statements]

1. Attached hereto as Schedule 1 are the unaudited financial statements required by Section 6.01(c) of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal month of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement), ended as of the above date. Such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations of the Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement) and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP as at such date and for such period, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes, together with a management’s discussion and analysis of financial information required by such section.

2. Attached hereto as Schedule 1A are the related consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements.

3. The undersigned has reviewed and is familiar with the terms of the Credit Agreement and has made, or has caused to be made under his/her supervision, a review of the activities of the Borrower during such fiscal period.

[select one:]

[To the knowledge of the undersigned during such fiscal period the Borrower performed and observed each covenant and other agreement of the Loan Documents applicable to it, and no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.]

--or--

[The following covenants or conditions have not been performed or observed and the following is a list of each such Default and its nature and status:]

[Use following paragraph 4 for fiscal year and fiscal quarter compliance certificates]

4. The financial ratio analyses and information set forth on Schedule 2 attached hereto are true and accurate in all material respects on and as of the date of this Certificate. Furthermore, the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA as it pertains to financial statements that include cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements or synergies are, in the good faith judgment of a responsible financial officer of the Borrower, (1) factually supportable and (2) reasonably anticipated to be realized within 18 months after the consummation of any operational change or the acquisition or disposition or the entry into any new agreements or amendments to existing agreements with customers or joint ventures, in each case, which is expected to result in such cost savings, expense reductions, operating improvements or synergies, as the case may be.

[Use following paragraph 4 for fiscal month compliance certificates]

4. The financial ratio analyses and information set forth on Schedule 2 attached hereto are true and accurate in all material respects on and as of the date of this Certificate.

[Use following paragraph 5 for fiscal year and fiscal quarter compliance certificates]

 


 

5. Attached hereto as Schedule 3 are all supplements to Schedule 5.12 to the Credit Agreement to the extent necessary so that the related representation and warranty would be true and correct if made as of the date of this Certificate.

[Use following paragraph only with delivery in connection with fiscal year-end financial statements]

6. Attached hereto as Schedule 4 are schedules corresponding to Schedules II through IV of the Security Agreement which reflect information that would have been required to be disclosed on such schedules had the Closing Date occurred on the date of this Compliance Certificate.

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of ___________________, __________.


LD Lower Holdings, Inc.


By:

Name:

Title:

 

 


 

For the Quarter/Year ended ____________________ (“Statement Date”)

[SCHEDULE 2]
to the Compliance Certificate
($ in 000’s)

I. Section 7.08 – First Lien Net Leverage Ratio.

 

A. Consolidated EBITDA

 

1.
Consolidated Net Income

Plus

$

2. an amount which, in the determination of Consolidated Net Income for such period, has been deducted (and not added back) (or, in the case of amounts pursuant to clauses (f), (j) or (k) below, not already included in Consolidated Net Income) for, without duplication:

 

(a) total interest expense determined in accordance with GAAP (including, to the extent deducted and not added back in computing Consolidated Net Income, (A) amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (B) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances, (C) non-cash interest payments, (D) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations, (E) net payments, if any, made (less net amounts, if any, received) pursuant to interest rate Swap Contracts with respect to Indebtedness (other than in connection with the early termination thereof), (F) amortization or write-off of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, including commitment, letter of credit and administrative fees and charges with respect to the Facilities and with respect to other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder and (G) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees, but excluding total interest expense associated with Synthetic Lease Obligations) and, to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income or gains on such hedging obligations, and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities (whether amortized or immediately expensed);

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$


 

 

 

(b) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including corporate income tax, federal, state, franchise, excise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued during such period including (A) penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations and (B) in respect of repatriated funds;

$

(c) depreciation and amortization expense and impairment charges (including amortization of intangible assets (including goodwill), deferred financing fees or costs, capitalized software expenditures (including capitalized software development expenditures), customer acquisition costs and incentive payments, conversion costs, and contract acquisition costs);

$

(d) other non-cash charges, expenses or losses (excluding any such non-cash charge, expense or loss to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period, an amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period, or write-off or write-down or reserves with respect to current assets but including (A) any non-cash increase in expenses resulting from the revaluation of inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods including changes in capitalization and variances), (B) charges recognized in relation to post-retirement benefits or other charges necessary to adjust the defined benefit pension expense to reflect service cost only, (C) losses on minority interests owned by such Person, (D) the non-cash impact of accounting changes or restatements, (E) non-cash fair value adjustments in Investments, (F) the non-cash portion of “straight line” rent expense and (G) any other non-cash losses and expenses resulting from fair value accounting required by the applicable standard under GAAP and related interpretations) all as determined on a consolidated basis;

$

(e) restructuring charges, accruals or reserves and business optimization expense, including any restructuring costs and integration costs incurred in connection with the Transactions, and other acquisitions permitted hereunder after the Closing Date, project start-up costs, losses, charges and expenses relating to any strategic initiatives

 

 

 


 

(including any multi-year strategic initiatives), costs related to the closure, relocation, reconfiguration and/or consolidation of facilities, reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses and costs to relocate employees, integration and transaction costs, retention charges, severance, contract termination costs, recruiting and signing bonuses and expenses, future lease commitments, systems establishment costs, conversion costs, excess pension charges (including curtailments and modifications to pensions and post retirement employee benefit plans), and consulting fees, expenses attributable to the implementation of costs savings initiatives, costs associated with tax projects/audits and costs consisting of professional consulting or other fees relating to any of the foregoing, in an amount, not to exceed, when taken together with the amount under clause (f) below and in Section 1.10 of the Credit Agreement in such period, an aggregate amount of 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined prior to giving effect to such amounts) in any consecutive fiscal quarter period;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(f) the amount of “run rate” net cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and acquisition synergies, in each case, projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such items had been realized on the first day of such period) as a result of specified actions taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of a responsible financial officer of the Borrower), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period that are otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA from such actions; provided that (A) no cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (f) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to the other clauses of this definition or Consolidated Net Income, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period and (B) projected amounts (that are not yet realized) may no longer be added in calculating Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (f) to the extent occurring more than six full fiscal quarters after the specified action taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken in order to realize such projected cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies; provided that, amounts added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (f), other than to the extent in connection with the Transactions, shall not, when combined with amounts added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (e) above and Section 1.10 of the Credit Agreement, in the aggregate exceed 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined prior to giving effect to such amounts) in any four consecutive fiscal quarter period;

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(g) non-cash expenses resulting from any employee benefit or management compensation plan or the grant of stock and stock options and other equity and equity-based interests to employees or other service providers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a written plan or agreement (including expenses arising from the grant of stock and stock options and other equity and equity-based interests prior to the Closing Date) or the treatment of such options and other equity and equity based interests under variable plan accounting;

$

(h) (i) management, consulting and advisory fees, termination payments, transaction fees, indemnities and expenses permitted under Section 7.05 of the Credit Agreement and (ii) the amount of expenses, if any relating to payments made to any current, former or future officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors that are holders of stock options or other compensatory equity-based awards in Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to equity holders or unit holders of such Person or its direct or indirect parent companies, which payments are being made to compensate such holders of compensatory equity-based awards as though they were shareholders or unit holders at the time entitled to share in such distribution, in each case to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement;

$

(i) any costs or expenses incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or share or unit option plan or any other management, director or employee benefit plan or agreement or share or unit subscription or shareholder or similar agreement, to the extent such costs or expenses are funded with

 

 

 


 

cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or the Net Cash Proceeds of any issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower (or any Parent Holding Company thereof) and not otherwise applied hereunder;

 

 

$

(j) proceeds from business interruption insurance (to the extent not reflected as revenue or income in Consolidated Net Income and to the extent that the related loss was deducted in the determination of Consolidated Net Income);

 

 

 

$

(k) charges, losses, lost profits, expenses or write offs to the extent indemnified or insured by a third party that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with the Transaction or any other acquisition or transaction permitted hereunder, in each case, to the extent that coverage has not been denied and so long as such amounts are actually reimbursed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in cash, or, so long as such Person has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement, but only to the extent that such amount is in fact indemnified or reimbursed in cash within 365 days of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such 365 days) and to the extent that the related loss was deducted in the determination of Consolidated Net Income;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(l) Synthetic Lease Obligations, to the extent deducted as an expense in such period;

$

(m) any losses realized upon a Disposition of property (including abandoned or discontinued operations or product lines) outside of the ordinary course of business;

$

(n) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenses) not included in Consolidated EBITDA in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such receipts were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to section 3 below for any previous period and not added back;

 

 



$

(o) net realized losses relating to amounts denominated in foreign currencies resulting from the application of FASB ASC 830 (or any similar pronouncement)

$


 

(including net realized losses from exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances and balance sheet items, net of realized gains from related Swap Contracts) (entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice);

 

(p) cash expenses relating to earn outs and similar obligations and any other earn-out obligations incurred prior to the date thereof or in connection with any acquisition, buyout or other investment paid or accrued during the applicable period, including any mark-to-market adjustments, in each case to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement;

$

(q) transaction costs related to any public offering consummated by the Borrower;

$

(r) any loss relating to Swap Contracts permitted under the Credit Agreement (excluding Swap Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice);

$

(s) the amount of any non-controlling interest expense consisting of Subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned Subsidiary deducted (and not added back) in such period in calculating Consolidated Net Income, excluding cash distributions in respect thereof; and

$

(t) compensation and reimbursement of expenses of non-management members of the board of directors (or similar body) of such Person (other than employees of the Sponsor).

$

Subtotal

$

Minus

 

3. An amount which, in the determination of Consolidated Net Income, has been included for: (i) non-cash income or gains, including (A) any non-cash portion of “straight line” rent expense, (B) credits recognized in relation to post-retirement benefits or other credits necessary to adjust the defined benefit pension income to reflect service cost only, (C) gains on minority interests owned by such Person, (D) the non-cash impact of accounting changes or restatements and (E) non-cash fair value adjustments in Investments but excluding (x) accrual of revenue in the ordinary course, (y) any such items in respect of which cash was received in a prior period or will

 

 

 

 

 


 

be received in a future period (and, in the case of cash that was received in a prior period, such amounts previously reduced Consolidated Net Income in a prior period (and would not have been required to be added back pursuant to clause (b) of this definition)) or (z) any such items which represent the reversal in such period of any accrual of, or reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period where such accrual or reserve is no longer required (and where such accrual or reserve previously reduced Consolidated Net Income in a prior period (and would not have been required to be added back pursuant to clause (b) of this definition)) and (F) any other non-cash gains and income resulting from fair value accounting required by the applicable standard under GAAP and related interpretations, all as determined on a consolidated basis, (ii) any gains realized upon the Disposition of property (including abandoned or discontinued operations or product lines) outside of the ordinary course of business, (iii) the amount of cash received in such period in respect of any non-cash income or gain in a prior period (and such non-cash income or gain previously increased Consolidated Net Income in a prior period (and would not have been required to be deducted pursuant to clause 3(i) of this definition)), (iv) net realized gains relating to amounts denominated in foreign currencies resulting from the application of FASB ASC 830 (or any similar pronouncement) (including net realized gains from exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances and balance sheet items, net of realized losses from related Swap Contracts) (entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice) and (v) any gain related to Swap Contracts (excluding Swap Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4. Consolidated EBITDA

$

 

B. Funded First Lien Indebtedness:

 

      means Consolidated Funded Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on any asset or property of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (i) is not expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or (ii) is not secured by Liens on the Collateral that are expressly junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), on written terms reasonably satisfactory

$


 

to the Blackstone Credit Representative and the Ally Representative.

 

 

 


 

C. First Lien Net Leverage Ratio:

: 1.00

Funded First Lien Indebtedness of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (line I.B)


$

Minus

 

the amount of Adjusted Cash and unrestricted Cash Equivalents of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date of determination

$

Divided
by

Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the four fiscal quarter period most recently then ended (line I.A.4).

 

 


$


 

For the Month ended ____________________ (“Statement Date”)

[SCHEDULE 2]
to the Compliance Certificate

Minimum Liquidity:

$

the average of the daily aggregate amount then available to be borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility (which amount shall be deemed $0 at any time a Default or an Event of Default exists) measured at the end of each day for the five (5) Business Day period ending immediately before such date


$

plus

 

the average of the daily unrestricted cash of the Loan Parties (other than Holdings) which is held in deposit accounts subject to reasonably satisfactory control agreements in favor of the Collateral measured in each case at the end of each day for the five (5) Business Day period ending immediately before such date

 

$

 

 

 


 

 

SCHEDULE 3
to the Compliance Certificate
(Supplements to Schedule 5.12 to the Credit Agreement)

 


 

SCHEDULE 4
to the Compliance Certificate
(Supplements to Schedules II through IV to the Security Agreement)


 

Exhibit G

 

Schedules to Security Agreement

 

 

See attached

 


 

 


 

Schedule I to the Security Agreement

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION, JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION OR INCORPORATION, ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND TRADE NAMES

 

Grantor

Type of Organization

Jurisdiction of Organization

Organizational I.D. No.

Tax I.D. No.

Trade Names

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Limited liability company

Delaware

837496100082

41-1521650

 

KLDiscovery
Ontrack

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

Corporation

Delaware

5897294

81-0787151

LD Topco, Inc.

Corporation

Delaware

5884312

30-0889050

KLDiscovery Franchising, LLC

Limited liability company

Delaware

7184729

92-2131676

 

 


 

LOCATION; CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICES

 

 

 

Loan Party

Address

County

State

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

 

 

9023 Columbine Road, Eden Prairie, MN, 55347

 

 

Hennepin

 

 

Minnesota

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

LD Topco, Inc.

KLDiscovery Franchising, LLC

 

 


 

CHANGES IN NAME, LOCATION, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE, ORGANIZATION TYPE, JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION, ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS

 

 

Grantor

 

Former Legal Name

Former Organization Type

Former Jurisdiction of Organization

 

Former Chief Executive Office

Former Organizational

I.D. No.

Former Tax I.D.

No.

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

 

 

Minnesota

(Change occurred October 13,

8201 Greensboro Dr.

Suite 300

 

 

 

2021)

McLean, Virginia

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

LD Lower Holdings, Inc.

 

 

22102-3810

(Change occurred November 2022)

 

 

LD Topco, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

KLDiscovery Franchising, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Schedule II to the Security Agreement

PLEDGED INTERESTS AND PLEDGED DEBT

Pledged Interests

 

 

Grantor

 

Issuer

Class of Equity Interest

Certificate No(s)

Number of Shares / Interests Owned

Percentage Pledged

LD Topco, Inc.

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

Common Stock

3

1,000 shares

100%

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

KLDiscovery Franchising, LLC

Membership Interests

N/A

100% Membership Interests

100%

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Membership Interests

N/A

100% Membership

Interests

100%

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

LD International Holdings SRL

Common Stock

1

65

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDiscovery Ontrack K.K.

Common Stock

1

120,500

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDiscovery Ontrack (HK) Limited

Common Stock

2 and 3

1,000

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDiscovery Ontrack, S.L.

Common Stock

N/A

3,010

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDiscovery Ontrack Single Member PC (GR)

Common Stock

1

10,000

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDiscovery Ontrack Pty Ltd.

Common Stock

1 and 2

100

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Ontrack Data Recovery, LLC

Membership Interests

N/A

100% Membership Interests

100%

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc

KLDiscovery India Technology Services Private Limited (IN)

Common Stock

1

9,999

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Common Stock

2

1

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDiscovery Ontrack (Switzerland) GmbH

Common Stock

N/A

49

100%

Ontrack Data Recovery, LLC

Common Stock

N/A

1

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDiscovery Ontrack S.r.l.

Common Stock

N/A

99%

100%

Ontrack Data Recovery, LLC

Common Stock

N/A

1%

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDiscovery Ontrack Sarl

Common Stock

N/A

99

100%

Ontrack Data Recovery, LLC

Common Stock

N/A

1

100%

 

 


 

Pledged Debt

 

Grantor

Description

 

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

Intercompany Note, dated as of December 9, 2016, made by LD International Holdings SRL, an international society with restricted liability organized under the laws of Barbados, in favor of LD Lower Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation

 

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

Loan Note Instrument, dated as of December 9, 2016, made by deed poll by LD International Holdings LTD, a company incorporated in England and Wales.

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Reciprocal Loan Agreement, dated December 15, 2020, by and between KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC, a Minnesota corporation and KLDiscovery Ontrack GmbH, a German limited liability company.

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Reciprocal Loan Agreement, dated January 29, 2024, by and between KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC, a Delaware corporation and KLDiscovery Ontrack S.r.l. an Italian limited liability company.

 

 


 

Schedule III to the Security Agreement

PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS

I.
PATENTS
1.
Issued Patents

 

Owner

Title

Issue Date

Patent No.

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Information Exploration Systems and Methods

03/09/2010

7,676,463

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Method and System for Optimally Searching a Document Database Using a Representative Semantic Space

01/25/2005

6,847,966

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Method and System for Optimally Searching a Document Database Using a Representative Semantic Space

01/27/2009

7,483,892

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Electronic Review of Documents

02/23/2016

9,269,053

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING INCONGRUOUS OR INCORRECT MEDIA IN A DATA RECOVERY PROCESS

11/29/2011

8,069,151

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

METHODS FOR ENHANCING EFFICIENCY AND COST EFFECTIVENESS OF FIRST PASS REVIEW OF DOCUMENTS

04/03/2012

8,150,827

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA EXTRACTION FROM EMAIL FILES

01/14/2014

8,630,984

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF RETENTION PERIODS FOR CONTENT IN A COMPUTING SYSTEM

09/03/2013

8,527,468

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESTORING INFORMATION FROM BACKUP STORAGE MEDIA

12/24/2013

8,615,490

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A DE- DUPLICATED DATA SET

05/27/2014

8,738,668

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA DE- DUPLICATION

01/27/2015

8,943,024

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING INDEX CONTENT DATA USING MULTIPLE PROXIMITY KEYWORD SEARCHES

11/29/2016

9,507,855

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

INTEGRATED VPN CAPABILITIES IN STANDALONE E-DISCOVERY MACHINE

11/30/2021

11,190,574

 

 


 

 

 


 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

MONITORING AND REPORTING USAGE OF STANDALONE E-DISCOVERY MACHINE

10/24/2019

11,140,212

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

AUTOMATIC INITIALIZATION PROCESS FOR STANDALONE E-DISCOVERY MACHINE

11/16/2021

11,178,208

 

 

2.
Patent Applications

None.

 


 

II.
TRADEMARKS
1.
Registered Trademarks

 

Mark

Serial No.

Reg. No.

Reg. Date

Owner

NEBULA

87/551520

5604318

11/13/2018

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

PRIVLOG BUILDER

86/381373

4703849

03/17/2015

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

RCMGR (& Design)

77/961348

4095012

02/07/2012

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

RCMgr

77/935959

4092745

01/31/2012

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

LDISCOVERY

77/111413

3463313

07/08/2008

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

COPY SECURE

78/329709

2963966

06/28/2005

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Circle and X logo

76/469397

3220377

03/20/2007

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDISCOVERY

87/732742

6029691

04/07/2020

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

ONTRACK

74/238782

1717817

09/22/1992

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

ONTRACK

74/196937

1803474

11/09/1993

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

POWERCONTROLS

79/274167

6213524

12/08/2020

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC (MN LLC)

READYSUITE

88/712909

6193118

11/10/2020

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

 

2.
Trademark Applications

 

Mark

App. No.

App. Date

Owner

NEBULA PORTABLE

90/817,880

07/08/2021

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC Intent-to-use

NEBULA ENTERPRISE

90/817,884

07/08/2021

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC Intent-to-use

NEBULA SINGULARITY

90/817,887

07/08/2021

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Intent-to-use

KLD

97/120696

11/11/2021

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC Intent-to-use

KLDiscovery (stylised/with fingerprint)

97/467448

06/20/2022

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC Intent-to-use

KEPLER

98/227372

10/17/2023

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC Intent-to-use

ONTRACK1

88/141783

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC Intent-to-use

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 NTD: Published (TM)

 


 

III.
COPYRIGHTS
1.
Registered Copyrights

 

Copyright Claimant of Record

Title

Reg. No.

Date

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

[DiskManager For Windows]

TX0004563179

07/18/1997

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Disk Manager Mac, updated version.

TX0004289360

06/17/1996

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Corporate Profile: Ontrack Computer Systems, Ontrack Data Recovery.

TX0004181537

12/08/1995

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Disk Manager Mac.

TX0004345287

10/15/1996

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Disk Manager Mac: installation utility For Macintosh: user manual.

TX0004226199

12/08/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

DISK MANAGER.

TX0004550399

02/18/1997

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Disk Manager: the original hard disk installation utility: easy installation manual.

TX0004169715

12/08/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Disk Manager: Version 1.04.

TX0004345288

10/15/1996

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

DOSUTILS: Version 1.00.

TX0004340491

11/16/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Drive rocket.

TX0004208171

11/16/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Drive Rocket: software launching guide.

TX0004170563

12/08/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Ontrack data recovery for NetWare.

TX0004136089

12/08/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Ontrack data recovery for netware.

TX0004167160

11/16/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

RecoverEase.

TX0004208172

11/16/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Data protection guide.

TX0004523591

04/02/1997

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Ontrack data recovery service brochure.

TX0004531120

04/02/1997

 

 


 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Data protection guide.

TXu000720950

03/18/1996

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Data recovery restore.

TXu000720474

11/16/1995

 

 

2.
Copyright Applications

None.

 


 

Schedule IV to the Security Agreement

COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS

None.

 


 

THIS INSTRUMENT, AS WELL AS THE INDEBTEDNESS, RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY, ARE AND SHALL AT ALL TIMES BE AND REMAIN SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF AND SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT AND TIME OF PAYMENT TO THE EXTENT AND IN THE MANNER SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (AS AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED, RESTATED, REPLACED, REFINANCED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS THEREOF, THE “SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT”) DATED AS OF THE DATE HEREOF BY AND AMONG WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS THE AGENT (AS DEFINED THEREIN) FOR THE SENIOR LENDERS (AS DEFINED THEREIN), MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP AS THE SUBORDINATED AGENT (AS DEFINED THEREIN) FOR THE SUBORDINATED LENDERS (AS DEFINED THEREIN), KLDISCOVERY HOLDINGS, INC. (F/K/A LD LOWER HOLDINGS, INC.), A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AS THE BORROWER (AS DEFINED THEREIN) AND THE OTHER GUARANTORS PARTY THERETO, TO THE PRIOR PAYMENT IN FULL (AS DEFINED THEREIN) OF ALL SENIOR DEBT (AS DEFINED THEREIN) AND EACH HOLDER OF THIS INSTRUMENT BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT.

 

SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of August 14, 2024

among

KLDISCOVERY HOLDINGS, INC.
as Borrower,

LD TOPCO, INC.

as Holdings Topco,

MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP,
as the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,

and

The Lenders Party Hereto


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

ARTICLE I. Definitions and Accounting Terms

1

Section 1.01.

Defined Terms

1

Section 1.02.

Other Interpretive Provisions

63

Section 1.03.

Accounting Term

66

Section 1.04.

Rounding

67

Section 1.05.

References to Agreements and Laws

67

Section 1.06.

Times of Day

67

Section 1.07.

Timing of Payment or Performance

67

Section 1.08.

[Reserved]

67

Section 1.09.

[Reserved]

67

Section 1.10.

Pro Forma Calculations

67

Section 1.11.

Calculation of Baskets

67

ARTICLE II. The Commitments and Credit Extensions

68

Section 2.01.

The Loans

68

Section 2.02.

Borrowings and Continuations of Loans

68

Section 2.03.

[Reserved]

68

Section 2.04.

[Reserved]

68

Section 2.05.

Prepayments

69

Section 2.06.

[Reserved]

72

Section 2.07.

Repayment of Loans

72

Section 2.08.

Interest

72

Section 2.09.

Fees

73

Section 2.10.

Computation of Interest and Fees

73

Section 2.11.

Evidence of Indebtedness

73

Section 2.12.

Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback

74

Section 2.13.

Sharing of Payments

76

Section 2.14.

Incremental Facility.

76

Section 2.15.

[Reserved].

77

Section 2.16.

[Reserved]

77

Section 2.17.

Defaulting Lenders

77

 


 

Section 2.18.

[Reserved]

79

ARTICLE III. Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality

79

Section 3.01.

Taxes

79

Section 3.02.

[Reserved]

82

Section 3.03.

[Reserved]

82

Section 3.04.

[Reserved

82

Section 3.05.

Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy and Liquidity Requirements

83

Section 3.06.

[Reserved].

83

Section 3.07.

Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation

84

Section 3.08.

Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances

84

Section 3.09.

Survival

85

ARTICLE IV. Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions

85

Section 4.01.

Conditions to the Initial Credit Extension on the Closing Date

85

ARTICLE V. Representations and Warranties

88

Section 5.01.

Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws

88

Section 5.02.

Authorization; No Contravention

88

Section 5.03.

Governmental Authorization; Other Consents

88

Section 5.04.

Binding Effect

88

Section 5.05.

Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect

89

Section 5.06.

Litigation

89

Section 5.07.

Use of Proceeds

89

Section 5.08.

Ownership of Property; Liens

89

Section 5.09.

Environmental Compliance

90

Section 5.10.

Taxes

90

Section 5.11.

Employee Benefits Plans

90

Section 5.12.

Subsidiaries; Capital Stock

92

Section 5.13.

Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act

92

Section 5.14.

Disclosure

92

Section 5.15.

Compliance with Laws

92

Section 5.16.

Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.

92

Section 5.17.

Solvency

93

Section 5.18.

Perfection, Etc.

93

 


 

Section 5.19.

Sanctions; OFAC

93

Section 5.20.

Anti-Corruption Laws

93

Section 5.21.

[Reserved]

94

Section 5.22.

Holdings Activities

94

Section 5.23.

Data Privacy and Security

94

Section 5.24.

Insurance

94

Section 5.25.

No Default

95

ARTICLE VI. Affirmative Covenants

95

Section 6.01.

Financial Statements

95

Section 6.02.

Certificates; Other Information

97

Section 6.03.

Notices

98

Section 6.04.

Payment of Taxes

99

Section 6.05.

Preservation of Existence, Etc.

99

Section 6.06.

Maintenance of Properties

99

Section 6.07.

Maintenance of Insurance

100

Section 6.08.

Compliance with Laws

100

Section 6.09.

Books and Records

100

Section 6.10.

Inspection Rights

100

Section 6.11.

Use of Proceeds

101

Section 6.12.

Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security

101

Section 6.13.

Compliance with Environmental Laws

103

Section 6.14.

Further Assurances

103

Section 6.15.

[Reserved].

105

Section 6.16.

Post-Closing Undertakings

105

Section 6.17.

No Change in Line of Business

105

Section 6.18.

Transactions with Affiliates

105

Section 6.19.

Lender Conference Calls

106

ARTICLE VII.

106

Negative Covenants

106

Section 7.01.

Indebtedness

106

Section 7.02.

Limitations on Liens

110

Section 7.03.

Fundamental Changes

111

 


 

Section 7.04.

Asset Sales

112

Section 7.05.

Restricted Payments

114

Section 7.06.

Burdensome Agreements

118

Section 7.07.

Accounting Changes

120

Section 7.08.

Financial Covenants

120

Section 7.09.

Holding Company

120

Section 7.10.

Division of Loan Parties

121

Section 7.11.

Intellectual Property

121

ARTICLE VIII. Events of Default and Remedies

121

Section 8.01.

Events of Default

121

Section 8.02.

Remedies Upon Event of Default

123

Section 8.03.

Right to Cure

124

Section 8.04.

Application of Funds

125

ARTICLE IX. Administrative Agent and Other Agents

127

Section 9.01.

Appointment and Authorization of Agents

127

Section 9.02.

Delegation of Duties

128

Section 9.03.

Liability of Agents

128

Section 9.04.

Reliance by Agents

130

Section 9.05.

Notice of Default

130

Section 9.06.

Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agents

130

Section 9.07.

Indemnification of Agents

131

Section 9.08.

Agents in their Individual Capacities

132

Section 9.09.

Successor Agents

132

Section 9.10.

Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

133

Section 9.11.

Collateral and Guaranty Matters

134

Section 9.12.

No Other Duties, No Fiduciary Relationship

135

Section 9.13.

[Reserved].

136

Section 9.14.

Appointment of Supplemental Agents and Incremental Arrangers

136

Section 9.15.

Intercreditor Agreement

137

Section 9.16.

Withholding Tax

137

Section 9.17.

Certain ERISA Matters

138

ARTICLE X. Miscellaneous

139

 


 

Section 10.01.

Amendments, Etc.

139

Section 10.02.

Notices; Electronic Communications

143

Section 10.03.

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement

145

Section 10.04.

Expenses

146

Section 10.05.

Indemnification by the Borrower

146

Section 10.06.

Payments Set Aside

147

Section 10.07.

Successors and Assigns

148

Section 10.08.

Confidentiality

154

Section 10.09.

Setoff

155

Section 10.10.

Interest Rate Limitation

156

Section 10.11.

Counterparts

156

Section 10.12.

Integration; Effectiveness

156

Section 10.13.

Survival of Representations and Warranties

156

Section 10.14.

Severability

157

Section 10.15.

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

157

Section 10.16.

Service of Process

158

Section 10.17.

Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury

158

Section 10.18.

Binding Effect

158

Section 10.19.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

158

Section 10.20.

Affiliate Activities

159

Section 10.21.

Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents

159

Section 10.22.

USA PATRIOT Act; Beneficial Ownership

159

Section 10.23.

Judgment Currency

159

Section 10.24.

Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions

160

Section 10.25.

Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs

160

 

 

 


 

SCHEDULES

1 Guarantors

1.01(e) Contracts Prohibiting Subsidiary Guarantees

1.01(i) Immaterial Subsidiaries

2.01 Commitments and Pro Rata Shares

5.06 Litigation

5.08(b) Material Real Property

5.12 Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments

5.16 Intellectual Property Matters

6.16 Post-Closing Undertakings

7.01 Closing Date Indebtedness

7.02 Closing Date Liens

7.05 Closing Date Investments

10.02 Certain Addresses for Notices

 

EXHIBITS

Form of

A Committed Loan Notice

B Initial Term Note

C Compliance Certificate

D-1 Assignment and Assumption

D-2 Affiliate Lender Assignment and Assumption

D-3 Administrative Questionnaire

E-1 Holdings Guaranty

E-2 Subsidiary Guaranty

F Security Agreement

G Solvency Certificate

H Intercompany Subordination Agreement

I-1 U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

I-2 U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

I-3 U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

I-4 U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

J Optional Prepayment of Loans

K-1 Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement

K-2 1L/2L Intercreditor Agreement

L Secured Party Designation Notice

 


 

This SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of August 14, 2024, among KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a LD Lower Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower” or the “Company”), LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings Topco”), the other guarantors party thereto, 1397225 Ontario Limited (“OTPP”) and certain funds and/or accounts managed by MGG Investment Group LP and/or its affiliates (“MGG” and, together with OTPP, collectively, the “Lenders” and each, a “Lender”) and MGG as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2021 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2023, the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2024, and the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof and as may be hereafter amended or refinanced in a manner permitted by the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, the “Senior Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, Holdings Topco, the other guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto (the “Senior Lenders”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent and collateral agent and Ally Bank, as a lender and an L/C Issuer (as defined therein).

The Borrower has requested that, upon the satisfaction in full of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IV below, the applicable Lenders make term loans to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000, on a second lien and payment subordinated basis and with the other terms set forth herein to repay $20,000,000 of the Term Loans (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) and transaction and operating expenses, with any remaining loan proceeds applied to repay outstanding principal amounts in respect of the revolving credit facility under the Senior Credit Agreement.

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Senior Credit Agreement and the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, the Borrower and the Lenders may agree to fund New Term Loans (as defined below) to the Borrower under this Agreement in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate after the Closing Date.

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

ARTICLE I.
Definitions and Accounting Terms

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

Accepting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01.

Acquired Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging, amalgamating or consolidating with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of, such specified Person and (b) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.

Adjusted Cash” means the amount of unrestricted cash after giving effect to unrealized gains and losses under (and as determined by) any Swap Contracts (with respect to currency exchange rates) in place

1


 

at the time of determination (but only with respect to the then-elapsed portion of the current monthly or quarterly (as applicable under the relevant Swap Contract) calculation period thereunder).

Administrative Agent” means MGG Investment Group LP, acting through such of its Affiliates or branches as it may designate, in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent permitted by the terms hereof.

Administrative Agent’s Account” means such account of the Administrative Agent as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.

Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in substantially the form of Exhibit D-3 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.

Affiliate Lenders” means, collectively, each Sponsor and its Affiliates and, if applicable, its Approved Funds (other than any Natural Person, Holdings and any of Holdings’ Subsidiaries), including each holder of the Obligations as of the Closing Date.

Affiliate Transaction” has the meaning specified in Section 6.18(a).

Agent-Related Distress Event” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Person that directly or indirectly controls the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (each, a “Distressed Agent-Related Person”), a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Agent-Related Person under any Debtor Relief Law is commenced, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Agent-Related Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Agent-Related Person’s assets, or such Distressed Agent-Related Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Agent-Related Person to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided, that an Agent-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interests in the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Person that directly or indirectly controls the Administrative Agent by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof, so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent.

Agent-Related Persons” means each Agent, together with its Related Parties.

Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, Incremental Arrangers and the Collateral Agent.

 


 

Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

Agreement” means this term loan, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Agreement Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.

Anti-Corruption Laws” has the meaning specified in Section 5.20.

Applicable Data Privacy Laws” has the meaning given to that term in paragraph (a) of the definition of “Data Privacy and Security Laws, Requirements, and Standards.”

Applicable Discount” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Dutch Auction.”

Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to the Term Facility, a Lender that has a Commitment with respect to such Tranche or holds a Term Loan, under such Tranche at such time and (b) with respect to any New Term Facility, a Lender that holds a New Term Loan at such time.

Approved Counterparty” shall mean (a) the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any affiliate of the Administrative Agent or Lender, (b) any other person whose long term senior unsecured debt rating is A/A2 by S&P or Moody’s (or their equivalent) or higher or (c) any other person from time to time approved in writing by the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that for any of the foregoing to be included as an “Approved Counterparty” on any date of determination by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, the applicable Person referred to in any of clauses (a) through (c) above must have delivered a Secured Party Designation Notice to the Administrative Agent prior to such date of determination.

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

Asset Sale” means:

(a) the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of property or assets (including by way of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or

(b) the issuance or sale of Equity Interests (other than Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries issued in compliance with Section 7.01 and directors’ qualifying shares or shares or interests required to be held by foreign nationals or other third parties to the extent required by applicable law) of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary) (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions),

(each of the foregoing referred to in this definition as a “Disposition”). Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:

(a) a sale, exchange or other disposition of cash, Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities, or of obsolete, damaged, unnecessary, unsuitable or worn out equipment or other assets in the ordinary course of business, or dispositions of property no longer used, useful or economically practicable to maintain in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including allowing any registrations or any applications for registration of any intellectual property or other intellectual property rights to lapse or become abandoned);

 


 

(b) without limiting the provisions of Section 8.01(k), the sale, conveyance, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower in compliance with the provisions of Section 7.03 or 7.04 or any Disposition that constitutes a Change of Control;

(c) any Restricted Payment that is permitted to be made, and is made, pursuant to Section 7.05 or any Permitted Investment;

(d) any Disposition of assets or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, with an aggregate Fair Market Value of less than or equal to $115,000;

(e) any transfer or Disposition of property or assets or issuance or sale of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to another direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided, that no dispositions may be made to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor hereunder;

(f) the creation of any Lien permitted under this Agreement;

(g) any issuance, sale, pledge or other disposition of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(h) the sale, lease, assignment, license or sublease of inventory, equipment, accounts receivable, notes receivable or other current assets held for sale in the ordinary course of business or the conversion of accounts receivable and related assets to notes receivable or dispositions of accounts receivable and related assets in connection with the collection or compromise thereof;

(i) the lease, assignment, license, sublicense or sublease of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business;

(j) [reserved];

(k) [reserved];

(l) any exchange of assets for Related Business Assets (including a combination of Related Business Assets and a de minimis amount of cash or Cash Equivalents) of comparable or greater market value than the assets exchanged, as determined in good faith by the Borrower;

(m) non-exclusive licenses, sublicenses or cross-licenses of intellectual property or other general intangibles in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower;

(n) [reserved];

(o) the surrender or waiver of obligations of trade creditors or customers or other contract rights that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer or compromise, settlement, release or surrender of a contract, tort or other litigation claim, arbitration or other disputes;

 


 

(p) Dispositions arising from foreclosures, condemnations, eminent domain, seizure, nationalization or any similar action with respect to assets, dispositions of property subject to Casualty Events;

(q) Dispositions of Investments (including Equity Interests) in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements or rights of first refusal between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(r) to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Code, any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a Similar Business;

(s) the issuance of directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable law;

(t) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property that is purchased within 90 days of such disposition or (ii) the proceeds of such Asset Sale are applied within 90 days of such disposition to the purchase price of such replacement property (which replacement property is actually purchased within 90 days of such disposition); and

(u) [reserved].

For the avoidance of doubt, the unwinding of Swap Contracts shall not be deemed to constitute an Asset Sale.

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

Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1, or otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable (including electronic documentation generated by MarkitClear or other electronic platform) to the Administrative Agent.

Auction Agent” means (a) the Administrative Agent or (b) any other financial institution or advisor employed by the Borrower (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Dutch Auction; provided that the Borrower shall not designate the Administrative Agent as the Auction Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent); provided, further, neither the Borrower nor any of its Affiliates may act as the Auction Agent.

Auction Amount” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Dutch Auction.”

Auction Notice” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Dutch Auction.”

Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.

Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time that is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the

 


 

United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.

Board of Directors” means as to any Person, the board of directors, board of managers, sole member or managing member or other governing body of such Person, or if such Person is owned or managed by a single entity or has a general partner, the board of directors, board of managers, sole member or managing member or other governing body of such entity or general partner, or in each case, any duly authorized committee thereof, and the term “directors” means members of the Board of Directors.

Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Borrower Materials” means materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder.

Borrower Parties” means the collective reference to Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, and “Borrower Party” means any one of them. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parent shall not be considered a Borrower Party.

Borrowing” means a Term Borrowing.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of the State of New York, or are in fact closed in, New York City.

Capital Stock” means:

(1) in the case of a corporation or company, corporate stock or share capital;

(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and

(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person (it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of doubt, that “cash-settled phantom appreciation programs” in connection with employee benefits that do not require a dividend or distribution shall not constitute Capital Stock).

Capitalized Lease Obligation” means at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) in accordance with GAAP; provided that all obligations of any Person that are or would be characterized as operating lease obligations

 


 

in accordance with GAAP on the Closing Date (whether or not such operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) shall, if so elected by the Borrower, continue to be accounted for as operating lease obligations (and not as Capitalized Lease Obligations) for purposes of this Agreement regardless of any change in GAAP following such date that would otherwise require such obligations to be recharacterized (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) as Capitalized Lease Obligations.

Capitalized Software Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

Cash Equivalents” means:

(1) Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Pounds Sterling, Euro, the national currency of any Participating Member State of the European Union (as it is constituted on the Closing Date) and, with respect to any Foreign Subsidiaries, other currencies held by such Foreign Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(2) securities issued or directly guaranteed or insured by the government of the United States, the United Kingdom or any country that is a member of the European Union (as it is constituted on the Closing Date) or any agency or instrumentality thereof in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition;

(3) money market deposits, certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of two years or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances, in each case with maturities not exceeding two years, and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $250,000,000 in the case of domestic banks or $100,000,000 (or the dollar equivalent thereof) in the case of foreign banks;

(4) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2) and (3) above and clause (6) below entered into with any financial institution or securities dealers of recognized national standing meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above;

(5) commercial paper or variable or fixed rate notes issued by a corporation or other Person (other than an Affiliate of the Borrower) rated at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency) and in each case maturing within two years after the date of acquisition;

(6) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof having an Investment Grade Rating from either Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency) in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition;

(7) Indebtedness issued by Persons (other than the Sponsor) with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A-2” or higher from Moody’s (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency) in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition, and marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at least “A- 2” or “P-2” from either S&P or Moody’s (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency);

 


 

(8) investment funds investing at least 95% of their assets in investments of the types described in clauses (1) through (7) above and (9) and (10) below;

(9) Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency); and

(10) in the case of investments by any Foreign Subsidiary or investments made in a country outside the United States of America, other investments of comparable tenor and credit quality to those described in the foregoing clauses (1) through (9) customarily utilized in the countries where such Foreign Subsidiary is located or in which such investment is made.

Cash Flow Report” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01(d).

Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement or arrangement to provide Cash Management Services to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Cash Management Bank” means any Person that (i) at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement, is a Lender or an Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent, (ii) in the case of any Cash Management Agreement in effect on or prior to the Closing Date or any effective date with respect to any amendment hereof (an “Amendment Effective Date”), is, as of the Closing Date or such Amendment Effective Date, as applicable, or within 45 days thereafter, a Lender or an Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent and a party to a Cash Management Agreement, (iii) within 45 days after the time it enters into the applicable Cash Management Agreement, becomes a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent, in each case, in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement or (iv) any other Approved Counterparty; provided, however, that for any of the foregoing to be included as a “Cash Management Bank” on any date of determination by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, the applicable Person referred to in any of clauses (i) through (iv) above must have delivered a Secured Party Designation Notice to the Administrative Agent prior to such date of determination.

Cash Management Services” means any of the following to the extent not constituting a line of credit (other than an overnight draft facility that is not in default); automated clearing house transactions, treasury and/or cash management services, including, without limitation, treasury, depository, overdraft, credit, purchasing or debit card, non-card e-payable services, electronic funds transfer, treasury management services (including controlled disbursement services, overdraft automatic clearing house fund transfer services, return items and interstate depository network services), other demand deposit or operating account relationships, foreign exchange facilities, credit card processing services and merchant services.

Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any casualty insurance proceeds or condemnation awards or that gives rise to a taking by a Governmental Authority in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace, restore or repair, or compensate for the loss of, such equipment, fixed assets or real property.

CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.

CERCLIS” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

 


 

A “Change of Control” will be deemed to occur if:

(a) Parent shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of Borrower;

(b) any person or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person and its subsidiaries and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), other than the Permitted Holders, acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of Voting Stock of Parent representing both (i) more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power for the election of directors of Parent and (ii) more than the percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power for the election of directors of Parent that is at the time beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, by the Permitted Holders, taken together; or

(c) the sale, lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(d) the Permitted Holders shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, at least 50.1% of the Equity Interests of Parent;

(e) (1) MGG and its Controlled Investment Affiliates shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, at least 27.9% of Parent, and (2) 1397225 Ontario Limited and its Controlled Investment Affiliates shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, at least 22.2% of Parent; provided that Equity Interests which solely carry director voting rights (and, for certainty, no economic rights) of OTPP and the OTPP FTP may be transferred to the OTPP FTP or OTPP, as the case may be, as OTPP may in good faith deem necessary to comply with the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 (Canada), as incorporated by reference in Section 79 of regulation 909 under Section 62 of the Pension Benefits Act (Ontario), and for the avoidance of doubt, any such transfer to or exercise of voting rights by the OTPP FTP shall not result in a Change of Control; and

(f) any “Change of Control” or any other term of similar import occurs under the Senior Credit Agreement;

provided, that that Closing Date Transactions will not be deemed to be a Change of Control.

Closing Date” means August 14, 2024.

Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Administrative Agent (in its capacities as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent) and the Senior Administrative Agent (in its capacities as an administrative agent and as collateral agent), the Lenders, the Lenders (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) and acknowledged by the Loan Parties.

Closing Date Transactions” means the “Transactions” under and as defined in that certain Transaction Support Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2024, by and among Lenders, the Loan Parties and the other parties from time to time party thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

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

 


 

Collateral” means all of the “Collateral” (or similar term) referred to in the Collateral Documents and all of the other property and assets that are or are required under the terms of the Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Collateral Agent” means MGG Investment Group LP, acting through such of its Affiliates or branches as it may designate, in its capacity as collateral agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor collateral agent permitted by the terms hereof.

Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreement, the Mortgages (if any), each of the mortgages, collateral assignments, Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplements, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 6.12, Section 6.14 or Section 6.16, and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Commitment” means a Term Commitment.

Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of a Term Borrowing.

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et. seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Company” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Company Competitor” means any Person that competes with the business of Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries from time to time.

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C or such other form as may be agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Computer Systems” means any of, or combination of, computer software, computer hardware (whether general or special purpose), information technology systems, applications, cloud-based storage platforms and systems, telecommunications capabilities (including voice, data or video networks), and other similar or related items of any automated, computerized or software system and any other network or system or related service that is owned, controlled, licensed, leased, operated, used, or held for use by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries in the conduct of its or their business.

Consolidated Current Assets” means, with respect to any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, all assets of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as current assets on the balance sheet of a company conducting a business the same as or similar to that of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, after deducting appropriate and adequate reserves therefrom in each case in which a reserve is proper in accordance with GAAP, but excluding (i) cash, (ii) Cash Equivalents, (iii) Swap Contracts to the extent that the mark-to-market Swap Termination Value would be reflected as an asset on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person, (iv) deferred financing fees, (v) amounts related to current or deferred taxes (but excluding assets held for sale, loans (permitted) to third parties, pension assets, deferred bank fees and derivative financial instruments) (so long as the items described in clauses (iv) and (v) are non-cash items), (vi) [reserved], (vii) [reserved] and (viii) the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition.

 


 

Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, with respect to any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, all liabilities in accordance with GAAP that would be classified as current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person, but excluding (a) the current portion of Indebtedness (including the Swap Termination Value of any Swap Contracts) to the extent reflected as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person, (b) the current portion of interest, (c) accruals for current or deferred taxes based on income or profits, (d) accruals of any costs or expenses related to restructuring reserves or severance, (e) deferred revenue, (f) escrow account balances, (g) the current portion of pension liabilities, (h) liabilities in respect of unpaid earn-outs, (i) amounts related to derivative financial instruments and assets held for sale and (j) any L/C Obligations or Revolving Credit Loans (each as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) and any letter of credit obligations, swing line loans or revolving loans under any other revolving credit facility.

Consolidated EBITDA” means, as of any date for the applicable period ending on such date with respect to any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of:

(a) Consolidated Net Income; plus

(b) an amount which, in the determination of Consolidated Net Income for such period, has been deducted (and not added back) (or, in the case of amounts pursuant to clauses (vi), (x), (xi) or (xxi) below, not already included in Consolidated Net Income) for, without duplication,

(i) total interest expense determined in accordance with GAAP (including, to the extent deducted and not added back in computing Consolidated Net Income, (A) amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (B) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances, (C) non-cash interest payments, (D) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations, (E) net payments, if any, made (less net amounts, if any, received) pursuant to interest rate Swap Contracts with respect to Indebtedness (other than in connection with the early termination thereof), (F) amortization or write-off of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, including commitment, letter of credit and administrative fees and charges with respect to the Facilities and with respect to other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder and (G) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees, but excluding total interest expense associated with Synthetic Lease Obligations) and, to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income or gains on such hedging obligations, and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities (whether amortized or immediately expensed),

(ii) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including corporate income tax, federal, state, franchise, excise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued during such period including (A) penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations and (B) in respect of repatriated funds,

(iii) depreciation and amortization expense and impairment charges (including amortization of intangible assets (including goodwill), deferred financing fees or costs, capitalized software expenditures (including capitalized software development expenditures), customer acquisition costs and incentive payments, conversion costs, and contract acquisition costs),

 


 

(iv) other non-cash charges, expenses or losses (excluding any such non-cash charge, expense or loss to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period, an amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period, or write-off or write-down or reserves with respect to current assets but including (A) any non-cash increase in expenses resulting from the revaluation of inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods including changes in capitalization and variances), (B) charges recognized in relation to post-retirement benefits or other charges necessary to adjust the defined benefit pension expense to reflect service cost only, (C) losses on minority interests owned by such Person, (D) the non-cash impact of accounting changes or restatements, (E) non-cash fair value adjustments in Investments, (F) the non-cash portion of “straight line” rent expense and (G) any other non-cash losses and expenses resulting from fair value accounting required by the applicable standard under GAAP and related interpretations) all as determined on a consolidated basis,

(v) restructuring charges, accruals or reserves and business optimization expense, including any restructuring costs and integration costs incurred in connection with the Transactions, and other acquisitions permitted hereunder after the Closing Date, project start-up costs, losses, charges and expenses relating to any strategic initiatives (including any multi-year strategic initiatives), costs related to the closure, relocation, reconfiguration and/or consolidation of facilities, reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses and costs to relocate employees, integration and transaction costs, retention charges, severance, contract termination costs, recruiting and signing bonuses and expenses, future lease commitments, systems establishment costs, conversion costs, excess pension charges (including curtailments and modifications to pensions and post retirement employee benefit plans), and consulting fees, expenses attributable to the implementation of costs savings initiatives, costs associated with tax projects/audits and costs consisting of professional consulting or other fees relating to any of the foregoing in an amount, not to exceed, when taken together with the amount under clause (vi) below and in Section 1.10 in such period, an aggregate amount of 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined prior to giving effect to such amounts) in any consecutive fiscal quarter period,

(vi) the amount of “run rate” net cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and acquisition synergies, in each case, projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such items had been realized on the first day of such period) as a result of specified actions taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of a responsible financial officer of the Borrower), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period that are otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA from such actions; provided that (A) the Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02 for the applicable period shall include a certification that such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements, synergies are, in the good faith judgment of a responsible financial officer of the Borrower, (1) factually supportable and (2) reasonably anticipated to be realized within 18 months after the consummation of any operational change or the acquisition or disposition or the entry into any new agreements or amendments to existing agreements with customers or joint ventures, in each case, which is expected to result in such cost savings, expense reductions, operating improvements or synergies, as the case may be, (B) no cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (vi) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to the other clauses of this definition or Consolidated Net Income, whether through a pro

 


 

forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period and (C) projected amounts (that are not yet realized) may no longer be added in calculating Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (vi) to the extent occurring more than six full fiscal quarters after the specified action taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken in order to realize such projected cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies; provided that, amounts added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (vi), other than to the extent in connection with the Transactions, shall not, when combined with amounts added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (v) above and Section 1.10, in the aggregate exceed 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined prior to giving effect to such amounts) in any four consecutive fiscal quarter period,

(vii) non-cash expenses resulting from any employee benefit or management compensation plan or the grant of stock and stock options and other equity and equity-based interests to employees or other service providers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a written plan or agreement (including expenses arising from the grant of stock and stock options and other equity and equity-based interests prior to the Closing Date) or the treatment of such options and other equity and equity-based interests under variable plan accounting,

(viii) (A) management, consulting and advisory fees, termination payments, transaction fees, indemnities and expenses permitted under Section 7.05 and (B) the amount of expenses, if any relating to payments made to any current, former or future officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors that are holders of stock options or other compensatory equity-based awards in Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to equity holders or unit holders of such Person or its direct or indirect parent companies, which payments are being made to compensate such holders of compensatory equity-based awards as though they were shareholders or unit holders at the time entitled to share in such distribution, in each case to the extent permitted by this Agreement,

(ix) any costs or expenses incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or share or unit option plan or any other management, director or employee benefit plan or agreement or share or unit subscription or shareholder or similar agreement, to the extent such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or the Net Cash Proceeds of any issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower (or any Parent Holding Company thereof) and not otherwise applied hereunder,

(x) proceeds from business interruption insurance (to the extent not reflected as revenue or income in Consolidated Net Income and to the extent that the related loss was deducted in the determination of Consolidated Net Income),

(xi) charges, losses, lost profits, expenses or write offs to the extent indemnified or insured by a third party that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with the Transaction, or any other acquisition or transaction permitted hereunder, in each case, to the extent that coverage has not been denied and so long as such amounts are actually reimbursed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in cash, or, so long as such Person has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement, but only to the extent that such amount is in fact indemnified or reimbursed in cash within 365 days of such determination (with a

 


 

deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such 365 days) and to the extent that the related loss was deducted in the determination of Consolidated Net Income,

(xii) Synthetic Lease Obligations, to the extent deducted as an expense in such period,

(xiii) any losses realized upon a Disposition of property (including abandoned or discontinued operations or product lines) outside of the ordinary course of business,

(xiv) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenses) not included in Consolidated EBITDA in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such receipts were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (c) below for any previous period and not added back,

(xv) net realized losses relating to amounts denominated in foreign currencies resulting from the application of FASB ASC 830 (or any similar pronouncement) (including net realized losses from exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances and balance sheet items, net of realized gains from related Swap Contracts) (entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice),

(xvi) cash expenses relating to earn outs and similar obligations and any other earn-out obligations incurred prior to the date thereof or in connection with any acquisition, buyout or other investment paid or accrued during the applicable period, including any mark-to-market adjustments, in each case to the extent permitted by this Agreement,

(xvii) transaction costs related to any public offering consummated by the Borrower,

(xviii) any loss relating to Swap Contracts permitted hereunder (excluding Swap Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice),

(xix) the amount of any non-controlling interest expense consisting of Subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned Subsidiary deducted (and not added back) in such period in calculating Consolidated Net Income, excluding cash distributions in respect thereof,

(xx) compensation and reimbursement of expenses of non-management members of the board of directors (or similar body) of such Person (other than employees of the Sponsor), and

(xxi) if a Cure Right hereunder was not exercised contemporaneously with the exercise of a “Cure Right” under the Senior Credit Agreement with respect to any fiscal quarter ended, then solely for purposes of determining compliance with Section 7.08(b) for such fiscal quarter and each of the three (3) consecutive fiscal quarters ending thereafter, an amount equal to the “Cure Amount”, as defined under the Senior Credit Agreement, made with respect to such fiscal quarter;

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(c) an amount which, in the determination of Consolidated Net Income, has been included for:

(i) non-cash income or gains, including (A) any non-cash portion of “straight line” rent expense, (B) credits recognized in relation to post-retirement benefits or other credits necessary to adjust the defined benefit pension income to reflect service cost only, (C) gains on minority interests owned by such Person, (D) the non-cash impact of accounting changes or restatements and (E) non-cash fair value adjustments in Investments but excluding (x) accrual of revenue in the ordinary course, (y) any such items in respect of which cash was received in a prior period or will be received in a future period (and, in the case of cash that was received in a prior period, such amounts previously reduced Consolidated Net Income in a prior period (and would not have been required to be added back pursuant to clause (b) of this definition)) or (z) any such items which represent the reversal in such period of any accrual of, or reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period where such accrual or reserve is no longer required (and where such accrual or reserve previously reduced Consolidated Net Income in a prior period (and would not have been required to be added back pursuant to clause (b) of this definition)) and (F) any other non-cash gains and income resulting from fair value accounting required by the applicable standard under GAAP and related interpretations, all as determined on a consolidated basis,

(ii) any gains realized upon the Disposition of property (including abandoned or discontinued operations or product lines) outside of the ordinary course of business,

(iii) the amount of cash received in such period in respect of any non-cash income or gain in a prior period (and such non-cash income or gain previously increased Consolidated Net Income in a prior period (and would not have been required to be deducted pursuant to clause (c)(i) of this definition)),

(iv) net realized gains relating to amounts denominated in foreign currencies resulting from the application of FASB ASC 830 (or any similar pronouncement) (including net realized gains from exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances and balance sheet items, net of realized losses from related Swap Contracts) (entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice), and

(v) any gain related to Swap Contracts (excluding Swap Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice).

Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness of the type described in clauses (a)(i), (a)(ii) (but excluding surety bonds, performance bonds or other similar instruments), (a)(iv), (b) (in respect of Indebtedness of the type described in (a)(i), (a)(ii) (but excluding Indebtedness constituting surety bonds, performance bonds or other similar instruments) and (a)(iv)), (d) and (e) of the definition of “Indebtedness”, of a Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, in each case (other than with respect to Indebtedness of the type described in clauses (d) and (e) of the definition of “Indebtedness”), in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but (x) excluding the effects of any discounting of Indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with any acquisition and (y) any Indebtedness that is issued at a discount to its initial principal amount shall be calculated based on the entire stated principal amount thereof, without giving effect to any discounts or upfront payments), excluding obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, and guarantees on first demand, in each case, except to the extent of unreimbursed amounts thereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that obligations (i) under

 


 

Swap Contracts and Cash Management Agreements (each as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement), (ii) owed by Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (iii) in respect of intercompany Indebtedness (including Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock) held by any Loan Party, do not constitute Consolidated Funded Indebtedness.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

(a) the aggregate interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (including pay in kind interest payments, amortization of original issue discount, the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations and net payments and receipts (if any) pursuant to interest rate Swap Contracts (other than in connection with the early termination thereof) but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Indebtedness, Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments, all amortization and write-offs of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, discounts, fees and expenses and expensing of any bridge, commitment or other financing fees, costs of surety bonds, charges owed with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar facilities); plus

(b) consolidated capitalized interest of the referent Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued; less

(c) interest income of the referent Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period;

provided that (a) when determining Consolidated Interest Expense in respect of any four-quarter period ending prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, Consolidated Interest Expense will be calculated by multiplying the aggregate Consolidated Interest Expense accrued since the Closing Date by 365 and then dividing such product by the number of days from and including the Closing Date to and including the last day of such period and (b) in the case of any Person that became a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person after the commencement of such four-quarter period, the interest expense of such Person paid in cash prior to the date on which it became a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person will be disregarded. For purposes of this definition, interest on Capitalized Lease Obligations will be deemed to accrue at the interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligations in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Net Income” means, as of any date for the applicable period ending on such date with respect to any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, net income, excluding, without duplication:

(i) extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring charges, expenses, losses or gains (including gains and losses realized on disposition of property outside of the ordinary course of business);

(ii) any amounts attributable to Investments in any non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, Unrestricted Subsidiary or joint venture (other than a Guarantor or any Person at the Closing Date accounted for by the equity method of accounting; provided that to the extent not already excluded or deducted as minority interest expense, payments made in respect of interests of third parties shall be excluded) to the extent that such amounts have not been distributed in cash or Cash Equivalents to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such applicable period;

 


 

(iii) (x) any net unrealized gains and losses resulting from fair value accounting (including as a result of the mark-to-market of obligations of Swap Contracts and other derivative instruments) and (y) any net unrealized gains and losses relating to mark-to-market of amounts denominated in foreign currencies (including net unrealized gain and losses from exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances and balance sheet items), in each case, to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income;

(iv) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent required for any calculation of Consolidated EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis);

(v) [reserved];

(vi) the net income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change in or the adoption, application or modification of accounting principles or policies during such period, whether effected through a cumulative effect adjustment or a retroactive application;

(vii) effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in any line item in such Person’s consolidated financial statements resulting from the application of purchase accounting (including any step-ups with respect to re-valuing assets and liabilities) in relation to the Transactions and any investment, acquisition, merger or consolidation (or resulting from any reorganization or restructuring) that is consummated after the Closing Date or the depreciation, amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof shall be excluded;

(viii) Transaction Costs; and

(ix) transaction fees and expenses incurred, or amortization thereof, in connection with, to the extent permitted hereunder, any Investment, any Debt Issuance, any Equity Issuance, any Disposition, any Casualty Event, recapitalization or any amendments or waivers of the Loan Documents, documentation governing other securities, credit facilities or debt instruments (including, in each case listed above, any amendments or other modifications thereto) and Permitted Refinancings in connection therewith, in each case, whether or not consummated.

There shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income for any period (A) the accounting effects of adjustments to inventory, property and equipment, software and other intangible assets and deferred revenue required or permitted by GAAP and related authoritative pronouncements (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrower and/or the Restricted Subsidiaries), as a result of any acquisition consummated prior to the Closing Date, the Transactions and any acquisitions permitted hereunder (or Investments similar to those made for such acquisitions) or any Investment permitted under Section 7.05 or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof and (B) any income (loss) for such period attributable to the early extinguishment or cancellation of (i) Indebtedness, (ii) obligations under any Swap Contracts and (iii) other derivative instruments.

Consolidated Total Assets” means, the consolidated total assets of the Borrower Parties as set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as of the most recent period for which financial statements have been delivered (and, in the case of any determination relating to any incurrence of Indebtedness or any Investment, Restricted Payment or other acquisition, on a Pro Forma Basis including any property or asset being acquired or disposed of in connection therewith).

 


 

Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio” means on any date of determination, with respect to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (less the amount of Adjusted Cash and unrestricted Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date) of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the four fiscal quarter period most recently then ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

Contingent Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent:

(1) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor,

(2) to advance or supply funds:

(a) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation; or

(b) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; or

(3) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.

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

Controlled Investment Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person that (a) directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person and (b) is organized by such Person primarily for the purpose of making equity or debt investments in one or more companies.

Credit Agreement” means this Agreement.

Credit Extension” means a Borrowing.

Cure Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 8.03(a).

Cure Equity” has the meaning specified in Section 8.03(a).

Cure Right” has the meaning specified in Section 8.03(a).

Data Privacy and Security Laws, Requirements, and Standards” means: (a) all applicable laws and regulations governing the protection, collection, access, use, storage, disposal, disclosure, registration, processing, or transfer of Personal Data, including, but not limited to, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), U.S. state data security and breach notification laws, the California Consumer Privacy Act

 


 

(CCPA), the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), and any other applicable U.S. and international laws concerning the privacy or security of Personal Data (“Applicable Data Privacy Laws”); (b) the data privacy and security contractual obligations in all material agreements to which the Borrower is bound that relate to the protection, collection, access, use, storage, disposal, disclosure, registration, processing, or transfer of Personal Data, as well as the security of the Borrower’s software, solutions, applications, and/or Computer Systems; and (c) the privacy notices set forth at:https://www.kldiscovery.com/uk/privacy-policy,https://www.ontrack.com/en-us/legal/privacy-policy and https://www.ibas.com/privacy/ and any other external notices or policies the Borrower maintains concerning the protection, collection, access, use, storage, disposal, disclosure, registration, processing, or transfer of Personal Data of job applicants to, employees of, owners of, directors of, officers of, medical staff members of, and contractors of the Borrower.

Debt Issuance” means the issuance by any Person of any Indebtedness for borrowed money.

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

Declined Amounts” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).

Declining Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).

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

Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (after as well as before judgment), (a) with respect to all Obligations, the applicable interest rate for such Loan plus 2.00% per annum and (b) with respect to all Obligations, including overdue interest, the Interest Rate plus 2.00% per annum, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.17(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans within three Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations; provided further that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such confirmation by the Administrative Agent (it being understood that such Lender may otherwise remain a Defaulting Lender pursuant to one or more other clauses of this definition) or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, other than via an Undisclosed Administration, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or (iv) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that no Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of (x) the ownership or acquisition by a Governmental Authority of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made

 


 

with such Lender, or (y) the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (d)(i), (d)(ii) or (d)(iii) of this definition which in each case has been dismissed or terminated prior to the date of this Agreement. Any determination by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.17(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower and each Lender.

Designated Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, as applicable (other than Excluded Equity), that is issued after the Closing Date for cash and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock, pursuant to an officer’s certificate of the Borrower, on the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are contributed to the capital of the Borrower (if issued by the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) and excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (c) of the first paragraph of Section 7.05.

Discount Range” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Dutch Auction.”

Disposition” or “Dispose” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Asset Sale”.

Disqualified Institution” means (a) each person identified as a “Disqualified Institution” on a list delivered to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or the Sponsor on or prior to the Closing Date, as such list may be updated with the Administrative Agent’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (b) any Company Competitor identified on a list delivered to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or the Sponsor from time to time and (c) as to any entity referenced in clause (a) above (the “Primary Disqualified Institution”), any of such Primary Disqualified Institution’s known Affiliates or Affiliates identified in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time or otherwise readily identifiable as such solely by name, but excluding any Affiliate that is primarily engaged in, or that advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course and with respect to which the Primary Disqualified Institution does not, directly or indirectly, possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the investment policies of such entity; provided, that any additional designation permitted by the foregoing shall not apply retroactively to any prior assignment or participation to any Lender or Participant that was permitted under the terms of this Agreement at the time of such assignment or participation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any list of Disqualified Institutions shall only be required to be available to any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant on the Platform or another similar electronic system (i) to the extent the Borrower desires to prevent any such Disqualified Institution from being a Lender or a Participant or (ii) upon written request by such Lender. For the purposes of clause (b), such list shall be made available to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.02, and any additions, deletions or other modifications to the list of Disqualified Institutions shall become effective immediately after delivery to the Administrative Agent.

Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interests of such Person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is puttable, redeemable or exchangeable) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash or other cash distributions or, in each case, at the option of the holder thereof or upon the happening of any event:

(1) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale; provided that any purchase requirement triggered thereby may not become operative until compliance with, in the case of an asset sale, the provisions of Section 7.04 or, in the case of a change of control, the repayment in full of the Obligations),

 


 

(2) is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock, or

(3) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part,

in each case prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date of the Term Loans at the time of issuance of the respective Disqualified Stock; provided that only the portion of Equity Interests that so mature or is mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided, further, that if such Equity Interests are issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees, consultants and directors of Holdings (or any Parent Holding Company), the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability; provided, further, that any class of Equity Interests of such Person that by its terms authorizes such Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Stock.

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

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

Dutch Auction” means an auction (an “Auction”) conducted by the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries in order to purchase any Term Loans under a Tranche (the “Purchase”) in accordance with the following procedures or such other procedures as may be agreed to between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower:

(a) Notice Procedures. In connection with any Auction, the Borrower shall provide notification to the Auction Agent (for distribution to the Appropriate Lenders) of the Term Loans under such Tranche that will be the subject of the Auction (an “Auction Notice”). Each Auction Notice shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and shall specify (i) the total cash value of the bid, in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 with minimum increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (the “Auction Amount”) and (ii) the discounts to par, which shall be expressed as a range of percentages of the par principal amount of the Term Loans under such Tranche at issue (the “Discount Range”), representing the range of purchase prices that could be paid in the Auction.

(b) Reply Procedures. In connection with any Auction, each applicable Lender may, in its sole discretion, participate in such Auction by providing the Auction Agent with a notice of participation (the “Return Bid”) which shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Auction Agent and shall specify (i) a discount to par that must be expressed as a price (the “Reply Discount”), which must be within the Discount Range, and (ii) a principal amount of the applicable Loans such Lender is willing to sell, which must be in increments of $2,000,000 or in an amount equal to such Lender’s entire remaining amount of the applicable Loans (the “Reply Amount”). Lenders may only submit one Return Bid per Auction. In addition to the Return Bid, each Lender wishing to participate in such Auction must execute and deliver, to be held in escrow by the Auction Agent, an assignment and acceptance agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Auction Agent.

(c) Acceptance Procedures. Based on the Reply Discounts and Reply Amounts received by the Auction Agent, the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, will

 


 

determine the applicable discount (the “Applicable Discount”) for the Auction, which shall be the lowest Reply Discount for which the Borrower or its Subsidiary, as applicable, can complete the Auction at the Auction Amount; provided that, in the event that the Reply Amounts are insufficient to allow the Borrower or its Subsidiary, as applicable, to complete a purchase of the entire Auction Amount (any such Auction, a “Failed Auction”), the Borrower or such Subsidiary shall either, at its election, (i) withdraw the Auction or (ii) complete the Auction at an Applicable Discount equal to the highest Reply Discount. The Borrower or its Subsidiary, as applicable, shall purchase the applicable Loans (or the respective portions thereof) from each applicable Lender with a Reply Discount that is equal to or greater than the Applicable Discount (“Qualifying Bids”) at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the aggregate proceeds required to purchase all applicable Loans subject to Qualifying Bids would exceed the Auction Amount for such Auction, the Borrower or its Subsidiary, as applicable, shall purchase such Loans at the Applicable Discount ratably based on the principal amounts of such Qualifying Bids. Each participating Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) will receive notice of a Qualifying Bid as soon as reasonably practicable but in no case later than five Business Days from the date the Return Bid was due.

(d) Additional Procedures. Once initiated by an Auction Notice, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, may not withdraw an Auction other than a Failed Auction. Furthermore, in connection with any Auction, upon submission by a Lender of a Qualifying Bid, such Lender will be obligated to sell the entirety or its allocable portion of the Reply Amount, as the case may be, at the Applicable Discount. The Purchase shall be consummated pursuant to and in accordance with Section 10.07 and, to the extent not otherwise provided herein, shall otherwise be consummated pursuant to procedures (including as to timing, rounding and minimum amounts, Interest Periods, and other notices by the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable) reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.07(b) (subject to receipt of such consents, if any, as may be required for the assignment of the applicable Loan and/or Commitments to such Person under Section 10.07(b)(iii) and those consents required under the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement); provided, absent the consent of the Required Lenders and the consent required under the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall not be an Eligible Assignee.

EMU” means the economic and monetary union as contemplated in the EU Treaty.

EMU Legislation” means the legislative measures of the EMU for the introduction of, changeover to, or operation of the Euro in one or more member states.

 


 

Environment” means ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, sediments, and subsurface strata & natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.

Environmental Laws” means any and all applicable federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, including common law, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses or governmental restrictions relating to pollution, the protection of the Environment, human health (to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Materials) or safety, including those related to Hazardous Materials, air emissions and discharges to public pollution control systems.

Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, monitoring or oversight by a Governmental Authority, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage or treatment of any Hazardous Materials, (c) human exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the Environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other binding consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

Equity Contribution” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Transactions.”

Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any Capital Stock that arises only by reason of the happening of a contingency or any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).

Equity Issuance” means any issuance by any Person to any other Person of (a) its Equity Interests for cash, (b) any of its Equity Interests pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants, (c) any of its Equity Interests pursuant to the conversion of any debt securities to equity or (d) any options or warrants relating to its Equity Interests.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the rules and regulations thereunder, each as amended or modified from time to time.

ERISA Affiliate” means any Person who together with any Loan Party is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code) or Section 4001 of ERISA.

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Plan; (b) the withdrawal of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA); (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate or the treatment of a plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, respectively, (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (g) the determination that any Plan is considered an at-risk plan within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA; (h) the determination that any Multiemployer Plan is considered a plan in

 


 

“endangered”, “critical”, or “critical and declining” status within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA; (i) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate; (j) the conditions for the imposition of a Lien under Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA shall have been met with respect to any Plan; (k) any Foreign Benefit Event; or (l) any other event or condition with respect to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan that could result in liability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

EU Treaty” means the Treaty on European Union.

Euro” and “”means the single currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the provisions of Article 109(i)4 of the EU Treaty.

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

Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Excluded Contributions” means the net cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents, or the Fair Market Value of other assets, received by the Borrower after the Closing Date from:

(1) contributions to its common equity capital (other than as a result of issuance of Excluded Equity), and

(2) the sale of Capital Stock (other than Excluded Equity) of the Borrower,

in each case, not otherwise applied towards the making of a Restricted Payment and designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an officer’s certificate of a Responsible Officer, or that has been utilized to make a Restricted Payment pursuant to clause (2) of the second paragraph of Section 7.05; provided that in no event shall any Cure Equity constitute an Excluded Contribution. Excluded Contributions will be excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (c) of the first paragraph of Section 7.05.

Excluded Equity” means (i) Disqualified Stock, (ii) any Equity Interests issued or sold to a Restricted Subsidiary or any employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower (to the extent such employee stock ownership plan or trust has been funded by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower), (iii) any Equity Interest that has already been used or designated (x) as (or the proceeds of which have been used or designated as) Designated Preferred Stock, an Excluded Contribution, Cure Equity or Refunding Capital Stock, or (y) to increase the amount available under clause (5)(a) of the second paragraph under Section 7.05 or clause (14) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” or is proceeds of Indebtedness referred to in clause (14)(b) of the second paragraph in Section 7.05, and (iv) the Equity Contribution.

Excluded Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.

Excluded Property” means, with respect to any Loan Party, (a) (i) any fee-owned real property not constituting Material Real Property and any real property leasehold or subleasehold interests and (ii) any portion of real property not subject to preceding clause (i) that contains improvements located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a “special flood

 


 

hazard area”, (b) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title to the extent a Lien thereon cannot be perfected by filing a UCC financing statement, letter of credit rights (other than letter of credit rights that can be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement) with a value not in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate and commercial tort claims with a value not in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate, (c) assets to the extent a security interest in such assets would result in material adverse tax consequences (including, without limitation, as a result of the operation of Section 956 of the Code or any similar law or regulation in any applicable jurisdiction), or material adverse regulatory consequences, in each case, as reasonably determined by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, (d) pledges of, and security interests in, certain assets, in favor of the Collateral Agent which are prohibited by applicable Law; provided, that (i) any such limitation described in this clause (d) on the security interests granted shall only apply to the extent that any such prohibition could not be rendered ineffective pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or any other applicable Law or principles of equity and shall not apply to any proceeds or receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction notwithstanding such prohibition and (ii) in the event of the termination or elimination of any such prohibition contained in any applicable Law, a security interest in such assets shall be automatically and simultaneously granted under the applicable Collateral Documents and such asset shall be included as Collateral, (e) any governmental licenses (but not the proceeds thereof) or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent security interests in favor of the Collateral Agent in such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations are prohibited or restricted thereby, in each case, except to the extent such prohibition is unenforceable after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction and other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction notwithstanding such prohibition; provided that (i) any such limitation described in this clause (e) on the security interests granted shall only apply to the extent that any such prohibition or restriction could not be rendered ineffective pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or any other applicable Law or principles of equity and (ii) in the event of the termination or elimination of any such prohibition or restriction contained in any applicable license, franchise, charter or authorization, a security interest in such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations shall be automatically and simultaneously granted under the applicable Collateral Documents and such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations shall be included as Collateral, (f) Equity Interests in (A) any Person (other than the Borrower and Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower) to the extent and for so long as the pledge thereof in favor of the Collateral Agent is not permitted by the terms of such Person’s joint venture agreement or other applicable Organization Documents, in each case, except to the extent such prohibition is unenforceable after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction and other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction notwithstanding such prohibition; provided, that such prohibition exists on the Closing Date or at the time such Equity Interests are acquired (so long as such prohibition did not arise in contemplation of the Closing Date or such acquisition), (B) any not-for-profit Subsidiary, (C) [reserved], (D) [reserved], (E) any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (F) any Person which is acquired after the date hereof to the extent and for so long as such Equity Interests are pledged in respect of Acquired Indebtedness, such pledge constitutes a Permitted Lien and the terms thereof do not permit the pledge of such Equity Interests to the Collateral Agent, (G) any Person that is an Excluded Subsidiary pursuant to clause (e) of the definition of “Excluded Subsidiary” and (H) any indirect Subsidiary that is not directly owned by a Loan Party, (g) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, Capitalized Lease Obligation or similar arrangement in each case permitted to be incurred under this Agreement, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement or purchase money arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than a Loan Party or their Subsidiaries), in each case, except to the extent such prohibition is unenforceable after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction and other than proceeds and

 


 

receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction notwithstanding such prohibition, (h) “intent-to-use” trademark applications prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” filing, (i) [reserved], (j) [reserved], (k) [reserved], (l) trust accounts, payroll accounts and escrow accounts, (m) cash to secure letter of credit reimbursement obligations to the extent such letters of credit are permitted by this Agreement and (n) Margin Stock. Other assets shall be deemed to be “Excluded Property” if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower agree in writing that the cost of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the benefit of the Lenders of the security afforded thereby (and such parties shall provide the Collateral Agent a copy of such agreement in writing). Notwithstanding anything herein or the Collateral Documents to the contrary, Excluded Property shall not include any Proceeds (as defined in the UCC), substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Property (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would otherwise constitute Excluded Property referred to above). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) any assets or property subject to any security interest granted in connection with the Senior Loan Documents (under the Collateral Documents (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) or otherwise) shall not be Excluded Property hereunder and (y) any Excluded Property (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) shall be Excluded Property hereunder.

Excluded Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower that is (a) an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (b) [reserved], (c) an Immaterial Subsidiary that is designated in writing to the Administrative Agent as such by the Borrower (including the Immaterial Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule 1.01(i)), (d) [reserved], (e) established or created pursuant to clause (14)(g) of the second paragraph of Section 7.05 and meeting the requirements of the proviso thereto; provided that such Subsidiary shall only be an Excluded Subsidiary for the period immediately prior to such acquisition, (f) [reserved]; (g) a Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable Law from guaranteeing the Facilities, or which would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization to provide a guarantee unless, such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received, (h) a Subsidiary that is prohibited from guaranteeing the Facilities by any Contractual Obligation in existence on the Closing Date (but not entered into in contemplation thereof) and is listed on Schedule 1.01(e) hereto and for so long as any such Contractual Obligation exists (or, in the case of any newly-acquired Subsidiary, in existence at the time of acquisition thereof but not entered into in contemplation thereof and for so long as any such Contractual Obligation exists), (i) a Subsidiary with respect to which a guarantee by it of the Facilities would result in material adverse tax consequences to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, (j) any affiliated professional entities, (k) not-for-profit subsidiaries, (l) [reserved], and (m) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the cost or other consequences of guaranteeing the Facilities would be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom; provided that if a Subsidiary executes the Guaranty as a “Guarantor,” then it shall not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” (unless released from its obligations under the Guaranty as a “Guarantor” in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) any Person that is an Excluded Subsidiary under and as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement shall be an Excluded Subsidiary hereunder and (y) any Person that is not an Excluded Subsidiary under and as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement shall not be an Excluded Subsidiary hereunder.

