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Global Payments Inc (GPN)

10-Q 2024-10-31 For: 2024-09-30
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☑ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from             to

Commission file number: 001-16111

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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Georgia 58-2567903
(State or other jurisdiction of <br>incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer <br>Identification No.)
3550 Lenox Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30326
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 829-8000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
Title of each class Trading symbol Name of exchange on which registered
Common stock, no par value GPN New York Stock Exchange
4.875% Senior Notes due 2031 GPN31A New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑   No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☑ Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐
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. ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No ☑

The number of shares of the issuer’s common stock, no par value, outstanding as of October 25, 2024 was 254,494,835.

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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income for the three andninemonths endedSeptember30, 2024 and 2023 4
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three andninemonths endedSeptember30, 2024 and 2023 6
Consolidated Balance Sheets atSeptember30, 2024 (unaudited) and December 31, 2023 7
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for theninemonths endedSeptember30, 2024 and 2023 8
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the three andninemonths endedSeptember30, 2024 and 2023 9
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements 11
ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 31
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 45
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures 45
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings 46
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors 46
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 46
ITEM 5. Other Information 47
ITEM 6. Exhibits 47
Signatures 48

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1—FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
Revenues $ 2,601,552 $ 2,475,691
Operating expenses:
Cost of service 946,945 915,531
Selling, general and administrative 1,179,026 1,001,964
2,125,971 1,917,495
Operating income 475,581 558,196
Interest and other income 55,338 35,732
Interest and other expense (155,905) (176,094)
(100,567) (140,362)
Income before income taxes and equity in income of equity method investments 375,014 417,834
Income tax expense 57,378 58,936
Income before equity in income of equity method investments 317,636 358,898
Equity in income of equity method investments, net of tax 15,897 17,707
Net income 333,533 376,605
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (18,408) (14,775)
Net income attributable to Global Payments $ 315,125 $ 361,830
Earnings per share attributable to Global Payments:
Basic earnings per share $ 1.24 $ 1.39
Diluted earnings per share $ 1.24 $ 1.39

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands, except per share data)

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
Revenues $ 7,590,508 $ 7,220,607
Operating expenses:
Cost of service 2,807,819 2,805,237
Selling, general and administrative 3,282,232 3,058,605
Net loss on business dispositions — 139,095
6,090,051 6,002,937
Operating income 1,500,457 1,217,670
Interest and other income 126,572 74,830
Interest and other expense (477,210) (490,463)
(350,638) (415,633)
Income before income taxes and equity in income of equity method investments 1,149,819 802,037
Income tax expense 154,593 199,748
Income before equity in income of equity method investments 995,226 602,289
Equity in income of equity method investments, net of tax 50,644 54,101
Net income 1,045,870 656,390
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (42,678) (31,454)
Net income attributable to Global Payments $ 1,003,192 $ 624,936
Earnings per share attributable to Global Payments:
Basic earnings per share $ 3.93 $ 2.40
Diluted earnings per share $ 3.92 $ 2.39

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in thousands)

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
Net income $ 333,533 $ 376,605
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments 188,375 (125,254)
Income tax (expense) benefit related to foreign currency translation adjustments (4,572) 890
Net unrealized (losses) gains on hedging activities (31,811) 22,993
Reclassification of net unrealized gains on hedging activities to interest expense (2,786) (2,375)
Income tax (expense) benefit related to hedging activities 8,388 (4,954)
Other, net of tax — (22)
Other comprehensive income (loss) 157,594 (108,722)
Comprehensive income 491,127 267,883
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 53,053 (1,410)
Comprehensive income attributable to Global Payments $ 438,074 $ 269,293
Nine Months Ended
--- --- --- --- ---
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
Net income $ 1,045,870 $ 656,390
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments (3,590) (83,208)
Income tax (expense) benefit related to foreign currency translation adjustments (985) 360
Net unrealized gains on hedging activities 6,234 15,020
Reclassification of net unrealized gains on hedging activities to interest expense (8,067) (1,890)
Income tax (expense) benefit related to hedging activities 468 (3,148)
Other, net of tax — (66)
Other comprehensive loss (5,940) (72,932)
Comprehensive income 1,039,930 583,458
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests 47,151 23,491
Comprehensive income attributable to Global Payments $ 992,779 $ 559,967

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

September 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,941,940 $ 2,088,887
Accounts receivable, net 1,150,840 1,120,078
Settlement processing assets 3,020,936 4,097,417
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 787,366 767,377
Total current assets 7,901,082 8,073,759
Goodwill 26,959,567 26,743,523
Other intangible assets, net 9,318,535 10,168,046
Property and equipment, net 2,334,574 2,190,005
Deferred income taxes 80,714 111,712
Notes receivable 756,620 713,123
Other noncurrent assets 2,634,753 2,570,018
Total assets $ 49,985,845 $ 50,570,186
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Settlement lines of credit $ 788,052 $ 981,244
Current portion of long-term debt 1,552,863 620,585
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 2,730,189 2,824,979
Settlement processing obligations 3,457,773 3,698,921
Total current liabilities 8,528,877 8,125,729
Long-term debt 15,215,847 15,692,297
Deferred income taxes 1,948,610 2,242,105
Other noncurrent liabilities 672,902 722,540
Total liabilities 26,366,236 26,782,671
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests 156,630 507,965
Equity:
Preferred stock, no par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized and none issued — —
Common stock, no par value; 400,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 254,401,583 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2024 and 260,382,746 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023 — —
Paid-in capital 18,810,835 19,800,953
Retained earnings 4,269,896 3,457,182
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (269,338) (258,925)
Total Global Payments shareholders’ equity 22,811,393 22,999,210
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests 651,586 280,340
Total equity 23,462,979 23,279,550
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity $ 49,985,845 $ 50,570,186

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 1,045,870 $ 656,390
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment 368,905 342,025
Amortization of acquired intangibles 1,036,768 986,026
Amortization of capitalized contract costs 102,926 90,463
Share-based compensation expense 134,361 173,325
Provision for operating losses and credit losses 60,677 84,154
Noncash lease expense 44,205 49,805
Deferred income taxes (251,652) (407,767)
Paid-in-kind interest capitalized to principal of notes receivable (54,743) (29,113)
Equity in income of equity method investments, net of tax (50,644) (54,101)
Technology asset charge 55,808 —
Net loss on business dispositions — 139,095
Other, net 22,869 36,715
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of business combinations:
Accounts receivable (39,204) (51,490)
Settlement processing assets and obligations, net 789,702 (29,857)
Prepaid expenses and other assets (167,511) (266,923)
Accounts payable and other liabilities (219,081) (127,456)
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,879,256 1,591,291
Cash flows from investing activities:
Business combinations and other acquisitions, net of cash and restricted cash acquired (373,790) (4,099,766)
Capital expenditures (490,913) (500,795)
Issuance of notes receivable — (50,000)
Repayment of notes receivable — 50,000
Net cash from sales of businesses — 478,695
Proceeds from sale of investments 18,076 —
Other, net 6 2,187
Net cash used in investing activities (846,621) (4,119,679)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net repayments of settlement lines of credit (184,454) (33,328)
Net borrowings from (repayments of) commercial paper notes (1,367,859) 1,896,513
Proceeds from long-term debt 7,637,904 8,861,129
Repayments of long-term debt (5,802,954) (7,628,854)
Payments of debt issuance costs (33,056) (12,735)
Repurchases of common stock (900,047) (418,271)
Proceeds from stock issued under share-based compensation plans 33,531 51,085
Common stock repurchased - share-based compensation plans (53,780) (37,236)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (29,356) (24,315)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests 2,116 —
Payment of deferred consideration in business combination (6,390) —
Purchase of capped calls related to issuance of convertible notes (256,250) —
Dividends paid (190,478) (195,611)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (1,151,073) 2,458,377
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 1,078 (35,730)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 882,640 (105,741)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of the period 2,256,875 2,215,606
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of the period $ 3,139,515 $ 2,109,865

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(in thousands, except per share data)
Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Total Global Payments Shareholders’ Equity Nonredeemable Noncontrolling Interests Total Equity Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at June 30, 2024 $ 18,761,494 $ 4,018,207 $ (392,287) $ 22,387,414 $ 626,238 $ 23,013,652 $ 147,400
Net income 315,125 315,125 14,753 329,878 3,655
Other comprehensive income 122,949 122,949 29,070 152,019 5,575
Stock issued under share-based compensation plans 8,394 8,394 8,394
Common stock repurchased - share-based compensation plans (10,036) (10,036) (10,036)
Share-based compensation expense 50,999 50,999 50,999
Excise tax on net share repurchases (16) (16) (16)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests — (18,475) (18,475)
Cash dividends declared (0.25 per common share) (63,436) (63,436) (63,436)
Balance at September 30, 2024 $ 18,810,835 $ 4,269,896 $ (269,338) $ 22,811,393 $ 651,586 $ 23,462,979 $ 156,630

All values are in US Dollars.
Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Total Global Payments Shareholders’ Equity Nonredeemable Noncontrolling Interests Total Equity Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at June 30, 2023 $ 19,686,035 $ 2,863,852 $ (378,401) $ 22,171,486 $ 244,494 $ 22,415,980 $ 499,479
Net income 361,830 361,830 13,015 374,845 1,760
Other comprehensive loss (92,537) (92,537) (8,767) (101,304) (7,418)
Stock issued under share-based compensation plans 31,803 31,803 31,803
Common stock repurchased - share-based compensation plans (3,031) (3,031) (3,031)
Share-based compensation expense 36,624 36,624 36,624
Excise tax on net share repurchases 303 303 303
Distributions to noncontrolling interests — (5,422) (5,422) (1,638)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests measurement period adjustment — (19,051)
Cash dividends declared (0.25 per common share) (64,977) (64,977) (64,977)
Balance at September 30, 2023 $ 19,751,734 $ 3,160,705 $ (470,938) $ 22,441,501 $ 243,320 $ 22,684,821 $ 473,132

All values are in US Dollars.

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(in thousands, except per share data)
Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Total Global Payments Shareholders’ Equity Nonredeemable Noncontrolling Interests Total Equity Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at December 31, 2023 $ 19,800,953 $ 3,457,182 $ (258,925) $ 22,999,210 $ 280,340 $ 23,279,550 $ 507,965
Net income 1,003,192 1,003,192 35,189 1,038,381 7,489
Other comprehensive income (loss) (10,413) (10,413) 6,452 (3,961) (1,979)
Stock issued under share-based compensation plans 33,531 33,531 33,531
Common stock repurchased - share-based compensation plans (54,080) (54,080) (54,080)
Share-based compensation expense 134,361 134,361 134,361
Repurchases of common stock (909,253) (909,253) (909,253)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests — (29,356) (29,356)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests — 89 89 2,027
Reclassification of redeemable noncontrolling interest to nonredeemable noncontrolling interest — 358,872 358,872 (358,872)
Purchase of capped calls related to issuance of convertible notes, net of taxes of 61,573 (194,677) (194,677) (194,677)
Cash dividends declared (0.75 per common share) (190,478) (190,478) (190,478)
Balance at September 30, 2024 $ 18,810,835 $ 4,269,896 $ (269,338) $ 22,811,393 $ 651,586 $ 23,462,979 $ 156,630

All values are in US Dollars.
Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Total Global Payments Shareholders’ Equity Nonredeemable Noncontrolling Interests Total Equity Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at December 31, 2022 $ 19,978,095 $ 2,731,380 $ (405,969) $ 22,303,506 $ 236,704 $ 22,540,210 $ —
Net income 624,936 624,936 29,698 654,634 1,756
Other comprehensive loss (64,969) (64,969) (1,676) (66,645) (6,287)
Stock issued under share-based compensation plans 51,085 51,085 51,085
Common stock repurchased - share-based compensation plans (39,510) (39,510) (39,510)
Share-based compensation expense 173,325 173,325 173,325
Redeemable noncontrolling interests acquired in a business combination — — 556,070
Issuance of share-based awards in connection with a business combination 2,484 2,484 2,484
Repurchases of common stock (413,745) (413,745) (413,745)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests — (21,406) (21,406) (2,909)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests measurement period adjustment — — (75,498)
Cash dividends declared (0.75 per common share) (195,611) (195,611) (195,611)
Balance at September 30, 2023 $ 19,751,734 $ 3,160,705 $ (470,938) $ 22,441,501 $ 243,320 $ 22,684,821 $ 473,132

All values are in US Dollars.

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Business, consolidation and presentation - We are a leading payments technology company delivering innovative software and services to our customers globally. Our technologies, services and team member expertise allow us to provide a broad range of solutions that enable our customers to operate their businesses more efficiently across a variety of channels around the world. We operate in two reportable segments: Merchant Solutions and Issuer Solutions. As described in "Note 3—Business Dispositions," during the second quarter of 2023, we completed the sale of the consumer portion of our Netspend business, which comprised our former Consumer Solutions segment. Our consolidated financial statements include the results of our former Consumer Solutions segment for periods prior to disposition. See "Note 15—Segment Information" for further information. Global Payments Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries are referred to herein collectively as "Global Payments," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us," unless the context requires otherwise.

These unaudited consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our majority-owned subsidiaries, and all intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Investments in entities that we do not control are accounted for using the equity or cost method, based on whether or not we have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies. These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") for interim financial information pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023 was derived from the audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements.

In the opinion of our management, all known adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods have been made. These adjustments consist of normal recurring accruals and estimates that affect the carrying amount of assets and liabilities. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Use of estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. In particular, uncertainty resulting from global events and other macroeconomic conditions are difficult to predict at this time, and the ultimate effect could result in additional charges related to the recoverability of assets, including financial assets, long-lived assets and goodwill and other losses. These unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect the financial statement effects based upon management’s estimates and assumptions utilizing the most currently available information.

SEC Rule Changes - On March 6, 2024, the SEC adopted final rules that require disclosure of certain climate-related information, including disclosures relating to material climate-related risks, targets or goals, risk management and governance activities and greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the rules require disclosure of certain climate-related financial metrics in the notes to the audited financial statements. The new disclosures are required on a prospective basis and provide for a phased-in compliance period. However, in April 2024, the SEC stayed the rules pending judicial review. Therefore, the timing of the effectiveness of these rules and their ultimate enforceability is uncertain.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted

ASU 2023-09 - In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvement to Income Tax Disclosures," which is intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax information through improvements to income tax disclosures, primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied on a prospective basis with the option to apply the standard retrospectively. We are evaluating how the enhanced disclosure requirements of ASU 2023-09 will affect our presentation, and we will include the incremental disclosures upon the effective date.

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ASU 2023-07 - In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, "Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures," which updates reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses, inclusion of all annual disclosures in interim periods and disclosure of the title and position of the chief operating decision maker. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. We are evaluating how the enhanced disclosure requirements of ASU 2023-07 will affect our presentation, and we will include the incremental disclosures upon the effective date.

NOTE 2—ACQUISITION

EVO Payments, Inc.

On March 24, 2023, we acquired all of the outstanding common stock of EVO Payments, Inc. (“EVO”). EVO is a payment technology and services provider, offering payment solutions to merchants ranging from small and middle market enterprises to multinational companies and organizations across the Americas and Europe. The acquisition aligns with our technology-enabled payments strategy, expands our geographic presence in attractive markets and augments our business-to-business software and payment solutions business.

Total purchase consideration was $4.3 billion, which consisted of the following (in thousands):

Cash paid to EVO shareholders (1) $ 3,273,951
Cash paid for equity awards attributable to purchase consideration (2) 58,510
Value of replacement awards attributable to purchase consideration (3) 2,484
Total purchase consideration transferred to EVO shareholders 3,334,945
Repayment of EVO's unsecured revolving credit facility (including accrued interest and fees) 665,557
Payment of certain acquiree transaction costs and other liabilities on behalf of EVO (4) 269,118
Total purchase consideration $ 4,269,620

(1) Holders of EVO common stock, convertible preferred stock and common units received $34 for each share of EVO common stock held at the effective time of the transaction.

(2) Pursuant to the merger agreement, we cash settled vested options and certain unvested equity awards of EVO equity award holders.

(3) Pursuant to the merger agreement, we granted equity awards for approximately 0.3 million shares of Global Payments common stock to certain EVO equity award holders. Each such replacement award is subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting and exercisability) that applied to the corresponding EVO equity award. We apportioned the fair value of the replacement awards between purchase consideration (the portion attributable to pre-acquisition services in relation to the total vesting term of the award) and amounts to be recognized in periods following the acquisition as share-based compensation expense over the requisite service period of the replacement awards.

(4) Certain acquiree transaction costs and liabilities, including amounts outstanding under EVO’s tax receivable agreement, were required to be repaid by us upon consummation of the acquisition.

The cash portion of the purchase consideration was funded through cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

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We accounted for the EVO acquisition as a business combination, which generally requires that we recognize the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at fair value as of the acquisition date. The final estimated acquisition-date fair values of major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including a reconciliation to the total purchase consideration, were as follows (in thousands):

Final Amounts
Cash and cash equivalents $ 324,859
Accounts receivable 51,470
Settlement processing assets 134,712
Deferred income tax assets 1,734
Property and equipment 72,100
Identifiable intangible assets 1,478,995
Other assets 148,567
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (289,360)
Settlement lines of credit (7,587)
Settlement processing obligations (163,535)
Deferred income tax liabilities (253,221)
Other liabilities (61,207)
Total identifiable net assets 1,437,527
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (471,119)
Goodwill 3,303,212
Total purchase consideration $ 4,269,620

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we made measurement-period adjustments that increased the amount of goodwill by $19.9 million, primarily related to deferred income taxes as a result of finalizing the evaluation of the differences in the bases of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and tax purposes. The effects of the measurement-period adjustments on our consolidated statement of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were not material.

Goodwill arising from the acquisition was included in the Merchant Solutions segment and was attributable to expected growth opportunities, potential synergies from combining the acquired business into our existing businesses and an assembled workforce. We expect that approximately $1.2 billion of the goodwill from this acquisition will be deductible for income tax purposes.

The following table reflects the estimated acquisition-date fair values of the identified intangible assets of EVO and their respective weighted-average estimated amortization periods:

Estimated Fair Value Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods
(in thousands) (years)
Customer-related intangible assets $ 916,000 11
Contract-based intangible assets 470,000 12
Acquired technologies 86,995 7
Trademarks and trade names 6,000 2
Total estimated identifiable intangible assets $ 1,478,995 11

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and during the period from the acquisition date through September 30, 2023, the acquired operations of EVO contributed less than 10% to our consolidated revenues and operating income. The historical revenue and earnings of EVO were not material for the purpose of presenting pro forma information. In addition, transaction costs associated with this business combination were not material.

NOTE 3—BUSINESS DISPOSITIONS

Gaming Business - On April 1, 2023, we completed the sale of our gaming business for approximately $400 million, subject to certain closing adjustments. The gaming business was included in our Merchant Solutions segment prior to disposition, and had been presented as held for sale in our consolidated balance sheet since December 31, 2022. We recognized a gain on the sale of $104.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Consumer Business - On April 26, 2023, we completed the sale of the consumer portion of our Netspend business for approximately $1 billion, subject to certain closing adjustments. The consumer business comprised our former Consumer Solutions segment prior to disposition and had been presented as held for sale with certain adjustments to report the disposal group at fair value less costs to sell in our consolidated balance sheet since June 30, 2022. We recognized a loss on this business disposition in our consolidated statement of income of $243.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The loss during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 included the effects of incremental negotiated closing adjustments, changes in the estimated fair value of the seller financing and the effects of the final tax structure of the transaction.

Notes Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses

In connection with the sale of our consumer business, we provided seller financing consisting of the following: (1) a first lien seven-year secured term loan facility with an aggregate principal amount of $350 million bearing interest at a fixed annual rate of 9.0%, including 3.5% payable quarterly in cash and 5.5% settled quarterly via the issuance of additional paid-in-kind ("PIK") notes with the same terms as the original notes until December 2024, after which interest will be payable quarterly in cash along with quarterly principal payments of $4.375 million with the remaining balance due at maturity; and (2) a second lien twenty-five year secured term loan facility with an aggregate principal amount of $325 million bearing interest at a fixed annual rate of 13.0% PIK due at maturity. In addition, during the second quarter of 2023, we provided the purchasers a five-year $50 million secured revolving facility, bearing interest at a fixed annual rate of 9.0% payable quarterly in cash, initial drawings on which were subsequently repaid during the third quarter of 2023.

In connection with the sale of our gaming business in April 2023, we provided seller financing consisting of an unsecured promissory note due April 1, 2030 with an aggregate principal amount of $32 million bearing interest at a fixed annual rate of 11.0%.

We recognized interest income of $22.8 million and $66.4 million on the notes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $21.4 million and $37.1 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as a component of interest and other income in the consolidated statements of income. The issuance of the notes in connection with the sale transactions was a noncash investing activity in our consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was an aggregate principal amount of $795.1 million and $753.5 million, respectively, outstanding on the notes, including PIK interest, and the notes are presented net of the allowance for credit losses of $15.2 million within notes receivable in our consolidated balance sheet. Principal payments due within 12 months are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the consolidated balance sheets. We recognized an initial noncash charge as an allowance for estimated future credit losses on the notes of $18.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, which is included as a component of interest and other expense in our consolidated statements of income. The allowance for estimated future credit losses was subsequently reduced to $15.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The estimated fair value of the notes receivable was $802.5 million and $735.6 million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The estimated fair value of notes receivable was based on a discounted cash flow approach and is considered to be a Level 3 measurement of the valuation hierarchy.

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NOTE 4—REVENUES

The following tables present a disaggregation of our revenues from contracts with customers by geography for each of our reportable segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
Merchant <br>Solutions Issuer<br>Solutions Intersegment <br>Eliminations Total
(in thousands)
Americas $ 1,610,070 $ 467,699 $ (5,849) $ 2,071,920
Europe 320,911 142,042 — 462,953
Asia Pacific 66,679 11,389 (11,389) 66,679
$ 1,997,660 $ 621,130 $ (17,238) $ 2,601,552
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
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Merchant <br>Solutions Issuer<br>Solutions Intersegment <br>Eliminations Total
(in thousands)
Americas $ 1,524,575 $ 465,263 $ (5,237) $ 1,984,601
Europe 295,787 131,659 — 427,446
Asia Pacific 63,644 10,926 (10,926) 63,644
$ 1,884,006 $ 607,848 $ (16,163) $ 2,475,691
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Merchant <br>Solutions Issuer<br>Solutions Intersegment <br>Eliminations Total
(in thousands)
Americas $ 4,744,077 $ 1,393,071 $ (17,524) $ 6,119,624
Europe 869,908 412,181 — 1,282,089
Asia Pacific 188,795 32,121 (32,121) 188,795
$ 5,802,780 $ 1,837,373 $ (49,645) $ 7,590,508
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
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Merchant <br>Solutions Issuer<br>Solutions Consumer <br>Solutions Intersegment <br>Eliminations Total
(in thousands)
Americas $ 4,389,598 $ 1,363,627 $ 182,740 $ (31,713) $ 5,904,252
Europe 750,810 374,044 — — 1,124,854
Asia Pacific 191,501 31,525 — (31,525) 191,501
$ 5,331,909 $ 1,769,196 $ 182,740 $ (63,238) $ 7,220,607

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The following table presents a disaggregation of our Merchant Solutions segment revenues by distribution channel for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
(in thousands)
Relationship-led $ 1,030,798 $ 1,003,647 $ 2,950,733 $ 2,775,372
Technology-enabled 966,862 880,359 2,852,047 2,556,537
$ 1,997,660 $ 1,884,006 $ 5,802,780 $ 5,331,909

ASC Topic 606, Revenues from Contracts with Customers ("ASC 606") requires that we determine for each customer arrangement whether revenue should be recognized at a point in time or over time. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, substantially all of our revenues were recognized over time.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to contracts from customers as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was as follows:

Balance Sheet Location September 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
(in thousands)
Assets:
Capitalized costs to obtain customer contracts, net Other noncurrent assets $ 376,271 $ 360,684
Capitalized costs to fulfill customer contracts, net Other noncurrent assets $ 220,185 $ 197,355
Liabilities:
Contract liabilities, net (current) Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 240,911 $ 229,686
Contract liabilities, net (noncurrent) Other noncurrent liabilities $ 62,241 $ 54,246

Net contract assets were not material at September 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023. Revenue recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 from contract liability balances at the beginning of each period was $84.9 million and $85.2 million, respectively. Revenue recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 from contract liability balances at the beginning of each period was $188.2 million and $181.3 million, respectively.

ASC 606 requires disclosure of the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations. The purpose of this disclosure is to provide additional information about the amounts and expected timing of revenue to be recognized from the remaining performance obligations in our existing contracts. The following table includes estimated revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied at September 30, 2024. However, as permitted, we have elected to exclude from this disclosure any contracts with an original duration of one year or less and any variable consideration that meets specified criteria. Accordingly, the total

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amount of unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied performance obligations related to processing services is significantly higher than the amounts disclosed in the table below (in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,
2024 $ 318,789
2025 1,093,200
2026 864,518
2027 657,806
2028 375,721
2029 167,104
2030 and thereafter 335,248
Total $ 3,812,386

NOTE 5—GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, goodwill and other intangible assets consisted of the following:

September 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
(in thousands)
Goodwill $ 26,959,567 $ 26,743,523
Other intangible assets:
Customer-related intangible assets $ 10,801,626 $ 10,653,036
Acquired technologies 3,042,297 3,005,576
Contract-based intangible assets 2,260,229 2,254,273
Trademarks and trade names 1,075,529 1,074,631
17,179,681 16,987,516
Less accumulated amortization:
Customer-related intangible assets 4,476,970 3,866,686
Acquired technologies 2,307,509 2,047,330
Contract-based intangible assets 410,920 309,886
Trademarks and trade names 665,747 595,568
7,861,146 6,819,470
$ 9,318,535 $ 10,168,046

The following table sets forth the changes by reportable segment in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:

Merchant <br>Solutions Issuer <br>Solutions Total
(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2023 $ 17,226,828 $ 9,516,695 $ 26,743,523
Goodwill acquired 191,507 — 191,507
Effect of foreign currency translation (7,043) 11,653 4,610
Measurement period adjustments 19,927 — 19,927
Balance at September 30, 2024 $ 17,431,219 $ 9,528,348 $ 26,959,567

Accumulated impairment losses for goodwill were $357.9 million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

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NOTE 6—LONG-TERM DEBT AND LINES OF CREDIT

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, long-term debt consisted of the following:

September 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
(in thousands)
1.500% senior notes due November 15, 2024 $ 499,844 $ 499,143
2.650% senior notes due February 15, 2025 999,372 998,172
1.200% senior notes due March 1, 2026 1,097,285 1,095,848
4.800% senior notes due April 1, 2026 766,950 775,425
2.150% senior notes due January 15, 2027 747,134 746,196
4.950% senior notes due August 15, 2027 497,180 496,444
4.450% senior notes due June 1, 2028 466,111 469,406
3.200% senior notes due August 15, 2029 1,242,322 1,241,169
5.300% senior notes due August 15, 2029 496,587 496,063
2.900% senior notes due May 15, 2030 993,415 992,537
2.900% senior notes due November 15, 2031 744,023 743,394
5.400% senior notes due August 15, 2032 743,524 742,908
4.150% senior notes due August 15, 2049 741,126 740,860
5.950% senior notes due August 15, 2052 738,875 738,576
4.875% senior notes due March 17, 2031 882,592 873,747
1.000% convertible notes due August 15, 2029 1,459,694 1,453,493
1.500% convertible notes due March 1, 2031 1,969,369 —
Revolving credit facility 1,500,000 1,570,000
Commercial paper notes — 1,371,639
Finance lease liabilities 14,362 24,525
Other borrowings 168,945 243,337
Total long-term debt 16,768,710 16,312,882
Less current portion 1,552,863 620,585
Long-term debt, excluding current portion $ 15,215,847 $ 15,692,297

The carrying amounts of our senior notes and convertible notes in the table above are presented net of unamortized discount and unamortized debt issuance costs, as applicable. At September 30, 2024, the unamortized discount on senior notes and convertible notes was $40.5 million, and unamortized debt issuance costs on senior notes and convertible notes were $98.0 million. At December 31, 2023, the unamortized discount on senior notes and convertible notes was $46.1 million and unamortized debt issuance costs on senior notes and convertible notes were $78.4 million. The portion of unamortized debt issuance costs related to revolving credit facilities is included in other noncurrent assets. At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, unamortized debt issuance costs on the unsecured revolving credit facility were $14.7 million and $18.5 million, respectively.