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, (a) any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation, or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) (i) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant,” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to any applicable keepwell, support, or other

 


 

agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor), at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (ii) in the case of a Swap Obligation that is subject to a clearing requirement pursuant to section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act, because such Guarantor is a “financial entity,” as defined in section 2(h)(7)(C) the Commodity Exchange Act, at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Guarantor as specified in any agreement between the relevant Loan Parties and Approved Counterparty applicable to such Swap Obligation.

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by such Recipient’s net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to a Law in effect on the date on which such Lender becomes a party hereto (other than pursuant to a request by any Loan Party under Section 3.08) or changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01, additional amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changes its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(g) and (d) any Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Executive Order” means Executive Order No. 13224 of September 23, 2001, entitled Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)).

Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt” means customary “bridge” loans which by their terms will be automatically converted into loans or other Indebtedness that have, or automatically extended such that they have, a maturity date later than the Latest Maturity Date of all Term Loan Tranches then in effect.

Extended SEC Reporting Deadline” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

Facility” means the Term Facilities.

Failed Auction” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Dutch Auction.”

Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price that could be negotiated in an arm’s-length, free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction (as determined in good faith by the senior management or the Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Holding Company). All determinations of fair market value under a Loan Document shall be made by the Borrower in good faith and if such determination is consistent with a valuation or opinion of an Independent Financial Advisor, such determination shall be conclusive for all purposes under the Loan Documents or related to the Obligations.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices

 


 

adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average of the quotations (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent. The Federal Funds Rate shall be deemed equal to 0% if such rate, as otherwise determined above, would be less than 0%.

Financial Covenant” has the meaning specified in Section 7.08.

First Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 (or with such changes thereto that are reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) among the Loan Parties, the Collateral Agent and one or more collateral agents or representatives for the holders of Indebtedness that is permitted under Section 7.01 to be, and intended to be, secured by Liens permitted by Section 7.02 on the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations.

First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, on any date of determination, with respect to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) Funded First Lien Indebtedness (less the amount of Adjusted Cash and unrestricted Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date) of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the four fiscal quarter period most recently then ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis. For the avoidance of doubt, the Obligations shall be excluded from the calculation of the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio.

Foreign Benefit Event” means, with respect to any Foreign Plan, (a) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount permitted under any applicable Law, or in excess of the amount that would be permitted absent a waiver from a Governmental Authority, (b) the failure to make the required contributions or payments, under any applicable Law, on or before the due date for such contributions or payments, (c) the receipt of a notice by a Governmental Authority relating to the intention to terminate any such Foreign Plan or to appoint a trustee or similar official to administer any such Foreign Plan, or alleging the insolvency of any such Foreign Plan, (d) the incurrence of any liability by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries under applicable Law on account of the complete or partial termination of such Foreign Plan or the complete or partial withdrawal of any participating employer therein or (e) the occurrence of any transaction that is prohibited under any applicable Law and that could reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any liability by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, or the imposition on Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of, any fine, excise tax or penalty resulting from any noncompliance with any applicable Law.

Foreign Casualty Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b)(viii).

Foreign Disposition” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b)(viii).

Foreign Lender” means a lender that is not a U.S. Person.

 


 

Foreign Plan” means any pension plan, benefit plan, fund (including any superannuation fund) or other similar program established, maintained or contributed to by a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees employed and residing outside the United States (other than plans, funds or other similar programs that are maintained exclusively by a Governmental Authority), and which plan is not subject to ERISA or the Code.

Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

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

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

Funded First Lien Indebtedness” means Consolidated Funded Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on any asset or property of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (i) is not expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or (ii) is not secured by Liens on the Collateral that are expressly junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), on written terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, including those set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession (but excluding the policies, rules and regulations of the SEC applicable only to Public Companies). All ratios and computations based on GAAP contained in this Agreement shall be computed in conformity with GAAP.

Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, administrative tribunal, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government, including any applicable supranational bodies (such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

Granting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(g).

Guarantee” means, as to any Person, without duplication, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part) or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other

 


 

monetary obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business, or customary or reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date, or entered into in connection with any acquisition or Disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guarantors” means, collectively, Holdings and, as of the Closing Date, the Subsidiaries of the Borrower listed on Schedule 1 and each other Subsidiary of the Borrower that executes and delivers a Guaranty or guaranty supplement pursuant to the Guaranty, Section 6.12 or 6.16, unless it has ceased to be a Guarantor pursuant to the terms hereof.

Guaranty” means, collectively, the Holdings Guaranty and the Subsidiary Guaranty.

Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, toxic mold, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other toxic substances, materials or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Holdings” means, collectively each of Holdings Topco, WVLD Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and LD Intermediate Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Holdings Guaranty” means the Holdings Guaranty made by Holdings in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit E‑1.

Holdings Topco” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that, as of the date of the most recent financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), (x) does not have (a) assets (when combined with the assets of all other Immaterial Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) in excess of 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets or (b) revenues (when combined with the revenues of all other Immaterial Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date in excess of 5.0% of the consolidated revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period or (y) whose contribution to Consolidated EBITDA (when combined with the contribution to Consolidated EBITDA of all other Immaterial Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date does not exceed 5.0% of the Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; provided that, at all times prior to the first delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), this definition shall be applied based on the pro forma consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof. The Immaterial Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date are listed on Schedule 1.01(i). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, from and after the Closing Date, absent the written consent of the Required Lenders, no other Subsidiaries of the Borrower shall be an Immaterial Subsidiary. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) any Person that is an Immaterial Subsidiary under and as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement shall be an Immaterial Subsidiary hereunder and (y) any Person that is not an Immaterial Subsidiary under and as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement shall not be an Immaterial Subsidiary hereunder.

 


 

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

Incremental Arranger” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Incur” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, Capital Stock or Lien, to issue, assume, guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for such Indebtedness, Capital Stock or Lien, as applicable; provided that any Indebtedness, Capital Stock or Lien of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Person at the time it becomes a Subsidiary.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication:

(a) the principal of any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) in respect of borrowed money, (ii) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (or, without duplication, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), (iii) representing the deferred and unpaid purchase price of any property, (iv) in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations or (v) representing any Swap Contracts, in each case, if and to the extent that any of the foregoing Indebtedness (other than letters of credit and Swap Contracts) would appear as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(b) to the extent not otherwise included, any guarantee by such Person of the Indebtedness of another Person (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business);

(c) to the extent not otherwise included, Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person); provided, however, that the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of: (x) the Fair Market Value of such asset at such date of determination, and (y) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Person;

(d) all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase (excluding accrued dividends to the extent not increasing liquidation preference) in respect of Disqualified Stock; and

(e) with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person, the liquidation preference of any shares of Preferred Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary.

The term “Indebtedness” shall not include any lease, concession or license of property (or guarantee thereof) that would be considered an operating lease under GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date, any prepayments of deposits received from clients or customers in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices, or obligations under any license, permit or other approval (or guarantees given in respect of such obligations) Incurred prior to the Closing Date or in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices.

Notwithstanding the above provisions, in no event shall the following constitute Indebtedness:

(i) Contingent Obligations Incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices;

(ii) [reserved];

 


 

(iii) any balance that constitutes a trade payable, accrued expense or similar obligation to a trade creditor, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(iv) intercompany liabilities that would be eliminated on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries;

(v) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business;

(vi) Cash Management Services;

(vii) in connection with the purchase by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any business, any post-closing payment adjustments to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing; provided, however, that, at the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable and, to the extent such payment thereafter becomes fixed and determined, the amount is paid in a timely manner;

(viii) obligations, to the extent such obligations would otherwise constitute Indebtedness, under any agreement that have been defeased or satisfied and discharged pursuant to the terms of such agreement;

(ix) for the avoidance of doubt, any obligations in respect of workers’ compensation claims, early retirement or termination obligations, deferred compensatory or employee or director equity plans, pension fund obligations or contributions or similar claims, obligations or contributions or social security or wage taxes;

(x) Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock);

(xi) [reserved]; and

(xii) indebtedness that constitutes “Indebtedness” merely by virtue of a pledge of an Investment (without any accompanying guaranty) in an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

Indemnified Taxes” means (a) all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), all Other Taxes.

Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm or consultant, in each case of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith determination of Holdings Topco, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.

Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.08.

Initial Term Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Initial Term Loans on the Closing Date.

Initial Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make Initial Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the

 


 

amount set forth opposite such Term Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Initial Term Commitment” as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The initial aggregate amount of the Initial Term Commitments is $50,000,000.

Initial Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a)(i).

Initial Term Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Term Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto, evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Term Lender resulting from the Initial Term Loans under the same Term Loan Tranche made or held by such Term Lender.

Intellectual Property Security Agreement” means, collectively, the intellectual property security agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Security Agreement, dated the date of this Agreement, together with each other intellectual property security agreement or Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.12, Section 6.14 or Section 6.16.

Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement” means, collectively, any intellectual property security agreement supplement entered into in connection with, and pursuant to the terms of, any Intellectual Property Security Agreement.

Intercompany Subordination Agreement” means an intercompany subordination agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit H hereto, or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and the Lenders hereby authorize and direct the Administrative Agent to enter into any intercompany subordination agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).

Intercreditor Agreement” means (i) the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) with respect to Indebtedness that is permitted under Section 7.01 to be, and intended to be, secured by Liens permitted by Section 7.02 on the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) with respect to any Indebtedness that is permitted under Section 7.01 to be, and intended to be, secured by Liens permitted under Section 7.02 on the Collateral on a junior basis to the Liens securing the Obligations, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or (iv) such other customary intercreditor or subordination arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and the Lenders hereby authorize and direct the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to enter into any intercreditor or subordination arrangement).

Interest Payment Date” means, as to any Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.

Interest Period” means (i) initially, from the Closing Day to the immediately succeeding Interest Payment Date, and (ii) thereafter from Interest Payment Date to Interest Payment Date.

Interest Rate” means 17% per annum.

Investment” means, with respect to any Person, (i) all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of (a) loans (including guarantees of Indebtedness), (b) advances or capital contributions (excluding accounts receivable, trade credit and advances or other payments made to customers, dealers, suppliers and distributors and payroll, commission, travel and similar advances to officers, directors, managers, employees consultants and independent contractors made in the ordinary course of business), and (c) purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities issued by any other Person and (ii) investments that are required by GAAP to

 


 

be classified on the balance sheet of the Borrower in the same manner as the other investments included in clause (i) of this definition to the extent such transactions involve the transfer of cash, Cash Equivalents or other property; provided that Investments shall not include, in the case of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany loans, advances, or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business (unless made in respect of an Affiliate that is a Non-Loan Party, in which case such intercompany loans, advances, or Indebtedness shall be subject to the Non-Loan Party Investment Cap). If the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary, or any Restricted Subsidiary issues any Equity Interests, in either case, such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale, division or other disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Equity Interests of and all other Investments in such Restricted Subsidiary retained. In no event shall a guarantee of an operating lease of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary be deemed an Investment. For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 7.05:

(1) “Investments” shall include the portion (proportionate to the Borrower’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the Borrower at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to:

(a) the Borrower’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; less

(b) the portion (proportionate to the Borrower’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and

(2) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer.

The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time (including for purposes of calculating the amount of any Investment outstanding at any time under any provision of Section 7.05 and otherwise determining compliance with Section 7.05) shall be the original cost of such Investment (determined, in the case of any Investment made with assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, based on the Fair Market Value of the assets invested and without taking into account subsequent increases or decreases in value), reduced by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount received in cash by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Investment and shall be net of any Investment by such Person in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3 under the Exchange Act selected by the Borrower as a replacement agency for Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be.

Investment Grade Securities” means:

(1) securities issued or directly and guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents),

 


 

(2) securities that have an Investment Grade Rating, but excluding any debt securities or instruments constituting loans or advances among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,

(3) investments in any fund that invests at least 95.0% of its assets in investments of the type described in clauses (1) and (2) above and clause (4) below which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment and/or distribution, and

(4) corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized for high quality investments and in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition.

IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 5.16.

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

joint venture” means any joint venture or similar arrangement (in each case, regardless of legal formation), including but not limited to collaboration arrangements, profit sharing arrangements or other contractual arrangements.

Judgment Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.

Junior Financing” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.

Junior Financing Document” means any documentation governing any Junior Financing.

Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit K-2 (or with such changes thereto that are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) among the Loan Parties from time to time party thereto, the Collateral Agent and one or more collateral agents or representatives for the holders of Indebtedness that is permitted under Section 7.01 to be, and intended to be, secured by Liens permitted under Section 7.02 on the Collateral on a junior basis to the Liens securing the Obligations (and the Lenders hereby authorize and direct the Collateral Agent to enter into any junior lien intercreditor agreement.

Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Term Loan Tranche at such time under this Agreement, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.

Laws” means, collectively, all applicable international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.

Legal Reservations” means:

(a) the principle that equitable remedies may be granted or refused at the discretion of a court, the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation, judicial management, reorganization, court schemes, moratoria, administration and other laws generally affecting the rights of creditors and similar principles or limitations under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction;

 


 

(b) the time barring of claims under applicable limitation laws, the possibility that an undertaking to assume liability for or indemnify a person against non-payment of stamp duty may be void and defenses of set-off or counterclaim and similar principles or limitations under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction;

(c) any general principles, reservations or qualifications, in each case as to matters of law as set out in any legal opinion delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with any provision of any Loan Document;

(d) the principle that any additional interest imposed under any relevant agreement may be held to be unenforceable on the grounds that it is a penalty and thus void;

(e) the principle that in certain circumstances security granted by way of fixed charge may be characterized as a floating charge or that security purported to be constituted by way of an assignment may be recharacterized as a charge;

(f) the principle that a court may not give effect to an indemnity for legal costs incurred by an unsuccessful litigant;

(g) the principle that the creation or purported creation of security over any contract or agreement which is subject to a prohibition against transfer, assignment or charging may be void, ineffective or invalid and may give rise to a breach entitling the contracting party to terminate or take any other action in relation to such contract or agreement;

(h) provisions of a contract being invalid or unenforceable for reasons of oppression or undue influence; and

(i) similar principles, rights and defenses under the laws of any relevant jurisdiction.

Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement and, as the context requires.

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

Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, preference, priority or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent or similar statutes) of any jurisdiction); provided that in no event shall an operating lease or an agreement to sell be deemed to constitute a Lien.

Limited Condition Transaction” has the meaning specified in Section 1.02.

Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, the average of the daily sum of (i) the aggregate amount then available to be borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) (which amount shall be deemed $0 at any time a Default or an Event of Default (each as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) exists) and (ii) unrestricted cash of the Loan Parties (other than Holdings) which is held in deposit accounts subject to reasonably satisfactory control agreements in favor of the

 


 

Collateral Agent in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, measured in each case at the end of each day for the five (5) Business Day period ending immediately before such date.

Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Term Loan.

Loan Documents” means, collectively, (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Notes, (iii) the Guaranty, (iv) the Collateral Documents, (v) the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, (vi) the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, and (vii) any other Intercreditor Agreement required to be entered into pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.

Majority Lenders” of any Tranche shall mean those Non-Defaulting Lenders which would constitute the Required Lenders under, and as defined in, this Agreement if all outstanding Obligations of the other Tranches under this Agreement were repaid in full and all Commitments with respect thereto were terminated.

Make-Whole Amount” means, with respect to any voluntary prepayment of Initial Term Loans prior to November 8, 2027 (including, without limitation, any payment upon acceleration in accordance with Section 8.02 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with Sections 8.01(a), (f), or (g))) and, for the avoidance of doubt, any refinancing of Initial Term Loans, an amount calculated by the Borrower equal to the product of (i) 2.00% multiplied by (ii) the principal amount being prepaid.

Margin Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U of the FRB as from time to time in effect.

Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse effect on the business, assets, property, liabilities (actual or contingent), financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) a material adverse effect on the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their respective obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) a material adverse effect on the rights or remedies of the Agents or the Lenders under the Loan Documents.

Material Real Property” means any parcel of real property (other than a parcel with a Fair Market Value of less than $5,000,000 and other than a parcel constituting Excluded Property) owned in fee by a Loan Party and located in the United States; provided, however, that one or more parcels owned in fee by a Loan Party and located adjacent to, contiguous with, or in close proximity to, and comprising one property with a common street address, may, in the reasonable discretion of the Collateral Agent, be deemed to be one parcel for the purposes of this definition. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) any real property that is Material Real Property under and as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement shall be Material Real Property hereunder and (y) any real property that is not Material Real Property under and as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement shall not be Material Real Property hereunder.

Maturity Date” means: with respect to the Initial Term Loans, the earliest of (i) November 8, 2027; provided if such day is not a Business Day, then on the immediately succeeding Business Day and (ii) the date that the Initial Term Loans are declared due and payable pursuant to Section 8.02; provided that the reference to Maturity Date with respect to (x) Term Loans that are the subject of a loan modification offer pursuant to Section 10.01 and (y) Term Loans that are incurred pursuant to Section 2.14 shall, in each case, be the final maturity date as specified in the loan modification documentation, incremental documentation, or specified refinancing documentation, as applicable thereto; provided further, that notwithstanding the

 


 

foregoing or otherwise, the Maturity Date shall not be earlier than the date that is six (6) months after the “Maturity Date” as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement.

Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.10.

Minimum Liquidity” has the meaning specified in Section 7.08.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

Mortgage” means, collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds, deeds to secure debt and mortgages in respect of Mortgaged Properties in the U.S. made by the Loan Parties in favor or for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent e (and the Lenders hereby authorize and direct the Collateral Agent to enter into any deed of trust, trust deed, deeds to secure debt or mortgage that is reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent), in each case as the same may be amended, amended and restated, extended, supplemented, substituted or otherwise modified from time to time.

Mortgage Policies” has the meaning specified in Section 6.14.

Mortgaged Properties” means the parcels of real property identified on Schedule 5.08(b) and any other Material Real Property with respect to which a Mortgage is required pursuant to Section 6.12.

Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions.

Natural Person” means (a) any natural person or (b) a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person.

Net Cash Proceeds” means:

(a) with respect to the Disposition of any asset by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Casualty Event, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (including any cash or Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received and, with respect to any Casualty Event, any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of such Casualty Event received by or paid to or for the account of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and including any proceeds received as a result of unwinding any related Swap Contract in connection with such related transaction) over (ii) the sum of:

(A) the principal amount of any Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the asset subject to such Disposition or Casualty Event and that is required to be repaid in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (other than (x) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents and (y) if such asset constitutes Collateral, any Indebtedness secured by such asset with a Lien ranking pari passu with or junior to the Lien securing the Obligations), together with any applicable premiums, penalties, interest or breakage costs,

(B) the fees and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (including attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage

 


 

recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith),

(C) all taxes (including Permitted Tax Distributions) paid or reasonably estimated to be payable in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event and any repatriation costs associated with receipt or distribution by the applicable taxpayer of such proceeds,

(D) any costs associated with unwinding any related Swap Contract in connection with such transaction,

(E) any reserve for adjustment in respect of (x) the sale price of the property that is the subject of such Disposition established in accordance with GAAP and (y) any liabilities associated with such property and retained by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after such Disposition, including post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction, and it being understood that “Net Cash Proceeds” shall include, without limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents (i) received upon the Disposition of any non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any such Disposition and (ii) upon the reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount) of any reserve described in this clause (E),

(F) in the case of any Disposition or Casualty Event by a Restricted Subsidiary that is a joint venture or other non-Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (F)) attributable to the minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof, and

(G) any amounts used to repay or return any customer deposits required to be repaid or returned as a result of any Disposition or Casualty Event; and

(b) with respect to the issuance of any Equity Interest by Holdings Topco (or Parent Holding Company) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such issuance and in connection with unwinding any related Swap Contract in connection therewith over (ii) the investment banking fees, underwriting discounts, premiums, commissions, Taxes, other out-of-pocket expenses and other customary expenses and fees related thereto, incurred by Holdings Topco (or Parent Holding Company) or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such issuance and any costs associated with unwinding any related Swap Contract in connection therewith; and

(c) with respect to the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of the cash received in connection with such incurrence or issuance and in connection with unwinding any related Swap Contract in connection therewith over (ii) the investment banking fees, underwriting discounts and commissions, premiums, expenses, accrued interest and fees related thereto, Taxes reasonably estimated to be payable and other out- of-pocket expenses and other customary expenses, incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such incurrence or issuance and any costs associated with unwinding any related Swap Contract in connection therewith and, in the case of Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary, deductions in respect of withholding Taxes that are or would otherwise be payable in cash if such funds were repatriated to the United States.

 


 

Net Working Capital” means, with respect to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Consolidated Current Assets minus Consolidated Current Liabilities; provided that increases or decreases in Net Working Capital shall be calculated without regard to any changes in Consolidated Current Assets or Consolidated Current Liabilities as a result of (a) any reclassification in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent, (b) the effects of purchase accounting or (c) the effect of fluctuations in the amount of accrued or contingent obligations, assets or liabilities under Swap Contracts.

New Loan Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

New Term Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

New Term Facility” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

New Term Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 3.08(c).

Non-Defaulting Lender” means any Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.

Non-Loan Party” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party.

Non-Loan Party Investment Cap” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Permitted Investment”.

Note” means an Initial Term Note.

NPL” means the National Priorities List under CERCLA.

Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest, fees and other amounts that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest, fees and other amounts are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that the Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not include Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents include (a) the obligation to pay principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of any Loan Party to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing pursuant to Section 10.04.

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

 


 

jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are both (i) imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.08) and (ii) Other Connection Taxes.

OTPP” means Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board.

OTPP FTP” means a friendly third party of OTPP (which shall be Ferndale3 Corp., an Ontario corporation, on the Closing Date or any other Person that OTPP may designate in good faith and in its sole discretion so long as OTPP and such Person(s) are parties to a shareholders agreement pursuant to which OTPP is afforded and retains an enforceable contractual right to, exclusively, directly or indirectly, in each case, vote or direct the voting of the votes capable of being cast in general meetings of Parent for the election and removal of directors of Parent and the transfer of shares held by such Person). For the sake of clarity and subject to the preceding sentence, the OTPP FTP shall be (x) a special purpose vehicle designated by OTPP to hold securities in Parent; (y) any successors and assigns in interest thereto (subject to the following proviso); or (z) any other person, provided that OTPP and such persons are parties to a shareholders agreement that affords OTPP an enforceable contractual right to, directly or indirectly, in each case, vote or direct the voting of the votes capable of being cast in general meetings of the Parent for the election and removal of directors of the Parent.

OTPP FTP Dividend” has the meaning specified in Section 6.18(a)(ii).

Outstanding Amount” means with respect to the Term Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of the Term Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date.

Parent” means KLDiscovery Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Parent Holding Company” means Parent and any direct or indirect parent entity of Holdings Topco which holds directly or indirectly 100% of the Equity Interest of Holdings Topco and which does not hold Capital Stock in any other Person (except for any other Parent Holding Company).

Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(d).

Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(m).

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

PATRIOT Act” has the meaning specified in Section 10.22.

 


 

Payment Block” means any of the circumstances described in Section 2.05(b)(viii) and (ix).

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Plans and set forth in Section 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.

Perfection Exceptions” means that no Loan Party shall be required to (i) enter into control agreements with respect to, or otherwise perfect any security interest by “control” (or similar arrangements) over (w) trust, payroll, escrow or other similar accounts, (x) subject to Section 6.16, securities accounts, deposit accounts, other bank accounts or commodities accounts to the extent the average daily balance of funds on deposit therein for each fiscal month does not exceed $1,00,000 individually and $5,000,000 the aggregate, (y) cash and Cash Equivalents and (z) accounts related to the clearing, payment processing and similar operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) perfect the security interest in the following other than by the filing of a UCC financing statement: (1) letter-of-credit rights (as defined in the UCC), (2) Fixtures (as defined in the UCC), except to the extent that the same are Equipment (as defined in the UCC) or are related to real property covered or intended by the Loan Documents to be covered by a Mortgage, (3) Assigned Agreements (as defined in the Security Agreement) and (4) commercial tort claims (as defined in the UCC), (iii) send notices to account debtors or other contractual third-parties unless an Event of Default has not been cured or waived and is continuing and the Administrative Agent has exercised its rights pursuant to Section 8.02 of this Agreement, (iv) [reserved], or (v) deliver landlord waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters. As of the Closing Date, no security documents will be required to be entered into by the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries other than those governed by the laws of the United States and, pursuant to Section 6.16, the United Kingdom and Canada, as applicable; provided, that after the Closing Date, if any Subsidiary that is an Immaterial Subsidiary ceases to constitute an Immaterial Subsidiary, such Subsidiary, and any other applicable Loan Party, shall execute security documents in (and governed by the laws of) the applicable jurisdiction of formation of such Person and take such other actions required in Section 6.12 within the timeframes included in Section 6.12 (together with any other documents or actions specifically required in such jurisdiction for purposes of such Subsidiary delivering a guaranty and granting security over its Collateral consistent with the requirements of Section 6.12, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) any assets or property subject to any Perfection Exception under and as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement shall be subject to Perfection Exceptions hereunder and (y) any assets or property that is not subject to any Perfection Exception under and as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement shall not be subject to Perfection Exceptions hereunder.

Permits” means, with respect to any Person, any permit, approval, consent, authorization, license, provisional license, registration, accreditation, certificate, certification, certificate of need, qualification, operating authority, concession, grant, franchise, variance or permission from, and any other Contractual Obligations with, any Governmental Authority applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Permitted Asset Swap” means the purchase and sale or exchange of Related Business Assets or a combination of Related Business Assets and cash or Cash Equivalents between the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and another Person; provided that such purchase and sale or exchange must occur within 90 days of each other and any cash or Cash Equivalents received must be applied in accordance with Section 7.04.

Permitted Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.

 


 

Permitted Holders” means the Sponsors.

Permitted Investments” means:

(1) any Investment in cash and Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities and Investments that were Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities when made;

(2) any Investment in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(3) any Investments by Subsidiaries that are not Restricted Subsidiaries in other Subsidiaries that are not Restricted Subsidiaries;

(4) [reserved];

(5) any Investment in securities or other assets received in connection with an Asset Sale made pursuant to Section 7.04 or any other Disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;

(6) any Investment (x) existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.05, (y) made pursuant to binding commitments in effect on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.05 or (z) that replaces, refinances, refunds, renews, modifies, amends or extends any Investment described under either of the immediately preceding clauses (x) or (y); provided that any such Investment is in an amount that does not exceed the amount replaced, refinanced, refunded, renewed, modified, amended or extended, except as contemplated pursuant to the terms of such Investment in existence on the Closing Date or as otherwise permitted under this definition or otherwise under Section 7.05;

(7) [reserved];

(8) loans and advances to officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors for business related travel and entertainment expenses, moving and relocation expenses and other similar expenses, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(9) any Investment (x) acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary of such other Investment or accounts receivable, or (b) as a result of a foreclosure or other remedial action by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any Investment in default and (y) received in compromise or resolution of (A) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer, or (B) litigation, arbitration or other disputes;

(10) Swap Contracts and Cash Management Services permitted under Section 7.01(j), including any payments in connection with the termination thereof;

(11) [reserved];

 


 

(12) additional Investments by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (12) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed $5,750,000; provided, however, that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (12) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (2) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (12) for so long as such Person continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary;

(13) [reserved];

(14) Investments the payment for which consists of Equity Interests (other than Excluded Equity) of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, as applicable;

(15) Investments consisting of the leasing, licensing, sublicensing or contribution of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons;

(16) Investments consisting of purchases or acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials and equipment or purchases, acquisitions, licenses, sublicenses or leases or subleases of intellectual property, or other rights or assets, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(17) Investments consisting of (v) Liens permitted under Section 7.02, (w) Indebtedness (including guarantees) permitted under Section 7.01, (x) mergers, amalgamations, consolidations and transfers of all or substantially all assets permitted under Section 7.03, (y) Asset Sales permitted under Section 7.04, or (z) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.05;

(18) Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or of an entity merged into or amalgamated or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary in a transaction that is not prohibited by Section 7.03 after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation;

(19) loans and advances to the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) in lieu of, and not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances and Restricted Payments in respect thereof) Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made to the Borrower (or such direct or indirect parent) in accordance with the second paragraph of Section 7.05;

(20) guarantees of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 7.01 and obligations relating to such Indebtedness and guarantees (other than guarantees of Indebtedness) in the ordinary course of business;

(21) advances, loans or extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (for the avoidance of doubt, subject to the Non-Loan Party Investment Cap);

(22) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of assets used in the ordinary course of business or services in the ordinary course of business;

 


 

(23) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of Uniform Commercial Code Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and Uniform Commercial Code Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers;

(24) [reserved];

(25) [reserved];

(26) [reserved];

(27) accounts receivable, security deposits and prepayments and other credits granted or made in the ordinary course of business and any Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and others, including in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with or judgments against, such account debtors and others, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(28) Investments acquired as a result of a foreclosure by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any secured Investments or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

(29) Investments resulting from pledges and deposits that are Permitted Liens;

(30) acquisitions of obligations of one or more officers or other employees of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower in connection with such officer’s or employee’s acquisition of Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, so long as no cash is actually advanced by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to such officers or employees in connection with the acquisition of any such obligations;

(31) guarantees of operating leases (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Capitalized Lease Obligations) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case, entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(32) Investments consisting of the redemption, purchase, repurchase or retirement of any Equity Interests permitted by Section 7.05;

(33) non-cash Investments made in connection with tax planning and reorganization activities;

(34) Investments made pursuant to obligations entered into when the Investment would have been permitted hereunder so long as such Investment when made reduces the amount available under the clause under which the Investment would have been permitted;

(35) Investments made in the ordinary course of business in connection with obtaining, maintaining or renewing client and customer contracts and loans or advances made to, and guarantees with respect to obligations of, distributors, suppliers, licensors and licensees in the ordinary course of business;

(36) [reserved]; and

(37) subject to the consent of the Required Lenders, intercompany current liabilities owed to Unrestricted Subsidiaries or joint ventures permitted to exist under this Agreement as in

 


 

effect on the Closing Date and Incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice in connection with the cash management operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (for the avoidance of doubt, subject to the Non-Loan Party Investment Cap).

Notwithstanding anything in the definition of “Permitted Investment” or otherwise to the contrary, if (i) an Investment (including any Restricted Investments and any intercompany Investment) is to be made in or in respect of any Non-Loan Party and (ii) such Investment (including any Restricted Investments and any intercompany Investment), when taken together with each other Investment (including any Restricted Investments and any intercompany Investment) made in or in respect of such Non-Loan Party and each other Non-Loan Party, exceeds in the aggregate at any time $4,025,000, then such Investment may not be made and shall not be permitted under this Agreement (the “Non-Loan Party Investment Cap”).

Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person:

(1) Liens Incurred in connection with workers’ compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or to secure surety, stay, customs or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(2) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlords’, materialmen’s, repairman’s, construction contractors’, mechanics’ or other like Liens, in each case for sums not yet overdue by more than 30 days or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review (or which, if due and payable, are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves are being maintained, to the extent required by GAAP) or with respect to which the failure to make payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect as determined in good faith by management of the Borrower or indirect parent of the Borrower;

(3) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies (i) which are not yet delinquent, (ii) which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves are being maintained to the extent required by GAAP, or for property taxes on property such Person or one of its Subsidiaries has determined to abandon if the sole recourse for such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim is to such property or (iii) with respect to which the failure to make payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(4) Liens in favor of the issuers of performance and surety bonds, bid, indemnity, warranty, release, appeal or similar bonds or with respect to regulatory requirements or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances issued and completion of guarantees provided for, in each case, pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business;

(5) survey exceptions, encumbrances, ground leases, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, servitudes, sewers, electric lines, drains, telegraph and telephone and cable television lines, gas and oil pipelines and other similar purposes, reservations of rights, or zoning, building codes or other restrictions (including, without limitation, minor defects or irregularities in title and similar encumbrances) as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which

 


 

do not in the aggregate materially adversely interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of such Person;

(6) Liens Incurred to secure obligations in respect of Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (d) and obligations secured ratably thereunder; provided that, in the case of clause (d), such Lien extends only to the assets and/or Capital Stock the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of which is financed thereby and any replacements, additions and accessions thereto and any income or profits thereof; provided that individual financings provided by a lender may be cross collateralized to other financings provided by such lender or its affiliates;

(7) Liens of the Borrower or any of the Guarantors existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.02 and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that (i) the Lien does not extend to any additional property other than (A) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or (B) proceeds and products thereof; provided that individual financings provided by a lender may be cross collateralized to other financings provided by such lender or its affiliates and (ii) the modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens (if such obligations constitute Permitted Debt);

(8) Liens on assets of, or Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to this Agreement) in, a Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Liens are not created or Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Subsidiary; provided, further, that such Liens are limited to all or a portion of the assets (and improvements on such assets) that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which the Liens arose, could secure) the obligations to which such Liens relate; provided, further, that for purposes of this clause (8), if a Person becomes a Subsidiary, any Subsidiary of such Person shall be deemed to become a Subsidiary of the Borrower, and any property or assets of such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person shall be deemed acquired by the Borrower at the time of such merger, amalgamation or consolidation;

(9) Liens on assets at the time the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary acquired the assets, including any acquisition by means of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Liens are not created or Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition; provided, further, that such Liens are limited to all or a portion of the property or assets (and improvements on such property or assets) that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which the Liens arose, could secure) the obligations to which such Liens relate; provided, further, that for purposes of this clause (9), if, in connection with an acquisition by means of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, a Person other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary is the successor company with respect thereto, any Subsidiary of such Person shall be deemed to become a Subsidiary of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, and any property or assets of such Person or any such Subsidiary of such Person shall be deemed acquired by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, at the time of such merger, amalgamation or consolidation;

(10) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of the Borrower or a Guarantor owing to the Borrower or a Guarantor permitted to be Incurred in accordance with Section 7.01;

(11) Liens securing Swap Contracts Incurred in accordance with Section 7.01;

 


 

(12) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit entered into in the ordinary course of business issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

(13) leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses, occupancy agreements or assignments of or in respect of real or personal property;

(14) Liens arising from, or from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding, operating leases or consignments entered into by the Borrower and the Guarantors in the ordinary course of business;

(15) Liens in favor of the Borrower or any Guarantor;

(16) [reserved];

(17) deposits made or other security provided in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers or under self-insurance arrangements in respect of such obligations;

(18) Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; provided that, from and after the Closing Date, no Liens shall be incurred pursuant to this clause (18) unless permitted in writing by the Required Lenders;

(19) grants of intellectual property, software and other technology licenses;

(20) judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.01(f), (g) or (h) and notices of lis pendens and associated rights related to litigation being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been made;

(21) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(22) Liens Incurred to secure Cash Management Services and other “bank products” (including those described in Sections 7.01(j) and (w));

(23) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancings, refundings, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (7), (8), (9) or (11), or succeeding clauses (24) or (25) of this definition; provided, however, that (x) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which the original Lien arose, could secure) the original Lien (plus any replacements, additions, accessions and improvements on such property), (y) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness described under clause (7), (8), (9), (11), (24) or (25) of this definition at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien, and (B) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including unpaid accrued interest and the aggregate amount of premiums (including tender premiums), and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs and fees and expenses in connection therewith, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement and (z)(A) any amounts incurred under this clause (23) as refinancing Indebtedness of

 


 

clause (24) of this definition hereunder shall be secured to the same extent as the Indebtedness being refinanced, including with respect to any subordination provisions, and subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement and (B) any amounts incurred under this clause (23) as refinancing indebtedness of clause (25) of this definition hereunder shall reduce the amount available under such clause (25);

(24) Liens on the Collateral securing any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 7.01(b);

(25) junior Liens on the Collateral which are subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations pursuant to an Intercreditor Agreement, securing obligations the aggregate principal amount of which does not exceed $4,025,000;

(26) Liens on the Equity Interests or assets of a joint venture to secure Indebtedness of such joint venture Incurred pursuant to Section 7.01(u);

(27) Liens on equipment of the Borrower or any Guarantor granted in the ordinary course of business to the Borrower’s or such Guarantor’s client at which such equipment is located;

(28) [reserved];

(29) Liens on property or assets used to redeem, repay, defease or to satisfy and discharge Indebtedness; provided that such redemption, repayment, defeasance or satisfaction and discharge is not prohibited by this Agreement and that such deposit shall be deemed for purposes of Section 7.05 (to the extent applicable) to be a prepayment of such Indebtedness;

(30) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation and exportation of goods in the ordinary course of business;

(31) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code, or any comparable or successor provision, on items in the course of collection; (ii) attaching to pooling, commodity trading accounts or other commodity brokerage accounts Incurred in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) in favor of banking or other financial institutions or entities, or electronic payment service providers, arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking or finance industry;

(32) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other Persons not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness; (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Borrower or any Guarantor to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations Incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and the Guarantors; or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any Guarantor in the ordinary course of business;

(33) any encumbrance or restriction (including put and call arrangements) with respect to Equity Interests of any joint venture or similar arrangement permitted under this Agreement as of the Closing Date pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;

(34) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

 


 

(35) Liens on vehicles or equipment of the Borrower or any Guarantor granted in the ordinary course of business;

(36) [Reserved];

(37) Liens disclosed by the title insurance policies delivered on or subsequent to the Closing Date and any replacement, extension or renewal of any such Liens (so long as the Indebtedness and other obligations secured by such replacement, extension or renewal Liens are permitted by this Agreement); provided that such replacement, extension or renewal Liens do not cover any property other than the property that was subject to such Liens prior to such replacement, extension or renewal;

(38) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision or customary business provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights;

(39) (a) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any letter of intent or other agreement in respect of any Permitted Investment, (b) Liens on advances of cash or Cash Equivalents in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in a Permitted Investment to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment and (c) Liens on cash collateral in respect of letters of credit entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(40) the prior rights of consignees and their lenders under consignment arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(41) Liens on securities that are the subject of repurchase agreements constituting Cash Equivalents under clause (4) of the definition thereof;

(42) Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts Incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(43) rights reserved or vested in any Person by the terms of any lease, license, franchise, grant or permit held by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or by a statutory provision, to terminate any such lease, license, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or periodic payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;

(44) restrictive covenants affecting the use to which real property may be put; provided that such covenants are complied with;

(45) security given to a public utility or any municipality or governmental authority when required by such utility or authority in connection with the operations of that Person in the ordinary course of business;

(46) zoning by-laws and other land use restrictions, including, without limitation, site plan agreements, development agreements and contract zoning agreements;

(47) [reserved]; and

 


 

(48) Liens on cash proceeds of Indebtedness (and on the related escrow accounts) in connection with the issuance of such Indebtedness into (and pending the release from) a customary escrow arrangement, to the extent such Indebtedness is Incurred in compliance with Section 7.01.

For purposes of determining compliance with this definition, (x) a Lien need not be Incurred solely by reference to one category of Permitted Liens described in this definition but may be Incurred under any combination of such categories (including in part under one such category and in part under any other such category), (y) in the event that a Lien (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of such categories of Permitted Liens, the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify such Lien (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this definition, and (z) in the event that a portion of the Indebtedness secured by a Lien could be classified as secured in part pursuant to clause (6) or (24) above and in part pursuant to one or more other categories of Permitted Liens, the Borrower will be entitled to only give pro forma effect to such portion of such Indebtedness (and any obligations in respect thereof) secured pursuant to clause (6) or (24) above when calculating the availability therein in connection with such Incurrence and not the remainder of the Indebtedness that is secured pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this definition.

Permitted Parent” means (a) any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower so long as a Permitted Holder holds 35% or more of the Voting Stock of such direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, (b) [reserved], and (c) any Public Company (or Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Public Company) to the extent and until such time as any Person or group (other than a Permitted Holder under clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) of the definition thereof) is deemed to be or become a beneficial owner of Voting Stock of such Public Company representing more than 35% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such Public Company.

Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement, exchange or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced, exchanged or extended except by an amount equal to accrued and unpaid interest and a reasonable premium thereon plus other reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred (including original issue discount and upfront fees), in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement, exchange or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder; (b) other than with respect to Indebtedness under Section 7.01(d) or with respect to the initial maturity date for Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement, exchange or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced, exchanged or extended; (c) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced, exchanged or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement, exchange or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms, taken as a whole, as favorable in all material respects to the Lenders (including, if applicable, as to Collateral) as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced, exchanged or extended or otherwise acceptable to the Administrative Agent; (d) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced, exchanged or extended is (i) unsecured, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement, exchange or extension is unsecured, or (ii) if secured by Liens on the Collateral, such modification, refinancing, refunding, replacement, renewal or extension is secured to the same extent, including with respect to any subordination provisions, and subject to an Intercreditor Agreement; (e) the terms and conditions (including, if applicable, as to collateral) of any such modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced, exchanged or extended (other than to the extent permitted by any other clause of this definition

 


 

or with respect to interest rate, optional prepayment premiums and options redemption provisions) Indebtedness are either (i) substantially identical to or less favorable to the investors providing such Permitted Refinancing, taken as a whole, than the terms and conditions of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced, exchanged or extended or (ii) when taken as a whole (other than interest rate, prepayment premiums and redemption premiums), not more restrictive to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries than those set forth in this Agreement or are customary for similar indebtedness in light of current market conditions (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent in good faith at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement set out in this clause (e), shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Administrative Agent provides notice to the Borrower of its objection during such five Business Day period (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects)), in each case, except for terms and conditions only applicable to periods after the Latest Maturity Date; (f) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement, exchange or extension is incurred by the Person who is or would have been permitted to be the obligor or guarantor (or any successor thereto) on the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended (it being understood that the roles of such obligors as a borrower or a guarantor with respect to such obligations may be interchanged); and (g) at the time thereof, other than with respect to Indebtedness under Section 7.01(d) and Section 7.01(j), no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Permitted Tax Distributions” means (a) for so long as the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are members of a group filing a consolidated, combined, affiliated or unitary income tax return with any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, payments, dividends, or distributions, directly or indirectly, to such direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in amounts required for such parent entity to pay federal, state and local income (and franchise or other similar Taxes imposed lieu of income) Taxes imposed on such entity to the extent such Taxes are directly attributable to the income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the amount of such payments in respect of any tax year does not, in the aggregate, exceed the amount that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that are members of such consolidated, combined, affiliated or unitary group would have been required to pay in respect of such Taxes (as the case may be) in respect of such year if the Borrower and its Subsidiaries paid such Taxes directly on a separate company basis or as a stand-alone consolidated, combined, affiliated or unitary tax group (reduced by any such Taxes paid directly by the Borrower or any Subsidiary); and provided, further, that any such cash distributions made in respect of any Taxes attributable to the income of any Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower may be made only to the extent that such Unrestricted Subsidiaries have made cash payments for such purpose to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) with respect to any calendar year during which the Borrower is classified as a partnership or disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, payments, dividends, or distributions by a Loan Party, on or prior to each estimated tax payment date as well as each other applicable due date but no more frequently than quarterly, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the product of (i) the total aggregate taxable income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (or estimates thereof) which is allocable to its members or partners as a result of the operations or activities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the relevant period, calculated without regard to any tax deductions or basis adjustments arising under Section 743 of the Code attributable to the assets of the Borrower (provided, however, that such tax deductions or basis adjustments shall be taken into account if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing), multiplied by (ii) the highest combined marginal federal, state and local income tax rates (including Section 1411 taxes) applicable to any member or partner of the Borrower (or, if any of them are themselves a pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, their members or partners) determined by taking into account the character of the income and loss allocable to the members or partners as it affects the applicable tax rate, after taking into account any losses from prior periods allocated to the members or partners by the Borrower, to the

 


 

extent not taken into account as a reduction in taxable income hereunder in prior periods; provided that, taxable income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period shall take into account any increases or decreases thereto as a result of any amended tax return or any tax examination, audit or adjustment; provided, further, that if the aggregate amount of Permitted Tax Distributions made for a taxable year exceeds the amount of Permitted Tax Distributions that would have been permitted based on the taxable income of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as finally determined following the close of such year (including as a result of any amended tax return or any tax examination, audit or adjustment), then the amount of such excess shall be credited against the next Permitted Tax Distributions permitted to be made with respect to subsequent taxable periods.

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

Personal Data” means (a) any and all information or data relating to one or more individuals that is personally identifying (i.e., data that, directly or indirectly, identifies a particular individual or household), including the following if it identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked to a particular customer or household (i) personal identifiers, such as name, postal address, telephone number, and data of birth, (ii) identification numbers issued by a governmental authority, such as a Social Security Number, driver’s license number, Tax Identification Number, and passport number, (iii) online identifiers, email addresses, social media handles, Internet or software-based usernames, Internet Protocol addresses, cookie identifiers, and device identifiers, (iv) login credentials, such as usernames and passwords, (v) financial information, such as credit and debit card numbers, account numbers, access codes, security questions and answers and insurance policy numbers, (vi) demographic information, such as information relating to an individual’s race, gender, age, ethnicity, religion, philosophy, political affiliation, or sexual orientation, (vii) biometric identifier, such as fingerprint, scan of hand or face geometry, retina or iris scan, and voiceprint, (viii) genetic information, and (ix) individual medical or health information, including protected health information governed by HIPAA and the regulations promulgated thereunder; and (b) any and all other information defined as “personal data,” “personal information,” or “personally identifiable information”, the processing of which is regulated by Applicable Data Privacy Laws.

Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (other than a Multiemployer Plan) within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA that is maintained or is contributed to by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate and is subject to Title IV of ERISA or the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA.

Platform” means IntraLinks/IntraAgency, Syndtrak or another similar electronic system.

Pledged Debt” means “Pledged Debt” as defined in the Security Agreement.

Pledged Interests” means “Pledged Interests” as defined in the Security Agreement.

Pounds Sterling” means freely transferable lawful money of the United Kingdom (expressed in Pounds Sterling).

Preferred Stock” means any Equity Interest with preferential right of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

Prepayment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).

Prepayment Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).

 


 

Primary Disqualified Institution” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Disqualified Institution.”

Proceeding” means any investigation, inquiry, litigation, review, hearing, suit, claim, audit, arbitration, proceeding or action (in each case, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or informal) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Authority or arbitrator.

Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect” means, with respect to the calculation of any test, financial ratio, basket or covenant under this Agreement, including Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated Interest Expense, Consolidated EBITDA, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio and the calculation of Consolidated Total Assets, of any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as of any date, that pro forma effect will be given to the Transactions, any Specified Transaction, any acquisition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, Investment, any issuance, Incurrence, assumption or repayment or redemption of Indebtedness (including Indebtedness issued, Incurred or assumed or repaid or redeemed as a result of, or to finance, any relevant transaction and for which any such test, financial ratio, basket or covenant is being calculated), any issuance or redemption of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock, all sales, transfers and other dispositions or discontinuance of any Subsidiary, line of business, division, segment or operating unit, any operational change (including the entry into any material contract or arrangement or any growth related investment, expenditure or capital expenditure) or any designation of a Restricted Subsidiary to an Unrestricted Subsidiary or of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case that have occurred during the four consecutive fiscal quarter period of such Person being used to calculate such test, financial ratio, basket or covenant (the “Reference Period”), or subsequent to the end of the Reference Period but prior to such date or prior to or substantially simultaneously with the event for which a determination under this definition is made (including (i) any such event occurring at a Person who became a Restricted Subsidiary of the subject Person or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the subject Person or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the subject Person after the commencement of the Reference Period and (ii) with respect to any proposed Investment or acquisition of the subject Person for which committed financing is or is sought to be obtained, the event for which a determination under this definition is made may occur after the date upon which the relevant determination or calculation is made), as if each such event occurred on the first day of the Reference Period; provided that (x) pro forma effect will be given to Pro Forma Cost Savings on the first day of the Reference Period and (y) no amount shall be added back pursuant to this definition to the extent duplicative of amounts that are otherwise included in computing Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period.

For purposes of making any computation referred to above:

(1) if any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date for which a determination under this definition is made had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Swap Contracts applicable to such Indebtedness if such Swap Contracts has a remaining term in excess of 12 months);

(2) interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer, in his or her capacity as such and not in his or her personal capacity, of the Borrower or a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP;

 


 

(3) interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a secured overnight financing rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Borrower may designate;

(4) interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period; and

(5) to the extent not already covered above, any such calculation may include adjustments calculated in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.

Any pro forma calculation may include, without limitation but without duplication, (1) adjustments calculated in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and (2) adjustments calculated to give effect to any Pro Forma Cost Savings.

Pro Forma Cost Savings” means, without duplication of any amounts referenced in the definition of “Pro Forma Basis,” an amount equal to the amount of adjustments and add backs permitted under clause (b)(vi) of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA.

Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Lender and any Facility or all the Facilities or any Tranche or all the Tranches (as the case may be) at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place, and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.17), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitments of such Lender under the applicable Facility or the Facilities or Tranche or Tranches (and in the case of any Term Loan Tranche after the applicable borrowing date and without duplication, the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans under such Tranche, of such Lender, at such time) at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments under the applicable Facility or the Facilities or Tranche or Tranches at such time (and, in the case of any Term Loan Tranche and without duplication, the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans under such Tranche, at such time). The initial Pro Rata Share of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as applicable.

PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

Public Company” means any Person with a class or series of Voting Stock that is traded on a stock exchange or in the over-the-counter market.

Qualifying Bids” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Dutch Auction.”

Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document, as applicable.

Reference Period” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Pro Forma Basis.”

Refunding Capital Stock” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05

Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(c).

 


 

Regulation S-X” means Regulation S-X under the Securities Act as in effect on December 31, 2020.

Related Business Assets” means assets (other than cash or Cash Equivalents) used or useful in a Similar Business; provided that any assets received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for assets transferred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary will not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless such Person is, or upon receipt of the securities of such Person, such Person would become a Restricted Subsidiary.

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, members, directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through the Environment or within, from or into any building, structure, facility or fixture.

Relevant Governmental Body” means the FRB and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the FRB and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.

Relevant Transaction” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(ii).

Replaceable Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 3.08(a).

Replacement Assets” means (1) substantially all the assets of a Person primarily engaged in a Similar Business or (2) a majority of the Voting Stock of any Person primarily engaged in a Similar Business that will become, on the date of acquisition thereof, a Restricted Subsidiary.

Reply Amount” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Dutch Auction.”

Reply Discount” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Dutch Auction.”

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

Reporting Extension Provision” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

Request for Credit Extension” means with respect to a Borrowing, a Committed Loan Notice.

Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings and (b) aggregate unused Term Commitments; provided that the unused Term Commitments of and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by (x) any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders and (y) any Affiliate Lenders shall be deemed to have voted in the same proportion as Lenders that are not Affiliate Lenders vote on such matter.

Requirements of Law” means, with respect to any Person, collectively, the common law and all federal, state, local, foreign, multinational or international laws, statutes, codes, treaties, standards, rules and regulations, guidelines, ordinances, orders, judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees (including administrative or judicial precedents or authorities) and the interpretation or administration thereof by, and

 


 

other determinations, directives, requirements or requests of, any Governmental Authority, in each case having the force of law and that are applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property, products, business or operations are subject.

Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, representative, director, manager, president, vice president, executive vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer, secretary or assistant secretary, an authorized signatory, an attorney-in-fact (to the extent empowered by the Board of Directors of Holdings Topco or the Borrower), or other similar officer of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

Restricted Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.

Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Holdings Topco that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary, which for the avoidance of doubt shall include the Borrower.

Retired Capital Stock” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.

Return Bid” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Dutch Auction.”

Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means an arrangement relating to property now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary whereby the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person and the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person, other than leases between the Borrower and a Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries.

Sanctions Laws and Regulations” means (i) any sanctions or requirements imposed by, or based upon the obligations or authorities set forth in, the PATRIOT Act, the Executive Order No. 13224 of September 23, 2001, entitled Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), the U.S. International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq.), the U.S. Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. §§ 1 et seq.), the U.S. Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Act, the U.S. Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 or the Iran Sanctions Act, Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, all as amended, or any of the foreign assets control regulations (31 C.F.R., Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any other law or executive order relating thereto administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), and any similar law, regulation, or executive order enacted in the United States after the date of this Agreement and (ii) any sanctions or requirements imposed under similar laws or regulations enacted by the European Union, the United Kingdom or Canada or administered, enacted or enforced by the respective governmental institutions or agencies of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, Her Majesty’s Treasury in the United Kingdom and Global Affairs Canada and Public Safety Canada, that apply to the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries (as any of the foregoing laws may from time to time be amended, renewed, extended or replaced).

 


 

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of McGraw Hill Financial Inc., and any successor thereto.

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

Section 6.01 Reporting Deadline” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

Secured Obligations” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and each co-agent or subagent appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent from time to time pursuant to Article IX.

Secured Party Designation Notice” means a notice from an Approved Counterparty or Cash Management Bank substantially in the form of Exhibit L.

Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Security Agreement” means, collectively, the Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof executed by the Loan Parties party thereto, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, together with each other security agreement and security agreement supplement executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.12, 6.14 or 6.16.

Security Agreement Supplement” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Senior Administrative Agent” means the administrative agent (which shall be Wilmington Trust, National Association on the Closing Date) (together with its permitted successors and replacements) under the Senior Credit Agreement.

Senior Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

Senior Loan Documents” means the “Loan Documents” (or other similar defined term) as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement.

Senior Obligations” means the Indebtedness arising under the Senior Credit Agreement and the other Obligations (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement).

Similar Business” means any business engaged in by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and any business or other activities that are similar, ancillary, complementary, incidental or related thereto, or an extension, development or expansion of, the businesses in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are engaged on the Closing Date.

Solvent” means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value (to be calculated as the amount at which the assets (both tangible and intangible), in their entirety, of such Person taken as a whole would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, within a commercially reasonable period of time, each having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts, with neither being under any compulsion to act) of the assets of such Person taken as a whole exceeds the total amount of liabilities (it being understood that the term “liabilities,” for the purposes of this definition, will be limited to the recorded liabilities (including contingent liabilities that would be recorded in accordance

 


 

with GAAP) of such Person taken as a whole, on such date of determination, determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied), (b) the present fair salable value (defined as the amount that could be obtained by an independent willing seller from an independent willing buyer if the assets of such Person taken as a whole are sold with reasonable promptness in an arm’s-length transaction under present conditions for the sale of comparable business enterprises insofar as such conditions can be reasonably evaluated) of the assets of such person taken as a whole exceeds their liabilities, (c) such Person, taken as whole, does not have unreasonably small capital (defined as sufficient capital to reasonably ensure that such Person will continue to be a going concern for the period from the date of determination through the Maturity Date, based on the needs and anticipated needs for capital of the business conducted or anticipated to be conducted by the Loan Parties as reflected in such Person’s projected financial statements and in light of its anticipated credit capacity), (d) such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will be able to pay its liabilities as they mature.

SPC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.

Specified Transaction” means any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (excluding Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes other than pursuant to this Agreement) or Investment that results in a Person becoming a Subsidiary, any designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, any acquisition or any Disposition that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower, any Investment constituting an acquisition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of another Person or any Disposition of a business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise or any material restructuring of the Borrower or implementation of any initiative not in the ordinary course of business.

Sponsor” means OTPP FTP, OTPP and its Controlled Investment Affiliates and MGG and its Controlled Investment Affiliates.

Stated Maturity” means with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency unless such contingency has occurred).

Subject Lien” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.

Subordinated Indebtedness” means (a) with respect to the Borrower, any Indebtedness of the Borrower which is by its terms expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, and (b) with respect to any Guarantor, any Indebtedness of such Guarantor which is by its terms expressly subordinated in right of payment to its Guarantee of the Obligations.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (1) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, (2) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity of which (x) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership interests or otherwise, and (y) such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity and

 


 

(3) any Person that is consolidated in the consolidated financial statements of the specified Person in accordance with GAAP.

Subsidiary Guarantor” means, collectively, the Restricted Subsidiaries of Holdings that are Guarantors.

Subsidiary Guaranty” means, collectively, the Subsidiary Guaranty made by the Subsidiary Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2, together with each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.12.

Subsidiary Redesignation” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”.

Supplemental Agent” has the meaning specified in Section 9.14(a).

Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement, including any obligations or liabilities under any such master agreement.

Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease as determined pursuant to GAAP.

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

Term Borrowing” means a borrowing of Term Loan of a single Tranche from all the Lenders having Term Commitments or Term Loans of the respective Tranche on a given date.

 


 

Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its Initial Term Commitment or its New Term Commitment. The amount of each Lender’s Initial Term Commitment is as set forth in the definition thereof and the amount of each Lender’s other Term Commitments shall be as set forth in the Assignment and Assumption or the amendment or agreement relating to the New Term Commitment pursuant to which such Lender agreed to provide its Term Commitment, as the case may be, as such amounts may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

Term Facility” means a facility in respect of any Term Loan Tranche, as the context may require.

Term Lender” means (a) at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has an Initial Term Commitment at such time and (b) at any time after the Closing Date, any Lender that holds Term Loans and/or Term Commitments at such time.

Term Loan” means an advance made by any Term Lender under any Term Facility (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Initial Term Loans).

Term Loan Tranche” means the respective facility and commitments utilized in making (Term Loans hereunder, with there being one Tranche on the Closing Date, i.e., Initial Term Loans and Initial Term Commitments. Subject to the provisions of Sections 2.01 and 2.07 hereof, the Initial Term Loans, when funded, may form one Term Loan Tranche. Additional Term Loan Tranches may be added after the Closing Date pursuant to the terms hereof, e.g. New Term Commitments.

Threshold Amount” means $5,750,000.

Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans.

Tranche” means any Term Loan Tranche.

Transactions” means the following transactions consummated or to be consummated in connection therewith:

(a) the Borrower obtaining the Facilities; and

(c) the payment of all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions described in the foregoing provisions of this definition (the “Transaction Costs”).

Transaction Agreement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 1.02.

Transaction Costs” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Transactions.”

UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

Undisclosed Administration” means in relation to a Lender or its direct or indirect parent company the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other

 


 

similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where such Person is subject to home jurisdiction supervision if applicable law requires that such appointment is not to be publicly disclosed.

Unfunded Advances/Participations” means with respect to the Administrative Agent, the aggregate amount, if any (i) made available to the Borrower on the assumption that each Lender has made available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent as contemplated by Section 2.12(b) and (ii) with respect to which a corresponding amount shall not in fact have been returned to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or made available to the Administrative Agent by any such Lender.

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

Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.

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

Unpaid Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means:

(1) any Subsidiary of the Borrower that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company in the manner provided below; and

(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

The Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company may designate any Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any existing Subsidiary and any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary of the Borrower) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided, however, that the Subsidiary to be so designated and its Subsidiaries do not at the time of designation have any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to (x) the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiaries to be so designated or (y) any of their respective assets other than the Equity Interests of such Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, further, however, that immediately after giving effect to such designation no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided, further, however, that any Subsidiary that is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and subsequently designated as a Restricted Subsidiary cannot later be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, further, however, that either:

(a) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total consolidated assets of $1,000 or less; or

(b) if such Subsidiary has consolidated assets greater than $1,000, then such designation would be permitted under Section 7.05.

 


 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or otherwise, from and after the Closing Date, absent the prior written consent of the Required Lenders, the Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company shall not, nor shall it cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, designate any Subsidiary of Holdings as an Unrestricted Subsidiary. As of the Closing Date, no Subsidiaries of Holdings are Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) any Person that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary under and as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement shall be an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder and (y) any Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary under and as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement shall not be an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder.

U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(g)(ii).

Voting Stock” of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, at any date, the number of years (and/or portion thereof) obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment, in respect of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary” means any Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means a direct or indirect Subsidiary of such Person 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares or interests required to be held by foreign nationals or other third parties to the extent required by applicable law) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Withholding Agent” means any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

 


 

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

(a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

(b) The words “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.

(c) References in this Agreement to an Exhibit, Schedule, Article, Section, clause or subclause refer (A) to the appropriate Exhibit or Schedule to, or Article, Section, clause or subclause in this Agreement or (B) to the extent such references are not present in this Agreement, to the Loan Document in which such reference appears.

(d) The term “including” is by way of example and not limitation.

(e) The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.

(f) Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns.

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

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

(i) In measuring compliance with this Agreement, with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders, with respect to (x) any Investment or acquisition, merger, amalgamation or similar transaction that has been definitively agreed to, publicly announced or for which there is a binding obligation to consummate and which is pursuant to Rule 2.7 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (or a similar arrangement, including those in other applicable jurisdictions) and for which no definitive documentation is entered into but certainty of funding is required or (y) repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock with respect to which an irrevocable notice of repayment (or similar notice), which may be conditional, has been delivered (each, a “Limited Condition Transaction”), in each case for purposes of determining:

(1) whether any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that is being incurred in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction is permitted to be incurred in compliance with Section 7.01;

(2) whether any Lien being incurred in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction is permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 7.02 or the definition of “Permitted Liens”;

 


 

(3) whether any other transaction or action undertaken or proposed to be undertaken to consummate such Limited Condition Transaction (including any Restricted Payments, Dispositions, fundamental changes set forth in Section 7.03 or designations of Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries) complies with the covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement;

(4) any calculation of the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Total Assets, Consolidated Interest Expense and/or Pro Forma Cost Savings and baskets determined by reference to Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets and, whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing;

(5) whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred, is continuing or would result from such Investment, acquisition or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness; and

(6) whether any representations and warranties are true and correct,

at the option of the Borrower, with the consent of the Required Lenders, the date that the definitive agreement (or other relevant definitive documentation) for, announcement (public or otherwise) of, or irrevocable notice, which may be conditional, with respect to, such Limited Condition Transaction (the “Transaction Agreement Date”) may be used as the applicable date of determination, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Pro Forma Basis” or “Consolidated EBITDA.” For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower elects to use the Transaction Agreement Date as the applicable date of determination in accordance with the foregoing, (a) any fluctuation or change in the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Total Assets, Consolidated Interest Expense and/or Pro Forma Cost Savings of the Borrower and/or any currency exchange rate utilized in calculating compliance with any dollar-based provision of this Agreement, from the Transaction Agreement Date to the date of consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction will not be taken into account, (b) for purposes of determining compliance with any provision which requires that no Default or Event of Default (other than determining compliance with the absence of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a), (f) or (g) at the time of consummation of the Limited Condition Transaction (in which case this Section 1.02 shall not apply)), as applicable, has occurred, is continuing or would result from any Limited Condition Transaction such condition shall be deemed satisfied so long as no Default or Event of Default, as applicable, exists on the Transaction Agreement Date, (c) for purposes of determining whether the bring down of representations and warranties in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction are true and correct, such condition shall be deemed satisfied so long as such representations and warranties, as applicable, are true and correct in all material respects (and in all respects if any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality) on the Transaction Agreement Date, and (d) until such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or such definitive agreements (or other relevant definitive binding documentation) are terminated (or conditions in any conditional notice can no longer be met or public announcements with respect thereto are withdrawn or there is a public announcement to the effect that the transaction contemplated by such definitive agreements will no longer be consummated), such Limited Condition Transaction and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (to the extent reasonably necessary to consummate such Limited Condition Transaction) (including the incurrence of Indebtedness and Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining

 


 

compliance of other transactions (including the incurrence of Indebtedness and Liens unrelated to such Limited Condition Transaction) that are consummated after the Transaction Agreement Date and on or prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction and any such transactions (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) will be deemed to have occurred on the date the definitive agreements (or other relevant definitive binding documentation) are entered into or such public announcement is made and deemed to be outstanding thereafter for purposes of calculating any baskets or ratios under the Loan Documents after the date of such agreement or public announcement and before the date of consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order to make any Restricted Payment after a Transaction Agreement Date but before the consummation of the underlying transaction or the termination of the definitive agreement related to such underlying transaction, any ratio governor related to such Restricted Payment shall be tested on both an actual basis without giving pro forma effect to such transaction and a Pro Forma Basis.

(j) As used in Article VII and the definitions of “Permitted Investments”, “Permitted Liens”, “First Lien Net Leverage Ratio”, “Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio”, the term “Consolidated EBITDA” refers to Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower Parties for the four fiscal quarter period most recently then ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

(k) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, unless the context otherwise requires, the Initial Term Loans shall be deemed to be in the same class, and the Initial Term Commitment shall be deemed to be in the same class.

(l) For the avoidance of doubt, any proceeds from the sale or issuance of Equity Interests and/or from a capital contribution received by any Loan Party that are used or otherwise designated or applied for a specific purpose under this Agreement shall not be double counted such that those same proceeds also increase basket capacity under this Agreement for other purposes, and to the extent, as of the Closing Date, any basket capacity exists with respect to such proceeds made on or before the Closing Date (or the Closing Date Transactions would otherwise rise to such capacity, but for this clause), such capacity shall be deemed equal to $0.

(m) For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been disposed of by the original Person to each subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, each such new Person shall be deemed to have been formed on the first date of its existence by the holders of its capital stock, or other equity interests, at such time.

Section 1.03. Accounting Term.

(a) All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, as in effect from time to time.

(b) If at any time any change in GAAP or the application thereof would affect the computation or interpretation of any financial ratio, basket, requirement or other provision set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio, basket, requirement or other provision to

 


 

preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP or the application thereof (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided further that, until amended as described in this Section 1.03(b), (i) such ratio, basket, requirement or other provision shall continue to be computed or interpreted in accordance with GAAP or the application thereof prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a written reconciliation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, between calculations of such ratio, basket, requirement or other provision made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP or the application thereof.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, all such financial statements shall be prepared, and all financial covenants contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be calculated, in each case, without giving effect to any election under FASB ASC 825 (or any similar accounting principle) permitting a Person to value its financial liabilities at the fair value thereof.

Section 1.04. Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by Holdings Topco, or satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted, under this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

Section 1.05. References to Agreements and Laws. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted by any Loan Document and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.

Section 1.06. Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight savings or standard, as applicable).

Section 1.07. Timing of Payment or Performance. When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as specifically provided in Section 2.12 or as described in the definition of Interest Period) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

Section 1.08. [Reserved].

Section 1.09. [Reserved].

Section 1.10. Pro Forma Calculations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (subject to Section 1.02(i)), the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Interest Expense, Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated Total Assets shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis with respect to each Specified Transaction occurring during the applicable four quarter period to which such calculation relates, and/or subsequent to the end of such four-quarter period but not later than the date of such calculation, it being understood and agreed that any adjustments to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this Section 1.10 shall be subject to the same caps and limitations set forth in the definition thereof; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, when calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining actual compliance with Section 7.08, any Specified Transaction and any related adjustment contemplated in the definition of Pro Forma Basis (and any

 


 

corresponding provisions of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA) that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable four quarter period shall not be given Pro Forma Effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.10 or in any classification under GAAP of any Person, business, assets or operations in respect of which a definitive agreement for the Disposition thereof has been entered into as discontinued operations, no pro forma effect shall be given to any discontinued operations (and the EBITDA attributable to any such Person, business, assets or operations shall not be excluded for any purposes hereunder) until such Disposition shall have been consummated.

Section 1.11. Calculation of Baskets. If any of the baskets set forth in this Agreement are exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations to Consolidated Total Assets for the most recently completed fiscal quarter after the last time such baskets were calculated for any purpose under this Agreement, such baskets will not be deemed to have been exceeded solely as a result of such fluctuations.

ARTICLE II.
The Commitments and Credit Extensions

Section 2.01. The Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term Lender with an Initial Term Commitment severally agrees to make a single loan denominated in Dollars (the “Initial Term Loans”) to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed such Term Lender’s Initial Term Commitment. The Initial Term Borrowing shall consist of Initial Term Loans made simultaneously by the Term Lenders in accordance with their respective Initial Term Commitments. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01 and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

Section 2.02. Borrowings and Continuations of Loans.

(a) Each Term Borrowing, shall be made upon irrevocable notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent. Each such notice must be in writing and must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing. Each notice pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent in the form of a written Committed Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

(b) Each Committed Loan Notice shall specify (i) the Borrower is requesting a Term Borrowing (including, in the case of a Term Borrowing, whether it is a requesting a Borrowing of Initial Term Loans), (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, and (iv) in the case of a Borrowing, the account of the Borrower to which the proceeds of such Borrowing are to be disbursed.

(c) Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Lender of the amount of its ratable share of the applicable Tranche of Term Loans. In the case of a Term Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent’s Account not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time), on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (or, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01 and Section 4.02) and receipt of all requested funds, the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent by wire transfer of such funds to the account of the Borrower specified in the Committed Loan Notice.

(d) [Reserved].

 


 

(e) [Reserved].

(f) [Reserved].

(g) The failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Loan on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing, which for the avoidance of doubt does not limit such Lender’s obligations under Section 2.17.

Section 2.03. [Reserved].

Section 2.04. [Reserved].

Section 2.05. Prepayments.

(a) Optional.

(i) Subject to the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, the Borrower may, upon notice by the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit J to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty except as set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iii) below; provided that (1) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) four Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Term Loan (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent shall agree); (2) any prepayment of Term Loans shall be (x) in a principal amount of $1,000,000, or (y) a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment, the Tranche of Loans to be prepaid. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s ratable portion of such prepayment (based on such Lender’s ratable share of the relevant Facility). If such notice is given by the Borrower, subject to clause (ii) below, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Subject to Section 2.17, each prepayment of outstanding Term Loan Tranches pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) shall be applied at any time which an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the Term Loan Tranche or Term Loan Tranches designated on such notice on a pro rata basis within such Term Loan Tranche. Subject to Section 2.17, each prepayment of an outstanding Term Loan Tranche pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) shall be applied to the remaining amortization payments (if any) of such Term Loan Tranche as directed by the Borrower (or, if the Borrower has not made such

 


 

designation, in direct order of maturity), but in any event on a pro rata basis to the Lenders within such Term Loan Tranche.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any notice of prepayment under Section 2.05(a)(i) may state that it is conditioned upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event specified therein (including the effectiveness of other credit facilities), in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.

 

(iii) If the Borrower makes a voluntary prepayment of any Initial Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(a) or 2.05(b)(iii), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of the applicable Term Lenders, the applicable Make-Whole Amount

(b) Mandatory.

(i) [Reserved].

(ii) If any Asset Sale or Casualty Event (or series of related Asset Sales or Casualty Events) results in the receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Net Cash Proceeds (a “Relevant Transaction”), then, except to the extent the Borrower elects to reinvest all or a portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in accordance with Section 7.04, the Borrower shall prepay, subject to Section 2.05(b)(viii), an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received from such Relevant Transaction within 15 Business Days of receipt thereof (or within 15 Business Days after the later of the date the threshold referred to above is first exceeded and the date the relevant Net Cash Proceeds are received) by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary. Any amounts mandatorily applied to prepay Senior Obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Senior Loan Documents related to mandatory prepayments from Asset Sales or Casualty Events (each as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) shall reduce the Borrower’s obligation to prepay Term Loans under this Section 2.05(b)(ii) on a dollar-for-dollar basis.

(iii) Upon the incurrence or issuance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness not expressly permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.01, the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans in an amount equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom immediately upon receipt thereof by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary. Any amounts mandatorily applied to prepay Senior Obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Senior Loan Documents related to mandatory prepayments from Indebtedness (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) shall reduce the Borrower’s obligation to prepay Term Loans under this Section 2.05(b)(iii) on a dollar-for-dollar basis.

(iv) [Reserved].

(v) [Reserved].

(vi) Subject to Section 2.17, each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied at any time which an Event of Default has not occurred and is continuing to prepay

 


 

any outstanding Term Loan Tranche on a pro rata basis. Amounts to be applied to a Term Loan Tranche in connection with prepayments made pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied to the remaining scheduled installments with respect to such Term Loan Tranche in direct order of maturity. All prepayments under this Section 2.05 that are to be applied to Term Loans shall be applied on a pro rata basis between the Initial Term Loans based on the then outstanding principal balances thereof.

(vii) [Reserved].

(viii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.05, to the extent that any or all of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale by a Foreign Subsidiary (a “Foreign Disposition”) or the Net Cash Proceeds of any Casualty Event from a Foreign Subsidiary (a “Foreign Casualty Event”), in each case giving rise to a prepayment event pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) are or is prohibited or restricted by applicable local law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, financial assistance and corporate benefit restrictions and fiduciary and statutory duties of any direct or officers of such Subsidiaries) from being repatriated to the Borrower or so prepaid or such repatriation or prepayment would present a material risk of liability for the applicable Subsidiary or its directors or officers (or gives rise to a material risk of breach of fiduciary or statutory duties by any director or officer), the portion of such Net Cash Proceeds so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.05 but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary.

(ix) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.05, to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any or all of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Foreign Disposition or any Foreign Casualty Event, in each case giving rise to a prepayment event pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii), giving rise to a prepayment event pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i) would have an adverse tax cost consequence on any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (taking into account any foreign tax credit or benefit actually realized in connection with such repatriation) with respect to such Net Cash Proceeds, the Net Cash Proceeds so affected may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary and no prepayment obligation in respect of such amounts shall be required under this Section 2.05(b).

(x) The Borrower shall not be required to monitor any Payment Block and/or reserve cash for future repatriation after the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent of the existence of such Payment Block.

(c) Term Lender Opt-Out. With respect to any prepayment of Initial Term Loans and, unless otherwise specified in the documents therefor, other Term Loan Tranches pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) or (iii), any Appropriate Lender, at its option (but solely to the extent the Borrower elects for this clause (c) to be applicable to a given prepayment), may elect not to accept such prepayment as provided below. The Borrower may notify the Administrative Agent of any event giving rise to a prepayment under Section 2.05(b)(i), (ii) or (iii) at least five Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall specify the date of such prepayment and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment that is required to be made under Section 2.05(b)(ii) or (iii) (the “Prepayment Amount”). The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the contents of any such prepayment notice so received from the Borrower, including the date on which such prepayment is to be made (the “Prepayment Date”). Any Appropriate Lender may (but solely to the extent the Borrower elects for this clause (c) to be applicable to a given prepayment) decline to accept all (but not less than all) of its share of any such prepayment (any such Lender, a “Declining Lender”) by providing written notice to the Administrative Agent no later than one Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment. If any Appropriate Lender does not give a notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to such fourth Business Day informing the Administrative Agent that it declines to accept the applicable prepayment, then such Lender will be deemed to have accepted such prepayment. On any Prepayment Date, an amount equal to

 


 

the Prepayment Amount minus the portion thereof allocable to Declining Lenders, in each case for such Prepayment Date, shall be paid to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower and applied by the Administrative Agent ratably to prepay Term Loans under the Term Loan Tranches owing to Appropriate Lenders (other than Declining Lenders) in the manner described in Section 2.05(b) for such prepayment. Any amounts that would otherwise have been applied to prepay Term Loans owing to Declining Lenders shall be retained by the Borrower (such amounts, “Declined Amounts”).

(d) All Loans shall be repaid, whether pursuant to this Section 2.05 or otherwise, in the currency in which they were made.

Section 2.06. [Reserved].

Section 2.07. Repayment of Loans.

(a) Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the applicable Term Lenders in the case of the Initial Term Loans, on the Maturity Date for the Initial Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount (including all capitalized paid in kind interest) of all Initial Term Loans outstanding on such date; provided, that, it is the intent of the parties hereto that the Initial Term Loans shall have the same terms and shall (to the fullest extent permitted by Law, but, for the avoidance of doubt, without imposing any obligation on any party to change the economic terms set forth in this Agreement) be treated as a single class for all purposes (i.e., “fungible”), and with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the Borrower (in its sole discretion) and the Administrative Agent, without the consent of any other Lenders, may incorporate terms that would be favorable to existing Lenders of the Initial Term Loans including, for the avoidance of doubt, any increase in the applicable yield relating to the Initial Term Loans (including by adjusting the size of the scheduled amortization payments described in subclause (i) upward) to achieve fungibility for U.S. federal income tax purposes with the Initial Term Loans. The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into (i) any amendment to this Agreement or any other Loan Document as may be necessary in order to incorporate any terms described in the foregoing sentence (which amendment shall be entered into by the Administrative Agent, subject to the agreement of the Borrower) and (ii) such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Borrower in connection with the changes described in the foregoing clause (i), in each case on terms consistent with this Section 2.07 as in effect on the date hereof.

(b) [Reserved].

(c) All Loans shall be repaid, whether pursuant to this Section 2.07 or otherwise, in the currency in which they were made.

Section 2.08. Interest.

(a) Subject to the provisions of the following sentence, each Term Loan (including all principal resulting from capitalized interest) under a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Interest Rate. The Borrower shall pay interest on all Obligations hereunder, which shall include all Obligations following an Event of Default at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws. Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

(b) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in kind (and not in cash) by capitalizing such accrued interest and adding it to the principal amount of the Term Loan in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein; provided that

 


 

in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan, accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

(c) Interest on each Loan shall be denominated in U.S. Dollars for purposes of calculation and when such capitalized interest is added to the principal amount of the Term Loans. The entire unpaid balance of the Term Loan (including all capitalized interest paid in kind) shall be due as one payment on the Maturity Date.

(d) All computations of interest hereunder shall be made in accordance with Section 2.10 of this Agreement.

Section 2.09. Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified.

Section 2.10. Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

Section 2.11. Evidence of Indebtedness.

(a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and evidenced by one or more entries in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent, acting solely for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 5f.103-1(c) or Proposed Treasury Regulations Section 1.163-5(b), as a non-fiduciary agent for the Borrower, in each case in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be prima facie evidence absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the written request of any Lender, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender a Note payable to such Lender, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

(b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records and, in the case of the Administrative Agent, entries in the Register, evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

 


 

(c) Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to Sections 2.11(a), and by each Lender in its accounts or records pursuant to Sections 2.11(a) and (b), shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such accounts or records, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, absent manifest error; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or such Lender to make an entry, or any finding that an entry is incorrect, in the Register or such accounts or records shall not limit the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Section 2.12. Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.

(a) General. All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, to the Administrative Agent’s Account in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its ratable share in respect of the relevant Facility or Tranche thereof (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) may, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

(b) (i) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02(c) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if any Lender does not in fact make its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand an amount equal to such applicable share in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any reasonable administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the Interest Rate. If both the Borrower and such Lender pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid (less interest and fees) shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make its share of any Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent.

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have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Appropriate Lenders, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower does not in fact make such payment, then each of the Appropriate Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed by the Administrative Agent to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any reasonable administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing.

A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.12(b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(c) Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender no later than the next succeeding Business Day, without interest.

(d) Obligations of the Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 9.07 are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan or to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 9.07 on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan or, to fund its participation or to make its payment under Section 9.07.

(e) Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

(f) Insufficient Funds. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, toward payment of fees and any prepayment premium then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of fees and prepayment premium then due to such parties, (ii) second, toward payment of interest then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest then due to such parties and (iii) third, toward payment of principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.

 


 

(g) Unallocated Funds. If the Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Loan Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s ratable share of the sum of the Outstanding Amount of all Loans outstanding at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender.

 

Section 2.13. Sharing of Payments. If, other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), any Lender shall obtain on account of the Loans made by it, any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) in excess of its ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact and (b) purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans made by them, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of such Loans or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata (or such other share) with each of them; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion), such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff, but subject to Section 10.09) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (A) [reserved], (B) the assignments and participations (including by means of a Dutch Auction and open market debt repurchases) described in Section 10.07, (C) the incurrence of any New Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.14, or (D) any applicable circumstances contemplated by Sections 2.05(b), 2.14, 2.17 or 3.08.

Section 2.14. Incremental Facility.

(a) The Borrower may, from time to time after the Closing Date, upon notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Person appointed by the Borrower to arrange an incremental Facility (such Person (other than any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or any direct parent thereof) appointed by the Borrower after consultation with the Administrative Agent, the “Incremental Arranger”) specifying the proposed amount thereof, request the addition of one or more new term loan facilities, in each case (each, a “New Term Facility”; and any advance made by a Lender thereunder, a “New Term Loan”; and the commitments thereof, the “New Term Commitment” or “New Loan Commitment”) by an amount not to exceed $50,000,000. The Borrower may designate any Incremental Arranger of any New Loan Commitment with such titles under the New Loan Commitment as Borrower may deem appropriate.

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Assignees reasonably satisfactory to the Incremental Arranger to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement to this Agreement. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent (in their respective capacities as such) shall be required to execute, accept or acknowledge any joinder agreement pursuant to this Section 2.14 and such execution shall not be required for any such joinder agreement to be effective (but a copy of such joinder shall be provided to the Administrative Agent); provided that, with respect to any New Loan Commitment, the Borrower must provide to the Administrative Agent the documentation providing for such New Loan Commitment.

(c) If a New Term Facility is added in accordance with this Section 2.14, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the “Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase or New Term Facility among the applicable Lenders. The Incremental Arranger shall promptly notify the applicable Lenders and the Administrative Agent of the final allocation of such New Term Facility and the Increase Effective Date. In connection with any addition of a New Term Facility, pursuant to this Section 2.14, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended in a writing (which may be executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Incremental Arranger (and the Lenders hereby authorize any such Incremental Arranger and the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver any such documentation)) in order to establish the New Term Facility and to reflect any technical changes necessary or appropriate to give effect to such increase or new facility in accordance with its terms as set forth herein.

(d) With respect to any addition of New Term Facility pursuant to this Section 2.14, (i) no Event of Default (subject to Section 1.02(i)) would exist after giving effect to such increase (except in connection with any acquisition or similar investment transaction permitted under this Agreement, where no Event of Default under Section 8.01(a), (f) or (g) shall be the standard at the time of funding even in the case of the applicability of Section 1.02(i)); (ii) in the case of any New Term Facility, such New Term Facility shall have a final maturity no earlier than the Maturity Date; (iii) any such New Term Facility shall have the same terms as the Term Facility(excluding the applicable interest rate) , and (iv) to the extent reasonably requested by the Incremental Arranger or the Administrative Agent, the Incremental Arranger shall have received legal opinions, resolutions, officers’ certificates and/or reaffirmation agreements consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date under Section 4.01 or delivered from time to time pursuant to Section 6.12, Section 6.14 and/or Section 6.16 with respect to the Borrower and each material Guarantor that is organized in a jurisdiction for which counsel to the Administrative Agent advises that such deliveries are reasonably necessary to preserve the Collateral in such jurisdiction (other than changes to such legal opinions resulting from a change in Law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Incremental Arranger). Subject to the foregoing, the conditions precedent to each such increase or New Loan Commitment shall be agreed to by the Lenders providing such increase or New Loan Commitment, as applicable, and the Borrower.

Section 2.15. [Reserved].

Section 2.16. [Reserved].

Section 2.17. Defaulting Lenders.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

(i) That Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 10.01.

 


 

(ii) Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.09), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder or under the other Loan Documents; second, [reserved]; third, [reserved]; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Event of Default pursuant to Sections 8.01(a), (f) or (g) exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section 2.17(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii) That Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee

 


 

that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

(b) If the Borrower and Administrative Agent agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent shall notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the applicable Lenders in accordance with their ratable shares (without giving effect to the application of Section 2.17(a)(iv)) in respect of that Lender, whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender having been a Defaulting Lender.

Section 2.18. [Reserved].

ARTICLE III.
Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality

Section 3.01. Taxes.

(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Law. If any applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from or in respect of any such payment, then the Borrower, the other applicable Loan Party, Administrative Agent or other applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, the sum payable by the Borrower or other applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after all such deductions or withholdings for Indemnified Taxes have been made (including such deductions and withholdings for Indemnified Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(b) In addition but without duplication, the Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(c) The Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, within 30 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability (together with a reasonable explanation thereof) delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 


 

(d) Within 30 days after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 3.01, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(e) If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 3.01 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall promptly repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this clause (e) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this clause (e), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this clause (e) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This clause (e) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(f) Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 3.01(a) or (c) or Section 3.05 with respect to such Lender it will, if requested by the Borrower, use commercially reasonable efforts (subject to such Lender’s overall internal policies of general application and legal and regulatory restrictions) to avoid or reduce to the greatest extent possible any indemnification or additional amounts being due under this Section 3.01 or Section 3.05, including to designate another Lending Office for any Loan affected by such event; provided that such efforts are made on terms that, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its Lending Office(s) to suffer no material economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage; and provided further that nothing in this Section 3.01(f) shall affect or postpone any of the Obligations of the Borrower or the rights of such Lender pursuant to Sections 3.01(a) and (c) and Section 3.05. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender as a result of a request by the Borrower under this Section 3.01(f).

(g) (i) Any Recipient that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to any payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Recipient, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Recipient is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in clauses (ii) (A), (B) and (D)) shall not be required if in the Recipient’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Recipient to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal position of such Recipient.

 


 

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) executed originals of IRS Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding;

(B) any Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(a) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor form) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax;

(b) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor form);

(c) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and that no payments in connection with any Loan Document are effectively connected with such Lender’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor form); or

(d) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner (e.g., where the Foreign Lender is a partnership or a participating Lender), executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-2 or Exhibit I-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership (and not a participating Lender) and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender shall provide a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C) any Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for

 


 

claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made;

(D) if a payment made to a Recipient under any Loan Document would be subject to Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender or the Administrative Agent were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Recipient shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine whether such Recipient has complied with such Recipient obligations under FATCA and, if necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement; and

(E) the Administrative Agent, and any successor or supplemental Administrative Agent, shall deliver to the Borrower (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which the Administrative Agent becomes the administrative agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower) executed originals of either (i) IRS Form W-9 (or any successor form) or (ii) if the Administrative Agent is not a U.S. Person, a U.S. branch withholding certificate on IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor form) evidencing its agreement with the Borrower to be treated as a U.S. Person (with respect to amounts received on account of any Lender) and IRS Form W-8ECI (with respect to amounts received on its own account), with the effect that, in either case, under applicable Law in effect on the Closing Date, the Borrower will be entitled to make payments hereunder to the Administrative Agent without withholding or deduction on account of U.S. federal withholding Tax.

Each Recipient agrees that if any documentation it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall promptly update and deliver such form or certification to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal ineligibility to do so.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.01(g), a Recipient shall not be required to deliver any documentation that such Recipient is not legally eligible to deliver.

Each Recipient hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to deliver to the Loan Parties and to any successor Administrative Agent any documentation provided by such Recipient to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.01(g).

(h) The agreements in this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.

(i) For the avoidance of doubt, the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA.

 


 

Section 3.02. [Reserved].

Section 3.03. [Reserved].

Section 3.04. [Reserved].

Section 3.05. Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy and Liquidity Requirements.

(a) If any Lender reasonably determines that as a result of the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any Law, in each case after the date hereof, or such Lender’s compliance therewith, there shall be any material increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Loan or (as the case may be), or a material reduction in the amount received or receivable by such Lender in connection with any of the foregoing (including Taxes on or in respect of its loans, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto, but excluding for purposes of this Section 3.05(a) any such increased costs or reduction in amount resulting from (i) Indemnified Taxes indemnifiable under Section 3.01 and (ii) Excluded Taxes), then within 15 days after demand of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail such increased costs (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Section 3.07), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction.

(b) If any Lender reasonably determines that the introduction of any Law regarding capital adequacy and liquidity requirements or any change therein or in the interpretation thereof, in each case after the date hereof, or compliance by such Lender (or its Lending Office) therewith, has the effect of materially reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of such Lender’s obligations hereunder (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity and such Lender’s desired return on capital), then within 15 days after demand of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the charge and the calculation of such reduced rate of return (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Section 3.07), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction.

(c) The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to comply with any liquidity requirement, reserve ratio requirement or analogous requirement of any other central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments, such additional costs (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal to the actual costs allocated to such Commitment or Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) which in each case shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan; provided the Borrower shall have received at least 15 days’ prior written notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest or cost from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give written notice fifteen days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest or cost shall be due and payable 15 days from receipt of such written notice.

(d) For purposes of this Section 3.05, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities (other than foreign regulatory

 


 

authorities in Switzerland), in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall, in each case, be deemed to have gone into effect after the date hereof, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

(e) A Lender shall not be entitled to any compensation pursuant to the foregoing sections to the extent such Lender is not imposing such charges or requesting such compensation from borrowers (similarly situated to the Borrower hereunder) under comparable syndicated credit facilities.

Section 3.06. [Reserved].

Section 3.07. Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation.

(a) A certificate of any Agent or any Lender claiming compensation under this Article III and setting forth in reasonable detail a calculation of the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, such Agent or such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. With respect to any Lender’s claim for compensation under Section 3.05, the Loan Parties shall not be required to compensate such Lender for any amount incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event that gives rise to such claim; provided that, if the circumstance giving rise to such claim is retroactive, then such 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.05, or the Borrower are required to pay any additional amount to any Lender, or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, then such Lender will, if requested by the Borrower and at the Borrower’s expense, use commercially reasonable efforts to designate another Lending Office for any Loan affected by such event; provided that such efforts (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.05, as applicable, in the future and (ii) would not, in the judgment of such Lender be inconsistent with the internal policies of, or otherwise be disadvantageous in any material legal, economic or regulatory respect to such Lender or its Lending Office. The provisions of this clause (b) shall not affect or postpone any Obligations of the Borrower or rights of such Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.05.

(c) [Reserved].

(d) [Reserved].

(e) [Reserved].

(f) A Lender shall not be entitled to any compensation pursuant to the foregoing sections to the extent such Lender is not imposing such charges or requesting such compensation from borrowers (similarly situated to the Borrower hereunder) under comparable syndicated credit facilities.

Section 3.08. Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances.

(a) If at any time (i) the Borrower becomes obligated to pay additional amounts or indemnity payments described in Section 3.01 or 3.05 (other than with respect to Other Taxes) as a result of any condition described in such Sections, (ii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or (iii) any Lender becomes a Non-Consenting Lender (as defined below in this Section 3.08) (collectively, a “Replaceable Lender”), then the Borrower may, on three Business Days’ prior written notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and such Lender (for the avoidance of doubt, such notice shall be deemed provided on the same day that an amendment or waiver is posted to Lenders for consent), either (i) replace such Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to Section 10.07(b) (with the processing and recordation fee to be paid by the Borrower in such instance unless waived

 


 

by the Administrative Agent) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (or, in the case of a Non-Consenting Lender, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Facility or Facilities for which its consent is required) to one or more Eligible Assignees; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender or other such Person or (ii) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, terminate the Commitment of such Lender or prepay the Loans, as the case may be, and in the case of a Lender), repay all Obligations of the Borrower owing (and the amount of all accrued interest and fees in respect thereof) to such Lender relating to the Loans and participations held by such Lender as of such termination date; provided that (i) in the case of any such replacement of, or termination of Commitments with respect to a Non-Consenting Lender such replacement or termination shall be sufficient (together with all other consenting Lenders including any other Replaceable Lender) to cause the adoption of the applicable modification, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents and (ii) in the case of any such replacement as a result of the Borrower having become obligated to pay amounts described in Section 3.01 or 3.05, such replacement would eliminate or reduce payments pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.05, as applicable, in the future. Any Lender being replaced pursuant to this Section 3.08(a) shall (i) execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans and (ii) deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower (for return to the Borrower) or the Administrative Agent. Pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, (A) the assignee Lender shall acquire all or a portion, as the case may be, of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans, (B) all Obligations relating to the Loans and participations (and the amount of all accrued interest, fees and premiums in respect thereof) so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such assigning Lender concurrently with such assignment and assumption and (C) upon such payment and, if so requested by the assignee Lender, the assigning Lender shall deliver to the assignee Lender the applicable Note or Notes executed by the Borrower, the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Loans, Commitments and participations, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender. In connection with any such replacement, if any such Replaceable Lender does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly executed Assignment and Assumption reflecting such replacement within two Business Days of the date on which the assignee Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Assumption to such Replaceable Lender, then such Replaceable Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Assumption without any action on the part of the Replaceable Lender. In connection with the replacement of any Lender pursuant to this Section 3.08(a), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such amounts as may be required pursuant to Section 3.06.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, the Lender, if any, that acts as the Administrative Agent (if any) may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 9.09.

(c) In the event that (i) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent has requested the Lenders to consent to a waiver of any provisions of the Loan Documents or to agree to any amendment or other modification thereto, (ii) the waiver, amendment or modification in question requires the agreement of all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 or all the Lenders with respect to a certain class of the Loans and (iii) the Required Lenders have agreed to such waiver, amendment or modification, then any Lender who does not agree to such waiver, amendment or modification, in each case, shall be deemed a “Non-Consenting Lender”; provided, that the term “Non-Consenting Lender” shall also include any Lender that rejects (or is deemed to reject) a loan modification offer under Section 10.01, which loan modification has been accepted by at least the Majority Lenders of the respective Tranche of Loans whose Loans and/or Commitments are to be extended pursuant to such loan modification.

 


 

Section 3.09. Survival. All of the Loan Parties’ obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, any assignment by or replacement of a Lender and any resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE IV.
Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions

Section 4.01. Conditions to the Initial Credit Extension on the Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder on the Closing Date is subject to satisfaction or due waiver in accordance with Section 10.01 of each of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed between the Borrower and the Required Lenders:

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received all of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimiles or “pdf” files unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, each dated as of the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, as of a recent date before the Closing Date), each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and each accompanied by their respective required schedules and other attachments (and set forth thereon shall be all required information with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, giving effect to the Transactions):

(i) executed counterparts of (A) this Agreement from Holdings and the Borrower, (B) the Holdings Guaranty from Holdings, (C) the Subsidiary Guaranty from the Subsidiary Guarantors, (D) the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, (E) Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement and (F) the perfection certificate;

(ii) the Security Agreement, duly executed by the Borrower and each Guarantor, together with (subject to the last paragraph of this Section 4.01):

(1) certificates, if any, representing the Pledged Interests, to the extent received by the Borrower after Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to receive such certificates or otherwise without undue burden or expense, in each wholly owned Subsidiary other than Immaterial Subsidiaries, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank (or stock transfer forms, as applicable) and instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt indorsed in blank (or instrument of transfer, as applicable) shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent,

(2) copies of proper financing statements, filed or duly prepared for filing under the Uniform Commercial Code in all United States jurisdictions that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary in order to perfect and protect the Liens on assets of the Borrower and each Guarantor created under the Security Agreement, covering the Collateral described in the Security Agreement, and

(3) evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings of or with respect to the Security Agreement that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary or desirable in order to perfect and protect the Liens created thereby (subject to the Perfection Exceptions) shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including receipt of duly executed payoff letters, customary lien searches and UCC-3 termination statements);

 


 

(iii) an Intellectual Property Security Agreement, duly executed by each Loan Party that owns intellectual property that is required to be pledged in accordance with the Security Agreement;

(iv) a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Note reasonably in advance of the Closing Date;

(v) a Committed Loan Notice, to be delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, relating to the initial Credit Extension;

(vi) a solvency certificate executed by the chief financial officer or similar officer, director or authorized signatory of the Borrower (after giving effect to the Transactions) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G;

(vii) such documents and certifications (including Organization Documents and, if applicable, good standing certificates) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence (A) the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer of the Loan Parties acting as such in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (B) that the Borrower and each Guarantor is duly organized or formed, and that each of them is validly existing and, to the extent applicable, in good standing, except to the extent that failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(viii) a customary legal opinion of (A) Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, special New York counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors, addressed to each Secured Party, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (B) if applicable, local counsel reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent in each jurisdiction where any of the Loan Parties is incorporated or organized, addressed to each Secured Party, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(ix) insurance certificates and related endorsements to the general liability, cyber and property insurance policies of the Loan Parties in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, pursuant to which the Collateral Agent is listed as additional insured (with respect to general liability and cyber policies) or second-lien lender’s loss payee (with respect to property insurance policies), in accordance with Section 6.07;

(x) Third Amendment and First Amendment to Security Agreement to Senior Credit Agreement; and

(b) The Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall have received from the Borrower and the Guarantors all documentation and other information reasonably requested in writing at least ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date by the Administrative Agent as they reasonably determine is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act, in each case at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent shall otherwise agree).

(c) All fees required to be paid on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement and any other arrangements with the Administrative Agent and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement or any other written agreement with Administrative Agent, to the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date (or such later date as the Borrower

 


 

may reasonably agree) shall have been paid (which amounts may be offset against the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans).

(d) The Closing Date Transactions (including receipt of all regulatory approvals required in connection with the Closing Date Transactions) shall have been consummated and all related definitive documentation shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.04, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender as of the Closing Date shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required hereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from such Lender prior to the Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

ARTICLE V.
Representations and Warranties

Each of Holdings and the Borrower, on the Closing Date and at the time of each Credit Extension, represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and the Lenders that:

Section 5.01. Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries (subject, in the case of clause (c), to the Legal Reservations and Section 5.03) (a) is a Person duly organized, formed or incorporated, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and in good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification and (d) has all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to operate its business as currently conducted; except in each case referred to in clause (a) (other than with respect to the Borrower), (b)(i), (b)(ii) (other than with respect to the Borrower), (c) and (d), to the extent that any failure to be so or to have such could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.02. Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is or is to be a party, are within such Loan Party’s corporate or other powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action and do not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents or (b) violate any Law; except to the extent that such violation could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.03. Governmental Authorization; Other Consents. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with (a) the execution, delivery, performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for the consummation of the Transactions, (b) the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents or (c) the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents, except for (w) filings and registrations necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties consisting of UCC financing statements, filings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and/or the United States Copyright Office (if there are any patents, registered trademarks, registered copyrights,

 


 

or applications for any of the foregoing) and Mortgages, and, (x) the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect, (y) those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings set out in the Collateral Documents and (z) those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.04. Binding Effect. This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party (subject, in each case, to the Legal Reservations and Section 5.03) that is party thereto. Subject to the Legal Reservations, this Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms.

Section 5.05. Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

(a) The audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries most recently delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein.

(b) The unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries most recently delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(b) (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject to the absence of footnotes and to normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments.

(c) Since the Closing Date, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) The consolidated forecasted balance sheets, statements of operations and income (loss) of the Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries most recently delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(d) were prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were reasonable in light of the conditions existing at the time of delivery of such forecasts; it being understood that no assurance can be given that any particular projections will be realized, actual results may vary from such forecasts and that such variations may be material.

Section 5.06. Litigation. There are no actions, suits, Proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or against any of their properties or revenues that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect other than those disclosed in Schedule 5.06.

 


 

Section 5.07. Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will only use the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans to (i) repay $20,000,000 of the “Term Loan” as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement, (ii) finance the other Closing Date Transactions and pay Transaction Costs (including paying any fees, commissions and expenses associated therewith) and (iii) to prepay the “Revolving Credit Facility” as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement.

Section 5.08. Ownership of Property; Liens.

(a) Each Loan Party and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries has fee simple or other comparable valid title to, or leasehold or subleasehold, as applicable, interests in, all real property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens except for minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets for their intended purposes and Liens permitted by Section 7.02, except where the failure to have such title or interests could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the use or operation of any Material Real Property or any real property necessary for the ordinary conduct of the Borrower’s business, taken as a whole.

(b) Set forth on Schedule 5.08(b) hereto is a complete and accurate list, in all material respects, of all Material Real Property owned by any Loan Party as of the Closing Date, showing as of the Closing Date, the street address (to the extent available), county or other relevant jurisdiction, state and record owner; and as of the Closing Date, no Loan Party owns any Material Real Property except as listed on Schedule 5.08(b).

Section 5.09. Environmental Compliance. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) The Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective operations and properties are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits and none of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries are subject to any Environmental Liability.

(b) (i) None of the properties currently or formerly owned or operated by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is listed or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, proposed for listing on the NPL or on the CERCLIS or any analogous foreign, state or local list, (ii) there is no asbestos or asbestos-containing material on any property currently owned or operated by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries requiring investigation, remediation, mitigation, removal, or assessment, or other response, remedial or corrective action, pursuant to any Environmental Law and (iii) Hazardous Materials have not been Released and there exists no threat of Release of Hazardous Materials on any property currently or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, formerly owned or operated by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, except for such Releases or threats of Releases that were in compliance with, or would not reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under, Environmental Laws.

(c) None of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is undertaking, and none has completed, either individually or together with other potentially responsible parties, any investigation, remediation, mitigation, removal, assessment or remedial, response or corrective action relating to any actual or threatened release, discharge or disposal of Hazardous Materials at any site, location or operation, either voluntarily or pursuant to the order of any Governmental Authority or the requirements of any Environmental Law.

(d) All Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated, handled or stored at, or transported to or from, any property currently or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, formerly owned or operated by the

 


 

Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries have been disposed of in a manner not reasonably expected to result in liability to the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries.

(e) None of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries has received a notice of or is subject to any claim, action, proceeding or suit alleging liability pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Section 5.10. Taxes. Holdings, the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries have filed or have caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Taxes (including in its capacity as a withholding agent) levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those (a) which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP or (b) with respect to which the failure to make such filing or payment would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.11. Employee Benefits Plans.

(a) Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable federal and state laws and (ii) each Plan that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code may rely upon an opinion letter for a prototype plan or has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS to the effect that the form of such Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust related thereto has been determined by the IRS to be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, or an application for such a letter will be submitted to the IRS within the applicable required time period with respect thereto or is currently being processed by the IRS, and to the knowledge of any Loan Party, nothing has occurred that would prevent, or cause the loss of, such tax-qualified status.

(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Foreign Plan is in compliance with all Requirements of Law applicable thereto and the respective requirements of the governing documents for such plan and (ii) with respect to each Foreign Plan, none of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents has engaged in a transaction that could subject the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to any tax or civil penalty.

(c) There are no pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 or 407 of ERISA (and not otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA) with respect to any Plan that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred and neither any Loan Party nor, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any ERISA Affiliate is aware of any fact, event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to constitute or result in an ERISA Event with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (ii) each Loan Party and each ERISA Affiliate has met all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of each Plan, and no waiver of the minimum funding standards under such Pension Funding Rules has been applied for or obtained, (iii) there exists no Unfunded Pension Liability, (iv) as of the most recent valuation date for any Plan, the present value of all accrued benefits under such Plan (based on the actuarial assumptions used to fund such Plan) did not exceed the value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued benefits, (v) neither any Loan Party nor, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any ERISA Affiliate knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause the funding target

 


 

attainment percentage (as defined in Section 430(d)(2) of the Code) for any Plan, if applicable, to drop below 80% as of the most recent valuation date, (vi) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability to the PBGC other than for the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due that are unpaid, (vii) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA and (viii) no Plan has been terminated by the plan administrator thereof or by the PBGC and no event or circumstance has occurred or exists that could reasonably be expected to cause the PBGC to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, except with respect to each of the foregoing clauses (i) through (viii) of this Section 5.11(d), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) (i) With respect to each Foreign Plan, reserves have been established in the financial statements furnished to Lenders in respect of any unfunded liabilities in accordance with applicable Law and, where required, in accordance with ordinary accounting practices in the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Plan is maintained, (ii) except as disclosed or reflected in such financial statements, there are no aggregate unfunded liabilities with respect to Foreign Plans and the present value of the aggregate accumulated benefit liabilities of all Foreign Plans did not, as of the last annual valuation date applicable thereto, exceed the assets of all such Foreign Plans, except with respect to each of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 5.11(e), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.12. Subsidiaries; Capital Stock. As of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Closing Date Transactions, there are no Restricted Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.12, and all of the outstanding Capital Stock in such Restricted Subsidiaries that are owned by a Loan Party have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable (other than for those Restricted Subsidiaries that are limited liability companies and limited partnerships and to the extent such concepts are not applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) and are owned free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Liens.

Section 5.13. Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.

(a) Each of the Loan Parties is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock and no proceeds of any Borrowings will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. Neither the making of any Credit Extension hereunder nor the use of proceeds thereof will violate any regulations of the FRB, including the provisions of Regulations T, U or X of the FRB.

(b) None of the Loan Parties is, or is required to be, registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 5.14. Disclosure. As of the Closing Date, no report, financial statement, certificate or other written information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party (other than projected financial information, pro forma financial information and information of a general economic or industry nature) to any Agent any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), when taken as a whole, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein (when taken as a whole), in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading; provided that, with respect to projected and pro forma financial information, Holdings and the Borrower represent only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of

 


 

preparation and delivery; it being understood that actual results may vary from such forecasts and that such variances may be material.

Section 5.15. Compliance with Laws. Each of Holdings, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such Requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.16. Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. To the knowledge of the Borrower, the Borrower and each Guarantor owns, licenses or possesses the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are necessary for the operation of its respective business, as currently conducted, except to the extent such failure to own, license or possess, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and provided that the foregoing shall not deem to constitute a representation that the Borrower and the Guarantors do not infringe or violate the IP Rights held by any other Person. Set forth on Schedule 5.16 is a complete and accurate list of all material registrations or applications to register in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office patents, trademarks, and copyrights owned or, in the case of copyrights, exclusively licensed by the Borrower and Guarantors as of the Closing Date. To the knowledge of the Borrower, the conduct of the business of the Borrower or Guarantors as currently conducted does not infringe upon or violate any IP Rights held by any other Person, except for such infringements and violations which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.17. Solvency. On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

Section 5.18. Perfection, Etc. Subject to the Legal Reservations and Section 5.03, each Collateral Document delivered pursuant to this Agreement will, upon execution and delivery thereof, be effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable Liens on, and security interests in, the Collateral described therein to the extent intended to be created thereby, except as to enforcement, as may be limited by applicable domestic bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization (by way of voluntary arrangement, schemes of arrangements or otherwise), moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (a) when financing statements are filed in the offices of the Secretary of State of each Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization or formation and applicable documents are filed and recorded as applicable in the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office and (b) upon the taking of possession or control by the Collateral Agent of such Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to the Collateral Agent to the extent possession or control by the Collateral Agent is required by the applicable Collateral Document) the Liens created by the Collateral Documents shall constitute fully perfected Liens so far as possible under relevant law on, and security interests in (to the extent intended to be created thereby and required to be perfected under the Loan Documents), all right, title and interest of the grantors in such Collateral in each case free and clear of any Liens other than Liens permitted hereunder.

 


 

Section 5.19. Sanctions; OFAC.

(a) Sanctions Laws and Regulations. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with applicable Sanctions Laws and Regulations and applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations. No Borrowing or use of proceeds, will violate or result in the violation of any Sanctions Laws and Regulations applicable to any party hereto.

(b) OFAC. None of (I) Holdings, the Borrower, any other Loan Party, in all material respects, or the Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties or, (II) to the knowledge of Holdings, the Borrower, any director, manager, officer, agent or employee of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, (i) is a person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of the Executive Order, (ii) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of the Executive Order, or is otherwise associated with any such person in any manner that violates Section 2 of the Executive Order and (iii) is a person on the list of “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” or subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control regulation or executive order. The Borrower will not directly or knowingly indirectly use the proceeds of the Loans or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Person, for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

Section 5.20. Anti-Corruption Laws. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used for any improper payments, directly or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, indirectly, to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, or any other party (if applicable) in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any similar laws, rules or regulations issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Borrower (collectively, the “Anti-Corruption Laws”). The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to promote compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officer, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws, and the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, their directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws.

Section 5.21. [Reserved].

Section 5.22. Holdings Activities. Holdings does not conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any material business or operations, other than as would be permitted pursuant to Section 7.09.

 

Section 5.23. Data Privacy and Security. The Borrower complies in all material respects with all Data Privacy and Security Laws, Requirements, and Standards. The Borrower has not been subject to or received written notice of any order or action by any governmental authority alleging any violation of, or failure to comply with, any Data Privacy and Security Laws, Requirements, and Standards; nor has the Borrower received any material written complaints or reports concerning any such violation from any person, customer, or vendor. The Borrower has at all times, so far as required by Applicable Data Privacy Laws, provided its customers, end-users, employees, and vendors with materially complete, truthful and accurate notice of its practices concerning the protection, collection, access, use, storage, disposal, disclosure, registration, processing, privacy, security, and transfer of Personal Data. To the Borrower’s knowledge, the Borrower has not, in the previous five years, suffered, discovered, or been notified of any unauthorized acquisition, use, disclosure, impairment, deletion, destruction, intrusion to, access to, or breach of any Personal Data and/or Computer Systems that: (a) constitutes a breach or a data security incident under any Applicable Data Privacy Law; (b) would trigger a notification or reporting requirement

 


 

under any material agreement to which the Borrower is bound; (c) materially compromises (individually or in the aggregate) the security or privacy of such Personal Data and/or Computer Systems; or (d) has resulted in any material destruction, damage, loss, corruption, alteration or misuse of any Personal Data and/or Computer Systems. The Borrower has taken commercially reasonably actions designed to protect against the existence of any (a) unauthorized security or lock-out device that could materially and adversely affect its software, solutions, applications, and/or Computer Systems; and (b) any computer virus, worm, trap or back door, Trojan horse, or any other instruction, code, program, data, or material that reasonably would be expected to materially and adversely interrupt, discontinue, interfere with, or otherwise affect the operation or use by the Borrower of any of its Personal Data, software, solutions, applications, and/or Computer Systems (collectively, “Malicious Instructions”). To the Borrower’s knowledge, the Borrower’s software, solutions, applications, and Computer Systems do not contain any virus, or harmful software routine or hardware component designed to permit unauthorized access to, or to maliciously disable or otherwise harm, any computer, system, or software. The Borrower has taken commercially reasonable steps designed to provide for the security, continuity, and integrity of its software, solutions, applications, and Computer Systems and the back-up and recovery of data and information stored or contained therein or accessed or processed thereby and to guard against any unauthorized access or use thereof. The Borrower maintains commercially reasonable security, disaster recovery, and business continuity plans, procedures, and facilities in connection with the business as presently conducted and materially act in compliance therewith. To the knowledge of the Borrower, none of its software, solutions, applications, and Computer Systems have experienced any substandard performance in the past five years that has caused any material adverse effect in the use of any material software, solutions, applications, Computer Systems, and/or Personal Data.

 

Section 5.24. Insurance. Each of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies liability, casualty, property, cybersecurity and business interruption insurance (including, without limitation, insurance with respect to its tangible Collateral) in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business.

 

Section 5.25. No Default. Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is in default under or with respect to, or a party to, any contractual obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

ARTICLE VI.
Affirmative Covenants

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted and obligations) hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, (A) the Borrower shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03) cause each Restricted Subsidiary to and (B) with respect to Section 6.14, Holdings shall:

Section 6.01. Financial Statements. Deliver to the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender:

(a) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof), a consolidated balance sheet of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent

 


 

Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of operations and income (loss) for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of any independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph or any qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph as to the scope of such audit (other than any such exception, qualification or explanatory paragraph that is with respect to, or resulting from, (i) an upcoming maturity date under any Indebtedness, (ii) any potential inability to satisfy a financial maintenance covenant, including the Financial Covenant, on a future date or in a future period or any actual breach of the Financial Covenant at such time or (iii) the activities, operations, financial results, assets or liabilities of any Unrestricted Subsidiary), together with a management’s discussion and analysis of financial information in a form substantially consistent with the management’s discussion and analysis delivered to the Sponsor;

(b) within 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) (commencing with the first fiscal quarter for which financial statements were not delivered prior to the Closing Date), a consolidated balance sheet of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related consolidated statements of operations and income (loss) for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (or of Parent, any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes, together with a management’s discussion and analysis of financial information in a form substantially consistent with the management’s discussion and analysis delivered to the Sponsor;

(c) unless and until amended or waived by the Required Lenders, within 30 days after the end of each fiscal month of each fiscal year of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) (commencing with the first fiscal month following the Closing Date), a consolidated balance sheet of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal month, and the related consolidated statements of operations and income (loss) for such fiscal month, all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (or of Parent, any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

(d) unless and until amended or waived by the Required Lenders, on or prior to the Friday of each week following any week in which Liquidity is less than $12,500,000, beginning with the Friday of the first full week ending after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall prepare and deliver to the Administrative Agent a 13-week cash flow statement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (the “Cash Flow Report”), which Cash Flow Report shall reflect the Borrower’s good faith projection of all weekly cash receipts and disbursements in connection with the operation of its

 


 

business during such 13-week period. Commencing with the second such Cash Flow Report, the Borrower shall also provide the Administrative Agent a report, comparing Borrower’s actual cash receipts and disbursements for the immediately preceding week to projected cash receipts and disbursements for such week as set forth in the Cash Flow Report; and

(e) concurrently with the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and (b) above, the related consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) the obligations in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 6.01 may be satisfied by furnishing, at the option of the Borrower, the applicable financial statements or, as applicable, forecasts of (I) any successor of the Borrower or (II) Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company; provided that to the extent such information relates to the Borrower or a Parent Holding Company, such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand, and (B) (i) in the event that the Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) delivers to the Administrative Agent an Annual Report on Form 10-K for any fiscal year (or similar filing in the applicable jurisdiction), as filed with the SEC or in such form as would have been suitable for filing with the SEC, within the time frames set forth in clause (a) above, such Form 10-K shall satisfy all requirements of clause (a) of this Section 6.01 with respect to such fiscal year to the extent that it contains the information and report and opinion required by such clause (a) and such report and opinion does not contain any “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph or any qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph as to the scope of audit (other than any such qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph expressly permitted to be contained therein under clause (a) of this Section 6.01) and (ii) in the event that the Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) delivers to the Administrative Agent a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for any fiscal quarter (or similar filing in the applicable jurisdiction), as filed with the SEC or in such form as would have been suitable for filing with the SEC, within the time frames set forth in clause (b) above, such Form 10-Q shall satisfy all requirements of clause (b) of this Section with respect to such fiscal quarter to the extent that it contains the information required by such clause (b); in each case to the extent that information contained in such Form 10-K or Form 10-Q (or similar filings in the applicable jurisdiction) satisfies the requirements of clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 6.01, as the case may be. To the extent the SEC has granted the ability to extend any financial statement reporting deadline generally to all non-accelerated filers, including pursuant to Rule 12b-25 (but only to the extent the Borrower, Holdings Topco, Parent or any Parent Holding Company has complied with the filing and other requirements of Rule 12b-25 that would have been required if the Borrower, Holdings Topco, Parent or such Parent Holding Company were a non-accelerated filer by posting any such required filings (or filings substantially similar to what Rule 12b-25 would require) to the Administrative Agent), (the “Extended SEC Reporting Deadline”) and such Extended SEC Reporting Deadline would be later than the deadline for delivery of the corresponding financial statements of the Borrower pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of this Section 6.01 (the “Section 6.01 Reporting Deadline”), then the applicable Section 6.01 Reporting Deadline shall be automatically deemed to be extended to the date of the Extended SEC Reporting Deadline, without any further action by any party (this proviso, the “Reporting Extension Provision”).

 


 

Section 6.02. Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent (or, with respect to clause (a)(II) below, use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver) for further distribution to each Lender:

(a) no later than five days after the delivery of (i) the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a) or (ii) an Annual Report on Form 10-K (delivered pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 6.01), but only to the extent permitted by accounting industry policies generally followed by independent certified public accountants, a certificate of the independent certified public accountants (I) certifying such financial statements and (II) stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Event of Default arising from a breach of the Financial Covenant (to the extent then applicable) or, if any such Event of Default shall exist, stating the nature and status of such event;

(b) no later than five days after the delivery of (i) the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a), (b) and (c) or (ii) an Annual Report on Form 10-K or a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (in either case, delivered pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 6.01), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (which delivery may, unless the Administrative Agent or a Lender requests executed originals, be by electronic communication including fax or email and shall be deemed to be an original authentic counterpart thereof for all purposes);

(c) promptly after the same are available, copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which Holdings Topco or the Borrower may file or be required to file, copies of any report, filing or communication with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or with any Governmental Authority that may be substituted therefor, or with any national securities exchange, and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

(d) promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any notices received by any Loan Party (other than in the ordinary course of business) and copies of any statement or report furnished to any holder of debt securities or loans of any Loan Party or of any of its Subsidiaries (other than any correspondence in the ordinary course of business or any regularly required quarterly or annual certificates), in each case pursuant to the terms of any Junior Financing in a principal amount greater than $5,000,000 and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to any other clause of this Section 6.02;

(e) promptly after the receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non- U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any material investigation or other material inquiry by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries;

(f) promptly after the assertion or occurrence thereof, notice of any action arising under any Environmental Law against or of any noncompliance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries with any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(g) together with the delivery of each Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(b), a report supplementing Schedule 5.12 hereto to the extent necessary so that the related representation and warranty would be true and correct if made as of the date of such Compliance Certificate, including any change to the legal name or state of organization of any Loan Party or any other fundamental change which would adversely affect the perfection of Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral; and

 


 

(h) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, legal, financial or corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof as the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request; and

(i) promptly (but in no event later than three (3) Business Days) after the furnishing thereof, copies of any (x) amendments (and other modifications, including forbearances), (y) notices delivered to holders of Indebtedness and (z) notices of any Defaults (as defined pursuant to that Senior Credit Agreement) or Events of Default (as defined pursuant to that Senior Credit Agreement), in each case, pursuant to the Senior Credit Agreement or any other Senior Loan Documents.

 

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a), (b), (c) or (d) or Section 6.02(c) or (d) (or to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s (or any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) behalf on the Platform or another relevant internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents described in this paragraph and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain or deliver to Lenders paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents or requesting delivery of paper copies of such documents from the Administrative Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents.

Section 6.03. Notices. Promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or any Guarantor has obtained knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender:

(a) of the occurrence of Default;

(b) of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) of the institution of any material litigation not previously disclosed by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, or any material development in any material litigation that is reasonably likely to be adversely determined, and would, in either case, if adversely determined be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(d) (i) of the occurrence of any ERISA Event, where there is any reasonable likelihood of the imposition of liability on any Loan Party as a result thereof that would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) promptly after any reasonable request therefor by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of (A) any documents described in Section 101(k)(1) of ERISA that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan with respect to which there is any reasonable likelihood of a Material Adverse Effect or (B) any notices described in Section 101(l)(1) of ERISA that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan with respect to which there is any reasonable likelihood of the imposition of liability that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that if the Borrower has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, the Borrower shall promptly make a request for such documents and notices from such

 


 

administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof;

(e) of the occurrence of any Foreign Benefit Event, where there is any reasonable likelihood of the imposition of liability on any Loan Party as a result thereof that would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(f) of the occurrence of any material event or change related to (w) handling of Personal Data, (x) cybersecurity breaches, insurance and other similar events, (y) any governmental investigations or notices related to the foregoing or (z) compliance measures related to the foregoing; and

(g) [reserved].

Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and propose to take with respect thereto.

Section 6.04. Payment of Taxes. Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy as the same shall become due and payable all its obligations and liabilities in respect of Taxes imposed upon it or its income, profits, properties or other assets, except, in each case, (i) to the extent any such Tax is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, or (ii) if such failure to pay or discharge such obligations and liabilities would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.05. Preservation of Existence, Etc. (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.03 or 7.04, (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges (including its good standing, if such concept is applicable in its jurisdiction of organization), permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or as otherwise permitted hereunder, and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve or renew all of its registered copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non- preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or as otherwise permitted hereunder, provided that nothing in this Section 6.05 shall require the preservation, renewal or maintenance of, or prevent the abandonment by, the Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary of any registered copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks that the Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary reasonably determines is not useful to its business or no longer commercially desirable.

Section 6.06. Maintenance of Properties. Except if the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, maintain, preserve and protect all of its tangible properties and equipment that are necessary in the operation of its business in good working order, repair and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and casualty or condemnation excepted.

Section 6.07. Maintenance of Insurance. Except if the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, maintain in full force and effect, with insurance companies that the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower) are financially sound and responsible at the time the relevant coverage is placed or renewed, insurance in at least such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance which the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of management of the Borrower) is reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of its business) and against at least such risks (and with such risk retentions) as are usually insured against in the same

 


 

general area by companies engaged in businesses similar to those engaged by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries. Subject to Section 6.16, the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that at all times the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be named as an additional insured with respect to liability policies (other than directors and officers policies and workers compensation) maintained by the Borrower and each Guarantor and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be named as second-lien lender loss payee and mortgagee with respect to the property insurance maintained by the Borrower and each Guarantor; provided that, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (A) all proceeds from insurance policies shall be paid to the Borrower or Guarantor, (B) to the extent the Collateral Agent receives any proceeds, the Collateral Agent shall turn over to the Borrower any amounts received by it as an additional insured or second-lien lender loss payee under any property insurance maintained by the Borrower and their Subsidiaries, and (C) the Collateral Agent and the Lenders agree that the Borrower and/or their applicable Subsidiaries shall have the sole right to adjust or settle any claims under such insurance.

Section 6.08. Compliance with Laws. Comply with the requirements of all applicable Laws (including, without limitation, ERISA, the PATRIOT Act, Sanctions Laws and Regulations, Applicable Data Privacy Laws, and Environmental Laws) and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or to its business or property, except if the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.09. Books and Records. Maintain proper books of record and account, in a manner to allow financial statements to be prepared in all material respects in conformity with GAAP consistently applied in respect of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or, if applicable, such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be (it being understood and agreed that Foreign Subsidiaries may maintain individual books and records in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles that are applicable in their respective jurisdiction of organization).

Section 6.10. Inspection Rights. Permit the representatives of the Administrative Agent and, during the continuance of any Event of Default, of each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties (subject to the rights of lessees or sublessees thereof and subject to any restrictions or limitations in the applicable lease, sublease or other written occupancy arrangement pursuant to which the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is a party), to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, managers, officers, and independent public accountants (subject to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures), all at the reasonable expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance written notice to the Borrower; provided that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, (i) only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights under this Section 6.10, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than one time during any calendar year and (iii) such exercise shall be at the Borrower’s expense; provided further, that when an Event of Default is continuing the Administrative Agent) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time and from time to time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance written notice. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.10, none of the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will be required to disclose or permit the inspection or discussion of, any document, information or other matter (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or any binding agreement or (iii) that is subject to attorney client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

 


 

Section 6.11. Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loans only as provided in Sections 5.07, 5.13(a), 5.19 and 5.20.

Section 6.12. Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security. Upon the formation, statutory division, or acquisition of any new wholly owned Subsidiaries by any Borrower Party (provided that each of (i) any Subsidiary Redesignation resulting in an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) any Excluded Subsidiary ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary but remaining a Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to constitute the acquisition of a Restricted Subsidiary for all purposes of this Section 6.12), and upon the acquisition of any property (other than Excluded Property and real property that is not Material Real Property and other than foreign intellectual property and U.S. intellectual property that is not registered with, or that is not the subject of an application for registration with, the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office) by any Borrower Party, which property, is not already subject to a perfected Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (and where such a perfected Lien would be required in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents or other Loan Documents), the Borrower shall, at the Borrower’s expense, subject in each case to the Perfection Exceptions:

(i) in connection with such formation, division, or acquisition of a Subsidiary, within 90 days after such formation, division, or acquisition or such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion, (A) cause each such Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary to duly execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent a guaranty or guaranty supplement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, guaranteeing the Obligations and a joinder or supplement to the applicable Collateral Documents and (B) (if not already so delivered) deliver certificates representing the Pledged Interests of each such Subsidiary (if any) held by the applicable Borrower Party accompanied by undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank and instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt owing by such Subsidiary to any Borrower Party indorsed in blank to the Collateral Agent, together with, if requested by the Collateral Agent, supplements to the Security Agreement; provided that any Excluded Property shall not be required to be pledged as Collateral,

(ii) within 90 days after such formation, division or acquisition of any such property or any request therefor by the Collateral Agent (or such longer period, as the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) duly execute and deliver, and cause each such Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary to duly execute and deliver, to the Collateral Agent one or more Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplements, as specified by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (consistent, to the extent applicable, with the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreement and the other Collateral Documents (and Section 6.14)), securing payment

 


 

of all the Obligations (provided, to the extent any property to be subject to a Mortgage is located in a jurisdiction that imposes mortgage recording taxes, intangible tax, documentary tax or similar tax or similar recording fees or taxes, the relevant Mortgage shall not secure an amount in excess of the Fair Market Value of such property subject thereto) of the applicable Borrower Party or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, under the Loan Documents and establishing Liens on all such properties or property; provided that such properties or property shall not be required to be pledged as Collateral, and no Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplements shall be required to be delivered in respect thereof, to the extent that any such properties or property constitute Excluded Property,

(iii) within 90 days after such request, formation or acquisition, or such longer period, as the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion, take, and cause such Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary and each applicable Borrower Party to take, whatever action, the filing of UCC financing statements, the giving of notices and delivery of stock and membership interest certificates or foreign equivalents representing the applicable Capital Stock as may be necessary or advisable in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent to vest in the Collateral Agent (or in any representative of the Collateral Agent designated by it), subject to the Legal Reservations and Section 5.03, valid and subsisting Liens on the properties purported to be subject to the Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplements, supplements to other Collateral Documents and security agreements delivered pursuant to this Section 6.12, in each case to the extent required under the Loan Documents, enforceable against all third parties in accordance with their terms,

(iv) within 90 days after the request of the Collateral Agent, or such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion, deliver to the Collateral Agent, Organization Documents, resolutions and a signed copy of one or more customary opinions, addressed to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, of counsel for the Borrower Parties reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent as to such matters as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request,

(v) with respect to any Material Real Property, take such actions as set forth in Section 6.14 within the time periods set forth therein (as such may be extended in the Collateral Agent’s reasonable discretion), and

 


 

(vi) at any time and from time to time, promptly execute and deliver any and all further instruments and documents and take all such other action as the Collateral Agent in its reasonable judgment may deem necessary or desirable in obtaining the full benefits of, or in perfecting and preserving the Liens of, such guaranties, Mortgages, Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplements, Collateral Documents and security agreements.

Section 6.13. Compliance with Environmental Laws. Except, in each case, to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) comply, and make all reasonable efforts to cause all lessees and other Persons operating or occupying its properties to comply with all Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; (ii) obtain, maintain and renew all applicable Environmental Permits necessary for its operations and properties; and, (iii) to the extent required under Environmental Laws, conduct any investigation, mitigation, study, sampling and testing, and undertake any cleanup, removal or remedial, corrective or other action necessary to respond to and remove and clean up all Hazardous Materials from any of its properties, in accordance with the requirements of all Environmental Laws provided, however, that no Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be required to undertake any such cleanup, removal, remedial, corrective or other action to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP.

Section 6.14. Further Assurances. Promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent, or the Collateral Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, and subject to the limitations described in Section 6.12, (i) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan Document or other document or instrument relating to any Collateral or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof and (ii) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent, or the Collateral Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably require from time to time in order to grant, preserve, protect and continue the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents. By the date that is 120 days after the acquisition of any Material Real Property that is required to be subject to a Mortgage, as such time period may be extended in the Collateral Agent’s reasonable discretion, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, deliver to the Collateral Agent:

(i) a Mortgage with respect to each such Mortgaged Property, together with evidence each such Mortgage has been duly executed, acknowledged and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each party thereto on or before such date in a form suitable for filing and recording in all appropriate local filing or recording offices that the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary or desirable in order to create a valid and subsisting perfected Lien on the property described therein in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, subject only to Permitted Liens, and that all filing and recording taxes and fees have been paid or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent; provided that to the extent any property to be subject to a Mortgage is located in a jurisdiction that

 


 

imposes mortgage recording taxes, intangibles tax, documentary tax or similar recording fees or taxes;

(ii) fully paid American Land Title Association or equivalent Lender’s title insurance policies or marked up unconditional binder for such insurance (the “Mortgage Policies”) in form and substance reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, with endorsements customarily available at reasonable rates and reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, in amounts reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent (not to exceed the Fair Market Value of the Material Real Properties covered thereby and subject to any tie-in coverage available), issued, coinsured and reinsured by title insurers reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent in connection with any such Material Real Property located in the United States;

(iii) American Land Title Association/American Congress on Surveying and Mapping form surveys, for which all necessary fees (where applicable) have been paid, certified to the Collateral Agent and the issuer of the Mortgage Policies in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent by a land surveyor duly registered and licensed in the States in which the property described in such surveys is located and reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent; provided that new or updated surveys will not be required if an existing survey, ExpressMap or other similar documentation is available and survey coverage is available for the Mortgage Policies without the need for such new or updated surveys and provided further this foregoing requirement shall only be in connection with any such Material Real Property located in the United States;

(iv) in each case with respect to any such Material Real Property (and any other Mortgaged Properties located in the same state as any such Material Real Property), customary opinions of local counsel to the Loan Parties in jurisdictions in which the Mortgaged Property is located, with respect to the enforceability and perfection of the Mortgages and, if applicable any related fixture filings, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;

(v) customary opinions of counsel to the Loan Parties in the states in which the Loan Parties party to the Mortgages are organized or formed, with respect to the valid existence, corporate power and authority of such Loan Parties in the granting of the Mortgages, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;

 


 

(vi) with respect to each such improved Mortgaged Property, a “Life-of Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination;

(vii) evidence that all other actions reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, that are necessary in order to create valid and subsisting Liens on the property described in the Mortgage, have been taken; and

(viii) evidence that all documented and invoiced fees, costs and expenses have been paid in connection with the preparation, execution, filing and recordation of the Mortgages, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, filing and recording fees, title insurance company coordination fees, documentary stamp, mortgage and intangible taxes and title search charges and other charges incurred in connection with the recordation of the Mortgages and the other matters described in this Section 6.14 and as otherwise required to be paid in connection therewith under Section 10.04.

Section 6.15. [Reserved].

Section 6.16. Post-Closing Undertakings.

(a) Following the Closing Date, within the time periods specified on Schedule 6.16 hereto (as each may be extended by the Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion), provide such Collateral Documents and complete such undertakings as are set forth on Schedule 6.16 hereto.

(b) Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or by such later date as may be agreed by the Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion), the Loan Parties shall cause each such Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary as of the Closing Date, including any Subsidiary organized, formed or incorporated in Canada or the United Kingdom to (i) duly execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent a guaranty or guaranty supplement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, guaranteeing the Obligations and a joinder or supplement to the applicable Collateral Documents (or enter into separate security documents governed by the laws of the UK or Canada, as applicable, in each case, for purposes of granting security over the Collateral of such Subsidiary), (ii) (if not already so delivered) deliver certificates representing the Pledged Interests of each such Subsidiary (if any) held by the applicable Borrower Party accompanied by undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank and instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt owing by such Subsidiary to any Borrower Party indorsed in blank to the Collateral Agent, together with, supplements to the Security Agreement and (iii) deliver any additional documentation required pursuant to Section 6.12 and under the other Loan Documents.

Section 6.17. No Change in Line of Business. Continue to engage in substantially similar lines of business as those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the date hereof including any business reasonably related, complementary, synergistic or ancillary thereto or reasonable extensions thereof.

 


 

Section 6.18. Transactions with Affiliates.

(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction or series of transactions, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Borrower (each of the foregoing, an “Affiliate Transaction”), in each case, without the consent of the Required Lenders, unless:

(i) such Affiliate Transaction is (x) in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice and on terms that are not materially less favorable to the relevant Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that could have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the relevant Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person on an arm’s length basis (as determined in good faith by the senior management or the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) and (y) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions permitted under the foregoing clause (x) involving aggregate consideration in excess of $1,000,000, the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that the Board of Directors of the Borrower, Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company determined or resolved that such Affiliate Transaction complies with Section 6.18(a)(i)(x);

(ii) such Affiliate Transaction is for the payment of an annual dividend to OTPP FTP in an amount not to exceed a CAD10,000 per year (grossed up by the amount of any withholding or similar tax required by applicable law as provided for in the Certificate of Incorporation of Parent as in effect on the Closing Date (or as thereafter amended with the consent of the Required Lenders) (such dividend, the “OTPP FTP Dividend”); provided, that if the Borrower cannot pay the OTPP FTP Dividend under applicable Delaware law due to insufficient funds or otherwise, such dividend may accrue without interest until the accrued amount can be paid under applicable Delaware law; or

(iii) such Affiliate Transaction is the payment of the administrative agent fee to the Administrative Agent (including on behalf of sub-agent, if applicable) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000.

 

Section 6.19. Lender Conference Calls. After each date of delivery of the annual or quarterly financial information required pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), the Borrower will hold and participate in a conference call or teleconference at a time selected by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, with all of the Lenders that choose to participate, to review the financial results of the previous fiscal year or fiscal quarter of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

ARTICLE VII.

Negative Covenants

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted and obligations) hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, the Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any other Restricted Subsidiary to (and with respect to Section 7.09, Holdings shall not):

Section 7.01. Indebtedness. Directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), except for the following (collectively, “Permitted Debt”):

 


 

(a) the Obligations;

(b) subject to the terms of the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, Indebtedness of the Borrower and other Loan Parties permitted to be incurred under the Senior Credit Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date and as amended or refinanced thereafter in accordance with the terms of the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement;

(c) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness described in clause (a) above) that is existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.01;

(d) Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Capitalized Lease Obligations and mortgage financings as purchase money obligations) Incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, to finance all or any part of the purchase, lease, construction, installation, repair or improvement of property (real or personal), plant or equipment or other fixed or capital assets (whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Equity Interests of any Person owning such assets) and Indebtedness arising from the conversion of the obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under or pursuant to any “synthetic lease” transactions to on-balance sheet Indebtedness of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference, including all Indebtedness Incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (d), not to exceed $5,750,000, at any one time outstanding, plus, in the case of any refinancing of any Indebtedness permitted under this clause (d) or any portion thereof, the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, accrued and unpaid interest, premiums and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing; provided that Capitalized Lease Obligations Incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to this clause (d) in connection with a Sale/Leaseback Transaction shall not be subject to the foregoing limitation so long as the proceeds of such Sale/Leaseback Transaction are used by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to permanently repay outstanding Term Loans under this Agreement;

(e) Indebtedness Incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments issued in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, (i) letters of credit or performance or surety bonds in respect of workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits (whether current or former) or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance, or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits (whether current or former) or property, casualty or liability insurance and (ii) guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by customers in connection with the purchase or other acquisition of equipment or supplies in the ordinary course of business;

(f) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries providing for indemnification, earn-outs, adjustment of purchase or acquisition price or similar obligations, in each case, Incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary of the Borrower in accordance with this Agreement, other than guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition;

(g) Indebtedness of the Borrower owing to a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (x) such Indebtedness owing to a Non-Loan Party shall be (i) subordinated in right of payment to the Borrower’s Obligations with respect to this Agreement pursuant to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, and (ii) no payments shall be permitted to be made on such Indebtedness if there is an Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing, and (y) any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other

 


 

subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (except to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an Incurrence of such Indebtedness or issuance of such Disqualified Stock not permitted by this clause (g);

(h) [Reserved];

(i) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary or the Borrower owing to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (x) if the Borrower or a Loan Party Incurs such Indebtedness owing to a Non-Loan Party, such Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Borrower’s Obligations or Guarantee of such Loan Party, as applicable, pursuant to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and (y) any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event that results in any Restricted Subsidiary lending such Indebtedness ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an Incurrence of such Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (i);

(j) Swap Contracts and Cash Management Services Incurred, other than for speculative purposes;

(k) obligations (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments) in respect of customs, self-insurance, performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(l) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties or Foreign Subsidiaries (x) in an aggregate principal amount that, when aggregated with the principal amount or liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness then outstanding and Incurred pursuant to this clause (l), does not exceed $5,750,000, (y) that does not mature prior to the Maturity Date of the Term Loans and (z) has been provided by an unaffiliated third party; plus, in the case of any Permitted Refinancing of any Indebtedness permitted under this clause (l) or any portion thereof, the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, accrued and unpaid interest, original issue discount, premiums (including tender premiums), defeasance costs and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such Permitted Refinancing;

(m) any guarantee by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as the Incurrence of such Indebtedness or other obligations by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under the terms of this Agreement, provided, that such guarantee of such Indebtedness shall be subject to the same limitations that would be applicable hereunder had such Indebtedness been directly Incurred;

(n) [reserved];

(o) [Reserved];

(p) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business;

(q) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary supported by a letter of credit or bank guarantee pursuant to any credit facility permitted hereunder, so long as such letter of credit has not been terminated and is in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such letter of credit or bank guarantee;

 


 

(r) [Reserved];

(s) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of (x) the financing of insurance premiums or (y) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(t) [Reserved];

(u) Indebtedness of a joint venture owed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and to the other holders of Equity Interests or participants of such joint venture, so long as such Indebtedness existed prior to Closing Date and the percentage of the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness of such joint venture owed to such holders of its Equity Interests or participants of such joint venture does not exceed the percentage of the aggregate outstanding amount of the Equity Interests of such joint venture held by such holders or such participant’s participation in such joint venture;

(v) [reserved];

(w) Indebtedness owed on a short-term basis to banks and other financial institutions in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries with such banks or financial institutions that arises in connection with ordinary banking arrangements, including cash management, cash pooling arrangements and related activities to manage cash balances of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and permitted joint ventures including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit, purchasing or debit card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements and Indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft protection, credit card programs, automatic clearinghouse arrangements and similar arrangements;

(x) Indebtedness consisting of Indebtedness issued by any Loan Party to future, current or former officers, directors, managers, employees, consultants and independent contractors thereof or any direct or indirect parent thereof, their respective estates, heirs, family members, spouses or former spouses, in each case to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company permitted under Section 7.05;

(y) customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods purchased in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(z) Indebtedness Incurred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with bankers’ acceptances, discounted bills of exchange, warehouse receipts or similar facilities or the discounting or factoring of receivables for credit management purposes, in each case Incurred or undertaken in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(aa) [reserved];

(bb) (i) guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations to suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors, licensees, sub-licensees and distribution partners and (ii) Indebtedness Incurred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of leases entered into by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or any Permitted Parent in the ordinary course of business;

(cc) [reserved];

(dd) [reserved];

 


 

(ee) Indebtedness consisting of obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred by such Person in connection with the Transactions or any Permitted Investment;

(ff) unfunded pension fund and other employee benefit plan obligations and liabilities to the extent that they are permitted to remain unfunded under applicable law; and

(gg) [reserved].

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.01, in the event that an item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt, the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, at the time of incurrence or issuance, divide, classify or reclassify, or at any later time divide, classify or reclassify, such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 7.01; provided (a) that in the event that an item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of Permitted Debt, the Borrower will be entitled to only include the amount of such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in one of the above clauses (or any portion thereof) and such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) shall be treated as having been incurred or existing pursuant to only such clause or clauses (or any portion thereof) without giving pro forma effect to such item (or portion thereof) when calculating the amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred substantially simultaneously pursuant to any other clause; and (b) that all Indebtedness under this Agreement incurred on the Closing Date shall be deemed to have been Incurred pursuant to Section 7.01(a) and the Borrower shall not be permitted to reclassify all or any portion of Indebtedness Incurred on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.01(a). Accrual of interest or dividends, the accretion of accreted value, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest or dividends in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms (including the payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of Disqualified Stock of the same class), the accretion of liquidation preference and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 7.01. Guarantees of, or obligations in respect of letters of credit relating to, Indebtedness that are otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of Indebtedness shall not be included in the determination of such amount of Indebtedness; provided that the incurrence of the Indebtedness represented by such guarantee or letter of credit, as the case may be, was in compliance with this Section 7.01.

Absent the prior consent of the Required Lenders, (i) no Indebtedness may be Incurred if such Indebtedness (when taken together with all other Indebtedness incurred on or after the Closing Date) would exceed the Threshold Amount and would have any principal payments coming due (whether by scheduled commitment reductions or otherwise) earlier than 6 months following the stated maturity of the Term Facility, (ii) nothing in the Credit Agreement permits any Indebtedness to be senior in payment or security to the Term Facility (whether by subordination or otherwise) (other than the Senior Obligations), and (iii) no Indebtedness may be secured with a pari passu Lien with the Term Facility (for the avoidance of doubt, it being understood and agreed that the Liens securing or purporting to secure the Senior Obligations shall rank senior to the Liens securing or purporting to secure the Term Facility as and to the extent provided in the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement), and (other than with respect to the Senior Obligations, Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.01(d) and the related Liens permitted under clause (6) of Permitted Liens) any Indebtedness secured by the Collateral must be junior in priority to the Collateral securing, or purporting to secure, the Term Facility pursuant to an Intercreditor Agreement acceptable to Administrative Agent).

Section 7.02. Limitations on Liens. Permit the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any property or assets of any kind (real or personal,

 


 

tangible or intangible) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (each, a “Subject Lien”) that secures obligations under any Indebtedness, except:

(a) in the case of Subject Liens on any Collateral, such Subject Lien is a Permitted Lien; and

(b) in the case of any other asset or property, any Subject Lien if (i) the Obligations are equally and ratably secured with (or on a senior basis to, in the case such Subject Lien securing any Junior Financing) the obligations secured by such Subject Lien or (ii) such Subject Lien is a Permitted Lien.

Any Lien created for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the preceding clause (b) shall provide by its terms that such Lien shall be automatically and unconditionally be released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Subject Lien that gave rise to the obligation to so secure the Obligations.

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event may any Material Real Property (determined without giving effect to the exclusion therein for Excluded Property) owned in fee as of the Closing Date, or the Equity Interests in any Person whose primary asset consists of one or more of such Material Real Property, be encumbered with any Lien (other than (i) Liens granted pursuant to any Loan Document to secure the Obligations, (ii) if a Lien has been granted in a Material Real Property to secure the Obligations, a Lien further encumbering such Material Real Property that constitutes a Permitted Lien and is junior in priority to each Lien granted to secure the Obligations, (iii) Liens permitted under clause (5) of the definition of Permitted Liens with respect to such Material Real Property and (iv) non-consensual Liens arising solely by operation of applicable Law).

Section 7.03. Fundamental Changes. Merge, dissolve, liquidate, amalgamate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that, (other than in the case of clause (e) below) so long as no Event of Default would result therefrom:

(a) (i) any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings Topco may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with the Borrower (including a merger, the purpose of which is to reorganize the Borrower into a new jurisdiction in any State of the United States); provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or the surviving Person shall expressly assume the obligations of the Borrower pursuant to documents reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (or, if not the Borrower, the surviving Person) shall be a corporation or a limited liability company organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings Topco (other than the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries) may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with Holdings Topco (including a merger, the purpose of which is to reorganize Holdings Topco into a new jurisdiction in any State of the United States); provided that Holdings Topco shall be the continuing or surviving Person or the surviving Person shall expressly assume the obligations of Holdings Topco pursuant to documents reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and Holdings Topco (or, if not Holdings Topco, the surviving Person) shall be a corporation or a limited liability company organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (iii) any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings (other than the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries) may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with any one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries of Holdings (other than the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries), or (iv) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with any one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower; provided that when any Guarantor is merging with another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party (A) the Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person, (B) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be a Permitted Investment (without giving effect to clauses (17) and (18) thereof) or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party in accordance with

 


 

Section 7.01, respectively and (C) to the extent constituting a Disposition, such Disposition must be permitted hereunder;

(b) any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve, or the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may (if the validity, perfection and priority of the Liens securing the Obligations is not adversely affected thereby) change its legal form if the Borrower determines in good faith that such action is in the best interest of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and is not disadvantageous to the Lenders in any material respect (it being understood that in the case of any dissolution of a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor, such Subsidiary shall at or before the time of such dissolution transfer its assets to another Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor in the same jurisdiction or a different jurisdiction reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent unless such Disposition of assets is permitted hereunder; and in the case of any change in legal form, a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor will remain a Guarantor unless such Guarantor is otherwise permitted to cease being a Guarantor hereunder);

(c) any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Guarantor, then (i) the transferee must either be the Borrower or a Guarantor in the same jurisdiction or a different jurisdiction reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be a Permitted Investment or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party in accordance with Section 7.01, respectively; provided, further, that the Borrower may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to any other Loan Party (other than Holdings);

(d) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with, or dissolve into, any other Person in order to effect Permitted Investment; provided that (i) the continuing or surviving Person shall, to the extent subject to the terms hereof, have complied with the requirements of Section 6.12, (ii) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be a Permitted Investment and (iii) to the extent constituting a Disposition, such Disposition must be permitted hereunder;

(e) [reserved];

(f) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, dissolve, liquidate, amalgamate, consolidate with or into another Person in order to effect a Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 7.04 (other than Dispositions permitted by this Section 7.03); and

(g) any Permitted Investment may be structured as a merger, consolidation or amalgamation, so long as no Event of Default would result therefrom.

Section 7.04. Asset Sales. Cause or make an Asset Sale, unless:

(1) so long as no Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, receives consideration (including by way of relief from, or by any other person assuming responsibility for, any liabilities, contingent or otherwise) at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value (as determined at the time of contractually agreeing to such Asset Sale) of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of; provided, that in no event shall the aggregate Fair Market Value of Asset Sales pursuant to this clause (1) and clause (2) below exceed $17,250,000 in any calendar year; and

(2) except in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap and so long as no Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by the Borrower

 


 

or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents or Replacement Assets; provided, that in no event shall the aggregate Fair Market Value of Asset Sales pursuant to clause (1) above and this clause (2) exceed $17,250,000 in any calendar year; provided, further, that the amount of:

(a) any liabilities (as shown on the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding such date or, if incurred or accrued subsequent to the date of such balance sheet, such liabilities that would have been reflected on the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto if such incurrence or accrual had taken place on or prior to the date of such balance sheet in the good faith determination of the Borrower) of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Obligations or are otherwise extinguished or cancelled in connection with the transactions relating to such Asset Sale, or that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets or Equity Interests pursuant to an agreement that releases or indemnifies the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from further liability;

(b) any notes or other obligations or other securities or assets received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents, or by their terms are required to be satisfied for cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days of the receipt thereof; and

(c) [reserved];

shall each be deemed to be Cash Equivalents for the purposes of this clause (2).

Within 12 months after the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary shall apply an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds from such Asset Sale or such Casualty Event, at its option:

(1) to prepay Loans and other Permitted Debt in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(ii);

(2) to make an investment in any one or more businesses, assets (other than working capital assets), or property or capital expenditures, in each case used or useful in a Similar Business made in respect of a Subsidiary that is a Loan Party;

(3) to make an investment (including capital expenditures) in any one or more businesses, properties (other than working capital assets) or assets (other than working capital assets) that replace the businesses, properties and/or assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event, with any such investment made by way of a capital or other lease valued at the present value of the minimum amount of payments under such lease (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), provided if such investment is made in respect of a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, such investment must also qualify as a Permitted Investment hereunder; or

(4) any combination of the foregoing;

provided that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be deemed to have complied with the provisions described in clause (2) or (3) of this paragraph if and to the extent that, within 12 months after the Asset Sale that generated the Net Cash Proceeds, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as

 


 

applicable, has entered into and not abandoned or rejected a binding agreement to make an investment in compliance with the provision described in clauses (2) and (3) of this paragraph, and that investment is thereafter completed within the later of (x) such 12 month period or (y) 180 days after the end of such 12 month period.

Pending the final application of any such amount of Net Cash Proceeds pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) and this Section 7.04, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary may otherwise invest or utilize such Net Cash Proceeds in any manner not prohibited by this Agreement.

Section 7.05. Restricted Payments. Directly or indirectly:

(1) declare or pay any dividend or make any payment or distribution on account of the Borrower’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests, including any payment made in connection with any merger, amalgamation or consolidation involving the Borrower (other than (A) dividends or distributions by the Borrower payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower; or (B) dividends or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary so long as, in the case of any dividend or distribution payable on or in respect of any class or series of securities issued by a Restricted Subsidiary other than a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its Pro Rata Share of such dividend or distribution in accordance with its Equity Interests in such class or series of securities);

(2) purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, including in connection with any merger, amalgamation or consolidation;

(3) make any principal payment on, or redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, in each case, prior to any scheduled repayment, sinking fund payment or maturity, any (i) Subordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor (other than, subject to the applicable subordination or intercreditor provisions, the payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement of (A) Subordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement and (B) Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.01(g) or (i)) or (ii) any Indebtedness that is secured, or purported to be secured, by a security interest in the Collateral that is expressly junior to the Liens securing the Obligations (clauses (i) and (ii), “Junior Financing”); or

(4) make any Restricted Investment;

(all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (1) through (4) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”; for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall any payment or other action with respect to the Senior Obligations constitute a Restricted Payment),

This Section 7.05 will not prohibit:

(1) the payment of any dividend or distribution or consummation of any redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof or the giving of a redemption notice related thereto, if at the date of declaration or notice such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement;

(2) (a) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Equity Interests (“Retired Capital Stock”) of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in exchange for,

 


 

or out of the proceeds of a contemporaneous issuance or sale of, Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower or contributions to the equity capital of the Borrower (other than the issuance or sale of Excluded Equity) (collectively, including any such contributions, “Refunding Capital Stock”);

(b) the declaration and payment of accrued dividends on the Retired Capital Stock out of the contemporaneously received proceeds of the issuance or sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or to an employee stock ownership plan or any trust established by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) of Refunding Capital Stock; and

(c) if immediately prior to the retirement of the Retired Capital Stock, the declaration and payment of dividends thereon was permitted under clause (6) of this paragraph of Section 7.05 and has not been made as of such time (the “Unpaid Amount”), the declaration and payment of dividends on the Refunding Capital Stock (other than Refunding Capital Stock the proceeds of which were used to redeem, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) in an aggregate amount no greater than the Unpaid Amount (with the payment of such Unpaid Amount being treated as a payment under the applicable provision);

(3) payments of the Senior Obligations;

(4) [reserved];

(5) [reserved];

(6) [reserved];

(7) [reserved];

(8) any Restricted Payments made in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, including any dividends, payments or loans made to the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to enable it to make any such payments or any future payments to employees of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower under agreements entered into in connection with the Transactions;

(9) payment of the OTPP FTP Dividend;

(10) Restricted Payments that are made with Excluded Contributions so long as either (i) such Restricted Payments are made contemporaneously with the receipt of such Excluded Contributions or (ii) if not made contemporaneously, such Restricted Payment must be made within 60 days of the receipt of such Excluded Contribution and, in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

(11) the payment of taxes in connection with the vesting or issuance of awards under that certain management incentive plan, received by the Lenders on July 3, 2024 (as in effect on such date), and adopted in connection with the Closing Date Transactions, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

(12) payment of all scheduled payments set forth in the key employee retention agreements by and between the Parent and certain of its employees which have been provided to the Lenders on or prior to the date hereof;

 


 

(13) Permitted Tax Distributions;

(14) the declaration and payment of dividends, other distributions or other amounts to, or the making of loans to the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, in the amount required for such entity to, if applicable:

(a) pay amounts equal to the amounts required for the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to pay fees and expenses (including Taxes), customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, officers, employees, directors, managers, consultants or independent contractors of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, if applicable, and general corporate operating (including, without limitation, expenses related to auditing and other accounting matters) and overhead costs and expenses of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, if applicable, in each case to the extent such fees, expenses, salaries, bonuses, benefits and indemnities are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(b) [reserved];

(c) pay fees and expenses incurred by the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower related to (i) the maintenance of such parent entity of its corporate or other entity existence and performance of its obligations under this Agreement, (ii) any unsuccessful equity or debt offering of such parent entity (or any debt or equity offering from which such parent does not receive any proceeds) and (iii) any equity or debt issuance, incurrence or offering, any disposition or acquisition or any investment transaction by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or any acquisition of or investment in any business, assets or property that will be contributed to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as part of the same or a related transaction) permitted by this Agreement;

(d) [reserved];

(e) pay franchise and excise taxes, and other fees, taxes and expenses in connection with any ownership of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or required to maintain their organizational existences;

(f) make payments for the benefit of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent such payments could have been made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries because such payments (x) would not otherwise be Restricted Payments and also, would not otherwise be provided for under a clause above and (y) would be permitted by Section 6.18(a) or (b)(i); and

(g) make Restricted Payments to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to finance, or to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower for the purpose of paying to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to finance, any Investment that, if consummated by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, would be a Permitted Investment; provided that (a) such Restricted Payment is made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment and (b) promptly following the closing thereof, such direct or indirect parent of the Borrower causes (i) all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) to be contributed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation (to the extent permitted by Section 7.03) of the Person formed or acquired into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in order to consummate such acquisition or Investment, in each case, in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.12;

 


 

(15) (i) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants, (ii) payments made or expected to be made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of withholding or similar taxes payable or expected to be payable by any future, present or former director, officer, employee, manager, consultant or independent contractor of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (or their respective Affiliates, estates or immediate family members) in connection with the exercise of stock options or the grant, vesting or delivery of Equity Interests and (iii) loans or advances to officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower; provided that no cash is actually advanced pursuant to this clause (iii) other than to pay taxes due in connection with such purchase, unless immediately repaid;

(16) [reserved];

(17) payments or distributions to satisfy dissenters’ rights, pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger, amalgamation or transfer of assets that complies with the provisions of this Agreement;

(18) the distribution, as a dividend or otherwise, of shares of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries the primary assets of which are cash and/or Cash Equivalents);

(19) the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares of Equity Interests in connection with any merger, consolidation, amalgamation or other business combination, or in connection with any dividend, distribution or split of or upon exercise, conversion or exchange of Equity Interests, warrants, options or other securities exercisable or convertible into, Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower;

(20) [reserved];

(21) [reserved];

(22) [reserved];

(23) [reserved];

(24) [reserved];

(25) [reserved]; and

(26) [reserved];

provided, however, that at the time of, and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under clauses (18), and (20), no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof. For purposes of clauses (13) and (14) above, taxes shall include all interest and penalties with respect thereto and all additions thereto.

The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, amend, modify or change any term or condition of any Junior Financing Document equal to or greater than $5,000,000 in any manner that is, taken as a whole, materially adverse to the interests of the

 


 

Administrative Agent or the Lenders, and in the case of the Senior Obligations, no Senior Loan Document related thereto may be amended, modified or otherwise changed unless permitted under the terms of the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement.