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At September 30, 2024, future maturities of long-term debt (excluding finance lease liabilities) are as follows by year (in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,
2024 $ 526,461
2025 1,051,733
2026 1,887,927
2027 2,787,642
2028 464,391
2029 3,250,128
2030 and thereafter 6,891,461
Total $ 16,859,743

Convertible Notes

1.500% convertible notes due March 1, 2031

On February 23, 2024, we issued $2.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 1.500% convertible unsecured senior notes due March 2031 through a private placement. The net proceeds from this offering were approximately $1.97 billion reflecting debt issuance costs of $33.5 million, which were capitalized and reflected as a reduction of the related carrying amount of the convertible notes in our consolidated balance sheet. Interest on the convertible notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 2024, to the holders of record on the preceding February 15 and August 15, respectively.

Prior to December 1, 2030, the notes are convertible at the option of the holders only under certain conditions, including: (i) if the last reported sale price of our common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price for at least 20 trading days within the last 30 consecutive trading days of the immediately preceding calendar quarter; (ii) for a five business day period following a ten-day consecutive trading period where the trading price of the notes is less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of our common stock and the conversion rate; (iii) if we call any or all of the notes for redemption; or (iv) upon the occurrence of certain corporate events. On or after December 1, 2030, the notes are convertible at the option of the holders at any time until the second scheduled trading day prior to the maturity date. The conversion rate for the notes is initially 6.371 shares of common stock per $1,000 in principal amount of the notes (which is equal to an initial conversion price of approximately $156.96 per share), subject to customary adjustments upon the occurrence of certain events. Upon conversion, the principal amount of, and interest due on, the convertible notes are required to be settled in cash and any other amounts may be settled in shares, cash or a combination of shares and cash at our election.

We may not redeem the notes prior to March 6, 2028. On or after March 6, 2028, we have the option to redeem all or any portion of the notes for cash if the last reported sale price of our common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price for at least 20 trading days within the last 30 consecutive trading day period at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest. If certain corporate events that constitute a fundamental change (as defined in the indenture governing the notes) occur, any holder of the notes may require that we repurchase all or a portion of their notes for cash at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, if certain corporate events that constitute a make-whole fundamental change (as defined in the indenture governing the notes) occur, then the conversion rate will in certain circumstances be increased. The notes include customary covenants for notes of this type, as well as customary events of default, which may result in the acceleration of the maturity of the convertible notes.

In connection with the issuance of the notes, we entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain of the initial purchasers of the notes and other financial institutions to cover, subject to customary adjustments, the number of shares of common stock initially underlying the notes. The economic effect of the capped call transactions is to hedge the potential dilutive effect upon the conversion of the notes, or offset our cash obligation if the cash settlement option is elected, for amounts in excess of the principal amount of converted notes subject to a cap. The initial cap price of the capped call

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transactions is $228.90 per share. The capped call transactions meet the accounting criteria to be reflected in stockholders’ equity and not accounted for as derivatives. The cost of $256.3 million incurred in connection with the capped call transactions was reflected as a reduction to paid-in-capital in our consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2024, net of applicable income taxes.

1.000% convertible notes due August 15, 2029

We have $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of 1.000% convertible notes due August 2029, which were issued during 2022 in a private placement pursuant to an investment agreement with Silver Lake Partners. Interest on the convertible notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2023, to the holders of record on the preceding February 1 and August 1, respectively. The convertible notes mature on August 15, 2029, subject to earlier conversion or repurchase. The notes, which are currently convertible, are presented within long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheet based on our intent and ability to refinance on a long-term basis should a conversion event occur.

Revolving Credit Facility

Our revolving credit agreement provides for an unsubordinated unsecured $5.75 billion revolving credit facility that matures in August 2027. As of September 30, 2024, there were borrowings of $1.5 billion outstanding under the revolving credit facility with an interest rate of 6.56%, and the total available commitments under the revolving credit facility were $4.2 billion.

Commercial Paper

We have a $2.0 billion commercial paper program under which we may issue senior unsecured commercial paper notes with maturities of up to 397 days from the date of issue. Commercial paper notes are expected to be issued at a discount from par, or they may bear interest, each at commercial paper market rates dictated by market conditions at the time of their issuance. The proceeds from issuances of commercial paper notes will be used primarily for general corporate purposes but may also be used for acquisitions, to pay dividends, for debt refinancing or for other purposes.

As of September 30, 2024, we had no borrowings outstanding under our commercial paper program. The commercial program is backstopped by our revolving credit agreement, in that the amount of commercial paper notes outstanding cannot exceed the undrawn portion of our revolving credit facility. As such, we could draw on the revolving credit facility to repay commercial paper notes that cannot be rolled over or refinanced with similar debt.

Fair Value of Long-Term Debt

As of September 30, 2024, our senior notes had a total carrying amount of $11.7 billion and an estimated fair value of $11.3 billion. As of September 30, 2024, our 1.500% convertible notes due March 1, 2031 had a total carrying amount of $2.0 billion and an estimated fair value of $1.9 billion. The estimated fair values were based on quoted market prices in active markets and are considered to be Level 1 measurements of the valuation hierarchy.

As of September 30, 2024, our 1.000% convertible notes due August 15, 2029 had a total carrying amount of $1.5 billion and an estimated fair value of $1.5 billion. The estimated fair value of our convertible notes was based on a lattice pricing model and is considered to be a Level 3 measurement of the valuation hierarchy.

The fair value of other long-term debt approximated its carrying amount at September 30, 2024.

Compliance with Covenants

The convertible notes include customary covenants and events of default for convertible notes of this type. The revolving credit agreement contains customary affirmative covenants and restrictive covenants, including, among others, financial covenants based on net leverage and interest coverage ratios, and customary events of default. The required leverage ratio was increased as a result of the acquisition of EVO and will gradually step-down over eight quarters to the original required ratio of 3.75 to 1.00. As of September 30, 2024, the required leverage ratio was 4.25 to 1.00, and the required interest coverage ratio was 3.00 to 1.00. We were in compliance with all applicable covenants as of September 30, 2024.

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Interest Expense

Interest expense was $150.0 million and $173.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $465.2 million and $464.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

NOTE 7—DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING INSTRUMENTS

Net Investment Hedge

We have designated our aggregate €800 million Euro-denominated 4.875% senior notes due March 2031 as a hedge of our net investment in our Euro-denominated operations. The purpose of the net investment hedge is to reduce the volatility of our net investment in our Euro-denominated operations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Investments in foreign operations with functional currencies other than the reporting currency are subject to foreign currency risk as the assets and liabilities of these subsidiaries are translated into the reporting currency at the period-end rate of exchange with the resulting foreign currency translation adjustment presented as a component of other comprehensive income and included in accumulated comprehensive income within equity in our consolidated balance sheets. Under net investment hedge accounting, the foreign currency remeasurement gains and losses associated with our Euro-denominated senior notes are presented within the same components of other comprehensive income and accumulated comprehensive income, partially offsetting the foreign currency translation adjustment for our foreign subsidiaries.

We recognized a (loss) gain of $(34.0) million and $26.8 million within foreign currency translation adjustments in other comprehensive income in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $(34.9) million and $10.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Interest Rate Swaps

We have interest rate swap agreements with financial institutions to hedge changes in cash flows attributable to interest rate risk on a portion of our variable-rate debt instruments. In the first quarter of 2023, we entered into new interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $1.5 billion to convert eligible borrowings under our revolving credit facility from a floating term Secured Overnight Financing Rate to a fixed rate. Net amounts to be received or paid under the swap agreements are reflected as adjustments to interest expense. Since we have designated the interest rate swap agreements as cash flow hedges, unrealized gains or losses resulting from adjusting the swaps to fair value are recognized as components of other comprehensive income. The fair values of our interest rate swaps are determined based on the present value of the estimated future net cash flows using implied rates in the applicable yield curve as of the valuation date. These derivative instruments are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

The table below presents information about our interest rate swaps, designated as cash flow hedges, included in the consolidated balance sheets:

Fair Values
Derivative Financial Instruments Balance Sheet Location Weighted-Average Fixed Rate of Interest at September 30, 2024 Range of Maturity Dates at September 30, 2024 September 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
(in thousands)
Interest rate swaps (Notional of $1.5 billion at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023) Other noncurrent liabilities 4.26% April 17, 2027 - August 17, 2027 $ 34,172 $ 28,187

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The table below presents the effects of our interest rate swaps on the consolidated statements of income and statements of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
(in thousands)
Net unrealized gains (losses) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) $ (31,811) $ 22,993 $ 6,234 $ 15,020
Net unrealized gains reclassified out of other comprehensive income (loss) to interest expense $ 2,786 $ 2,375 $ 8,067 $ 1,890

As of September 30, 2024, the amount of net unrealized loss in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to our interest rate swaps that is expected to be reclassified into interest expense during the next 12 months was $10.1 million.

NOTE 8—INCOME TAX

Our effective income tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were 15.3% and 13.4%, respectively. Our effective income tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 differed favorably from the U.S. statutory rate primarily as a result of foreign interest income not subject to tax, tax credits and the foreign-derived intangible income deduction. Our effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 also included the favorable effect of a change in the assessment of the need for a valuation allowance related to certain foreign tax credit carryforwards.

For the three months ended September 30, 2023, our effective income tax rate of 14.1% was lower than the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to the favorable effects of foreign-derived intangible income deductions, tax credits and foreign interest income not subject to tax. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, our effective income tax rate of 24.9% was higher than the U.S. statutory rate as a result of a gain on the dispositions of our consumer and gaming businesses for income tax reporting purposes, while a net loss on the dispositions was recognized for financial reporting purposes, which was partially offset by the favorable effect on the rate of foreign interest income not subject to tax, tax credits and the foreign-derived intangible income deduction.

NOTE 9—REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

The portions of equity in certain of our consolidated subsidiaries that are not attributable, directly or indirectly, to us, are redeemable upon the occurrence of an event that is not solely within our control.

During the second quarter of 2024, we formed a new joint venture in Germany, of which we hold a 51% controlling interest. Under the shareholder agreement, the minority shareholder has the option to compel us to purchase their shares at fair market value upon the occurrence of a specific change in control event. As of September 30, 2024, the option is not considered probable of becoming redeemable. We also own 51% of our subsidiary in Greece and 50.1% of our subsidiary in Chile. Under the respective shareholder agreements, the minority shareholders have the option to compel us to purchase their shares at a price per share based on the fair value of the shares, or under certain circumstances for our subsidiary in Greece, at a price determined by calculations stipulated in the shareholder agreement. The options have no expiration date.

Because the exercise of each of these redemption options is not solely within our control, the redeemable noncontrolling interests are presented in the mezzanine section between total liabilities and shareholders’ equity, as temporary equity, in our consolidated balance sheets. The redeemable noncontrolling interest for each subsidiary is reflected at the higher of: (i) the initial carrying amount, increased or decreased for the noncontrolling interest's share of comprehensive income (loss), capital contributions and distributions or (ii) the redemption price.

The option held by the minority shareholder in Greece, which is redeemable at a price other than fair value, is considered probable of becoming redeemable on December 8, 2025. In determining the measurement method of redemption price, we have elected to accrete changes in the redemption price over the period from the date of issuance to the earliest redemption date of the instrument using the effective interest method, applied prospectively. We have also elected to recognize the entire amount

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of any redemption price adjustments in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in our consolidated statements of income.

In addition, we own 66% of our subsidiary in Poland. The redemption option held by the minority shareholder in Poland expired on January 1, 2024, and the redeemable noncontrolling interest was reclassified to nonredeemable noncontrolling interest in the consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2024.

NOTE 10—SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

We repurchase our common stock mainly through open market repurchase plans and, at times, through accelerated share repurchase programs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, we repurchased and retired 6,972,979 and 4,064,918 shares of our common stock, respectively, at a cost, including commissions and applicable excise taxes, of $909.3 million and $413.7 million, or $130.40 and $101.79 per share, respectively. The share repurchase activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 included the repurchase of 1,414,759 shares using a portion of the net proceeds from our offering of 1.500% convertible unsecured senior notes due March 2031 through privately negotiated transactions with purchasers of notes in the offering, or one of their respective affiliates. The purchase price per share of the common stock repurchased in such transactions equaled the closing price of the common stock on February 20, 2024, which was $130.80 per share.

As of September 30, 2024, the remaining amount available under our share repurchase program was $1,371.9 million. On October 24, 2024, our board of directors approved an increase to our existing share repurchase program authorization, which raised the total available authorization to $2.5 billion. On October 30, 2024, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement to repurchase an aggregate $600 million shares of common stock during the program purchase period, which will end prior to December 31, 2024. The total number of shares to be repurchased under the program will generally be based on the average of the daily volume-weighted average prices of our common stock during the repurchase period less a discount and subject to adjustments pursuant to the terms of the program.

On October 24, 2024, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.25 per share payable on December 27, 2024 to common shareholders of record as of December 13, 2024.

NOTE 11—SHARE-BASED AWARDS AND STOCK OPTIONS

The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense and the related income tax benefit recognized for our share-based awards and stock options:

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
(in thousands)
Share-based compensation expense $ 50,999 $ 36,624 $ 134,361 $ 173,325
Income tax benefit $ 12,105 $ 7,488 $ 28,439 $ 39,378

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Share-Based Awards

The following table summarizes the changes in unvested restricted stock and performance awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:

Shares Weighted-Average<br>Grant-Date<br>Fair Value
(in thousands)
Unvested at December 31, 2023 2,481 $131.41
Granted 1,214 129.14
Vested (1,142) 142.65
Forfeited (153) 121.64
Unvested at September 30, 2024 2,400 $125.54

The total fair value of restricted stock and performance awards vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $162.8 million and $159.9 million, respectively.

For restricted stock and performance awards, we recognized compensation expense of $47.7 million and $33.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $123.9 million and $153.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of September 30, 2024, there was $163.8 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock and performance awards that we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of 1.9 years.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:

Options Weighted-Average Exercise Price Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term Aggregate Intrinsic Value
(in thousands) (years) (in millions)
Outstanding at December 31, 2023 921 $99.54 5.0 $32.1
Granted 168 127.99
Forfeited (70) 153.24
Exercised (207) 58.55
Outstanding at September 30, 2024 812 $111.34 5.6 $7.3
Options vested and exercisable at September 30, 2024 551 $108.22 4.1 $6.7

We recognized compensation expense for stock options of $2.0 million and $1.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $6.2 million and $15.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $14.7 million and $8.7 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2024, we had $8.8 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options that we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years.

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The weighted-average grant-date fair value of stock options granted, including replacement awards granted in connection with the EVO acquisition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $53.28 and $46.17, respectively. Fair value was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
Risk-free interest rate 4.13% 3.84%
Expected volatility 45% 45%
Dividend yield 0.90% 0.81%
Expected term (years) 5 5

The risk-free interest rate was based on the yield of a zero coupon U.S. Treasury security with a maturity equal to the expected life of the option from the date of the grant. Our assumption on expected volatility was based on our historical volatility. The dividend yield assumption was determined using our average stock price over the preceding year and the annualized amount of our most current quarterly dividend per share. We based our assumptions on the expected term of the options on our analysis of the historical exercise patterns of the options and our assumption on the future exercise pattern of options.

NOTE 12—EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share ("EPS") was computed by dividing net income attributable to Global Payments by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period. Earnings available to common shareholders is the same as reported net income attributable to Global Payments for all periods presented.

Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income attributable to Global Payments by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period, including the effect of share-based awards, convertible notes or other potential securities that would have a dilutive effect on EPS. All stock options with an exercise price lower than the average market share price of our common stock for the period are assumed to have a dilutive effect on EPS. The dilutive share base for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 excluded approximately 0.5 million shares related to stock options that would have an antidilutive effect on the computation of diluted earnings per share. The dilutive share base for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 excluded approximately 0.2 million shares related to stock options that would have an antidilutive effect on the computation of diluted earnings per share.

The effect of the potential shares needed to settle the conversion spread on our convertible notes is included in diluted EPS if the effect is dilutive. The effect depends on the market share price of our common stock at the time of conversion and would be dilutive if the average market share price of our common stock for the period exceeds the conversion price. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the convertible notes were not included in the computation of diluted EPS as the effect would have been anti-dilutive. Further, the effect of the related capped call transactions is not included in the computation of diluted EPS as it is always anti-dilutive.

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The following table sets forth the computation of diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
(in thousands)
Basic weighted-average number of shares outstanding 254,402 260,232 255,355 260,890
Plus: Dilutive effect of stock options and other share-based awards 495 703 525 520
Diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding 254,897 260,935 255,880 261,410

NOTE 13—SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and all liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased. We regularly maintain cash balances with financial institutions in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit or the equivalent outside the U.S. As of September 30, 2024, approximately 75% of our total balance of cash and cash equivalents was held within a small group of financial institutions, primarily large money center banks. Although we currently believe that the financial institutions with whom we do business will be able to fulfill their commitments to us, there is no assurance that those institutions will be able to continue to do so. We have not experienced any losses associated with our balances in such accounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

Restricted cash includes amounts that cannot be withdrawn or used for general operating activities under legal or regulatory restrictions. Restricted cash consists of amounts under legal restriction, amounts deposited by customers for prepaid card transactions and funds held as a liquidity reserve that are subject to local regulatory restrictions requiring appropriate segregation and restriction in their use. Restricted cash is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the consolidated balance sheets with a corresponding liability in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

A reconciliation of the amounts of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash in the consolidated balance sheets to the amount in the consolidated statements of cash flows is as follows:

September 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,941,940 $ 2,088,887
Restricted cash 197,575 167,190
Cash included in assets held for sale — 798
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statements of cash flows $ 3,139,515 $ 2,256,875

Long-lived assets

As a result of decisions made in the third quarter of 2024 regarding the future state of our technology architecture model, we wrote off capitalized software assets of $27.3 million and capitalized cloud implementation cost assets of $28.5 million that will no longer be utilized under a revised development strategy. These charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 are presented within selling, general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of income and included within Corporate expenses for segment reporting purposes.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, we entered into agreements to acquire hardware, of which $10.1 million was financed under a four-year vendor financing arrangement.

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During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we entered into agreements to acquire hardware, software and related services, of which $19.6 million and $67.6 million, respectively, was financed under four to five-year vendor financing arrangements. Certain of the agreements included the purchase of assets previously leased.

Visa preferred shares

Through certain of our subsidiaries in Europe, we were a member and shareholder of Visa Europe Limited ("Visa Europe"). In June 2016, Visa Inc. ("Visa") acquired all of the membership interests in Visa Europe, and we received consideration in the form of cash and Series B and C convertible preferred shares of Visa. We assigned the preferred shares received a value of zero based on transfer restrictions, Visa's ability to adjust the conversion rate and the estimation uncertainty associated with those factors. Based on the outcome of any current or potential litigation involving Visa Europe in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe, the conversion rate of the preferred shares could be adjusted down such that the number of Visa common shares we receive could be as low as zero.

The Series B and C convertible preferred shares become convertible in stages based on developments in the litigation and become fully convertible no later than 2028 (subject to a holdback to cover any then pending claims). In July 2024, in connection with the third mandatory release assessment, a portion of the Series B and C convertible preferred shares was converted by Visa. We recognized a gain of $18.8 million reported in interest and other income in our consolidated statement of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 based on the fair value of the shares received. The converted shares were subsequently sold in September and October 2024. The remaining Series B and C convertible preferred shares continue to be carried at an assigned value of zero based on the aforementioned factors.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

In 2024, certain actions were taken to align our workforce to our new operating model. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, we recognized charges for employee termination benefits of $56.4 million, which included $15.5 million of share-based compensation expense. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we recognized charges for employee termination benefits of $94.1 million, which included $18.2 million of share-based compensation expense. These charges are presented within selling, general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of income and included within Corporate expenses for segment reporting purposes. At September 30, 2024, accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet included obligations totaling $34.1 million for employee termination benefits, which are expected to be paid within the next 12 months.

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NOTE 14—ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

The changes in the accumulated balances for each component of other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses) Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Hedging Activities Other Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
(in thousands)
Balance at June 30, 2024 $ (373,746) $ (16,015) $ (2,526) $ (392,287)
Other comprehensive income (loss) 149,158 (26,209) — 122,949
Balance at September 30, 2024 $ (224,588) $ (42,224) $ (2,526) $ (269,338)
Balance at June 30, 2023 $ (347,290) $ (28,102) $ (3,009) $ (378,401)
Other comprehensive income (loss) (108,179) 15,664 (22) (92,537)
Balance at September 30, 2023 $ (455,469) $ (12,438) $ (3,031) $ (470,938)

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, which relates only to foreign currency translation, was $34.6 million and $(16.2) million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses) Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Hedging Activities Other Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2023 $ (215,540) $ (40,859) $ (2,526) $ (258,925)
Other comprehensive income (loss) (9,048) (1,365) — (10,413)
Balance at September 30, 2024 $ (224,588) $ (42,224) $ (2,526) $ (269,338)
Balance at December 31, 2022 $ (380,584) $ (22,420) $ (2,965) $ (405,969)
Other comprehensive income (loss) (74,885) 9,982 (66) (64,969)
Balance at September 30, 2023 $ (455,469) $ (12,438) $ (3,031) $ (470,938)

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, which relates only to foreign currency translation, was $4.5 million and $(8.0) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

NOTE 15—SEGMENT INFORMATION

We operate in two reportable segments: Merchant Solutions and Issuer Solutions. As described in "Note 3 - Business Dispositions," during the second quarter of 2023, we completed the sale of the consumer portion of our Netspend business, which comprised our former Consumer Solutions segment. Our former Consumer Solutions segment is presented below for periods prior to disposition.

We evaluate performance and allocate resources based on the operating income of each operating segment. The operating income of each operating segment includes the revenues of the segment less expenses that are directly related to those revenues. Operating overhead, shared costs and share-based compensation costs are included in Corporate. Impairment of goodwill and gains or losses on business dispositions are not included in determining segment operating income. Interest and other income, interest and other expense, income tax expense and equity in income of equity method investments are not allocated to the

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individual segments. We do not evaluate the performance of or allocate resources to our operating segments using asset data. The accounting policies of the reportable operating segments are the same as those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and our summary of significant accounting policies in "Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies."

Information on segments and reconciliations to consolidated revenues, consolidated operating income and consolidated depreciation and amortization were as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
(in thousands)
Revenues(1):
Merchant Solutions $ 1,997,660 $ 1,884,006 $ 5,802,780 $ 5,331,909
Issuer Solutions 621,130 607,848 1,837,373 1,769,196
Consumer Solutions — — — 182,740
Intersegment eliminations (17,238) (16,163) (49,645) (63,238)
Consolidated revenues $ 2,601,552 $ 2,475,691 $ 7,590,508 $ 7,220,607
Operating income (loss)(1):
Merchant Solutions $ 707,546 $ 637,864 $ 1,960,509 $ 1,748,622
Issuer Solutions 106,045 113,877 322,517 292,388
Consumer Solutions — — — (3,908)
Corporate (338,010) (193,545) (782,569) (680,337)
Net loss on business dispositions — — — (139,095)
Consolidated operating income $ 475,581 $ 558,196 $ 1,500,457 $ 1,217,670
Depreciation and amortization(1):
Merchant Solutions $ 302,699 $ 291,260 $ 894,250 $ 827,891
Issuer Solutions 165,076 161,786 493,815 484,560
Corporate 6,799 5,578 17,608 15,600
Consolidated depreciation and amortization $ 474,574 $ 458,624 $ 1,405,673 $ 1,328,051

(1) Revenues, operating income and depreciation and amortization reflect the effects of acquired businesses from the respective acquisition dates and the effects of divested businesses through the respective disposal dates. See “Note 2—Acquisition” and “Note 3—Business Dispositions” for further discussion.

During the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, operating income included acquisition and integration expenses of $45.8 million and $75.1 million, respectively, which were primarily included within Corporate expenses. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, operating income included acquisition and integration expenses of $180.4 million and $244.4 million, respectively, which were primarily included within Corporate expenses.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, Corporate expenses also included employee termination benefits of $56.4 million and $94.1 million, respectively, as well as costs of $59.2 million associated with our business transformation initiative and charges of $55.8 million for technology assets that will no longer be utilized under a revised technology architecture development strategy.

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NOTE 16—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Matters

We are party to a number of claims and lawsuits incidental to our business. In our opinion, the liabilities, if any, which may ultimately result from the outcome of such matters, individually or in the aggregate, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, liquidity, results of operations or cash flows.

NOTE 17—SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On October 27, 2024, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell our AdvancedMD business for consideration of $1.125 billion consisting of (i) $1 billion payable at closing and subject to certain closing adjustments, and (ii) up to $125 million contingent upon the purchaser achieving certain specified returns. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024, subject to the receipt of required regulatory clearance and other customary closing conditions.

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ITEM 2—MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report and the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements about our plans and expectations of what may happen in the future. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and our actual results could differ materially from the results anticipated by our forward-looking statements.

Executive Overview

We are a leading payments technology company delivering innovative software and services to our customers globally. Our technologies, services and team member expertise allow us to provide a broad range of solutions that enable our customers to operate their businesses more efficiently across a variety of channels around the world.

We have grown organically, as well as through acquisitions, and continue to invest in new technology solutions, infrastructure to support our growing business and the ongoing consolidation and enhancement of our operating platforms. These investments include new product development and innovation to further enhance and differentiate our suite of technology and solutions available to customers, along with migration of certain underlying technology platforms to cloud environments to enhance performance, improve speed to market and drive cost efficiencies. We also continue to execute on integration and other business transformation activities, such as combining business operations, streamlining technology infrastructure, eliminating duplicative corporate and operational support structures and realizing scale efficiencies.

Highlights related to our financial condition at September 30, 2024, and results of operations for the three and nine months then ended, include the following:

•Consolidated revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased to $2,601.6 million and $7,590.5 million, respectively, compared to $2,475.7 million and $7,220.6 million, respectively, for the prior year. The increase in consolidated revenues was primarily due to growth in transaction volumes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the effect on revenues from the EVO business acquired in March 2023 was offset by the effect on revenues from the divestitures of our gaming and consumer businesses in April 2023.