As of the Closing Date, all of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries will be Restricted Subsidiaries. The Borrower will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to become an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Section 7.06. Burdensome Agreements. Permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:

(a) (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on its Capital Stock; or (ii) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(b) make loans or advances to Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(c) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on the Collateral of such Person for the benefit of the Lenders with respect to the Facilities and the Obligations or under the Loan Documents; or

(d) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

However, the preceding restrictions will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

(1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in effect on the Closing Date, including pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, related Swap Contracts and Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.01(c);

(2) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;

(3) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by or merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is designated a Restricted Subsidiary that was in existence at the time of such acquisition (or at the time it merges with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person (but, in each case, not created in contemplation thereof)), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired or designated; provided that in connection with a merger, amalgamation or consolidation under this clause (3), if a Person other than the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is the successor company with respect to such merger, amalgamation or consolidation, any agreement or instrument of such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person, shall be deemed acquired or assumed, as the case may be, by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, at the time of such merger, amalgamation or consolidation;

(4) customary encumbrances or restrictions contained in contracts or agreements for the sale of assets applicable to such assets pending consummation of such sale, including customary restrictions with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;

 


 

(5) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(6) customary provisions in operating or other similar agreements, asset sale agreements and stock sale agreements entered into in connection with the entering into of such transaction, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of those agreements;

(7) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capitalized Lease Obligations, to the extent such obligations impose restrictions of the nature discussed in clauses (c) or (d) in the first paragraph of this Section 7.06 on the property so acquired;

(8) customary provisions contained in leases, sub-leases, licenses, sublicenses, contracts and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business and not entered into in contemplation of this Agreement to the extent such obligations impose restrictions of the type described in clauses (c) or (d) in the first paragraph of this Section 7.06 on the property subject to such lease;

(9) [reserved];

(10) any encumbrance or restriction contained in other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is incurred subsequent to the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.01 and not entered into in contemplation of this Agreement, provided that (i) such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect the Borrower’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments under this Agreement (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) or (ii) such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in this Agreement (as determined by the Borrower in good faith);

(11) any encumbrance or restriction contained in secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to Sections 7.01 and 7.02 to the extent limiting the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;

(12) any encumbrances or restrictions, not relating to any Indebtedness, that do not, individually or in the aggregate, (x) detract from the value of the property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any manner material to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (y) materially affect the Borrower’s ability to make future principal or interest payments under this Agreement, in each case, as determined by the Borrower in good faith;

(13) customary provisions in joint venture agreements or arrangements and other similar agreements or arrangements relating solely to the applicable joint venture and not entered into in contemplation of this Agreement; and

(14) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in clauses 7.06(a), (b), (c) and (d) imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (13); provided that such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing are, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than the encumbrances and restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing.

 


 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.06, (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.

Section 7.07. Accounting Changes. Make any change in fiscal year; provided, however, that the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year to any other fiscal year reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any amendments to this Agreement that are necessary, in the judgment of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to reflect such change in fiscal year.

Section 7.08. Financial Covenants.

(a) From and after July 31, 2024 until and including February 28, 2025, as of the last day of each calendar month, the Borrower shall not permit Liquidity to be less than $4,250,000 (the “Minimum Liquidity”).

(b) As of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower (commencing with the test period ending March 31, 2025), shall not permit the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio at the end of any Fiscal Quarter in the table set forth below to exceed the corresponding maximum ratio set forth in the column opposite such Fiscal Quarter in the table below (the “Leverage Covenant”, together with Minimum Liquidity, the “Financial Covenants” and each a “Financial Covenant”):

Fiscal Quarter

First Lien Net Leverage Ratio

March 31, 2025

9.78 : 1.00

June 30, 2025

8.63 : 1.00

September 30, 2025

8.34 : 1.00

December 31, 2025 and thereafter

8.05 : 1.00

 

Section 7.09. Holding Company. Holdings shall not conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any material business or operations; provided, that the following shall be permitted in any event: (i) its ownership of the Capital Stock of the Restricted Subsidiaries; (ii) the entry into, and the performance of its obligations with respect to the Senior Obligations, the Loan Documents (including any New Term Facility), any Junior Financing Document, any documentation relating to any Permitted Refinancing of the foregoing the Guarantees permitted by clause (v) below; (iii) the consummation of the Transactions; (iv) the performing of activities (including, without limitation, cash management activities) and the entry into documentation with respect thereto, in each case, permitted by this Agreement for Holdings to enter into and perform; (v) the payment of dividends and distributions (and other activities in lieu thereof permitted by this Agreement), the making of contributions to the capital of its Subsidiaries and Guarantees of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder by any Restricted Subsidiary and the Guarantees of other obligations not constituting Indebtedness; (vi) the maintenance of its legal existence (including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance and performance of activities relating to its officers, directors, managers and employees and those of its Subsidiaries); (vii) the performing of activities in preparation for and consummating any public offering of its common stock or any other issuance or sale of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) including converting into another type of legal entity; (viii) the participation in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated

 


 

group of the Borrower, including compliance with applicable Laws and legal, tax and accounting matters related thereto and activities relating to its officers, directors, managers and employees; (ix) the holding of any cash and Cash Equivalents (but not owning or operating any property); (x) the entry into and performance of its obligations with respect to contracts and other arrangements, including the providing of indemnification to officers, managers, directors and employees and (xi) any activities incidental to the foregoing.

Section 7.10. Division of Loan Parties. Notwithstanding anything herein or any other Loan Document to the contrary, no Loan Party that is a limited liability company may divide itself into two or more limited liability companies or series thereof (pursuant to a “plan of division” as contemplated under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, except that any Loan Party that is a limited liability company may divide itself into two or more limited liability companies or series thereof (pursuant to a “plan of division” as contemplated under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent so long as all such limited liability companies or series thereof are Borrowers (if the entity divided is a Borrower) or Guarantors (if the entity divided is a Guarantor) and such new Borrowers or new Guarantors, as applicable, comply with the obligations set forth in Section 6.12 and the other applicable further assurances obligations set forth in the Loan Documents.

Section 7.11. Intellectual Property. Absent the consent of the Required Lenders, (1) all material intellectual property or material intellectual property rights owned (or held, in relation to contractual rights) of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall be held by a Loan Party (other than Holdings) and (2) such material intellectual property or material intellectual property rights shall not be sold, transferred (by distribution, contribution or otherwise) or otherwise assigned to any Person which is not a Loan Party (except in no event may such sale, transfer or assignment be to Holdings).

ARTICLE VIII.
Events of Default and Remedies

Section 8.01. Events of Default. Any of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

(a) Non-Payment. The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to pay (i) when due and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan, or (ii) within five Business Days after the same becomes due and payable, any interest on any Loan, or any fee due hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or any other amount payable hereunder or with respect to any other Loan Document; or

(b) Specific Covenants. The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Sections 6.03(a), 6.05(a) (solely with respect to the Borrower), 6.11 or in any Section of Article VII (subject to, in the case of Section 7.08, the cure rights contained in Section 8.03 and the proviso at the end of this clause (b)) or Holdings fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 7.09; or

(c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any covenant or agreement (other than those specified in Section 8.01(a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days after notice thereof by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower; or

(d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document required to be delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect (or in any respect to the extent any such representation or

 


 

warranty is already qualified by materiality) when made or deemed made (provided that the failure of any representation or warranty to be true and correct on the Closing Date will not constitute a Default or an Event of Default); or

(e) Cross-Default. Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (or, with respect to clauses (A)(y) and (B)(y) only, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) (A) fails to make any payment beyond the applicable grace period with respect thereto, if any (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations, the Senior Obligations and intercompany Indebtedness) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount equal to or greater than $5,000,000 or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition, or any event or condition occurs that results, in each case relating to any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations, the Senior Obligations and intercompany Indebtedness) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount equal to or greater than $5,000,000 the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) after the expiration of any applicable grace or cure period therefor to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, in each case, prior to its Stated Maturity; provided that this clause (e)(B) shall not apply to (x) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the sale or transfer or other Disposition (including a Casualty Event) of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness and such Indebtedness is repaid when required under the documents providing for such Indebtedness, (y) events of default, termination events or any other similar event under the documents governing Swap Contracts for so long as such event of default, termination event or other similar event does not result in the occurrence of an early termination date or any acceleration or prepayment of any amounts or other Indebtedness payable thereunder or (z) Indebtedness that upon the happening of any such default or event automatically converts into Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock or, in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock) in accordance with its terms; provided further, that such failure is unremedied and is not validly waived by the holders of such Indebtedness in accordance with the terms of the documents governing such Indebtedness prior to any acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Section 8.02; or

(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, a winding-up, an administration, a dissolution, or a composition or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other action is commenced (by way of voluntary arrangement, scheme of arrangement or otherwise); or appoints, applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, judicial manager, provisional liquidator, administrator, receiver and manager, controller, monitor or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, judicial manager, provisional liquidator, administrator, administrative receiver, receiver and manager, controller, monitor or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or substantially all of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

(g) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued, commenced or levied against all or substantially all of the property of any such Person and is not

 


 

released, vacated or fully bonded within 60 days after its issue, commencement or levy, or any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction; or

(h) Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments and orders) equal to or greater than $5,750,000 (to the extent not paid and not covered by (i) independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and does not deny coverage or (ii) an enforceable indemnity which is likely to be collectable to the extent that such Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary shall have made a claim for indemnification and the applicable indemnifying party shall not have disputed such claim) and there is a period of 60 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or

(i) ERISA. (i) One or more ERISA Events occur or there is or arises an Unfunded Pension Liability (taking into account only Plans with positive Unfunded Pension Liability) which event or events or unfunded liability or unfunded liabilities results or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party in an aggregate amount which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party in an aggregate amount which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) with respect to a Foreign Plan, termination, withdrawal, imposition of a Lien or noncompliance with applicable Law or plan terms that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

(j) Invalidity of Certain Loan Documents. Any material provision of any Collateral Document, any Guaranty, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and/or any Intercreditor Agreement required to be entered into pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (in each case, subject to the Legal Reservations and the Perfection Exceptions), at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder (including as a result of a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or Section 7.04) or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted) or any Lien on a material portion of the Collateral ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party contests in writing the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement, any Collateral Document, any Guaranty, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and any Intercreditor Agreement required to be entered into pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; or any Loan Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document (other than as a result of repayment in full of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted) and termination of the Aggregate Commitments), or purports in writing to revoke or rescind any Loan Document or the Liens created thereby cease having the priority required by this Agreement or other applicable Loan Document (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or the Collateral Documents), except in each case (i) as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Collateral Documents, or (ii) as to Collateral consisting of real property, to the extent that such losses are covered by a lender’s title insurance policy and such insurers have not denied or failed to acknowledge coverage; or

(k) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control; or

(l) Senior Obligations. The Senior Obligations are accelerated, such that they become immediately due and payable before their stated maturity date.

 


 

Section 8.02. Remedies Upon Event of Default. Subject in all respects to the operation of the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, if any Event of Default occurs and is continuing (including any Event of Default arising by virtue of the termination and declaration contemplated by the proviso to Section 8.01(b)), the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:

(a) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

(b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon (including, without limitation, any Make-Whole Amount or prepayment premium), and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;

(c) [Reserved]; and

(d) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents, under any document evidencing Indebtedness in respect of which the Facilities have been designated as “Designated Senior Debt” (or any comparable term) and/or under applicable Law;

provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Law, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

Section 8.03. Right to Cure.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.01 or 8.02, in the event that the Borrower fails to comply with the requirements of the Leverage Covenant, then (A) from the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower until the expiration of the tenth Business Day subsequent to the date the relevant Compliance Certificate is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b) (the last day of such period being the “Anticipated Cure Deadline”), Holdings Topco shall have the right (the “Cure Right”) to issue common Equity Interests, preferred equity certificates and/or convertible preferred equity certificates (so long as such preferred equity certificates and convertible preferred equity certificates do not constitute Disqualified Stock) or in another form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent for cash and contribute the proceeds therefrom in the form of common Equity Interests, to the Borrower or obtain a contribution to Holdings Topco’s equity (which shall be in the form of common Equity Interests, preferred equity certificates and/or convertible preferred equity certificates (so long as such preferred equity certificates and convertible preferred equity certificates do not constitute Disqualified Stock) or otherwise in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (the “Cure Equity”) and contribute the proceeds therefrom in the form of common Equity Interests to the Borrower), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of such cash (the “Cure Amount”), pursuant to the exercise by the Borrower of such Cure Right, the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA as used in the Leverage Covenant shall be recalculated giving effect to the following pro forma adjustments:

(i) Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal quarter (and for any subsequent period that includes such fiscal quarter) shall be increased, solely for the purpose of

 


 

measuring the Leverage Covenant and not for any other purpose under this Agreement (including but not limited to determining the availability or amount of any covenant baskets or carve-outs (including the determination of amounts available under Section 7.05), such that no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred and be continuing), by an amount equal to the Cure Amount; provided that (1) the receipt by the Borrower of the Cure Amount pursuant to the Cure Right shall be deemed to have no other effect whatsoever under this Agreement (including but not limited to determining the availability or amount of any covenant baskets or carve-outs, such that no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred and be continuing) and (2) no Cure Amount shall reduce Indebtedness on a Pro Forma Basis for the applicable period for purposes of calculating the Leverage Covenant or calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, nor shall any Cure Amount held by the Borrower Parties qualify as “unrestricted cash or Cash Equivalents of the Borrower Parties” for the purposes of calculating any net obligations or liabilities under the terms of this Agreement; and

(ii) if, after giving effect to the foregoing recalculations, the Borrower shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the Leverage Covenant, the Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of the Leverage Covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable breach or default of the Leverage Covenant that had occurred shall be deemed cured for the purposes of this Agreement (and any other Default or Event of Default as a result thereof, including the failure to meet any condition requiring no Default or Event of Default based solely on the basis of any actual or purported Event of Default under the Leverage Covenant); and

(iii) upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice, on or prior to the Anticipated Cure Deadline, that the Borrower intends to exercise the Cure Right in respect of a fiscal quarter, the Lenders shall not be permitted to accelerate Loans held by them, or to exercise remedies against the Collateral on the basis of a failure to comply with the requirements of the Leverage Covenant, unless such failure is not cured pursuant to the exercise of the Cure Right on or prior to the Anticipated Cure Deadline.

(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) in each four consecutive fiscal-quarter period there shall be at least two fiscal quarters in respect of which the Cure Right is not exercised, (ii) there can be no more than five fiscal quarters in respect of which the Cure Right is exercised during the term of the Facilities and (iii) for purposes of this Section 8.03, the Cure Amount utilized shall be no greater than the minimum amount required to remedy the applicable failure to comply with the Leverage Covenant (or

 


 

if only the Leverage Covenant under the Senior Credit Agreement is violated and not the Leverage Covenant hereunder, to comply with the Leverage Covenant under the Senior Credit Agreement).

Section 8.04. Application of Funds. Subject in all respects to the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, after the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Law), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Section 2.17, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

(a) first, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III and amounts owing in respect of (x) the preservation of Collateral or the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral or (y) with respect to enforcing the rights of the Secured Parties under the Loan Documents) payable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in their respective capacity as such;

(b) second, to payment in full of Unfunded Advances/Participations (the amounts so applied to be distributed to the Administrative Agent);

(c) third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel payable under Sections 10.04 and 10.05) arising under the Loan Documents and amounts payable under Article III, ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (c) held by them;

(d) fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (d) held by them;

(e) fifth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans;

(f) sixth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Loan Parties owing under or in respect of the Loan Documents that are then due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations then owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties; and

(g) last, after all of the Obligations have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations not yet due and owing), to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law;

provided that no amounts received from any Guarantor shall be applied to Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.

Each Cash Management Bank or Approved Counterparty not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article IX for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.

It is understood and agreed by each Loan Party and each Secured Party that the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall have no liability for any determinations made by it in this Section 8.04, in each case except to the extent resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the

 


 

Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). Each Loan Party and each Secured Party also agrees that the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be required to), at any time and in its sole discretion, and with no liability resulting therefrom, petition a court of competent jurisdiction regarding any application of Collateral in accordance with the requirements hereof, and the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to wait for, and may conclusively rely on, any such determination.

ARTICLE IX.
Administrative Agent and Other Agents

Section 9.01. Appointment and Authorization of Agents.

(a) Each Lender a hereby irrevocably appoints MGG Investment Group LP to act on its behalf as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (subject to the provisions in Section 9.09), and designates and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement, any other Loan Document, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties through its officers, directors, agents, employees, or affiliates. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and, to the extent expressly set forth in this Article, each Cash Management Bank and each Approved Counterparty), and no Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere herein or in any other Loan Document no Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall any Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender or participant, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against any Agent. Regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing and without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” herein and in the other Loan Documents with reference to any Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.

(b) [Reserved].

(c) The Administrative Agent shall also act as the Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of (and to hold any security interest, charge or other Lien created by the Collateral Documents for and on behalf of or in trust for) such Lender for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Secured Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent as Collateral Agent (and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in- fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.02 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX (including Section 9.07, as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents) and Section 10.04 as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto and all references to Administrative Agent in this Article IX shall, where applicable, be read as including a reference to the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent as Collateral Agent to execute any and

 


 

all documents (including releases) with respect to the Collateral and the rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto (including any Intercreditor Agreement), as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents and acknowledge and agree that any such action by any Agent shall bind the Lenders.

(d) Any corporation or association into which any Agent may be converted or merged, or with which it may be consolidated, or to which it may sell or transfer all or substantially all of its corporate trust business and assets as a whole or substantially as a whole, or any corporation or association resulting from any such conversion, sale, merger, consolidation or transfer to which such Agent is a party, will be and become the successor Agent, as applicable, under this Agreement and will have and succeed to the rights, powers, duties, immunities and privileges as its predecessor, without the execution or filing of any instrument or paper or the performance of any further act.

Section 9.02. Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties and exercise its rights and powers under this Agreement, any other Loan Document (including for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents or of exercising any rights and remedies thereunder) by or through agents, sub-agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel and other consultants or experts concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent and any such sub agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Agent-Related Persons. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Administrative Agent, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. The exculpatory provisions of this Article IX shall apply to any such sub agent and to the Agent-Related Persons of the Administrative Agent and any such sub agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

Section 9.03. Liability of Agents.

(a) No Agent-Related Person shall be (i) liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein, to the extent determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction), (ii) liable for any action taken or not taken by it (A) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (B) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by the final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (iii) responsible in any manner to any Lender or participant for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof, contained herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, (iv) responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien, or security interest created or purported to be created under the Collateral Documents, or for any failure of any Loan Party or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder, (v) responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral or (vi) responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. No Agent-Related Person shall be

 


 

under any obligation to any Lender or participant to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions relating to Affiliate Lenders or Disqualified Institutions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or participant or prospective Lender or participant is a Disqualified Institution or an Affiliate Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participant of loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to, or the restriction on any exercise of rights or remedies of, any Disqualified Institution or Affiliate Lender. For the avoidance of doubt, no Agent shall be obligated to calculate or confirm the calculations of any financial covenants set forth herein or the other Loan Documents or in any of the financial statements of the Loan Parties. No Agent shall be liable to the Lenders for any apportionment or distribution of payments made by it to such Lenders in good faith and if any such apportionment or distribution is subsequently determined to have been made in error, the sole recourse of any Lender to whom payment was due but not made shall be to recover pro rata from the other Lenders any payment equal to the amount to which they are determined to be entitled (and such other Lenders hereby agree to return to such Lender any such erroneous payments received by them).

(b) The Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to (i) take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that such Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that no Agent shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law; and (ii) to disclose, except as expressly set forth herein, in the other Loan Documents, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of their Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by any Person serving as an Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

(c) Any assignor of a Loan or seller of a participation hereunder shall be entitled to rely conclusively on a representation of the assignee Lender or Participant in the relevant Assignment and Assumption or participation agreement, as applicable, that such assignee or purchaser is not a Disqualified Institution or an Affiliate Lender. No Agent shall have any responsibility or liability for monitoring the list or identities of, or enforcing provisions relating to, Disqualified Institutions or Affiliate Lenders.

(d) In no event shall any Agent be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of their respective obligations under this Agreement or any related documents because of circumstances beyond such Agent’s control, including, but not limited to, a failure, termination, or suspension of a clearing house, securities depositary, settlement system or central payment system in any applicable part of the world or acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), civil or military disturbances or hostilities, nuclear or natural catastrophes, political unrest, explosion, severe weather or accident, earthquake, terrorism, fire, riot, labor disturbances, strikes or work stoppages for any reason, embargo, government action, including any laws, ordinances, regulations or the like (whether domestic, federal, state, county or municipal or foreign) which delay, restrict or prohibit the providing of the services contemplated by this Agreement or any related documents, or the unavailability of communications or computer facilities, the failure of equipment or interruption of communications or computer facilities, or the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or telex or other wire or communication facility, or any other causes beyond the Agent’s control whether or not of the same class or kind as specified above.

 


 

(e) Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall require any Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers hereunder.

(f) The Agents shall have no obligation for (a) perfecting, maintaining, monitoring, preserving or protecting the security interest or Lien granted under this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby; (b) the filing, re-filing, recording, re-recording, or continuing of any document, financing statement, mortgage, assignment, notice, instrument of further assurance, or other instrument in any public office at any time or times; or (c) providing, maintaining, monitoring, or preserving insurance on or the payment of taxes with respect to any Collateral.

 

Section 9.04. Reliance by Agents.

(a) Each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, communication, signature, resolution, representation, notice, request, consent, certificate, instrument, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, electronic mail message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution statement or other document or conversation reasonably believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons. Each Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and reasonably believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. Each Agent may consult with, and rely upon (and be fully protected in relying upon), advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to any Loan Party), independent accountants and other experts selected by such Agent. Each Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under any Loan Document, unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or such other number of Lenders as may be expressly provided hereby in any instance) and/or the as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement, any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Required Lenders (or such other number of Lenders as may be expressly provided hereby or thereby in any instance) and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders.

(b) For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Sections 4.01 and 4.02, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date, specifying its objection thereto.

Section 9.05. Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Administrative Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to any Event of Default as may be directed by the Required Lenders, (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders or such number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents) in accordance with Article VIII; provided, however, that unless and

 


 

until the Administrative Agent has received any such direction, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Event of Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders or the holders of a particular Tranche.

Section 9.06. Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agents. Each Lender acknowledges that no Agent-Related Person has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by any Agent hereafter taken, including any consent to and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender as to any matter, including whether Agent-Related Persons have disclosed material information in their possession. Each Lender represents and warrants to each Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and to extend credit to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereunder. Each Lender also represents and warrants that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by any Agent herein (which in any event, shall be deemed to be furnished without representation or warranty of any kind), such Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates which may come into the possession of any Agent-Related Person.

Section 9.07. Indemnification of Agents. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, each Lender shall, on a ratable basis based on such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all the Facilities (determined as of the time that the applicable indemnity payment is sought (or if such indemnity payment is sought after the date on which the Total Outstandings have been paid in full and the Commitments have terminated, in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares of the Facilities immediately prior to the date on which the Total Outstandings are paid in full and the Commitments have terminated)), indemnify upon demand each Agent-Related Person (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of any Loan Party upon an Agent’s demand and without limiting the obligation of any Loan Party to do so), and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person in each case from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by such Agent-Related Person; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for any Indemnified Liabilities incurred by an Agent-Related Person to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities are determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent-Related Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided, however, that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be provided by the Loan Documents shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section 9.07. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any Indemnified Liabilities, this Section 9.07 shall apply whether or not any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Lender or any other Person.

Without limiting the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse the Administrative Agent upon demand for its Pro Rata Share of all the Facilities (determined as of the time that the applicable reimbursement payment is sought (or if such reimbursement payment is sought after the date on which the Total Outstandings have been paid in full and the Commitments have terminated, in accordance with its

 


 

Pro Rata Shares of the Facilities immediately prior to the date on which the Total Outstandings are paid in full and the Commitments have terminated)) of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower; provided that such reimbursement by the Lenders shall not affect the Borrower’s continuing reimbursement obligations with respect thereto; provided further, that failure of any Lender to indemnify or reimburse the Administrative Agent shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation in respect thereof. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to such Lender from any source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under this Section 9.07. The undertaking in this Section 9.07 shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, the payment of all other Obligations and the resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent.

Section 9.08. Agents in their Individual Capacities. Any Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue (or arrange) letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire Capital Stock in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with each of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates as though it were not an Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, an Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding any Loan Party or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that such Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, if applicable, such Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents as any other Lender and may exercise such rights and powers as though it were not, if applicable, an Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include, if applicable, such Agent in its individual capacity (unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires).

Section 9.09. Successor Agents.

(a) The Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may resign as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, upon 30 days’ written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders. If the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent or a controlling Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent is subject to an Agent-Related Distress Event, the Required Lenders or the Borrower may remove such Agent from such role upon ten (10) days’ written notice to the Lenders. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation or removal, the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall be consented to by the Borrower at all times other than during the existence of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a), (f), or (g) (which consent of the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation or removal, as applicable, of the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (other than to the extent subject to an Agent-Related Distress Event or if the Administrative Agent is being removed as a result of it being a Disqualified Institution), as applicable, may (but shall not be required to) appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and the Borrower, a successor agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor agent hereunder, the Person acting as such successor agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, and the term “Administrative Agent” or “Collateral Agent,” as applicable, shall mean such successor administrative agent or such successor collateral agent, as applicable, and the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as the Administrative Agent

 


 

or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall be terminated. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall continue in effect for its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent under this Agreement. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent by the date which is 30 days following the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s notice of resignation or removal, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and (i) the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder, and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security as bailee, trustee or other applicable capacity until such time as a successor of such Agent is appointed), (ii) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section 9.09 and (iii) the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor and upon the execution and filing or recording of such financing statements, or amendments thereto, and such amendments or supplements to the Mortgages, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Required Lenders may request, in order to continue the perfection of the Liens granted or purported to be granted by the Collateral Documents, the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion, privileges, and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor or upon the expiration of the 30-day period following the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s notice of resignation or removal without a successor agent having been appointed, the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents other than as specifically set forth in clause (i) above of this Section 9.09(a) but the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Agent-Related Persons in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them solely in respect of the Loan Documents or Obligations, as applicable, while the retiring or removed Agent was acting as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable (and in performing its duties and obligations under clause (i) above of this Section 9.09(a)). At any time the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may be removed as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder at the request of the Borrower and the Required Lenders.

(b) [Reserved].

Section 9.10. Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. Subject in all respects to the operation of the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, in case of the pendency of any receivership, administrative receivership, judicial management, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization (by way of voluntary arrangement, schemes of arrangement or otherwise), arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

 


 

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel to the extent provided for herein and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any administrator, administrative receiver, custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, judicial manager, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Agents and their respective agents and counsel, and any other amounts, in each case, due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization (by way of voluntary arrangement, schemes of arrangement or otherwise), arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

Section 9.11. Collateral and Guaranty Matters. Each of the Lenders irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, and each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall to the extent requested by the Borrower or, solely in the case of clause (d) below, to the extent provided for under this Agreement and, in each case of clauses (a) through (d) below, to the extent permitted under the terms of the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement,

(a) release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted), (ii) that is sold, disposed of or distributed or to be sold, disposed of or distributed as part of or in connection with any transaction permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, in each case to a Person that is not a Loan Party nor is required to become a Loan Party (but no release of such Lien shall occur on account of this Section 9.11(a) as a result of any foreclosure of a Lien to the extent such foreclosure would otherwise be a permitted disposition or other permitted transaction hereunder), (iii) subject to Section 10.01, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders, (iv) that constitutes Excluded Property as a result of an occurrence not prohibited hereunder, (v) any equity interests in a Person that becomes and continues to be an Excluded Subsidiary (other than the equity interests in any Immaterial Subsidiaries listed as pledged in Schedule II of the Security Agreement) or (vi) owned by a Guarantor upon release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guaranty pursuant to clause (c) below;

(b) release or subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Permitted Lien on such property that is permitted by clauses (1) (solely with respect to cash deposits), (4) (solely with respect to cash deposits), (5) (solely to subordinate to such Lien, but not to release any assets subject to it), (6) (only with regard to Section 7.01(d)), (9), (11) (solely with respect to cash deposits), (16), (17) (other than with respect

 


 

to self-insurance arrangements), (18) (solely to the extent constituting Excluded Property), (21), (23) (solely to the extent relating to a lien of the type allowed pursuant to clause (9) of the definition thereof), (25) (solely to the extent relating to a lien of the type allowed pursuant to clause (6) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” and securing obligations under Indebtedness of the type allowed pursuant to Section 7.01(d)), (26) (solely to the extent the Lien of the Collateral Agent on such property is not, pursuant to such agreements, required or permitted to be senior to or pari passu with such Liens), (29) (solely with respect to cash deposits), (34), (39) (only for so long as required to be secured for such letter of intent or investment), (45), (46) (solely to subordinate to such Lien, but not to release any assets subject to it) and (48) of the definition thereof;

(c) release any Guarantor from its obligations under the applicable Guaranty if in the case of any Subsidiary, such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise becomes and continues to be an Excluded Subsidiary (other than by operation of clause (b) of the definition; except if (1) any Subsidiary that becomes a non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary after the Closing Date as a result of (x) the issuance or other Disposition of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary in either case to a Person that is not a Loan Party or an Affiliate of a Loan Party, (y) such issuance or Disposition was not entered into in contemplation of such Subsidiary’s ceasing to constitute a Loan Party or in contemplation of this release provision and (z) such issuance or Disposition was pursuant to a bona joint venture otherwise permitted to exist under the other terms of this Agreement and (2) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would be reasonably expected to result therefrom, then such Person becoming and continuing to be an Excluded Subsidiary may be released hereby) as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder; provided that no such release shall occur if such Guarantor continues to be a guarantor in respect of, to the extent incurred by a Loan Party, any other Indebtedness, in each case, with an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of $5,750,000; and

(d) enter into any Intercreditor Agreement contemplated by this Agreement without any further approval of the Lenders.

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.11. In each case as specified in this Section 9.11, the applicable Agent will (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the applicable Agent to), at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release or subordination of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents, or to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.11. Additionally, upon reasonable request of the Borrower, the Collateral Agent will return possessory Collateral held by it that is released from the security interests created by the Collateral Documents pursuant to this Section 9.11; provided that in each case of this Section 9.11, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that any such transaction has been consummated in compliance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and that such release is permitted hereby (and the Secured Parties hereby authorize and direct the Agents to rely on such certificate in performing their obligations under this Section 9.11); provided, that in the event that the Collateral Agent loses or misplaces any possessory collateral delivered to the Collateral Agent by the Borrower, upon reasonable request of the Borrower, the Collateral Agent shall provide a loss affidavit to the Borrower, in the form customarily provided by the Collateral Agent in such circumstances.

Absent the prior written consent of the Required Lenders, no release (whether by way any transaction or series of transactions) shall be given effect (x) as to any Person that is an obligor with respect to the Obligations, or any property as Collateral (whether by operation of the definition of Excluded Property,

 


 

Section 9.11 or otherwise), in either case if, after giving effect to such release and any related transactions, such Person or such property will serve as an obligor or will provide security, as applicable, for all or any Term Loan, for any exchange, replacement or any other refinancing thereof (or any successive refinancing thereof) or for any other financing provided by a Person who is (or was prior to the transactions in question or will contemporaneously become) a Lender, a Sponsor or an Affiliate or Approved Fund of a Sponsor or a Lender, respectively.

Section 9.12. No Other Duties, No Fiduciary Relationship. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent, shall not have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder. None of the Lenders or other Persons so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.

Section 9.13. [Reserved].

Section 9.14. Appointment of Supplemental Agents and Incremental Arrangers.

(a) It is the purpose of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that there shall be no violation of any Law of any jurisdiction denying or restricting the right of banking corporations or associations to transact business as agent or trustee in such jurisdiction. It is recognized that in case of litigation under this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, and in particular in case of the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents o, or in case the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent deems that by reason of any present or future Law of any jurisdiction it may not exercise any of the rights, powers or remedies granted herein or in any of the other Loan Documents or take any other action which may be desirable or necessary in connection therewith, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent are hereby authorized to appoint an additional individual or institution selected by them in their sole discretion as a separate trustee, co-trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, administrative sub-agent or administrative co-agent, as applicable (any such additional individual or institution being referred to herein individually as a “Supplemental Agent” and collectively as “Supplemental Agents”).

(b) In the event that the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent appoints a Supplemental Agent with respect to any Collateral, (i) each and every right, power, privilege or duty expressed or intended by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent with respect to such Collateral shall be exercisable by and vest in such Supplemental Agent, to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to enable such Supplemental Agent to exercise such rights, powers and privileges with respect to such Collateral and to perform such duties with respect to such Collateral, and every covenant and obligation contained in the Loan Documents and necessary to the exercise or performance thereof by such Supplemental Agent shall run to and be enforceable by either the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent or such Supplemental Agent, and (ii) the provisions of this Article IX and of Sections 10.04 and 10.05 (obligating the Borrower to pay the Administrative Agent’s and the Collateral Agent’s expenses and to indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent) that refer to the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent shall inure to the benefit of such Supplemental Agent and all references therein to the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be references to the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent and/or such Supplemental Agent, as the context may require.

(c) Should any instrument in writing from Holdings Topco, the Borrower or any other Loan Party be required by any Supplemental Agent so appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to him or it such rights, powers, privileges

 


 

and duties, Holdings Topco or the Borrower, as applicable, shall, or shall cause such Loan Party to, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such instruments promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. In case any Supplemental Agent, or a successor thereto, shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of such Supplemental Agent, to the extent permitted by Law, shall vest in and be exercised by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, until the appointment of a new Supplemental Agent.

(d) In the event that the Borrower appoints or designates any Incremental Arranger, pursuant to Section 2.14, (i) each and every right, power, privilege or duty expressed or intended by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to an agent or arranger with respect to New Loan Commitments, shall be exercisable by and vest in such Incremental Arranger, to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to enable such Incremental Arranger to exercise such rights, powers and privileges with respect to the New Loan Commitments, and to perform such duties with respect to such New Loan Commitments, and every covenant and obligation contained in the Loan Documents and necessary to the exercise or performance thereof by such Incremental Arranger shall run to and be enforceable by either the Administrative Agent or such Incremental Arranger, and (ii) the provisions of this Article IX and of Sections 10.04 and 10.05 (obligating the Borrower to pay the Administrative Agent’s and the Collateral Agent’s expenses and to indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent) that refer to the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent shall inure to the benefit of such Incremental Arranger and all references therein to the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be references to the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent and/or such Incremental Arranger; provided that the Administrative Agent shall have the sole and exclusive right to designate counsel for purposes of any reimbursement limitation hereunder. Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints any Incremental Arranger to act on its behalf hereunder and under the other Loan Documents pursuant to Section 2.14 and designates and authorizes such Incremental Arranger to take such actions on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to such Incremental Arranger by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

Section 9.15. Intercreditor Agreement. The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent are authorized by the Lenders and each other Secured Party to, to the extent required by the terms of the Loan Documents, (i) enter into any Intercreditor Agreement contemplated by this Agreement (including for the avoidance of doubt, the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement), (ii) enter into any Collateral Document, or (iii) make or consent to any filings or take any other actions in connection therewith (and any amendments, amendments and restatements, restatements or waivers of or supplements to or other modifications to, such agreements in connection with the incurrence by any Loan Party of any Indebtedness of such Loan Party that is permitted to be secured pursuant to Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of this Agreement, in order to permit such Indebtedness to be secured by a valid, perfected lien on the Collateral (with such priority as may be designated by such Loan Party, to the extent such priority is permitted by the Loan Documents)), and the parties hereto acknowledge that any Intercreditor Agreement (including for the avoidance of doubt, the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement), Collateral Document, consent, filing or other action will be binding upon them. Each Lender and each other Secured Party (a) hereby agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the any Intercreditor Agreement (if entered into; it being understood and agreed that the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement will be entered into as of the Closing Date) and (b) hereby authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to enter into any Intercreditor Agreement (including for the avoidance of doubt, the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement) contemplated by this Agreement or Collateral Document (and any amendments, amendments and restatements, restatements or waivers of or supplements to or other modifications to, such agreements in connection with the incurrence by any Loan Party of any Indebtedness of such Loan Party that is permitted to be secured pursuant to Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of this Agreement, in order to permit such Indebtedness to be secured by a valid, perfected lien on the Collateral (with such priority as may be

 


 

designated by such Loan Party, to the extent such priority is permitted by the Loan Documents)), and to subject the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations to the provisions thereof. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Lenders and each other Secured Party hereby agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement.

Section 9.16. Withholding Tax. To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. Without limiting or expanding the provisions of Section 3.01, each Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent against, and shall make payable in respect thereof within 30 days after demand therefor, any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent to properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not property executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding tax ineffective). A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this paragraph. The agreements in this paragraph shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other obligations under any Loan Document.

Section 9.17. Certain ERISA Matters.

(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments or this Agreement;

(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement;

 


 

(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of subsections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement; or

(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

(b) In addition, unless either subclause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with subclause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that: none of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).

ARTICLE X.
Miscellaneous

Section 10.01. Amendments, Etc. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement or the applicable Loan Document, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement), and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, at the instruction of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, to the extent it is not a Defaulting Lender, and each such amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(a) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender, or reinstate the Commitment of any Lender after the termination of such Commitment pursuant to Section 8.02, in each case without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.02 or the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any Default or Event of Default or mandatory

 


 

prepayment of the Term Loans shall not constitute an extension or increase of any Commitment of any Lender);

(b) postpone any date scheduled for, or reduce or forgive the amount of, any payment of principal of, or interest on, any Loan or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (and subject to such further requirements as may be applicable thereto under the last two paragraphs of this Section 10.01), it being understood that the waiver of any obligation to pay interest at the Default Rate, or the amendment or waiver of any mandatory prepayment of Loans under the Term Facilities shall not constitute a postponement of any date scheduled for the payment of principal, interest or fees;

(c) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans shall not constitute a reduction or forgiveness of principal), or (subject to clause (ii) of the proviso following clause (g) below) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, it being understood that any change to the definition of First Lien Net Leverage Ratio or in the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a reduction in any fees based thereon; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate as to all of the Obligations;

(d) modify the provisions of Section 2.05(a), 2.12(a), 2.13 or 8.04 in a manner that would by its terms alter the pro rata sharing or application of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby and, in the case of any modification of Section 8.04, the written consent of each Cash Management Bank and each Approved Counterparty directly and adversely affected thereby;

(e) change any provision of this Section 10.01 (other than the last two paragraphs of this Section), or the definition of Required Lenders or Majority Lenders, or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders or portion of the Loans or Commitments required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder (other than the definition specified in clause (ii) of this Section 10.01(e) or modifications in connection with repurchases of Term Loans, amendments with respect to the New Term Facilities and amendments with respect to extensions of maturity, which shall only require the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby), without the written consent of each Lender and, in the case of any amendment to this Section 10.01 that adversely affects any Cash Management Bank or Approved Counterparty such Cash Management Bank or Approved Counterparty, as the case may be,;

(f) other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or Section 7.04, release all or substantially all of the Liens on the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;

(g) other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or Section 7.04, release all or substantially all of the aggregate value of the Guaranty, or all or substantially all of the Guarantors, without the written consent of each Lender;

(h) [Reserved];

(i) [Reserved];

 


 

(j) subordinate the payment priority of the Obligations or subordinate the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in the Collateral, without the written consent of each Lender;

(k) [Reserved];

(l) [Reserved];

(m) increase the rate of interest paid in cash (other than by implementation of the Default Rate to all Obligations (as defined on the Closing Date) with respect to the Term Loans;

(n) [Reserved];

(o) [Reserved];

(p) change the definitions of Affiliate Transaction, Asset Sale, Change of Control, Excluded Property, Excluded Subsidiary, Immaterial Subsidiary, Investments, Intercreditor Agreement (or any requirement that one be delivered), Liquidity, Obligations, Perfection Exceptions, Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, Threshold Amount, Collateral, Indebtedness, Permitted Investments, Permitted Holders, Sponsor or Permitted Liens;

(q) [Reserved];

(r) [Reserved];

(s) permit the existence of any Indebtedness (when taken together with all other Indebtedness incurred on or after the Closing Date) in excess of the Threshold Amount (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) that would have any principal payments coming due (whether by scheduled commitment reductions or otherwise) before the 91st day after the stated maturity of the Senior Credit Agreement;

(t) [Reserved];

(u) [Reserved];

and provided further that (i) [Reserved]; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, in their respective capacities as such, in addition to the Borrower and the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (iii) the lenders may enter into a separate agreement among lenders from time to time, to the written consent of each Cash Management Bank and each Approved Counterparty directly and adversely affected thereby; and (iv) Section 10.07(g) may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified without the consent of each Granting Lender all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment, waiver or other modification. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any amendment, modification, waiver or other action which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders or Affiliate Lenders, except that (x) no amendment, waiver or consent relating to Section 10.01(a), (b) or (c) may be effected, in each case without the consent of such Defaulting Lender or Affiliate Lender and (y) any amendment, modification, waiver or other action that by its terms adversely affects any Defaulting Lender or Affiliate Lender in its capacity as a Lender in a manner that differs in any material respect from, and is more adverse to such Defaulting Lender or Affiliate Lender than it is to, other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender or Affiliate Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary

 


 

herein, any waiver, amendment, modification or consent in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document of only the Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of a particular Tranche (but not the Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of any other Tranche) may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the requisite percentage in interest of the Lenders with respect to such Tranche that would be required to consent thereto under this Section 10.01 if such Lenders were the only Lenders hereunder at the time.

This Section 10.01 shall be subject to any contrary provision of Section 2.14. In addition, notwithstanding anything else to the contrary contained in this Section 10.01, (a) amendments and modifications in connection with any incurrence of New Term Loans in transactions provided for by Section 2.14 in order to increase the Interest Rate, increase, extend or add any prepayment premium, increase, extend or add any call protection or increase the amortization schedule with respect to any existing Term Loan Tranche, in each case, in order to cause any such New Term Loans to be fungible with such existing Term Loan Tranche may be effected without such Lenders’ consent, and amendments and modifications in connection with the transactions provided for by Section 2.14 that benefit existing Lenders may be effected without such Lenders’ consent, (b) if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error, ambiguity or omission, defect or inconsistency of a technical nature, in each case, in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend or modify such provision, if in the case of amendments or modifications contemplated by this clause (b) the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five Business Days following receipt of notice thereof, (c) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend any provision of any Collateral Document, the Guaranty, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or as required by local law to give effect to any guaranty, or to give effect to or to protect any security interest for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in any property so that the security interests comply with applicable Law, and in each case, such amendments, documents and agreements shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document and (d) the amendments referred to in Section 3.04 may be effected in accordance with the terms of such section.

In addition, notwithstanding anything else to the contrary contained in this Section 10.01, (a) if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error, ambiguity or omission, defect or inconsistency of a technical nature, in each case, in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend or modify such provision, if in the case of amendments or modifications contemplated by this clause (a) the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five Business Days following receipt of notice thereof and (b) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend any provision of any Collateral Document, the Guaranty, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or as required by local law to give effect to any guaranty, or to give effect to or to protect any security interest for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in any property so that the security interests comply with applicable Law, and in each case, such amendments, documents and agreements shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time and from time to time, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify the applicable Lenders) specifying in reasonable detail the proposed terms thereof, the Borrower may make one or more loan modification offers to (i) all of the specified Lenders of any Facility that would, if and to the extent accepted by any such Lender (each, an “Accepting Lender”), (a) extend the scheduled Maturity Date and any amortization of the Loans and Commitments under such Facility and/or fees payable with respect to the Loans and Commitments under such Facility (in each case solely with respect to the Loans and Commitments of Accepting Lenders in

 


 

respect of which an acceptance is delivered) and (b) treat the Loans and Commitments so modified as a new “Facility” for all purposes under this Agreement; provided that (x) such loan modification offer is made to each Lender offered on the same terms and subject to the same procedures as are applicable to all other Lenders under such Facility and (y) no loan modification shall affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, without its prior written consent or (ii) the specified Lenders of any Facility that would, if and to the extent accepted by any Accepting Lender, (a) extend the scheduled Maturity Date and any amortization of the Loans and Commitments under such Facility and, if applicable, change the fees payable with respect to the Loans and Commitments under such Facility (in each case solely with respect to the Loans and Commitments of Accepting Lenders in respect of which an acceptance is delivered) and (b) treat the Loans and Commitments so modified as a new “Facility” for all purposes under this Agreement; provided that (w) in no event shall such extended Loans and Commitments (1) have covenants that are more restrictive to the Borrower than the terms applicable to the non-extended Loans and Commitments of the original Facility from which such Loans and Commitments are extended (the “Non-Extended Loans and Commitments”), (2) have a higher fees than the Non-Extended Loans and Commitments or (3) receive a greater than ratable share of any optional or mandatory prepayments than such Non-Extended Loans and Commitments, in each case, prior to the final maturity date of such Non-Extended Loans and Commitments applicable at the time of such loan modification, (x) such loan modification offer is made to the Accepting Lenders under the applicable Facility on the same terms and subject to the same procedures as are applicable to all other Accepting Lenders under such Facility, (y) if the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans in respect of which Lenders shall have accepted the relevant loan modification offer shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of such Accepting Lenders, as applicable, subject to the loan modification offer, then the Term Loans, as applicable, of the Lenders of the applicable Facility who were not provided with the opportunity to extend their Term Loans may have their Term Loans repaid on a non-ratable basis up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts with respect to which the Accepting Lenders have accepted such loan modification offer and (z) no loan modification shall affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, without its prior written consent.

In connection with any such loan modification offer, the Borrower and each Accepting Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such agreements and other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the acceptance of the applicable loan modification offer and the terms and conditions thereof, and this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be amended in a writing (which may be executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and shall be effective only with respect to the applicable Loans and Commitments of Lenders that shall have accepted the relevant loan modification offer (and only with respect to Loans and Commitments as to which any such Lender has accepted the loan modification offer)) to the extent necessary or appropriate, in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the existence of, and to give effect to the terms and conditions of, the applicable loan modification (including the addition of such modified Loans and/or Commitments as a “Facility” hereunder). No Lender shall have any obligation whatsoever to accept any loan modification offer, and may reject any such offer in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no modification referred to above shall become effective unless the Administrative Agent, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, shall have received legal opinions, board resolutions, officers’ certificates and/or reaffirmation agreements consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date under Section 4.01 or delivered from time to time pursuant to Section 6.12, Section 6.14 and/or Section 6.16 with respect to Holdings, the Borrower, all material Guarantors and each other Guarantor that is organized in a jurisdiction for which local counsel to the Administrative Agent in such jurisdiction advises that such deliveries are reasonably necessary to preserve the Collateral in such jurisdiction.

 


 

Section 10.02. Notices; Electronic Communications.

(a) General. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

(i) if to Holdings, the Borrower, any other Loan Party, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02 or to such other address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties hereto, as provided in Section 10.02(d); and

(ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in clause (b) below shall be effective as provided in such clause (b).

(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving, or is unwilling to receive, notices under Article II by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in their discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes (with the Borrower’s consent), (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement); provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

(c) The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT-RELATED PERSONS DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS.

 


 

NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT- RELATED PERSON IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall any Agent-Related Person have any liability to any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries, any Lender, or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent-Related Person; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent-Related Person have any liability to any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries, any Lender, or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

(d) Change of Address, Etc. Each of Holdings, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may change its address, telecopier, telephone number or electronic mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, telecopier, telephone number or electronic mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender.

(e) Reliance by Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, t and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof except to the extent such reliance is deemed to be gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, or Lender in a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower to the extent required by Section 10.05. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

Section 10.03. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement.

(a) No failure by any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided hereunder and under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law.

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Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Secured Parties; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) [reserved], or (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.09 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13); and provided further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b) and (c) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders. In the event of a foreclosure by the Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender (or any person nominated by them) may be the purchaser of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale and the Administrative Agent, as agent for and representative of the Lenders (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing), shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold in any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by the Administrative Agent at such sale.

Section 10.04. Expenses. The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, and the other Agents for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, syndication and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including reasonable expenses incurred in connection with due diligence and travel, courier, reproduction, printing and delivery expenses), and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof, and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel (limited to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one primary counsel to Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and, if necessary, one local counsel to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent in each relevant jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and special counsel for each relevant specialty, in each case, in jurisdictions material to the interests of the Agents or the Lenders, and (b) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the other Agents and each Lender for all reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or in connection with any workout or restructuring), including the fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel (limited to the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of one primary counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and, if necessary, one local counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in each relevant jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and special counsel for each relevant specialty, in each case, in jurisdictions material to the interests of the Agents or the Lenders. The foregoing costs and expenses shall include all reasonable search, filing, recording, title insurance and appraisal charges and fees and taxes related thereto, and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Agent. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be paid within 30 days after invoiced or demand therefor (with a reasonably detailed invoice with respect thereto) (except for any such costs and expenses incurred prior to the Closing Date, which shall be paid on the Closing Date to the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date). The agreements in this Section 10.04 shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations. If any Loan Party fails to pay when due any costs, expenses or other amounts payable by it hereunder or under any Loan Document, such amount may be paid on behalf of such

 


 

Loan Party by the Administrative Agent after any applicable grace periods have expired, in its sole discretion and the Borrower shall immediately reimburse the Administrative Agent, as applicable. This Section 10.04 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes arising from any non-Tax cost or expense.

Section 10.05. Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates, and each partner, director, officer, employee, counsel, advisor, controlling person and other representative of the foregoing and, in the case of any funds, trustees and advisors and attorneys-in-fact (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against (and will reimburse each Indemnitee, as and when incurred, for) any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs (including settlement costs), disbursements, and reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of (i) one counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and their respective Related Parties, (ii) one counsel to the other Indemnitees taken as a whole, (iii) in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict informs the Borrower of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of another firm of counsel for each such affected Indemnitee in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders, (iv) if necessary, one local counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and their respective related Persons in each jurisdiction material to the interests of such Persons (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and special counsel for each relevant specialty) and (v) if necessary, one local counsel to the other Indemnities in each jurisdiction material to the interests of the Indemnitees (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and special counsel for each relevant specialty) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted or awarded against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of or in connection with or by reason of (x) any actual or threatened claim, litigation, investigation or Proceeding in any way relating to, arising out of, in connection with or by reason of any of the following, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim, investigation, litigation or other Proceeding): (a) the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of any Loan Document, or any other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby or (b) any Commitment or Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, disbursements, fees or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from (A) the bad faith (other than in the case of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or their respective Related Parties), gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Affiliates or controlling persons or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, or members of any of the foregoing (as determined by a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction) or (B) any dispute that is among Indemnitees (other than any dispute involving claims against the Administrative Agent or any other Agent, in each case in their respective capacities as such) that a court of competent jurisdiction has determined in a final and non-appealable judgment did not involve actions or omissions of any direct or indirect parent or controlling person of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries; or (y) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any property currently or formerly owned or operated by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, ((x) and (y), collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”) in all cases, whether or not caused by or arising, in whole or in part, out of the negligence of the Indemnitee regardless of whether such Indemnitee is a party thereto, and whether or not such Proceedings are brought by the Borrower, its equity holders, its Affiliates, creditors or any other third person. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through the Platform or other information transmission systems (including electronic telecommunications) in connection with this Agreement unless

 


 

determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith (other than in the case of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or their respective Related Parties) or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, nor shall any Indemnitee or any Loan Party have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date); provided that such waiver of special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages shall not limit the indemnification obligations of the Loan Parties under this Section 10.05. In the case of an investigation, litigation or other Proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 10.05 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or other Proceeding is brought by any Loan Party, its directors, shareholders or creditors or an Indemnitee or any other Person, and whether or not any Indemnitee is otherwise a party thereto. Should any investigation, litigation or other Proceeding be settled, or if there is a judgment in any such investigation, litigation or other Proceeding, the Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee in the manner set forth above; provided that the Borrower shall not be liable for any settlement (other than by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or their respective Related Parties) effected without the Borrower’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). All amounts due under this Section 10.05 shall be payable within 30 days after demand therefor. The agreements in this Section 10.05 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations. This Section 10.05 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.

Section 10.06. Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to any Agent, to any Lender, or any Agent, or any Lender, in each case in their capacities as such, exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by any Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

Section 10.07. Successors and Assigns.

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee (other than to any Disqualified Institution to the extent the list of Disqualified Institutions has been made available to the Lenders) in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(d), (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.07(f) or (iv) to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(g) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void), and in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) to the extent permitted under the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties

 


 

hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in Section 10.07(d) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment(s) and the Loans at the time owing to it; provided that:

(i) (A) in the case of an assignment (x) of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment under any Facility and the Loans at the time owing to it under such Facility or (y) to another Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund (other than any Disqualified Institution, to the extent the list of Disqualified Institutions has been made available to the Lenders), no minimum amount shall need be assigned, and (B) in any case not described in clause (b)(i)(A) of this Section 10.07, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the outstanding principal balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date of the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent, shall not be less than $1,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of a Term Facility, in each case unless the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or (solely with respect to the Borrower) (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided, however, that concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible Assignee (or to an Eligible Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met;

(ii) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Facilities on a non-pro rata basis;

(iii) no consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by clause (b)(i)(B) of this Section 10.07 and, in addition (A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided that (x) the Borrower shall have an absolute consent right with regards to any proposed assignment to a Disqualified Institution and (y) investment objectives and/or history of any proposed lender or its Affiliates, shall be a reasonable basis for the Borrower to withhold consent) shall be required for any assignment

 


 

provided that Borrower’s consent shall not be required if: (1) an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or (solely with respect to the Borrower) (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment, or (2) such assignment is in respect of a Term Facility and is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund (other than any Disqualified Institution); provided further that (1) the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any assignment unless the Borrower objects thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof and other than any Disqualified Institution) and (B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment unless such assignment is in respect of a Term Facility and is to a Lender, an Affiliate or a Lender or an Approved Fund or an Approved Fund other than any Disqualified Institution (provided that in each case the Administrative Agent shall acknowledge any such assignment);

(iv) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent (or, if previously agreed with the Administrative Agent, manually), together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (except (y) in the case of contemporaneous assignments by any Lender to one or more Approved Funds, only a single processing and recording fee shall be payable for such assignments, and (z) the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, may elect to waive such processing and recording fee in the case of any assignment). Each Eligible Assignee that is not an existing Lender shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire, all documentation and other information required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act, and its applicable tax form;

(v) no such assignment shall be made (A) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute a Defaulting Lender or a Subsidiary of a Defaulting Lender, (B) to any natural person, (C) to any Disqualified Institution, (D) to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries except as permitted under clause (j) below or (E) to any Affiliate Lender except as permitted under Section 10.07(i);

(vi) [Reserved];

(vii) the assigning Lender shall deliver any Notes or, in lieu thereof, a lost note affidavit and indemnity reasonably acceptable to the Borrower evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent; and

(viii) in connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable Pro Rata Share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full Pro Rata Share of all Loans; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance

 


 

with the provisions of this clause, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.07(c), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.05, 10.04 and 10.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment, and subject to the obligations set forth in Section 10.08). Upon request, and the surrender by the assigning Lender of its Note (or, in lieu thereof, a lost note affidavit and indemnity reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement (other than any purported assignment or transfer to a Disqualified Institution) that does not comply with this clause (b) shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 10.07(d). In connection with obtaining the Borrower’s consent to assignments in accordance with this clause (b), the Borrower shall be permitted to designate up to three additional individuals (which, for the avoidance of doubt, may include officers or employees of the Sponsor) who shall be copied on any consent requests (or receive separate notice of such proposed assignments) from the Administrative Agent; provided that a failure to so copy such individuals shall not render such assignments invalid or ineffective.

(c) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register in which it shall record the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of the Loans, owing to each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall maintain on the Register information regarding the designation, and revocation of designation, of any Lender as Defaulting Lender. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, any Agent and any Lender (but only to entries with respect to itself), at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. This Section 10.07(c) and Section 2.11 shall be construed so that all Loans are at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and any related Treasury regulations (or any other relevant or successor provisions of the Code or of such Treasury regulations).

(d) Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice (other than as set forth in clause (iv) below) to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent sell participations to any Person (other than, absent the consent of the Required Lenders, a natural person, an Affiliate Lender, a Person that the Administrative Agent has identified in a notice to the Lenders as a Defaulting Lender, or a Disqualified Institution, to the extent the list of Disqualified Institutions has been made available to the selling Lender at its request) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection

 


 

with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 (in the case of any amendment, waiver or other modification described in clause (a), (b) or (c) of such proviso, that directly and adversely affects such Participant). Subject to Section 10.07(e), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and the limitations of such Sections (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(g) shall be delivered solely to the participating Lender) and Section 3.08) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(b). To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.09 as though it were a Lender; provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.

(e) A Participant (i) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 3.08 as if it were an assignee pursuant to Section 10.07(b) and (ii) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 or 3.05 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, except to the extent that a Participant’s right to a greater payment results from a change in any Law after the Participant becomes a Participant.

(f) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) (other than to a Disqualified Institution or a natural person) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or any central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (an “SPC”) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof or, if it fails to do so, to make such payment to the Administrative Agent as is required under Section 2.12(b). Each party hereto hereby agrees that an SPC shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and the limitations of such Sections and Section 3.08); provided that neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement (including under Section 3.01 or 3.05), except to the extent that the SPC’s right to a greater payment results from a change in any Law after the grant to the SPC takes place. Each party hereto further agrees that (i) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (ii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the Lender of record hereunder. Other than as expressly provided in this Section 10.07(g), (A) such Granting Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Granting Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Granting Lender in connection with such Granting Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. In

 


 

furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior debt of any SPC, it will not, other than in respect of matters unrelated to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, or liquidation proceeding under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and with the payment of a processing fee of $3,500, assign all or any portion of its rights hereunder with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) subject to Section 10.08, disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Lender that is a Fund may create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it to the trustee for holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Fund as security for such obligations or securities; provided that unless and until such trustee actually becomes a Lender in compliance with the other provisions of this Section 10.07, (i) no such pledge shall release the pledging Lender from any of its obligations under the Loan Documents, and (ii) such trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of a Lender under the Loan Documents even though such trustee may have acquired ownership rights with respect to the pledged interest through foreclosure or otherwise.

(i) [Reserved].

(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, so long as no Default or Event of Default, in each case, pursuant to Sections 8.01(a), (f) or (g) exists, any Lender may assign all or any portion of its Term Loans and New Term Loans hereunder to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries with the consent of the Required Lenders, but only if:

(i) (A) such assignment is made pursuant to a Dutch Auction open to all Term Lenders or New Term Loan lenders on a pro rata basis or (B) such assignment is made as an open market purchase;

(ii) such assignment is permitted under the terms of the Senior Credit Agreement and the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement; and

(iii) any such Term Loans shall be automatically and permanently cancelled immediately upon acquisition thereof by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.

In connection with any assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(i) or (j), each Lender acknowledges and agrees that, in connection therewith, (1) the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries may have, and later may come into possession of, information regarding the Sponsor, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries and/or any of their respective Affiliates not known to such Lender and that may be material to a decision by such Lender to participate in such assignment (including material non-public information) (“Excluded Information”), (2) such Lender, independently and, without reliance on the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, any Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, has made its own analysis and determination to participate in such assignment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information and (3) none of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, any Agent or any of their respective

 


 

Affiliates shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, any Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information.

(k) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) Affiliate Lenders shall not have any right to attend (including by telephone) any meeting or discussions (or portion thereof) among the Administrative Agent or any other Lender to which representatives of the Borrower are not then present, (ii) Affiliate Lenders shall not have any right to receive any information or material prepared by the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any communication by or among the Administrative Agent and one or more other Lenders, except to the extent such information or materials have been made available to the Borrower or its representatives, (iii) [reserved] and (iv) neither the Sponsors nor any Affiliate of the Sponsors may be entitled to receive advice of counsel to the Agents or other Lenders and none of them shall challenge any assertion of attorney-client privilege by any Agent or other Lender. Each of the Borrower and each Affiliate Lender hereby agrees that if a case under Title 11 of the Bankruptcy Code is commenced against the Borrower, such Affiliate Lenders, with respect to any plan of reorganization that does not adversely affect any Affiliate Lender in any material respect as compared to other Lenders of a Tranche, shall be deemed to have voted in the same proportion as the Lenders of the same Tranche that are not Affiliate Lenders voting on such matter; and each Affiliate Lender hereby acknowledges, agrees and consents that if, for any reason, its vote to accept or reject any plan pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code is not deemed to have been so voted, then such vote will be “designated” pursuant to Section 1126(e) of the Bankruptcy Code such that the vote is not counted in determining whether the applicable class has accepted or rejected such plan in accordance with Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code.

(l) [reserved].

(m) The applicable Lender, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower (solely for tax purposes), shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of (i) each SPC (other than any SPC that is treated as a disregarded entity of the Granting Lender for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that has exercised its option pursuant to Section 10.07(g) and (ii) each Participant, and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each such SPC’s and Participant’s interest in such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement complying with the requirements of Sections 163(f), 871(h) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and the United States Treasury Regulations (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary in connection with a Tax audit or other proceeding to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) or Proposed Section 1.163-5(b) of the United States Treasury Regulations (or, in each case, any amended, successor or final version). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of the applicable rights and/or obligations of such Lender under this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(n) In the event that a transfer by any of the Secured Parties of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (and/or any relevant Loan Document) occurred or was deemed to occur by way of novation, the Borrower and any other Loan Parties explicitly agree that all securities and guarantees created under any Loan Documents shall be preserved for the benefit of the new Lender and the other Secured Parties.

 


 

Section 10.08. Confidentiality. Each of the Agents and the Lenders severally (and not jointly) agree to maintain the confidentiality of the Information, except that Information may be disclosed (a) (i) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, trustees, representatives and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors and service providers on a need-to-know basis (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential in accordance with customary practices) (ii) [reserved]; (iii) in each case, to each of the foregoing’s permitted, actual or potential, assignees and transferees; and (iv) in each case, to each of the following as they relate to any Persons referred to in the foregoing subclauses (i) through (iii): managers, administrators, directors, officers, employees, trustees, partners, funding sources, current and prospective investors, investment advisors and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential and the disclosing Person shall be responsible for compliance with this Section 10.08 by the Persons to whom such disclosure is made pursuant to this clause (a)); (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Agent, Lender or its respective Affiliates or in connection with any pledge or assignment permitted under Section 10.07(f); (c) in any legal, judicial, administrative proceeding or other compulsory process or otherwise as required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, in each case based upon the reasonable advice of the disclosing Agent’s or Lender’s legal counsel (in which case the disclosing Agent or Lender, as applicable, agrees (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental bank regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority), to the extent not prohibited by applicable Law, to promptly notify the Borrower prior to such disclosure); (d) to any other party to this Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement; (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder; (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same (or at least as restrictive) as those of this Section 10.08 (or as may otherwise be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), to any Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement; provided that no such disclosure shall be made by such Lender or such Agent or any of their respective Affiliates to any such Person that is a Disqualified Institution; (g) with the written consent of Holdings Topco; (h) to the extent such Information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08; (i) to any state, federal or foreign authority or examiner (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any other similar organization) regulating any Agent or Lender or any Affiliate of any Agent or Lender; (j) to any rating agency when required by it (it being understood that, prior to any such disclosure, such rating agency shall undertake to preserve the confidentiality of any Information relating to the Loan Parties received by it from such Agent or Lender); (k) to any contractual counterparty (or prospective contractual counterparty) in any swap, hedge, or similar agreement or to any such contractual counterparty’s (or prospective contractual counterparty’s) professional advisor (other than a Disqualified Institution); or (l) to any other party to this Agreement. In addition, the Agents and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement on a confidential basis to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Commitments, and the Credit Extensions; provided, that such Person is advised and agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 10.08.

For the purposes of this Section 10.08, “Information” means all information received from any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof relating to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof or their respective businesses, other than any such information that is publicly available to any Agent or any Lender prior to disclosure by any Loan Party other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08 by such Lender or Agent. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 10.08

 


 

shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

Each Agent and each Lender acknowledges that (i) the Information may include material non-public information concerning Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (iii) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States federal and state securities Laws.

Section 10.09. Setoff. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by Law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Secured Party is authorized at any time and from time to time, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, without prior notice to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, any such notice being waived by the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Loan Party) to the fullest extent permitted by Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in any currency), other than deposits in fiduciary accounts as to which a Loan Party is acting as fiduciary for another Person who is not a Loan Party and other than payroll or trust fund accounts, at any time held by, and other Indebtedness (in any currency) at any time owing by, such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the respective Loan Parties against any and all Obligations owing to such Secured Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document (or other Secured Document (as defined in the Security Agreement)), now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not such Agent or such Lender shall have made demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (or other Secured Document (as defined in the Security Agreement)) and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured or denominated in a currency different from that of the applicable deposit or Indebtedness or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such Indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.17 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Each Secured Party agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such set-off and application made by such Secured Party; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of the Administrative Agent and each Secured Party under this Section 10.09 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that the Administrative Agent and such Secured Party may have.

Section 10.10. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If any Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by an Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

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be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by telecopier or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement and each other Loan Document shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement and such other Loan Document. The Agents may also require that any such documents and signatures delivered by telecopier or other electronic transmission be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature delivered by telecopier or other electronic transmission.

Section 10.12. Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents that, by their terms, survive the termination or expiration of the Closing Date, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall control; provided that the inclusion of supplemental rights or remedies in favor of the Agents or the Lenders in any other Loan Document shall not be deemed a conflict with this Agreement. Each Loan Document was drafted with the joint participation of the respective parties thereto and shall be construed neither against nor in favor of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning thereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto as of the date hereof.

Section 10.13. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by each Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by any Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that any Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation (other than contingent indemnification or other obligations) hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied.

Section 10.14. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.14, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.

Section 10.15. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

(a) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS TO THE EXTENT EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE THEREIN) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

 


 

(b) Submission to Jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL DOCUMENT TO THE EXTENT EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE THEREIN OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION), AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE COLLATERAL AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

(c) Waiver of Venue. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (b) OF THIS SECTION 10.15. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

Section 10.16. Service of Process. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

Section 10.17. Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 10.17 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 


 

Section 10.18. Binding Effect. When this Agreement shall have become effective in accordance with Section 10.12, it shall thereafter be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, each Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns, except that the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Lenders, except as permitted by Section 7.03.

Section 10.19. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower and Holdings acknowledge and agrees, and each of them acknowledges and agrees that it has informed its other Affiliates, that: (i) (A) no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between any of Holdings and its Subsidiaries and any Agent is intended to be or has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents, irrespective of whether any Agent has advised or is advising Holdings and its Subsidiaries on other matters, (B) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Agents are arm’s-length commercial transactions between Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Agents on the other hand, (C) the Borrower and Holdings have consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (D) the Borrower and Holdings are capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Agent is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as may otherwise be expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for Holdings or any of its respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) no Agent, has any obligation to Holdings or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Agents and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Affiliates, and none of the Agents have any obligation to disclose any of such interests and transactions to Holdings, the Borrower or its respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Holdings and the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Agents and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby. Nothing contained herein shall confer upon any Lender any interest in, or subject any Lender to any liability for, or in respect of, the business, assets, profits, losses, or liabilities of any other Lender. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for notifying its Participants of any matters relating to the Loan Documents to the extent any such notice may be required, and neither any Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation, duty, or liability to any Participant of any other Lender. No Lender shall have any liability for the acts of any other Lender. No Lender shall be responsible to the Borrower or any other Person for any failure by any other Lender to fulfill its obligations to make credit available hereunder, nor to advance for such Lender or on its behalf, nor to take any other action on behalf of such Lender hereunder or in connection with the financing contemplated herein.

Section 10.20. Affiliate Activities. The Borrower and Holdings acknowledge that Agent (and their respective Affiliates) is a full service securities firm engaged, either directly or through affiliates, in various activities, including securities trading, investment banking and financial advisory, investment management, principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities and financial planning and benefits counseling for both companies and individuals. In the ordinary course of these activities, any of them may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and/or financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of customers and may at any time hold long and short positions in such securities and/or instruments. Such investment and other activities may involve securities and instruments of Holdings and its Affiliates, as well as of other entities and persons and their Affiliates which may (i) be involved in transactions arising from or relating to the engagement contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents, (ii) be customers or competitors of Holdings and its Affiliates or (iii) have other relationships

 


 

with Holdings and its Affiliates. In addition, it may provide investment banking, underwriting and financial advisory services to such other entities and persons. It may also co-invest with, make direct investments in, and invest or co-invest client monies in or with funds or other investment vehicles managed by other parties, and such funds or other investment vehicles may trade or make investments in securities of Holdings and its Affiliates or such other entities. The transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents may have a direct or indirect impact on the investments, securities or instruments referred to in this clause.

Section 10.21. Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Loan Document, any Assignment and Assumption, any Committed Loan Notice or any amendment or other modification thereof (including waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

Section 10.22. USA PATRIOT Act; Beneficial Ownership. Each Lender that is subject to the PATRIOT Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001, as amended from time to time)) (the “PATRIOT Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. Each Loan Party shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act. At any time or from time to time upon the request of the Administrative Agent, each Loan Party will, at its expense, promptly provide Lenders with any information and documentation reasonably requested for purposes of compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Regulation (31 C.F.R. 1010.230, as amended) or other applicable anti-money laundering laws under 31 U.S.C. 5318(h) and its implementing regulations.

Section 10.23. Judgment Currency. If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the Person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent in such currency, the

 


 

Administrative Agent agrees to return the amount of any excess to the relevant Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable Law).

Section 10.24. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and

(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.

Section 10.25. Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs.

To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):

(a) In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support

 


 

(and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

(b) As used in this Section 10.25, the following terms have the following meanings:

(i) “BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

(ii) “Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with 12 C.F.R § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

(iii) “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

(iv) “QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

KLDISCOVERY HOLDINGS, INC.
 

By: /s/ Christopher J. Weiler
Name: Christopher J. Weiler
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

LD TOPCO, INC.

By: /s/ Christopher J. Weiler
Name: Christopher J. Weiler
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 


 

MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

By: /s/ Kevin F. Griffin
Name: Kevin F. Griffin
Title: Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer

 

 


 

MGG SF Evergreen Fund LP

MGG Canada Fund LP

MGG Insurance Fund Series Interests of the SALI Multi-Series Fund, L.P.

MGG SF Evergreen Unlevered Fund LP

MGG SF Evergreen Unlevered Fund 2020 LP

Evergreen Cardinal Fund LP

MGG SF Evergreen Fund Luxembourg SCSP SICAV-RAIF

MGG SF Drawdown Unlevered Fund III (Luxembourg) SCSp

MGG SF Drawdown Unlevered Fund IV (Luxembourg) SCSp

MGG Structured Solutions Fund II LP

MGG Structured Solutions Fund II (Luxembourg) SCSp,

each as a Lender

 

 

By: MGG Investment Group LP, on behalf of each

of the above, as Authorized Signatory

 

 

By: /s/ Kevin F. Griffin___________________

Name: Kevin F. Griffin

Title: Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer

 

 


 

 

1397225 ONTARIO LIMITED,

as a Lender

 

 

 

By: /s/ Antony Waszkiewicz_______________

Name: Antony Waszkiewicz

Title: Authorized Signatory

 


 

 

Schedule 2.01

 

Commitments

 

Lender

Initial Term Commitment

Total Commitment

MGG SF Evergreen Fund LP

$4,208,111.00

$4,208,111.00

MGG Canada Fund LP

$190,512.00

$190,512.00

MGG Insurance Fund Series Interests of the SALI Multi-Series Fund, L.P.

$1,626,949.00

$1,626,949.00

MGG SF Evergreen Unlevered Fund LP

$518,192.00

$518,192.00

MGG SF Evergreen Unlevered Fund 2020 LP

$126,562.00

$126,562.00

Evergreen Cardinal Fund LP

$894,860.00

$894,860.00

MGG SF Evergreen Fund Luxembourg SCSP SICAV-RAIF

$412,877.00

$412,877.00

MGG SF Drawdown Unlevered Fund III (Luxembourg) SCSp

$97,741.00

$97,741.00

MGG SF Drawdown Unlevered Fund IV (Luxembourg) SCSp

$403,400.00

$403,400.00

MGG Structured Solutions Fund II LP

$18,641,320.00

$18,641,320.00

MGG Structured Solutions Fund II (Luxembourg) SCSp

$657,256.00

$657,256.00

1397225 ONTARIO LIMITED

$22,222,220.00

$22,222,220.00

Total:

$50,000,000.00

$50,000,000.00

 

 


 

Schedule 10.02

 

Certain Addresses for Notices

 

For the Loan Parties:

 

KLDiscovery Inc.

9023 Columbine Road

Eden Prairie, MN 55347

Attention: Andrew Southam, General Counsel

Email: andrew.southam@kldiscovery.com

 

With copies (which shall not constitute note) to:

 

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

200 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10016

Attention: Scott J. Greenberg

Joe Zujkowski

AnnElyse Scarlett Gains

Michael G. Farag

Email: SGreenberg@gibsondunn.com

JZujkowski@gibsondunn.com

AGains@gibsondunn.com

MFarag@gibsondunn.com

 

For the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent:

 

Address: MGG Investment Group LP

One Penn Plaza, 53rd Floor

New York, NY 10119

Attention: Operations

Email: ops@mgginv.com;

dstohr@mgginv.com;

legal@mgginv.com

 

With copies (which shall not constitute note) to:

 

Morrison & Foerster LLP

250 West 55th Street

New York, NY 10019-9601

Attention: James A. Newton

Aly El Hamamsy

Email: jnewton@mofo.com

aelhamamsy@mofo.com

 

 


 

Schedule 1

Guarantors

1.
KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC
2.
KLDiscovery Franchising, LLC

 

 


 


 

Schedule 1.01(e)

Contracts Prohibiting Subsidiary Guarantees

None.


 

 

 


 

Schedule 1.01(i)

Immaterial Subsidiaries

1.
Ibas Ontrack AB
2.
Ibas Ontrack ApS
3.
Ibas Ontrack AS
4.
Ibas Ontrack OY
5.
KLDiscovery Limited
6.
KLDiscovery Ontrack AS
7.
KLDiscovery Ontrack B.V.
8.
KLDiscovery Ontrack GmbH
9.
KLDiscovery Ontrack (HK) Limited
10.
KLDiscovery Ontrack Info. Tech. Service (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
11.
KLDiscovery Ontrack K.K.
12.
KLDiscovery Ontrack Pte. Ltd.
13.
KLDiscovery Ontrack Pty Ltd.
14.
KLDiscovery Ontrack Sarl
15.
KLDiscovery Ontrack Single Member P.C.
16.
KLDiscovery Ontrack S.L.
17.
KLDiscovery Ontrack Sp z.o.o
18.
KLDiscovery Ontrack S.r.l.
19.
KLDiscovery Ontrack (Switzerland) GmbH
20.
KLDiscovery India Technology Services Private Limited
21.
LD International Holdings SRL


 

 

 


 

Schedule 2.01

Commitments

Lender

Initial Term Commitment

Total Commitment

MGG SF Evergreen Fund LP

$4,208,111.00

$4,208,111.00

MGG Canada Fund LP

$190,512.00

$190,512.00

MGG Insurance Fund Series Interests of the SALI Multi-Series Fund, L.P.

$1,626,949.00

$1,626,949.00

MGG SF Evergreen Unlevered Fund LP

$518,192.00

$518,192.00

MGG SF Evergreen Unlevered Fund 2020 LP

$126,562.00

$126,562.00

Evergreen Cardinal Fund LP

$894,860.00

$894,860.00

MGG SF Evergreen Fund Luxembourg SCSP SICAV-RAIF

$412,877.00

$412,877.00

MGG SF Drawdown Unlevered Fund III (Luxembourg) SCSp

$97,741.00

$97,741.00

MGG SF Drawdown Unlevered Fund IV (Luxembourg) SCSp

$403,400.00

$403,400.00

MGG Structured Solutions Fund II LP

$18,641,320.00

$18,641,320.00

MGG Structured Solutions Fund II (Luxembourg) SCSp

$657,256.00

$657,256.00

1397225 ONTARIO LIMITED

$22,222,220.00

$22,222,220.00

Total

$50,000,000.00

$50,000,000.00

 

 


 


 

Schedule 5.06

Litigation

None.

 

 

 


 


 

Schedule 5.08(b)

Material Real Property

None.

 

 

 


 


 

Schedule 5.12

Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments

Current Legal Entities Owned

Record Owner

Certificate No.

No. Shares/Interest

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

LD Topco, Inc.

3

1,000

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

N/A

100% membership interests

KLDiscovery Franchising, LLC

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc

N/A

100% membership interests

Ontrack Data Recovery, LLC

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

N/A

100% membership interests

LD International Holdings SRL

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

1

65

KLDiscovery Ontrack K.K.

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

1

120,500

KLDiscovery Ontrack (HK) Limited

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

2 and 3

1,000

KLDiscovery Ontrack Sarl

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

N/A

99

Ontrack Data Recovery, LLC

N/A

1

KLDiscovery Ontrack, S.L.

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

N/A

3,010

KLDiscovery Ontrack S.r.l.

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

N/A

99%

Ontrack Data Recovery, LLC

N/A

1%

KLDiscovery Ontrack Pty Ltd.

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

1 and 2

100

 


 

Current Legal Entities Owned

Record Owner

Certificate No.

No. Shares/Interest

KLDiscovery Ontrack (Switzerland) GmbH

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

N/A

49

Ontrack Data Recovery, LLC

N/A

1

KLDiscovery Ontrack Information Technology Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

KLDiscovery Ontrack (HK) Limited

N/A

100%

LD International Holdings Ltd.

LD International Holdings SRL

1

100

KLDiscovery Ontrack AS

LD International Holdings Ltd.

N/A

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack GmbH

LD International Holdings Ltd.

1

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack Limited

LD International Holdings Ltd.

N/A

70,100

KLDiscovery Ontrack Canada Co.

LD International Holdings Ltd.

5

100

Ibas Ontrack AS

KLDiscovery Ontrack AS

N/A

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack Sp z o.o.

KLDiscovery Ontrack GmbH

N/A

100

KLDiscovery Limited (UK)

KLDiscovery Ontrack Limited

1

100

KLDiscovery Limited (Ireland)

KLDiscovery Limited (UK)

1

100

Ibas Ontrack ApS

Ibas Ontrack AS

N/A

100%

Ibas Ontrack AB

Ibas Ontrack AS

N/A

100%

Ibas Ontrack OY

Ibas Ontrack AS

N/A

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack BV

Ibas Ontrack AS

N/A

100%

 


 

Current Legal Entities Owned

Record Owner

Certificate No.

No. Shares/Interest

KLDiscovery Ontrack Pte. Ltd.

Ibas Ontrack AS

1

99

Ibas Ontrack ApS

2

1

KLDiscovery India Technology Services Private Limited (IN)

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc

1

9,999

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

2

1

KLDiscovery Ontrack Single Member PC (GR)

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

1

10,000

 

Other Equity Interests

None.

 

 

 


 


 

Schedule 5.16

Intellectual Property

1.
Copyrights:

Copyright Claimant of Record

Title

Reg. No.

Date

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

[DiskManager For Windows]

TX0004563179

07/18/1997

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Disk Manager Mac, updated version.

TX0004289360

06/17/1996

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Corporate Profile: Ontrack Computer Systems, Ontrack Data Recovery.

TX0004181537

12/08/1995

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Disk Manager Mac.

TX0004345287

10/15/1996

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Disk Manager Mac: installation utility For Macintosh: user manual.

TX0004226199

12/08/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

DISK MANAGER.

TX0004550399

02/18/1997

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Disk Manager: the original hard disk installation utility: easy installation manual.

TX0004169715

12/08/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Disk Manager: Version 1.04.

TX0004345288

10/15/1996

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

DOSUTILS: Version 1.00.

TX0004340491

11/16/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Drive rocket.

TX0004208171

11/16/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Drive Rocket: software launching guide.

TX0004170563

12/08/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Ontrack data recovery for NetWare.

TX0004136089

12/08/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Ontrack data recovery for netware.

TX0004167160

11/16/1995

 


 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

RecoverEase.

TX0004208172

11/16/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Data protection guide.

TX0004523591

04/02/1997

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Ontrack data recovery service brochure.

TX0004531120

04/02/1997

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Data protection guide.

TXu000720950

03/18/1996

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Data recovery restore.

TXu000720474

11/16/1995

Copyright Applications:

None.


 

2.
Patents:

Owner

Title

Issue Date

Patent No.

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Information Exploration Systems and Methods

03/09/2010

7,676,463

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Method and System for Optimally Searching a Document Database Using a Representative Semantic Space

01/25/2005

6,847,966

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Method and System for Optimally Searching a Document Database Using a Representative Semantic Space

01/27/2009

7,483,892

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Electronic Review of Documents

02/23/2016

9,269,053

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING INCONGRUOUS OR INCORRECT MEDIA IN A DATA RECOVERY PROCESS

11/29/2011

8,069,151

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

METHODS FOR ENHANCING EFFICIENCY AND COST EFFECTIVENESS OF FIRST PASS REVIEW OF DOCUMENTS

04/03/2012

8,150,827

 


 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA EXTRACTION FROM EMAIL FILES

01/14/2014

8,630,984

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF RETENTION PERIODS FOR CONTENT IN A COMPUTING SYSTEM

09/03/2013

8,527,468

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESTORING INFORMATION FROM BACKUP STORAGE MEDIA

12/24/2013

8,615,490

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A DE- DUPLICATED DATA SET

05/27/2014

8,738,668

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA DE- DUPLICATION

01/27/2015

8,943,024

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING INDEX CONTENT DATA USING MULTIPLE PROXIMITY KEYWORD SEARCHES

11/29/2016

9,507,855

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

INTEGRATED VPN CAPABILITIES IN STANDALONE E-DISCOVERY MACHINE

11/30/2021

11,190,574

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

MONITORING AND REPORTING USAGE OF STANDALONE E-DISCOVERY MACHINE

10/24/2019

11,140,212

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

AUTOMATIC INITIALIZATION PROCESS FOR STANDALONE E-DISCOVERY MACHINE

11/16/2021

11,178,208

Patent Applications:

None.

 

 


 


 

3.
Trademarks:

Mark

Serial No.

Reg. No.

Reg. Date

Owner

NEBULA

87/551520

5604318

11/13/2018

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

PRIVLOG BUILDER

86/381373

4703849

03/17/2015

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

RCMGR (& Design)

77/961348

4095012

02/07/2012

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

RCMgr

77/935959

4092745

01/31/2012

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

LDISCOVERY

77/111413

3463313

07/08/2008

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

COPY SECURE

78/329709

2963966

06/28/2005

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Circle and X logo

76/469397

3220377

03/20/2007

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDISCOVERY

87/732742

6029691

04/07/2020

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

ONTRACK

74/238782

1717817

09/22/1992

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

ONTRACK

74/196937

1803474

11/09/1993

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

POWERCONTROLS

79/274167

6213524

12/08/2020

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC (MN LLC)

READYSUITE

88/712909

6193118

11/10/2020

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Trademark Applications:

Mark

App. No.

App. Date

Owner

NEBULA PORTABLE

90/817,880

07/08/2021

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC
Intent-to-use

NEBULA ENTERPRISE

90/817,884

07/08/2021

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC
Intent-to-use

NEBULA SINGULARITY

90/817,887

07/08/2021

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC
Intent-to-use

KLD

97/120696

11/11/2021

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC
Intent-to-use

KLDiscovery (stylised/with fingerprint)

97/467448

06/20/2022

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC
Intent-to-use

KEPLER

98/227372

10/17/2023

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC
Intent-to-use

ONTRACK[1]

88/141783

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Intent-to-use

 

 


 

[1] Published (TM)


 

 

 


 

Schedule 6.16

Post-Closing Undertakings

1.
Insurance. The Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent or legal counsel representing the Collateral Agent no later than the date that is thirty (30) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), endorsements to the general liability, cyber and property insurance policies of the Loan Parties in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, pursuant to which the Collateral Agent is listed as additional insured (with respect to general liability and cyber policies) or lender loss payee (with respect to property insurance policies), in accordance with Section 6.07 of the Credit Agreement.
2.
Account Control Agreements. Within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) the Loan Parties shall enter into, and cause each depositary, securities intermediary or commodities intermediary to enter into, control agreements executed by each institution maintaining a securities account, deposit account, other bank account or commodities account to the extent the average daily balance of funds on deposit therein for each fiscal month exceeds $1,000,000, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as security for the applicable Obligations.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 

Schedule 7.01

Closing Date Indebtedness

1.
Intercompany Note, dated as of December 9, 2016, made by LD International Holdings SRL, an international society with restricted liability organized under the laws of Barbados, in favor of LD Lower Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
2.
Loan Note Instrument, dated as of December 9, 2016, made by deed poll by LD International Holdings LTD, a company incorporated in England and Wales.
3.
Reciprocal Loan Agreement, dated December 15, 2020, by and between KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC, a Minnesota corporation and KLDiscovery Ontrack GmbH, a German limited liability company.
4.
Reciprocal Loan Agreement, dated January 29, 2024, by and between KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC, a Delaware corporation and KLDiscovery Ontrack S.r.l. an Italian limited liability company.


 

 

 


 

Schedule 7.02

Closing Date Liens

The following liens in effect on the Closing Date as evidenced by and to the extent set forth in the following UCC financing statements:

Debtor

Secured Party

File Number

Filing Date

Jurisdiction

Collateral

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

9023 Columbine Road

Eden Prairie, MN 55347

Hitachi Vantara Credit Corporation

2535 Augustine Drive

Santa Clara, CA 95054

Original

1099901800955

Original

09/09/2019

Minnesota Secretary of State

All leased equipment

Amendment

1112989000054

Amendment

10/23/2019

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

9023 Columbine Road

Eden Prairie, MN 55347

Hitachi Vantara Credit Corporation

2535 Augustine Drive

Santa Clara, CA 95054

Original

1099901800968

Original

09/09/2019

Minnesota Secretary of State

All leased equipment

Amendment

1112989000041

Amendment

10/23/2019

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

9023 Columbine Road

Eden Prairie, MN 55347

Hitachi Vantara Credit Corporation

2535 Augustine Drive

Santa Clara, CA 95054

Original

1099901800971

Original

09/09/2019

Minnesota Secretary of State

All leased equipment

Amendment

1112989000038

Amendment

10/23/2019

 

LD TOPCO, INC.

CCA Financial, LLC

Original

2019 5702282

Original

08/16/2019

Delaware Secretary of State

All leased property

 


 

Debtor

Secured Party

File Number

Filing Date

Jurisdiction

Collateral

 

8201 Greensboro Drive

Suite 300

McLean, VA 22102

7275 Glen Forest Drive

Suite 100

Richmond, VA 23226

 

 

 

 

Schedule 7.05

Closing Date Investments

1.
The Investments listed on Schedule 5.12.

 

 


 

Schedule 10.02

Administrative Agent's Office, Certain Addresses for Notices

For the Loan Parties:

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.
c/o KLDiscovery Inc.

9023 Columbine Road,
Eden Prairie, MN 55347

Attention: Chris Weiler

Email: chris.weiler@kldiscovery.com

With copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

200 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10016

Attention: Scott J. Greenberg

Joe Zujkowski

AnnElyse Scarlett Gains

Michael G. Farag

Email: SGreenberg@gibsondunn.com

JZujkowski@gibsondunn.com

AGains@gibsondunn.com

MFarag@gibsondunn.com

For the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent:

For the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent:

MGG Investment Group LP

One Penn Plaza, 53rd Floor

New York, NY 10119

Attention: Operations

Email: ops@mgginv.com;

dstohr@mgginv.com;

legal@mgginv.com

 

With copies (which shall not constitute note) to:

Morrison & Foerster LLP

250 West 55th Street

New York, NY 10019-9601

Attention: James A. Newton

Aly El Hamamsy

Email: jnewton@mofo.com

aelhamamsy@mofo.com


 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT A

FORM OF COMMITTED LOAN NOTICE

Date: ___________, _____

To: MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP,
as Administrative Agent
One Penn Plaza, 53
rd Floor
New York, NY 10119
Attention: Operations

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of August 14, 2024 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a LD Lower Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower” or the “Company”), LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings Topco”), the other guarantors party thereto, 1397225 Ontario Limited (“OTPP”) and certain funds and/or accounts managed by MGG Investment Group LP and/or its affiliates (“MGG” and, together with OTPP, collectively, the “Lenders” and each, a “Lender”) and MGG as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned hereby irrevocably requests a Borrowing of Term Loans:

A Borrowing of Loans

1.
On ______________________________ (a Business Day).
2.
In the principal amount of $___________________.

[The Borrowing requested herein complies with the Credit Agreement, including Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement.][1]
 

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.


By:

Name:

Title:


 

[1] To be included for borrowings after the Closing Date.

 

 


 

EXHIBIT B

FORM OF INITIAL TERM NOTE

$[ ]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (the “Borrower”) hereby promises to pay to _____________________ or its registered permitted assigns (the “Lender”), in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), $[ ] or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of each Initial Term Loan made by the Lender to the Borrower under that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of August 14, 2024 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a LD Lower Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings Topco”), the other guarantors party thereto, 1397225 Ontario Limited (“OTPP”) and certain funds and/or accounts managed by MGG Investment Group LP and/or its affiliates (“MGG” and, together with OTPP, collectively, the “Lenders” and each, a “Lender”) and MGG as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower promises to pay interest on the aggregate unpaid principal amount of each Initial Term Loan made by the Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement from the date of such Initial Term Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates and at such times as provided in the Credit Agreement. All payments of principal and interest shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender in Dollars in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent’s Account. If any amount is not paid in full when due hereunder, such unpaid amount shall bear interest, to be paid upon demand, from the due date thereof until the date of actual payment (and before as well as after judgment) computed at the per annum rate set forth in the Credit Agreement.

This Initial Term Note is one of the Initial Term Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement, is entitled to the benefits thereof and may be prepaid in whole or in part subject to the terms and conditions provided therein. This Initial Term Note is also entitled to the benefits of the Guaranty and is secured by the Collateral. Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more of the Events of Default specified in the Credit Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Initial Term Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable all as provided in the Credit Agreement. The Initial Term Loans made by the Lender shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts or records maintained by the Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Lender may also attach schedules to this Initial Term Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Initial Term Loans and payments with respect thereto.

The Borrower, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of any kind in connection with this Initial Term Note (including protest, demand, dishonor and non-payment).

[THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

 


 

THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK ENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.


By:

Name:

Title:

 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT C

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

Financial Statement Date: ____________, 20__

Certificate Date: ____________, 20__

To: MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP,
as Administrative Agent
One Penn Plaza, 53
rdFloor
New York, NY 10119
Attention: Operations


Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of [ ], 2024 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a LD Lower Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings Topco”), the other guarantors party thereto, 1397225 Ontario Limited (“OTPP”) and certain funds and/or accounts managed by MGG Investment Group LP and/or its affiliates (“MGG” and, together with OTPP, collectively, the “Lenders” and each, a “Lender”) and MGG as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (the “Administrative Agent”). Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned Responsible Officer hereby certifies as of the date hereof that he/she is the __________________________________________of the Borrower, and that, as such, he/she is authorized to execute and deliver this compliance certificate (this “Certificate”) to the Administrative Agent on the behalf of the Borrower, and that:

[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal year-end financial statements]

1. Attached hereto as Schedule 1are the audited financial statements required by Section 6.01(a) of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal year of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement) and its Subsidiaries, ended as of the above date, together with the report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant required by such section, together with the management’s discussion and analysis of financial information required by such section.

[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal quarter-end financial statements]

1. Attached hereto as Schedule 1are the unaudited financial statements required by Section 6.01(b) of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal quarter of Parent (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement), ended as of the above date. Such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations of the Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement) and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP as at such date and for such period, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes, together with a management’s discussion and analysis of financial information required by such section.

 


 

2. Attached hereto as Schedule 1Aare the related consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements.

3. The undersigned has reviewed and is familiar with the terms of the Credit Agreement and has made, or has caused to be made under his/her supervision, a review of the activities of the Borrower during such fiscal period.

[select one:]

[To the knowledge of the undersigned during such fiscal period the Borrower performed and observed each covenant and other agreement of the Loan Documents applicable to it, and no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.]

--or--

[The following covenants or conditions have not been performed or observed and the following is a list of each such Default and its nature and status:]

4. The financial ratio analyses and information set forth on Schedule 2 attached hereto are true and accurate in all material respects on and as of the date of this Certificate. Furthermore, the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA as it pertains to financial statements that include cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements or synergies are, in the good faith judgment of a responsible financial officer of the Borrower, (1) factually supportable and (2) reasonably anticipated to be realized within 18 months after the consummation of any operational change or the acquisition or disposition or the entry into any new agreements or amendments to existing agreements with customers or joint ventures, in each case, which is expected to result in such cost savings, expense reductions, operating improvements or synergies, as the case may be.

5. Attached hereto as Schedule 3 are all supplements to Schedule 5.12 to the Credit Agreement to the extent necessary so that the related representation and warranty would be true and correct if made as of the date of this Certificate.

[Use following paragraph only with delivery in connection with fiscal year-end financial statements]

6. Attached hereto as Schedule 4are schedules corresponding to Schedules II through IV of the Security Agreement which reflect information that would have been required to be disclosed on such schedules had the Closing Date occurred on the date of this Compliance Certificate.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of ___________________, __________.


KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.


By:

Name:

Title:

 


 

 

 


 

For the Quarter/Year ended ____________________ (“Statement Date”)

[SCHEDULE 2]
to the Compliance Certificate
($ in 000’s)

I. Section 7.08 – First Lien Net Leverage Ratio.

A. Consolidated EBITDA

1.
Consolidated Net Income

Plus

$

2. an amount which, in the determination of Consolidated Net Income for such period, has been deducted (and not added back) (or, in the case of amounts pursuant to clauses (f), (j) or (k) below, not already included in Consolidated Net Income) for, without duplication:

(a) total interest expense determined in accordance with GAAP (including, to the extent deducted and not added back in computing Consolidated Net Income, (A) amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (B) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances, (C) non-cash interest payments, (D) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations, (E) net payments, if any, made (less net amounts, if any, received) pursuant to interest rate Swap Contracts with respect to Indebtedness (other than in connection with the early termination thereof), (F) amortization or write-off of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, including commitment, letter of credit and administrative fees and charges with respect to the Facilities and with respect to other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder and (G) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees, but excluding total interest expense associated with Synthetic Lease Obligations) and, to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income or gains on such hedging obligations, and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities (whether amortized or immediately expensed);

$

 


 

 

(b) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including corporate income tax, federal, state, franchise, excise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued during such period including (A) penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations and (B) in respect of repatriated funds;

$

(c) depreciation and amortization expense and impairment charges (including amortization of intangible assets (including goodwill), deferred financing fees or costs, capitalized software expenditures (including capitalized software development expenditures), customer acquisition costs and incentive payments, conversion costs, and contract acquisition costs);

$

(d) other non-cash charges, expenses or losses (excluding any such non-cash charge, expense or loss to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period, an amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period, or write-off or write-down or reserves with respect to current assets but including (A) any non-cash increase in expenses resulting from the revaluation of inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods including changes in capitalization and variances), (B) charges recognized in relation to post-retirement benefits or other charges necessary to adjust the defined benefit pension expense to reflect service cost only, (C) losses on minority interests owned by such Person, (D) the non-cash impact of accounting changes or restatements, (E) non-cash fair value adjustments in Investments, (F) the non-cash portion of “straight line” rent expense and (G) any other non-cash losses and expenses resulting from fair value accounting required by the applicable standard under GAAP and related interpretations) all as determined on a consolidated basis;

$

(e) restructuring charges, accruals or reserves and business optimization expense, including any restructuring costs and integration costs incurred in connection with the Transactions, and other acquisitions permitted hereunder after the Closing Date, project start-up costs, losses, charges and

 


 

expenses relating to any strategic initiatives (including any multi-year strategic initiatives), costs related to the closure, relocation, reconfiguration and/or consolidation of facilities, reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses and costs to relocate employees, integration and transaction costs, retention charges, severance, contract termination costs, recruiting and signing bonuses and expenses, future lease commitments, systems establishment costs, conversion costs, excess pension charges (including curtailments and modifications to pensions and post retirement employee benefit plans), and consulting fees, expenses attributable to the implementation of costs savings initiatives, costs associated with tax projects/audits and costs consisting of professional consulting or other fees relating to any of the foregoing, in an amount, not to exceed, when taken together with the amount under clause (f) below and in Section 1.10 of the Credit Agreement in such period, an aggregate amount of 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined prior to giving effect to such amounts) in any consecutive fiscal quarter period;

$

(f) the amount of “run rate” net cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and acquisition synergies, in each case, projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such items had been realized on the first day of such period) as a result of specified actions taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of a responsible financial officer of the Borrower), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period that are otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA from such actions; provided that (A) no cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (f) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to the other clauses of this definition or Consolidated Net Income, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period and (B) projected amounts (that are not yet realized) may no longer be added in calculating Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (f) to the extent occurring more than six full fiscal quarters after the specified action taken, committed to be taken or with respect

 


 

to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken in order to realize such projected cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies; provided that, amounts added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (f), other than to the extent in connection with the Transactions, shall not, when combined with amounts added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (e) above and Section 1.10 of the Credit Agreement, in the aggregate exceed 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined prior to giving effect to such amounts) in any four consecutive fiscal quarter period;

$

(g) non-cash expenses resulting from any employee benefit or management compensation plan or the grant of stock and stock options and other equity and equity-based interests to employees or other service providers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a written plan or agreement (including expenses arising from the grant of stock and stock options and other equity and equity-based interests prior to the Closing Date) or the treatment of such options and other equity and equity based interests under variable plan accounting;

$

(h) (i) management, consulting and advisory fees, termination payments, transaction fees, indemnities and expenses permitted under Section 7.05 of the Credit Agreement and (ii) the amount of expenses, if any relating to payments made to any current, former or future officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors that are holders of stock options or other compensatory equity-based awards in Holdings Topco or any Parent Holding Company in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to equity holders or unit holders of such Person or its direct or indirect parent companies, which payments are being made to compensate such holders of compensatory equity-based awards as though they were shareholders or unit holders at the time entitled to share in such distribution, in each case to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement;

$

(i) any costs or expenses incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or share or unit option plan or any other management, director or employee benefit plan or agreement or share or unit subscription or shareholder or similar agreement, to

 


 

the extent such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or the Net Cash Proceeds of any issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower (or any Parent Holding Company thereof) and not otherwise applied hereunder;

$

(j) proceeds from business interruption insurance (to the extent not reflected as revenue or income in Consolidated Net Income and to the extent that the related loss was deducted in the determination of Consolidated Net Income);

$

(k) charges, losses, lost profits, expenses or write offs to the extent indemnified or insured by a third party that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with the Transaction or any other acquisition or transaction permitted hereunder, in each case, to the extent that coverage has not been denied and so long as such amounts are actually reimbursed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in cash, or, so long as such Person has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement, but only to the extent that such amount is in fact indemnified or reimbursed in cash within 365 days of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such 365 days) and to the extent that the related loss was deducted in the determination of Consolidated Net Income;

$

(l) Synthetic Lease Obligations, to the extent deducted as an expense in such period;

$

(m) any losses realized upon a Disposition of property (including abandoned or discontinued operations or product lines) outside of the ordinary course of business;

$

(n) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenses) not included in Consolidated EBITDA in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such receipts were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to section 3 below for any previous period and not added back;



$

(o) net realized losses relating to amounts denominated in foreign currencies resulting from the application

$

 


 

of FASB ASC 830 (or any similar pronouncement) (including net realized losses from exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances and balance sheet items, net of realized gains from related Swap Contracts) (entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice);

 

(p) cash expenses relating to earn outs and similar obligations and any other earn-out obligations incurred prior to the date thereof or in connection with any acquisition, buyout or other investment paid or accrued during the applicable period, including any mark-to-market adjustments, in each case to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement;

$

(q) transaction costs related to any public offering consummated by the Borrower;

$

(r) any loss relating to Swap Contracts permitted under the Credit Agreement (excluding Swap Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice);

$

(s) the amount of any non-controlling interest expense consisting of Subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned Subsidiary deducted (and not added back) in such period in calculating Consolidated Net Income, excluding cash distributions in respect thereof; and

$

(t) compensation and reimbursement of expenses of non-management members of the board of directors (or similar body) of such Person (other than employees of the Sponsor).

$

Subtotal

$

Minus

3. An amount which, in the determination of Consolidated Net Income, has been included for: (i) non-cash income or gains, including (A) any non-cash portion of “straight line” rent expense, (B) credits recognized in relation to post-retirement benefits or other credits necessary to adjust the defined benefit pension income to reflect service cost only, (C) gains on minority interests owned by such Person, (D) the non-cash impact of accounting changes or restatements and (E) non-cash fair value adjustments in Investments but excluding

 


 

(x) accrual of revenue in the ordinary course, (y) any such items in respect of which cash was received in a prior period or will be received in a future period (and, in the case of cash that was received in a prior period, such amounts previously reduced Consolidated Net Income in a prior period (and would not have been required to be added back pursuant to clause (b) of this definition)) or (z) any such items which represent the reversal in such period of any accrual of, or reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period where such accrual or reserve is no longer required (and where such accrual or reserve previously reduced Consolidated Net Income in a prior period (and would not have been required to be added back pursuant to clause (b) of this definition)) and (F) any other non-cash gains and income resulting from fair value accounting required by the applicable standard under GAAP and related interpretations, all as determined on a consolidated basis, (ii) any gains realized upon the Disposition of property (including abandoned or discontinued operations or product lines) outside of the ordinary course of business, (iii) the amount of cash received in such period in respect of any non-cash income or gain in a prior period (and such non-cash income or gain previously increased Consolidated Net Income in a prior period (and would not have been required to be deducted pursuant to clause 3(i) of this definition)), (iv) net realized gains relating to amounts denominated in foreign currencies resulting from the application of FASB ASC 830 (or any similar pronouncement) (including net realized gains from exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances and balance sheet items, net of realized losses from related Swap Contracts) (entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice) and (v) any gain related to Swap Contracts (excluding Swap Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice).

$

4. Consolidated EBITDA

$

B. Funded First Lien Indebtedness:

      means Consolidated Funded Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on any asset or property of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (i) is not expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or (ii) is not secured by Liens on the Collateral that are expressly junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and

$

 


 

(ii), on written terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

 

 

 


 

C.  First Lien Net Leverage Ratio:

: 1.00

Funded First Lien Indebtedness of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (line I.B)


$

Minus

the amount of Adjusted Cash and unrestricted Cash Equivalents of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date of determination

$

Divided
by

Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the four fiscal quarter period most recently then ended (line I.A.4).


$

 

 


 

SCHEDULE 3
to the Compliance Certificate
(Supplements to Schedule 5.12 to the Credit Agreement)

 

 

 


 

SCHEDULE 4
to the Compliance Certificate
(Supplements to Schedules II through IV to the Security Agreement)

 

 


 

 

EXHIBIT D-1

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

This Assignment and Assumption (this “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the “Assignor”) and [Insert name of Assignee] (the “Assignee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions for Assignment and Assumption set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions for Assignment and Assumption and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (the “Effective Date”) (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including, without limitation, each Guaranty included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as, the “Assigned Interest”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

1. Assignor:

_____________________________

2. Assignee:

_____________________________ [and is an
Affiliate/Approved Fund of [
identify Lender]]

3. Borrower:

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a LD Lower Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”)

4. Administrative Agent:

MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP, as the administrative agent under the Second Lien Credit Agreement

5. Credit Agreement:

The Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2024, by and among KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a LD Lower Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings Topco”), the other guarantors party thereto, 1397225 Ontario Limited (“OTPP”) and certain funds and/or accounts managed by MGG Investment Group LP and/or its affiliates (“MGG” and, together with OTPP, collectively, the “Lenders” and

 


 

 

each, a “Lender”) and MGG as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (the “Administrative Agent”).

6. Assigned Interest:

Facility Assigned

Aggregate Amount of Commitment/Loans for all Lenders under such Facility

Amount of Commitment/Loans Assigned

Percentage
Assigned of Commitment/Loans under such Facility

$

$

%

7. Trade Date: _____________________________

Effective Date: _______________________, 20__ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

By:

Title:

ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]

By:

Title:


 

 

 


 

[Consented to and Accepted:

MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP,

as Administrative Agent

By:
Name:
Title:]
[1]



 

[Consented to and Accepted:

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.


By:

Name:

Title:]

Acknowledged:

MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP,

as Administrative Agent

 

By:
Name:
Title:



 

[1] To be added unless the assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.

 

 

 

 


 

ANNEX 1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1. Representations and Warranties.

1.1. Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) it is not a “Defaulting Lender”, as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of its respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it is not an Affiliate Lender, (iii) it meets all requirements of an Eligible Assignee under the Credit Agreement (subject to receipt of such consents as may be required under the Credit Agreement), (iv) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (vi) it has delivered a true and complete Administrative Questionnaire substantially in the form of Exhibit D-3 to the r Credit Agreement, (vii) attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee, (viii)(A) it is not a “Defaulting Lender”, as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement, (B) it is not a Subsidiary of a Defaulting Lender or (C) upon becoming a Lender under the Credit Agreement, will not constitute a Defaulting Lender or a Subsidiary of a Defaulting Lender, (ix) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire such Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type and (x) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents as are delegated to or otherwise conferred upon the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 


 

2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Effective Date to the Assignee.

3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

 

 


 

EXHIBIT D-2

FORM OF AFFILIATE LENDER ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

This Affiliate Lender Assignment and Assumption (this “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the “Assignor”) and [Insert name of Assignee] (the “Assignee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions for Affiliate Lender Assignment and Assumption set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the applicable Administrative Agent as contemplated below (the “Effective Date”) (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as, the “Assigned Interest”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

1. Assignor:

_____________________________

2. Assignee:

_____________________________ [and is an Other
Affiliate]

3. Borrower:

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a LD Lower Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”)

4. Administrative Agent:

MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP, as the administrative agent under the Second Lien Credit Agreement

5. Credit Agreement:

The Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2024, by and among KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a LD Lower Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings Topco”), the other guarantors party thereto, 1397225 Ontario Limited (“OTPP”) and certain funds and/or accounts managed by MGG Investment Group LP and/or its affiliates (“MGG” and, together with OTPP, collectively, the “Lenders” and

 


 

 

each, a “Lender”) and MGG as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (the “Administrative Agent”).

6. Assigned Interest:

Facility Assigned

Aggregate Amount of Commitment/Loans for all Lenders

Amount of Commitment/Loans Assigned

Percentage
Assigned of Commitment/Loans

$

$

%

7. Trade Date: _____________________________

Effective Date: _______________________, 20__ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

By:

Title:

ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]

By:

Title:


 

 

 


 

Acknowledged:

mgg INVESTMENT GROUP LP,

as Administrative Agent



 

By:
Name:
Title:


 

 

 


 

ANNEX 1 TO AFFILIATE LENDER ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
AFFILIATE LENDER ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1. Representations and Warranties.

1.1. Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iv) it is not a “Defaulting Lender”, as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of its respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it is an Other Affiliate, (iii) [after giving effect to this Assignment and Assumption, the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans, pari passu Specified Refinancing Term Loans and New Term Loans held by all Other Affiliates (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) constitutes less than 25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans, pari passu Specified Refinancing Term Loans and New Term Loans then outstanding (calculated as of the date of such purchase),][1](iv) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (v) it has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (vi) it has delivered a true and complete Administrative Questionnaire substantially in the form of Exhibit D-3 to the Credit Agreement, (vii) attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee, (viii)(A) it is not a “Defaulting Lender”, as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement, (B) it is not a Subsidiary of a Defaulting Lender or (C) upon becoming a Lender under the Credit Agreement, will not constitute a Defaulting Lender or a Subsidiary of a Defaulting Lender, (ix) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire such Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type and (x) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents as are delegated to or otherwise conferred upon the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender;

 


 

and (c) shall at all times be subject to the voting restrictions set forth in Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement. The Assignee further acknowledges and agrees that it shall not have any right to (i) attend (including by telephone) any meeting or discussions (or portion thereof) among the Administrative Agent or any Lender to which representatives of the Borrower are not then present or (ii) receive any information or material prepared by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any communication by or among Administrative Agent and one or more Lenders, except to the extent such information or materials have been made available to the Borrower or its representatives.

2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Effective Date to the Assignee.

3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

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EXHIBIT D-3

FORM OF ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE

[On file with the Administrative Agent]


 

 

 

 


 

Execution Version

This instrument, as well as the indebtedness, rights and obligations evidenced hereby, are and shall at all times be and remain subject to the terms of and subordinated in right and time of payment to the extent and in the manner set forth in that certain Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement (as amended, supplemented, restated, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Subordination Agreement”) dated as of August 14, 2024 by and among WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the Agent (as defined therein) for the Senior Lenders (as defined therein), MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP as the Subordinated Agent (as defined therein) for the Subordinated Lenders (as defined therein), KLDISCOVERY HOLDINGS, INC. (f/k/a LD LOWER HOLDINGS, INC.), a Delaware corporation, as the Borrower (as defined therein) and the other guarantors party thereto, to the prior payment in full (as defined therein) of all Senior Debt (as defined therein) and each holder of this instrument by its acceptance hereof irrevocably agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Subordination Agreement.

HOLDINGS GUARANTY

Dated as of August 14, 2024

among

THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN,

as Guarantors

and

MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP,

as Administrative Agent

 

 


 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Page

SECTION 1. Guaranty...............................................................................................1

SECTION 2. Guaranty Absolute................................................................................2

SECTION 3. Waivers and Acknowledgments............................................................4

SECTION 4. Subrogation............................................................................................5

SECTION 5. Payments Free and Clear of Taxes, Etc..................................................6

SECTION 6. Representations and Warranties......................................................... ....6

SECTION 7. Covenants...............................................................................................6

SECTION 8. Amendments, Etc....................................................................................6

SECTION 9. Notices, Etc..............................................................................................7

SECTION 10. No Waiver; Remedies..............................................................................7

SECTION 11. Right of Set-off.........................................................................................7

SECTION 12. Continuing Guaranty; Assignments under the Credit Agreement.............8

SECTION 13. Fees and Expenses; Indemnification..........................................................8

SECTION 14. Subordination............................................................................................9

SECTION 15. Right of Contribution................................................................................10

SECTION 16. Execution in Counterparts.........................................................................10

SECTION 17. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial, Etc...........................11

SECTION 18. Severability................................................................................................12

SECTION 19. Headings....................................................................................................12

SECTION 20. Guaranty Enforceable by Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent........12

SECTION 21. Intercreditor Agreement..............................................................................12

SECTION 22. Instrument for the Payment of Money.......................................................13

 


 

HOLDINGS GUARANTY

HOLDINGS GUARANTY dated as of August 14, 2024 (as amended, modified, restated, amended and restated, and/or supplemented from time to time, this “Holdings Guaranty”) among the Persons listed on the signature pages hereof (suchPersons so listed being, collectively, the “Guarantors” and, individually, each a “Guarantor”), in favor of MGG Investment Group LP, as administrative agent (in such capacity together with any successor administrative agent, the “Administrative Agent”) for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

Reference is made to that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. (f/ka/ LD Lower Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), each Guarantor, each lender and other financial institution from time to time party thereto and MGG Investment Group LP, as Administrative Agent. Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the Closing Date, the making of Loans by the Lenders from time to time that each Guarantor shall have executed and delivered this Holdings Guaranty;

WHEREAS, each Guarantor will obtain benefits from the incurrence of Loans by the Borrower and, accordingly, desires to execute this Holdings Guaranty in order to satisfy the condition described in the preceding paragraph and to induce the Lenders to make Loans from time to time;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the other benefits accruing to each Guarantor, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Guarantor hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and each Guarantor, jointly and severally with each other Guarantor, hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

1.
Guaranty.
a.
Each Guarantor hereby, jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the full and punctual payment when due and performance, whether at scheduled maturity or on any date of a required prepayment or by acceleration, demand or otherwise, of all Obligations of each other Loan Party now or hereafter existing, including, without limitation, all Obligations under or in respect of the Loan Documents, (the Loan Documents, collectively, the “Secured Documents”) (including, without limitation, any extensions, increases, modifications, substitutions, amendments or renewals of any or all of the foregoing Obligations), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees, indemnities, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise (such Obligations being the

 


 

Guaranteed Obligations”), and agrees to pay any and all expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party in enforcing any rights under this Holdings Guaranty or any other Secured Document, to the extent reimbursable under Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement.
b.
Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of the benefits of this Holdings Guaranty, the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such Persons that this Holdings Guaranty and the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of any Debtor Relief Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar foreign, federal or state law to the extent applicable to such Guarantor. To effectuate the foregoing intention, by acceptance of the benefits of this Holdings Guaranty, the Administrative Agent, the other Secured Parties and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Guarantor under this Holdings Guaranty at any time shall be limited to the maximum amount as will result in the obligations of such Guarantor under this Holdings Guaranty not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance or subject to avoidance under Debtor Relief Laws or any similar foreign, federal or state law, in each case applicable to such Guarantor.
c.
Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that in the event any payment shall be required to be made to any Secured Party under this Holdings Guaranty, the Subsidiary Guaranty or any other guaranty pertaining to the Guaranteed Obligations, such Guarantor will contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, such amounts to each other Guarantor and any other guarantor, as applicable, so as to maximize the aggregate amount paid to the Secured Parties under or in respect of the Secured Documents.
2.
Guaranty Absolute.

 

Each Guarantor agrees that its guarantee constitutes a guarantee of payment when due of the Guaranteed Obligations and not of collection, which will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Secured Documents, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of any Secured Party with respect thereto. The obligations of each Guarantor under or in respect of this Holdings Guaranty are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Obligations of any other Loan Party under or in respect of the Secured Documents, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against any Guarantor to enforce this Holdings Guaranty, irrespective of whether any action is brought against the Borrower or any other Loan Party or whether the Borrower or any other Loan Party is joined in any such action or actions. The liability of each Guarantor under this Holdings Guaranty shall be joint and several, irrevocable, absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected or impaired by any circumstance or occurrence whatsoever irrespective of, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses (other than a defense of payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations (excluding contingent obligations as to which no claim has been made), the expiration or termination of the Aggregate Commitments, or the release of this Holdings Guaranty in accordance with any relevant release provisions in the Secured Documents) it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to, any or all of the following:

 


 

i.
any lack of validity or enforceability, at any time, of any Secured Document (including this Holdings Guaranty) or any agreement or instrument relating thereto;
ii.
any change in the time (including by acceleration or otherwise), manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Obligationsof any other Loan Party under or in respect of the Secured Documents, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any Secured Document, including, without limitation, any increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise;
iii.
any taking, exchange, impairment, release or non-perfection of any Collateral or any other collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of, or consent to departure from, any other guaranty, for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations;
iv.
any manner of application of Collateral or any other collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any manner of sale or other disposition of any Collateralor any other collateral for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Obligations of any Loan Party under the Secured Documents or any other assets of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries;
v.
any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or existence of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries;
vi.
any failure of any Secured Party to disclose to any Loan Party any information relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of any other Loan Party now or hereafter known to such Secured Party;
vii.
the failure of any other Person to execute or deliver this Holdings Guaranty or any other guaranty or agreement or the release or reduction of liability of any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other guarantor or surety with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations;
viii.
any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or any release from any of the terms or provisions of, any Loan Document or any other agreement, including with respect to any other Guarantor under this Holdings Guaranty;
ix.
any payment made to any secured creditor on the Indebtedness which any Secured Party repays the Borrower or any other Secured Party pursuant to court order in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other debtor relief proceeding, and each Guarantor waives any right to the deferral or modification of its obligations hereunder by reason of any such proceedings;
x.
any invalidity, rescission, irregularity or unenforceability of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or of any security therefor, or any lien or security

 


 

interest granted to, or in favor of, any Secured Party as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be perfected; or
xi.
any other circumstance (including, without limitation, any statute of limitations), any act or omission, or any existence of or reliance on any representation by any Secured Party that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Loan Party or any other guarantor or surety.

 

This Holdings Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment or any part thereof, of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by any Secured Party or any other Person upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization (or any analogous proceeding in any jurisdiction) of the Borrower or any other Loan Party or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made. For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Holdings Guaranty.

3.
Waivers and Acknowledgments.

 

a.
Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance, presentment, demand for performance, notice of nonperformance, default, acceleration, protest or dishonor and any other notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this Holdings Guaranty and any requirement that any Secured Party protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lienor any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against any Loan Party or any other Person or any Collateral.
b.
Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any right to revoke this Holdings Guaranty and acknowledges that this Holdings Guaranty is continuing in nature (in accordance with the terms hereof) and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing now or in the future.
c.
Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives (i) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by any Secured Party that in any manner impairs, reduces, limits, releases or otherwise adversely affects the subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification rights of such Guarantor and (ii) any defense based on any right of set-off or counterclaim against or in respect of the Obligations of such Guarantor hereunder.
d.
Each Guarantor acknowledges that the Administrative Agent may, in accordance with the Loan Documents, without notice to or demand upon such Guarantor and without affecting the liability of such Guarantor under this Holdings Guaranty, foreclose under any mortgage or any collateral serving as security held by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent by non-judicial sale, and each Guarantor hereby waives any defense to the recovery by the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties against such Guarantor of any deficiency after such non-judicial sale and any defense or benefits that may be afforded by applicable laws.

 


 

e.
Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any duty on the part of any Secured Party to disclose to such Guarantor any matter, fact or thing relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries now or hereafter known by such Secured Party. Each Guarantor acknowledges that the Secured Parties shall have no obligation to investigate the financial condition or affairs of the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries.
f.
Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any right (i) to require the Administrative Agent or any of the Secured Parties to first proceed against, initiate any actions before a court or any other judge or authority, or enforce any other rights or security or claim payment from the Borrower or any other person, before claiming any amounts due from the Guarantors hereunder; (ii) to which it may be entitled to have the assets of the Borrower or any other person first be used, applied or depleted as payment of the Borrower’s obligations hereunder, prior to any amount being claimed from or paid by the Guarantors hereunder; and (iii) to which it may be entitled to have claims against it, or assets to be used or applied as payment, divided between the Borrower and the Guarantors.
g.
Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Secured Documents and that the waivers set forth in Section 2 and this Section 3 are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits and with full knowledge of their significance and consequences and that if any of such waivers are determined to be contrary to any applicable law or public policy, such waivers shall be effective only to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
4.
Subrogation.

 

Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees not to exercise any rights that it may now have or hereafter acquire against the Borrower or any other Loan Party that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor’s obligations under or in respect of this Holdings Guaranty or any other Secured Document, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of any Secured Party against the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Collateral, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Borrower or any other Loan Party, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Holdings Guaranty shall have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted), the expiration or termination of all Aggregate Commitments; provided, however, that each Guarantor agrees that such right of subrogation shall be automatically (without any further action) and irrevocably waived and released in its entirety if any Collateral is acquired by a Person as a result of the exercise of the remedies under the Loan

 


 

Documents, a court order or a plan of reorganization or similar dispositive plan. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted) payable under this Holdings Guaranty, such amount shall be received and held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be segregated from other property and funds of such Guarantor and shall forthwith be paid or delivered to the Administrative Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement or assignment) to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Holdings Guaranty, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Secured Documents, or to be held as Collateral for any Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts payable under this Holdings Guaranty thereafter arising. If (i) any Guarantor shall make payment to any Secured Party of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations and (ii) the Aggregate Commitments shall have been terminated and all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted) payable under this Holdings Guaranty shall have been paid in full, the Secured Parties will, at such Guarantor’s request and expense, execute and deliver to such Guarantor appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty of any kind (either express or implied), necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to such Guarantor of an interest in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from such payment made by such Guarantor pursuant to this Holdings Guaranty.

5.
Payments Free and Clear of Taxes, Etc.

 

Any and all payments by any Guarantor under this Holdings Guaranty or any other Loan Document shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. The provisions of Sections 3.01 and 10.23 of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference, mutatis mutandis, and each Guarantor agrees to be bound by such provisions as if such provisions were set forth in full herein, provided that each reference therein to the “Borrower” shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Guarantors” hereunder.

 

6.
Representations and Warranties.

 

Each Guarantor hereby makes each representation and warranty made in the Credit Agreement by the Borrower with respect to such Guarantor and each Guarantor hereby further represents and warrants as follows:

a.
there are no conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Holdings Guaranty that have not been satisfied or waived; and
b.
such Guarantor has, independently and without reliance upon any Secured Party and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Holdings Guaranty and each other Secured Document to which it is or is to be a party, and such Guarantor has established adequate means of obtaining from each other Loan Party on a continuing basis information pertaining to, and is now and on a continuing basis

 


 

will be completely familiar with, the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties and prospects of such other Loan Party.
7.
Covenants.

 

Each Guarantor covenants and agrees that unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Holdings Guaranty shall have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted), the expiration or termination of all Aggregate Commitments, such Guarantor will perform and observe, and cause each of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries to perform and observe, all of the terms, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents applicable to such Guarantor on its or their part to be performed or observed, including Section 7.09 of the Credit Agreement.

8.
Amendments, Etc.

 

Subject to Section 10.01of the Credit Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Holdings Guaranty and no consent to any departure by any Guarantor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or the Administrative Agent at the direction of the Required Lenders) and the Guarantors, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. To the extent expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement, upon a Guarantor becoming an Excluded Subsidiary, or ceasing to be a Guarantor, in each case, as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents, such Guarantor shall be released from this Holdings Guaranty in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.11 of the Credit Agreement and the Administrative Agent shall take such actions as are contemplated by Section 9.11 of the Credit Agreement as set forth therein.

9.
Notices, Etc.

 

All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telegraphic, telecopy or telex communication or facsimile transmission) and mailed, telegraphed, telecopied, telexed, faxed or delivered as follows: if to any Guarantor, addressed to it in care of the Borrower at its address specified in Schedule 10.02 of the Credit Agreement; if to any Agentor any Lender, at its address specified in Schedule 10.02 of the Credit Agreement; or at such other address as shall be designated by the recipient in a written notice to each other party. All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made at such time as shall be set forth in Section 10.02 of the Credit Agreement.

10.
No Waiver; Remedies.

 

No failure on the part of any Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

11.
Right of Set-off.

 

 


 

Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Agent and each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Agent or such Lender, other than deposits held in “Exempt Deposit Accounts” (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement), to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any and all of the Obligations of such Guarantor now or hereafter existing under the Secured Documents, irrespective of whether such Agent or such Lender shall have made any demand under this Holdings Guaranty or any other Secured Document and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured or denominated in a currency different from that of the applicable deposit or indebtedness. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such set-off and application made by such Lender; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of each Agent and each Lender under this Section 11 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) that such Agent and such Lender may have. This Section 11 is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 10.09 of the Credit Agreement.

12.
Continuing Guaranty; Assignments under the Credit Agreement.

 

This Holdings Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted) payable under this Holdings Guaranty, (b) be binding upon each Guarantor, its successors and assigns and (c) bind and inure to the benefit of and (subject to Section 20 hereof) be enforceable by the Secured Parties and their permitted successors, permitted transferees and permitted assigns. Without limiting the generality of clause (c) of the immediately preceding sentence, any Secured Party may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, all or any portion of its Commitments, the Loans owing to it and the Note or Notes held by it) to any other Person in accordance with Section 10.07 of the Credit Agreement, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Secured Party herein or otherwise, in each case as and to the extent provided in Section 10.07 of the Credit Agreement. No Guarantor shall have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Secured Parties, other than pursuant to a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement and consummated in accordance with the terms and conditions contained therein.

 

13.
Fees and Expenses; Indemnification.

 

a.
Each Guarantor, jointly and severally, agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent for its fees and expenses incurred hereunder to the extent provided in Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement; provided that each reference therein to the “Borrower” shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Guarantors”.

 


 

b.
Without limitation of any other Obligations of any Guarantor or remedies of the Secured Parties under this Holdings Guaranty, each Guarantor shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from and against (and will reimburse each Indemnitee, as and when incurred, for) any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs (including settlement costs), disbursements, and reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of (i) one counsel to the Indemnitees taken as a whole, (ii) in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict informs the Borrower of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of another firm of counsel for each such affected Indemnitee in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders and (iii) if necessary, one local counsel in each jurisdiction material to the interests of the Indemnitees (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and special counsel for each relevant specialty) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted or awarded against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of or in connection with any Guaranteed Obligations or by reason of any failure of any Guaranteed Obligations to be the legal, valid, binding obligations of any Loan Party enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, disbursements, fees or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from (A) the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Affiliates or controlling persons or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, or members of any of the foregoing or (B) any dispute that is among Indemnitees (other than any dispute involving claims against the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, or any other Agent, in each case in their respective capacities as such) that a court of competent jurisdiction has determined in a final and non-appealable judgment did not involve actions or omissions of any direct or indirect parent or controlling person of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries.
c.
Any such amounts payable as provided hereunder shall be additional Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereby and secured by the Collateral Documents. The provisions of this Section 13shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Holdings Guaranty, any other Loan Document, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the other Guaranteed Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Holdings Guaranty or any other Loan Document, any resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party. All amounts due under this Section 13 shall be payable within 30 days after invoiced or demand therefor (with a reasonably detailed invoice with respect thereto).
14.
Subordination.

 


 

 

Each Guarantor hereby subordinates any and all debts, liabilities and other obligations now or hereafter owing to such Guarantor by each other Loan Party (the “Subordinated Obligations”) to the Guaranteed Obligations to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth in this Section 14:

i.
Prohibited Payments, Etc. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 14(i) and subject to any Intercompany Subordination Agreement, a Guarantor may receive regularly scheduled payments from any other Loan Party on account of the Subordinated Obligations. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default under Sections 8.01(a), (f) or (g) of the Credit Agreement (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any other Loan Party), unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees, no Guarantor shall demand, accept or take any action to collect any payment on account of the Subordinated Obligations. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default not described in the preceding sentence, upon notice from the Administrative Agent, no Guarantor shall demand, accept or take any action to collect any payment on account of the Subordinated Obligations.
ii.
Prior Payment of Guaranteed Obligations. In any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any other Loan Party, each Guarantor agrees that the Secured Parties shall be entitled to receive payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations (including all interest and expenses accruing after the commencement of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, whether or not constituting an allowed claim in such proceeding (“Post-Petition Interest”)) before such Guarantor receives payment of any Subordinated Obligations.
iii.
Turn-Over. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any other Loan Party), each Guarantor shall, if the Administrative Agent so requests, collect, enforce and receive payments on account of the Subordinated Obligations as trustee for (or on behalf of) the Secured Parties and deliver such payments to the Administrative Agent on account of the Guaranteed Obligations (including all Post-Petition Interest), together with any necessary endorsements or other instruments of transfer, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under the other provisions of this Holdings Guaranty.
iv.
Administrative Agent Authorization. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default(including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any other Loan Party), the Administrative Agent is authorized and empowered (but without any obligation to do so), in its discretion, (i) in the name of any Guarantor, to collect and enforce, and to submit claims in respect of, Subordinated Obligations and to apply any amounts received thereon to the

 


 

Guaranteed Obligations (including any and all Post-Petition Interest), and (ii) to require any Guarantor (A) to collect and enforce, and to submit claims in respect of, Subordinated Obligations and (B) to pay any amounts received on such obligations to the Administrative Agent for application to the Guaranteed Obligations (including any and all Post-Petition Interest).
15.
Right of Contribution.
i.
Each Guarantor agrees that to the extent that any Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder in respect of any Guaranteed Obligation of any other Guarantor, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment.
ii.
Each Guarantor’s right of contribution under this Section 15 shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 4. The provisions of this Section 15shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of the Borrower or any Guarantor to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder. Each Guarantor agrees to contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, such amounts to each other Guarantor so as to maximize the aggregate amount paid to the Secured Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents.
16.
Execution in Counterparts.

 

This Holdings Guaranty and each amendment, waiver and consent with respect hereto may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties thereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Holdings Guaranty and each amendment, waiver and consent with respect hereto by telecopier, .pdf or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart thereof.

17.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial, Etc.

 

a.
THIS HOLDINGS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.
b.
EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, AND ANY

 


 

APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS HOLDINGS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL DOCUMENT TO THE EXTENT EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE THEREIN OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION), AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS HOLDINGS GUARANTY OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE COLLATERAL AGENT, ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
c.
EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS HOLDINGS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (b) OF THIS SECTION 17. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
d.
EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. NOTHING IN THIS HOLDINGS GUARANTY WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
e.
EACH PARTY TO THIS HOLDINGS GUARANTY HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW

 


 

EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS HOLDINGSGUARANTY MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF SECTION 10.17 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
18.
Severability.

 

If any provision of this Holdings Guarantyis held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Holdings Guaranty shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavour in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

19.
Headings.

 

Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Holdings Guaranty and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Holdings Guaranty.

20.
Guaranty Enforceable by Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Holdings Guaranty, the Secured Parties agree (by their acceptance of the benefits of this Holdings Guaranty) that this Holdings Guaranty may be enforced only by the action of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, in each case acting upon the instructions of the Required Lenders and that no other Secured Party shall have any right individually to seek to enforce or to enforce this Holdings Guaranty or to realize upon the security to be granted by the Collateral Documents, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. The Secured Parties further agree that this Holdings Guaranty may not be enforced against any director, officer, employee, partner, member or stockholder of any Guarantor (except to the extent such partner, member or stockholder is also a Guarantor hereunder).

21.
Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Holdings Guaranty, in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreemententered into

 


 

by the Collateral Agentin accordance with Section 9.15 of the Credit Agreement and this Holdings Guaranty, the provisions of such Intercreditor Agreement shall prevail.

22.
Instrument for the Payment of Money.

 

Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that this Holdings Guaranty constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that any Secured Party or the Administrative Agent, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by any Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to bring a motion-action under New York CPLR Section 3213.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor and the Administrative Agent have caused this Holdings Guaranty to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

LD TOPCO, INC., as Guarantor

By: /s/ Dawn M. Wilson
Name: Dawn M. Wilson
Title: Treasurer


 

MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP, as Administrative Agent

By:

/s/ Kevin L. Griffin

Name:

Kevin L. Griffin

Title:

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer

 

 


 

EXHIBIT E-2

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY

[Attached]


 

 

 


 

Execution Version

This instrument, as well as the indebtedness, rights and obligations evidenced hereby, are and shall at all times be and remain subject to the terms of and subordinated in right and time of payment to the extent and in the manner set forth in that certain Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement (as amended, supplemented, restated, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Subordination Agreement”) dated as of August 14, 2024 by and among WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the Agent (as defined therein) for the Senior Lenders (as defined therein), MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP as the Subordinated Agent (as defined therein) for the Subordinated Lenders (as defined therein), KLDISCOVERY HOLDINGS, INC. (f/k/a LD LOWER HOLDINGS, INC.), a Delaware corporation, as the Borrower (as defined therein) and the other guarantors party thereto, to the prior payment in full (as defined therein) of all Senior Debt (as defined therein) and each holder of this instrument by its acceptance hereof irrevocably agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Subordination Agreement.

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY

Dated as of August 14, 2024

among

THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN

and

THE ADDITIONAL GUARANTORS REFERRED TO HEREIN,

as Guarantors,

and

MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP,

as Administrative Agent

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

Section 1. Guaranty..................................................................................................................1

Section 2. Guaranty Absolute..................................................................................................2

Section 3. Waivers and Acknowledgments.............................................................................4

Section 4. Subrogation.............................................................................................................5

Section 5. Payments Free and Clear of Taxes, Etc..................................................................6

Section 6. Representations and Warranties.............................................................................6

Section 7. Covenants..............................................................................................................6

Section 8. Amendments, Guaranty Supplements, Etc............................................................6

Section 9. Notices, Etc...........................................................................................................7

Section 10. No Waiver; Remedies...........................................................................................7

Section 11. Right of Set-off.....................................................................................................7

Section 12. Continuing Guaranty; Assignments under the Credit Agreement........................8

Section 13. Fees and Expenses; Indemnification....................................................................8

Section 14. Subordination........................................................................................................9

Section 15. Right of Contribution...........................................................................................10

Section 16. Execution in Counterparts....................................................................................10

Section 17. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial, Etc......................................11

Section 18. Severability...........................................................................................................12

Section 19. Headings...............................................................................................................12

Section 20. Guaranty Enforceable by Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent..................12

Section 21. Agreement Among Lenders.................................................................................12

SECTION 22. Instrument for the Payment of Money....................................................................12

Exhibit A – Guaranty Supplement

 


 

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY

This SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY dated as of August 14, 2024 (as amended, modified, restated amended and restated, and/or supplemented from time to time, this “Subsidiary Guaranty”) among the Persons listed on the signature pages hereof and the Additional Guarantors (as defined in Section 8(b)) (such Persons so listed and the Additional Guarantors being, collectively, the “Guarantors” and, individually, each a “Guarantor”), in favor of MGG Investment Group LP, as administrative agent (in such capacity together with any successor administrative agent, the “Administrative Agent”) for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

Reference is made to that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a LD Lower Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the other guarantors party thereto, each lender and other financial institution from time to time party thereto and Administrative Agent. Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.

WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the Closing Date, the making of Loans by the Lenders from time to time each Guarantor shall have executed and delivered this Subsidiary Guaranty;

WHEREAS, each Guarantor will obtain benefits from the incurrence of Loans by the Borrower and, accordingly, desires to execute this Subsidiary Guaranty in order to satisfy the condition described in the preceding paragraph and to induce the Lenders to make Loans from time to time;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the other benefits accruing to each Guarantor, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Guarantor hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and each Guarantor, jointly and severally with each other Guarantor, hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

1.
Guaranty

 

a.
Each Guarantor hereby, jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the full and punctual payment when due and performance, whether at scheduled maturity or on any date of a required prepayment or by acceleration, demand or otherwise,

 


 

of all Obligations of each other Loan Party now or hereafter existing, including, without limitation, all Obligations under or in respect of the Loan Documents (the Loan Documents, collectively, the “Secured Documents”), including, without limitation, any extensions, increases, modifications, substitutions, amendments or renewals of any or all of the foregoing Obligations, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees, indemnities, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise (such Obligations being the “Guaranteed Obligations”), and agrees to pay any and all expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party in enforcing any rights under this Subsidiary Guaranty or any other Secured Document, to the extent reimbursable under Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement.
b.
Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of the benefits of this Subsidiary Guaranty, the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such Persons that this Subsidiary Guaranty and the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of any Debtor Relief Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar foreign, federal or state law to the extent applicable to such Guarantor. To effectuate the foregoing intention, by acceptance of the benefits of this Subsidiary Guaranty, the Administrative Agent, the other Secured Parties and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Guarantor under this Subsidiary Guaranty at any time shall be limited to the maximum amount as will result in the obligations of such Guarantor under this Subsidiary Guaranty not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance or subject to avoidance under Debtor Relief Laws or any similar foreign, federal or state law, in each case applicable to such Guarantor.
c.
Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that in the event any payment shall be required to be made to any Secured Party under this Subsidiary Guaranty, the Holdings Guaranty or any other guaranty pertaining to the Guaranteed Obligations, such Guarantor will contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, such amounts to each other Guarantor, Holdings and any other guarantor, as applicable, so as to maximize the aggregate amount paid to the Secured Parties under or in respect of the Secured Documents.
2.
Guaranty Absolute

 

Each Guarantor agrees that its guarantee constitutes a guarantee of payment when due of the Guaranteed Obligations and not of collection, which will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Secured Documents, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of any Secured Party with respect thereto. The obligations of each Guarantor under or in respect of this Subsidiary Guaranty are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Obligations of any other Loan Party under or in respect of the Secured Documents, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against any Guarantor to enforce this Subsidiary Guaranty, irrespective of whether any action is brought against the Borrower or any other Loan Party or whether the

 


 

Borrower or any other Loan Party is joined in any such action or actions. The liability of each Guarantor under this Subsidiary Guaranty shall be joint and several, irrevocable, absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected or impaired by any circumstance or occurrence whatsoever irrespective of, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses (other than a defense of payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, the expiration or termination of the Aggregate Commitments, or the release of this Subsidiary Guaranty in accordance with any relevant release provisions in the Secured Documents) it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to, any or all of the following:

i.
any lack of validity or enforceability, at any time, of any Secured Document (including this Subsidiary Guaranty) or any agreement or instrument relating thereto;
ii.
any change in the time (including by acceleration or otherwise), manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Obligations of any other Loan Party under or in respect of the Secured Documents, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any Secured Document, including, without limitation, any increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise;
iii.
any taking, exchange, impairment, release or non-perfection of any Collateral or any other collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of, or consent to departure from, any other guaranty, for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations;
iv.
any manner of application of Collateral or any other collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any manner of sale or other disposition of any Collateral or any other collateral for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Obligations of any Loan Party under the Secured Documents or any other assets of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries;
v.
any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or existence of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries;
vi.
any failure of any Secured Party to disclose to any Loan Party any information relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of any other Loan Party now or hereafter known to such Secured Party;
vii.
the failure of any other Person to execute or deliver this Subsidiary Guaranty, any Guaranty Supplement (as hereinafter defined) or any other guaranty or agreement or the release or reduction of liability of any Guarantor or any other guarantor or surety with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations;

 


 

viii.
any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or any release from any of the terms or provisions of, any Loan Document or any other agreement, including with respect to any other Guarantor under this Subsidiary Guaranty;
ix.
any payment made to any secured creditor on the Indebtedness which any Secured Party repays the Borrower or any other Secured Party pursuant to court order in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other debtor relief proceeding, and each Guarantor waives any right to the deferral or modification of its obligations hereunder by reason of any such proceedings;
x.
any invalidity, rescission, irregularity or unenforceability of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or of any security therefor, or any lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of, any Secured Party as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be perfected; or
xi.
any other circumstance (including, without limitation, any statute of limitations), any act or omission, or any existence of or reliance on any representation by any Secured Party that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Loan Party or any other guarantor or surety.

 

This Subsidiary Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment or any part thereof, of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by any Secured Party or any other Person upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization (or any analogous proceeding in any jurisdiction) of the Borrower or any other Loan Party or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made. For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Subsidiary Guaranty.

3.
Waivers and Acknowledgments

 

a.
Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance, presentment, demand for performance, notice of nonperformance, default, acceleration, protest or dishonor and any other notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this Subsidiary Guaranty and any requirement that any Secured Party protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien or any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against any Loan Party or any other Person or any Collateral.
b.
Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any right to revoke this Subsidiary Guaranty and acknowledges that this Subsidiary Guaranty is continuing in nature (in accordance with the terms hereof) and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing now or in the future.
c.
Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives (i) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by

 


 

any Secured Party that in any manner impairs, reduces, limits, releases or otherwise adversely affects the subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification rights of such Guarantor and (ii) any defense based on any right of set-off or counterclaim against or in respect of the Obligations of such Guarantor hereunder.
d.
Each Guarantor acknowledges that the Administrative Agent may, in accordance with the Loan Documents, without notice to or demand upon such Guarantor and without affecting the liability of such Guarantor under this Subsidiary Guaranty, foreclose under any mortgage or any collateral serving as security held by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent by non-judicial sale, and each Guarantor hereby waives any defense to the recovery by the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties against such Guarantor of any deficiency after such non-judicial sale and any defense or benefits that may be afforded by applicable laws.
e.
Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any duty on the part of any Secured Party to disclose to such Guarantor any matter, fact or thing relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries now or hereafter known by such Secured Party. Each Guarantor acknowledges that the Secured Parties shall have no obligation to investigate the financial condition or affairs of the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries.
f.
Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any right (i) to require the Administrative Agent or any of the Secured Parties to first proceed against, initiate any actions before a court or any other judge or authority, or enforce any other rights or security or claim payment from the Borrower or any other person, before claiming any amounts due from the Guarantors hereunder; (ii) to which it may be entitled to have the assets of the Borrower or any other person first be used, applied or depleted as payment of the Borrower’s obligations hereunder, prior to any amount being claimed from or paid by the Guarantors hereunder; and (iii) to which it may be entitled to have claims against it, or assets to be used or applied as payment, divided between the Borrower and the Guarantors.
g.
Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Secured Documents and that the waivers set forth in Section 2 and this Section 3are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits and with full knowledge of their significance and consequences and that if any of such waivers are determined to be contrary to any applicable law or public policy, such waivers shall be effective only to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
4.
Subrogation

 

Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees not to exercise any rights that it may now have or hereafter acquire against the Borrower or any other Loan Party that

 


 

arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor’s obligations under or in respect of this Subsidiary Guaranty or any other Secured Document, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of any Secured Party against the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Collateral, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Borrower or any other Loan Party, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Subsidiary Guaranty shall have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted), the expiration or termination of all Aggregate Commitments; provided, however, that each Guarantor agrees that such right of subrogation shall be automatically (without any further action) and irrevocably waived and released in its entirety if any Collateral is acquired by a Person as a result of the exercise of the remedies under the Loan Documents, a court order or a plan of reorganization or similar dispositive plan. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted) payable under this Subsidiary Guaranty, such amount shall be received and held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be segregated from other property and funds of such Guarantor and shall forthwith be paid or delivered to the Administrative Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement or assignment) to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Subsidiary Guaranty, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Secured Documents, or to be held as Collateralfor any Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts payable under this Subsidiary Guaranty thereafter arising. If (i) any Guarantor shall make payment to any Secured Party of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations and (ii) the Aggregate Commitments shall have been terminated shall have expired without any pending drawing or terminated, and all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted) payable under this Subsidiary Guaranty shall have been paid in full, the Secured Parties will, at such Guarantor’s request and expense, execute and deliver to such Guarantor appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty of any kind (either express or implied), necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to such Guarantor of an interest in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from such payment made by such Guarantor pursuant to this Subsidiary Guaranty.

 

 

5.
Payments Free and Clear of Taxes, Etc

 


 

 

Any and all payments by any Guarantor under this Subsidiary Guaranty or any other Loan Document shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. The provisions of Sections 3.01 and 10.23 of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference, mutatis mutandis, and each Guarantor agrees to be bound by such provisions as if such provisions were set forth in full herein, provided that each reference therein to the “Borrower” shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Guarantors” hereunder.

6.
Representations and Warranties

. Each Guarantor hereby makes each representation and warranty made in the Credit Agreement by the Borrower with respect to such Guarantor and each Guarantor hereby further represents and warrants as follows:

a.
there are no conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Subsidiary Guaranty that have not been satisfied or waived; and
b.
such Guarantor has, independently and without reliance upon any Secured Party and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Subsidiary Guaranty and each other Secured Document to which it is or is to be a party, and such Guarantor has established adequate means of obtaining from each other Loan Party on a continuing basis information pertaining to, and is now and on a continuing basis will be completely familiar with, the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties and prospects of such other Loan Party.

 

7.
Covenants

 

Each Guarantor covenants and agrees that unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Subsidiary Guaranty shall have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted), the expiration or termination of all Aggregate Commitments, such Guarantor will perform and observe, and cause each of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries to perform and observe, all of the terms, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents applicable to such Guarantor on its or their part to be performed or observed or that the Borrower has agreed to cause such Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiaries to perform or observe.

8.
Amendments, Guaranty Supplements, Etc

 

a.
Subject to Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Subsidiary Guaranty and no consent to any departure by any Guarantor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in

 


 

writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or the Administrative Agent at the direction of the Required Lenders) and the Guarantors, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. To the extent expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement, upon a Guarantor becoming an Excluded Subsidiary, or ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents, such Guarantor shall be released from this Subsidiary Guaranty in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.11 of the Credit Agreement and the Administrative Agent shall take such actions as are contemplated by Section 9.11 of the Credit Agreement as set forth therein.
b.
It is understood and agreed that any Subsidiary of Holdings that is required to execute a counterpart of this Subsidiary Guaranty after the date hereof pursuant to the Credit Agreement shall execute and deliver a guaranty supplement in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto (each, a “Guaranty Supplement”), and upon the execution and delivery thereof, (i) such Person shall be referred to as an “Additional Guarantor” and shall become and be a Guarantor hereunder, and each reference in this Subsidiary Guaranty to a “Guarantor” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Guarantor, and each reference in any other Loan Document to a “Subsidiary Guarantor” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Guarantor and (ii) each reference herein to “this Subsidiary Guaranty”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to this Subsidiary Guaranty, and each reference in any other Loan Document to the “Subsidiary Guaranty”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to this Subsidiary Guaranty, shall mean and be a reference to this Subsidiary Guaranty as supplemented by such Guaranty Supplement. The execution and delivery of such Guaranty Supplement shall not require the consent of any Guarantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any Additional Guarantor.
9.
Notices, Etc.

 

All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telegraphic, telecopy or telex communication or facsimile transmission) and mailed, telegraphed, telecopied, telexed, faxed or delivered as follows: if to any Guarantor, addressed to it in care of the Borrower at its address specified in Schedule 10.02 of the Credit Agreement; if to any Agent or any Lender, at its address specified in Schedule 10.02 of the Credit Agreement; or at such other address as shall be designated by the recipient in a written notice to each other party. All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made at such time as shall be set forth in Section 10.02 of the Credit Agreement.

 

 

 


 

10.
No Waiver; Remedies

 

No failure on the part of any Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

11.
Right of Set-off

 

Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Agent and each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Agentor such Lender, other than deposits held in “Exempt Deposit Accounts” (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement), to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any and all of the Obligations of such Guarantor now or hereafter existing under the Secured Documents, irrespective of whether such Agent or such Lender shall have made any demand under this Subsidiary Guaranty or any other Secured Document and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured or denominated in a currency different from that of the applicable deposit or indebtedness. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such set-off and application made by such Lender; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of each Agent and each Lender under this Section 11 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) that such Agent and such Lender may have. This Section 11 is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 10.09 of the Credit Agreement.

12.
Continuing Guaranty; Assignments under the Credit Agreement

. This Subsidiary Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted) payable under this Subsidiary Guaranty, (b) be binding upon each Guarantor, its successors and assigns and (c) bind and inure to the benefit of and (subject to Section 20 hereof) be enforceable by the Secured Parties and their permitted successors, permitted transferees and permitted assigns. Without limiting the generality of clause (c) of the immediately preceding sentence, any Secured Party may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, all or any portion of its Commitments, the Loans owing to it and the Note or Notes held by it) to any other Person in accordance with Section 10.07 of the Credit Agreement, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such

 


 

Secured Party herein or otherwise, in each case as and to the extent provided in Section 10.07 of the Credit Agreement. No Guarantor shall have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Secured Parties, other than pursuant to a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement and consummated in accordance with the terms and conditions contained therein.

13.
Fees and Expenses; Indemnification

a.
Each Guarantor, jointly and severally, agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent for its fees and expenses incurred hereunder to the extent provided in Section 10.04of the Credit Agreement; provided that each reference therein to the “Borrower” shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Guarantors”.
b.
Without limitation of any other Obligations of any Guarantor or remedies of the Secured Parties under this Subsidiary Guaranty, each Guarantor shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from and against (and will reimburse each Indemnitee, as and when incurred, for) any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs (including settlement costs), disbursements, and reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of (i) one counsel to the Indemnitees taken as a whole, (ii) in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict informs the Borrower of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of another firm of counsel for each such affected Indemnitee in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders and (iii) if necessary, one local counsel in each jurisdiction material to the interests of the Indemnitees (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and special counsel for each relevant specialty) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted or awarded against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of or in connection with any Guaranteed Obligations or by reason of any failure of any Guaranteed Obligations to be the legal, valid, binding obligations of any Loan Party enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, disbursements, fees or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from (A) the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Affiliates or controlling persons or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, or members of any of the foregoing or (B) any dispute that is among Indemnitees (other than any dispute involving claims against the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, or any other Agent, in each case in their respective capacities as such) that a court of competent jurisdiction has determined in a final and non-appealable

 


 

judgment did not involve actions or omissions of any direct or indirect parent or controlling person of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries.
c.
Any such amounts payable as provided hereunder shall be additional Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereby and secured by the Collateral Documents. The provisions of this Section 13shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Subsidiary Guaranty, any other Loan Document, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the other Guaranteed Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Subsidiary Guaranty or any other Loan Document any resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party. All amounts due under this Section 13 shall be payable within 30 days after invoiced or demand therefor (with a reasonably detailed invoice with respect thereto).
14.
Subordination

 

Each Guarantor hereby subordinates any and all debts, liabilities and other obligations now or hereafter owing to such Guarantor by each other Loan Party(the “Subordinated Obligations”) to the Guaranteed Obligations to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth in this Section 14:

a.
Prohibited Payments, Etc. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 14(a) and subject to any Intercompany Subordination Agreement, a Guarantor may receive regularly scheduled payments from any other Loan Party on account of the Subordinated Obligations. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default under Sections 8.01(a), (f) or (g) of the Credit Agreement (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any other Loan Party), unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees, no Guarantor shall demand, accept or take any action to collect any payment on account of the Subordinated Obligations. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default not described in the preceding sentence, upon notice from the Administrative Agent, no Guarantor shall demand, accept or take any action to collect any payment on account of the Subordinated Obligations.
b.
Prior Payment of Guaranteed Obligations. In any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any other Loan Party, each Guarantor agrees that the Secured Parties shall be entitled to receive payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations (including all interest and expenses accruing after the commencement of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, whether or not constituting an allowed claim in such proceeding (“Post-Petition Interest”)) before such Guarantor receives payment of any Subordinated Obligations.
c.
Turn-Over. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default(including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under

 


 

any Debtor Relief Law relating to any other Loan Party), each Guarantor shall, if the Administrative Agent so requests, collect, enforce and receive payments on account of the Subordinated Obligations as trustee for (or on behalf of) the Secured Parties and deliver such payments to the Administrative Agent on account of the Guaranteed Obligations (including all Post-Petition Interest), together with any necessary endorsements or other instruments of transfer, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under the other provisions of this Subsidiary Guaranty.
d.
Administrative Agent Authorization. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default(including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any other Loan Party), the Administrative Agent is authorized and empowered (but without any obligation to do so), in its discretion, (i) in the name of any Guarantor, to collect and enforce, and to submit claims in respect of, Subordinated Obligations and to apply any amounts received thereon to the Guaranteed Obligations (including any and all Post-Petition Interest), and (ii) to require any Guarantor (A) to collect and enforce, and to submit claims in respect of, Subordinated Obligations and (B) to pay any amounts received on such obligations to the Administrative Agent for application to the Guaranteed Obligations (including any and all Post-Petition Interest).
15.
Right of Contribution
a.
Each Guarantor agrees that to the extent that any Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder in respect of any Guaranteed Obligation of any other Guarantor, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment.
b.
Each Guarantor’s right of contribution under this Section 15 shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 4. The provisions of this Section 15 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of the Borrower or any Guarantor to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder. Each Guarantor agrees to contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, such amounts to each other Guarantor so as to maximize the aggregate amount paid to the Secured Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents.
16.
Execution in Counterparts

 

This Subsidiary Guaranty and each amendment, waiver and consent with respect hereto may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties thereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Subsidiary Guaranty and each amendment, waiver and consent with

 


 

respect hereto by telecopier, .pdf or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart thereof.

17.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial, Etc

 

a.
THIS SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.
b.
EACHPARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL DOCUMENT TO THE EXTENT EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE THEREIN OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION), AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE COLLATERAL AGENT, ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
c.
EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE

 


 

(b) OF THIS SECTION 17. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
d.
EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. NOTHING IN THIS SUBSIDIARYGUARANTY WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
e.
EACH PARTY TO THIS SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF SECTION 10.17 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
18.
Severability

 

If any provision of this Subsidiary Guaranty is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subsidiary Guaranty shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavour in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

19.
Headings

 

Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Subsidiary Guaranty and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Subsidiary Guaranty.

 

 


 

20.
Guaranty Enforceable by Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Subsidiary Guaranty, the Secured Parties agree (by their acceptance of the benefits of this Subsidiary Guaranty) that this Subsidiary Guaranty may be enforced only by the action of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, in each case acting upon the instructions of the Required Lenders and that no other Secured Party shall have any right individually to seek to enforce or to enforce this Subsidiary Guaranty or to realize upon the security to be granted by the Collateral Documents, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. The Secured Parties further agree that this Subsidiary Guaranty may not be enforced against any director, officer, employee, partner, member or stockholder of any Guarantor (except to the extent such partner, member or stockholder is also a Guarantor hereunder).

21.
Intercreditor Agreement

 

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Subsidiary Guaranty, in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement entered into by the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 9.15 of the Credit Agreement and this Subsidiary Guaranty, the provisions of such Intercreditor Agreement shall prevail.

22.
Instrument for the Payment of Money

 

Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that this Subsidiary Guaranty constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that any Secured Party or the Administrative Agent, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by any Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to bring a motion-action under New York CPLR Section 3213.

 

 


 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor and the Administrative Agent have caused this Subsidiary Guaranty to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK, LLC

KLDiscovery Franchising, LLC, each as Guarantor

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Secretary and Treasurer

 

 


 


 

Acknowledged and Agreed,

MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP,
as Administrative Agent

By: /s/ Kevin F. Griffin
Name: Kevin F. Griffin
Title: Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer


 

 

 


 

Exhibit A to the
Subsidiary Guaranty

 

1.
FORM OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT

________________ ____, 20___

MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP,
as Administrative Agent
One Penn Plaza, 53rd Floor

New York, NY 10119

Reference is made to (i) that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of August 14, 2024 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a LD Lower Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the other guarantors party thereto, each lender and other financial institution from time to time party thereto and MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and (ii) the Subsidiary Guaranty dated as of August 14, 2024 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, together with this Subsidiary Guaranty Supplement(this “Guaranty Supplement”), the “Subsidiary Guaranty”), among the Guarantors party thereto and the Administrative Agent. The capitalized terms defined in the Subsidiary Guaranty or in the Credit Agreement (defined below) and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as therein defined.