•Merchant Solutions segment operating income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and Issuer Solutions segment operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased compared to the prior year primarily due to the favorable effect of increases in revenues, as certain fixed costs do not vary with revenues. Merchant Solutions operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 also reflected an increase related to the acquired EVO business, as the same period in 2023 only reflected the acquisition for a portion of the period. Issuer Solutions segment operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2024 decreased compared to the prior year due to slightly higher costs.

•Consolidated operating income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 included the favorable effects of the increase in revenues as compared to the prior year and lower acquisition and integration expenses. These favorable effects were offset by expenses related to business transformation activities, a technology asset charge and an increase in amortization of acquired intangibles, primarily related to the acquisition of EVO. Consolidated operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 included the effects of the gain on the sale of our gaming business and the loss on the sale of our consumer business.

•On February 23, 2024, we issued $2.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 1.500% convertible unsecured senior notes due March 2031 through a private placement. In connection with the issuance of the notes, we entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions to hedge the potential dilutive effect upon conversion of the notes, or offset our cash obligation if the cash settlement option were to be elected, for amounts in excess of the principal amount of converted notes up to a cap price.

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Strategy and Business Transformation

Early this year, we launched a holistic review of our business to examine our strategy, operational fitness and ability to deliver sustainable performance. We refreshed our strategy to ensure we are focusing our resources, efforts and investments on the areas of the business that will drive the best opportunities for growth. We then evaluated our organizational structure and operating model and capacity to execute against this strategy. This gave rise to a broad operational transformation agenda to ensure we are poised for success.

We are streamlining and simplifying our strategy, organization and operating environment through our transformation program to deliver a global, unified operating company. We are aligning the Global Payments brand identity across our assets and solidifying go-to-market activities under a common umbrella. In our Merchant Solutions segment, we are harmonizing products and capabilities and prioritizing small and medium-sized businesses to deliver our full suite of differentiated software and commerce enablement solutions. In our Issuer Solutions segment, we are capitalizing on growth opportunities through our cloud modernization and cross-selling initiatives, while also leveraging the strategic value of this business to extend our capabilities across the payments value chain.

We have consolidated our technology organizations and teams under common leadership to enhance speed and quality of product development with a customer-centric, product-led mindset. We have also centralized our operations functions to enhance our servicing model and focus on improving the customer journey, leveraging best-in-class technology and providing differentiated service experiences for our clients.

These strategic, organizational and operational transformation activities have just begun and are expected to continue over the next few years. As we focus on executing and delivering transformation initiatives, we anticipate incremental expenses related to the transformation and potential asset impairment charges through early 2027. We are also undertaking a strategic review of our business portfolio to evaluate potential assets for divestiture to further streamline our business and create value for shareholders.

We expect our transformation initiatives to generate more than $500 million of annual run-rate operating income benefit by the first half of 2027.

Risks Related to Macroeconomic Effects and Other Global Conditions

We are exposed to general economic conditions, including currency fluctuations, inflation, rising interest rates and other conditions that affect the overall level of consumer, business and government spending, which could negatively affect our financial performance.

Certain of our operations are conducted in foreign currencies. Consequently, a portion of our revenues and expenses has been and may continue to be affected by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. A strengthening of the U.S. dollar or other significant fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could result in an adverse effect on our future financial results; however, we are unable to predict the extent of the potential effect on our financial results.

We have sought to reduce our interest rate risk through the issuance of fixed rate debt in place of variable rate debt and through interest rate swap hedging arrangements that convert a significant portion of the eligible variable rate borrowings under our revolving credit facility to a fixed rate. However, inflationary pressure or interest rate fluctuations could adversely affect our business and financial performance as a result of higher costs and/or lower consumer spending. In addition, continued inflation or a rise in interest rates could have an adverse effect on our future financial results and the recoverability of assets. However, as the future magnitude, duration and effects of these conditions are difficult to predict at this time, we are unable to predict the extent of the potential effect on our financial results.

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We regularly maintain cash balances with financial institutions in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit or the equivalent outside the U.S. A disruption in financial markets could impair our banking partners, which could affect our ability to access our cash or cash equivalents, our ability to provide settlement services or our customers' ability to access their existing cash to fulfill their payment obligations to us. The occurrence of these events could negatively affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We also continue to evaluate the potential effects on our business from heightened geopolitical and economic instability or increased difficulty of conducting business in a country or region due to actual or potential political or military conflict or action, such as those arising from recent global events, which have increased the level of economic and political uncertainty in various regions of the world. Although we have not experienced significant exposure or adverse effects on our business and financial results to date, the extent to which these events could affect the global economy and our operations is difficult to predict at this time. However, a significant escalation, expansion of the scope or continuation of the related economic disruptions could have an adverse effect on our business and financial results.

Our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by a downturn in macroeconomic conditions. When adverse macroeconomic conditions arise, we evaluate where we may be able to implement cost-saving measures, including those related to headcount and discretionary expenses.

For a further discussion of trends, uncertainties and other factors that could affect our future operating results, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and subsequent filings we make with the SEC, including this Form 10-Q.

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Results of Operations

We operate in two reportable segments: Merchant Solutions and Issuer Solutions. As described in “Note 3 – Business Dispositions” in the notes to the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements, during the second quarter of 2023, we completed the sale of the consumer portion of our Netspend business, which comprised our former Consumer Solutions segment. Our former Consumer Solutions segment is presented below for periods prior to disposition. For further information about our reportable segments, see “Item 1. Business—Business Segments” within our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, incorporated herein by reference, and “Note 15—Segment Information” in the notes to the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 — Financial Statements.

Key Drivers of our Results of Operations

Our revenues for both of our segments are dependent upon the volume of payment transactions we process, cardholder accounts on file and other factors (transaction volume). As the majority of our services are priced as a percentage of transaction value or specified fee per unit or transaction, many under multi-year customer arrangements, our revenues generally grow period-over-period in line with the rate of increase in transaction volume.

Our operating expenses consist primarily of the cost of the technology to provide services to our customers and our people costs to support the operations. Many of those costs do not vary directly with the level of payment transactions we process for our customers, generating operating leverage. As revenues increase, operating income and operating margin (operating income as a percentage of revenues) generally increase.

We also grow our business through strategic acquisitions of similar businesses. Our revenues increase from the transaction volume from the customers of the acquired businesses. As we integrate the businesses, we also are able to improve operating income and operating margin by generating synergies to lower the cost base of those businesses.

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The following table sets forth key selected financial data for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, this data as a percentage of total revenues and the changes between periods in dollars and as a percentage of the prior-period amount. The income statement data for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 is derived from the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Three Months Ended <br>September 30, 2024 % of Revenues(1) Three Months Ended <br>September 30, 2023 % of Revenues(1) Change % Change
(dollar amounts in thousands)
Revenues(2):
Merchant Solutions $ 1,997,660 76.8 % $ 1,884,006 76.1 % 6.0 %
Issuer Solutions 621,130 23.9 % 607,848 24.6 % 13,282 2.2 %
Intersegment eliminations (17,238) (0.7) % (16,163) (0.7) % (1,075) 6.7 %
Consolidated revenues $ 2,601,552 100.0 % $ 2,475,691 100.0 % 5.1 %
Consolidated operating expenses(2):
Cost of service $ 946,945 36.4 % $ 915,531 37.0 % 3.4 %
Selling, general and administrative 1,179,026 45.3 % 1,001,964 40.5 % 177,062 17.7 %
Operating expenses $ 2,125,971 81.7 % $ 1,917,495 77.5 % 10.9 %
Operating income (loss)(2):
Merchant Solutions $ 707,546 27.2 % $ 637,864 25.8 % 10.9 %
Issuer Solutions 106,045 4.1 % 113,877 4.6 % (7,832) (6.9) %
Corporate (338,010) (13.0) % (193,545) (7.8) % (144,465) 74.6 %
Operating income $ 475,581 18.3 % $ 558,196 22.5 % (14.8) %
Operating margin(2):
Merchant Solutions 35.4 % 33.9 % 1.5 %
Issuer Solutions 17.1 % 18.7 % (1.6) %

All values are in US Dollars.

NM = Not meaningful

(1) Percentage amounts may not sum to the total due to rounding.

(2) Revenues, consolidated operating expenses, operating income and operating margin reflect the effects of acquired businesses from the respective acquisition dates and the effects of divested businesses through the respective disposal dates. See “Note 2—Acquisition” and “Note 3—Business Dispositions” for further discussion.

Operating income included acquisition and integration expenses of $45.8 million and $75.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which were primarily included within Corporate selling, general and administrative expenses.

During the three months ended September 30, 2024, Corporate expenses also reflected employee termination benefits of $56.4 million, costs of $59.2 million associated with our business transformation initiative and charges of $55.8 million for technology assets that will no longer be utilized under a revised technology architecture development strategy.

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The following table sets forth key selected financial data for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, this data as a percentage of total revenues and the changes between periods in dollars and as a percentage of the prior-period amount. The income statement data for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 is derived from the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Nine Months Ended <br>September 30, 2024 % of Revenues(1) Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 % of Revenues(1) Change % Change
(dollar amounts in thousands)
Revenues(2):
Merchant Solutions $ 5,802,780 76.4 % $ 5,331,909 73.8 % 8.8 %
Issuer Solutions 1,837,373 24.2 % 1,769,196 24.5 % 68,177 3.9 %
Consumer Solutions — — % 182,740 2.5 % (182,740) NM
Intersegment eliminations (49,645) (0.7) % (63,238) (0.9) % 13,593 (21.5) %
Consolidated revenues $ 7,590,508 99.9 % $ 7,220,607 100.0 % 5.1 %
Consolidated operating expenses(2):
Cost of service $ 2,807,819 37.0 % $ 2,805,237 38.9 % 0.1 %
Selling, general and administrative 3,282,232 43.2 % 3,058,605 42.4 % 223,627 7.3 %
Net loss on business dispositions — — % 139,095 1.9 % (139,095) NM
Operating expenses $ 6,090,051 80.2 % $ 6,002,937 83.1 % 1.5 %
Operating income (loss)(2):
Merchant Solutions $ 1,960,509 25.8 % $ 1,748,622 24.2 % 12.1 %
Issuer Solutions 322,517 4.2 % 292,388 4.0 % 30,129 10.3 %
Consumer Solutions — — % (3,908) (0.1) % 3,908 NM
Corporate (782,569) (10.3) % (680,337) (9.4) % (102,232) 15.0 %
Net loss on business dispositions — — % (139,095) (1.9) % 139,095 NM
Operating income $ 1,500,457 19.8 % $ 1,217,670 16.9 % 23.2 %
Operating margin(2):
Merchant Solutions 33.8 % 32.8 % 1.0 %
Issuer Solutions 17.6 % 16.5 % 1.1 %
Consumer Solutions — % (2.1) % NM

All values are in US Dollars.

NM = Not meaningful

(1) Percentage amounts may not sum to the total due to rounding.

(2) Revenues, consolidated operating expenses, operating income and operating margin reflect the effects of acquired businesses from the respective acquisition dates and the effects of divested businesses through the respective disposal dates. See “Note 2—Acquisition” and “Note 3—Business Dispositions” for further discussion.

Operating income included acquisition and integration expenses of $180.4 million and $244.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which were primarily included within Corporate selling, general and administrative expenses.

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Corporate expenses also reflected employee termination benefits of $94.1 million, costs of $59.2 million associated with our the business transformation initiative and charges of $55.8 million for technology assets that will no longer be utilized under a revised technology architecture development strategy.

Revenues

Consolidated revenues for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased by 5.1% to $2,601.6 million and $7,590.5 million, respectively, compared to $2,475.7 million and $7,220.6 million, respectively, for the prior year.

The nine months ended September 30, 2023 included revenues of $182.7 million related to the consumer business divested in April 2023.

Merchant Solutions Segment. Revenues from our Merchant Solutions segment for the three months ended September 30, 2024 increased by $113.7 million, or 6.0%, to $1,997.7 million, compared to $1,884.0 million for the prior year. Revenues from our Merchant Solutions segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased by $470.9 million, or 8.8%, to $5,802.8 million, compared to $5,331.9 million for the prior year.

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, our technology-enabled distribution channel contributed $86.5 million to segment revenue growth. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, our technology-enabled distribution channel contributed $295.5 million to segment revenue growth. The increase in revenues in our technology-enabled distribution channel was primarily driven by growth in transaction volume within integrated and embedded payments from new customers and incremental cross-selling of services.

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, our relationship-led distribution channel contributed $27.2 million to segment revenue growth. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, our relationship-led channel contributed $175.4 million to segment revenue growth. The increase in revenues in our relationship-led distribution channel was primarily driven by an increase in transaction volume, including from recently acquired businesses.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the net impact of our acquisition and divestiture activities contributed approximately 3.1% growth to Merchant Solutions, with the EVO business acquired in March 2023 contributing approximately 3.6% growth.

Issuer Solutions Segment. Revenues from our Issuer Solutions segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased by 2.2% and 3.9%, respectively, to $621.1 million and $1,837.4 million, respectively, compared to $607.8 million and $1,769.2 million, respectively, for the prior year. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the increase in revenues was primarily due to an increase in transaction volume.

Operating Expenses

Cost of Service. Cost of service for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $946.9 million and $2,807.8 million, respectively, compared to $915.5 million and $2,805.2 million, respectively, for the prior year. Cost of service as a percentage of revenues decreased to 36.4% and 37.0%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to 37.0% and 38.9%, respectively, for the prior year.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, cost of service as a percentage of revenues decreased primarily due to improved operating leverage in the business, partially offset by increases of $10.0 million and $43.7 million, respectively, in amortization and depreciation expenses, primarily related to amortization of acquired intangibles for recent acquisitions. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, cost of service as a percentage of revenues also decreased as a result of the divestiture of our consumer business, which had a higher cost of service as a percentage of revenues relative to our Merchant Solutions and Issuer Solutions segments. The effect on cost of service as a percentage of revenues of the acquired EVO business was insignificant.

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $1,179.0 million and $3,282.2 million, respectively, compared to $1,002.0 million and $3,058.6 million, respectively, for the prior year. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues was 45.3% and 43.2%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to 40.5% and 42.4%, respectively, for the prior year.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues increased primarily due to higher corporate expenses. Corporate expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 include employee termination benefits of $56.4 million and $94.1 million, respectively, including $15.5 million and $18.2 million, respectively, of share-based compensation expense. Corporate expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 also include costs of $59.2 million associated with our business transformation initiatives, primarily for resources to support the initiative, and charges of $55.8 million for technology assets that will no longer be utilized under a revised cloud development strategy. This increase in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues was partially offset by a reduction in acquisition and integration expenses of $29.3 million and $64.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, our acquisition and divestiture activities had less than 1% effect on selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues, both individually and in aggregate.

Operating Income and Operating Margin

Consolidated operating income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $475.6 million and $1,500.5 million, respectively, compared to $558.2 million and $1,217.7 million, respectively, for the prior year. Operating margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were 18.3% and 19.8%, respectively, compared to 22.5% and 16.9%, respectively, for the prior year.

For the three months ended September 30, 2024:

•Consolidated operating income decreased $82.6 million and operating margin decreased 4.2% primarily due to the higher costs incurred in connection with business transformation activities and the technology asset charge as described above;

•Merchant Solutions segment operating income increased $69.7 million due to higher revenues, and operating margin increased 1.5% due to improved operating leverage in the business; and

•Issuer Solutions segment operating income decreased $7.8 million and operating margin decreased 1.6% due to higher costs, including systems costs to support development activities and compensation costs.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024:

•Consolidated operating income and operating margin reflected the higher costs incurred in connection with business transformation activities and the technology asset charge as described above;

•Consolidated operating income and operating margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 included the effects of the $104.1 million gain on the sale of our gaming business and the $243.2 million net loss on the sale of our consumer business;

•Merchant Solutions segment operating income increased $211.9 million due to higher revenues, and operating margin increased 1.0% due to an improved operating leverage in the business; and

•Issuer Solutions segment operating income increased $30.1 million due to higher revenues and operating margin increased 1.1% due to improved operating leverage.

Other Income/Expense, Net

Interest and other income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased to $55.3 million and $126.6 million, respectively, compared to $35.7 million and $74.8 million, respectively, for the prior year. The three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 included a gain of $18.8 million recognized in connection with the release and conversion of a

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portion of our Visa convertible preferred shares. See "Note 13—Supplemental Balance Sheet Information" in the notes to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further discussion of this transaction. In addition, the nine months ended September 30, 2024 included an increase of $29.3 million in interest income on the seller financing notes that were issued in connection with the sale of our consumer and gaming businesses in the second quarter of 2023.

Interest and other expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $155.9 million and $477.2 million, respectively, compared to $176.1 million and $490.5 million, respectively, for the prior year. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the decrease in interest and other expense was primarily due to lower average interest rates on outstanding borrowings. Interest and other expense decreased for the nine month period, as the prior year period ended September 30, 2023 included a noncash charge of $18.2 million for the estimated future credit losses on the seller financing notes receivable.

Income Tax Expense

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, our effective income tax rates of 15.3% and 13.4%, respectively, included the favorable effects of foreign interest income not subject to tax, tax credits and the foreign-derived intangible income deduction. In addition, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, our effective income tax rate included the favorable effect of a change in the assessment of the need for a valuation allowance related to certain foreign tax credit carryforwards.

For the three months ended September 30, 2023, our effective income tax rate was 14.1%. The effective rate included the favorable effects from foreign-derived intangible income deductions, tax credits and foreign interest income not subject to tax. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, our effective income tax rate was 24.9%. The effective tax rate reflects recognition of a gain on the dispositions of our consumer and gaming businesses for income tax reporting purposes, while a net loss on the dispositions was recognized for financial reporting purposes. This was partially offset by the favorable effect on the rate of foreign interest income not subject to tax, tax credits and the foreign-derived intangible income deduction.

In December 2022, the EU Member States formally adopted the Pillar Two Directive, which generally provides for a global minimum effective tax rate of 15%, as established by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Pillar Two Framework. The EU effective dates are January 1, 2024, and January 1, 2025, for different aspects of the directive. A significant number of other countries are expected to also implement similar legislation with varying effective dates in the future. We do not expect the Pillar Two Directive to have any significant effect on our financial statements.

Net Income Attributable to Global Payments

Net income attributable to Global Payments was $315.1 million and $1,003.2 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $361.8 million and $624.9 million, respectively, for the prior year, reflecting the changes noted above.

Diluted Earnings per Share

Diluted earnings per share was $1.24 and $3.92, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $1.39 and $2.39, respectively, for the prior year. Diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 reflects the changes in net income.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have numerous sources of capital, including cash on hand and cash flows generated from operations as well as various sources of financing. In the ordinary course of our business, a significant portion of our liquidity comes from operating cash flows and borrowings, including the capacity under our revolving credit facility.

Our capital allocation priorities are to pay dividends, to repurchase shares of our common stock, to pursue acquisitions that meet our corporate objectives, to make planned capital investments in our business and to pay principal and interest on our outstanding debt. Our significant contractual cash requirements also include ongoing payments for lease liabilities and contractual obligations related to service arrangements with suppliers for fixed or minimum amounts, which primarily relate to software, technology infrastructure and related services. Commitments under our borrowing arrangements are further described in "Note 6—Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit" in the notes to the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and below under "Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit." For additional information regarding our other cash commitments and contractual obligations, see "Note 7—Leases" and “Note 19—Commitments and Contingencies” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Our capital plan objectives are to support our operational needs and strategic plan for long-term growth while optimizing our cost of capital and financial position. To supplement cash from operating activities, we use a combination of bank financing, such as borrowings under our credit facilities, commercial paper program and senior note issuances, for general corporate purposes and to fund acquisitions. Our commercial paper program provides a cost effective means of addressing our short-term liquidity needs and is backstopped by our revolving credit agreement, in that the amount of commercial paper notes outstanding cannot exceed the undrawn portion of our revolving credit facility. Finally, specialized lines of credit are also used in certain of our markets to fund merchant settlement prior to receipt of funds from the card networks.

We regularly evaluate our liquidity and capital position relative to cash requirements, and we may elect to raise additional funds in the future through the issuance of debt or equity or by other means. Accumulated cash balances are invested in high-quality, marketable short-term instruments. We believe that our current and projected sources of liquidity will be sufficient to meet our projected liquidity requirements associated with our operations for the near and long term.

At September 30, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents totaling $2,941.9 million. Of this amount, we considered $888.4 million to be available for general purposes, of which $64.7 million is undistributed foreign earnings considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside the United States. The available cash of $888.4 million does not include the following: (i) settlement-related cash balances, (ii) funds held as collateral for merchant losses ("Merchant Reserves") and (iii) certain funds held for customers. Settlement-related cash balances represent funds that we hold when the incoming amount from the card networks precedes the funding obligation to the merchant. Settlement-related cash balances are not restricted in their use; however, these funds are generally paid out in satisfaction of settlement processing obligations the following day. Merchant Reserves serve as collateral to minimize contingent liabilities associated with any losses that may occur under the merchant's agreement. While this cash is not restricted in its use, we believe that designating this cash as a Merchant Reserve strengthens our fiduciary standing with our member sponsors. Funds held for customers, which are not restricted in their use, include amounts collected before the corresponding obligation is due to be settled to or at the direction of our customers.

We also had restricted cash of $197.6 million as of September 30, 2024, representing amounts under legal restriction, amounts deposited by customers for prepaid card transactions and funds held as a liquidity reserve. These balances are subject to local regulatory restrictions requiring appropriate segregation and restriction in their use.

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Operating activities provided net cash of $2,879.3 million and $1,591.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which reflect net income adjusted for noncash items, including depreciation, amortization, the provision for credit losses and charges associated with the net loss on business dispositions, and changes in operating assets and liabilities. The increase in cash flows from operating activities from the prior year was due to assets and liabilities that are affected primarily by timing of month-end and transaction volume, including changes in settlement processing assets and obligations and accounts payable and other liability balances.

We used net cash in investing activities of $846.6 million and $4,119.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Cash used for investing activities primarily represents cash used to fund acquisitions and capital expenditures. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, we used cash of $373.8 million and $4,099.8 million, respectively, for acquisitions. We made capital expenditures of $490.9 million and $500.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. These investments include software and hardware to support the development of new technologies, infrastructure to support our growing business and the consolidation and enhancement of our operating platforms. These investments also include new product development and innovation to further enhance and differentiate our suite of technology and cloud-based solutions available to customers. We expect to continue to make significant capital investments in the business, and we anticipate capital expenditures to approximate $670.0 million during the year ending December 31, 2024. Investing cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 includes cash received from the sale of our investments in Visa common shares of $18.1 million. Additionally, investing cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 includes the net effect on cash from the sale of our consumer and gaming businesses and the initial issuance and subsequent repayment of a $50 million secured revolving credit facility available from the date of the sale to the purchasers of the consumer business.

Financing activities include borrowings and repayments made under our various debt arrangements, as well as borrowings and repayments made under specialized lines of credit to fund daily settlement activities. Our borrowing arrangements are further described in "Note 6—Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit" in the notes to the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and below under "Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit." Financing activities also include cash flows associated with common stock repurchase programs and share-based compensation programs, cash distributions made to our shareholders and cash contributions from and distributions to noncontrolling interests. We used net cash in financing activities of $1,151.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and financing activities provided net cash of $2,458.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Proceeds from long-term debt were $7,637.9 million and $8,861.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Repayments of long-term debt were $5,803.0 million and $7,628.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Proceeds from and repayments of long-term debt consist of borrowings and repayments that we make with available cash, from time-to-time, under our revolving credit facility, as well as scheduled principal repayments we make on our senior notes, finance leases and other vendor financing arrangements. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, we had net repayments of $1,367.9 million and net borrowings of $1,900.0 million, respectively, under our commercial paper program. Furthermore, in connection with the issuance of convertible notes in February 2024, we paid $256.3 million to purchase privately negotiated capped call transactions to hedge the potential dilutive effect upon conversion of the notes, or offset our cash obligation if the cash settlement option were to be elected. See section "Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit" below for further discussion of our recent debt transactions.

Activity under our settlement lines of credit is affected primarily by timing of month-end and transaction volume. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, we had net repayments of $184.5 million and $33.3 million, respectively, under our settlement lines of credit.

We repurchase our common stock mainly through open market repurchase plans and, at times, through accelerated share repurchase programs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, we used $900.0 million and $418.3 million, respectively, to repurchase shares of our common stock. The share repurchase activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 included the repurchase of 1,414,759 shares using a portion of the net proceeds from our offering of 1.500% convertible unsecured senior notes due March 2031 through privately negotiated transactions with purchasers of notes in the offering, or one of their respective affiliates. The purchase price per share of the common stock repurchased in such transactions equaled the closing price of the common stock on February 20, 2024, which was $130.80 per share.

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As of September 30, 2024, the remaining amount available under our share repurchase program was $1,371.9 million. On October 24, 2024, our board of directors approved an increase to our existing share repurchase program authorization, which raised the total available authorization to $2.5 billion.

We paid dividends to our common shareholders in the amounts of $190.5 million and $195.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. We made distributions to noncontrolling interests in the amount of $29.4 million and $24.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit

Senior Notes

We have $11.7 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes, which mature at various dates ranging from November 2024 to August 2052. Interest on the senior notes is payable annually or semi-annually at various dates. Each series of the senior notes is redeemable, at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time-to-time at the redemption prices set forth in the related indenture.

Convertible Notes

On February 23, 2024, we issued $2.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 1.500% convertible unsecured senior notes due March 2031 through a private placement. The net proceeds from this offering were approximately $1.97 billion reflecting debt issuance costs of $33.5 million, which were capitalized and reflected as a reduction of the related carrying amount of the convertible notes in our consolidated balance sheet. Interest on the convertible notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 2024, to the holders of record on the preceding February 15 and August 15, respectively.

Prior to December 1, 2030, the notes are convertible at the option of the holders only under certain conditions, including: (i) if the last reported sale price of our common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price for at least 20 trading days within the last 30 consecutive trading days of the immediately preceding calendar quarter; (ii) for a five business day period following a ten-day consecutive trading period where the trading price of the notes is less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of our common stock and the conversion rate; (iii) if we call any or all of the notes for redemption; or (iv) upon the occurrence of certain corporate events. On or after December 1, 2030, the notes are convertible at the option of the holders at any time until the second scheduled trading day prior to the maturity date. The conversion rate for the notes is initially 6.371 shares of common stock per $1,000 in principal amount of the notes (which is equal to an initial conversion price of approximately $156.96 per share), subject to customary adjustments upon the occurrence of certain events. Upon conversion, the principal amount of, and interest due on, the convertible notes are required to be settled in cash and any other amounts may be settled in shares, cash or a combination of shares and cash at our election.

We may not redeem the notes prior to March 6, 2028. On or after March 6, 2028, we have the option to redeem all or any portion of the notes for cash if the last reported sale price of our common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price for at least 20 trading days within the last 30 consecutive trading day period at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest. If certain corporate events that constitute a fundamental change (as defined in the indenture governing the notes) occur, any holder of the notes may require that we repurchase all or a portion of their notes for cash at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, if certain corporate events that constitute a make-whole fundamental change (as defined in the indenture governing the notes) occur, then the conversion rate will in certain circumstances be increased. The notes include customary covenants for notes of this type, as well as customary events of default, which may result in the acceleration of the maturity of the convertible notes.