1.
Guaranty; Limitation of Liability

 

a.
The undersigned hereby, jointly and severally with the other Guarantors absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the full and punctual payment when due and performance, whether at scheduled maturity or on any date of a required prepayment or by acceleration, demand or otherwise, of all Obligations of each other Loan Party now or hereafter existing, including, without limitation, all Obligations under or in respect of the Secured Documents (including, without limitation, any extensions, modifications, substitutions, amendments or renewals of any or all of the foregoing Obligations), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees, indemnities, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise (such Obligations being the “Guaranteed Obligations”), and agrees to pay any and all expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party in enforcing any rights under this Guaranty Supplement, the

 


 

Subsidiary Guaranty or any other Secured Document, to the extent reimbursable under Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement.
b.
The undersigned, and by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty Supplement, the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such Persons that this Guaranty Supplement, the Subsidiary Guaranty and the Obligationsof the undersigned hereunder and thereunder not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of any Debtor Relief Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar foreign, federal or state law to the extent applicable to such Guarantor. To effectuate the foregoing intention, by acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty Supplement and the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Administrative Agent, the other Secured Parties and the undersigned hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of the undersigned under this Guaranty Supplement and the Subsidiary Guaranty at any time shall be limited to the maximum amount as will result in the obligations of the undersigned under this Guaranty Supplement and the Subsidiary Guaranty not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance or subject to avoidance under Debtor Relief Laws or any similar foreign, federal or state law, in each case applicable to such Guarantor.
c.
The undersigned hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that in the event any payment shall be required to be made to any Secured Party under this Guaranty Supplement, the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Holdings Guaranty or any other guaranty, the undersigned will contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, such amounts to each other Guarantor, Holdings and any other guarantor, as applicable, so as to maximize the aggregate amount paid to the Secured Parties under or in respect of the Secured Documents.
2.
Obligations Under the Subsidiary Guaranty

The undersigned hereby agrees, as of the date first above written, to be bound as a Guarantor by all of the terms and conditions of the Subsidiary Guaranty to the same extent as each of the other Guarantors thereunder. The undersigned further agrees, as of the date first above written, that each reference in the Subsidiary Guaranty to an “Additional Guarantor” or a “Guarantor” shall also mean and be a reference to the undersigned, and each reference in any other Loan Document to a “Subsidiary Guarantor” or a “Loan Party” shall also mean and be a reference to the undersigned.

3.
Representations and Warranties

.The undersigned hereby makes each representation and warranty set forth in Section 6 of the Subsidiary Guaranty to the same extent as each other Guarantor.

4.
Delivery by Telecopier

 


 

Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Guaranty Supplement by telecopier, .pdf or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Guaranty Supplement.

5.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial, Etc

 

a.
THIS GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.
b.
EACHPARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL DOCUMENT TO THE EXTENT EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE THEREIN OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION), AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE COLLATERAL AGENT, ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
c.
EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE

 


 

TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (b) OF THIS SECTION 5. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
d.
EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. NOTHING IN THIS GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
e.
EACH PARTY TO THIS GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF SECTION 10.17 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

 


 

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Very truly yours,

[NAME OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR]

By:

Name:

Title:


 

 

 


 

Acknowledged and Agreed,

MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP,
as Administrative Agent

By:

Name:

Title:

 

 


 

EXHIBIT F

SECURITY AGREEMENT

[Attached]

 

 


 

This instrument, as well as the indebtedness, rights and obligations evidenced hereby, are and shall at all times be and remain subject to the terms of and subordinated in right and time of payment to the extent and in the manner set forth in that certain Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement (as amended, supplemented, restated, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Subordination Agreement”) dated as of August 14, 2024 by and among WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the Agent (as defined therein) for the Senior Lenders (as defined therein), MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP as the Subordinated Agent (as defined therein) for the Subordinated Lenders (as defined therein), KLDISCOVERY HOLDINGS, INC. (f/k/a LD LOWER HOLDINGS, INC.), a Delaware corporation, as the Borrower (as defined therein) and the other guarantors party thereto, to the prior payment in full (as defined therein) of all Senior Debt (as defined therein) and each holder of this instrument by its acceptance hereof irrevocably agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Subordination Agreement.

 

 

SECURITY AGREEMENT

Dated August 14, 2024

among

The Grantors referred to herein,

as Grantors

and

MGG Investment Group LP,

as Collateral Agent

 

 


 

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

Section Page

Section 1. Grant of Security.....................................................................................................1

Section 2. Security for Obligations..........................................................................................5

Section 3. Grantors Remain Liable..........................................................................................5

Section 4. Delivery and Control of Security Collateral...........................................................5

Section 5. Commercial Tort Claims........................................................................................6

Section 6. Deposit Accounts...................................................................................................7

Section 7. Representations and Warranties.............................................................................7

Section 8. Further Assurances.................................................................................................8

Section 9. Post-Closing Changes; Collections on Assigned Agreements and Accounts........9

Section 10. As to Intellectual Property Collateral...................................................................10

Section 11. Voting Rights; Dividends; Etc..............................................................................11

Section 12. Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact......................................................12

Section 13. Collateral Agent May Perform.............................................................................13

Section 14. The Collateral Agent’s Duties..............................................................................13

Section 15. Remedies..............................................................................................................14

Section 16. Expenses..............................................................................................................16

Section 17. Amendments; Waivers; Additional Grantors; Etc...............................................16

Section 18. Notices, Etc..........................................................................................................17

Section 19. Continuing Security Interest; Assignments under the Credit Agreement...........17

Section 20. Release; Termination...........................................................................................17

Section 21. Reinstatement.......................................................................................................18

Section 22. Execution in Counterparts...................................................................................18

Section 23. The Mortgages.....................................................................................................18

Section 24. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.......................................................................18

Section 25. Intercreditor Agreement....................................................................................19

 


 

 

 


 

Schedules:

Schedule I - Location, Chief Executive Office, Type of Organization, Jurisdiction Of

Organization, Organizational Identification Number, Tax Identification Number and Trade Names

Schedule II - Pledged Interests and Pledged Debt

Schedule III - Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights

Schedule IV - Commercial Tort Claims

Exhibits:

Exhibit A - Form of Security Agreement Supplement

Exhibit B - Form of Intellectual Property Security Agreement

Exhibit C - Form of Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement

 

 


 

SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of August 14, 2024 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), among KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a Lower Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the other Persons listed on the signature pages hereof (the “Subsidiary Grantors”), the Additional Grantors (as hereinafter defined) from time to time party hereto (the Borrower, Holdings, the Subsidiary Grantors and such Additional Grantors being, collectively, the “Grantors”), and MGG Investment Group LP, as collateral agent (in such capacity, together with any successor collateral agent, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement below).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

(1) The Borrower has entered into that certain Second Lien Credit Agreementdated of even date herewith (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (including any increases of the principal amount outstanding thereunder), the “Credit Agreement”), by and among with MGG Investment Group LP, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and the other parties party thereto.

(2) Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Grantors are entering into this Agreement in order to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in the Collateral (as hereinafter defined).

(3) It is a condition precedent to the making of Loans by the Lendersfrom time to time that the Grantors shall have granted the security interests and made the pledges contemplated by this Agreement.

(4) Each Grantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents and the other Secured Documents (as defined herein).

(5) Capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Agreement are used in this Agreement as defined in the Credit Agreement. Further, unless otherwise defined in this Agreement or in the Credit Agreement, terms defined in Article 8 or 9 of the UCC are used in this Agreement as such terms are defined in such Article 8 or 9 (including, without limitation, Accounts, Certificated Security, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Commodity Account, Commodity Contract, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Equipment,Financial Assets, Fixtures, General Intangibles, Goods, Instruments,Inventory, Investment Property, Letter-of-Credit Rights, Securities Accounts, Securities Intermediary, Security, Security Entitlements and Supporting Obligations). Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement shall apply here mutatis mutandis.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and in order to induce the Lenders to make Loans from time to time, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as follows:

1.
Grant of Security

As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations (as defined below), each Grantor hereby pledges to the Collateral Agent (and its successors and permitted assigns), for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent (and its successors and permitted assigns), for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in and continuing lien on all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to the following, in each case, as to each type of property described below, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest, wherever located, and whether now or hereafter existing or arising (collectively, the “Collateral”):

 


 

a.
all Accounts;
b.
all cash and Cash Equivalents;
c.
all Chattel Paper;
d.
all Commercial Tort Claims set forth on Schedule IV hereto (as supplemented from time to time) or with a claimed amount in excess of $5,000,000;
e.
all Deposit Accounts;
f.
all Documents;
g.
all Equipment;
h.
subject to Section 22 hereof, all Fixtureslocated at Mortgaged Properties;
i.
all General Intangibles;
j.
all Goods;
k.
all Instruments;
l.
all Inventory;
m.
all Letter-of-Credit Rights;
n.
the following (the “Security Collateral”):
i.
all indebtedness from time to time owed to such Grantor, including, without limitation, the indebtedness set forth opposite such Grantor’s name on and otherwise described on Schedule II (all such indebtedness being the “Pledged Debt”), and the instruments and promissory notes, if any, evidencing such indebtedness, and all interest, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Pledged Debt;
ii.
all Equity Interests of any Person from time to time acquired, owned or held directly by such Grantor in any manner, including, without limitation, theEquity Interests owned or held by each Grantor set forth opposite such Grantor’s name on and otherwise described on Schedule II (all such Equity Interests being the “Pledged Interests”), and the certificates, if any, representing such shares or units or other Equity Interests, and all dividends, distributions, return of capital, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such shares or other Equity Interests and all warrants, rights or options issued thereon or with respect thereto; provided that such Grantor shall not be required to pledge, and the terms “Pledged Interests” and “Security Collateral” used in this Agreement shall not include, any voting Equity Interests that constitute Excluded Property; and
iii.
all Investment Property and all Financial Assets, and all dividends, distributions, return of capital, interest, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange therefor and all warrants, rights or options issued thereon or with respect thereto;
o.
all contracts and agreements between any Grantor and one or more additional parties (including, without limitation, any Swap Contracts, licensing agreements and any partnership agreements, joint venture agreements, limited liability

 


 

company agreements) and the IP Agreements (as hereinafter defined), in each case as such agreements may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (collectively, the “Assigned Agreements”), including, without limitation, all rights of such Grantor to receive moneys due and to become due under or pursuant to the Assigned Agreements (all such Collateral being the “Agreement Collateral”);
p.
the following (collectively, excluding clause (viii) below, the “Intellectual Property Collateral”):
i.
all patents, patent applications, utility models, statutory invention registrations and all inventions claimed or disclosed therein and all improvements thereto (“Patents”);
ii.
all trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, domain names, trade dress, logos, designs, slogans, trade names, business names, corporate names and other source identifiers, whether registered or unregistered (provided that no security interest shall be granted in United States intent-to-use trademark applications prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act or an “Amendment to Allege Use” pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Lanham Act with respect thereto, to the extent that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of any registration that issues from such intent-to-use application under applicable federal law), together, in each case, with the goodwill symbolized thereby (“Trademarks”);
iii.
all copyrights, including, without limitation, copyrights in Computer Software (as hereinafter defined), internet websites and the content thereof, whether registered or unregistered (“Copyrights”);
iv.
all computer software, programs and databases (including, without limitation, source code, object code and all related applications and data files), firmware and documentation and materials relating thereto, together with any and all maintenance rights, service rights, programming rights, hosting rights, test rights, improvement rights, renewal rights and indemnification rights and any substitutions, replacements, improvements, error corrections, updates and new versions of any of the foregoing (“Computer Software”);
v.
all confidential and proprietary information, including, without limitation, know-how, trade secrets, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, inventions, research and development information, databases and data, including, without limitation, technical data, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans and customer and supplier lists and information, and all other intellectual, industrial and intangible property of any type, including, without limitation, industrial designs and mask works;
vi.
all registrations and applications for registration for any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, those registrations and applications for registration at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”) or the U.S. Copyright Office (the “USCO”) set forth in Schedule IIIhereto (as such Schedule III may be supplemented from time to time by supplements to this Agreement, each such supplement being substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto (an “IP Security Agreement Supplement”) executed by such Grantor to

 


 

the Collateral Agent from time to time), together with all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals and reexaminations thereof;
vii.
all rights in the foregoing corresponding thereto throughout the world and all other rights of any kind whatsoever of such Grantor accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto;
viii.
all agreements granting to any Grantor, or pursuant to which any Grantor grants to any other Person rights in any of the foregoing (“IP Agreements”); and
ix.
any and all claims for damages or injunctive relief for past, present and future infringement, dilution, misappropriation, violation, misuse or breach with respect to any of the foregoing, with the right, but not the obligation, to sue for and collect, or otherwise recover, such damages;
q.
all books and records (including, without limitation, customer lists, credit files, printouts and other computer output materials and records) of such Grantor pertaining to any of the Collateral;
r.
all other tangible and intangible personal property of whatever nature whether or not covered by Article 9 of the UCC; and
s.
all proceeds of, collateral for, income, royalties and other payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to, and Supporting Obligations (as defined in the UCC) relating to, any and all of the Collateral (including, without limitation, proceeds, collateral and Supporting Obligations that constitute property of the types described in clauses (a) through (r) of this Section 1), and, to the extent not otherwise included, all payments under insurance covering any Collateral (whether or not the Collateral Agent is the loss payee thereof), or any indemnity, warranty or guaranty, payable by reason of loss or damage to or otherwise with respect to any of the foregoing Collateral;

provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing clauses (a) through (s), the security interest created by this Agreement shall not extend to, and the terms “Collateral,” “Security Collateral,” “Agreement Collateral,” “Intellectual Property Collateral,” “Pledged Interests,” “Pledged Debt” and other terms defining the components of the Collateral in the foregoing clauses (a) through (s) shall not include, (A) Excluded Property or (B) the Equity Interests of any Person that is an “Excluded Subsidiary” pursuant to clause (g) of such definition;

provided, further, that with respect to any asset or property of a Grantor that would constitute Collateral but for its qualifying as Excluded Property, immediately upon the ineffectiveness, lapse or termination of any restriction or condition covering, or resulting in, any asset or other property of a Grantor constituting Excluded Property (and such asset ceasing to constitute Excluded Property), the Collateral shall include and such Grantor shall be deemed to have granted a security interest in, such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to such asset or other property as if such restriction or condition had never been in effect and such asset or other property shall no longer constitute Excluded Property;

provided, further, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing clauses (a) through (s) or otherwise contained here, no Grantor shall be required to (x) take any action or enter into any agreement in contravention of the Perfection Exceptions or (y) make any filing with respect to any Intellectual Property Collateral other than filing a UCC financing statement and filings at the USPTO or USCO.

 


 

2.
Security for Obligations

This Agreement secures, in the case of each Grantor, the payment of all Obligations now or hereafter existing under any of the Loan Documents (theLoan Documents collectively, the “Secured Documents”) (as such Secured Documents may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (including any increases of the principal amount outstanding thereunder)), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, reimbursement obligations, interest, fees, premiums, penalties, indemnifications, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise (all such Obligations being the “Secured Obligations”).

3.
Grantors Remain Liable

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) each Grantor shall remain liable under its contracts and agreements included in the Collateral to the extent set forth therein to perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (b) the exercise by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party of any of the rights hereunder shall not release any Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral and (c) no Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement or any other Secured Document, nor shall any Secured Party be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of any Grantor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.

4.
Delivery and Control of Security Collateral

All certificates, if any, representing or evidencing the Pledged Interests (other than Equity Interests of non-wholly owned Subsidiaries with a fair market value of less than $1,000,000) and all instruments representing or evidencing the Pledged Debt individually or in an aggregate principal amount together with all other such Pledged Debt in excess of $1,000,000 (other than any short term intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice in connection with the cash management operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) shall be promptly delivered to and held by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent pursuant hereto and, subject to Section 6.16 of the Credit Agreement, on the Closing Date with respect to any such Pledged Interests or Pledged Debt owned by a Grantor as of the Closing Date (and with respect to such Pledged Interests or Pledged Debt acquired after the date hereof, within 90 days of acquisition (or such later date as provided in the Credit Agreement or as the Collateral Agent may agree)) be in suitable form for transfer by delivery, or shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent shall have the right at any time and without notice to any Grantor, to (i) transfer to or to register in the name of the Collateral Agent or any nominee or designee of the Collateral Agent any or all of the Security Collateral, subject only to the revocable rights specified in Section 10(a), (ii) exchange certificates or instruments representing or evidencing Security Collateral for certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations and (iii) convert Security Collateral consisting of Financial Assets credited to any Securities Account to Security Collateral consisting of Financial Assets held directly by the Collateral Agent or its nominee or designee, and to convert Security Collateral consisting of Financial Assets held directly by the Collateral Agent or its nominee or designee to Security Collateral consisting of Financial Assets credited to any Securities Account.

a.
During the continuation of an Event of Default and after the Collateral Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders) has given notice to the applicable Grantor of its intent to exercise remedies, with respect to any Security Collateral in which any Grantor has any right, title or interest and that (i) is not an uncertificated security, promptly upon the request of the Collateral Agent, such Grantor will notify each issuer of Pledged Interests that such Pledged Interests are subject to the security interests granted hereunder or (ii) is an uncertificated security, to the extent

 


 

that the issuer thereof is (a) a wholly-owned Subsidiary of such Grantor and (b) organized under the laws of the United States or the District of Columbia, promptly upon the request of the Collateral Agent, such Grantor will cause the issuer thereof either (at the option of such Grantor) (A) to register the Collateral Agent or its nominee or designee as the registered owner of such security or (B) to agree in an authenticated record with such Grantor and the Collateral Agent that such issuer will comply with instructions with respect to such security originated by the Collateral Agent without further consent of such Grantor, such authenticated record to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
b.
Each Grantor agrees that to the extent each interest in any limited liability company or limited partnership or any share or similar equity interest issued by a corporation, business trust, joint stock company or similar entity controlled now or in the future by such Grantor and pledged hereunder is a “security” within the meaning of Article 8 of the UCC and is governed by Article 8 of the UCC, (i) such interest shall be certificated and (ii) each such interest shall at all times hereafter continue to be such a security and represented by such certificate. Each Grantor further acknowledges and agrees that with respect to any interest in any limited liability company or limited partnership or any share or similar equity interest issued by a corporation, business trust, joint stock company or similar entity controlled now or in the future by such Grantor and pledged hereunder that is not a “security” within the meaning of Article 8 of the UCC, such Grantor shall at no time elect to treat any such interest as a “security” within the meaning of Article 8 of the UCC, nor shall such interest be represented by a certificate, unless such Grantor provides written notification to the Collateral Agent of such election and such interest is thereafter represented by a certificate that is promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof.
c.
During the continuation of an Event of Default and after the Collateral Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders)has given notice to the applicable Grantor of its intent to exercise remedies, promptly upon the request of the Collateral Agent, such Grantor will notify each issuer of Pledged Debt that such Pledged Debt is subject to the security interests granted hereunder.
5.
Commercial Tort Claims

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment, any Secured Obligation of any Loan Party shall remain unpaid (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted) each Grantor will give prompt notice (and in any event at least as frequently as the delivery of any Compliance Certificate under Section 6.02(b) of the Credit Agreement) to the Collateral Agent of any individual Commercial Tort Claim with a claimed amount in excess of $5,000,000 that does not constitute Excluded Property and will promptly amend Schedule IV to describe such Commercial Tort Claim in a manner that reasonably identifies such Commercial Tort Claims and which is otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and hereby authorizes the filing of additional financing statements or amendments to existing financing statements describing such Commercial Tort Claim, and otherwise agrees to take all necessary action or do such other acts or things deemed necessary or desirable by the Collateral Agent to subject such Commercial Tort Claim to the security interests granted under this Agreement.

6.
Deposit Accounts

Each Grantor shall cause all Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts (other than an Excluded Account) to be subject to a Control Agreement within 60 days on the Closing Date or within 60 days (or such later date as agreed by the Collateral Agent) of the opening of such Account. As used herein, “Control Agreement” means an agreement which provides for the Collateral Agent to have Control of

 


 

Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts, as applicable; and “Excluded Account” means (a) any trust, payroll, escrow or other similar accounts, (b) any securities accounts, deposit accounts, other bank accounts or commodities accounts to the extent the average daily balance of funds on deposit therein for each fiscal month does not exceed $1,000,000 and (c) accounts related to the clearing, payment processing and similar operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

7.
Representations and Warranties

Each Grantor represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party as follows (it being understood that none of the following applies to Excluded Property):

a.
as of the Closing Date, (i) such Grantor’s exact legal name, as defined in Section 9-503(a) of the UCC, type of organization, jurisdiction of organization or incorporation, organizational identification number (if any) and taxpayer identification number (if any) are correctly set forth in Schedule I hereto (as such Schedule I may be supplemented from time to time by supplements to this Agreement), (ii) such Grantor is located (within the meaning of Section 9-307 of the UCC) and has its chief executive office, in the state or jurisdiction set forth in Schedule I hereto and (iii) such Grantor has no trade names other than as listed on Schedule I hereto and, within the last five years, has not changed its name, type of organization or jurisdiction of organization or incorporation from those set forth on Schedule I, except as described on Schedule I;
b.
All Pledged Interests consisting of certificated securities (other than Equity Interests of non-wholly owned Subsidiaries) and all Pledged Debt evidenced or represented by instruments in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $1,000,000 have been or will be delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance herewith and with the Credit Agreement (but solely to the extent otherwise required by the terms hereof or the Credit Agreement);
c.
such Grantor is the legal and beneficial owner of the Collateral (other than Intellectual Property Collateral which is addressed in clause (f) below) granted or purported to be granted by it free and clear of any Lien, claim, option or right of others, except for the security interest created under this Agreement, and other Liens permitted under Section 7.02 of the Credit Agreement;
d.
as of the Closing Date the Pledged Interests pledged by such Grantor constitute the percentage of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the issuers thereof indicated on Schedule II hereto;
e.
upon the filing of appropriate financing statements in the appropriate filing office under the UCC and the recordation of the IP Security Agreement (as defined below) with the USPTO and the USCO, and the delivery to and continuing possession or control by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the UCC of such Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected by possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to the Collateral Agent to the extent required by this Agreement), all actions necessary to perfect the security interest, so far as perfection is possible under relevant law, in the Collateral of such Grantor created under this Agreement with respect to which a Lien may be perfected by filing or possession or control pursuant to the UCC or 35 U.S.C. §261, 15 U.S.C. §1060 or 17 U.S.C. §205 subject to the terms of this Agreement shall have been duly made or taken and are in full force and effect, and this Agreement creates in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a valid and, together with such filings and other actions, perfected, so far as perfection is

 


 

possible under relevant law, security interest in such Collateral of such Grantor subject to no Liens other than Liens permitted under Section 7.02 of the Credit Agreement (subject to the Perfection Exceptions), securing the payment of the Secured Obligations;
f.
except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
i.
to the knowledge of any Grantor, the conduct of the business of such Grantor as currently conducted does not infringe upon, misappropriate, dilute or otherwise violate the intellectual property rights of any third party;
ii.
as of the Closing Date, such Grantor is the exclusive owner of all of the Intellectual Property Collateral set forth on Schedule III, and is entitled to use all Intellectual Property Collateral subject only to the terms of the IP Security Agreements;
iii.
as of the Closing Date, the Intellectual Property Collateral set forth on Schedule III hereto includes all of the patents, patent applications, trademark registrations and applications, copyright registrations and applications filed at the USPTO or the USCO material to such Grantor’s business (hereinafter “Registered Intellectual Property Collateral”); and
iv.
as of the Closing Date, the Registered Intellectual Property Collateral is subsisting and has not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or part.
g.
such Grantor has no Commercial Tort Claims with an individual claimed value in excess of $5,000,000other than those listed in Schedule IV and additional Commercial Tort Claims as to which such Grantor has complied with the requirements of Section 5hereof.
8.
Further Assurances

Each Grantor agrees that from time to time, at the expense of such Grantor, such Grantor will promptly execute and deliver, or otherwise authenticate, all further instruments and documents, and take all further action that may be necessary or that the Collateral Agent or any Lender through the Collateral Agent, may reasonably request, in order to grant, preserve, perfect and/or protect any pledge or security interest granted or purported to be granted by such Grantor hereunder or to enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral of such Grantor, subject in each case to the Perfection Exceptions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor will promptly following any reasonable request of the Collateral Agent or any Lender through the Collateral Agent, with respect to Collateral of such Grantor: (i) if any such Collateral with a value in excess of $1,000,000 shall be evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument or Chattel Paper, deliver and pledge to the Collateral Agent hereunder such note or instrument or Chattel Paper duly indorsed and accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent; (ii) execute or authenticate and file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices, as may be reasonably necessary, or as the Collateral Agent or any Lender through the Collateral Agent, may reasonably request, in order to perfect and preserve the perfected security interest granted or purported to be granted by such Grantor hereunder; (iii) deliver and pledge to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties certificates representing Security Collateral that constitutes certificated securities, accompanied by undated stock or bond powers executed in blank (to the extent required to be pledged pursuant to the Credit Agreement or this Agreement); and (iv) deliver to the Collateral Agent evidence that all other action (subject to the Perfection Exceptions) that the Collateral Agent may reasonably require from time to time in order to grant, preserve, perfect and protect the security interest granted or purported to be granted by such Grantor under

 


 

this Agreement has been taken (subject in each case to the Perfection Exceptions and the other exceptions, qualifications and grace periods provided herein and in the Credit Agreement).

a.
Each Grantor hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent and its designees to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, including, without limitation, one or more financing statements indicating that such financing statements cover all assets or all personal property (or words of similar effect), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, of such Grantor, in each case without the signature of such Grantor, and regardless of whether any particular asset described in such financing statements falls within the scope of the UCC or the granting clause of this Agreement. A photocopy or other reproduction of this Agreement or any financing statement covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law. Each Grantor ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent and its designees to have filed such financing statements, continuation statements or amendments filed prior to the date hereof.
b.
At the time of delivery of the Compliance Certificatecovering the annual financial statements with respect to the preceding fiscal year pursuant to Section 6.02(b) of the Credit Agreement (or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, more frequently if requested by the Collateral Agent) the Borrower shall provide information of the type that would be required to be disclosed on Schedules II through IV of this Agreement reflecting any changes since the Closing Date or the delivery of the Compliance Certificate covering the previous annual financial statements, as applicable, or confirm that there have been no such changes during such period.
9.
Post-Closing Changes; Collections on Assigned Agreements and Accounts

No Grantor will change its name, type of organization or jurisdiction of organization or incorporation, without promptly (and in any event, within 45 days (or such later date as agreed to by the Collateral Agent)) giving written notice to the Collateral Agent and taking all action required under the UCC or otherwise that are required in order for the Collateral Agent to maintain the perfection and priority of the security interest created by this Agreement following such change.

a.
Except as otherwise provided in this Section 9(b), each Grantor will continue to collect, at its own expense, all amounts due or to become due such Grantor under the Accounts. In connection with such collections, such Grantor may take (and, at the Collateral Agent’s direction during the continuation of an Event of Default, shall take) such commercially reasonable action as such Grantor (or, during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent) may deem necessary or advisable to enforce collection thereof; provided, however, that the Collateral Agent shall have the right at any time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of anEvent of Default and upon written notice to such Grantor of its intention to do so, to notify the obligors under any Accounts of the assignment of such Accounts to the Collateral Agent and to direct such obligors to make payment of all amounts due or to become due to such Grantor thereunder directly to the Collateral Agent (or otherwise at its direction) and, upon such notification and at the expense of such Grantor, to enforce collection of any such Accounts, to adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment thereof, in the same manner and to the same extent as such Grantor might have done, and to otherwise exercise all rights with respect to such Accounts, including, without limitation, those rights set forth in Section 9-607 of the UCC. After receipt by any Grantor of the notice from the

 


 

Collateral Agent referred to in the proviso to the preceding sentence, (i) all amounts and proceeds (including, without limitation, instruments) received by such Grantor in respect of the Accounts of such Grantor shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent hereunder, shall be segregated from other funds of such Grantor and shall be either (A) released to such Grantor to the extent permitted under the terms of the Credit Agreement so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or (B) if any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, applied as provided in Section 8.04 of the Credit Agreement and (ii) except with the consent of the Collateral Agent, such Grantor will not adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment of any Account, release wholly or partly any obligor thereof, or allow any credit or discount thereon.
10.
As to Intellectual Property Collateral

Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, with respect to each item of its Registered Intellectual Property Collateral, each Grantor agrees to take, at its expense, all commercially reasonable steps, including, without limitation, in the USPTO and USCO, to (i) maintain the validity and enforceability of such Intellectual Property Collateral and maintain such Intellectual Property Collateral in full force and effect, and (ii) pursue the registration and maintenance of each patent, trademark, or copyright registration or application, now or hereafter included in such Intellectual Property Collateral of such Grantor, including, without limitation, the payment of required fees and taxes, the filing of responses to office actions issued by the USPTO and USCO, the filing of applications for renewal or extension, the filing of affidavits under Sections 8 and 15 of the U.S. Trademark Act, the filing of divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, reissue and renewal applications or extensions, the payment of maintenance fees and the participation in interference, reexamination, opposition, cancellation, infringement and misappropriation proceedings.

a.
Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Grantor shall use proper statutory notice in connection with its use of Intellectual Property Collateral registered with, issued by, or applied for with the USPTO or USCO. Except as could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no Grantor shall do or permit any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any of its Registered Intellectual Property Collateral may lapse or become invalid or unenforceable or placed in the public domain.
b.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Grantor may refrain from taking, or shall be permitted to take, as the case may be, any actions otherwise prohibited or required by the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 10 with respect to Intellectual Property Collateral which it determines in its good faith commercially reasonable business judgment not to be useful to its business or worth protecting or maintaining (including without limitation by abandoning, failing to defend or maintain or causing any such Intellectual Property Collateral to become unenforceable, abandoned, invalidated or publicly available).
c.
With respect to its Registered Intellectual Property Collateral as of the Closing Date, each Grantor agrees to execute or otherwise authenticate on the Closing Date an agreement, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit Bhereto (an “IP Security Agreement”), for recording the security interest granted hereunder to the Collateral Agent in such Registered Intellectual Property Collateral with the USPTO and USCO.
d.
Without limiting Section 1, each Grantor agrees that should it obtain an ownership interest in any item of the type set forth in Section 1(p)that is not, as of the Closing Date, a part of the Intellectual Property Collateral (“After-Acquired Intellectual

 


 

Property”) (i) the provisions of this Agreement shall automatically apply thereto, and (ii) any such After-Acquired Intellectual Property and, in the case of trademarks, the goodwill symbolized thereby, shall automatically become part of the Intellectual Property Collateral subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement with respect thereto. Each Grantor shall, to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.12 of the Credit Agreement, execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent, or otherwise authenticate, an IP Security Agreement Supplement covering such After-Acquired Intellectual Property which IP Security Agreement Supplement shall be recorded promptly by such Grantor with the USPTO and USCO.
e.
At such time as the Collateral Agent is lawfully entitled to exercise its rights and remedies under Section 14 (and actually exercises such rights), each Grantor grants to the Collateral Agent an irrevocable, non-exclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Grantor) subject, in the case of Trademarks, to sufficient rights to quality control and inspection in favor of such Grantor to avoid the risk of invalidation of such Trademarks, to use, assign or sublicense any Intellectual Property Collateral in which such Grantor has rights wherever the same may be located, including, without limitation, in such license access to (i) all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored, and (ii) all software and computer programs used for compilation or print-out. The license granted under this Section is to enable the Collateral Agent to exercise its rights and remedies under Section 14 and for no other purpose.
11.
Voting Rights; Dividends; Etc

So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and, other than in the case of an Event of Default under Section 8.01 (a), (f) or (g) of the Credit Agreement, the Collateral Agent has not notified such Grantor of its intent to exercise remedies:

i.
each Grantor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Security Collateral of such Grantor or any part thereof for any purpose; provided, however, that such Grantor will not exercise or refrain from exercising any such right in a manner prohibited by the Loan Documents;
ii.
each Grantor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest and other distributions paid in respect of the Security Collateral of such Grantor if and to the extent that the payment thereof is not otherwise prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents; provided, however, that any and all:
a.
dividends, interest and other distributions paid or payable other than in cash in respect of, and instruments and other property received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any Security Collateral,
b.
dividends and other distributions paid or payable in cash in respect of any Security Collateral in connection with a partial or total liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a reduction of capital, capital surplus or paid-in-surplus, and
c.
cash paid, payable or otherwise distributed in respect of principal of, or in redemption of, or in exchange for, any Security Collateral,

 


 

(x) in the case of the foregoing clause (A), any such property distributed in respect of any Security Collateral shall be deemed to constitute acquired property and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent as Security Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary indorsement or other instrument) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the provisions of Section 6.12 of the Credit Agreement and (y) in the case of the foregoing clauses (B) and (C), any such cash distributed in respect of any Security Collateral shall be subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement applicable to the proceeds of a Disposition of property; and

iii.
the Collateral Agent will promptly execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to each Grantor all such proxies and other instruments as such Grantor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Grantor to exercise the voting and other rights that it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (i) above and to receive the dividends or interest payments that it is authorized to receive and retain pursuant to paragraph (ii) above.
b.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:
i.
upon notice to the applicable Grantor (and automatically in the case of clause (y) below to the extent such Event of Default is under Section 8.01 (a), (f) or (g) of the Credit Agreement), all rights of each Grantor (x) to exercise or refrain from exercising the voting and other consensual rights that it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 10(a)(i) shall cease and (y) to receive the dividends, interest and other distributions that it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to Section 10(a)(ii) shall automatically cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent (or its nominee or other designee), which shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise or refrain from exercising such voting and other consensual rights and to receive and hold as Security Collateral such dividends, interest and other distributions; and
ii.
all dividends, interest and other distributions that are received by any Grantor contrary to the provisions of paragraph (i) of this Section 11(b) shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, shall be segregated from other funds of such Grantor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Collateral Agent as Security Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary indorsement).
12.
Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact

Each Grantor hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent such Grantor’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or otherwise, from time to time, solely upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, in the Collateral Agent’s discretion (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders), to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Collateral Agent or any other directing Secured Party may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement (in accordance with this Agreement and each other applicable Loan Document), including, without limitation:

a.
to obtain and adjust insurance required to be paid to the Collateral Agent;
b.
to ask for, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compromise, receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in respect of any of the Collateral;

 


 

c.
to receive, indorse and collect any drafts or other instruments, documents and Chattel Paper, in connection with clause (a) or (b) above; and
d.
to file any claims or take any other action or institute any proceedings that the Collateral Agent or any other directing Secured Party may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of any of the Collateral or otherwise to enforce compliance with the terms and conditions of any Assigned Agreement or the rights of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties with respect to any of the Collateral.
13.
Collateral Agent May Perform

If any Grantor fails to perform any agreement contained herein after the expiration or termination of any applicable cure or grace periods, the Collateral Agent may, after providing notice to such Grantor of its intent to do so, but without any obligation to do so, itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the expenses of the Collateral Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by such Grantor under Section 15.

14.
The Collateral Agent’s Duties

The powers conferred on the Collateral Agent hereunder are solely to protect the Secured Parties’ interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. Except for the exercise of reasonable care with respect to the custody of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral, as to ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relative to any Collateral, whether or not any Secured Party has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or as to the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Collateral in its possession if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property. It is expressly understood and agreed that the obligations of the Collateral Agent as holder of the Collateral and interests therein and with respect to the disposition thereof, and otherwise under this Agreement, are only those expressly set forth in this Agreement and in Article IX of the Credit Agreement. The Collateral Agent shall act hereunder on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in Article IX of the Credit Agreement.

a.
The Secured Parties and the Collateral Agent have no obligation to keep Collateral in their possession identifiable. The Collateral Agent has no obligation to collect dividends, distributions or interest payable on, or exercise any option or right in connection with any Collateral. The Collateral Agent has no obligation to protect or preserve any Collateral from depreciating in value or becoming worthless and is released from all responsibility for any loss of value, whether such Collateral is in the possession of, is a security entitlement of, or is subject to the control of, the Collateral Agent, a securities intermediary, the Grantor or any other Person.
b.
The Collateral Agent may from time to time, when the Collateral Agent deems it to be necessary, appoint one or more subagents (each a “Subagent”) for the Collateral Agent hereunder with respect to all or any part of the Collateral. In the event that the Collateral Agent so appoints any Subagent with respect to any Collateral, (i) the assignment and pledge of such Collateral and the security interest granted in such Collateral by each Grantor hereunder shall be deemed for purposes of this Agreement to have been made to such Subagent, in addition to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as security for the Secured Obligations, (ii) such Subagent shall automatically be vested, in addition to the Collateral Agent, with all rights, powers, privileges, interests and remedies of the

 


 

Collateral Agent hereunder with respect to such Collateral, and (iii) the term “Collateral Agent,” when used herein in relation to any rights, powers, privileges, interests and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to such Collateral, shall include such Subagent; provided, however, that no such Subagent shall be authorized to take any action with respect to any such Collateral unless and except to the extent expressly authorized in writing by the Collateral Agent. The provisions of Article IX of the Credit Agreement shall apply to such Subagent and the appointment by the Collateral Agent of any such Subagent.
15.
Remedies

If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:

a.
The Collateral Agent may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured party upon default under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or any other applicable law (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected Collateral) and also may: (i) require each Grantor to, and each Grantor hereby agrees that it will at its expense and upon request of the Collateral Agent forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Collateral Agent and make it available to the Collateral Agent at a place and time to be designated by the Collateral Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders) that is reasonably convenient to both parties; (ii) without notice except as specified below, sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Collateral Agent’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other terms as the Collateral Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders) may deem commercially reasonable; (iii) occupy any premises owned or leased by any of the Grantors where the Collateral or any part thereof is assembled or located for a reasonable period in order to effectuate its rights and remedies hereunder or under law, without obligation to such Grantor in respect of such occupation; and (iv) exercise any and all rights and remedies of any of the Grantors under or in connection with the Collateral, or otherwise in respect of the Collateral, including, without limitation, (A) any and all rights of such Grantor to demand or otherwise require payment of any amount under, or performance of any provision of, the Assigned Agreements, the Accounts and the other Collateral, (B) withdraw, or cause or direct the withdrawal, of all funds with respect to accounts containing Cash Collateral and (C) exercise all other rights and remedies with respect to the Assigned Agreements, the Accounts and the other Collateral, including, without limitation, those set forth in Section 9-607 of the UCC, in each case in accordance with the other provisions of this Agreement. Each Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least ten days’ notice to such Grantor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Collateral Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.
b.
All payments received by any Grantor under or in connection with any Assigned Agreement or otherwise in respect of the Collateral shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, shall be segregated from other funds of such

 


 

Grantor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Collateral Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary indorsement).
c.
The Collateral Agent may, without notice to any Grantor except as required by law and at any time or from time to time, charge, set-off and otherwise apply all or any part of the Secured Obligations against any funds held with respect to any Deposit Account of a Grantor that is not a trust account, payroll account, escrow account or client funds account (any such trust account, payroll account, escrow account or client funds account, an “Exempt Deposit Account”).
d.
Any cash held by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent and all cash proceeds received by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral may, in the discretion of the Collateral Agent, be held by the Collateral Agent as collateral for, and/or then or at any time thereafter applied (after payment of any amounts payable to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 15) in whole or in part by the Collateral Agent against, all or any part of the Secured Obligations, in the manner set forth in Section 8.04 of the Credit Agreement.
e.
In the event of any sale or other Disposition of any of the Intellectual Property Collateral of any Grantor, the goodwill symbolized by any Trademarks subject to such sale or other Disposition shall be included therein, and such Grantor shall supply to the Collateral Agent or its designee such Grantor’s know-how and expertise, and documents and things relating to any Intellectual Property Collateral subject to such sale or other Disposition, and such Grantor’s customer lists and other records and documents relating to such Intellectual Property Collateral and to the manufacture, distribution, advertising and sale of products and services of such Grantor.
f.
If the Collateral Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders) shall determine to exercise its right to sell all or any of the Security Collateral of any Grantor pursuant to this Section 15, each Grantor agrees that, upon request of the Collateral Agent, such Grantor will, at its own expense, do or cause to be done all such other acts and things as may be reasonably necessary to make such sale of such Security Collateral or any part thereof valid and binding and in compliance with applicable law.
g.
The Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party is authorized, in connection with any sale of the Security Collateral pursuant to this Section 15, to deliver or otherwise disclose to any prospective purchaser of the Security Collateral: (i) any registration statement or prospectus, and all supplements and amendments thereto; (ii) any information and projections; and (iii) any other information in its possession relating to such Security Collateral.
h.
Except as otherwise provided in any Loan Documents, with the written consent of the Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders), to the extent permitted by any such requirement of Law(including, without limitation, Section 9-610 of the UCC), the Collateral Agent (or any other Person on its behalf) may bid for and become the purchaser (and may pay all or any portion of the purchase price by crediting Obligations against the purchase price) of the Collateral or any item thereof, offered for Disposition in accordance with this Section 15 without accountability to the relevant Grantor.

 


 

i.
Each Grantor acknowledges the impossibility of ascertaining the amount of damages that would be suffered by the Secured Parties by reason of the failure by such Grantor to perform any of the covenants contained in Section 15(f) above and, consequently, agrees that, if such Grantor shall fail to perform any of such covenants, it will pay, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an amount equal to the value of the Security Collateral on the date the Collateral Agent shall demand compliance with Section 15(f) above.
j.
Notwithstanding anything in the Organization Documents of any issuer of the Pledged Interests now or hereafter in effect, each Grantor, being all of the legal and beneficial owners of all of the Pledged Interests, agrees that upon any foreclosure sale or other disposition with respect to any of the Pledged Interests, the Collateral Agent or other successful bidder will automatically succeed to the right to participate in the management of the business and affairs of the issuer of such Pledged Interests and to such Grantor’s status as an equity owner of the issuer of such Pledged Interests (and in furtherance thereof, Collateral Agent or such other successful bidder at a foreclosure sale or other disposition will automatically be deemed admitted as an equity owner of such issuer immediately before such Grantor ceases to be an equity owner).
16.
Expenses

Each Grantor will upon demand pay to the Collateral Agent and any other Agents the amount of any and all reasonable and documented expenses, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of their respective counsel incurred in connection with (i) the administration of this Agreement, (ii) the custody, preservation, use or operation of, or the sale of, collection from or other realization upon, any of the Collateral of such Grantor, (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Collateral Agent or the other Secured Parties hereunder or (iv) the failure by such Grantor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof, in each case, in the manner and to the extent set forth in Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement.

a.
The parties hereto agree that the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to the benefits of, and the Grantors shall jointly and severally have the indemnification obligations described in, Section 10.05of the Credit Agreement.
b.
Any such amounts payable as provided hereunder shall be additional Secured Obligations secured hereby and by the other Secured Documents. The provisions of this Section 16 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the repayment of any of the Secured Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any resignation of the Collateral Agent, or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party. The Grantors shall promptly pay or promptly reimburse the Collateral Agent and each Secured Party, as applicable, for all amounts due under this Section 16.
17.
Amendments; Waivers; Additional Grantors; Etc

. Subject to Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by any Grantor herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Collateral Agent, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No failure on the part of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising any right hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.

 


 

a.
Upon the execution and delivery, or authentication, by any Person of a security agreement supplement in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto (each a “Security Agreement Supplement”), such Persons hall be referred to as an “Additional Grantor” and shall be and become a Grantor hereunder, and each reference in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to “Grantor” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Grantor, and each reference in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to “Collateral” shall also mean and be a reference to the Collateral of such Additional Grantor.
18.
Notices, Etc

All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telegraphic, telecopy or telex communication or facsimile transmission) and mailed, telegraphed, telecopied, telexed, faxed or delivered to it, if to any Grantor, addressed to it in care of Borrower’s address specified in Schedule 10.02 of the Credit Agreement, or if to the Collateral Agent, at its address specified in Schedule 10.02 of the Credit Agreement. All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made at such time as shall be set forth in Section 10.02 of the Credit Agreement. Delivery by telecopier or in .pdf or similar format by electronic mail of an executed counterpart of any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of any Security Agreement Supplement or Schedule hereto shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart thereof.

19.
Continuing Security Interest; Assignments under the Credit Agreement

This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the termination of the Aggregate Commitments, the payment in full of the Secured Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted), (b) be binding upon each Grantor, its successors and assigns and (c) inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent hereunder, to the benefit of the Secured Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), any Lender may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, all or any portion of its Commitments, the Loans owing to it and the Note or Notes, if any, held by it) to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Lender herein or otherwise, in each case as provided in Section 10.07 of the Credit Agreement.

20.
Release; Termination

Upon any sale, transfer or other disposition of any item of Collateral of any Grantor permitted by, and in accordance with, the terms of the Loan Documents to a Person that is not a Loan Party (and not becoming or required to become a Loan Party) or in connection with any other release of the Liens on the Collateral provided for in Section 9.11 of the Credit Agreement, such Collateral shall be automatically and without further action released from the security interests created by this Agreement. The Collateral Agent will, at such Grantor’s expense, execute and deliver without recourse and without any representation or warranty of any kind (either express or implied) to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted hereby; provided, however, that such Grantor shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that any such transaction has been consummated in compliance with the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and that such release is permitted by the Loan Documents (and the Secured Parties hereby authorize and direct the Agents to rely on such certificate in performing their obligations under this Section 20) and requesting such release, together with a form of release for execution by the Collateral Agent.

a.
Upon the termination of the Aggregate Commitments, the payment in full of the Secured Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which

 


 

no claim has been asserted), the pledge and security interests granted hereby shall automatically terminate and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the applicable Grantor. Upon any such termination and payment in full of the Secured Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted), the Collateral Agent will, at the applicable Grantor’s expense, execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
21.
Reinstatement

If, at any time, all or any part of any payment applied by any Agent to any of the Secured Obligations is or must be rescinded or returned by any Agent or any Lender or any other holder of Secured Obligations for any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, as a preference, fraudulent conveyance, or otherwise under any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, or assignment for the benefit of creditors), such Secured Obligations shall, for the purposes hereof, to the extent that such payment is or must be rescinded or returned, be deemed to have continued in existence, notwithstanding such application by any Agent, and this Agreement shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, as to such Secured Obligations, all as though such application by such Agent had not been made; it being further understood that in the event payment of all or any part of the Secured Obligations is rescinded or must be restored or returned, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by each Agent in defending and enforcing such reinstatement shall be deemed to be included as a part of the Secured Obligations.

22.
Execution in Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier or in .pdf or similar format by electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement.

23.
The Mortgages

In the event that any of the Collateral hereunder is also subject to a valid and enforceable Lien under the terms of any Mortgage and the terms of such Mortgage are inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, then with respect to such Collateral, the terms of such Mortgage shall be controlling in the case of fixtures, letting and licenses of real property, and the terms of this Agreement shall be controlling in the case of all other Collateral.

24.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc

 

a.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.
b.
EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR

 


 

PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL DOCUMENT TO THE EXTENT EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE THEREIN OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION), AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE COLLATERAL AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
c.
EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (b) OF THIS SECTION 24. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
d.
EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
e.
EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF SECTION 10.17 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS

 


 

WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
25.
Intercreditor Agreement

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement entered into by the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 9.15 of the Credit Agreement and this Agreement, the provisions of such Intercreditor Agreement shall prevail.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor and the Collateral Agent have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

kLDiscovery HOLDINGS, INC.

By: /s/ Dawn M. Wilson
Name:
Dawn M. Wilson
Title:
Secretary and Treasurer

LD TOPCO, INC.

By: /s/ Dawn M. Wilson
Name:
Dawn M. Wilson
Title:
Treasurer

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK, LLC

KLDISCOVERY FRANCHISING, LLC

By: /s/ Dawn M. Wilson
Name:
Dawn M. Wilson
Title:
Secretary and Treasurer

 

 


 

MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP,
as Collateral Agent

By: /s/ Kevin F. Griffin

Name: Kevin F. Griffin

Title: Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer

 

 


 

Schedule I to the
Security Agreement

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION, JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION OR INCORPORATION,
ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND TRADE NAMES

Grantor

Type of Organization

Jurisdiction of Organization

Organizational I.D. No.

Tax I.D. No.

Trade Names

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Limited liability company

Delaware

837496100082

41-1521650

KLDiscovery
Ontrack

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

Corporation

Delaware

5897294

81-0787151

LD Topco, Inc.

Corporation

Delaware

5884312

30-0889050

KLDiscovery Franchising, LLC

Limited liability company

Delaware

7184729

92-2131676

 

 


 

LOCATION; CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICES

Loan Party

Address

County

State

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

9023 Columbine Road, Eden Prairie, MN, 55347

Hennepin

Minnesota

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

LD Topco, Inc.

KLDiscovery Franchising, LLC

 

 


 

CHANGES IN NAME, LOCATION, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE, ORGANIZATION TYPE,
JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION, ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OR
TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS

 

Grantor

Former Legal Name

Former Organization Type

Former Jurisdiction of Organization

Former Chief Executive Office

Former Organizational I.D. No.

Former Tax I.D. No.

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Minnesota

(Change occurred October 13, 2021)

8201 Greensboro Dr.

Suite 300

McLean, Virginia 22102-3810

(Change occurred November 2022)

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

LD Lower Holdings, Inc.

LD Topco, Inc.

KLDiscovery Franchising, LLC

 

 


 

Schedule II to the
Security Agreement

PLEDGED INTERESTS AND PLEDGED DEBT

Pledged Interests

Grantor

Issuer

Class of Equity Interest

Certificate
No(s)

Number of Shares / Interests Owned

Percentage Pledged

LD Topco, Inc.

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

Common Stock

3

1,000 shares

100%

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

KLDiscovery Franchising, LLC

Membership Interests

N/A

100% Membership Interests

100%

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Membership Interests

N/A

100% Membership Interests

100%

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

LD International Holdings SRL

Common Stock

1

65

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDiscovery Ontrack K.K.

Common Stock

1

120,500

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDiscovery Ontrack (HK) Limited

Common Stock

2 and 3

1,000

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDiscovery Ontrack, S.L.

Common Stock

N/A

3,010

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDiscovery Ontrack Single Member PC (GR)

Common Stock

1

10,000

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDiscovery Ontrack Pty Ltd.

Common Stock

1 and 2

100

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Ontrack Data Recovery, LLC

Membership Interests

N/A

100% Membership Interests

100%

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc

KLDiscovery India Technology Services Private Limited (IN)

Common Stock

1

9,999

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Common Stock

2

1

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDiscovery Ontrack (Switzerland) GmbH

Common Stock

N/A

49

100%

Ontrack Data Recovery, LLC

Common Stock

N/A

1

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDiscovery Ontrack S.r.l.

Common Stock

N/A

99%

100%

Ontrack Data Recovery, LLC

Common Stock

N/A

1%

100%

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDiscovery Ontrack Sarl

Common Stock

N/A

99

100%

Ontrack Data Recovery, LLC

Common Stock

N/A

1

100%

 

 


 


Pledged Debt

Grantor

Description

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

IntercompanyNote, dated as of December 9, 2016, made by LD International Holdings SRL, an international society with restricted liability organized under the laws of Barbados, in favor of LD Lower Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc.

LoanNote Instrument, dated as of December 9, 2016, made by deed poll by LD International Holdings LTD, a company incorporated in England and Wales.

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

ReciprocalLoan Agreement, dated December 15, 2020, by and between KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC, a Minnesota corporation and KLDiscovery Ontrack GmbH, a German limited liability company.

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

ReciprocalLoan Agreement, dated January 29, 2024, by and between KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC, a Delaware corporation and KLDiscovery Ontrack S.r.l. an Italian limited liability company.

 

 


 

Schedule III to the
Security Agreement

PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS

I. PATENTS

a.
Issued Patents

Owner

Title

Issue Date

Patent No.

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Information Exploration Systems and Methods

03/09/2010

7,676,463

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Method and System for Optimally Searching a Document Database Using a Representative Semantic Space

01/25/2005

6,847,966

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Method and System for Optimally Searching a Document Database Using a Representative Semantic Space

01/27/2009

7,483,892

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Electronic Review of Documents

02/23/2016

9,269,053

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING INCONGRUOUS OR INCORRECT MEDIA IN A DATA RECOVERY PROCESS

11/29/2011

8,069,151

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

METHODS FOR ENHANCING EFFICIENCY AND COST EFFECTIVENESS OF FIRST PASS REVIEW OF DOCUMENTS

04/03/2012

8,150,827

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA EXTRACTION FROM EMAIL FILES

01/14/2014

8,630,984

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF RETENTION PERIODS FOR CONTENT IN A COMPUTING SYSTEM

09/03/2013

8,527,468

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESTORING INFORMATION FROM BACKUP STORAGE MEDIA

12/24/2013

8,615,490

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A DE- DUPLICATED DATA SET

05/27/2014

8,738,668

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA DE- DUPLICATION

01/27/2015

8,943,024

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING INDEX CONTENT

11/29/2016

9,507,855

 


 

 

DATA USING MULTIPLE PROXIMITY KEYWORD SEARCHES

 

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

INTEGRATED VPN CAPABILITIES IN STANDALONE E-DISCOVERY MACHINE

11/30/2021

11,190,574

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

MONITORING AND REPORTING USAGE OF STANDALONE E-DISCOVERY MACHINE

10/24/2019

11,140,212

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

AUTOMATIC INITIALIZATION PROCESS FOR STANDALONE E-DISCOVERY MACHINE

11/16/2021

11,178,208

b.
Patent Applications

None.

 

 


 


 

II. TRADEMARKS

1.
Registered Trademarks

Mark

Serial No.

Reg. No.

Reg. Date

Owner

NEBULA

87/551520

5604318

11/13/2018

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

PRIVLOG BUILDER

86/381373

4703849

03/17/2015

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

RCMGR (& Design)

77/961348

4095012

02/07/2012

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

RCMgr

77/935959

4092745

01/31/2012

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

LDISCOVERY

77/111413

3463313

07/08/2008

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

COPY SECURE

78/329709

2963966

06/28/2005

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Circle and X logo

76/469397

3220377

03/20/2007

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

KLDISCOVERY

87/732742

6029691

04/07/2020

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

ONTRACK

74/238782

1717817

09/22/1992

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

ONTRACK

74/196937

1803474

11/09/1993

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

POWERCONTROLS

79/274167

6213524

12/08/2020

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC (MN LLC)

READYSUITE

88/712909

6193118

11/10/2020

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

2.
Trademark Applications

Mark

App. No.

App. Date

Owner

NEBULA PORTABLE

90/817,880

07/08/2021

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC
Intent-to-use

NEBULA ENTERPRISE

90/817,884

07/08/2021

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC
Intent-to-use

NEBULA SINGULARITY

90/817,887

07/08/2021

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC
Intent-to-use

KLD

97/120696

11/11/2021

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC
Intent-to-use

KLDiscovery (stylised/with fingerprint)

97/467448

06/20/2022

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC
Intent-to-use

KEPLER

98/227372

10/17/2023

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC
Intent-to-use

ONTRACK[1]

88/141783

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Intent-to-use

[1] NTD: Published (TM)

 

 


 


 

III. COPYRIGHTS

1.
Registered Copyrights

Copyright Claimant of Record

Title

Reg. No.

Date

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

[DiskManager For Windows]

TX0004563179

07/18/1997

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Disk Manager Mac, updated version.

TX0004289360

06/17/1996

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Corporate Profile: Ontrack Computer Systems, Ontrack Data Recovery.

TX0004181537

12/08/1995

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Disk Manager Mac.

TX0004345287

10/15/1996

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Disk Manager Mac: installation utility For Macintosh: user manual.

TX0004226199

12/08/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

DISK MANAGER.

TX0004550399

02/18/1997

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Disk Manager: the original hard disk installation utility: easy installation manual.

TX0004169715

12/08/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Disk Manager: Version 1.04.

TX0004345288

10/15/1996

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

DOSUTILS: Version 1.00.

TX0004340491

11/16/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Drive rocket.

TX0004208171

11/16/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Drive Rocket: software launching guide.

TX0004170563

12/08/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Ontrack data recovery for NetWare.

TX0004136089

12/08/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Ontrack data recovery for netware.

TX0004167160

11/16/1995

 


 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

RecoverEase.

TX0004208172

11/16/1995

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Data protection guide.

TX0004523591

04/02/1997

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Ontrack data recovery service brochure.

TX0004531120

04/02/1997

 

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Data protection guide.

TXu000720950

03/18/1996

KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC

Data recovery restore.

TXu000720474

11/16/1995

2.
Copyright Applications

None.


 

 

 


 

Schedule IV to the
Security Agreement

COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS

None.


 

 

 


 

Exhibit A to the
Security Agreement

FORM OF SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT

[Date of Security Agreement Supplement]

MGG Investment Group LP,
as the Collateral Agent for the
Secured Parties referred to in the
Credit Agreement referred to below

[Street]

[City, State ZIP]

Attention: [___]

 

[Name of Additional Grantor]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to (i) the Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of August 14, 2024 (as it may hereafter be amended, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a LD Lower Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation and MGG Investment Group, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and the other parties party thereto and (ii) the Security Agreement dated August 14, 2024 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), among the Grantors from time to time party thereto and the Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement (and in the event of a conflict, the applicable definition shall be the one given to such term in the Security Agreement).

1. Grant of Security

. The undersigned hereby pledges to the Collateral Agent (and its successors and permitted assigns), for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and the undersigned hereby grants to the Collateral Agent (and its successors and permitted assigns), for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of its right, title and interest in and to all of the Collateral of the undersigned, except for any Excluded Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the undersigned or in which the undersigned now has or at any time in the future may require any right, title or interest, wherever located and whether now or hereafter existing or arising, including, without limitation, the property and assets of the undersigned set forth on the attached schedules.

2. Security for Obligations

The grant of a security interest in the Collateral by the undersigned under this Security Agreement Supplement and the Security Agreement secures the payment of all Secured Obligations of the undersigned now or hereafter existing under or in respect of the Secured Documents (as such Secured Documents may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (including any increases of the principal amount outstanding thereunder)),

 


 

whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, reimbursement obligations, interest, premiums, penalties, fees, indemnifications, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise.

3. Supplements to Security Agreement Schedules

The undersigned has attached hereto Schedules I through IV which reflect information relating to the undersigned that would have been required to be disclosed on Schedules I through IV if the undersigned were a party to the Security Agreement on the Closing Date, and the undersigned hereby certifies, as of the date first above written, that such schedules have been prepared by the undersigned in substantially the form of the equivalent Schedules to the Security Agreement and are complete and correct in all material respects.

4. Representations and Warranties

The undersigned hereby makes each representation and warranty set forth in Section 7 of the Security Agreement with respect to itself (with references to the schedules therein being deemed references to the schedules hereto and with the references to the Closing Datetherein being deemed references to the date hereof) as of the date hereof.

5. Obligations Under the Security Agreement

. The undersigned hereby agrees, as of the date first above written, to be bound as a Grantor by all of the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement to the same extent as each of the other Grantors. The undersigned further agrees, as of the date first above written, that each reference in the Security Agreement to an “Additional Grantor” or a “Grantor” shall also mean and be a reference to the undersigned and that each reference to the “Collateral” or any part thereof shall also mean and be a reference to the undersigned’s Collateral or part thereof, as the case may be.

6. Intercreditor Agreement

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement entered into by the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 9.15of the Credit Agreement and this Agreement, the provisions of such Intercreditor Agreement shall prevail.

7. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT OR

 


 

FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE COLLATERAL AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (b) OF THIS SECTION 6. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. NOTHING IN THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

EACH PARTY TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF SECTION 10.17 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.


 

 


 

Very truly yours,

[NAME OF ADDITIONAL GRANTOR]

By:

Name:

Title:

Address for notices:


 

 


 

Schedule I to the Security Agreement Supplement

LOCATION, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION, JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION OR INCORPORATION,
ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND TRADE NAMES

Grantor

Type of Organization

Jurisdiction of Organization or Incorporation

Organizational I.D. No.

Tax

I.D. No.

Trade Names

Chief Executive Office Address of [ ]

Changes in Name, Location, Chief Executive Office, Organization Type,
Jurisdiction of Organization, Organizational Identification Number or
Taxpayer Identification Number Within the Last Five Years

Grantor

Former Legal Name

Former Organization Type

Former Jurisdiction of Organization

Former Chief Executive Office

Former Organizational I.D. No.

Former Tax I.D. No.

Date of Change

 

 


 

Schedule II to the Security Agreement Supplement

PLEDGED INTERESTS AND PLEDGED DEBT

Pledged Interests

Grantor

Issuer

Class of Equity Interest

Certificate No(s)

Number of Shares

Percentage Pledged

Pledged Debt

[Describe Pledged Debt in accordance with Section 1(n)(i) of the Security Agreement]

 

 


 

Schedule III to the Security Agreement Supplement

PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS

Patents

Trademarks

Copyrights

 


 

Schedule IV to the Security Agreement Supplement

COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS

 

 


 

Exhibit B to the
Security Agreement

FORM OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT

This INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “IP Security Agreement”) dated [______] [__], 20[__], is among the Persons listed on the signature pages hereof (collectively, the “Grantors”) and MGG Investment Group LP, as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below).

WHEREAS, KLDISCOVERY HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”) and LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”) have entered into the Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), with the lenders and financial institutions from time to time party thereto, and MGG Investment Group LP, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement or in the Security Agreement (as defined below) and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement, as the case may be (and in the event of a conflict, the applicable definition shall be the one given to such term in the Security Agreement).

WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to the making of the Loans by the Lenders from time to time, each Grantor has executed and delivered that certain Security Agreement dated August 14, 2024 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), among the Grantors from time to time party thereto and the Collateral Agent.

WHEREAS, under the terms of the Security Agreement, the Grantors have granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, among other property, certain intellectual property of the Grantors, and have agreed thereunder to execute this IP Security Agreement for recording with the USPTO and/or the USCO, as applicable.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Grantor agrees as follows:

1. Grant of Security

. Each Grantor hereby pledges to the Collateral Agent (and its successors and permitted assigns), for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent (and its successors and permitted assigns), for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in and to all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to the following, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the undersigned (collectively, the “Collateral”):

i.
all Patents, including the patents and patent applications set forth in Schedule III hereto (the “Patent Collateral”);
ii.
all Trademarks, including the trademark and service mark registrations and applications set forth in Schedule III hereto (provided that no security interest shall be granted in United States intent-to-use trademark applications prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act or an “Amendment to Allege Use” pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Lanham Act with respect thereto, to the extent that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein or the assignment thereof

 


 

would impair the validity or enforceability of any registration that issues from such intent-to-use application under applicable federal law), together with the goodwill symbolized thereby (the “Trademark Collateral”);
iii.
all Copyrights, whether registered or unregistered, including, without limitation, the copyright registrations and applications set forth in Schedule III hereto (the “Copyright Collateral”);
iv.
all reissues, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals and reexaminations of any of the foregoing, all rights in the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and all other rights of any kind whatsoever of such Grantor accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto;
v.
any and all claims for damages and injunctive relief for past, present and future infringement, dilution, misappropriation, violation, misuse or breach with respect to any of the foregoing, with the right, but not the obligation, to sue for and collect, or otherwise recover, such damages; and
vi.
any and all proceeds of, collateral for, income, royalties and other payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to, and supporting obligations relating to, any and all of the Collateral of or arising from any of the foregoing;

provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi) or elsewhere in the Loan Documents, the security interest created hereby shall not extend to, and the term “Collateral” shall not include, any Excluded Property.

2. Security for Obligations

The grant of a security interest in, the Collateral by each Grantor under this IP Security Agreement secures the payment of all Secured Obligations of such Grantor now or hereafter existing under or in respect of the Secured Documents (as such Secured Documents may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (including any increases of the principal amount outstanding thereunder)), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, reimbursement obligations, interest, premiums, penalties, fees, indemnifications, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise.

3. Recordation

Each Grantor authorizes and requests that the Register of Copyrights, the Commissioner for Patents and the Commissioner for Trademarks record this IP Security Agreement.

4. Execution in Counterparts

This IP Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

5. Grants, Rights and Remedies

This IP Security Agreement has been entered into in conjunction with the provisions of the Security Agreement. Each Grantor does hereby acknowledge and confirm that the grant of the security interest hereunder to, and the rights and remedies of, the Collateral Agent with respect to the Collateral are

 


 

more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this IP Security Agreement and the terms of the Security Agreement, the terms of the Security Agreement shall govern.

6. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE COLLATERAL AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (b) OF THIS SECTION 6. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. NOTHING IN THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

EACH PARTY TO THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR

 


 

CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF SECTION 10.17 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor and the Collateral Agent have caused this IP Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

[ONLY TO INCLUDE ENTITIES WHICH OWN IP]

By:

Name:

Title:


 

MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP,
as Collateral Agent

By:

Name:

Title:


 

Exhibit C to the
Security Agreement

FORM OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT

This INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT (this “IP Security Agreement Supplement”) dated [_________], is made by the Person listed on the

 


 

signature page hereof (the “Grantor”) in favor of MGG Investment Group LP, as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below).

WHEREAS, KLDISCOVERY HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”) and LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”) have entered into the Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), with the lenders and financial institutions from time to time party thereto, and MGG Investment Group LP, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement or in the Security Agreement (as defined below) and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement, as the case may be (and in the event of a conflict, the applicable definition shall be the one given to such term in the Security Agreement).

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Grantors have executed and delivered or otherwise become bound by that certain Security Agreement dated August 14, 2024 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”) and that certain Intellectual Property Security Agreement dated August 14, 2024 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “IP Security Agreement”).

WHEREAS, under the terms of the Security Agreement, each Grantor has agreed to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in any after-acquired intellectual property collateral of such Grantor and has agreed in connection therewith to execute this IP Security Agreement Supplement for recording with the USPTO and/or the USCO, as applicable.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Grantor agrees as follows:

1. Grant of Security

Each Grantor hereby pledges to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in and to all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to the following (the “Additional Collateral”):

i.
all Patents, including the patents and patent applications set forth in Schedule III hereto (the “Patent Collateral”);
ii.
all Trademarks, including the trademark and service mark registrations and applications set forth in Schedule III hereto (provided that no security interest shall be granted in United States intent-to-use trademark applications prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act or an “Amendment to Allege Use” pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Lanham Act with respect thereto, to the extent that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein or the assignment thereof would impair the validity or enforceability of any registration that issues from such intent-to-use application under applicable federal law), together with the goodwill symbolized thereby (the “Trademark Collateral”);
iii.
all Copyrights, whether registered or unregistered, including, without limitation, the copyright registrations and applications set forth in Schedule III hereto (the “Copyright Collateral”);

 


 

iv.
all reissues, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals and reexaminations of any of the foregoing, all rights in the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and all other rights of any kind whatsoever of such Grantor accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto;
v.
any and all claims for damages and injunctive relief for past, present and future infringement, dilution, misappropriation, violation, misuse or breach with respect to any of the foregoing, with the right, but not the obligation, to sue for and collect, or otherwise recover, such damages; and
vi.
any and all proceeds of, collateral for, income, royalties and other payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to, and supporting obligations relating to, any and all of the foregoing or arising from any of the foregoing;

provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi) or elsewhere in the Loan Documents, the security interest created hereby shall not extend to, and the term “Additional Collateral,” shall not include any Excluded Property.

2. [Reserved]

 

3. Security for Obligations

The grant of a security interest in the Additional Collateral by the Grantor under this IP Security Agreement Supplement secures the payment of all Secured Obligations of the Grantor now or hereafter existing under or in respect of the Secured Documents (as such Secured Documents may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (including any increases of the principal amount outstanding thereunder)), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, reimbursement obligations, interest, premiums, penalties, fees, indemnifications, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise.

4. Recordation

. The Grantor authorizes and requests that the Register of Copyrights, the Commissioner for Patents and the Commissioner for Trademarks record this IP Security Agreement Supplement.

5. Grants, Rights and Remedies

This IP Security Agreement Supplement has been entered into in conjunction with the provisions of the Security Agreement. The Grantor does hereby acknowledge and confirm that the grant of the security interest hereunder to, and the rights and remedies of, the Collateral Agent with respect to the Additional Collateral are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this IP Security Agreement Supplement and the terms of the Security Agreement, the terms of the Security Agreement shall govern.

6. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

 


 

THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE COLLATERAL AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (b) OF THIS SECTION 6. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. NOTHING IN THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

EACH PARTY TO THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY

 


 

HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF SECTION 10.17 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor has caused this IP Security Agreement Supplement to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

[NAME OF GRANTOR]

By:

Name:

Title:

Address for notices:


 

 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT G

FORM OF SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE

[Attached]

 

 


 

SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE

August 14, 2024

To the Agents and each of the Lenders party to the Credit Agreements referred to below:

I, the undersigned Secretary and Treasurer of KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), in that capacity only and not in my individual capacity (and without personal liability), do hereby certify as of the date hereof, and based upon facts and circumstances as they exist as of the date hereof (and disclaiming any responsibility for changes in such facts and circumstances after the date hereof), that:

1.
This certificate is furnished to the Agents and the Lenders pursuant to (i) Section 4.01(a)(vi) of that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “1L Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the other guarantors party thereto (collectively, with Holdings and Borrower, the “Loan Parties” and each a “Loan Party”), the lenders party thereto as “Lenders” (such Lenders, collectively, together with their successors and permitted assigns are referred to herein as the “1L Lenders”), Ally Bank, as a lender and an L/C Issuer (“Ally”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, “1L Agent”) and (ii) Section 4.01(a)(vi) of that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “2L Credit Agreement”, together with the 1L Credit Agreement, the “Credit Agreements” and each a “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Loan Parties, 1397225 Ontario Limited (“OTPP”), certain funds and/or accounts managed by MGG Investment Group LP and/or its affiliates (“MGG” and, together with OTPP, their successors and permitted assigns, collectively, the “2L Lenders” and together with the 1L Lenders, the “Lenders”) and MGG as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, the “2L Agent” and together with the 1L Agent, the “Agents”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this certificate shall have the meanings set forth in the applicable Credit Agreement.
2.
For purposes of this certificate, the terms below shall have the following definitions:
a)
“Fair Value”

The amount at which the assets (both tangible and intangible), in their entirety, of Borrower and its subsidiaries taken as a whole would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, within a commercially reasonable period of time, each having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts, with neither being under any compulsion to act.

b)
“Present Fair Salable Value”

The amount that could be obtained by an independent willing seller from an independent willing buyer if the assets of Borrower and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are sold

 


 

with reasonable promptness in an arm’s-length transaction under present conditions for the sale of comparable business enterprises insofar as such conditions can be reasonably evaluated.

c)
“Liabilities”

The recorded liabilities (including contingent liabilities that would be recorded in accordance with GAAP) of Borrower and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, as of the date hereof after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

d)
“Will be able to pay their Liabilities as they mature”

For the period from the date hereof through the Maturity Date, Borrower and its subsidiaries taken as a whole will have sufficient assets and cash flow to pay their Liabilities as those liabilities mature or (in the case of contingent Liabilities) otherwise become payable, in light of business conducted or anticipated to be conducted by Borrower and its subsidiaries as reflected in the projected financial statements and in light of the anticipated credit capacity.

e)
“Do not have Unreasonably Small Capital”

Borrower and its subsidiaries taken as a whole after consummation of the Transactions is a going concern and has sufficient capital to reasonably ensure that it will continue to be a going concern for the period from the date hereof through the Maturity Date. I understand that “unreasonably small capital” depends upon the nature of the particular business or businesses conducted or to be conducted, and I have reached my conclusion based on the needs and anticipated needs for capital of the business conducted or anticipated to be conducted by Borrower and its subsidiaries as reflected in the projected financial statements and in light of the anticipated credit capacity.

3.
For purposes of this certificate, I, or officers of Borrower under my direction and supervision, have performed the following procedures as of and for the periods set forth below.
f)
I have reviewed the financial statements referred to in Section 4.01(b) of the 1L Credit Agreement and Section 5.05 of the 2L Credit Agreement.
g)
I have knowledge of and have reviewed to my satisfaction the Credit Agreements.
h)
As Secretary and Treasurer of Borrower, I am familiar with the financial condition of Borrower and its subsidiaries.
4.
Based on and subject to the foregoing, I hereby certify on behalf of Borrower that after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, it is my opinion that (i) the Fair Value of the assets of Borrower and its subsidiaries taken as a whole exceeds their Liabilities; (ii) the Present Fair Salable Value of the assets of Borrower and its subsidiaries taken as a whole exceeds their Liabilities; (iii) Borrower and its subsidiaries taken as a whole do not have Unreasonably Small Capital; and (iv) Borrower and its subsidiaries taken as a whole will be able to pay their Liabilities as they mature.

* * *


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this certificate to be executed on its behalf

 


 

as of the date first written above.

KLDISCOVERY HOLDINGS, INC. (f/k/a LD LOWER HOLDINGS, INC.)

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson

Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Secretary and Treasurer

 

 


 

EXHIBIT H

INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT

[Attached]

 

 


 

This instrument, as well as the indebtedness, rights and obligations evidenced hereby, are and shall at all times be and remain subject to the terms of and subordinated in right and time of payment to the extent and in the manner set forth in that certain Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement (as amended, supplemented, restated, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Subordination Agreement” ) dated as of August 14, 2024 by and among WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the Agent (as defined therein) for the Senior Lenders (as defined therein), MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP as the Subordinated Agent (as defined therein) for the Subordinated Lenders (as defined therein), KLDISCOVERY HOLDINGS, INC. (f/k/a LD LOWER HOLDINGS, INC.), a Delaware corporation, as the Borrower (as defined therein) and the other guarantors party thereto, to the prior payment in full (as defined therein) of all Senior Debt (as defined therein) and each holder of this instrument by its acceptance hereof irrevocably agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Subordination Agreement.

INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT

This INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 14, 2024, is entered into by and among the Obligors listed on the signature pages hereof and those additional entities that hereafter become parties hereto by joinder (collectively, jointly, and severally, the “Obligors” and each, individually, an “Obligor”), in favor of MGG Investment Group LP, in its capacity as administrative agent for each member of the Lender Group (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, “Agent”), in light of the following:

WHEREAS, KLDISCOVERY HOLDINGS, INC. (f/k/a LD Lower Holdings, Inc.) a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”) and LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”) have entered into the Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), with the lenders and financial institutions from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”) and MGG Investment Group LP, as Agent;

WHEREAS, each Obligor has made or may make certain loans or advances from time to time to one or more other Obligors; and

WHEREAS, in order to induce Agent and the Lender Group to enter into the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to induce the Lender Group to make financial accommodations to the Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents, and in consideration thereof, and in consideration of any loans or other financial accommodations heretofore or hereafter extended by the below defined Lender Group to the Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents, each Obligor has agreed to subordinate the indebtedness of each other Obligor owed to such Obligor to the below defined Senior Debt upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants, conditions, representations, and warranties set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, sufficiency, and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, each Obligor and Agent hereby agree as follows:

1.
Definitions and Construction.
a.
Terms Defined in Credit Agreement. All initially capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

 


 

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

Agent” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Borrower” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals hereto.

Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals hereto.

Creditor Obligor” has the meaning specified therefor in the definition of Subordinated Debt.

Debtor Obligor” has the meaning specified therefor in the definition of Subordinated Debt.

Discharge of Senior Debt” means, subject to Section 1(c) below, the repayment in full of all Senior Debt (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted), in each case, after or concurrently with the termination or expiration of all commitments, if any, to make loans, advances or otherwise extend credit that would constitute Senior Debt.

Event of Default” has the meaning specified therefor in the Credit Agreement.

Indebtedness” has the meaning specified therefor in the Credit Agreement.

Insolvency Event” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.

Insolvency Proceeding” means any Proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or under any other state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extensions generally with creditors, or Proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief.

Lender” and “Lenders” have the respective meanings specified therefor in the recitals to this Agreement.

Lender Group” means each of the Lenders and Agent, or any one or more of them.

Lender Group Expenses” means the costs and expenses of the Lender Group as specified in Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement.

Obligations” has the meaning specified therefor in the Credit Agreement.

Obligor” and “Obligors” have the respective meanings specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Security Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the Credit Agreement.

Senior Debt” means all obligations (including the Obligations and the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement)) and all amounts owing, due, or secured under, or in connection with, the terms of, or evidenced by, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether now existing or arising hereafter, including all principal, premium, interest, fees, attorneys’ fees, costs, charges, expenses, reimbursement obligations, or indemnities in respect thereof, any other indemnities or guarantees, and all other amounts payable under or secured by any Loan Document (including all amounts accruing on or after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding relating to any Loan Party, or that would have accrued or become due under the terms of any Loan Document but for the commencement of any Insolvency

 


 

Proceeding with respect to any Loan Party and irrespective of whether a claim for all or any portion of such amounts is allowable or allowed in such Insolvency Proceeding).

Subordinated Debt” means, with respect to each Obligor (each, a “Creditor Obligor”), all Indebtedness, liabilities, and other monetary obligations, whether now existing or arising hereafter, of any other Obligor (each, a “Debtor Obligor”), including all principal, premium, interest, fees, attorneys’ fees, costs, charges, expenses, indemnification and reimbursement obligations and any other amounts, in each case, that are owing or due to the Creditor Obligor by such Debtor Obligor, whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether due or to become due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, determined or undetermined, including all fees and all other amounts payable by such Debtor Obligor to such Creditor Obligor under or in connection with any documents or instruments related thereto, together with (a) any amendments, modifications, renewals or extension thereof and (b) any interest accruing thereon after the commencement of a Proceeding, without regard to whether or not such interest is an allowed claim. For the avoidance of doubt, the Senior Debt shall not constitute “Subordinated Debt”.