In connection with the issuance of the notes, we entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain of the initial purchasers of the notes and other financial institutions to cover, subject to customary adjustments, the number of shares of common stock initially underlying the notes. The economic effect of the capped call transactions is to hedge the potential dilutive effect upon the conversion of the notes, or offset our cash obligation if the cash settlement option is elected, for amounts in excess of the principal amount of converted notes subject to a cap. The initial cap price of the capped call transactions is $228.90 per share. The capped call transactions meet the accounting criteria to be reflected in stockholders’

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equity and not accounted for as derivatives. The cost of $256.3 million incurred in connection with the capped call transactions was reflected as a reduction to paid-in-capital in our consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2024, net of applicable income taxes.

We also have $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of 1.000% convertible notes due August 2029, which were issued during 2022 in a private placement pursuant to an investment agreement with Silver Lake Partners. Interest on the convertible notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2023, to the holders of record on the preceding February 1 and August 1, respectively. The convertible notes mature on August 15, 2029, subject to earlier conversion or repurchase. The notes, which are currently convertible, are presented within long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheet based on our intent and ability to refinance on a long-term basis should a conversion event occur.

Revolving Credit Facility

Our revolving credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and a syndicate of financial institutions, as lenders and other agents, provides for an unsubordinated unsecured $5.75 billion revolving credit facility that matures in August 2027.

We may issue standby letters of credit of up to $250.0 million in the aggregate under the revolving credit facility. Outstanding letters of credit under the revolving credit facility reduce the amount of borrowings available to us. The amounts available to borrow under the revolving credit facility are also determined by a financial leverage covenant. As of September 30, 2024, there were borrowings of $1.5 billion outstanding under the revolving credit facility with an interest rate of 6.56%, and the total available commitments under the revolving credit facility were $4.2 billion.

Commercial Paper

We have a $2.0 billion commercial paper program under which we may issue senior unsecured commercial paper notes with maturities of up to 397 days from the date of issue. The program is backstopped by our revolving credit agreement, in that the amount of commercial paper notes outstanding cannot exceed the undrawn portion of our revolving credit facility. As such, we could draw on the revolving credit facility to repay commercial paper notes that cannot be rolled over or refinanced with similar debt.

Commercial paper notes are expected to be issued at a discount from par, or they may bear interest, each at commercial paper market rates dictated by market conditions at the time of their issuance. The proceeds from issuances of commercial paper notes will be used primarily for general corporate purposes but may also be used for acquisitions, to pay dividends, for debt refinancing or for other purposes.

As of September 30, 2024, we had no borrowings outstanding under our commercial paper program.

Compliance with Covenants

The convertible notes include customary covenants and events of default for convertible notes of this type. The revolving credit agreement contains customary affirmative covenants and restrictive covenants, including, among others, financial covenants based on net leverage and interest coverage ratios, and customary events of default. The required leverage ratio was increased as a result of the acquisition of EVO, and will gradually step-down over eight quarters to the original required ratio of 3.75 to 1.00. As of September 30, 2024, the required leverage ratio was 4.25 to 1.00, and the required interest coverage ratio was 3.00 to 1.00. We were in compliance with all applicable covenants as of September 30, 2024.

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Settlement Lines of Credit

In various markets where we do business, we have specialized lines of credit that are restricted for use in funding settlement. The settlement lines of credit generally have variable interest rates, are subject to annual review and are denominated in local currency but may, in some cases, facilitate borrowings in multiple currencies. For certain of our lines of credit, the available credit is increased by the amount of cash we have on deposit in specific accounts with the lender. Accordingly, the amount of the outstanding lines of credit may exceed the stated credit limit. As of September 30, 2024, a total of $75.9 million of cash on deposit was used to determine the available credit.

As of September 30, 2024, we had $788.1 million outstanding under these lines of credit with additional capacity to fund settlement of $2,203.7 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the maximum and average outstanding balances under these lines of credit were $996.4 million and $534.8 million, respectively. The weighted-average interest rate on these borrowings was 5.63% at September 30, 2024.

See "Note 6—Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit" in the notes to the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for further information about our borrowing agreements.

Effect of New Accounting Pronouncements and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

From time-to-time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standards setting bodies that may affect our current and/or future financial statements. See "Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" in the notes to the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for a discussion of recently adopted accounting pronouncements and recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted.

Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements we use in this report, and in some of the documents we incorporate by reference in this report, contain forward-looking statements concerning our business operations, economic performance and financial condition, including, but not limited to, statements we make regarding our business strategy and means to implement the strategy; measures of future results of operations, such as revenues, expenses, operating margins, income tax rates, and earnings per share; other operating metrics such as shares outstanding and capital expenditures, liquidity, deleveraging plans and capital available for allocation; statements we make regarding guidance and projected financial results for the year 2024; the effects of general economic conditions on our business; statements about the benefits of our acquisitions or divestitures, such as the proposed sale of AdvancedMD, Inc., including future financial and operating results and the successful integration of acquisitions, statements about the completion of anticipated benefits or strategic or operational initiatives; statements regarding our success and timing in developing and introducing new services and expanding our business; and other statements regarding our future financial performance and the company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. You can sometimes identify forward-looking statements by our use of the words "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plan," "forecast," "guidance" and similar expressions. For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Although we believe that the plans and expectations reflected in or suggested by our forward-looking statements are reasonable, those statements are based on a number of assumptions, estimates, projections or plans that are inherently subject to significant risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control, cannot be foreseen and reflect future business decisions. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee that our plans and expectations will be achieved. Our actual revenues, revenue growth rates and margins, and other results of operations could differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements as a result of many known and unknown factors, many of which are beyond our ability to predict or control. Important factors that may otherwise cause actual events or results to differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements or historical performance include, among others, the effects of global economic, political, market, health and social events or other conditions; foreign currency exchange, inflation and rising interest rate risks; difficulties, delays and higher than anticipated costs related to integrating the businesses of acquired companies, including with respect to implementing controls to prevent a material security breach of any internal systems or to successfully manage credit and fraud risks in business units; our ability to complete the proposed sale of AdvancedMD, Inc. on the proposed terms or on the anticipated timeline, or at all; the effect of a security breach or operational failure on our business; failing to comply with the

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applicable requirements of Visa, Mastercard or other payment networks or card schemes or changes in those requirements; the ability to maintain Visa and Mastercard registration and financial institution sponsorship; the ability to retain, develop and hire key personnel; the diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business operations; the continued availability of capital and financing; increased competition in the markets in which we operate and our ability to increase our market share in existing markets and expand into new markets; our ability to safeguard our data; risks associated with our indebtedness; our ability to meet environmental, social and governance targets, goals and commitments; the potential effects of climate change, including natural disasters; the effects of new or changes in current laws, regulations, credit card association rules or other industry standards on us or our partners and customers, including privacy and cybersecurity laws and regulations; and other events beyond our control, and other factors presented in "Item 1A - Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and subsequent filings we make with the SEC, including this Form 10-Q, which we advise you to review.

These cautionary statements qualify all of our forward-looking statements, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and should not be relied upon as representing our plans and expectations as of any subsequent date. While we may elect to update or revise forward-looking statements at some time in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to our forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

ITEM 3—QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

For a discussion of our exposure to market risk, refer to Part II, Item 7A, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk," contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

ITEM 4—CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of September 30, 2024, management carried out, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in applicable rules and forms and are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in those reports is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2024 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1—LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are party to a number of claims and lawsuits incidental to our business. In our opinion, the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from the outcome of such matters, individually or in the aggregate, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, liquidity, results of operations or cash flows. See "Note 16—Commitments and Contingencies" in the notes to the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for information about certain legal matters.

ITEM 1A—RISK FACTORS

The following risk factors are an update to our previously disclosed risk factors and should be considered in conjunction with the "Risk Factors" section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and any subsequent filings we make with the SEC.

We may not realize the anticipated growth benefits and cost savings from, or our business may be disrupted by, our business transformation and reorganization activities. Any of the foregoing could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operation.

We are streamlining and simplifying our strategy, organization and operating environment through a transformation program that will deliver a global unified operating company. These transformation activities began in the third quarter of 2024, and are expected to continue over the next few years. Our strategic initiatives may not deliver the expected benefits within the anticipated timeframes. In addition, these efforts may disrupt our business activities, which could adversely affect our financial condition or results of operation.

Our ability to achieve the anticipated benefits from these actions within the expected timeframe is subject to many estimates and assumptions, some of which are beyond our control. If these estimates and assumptions are incorrect, if we experience delays, or if other unforeseen events occur, our business, financial condition and results of operation could be adversely affected.

ITEM 2—UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

(c) Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

Information about the shares of our common stock that we repurchased during the quarter ended September 30, 2024 is set forth below:

Period Total Number of <br>Shares Purchased (1) Approximate Average Price Paid per Share, excluding commission Total Number of Shares Purchased <br>as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Maximum Number (or Approximate<br><br>Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be<br><br>Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2)
(in millions)
July 1-31, 2024 52,660 $ 116.78 — $ —
August 1-31, 2024 32,522 95.71 — —
September 1-30, 2024 6,407 110.44 — —
Total 91,589 $ 109.03 — $ 1,371.9

(1)Our board of directors has authorized us to repurchase shares of our common stock through any combination of Rule 10b5-1 open-market repurchase plans, accelerated share repurchase plans, discretionary open-market purchases or privately negotiated transactions.

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During the quarter ended September 30, 2024, pursuant to our employee incentive plans, we withheld 91,589 shares at an average price per share of $108.85 in order to satisfy employees' tax withholding and payment obligations in connection with the vesting of awards of restricted stock.

(2)As of September 30, 2024, the remaining amount available under our share repurchase program was $1,371.9 million. On October 24, 2024, our board of directors approved an increase to our existing share repurchase program authorization, which raised the total available authorization to $2.5 billion. The authorization by our board of directors does not expire but could be revoked at any time. In addition, we are not required by the board’s authorization or otherwise to complete any repurchases by any specific time or at all.

ITEM 5—OTHER INFORMATION

(c) Director and Officer Trading Plans and Arrangements

During the quarter ended September 30, 2024, none of our directors or officers notified us that they adopted, modified or terminated any Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or any non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement as defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

ITEM 6—EXHIBITS

List of Exhibits

3.1 Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Global Payments Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Global Payment Inc.’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-8 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on September 18, 2019.
3.2 Articles of Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Global Payments Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Global Payments Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 1, 2020.
3.3 Twelfth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Global Payments Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Global Payment Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2023.
10.1+ Employment Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2024, by and between Global Payments Inc. and Robert Cortopassi, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Global Payments Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2024.
10.2* CORRA Transition Amendment, dated July 3, 2024, to Credit Agreement, dated as of August 19, 2022, among Global Payments Inc., the other borrowers party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and an L/C Issuer and the other lenders and L/C Issuers party thereto, which is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 22,2022.
31.1* Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2* Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1* Certification of the Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101* The following information from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) and filed electronically herewith: (i) the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income; (ii) the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets; (iv) the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; (v) the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity; (vi) the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements; and (vii) the information included in Part II, Item 5(c). The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
104* Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

______________________

* Filed herewith.
+ Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

Global Payments Inc.
(Registrant)
Date: October 31, 2024 /s/ Joshua J. Whipple
Joshua J. Whipple
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

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CORRA TRANSITION AMENDMENT

THIS CORRA TRANSITION AMENDMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of July 3, 2024 (the “Amendment Effective Date”), is entered into between Global Payments Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”) and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company, the borrowers from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, have entered into that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 19, 2022 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, as amended by this Agreement, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent has determined in accordance with Section 3.03(c) of the Existing Credit Agreement that the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (“CDOR”) should be replaced with a Successor Rate in accordance with the Existing Credit Agreement and, in connection therewith, the Administrative Agent has determined that certain Conforming Changes are necessary or advisable;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3.03(c) of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Company may amend the Existing Credit Agreement to replace CDOR with a Successor Rate, together with Conforming Changes, and such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Company unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment; and

WHEREAS, this Agreement was posted to the Lenders in accordance with Section 3.03(c) and the Required Lenders have not delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

  1.     Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein \(including on any Exhibit attached hereto\) shall have the meanings provided to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

  2.     Agreement.  Notwithstanding any provision of the Existing Credit Agreement or any other document related thereto \(the “Loan Documents”\) to the contrary, the parties hereto hereby agree, from and after the date hereof, that the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended as set forth on Exhibit A to this Agreement. Language being inserted into the applicable section of the Existing Credit Agreement is evidenced by bold, double underlined text formatting \(indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text\).  Language being deleted from the applicable section of the Existing Credit Agreement is evidenced by bold, stricken text \(indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text\).

  3.     Conflict with Loan Documents.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the terms hereof shall control.

  4.     Conditions Precedent.  This Agreement shall become effective upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Agreement, properly executed by the Company and the Administrative Agent.

  5.     Payment of Expenses.  The Company agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, including all reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent \(paid directly to such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent\).

  6.     Miscellaneous.

(a)    The Loan Documents, and the obligations of the Company under the Loan Documents, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect according to their terms. This Agreement is a Loan Document.

(b)    The Company (i) acknowledges and consents to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (ii) affirms all of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (iii) agrees that this Agreement and all documents executed in connection herewith do not operate to reduce or discharge its obligations under the Loan Documents.

(c)    The Company represents and warrants that:

(i)    The execution, delivery and performance by such Person of this Agreement is within such Person’s organizational powers and has been duly authorized by all necessary organizational, partnership, member or other action, as applicable, as may be necessary or required.

(ii)    This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Person, and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

(iii)    The execution and delivery by such Person of this Agreement and performance by such Person of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (A) contravene the terms of its certificate or articles of incorporation or organization or other applicable constitutive documents, (B) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any lien under, or require any payment to be made under (x) any contractual obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any subsidiary thereof or (y) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any governmental authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or any subsidiary thereof or its property is subject or (C) violate any law.

(iv)    Before and after giving effect to this Agreement, (A) all representations and warranties of such Person set forth in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (and in all respects if any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality (after giving effect to such materiality qualification)) on and as of the Amendment Effective Date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all material respects (and in all respects if any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality (after giving effect to such materiality qualification)) as of such earlier date), and (B) no Event of Default exists.

(d)    This Agreement may be in the form of an electronic record (in “.pdf” form or otherwise) and may be executed using electronic signatures, which shall be considered as originals and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. This Agreement may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts shall be one and the same Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance by the Administrative Agent of a manually signed Agreement which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into “.pdf” format), or an electronically signed Agreement converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention.

(e)    Any provision of this Agreement held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof and the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

(f)    The terms of the Existing Credit Agreement with respect to governing law, submission to jurisdiction, waiver of venue and waiver of jury trial are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.

Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

COMPANY:

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.,

a Georgia corporation

By: /s/ David L. Green

Name: David L. Green

Title: Corporate Secretary

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

By: /s/ Denise Jones

Name: Denise Jones

Title: Vice President

Exhibit A

EXECUTION VERSION

Published Revolving Deal CUSIP: 37943VBN2

Published Revolving Facility CUSIP: 37943VBP7

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of August 19, 2022

among

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.,

The Other Borrowers Party Hereto,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent and an L/C Issuer

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Syndication Agent and an L/C Issuer

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Joint Bookrunners

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

CAPITAL ONE, N.A.,

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

PNC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC,

TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC,

TRUIST SECURITIES, INC.,

and

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC

as Joint Lead Arrangers

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

CAPITAL ONE, N.A.,

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

TD BANK, N.A.,

TRUIST BANK,

and

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Documentation Agents

and

The Other Lenders and L/C Issuers Party Hereto

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ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS 1
1.01 Defined Terms 1
1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions 3839
1.03 Accounting Terms 39
1.04 Rounding 40
1.05 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents; Rates 4041
1.06 Additional Alternative Currencies 4142
1.07 Change of Currency 4243
1.08 Times of Day 43
1.09 Letter of Credit Amounts 43 ARTICLE II. THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS 43
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2.01 Loans 43
2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations 4344
2.03 Letters of Credit 47
2.04 [Reserved] 57
2.05 Prepayments 57
2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments 58
2.07 Repayment of Loans 59
2.08 Interest 59
2.09 Fees 59
2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate 60
2.11 Evidence of Debt 60
2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback 61
2.13 Sharing of Payments by Lenders 63
2.14 Cash Collateral 64
2.15 Defaulting Lenders 65
2.16 Designated Borrowers 67 ARTICLE III. TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY 69
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3.01 Taxes 69
3.02 Illegality 74
3.03 Inability to Determine Rates 75
3.04 Increased Costs 80
3.05 Compensation for Losses 81

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3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders 82
3.07 Survival 83 ARTICLE IV. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 83
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4.01 Conditions to Effectiveness 83
4.02 Conditions to the Merger Closing Date Credit Extension 84
4.03 Conditions to all Other Credit Extensions 86
4.04 Certain Funds Availability 86 ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 87
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5.01 Existence and Standing 87
5.02 Authorization and Validity 87
5.03 No Conflict; Government Consent 87
5.04 Financial Statements 88
5.05 Material Adverse Effect 88
5.06 Solvency 88
5.07 Litigation 89
5.08 Disclosure 89
5.09 Regulation U 90
5.10 Investment Company Act 90
5.11 OFAC, FCPA 90
5.12 Affected Financial Institution 90
5.13 Taxes 90
5.14 ERISA 90
5.15 Environmental Matters 91
5.16 Use of Proceeds 91 ARTICLE VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 91
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6.01 Financial Reporting 91
6.02 Notices of Material Events 93
6.03 Conduct of Business 93
6.04 Compliance with Laws 94
6.05 Inspection; Keeping of Books and Records 94
6.06 Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions 94
6.07 Payment of Tax Liabilities 94
6.08 Maintenance of Properties; Insurance 94 ARTICLE VII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS 95
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7.01 Liens 95
7.02 Subsidiary Indebtedness 97
7.03 Financial Covenants 98

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7.04 Asset Sales 99
7.05 Mergers 99
7.06 OFAC, FCPA 99 ARTICLE VIII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES 100
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8.01 Events of Default 100
8.02 Acceleration, Etc 102
8.03 Application of Funds 102 ARTICLE IX. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 103
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9.01 Appointment and Authority 103
9.02 Rights as a Lender 103
9.03 Exculpatory Provisions 104
9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent 105
9.05 Delegation of Duties 105
9.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent 106
9.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders 107
9.08 No Other Duties, Etc 108
9.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim 108
9.10 ERISA Matters 109
9.11 Recovery of Erroneous Payments 109 ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS 110
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10.01 Amendments, Etc 110
10.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication 112
10.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement 114
10.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver 115
10.05 Payments Set Aside 117
10.06 Successors and Assigns 117
10.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality 123
10.08 Right of Setoff 124
10.09 Interest Rate Limitation 125
10.10 Integration; Effectiveness 125
10.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties 125
10.12 Severability 126
10.13 Replacement of Lenders 126
10.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc 127
10.15 Waiver of Jury Trial 129
10.16 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility 129
10.17 Electronic Execution; Electronic Records; Counterparts 130
10.18 USA PATRIOT Act 131

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10.19 Judgement Currency 131
10.20 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions 132
10.21 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 132
ARTICLE XI. COMPANY GUARANTEE 133

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SCHEDULES

1.01    Existing Letters of Credit

2.01    Commitments and Applicable Percentages

2.03    L/C Commitments

5.11    Borrowers

7.01    Existing Liens

7.02    Indebtedness of Material Subsidiaries

10.02    Administrative Agent’s Office; Certain Addresses for Notices

EXHIBITS

Form of

A    Loan Notice

B    Revolving Note

C    Compliance Certificate

D    Assignment and Assumption

E    [Reserved]

F    Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement

G    Borrower Notice

H    U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates

I    Solvency Certificate

J    Notice of Loan Prepayment

K    List of Outstanding Letters of Credit

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of August 19, 2022, among GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), the other Borrowers from time to time party hereto, each Lender and L/C Issuer from time to time party hereto, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent and an L/C Issuer.

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

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

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

“Acquisition” means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated on or after the date of this Agreement, by which any Person (i) acquires any going business or all or substantially all of the assets of any Person or division or other business unit or segment thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise, or (ii) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority of the voting or total Equity Interests of a Person.

“Acquisition Debt” means any Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that has been issued for the purpose of financing, in whole or in part, a Qualifying Acquisition and any related transactions or series of related transactions (including for the purpose of refinancing or replacing all or a portion of any pre-existing Indebtedness of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or the Person(s) or assets to be acquired); provided that (a) the release of the proceeds thereof to the Company and its Subsidiaries is contingent upon the consummation of such Qualifying Acquisition and, pending such release, such proceeds are held in escrow (and, if the definitive agreement (or, in the case of a tender offer or similar transaction, the definitive offer document) for such Qualifying Acquisition is terminated prior to the consummation of such Qualifying Acquisition or if such Qualifying Acquisition is otherwise not consummated by the date specified in the definitive documentation relating to such Indebtedness, such proceeds shall be promptly applied to satisfy and discharge all obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of such Indebtedness) or (b) such Indebtedness contains a “special mandatory redemption” provision (or other similar provision) or otherwise permits such Indebtedness to be redeemed or prepaid if such Qualifying Acquisition is not consummated by the date specified in the definitive documentation relating to such Indebtedness (and if the definitive agreement (or, in the case of a tender offer or similar transaction, the definitive offer document) for such Qualifying Acquisition is terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the consummation of such Qualifying Acquisition or such Qualifying Acquisition is otherwise not consummated by the date specified in the definitive documentation relating to such Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is so redeemed or prepaid within 90 days of such termination or such specified date, as the case may be).

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“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America (or any designated branch offices or Affiliates of Bank of America) in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

“Administrative Agent’s Office” means, with respect to any currency, the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02 with respect to such currency, or such other address or account with respect to such currency as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Company and the Lenders.

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

“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

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

“Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(c).

“Aggregate Revolving Commitments” means the aggregate Commitments of all the Lenders. The aggregate principal amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in effect on the Effective Date is FIVE BILLION AND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS ($5,750,000,000).

“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

“Agreement Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.19.

“Alternative Currency” means, with respect to Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit, each of Euro, Sterling, Canadian Dollars and each other currency (other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section 1.06.

“Alternative Currency Daily Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any Credit Extension:

(a)    denominated in Sterling, the rate per annum equal to SONIA determined pursuant to the definition thereof plus the SONIA Adjustment; and

(b)    denominated in any other Alternative Currency (to the extent such Loans denominated in such currency will bear interest at a daily rate), the daily rate per annum as designated with respect to such Alternative Currency at the time such Alternative Currency is approved by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders pursuant to Section 1.06 plus the adjustment (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders pursuant to Section 1.06;

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provided, that, if any Alternative Currency Daily Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement. Any change in an Alternative Currency Daily Rate shall be effective from and including the date of such change without further notice.

“Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan” means a Revolving Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the definition of “Alternative Currency Daily Rate.” All Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans must be denominated in an Alternative Currency.

“Alternative Currency Equivalent” means, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer(s), as the case may be, by reference to Bloomberg (or such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates), to be the exchange rate for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two (2) Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided, however, that if no such rate is available, the “Alternative Currency Equivalent” shall be determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer(s), as the case may be, using any reasonable method of determination its deems appropriate in its sole discretion (and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error).

“Alternative Currency Loan” means an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan or an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, as applicable.

“Alternative Currency Payment Office” of the Administrative Agent shall mean, for each of the Alternative Currencies and each Loan to a non-U.S. Borrower, the office, branch, affiliate or correspondent bank of the Administrative Agent for such currency or Loan to a non-U.S. Borrower, as applicable, as specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Company and each Lender.

“Alternative Currency Term Rate” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to any Credit Extension:

(a)    denominated in Euros, the rate per annum equal to the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”), as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) on the day that is two TARGET Days preceding the first day of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period;

(b)    denominated in Canadian Dollars, the rate per annum equal to the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (“CDOR”)forward-looking term rate based on CORRA, as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) (in such case, the “CDORTerm CORRA Rate”) on the Rate Determination Date with a term equivalent to such Interest Period plus the Term CORRA Adjustment for such Interest Period;

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(c)    denominated in any other Alternative Currency (to the extent such Loans denominated in such currency will bear interest at a term rate), the term rate per annum as designated with respect to such Alternative Currency at the time such Alternative Currency is approved by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders pursuant to Section 1.06 plus the adjustment (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders pursuant to Section 1.06;

provided, that, if any Alternative Currency Term Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

“Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan” means a Revolving Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the definition of “Alternative Currency Term Rate.” All Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans must be denominated in an Alternative Currency.

“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery, money laundering or corruption, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to money laundering, including the PATRIOT Act.

“Applicable Authority” means (a) with respect to SOFR, the SOFR Administrator or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or the SOFR Administrator with respect to its publication of SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity and

(b) with respect to any Alternative Currency, the applicable administrator for the Relevant Rate for such Alternative Currency or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of the applicable Relevant Rate, in each case acting in such capacity.

“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, with respect to such Lender’s Commitment, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.15; provided that if the commitment of each Lender to make Revolving Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.01 or if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments. The Applicable Percentage of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01, in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto or in any documentation executed by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.02.

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“Applicable Rate” means with respect to Revolving Loans, the Commitment Fee and Letter of Credit Fees, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Public Debt Rating as set forth below:

Public Debt Rating Commitment Fee Term SOFR Loans, Alternative Currency Loans and SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loan Base Rate Loan Letter of Credit Fee
≥ BBB+ / Baa1 / 0.125% 1.125% 0.125% 1.125%
BBB / Baa2 / 0.150% 1.250% 0.250% 1.250%
BBB- / Baa3 / 0.175% 1.375% 0.375% 1.375%
BB+ / Ba1 / 0.225% 1.625% 0.625% 1.625%
≤ BB / Ba2 0.300% 1.875% 0.875% 1.875%

Initially, the Applicable Rate shall be determined based upon the Public Debt Rating specified in a certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Effective Date and signed by a responsible officer of the Company. Thereafter, each change in the Applicable Rate resulting from a publicly announced change in the Public Debt Rating shall be effective during the period commencing on the date of the public announcement thereof and ending on the date immediately preceding the next such change pursuant to this Agreement. If the rating system of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch shall change, or if any such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Company and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the rating most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation.

“Applicable Time” means, with respect to any borrowings and payments in any Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer(s), as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.

“Applicant Borrower” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

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

“Approved Lender” means (i) the financial institutions and lenders in the syndication plan agreed by the Company and the Arrangers on or prior to August 1, 2022 (with any changes

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that the Company requests after such date, subject to the Arrangers’ consent to such changes (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld)) and (ii) any lender to which the Company consents.

“Arrangers” means (a) BofA Securities, Inc., in its capacity as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner and (b) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner.

“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit D or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by MarkitClear or other electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2021, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

“Availability Period” means, the period from and including the Effective Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in their entirety pursuant to Section 2.06, and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Revolving Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.01.

“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, rule, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which 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).

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

“Bank Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is a bank, limited purpose bank, or similarly regulated Person.

“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate”, (c) Term SOFR for a

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one-month interest period plus 1.00% and (d) 1.00%. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such “prime rate” announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

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

“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

“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 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”.

“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.

“BIN/ISO Agreements” means (a) any sponsorship, depository, processing or similar agreement with a bank or financial institution providing for the use of such bank or financial institution’s BIN or ICA (or similar mechanism) to clear credit card transactions through one or more card associations, or (b) any agreement with any independent sales organization or similar entity related to, or providing for, payments processing to merchant customers.

“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United

States.

“Borrower” means each of the Company and any Designated Borrower that is identified

on Schedule 5.11 as a Borrower or becomes a Designated Borrower under the terms of Section 2.16. For the avoidance of doubt, (a) the Obligations of any Designated Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary shall be several in nature and (b) no Foreign Subsidiary, including any Designated Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary, shall be a guarantor of any Obligation of (i) a

U.S. Person or (ii) a disregarded entity of a U.S. Person.