Subordinated Debt Payment” means any payment or distribution by or on behalf of any of the Obligors, directly or indirectly, of assets of any of the Obligors of any kind or character, whether in cash, property, or securities, including on account of the purchase, redemption, or other acquisition of Subordinated Debt, as a result of any collection, sale, or other disposition of Collateral, or by setoff, exchange, or in any other manner, for or on account of the Subordinated Debt.

c.
Construction. Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the terms “includes” and “including” are not limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein or in the Credit Agreement). The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties. Any reference herein to the satisfaction, repayment, or payment in full of the Senior Debt (including in the definition of “Discharge of Senior Debt”) shall mean (i) the payment or repayment in full in immediately available funds of (A) the principal amount of, and interest accrued with respect to, all outstanding Loans, together with the payment of any premium applicable to the repayment of the Loans, (B) all Lender Group Expenses that have accrued regardless of whether demand has been made therefor, (C) all fees or charges that have accrued hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (ii) the receipt by Agent of cash collateral in order to secure any other contingent Senior Debt for which a claim or demand for payment has been made at such time or in respect of matters or circumstances known to Agent or a Lender at the time that are reasonably expected to result in any loss, cost, damage or expense (including attorneys’ fees and legal expenses), such cash collateral to be in such amount as the Agent reasonably determines is appropriate to secure such contingent Senior Debt, (iii) the payment or repayment in full in immediately available funds of all other Senior Debt other than unasserted contingent indemnification obligations, (iv) [reserved], and (v) the termination of all of the Commitments of the Lenders. Any reference herein to any Person

 


 

shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein shall be satisfied by the transmission of a record. The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.
2.
Subordination to Payment of Senior Debt. All payments on account of the Subordinated Debt shall be subject, subordinate, and junior in right of payment and exercise of remedies, to the extent and in the manner set forth herein, to the Discharge of Senior Debt.
3.
Subordination upon Any Distribution of Assets of the Obligors. In the event of any payment or distribution of assets of any Debtor Obligor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property, or securities, upon the dissolution, winding up, or total or partial liquidation or reorganization, readjustment, arrangement, or similar proceeding relating to such Debtor Obligor or its property, whether voluntary or involuntary, or in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, arrangement, or similar proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or upon any other marshaling or composition of the assets and liabilities of such Debtor Obligor, or upon the occurrence of an Insolvency Proceeding, or otherwise (such events, collectively, the “Insolvency Events”): (a) the Discharge of Senior Debt must have occurred before any Subordinated Debt Payment is made to or received by an Obligor; and (b) any Subordinated Debt Payment to which any Creditor Obligor would be entitled except for the provisions hereof, shall be paid or delivered by the trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors, or other liquidating lender making such payment or distribution directly to Agent for application to the payment of the Senior Debt until the Discharge of Senior Debt has occurred, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution or provision therefor to Agent or any member of the Lender Group in respect of such Senior Debt.
4.
Payments on Subordinated Debt. Subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement:
a.
Permitted Payments. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each Debtor Obligor may make, and each Creditor Obligor shall be entitled to accept and receive Subordinated Debt Payments expressly allowed, if any, under the Credit Agreement.
b.
No Payment upon Senior Debt Defaults. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and until such Event of Default is cured or waived in accordance with the Credit Agreement, upon written notice from the Agent to the Borrower affirmatively electing to exercise its rights to block payments permitted under this Section 4, no Debtor Obligor shall make, and no Creditor Obligor shall accept or receive, any Subordinated Debt Payment. For the avoidance of doubt, once such Event of Default is cured or waived, and so long as no other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Debtor Obligor may make and any Creditor Obligor may accept or receive any Subordinated Debt Payment, including payments scheduled for the period of time when such Event of Default existed to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement.
5.
Subordination of Remedies. Until the Discharge of Senior Debt has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency Event has occurred, no Creditor Obligor will, without the prior written consent of the Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders):
a.
accelerate, make demand, or otherwise make due and payable prior to the original due date thereof any Subordinated Debt;

 


 

b.
bring, commence, institute, prosecute, or participate in any lawsuit, action, or proceeding, whether private, judicial, equitable, administrative, or otherwise to enforce its rights or interests in respect of the Subordinated Debt;
c.
exercise any rights under or with respect to guaranties of the Subordinated Debt, if any;
d.
exercise any of its rights or remedies in connection with the Subordinated Debt with respect to any Collateral of any Debtor Obligor;
e.
other than to effect a payment permitted hereunder, exercise any right to set-off or counterclaim in respect of any Indebtedness, liabilities, or obligations of such Creditor Obligor to any Debtor Obligor against any of the Subordinated Debt;
f.
in its capacity as a Creditor Obligor, contest, protest, or object to any exercise of secured creditor remedies by Agent or any other member of the Lender Group in connection with the Senior Debt or directly or indirectly at any time initiate, prosecute, join with or encourage any other Person to initiate or prosecute, participate in any action or proceeding (including a Proceeding) to challenge or otherwise contest the validity, perfection, priority, characterization or enforceability of any of the Senior Debt, this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, any Loan Documents or any of the Liens (or any rights arising under applicable law on account of such Liens) of Agent or any of the Lenders in any of the Collateral securing, or purporting to secure, all or any portion of the Senior Debt;
g.
object to any forbearance by Agent or any other member of the Lender Group in connection with the Senior Debt; or
h.
commence, or cause to be commenced, or join with any creditor other than Agent or any Lender in commencing, any Insolvency Proceeding against any Debtor Obligor.
6.
Payment over to Agent. In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 2, 3, 4, and 5, any Subordinated Debt Payments shall be received in contravention of such Section 2, 3, 4, or 5 by any Creditor Obligor before the Discharge of Senior Debt has occurred, such Subordinated Debt Payments shall be segregated and held in trust for the benefit of the Lender Group and shall be forthwith paid over or delivered to Agent, in the same form as received and with any necessary endorsements, for application to the payment of the Senior Debt in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents. Agent is authorized to make any such endorsements as Agent for the Creditor Obligors. Such authorization is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Discharge of Senior Debt.
7.
Authorization to Agent. If, while any Subordinated Debt is outstanding and before Discharge of Senior Debt has occurred, any Insolvency Event shall occur and be continuing with respect to any Obligor or its property: (a) Agent hereby is irrevocably authorized and empowered (in the name of each Obligor or otherwise), but shall have no obligation, to demand, sue for, collect, and receive every payment or distribution in respect of the Subordinated Debt and give acquittance therefor and to file claims and proofs of claim and take such other action (including voting the Subordinated Debt) as it may deem necessary or advisable for the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights or interests of Agent (or any member of the Lender Group) under any of the Loan Documents; and (b) each Obligor shall promptly take such action as Agent may reasonably request (i) to collect the Subordinated Debt for the account of the Lender Group and to file appropriate claims or proofs of claim in respect of the Subordinated Debt, (ii) to execute and deliver to Agent such powers of attorney, assignments, and other instruments as it may reasonably request to enable it to enforce any and all claims with respect to the Subordinated Debt, and (iii) to collect and receive any and all Subordinated Debt Payments.

 


 

8.
Certain Agreements Of Each Obligor.
a.
No Benefits. Each Obligor understands that there may be various agreements between the Lender Group and any other Obligor evidencing and governing the Senior Debt, and each Obligor acknowledges and agrees that such agreements are not intended to confer any benefits on such Obligor unless such Obligor is also a party thereto (in which case, the rights of such Obligor are as set forth therein) and that Agent and the other members of the Lender Group shall have no obligation to such Obligor or any other Person to exercise any rights, enforce any remedies, or take any actions which may be available to them under such agreements unless such Obligor is also a party thereto (in which case, the rights of such Obligor are as set forth therein).
b.
No Interference. Each Obligor acknowledges that certain other Obligors have granted to Agent for the benefit of the Lender Group security interests in substantially all of such other Obligor’s assets, and agrees not to interfere with or in any manner oppose a disposition of any Collateral by Agent in accordance with the applicable Loan Documents or applicable law.
c.
Reliance by Agent and Lender Group. Each Obligor acknowledges and agrees that Agent and each member of the Lender Group will have relied upon and will continue to rely upon the subordination provisions provided for herein and the other provisions hereof in entering into the Loan Documents and making or issuing the Loans or other financial accommodations thereunder.
d.
Waivers. Except as provided under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, each Obligor hereby waives any and all notice of the incurrence of the Senior Debt or any part thereof and any right to require marshaling of assets.
e.
Obligations of Each Obligor Not Affected. Each Creditor Obligor hereby agrees that at any time and from time to time, without notice to or the consent of such Creditor Obligor, without incurring responsibility to such Creditor Obligor, and without impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein or otherwise impairing the rights of Agent or any other member of the Lender Group hereunder: (i) the time for any Debtor Obligor’s performance of or compliance with any of its agreements contained in the Loan Documents may be extended or such performance or compliance may be waived by Agent, any other member of the Lender Group; (ii) the agreements of any Debtor Obligor with respect to the Loan Documents may from time to time be modified by such other Debtor Obligor, Agent, or any other member of the Lender Group for the purpose of adding any requirements thereto or changing in any manner the rights and obligations of such Debtor Obligor, Agent, or any other member of the Lender Group thereunder; (iii) the manner, place, or terms for payment by any Debtor Obligor of Senior Debt or any portion thereof may be altered or the terms for payment extended, or the Senior Debt of any Debtor Obligor may be renewed in whole or in part; (iv) the maturity of the Senior Debt of any Debtor Obligor may be accelerated in accordance with the terms of any present or future agreement by any Debtor Obligor, Agent, or any other member of the Lender Group; (v) any Collateral may be sold, exchanged, released, or substituted and any Lien in favor of Agent may be terminated, subordinated, or fail to be perfected or become unperfected; (vi) any Person liable in any manner for Senior Debt may be discharged, released, or substituted; and (vii) all other rights against the Debtor Obligors, any other Person, or with respect to any Collateral may be exercised (or Agent or any other member of the Lender Group may waive or refrain from exercising such rights as provided in the Loan Documents or under applicable law) in each case, in accordance with the applicable Loan Documents and applicable law.

 


 

f.
Rights of Agent Not to Be Impaired. No right of Agent or any other member of the Lender Group to enforce the subordination provided for herein or to exercise its other rights hereunder shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act by any Obligor, Agent or any other member of the Lender Group hereunder or under or in connection with the other Loan Documents or by any noncompliance by the other Obligors with the terms and provisions and covenants herein or in any other Loan Document, regardless of any knowledge thereof Agent or any other member of the Lender Group may have or otherwise be charged with.
g.
Financial Condition of the Obligors. Except as provided under the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, no Obligor shall have any right to require Agent to obtain or disclose any information with respect to: (i) the financial condition or character of any other Obligor or the ability of any other Obligor to pay and perform any or all of Senior Debt; (ii) the Senior Debt; (iii) the Collateral or other security for any or all of the Senior Debt; (iv) the existence or nonexistence of any guarantees of, or any other subordination agreements with respect to, all or any part of the Senior Debt; (v) any action or inaction on the part of Agent or any other Person; or (vi) any other matter, fact, or occurrence whatsoever.
h.
Unsecured or No Guaranties. Except as expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement, no Creditor Obligor shall (i) acquire, create or suffer to exist any Lien on any asset of any Debtor Obligor or (ii) accept any guaranties from any other Obligor or from any other Subsidiary of any Loan Party for the Subordinated Debt.
9.
Subrogation. With respect to any payments or distribution in cash, property, or other assets that any Creditor Obligor pays over to Agent (for the benefit of the Lender Group) under the terms of this Agreement, each Creditor Obligor shall be subrogated to the rights of Agent and the other members of the Lender Group; provided, however, that each Creditor Obligor agrees not to assert or enforce any such rights of subrogation it may acquire as a result of any such payment or distribution hereunder until the Discharge of Senior Debt has occurred; provided further, however, that no Creditor Obligor shall exercise or enforce any such rights against any Debtor Obligor (including after the Discharge of Senior Debt) if all or any portion of the Senior Debt shall have been satisfied in connection with an exercise of remedies by Agent whether pursuant to the Security Agreement or otherwise.
10.
Continuing Agreement; Reinstatement.
a.
Continuing Agreement. This Agreement is a continuing agreement of subordination and shall continue in effect and be binding upon each Obligor until the Discharge of Senior Debt has occurred. The subordinations, agreements, and priorities set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect regardless of whether any party hereto in the future seeks to rescind, amend, terminate, or reform, by litigation or otherwise, its respective agreements with the other Obligor (except in compliance with Section 21(b) of this Agreement). This Agreement shall be applicable both before and after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding and all converted or succeeding cases in respect thereof. The relative rights of parties hereto in or to any distributions from or in respect of any Collateral or proceeds of Collateral, shall continue after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding. Accordingly, the provisions of this Agreement are intended to be and shall be enforceable as a subordination agreement within the meaning of Section 510 of the Bankruptcy Code.
b.
Reinstatement. This Agreement shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated (and the amount of Senior Debt shall be reinstated), as the case may be, if, for any reason, any payment of the Senior Debt shall be rescinded or must otherwise be restored by Agent or

 


 

any other member of the Lender Group to any Loan Party, whether as a result of an Insolvency Event or otherwise.
11.
Transfer of Subordinated Debt. No Obligor may assign or transfer its rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of the Subordinated Debt without the prior written consent of the Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders), and any such transferee or assignee, as a condition to acquiring an interest in the Subordinated Debt shall agree to be bound hereby, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
12.
Obligations of the Obligors Not Affected. The provisions of this Agreement are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of each Creditor Obligor against each Debtor Obligor, on the one hand, and of Agent and the other members of the Lender Group against each Creditor Obligor, on the other hand. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall (i) impair, as between each Creditor Obligor and any Debtor Obligor, the obligation of the Debtor Obligor to pay its respective obligations with respect to the Subordinated Debt as and when the same shall become due and payable, or (ii) otherwise affect the relative rights of any Creditor Obligor against any Debtor Obligor, on the one hand, and of the creditors (other than Agent or the other members of the Lender Group) of the Debtor Obligors against the Debtor Obligors, on the other hand.
13.
Endorsement of Obligor Documents; Further Assurances And Additional Acts.
a.
Endorsement of Obligor Documents. Upon the written request of Agent, all documents and instruments evidencing any of the Subordinated Debt, if any, shall be endorsed with a legend noting that such documents and instruments are subject to this Agreement, and each Obligor shall promptly deliver to Agent evidence of the same.
b.
Further Assurances and Additional Acts. Each Obligor shall execute, acknowledge, deliver, file, notarize, and register at its own expense all such further agreements, instruments, certificates, financing statements, documents, and assurances, and perform such acts as Agent reasonably shall deem necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement, and promptly provide Agent with evidence of the foregoing reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent.
14.
Notices. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be given in the form and manner provided in the Credit Agreement, and, if to Agent, shall be mailed, sent, or delivered to Agent at its address as specified in the Credit Agreement and, if to any Obligor, shall be mailed, sent or delivered in care of the Borrower in accordance with the notice provisions set forth in Credit Agreement or, as to any party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other party in writing.
15.
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure on the part of Agent or any other member of the Lender Group to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power, or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, remedy, power, or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power, or privilege. The rights and remedies under this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers, and privileges that may otherwise be available to Agent or the other members of the Lender Group.
16.
Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made in this Agreement shall, except to the extent otherwise provided herein, survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and shall continue in full force and effect until the Discharge of Senior Debt has occurred. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligations of each Obligor under Section 9 and Section 16 shall survive the Discharge of Senior Debt.

 


 

17.
Benefits of Agreement. This Agreement is entered into for the sole protection and benefit of the Obligors, Agent and the other members of the Lender Group and their respective successors and assigns, and no other Person shall be a direct or indirect beneficiary of, or shall have any direct or indirect cause of action or claim in connection with, this Agreement.
18.
Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each Obligor, Agent and the other members of the Lender Group and their respective successors and assigns.
19.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc; Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS REGARDING GOVERNING LAW, SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION, WAIVER OF VENUE AND WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 10.15 AND 10.17 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AND SUCH PROVISIONS ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY THIS REFERENCE, MUTATIS MUTANDIS.
20.
Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers; Conflicts.
a.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, constitutes the entire agreement of each of the Obligors and the Lender Group with respect to the matters set forth herein and shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral or written, before the date hereof.
b.
Amendments and Waivers. No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by any Obligor from any provision hereof shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders). Any such amendment, waiver, or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
c.
Conflicts with Subordinated Debt Documents. In case of any conflict or inconsistency between any terms of this Agreement, on the one hand, and any documents or instruments in respect of the Subordinated Debt, on the other hand, then the terms of this Agreement shall control.

d.
Conflicts with Credit Agreement. In case of any conflict or inconsistency between any terms of this Agreement, on the one hand, and any of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement, on the other hand, then the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement shall control.

21.
Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement shall be severable from every other provision of this Agreement for the purpose of determining the legal enforceability of any specific provision.
22.
Interpretation. Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed against any member of the Lender Group or any Obligor, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed by all parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to accomplish fairly the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto.
23.
Counterparts; Telefacsimile or Other Electronic Delivery. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart

 


 

of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement.
24.
New Subsidiaries. Each Obligor shall cause any Subsidiary (whether by formation, division, acquisition or other transaction) of any Loan Party that is required pursuant to Section 6.12 of the Credit Agreement to execute a joinder to the Security Agreement, any other Collateral Document or the Credit Agreement, within ninety (90) days of such formation, division, or acquisition or other transaction (or such longer period as the Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), as the case may be, to execute and deliver to Agent a joinder to this Agreement, together with such other security agreements as well as appropriate financing statements, in a form reasonably satisfactory to Agent. Upon the execution and delivery of such a joinder by such Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall become an Obligor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as an Obligor herein. The execution and delivery of any agreement or instrument adding an additional Obligor as a party to this Agreement shall not require the consent of any other Obligor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Obligor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Obligor hereunder as though such new Obligor had originally been named an Obligor hereunder on the date of this Agreement.
25.
Capacity. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, it is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that this Agreement has been signed by Agent, not in its individual capacity or personally but solely in its capacity as, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it under the Credit Agreement, and in no event shall Agent in its individual capacity, have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of any other Person under this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents or in any of the certificates, reports, documents, data, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto or thereto. Agent makes no representations or warranties as to nor assumes any responsibility for the correctness of the recitals contained herein, and Agent shall not be responsible or accountable in any way whatsoever for or with respect to the validity, execution or sufficiency of this Agreement and makes no representation with respect thereto. In entering into this Agreement, Agent shall be entitled to the benefit of every provision of the Credit Agreement and the Security Agreement relating to the rights, exculpations or conduct of, affecting the liability of or otherwise affording protection to the “Administrative Agent” thereunder.
26.
Termination. Upon the Discharge of Senior Debt but subject to Section 10, this Agreement shall terminate and Agent shall promptly execute and deliver to each Obligor such documents and instruments as shall be reasonably necessary to evidence such termination, provided, however, that the obligations of each Obligor under Section 16 shall survive such termination.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first written above.

OBLIGORS:

 


 

KLDISCOVERY HOLDINGS, INC.

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Secretary and Treasurer

LD TOPCO, INC.

By: /s/ Dawn M. Wilson
Name: Dawn M. Wilson
Title: Treasurer

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK, LLC

KLDISCOVERY FRANCHISING, LLC

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Secretary and Treasurer
 

IBAS ONTRACK AB

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Board Member


 

 

 


 

IBAS ONTRACK APS

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Director


 

IBAS ONTRACK AS

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Board Member


 

IBAS ONTRACK OY

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Board Member
 

KLDISCOVERY LIMITED (UK)

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Director


 

KLDISCOVERY LIMITED (Ireland)

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Director

 


 


 

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK (HK) LIMITED

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Director


 

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK (SWITZERLAND) GMBH

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Director


 

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK B.V.

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Director


 

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK GMBH

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Director

 


 


 

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK K.K.

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Director


 

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK LIMITED

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Director


 

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK PTE. LTD.

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Director


 

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK PTY LTD.

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Director

 


 


 

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK S.R.L.

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Director


 

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK SARL

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: General Manager


 

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK SP. Z O.O.

By: /s/ Alicja Hala
Name: Alicja Hala
Title: Authorized Proxy


 

 

 


 

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK S.L.

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Director


 

KROLL ONTRACK CANADA CO.

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Director


 

ONTRACK DATA RECOVERY, llc

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Treasurer and Secretary


 

kldISCOVERY ONTRACK INFOrmation TECHnology SERVICE (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Supervisor


 

 


 

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK AS

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Board Member


 

LD INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD.

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Director


 

LD INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS SRL

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Treasurer


 

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK SINGLE MEMBER PC (GR)

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Director


 

 


 

KLDiscovery India Technology Services Private Limited (IN)

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title: Director


 


 

AGENT:

MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP

As Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

By:

/s/ Kevin F. Griffin_______________________________

Name:

Kevin F. Griffin

Title:

Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer

 

 


 

 

EXHIBIT K-2

FORM OF 1L/2L INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

[Attached]

 

 


 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

SUBORDINATION AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

THIS SUBORDINATION AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT(this “Agreement”) is entered into as of August 14, 2024, by and among MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP, as administrative agent and collateral agent for all the Subordinated Lenders (as hereinafter defined) party to the Subordinated Credit Agreement described below (in such capacities, together with its successors and replacements in such capacities, “Subordinated Agent”), the Subordinated Lenders (as hereinafter defined), WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as administrative agent and collateral agent for all Senior Lenders (as hereinafter defined) and other Senior Secured Parties (as hereinafter defined) party to the Senior Credit Agreement described below (in such capacities, together with its successors and replacements, in such capacities the “Agent”) and the Senior Lenders (as hereinafter defined), and acknowledged by LD TOPCO, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), KLDISCOVERY HOLDINGS, INC. (f/k/a LD LOWER HOLDINGS, INC.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”) (Holdings, the Borrower and each guarantor or other obligor from time to time are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “Company”, and collectively, as the “Companies”),

 

R E C I T A L S

A)
Holdings, the Borrower, Agent and Senior Lenders (as hereinafter defined) have entered into that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of February8, 2021 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2023, as amended by the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2024, as amended by the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Third Amendment to Senior Credit Agreement”), and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, extended, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Senior Credit Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, Senior Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement, to make certain loans and financial accommodations to the Borrower. Holdings and the other guarantors party thereto have guaranteed the obligations of Borrower to Agent and Senior Lenders under the Senior Credit Agreement. All of each Company’s present and future obligations to Agent and Senior Lenders under the Senior Credit Agreement and the other Senior Debt Documents (as hereinafter defined) are or may from time to time be secured by Liens on and security interests in, as more fully set forth in the Senior Debt Documents, substantially all of the now existing and hereafter acquired real and personal property of such Company (the “Collateral”).
B)
Holdings, the Borrower, Subordinated Lenders and Subordinated Agent have entered into that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, extended, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Subordinated Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which Subordinated Lenders are extending credit to the Borrower in the

 


 

original principal amount of $50,000,000. Holdings and the other guarantors have guaranteed the obligations of the Borrower to Subordinated Lenders under the Subordinated Credit Agreement. All of each Company's obligations to Subordinated Lenders and the Subordinated Agent under the Subordinated Credit Agreement and the other Subordinated Debt Documents (as hereinafter defined) are or may from time to time be secured by Liens on and security interests in all of the Collateral.
C)
As an inducement to and as one of the conditions precedent to the agreement of Agent and Senior Lenders to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Third Amendment to Senior Credit Agreement, Agent and Senior Lenders have required the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders (and the acknowledgement by the Companies of the terms and conditions hereof) in order to set forth the relative rights and priorities of Agent, Senior Lenders, Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders under the Senior Debt Documents and the Subordinated Debt Documents (as hereinafter defined).

NOW, THEREFORE, in order to induce Agent and Senior Secured Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Third Amendment to Senior Credit Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1.
Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings in this Agreement:

Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement, or any other Person appointed by the holders of the Senior Debt as administrative agent and/or collateral agent for purposes of the Senior Debt Documents and this Agreement.

Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time and any successor statute and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (along with, if applicable,any other federal,state, provincial or foreign law for the relief of debtors or affecting creditors’ rights generally).

Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals of this Agreement.

Company” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 


 

Discharge of SeniorDebt” shall mean, as of any date of determination the payment in full, in cash of the Senior Debt (including, without limitation, all interest, expenses, fees and costs arising whether allowed or allowable in connection with an insolvency proceeding), including, without duplication, contingent amounts in respect of all outstanding indemnification obligations for which a claimhas been made (which shall be satisfiedby providing cash collateral of such obligations in an amount Agent (acting at the written direction of the Required Senior Lenders) determines is reasonably necessary to secure such Obligations (but not, in the case of any accrued and unpaid amounts, in an amount in excess of 103% of the face or stated amount thereof)), provided that the sum of all such amounts requiredfor a Discharge of SeniorDebt shall not exceed the sum of the Senior Debt Cap plus (to the extent SeniorDIP Financing is provided by the Senior Lenders) the Maximum Senior DIP Cap, and the termination of all commitments to lend under the Senior Debt Documents.

Discharge of Subordinated Debt” shall mean, as of any date of determination the payment in full, in cash of the Subordinated Debt (including, without limitation, all interest, expenses,fees and costs arising whether allowed or allowable in connection with an insolvency proceeding), including, without duplication, contingent amounts in respect of all outstanding indemnification obligations for which a claim has been made (which shall be satisfied by providing cash collateral of such obligations in an amount Subordinated Agent (acting at the written direction of the Required Subordinated Lenders) determines is reasonably necessary to secure such Obligations (but not, in the case of any accrued and unpaid amounts, in an amount in excess of 103% of the face or stated amount thereof)), provided that the sum of all such amounts required for a Discharge of Subordinated Debt shall not exceed the sum of the Subordinated Debt Cap plus (to the extent Subordinated DIP Financing is provided by the Subordinated Lenders) the Maximum Subordinated DIP Cap.

Distribution” shall mean, with respect to any indebtedness or other obligation, (a) any payment or distribution by any Person of cash, securities or other property, by set-off or otherwise, on account of such indebtedness or obligation, or

(b) any redemption, purchase or other acquisition of such indebtedness or obligation by any Person (other than a Permitted Subordinated Refinancing).

Enforcement Action” shall mean, with respect to the Senior Debt or the Subordinated Debt, as applicable, (a) any action to initiate or participate with others (other than as permitted in Section 2.2(c)) in any suit,action or proceeding against any Company or any such

 


 

guarantor to (i) enforce, collect or otherwise sue for payment, whether in whole or in part, (ii) commence (including by joining with others to commence) a Proceeding, or (iii) commence judicial enforcement of any secured creditor rights and remedies,(b) to take any action under the provisions of any state or federal law, including, without limitation, the Uniform Commercial Code (including any private sale, public sale or strict foreclosure), or under any contract or agreement, to enforce, foreclose upon, take possession of, sell or realize all or any portion of the Collateral, of any Company or any such guarantor, including the solicitation of bids or engagement of agents, brokers, bankers, accountants or other parties for purposes of selling the Collateral, (c) to exercise any voting rights in respect of pledged equity interests of Collateral (other than voting rights on account of the equity interests issued by KLDiscovery, Inc. to the Subordinated Secured Parties in their respective capacities as equity holders), (d) to request relief from the automatic stay or other stay in respect of the Collateral, (e) except to the extent otherwise expressly permitted in this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Permitted Subordinated Actions), to exercise any unsecured creditor remedies, including the commencement of any insolvency proceeding in its capacity as a creditor of the Borrower or a Guarantor, (f) to exercise any rights or remedies (including the right of set-off) against any Company or any guarantor (or any Collateral) with respect to the Subordinated Debt, (g) to sue for payment of any Subordinated Debt, (h) to accelerate the Subordinated Debt, (i) to exercise any put option or to cause any Company or any such guarantor to honor any redemption or mandatory prepayment obligation with respect to any Subordinated Debt.

Holdings” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, preference, priority or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent or similar statutes) of any jurisdiction); provided that in no event shall an operating lease or an agreement to sell be deemed to constitute a Lien.

Maximum Senior DIP Cap” shall mean 20% of clause (a)(i) in the definition of Senior Debt Cap.

 


 

Maximum Subordinated DIP Cap” shall mean 20% of the sum of clauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii) in the definition of Subordinated Debt Cap.

Permitted Payment Block Event” shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the following: (a) an Event of Default (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) pursuant to any of Sections 8.01(a), (f) or (g) of the Senior Credit Agreement has occurred and is continuing; or (b) two or more consecutive quarters of an Event of Default arising due to a breach of Section 7.08 of the Senior Credit Agreement.

Permitted Refinancing” shall mean any refinancing or replacement of the Senior Debt under the Senior Credit Agreement, the Loan Documents (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) or any other Senior Debt Documents so long as the financing documentation entered into by Companies in connection with such refinancing or replacement of the Senior Debt constitute Permitted Refinancing Senior Debt Documents.

Permitted Refinancing Senior Debt Documents” shall mean any financing documentation which replaces the Senior Credit Agreement, the Loan Documents (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) or any other Senior Debt Documents and pursuant to which the Senior Debt under the Loan Documents (or any other Senior Debt Documents) is refinanced or replaced, as such financing documentation may be amended,supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in compliance with this Agreement, but specifically excluding any such financing documentation to the extent that it contains, either initially or by


 

amendment or other modification, any material terms, conditions, covenants or defaults other than those which (a) then exist in the Loan Documents (or any other Senior Debt Documents) or (b) could be included in the Loan Documents (or any other Senior Debt Documents) by an amendment or other modification that would not be prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.

Permitted Refinancing Subordinated Debt Documents” shall mean any financing documentation which replaces the Subordinated Credit Agreement, the Loan Documents (as defined in the Subordinated Credit Agreement) or any other Subordinated Debt Documents and pursuant to which the Subordinated Debt under the Loan Documents (or any other Subordinated Debt Documents) is refinanced or replaced (in either case, to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 2.7 herein), as such financing documentation may be

 


 

amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in compliance with this Agreement, but specifically excluding any such financing documentation to the extent that it contains, either initially or by amendment or other modification, any material terms, conditions, covenants or defaults other than those which (a) then exist in the Loan Documents (or any other Subordinated Debt Documents) or (b) could be included in the Loan Documents (or any other Subordinated Debt Documents) by an amendment or other modification that would not be prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.

Permitted Subordinated Actions” shall mean the right to (i) file a claim, proof of claim or statement of interest in a manner not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, (ii) file responsive or defensive pleadings, objections or motions asserting rights available to unsecured creditors, in each case, in a manner not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement and such action is not accompanied by a claim for monetary damages or other monetary relief, (iii) taking any action to the extent necessary to prevent the running of any applicable statute of limitation or similar restriction on claims, or to assert a compulsory cross-claim or counterclaim against any Company, (iv) make a cash bid for the purchase of Collateral, (v) make a credit bid (provided, that a credit bid may be made only so long as the Discharge of Senior Debt occurs at the consummation of the transaction that is the subject of such credit bid), (vi) appraise the Collateral, (vii) accelerate the Subordinated Debt subject to the prior acceleration of the Senior Debt (and such acceleration shall be automatically rescinded if the Senior Debt acceleration is rescinded), (viii) vote on or object to a Plan so long as such vote or objection is not in violation of the terms set out under Section 2.2 of this Agreement, and (ix) otherwise make any other filings, arguments and motions with respect to the Subordinated Debt, in each case, to the extent not in violation of this Agreement.

Permitted Subordinated Debt Payments” shall mean (i) payments of paid- in-kind interest (including any paid-in-kind interest at a default rate to the extent permitted by this Agreement), (ii) payment of amendment, consent and similar fees, in each case, solely to the extent paid-in-kind by increasing the outstanding principal balance of the Subordinated Debt, (iii) distribution of Reorganization Securities, (iv) so long as no Permitted Payment Block Event has occurred and is continuing, fees, costs and expenses of the Subordinated Agent (or sub-agent of the


 

Subordinated Agent)in an amount not to exceed $250,000in the aggregate and (v) so long as no Permitted Payment Block Event has

 


 

occurred and is continuing, fees, costs and expenses of legal counsel due and payable under the Subordinated Credit Agreement in connection with any transaction not prohibited by this Agreement.

Permitted Subordinated Refinancing” shall mean any refinancing or replacement of the Subordinated Debt under the Subordinated Credit Agreement, or any other Subordinated Debt Documents so long as the financing documentation entered into by Companies in connection with such refinancing or replacement of the Subordinated Debt constitute Permitted Refinancing Subordinated Debt Documents, to the extent such refinancing or replacement is permitted pursuant to Section 2.7 herein.

Person” shall mean any natural person, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, firm, trust, association, government, governmental agency or other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.

Plan” shall mean any plan of reorganization, plan of liquidation or other dispositive plan, agreement for composition, or other type of plan of arrangement proposed in or in connection with any Proceeding.

Post-Petition Sale” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section

2.2(e).

Proceeding” shall mean any voluntary or involuntary insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, custodianship, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors, appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers, any other proceeding for the liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of a Person or any other proceeding of any type or nature in which substantially all claims of creditors of such Person are determined and any payment or distribution is or may be made on account of such claims.

Purchase Triggering Event” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 19.

Reorganization Securities” shall mean any debt or equity securities of any Company or any other Person that are distributed to Subordinated Agent in respect of the Subordinated Debt pursuant to a confirmed Plan that (a) are subordinated in right of payment to the Senior Debt (or any debt or equity securities issued in substitution, replacement or exchange of all or any portion of the Senior Debt) to at least the same extent as the Subordinated Debt is subordinated to the Senior Debt, (b) provide that any Liens and security interests

 


 

which may exist in connection with such securities shall be subordinate to the Liens and security interests of Agent and Senior Secured Parties, (c) do not have the benefit of any obligation of any Person (whether as issuer, guarantor or otherwise) unless the reorganization securities distributed in respect of the Senior Debt has at least the same benefit of the obligation of such Person and (d) do not have any terms, and are not subject to or entitled to the benefit of any agreement or instrument that has terms,that are more burdensome to the issuer of or other obligor on such debt or equity securities than are the terms of the Senior Debt.

Required Senior Lenders” means the Required Lenders as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement.

Required Subordinated Lenders” shall mean the requisite Subordinated Lenders required under the Subordinated Debt Documents to approve an action under this Agreement or in respect of the Subordinated Debt, as applicable.

Senior Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals of this Agreement.

Senior Debt” shall mean all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every nature of each Company from time to time owed to Agent or any Senior Lender or any affiliate thereof under the Senior Debt Documents, including, without limitation, the principal amount of all debts, claims and indebtedness, all accrued and unpaid interest and all fees, costs, expenses(including costs of counsel and other advisors and consultants) and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise, heretofore, now and from time to time hereafter owing, due or payable, whether before or after the filing of a Proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code together with any interest, fees, costs and expenses accruing thereon after the commencement of a Proceeding, without regard to whether or not such interest, fees, costs and expenses is an allowed or allowable claim.

Senior Debt Cap” means, as of the date of any determination, the sum of (a) (i) $341,275,000, plus (ii) all interest, fees, costs, expenses and indemnities in respect of the principal amount under clause (i) or otherwise payable under the Senior Debt Documents, including all such amounts that accrue from and after the commencement of a Proceeding, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable, minus (b) the aggregate amount of any permanent prepayments or repayments of principal of the Senior Debt (and in the case of any prepayments or repayments revolving loans, only to the extent such prepayment or repayment is accompanied by a corresponding permanent commitment reduction) following the date hereof,

 


 

excluding any prepayment resulting from any Permitted Refinancing.

Senior Debt Documents” shall mean the Senior Credit Agreement, the Loan Documents (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement), all other agreements, documents and instruments executed from time to time in connection therewith, as the same may be amended,supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Senior Default” shall mean any “Default” or “Event of Default” under the Senior Debt Documents.

Senior DIP Financing” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section

2.2(d).


 

Senior Lenders” shall mean the Lenders as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement.

Senior Secured Parties” shall mean each of the Agent and the Senior Lenders.

Subordinated Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Subordinated Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals of this Agreement.

Subordinated Debt” shall mean all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every nature of each Company from time to time owed to Subordinated Agent or any Subordinated Lender under the Subordinated Debt Documents, including, without limitation, the principal amount of all debts, claims and indebtedness, all accrued and unpaid interest and all fees, costs,expenses (including costs of counsel and other advisors and consultants) and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise, heretofore, now and from time to time hereafter owing, due or payable, whether before or after the filing of a Proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code together with any interest, fees, costs and expenses accruing thereon after the commencement of a Proceeding, without regard to whether or not such interest, fees, costs and expenses is an allowed or allowable claim. Subordinated Debt shall be considered to be outstanding whenever any loan commitment under the Subordinated Debt Document is outstanding.

Subordinated Debt Cap” means, as of the date of any determination, the result of (a) (i) $55,000,000, plus (ii) the principal

 


 

amount of the loans funded pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Subordinated Credit Agreement in an aggregate amount not to exceed $55,000,000, plus (iii) all paid-in-kind interest, and fees, costs, expenses and indemnities in respect of the principal amounts under clauses (i) and (ii) or otherwise payable in kind under the Subordinated Debt Documents, including all such amounts that accrue from and after the commencement of a Proceeding, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable, plus (iv) all amounts payable under clauses (iv) and (v) of the definition of “Permitted Subordinated Debt Payments”, including all such amounts that accrue from and after the commencement of a Proceeding, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable, minus (b) the aggregate amount of any prepayments or repayments of principal of the Subordinated Debt following the date hereof, excluding any prepayment resulting from any Permitted Subordinated Refinancing.

Subordinated Debt Documents” shall mean the Subordinated Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Subordinated Credit Agreement), and all other documents, agreements and instruments now existing or hereinafter entered into evidencing or pertaining to all or any portion of the Subordinated Debt.


 

Subordinated DIP Financing” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.2(d).

Subordinated Lenders” shall mean the lenders as defined in the Subordinated Credit Agreement.

Subordinated Secured Parties” shall mean each of the Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders.

Third Amendment to Senior Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals of this Agreement.

2.
Subordination and Lien Priorities.

 

2.1 Subordination of Subordinated Debt to SeniorDebt; Relative Lien

Priorities.

 

a)
The Subordinated Agent by its acceptance of the Subordinated Debt Documents (whether upon original issue or upon transfer or assignment) covenants and agrees, and the Companies acknowledge, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any of the Subordinated Debt Documents, that the payment of any and all of the Subordinated Debt shall be subordinate and subject in right and time of payment, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth,to the prior Discharge of Senior Debt.

 


 

Each holder of Senior Debt, whether now outstanding or hereafter created,incurred, assumed or guaranteed, shall be deemed to have acquired Senior Debt in reliance upon the provisions contained in this Agreement.
b)
Notwithstanding the date, time, manner or order of filing or recordation of any document or instrument or grant, attachment or perfection (or failure to perfect) of any Liens or security interests now or hereafter granted to or obtained by any Subordinated Agent or any Subordinated Secured Parties on the Collateral or of any Liens or security interests granted to or obtained by any Agent or any other Senior Secured Party on the Collateral(or any actual or alleged defect in any of the foregoing) and notwithstanding any provision of the UCC, any applicable law, any Subordinated Debt Document or any Senior Debt Document or any other circumstance whatsoever, the Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders hereby agree that (i) each and every present and future Lien or security interest on the Collateral now or hereafter securing or purporting to secure any Senior Debt now or here afterheld by or on behalf of the Agent or any other Senior Secured Party or other agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall have priority over and be senior in all respects and prior to each and every present and future Lien or security interest on the Collateral now or here after securing or purporting to secure any Subordinated Debt and each and every present and future Lien or security interest on the Collateral now or hereafter securing or purporting to secure any Subordinated Debt now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Subordinated Agent, any Subordinated Secured Parties or any other agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be junior and subordinate in all respects to all present and future Liens and security interests on the Collateral now or thereafter securing or purporting to secure any Senior Debt.
c)
All present and future Liens and security interests on the Collateral now or hereafter securing or purporting to secure any Senior Debt shall be and remain senior in all respects and prior to all present and future Liens and security interests on the Collateral now or hereafter securing or purporting to secure any Subordinated Debt for all purposes, whether or not such Liens or security interests securing or purporting to secure any Senior Debt are subordinated to any Lien or security interest securing or purporting to secure any other obligation of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Person or otherwise subordinated, voided, avoided, invalidated or lapsed.
d)
Subordinated Agent agrees that it shall not, take or perfect a Lien or security interest in any asset of any Company as collateral security for any Subordinated Debt unless a prior perfected Lien or security interests (as applicable) in such asset has been granted to Agent. Except in connection with a Senior DIP Financing, Agent agrees that neither it nor any Senior Secured Party shall, take or perfect a Lien or security interest in any asset of any Company as collateral security for any Senior Debt unless as subordinated Lien or security interest (as applicable) in such asset has been granted or offered to Subordinated Agent.
e)
Neither any Subordinated Lender nor any of its Controlled Investment Affiliates or Approved Funds (each as defined in the Subordinated Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof)may acquire, hold or otherwise obtain the benefit of any debt, or any

 


 

Lien or security interest on the present or future assets, of any Company or any subsidiary thereof, unless such debt constitutes Subordinated Debt (and no other indebtedness or commitment therefor) and such Lien or security interest only secures the Subordinated Debt subject to the terms of this Agreement.
f)
Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders agree not to initiate, prosecute or participate in any claim, action or other proceeding challenging the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority of the Senior Debt or any Liens and security interests securing, or purporting to secure, the Senior Debt. Agent, on behalf of itself and all Senior Secured Parties, agrees not to initiate, prosecute or participate in any claim, action or other proceeding challenging the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority (subject to the terms of this Agreement) of the Subordinated Debt or any Liens and security interests securing, or purporting to secure, the Subordinated Debt. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not restrict any party hereto from exercising or enforcing its rights arising under and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

2.2 Enforcement Actions; Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy.

a)
Subordinated Agent and Subordinated Lenders agree that they will not at any time contest or object to any Enforcement Action undertaken on or behalf of the Senior Secured Parties. Until the Discharge of Senior Debt, neither the Subordinated Agent nor the Subordinated Secured Parties shall, without the prior written consent of Agent (acting at the written direction of the Required Senior Lenders and Required Revolving Lenders (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement)), take any Enforcement Action with respect to the Subordinated Debt (including any Collateral therefor) other than Permitted Subordinated Actions.
b)
The Discharge of Senior Debt shall occur before any Distribution, whether in cash, securities or other property, shall be made to or for the benefit of Subordinated Agent or any Subordinated Secured Parties on account of any Subordinated Debt, including any collateral securing or purporting to secure the Subordinated Debt (other than any Permitted Subordinated Debt Payments). Any Distribution, whether in cash, securities or other property which would otherwise, but for the terms hereof, be payable or deliverable in respect of the Subordinated Debt, including on account of collateral therefor (other than a distribution of Permitted Subordinated Debt Payments) shall be paid or delivered directly to Agent (to be held and/or applied by Agent in accordance with the terms of the Senior Debt Documents, with any paymentof the Revolving Credit Loans(as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) to be accompanied (to the extent permitted under the Senior Credit Agreement) by a permanent reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitments (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement)) until the Discharge of Senior Debt. The Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lendersirrevocably authorize, empowerand direct any debtor, debtor in possession, receiver, trustee, liquidator, custodian, conservator or other Person having authority, to pay or otherwise deliver all such Distributions to Agent.
c)
[Reserved].
d)
In the event of any Proceeding involving any Company or its subsidiaries: Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders agree that:

 


 

i.
they will not object to or oppose (and shall be deemed to have consented to) any use of cash collateral consented to by Required Senior Lenders or any financing provided by any Senior Lender to any Company or its subsidiaries (or any financing provided by any other Person consented to by Required Senior Lenders) (collectively, “Senior DIP Financing”) on such terms and conditions as Required Senior Lenders, in their sole discretion, may decide; provided that (A) the principal amount of loans and letter of credit obligations outstanding under such Senior DIP Financing together with the outstanding principal amount of the pre- petition Senior Debt, does not in the aggregate exceed Maximum Senior DIP Cap plus the Senior Debt Cap; and (B) the Subordinated Agent receives an adequate protection replacement Lien on all post-petition assets of the Company in which the Agent obtains an adequate protection replacement Lien or which secure such Senior DIP Financing with the same priority relative to the Liens of the Agent as existed prior to the Proceeding (except to the extent of any “carve out” agreed to by the Agent (acting at the written direction of the Required Senior Lenders and Required Revolving Lenders (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement)) and for the avoidance of doubt, also subject to the super priority of the Senior DIP Financing); and
ii.
no Subordinated Secured Party (whether through an Affiliate or otherwise) shall directly or indirectly provide or support (absent the consent of the Required Senior Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement)) any financing provided by any Subordinated Lender or any other Person to any Company or its subsidiaries (collectively, “Subordinated DIP Financing”), unless such Subordinated DIP Financing: (A) is secured by Liens and security interests that are subordinate to the Liens and security interests securing, or purporting to secure, the Senior Debt and if applicable, the Senior DIP Financing; (B) the principal amount of such Subordinated DIP Financing together with the outstanding principal amount of the pre-petition Subordinated Debt, does not in the aggregate exceed Maximum Subordinated DIP Cap plus the Subordinated Debt Cap; and (C) the Subordinated DIP Financing is subordinated in right of payment to the Senior Debt and if applicable, the Senior DIP Financing, in the same manner that the Subordinated Debt is subordinated to the Senior Debt pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to the foregoing terms and conditions, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the any Subordinated Secured Party from providing or supporting a Subordinated DIP Financing.
e)
Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders agree that they will not object to or oppose (and shall be deemed to have consented to) a sale or other disposition of any property securing all of any part of the Senior Debt free and clear of security interests, Liens or other claims of Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders, under the Bankruptcy Code, including Sections 363, 365 and 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code (or any other similar sections under other applicable insolvency law) or motion therefor, if Required Senior Lenders and Required Revolving Lenders (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) have consented to such sale or disposition (such sale or other disposition, a “Post-Petition Sale”); provided, that (x) the proceeds of the Post-Petition Sale received by the Senior Secured Parties are applied pursuant to Section 2.11 and

 


 

(y) the Liens of the Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders shall attach to the proceeds of the property subject to such sale or disposition with the same priority and validity as the Liens held by the Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders on such property as provided in this Agreement.
f)
Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders agree not to assert any right they may have in any Proceeding arising from any Company’s or its subsidiaries’ use, sale or other disposition of Collateral and agree that they will not seek to have any stay, whether automatic or otherwise, lifted with respect to any Collateral without the prior written consent of Agent (acting at the written direction of the Required Senior Lenders and Required Revolving Lenders (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement)). Except for replacement Liens and security interests on Collateral that are (i) subject to this Agreement and (ii) subordinated to the Liens and security interests of Agent on such Collateral (including any Liens and security interests securing any Senior DIP Financing), Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders will not seek or assert any right it may have for adequate protection of its interest in any Collateral. Any cash payments provided as adequate protection to the Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders or any Subordinated Lender shall be applied in accordance with the priorities of Section 2.11. Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders waive any claim they may now or hereafter have arising out of any borrowing or grant of a security interest under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar section under other applicable insolvency law) by any Company or any subsidiary thereof, each as debtor in possession, provided that Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders shall be permitted to seek adequate protection of their interests in the form of a replacement Lien in post-petition assets of the Companies in the manner permitted by this Agreement. Further, Subordinated Secured Parties waive any right to assert or enforce any claim arising out of an election under Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, or arising under Section 506(c) or 552 of the Bankruptcy Code as against Senior Secured Parties or any of the Collateral to the extent securing the Senior Debt.
g)
Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders further agree that they shall not, without Agent’s prior written consent (acting at the written direction of the Required Senior Lenders), propose any Plan, arrangement or proposal or file any motion, pleading or material in support of any motion or Plan, arrangement or proposal that would result in a violation of Section 2.11. The Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders reserve the right to vote against and object to any Plan, so long as such objection or vote is not in contravention of the expressed terms of Section 2.1, 2.11 or any other provision of this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing, the Subordinated Secured Parties agree to support any Plan that is supported by the Agent and the Company.
h)
The Senior Debt shall continue to be treated as Senior Debt and the provisions of this Agreement shall continue to govern the relative rights and priorities of Senior Secured Parties and Subordinated Secured Parties even if all or part of the Senior Debt or the Liens or security interests securing, or purporting to secure, the Senior Debt are subordinated, set aside, avoided, invalidated or disallowed in connection with any such Proceeding, and this Agreement shall be automatically reinstated if at any time any

 


 

payment of any of the Senior Debt is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by any holder of Senior Debt or any representative of such holder. Subject to the express terms and conditions hereof, none of the Senior Secured Parties shall be responsible for perfecting and maintaining the perfection of Liens with respect to the Collateral for the benefit of the Subordinated Secured Parties.
i)
In any Proceeding, to the extent exercised in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Agent and the other Senior Secured Parties may exercise rights available to unsecured creditors generally.
j)
The Subordinated Secured Parties agree not to contest the receipt of post- petition interest, fees and expenses by any of the Senior Secured Parties. The Senior Lender agrees not to contest the receipt of post-petition paid-in-kind interest by the Subordinated Lenders.
k)
Nothing in this Agreement prohibits or limits the right of the Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders to receive and retain Reorganization Securities; provided, that, in the event any equity securities that are Reorganization Securities of any Company or any other Person are distributed to any Subordinated Secured Party in respect of the Subordinated Debt (including any Collateral therefor), or any Subordinated DIP Financing, pursuant to a confirmed Plan, to the extent that the outstanding balance of the Senior Debt (net of the value of any other cash or property, other than equity reorganization securities, distributed to the Senior Lenders on account of such Senior Debt) exceeds the value of such equity reorganization securities that are so distributed to Senior Lenders(with such value in each case being determined based on the value of the securities as determined under or in connection with such Plan confirmed pursuant to a final, non-appealable order or as may be otherwise agreed in writing by the Required Senior Lenders and the Required Subordinated Lenders), then the Subordinated Lenders (and any Subordinated Lenders providing any Subordinated DIP Financing) shall promptly turn over to the Senior Lenders (with the appropriate endorsement or other transfer instrument) a portion of the equity Reorganization Securities distributed to the Subordinated Lenders with a value equal to the amount of such excess.
l)
The Subordinated Secured Parties agree, and the Companies acknowledge, that the grants of Liens and security interests pursuant to the Senior Debt Documents and the Subordinated Debt Documents constitute two separate and distinct grants. Because of, among other things, their differing rights in the Collateral, and the subordination of the Subordinated Debt, the Subordinated Debt is fundamentally different from the Senior Debt and must be separately classified in any plan of reorganization in any Proceeding. Subordinated Secured Parties will not seek in any Proceeding to be treated as part of the same class of creditors holding the Senior Debt and will not oppose or contest any pleading by the Senior Secured Parties seeking separate classification of their respective claims. To further effectuate the intent of the parties as provided in the immediately preceding sentences, if it is held that any claims of the Senior Secured Parties and the Subordinated Secured Parties constitute a single class of claims (rather than separate classes of senior and junior claims),then each Subordinated Secured Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that all distributions shall be made as if there were separate classes of senior and junior claims against the Company, with the effect

 


 

being that, to the extent that the aggregate value of the Collateral and other consideration distributed under the plan of reorganization is sufficient (for this purpose ignoring all claims held by the Subordinated Secured Parties), the Senior Secured Parties shall be entitled to receive, in addition to amounts distributed to them in respect of principal, pre-petition interest, fees, expenses, and other claims, all amounts arising in respect of post-petition interest and fees applicable to the Senior Debt (whether or not allowed or allowable in the Proceeding) and the Discharge of Senior Debt shall otherwise occur before any Distribution is made in respect of the claims held by the Subordinated Secured Parties, and each Subordinated Secured Party hereby acknowledges and agrees to turn over to the Agent all Distributions received or receivable by them to the extent necessary to effectuate the intent of this sentence, even if such turnover has the effect of reducing the claim or recovery of the Subordinated Secured Parties.

 

2.3 Subordinated Debt Payment Restrictions.

 

Notwithstanding the terms of the Subordinated Debt Documents (or any documents governing any Subordinated DIP Financing), each Company (for itself and its subsidiaries) acknowledges that none of them may make, and Subordinated Agent and each Subordinated Lender hereby agrees that it will not accept, any Distribution (other than Permitted Subordinated Debt Payments) with respect to the Subordinated Debt until the Discharge of Senior Debt. The failure of Companies to make any Distribution with respect to the Subordinated Debt by reason of the operation of this Section 2.3 shall not cause a “Default” or “Event of Default” under the applicable Subordinated Debt Documents. For the avoidance of doubt, payments expressly permitted by Section 7.05 of the Senior Credit Agreement made solely on account of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) issued by KLDiscovery, Inc. to the Subordinated Lenders in their respective capacities as equity holders of KLDiscovery, Inc. shall not constitute payments or Distributions of Subordinated Debt and shall not be prohibited by this Agreement.

 

2.4 [Reserved].

 

2,5 Incorrect Payments; Turnover. If any Distribution on account of the Subordinated Debt (or any Collateral or any Subordinated DIP Financing) not permitted to be made by Companies or accepted by Subordinated Agent or the Subordinated Secured Parties under this Agreement is received by or for the benefit of Subordinated Agent or any Subordinated Secured Party prior to the Discharge of Senior Debt, such Distribution shall be segregated from any of the assets of such Person, shall be held in trust for the benefit of Agent and the other Senior Secured Parties and shall be promptly paid over to Agent (for the benefit of applicable Senior Secured Parties, with the appropriate endorsements) for application (in accordance with the Senior Debt Documents) to the payment of the Senior Debt then remaining unpaid or as otherwise provided in this Agreement, with any payment of the Revolving Credit Loans (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) to be accompanied (to the extent permitted under the Senior Credit Agreement) by a permanent reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitments (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement), until Discharge of Senior Debt.The Agent is hereby authorized to make any

 


 

such endorsements as agent for Subordinated Agent or any such Subordinated Secured Party. This authorization is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable for application (in accordance with the Senior Debt Documents) to the payment of the Senior Debt then remaining unpaid, until the Discharge of Senior Debt.

 

2.6 Agreement to Release Liens.

 

In the event that a Company desires to sell any of the Collateral (including the equity interests of a Company) and Agent (acting at the written direction of the Required Senior Lenders (or such other group or percentage of Senior Lenders as provided under the Senior Debt Documents)) consents to such sale in accordance with the terms of the Senior Debt Documents, and, in connection with such sale, the Agent, for itself and/or on behalf of the Senior Lenders, releases its Liens or security interests on such Collateral, Subordinated Agent shall be deemed to have consented to such sale and such sale shall be free and clear of any and all Liens and security interests of Subordinated Agent in such Collateral (and if such sale involves the disposition of the equity of a Company or any subsidiary thereof, Subordinated Agent shall release such Company and/or such subsidiary from any guaranty or other obligation owing to or held by Subordinated Agent or any other Subordinated Secured Party and from all related Liens and security interests) and any purchaser of any Collateral may rely on this Agreement as evidence of Subordinated Agent’s and Subordinated Lenders’consent to such sale and that such sale is free and clear of any Liens and security interests of Subordinated Agent in such Collateral (and if such sale involves the disposition of the equity of a Company or any subsidiary thereof,that such Company and/or such subsidiary is released from any guaranty or other obligation owing to or held by Subordinated Agent or any other Subordinated Secured Party); provided, that (x) the net cash proceeds of the sale or other disposition of the Collateral shall be applied pursuant to Section 2.11, (y) to the extent any net cash proceeds are received by the Agent in connection with the taking of any Enforcement Action by the Agent, such net cash proceeds shall permanently repay the Senior Debt, and (z) other than in connection with the taking of any Enforcement Action by the Agent, such disposition and release shall have been permitted by and in accordance to the terms of, the Subordinated Debt Documents (regardless of the existence of an Event of Default(as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement)). Any release or deemed release of Liens and security interests by the Subordinated Agent or any Subordinated Lender under this paragraph shall not extend to its rights (if any) otherwise existing under applicable law and/or the Subordinated Debt Documents as to the proceeds of such sale or disposition or release of Collateral. Subordinated Agent agrees to execute such releases with respect to the Collateral to be sold as Agent (acting at the written direction of the Required Senior Lenders) reasonably requests at the sole expense of the Companies; provided, that the failure of Subordinated Agent to execute such releases shall not affect the right of the purchaser of such Collateral to rely on this Agreement.

 

2.7 Sale, Transfer or other Disposition of Subordinated Debt.

a)
Until the Discharge of Senior Debt, neither the Subordinated Agent nor any Subordinated Lender shall directly or indirectly sell, assign, dispose of or

 


 

otherwise transfer all or any portion of the Subordinated Debt or any Subordinated Debt Document (i) without giving prior written notice of such action to Agent, (ii) unless, prior to the consummation of any such action, the transferee thereof shall execute and deliver to Agent an agreement joining such transferee as a party to this Agreement as a Subordinated Lender or an agreement substantially identical to this Agreement, providing for the continued subordination of the Subordinated Debt to the Senior Debt as provided herein and for the continued effectiveness of all of the rights of Agent and Senior Lenders arising under this Agreement and (iii) to any Company or any other person (other than an Affiliate of the a Subordinated Lender that is not a Company or a subsidiary of a Company), in each case, without the prior written consent of the Required Senior Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement). Without limiting the foregoing, without the prior consent of the Required Senior Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders,in no event may any Person (other than a Person that is a Subordinated Lender on the date hereof or an Affiliate thereof (excluding, for this purpose, an Affiliate that is a Company or a subsidiary of each Company)) constitute a Subordinated Lender, including in connection with any incremental facility extended from time to time under the Subordinated Credit Agreement.
b)
Notwithstanding the failure of any transferee to execute or deliver an agreement substantially identical to this Agreement, the subordination effected hereby shall survive any sale, assignment, pledge, disposition or other transfer of all or any portion of the Subordinated Debt, and the terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of Subordinated Agent and Subordinated Lenders, as provided in Section 9 hereof.
c)
Subordinated Secured Parties shall not (whether in any one transaction or series of related transactions) refinance, exchange or replace any of the Subordinated Debt without the prior written consent of the Required Senior Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) (a “Permitted Subordinated Refinancing”).

 

2.8 Legends. Until the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 15 hereof, Subordinated Agent will cause to be clearly, conspicuously and prominently inserted on the face of the Subordinated Credit Agreement and any other Subordinated Debt Document, as well as any renewals or replacements thereof, the following legend:


 

“This instrument and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby are subordinate in the manner and to the extent set forth in that certain Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement (the “Subordination Agreement”) dated as of August 14, 2024 among MGG Investment Group LP, the Companies signatory thereto (collectively, the “Companies”), and Wilmington Trust, National

 


 

Association, as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, “Agent”), to the indebtedness (including interest) and other obligations owed by certain of the Companies pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2021 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2023, as amended by the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2024, as amended by the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2024, and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, extended, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (the “Senior Credit Agreement”)), among the Companies, Agent and the lenders from time to time party thereto and related agreements, instruments and documents, as such Senior Credit Agreement and related agreements, instruments and documents have been and hereafter may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, extended, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time and to indebtedness refinancing the indebtedness under that agreement and related agreements, instruments and documents, in each case to the extent permitted by the Subordination Agreement; and each holder of this instrument, by its acceptance hereof, irrevocably agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Subordination Agreement.”

 

2.9 Obligations Hereunder Not Affected. All rights and interest of Senior Secured Parties and Agent hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of Subordinated Agent and Subordinated Lenders and Companies hereunder, shall (subject in any case to Sections 3.1 and 3.2) remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

a)
any lack of validity or enforceability of any document evidencing any of the Senior Debt;
b)
any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or any other term of, all or any of the Senior Debt (in each case to the extent permitted hereunder), or any other permitted amendment or waiver of or any release or consent to departure from any of the Senior Debt Documents;
c)
any exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral for all or any of the Senior Debt;
d)
any failure of any Senior Secured Party or Agent to assert any claim or to enforce any right or remedy against any other party hereto under the provisions of this Agreement or any Senior Debt Document other than this Agreement;
e)
any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination of the Senior Debt for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to (and Companies and Subordinated Secured Parties hereby waive any right to or claim of) any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of invalidity, illegality, non-genuineness, irregularity, compromise, unenforceability of, or any other event or occurrence affecting, any Senior Debt; and

 


 

f)
any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, Companies in respect of the Senior Debt or Subordinated Secured Parties in respect of this Agreement.

Each of the Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders, acknowledges and agrees that Senior Secured Parties and Agent may in accordance with the terms of the Senior Debt Documents, without notice or demand and without affecting or impairing Subordinated Agent’s obligations hereunder, but subject to Subordinated Agent’s rights hereunder and Sections 3.1 and 3.2, from time to time: (i) renew, compromise, extend, increase, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment of, or otherwise change the terms of the Senior Debt or any part thereof, including, without limitation, to increase or decrease the rate of interest thereon or the principal amount thereof; (ii) take or hold security for the payment of the Senior Debt and exchange, enforce, foreclose upon, waive and release any such security; (iii) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as Agent and Senior Secured Parties in their sole discretion, may determine; (iv) release and substitute one or more endorsers, warrantors, borrowers or other obligors; and (v) exercise or refrain from exercising any Enforcement Action or other rights against any Company or any other Person.

 

2.10 Marshaling. Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders, hereby waives any rights it may have under applicable law to assert the doctrine of marshaling or to otherwise require Agent or Senior Secured Parties to marshal any propertyof any Company or of any guarantor or other obligor of the Senior Debt for the benefit of Subordinated Agent.

 

2.11 Application of Proceeds from Sale or other Disposition of the Collateral. Notwithstanding anything in any Subordinated Debt Document to the contrary, in the event of any sale, transfer or other disposition (including a casualty loss or taking through eminent domain) of the Collateral, the proceeds resulting therefrom (including insurance proceeds) shall be applied:

first, to the Senior Debt in the order and manner set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement until the Discharge of Senior Debt, with any payment of the Revolving Credit Loans (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) to be accompanied (to the extent permitted by the Senior Credit Agreement) by a permanent reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitments (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement),

second, to the Subordinated Debt in the order and manner set forth in the Subordinated Credit Agreement until the Discharge of Subordinated Debt,

third, to the remaining Senior Debt (if any) in the order and manner set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement until such time as the Obligations (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) under the Senior Credit Agreement have been paid in full, in cash;

fourth, to the remaining Subordinated Debt (if any) in the order and manner set

 


 

forth in the Subordinated Credit Agreement until such time as the Obligations (as defined in the Subordinated Credit Agreement) under the Subordinated Credit Agreement have been paid in full, in cash,

fifth, after all of the Obligations (as defined the Senior Credit Agreement and Subordinated Credit Agreement) have been paid in full, in cash (other than contingent indemnification obligations not yet due and owing),to the Borrower or as otherwise required by law.

 

2.12 Rights Relating to Agent’s Actions with respect to the Collateral.

a)
Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders, hereby waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any rights which it may have to enjoin or otherwise obtain a judicial or administrative order preventing Agent or Senior Secured Parties from taking, or refraining from taking, any action with respect to all or any part of the Collateral. Without limitation of the foregoing, each of the Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders, hereby agree (i) that it has no right to direct or object to the manner in which Agent and Senior Secured Parties apply the proceeds of the Collateral resulting from the exercise by Agent and Senior Secured Parties of rights and remedies under the Senior Debt Documents and in accordance with applicable law to the Senior Debt, and (ii) other than as set forth in clause (b) below, that Agent has not assumed any obligation to act as the agent for Subordinated Agent with respect to the Collateral.
b)
Each of Agent and Subordinated Agent agrees, to the extent any Lien or security interest in any Collateral can be perfected by the possession or control of such Collateral or of any account in which such Collateral is held, if such Collateral or any such account is in fact in the possession or under the control of such Agent or Subordinated Agent, as applicable, or of agents or bailees of such Agent or Subordinated Agent, as applicable (such Collateral being referred to herein as the “Pledged Collateral”), it shall hold such Pledged Collateral as gratuitous and non-fiduciary bailee and agent for and on behalf of the other solely for the purpose of perfecting the Lien granted to the other in such Pledged Collateral (including, but not limited to, cash, securities, deposit accounts or securities accounts, if any) pursuant to the Senior Debt Documents or Subordinated Debt Documents, as applicable (such bailment and agency being intended, among other things, to satisfy the requirements of Sections 8-301(a)(2), 9-313(c), 9-104, 9-105, 9-106, and 9- 107 of the UCC). So long as the Discharge of Senior Debt has not occurred, (i) Agent shall be entitled to deal with the Pledged Collateral in accordance with the terms of the Senior Debt Documents as if the Liens of Subordinated Agent under the Subordinated Debt Documents did not exist and (ii) the rights of Subordinated Agent shall at all times be subject to the terms of this Agreement and to Agent’s rights expressly set forth herein (including the right to complete an Enforcement Action having the effect of discharging the Subordinated Agent’s security interest) and under the Senior Debt Documents. The duties or responsibilities of each of the Agent and Subordinated Agent under this Section 2.12 shall be limited solely to holding the Pledged Collateral as a gratuitous non- fiduciary bailee and agent for and on behalf of the other for purposes of perfecting the Lien held by the other. Neither Agent nor Subordinated Agent shall have,by reason of the Senior Debt Documents, the Subordinated Debt

 


 

Documents, this Agreement or any other document, a fiduciary relationship in respect of each other or any of the other Senior Secured Parties or Subordinated Secured Parties (as applicable) and shall not have any liability in connection with its holding the Pledged Collateral, except to the extent resulting from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final, non- appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

3. Modifications.

 

3.1 Modifications to Senior Debt Documents. Senior Secured Parties may at any time and from time to time without the consent of or notice to any Subordinated Secured Party, without incurring liability to any Subordinated Secured Party and without impairing or releasing the obligations of Subordinated Agent under this Agreement, change the manner or place of payment or extend the time of payment of or renew or alter any of the terms of the Senior Debt, or amend in any manner any agreement, note, guaranty or other instrument evidencing or securing or otherwise relating to the Senior Debt; provided, that Senior Lenders shall not, without the consent of Subordinated Agent (a) increase the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Debt (except as permitted by the definition of Senior Debt herein) beyond the Senior Debt Cap, (b) increase the margins applicable to the interest rates with respect to the Senior Debt by more than 200 basis points per annum, except in connection with the imposition of a default rate of interest in accordance with the terms of the Senior Debt Documents, (c) extend the final maturity of the Senior Debt (as set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement in effect on the date hereof)by more than 6 months, (d) shorten the amortization of any portion of the Senior Debt (as set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement in effect on the date hereof), (e) directly prohibit or restrict the payment of principal of, interest on, or other amounts payable with respect to, the Subordinated Debt, in a manner that is more restrictive than the prohibitions and restrictions contained in the Senior Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, or (f) otherwise modify or consent to any departure from the terms and provisions of the Senior Debt Documents in a manner that would contravene the express terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

3.2 Modifications to Subordinated Debt Documents. Until the Discharge of Senior Debt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Subordinated Debt Documents, Subordinated Secured Parties shall not, without the prior written consent of Agent (acting at the written direction of the Required Senior Lenders and Required Revolving Lenders (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement)), agree to any amendment, modification or supplement to the Subordinated Debt Documents the effect of which is to (a) increase the principal amount of the Subordinated Debt above the Subordinated Debt Cap or increase the margins applicable to the interest rates with respect to the Senior Debt by more than 200 basis points per annum, except in connection with the imposition of a default rate of interest in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Debt Documents, (b) change the dates upon which payments of principal or cash interest on the Subordinated Debt are due (except to extend such dates; provided that the Subordinated Debt shall not mature earlier than 6 months after the latest maturity of the Senior Debt), (c) change or add any event of default or any covenant with respect to

 


 

the Subordinated Debt which makes the Subordinated Debt Documents more restrictive in any material respect or more burdensome on any Company, unless and only to the extent that a corresponding change or addition has been made to the Senior Debt Documents so long as any applicable cushion that currently exists between the applicable covenants contained in the Senior Debt Documents and those contained in the Subordinated Debt Documents is maintained, (d) change any redemption or prepayment provisions (including changing the frequency or the amount of any such redemption or prepayment or any make-whole or similar premium applicable thereto) of the Subordinated Debt (other than an extension thereof), (e) alter the subordination provisions with respect to the Subordinated Debt, including, without limitation, subordinating the Subordinated Debt to any other indebtedness, (f) change or amend any other term of the Subordinated Debt Documents if such change or amendment would result in a Senior Default, increase the obligations of any Company or any guarantor of the Subordinated Debt or confer additional material rights on Subordinated Agent or any other holder of the Subordinated Debt in a manner adverse to such Company, any such guarantor or Senior Lenders, (g) directly prohibit or restrict the payment of principal of, interest on, or other amounts payable with respect to, the Senior Debt, or (h) otherwise modify or consent to any departure from the terms and provisions of the Subordinated Debt Documents in a manner that would contravene the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

4. Representations and Warranties.

 

4.1 Representations and Warranties of Subordinated Agent. Subordinated Agent hereby represents and warrants to Agent and Senior Lenders that as of the date hereof:

(a) Subordinated Agent is a limited partnership duly formed and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware; (b) Subordinated Agent has the power and authority to enter into, execute, deliver and carry out the terms of this Agreement, and to bind all Subordinated Secured Parties hereby, all of which have been duly authorized by all proper and necessary action;(c) the execution of this Agreement by Subordinated Agent will not violate or conflict with the organizational documents of Subordinated Agent, any material agreement binding upon Subordinated Agent or violate any law, regulation or order or require any consent or approval which has not been obtained; and (d) this Agreement is the legal,valid and binding obligation of Subordinated Agent, enforceable against Subordinated Agent in accordance with its terms,except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by equitable principles.

 

4.2 Representations and Warranties of Agent. Agent hereby represents and warrants to Subordinated Agent that as of the date hereof: (a) Agent is a national banking association duly formed and validly existing under the laws of the United States;(b) Agent has the power and authority to enter into, execute, deliver and carry out the terms of this Agreement, all of which have been duly authorized by all proper and necessary action; (c) the execution of this Agreement by Agent will not violate or conflict with the organizational documents of Agent, any material agreement binding upon Agent or any

 


 

law, regulation or order or require any consent or approval which has not been obtained; and (d) this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of Agent, enforceable against Agent in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by equitable principles and (e) the applicable Senior Secured Parties have authorized the Agent to enter into this Agreement on their behalf in accordance with the applicable Senior Debt Documents.

 

5. Subrogation; Recovery. After the Discharge of Senior Debt, the Subordinated Agent shall be subrogated to the rights of Agent and Senior Lenders to receive Distributions with respect to the Senior Debt until the Discharge of Subordinated Debt; however, the Subordinated Agent waives any and all rights of subrogation now or hereafter arising with respect to any Collateral that the Senior Lenders (or a wholly owned special purpose vehicle of any Senior Lender) obtains ownership of as a result of any Enforcement Action pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, any Post-Petition Sale or any Plan, so long as the net cash proceeds received by the Senior Lenders or debt deemed exchange as part of obtaining such ownership permanently reduces the Senior Debt. If Agent or any Senior Lender is required to disgorge any proceeds of Collateral, payment or other amount received by any Person (whether because such proceeds, payment or other amount is invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential or otherwise) or turn over or otherwise pay any amount (a “Recovery”) to the estate or to any creditor or representative of a Company or any other Person, then the Senior Debt shall automatically be reinstated (to the extent of such Recovery) as if such Senior Debt had never been paid and to the extent any Subordinated Secured Parties has received proceeds, payments or other amounts to which Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders would not have been entitled under this Agreement had such reinstatement occurred prior to receipt of such proceeds, payments or other amounts, the Subordinated Secured Parties shall turn over such proceeds, payments or other amounts to Agent for reapplication to the Senior Debt. A Distribution made pursuant to this Agreement to Agent or Senior Lenders which otherwise would have been made to the Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders is not a payment by the Company on account of any scheduled or required repayment of the Senior Debt under the Senior Credit Agreement; provided, that, for the purposes of determining the outstanding amount of the Senior Debt, any such payment shall be applied by the Agent to the Senior Debt.

 

6. Modification. Any modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or any consent to any departure by any party from the terms hereof, shall not be effective in any event unless the same is in writing and signed by the Required Revolving Lenders (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement), Required Senior Lenders and Subordinated Lenders, and then such modification, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose given. Any notice to or demand on any party hereto in any event not specifically required hereunder shall not entitle the party receiving such notice or demand to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances unless specifically required hereunder.

 

 


 

7. Further Assurances. Each party to this Agreement promptly will execute and deliver such further instruments and agreements and do such further acts and things as may be reasonably requested in writing by any other party hereto that may be necessary or desirable in order to effect fully the purposes of this Agreement.

 

8. Notices. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice delivered under this Agreement shall be in writing addressed to the respective party as set forth below and may be personally served, telecopied or sent by overnight courier service or certified or registered United States mail and shall be deemed to have been given (a) if delivered in person, when delivered; (b) if delivered by telecopy, on the date of transmission if transmitted on a business day before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) or, if not, on the next succeeding business day; (c) if delivered by overnight courier,one business day after delivery to such courier properly addressed; or (d) if by United States mail, four business days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed.


 

Notices shall be addressed as follows: If to Subordinated Agent:

MGG Investment Group LP One Penn Plaza, 53rd Floor New York, NY 10119 Attention: Operations

Email: ops@mgginv.com; dstohr@mgginv.com; legal@mgginv.com

With a copy to:

Morrison & Foerster LLP 250 West 55th Street

New York, NY10019-9601

Attention: James A. Newton,

Aly El Hamamsy

Email: jnewton@mofo.com, aelhamamsy@mofo.com

If to a Company:

KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. c/o KLDiscovery Inc.

9023 Columbine Road,

 


 

Eden Prairie,MN 55347 Attention: Chris Weiler

Email: chris.weiler@kldiscovery.com

With copies (which shall not constitute notice)to: CEOF II DE I AIV, L.P.

c/o The Carlyle Group

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Attention: Ian Fujiyama

Email: Ian.Fujiyama@carlyle.com

and

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP 200 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10166-0193

Attention: Aaron F. Adams

Email: AFAdams@gibsondunn.com


 

If to Agent or Senior Lenders:

Wilmington Trust,National Association 77 Upper Rock Circle, 8th floor Rockville, MD 20850

Attention: Teisha Wright

Email: twright4@WilmingtonTrust.com

With copies (which shall not constitute notice)to:

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 250 West 55th Street

New York, New York 10019-9710 Attention: Alan Glantz

Email: alan.glantz@arnoldporter.com

or, in any case, to such other address as the party addressed shall have previously designated by written notice to the serving party, given in accordance with this Section 8.

 

9. Successors and Assigns.

 

9.1 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the respective successors and assigns of Agent, Senior Secured Parties, Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders, and Subordinated Secured Parties. To the extent permitted under the

 


 

Senior Debt Documents, Senior Secured Parties may, from time to time, without notice to Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders,assign or transfer any or all of the Senior Debt or any interest therein to any Person and, notwithstanding any such assignment or transfer, or any subsequent assignment or transfer, the Senior Debt shall, subject to the terms hereof, be and remain Senior Debt for purposes of this Agreement, and every permitted assignee or transferee of any of the Senior Debt or of any interest therein shall,to the extent of the interest of such permitted assignee or transferee in the Senior Debt, be entitled to rely upon and be the third party beneficiary of the subordination provided under this Agreement and shall be entitled to enforce the terms and provisions hereof to the same extent as if such assignee or transferee were initially a party hereto; provided, that Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders shall be entitled to deal solely with Agent hereunder and Agent may not assign any of its rights to take action or give notices hereunder until Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders receive written notice from Agent of any such assignment or transfer.Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders agree that any party that consummates a Permitted Refinancing may rely on and enforce this Agreement upon written notice to Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders thereof. Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders further agree that they will, at the request of Agent and at the sole expense of the Companies (payment of which shall be a condition precedent to the execution thereof), enter into an agreement, in the form of this Agreement, mutatis mutandis, with the party that consummates the Permitted Refinancing; provided, that the failure of Subordinated Agent and the Subordinated Lenders to execute such an agreement shall not affect such party's right to rely on and enforce the terms of this Agreement.

 

9.2 Notwithstanding the failure of any transferee to execute or deliver a joinder to this Agreement or of the Agent (acting at the written direction of the Required Senior Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement)) to consent to any such transfer, the subordination effected hereby shall survive any sale, assignment, pledge, disposition or other transfer of all or any portion of the Subordinated Debt or any rights or obligations relating thereto, and the terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each Subordinated Lender and each other holder of Subordinated Debt.

 

10. Relative Rights. This Agreement shall define the relative rights of Agent, Senior Secured Parties, Subordinated Agent and Subordinated Secured Parties. Nothing in this Agreement shall (a) impair, as among Companies, Agent and Senior Secured Parties and as between Companies, Subordinated Agent and Subordinated Secured Parties, the obligation of Companies with respect to the payment of the Senior Debt and the Subordinated Debt in accordance with their respective terms or (b) affect the relative rights of Agent, Senior Secured Parties or Subordinated Agent with respect to any other creditors of Companies.

 

11. Conflict. In the event of any conflict between any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement and any term, covenant or condition of any of the Subordinated Debt Documents or Senior Debt Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall control and govern.For the avoidance of doubt, the Senior Secured Parties acknowledge and agree among themselves (and neither any Company nor any Subordinated Secured Parties shall have any right on account of this sentence)that the Agreement Among Lenders (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement)

 


 

shall control and govern with respect to the exercise of any rights of the Senior Secured Parties on account of or under this Agreement.

 

12. Headings. The paragraph headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of any of the provisions hereof.

 

13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

14. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by reason of the operation of any law or by reason of the interpretation placed thereon by any court or governmental authority, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and the affected provision shall be modified to the minimum extent permitted by law so as most fully to achieve the intention of this Agreement.

 

15. Continuation of Subordination; Termination of Agreement. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the payment in full, in cash of the Senior Debt and the termination of all commitments to lend under the Senior Debt Documents after which this Agreement shall terminate without further action on the part of the parties hereto; provided, that if any payment is, subsequent to such termination, recovered from any holder of Senior Debt as described in Section 5, this Agreement shall be automatically reinstated.