“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

“Borrower Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

“Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

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“Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type, in the same currency and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01.

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office with respect to Obligations denominated in Dollars is located and:

(a)    if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in Euro, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Euro in respect of any such Alternative Currency Loan, or any other dealings in Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Alternative Currency Loan, means a Business Day that is also a TARGET Day;

(b)    if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in Sterling, means a day other than a day banks are closed for general business in London because such day is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday under the laws of the United Kingdom;

(c)    if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in a currency other than, Euro or Sterling, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in the relevant currency are conducted by and between banks in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency; and

(d)    if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in a currency other than Euro in respect of an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in a currency other than Euro, or any other dealings in any currency other than Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Alternative Currency Loan (other than any interest rate settings), means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such currency.

“Canadian Dollars” means the lawful currency of Canada.

“Canadian Receivables” means the accounts receivable of Global Payments Direct generated in the ordinary course of business of its merchant processing business in Canada, including VISA receivables, debit card receivables, merchant charge-back receivables and merchant business receivables (relating to fees owed to Global Payments Direct by its Canadian VISA merchants) generated in connection with such business and any indemnities or obligations of VISA related to non-payment of the foregoing.

“Canadian Receivables Collateral” means, collectively, the Canadian Receivables, the accounts maintained by Global Payments Direct with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and into which are deposited only proceeds of the Canadian Receivables and other sums anticipated for use in connection with the settlement of the Canadian Receivables, and any foreign exchange hedging contracts entered into by Global Payments Direct in order to mitigate foreign currency

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exchange risk arising in respect of obligations under the Canadian Receivables Credit Facility, together with all products and proceeds of the foregoing.

“Canadian Receivables Credit Facility” means the documents evidencing the credit facility made available to Global Payments Direct by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce providing for short-term advances to Global Payments Direct made in respect of the Canadian Receivables, with the obligations of Global Payments Direct under such credit facility to be Guaranteed by the Company and certain Subsidiaries, together with any refinancings or replacements of such credit facility and any amendments or modifications of such credit facility or refinancing or replacement, in each case to the extent any such refinancing, replacement, amendment or modification remains a facility of a substantially similar nature as the Canadian Receivables Credit Facility as of the date hereof.

“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means, subject to Section 1.03(b), the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capitalized leases or finance leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the L/C Issuers or the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer(s) shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

“Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide treasury or cash management services, including deposit accounts, overnight draft, overdraft, credit cards, debit cards, p-cards (including purchasing cards and commercial cards), funds transfer, automated clearinghouse, zero balance accounts, returned check concentration, controlled disbursement, lockbox, account reconciliation and reporting and trade finance services and other cash management services.

“Certain Funds Termination Date” means the first to occur of (i) the consummation of the EVO Merger and the EVO Merger Refinancing without using the Commitments, (ii) the date on which the EVO Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, (iii) receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice from the Company of its election to terminate all Commitments in full and (iv) 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is five (5) business days after the End Date (as defined in the EVO Merger Agreement as in effect on August 1, 2022), as it may be extended in accordance with the terms of the EVO Merger Agreement as in effect on August 1, 2022.

“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any Law, (b) any change in any Law or in the

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administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or 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, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, implemented or issued.

“Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which (a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of more than 35.0% of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock or equivalent interests of the Company the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Company on a fully diluted basis, even though the right to so vote has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency; (b) during any period of twelve consecutive months following the Effective Date, the board of directors of the Company shall cease to consist of a majority of individuals (i) who were directors of the Company on the first day of such period or (ii) whose election or nomination for election to the board of directors of the Company was recommended or approved by at least a majority of directors who were directors of the Company on the first day of such period, or whose election or nomination for election was so approved; or (c) the Company ceasing to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of each Designated Borrower.

“CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.

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

“Commitment” means, as to each Lender, it’s obligation to (a) make Revolving Loans to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.01 and (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01, in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto or in any documentation executed by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.02(f), as applicable, as such amount may be increased or decreased from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

“Commitment Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(a).

“Communication” means this Agreement, any Loan Document and any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to any Loan Document.

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“Company” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

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

“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with Relevant Rate or any proposed Successor Rate for an Alternative Currency, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definition of “CDORCORRA”, the definition of “Term CORRA Rate”, the definition of “Term CORRA Adjustment”, the definition of “EURIBOR”, the definition of “Interest Period”, the definition of “SONIA”, the timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definition of “Business Day” , the timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and the length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Company, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice for such Alternative Currency (or, if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate for such Alternative Currency exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Company, determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Loan Document).

“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

“Consolidated” means the Company and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of the following in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (to the extent applicable), without duplication, with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, the sum of Net Income for such period plus (1) each of the following for such period (to the extent deducted in determining Net Income): (i) federal, state, local and foreign income, value added and similar taxes, (ii) depreciation, (iii) amortization, (iv) Interest Expense; (v) extraordinary or unusual losses incurred other than in the ordinary course of business, (vi) Non-Cash Items to the extent such Non-Cash Items do not represent an accrual or reserve for a future cash expenditure, charge or loss and (vii) Non-Recurring Items; minus (2) each of the following for such period (to the extent included in determining Net Income): (i) extraordinary or unusual gains realized other than in the ordinary course of business; and (ii) non-cash income or gains plus (3) with respect to any acquisition, disposition, investment, restructuring, cost savings initiative, and other initiatives, cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, synergies or operating expense reductions had been realized on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, synergies or operating expense reductions were realized during the entirety of such period) that, as of the date of calculation with respect to such period, are anticipated by the Company in good faith to be realized within 18 months

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following such transaction or initiative (or with respect to the EVO Merger, anticipated by the Company in good faith to be realized within 24 months of the EVO Merger); provided that (A) such cost savings, synergies or operating expense reductions under this clause (3) are factually supportable and (B) the aggregate amount of such adjustments under this clause (3) taken into account in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period of determination shall not exceed an aggregate amount equal to 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (as calculated without giving effect to this clause (3)). For the avoidance of doubt, “Consolidated EBITDA” shall be calculated on a pro forma basis (in a manner consistent with this definition and the definitions referred to herein) in accordance with the terms in Section 1.03(a).

“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, less goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and related expense and other like intangibles, all as described on the most recent Consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and calculated based on positions as reported in the Company’s Consolidated financial statements determined in conformity with GAAP.

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

“CORRA” means the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average administered and published by the Bank of Canada (or any successor administrator).

“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).

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

“Daily Simple SOFR” means, with respect to any applicable determination date, SOFR published on such date on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor).

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

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

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

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SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loan or an Alternative Currency Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Rate plus 2% per annum.

“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.

“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.15(d), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the applicable L/C Issuer(s) or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Company, the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder, or generally under agreements in which it commits to extend credit (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Company, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Company that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Company), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity, (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action or (iv) taken any action in further of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority 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 any other nation 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. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.15(d)) as of the date established therefor by the

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Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Company, the L/C Issuers and each other Lender promptly following such determination.

“Delaware LLC” means any limited liability company organized or formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.

“Delaware LLC Division” means the statutory division of any Delaware LLC into two or more Delaware LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

“Designated Borrower” means any Subsidiary that has been designated as a Borrower pursuant to the terms hereof and that has not ceased to be a Borrower pursuant to the terms hereof.

“Designated Jurisdiction” means any country, region or territory to the extent that such country, region or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction.

“Designated Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02.

“Disqualified Institution” means, on any date, (a) any Person designated by the Company as a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Effective Date and (b) any other Person that is a competitor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which Person has been designated by the Company as a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (by posting such notice to the Platform) not less than two (2) Business Days prior to such date; provided that “Disqualified Institutions” shall exclude any Person that the Company has designated as no longer being a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders from time to time.

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

“Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer(s), as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency.

“Domestic Borrower” means the Company and any Borrower that is a Domestic Subsidiary.

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

“DQ List” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(g)(iv).

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“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 clauses (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.

“Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are first satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 10.01).

“Electronic Copy” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.17.

“Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.

“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.06(b)(ii) and (10.06(b)(iv)) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(ii)). For the avoidance of doubt, any Disqualified Institution is subject to Section 10.06(g).

“Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.

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

“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest.

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“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

“ERISA Event” means (a) any Reportable Event; (b) the failure to contribute the minimum required contribution under Section 412 of the Code; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

“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.

“Euro” and “EUR” mean the single currency of the Participating Member States.

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

“EVO” means EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

“EVO Merger” means the acquisition by the Company and its subsidiaries of EVO and its subsidiaries.

“EVO Merger Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 1, 2022, by and among EVO, the Company and Falcon Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, as the same may be amended or modified or any provision thereunder waived from time to time.

“EVO Merger Refinancing” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(g).

“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by 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 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, U.S. federal or United Kingdom withholding Taxes (excluding (x) the portion of any United Kingdom withholding

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Taxes with respect to which any applicable Lender is entitled to claim a reduction under an income tax treaty, provided such Lender has complied with Sections 3.01(e)(i) and (e)(v) in relation to that Tax and (y) United Kingdom withholding Taxes imposed on payments by any guarantor under any Guarantee of the Obligations) imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Company under Section 10.13) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii), 3.01(a)(iii) or 3.01(c), 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 changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(e) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.

“Existing Letters of Credit” means the standby letters of credit existing as of the Effective Date and described on Schedule 1.01.

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Effective Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any intergovernmental agreements entered into in connection with the foregoing.

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

“Fee Letters” means, collectively, (i) the Revolving Credit Facility Fee Letter, dated as of August 1, 2022, by and among the Company, Bank of America and the Arrangers, (ii) the Revolving Credit Facility Agency Fee Letter, dated as of August 1, 2022, between the Company and the Administrative Agent and (iii) each of the letter agreements between the Company and one or more of the L/C Issuers, in each case (i) through (iii) in respect of this Agreement and as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Company or any other Borrower, as applicable, and, solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates, the secretary or any assistant secretary of a Borrower and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of the applicable Borrower so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Borrower designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

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“Fiscal Quarter” means any fiscal quarter of the Company.

“Fiscal Year” means any fiscal year of the Company.

“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.

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

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company other than a Domestic Subsidiary.

“Foreign Subsidiary Borrower” means each Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary.

“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to each L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

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

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

“Global Payments Direct” means Global Payments Direct, Inc., a New York corporation.

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

“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition

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or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

“Guaranty” means the Guarantee by the Company set forth in Article XI.

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

“Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c).

“IFRS” means (i) international accounting standards within the meaning of IAS Regulation 1606/2002 to the extent applicable to the relevant financial statements delivered under or referred to herein; or (ii) in the case of any Subsidiary incorporated in England, UK adopted international accounting standards within the meaning of section 474(1) of the Companies Act 2006 to the extent applicable to the relevant financial statements delivered under or referred to herein.

“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (c) obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business on terms customary in the trade and (ii) the current and long-term portions of accrued buyout obligations), (d) obligations of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement(s) relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of letters of credit, acceptances or similar extensions of credit, (g) Guarantees by such Person of the type of Indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (f) above, (h) all indebtedness of a third party secured by any lien on property owned by such Person, whether or not such indebtedness has been assumed by such Person, (i) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Equity Interests of such Person, and (j) off-balance sheet liability retained in connection with asset securitization programs, synthetic leases, sale and leaseback transactions or other similar obligations arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries. “Indebtedness” shall not include (i) Settlement Obligations or any contingent obligations under surety bonds or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or Guarantees thereof, (ii) any liabilities of a Bank Subsidiary for, or in respect of, deposits received by such Bank Subsidiary or (iii) any obligation under or in respect of Swap Agreements.

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

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

“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.

“Intellectual Property” means the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multi-national or foreign laws or otherwise, including copyrights, copyright licenses, patents, patent licenses, trademarks, trademark licenses, technology, know-how processes and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds in damages therefrom.

“Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the twelve month period ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter to (b) Interest Expense for the twelve month period ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter.

“Interest Expense” means, for the Company and its Subsidiaries for any period determined on a consolidated basis, the sum (without duplication) of (a) all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case paid in cash and to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, (b) all interest paid in cash with respect to discontinued operations to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP and (c) the interest component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations (whether capitalized or expensed) that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, in each case, of or by the Company and its Subsidiaries for any period.

“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loan, the first Business Day of each month and the Maturity Date, (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the first Business Day of each month and the Maturity Date, (c) as to any Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan, the first Business Day of each month and the Maturity Date, (d) as to any Term SOFR Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall be Interest Payment Dates, and (e) as to any Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall be Interest Payment Dates.

“Interest Period” means, as to each Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan, as applicable, and ending on the date one, three or (for Loans other

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than Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans that bear interest at a rate based on the definition of Term CORRA) six months thereafter (in each case, subject to availability), as selected by the applicable Borrower in its Loan Notice or such other period that is twelve months or less requested by the applicable Borrower and consented to by all the Lenders required to fund or maintain a portion of such Loan; 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 in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the immediately 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 Maturity Date.

“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

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

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

“Judgment Currency” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.19.

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

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

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

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“L/C Commitment” means, as to each L/C Issuer, its obligation to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite its name on Schedule 2.03, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

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

“L/C Issuer” means each of Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in their respective capacities as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder and any other Lender to the extent it has agreed in its sole discretion to act as an “L/C Issuer” hereunder and that has been approved in writing by the Company and the Administrative Agent (such approval by the Administrative Agent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) in its capacity as such, and, in each case, any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. Each L/C Issuer may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates or branches of such L/C Issuer, in which case the term “L/C Issuer” shall include any such Affiliate or branch, as applicable, with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate or branch, as applicable.

“L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus (b) the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

“Lender” means each of the Persons identified as a “Lender” on the signature pages hereto, each other Person that becomes a “Lender” in accordance with this Agreement and their successors and assigns.

“Lender Parties” and “Lender Recipient Parties” mean, collectively, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers.

“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 Company and the Administrative Agent, which office may include any Affiliate of such Lender or any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate. Unless the context otherwise requires each reference to a Lender shall include its applicable Lending Office.

“Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit. Letters of Credit may be issued in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency.

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

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

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

“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and (b) $250,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.

“Lien” means any lien (statutory or other), mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale, capitalized lease or other title retention agreement).

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

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Fee Letters, each Issuer Document, each Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement, and all other documents and agreements contemplated hereby and executed by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in favor of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

“Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Borrowing of Loans, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, Alternative Currency Loans, or SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans, in each case pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent) appropriately completed and signed by a Financial Officer of the applicable Borrower.

“Margin Stock” means any “margin stock” as said term is defined in Regulation U of the Board, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the financial condition, results of operations, business or Property of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the rights of or remedies available to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent against the Borrowers under the Loan Documents, taken as a whole or (c) the ability of the Borrowers taken as a whole to pay the Obligations under the Loan Documents.

“Material Subsidiary” means, at any time, (i) each Subsidiary that is a Borrower and (ii) each Subsidiary that (on an unconsolidated basis and excluding intercompany income statement items of such Subsidiary), as of the end of the most recent two consecutive Fiscal Quarters, either (x) had total assets, less net goodwill and other intangible assets, less total current liabilities, all determined in conformity with GAAP, equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of

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Consolidated Net Tangible Assets for the Fiscal Quarter then ended or (y) contributed revenues in an amount greater than ten percent (10%) of the revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarter period then ended; provided that, for purposes of this definition, the Consolidated revenues and Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be adjusted to give effect to each acquisition and disposition that occurred during each such period as if such acquisition or disposition had occurred at the inception of the first of such periods and each Subsidiary acquired or disposed of, as the case may be, had been acquired or disposed of at the inception of the first of such periods.

“Maturity Date” means the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day.

“Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.09.

“Merger Closing Date” means the date on which the EVO Merger is consummated.

“Merger Closing Date Credit Extension” means the Revolving Loans to be borrowed by the Company and any L/C Credit Extensions made to the Company on the Merger Closing Date in an amount which, together with all other borrowings being made or debt securities being issued by the Company or its Subsidiaries on the Merger Closing Date, is necessary (as determined by the Company) to (i) finance the EVO Merger Refinancing, (ii) pay the cash consideration for the EVO Merger and the acquisition of all outstanding common units of EVO’s majority owned subsidiary, EVO Investco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, not held by EVO, (iii) pay entitlements under the Tax Receivables Agreement and (iv) to pay any fees and expenses in connection with EVO Merger.

“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, (x) an amount equal to 100% of the Fronting Exposure of Issuing Lenders with respect to Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars and issued and outstanding at such time and (y) an amount equal to 103% of the Fronting Exposure of Issuing Lenders with respect to Letters of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency and issued and outstanding at such time and (b) otherwise, an amount reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer(s) in their sole discretion.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or any other arrangement to which the Company, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate is a party to which more than one employer is obligated to make contributions.

“Net Income” means, for any period, net income of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that Net Income shall exclude any income (or loss) for such period of any Person if such Person is not a Subsidiary, except that the equity in the net income of any such Person for such period shall be included in Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash or cash

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equivalents actually distributed by such Person during such period to the Company or a consolidated Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution.

“Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of (a) Total Debt as of such date minus up to $1,000,000,000 of Unrestricted cash maintained by the Company and its Subsidiaries as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the twelve month period ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter.

“Non-Cash Items” means, for any period, an accounting item that does not impact cash, including the non-cash portions of gains, losses, stock based compensation expense, asset impairments, restructuring charges, extraordinary items, unusual items, and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles.

“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 and (b) has been approved by the Required Lenders.

“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

“Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

“Non-Recurring Items” means, for any period, an accounting item that impacts cash in the current period or any future period and is generally non-recurring in nature, including losses, asset impairments, restructuring charges, extraordinary items, unusual items, and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles and costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with any issuance of equity interests, investments, acquisitions, dispositions, Permitted Securitization or incurrence, modification or repayment of Indebtedness, including the EVO Merger.

“Note” or “Notes” means the Revolving Notes, individually or collectively, as appropriate.

“Notice of Loan Prepayment” means a notice of prepayment with respect to a Loan, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit J or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Financial Officer.

“Obligations” means, collectively, all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Loans or Letters of Credit, accrued and unpaid fees, and expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations of any Borrower to the Lenders or to any Lender, any L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent or any Indemnitee hereunder arising under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Borrower or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.

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“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

“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 (other than England and Wales)); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; (c) with respect to any company governed by the Laws of England and Wales, the certificate of incorporation, any certificates of incorporation on change of name, the memorandum of association (if any) and the articles of association; and (d) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

“Other 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 Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.06).

“Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to any Loans on any date, the Dollar Equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of any Loans occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the Dollar Equivalent amount of the outstanding amount of such L/C Obligations after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Company of Unreimbursed Amounts.

“Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch

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or Affiliate of Bank of America in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market.

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

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

“Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that has the Euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to Economic and Monetary Union.

“PATRIOT Act” has the meaning specified in Section 10.18.

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

“Permitted Encumbrances” means:

(a)    Liens for taxes, assessments, fees or governmental charges or levies which (i) are not delinquent, (ii) are payable without material penalty, or (iii) are being contested in good faith and by appropriate action;

(b)    carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens, arising in the ordinary course of business, which do not in the aggregate materially impair the operation of the business;

(c)    pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;

(d)    deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(e)    Liens in connection with judgment bonds or in respect of judgments and other Liens consisting of attachments, judgments, orders for the payment of money or awards against any Material Subsidiary or the Company, in each case, to the extent not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(g), with respect to which an appeal or proceeding for review shall be pending or a stay of execution shall have been obtained, or which are otherwise being contested in good faith and by appropriate action, and in respect of which adequate reserves shall have been established in accordance with GAAP on the books of such Material Subsidiary or the Company;

(f)    imperfections of title, statutory exceptions to title, restrictive covenants, easements, municipal and zoning restrictions and by laws and ordinances or similar laws or rights, rights of way and similar encumbrances on real property that do not materially

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interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Company or any Material Subsidiary in the aggregate;

(g)    Liens such as banker’s liens, rights of set off, revocation, refund, chargeback or similar rights and remedies and burdening only deposit, disbursement, concentration or other accounts or other funds maintained with a depository institution in the ordinary course of business, including such Liens arising under the Uniform Commercial Code (or comparable foreign law) or by operation of law or agreement;

(h)    Liens of landlords or mortgages of landlords on fixtures, equipment and movable property located on premises leased by the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(i)    deposits of cash or the issuance of a letter of credit made to secure liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements;

(j)    Liens arising from the granting of a lease or license to enter into or use any asset of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to any Person in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company that does not interfere in any material respect with the use or application by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company of the asset subject to such lease or license in the business of the Company or such Subsidiary;

(k)    Liens in respect of licensing of Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business;

(l)    Liens attaching solely to cash earnest money deposits made by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement entered into it in connection with an acquisition permitted hereunder;

(m)    Liens on assets that may be deemed to exist by reason of contractual provisions that restrict the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from granting or permitting to exist Liens on such assets;

(n)    Liens in favor of the trustee under any indenture (as provided for therein) on money or property held or collected by the trustee thereunder in its capacity as such in connection with the defeasance or discharge of Indebtedness thereunder, so long as the payment of such money or property to such trustee or administrative agent would be permitted by the Loan Documents;

(o)    Liens created under any agreement relating to any asset sale permitted by this Agreement, provided that such Liens relate solely to the assets subject to such asset sale;

(p)    statutory Liens in favor of lessors arising in connection with Property leased to the Company or any Subsidiary;

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(q)    Liens (i) of a collecting bank arising under Section 4-208 of the Uniform Commercial Code on the items in the course of collection and (ii) in favor of a banking institution 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 industry;

(r)    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 of goods in the ordinary course of business;

(s)    leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole and any interest of title of any lessor under any lease;

(t)    Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing or payment of premiums with respect thereto in the ordinary course of business, to the extent not exceeding the amount of such premiums;

(u)    Liens on cash or cash equivalents that are the proceeds of any Indebtedness issued in escrow or that have been deposited pursuant to discharge, redemption or defeasance provisions under the indenture of similar instrument governing any Indebtedness arising from such provisions; and

(v)    Liens securing obligations under or in respect of any Permitted Securitization.

“Permitted Securitization” means any receivables financing program providing for (i) the sale or contribution of trade receivables by the Company or its Subsidiaries to a Receivables Subsidiary in a transaction or series of transactions purporting to be sales, and (ii) the sale, transfer, conveyance, lien or pledge of, or granting a security interest in, such trade receivables by a Receivables Subsidiary to any other Person, in each case, without recourse for credit defaults to the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than the Receivables Subsidiaries).

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

“Plan” means an employee pension benefit plan other than a Multiemployer Plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code as to which the Company, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate may have liability.

“Plan of Reorganization” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(g)(iii).

“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

“Property” of a Person means any and all property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible, or mixed, of such Person, or other assets owned, leased or operated by such Person.

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“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 Debt Rating” shall mean, as of any date, the rating that has been most recently announced by any of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, as the case may be, for non-credit enhanced long-term senior unsecured debt issued by the Company. For purposes of the foregoing, (a) if only one of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch shall have in effect a Public Debt Rating, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the available rating; (b) if none of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch shall have in effect a Public Debt Rating, the Public Debt Rating shall be deemed to be BB/Ba2/BB; (c) if only two of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch shall have in effect a Public Debt Rating, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the higher rating, unless the ratings differ by more than a single notch, in which case the Applicable Rate shall be based upon the rating that is one level lower than the higher rating; (d) if the ratings established by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch fall within different levels, the Applicable Rate shall be based upon (i) if none of the three falls within the same level, the middle rating and (ii) if two of the ratings fall within the same level, the ratings established by those two rating agencies; (e) if any rating established by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch shall be changed, such change shall be effective as of the date on which such change is first announced publicly by the rating agency making such change; and (f) if S&P, Moody’s or Fitch shall change the basis on which ratings are established, each reference to the Public Debt Rating announced by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, as the case may be, shall refer to the then equivalent rating by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, as the case may be.

“Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

“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).

“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Section 10.21.

“Qualifying Acquisition” shall mean any Acquisition the total consideration for which is equal to or greater than $500,000,000.

“Rate Determination Date” means two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (or such other day as is generally treated as the rate fixing day by market practice in such interbank market, as determined by the Administrative Agent; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such other day as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent).

“Receivables Subsidiary” means any special purpose, bankruptcy remote wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company formed for the sole and exclusive purpose of engaging in activities in connection with the financing of trade receivables in connection with and pursuant to a Permitted Securitization.

“Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower hereunder.

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

“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor or other regulation or official interpretation of the Board.

“Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor or other regulation or official interpretation of the Board.

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

“Relevant Rate” means with respect to any Credit Extension denominated in (a) Dollars, SOFR, (b) Sterling, SONIA, (c) Euros, EURIBOR, and (d) Canadian Dollars, the CDORTerm CORRA Rate, as applicable.

“Removal Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(b).

“Reportable Event” means a reportable event, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA, with respect to a Plan, excluding, however, such events as to which the PBGC has by regulation or otherwise waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified within thirty

(30) days of the occurrence of such event; provided, however, that a failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code and of Section 302 of ERISA shall be a Reportable Event regardless of the issuance of any such waiver of the notice requirement in accordance with either Section 4043(a) of ERISA or Section 412(c) of the Code.

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

“Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders holding in the aggregate more than 50% of (a) the unfunded Commitments, the outstanding Loans, L/C Obligations and participations therein or (b) if the Commitments have been terminated, the outstanding Loans, L/C Obligations and participations therein. The unfunded Commitments of, and the outstanding Loans held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders; provided that any Unreimbursed Amounts that such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the applicable L/C Issuer in making such determination.

“Requisite Amount” means $250,000,000.

“Rescindable Amount” has the meaning as specified in Section 2.12(b)(ii).

“Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(a).

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“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

“Reuters” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Spot Rate.”

“Revaluation Date” means (a) with respect to any Loan, each of the following: (i) each date of a Borrowing of an Alternative Currency Loan, (ii) with respect to an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan, each Interest Payment Date, (iii) each date of a continuation of an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan pursuant to Section 2.02, and (iv) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine or the Required Lenders shall reasonably require; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof (solely with respect to the increased amount), (iii) each date of any payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, and (iv) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer shall reasonably determine or the Required Lenders shall reasonably require.

“Revolving Exposure” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations.

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

“Revolving Note” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(a).

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor to its rating agency business.

“Sale-Leaseback” means any arrangement with any Person providing for property of the Company or a Subsidiary to be sold or transferred to such Person and as part of such arrangement the Company or its Subsidiary to lease (except for temporary leases for a term, including any renewal thereof, of not more than one year and except for leases between the Company and a Subsidiary or between Subsidiaries) such property and use such property for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.

“Same Day Funds” means (a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, immediately available funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative Currency, same day or other funds as may be reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency.

“Sanction(s)” means any economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced by the United States Government (including OFAC or the U.S. Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, the United

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Kingdom (including those administered by Her Majesty’s Treasury) or other sanctions authority in other jurisdictions with authority or jurisdiction over the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries.

“Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).

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

“Settlement” means the transfer of cash or other property with respect to any credit or debit card charge, check or other instrument, electronic funds transfer, or other type of paper-based or electronic payment, transfer, or charge transaction for which a Person acts as a processor, remitter, funds recipient or funds transmitter in the ordinary course of its business.

“Settlement Asset” means any cash, receivable or other property, including a Settlement Receivable, due or conveyed to a Person in consideration for a Settlement made or arranged, or to be made or arranged, by such Person or an Affiliate of such Person.

“Settlement Lien” means a Lien securing obligations arising under or related to any Settlement or Settlement Obligation that attaches to (i) Settlement Assets (including any assignment of Settlement Assets in consideration of Settlement Payments), (ii) any intraday and overnight overdraft and automated clearing house exposure or asset specifically related to Settlement Assets, (iii) loss reserve accounts specifically related to Settlement Assets, (iv) merchant suspense funds specifically related to Settlement Assets, (v) rights under any BIN/ISO Agreement or fees paid or payable under any BIN/ISO Agreement, (vi) the Canadian Receivables Collateral or (vii) the Wells Fargo Settlement Receivables Collateral.

“Settlement Obligations” means any payment or reimbursement obligation in respect of a Settlement Payment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Short Term Line of Credit Obligations).

“Settlement Payment” means the transfer, or contractual undertaking (including by automated clearing house transaction) to effect a transfer, of cash or other property to effect a Settlement.

“Settlement Receivable” means any general intangible, payment intangible, or instrument representing or reflecting an obligation to make payments to or for the benefit of a Person in consideration for a Settlement made or arranged, or to be made or arranged, by such Person.

“Short Term Line of Credit” means any agreement with a bank or financial institution providing for short term financing for the purpose of funding any Settlement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Wells Fargo Settlement Facility).

“Short Term Line of Credit Obligations” means any payment or reimbursement obligation in respect of a Short Term Line of Credit.

“SOFR” means the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.

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“SOFR Adjustment” means (a) with respect to Daily Simple SOFR, 0.10% (10 basis points); (b) with respect to Term SOFR, (i) 0.10% (10 basis points) for any Interest Period; and

(c) with respect to the SOFR Daily Floating Rate, 0.10% (10 basis points).

“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of SOFR, or any successor administrator of SOFR designated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or other Person acting as the SOFR Administrator at such time that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

“SOFR Daily Floating Rate” means, for any interest calculation with respect to a SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loan on any date, a fluctuating rate of interest, which can change on each Business Day, equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate, two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day, with a term equivalent to one (1) month beginning on that date; provided, that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then the SOFR Daily Floating Rate means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first (1st) U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, so long as such immediately preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such determination date, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment; provided that, on or after January 1, 2023, if the SOFR Daily Floating Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

“SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loan” means a Revolving Loan in Dollars that bears interest at a rate based on the SOFR Daily Floating Rate.

“SONIA” means, with respect to any applicable determination date, the Sterling Overnight Index Average Reference Rate published on the fifth Business Day preceding such date on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time); provided however that if such determination date is not a Business Day, SONIA means such rate that applied on the first Business Day immediately prior thereto.

“SONIA Adjustment” means, with respect to SONIA, 0.0326% per annum.

“Special Notice Currency” means at any time an Alternative Currency, other than the currency of a country (a) that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development at such time and (b) is located in North America or Europe.

“Specified Merger Agreement Representations” means the representations made by EVO in the EVO Merger Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that the Company (or its Affiliates) has the right (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate its (or its Affiliates’) obligations under the EVO Merger Agreement, or the right not to consummate the EVO Merger, as a result of a breach of such representations in the EVO Merger Agreement.

“Specified Representations” means the representations set forth in Section 5.01(a) (as it relates to the Company only), Section 5.02 (as it relates to the Company only), Section 5.03(a)(ii) (as it relates to the Company only), Section 5.03(a)(iii) (but solely with respect to a default under this Agreement constituting an Event of Default under (1) Section 8.01(b) as a result of a failure

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to pay any fee that is due and payable hereunder, (2) Section 8.01(e) (solely with respect to the Company), (3) Section 8.01(f) (solely with respect to the Company), and (4) Section 8.01(h) as a result of a failure to observe or perform the covenant contained in Section 7.05 hereof (but solely with respect to a merger of the Company other than in connection with or arising from the EVO Merger or related transactions)), Section 5.06, Section 5.09 (as it relates to the Company only), Section 5.10 (as it relates to the Company only) and Section 5.16 (as it relates to the Company only).

“Spot Rate” for an Alternative Currency means, at the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer’s election, as applicable, either (i) the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as applicable, as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such Alternative Currency with Dollars through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer if the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as applicable, does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such Alternative Currency; and provided further that the L/C Issuer may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency or (ii) the rate of exchange for the purchase of dollars with the Alternative Currency last provided (either by publication or otherwise provided to the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as applicable) by the applicable Bloomberg or Reuters Corp., Refinitiv or any successor thereto (“Reuters”) source, at the Administrative Agent’s or applicable L/C Issuer’s option, on the Business Day (New York City time) immediately preceding the date of determination or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide a rate of exchange for the purchase of dollars with the Alternative Currency, as provided by such other publicly available information service which provides that rate of exchange at such time in place of Bloomberg or Reuters chosen by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as applicable, in its sole discretion (or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide such rate of exchange, the equivalent of such amount in dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as applicable, using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion).

“Step-Up” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(a).

“Sterling” and “£” mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent, or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent, and the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date. Unless otherwise specified,

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all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company.

“Substantial Portion” means, on any date of determination, with respect to the Property of the Company and its Subsidiaries, Property which represents more than fifteen percent (15%) of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on such date.

“Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(c).

“Supported QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.21.

“Surety Indemnification Obligations” means all obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary to indemnify any issuers for amounts required to be paid under any surety bonds issued by such issuers and posted in accordance with applicable legal requirements with any Governmental Authority at the request and for the use of the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business.

“Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.

“TARGET2” means the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system which utilizes a single shared platform and which was launched on November 19, 2007.

“TARGET Day” means any day on which TARGET2 (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system, if any, determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.

“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.

“Tax Receivables Agreement” means that certain Tax Receivables Agreement, dated May 25, 2018 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to the Tax Receivables Agreement, dated August 1, 2022 and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), by and among EVO, EVO Investco, LLC, and the members of EVO Investco, LLC.

“Term CORRA Adjustment” means 0.29547% (29.547 basis points) for an Interest Period of one-month’s duration and 0.32138% (32.138 basis points) for an Interest Period of three-months’ duration.

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“Term CORRA Rate” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Alternative Currency Term Rate.”

“Term SOFR” means, for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, so long as such immediately preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such determination date, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment; provided that, on or after January 1, 2023, if Term SOFR shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

“Term SOFR Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR, the SOFR Daily Floating Rate, Term SOFR, or any proposed Term SOFR Successor Rate, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definition of “Base Rate”, the definition of “Interest Period”, the definition of “SOFR”, the definition of “SOFR Daily Floating Rate”, the definition of “Term SOFR”, the timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definition of “Business Day”, the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, the timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, and the length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Company, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Company, determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Loan Document).

“Term SOFR Loan” means a Revolving Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Term SOFR.

“Term SOFR Replacement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).

“Term SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).

“Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).

“Term SOFR Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).

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“Total Debt” means at any date, all Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries measured on a consolidated basis as of such date (excluding therefrom, however, without duplication, (a) Guarantees of Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries, respectively, by such Person or any such Subsidiary, (b) up to $100,000,000 in obligations incurred by the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of Sale-Leasebacks and (c) up to

$50,000,000 in obligations arising under letters of credit).

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

“Trade Date” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(g)(i).

“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrowers of this Agreement and the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof.

“Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan, a Term SOFR Loan, a SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loan, an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan, or an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan.

“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to 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.

“United Kingdom” and “UK” mean the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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

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

“Unrestricted” means, when referring to cash of the Company and its Subsidiaries, that such cash (a) does not appear or would not be required to appear as “restricted” on the financial statements of the Company or any such Subsidiary in accordance with GAAP and (b) is not otherwise unavailable to the Company or such Subsidiary.

“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any Business Day, except any Business Day on which any of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business because such day is a legal holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State of New York, as applicable.

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“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning specified in Section 10.21.

“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(B)(III).

“Wells Fargo Merchant Agreement” has the meaning as is assigned to the term “Merchant Agreement” in the Wells Fargo Settlement Facility.

“Wells Fargo Settlement Facility” means the documents evidencing the credit facility made available to Global Payments Direct by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association providing for short-term advances to Global Payments Direct made in respect of the Wells Fargo Settlement Receivables, with the obligations of Global Payments Direct under such credit facility to be Guaranteed by the Company, together with any refinancings or replacements of such credit facility and any amendments or modifications of such credit facility or refinancing or replacement, in each case to the extent any such refinancing, replacement, amendment or modification remains a facility of a substantially similar nature as the Wells Fargo Settlement Facility as of the date hereof.

“Wells Fargo Settlement Receivables” means all accounts (as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code), payment intangibles (as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) and other amounts owed to Global Payments Direct by the Merchants (as defined in the Wells Fargo Merchant Agreement) arising from or created pursuant to the Wells Fargo Merchant Agreement.

“Wells Fargo Settlement Receivables Collateral” means the Wells Fargo Settlement Receivables, together with all products and proceeds thereof.

“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

“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.

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

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

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

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

1.03    Accounting Terms.

(a)    Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the other Loan Documents, for purposes of

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calculating any financial ratio contained herein or in the other Loan Documents or any financial covenants set forth in Section 7.03, if at any time during the applicable period, the Company or any Subsidiary shall have consummated an acquisition (including an Acquisition) or disposition, then such financial ratio and related calculation shall be determined after giving pro forma effect to the acquisition or disposition (including any Consolidated EBITDA, Indebtedness, Interest Expense, Total Debt or assets acquired, incurred, assumed or disposed of in connection therewith and after giving effect to the repayment or payments of the Indebtedness and any incurrence of Indebtedness and use of proceeds in connection therewith) as if such transaction had occurred on the first day of such period.

(b)    Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP (including the adoption of IFRS) would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Company or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Company shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Company shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any lease that would have been classified as an operating lease and as an expense item as of December 31, 2018 shall continue to be classified as an operating lease and as an expense item notwithstanding any change in GAAP since such date.

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

(d)    Discontinued Operations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or 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 Consolidated 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.

1.04    Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated in accordance with this Agreement and, if necessary, by 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).

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1.05    Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents; Rates.

(a)    The Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as applicable, shall determine the Spot Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts of Credit Extensions and Outstanding Amounts denominated in Alternative Currencies. Such Spot Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies until the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by the Company hereunder or calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as applicable.

(b)    Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of an Alternative Currency Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Borrowing, Alternative Currency Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, rounded upward to the nearest 1000 units), as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be.

(c)    The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to any reference rate referred to herein or with respect to any rate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the selection of such rate and any related spread or other adjustment) that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any such rate (including any Term SOFR Successor Rate or any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any Term SOFR Conforming Changes or any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions or other activities that affect any reference rate referred to herein, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Term SOFR Successor Rate or any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or any related spread or other adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrowers. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Term SOFR Successor Rate or any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing), in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to any Borrower, any Lender or any other Person 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 other action or omission related to or affecting the selection, determination, or calculation of any rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.

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1.06    Additional Alternative Currencies.

(a)    The Company may from time to time request that Alternative Currency Loans be made and/or Letters of Credit be issued in a currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of “Alternative Currency”; provided that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. In the case of any such request with respect to the making of Alternative Currency Loans, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and each Lender; and in the case of any such request with respect to the issuance of Letters of Credit, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers.

(b)    Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., 15 Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Extension (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the L/C Issuers, in its or their sole discretion). In the case of any such request pertaining to Alternative Currency Loans, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof; and in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the L/C Issuers thereof. Each Lender (in the case of any such request pertaining to Alternative Currency Loans) or the L/C Issuers (in the case of a request pertaining to Letters of Credit) shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., seven Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the making of Alternative Currency Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit, as the case may be, in such requested currency.

(c)    Any failure by a Lender or any L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to permit Alternative Currency Loans to be made or Letters of Credit to be issued in such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and all the Lenders consent to making Alternative Currency Loans in such requested currency and the Administrative Agent and such Lenders reasonably determine that an appropriate interest rate is available to be used for such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Company and (i) the Administrative Agent, such Lenders and the Company may amend the definition of Alternative Currency Daily Rate or Alternative Currency Term Rate to the extent necessary to add the applicable rate for such currency and any applicable adjustment for such rate and (ii) to the extent the definition of Alternative Currency Daily Rate or Alternative Currency Term Rate, as applicable, has been amended to reflect the appropriate rate for such currency, such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency for purposes of any Borrowings of Alternative Currency Loans. If the Administrative Agent and any L/C Issuer consent to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Company and (i) the Administrative Agent, such L/C Issuer and the Company may amend the definition of Alternative Currency Daily Rate or Alternative Currency Term Rate, as applicable, to the extent necessary to add the applicable rate for such currency and any applicable adjustment for such rate and (ii) to the extent the definition of Alternative Currency Daily Rate or Alternative Currency Term Rate, as applicable, has been amended to reflect the appropriate rate for such currency, such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency, for purposes of any Letter of Credit issuances. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional

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currency under this Section 1.06, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Company.

1.07    Change of Currency.

(a)    Each obligation of the Borrowers to make a payment denominated in the national currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the date hereof shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption. If, in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided that if any Borrowing in the currency of such member state is outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such Borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest Period.

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

(c)    Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Company (without the consent of any Lender) from time to time to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.

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

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

ARTICLE II.

THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

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

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Revolving Loans, (i) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate

Revolving Commitments and (ii) the aggregate Revolving Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01. Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans, Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans, Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, Term SOFR Loans, SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans, or a combination thereof, as further provided herein.

2.02    Borrowings, Conversions, and Continuations.

Each Borrowing, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans shall be made upon the applicable Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone, or (B) a Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Loan Notice. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than (i) 1:00 p.m. on the requested date of any Borrowing by a Domestic Borrower and 1:00 p.m. one Business Day prior to the requested date of any Borrowing by a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower of Base Rate Loans or SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans or of any conversion of SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, (ii) in the case of Alternative Currency Loans, 1:00 p.m. three Business Days (or five Business Days in the case of a Special Notice Currency) prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or, in the case of Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, any continuation, and (iii) in the case of Term SOFR Loans, 1:00 p.m. three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or any continuation; provided, however, that if such Borrower wishes to request Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans having an Interest Period other than one, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” the applicable notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than (i) 1:00 p.m. four Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term SOFR Loans, or (ii) 1:00 p.m. five Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the applicable Lenders of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of them. In the case of a request pursuant to the proviso in the preceding sentence, not later than (i) 1:00 p.m. three Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term SOFR Loans, or (ii) 1:00 p.m. four Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, the Administrative Agent shall notify such Borrower (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the applicable Lenders. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans, Alternative Currency Loans or Term SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether such Borrower is requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued,

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(iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted, (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto, and (vi) the currency of the Loans to be Borrowed. If the Company fails to specify a currency in a Loan Notice requesting a Borrowing, then the Loans so requested shall be made in Dollars. If the applicable Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan Notice or if such Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that in the case of a failure to timely request a continuation of Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, such Loans shall be continued as Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans in their original currency with an Interest Period of one month. If the applicable Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans in any such Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, such Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. If the applicable Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans in any such Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. No Loan may be converted into or continued as a Loan denominated in a different currency.

(b)    Following receipt of a Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Lender of the amount (and currency) of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided or if an Interest Period is not specified in such notice by the applicable Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each applicable Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, in each case as described in the preceding subsection. In the case of a Borrowing, each applicable Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office for the applicable currency not later than (i) 3:00 p.m., in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars or (ii) the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, in each case on the Business Day specified in the applicable Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.03 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01, or, if such Credit Extension solely consists of the Merger Closing Date Credit Extension, Section 4.02), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the applicable Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of such Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to the Administrative Agent by such Borrower; provided, however, that if, on the date of a Borrowing of Revolving Loans, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings and second, shall be made available to such Borrower as provided above. Each Lender, at its option, may make any Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans by causing any domestic or, if such Loan is denominated in an Alternative Currency, foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans (and in the case of an Affiliate, the provisions of Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04 and 3.05 shall apply to such Affiliate to the same extent as they apply to such Lender).

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such Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, or converted to SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans, Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans or converted to or continued as Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as applicable, without the consent of the Required Lenders.

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

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

(f)    The Company may at any time and from time to time after the Effective Date, upon prior written notice by the Company to the Administrative Agent, increase the Aggregate Revolving Commitments (but not the Letter of Credit Sublimit) with additional Commitments from any existing Lender or new Commitments from any other Person selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers ; provided that:

(i)    any such increase shall be in a minimum principal amount of $10,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and the aggregate amount of such increases shall not exceed $1,750,000,000;

(ii)    no Default or Event of Default shall exist and be continuing at the time of any such increase;

(iii)    no existing Lender shall be under any obligation to increase its Commitment and any such decision whether to increase its Commitment shall be in such Lender’s sole and absolute discretion;

(iv)    (1) any new Lender shall join this Agreement by executing such customary joinder documents reasonably satisfactory to and required by the Administrative Agent and/or (2) any existing Lender electing to increase its Commitment shall have executed a commitment agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(v)    as a condition precedent to such increase (to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent), (1) the Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of each Borrower dated as of the date of such increase (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Financial Officer of such Borrower (x) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Borrower approving or consenting to such increase, and (y) in the case of the Company, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (I) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects if any such

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representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect) on and as of the date of such increase, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects if any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect) as of such earlier date; provided that the date set forth in Section 5.05 shall be deemed to be December 31 of the year for which the Company has most recently delivered the annual financial statement referred to Section 6.01(a) and (II) no Default or Event of Default exists; and (2) the Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent customary opinions of legal counsel to the Borrowers, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, dated as of the effect date of such increase regarding the due authorization of such increase; and

(vi)    the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, each Lender increasing its commitments, if any, and each Person becoming a Lender hereunder, if any, shall have executed an agreement or modification to this Agreement (which shall not require consent of any other Lender hereunder) reasonably satisfactory to each such Person.

The Borrowers shall prepay any Loans owing by them and outstanding on the date of any such increase (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Loans ratable with any revised Commitments arising from any nonratable increase in the Commitments under this Section.

(g)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all of the portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Company, the Administrative Agent, and such Lender.

(h)    With respect to any Alternative Currency Daily Rate or SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes or Term SOFR Conforming Changes, as applicable, from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes or Term SOFR Conforming Changes, as applicable, will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes or Term SOFR Conforming Changes, as applicable, to each Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.

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 Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Effective Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or one or more Alternative Currencies for the account of the Company or any of its

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Subsidiaries, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Company or its Subsidiaries and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (x) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (y) the aggregate Revolving Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment and (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided, further, that, after giving effect to all L/C Credit Extensions, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Letters of Credit issued by any L/C Issuer shall not exceed such L/C Issuer’s L/C Commitment unless such L/C Issuer shall otherwise agree in its sole and absolute discretion. Each request by the Company or any Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Company or such Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company’s and the applicable Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Company or such 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. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Effective Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.

(ii)    No L/C Issuer shall issue any Letter of Credit if:

(A)    subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Required Lenders under which such Letter of Credit is to be issued have approved such expiry date; or

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

(iii)    No L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

(A)    any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing 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 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 Effective Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss,

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cost or expense which was not applicable on the Effective Date and which such L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;

(B)    the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more material policies of such L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally applied on a consistent basis to similarly situated letter of credit applicants;

(C)    except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $10,000;

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

(E)    except in the case of a Letter of Credit to be denominated in Dollars, Euros, Sterling or Canadian Dollars, such L/C Issuer does not as of the issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit issue Letters of Credit in the requested currency; or

(F)    any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (in its reasonable discretion) with the applicable Borrowers or such Defaulting Lender to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.15(b)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which such L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.

(iv)    No L/C Issuer shall amend any Letter of Credit if such L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.

(v)    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 such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

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

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(vii)    Each L/C issuer shall provide to the Administrative Agent on a monthly basis a list of outstanding Letters of Credit issued by it substantially in the form attached as Exhibit K.

(b)    Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit.

(i)    Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the applicable Borrower delivered to the applicable L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Financial Officer of such Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application may be sent by facsimile, by United States mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using the system provided by the applicable L/C Issuer, by personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to such L/C Issuer. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two (2) Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and 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 of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to such L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount and currency thereof (and in the absence of specification of currency shall be deemed to be a request for a Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars); (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as such L/C Issuer may reasonably require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as such L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, the applicable Borrower shall furnish to such L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as such L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require.

(ii)    Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the applicable L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the applicable Borrower and, if not, such L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless such L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Borrower, at least two Business Days prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Section 4.03 shall not be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary or

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enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with such L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from such L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Letter of Credit.

(iii)    If a Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the applicable L/C Issuer agrees to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit such L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by such L/C Issuer, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable L/C Issuer to permit the extension 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 extension if (A) such L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.03 is not then satisfied, and in each case directing such L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.

(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, each L/C Issuer will also deliver to the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

(c)    Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.

(i)    Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer shall notify the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the applicable Borrower shall reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer in such Alternative Currency, unless (A) such L/C Issuer (at its option) shall have specified in such notice that it will require reimbursement in Dollars, or (B) in the absence of any such requirement for reimbursement in Dollars, the applicable Borrower shall have notified such L/C Issuer promptly following receipt of the notice of drawing that such Borrower will reimburse the L/C Issuer in Dollars. In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing under a Letter of Credit

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denominated in an Alternative Currency, the applicable L/C Issuer shall notify the applicable Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. Not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of any payment by any L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in Dollars, or the Applicable Time on the date of any payment by any L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in an Alternative Currency (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the applicable Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing and in the applicable currency; provided that such Borrower has received notice of such payment by 11:00 a.m., or two hours prior to the Applicable Time with respect to a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in an Alternative Currency, on such Honor Date, and if such Borrower receives notice of such payment after such time, such Borrower shall make such payment not later than 11:00 a.m., or the Applicable Time with respect to a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in an Alternative Currency, on the Business Day following receipt of such notice (together with interest thereon). In the event that (A) a drawing denominated in an Alternative Currency is to be reimbursed in Dollars pursuant to the second sentence in this Section 2.03(c)(i) and (B) the Dollar amount paid by the applicable Borrower, whether on the Honor Date (as a result of an error in calculating the Dollar amount to be paid by the applicable Borrower, but in any event, not as a result of any intraday fluctuation in a currency exchange rate) or after the Honor Date, shall not be adequate on the date of that payment to purchase in accordance with normal banking procedures a sum denominated in the Alternative Currency equal to the drawing, such Borrower agrees, as a separate and independent obligation, to indemnify the applicable L/C Issuer for the loss resulting from its inability on that date to purchase the Alternative Currency in the full amount of the drawing. If the applicable Borrower fails to so reimburse such L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (expressed in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency) (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. In such event, the Company shall be deemed to have requested a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 or the prior notice required therefor for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.03 (other than the delivery of a Loan Notice). Any notice given by any L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

(ii)    Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, in Dollars, at the Administrative Agent’s Office for dollar-denominated payments in an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Lender that so makes funds available shall

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be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Company in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the applicable L/C Issuer in Dollars.

(iii)    With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.03 cannot be satisfied, the Company 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. In such event, each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

(iv)    Until each Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of such L/C Issuer.

(v)    Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving 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(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against such L/C Issuer, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.03 (other than delivery by a Borrower of a Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrowers to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by such L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

(iv)    If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of any L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), 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 Overnight Rate. A certificate of such L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

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(d)    Repayment of Participations.

(i)    At any time after any L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from a Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage 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 any L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

(e)    Obligations Absolute. The obligation of each 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 Loan Document;

(ii)    the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that any 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)    waiver by such L/C Issuer of any requirement that exists for such L/C Issuer’s protection and not the protection of any Borrower or any waiver by such L/C Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice any Borrower;

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(v)    honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft;

(vi)    any payment made by such L/C Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the ISP;

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

(viii)    any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Alternative Currency to any Borrower or any Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally; or

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

The applicable 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 such Borrower’s instructions, such Borrower will promptly notify the applicable L/C Issuer. The applicable Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against such L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

(f)    Role of L/C Issuer. Each Lender and each Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by such 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, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of such L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. Each 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 such Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the applicable L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any

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correspondent, participant or assignee of such L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (ix) of Section 2.03(e); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, a Borrower may have a claim against such L/C Issuer, and such L/C Issuer may be liable to such Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by such Borrower which such Borrower proves were caused by such L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or such L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit unless such L/C Issuer is prevented or prohibited from so paying as a result of any order or directive of any court or other Governmental Authority. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the applicable L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and 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. The applicable L/C Issuer may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication message or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary and reasonably acceptable to the beneficiary.

(g)    Applicability of ISP; Limitation of Liability. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer and the applicable Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), the rules of the ISP shall apply to each Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no L/C Issuer shall be responsible to any Borrower for, and no L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies with respect to any Borrower shall be impaired by, any action or inaction of such L/C Issuer required or permitted under any Law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where such L/C Issuer or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such Law or practice.

(h)    Letter of Credit Fees. The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance, subject to Section 2.15, with its Applicable Percentage a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate times the Dollar Equivalent of the daily maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09. Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears and (ii) due and payable on the fifth Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each

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period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the Required Lenders while any Event of Default exists under Section 8.01(b) and automatically in the case of any Event of Default under Section 8.01(e) or 8.01(f), all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.

(i)    Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. The Company shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by it, at the rate per annum specified in one or more of the Fee Letters specified in clause (iii) of the definition thereof, computed on the Dollar Equivalent of the actual daily maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit) and on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the fifth Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09. In addition, the Company shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, 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. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.

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

(k)    Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the applicable Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. Each Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of such Borrower, and that such Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.

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2.04    [Reserved].

2.05    Prepayments.

(a)    Optional Prepayments. Any Borrower may, upon delivery of a Notice of Loan Prepayment from such Borrower to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided, in each case, that (x) such Notice of Loan Prepayment must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than (A) 1:00 p.m. three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Alternative Currency, (B) 1:00 p.m. three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Term SOFR Loans, and (C) 1:00 p.m. on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans or SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans; (y) any prepayment of Alternative Currency Loans, Term SOFR Loans or SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (z) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such Notice of Loan Prepayment shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment, the Loans to be prepaid, the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans and whether such prepayment is conditioned on any event. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each applicable Lender of its receipt of each Notice of Loan Prepayment, and of the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such prepayment. If such Notice of Loan Prepayment is given by a Borrower, such 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 an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Subject to Section 2.15, each such prepayment shall be applied to the Loans of the applicable Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages.

(b)    Mandatory Prepayments of Loans. If for any reason, including exchange rate fluctuations, the Total Revolving Outstandings at any time exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect, the Borrowers shall promptly following notice from the Administrative Agent prepay Revolving Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided, however, that the Borrowers shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Loans, the Total Revolving Outstandings exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect.

All amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied as follows:, first, ratably to the L/C Borrowings, second, to the outstanding Revolving Loans, and, third, to Cash Collateralize the remaining L/C Obligations. Within the parameters of the applications set forth above, prepayments shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans, then to SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans, then to Term SOFR Loans in direct order of Interest Period maturities, and then to Alternative Currency Loans in direct order of Interest Period maturities. All prepayments under this Section 2.05(b) shall be

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subject to Section 3.05, but otherwise without premium or penalty, and shall be accompanied by interest on the principal amount prepaid through the date of prepayment.

2.06    Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

(a)    Commitments. The Company may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, (i) terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (ii) from time to time permanently reduce the Letter of Credit Sublimit or (iii) from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments to an amount not less than the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations; provided that (A) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. three (3) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (B) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $2,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (C) the Company shall not terminate or reduce (x) (1) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or (2) 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.