 

16. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION’S LAWS.

 

17. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT, SUBJECT TO AGENT'S ELECTION, ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALLBE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS.EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS AND AGREES THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE UPON IT BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPTREQUESTED, ADDRESSED TO THE PARTIESHERETO AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE COMPLETE 10 DAYS AFTER THE SAME HAS BEEN POSTED.

 

18. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. SUBORDINATED AGENT AND AGENT HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OF THE SUBORDINATED DEBT DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE SENIOR DEBT DOCUMENTS.

 


 

EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH HAS RELIED ON THE WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE SENIOR DEBT DOCUMENTS AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THE WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT EACH HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF REVIEWING THIS JURY WAIVER WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS.

 

19, Purchase Right. Without prejudice to the enforcement of the Senior Secured Parties’ remedies in accordance with the Senior Debt Documents and this Agreement, the Senior Secured Parties agree that following (a) the acceleration or maturity of the Senior Debt in accordance with the terms of the Senior Debt Documents or (b) the commencement of a Proceeding with respect to any Company (each, a “Purchase Triggering Event”), within thirty (30) days of the Purchas eTriggering Event, one or more of the Subordinated Secured Parties may request, and the Senior Secured Parties hereby offer the Subordinated Secured Parties, the option to purchase all, but not less than all, of the aggregate amount of the Obligations (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) outstanding at the time of purchase at par, plus any premium that would be applicable upon prepayment of the Senior Debt, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, fees, and expenses, plus the cash collateralization of asserted indemnity claims, without warranty or representation or recourse (except for representations and warranties required to be made by assigning lenders pursuant an Assignment and Assumption (as such term is defined in the Senior Debt Document).If such purchase right is timely exercised, the parties shall endeavor to consummate such transaction promptly thereafter but in any event within ten (10) Business Days of the request. If one or more of the Subordinated Secured Parties timely exercises such purchase right, it shall be exercised pursuant to documentation mutually acceptable to each of the Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) and Required Revolving Lenders (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement) and the Required Subordinated Agent. If none of the Subordinated Secured Parties timely exercises such purchase right, the Senior Secured Parties shall have no further obligations pursuant to this Section 19 for such Purchase Triggering Event and may take any further actions in their sole discretion in accordance with the Senior Debt Documents and this Agreement.


 

 

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Subordinated Agent, Subordinated Lenders, Agent, and the Senior Lenders have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

SUBORDINATED AGENT:

MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP

By /s/ Kevin F. Griffin Name: Kevin F. Griffin

Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer


 

 

 


 

SUBORDINATED LENDER:

1397225 ONTARIO LIMITED

By:/s/ Antony Waszkiewicz Name: Antony Waszkiewicz

Title: Authorized Signatory


 

 

 


 

SUBORDINATED LENDERS:

MGG SF EVERGREEN FUND LP MGG CANADA FUND LP

MGG INSURANCEFUND SERIES INTERESTS OF THE SALI MULTISERIES FUND, L.P.

MGG SF EVERGREEN UNLEVERED FUND LP MGG SF EVERGREENUNLEVERED FUND 2020 LP

EVERGREEN CARDINALFUND LP

MGG SF EVERGREEN FUND LUXEMBOURG SCSP SICAV-RAIF

MGG SF DRAWDOWN UNLEVEREDFUND III (LUXEMBOURG) SCSP

MGG SF DRAWDOWN UNLEVEREDFUND IV (LUXEMBOURG) SCSP

MGG STRUCTURED SOLUTIONS FUND II LP MGG STRUCTURED SOLUTIONS FUND II (LUXEMBOURG) SCSP

By: MGG Investment Group LP, on behalf of each of the above, as Authorized Signatory

By: /s/ Kevin F. Griffin Name: Kevin F. Griffin

Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer

 

 


 


 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Agent

By: /s/ Teisha Wright Name: Teisha Wright

Title: Vice President

 


 

 


 

SENIOR LENDERS:

ALLY BANK

as Ally Representative, a Lender and an L/C Issuer

By: /s/ Erica Ninesteel Name: Erica Ninesteel

Title: Authorized Signatory

 


 

BLACKSTONE PRIVATE CREDIT FUND,

as a Lender

By: Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, as investment advisor

By: /s/ Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

BLACKSTONE SECURED LENDINGFUND,

as a Lender

By: Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, as investment advisor

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 


 


 

BCRED BARD PEAK FUNDING LLC, BCRED CASTLE PEAK FUNDING LLC, BCRED GRANITE PEAK FUNDING LLC, BCRED MONARCH PEAK FUNDING LLC, BCRED SUMMIT PEAK FUNDING LLC,

as Lenders

By: Blackstone Private Credit Fund, as sole member

By: Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, as investment advisor

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

BCRED MML CLO 2021-1 LLC,

as a Lender

By:Blackstone Private Credit Fund, as Collateral Manager

By: Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, as Investment Advisor

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

BGSL BRECKENRIDGE FUNDINGLLC, BGSL JACKSON HOLE FUNDING LLC, BGSL BIG SKY FUNDING LLC,

as Lenders

By:Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, as sole member

By: Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, as investment advisor

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

 


 

Title: Authorized Signatory


 

GSO BROOME STREETLLC,

as a Lender

By: GSO Orchid Fund LP, its member

By: GSO Orchid Associates LLC, its general partner

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

EMERALD SPRING STREET LP,

as a Lender

By: Emerald GP Ltd., its general partner

By: Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, as administrator

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

EMERALD MURRAY STREETLP,

as a Lender

By: Emerald GP 2 Ltd., its general partner

By: Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, as administrator

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory


 

 


 

GN LOAN FUND LP,

as a Lender

By: Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP, its Investment Manager

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

BXC JADE SUB 1 LLC,

as a Lender

By: BXC Jade Topco1 LP, its sole member

By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

BXC JADE SUB 2 LLC,

as a Lender

By: BXC Jade Topco2 LP, its sole member

By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

BXC JADE SUB 3 LLC,

as a Lender

By: BXC Jade Topco3 LP, its sole member

 


 

By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory


 

BXC JADE SUB 4 LLC,

as a Lender

By: BXC Jade Topco4 LP, its sole member

By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

BXC JADE SUB 5-B LLC,

as a Lender

By: BXC Jade Top Sub 5-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Topco 5-B LP, its sole member By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

BXC JADE SUB 6-B LLC,

as a Lender

By: BXC Jade Top Sub 6-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade

 


 

Topco 6-B LP, its sole member By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory


 

BXC JADE SUB 7-B LLC,

as a Lender

By: BXC Jade Top Sub 7-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Topco 7-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

BXC JADE SUB 8-B LLC,

as a Lender

By: BXC Jade Top Sub 8-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Topco 8-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

 


 

BXC JADE SUB 9-B LLC,

as a Lender

By: BXC Jade Top Sub 9-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Topco 9-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory


 

BXC JADE SUB 10-B LLC,

as a Lender

By: BXC Jade Top Sub 10-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Topco 10-B LLC, its sole member By: BXC Jade Associates LLC, its general partner

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory

BCRED CLO 2023-1 LLC,

as a Lender

By: Blackstone Private Credit Fund, as Collateral Manager

By: Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, as Investment Advisor

By: Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa

 


 

Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory


 

BCRED CLO 2024-1LLC,

as a Lender

By: Blackstone Private Credit Fund, as Collateral Manager

By: Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, as Investment Advisor

By:Marisa Beeney Name: Marisa Beeney

Title: Authorized Signatory


 

QIA FIG GLASS FINCO 1 LIMITED,

as a Lender

By: Alexander Kretzler

Name: Alexander Kretzler

Title: Director

QIA FIG GLASS FINCO 2 LIMITED,

as a Lender

By: Alexander Kretzler

Name: Alexander Kretzler

Title: Director


 

 

 


 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AGREEMENT

Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that they have received a copy of that certain Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement, entered into as of the date first written above (as may be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof,the “Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement”) by and among MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP,as Subordinated Agent and WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent.

By its signature below, each of the undersigned agrees to recognize all rights granted by the Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement to Agent, the other Senior Secured Parties, Subordinated Agent, and the other Subordinated Lenders.

Each of the undersigned waives the provisions of Section 9-615(a)of the UCC in connection with the application of proceeds of Collateral in accordance with the provisions of the Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement and acknowledges and agrees that: (i) although it may sign this Acknowledgment and Agreement to, it is not a party to the Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement and does not and will not receive any right, benefit,priority or interest under or because of the existence of the foregoing Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) it will not do any act,make any payments, or perform any obligation which is not in accordance with the agreements set forth in the Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement, and (iii) it will execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional action as may be necessary or desirable in the reasonable opinion of any Secured Party to effectuate the provisions and purposes of the foregoing Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement.

KLDISCOVERY HOLDINGS, INC.

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson

Name: Dawn Wilson

Title: Secretary and Treasurer


 

 

 

 

 


 

LD TOPCO, INC.

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson

Name: Dawn Wilson Title: Treasurer

KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK, LLC

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson

Name: Dawn Wilson

Title: Secretary and Treasurer

 

KLDISCOVERY FRANCHISING, LLC

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson

Name: Dawn Wilson

 


 

 

Execution Version

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

by and among KLDISCOVERY INC.

and

 

THE MAJOR STOCKHOLDERS NAMED HEREIN

 

dated as of

 

August 14, 2024

 

 

 

 


 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.
DEFINITIONS 1
2.
BOARD ISSUES 8
2.1
Size of Board 8
2.2
Composition of Board 8
2.3
Failure to Designate a Director Candidate; Vacancies 9
2.4
Removal of Board Members 9
2.5
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement 9
2.6
No Liability for Election of Designated or Approved Directors 10
2.7
Stockholder Action 10
2.8
Quorum and Board Action 10
2.9
Chairperson of the Board 10
3.
COVENANTS 10
3.1
Consent Rights 10
3.2
Compliance with Law 12
4.
ANNUAL BUDGET AND BUSINESS PLAN 13
5.
TRANSFER RESTRICTION; COOPERATION ON CERTAIN TRANSFERS 14
6.
DRAG-ALONG RIGHT 15
6.1
Actions to be Taken 15
6.2
Conditions 16
6.3
Company Obligations 18
7.
FORCED SALE RIGHTS 18
7.1
Initiation of Sale Process 18
7.2
Specific Company Obligations 18
7.3
Board Approval of the Terms and Conditions of a Proposed Sale of the Company 19
7.4
Appointment and Authority of Holder Representative 20
8.
REMEDIES 21
8.1
Irrevocable Proxy and Power of Attorney 21
8.2
Specific Enforcement 21
8.3
Remedies Cumulative 21
9.
TERM 22
10.
30% RULE 22

 

 


 

 

11.
MISCELLANEOUS 23
11.1
Representations and Warranties 23
11.2
Additional Parties 23
11.3
Successors and Assigns 23
11.4
Governing Law; Forum; Waiver of Jury Trail 24
11.5
Notices 24
11.6
Consent Required to Amend, Modify, Terminate or Waive 24
11.7
Delays or Omissions 25
11.8
MGG Representative 25
11.9
Severability 25
11.10
Entire Agreement 25
11.11
Share Legend 26
11.12
Stock Splits, Dividends and Recapitalizations 26
11.13
Manner of Voting 26
11.14
Further Assurances 26
11.15
Costs of Enforcement 26
11.16
No Third-Party Beneficiaries 27
11.17
Construction 27
11.18
Counterparts 27

 

 


 

 

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

THIS STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of August 14, 2024 (the “Effective Time”), by and among (i) KLDiscovery Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), (ii) the “OTPP Party” listed on the signature pages hereto (“OTPP”), and (iii) the “MGG Parties” listed on the signature pages hereto (collectively, “MGG”, and together with OTPP, the “Major Stockholders” and each, a “Major Stockholder”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Company and the Major Stockholders are effecting an out-of-court privately negotiated exchange pursuant to which, among other things, the Major Stockholders will exchange 100% of the 8% convertible debentures due in 2024 issued by the Company and held by them for shares of Common Stock (the “Exchange”); and

WHEREAS, in order to induce each Major Stockholder to effect the Exchange, each other Major Stockholder and the Company have agreed to the covenants and other agreements contained herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is acknowledged by the Parties, the Parties agree as follows:

1.
Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
(a)
“30% Rule” means the restrictions set out in section 11 of Schedule III of the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 (Canada), as incorporated by reference in Section 79 of regulation 909 under Section 62 of the Pension Benefits Act (Ontario), which prohibits Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board and its Affiliates from, directly or indirectly, investing the moneys of the plan in the securities of a corporation to which are attached more than 30% of the votes that may be cast to elect or remove the directors of a corporation, or any amendment or replacement of that rule.
(b)
“30% Rule Designee” shall mean initially Ferndale3 Corp., any Permitted Transferee of such Person, and any other Person that OTPP may designate, so long as OTPP has the contractual right to direct the voting and transfer of the Shares held by such 30% Rule Designee.
(c)
Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person, including, without limitation, any general partner, managing member, officer, director or trustee of such Person, or any venture capital fund or other investment fund now or hereafter existing that is controlled by one or more general partners, managing members or investment advisers of, or shares the same management company or investment adviser with, such Person.
(d)
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

 


 

 

(e)
Anti-Corruption Laws” means laws, regulations or orders relating to anti- bribery or anti-corruption including, without limitation, the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010, The Indian Penal Code 1860, the PRC Criminal Law (revised in 2020), the PRC Anti Unfair Competition Law (revised in 2019) the Interim Rules of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce on Prohibition of Commercial Bribery, the

U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended from time to time, the UK Bribery Act of 2010, the Canadian Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, relevant provisions of the Canadian Criminal Code, and all applicable national and international laws enacted to implement the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Officials in International Business Transactions.

(f)
Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means laws, regulations, rules, or guidelines relating to money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism, and financial recordkeeping, including, without limitation, those implemented and administered by competent authorities in the European Union and its Member States, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, China, India and all other jurisdictions in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business or own assets.
(g)
Applicable Entity” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(b).
(h)
Board” means the board of Directors of the Company.
(i)
Board Shares” means shares of Class A Common Stock and shares of Class B-2 Common Stock.
(j)
Budget” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
(k)
Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in New York, New York, United States or Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(l)
Business Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
(m)
Bylaws” means the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as they may be subsequently amended or amended and restated.
(n)
Capital Stock” means the Common Stock and Preferred Stock.
(o)
CEO” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
(p)
CEO Director” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
(q)
Certificate of Incorporation” means the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as it may be subsequently amended or amended and restated.
(r)
Change of Control” means a Change of Control Merger or Change of

Control Sale.

 

2


 

 

(s)
Change of Control Merger” means a merger, consolidation, statutory conversion, transfer, domestication, or continuance in which the Company is a constituent party or a Subsidiary of the Company is a constituent party and the Company issues shares of its capital stock pursuant to such merger, consolidation, statutory conversion, transfer, domestication, or continuance, except any such merger, consolidation, statutory conversion, transfer, domestication, or continuance in which the shares of Capital Stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, statutory conversion, transfer, domestication, or continuance continue to represent, or are converted into or exchanged for shares of capital stock or other equity interests that represent, immediately following such merger, consolidation, statutory conversion, transfer, domestication, or continuance, more than 50% of the total voting power of the surviving or resulting corporation or entity generally entitled to vote on the election of the board of directors or similar body of such Person, or, if the surviving or resulting corporation or entity is a wholly owned Subsidiary of another corporation or entity immediately following such merger, consolidation, statutory conversion, transfer, domestication, or continuance, of the parent corporation or entity of such surviving or resulting corporation or entity.
(t)
Change of Control Sale” means (1) the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, of all or substantially all the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (2) the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition (whether by merger, consolidation, statutory conversion, domestication, continuance or otherwise, and whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company if substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such Subsidiary or Subsidiaries, except where such sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition is to a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company.
(u)
Child Labour” means: (i) “Child Labour” as defined in the Canadian Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act; or (ii) any employment below the minimum age as established in national legislation (as set forth in ILO Convention 138 on the Minimum Age for Admission to Employment), hazardous unpaid household services, and the worst forms of child labour (as set forth in ILO Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour).
(v)
Class A Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock, par value

$0.0001 per share, of the Company.

(w)
Class B-1 Common Stock” means the Class B-1 Common Stock, par value

$0.0001 per share, of the Company.

(x)
Class B-2 Common Stock” means the Class B-2 Common Stock, par value

$0.0000001 per share, of the Company.

(y)
Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock, Class B-1 Common Stock and Class B-2 Common Stock.
(z)
Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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(aa) “Company Group” means the Company and its direct and indirect

Subsidiaries.

(bb) “control,” including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under

common control with,” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting stock, by contract or otherwise.

(cc) “Cutoff Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(c). (dd) “Deal Counsel” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a). (ee) “Director” means any member of the Board.

(ff) “Disqualification Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5. (gg) “Disqualified Designee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5. (hh) “DGCL” means the Delaware General Corporation Law.

(ii) “Electing Holder” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a). (jj) “Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

(kk) “Exchange” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

(ll) “Existing Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(d). (mm) “Financial Advisor” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a).

(nn) “Forced Labour” means: (i) “Forced Labour” as defined in the Canadian Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act; or (ii) any work or service that is exacted from a person under the threat of penalty, and for which that person has not offered himself or herself voluntarily.

(oo) “GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles. (pp) “General Voting Shares” means Shares other than the Class B-2 Common

Stock.

(qq) “Global Trade Laws and Regulations” means export controls, and trade,

economic and financial sanctions laws, regulations, embargoes, and restrictive measures administered or enforced by the United States, including without limitation the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Canada, United Nations, India and all relevant regulations made under any of the foregoing; and other similar applicable economic and trade sanctions, export or import control laws.

(rr) “Holder Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a).

 

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(ss) “Immediate Family Member” means a child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in- law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, of a natural person referred to herein.

(tt) “Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, any liability of such Person in respect of borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments and shall also include (a) any liability of such Person under any agreement related to the fixing of interest rates on any Indebtedness and (b) any capitalized lease obligations of such Person (if and to the extent the same would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP).

(uu) “Independent” means an individual who the Board (or committee of the Board designated by the Board) determines has no relationship with the Company or any Major Stockholder that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a Director.

(vv) “Independent Directors” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d). (ww) “Major Stockholder” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

(xx) “MIP” means the Company’s Management Incentive Plan. (yy) “MGG” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

(zz) “MGG Directors” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c).

(aaa) “Modern Slavery” means Forced Labour, debt bondage, involuntary servitude, Child Labour, and human trafficking.

(bbb) “Modern Slavery Laws and Regulations” means laws and regulations related to Modern Slavery.

(ccc) “Nasdaq” means that Nasdaq Global Select Market. (ddd) “NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange. (eee) “OFAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(pp). (fff) “OTPP” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

(ggg) “OTPP Directors” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).

(hhh) “Party” means the Company, the Major Stockholders, and any other Person that becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.2.

(iii) “Permitted Transfer” means: (i) in the case of a Transferor that is an entity (other than a Transfer contemplated by subsection (iii) of this definition, which shall be governed by that subsection), a Transfer by such Transferor to its Affiliates, (ii) in the case of a Transferor

 

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that is a natural person, (x) a Transfer made for bona fide estate planning purposes, either during his or her lifetime or on death by will or intestacy to an Immediate Family Member, or any other relative approved by the Board, or any custodian or trustee of any trust, partnership or limited liability company for the benefit of, or the ownership interests of which are owned wholly by, such Transferor or any such Immediate Family Member or Board-approved relative, or (y) a Transfer by way of gift to any Immediate Family Member of such Transferor approved by the Board; provided, in each of (i) and (ii), the Transferor shall deliver prior written notice to the Company and each Major Stockholder of such Transfer and the applicable Transferee(s) shall, as a condition to such Transfer, take the actions contemplated by Section 11.2(b); and provided, such Transfer is made pursuant to a transaction in which there is no consideration actually paid for or as a result of such Transfer, and (iii) a Transfer between OTPP or any 30% Rule Designee, on the one hand, and any other 30% Rule Designee, on the other; provided that in the case of clause (iii), the Transferor shall deliver prior written notice to the Company and each Major Stockholder, but for the avoidance of doubt, the 30% Rule Designee shall not, as a condition of such Transfer, be required to take the actions contemplated in Section 11.2(b), and provided in the case of clause (iii) such Transfer is made pursuant to a transaction in which the consideration actually paid for or as a result of such Transfer is equal to the consideration initially paid for the Shares subject of such Transfer.

(jjj) “Permitted Transferee” means any Transferee to whom Shares are Transferred in a Permitted Transfer.

(kkk) “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company, association or other entity.

(lll) “Preferred Stock” means the Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

(mmm)“Proposed Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2. (nnn) “Proxyholder” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

(ooo) “Qualified Direct Listing” means an initial listing of any class of common stock of the Company (which need not be Class A Common Stock, Class B-1 Common Stock or Class B-2 Common Stock) on NASDAQ or the NYSE by means of an effective registration statement filed by the Company with the SEC, without a related underwritten offering of such common stock, for which the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that the Company is expected to have a market capitalization equal to or greater than $375,000,000 at any time on the first day of trading.

(ppp) “Qualified IPO” means the sale of shares of any class of common stock of the Company (which need not be Class A Common Stock, Class B-1 Common Stock or Class B- 2 Common Stock) to the public in a firm-commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, resulting in at least $75,000,000 of gross proceeds, net of the underwriting discount and commissions, to the Company and in connection with such offering the shares of common stock are listed for trading on NASDAQ or the NYSE.

 

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(qqq) “Restricted Country” means any country or geographic region subject to comprehensive economic sanctions administered by OFAC which currently includes: Crimea, Cuba, the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, Iran, North Korea, and Syria.

(rrr) “Sale of the Company” means any of: (1) a Stock Sale or (2) a Change of

 

 

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Control.

 

(sss) “Sale Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a). (ttt) “Sale Process” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a).

(uuu) “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

(vvv) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.

(www) “Shares” means any shares of Capital Stock, by whatever name called, now

 

 

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owned or subsequently acquired by a Stockholder, however acquired, whether through stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications, recapitalizations, conversions, similar events or otherwise.

(xxx) “Stock Sale” means a transaction or series of related transactions in which a Person, or a group of related Persons, acquires from stockholders of the Company Shares representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting power of the Company generally entitled to vote on the election of the Board.

(yyy) “Stockholder” means the Major Stockholders, the 30% Rule Designee, and any other Person (other than, for greater certainty, the 30% Rule Designee) that becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.2.

(zzz) “Stockholder Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(f). (aaaa) “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited

liability company, joint venture, partnership or other entity of which such Person (a) beneficially owns, either directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of (i) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities of such entity, (ii) the total combined equity interests of such entity, or (iii) the capital or profit interests, in the case of a partnership; or (b) otherwise has the power to vote, either directly or indirectly, sufficient securities to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body of such entity.

(bbbb) “Third-Party Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

(cccc) “Transaction Support Agreement” means that certain Transaction Support Agreement dated as of July 3, 2024, by and among the Company, its direct and indirect affiliated entities and the various other consenting stakeholders identified therein (including all exhibits, annexes, and schedules thereto, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms).

(dddd) “Transfer” means any direct or indirect transfer, whether by sale, assignment, encumbrance, hypothecation, pledge, conveyance in trust, gift, bequest, devise or descent, by operation of law or by any other transfer or disposition of any kind, including to any

 

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receivers, creditors, trustees in bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding, including such transfer of any beneficial interest therein; provided, that with respect to each Major Stockholder, the following will not be deemed to be a Transfer of any Shares: (i) a sale, transfer or issuance of limited partnership interests or other equity interests or securities of such Major Stockholder or its ultimate parent entity, or (ii) a sale, transfer or issuance of limited partnership interest or other equity interests or securities of any investment fund, intermediate holding company, co-investment aggregator or similar entity that is an Affiliate of such Major Stockholder (or any successor thereto or any investment vehicle that is organized to make investments in parallel, or to co-invest, with any of the foregoing) so long as following such sale, transfer or issuance, such entity remains an Affiliate of such Major Stockholder.

(eeee) “Transferee” means a Person receiving shares in a Permitted Transfer. (ffff) “Transferor” means a Person Transferring shares in a Permitted Transfer. (gggg) Any reference in this Agreement to “vote” or “voting” or similar language

shall include, without limitation, action by written consent of the stockholders.

2.
Board Issues.
2.1
Size of Board. The Parties shall take all necessary action so that the Board will consist of seven (7) Directors.
2.2
Composition of Board. Each Stockholder agrees to vote, or cause to be voted, all Board Shares owned by such Stockholder, or over which such Stockholder has voting control, from time to time and at all times, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure that at each annual or special meeting of stockholders at which an election of Directors is held, or pursuant to any written consent of the stockholders, the following individuals shall be elected to the Board:
(a)
the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO” and in his or her capacity as such, the “CEO Director”), who as of the Effective Time is Mr. Christopher Weiler, provided that if for any reason the CEO Director ceases to serve as the CEO, each of the Stockholders shall promptly vote their respective Board Shares (i) to remove the former CEO from the Board if such person has not resigned from the position of CEO Director and (ii) to elect the then-current CEO to serve as the new CEO Director;
(b)
two individuals designated for nomination from time to time by OTPP (the “OTPP Directors”);
(c)
two individuals designated for nomination from time to time by MGG (the “MGG Directors”); and
(d)
two individuals who are Independent and who are designated for nomination by mutual agreement of the Major Stockholders (the “Independent Directors”).

In furtherance of the foregoing, OTPP and MGG shall at all times have the right to designate individuals for nomination to the Board at any time.

 

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2.3
Failure to Designate a Director Candidate; Vacancies.
(a)
In the absence of any designation from the Person(s) with the right to designate a Director for nomination as specified in Section 2.2, each Stockholder agrees to vote, or cause to be voted, all Board Shares owned by such Stockholder, or over which such Stockholder has voting control, to reelect the individual then serving in such Director position if willing to serve, unless such individual has been removed as provided herein, in which case such Board seat shall remain vacant until filled as provided in Section 2.2.
(b)
The Parties shall take all necessary action so that any vacancies created by the resignation, removal, or death of a Director shall be filled pursuant to, and only pursuant to, the provisions of Section 2.2.
2.4
Removal of Board Members. Each Stockholder agrees to vote, or cause to be voted, all Board Shares owned by such Stockholder, or over which such Stockholder has voting control, from time to time and at all times, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure that:
(a)
a Director elected or serving pursuant to Section 2.2 or Section 2.3(a), or elected to fill a vacancy pursuant to Section 2.3(b), shall be promptly removed from office by the vote of stockholders of the Company upon the occurrence of any of the following: (i) written request of the Person(s) who would be entitled to designate a replacement nominee for such Director pursuant to Section 2.2 to remove such Director (which, for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of the Independent Directors, requires the request of both Major Stockholders); (ii) in the case of the CEO Director, if such CEO Director ceases to serve as the CEO; or (iii) in the case of the Independent Directors, if any such Independent Director ceases to be Independent; and
(b)
no Director elected or serving pursuant to Section 2.2, Section 2.3(a), or Section 2.3(b), may be removed from office unless such removal is made in accordance with Section 2.4(a).
2.5
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, each Person with the right to designate for nomination or participate in the designation for nomination of a Director as specified above hereby represents and warrants to the Company that, to such Person’s knowledge, none of the “bad actor” disqualifying events described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)-(viii) promulgated under the Securities Act (each, a “Disqualification Event”), is applicable to such Person’s initial designee named above except, if applicable, for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) or (d)(3) is applicable. Any designated Director nominee to whom any Disqualification Event is applicable, except for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) or (d)(3) is applicable, is hereinafter referred to as a “Disqualified Designee”. Each Person with the right to designate or participate in the designation for nomination of a Director as specified above hereby covenants and agrees (A) not to designate for nomination or participate in the designation for nomination of any Director designee who, to such Person’s knowledge, is a Disqualified Designee and (B) that in the event such Person becomes aware that any individual previously designated by such Person is or has become a Disqualified Designee, such Person shall as promptly as reasonably practicable notify the Company of such fact and take such actions as are necessary to cause the resignation or removal of such Disqualified Designee from the Board and designate for nomination a replacement designee who is not a Disqualified Designee.

 

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2.6
No Liability for Election of Designated or Approved Directors. No Stockholder, nor any Affiliate of any Stockholder, shall have any liability as a result of designating for nomination or approving an individual for election as a Director for any act or omission by such designated or approved individual in such individual’s capacity as a Director, nor shall any Stockholder have any liability as a result of voting for any such designee in accordance with this Agreement.
2.7
Stockholder Action. Each Stockholder agrees to execute any written consents of stockholders of the Company required or advisable to perform its obligations in this Section 2.
2.8
Quorum and Board Action. The presence of a majority of the Directors then in office, which must include the presence of at least one MGG Director and at least one OTPP Director, shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board; provided, that, in no event shall such a quorum be less than one-third of the total number of authorized Directors, whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships or unfilled newly-created directorships. The affirmative vote of the majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board.
2.9
Chairperson of the Board. The Chairperson of the Board shall be selected from among the Directors by the Board, subject to the approval of each of the Major Stockholders. The Chairperson of the Board may be removed as Chairperson of the Board at any time by notice in writing delivered to the Company by any Major Stockholder, and the Parties shall take all necessary action, following such notice, to remove such individual as Chairperson of the Board.

 

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3.
Covenants.
3.1
Consent Rights. The Company hereby covenants and agrees with each Major Stockholder that it shall not (and shall not cause or permit any Subsidiary of the Company to) cause or permit to occur (or approve or enter into any binding obligation to effect), any of the following matters without first obtaining the written approval of each Major Stockholder:
(a)
any liquidation, dissolution, winding up or bankruptcy filing of any member of the Company Group;
(b)
any change in the Company Group’s principal lines of business;
(c)
any Change of Control, other than a Sale of the Company that is subject to Section 7 (which shall be governed by Section 7);
(d)
the incurrence, assumption, endorsement, or guaranty of Indebtedness by the Company or its Subsidiaries, other than (i) Indebtedness existing as of the Effective Time, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Support Agreement to be consummated on such date, as set forth on Schedule I (the “Existing Indebtedness”), and (ii) other Indebtedness (that is not Existing Indebtedness) not in excess of $1,000,000 of borrowings in the aggregate;
(e)
the acquisition of assets or securities, whether through merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, securities purchase, asset purchase or otherwise, or any investment in any Person, by the Company Group in any transaction or series of related transactions for consideration in excess of $1,000,000;
(f)
the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, leasing, exclusive licensing, or other disposition of assets of the Company Group, in any transaction or series of related transactions, with a fair market value in excess of $500,000;
(g)
any issuance, sale, distribution, grant, or Transfer of any shares of capital stock or other equity securities of the Company or any other member of the Company Group (or securities convertible or exercisable therefor) including but not limited to warrants and stock options (other than shares of Common Stock issued: (i) pursuant to the exercise of any conversion rights set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation; (ii) upon vesting or exercise of awards issued under the MIP or the Company’s 2019 Incentive Award Plan; or (iii) upon exercise of any warrants outstanding as of the Effective Time to purchase Common Stock);
(h)
any redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of any securities of the Company or any other member of the Company Group, other than (i) pursuant to employment arrangements that are known to the Board and that existed prior to the Effective Time and

 

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(ii) shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of any conversion rights (and concomitant required redemption of Class B-2 Common Stock, if applicable) set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation;

(i)
any change in the size or composition of the Board resulting in a change to how the Board is contemplated by this Agreement as of the date hereof;
(j)
the creation of any Board committee, the selection of the members and chairperson of each Board committee, or any change in the scope of authority of any Board committee;
(k)
the appointment, termination or replacement of the Company Group’s independent auditor, or any material change in the Company’s accounting principles, methods or policies (except as required by GAAP);
(l)
the appointment, termination or replacement of the CEO and any other officer that reports directly to the CEO or the Board;
(m)
the entry into or amendment of any employment agreement for, and otherwise setting compensation for, the CEO or any other officer that reports directly to the CEO or Board;
(n)
the adoption of any incentive plans or similar arrangements for officers, employees or other service providers of the Company Group;
(o)
the declaration or payment of dividends with respect to any equity securities of the Company Group (other than any dividends required to be declared and paid pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, including, for greater certainty, an amount equal to CAD$10,000

 

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grossed-up for any withholding tax, payable: (i) as soon as reasonably practicable after the date hereof; and (ii) annually in each subsequent year);

(p)
the entry into, consummation, amendment, modification or supplement of, or waiver of compliance with, any contract or transaction with (i) any holder of capital stock of the Company or any Affiliate thereof, or (ii) any director or officer of any member of the Company Group or any Immediate Family Member thereof, other than performance by the Company Group in accordance with the terms of contracts that are known to the Board and that are in effect as of the Effective Time;
(q)
the creation of any Subsidiary of any member of the Company Group, provided that the creation of any Subsidiary shall be in compliance with the 30% Rule;
(r)
the entry by any member of the Company Group into any joint venture or similar arrangement;
(s)
the making of any loans, advances or capital contributions to any Person in excess of $250,000 (other than advancement of expenses as required by the Certificate of Incorporation or any indemnification agreement approved by the Board);
(t)
the commencement, settlement, waiver or compromise of any litigation, arbitration, dispute or proceeding reasonably expected to involve an amount in controversy greater than $500,000 or with respect to a material matter raised via the Company’s whistleblower hotline;
(u)
any agreement by the Company Group to (i) increase the interest payable on or total yield on any Existing Indebtedness by more than 2.0% per annum, (ii) increase the scheduled payments or prepayments of principal under any Existing Indebtedness, (iii) modify any covenant or obligations (or having the effect of modifying any covenant or obligations) related to any Existing Indebtedness in a manner adverse to the Company Group or more burdensome on the Company Group to perform under the terms of any other Existing Indebtedness, or (iv) modify the maturity date of any Existing Indebtedness;
(v)
any amendment, modification or supplement to the Budget or the Business Plan approved pursuant to Section 4, other than such adjustments specifically contemplated by Section 4(c); or
(w)
any amendment, modification or supplement to the Company’s organizational documents (including but not limited to the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws) with respect to any of the foregoing matters.

To the extent any of the above actions would, absent this Agreement, require pursuant to the DGCL that the Board act before stockholders in approving such action, and such sequencing requirement may not be modified as a matter of Delaware public policy, then the Board may approve and adopt such action prior to obtaining the consent required by this Section 3.1; provided, that such action may not be effected until the consent required by this Section 3.1 is obtained.

3.2
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(a)
Will, and will ensure any individuals or entities acting on the Company’s or its Subsidiaries behalf will, not act in violation of applicable Anti-Corruption Laws or offer, pay, promise to pay, authorize the payment of, receive, or solicit anything of value under circumstances such that all or a portion of such thing of value would be offered, given, or promised, directly or indirectly, to any Person to obtain any improper advantage;
(b)
Will remain in full compliance with applicable Global Trade Laws and Regulations and will not, directly or indirectly, conduct business with a Restricted Country, individuals ordinarily resident in a Restricted Country, or entities incorporating under the laws of a Restricted Country unless permitted under a general or specific license issued by OFAC, participate in any boycott not authorized by the U.S. government, or otherwise act in violation of applicable Global Trade Laws and Regulations;
(c)
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Regulations;

(d)
Will make and keep books, records and accounts which in reasonable detail

accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company Group, and devise and maintain a system of internal accounting controls consistent with generally accepted international standards;

(e)
Will allow the Major Stockholders (and their respective Affiliates and representatives) to review the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ books and records and have reasonable access to information, persons and premises at all reasonable times that any Major Stockholder shall reasonably require in order to allow such Major Stockholder to comply with obligations to which it is subject under any applicable laws and regulations;
(f)
Will periodically provide the Major Stockholders (and their respective Affiliates and representatives) with a compliance questionnaire in relation to Global Trade Laws and Regulations, which questionnaire must be completed and returned by the Company as requested by the Major Stockholders;
(g)
Will participate in OTPP’s periodic monitoring efforts with respect to compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Global Trade Laws and Regulations, Modern Slavery Laws and Regulations, and related topics and provide requested information within a reasonable period of time; and
(h)
Will cooperate with any audit or investigation initiated by the Major Stockholders as a result of any information indicating actual or potential violations of applicable law or policy, as determined in the sole discretion of the Major Stockholders, and provide all reasonable information and assistance requested upon an investigation or inquiry.
4.
Annual Budget and Business Plan.
(a)
As soon as practicable, but in any event at least thirty (30) days before the end of each fiscal year of the Company, management of the Company shall deliver to the Board and each Major Stockholder a budget and business plan for the next fiscal year (as to each fiscal

 

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year, the “Budget” and the “Business Plan”, as applicable) for consideration, which shall be subject to approval by the Board and the Major Stockholders.

(b)
Subject to Section 4(c), in any fiscal year, the Company shall operate within the Budget and the Business Plan as approved by the Board and the Major Stockholders.
(c)
If the Board and the Major Stockholders do not approve a Budget or Business Plan for any upcoming fiscal year by the first date of such fiscal year, then until such time as the Board and the Major Stockholders approve a Budget and Business Plan for such fiscal year, the Budget for the prior fiscal year shall serve as the Budget and Business Plan for such upcoming fiscal year; provided, that (i) each line item from the proposed Budget that has been approved by the Board and the Major Stockholders shall be included, (ii) any extraordinary and one-time line items in the prior year Budget shall be excluded, (iii) operating expenditures for the prior fiscal year shall be increased or decreased, as applicable, by the change in the Consumer Price Index, as published by the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, and (iv) line items for recurring maintenance capital expenditures from the prior fiscal year’s Budget with the presumption that such recurring expenditures are necessary in the current fiscal year shall be included.
5.
Transfer Restriction; Cooperation on Certain Transfers.
(a)
No Stockholder shall Transfer any Shares to any Person unless such Transfer: (i) is a redemption required by Article FOURTH Section (B)(8)(ii)(C) of the Certificate of Incorporation; (ii) involves solely the grant or delivery of a revocable proxy to a Person that has been approved by the Board or by each of the Major Stockholders; (iii) is approved in writing by each of the Major Stockholders; or (iv) is a Permitted Transfer. The Stockholder proposing to Transfer Shares shall notify the Company and each Major Stockholder in writing in advance of any proposed Transfer of Shares.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, including Section 5(a), and without any consent required thereunder, OTPP may Transfer all or any of portion of its shares of Class B-1 Common Stock to a 30% Rule Designee, and OTPP may cause any 30% Rule Designee to Transfer all or any portion of its shares of Class B-2 Common Stock to OTPP or another 30% Rule Designee. Additionally, OTPP may direct the Company or the other Stockholders to require that any Board Shares that would otherwise be Transferred by or to or issued to OTPP instead be Transferred by or to or issued to any 30% Rule Designee. For the avoidance of doubt, no 30% Rule Designee will be a party to this Agreement or be required to execute a joinder or deed of adherence as a condition precedent to owning any Shares.
(c)
To the extent that OTPP desires to Transfer, and/or cause a 30% Rule Designee to Transfer (as applicable), Class B-1 Common Stock and/or Class B-2 Common Stock to any Person other than a 30% Rule Designee, OTPP or an Affiliate of OTPP (a “Third-Party Transferee”), and such Transfer is permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then if requested in writing by OTPP, the Company and OTPP shall cooperate to ensure that, concurrently with such Transfer, a number of shares of Class B-1 Common Stock and Class B-2 Common Stock equal to the number of shares sought to be Transferred to the Third-Party Transferee are exchanged (whether by conversion and redemption, repurchase or otherwise) for a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of shares sought to be Transferred to the Third-Party

 

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Transferee. By way of example, and for the avoidance of doubt, if OTPP desires to Transfer ten shares of Class B-1 Common Stock to a Third-Party Transferee in a Transfer permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then if requested in writing by OTPP, the Company and OTPP shall cooperate to ensure that, concurrently with such Transfer, ten shares of Class B-1 Common Stock and ten shares of Class B-2 Common Stock would be exchanged (whether by conversion and redemption, repurchase or otherwise) for ten shares of Class A Common Stock, and such ten shares of Class A Common Stock would concurrently be Transferred to the Third-Party Transferee.

6.
Drag-Along Right.
6.1
Actions to be Taken. In the event that both of the Major Stockholders, acting together, approve a Sale of the Company (which approval must be in writing), specifying that this Section 6 shall apply to such transaction, then, subject to satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2, each Stockholder hereby agrees with the Major Stockholders and the Company:
(a)
if such transaction requires stockholder approval, with respect to all General Voting Shares that such Stockholder owns or over which such Stockholder otherwise exercises voting power, to vote (in person, by proxy or by action by written consent, as applicable) all General Voting Shares in favor of, and approve, such Sale of the Company and the related definitive agreement(s) pursuant to which the Sale of the Company is to be consummated and to vote in opposition to any and all other proposals that could delay or impair the ability of the Company to consummate such Sale of the Company;
(b)
if such transaction is a Stock Sale, to sell the same proportion of Shares beneficially held by such Stockholder (which in the case of OTPP, shall include the Shares held by the 30% Rule Designee) as is being sold by each Major Stockholder to the Person to whom the Major Stockholders propose to sell their Shares, and, except as permitted in Section 6.2 below, on the same terms and conditions as the other stockholders of the Company;
(c)
to execute and deliver all related documentation and take such other action in support of the Sale of the Company as shall reasonably be requested by the Company or the Major Stockholders in order to carry out the terms and provision of this Section 6, including, without limitation, (i) executing and delivering instruments of conveyance and transfer, and any purchase agreement, merger agreement, business combination agreement, any associated indemnity or escrow agreement, any reasonably customary release agreement in the capacity of a securityholder, termination of investment-related documents, accredited investor forms, documents evidencing the removal of Board designees, powers of attorney, any associated voting, support, or joinder agreement, consent, waiver, governmental filing, share certificates duly endorsed for Transfer (free and clear of impermissible liens, claims and encumbrances), and any similar or related documents, and (ii) providing any information reasonably necessary for any public filings with the SEC in connection with the Sale of the Company;
(d)
not to deposit, and to cause their Affiliates not to deposit, except as provided in this Agreement, any Shares owned by such Stockholder or Affiliate in a voting trust or subject any Shares to any arrangement or agreement with respect to the voting of such Shares, unless specifically requested to do so by the acquirer in connection with the Sale of the Company;

 

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(e)
to refrain from (i) exercising any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal under applicable law at any time with respect to such Sale of the Company or (ii) asserting any claim or commencing, joining or participating in any way (including, without limitation, as a member of a class in any action, suit or proceeding) challenging the Sale of the Company, this Agreement, or consummation of the transactions contemplated in connection with the Sale of the Company or this Agreement, including (x) challenging the validity of, or seeking to enjoin the operation of, or the definitive agreement(s) with respect to, such Sale of the Company or

 

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(y) alleging a breach of any fiduciary duty of the Major Stockholders or any Affiliate or associate thereof, Directors or the acquirer(s) (including, without limitation, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty) in connection with the Sale of the Company or any action taken thereby with respect to such Sale of the Company; and

(f)
in the event that the Major Stockholders, in connection with such Sale of the Company, appoint a stockholder representative (the “Stockholder Representative”) with respect to matters affecting the stockholders under the applicable definitive transaction agreements following consummation of such Sale of the Company, (x) to consent to (i) the appointment of such Stockholder Representative, (ii) the establishment of any escrow, expense or similar fund in connection with any indemnification or similar obligations to the Stockholder Representative, and

(iii) the payment of such Stockholder’s pro rata portion (from the applicable escrow or expense fund or otherwise) of any and all reasonable fees and expenses to such Stockholder Representative in connection with such Stockholder Representative’s services and duties in connection with such Sale of the Company and its related service as the representative of the Stockholders, and (y) not to assert any claim or commence any suit against the Stockholder Representative or any other Stockholder with respect to any action or inaction taken or failed to be taken by the Stockholder Representative, within the scope of the Stockholder Representative’s authority, in connection with its service as the Stockholder Representative, absent fraud, bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct.

6.2
Conditions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, a Stockholder will not be required to comply with Section 6.1 above in connection with any proposed Sale of the Company (the “Proposed Sale”), unless:
(a)
any representations and warranties to be made by such Stockholder in connection with the Proposed Sale are limited to representations and warranties related to authority, ownership, the ability to convey title to Shares, and representations and warranties that are necessary or advisable to ensure compliance with applicable securities laws, including, but not limited to, representations and warranties that (i) the Stockholder holds all right, title and interest in and to the Shares such Stockholder purports to hold, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances,

(ii) the obligations of the Stockholder in connection with the transaction have been duly authorized, if applicable, (iii) the documents to be entered into by the Stockholder have been duly executed by the Stockholder and delivered to the acquirer and are enforceable (subject to customary limitations) against the Stockholder in accordance with their respective terms, and (iv) neither the execution and delivery of documents to be entered into by the Stockholder in connection with the transaction, nor the performance of the Stockholder’s obligations thereunder, will cause a breach or violation of the terms of any agreement (including the Company’s or such Stockholder’s organizational documents) to which the Stockholder is a party, or any law or judgment, order or decree of any court or governmental agency that applies to the Stockholder;

 

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(b)
such Stockholder is not required to agree (unless such Stockholder is a Company officer, Director, employee or other service provider) to any restrictive covenant in connection with the Proposed Sale (including, without limitation, any covenant not to compete or covenant not to solicit customers, employees or suppliers of any party to the Proposed Sale) or any release of claims other than a release in customary form of claims arising solely in such Stockholder’s capacity as a stockholder of the Company;
(c)
such Stockholder and its Affiliates are not required to amend, extend or terminate any contractual or other relationship with the Company, the acquirer or their respective Affiliates, except that the Stockholder may be required to agree to terminate any investment- related documents between or among such Stockholder, the Company and/or other stockholders of the Company;
(d)
the Stockholder is not liable for the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made by any other Person in connection with the Proposed Sale, other than the Company (except to the extent that funds may be paid out of an escrow established to cover breach of representations, warranties and covenants of the Company as well as breach by any stockholder of any of identical representations, warranties and covenants provided by all stockholders);
(e)
liability shall be limited to such Stockholder’s applicable share (determined based on the respective proceeds payable to each stockholder of the Company in connection with such Proposed Sale) of a negotiated aggregate indemnification amount that in no event exceeds the amount of consideration otherwise payable to such Stockholder in connection with such Proposed Sale in such person’s capacity as a stockholder of the Company, except with respect to claims related to fraud by such Stockholder, the liability for which need not be limited as to such Stockholder; and
(f)
upon the consummation of the Proposed Sale, (i) each holder of each class of Common Stock (other than the Class B-2 Common Stock), as such, will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share for their shares of Common Stock as is received by all other holders of Common Stock (other than the Class B-2 Common Stock), as such, and if any holders of any Common Stock are given a choice as to the form of consideration to be received as a result of the Proposed Sale, all holders of Common Stock (other than the Class B-2 Common Stock), as such, will be given the same option; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.2(f), if the consideration to be paid in exchange for shares of Common Stock includes any securities and due receipt thereof by any stockholder would require under applicable law the registration or qualification of such securities or of any Person as a broker or dealer or agent with respect to such securities or the provision to any stockholder of any information other than such information as a prudent issuer would generally furnish in an offering made solely to “accredited investors” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, the Company may cause to be paid to any such stockholder in lieu thereof, against surrender of the applicable Shares held by the stockholder, an amount in cash equal to the fair value (as determined in good faith by the Board) of the securities which such Stockholder would otherwise receive as of the date of the issuance of such securities in exchange for the Shares held by the stockholder and (ii) holders of Class B-2 Common Stock, as such, shall receive an amount of consideration contemplated by Article FOURTH, Section (B)(8)(i)(A) of the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

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6.3
Company Obligations. The Company covenants and agrees to call a special meeting of stockholders for the purposes of approving a Sale of the Company, upon the written request of the Major Stockholders in accordance with this Section 6.
7.
Forced Sale Rights.
7.1
Initiation of Sale Process.
(a)
Subject to Section 7.1(b) and Section 7.1(c), upon written notice to the Company from either or both Major Stockholder(s) (the “Electing Holder” or “Electing Holders” and such notice, a “Sale Notice”), the Company shall initiate a process (the “Sale Process”), in accordance with this Section 7, intended to result in a Sale of the Company. Such Sale Notice shall include a designation of one individual (the “Holder Representative”) to act on behalf of the Electing Holder(s) and to exercise the authority granted to the Holder Representative pursuant to Section 7.2. Subject to Section 7.1(b) and Section 7.1(c), (i) each of the Stockholders and the Company agree to use his, her or its commercially reasonable efforts, in consultation with the Financial Advisor and Deal Counsel, to facilitate a Sale of the Company following delivery of the Sale Notice and (ii), in furtherance of the foregoing, upon receipt of the Sale Notice, the Company shall, and shall cause its officers, employees, consultants, counsel and advisors, to take the actions set forth in Section 7.2.
(b)
A Major Stockholder may only deliver a Sale Notice on or after the date that is fifty-four (54) months after the Effective Time.
(c)
If a Major Stockholder delivers a Sale Notice on a date prior to the date that is sixty-six (66) months after the Effective Time (the “Cutoff Date”), the other Major Stockholder may elect to delay the initiation of the Sale Process up to (but in no event to a date later than) the Cutoff Date if, on the date the Sale Notice is delivered, the value of the S&P 500 index is 88% or less than its peak value during the twelve (12) months preceding the date the Sale Notice is delivered.
7.2
Specific Company Obligations.
(a)
In connection with any Sale Process, the Company shall engage an investment bank (the “Financial Advisor”) and a law firm (the “Deal Counsel”) reasonably satisfactory to the Holder Representative (which may be the Company’s existing investment bank and law firm) to assist with the Sale Process. The Financial Advisor and Deal Counsel, as well as any other advisors engaged pursuant to this Section 7.2(a), shall represent the Company, and only the Company, in the Sale Process, and the costs, fees and expenses of such advisors shall be paid by the Company pursuant to the terms of engagement letters that are approved by the Holder Representative (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). None of the Financial Advisor, Deal Counsel or any other advisor selected in accordance with this Section 7.2(a) shall be terminated by the Company without the written consent of the Holder Representative.
(b)
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(i)
assist the Financial Advisor in creating a list of potential acquirers;
(ii)
set up and maintain a virtual or actual data room (as elected by the Holder Representative) containing due diligence materials customarily provided in connection with transactions of the nature of a Sale of the Company, along with any other due diligence materials requested by the Holder Representative or reasonably requested by any potential acquirer;

 

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acquirers;

(iii)
execute customary nondisclosure agreements with potential

 

(iv)
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management, and in an amount and form, all as determined by the Holder Representative to be necessary or helpful to the successful consummation of the Sale of the Company;

(v)
prepare, or assist the Financial Advisor with the preparation of, any marketing, financial or other materials deemed by the Holder Representative or the Financial Advisor to be necessary or helpful in connection with a Sale of the Company;
(vi)
attend and participate in any meetings, conference calls or presentations regarding the Company and its business with potential acquirers;
(vii)
execute a letter of intent or term sheet on terms reasonably acceptable to the Holder Representative with one or more potential acquirers;
(viii)
execute and perform the Company’s obligations contained in such definitive agreements relating to a Sale of the Company as are negotiated by the Holder Representative and the potential acquirer; and
(ix)
communicate regularly and promptly with each of the Financial Advisor, Deal Counsel and the Holder Representative regarding the Sale Process.
7.3
Board Approval of the Terms and Conditions of a Proposed Sale of the Company. The Company shall cause its management, together with the Financial Advisor and Deal Counsel, to deliver regular updates to the Board and the Holder Representative regarding material developments in the Sale Process and summarizing the status of the negotiation of the terms and conditions of the Sale of the Company. The Company shall, upon request of the Holder Representative, either call a meeting of its Board or seek the written consent of the Board approving the Sale of the Company and the entering into of the definitive agreements relating thereto. In the event that a Sale Process results in a potential transaction for a Sale of the Company on terms and conditions that are acceptable to the Holder Representative, each Stockholder shall use his, her or its reasonable best efforts to cause such Sale of the Company to be consummated

 

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and shall take all actions reasonably necessary to consummate such transaction and oppose any actions or proposals that could delay or impair the consummation of such Sale of the Company.

7.4
Appointment and Authority of Holder Representative.
(a)
The Stockholders have agreed that it is desirable to designate a representative to act on behalf of the Stockholders for the purposes described in this Section 7.4. The Holder Representative shall be selected by the Electing Holder(s) and shall serve as the agent and representative of each Stockholder with respect to any Sale Process.
(b)
The Holder Representative shall have full power and authority to take all actions under this Section 7 that are to be taken by the Holder Representative. The Holder Representative shall take any and all actions which it believes are necessary or appropriate under this Agreement in connection with the Sale Process, including giving and receiving any notice or instruction permitted or required under this Agreement by the Holder Representative, consenting to any actions on behalf of the Stockholders in connection with a Sale of the Company pursuant to a Sale Process, conducting negotiations with any potential acquirer and its agents regarding such Sale of the Company pursuant to a Sale Process, dealing with the Company in connection with the Sale Process, taking any and all other actions specified in or contemplated by this Agreement in connection with the Sale Process, and engaging counsel, accountants or other representatives to represent the Electing Holder(s) in connection with the foregoing matters.
(c)
The Holder Representative shall be indemnified for and shall be held harmless by the Stockholders against any losses incurred by the Holder Representative or any of its Affiliates and any of their respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, stockholders, consultants, attorneys, accountants, advisors, brokers, representatives or controlling persons, in each case relating to the Holder Representative’s conduct as Holder Representative, other than damages or losses resulting from the Holder Representative’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with its performance under this Agreement. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement. The Holder Representative may, in all questions arising under this Agreement, rely on the advice of counsel, and for anything done, omitted or suffered in good faith by the Holder Representative in accordance with such advice, the Holder Representative shall not be liable to the Stockholders. In no event shall the Holder Representative be liable hereunder or in connection herewith to the Stockholders for any indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages.
(d)
Any action taken by the Holder Representative pursuant to the authority granted in this Section 7.4 shall be effective and absolutely binding as the action of the Stockholders under this Agreement.
(e)
The Company shall be entitled to rely on the actions and determinations of the Holder Representative, and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any action or omission of it taken in reasonable reliance on the actions or omissions of the Holder Representative.

 

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8.
Remedies.
8.1
Irrevocable Proxy and Power of Attorney. Each Stockholder hereby constitutes and appoints as the proxies of such Stockholder, and hereby grants a power of attorney to, OTPP and MGG Investment Group LP (each, a “Proxyholder”), and each of them, with full power of substitution, with respect to the matters set forth herein, including, without limitation, votes regarding the composition of the Board and votes regarding any Sale of the Company, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and vote the Shares held by such Stockholder, if and only if the Stockholder (i) fails to vote (whether by proxy, in person or by written consent) all of such Stockholder’s Board Shares in favor of the election or removal of individuals as members of the Board determined pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and all of such party’s General Voting Shares in favor of any Sale of the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement within five (5) Business Days after a request therefor by the Company or any Major Stockholder or (ii) attempts to vote (whether by proxy, in person or by written consent) any of such Stockholder’s Shares in a manner which is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. The power of attorney granted hereunder shall authorize each Proxyholder to execute and deliver any documentation required by this Agreement on behalf of any Stockholder failing to do so within five (5) Business Days after request by the Company or any Major Stockholder. Each of the proxy and power of attorney granted pursuant to this Section 8.1 is given in consideration of the agreements and covenants of the Parties in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and, as such, each is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable unless and until this Agreement terminates or expires pursuant to Section 9 hereof. Each Stockholder hereto hereby revokes any and all previous proxies or powers of attorney with respect to the Shares and shall not hereafter, unless and until this Agreement terminates or expires pursuant to Section 9 hereof, purport to grant any other proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of the Shares, deposit any of the Shares into a voting trust or enter into any agreement (other than this Agreement), arrangement or understanding with any Person, directly or indirectly, to vote, grant any proxy or give instructions with respect to the voting of any of the Shares, in each case, with respect to any of the matters set forth herein.
8.2
Specific Enforcement. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that each other Party hereto will be irreparably damaged in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed by the Parties in accordance with their specific terms or are otherwise breached. Accordingly, it is agreed that each of the Company and the Major Stockholders shall be entitled to an injunction to prevent breaches of this Agreement, and to specific enforcement of this Agreement and its terms and provisions, without requirement to post a bond therefor. Each Party agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in seeking and agreeing to an expedited schedule in any litigation seeking an injunction or order of specific performance.
8.3
Remedies Cumulative. All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any Party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.
9.
Term. This Agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Date and shall continue in effect until and shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (a) a Qualified IPO, (b) a Qualified Direct Listing, (c) the consummation of a Sale of the Company, (provided that the provisions of Section 6.1 and Section 10 (30% Rule) hereof will continue after the closing of any Sale of the Company to the extent necessary to enforce the provisions thereof with respect to such Sale of the Company), or (d) termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 11.6 below.

 

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(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board nor any Subsidiary thereof (each, an “Applicable Entity”) shall be required or permitted to make any investment in any member of the Company Group, or take any action or step, or to cause any other Person to take any action or step, that would be reasonably expected to cause any such Applicable Entity to be in breach of or to contravene the 30% Rule.
(b)
The members of the Company Group and the Stockholders will cooperate with the relevant Applicable Entities (to the extent commercially reasonable and provided that one or more of the Applicable Entities agrees to reimburse the Stockholders for all reasonable out-of- pocket costs or expenses incurred by them, if any, in respect of any such cooperation, excluding the cost of acquiring any securities) to assist the Applicable Entities to comply with the 30% Rule in relation to their investment in any member of the Company Group and the exercise of OTPP’s rights under this Agreement and any debt facility of the Company Group in which OTPP or its Affiliates participates. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Stockholder and the members of the Company Group will take (or omit to take) any action or step reasonably requested by any Applicable Entity, including, without limitation, a change in the authorized capital of a member of the Company Group, that is necessary to avoid any breach or potential breach of the 30% Rule. The Stockholders agree to exercise their governance rights and cause their nominated directors to exercise their powers as such to comply with the foregoing.
(c)
OTPP (i) will cause the 30% Rule Designee to vote and Transfer its Shares in accordance with this Agreement and to comply with the other terms and conditions of this Agreement as if such 30% Rule Designee were party hereto as a Stockholder, (ii) agrees on behalf of the 30% Rule Designee to the appointment of the Stockholder Representative pursuant to Section 6.1(f), the appointment of the Holder Representative pursuant to Section 7.4, and the appointment of proxies and grants of power of attorney pursuant to Section 8.1 as if such 30% Rule Designee were party hereto as a Stockholder, and (iii) agrees that OTPP will be liable for any default by a 30% Rule Designee or any act or omission by the 30% Rule Designee, contrary to, or outside the terms of this Agreement or the Certificate of Incorporation as if the action or omission were taken by OTPP.
(d)
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 10, no Stockholder shall be required by this Section 10 to take any action or step that has, or would reasonably be likely to have, a material adverse effect on such Stockholder’s economic, governance or other rights under this Agreement.

 

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11.
Miscellaneous.
11.1
Representations and Warranties. Each Party hereby represents and warrants to each other Party hereto that: (i) it has full legal power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder, (ii) if such Party is an entity, it has taken all necessary action, and obtained any consents that are required, to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, (iii) this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Party, and (iv) assuming the due execution and delivery by each other Party hereto, this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such Party, enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, rehabilitation, liquidation, preferential transfer, moratorium and similar laws now or hereafter affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at equity or law). Each Party agrees that, except for the representations and warranties contained in this Section 11.1, no Party makes, and each Party disclaims any reliance upon, any express or implied representation or warranty whatsoever or with respect to any information provided or made available in connection with this Agreement.
11.2
Additional Parties.
(a)
Other Persons who own Capital Stock may become Parties to this Agreement only with the prior written consent of each of the Major Stockholders. Each such Person shall execute and deliver a counterpart signature page to this Agreement agreeing to be bound by and subject to the terms of this Agreement as a Stockholder hereunder and shall thereafter be deemed a Stockholder for all purposes under this Agreement.
(b)
In connection with any Permitted Transfer, the Transferee (other than a 30% Rule Designee) shall, as a condition to such Transfer, deliver a joinder or counterpart signature page to this Agreement and thereby become bound by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement to the same extent as the Transferor was prior to such Transfer (but only with respect to the Shares so Transferred to the Transferee). Upon the execution and delivery of a counterpart signature page to this Agreement by any Transferee, such Transferee shall be deemed a Stockholder for all purposes under this Agreement. The Company shall not permit the Transfer of the Shares subject to this Agreement on its books (other than to a 30% Rule Designee) unless and until such Transferee shall have complied with the terms of this Section 11.2(b).
11.3
Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the Parties; provided, that the rights to designate members of the Board in Section 2 are nontransferable (and shall not inure to the benefit of successors and assigns) other than pursuant to an amendment effected in accordance with Section 11.6 below. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person other than the Parties or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
11.4
Governing Law; Forum; Waiver of Jury Trail.
(a)
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law other than the law of the State of Delaware.
(b)
Each of the Parties submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or solely if the Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any federal court sitting in the State of Delaware and any federal appellate court therefrom) in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement; agrees not to commence any proceeding relating to this Agreement except in such courts (other than proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree, or award rendered by any such courts); waives, and agrees not to assert, any defense in any action for the interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement that they are not subject to such jurisdiction or that such action may not be brought or is not maintainable in such courts or that this Agreement may not be enforced in or by such courts, that the action is brought in an inconvenient forum, or that the venue of the action is improper; and consents to service of process by first class certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the address at which such Party is to receive notice in accordance with Section 11.5.
(c)
EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11.4.
11.5
Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing (including electronic mail as permitted in this Agreement) and shall be deemed effectively given upon the earlier of (a) actual receipt, (b) personal delivery to the Party to be notified, (c) when sent, if sent by electronic mail during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the recipient’s next Business Day,

 

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(d) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (e) one (1) Business Day after the Business Day of deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, freight prepaid, specifying next Business Day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the respective Parties at their address as set forth below each Party’s signature page hereto or as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 11.5.

11.6
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term hereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only by a written instrument executed by the Company (following approval thereof by the Board) and each Major Stockholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision hereof may be waived in writing by the waiving Party on such Party’s own behalf, without the consent of any other Party (in the case of the Company, following approval thereof by the Board). The Company shall give prompt written notice of any amendment, modification, termination, or waiver hereunder to any Party that did not consent in writing thereto. Any amendment, modification, termination, or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 11.6 shall be binding on each Party and all of such Party’s successors and permitted assigns, whether or not any such Party, successor or assignee entered into or approved such amendment, modification, termination or waiver.

11.7
Delays or Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any Party, upon any breach or default of any other Party, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such nonbreaching or nondefaulting Party, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default previously or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any Party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any Party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.
11.8
MGG Representative. For all purposes under this Agreement, actions required or permitted to be taken by MGG, including in its capacity as a Stockholder and a Major Stockholder, shall require the action of all of the affiliates of MGG Investment Group LP that are Stockholder parties hereto from time to time, acting unanimously; provided, that such Parties affiliated with MGG Investment Group LP hereby designate MGG Investment Group LP as their representative to take all such actions under this Agreement, and the Company and the other Parties hereto shall be entitled to rely on the actions and determinations of MGG Investment Group LP acting in such capacity and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any action or omission taken in reasonable reliance on the actions or omissions of MGG Investment Group LP acting in such capacity.
11.9
Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance, is found to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
11.10
Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between or among any of the Parties are expressly canceled.

 

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11.11
Share Legend. The Company shall cause the following legend, in addition to any other legend required or advisable pursuant to applicable blue sky laws, to be placed on all notices of issuances of uncertificated Shares to any Stockholder who is a Party hereto:

 

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THE SHARES REFERENCED HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH TRANSFER MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR A VALID EXEMPTION FROM THE OTHERWISE APPLICABLE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.

THE SHARES REFERENCED HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN VOTING LIMITATIONS AND TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS, INCLUDING DRAG-ALONG RIGHTS, AS SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BY THE HOLDER OF THESE SHARES, THE COMPANY, AND CERTAIN OTHER STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.

Each Stockholder agrees that the Company may instruct its transfer agent to impose the foregoing legends on notices of issuances of uncertificated Shares to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, and the Company agrees to promptly do so. The second paragraph of the foregoing legend pertaining to this Agreement shall be removed at the request of the holder upon termination of this Agreement.

11.12
Stock Splits, Dividends and Recapitalizations. In the event of any issuance of Shares or other voting securities of the Company hereafter to any of the Stockholders (including, without limitation, in connection with any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, or the like), such Shares shall become subject to this Agreement and shall be notated with the legend set forth in Section 11.11.
11.13
Manner of Voting. The voting of Shares pursuant to this Agreement may be effected in person, by proxy, by written consent or in any other manner permitted by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, voting of the Shares pursuant to the Agreement need not make explicit reference to the terms of this Agreement.
11.14
Further Assurances. At any time or from time to time after the date hereof, the Parties agree to cooperate with each other, and at the request of any other Party, to execute and deliver any further instruments or documents and to take all such further action as the other Party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent of the parties hereunder.
11.15
Costs of Enforcement. Each Party will bear its own costs in respect of any disputes arising under this Agreement.
11.16
No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is not intended to and shall not confer upon any Person, other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any rights or remedies.
11.17
Construction. For purposes of this Agreement:

 

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(a)
whenever the context may require, any pronoun will include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms;
(b)
where the context permits, the use of the term “or” shall be equivalent to the use of the term “and/or”;
(c)
any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement;
(d)
The words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;
(e)
references to the “Preamble”, “Recitals” and “Sections” are intended to refer to the Preamble, Recitals and Sections of this Agreement;
(f)
the table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement;
(g)
references to “Dollars” and “$” mean dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America;
(h)
the titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement;
(i)
any references to any statute, regulation, contract or document are to such statute, regulation, contract or document as amended from time to time (and, in the case of a statute or regulation, to any successor provisions and any rules or regulations thereunder); and
(j)
if any action or notice is to be taken or given on or by a particular calendar day, and such calendar day is not a Business Day, then such action or notice will be deferred until, or may be taken or given on, the next Business Day.
11.18
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Stockholders Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

COMPANY

KLDISCOVERY INC.

 

 

By: /s/Dawn Wilson

Name: Dawn Wilson

Title: Chief Financial Officer

Address: 9023 Columbine Road

Eden Prairie, MN 55347

Email: dawn.wilson@kldiscovery.com

 

 


 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Stockholders Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

OTPP PARTY

1397225 ONTARIO LIMITED

 

 

By: /s/Antony Waszkiewicz

Name: Antony Waszkiewicz

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

Address: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan 160 Front Street West, Suite 3200 Toronto, Ontario M5J 0G4 Canada

Attention: Antony Waszkiewicz &

Christopher Witkowski

Email: antony_waszkiewicz@otppcredit.com; christopher_witkowski@otppcredit.com; law_investments@otpp.com

 

 


 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Stockholders Agreement as of the date first written above.

MGG PARTIES

MGG SPECIALTY FINANCE FUND II LP MGG SF EVERGREEN FUND LP

MGG CANADA FUND LP

MGG INSURANCE FUND SERIES INTERESTS OF THE SALI MULTI-SERIES FUND, L.P.

MGG SF EVERGREEN UNLEVERED FUND LP

MGG SF DRAWDOWN UNLEVERED FUND II LP

MGG SF DRAWDOWN UNLEVERED FUND II (LUXEMBOURG) SCSP

MGG OFFSHORE FUNDING I, LLC MGG SF EVERGREEN MASTER FUND (CAYMAN) LP

MGG SF DRAWDOWN MASTER FUND (CAYMAN) LP

MGG SF DRAWDOWN UNLEVERED MASTER FUND II (CAYMAN) LP MGG SF EVERGREEN UNLEVERED MASTER FUND II (CAYMAN) LP MGG (BVI) LIMITED

MGG COINVEST V LLC PIVOTAL SPAC FUNDING LLC

By: MGG Investment Group LP, on behalf of each of the above, as Authorized Signatory

 

 

By: /s/ Kevin F. Griffin

Name: Kevin F. Griffin

Title: Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer

Address: MGG Investment Group LP One Penn Plaza, 53rd Floor New York, NY 10119

Attention: Operations

Email: ops@mgginv.com;

dstohr@mgginv.com; legal@mgginv.com

 

 


 

 

Schedule I

Existing Indebtedness

 

1.
Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2021, by and among KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a LD Lower Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the other guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent and collateral agent and Ally Bank, as a lender and an L/C Issuer (as defined therein), as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2023, the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2024, and the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2024, pursuant to which Ally Bank holds $40,000,000 in revolving commitments and Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP and its affiliates hold $280,000,000 in term loans, in each case, as of the Effective Time, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Support Agreement to be consummated on such date.

 

2.
Indebtedness under the Second Lien Loan Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2024, by and among KLDiscovery Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a LD Lower Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, LD Topco, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the other guarantors party thereto, OTPP, as a lender and certain funds and/or accounts managed by MGG Investment Group LP and/or its affiliates, as lenders, pursuant to which the Company has incurred or may incur (i) $50,000,000 of term loans as of the Effective Time, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Support Agreement to be consummated on such date, (ii) up to $50,000,000 of additional term loans, and (iii) all PIK Interest as defined therein; provided, that, any Indebtedness which may be incurred under (ii) and (iii) from time to time shall be deemed to constitute “Existing Indebtedness” as of the Effective Time, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Support Agreement to be consummated on such date.

 

 

 


 

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment and Termination Agreement (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of August 14, 2024, by and between KLDiscovery Inc. (formerly known as Pivotal Acquisition Corp.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned stockholders of the Company (the “Stockholders”), with respect to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019, by and among the Company, the Stockholders, and certain other parties thereto (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall having the meanings ascribed to them in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Company has entered into (i) that certain Transaction Support Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2024 (the “Transaction Support Agreement”), by and among the Company and certain lenders, equityholders, and other stakeholders of the Company, including affiliates of the Stockholders, and (ii) that certain Exchange Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2024 (the “Exchange Agreement”), by and among the Company, 1397225 Ontario Limited (“OTPP”), and certain affiliates of MGG Investment Group LP (MGG Investment Group LP and such affiliates, collectively, “MGG”);

 

WHEREAS, it is a condition to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreement (the “Closing”, and the date of the Closing, the “Effective Date”) that, concurrently with the Closing, the Company and the Controlling Holders have executed and delivered this agreement terminating the Registration Rights Agreement in its entirety;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement may be amended with the prior written consent of the Company and each Controlling Holder; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company and the Stockholders, being all of the Controlling Holders under the Registration Rights Agreement, now desire to amend the Registration Rights Agreement as set forth in this Amendment, with such amendment to be effective as of the Effective Date.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein set forth, and as an inducement for the parties to the Exchange Agreement and the Transaction Support Agreement to consummate the Closing and the other transactions contemplated thereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.
Amendment to Section 13 of the Registration Rights Agreement. Effective as of immediately prior to the Closing, Section 13 of the Registration Rights Agreement is amended to add a new sub-part (s), with text as follows:

 

“(s) Termination. This Agreement will automatically terminate in its entirety upon the occurrence of the “Closing” as defined in that certain Exchange Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2024, by and among the Company, 1397225 Ontario Limited, and certain affiliates of MGG Investment Group LP. Following such termination,

 


 

this Agreement shall be void and of no further force or effect, and there shall be no further liability or obligation on the part of any party hereto with respect to this Agreement.”

2.
Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be deemed effective immediately prior to the Closing and shall have no force and effect unless the Closing shall occur.
3.
Governing Law. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Amendment, and the relative rights of the parties hereunder, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
4.
Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in separate counterparts (including facsimile and scanned counterparts) each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY

KLDISCOVERY INC.

 

 

By: /s/ Dawn Wilson

Name: Dawn Wilson

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

CEOF II DE I AIV, L.P.
By: CEOF II DE AIV GP, L.P., its general partner
By: CEOF II DE GP AIV, L.L.C., its general partner

 


By: /s/ Robert Rosen

Name: Robert Rosen

Title: Vice President

 

 

 

CEOF II Coinvestment (DE), L.P.
By: CEOF II DE AIV GP, L.P., its general partner
By: CEOF II DE GP AIV, L.L.C., its general partner

 


By: /s/ Robert Rosen

Name: Robert Rosen

Title: Vice President

 

CEOF II Coinvestment B (DE), L.P.
By: CEOF II DE AIV GP, L.P., its general partner
By: CEOF II DE GP AIV, L.L.C., its general partner

 


By: /s/ Robert Rosen

Name: Robert Rosen

Title: Vice President

 

 

 

 

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KLDiscovery Closes Transaction to Significantly Strengthen Long-Term Financial Foundation and Support Continued Growth

 

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN. – August 14, 2024 – (BUSINESS WIRE) KLDiscovery Inc. (“KLDiscovery” or the “Company”), a leading global provider of electronic discovery, information governance, and data recovery technology solutions, today announced that it has closed a value-enhancing deleveraging transaction with its convertible debenture holders, term loan lenders, revolving credit facility lender, and largest shareholder. This strategic step significantly reduces the Company’s long-term debt and strengthens its financial position, further enhancing KLDiscovery’s ability to deliver for its clients and partners.

 

“The successful completion of this transaction marks a significant milestone in KLDiscovery’s journey to help our clients solve their most complex data challenges. With the new capital structure now in place, the Company is well-positioned to reach new heights and continue delivering innovative solutions for our customers,” said Chris Weiler, Chief Executive Officer of KLDiscovery. “I extend my sincere appreciation to our capital partners for their steadfast support along the way. We are excited to leverage this momentum in collaboration with our team, driving forward our vision to solidify KLDiscovery’s leadership in the eDiscovery space.”

 

As contemplated by the previously announced transaction agreements, KLDiscovery’s outstanding convertible notes have been cancelled and exchanged for new shares representing approximately 96% of the Company’s outstanding common equity and the maturity of the Company’s term loan has been extended to August 2027. In addition, at the closing of the transaction, KLDiscovery received $50 million of second lien secured financing which was used to repay a portion of the Company’s first lien secured debt, a portion of the amounts outstanding under the revolver, and pay transaction expenses. The closing of this transaction reflects the continued strong support of KLDiscovery’s capital partners, who are confident in the Company’s prospects and business strategy.

 

Kevin Griffin, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer of debenture holder MGG Investment Group, said, “KLDiscovery is on a strong trajectory with enhanced financial flexibility. We are confident in KLDiscovery’s innovative technology, dedicated team, and business strategy, and look forward to the Company’s continued growth and evolution.”

 

Advisors

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP served as legal counsel, Guggenheim Securities, LLC and AlixPartners served as financial advisors, and C Street Advisory Group served as strategic communications advisor to the Company.

 

Morrison & Foerster LLP served as legal counsel and Lazard served as investment banker to the debenture holders.

 

About KLDiscovery

KLDiscovery provides technology-enabled services and software to help law firms, corporations, and government agencies solve complex data challenges. With offices in 26 locations across 17 countries, KLDiscovery is a global leader in delivering best-in-class data management, information governance, and eDiscovery solutions to support the litigation, regulatory compliance, and internal investigation needs of clients. Serving organizations for over 30 years, KLDiscovery offers data collection and forensic investigation, early case assessment, data processing, application software and data hosting for web-based document reviews, and managed document review services. In addition, through its global Ontrack data management business, KLDiscovery delivers world-class data recovery, disaster recovery, email extraction and restoration, data destruction, and tape management. KLDiscovery has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in North America by both Inc. Magazine (Inc. 5000) and Deloitte (Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500), and CEO Chris Weiler was a 2014 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year™. Additionally, KLDiscovery is a Relativity Certified Partner and maintains ISO/IEC 27001 Certified data centers around the world. Visit to learn more.

 

 


Forward Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical facts, including, without limitation, statements regarding the benefits of the transaction, the Company's leadership in the eDiscovery space, the support of the Company's capital partners, the Company’s ability to deliver innovative solutions, and Company growth and evolution, are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, the words “estimated,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “believes,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “future” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

 

These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions, results or events, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside KLDiscovery’s management’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include: consequences of KLDiscovery’s substantial levels of indebtedness; KLDiscovery’s potential failure to comply with privacy and information security regulations governing the client datasets it processes and stores; KLDiscovery’s ability to operate in highly competitive markets, and potential adverse effects of this competition; risk of decreased revenues if KLDiscovery does not adapt its pricing models; the ability to attract, motivate and retain qualified employees, including members of KLDiscovery’s senior management team; the ability to maintain a high level of client service and expand operations; potential issues with KLDiscovery’s product offerings that could cause legal exposure, reputational damage and an inability to deliver services; KLDiscovery’s ability to develop and successfully grow revenues from new products such as Nebula, improve existing products and adapt its business model to keep pace with industry trends; risk that KLDiscovery’s products and services fail to interoperate with third-party systems; potential unavailability of third-party technology that KLDiscovery uses in its products and services; potential disruption of KLDiscovery’s products, offerings, website and networks; difficulties resulting from KLDiscovery’s implementation of new consolidated business systems; the ability to deliver products and services following a disaster or business continuity event; disease or similar public health threat, such as COVID-19; potential unauthorized use of our products and technology by third parties and/or data security breaches and other incidents; potential intellectual property infringement claims; and the ability to comply with various trade restrictions, such as sanctions and export controls, resulting from KLDiscovery’s international operations. These risks and other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of KLDiscovery’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and any other reports KLDiscovery files with the SEC, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements made by KLDiscovery or on its behalf. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results or outcomes. All statements speak only as of the date made, and unless legally required, KLDiscovery undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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