(b)    Notice. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any termination or reduction of the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Aggregate Revolving Commitments under this Section 2.06. Upon any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Commitment of each Lender shall be reduced by such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such reduction amount. All fees in respect of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

2.07 Repayment of Loans. The Borrowers shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.

2.08    Interest.

(a)    Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Term SOFR Loan and Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR or Alternative Currency Term Rate (as applicable) for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate; (iii) each SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the SOFR Daily Floating Rate plus the Applicable Rate; and (iv) each Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Alternative Currency Daily Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

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amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

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

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

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

2.09    Fees.

In addition to certain fees described in subsections (h) and (i) of Section 2.03:

(a)    Commitment Fee. The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) at a rate per annum equal to the product of (i) the Applicable Rate times (ii) the actual daily amount by which the Aggregate Revolving Commitments exceed the sum of (y) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and (z) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.15. The Commitment Fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the fifth Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Effective Date, and on the Maturity Date. The Commitment Fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears for the period beginning on the first calendar day of the quarter ended immediately prior to the date of payment and ending on the last calendar day of such quarter, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(b)    Other Fees. The Company shall pay (i) to the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts, in Dollars, fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the relevant Fee Letter, and (ii) to the Lenders, in Dollars, such fees, if any, as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. All such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

2.10    Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to Term SOFR) 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

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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), or, in the case of interest in respect of Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies if market practice differs from the foregoing, in accordance with such market practice. 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.

2.11    Evidence of Debt.

(a)    The Loans made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The Administrative Agent shall maintain the Register in accordance with Section 10.06(c). The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrowers hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to their respective 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 (including the Register) shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender to a Borrower made through the Administrative Agent, such Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a promissory note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans to such Borrower in addition to such accounts or records. Each such promissory note shall be in the form of Exhibit B (a “Revolving Note”). Each Lender may attach schedules to a Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount, currency and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

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

2.12    Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.

(a)    General. All payments to be made by the Borrowers shall be made free and clear of and without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and except with respect to principal of and interest on Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies, all payments by the Borrowers hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrowers hereunder with respect to principal and

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interest on Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in the applicable Alternative Currency and in Same Day Funds not later than the Applicable Time on the dates specified herein. If, for any reason, any Borrower is prohibited by any Law from making any required payment hereunder in an Alternative Currency, such Borrower shall make such payment in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the Alternative Currency payment amount. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent (i) after 2:00 p.m., in the case of payments in Dollars, or (ii) after the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of payments in an Alternative Currency, shall in each case be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. Except as may otherwise be provided in the definition of “Interest Period” or Section 2.07, if any payment to be made by any 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 of Term SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon 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 Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the applicable Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to such Borrower 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 applicable Overnight Rate, plus any 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 such Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans, in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars or, in the case of Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies, in accordance with such market practice, in each case, as applicable. If such Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to such Borrower the amount of such interest paid by such Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by such Borrower shall be

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without prejudice to any claim such Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

(ii)    Payments by Borrowers; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or any L/C Issuer hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the applicable Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuers, as the case may be, the amount due. With respect to any payment that the Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Lenders or any L/C Issuer hereunder as to which the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the following applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable Amount”): (1) the applicable Borrower has not in fact made such payment; (2) the Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by such Borrower (whether or not then owed); or (3) the Administrative Agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the L/C Issuers, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount so distributed to such Lender or the L/C Issuers, in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the applicable Overnight Rate.

A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or any Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (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 to any Borrower as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to such Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Borrowing 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, without interest.

(b)    Obligations of 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 10.04(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 10.04(c) 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, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 10.04(c).

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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 interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, 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.

2.13    Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Loans or participations and accrued interest thereon greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and subparticipations in L/C Obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them; provided that:

(i)    if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

(ii)    the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of a Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender or Disqualified Institution), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.14 or (z) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of (including by means of a Dutch auction) or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).

Each Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount of such participation.

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2.14    Cash Collateral.

(a)    Certain Credit Support Events. If (i) any 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, (ii) as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, (iii) the Company shall be required to provide Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 8.02 or (iv) there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, the Company shall immediately (in the case of clause (iii) above) or within one Business Day (in all other cases) following any request by the Administrative Agent or such L/C Issuer provide Cash Collateral in an amount not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount (determined in the case of Cash Collateral provided pursuant to clause (iv) above, after giving effect to Section 2.15(b) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). Additionally, if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company at any time that the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations at such time exceeds 105% of the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect, then, within two Business Days (or, in the event such excess arises as a result of fluctuations in the applicable Spot Rate with respect to L/C Obligations denominated in an Alternative Currency, five Business Days) after receipt of such notice, the Company shall provide Cash Collateral for the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations in an amount not less than the amount by which the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations exceeds the Letter of Credit Sublimit.

(b)    Grant of Security Interest. All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, interest bearing deposit accounts at the Administrative Agent. The Company, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers 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 2.14(c). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuers as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Company, or the relevant Defaulting Lender, will, 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. The Company shall pay on demand therefor from time to time all customary account opening, activity and other administrative fees and charges in connection with the maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral.

(c)    Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.14 or Sections 2.03, 2.05, 2.15 or 8.01 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 by a Lender that is 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 otherwise be provided for herein.

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(d)    Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or to secure other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure 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 10.06(b)(v))) or (ii) the good faith determination by the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, (x) any such release shall be without prejudice to, and any disbursement or other transfer of Cash Collateral shall be and remain subject to, any other Lien conferred under the Loan Documents and the other applicable provisions of the Loan Documents, 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.

2.15    Defaulting Lenders.

(a)    Adjustments. 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)    Waivers and Amendments. The 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 the definition of “Required Lenders” and Section 10.01.

(ii)    Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amount received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.08 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 hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuers hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize each L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to that Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.14 with a corresponding release of any Cash Collateral provided by the Borrower and/or a reversal of any reallocations made among the Lenders with respect to such Fronting Exposure pursuant to Section 2.15(b); fourth, as the Company may request (so long as no Default exists), to the funding of any Loan or funded participation 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 Administrative Agent and the Company, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy that Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans and funded participations under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize each L/C Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to that Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.14; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or the L/C Issuers as a result of any 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

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Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Company as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Company 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 were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 or Section 4.03 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Obligations 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 Obligations owed to, that Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments hereunder without giving effect to Section 2.15(b). 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 2.15(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii)    Certain Fees.

(A)    No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Commitment Fee payable under Section 2.09(a) for any period during which such Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Company shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to such Defaulting Lender).

(B)    Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Applicable Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.14.

(C)    With respect to any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (B) above, the Company shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (b) below, (y) pay to the applicable L/C Issuer the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

(b)    Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the aggregate principal amount at such time of any Non-Defaulting

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Lender’s outstanding Revolving Loans and such Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations at such time to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Commitment. Subject to Section 10.20, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

(c)    Cash Collateral. If the reallocation described in clause (b) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Company shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under applicable Law, Cash Collateralize each L/C Issuers’ Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.14.

(d)    Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Company, the Administrative Agent 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 Administrative Agent will 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 Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.15(b)), 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 Company while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; 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.

2.16    Designated Borrowers.

(a)    The Company may at any time and from time to time, upon not less than ten (10) Business Days’ notice from the Company to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), designate any additional wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company (an “Applicant Borrower”) as a Borrower to receive Revolving Loans hereunder by delivering to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly deliver counterparts thereof to each Lender) a duly executed notice and agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit F (a “Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement”); provided that such Applicant Borrower shall not become a Designated Borrower hereunder in connection with such designation if, within such ten (10) Business Day period, the Administrative Agent or any Lender provides a notice in writing to the Company and, in the case of such notice by a Lender, to the Administrative Agent of its objection to such designation on the basis that it shall be unlawful under Laws applicable to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, to make Loans or extend credit or otherwise do business with such Applicant Borrower. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that prior to any Applicant Borrower becoming entitled to utilize the Commitments provided for herein, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received such supporting resolutions, incumbency certificates, opinions of counsel and other documents or information (substantially consistent with such

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documents or information provided under Section 4.01), in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as may be required by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in their reasonable discretion, and Notes signed by such new Borrowers to the extent any Lenders so require. Promptly following receipt of (x) all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under the applicable “know your customer” and Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including the PATRIOT Act and, in the case of any Designated Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary or that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Borrower and (y) all such requested resolutions, incumbency certificates, opinions of counsel and other documents or information, the Administrative Agent shall send a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit G (a “Borrower Notice”) to the Company and the Lenders specifying the effective date upon which the Applicant Borrower shall constitute a Designated Borrower for purposes hereof, whereupon each of the Lenders agrees to permit such Designated Borrower to receive Revolving Loans hereunder, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, and each of the parties agrees that such Designated Borrower otherwise shall be a Designated Borrower for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that no Loan Notice or Letter of Credit Application may be submitted by or on behalf of such Designated Borrower until the date five (5) Business Days after such effective date.

(b)    Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary but subject to Section 2.16(a), the Administrative Agent and the Company may, without the consent of any Lender or other party hereto, amend this Agreement in any manner necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Company to add an Applicant Borrower pursuant to a Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement. Any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the tenth (10th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders, unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.

(c)    The Obligations of all Designated Borrowers that are Foreign Subsidiaries shall be several in nature.

(d)    Each Subsidiary of the Company that is or becomes a “Designated Borrower” pursuant to this Section 2.16 hereby irrevocably appoints the Company as its agent for all purposes relevant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, including (i) the giving and receipt of notices, (ii) the execution and delivery of all documents, instruments and certificates contemplated herein and all modifications hereto, and (iii) the receipt of the proceeds of any Revolving Loans made by the Lenders, to any such Designated Borrower hereunder. Any acknowledgment, consent, direction, certification or other action which might otherwise be valid or effective only if given or taken by all Borrowers, or by each Borrower acting singly, shall be valid and effective if given or taken only by the Company, whether or not any such other Borrower joins therein. Any notice, demand, consent, acknowledgement, direction, certification or other communication delivered to the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been delivered to each Designated Borrower.

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by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), terminate a Designated Borrower’s status as such; provided that there are no outstanding Revolving Loans payable by such Designated Borrower or other amounts payable by such Designated Borrower on account of any Revolving Loans made to it, as of the effective date of such termination. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such termination of a Designated Borrower’s status as such.

ARTICLE III.

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

3.01    Taxes.

(a)    Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes.

(i)    Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Laws. If any applicable Laws (as determined in the good faith discretion of the Administrative Agent) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Administrative Agent or a Borrower, then the Administrative Agent or such Borrower shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding, upon the basis of the information and documentation to be delivered pursuant to subsection (e) below.

(ii)    If any Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall be required by the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes, including both United States Federal backup withholding and withholding taxes, from any payment, then (A) the Administrative Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Administrative Agent to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) the Administrative Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with the Code, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions 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 withholding or deduction been made.

(iii)    If any Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall be required by any applicable Laws other than the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes from any payment, then (A) such Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as required by such Laws, shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by it to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) such Borrower or the Administrative Agent, to the extent required by such Laws, shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with such Laws, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all

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required deductions (including deductions 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 withholding or deduction been made.

(b)    Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrowers. Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Borrowers shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Laws, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(c)    Tax Indemnifications.

(i)    Each of the Borrowers shall, and does hereby, jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten days after 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 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 delivered to the Company by a Lender or L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each of the Borrowers shall, and does hereby, jointly and severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten days after demand therefor, for any amount which a Lender or L/C Issuer for any reason fails to pay indefeasibly to the Administrative Agent as required pursuant to Section 3.01(c)(ii) below.

(ii)    Each Lender and L/C Issuer shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten days after demand therefor, (x) the Administrative Agent against any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender or L/C Issuer (but only to the extent that any Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to do so), (y) the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, as applicable, against any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.06(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, as applicable, against any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender or L/C Issuer, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or a Borrower in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. 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 and L/C Issuer hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii).

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(d)    Evidence of Payments. Upon request by any Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by such Borrower or by the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01, such Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to such Borrower, as the case may be, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by applicable Law to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to such Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be.

(e)    Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation.

(i)    Any Recipient that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Company or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(A), 3.01(e)(ii)(B) and 3.01(e)(ii)(D) below) 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 or commercial position of such Recipient.

(ii)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that a Borrower is a U.S. Person,

(A)    any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent 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 Company or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

(B)    any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Company 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 Company or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

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(I)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty,

(II)    executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI,

(III)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-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 a Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or

(IV)    to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2 or Exhibit H-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 one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner,

(C)    any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Company 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 Company or the Administrative Agent), executed copies 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 Company or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

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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 Lender shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Company 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 Company or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Company and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or 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.

(iii)    Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 3.01 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Company and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(iv)    [reserved]

(v)    A Borrower organized under the laws of the United Kingdom, the Administrative Agent and any Lender claiming relief from United Kingdom withholding Tax under an applicable United Kingdom income tax treaty shall cooperate and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to complete any procedural formalities necessary for such Borrower to make payments without deduction of United Kingdom Taxes.

(f)    Treatment of Certain Refunds. Unless required by applicable Laws, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender or L/C Issuer, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender or L/C Issuer, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be. If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Borrower or with respect to which any Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by a Borrower under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) incurred by such Recipient, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Recipient, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Recipient in the event the Recipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to the Borrower pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the Recipient in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient 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

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or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Borrower or any other Person.

(g)    Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender or L/C Issuer, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.

3.02    Illegality. If any Lender 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 SOFR, Term SOFR, the SOFR Daily Floating Rate or any Relevant Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR, Term SOFR, the SOFR Daily Floating Rate or any Relevant Rate or to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, any Alternative Currency in the applicable interbank market, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Company (through the Administrative Agent), (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or maintain Alternative Currency Loans in the affected currency or currencies or, in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars, to make or maintain SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans shall be, in each case, suspended, and (b) 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 the 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 the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrowers shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay in full such Term SOFR Loans, such SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans or such Alternative Currency Loans then outstanding (which prepayment shall be made (x) with respect to Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, on the last day of the relevant Interest Periods of such Loans, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Loans to such day, and (y) with respect to Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans or SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans, on the next Interest Payment Date for such Loans, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Loans to such day) or, if applicable and such Loans are Term SOFR Loans or SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans, convert such Loans of such Lender 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 the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate), in each case, immediately, or, in the case of Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, on the last day of the Interest Period therefor if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans to such day and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon SOFR, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Term SOFR component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such

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Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.

Each Lender at its option may make any Credit Extension to any Designated Borrower which is a Foreign Subsidiary by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender (each a “Designated Lender”) to make such Credit Extension (and in the case of an Affiliate, the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.05 and 10.04 shall apply to such Affiliate to the same extent as to such Lender); provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the relevant Borrower to repay such Credit Extension in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, if any Lender or any Designated Lender 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 Designated Lender to perform its obligations hereunder or to issue, make, maintain, fund or charge interest with respect to any Credit Extension to any Designated Borrower which is a Foreign Subsidiary then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Company through the Administrative Agent, and until such notice by such Lender is revoked, any obligation of such Lender to issue, make, maintain, fund or charge interest with respect to any such Credit Extension shall be suspended. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrowers shall, take all reasonable actions requested by such Lender to mitigate or avoid such illegality.

3.03    Inability to Determine Rates.

(a)    If in connection with any request for a Term SOFR Loan, a SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loan or an Alternative Currency Loan, or a request for a conversion of Loans to Term SOFR Loans or SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans, or a request for a continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, as applicable, (i) the Administrative Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (A)(1) no Term SOFR Successor Rate has been determined in accordance with Section 3.03(b) and the circumstances under Section 3.03(b)(i) or the Term SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred, or (2) no Successor Rate for the applicable Relevant Rate has been determined in accordance with Section 3.03(d) and the circumstances under Section 3.03(d)(i) or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred, as applicable, (B) adequate and reasonable means do not otherwise exist for determining Term SOFR, the SOFR Daily Floating Rate or the applicable Relevant Rate, as applicable, for any determination date(s) or requested Interest Period, as applicable, with respect to a proposed Term SOFR Loan, SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loan or Alternative Currency Loan, or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (C) a fundamental change has occurred in the foreign exchange or interbank markets with respect to any Alternative Currency (including changes in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls), or (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders reasonably determine in good faith that for any reason Term SOFR, the SOFR Daily Floating Rate or the applicable Relevant Rate, as applicable, for any determination date(s) or requested Interest Period, as applicable, does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Company and each Lender. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Term SOFR Loans, SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans or the applicable Alternative Currency Loans shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans, SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans,

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Alternative Currency Loans, Interest Periods or determination date(s), as applicable), and (y) in the event of a determination described above with respect to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Term SOFR component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a determination by the Required Lenders described in clause (a)(ii) above, until the Administrative Agent upon instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, (1) the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a Revolving Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of the applicable Loans (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans, SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans, Alternative Currency Loans, Interest Periods or determination date(s), as applicable) or, failing that, with respect to any request for a Revolving Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans shall, if necessary, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate), (2) any outstanding affected Term SOFR Loans shall be converted to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans shall, if necessary, be reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate) at the end of their respective applicable Interest Periods, (3) any outstanding affected SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans shall be converted to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans shall, if necessary, be reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate) on the next occurring Interest Payment Date, and (4) any outstanding affected Alternative Currency Loans shall, at the Company’s election, either be (I) converted to Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such outstanding Alternative Currency Loans, with such conversion to happen on the next applicable Interest Payment Date(s) applicable to such Alternative Currency Loans, in the case of Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans, or at the end of the applicable Interest Period(s) applicable to such Alternative Currency Loans, in the case of Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, or (II) prepaid in full (such prepayment to occur on the next applicable Interest Payment Dates, in the case of Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans, or at the end of the applicable Interest Periods, in the case of Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans); provided that if no election is made by the Company pursuant to this clause (4), (x) in the case of an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan, by the date that is three (3) Business Days after receipt by the Company of such notice or (y) in the case of an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, by the last day of the current Interest Period for the applicable Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, the Company shall be deemed to have elected clause (I) above.

Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Loans in the affected currencies, as applicable, or to convert Base Rate Loans to SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans, shall be suspended in each case to the extent of the affected Alternative Currency Loans or Interest Period or determination date(s), as applicable, and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Term SOFR component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a determination by the Required Lenders described in clause (ii) of this Section 3.03(a), until the Administrative Agent upon instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.

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Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, or conversion to SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans, or Borrowing of, or continuation of Alternative Currency Loans to the extent of the affected Alternative Currency Loans or Interest Period or determination date(s), as applicable or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the amount specified therein and (ii) (A) any outstanding SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans shall be deemed to have been converted to Base Rate Loans immediately and (B) any outstanding affected Alternative Currency Loans, at the Company’s election, shall either (1) be converted into a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such outstanding Alternative Currency Loan immediately, in the case of an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan or at the end of the applicable Interest Period, in the case of an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan or (2) be prepaid in full immediately, in the case of an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan, or at the end of the applicable Interest Period, in the case of an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan; provided that if no election is made by the Company (x) in the case of an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan, by the date that is three Business Days after receipt by the Company of such notice or (y) in the case of an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, by the last day of the current Interest Period for the applicable Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, the Company shall be deemed to have elected clause (1) above.

(b)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Company or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Company) that the Company or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined in good faith, that: (i) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR (or, in the case of the SOFR Daily Floating Rate, the one month interest period of Term SOFR), including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or (ii) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR (or, in the case of the SOFR Daily Floating Rate, the one month interest period of Term SOFR) or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall no longer be representative or made available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease; provided that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR (or, in the case of the SOFR Daily Floating Rate, the one month interest period of Term SOFR) after such specific date (the latest date on which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR (or, in the case of the SOFR Daily Floating Rate, the one month interest period of Term SOFR), or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer representative or available permanently or indefinitely, the “Term SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date”); then, on a date and time reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Company (any such date, a “Term SOFR Replacement Date”),

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which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant Interest Payment Date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (ii) above, no later than the Term SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR and the SOFR Daily Floating Rate will be replaced hereunder and under any other Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the applicable SOFR Adjustment for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (any such successor rate established pursuant to this Section 3.03(b), a “Term SOFR Successor Rate”). If the Term SOFR Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the applicable SOFR Adjustment, all interest payments will be payable on a monthly basis.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (A) if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date, or (B) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clause (i) above or clause (ii) above have occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Successor Rate then in effect, then, in each case, the Administrative Agent and the Company may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR, the SOFR Daily Floating Rate or any then-current Term SOFR Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 3.03(b) at the end of any Interest Period, relevant Interest Payment Date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then-existing convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such alternative benchmark and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then-existing convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such benchmark, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Company, from time to time in its reasonable discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a “Term SOFR Successor Rate”. Any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Company unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.

The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Company and each Lender of the implementation of any Term SOFR Successor Rate. Any Term SOFR Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Term SOFR Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Company. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Term SOFR Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than zero, such Term SOFR Successor Rate will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

In connection with the implementation of a Term SOFR Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Term SOFR Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Term SOFR Conforming Changes will become effective without any further

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action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Term SOFR Conforming Changes to the Company and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.

For purposes of this Section 3.03(b), those Lenders that either have not made, or do not have an obligation under this Agreement to make, Term SOFR Loans or SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans (or Loans accruing interest by reference to a Term SOFR Successor Rate, as applicable) shall be excluded from any determination of Required Lenders.

(c)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Company or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Company) that the Company or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that: (i) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Relevant Rate for an Alternative Currency because none of the tenors of such Relevant Rate (including any forward-looking term rate thereof) is available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or (ii) the Applicable Authority has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which all tenors of the Relevant Rate for an Alternative Currency (including any forward-looking term rate thereof) shall or will no longer be representative or made available, or used for determining the interest rate of syndicated loans denominated in such Alternative Currency, or shall or will otherwise cease; provided that in each case, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will continue to provide such representative tenor(s) of the Relevant Rate for such Alternative Currency (the latest date on which all tenors of the Relevant Rate for such Alternative Currency (including any forward-looking term rate thereof) are no longer representative or available permanently or indefinitely, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date” for such Relevant Rate); or (iii) syndicated loans currently being executed and agented in the United States are being executed or amended (as applicable) to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the Relevant Rate for an Alternative Currency; or if the events or circumstances of the type described in clause (i) above, clause (ii) above or clause (iii) above have occurred with respect to a Successor Rate then in effect, then the Administrative Agent and the Company may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing the Relevant Rate for an Alternative Currency or any then-current Successor Rate for an Alternative Currency in accordance with this Section 3.03(dc) with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then-existing convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and denominated in such Alternative Currency for such alternative benchmarks, and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then-existing convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and denominated in such Alternative Currency for such benchmarks, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Company, from time to time in its reasonable discretion and may be periodically updated (and any such proposed rate, including for the avoidance of doubt, any adjustment thereto, a “Successor Rate”), and any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment

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to all Lenders and the Company unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.

The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Company and each Lender of the implementation of any Successor Rate. Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Company. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than zero, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Company and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.

3.04    Increased Costs.

(a)    Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:

(i)    impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender or L/C Issuer;

(ii)    subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

(iii)    impose on any Lender or L/C Issuer or any applicable interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement, Term SOFR Loans, SOFR Daily Floating Rate Loans or Alternative Currency Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or L/C Issuer,

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the Company will pay (or cause the applicable Borrower to pay) to such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b)    Capital Requirements. If any Lender or L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Company will pay (or cause the applicable Borrower to pay) to such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c)    Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Company shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Company shall pay (or cause the applicable Borrower to pay) such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

(d)    Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation; provided that no Borrower shall be required to compensate a Lender or L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Company of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

3.05    Compensation for Losses. Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Company 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 Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period, as applicable, for such Loan, if applicable (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);

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(b)    any failure by any Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the applicable Borrower;

(c)    any failure by any Borrower to make payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereon) denominated in an Alternative Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment thereof in a different currency; or

(d)    any assignment of a Term SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Company pursuant to Section 10.13 or any assignment of an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan on a day other than the then next occurring Interest Payment Date therefor as a result of a request by the Company pursuant to Section 10.13;

including any loss of anticipated profits, any foreign exchange losses and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan, from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained or from the performance of any foreign exchange contract. The Company shall also pay (or cause the applicable Borrower to pay) any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.

3.06    Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

(a)    Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or any Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 3.01, or any Lender or L/C Issuer gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then such Lender or L/C Issuer shall, as applicable, use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates , if, in the judgment of such Lender or L/C Issuer, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender or L/C Issuer to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender or L/C Issuer. The Company hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or L/C Issuer in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b)    Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if any Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 3.06(a), the Company may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10.13.

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3.07    Survival. All of the Borrowers’ obligations under this Article III shall survive the termination of the commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, and resignation of the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE IV.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

4.01    Conditions to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on and as of the first date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 10.01):

(a)    The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy or electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.

(b)    The Administrative Agent shall have received (x) customary legal opinions of (i) Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, New York counsel to the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Georgia counsel to the Company and its Subsidiaries and (iii) Baker & McKenzie LLP, UK counsel to the Company and its Subsidiaries and (y) a certificate of a responsible officer of each of the Borrowers attaching and certifying to Organization Documents of such Borrower, a good standing certificate of such Borrower from the jurisdiction of organization of such Borrower (except for Borrowers governed by the laws of the UK), an incumbency certificate and resolutions, in each case as are customary.

(c)    The Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, as applicable, shall have received or, substantially concurrently with the Effective Date, shall receive (i) all fees required to be paid under this Agreement and, to the extent payable to the Lenders under this Agreement or their Affiliates on or prior to the Effective Date, all fees required to be paid pursuant to the terms of the Fee Letters and (ii) to the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, expenses required to be paid to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers hereunder on or prior to the Effective Date.

(d)    (i) The Administrative Agent shall have received, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, all documentation and other information regarding each Borrower that the Administrative Agent or a Lender reasonably determines is required by U.S. regulatory authorities in connection with applicable “know your customer” and Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including the PATRIOT Act, to the extent reasonably requested in writing of the Company at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Effective Date and (ii) to the extent any Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, any Lender that has reasonably requested, in a written notice to the Company at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Borrower shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification.

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(e)    The Company shall have repaid or caused to be repaid the outstanding principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest and any other obligations (other than obligations in respect of letters of credit issued thereunder that have been terminated, cash collateralized, backstopped or in respect of which arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the applicable letter of credit issuer have been made and contingent obligations (including indemnification obligations) that by their terms are to survive the termination of the relevant loan documentation) in respect of (i) that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2019, among the Borrower, the lenders identified therein, and Bank of America, as administrative agent and (ii) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2019, among the Borrower, the other borrowers, the lenders identified therein, and Bank of America, in its capacity as administrative agent thereunder (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented prior to August 1, 2022).

(f)    The representations and warranties of the Company and each other Borrower contained in Article V shall be true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects if any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect) on and as of the Effective Date, 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 (or in all respects if any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect) as of such earlier date.

(g)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from a responsible officer of the Company certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent contained in Section 4.01(f).

The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Effective Date in writing, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.

4.02    Conditions to the Merger Closing Date Credit Extension.

The obligation of each Lender to make the Merger Closing Date Credit Extension on the Merger Closing Date is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a)    The Effective Date shall have occurred.

(b)    Each of the Specified Merger Agreement Representations and the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Merger Closing Date.

(c)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate from a Financial Officer of the Company substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit I hereto.

(d)    The EVO Merger shall have been consummated, or substantially concurrently with the making of the Merger Closing Date Credit Extension, shall be consummated, in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the EVO Merger Agreement, after giving effect to any modifications, amendments, supplements, consents or waivers thereto, other than any such modifications, amendments, supplements, consents or waivers by the Company or any of its Affiliates that are material and adverse to the Lenders or the Arrangers without the prior consent of the Arrangers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided that any reduction or increase in the cash consideration for the EVO Merger of 10% or

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less shall be deemed not to be materially adverse to the Lenders or the Arrangers and shall not require the consent of the Arrangers.

(e)    Since the date of the EVO Merger Agreement there shall not have occurred a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the EVO Merger Agreement as in effect on August 1, 2022).

(f)    The Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, as applicable, shall have received or, substantially concurrently with the making of the Merger Closing Date Credit Extension, shall receive, to the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Merger Closing Date, expenses required to be paid to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers hereunder on or prior to the Merger Closing Date.

(g)    The Company shall have repaid or caused to be repaid the outstanding principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest and fees under and any other obligations (other than obligations in respect of letters of credit issued thereunder that have been terminated, cash collateralized, backstopped or in respect of which arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the applicable letter of credit issuer have been made and contingent obligations (including indemnification obligations) that by their terms are to survive the termination of the relevant loan documentation) in respect of that certain Second Restatement Agreement to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2021, among EVO, as the borrower, the guarantors party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (the “EVO Merger Refinancing”).

(h)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from a responsible officer of the Company certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent contained in Section 4.02(b) (solely with respect to the Specified Representations), Section 4.02(d) and Section 4.02(e).

(i)    The Arrangers shall have received (i) U.S. GAAP audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company related consolidated statements of income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company for the three (3) most recently completed Fiscal Years ended at least 60 days prior to the Merger Closing Date and (ii) U.S. GAAP unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company for each subsequent Fiscal Quarter ended at least 40 days before the Merger Closing Date (other than the last Fiscal Quarter of any Fiscal Year); provided, that in each case the financial statements required to be delivered by this paragraph shall meet the requirements of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all other accounting rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to a registration statement on Form S-3. The Arrangers hereby acknowledge receipt of the financial statements of the Company in the foregoing clause (i) for the Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and in the foregoing clause (ii) for the Fiscal Quarter ended June 30, 2022. The Company’s filing of any required audited financial statements on Form 10-K or required unaudited financial statements on Form 10-Q, in each case, will satisfy the requirements under clause (i) or (ii), as applicable, of this paragraph.

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(j)    The Arrangers shall have received pro forma financial statements as would be required to be included in a registration statement on Form S-3 (to the extent such pro forma financial statements are required to be filed with the SEC) and which shall meet the requirements of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and all other accounting rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to a registration statement on Form S-3; provided, however, to the extent such pro forma financial statements are filed by the Company with the SEC, the condition set forth in this paragraph shall be deemed satisfied.

(k)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a Loan Notice for the Borrowings to occur on the Merger Closing Date.

4.03    Conditions to all Other Credit Extensions.

The obligations of each Lender (i) to make Loans other than Revolving Loans as part of the Merger Closing Date Credit Extension and (ii) to honor any Request for Credit Extension other than the Merger Closing Date Credit Extension are, in each case, subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a)    The representations and warranties of the Company and each other Borrower contained in Article V (other than the representations contained in Section 5.05, Section 5.06 and Section 5.07) shall be true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects if any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect) 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 (or in all respects if any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect) as of such earlier date.

(b)    No Default or Event of Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds thereof.

(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.

Each Request for Credit Extension other than with respect to Merger Closing Date Credit Extension submitted by a Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.03(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the termination of the Commitments, any waiver of a Default in connection with a Request for Credit Extension for a Revolving Loan must be signed by the Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) holding at least a majority of the unfunded Commitments, the outstanding Revolving Loans, L/C Obligations and participations therein.

4.04    Certain Funds Availability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including Article VIII), during the period from and including the Effective Date to and including the earlier of (x) the Merger Closing Date (after giving effect to the funding of the Loans on such date) and (y) the Certain Funds Termination Date, and notwithstanding (a) that any representation given on the Effective Date or the Merger Closing Date (excluding, with respect

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to the Merger Closing Date, the Specified Representations and Specified Merger Agreement Representations) was incorrect, (b) any failure by the Company to comply with the affirmative covenants, negative covenants and financial covenants or any other term of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (c) any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise or (d) that any condition precedent to the Effective Date may subsequently be determined not to have been satisfied, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be entitled to (i) rescind, terminate or cancel this Agreement or any of its Commitments hereunder or exercise any right or remedy or make or enforce any claim under this Agreement, any other Loan Documents, any Fee Letter or otherwise it may have, to the extent to do so would prevent, limit or delay the making of its Loans on the Merger Closing Date, (ii) refuse to participate in making its Loans on the Merger Closing Date; provided that the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied or waived or (iii) exercise any right of set-off or counterclaim in respect of its Loans to the extent to do so would prevent, limit or delay the making of its Loans on the Merger Closing Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein, (A) the rights and remedies of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall not be limited in the event that any condition set forth in Section 4.02 is not satisfied or waived on the Merger Closing Date and (B) immediately from and after the Merger Closing Date, after giving effect to the funding of the Loans on such date, all of the rights, remedies and entitlements of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be available notwithstanding that such rights were not available prior to such time as a result of the foregoing.

ARTICLE V.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Borrower represents and warrants as follows to each Lender and the Administrative Agent on and as of the Effective Date, the Merger Closing Date (other than with respect to Section 5.05, 5.06(a) and 5.07) and otherwise on each date as required by Section 4.03:

5.01    Existence and Standing. Each Borrower (a) is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity duly and properly incorporated or organized, as the case may be, validly existing and (to the extent such concept applies to such entity) in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and (b) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted, except to the extent that the failure to have such authority would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.02    Authorization and Validity. Each Borrower has the power and authority and legal right to execute and deliver the Loan Documents and to perform its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery by each Borrower of the Loan Documents to which such Borrower is a party and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been duly authorized by proper proceedings, and the Loan Documents constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of such Borrower enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

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(a)    Neither the execution and delivery by any Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, nor the consummation of the transactions therein contemplated, nor compliance with the provisions thereof will violate (i) any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on such Borrower, (ii) such Borrower’s Organization Documents, or (iii) the provisions of any indenture, instrument or agreement to which such Borrower is a party or is subject, or by which it, or its Property, is bound, except in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) where such violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)    No order, consent, adjudication, approval, license, authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, or other action in respect of any governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, which has not been obtained by such Borrower, is required to be obtained by such Borrower in connection with the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, the borrowings under the Loan Documents, the payment and performance by such Borrower of its Obligations or the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Loan Documents.

5.04    Financial Statements. The December 31, 2021 audited consolidated financial statements of the Company heretofore delivered to the Arrangers and the Lenders, copies of which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC and, if applicable, the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of the Fiscal Year for which the Company has most recently filed an annual report on Form 10-K and, if applicable, the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of the most recent Fiscal Quarter (other than the fourth Fiscal Quarter of any Fiscal Year) for which the Company has most recently filed a quarterly report on Form 10-Q, (a) were prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as otherwise expressly noted therein), (b) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries at such date and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the period then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited quarterly reports, to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments) and (c) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof that are required under GAAP to be reflected thereon.

5.05    Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2021, there has been no Material Adverse Effect on the financial condition, results of operations or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, except as disclosed in the reports of the Company on Form 10-K, 10-Q or 8-K, or in any Form S-4 of the Company, filed with the SEC prior to the Effective Date (excluding any disclosures set forth in any risk factor section and in any section relating to forward-looking or safe harbor statements).

5.06    Solvency.

(a)    As of the Effective Date, (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are able to pay their debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in their ordinary course; (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries do not intend to, and do not believe that they will, incur debts or liabilities beyond their ability to

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pay as such debts and liabilities mature in their ordinary course; (iii) the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are not engaged in a business or a transaction, and are not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which their property would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which they are engaged; (iv) the fair value of the property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; and (i) the present fair salable value of the property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis on their debts as they become absolute and matured.

(b)    As of the Merger Closing Date immediately after giving effect to the EVO Merger and the related transactions, (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are able to pay their debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in their ordinary course; (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries do not intend to, and do not believe that they will, incur debts or liabilities beyond their ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature in their ordinary course; (iii) the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are not engaged in a business or a transaction, and are not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which their property would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which they are engaged; (iv) the fair value of the property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; and (v) the present fair salable value of the property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis on their debts as they become absolute and matured.

(c)    In computing the amount of contingent liabilities for purposes of this Section 5.06, it is intended that such liabilities will be computed at the amount which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing as of the Effective Date or the Merger Closing Date, as applicable, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability, and all in accordance with GAAP.

5.07    Litigation. There is no litigation, arbitration, governmental investigation, proceeding or inquiry pending or, to the knowledge of any of their officers, threatened in writing against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which has not been disclosed in the reports of the Company on Form 10-K, 10-Q or 8-K, or in any Form S-4 of the Company, filed with the SEC prior to the Effective Date (excluding any disclosures set forth in any risk factor section and in any section relating to forward-looking or safe harbor statements) (a) that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) which seeks to prevent, enjoin or delay the making of any Loan or otherwise challenges the validity of any Loan Document and as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse decision.

5.08    Disclosure. All written information (to the knowledge of the Company with respect to EVO and its subsidiaries prior to the Merger Closing Date) other than financial projections and other forward-looking information and information of a general economic or

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industry nature provided on or prior to the Effective Date by the Company or on behalf of the Company by its representatives to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in connection with the negotiation and syndication of and entry into this Agreement does not, when taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, when taken as a whole, not materially misleading when taken as a whole and in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made (giving effect to any supplements then or theretofore furnished).

5.09    Regulation U. No Borrower is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate of buying or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U or Regulation X); and after applying the proceeds of each Loan, margin stock (as defined in Regulation U) constitutes not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the value of those assets of any Borrower which are subject to any limitation on sale or pledge, or any other restriction hereunder.

5.10    Investment Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.

5.11    OFAC, FCPA. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are conducted in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions in all material respects, and the Company maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to achieve compliance therewith. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer or employee thereof (in the case of any employee, with respect to clause (c) only, to the extent such employee is acting or directly benefiting in any capacity in connection with any Credit Extension), is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by one or more individuals or entities that are, (a) the subject or target of any Sanctions or in violation of applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, (b) included on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals, HMT’s Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets and the Investment Ban List, or any similar list enforced by the United States federal government (including OFAC), the European Union or the United Kingdom (including those administered by Her Majesty’s Treasury) or (c) located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction.

5.12    Affected Financial Institution. No Borrower is an Affected Financial Institution.

5.13    Taxes. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set side on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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5.14    ERISA.

(a)    No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)    No Borrower is or will be 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 in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments.

5.15    Environmental Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, or (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability.

5.16    Use of Proceeds. No Borrower will, directly or, to its knowledge, indirectly, use any part of the proceeds of any Loan in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws, applicable Sanctions or the PATRIOT Act. No proceeds of any Loans will be used directly or indirectly by any Borrower to purchase or carry any Margin Stock, or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock, in violation of Regulation U of the Board, as amended.

ARTICLE VI.

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

From and after the Effective Date (other than Sections 6.02, 6.03 and 6.06, which shall apply from and after the Effective Date), so long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder or any Loan or other Obligation hereunder (other than any contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been made) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or (except to the extent agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer that has issued such Letter of Credit or to the extent such Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized) any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, each Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders, L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent that:

6.01    Financial Reporting. The Company shall maintain, for itself and each Subsidiary, a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP, and furnish to the Administrative Agent for the Administrative Agent’s distribution to the Lenders:

(a)    As soon as available, but in any event on or prior to the 90th day after the close of each of its Fiscal Years (commencing with the Fiscal Year of the Company ending after the Effective Date), a consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such period, related statements of operations, stockholder’s equity and cash flows prepared in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis for itself and its Subsidiaries, together with an audit report certified by independent certified public accountants of recognized standing, whose opinion shall not be qualified as to the scope of the audit or as to the status of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as a going concern.

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(b)    As soon as available, but in any event on or prior to the 45th day after the close of the first three quarterly periods of each of its Fiscal Years (commencing with the first such fiscal quarter of the Company ending after the Effective Date), for itself and its Subsidiaries, a consolidated (or, at the Company’s option and to the extent filed (or to be filed) with the SEC in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q, condensed consolidated) unaudited balance sheet as at the close of each such period and consolidated unaudited statements of operations and cash flows for the period from the beginning of such Fiscal Year to the end of such quarter, all certified by a Financial Officer.

(c)    Together with the financial statements required under Sections 6.01(a) and (b), a Compliance Certificate signed by a Financial Officer (a) showing the calculations necessary to determine compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.03, (b) stating that no Default or Event of Default exists, or if any Default or Event of Default exists, stating the nature and status thereof and (c) describing in reasonable detail any change in GAAP or in the application thereof that has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year that is material with respect to the financial statements accompanying such certificate.

(d)    Promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements or other regular reports not otherwise provided pursuant to this Section 6.01 which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries files with the SEC.

(e)    Such other information with respect to the business, condition or operations, financial or otherwise, and Properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries as the Administrative Agent, including at the request of any Lender, may from time to time reasonably request.

Notwithstanding the foregoing requirements for delivery of annual and quarterly financial statements and reports and other filings in Section 6.01(a), (b) and (d) above (to the extent such documents are included in material otherwise filed with the SEC), and notices required to be given pursuant to Section 6.02, such delivery and notice requirements may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Company posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Company’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Company’s behalf on an 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) including, to the extent the Lenders and the Administrative Agent have access thereto and such documents are available thereon, the EDGAR Database and sec.gov. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Company with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

The Company hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or Arrangers will make available to the Lenders and L/C Issuers materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Company hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on Debt Domain, IntraLinks, Syndtrak or another similar electronic system

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(the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to either of the Company or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Person’s securities. The Company hereby agrees that so long as the Company is the issuer of any outstanding debt or equity securities that are registered or issued pursuant to a private offering or is actively contemplating issuing any such securities (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Company shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, Arrangers and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Company or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.07); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information;” and (z) the Administrative Agent and Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated as “Public Side Information.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be under no obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.”

6.02    Notices of Material Events. The Company shall furnish to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of the following:

(a)    the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

(b)    the filing or commencement of any actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrators or Governmental Authorities against or affecting the Company or any Subsidiaries thereof that, would be reasonably likely to be adversely determined and if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c)    if and when the Company or any member of the ERISA Affiliate (i) gives or is required to give notice to the PBGC of any Reportable Event with respect to any Plan which might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds for a termination of such Plan under Title IV of ERISA, or knows that the plan administrator of any Plan has given or is required to give notice of any such Reportable Event, a copy of the notice of such Reportable Event given or required to be given to the PBGC, (ii) receives notice of complete or partial withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA, a copy of such notice, or (iii) receives notice from the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA of an intent to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer any Plan, a copy of such notice, in each case where such Reportable Event, withdrawal liability, termination or appointment would reasonably be expected to have or cause a Material Adverse Effect; and

(d)    any change in the Public Debt Rating.

Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Company setting forth the details of the event

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or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

6.03    Conduct of Business. The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, except as otherwise permitted by Section 7.05, do all things necessary to remain duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and (to the extent such concept applies to such entity) in good standing as a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity in its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as the case may be, and maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted, except in each case (other than valid existence of the Company in its jurisdiction of incorporation) where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.04    Compliance with Laws. The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders (such compliance to include compliance with ERISA and Environmental Laws and paying before the same become delinquent all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or upon its property except to the extent contested in good faith), except to the extent such noncompliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.05    Inspection; Keeping of Books and Records. Subject to applicable law and third party confidentiality agreements entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, the Company shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, permit the Administrative Agent, in each case during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default, by its representatives and agents, to inspect any of the Property, books and financial records of the Company and each Subsidiary, to examine and make copies of the books of accounts and other financial records of the Company and each Subsidiary, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and each Subsidiary with their respective officers at such reasonable times during normal business hours and intervals as the Administrative Agent may designate but in all events upon reasonable prior notice to the Company. The Company shall keep and maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep and maintain, in all material respects, proper books of record and account in which entries in conformity with GAAP shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to their respective businesses and activities.

6.06    Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions. The Company shall conduct its businesses in compliance in all material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other applicable anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions and with all applicable Sanctions, and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with such laws and Sanctions.

6.07    Payment of Tax Liabilities. The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay its Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and the Company or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or (b) the failure to make payment pending such contest would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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6.08    Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies or through adequate self-insurance programs, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations or consistent with past practices of the Company and such Subsidiaries, except in each case where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

ARTICLE VII.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder or any Loan or other Obligation hereunder (other than any contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been made) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or (except to the extent agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer that has issued such Letter of Credit or to the extent such Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized) any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, each Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders, L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent that:

7.01    Liens. From and after the Effective Date, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Material Subsidiary to, create or suffer to exist any Lien in or on any of its Property, except:

(a)    precautionary Liens provided and financing statements (or analogous personal property security filings or registrations in other jurisdictions) filed or recorded in each case by the Company or any Material Subsidiary in connection with the sale, lease, assignment, transfer or other disposition of assets by the Company or any Material Subsidiary which transaction is entered into in the ordinary course of business or determined by the Company or such Material Subsidiary to constitute a “sale” or “lease” under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States;

(b)    Liens existing on the Effective Date and, to the extent securing Indebtedness having a principal amount in excess of $300,000,000 individually, set forth on Schedule 7.01;

(c)    Liens existing on Property of any Person acquired by the Company or any Material Subsidiary (which may include Property previously leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and leasehold interests on such property, provided that the lease terminates prior to or upon acquisition), other than any such Lien or security interest created in contemplation of such acquisition (and the replacement, extension or renewal thereof upon or in the same Property);

(d)    Liens on Property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any Material Subsidiary, at the time such Person first becomes a Material Subsidiary or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of all or

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substantially all of the Properties or assets of a Person to the Company or any Material Subsidiary, provided that such Lien was not incurred in anticipation of the merger, consolidation, sale, lease or other disposition (and the replacement, extension or renewal thereof upon or in the same Property);

(e)    Liens on fixed or capital assets (including real property) to secure the payment of all or any part of the cost of acquisition, construction, development or improvement of such assets, or to secure Indebtedness incurred to provide funds for any such purpose (and the replacement, extension or renewal thereof upon or in the same Property); provided that (i) the commitment of the creditor to extend the credit secured by any such Lien shall have been obtained not later than 12 months after the completion of the acquisition, construction, development or improvement of such assets, (ii) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien does not exceed the cost of such acquisition, construction, development or improvement of such assets (other than by an amount equal to any related financing costs (including, but not limited to, the accrued interest and premium and fees, if any, on the Indebtedness so secured)), and (iii) such Lien shall not apply to any other Property of the Company or any Material Subsidiary, except for accessions and improvements to such fixed or capital assets covered by such Lien and the proceeds and products thereof;

(f)    Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations in an aggregate outstanding amount, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness or other obligations, not to exceed the greater of (x) $1,575,000,000 and (y) 35% of Consolidated EBITDA;

(g)    Liens in connection with any Capital Lease Obligation or Sale-Leasebacks;

(h)    Settlement Liens;

(i)    usual and customary deposits in favor of lessors and similar deposits in the ordinary course of business;

(j)    Liens in favor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(k)    Liens on existing and future cash, cash equivalents and securities (and deposit and securities accounts) securing or otherwise supporting obligations in an aggregate principal amount of up to $50,000,000 in respect of letters of credit and banker’s acceptances issued for the account of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(l)    Permitted Encumbrances;

(m)    Liens on cash and cash equivalents deposited or pledged in the ordinary course of business to secure Surety Indemnification Obligations;

(n)    Liens arising due to any cash pooling, netting or composite accounting arrangements;

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by Liens) referred to in clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f), provided that, (i) such extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to all or a part of the same Property that secured the Lien extended, renewed or replaced (plus improvements on and accessions to such Property), and (ii) the Indebtedness or other obligations secured by such Lien at such time is not increased (other than by an amount equal to any related financing costs (including, but not limited to, the accrued interest and premium, if any, on the Indebtedness or other obligation being refinanced)); and

(p)    Liens created in substitution of any Liens permitted by clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f), provided that, (i) based on a good faith determination of a senior officer of the Borrower, the property encumbered by such substitute or replacement Lien is substantially similar in nature to the property encumbered by the otherwise permitted Lien that is being replaced, and (ii) the Indebtedness or other obligations secured by such Lien at such time is not increased (other than by an amount equal to any related financing costs (including, but not limited to, the accrued interest and premium, if any, on the Indebtedness or other obligations being refinanced)).

7.02    Subsidiary Indebtedness. From and after the Effective Date, the Company shall not permit any Material Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except any one or more of the following types of Indebtedness:

(a)    (i) the Obligations and any other Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents, and (ii) any other Indebtedness if the Loans are guaranteed on a pari passu basis by each Material Subsidiary that has incurred such Indebtedness; provided that any such guarantee may, at the option of the Company, be automatically released if the Material Subsidiary providing such guarantee is no longer liable in respect of such Indebtedness.

(b)    any other Indebtedness; provided that, immediately after giving effect thereto, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness (without duplication) under this Section 7.02(b) would not exceed the greater of (x) $1,575,000,000 and (y) 35% of Consolidated EBITDA.

(c)    Indebtedness assumed in connection with any Acquisition of a Person after the date hereof and not incurred in contemplation thereof.

(d)    Indebtedness existing or entered into on the Effective Date and, to the extent having a principal amount in excess of $300,000,000 individually, set forth on Schedule 7.02.

(e)    purchase money Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) hereafter incurred to finance the purchase of fixed assets, provided that such Indebtedness when incurred shall not exceed the purchase price of the asset(s) financed.

(f)    (x) Indebtedness to the Company or any Subsidiary and (y) Guarantees by any Subsidiary of Indebtedness of another Subsidiary or the Company to the extent that such Indebtedness is not prohibited hereby.

(g)    Indebtedness resulting from Surety Indemnification Obligations of such Material Subsidiary.

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(h)    Indebtedness, if any, that may exist in respect of deposits or payments made by customers or clients of such Material Subsidiaries.

(i)    Indebtedness owed in respect of any netting services, overdrafts and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository and cash management services including in respect of Cash Management Agreements or in connection with any automated clearing-house transfers of funds or in respect of letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances supporting trade payables.

(j)    to the extent constituting Indebtedness, contingent liabilities in respect of any indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, non-compete, consulting, deferred compensation and similar obligations.

(k)    Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers and consultants of a Material Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business.

(l)    Guarantees in respect of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Section 7.02.

(m)    Indebtedness incurred to finance workers’ compensation, health, disability or life insurance or which finances any Benefit Plan or property, casualty or liability insurance, or self-insurance, in each case, in the ordinary course of business.

(n)    Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of up to $50,000,000 consisting of letters of credit or bank guaranties issued to support the obligations of any Material Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business.

(o)    Indebtedness in connection with any Sale-Leaseback.

(p)    all premiums (if any), interest, fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in this Section 7.02.

(q)    endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business.

(r)    any extensions, renewals, refinancings, amendments, restatements, supplements, refundings, modifications or replacements of any Indebtedness permitted by this Section 7.02 (and, in the case of guarantees, guarantees in respect of any extension, renewal, refinancing, amendment, restatement, supplement, refunding, modification or replacement of the guaranteed indebtedness), to the extent that the principal amount thereof shall not be increased above the principal amount thereof outstanding immediately prior to such extension, renewal, refinancing, amendment, restatements, supplement, refunding, modification or replacement (except by an amount equal to any existing commitments utilized thereunder) other than increases related to required premiums, accrued interest and reasonable fees and expenses in connection with such extensions, renewals, refinancings, amendments, restatements, supplements, refundings, modifications or replacements.

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7.03    Financial Covenants.

(a)    As of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter commencing with the first Fiscal Quarter ending after the Effective Date, the Net Leverage Ratio shall not be greater than 3.75 to 1.00; provided that the Company may elect by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the date that is thirty (30) days following consummation of any Qualifying Acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary to increase the maximum Net Leverage Ratio to (i) 4.50 to 1.00 or (ii) 4.25 to 1.00 (each of (i) and (ii), a “Step-Up”); provided, further, that (v) during the term of this Agreement, the Company may elect no more than one Step-Up under clause (i) above and one Step-Up under clause (ii) above (it being understood and agreed that either Step-Up may be terminated at any time at the election of the Company), (w) each such Step-Up shall be effective upon the consummation of such Qualifying Acquisition, (x) the Step-Up under clause (i) above shall only apply for the Fiscal Quarter during which the applicable Qualifying Acquisition has been consummated and the eight (8) consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending immediately following such Fiscal Quarter and the Step-Up under clause (ii) above shall only apply for the Fiscal Quarter during which the applicable Qualifying Acquisition has been consummated and the four (4) consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending immediately following such Fiscal Quarter, (y) subsequent to a Step-Up under clause (i) above, the maximum Net Leverage Ratio shall decrease by 0.25 to 1.00 after each of the third, sixth and eighth full Fiscal Quarters ending after the Fiscal Quarter in which the Qualifying Acquisition has been consummated and (z) the Company may not elect the second Step-Up unless the first Step-Up ended at least two (2) Fiscal Quarters prior to the date of election with respect to the second Step-Up and the Net Leverage Ratio shall have been less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00 as of the last day of at least two (2) consecutive Fiscal Quarters after the date of election of the first Step-Up and prior to the date of election with respect to the second Step-Up.

(b)    As of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter commencing with the first Fiscal Quarter ending after the Effective Date, the Interest Coverage Ratio shall not be less than 3.00 to 1.00 for the twelve month period ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter.

(c)    At any time after the definitive agreement for any Qualifying Acquisition shall have been executed (or, in the case of a Qualifying Acquisition in the form of a tender offer or similar transaction, after the offer shall have been launched) and prior to the consummation of such Qualifying Acquisition (or termination of the definitive documentation in respect thereof (or such earlier date as such Indebtedness ceases to constitute Acquisition Debt)), (i) any Acquisition Debt (and the proceeds of such Acquisition Debt) shall be excluded from the definition of Net Leverage Ratio and (ii) all interest (including capitalized interest), premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses payable with respect to such Acquisition Debt shall be excluded from the definition of Interest Coverage Ratio, in each case, to the extent the proceeds of the Acquisition Debt are retained by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and not applied for any purpose other than investments in cash equivalents and/or marketable securities.

7.04    Asset Sales. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Material Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (including by way of Delaware LLC Division or similar division under other applicable law) (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the consolidated assets

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(whether now owned or hereafter acquired) of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any Person.

7.05    Mergers. No Borrower shall consolidate or merge into or with any Person (other than any other Borrower, provided that in any consolidation or merger involving the Company, the Company shall be the surviving person) unless (i) such Borrower is the surviving Person and (ii) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

7.06    OFAC, FCPA. From and after the Effective Date, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall directly, or to the Company’s knowledge, indirectly, use the proceeds of any Revolving Loan or Letter of Credit (a) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (b) to fund any activities of or business with any individual or entity, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject or target of Sanctions in each case of this clause (b) in violation of applicable Sanctions or (c) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

ARTICLE VIII.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

8.01    Events of Default. Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:

(a)    Any representation or warranty made by any Borrower to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, or any certificate or information delivered in connection with this Agreement, shall be false in any material respect when made or deemed made.

(b)    Nonpayment of (i) principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation when due, or (ii) interest upon any Loan, any Commitment Fee or other payment Obligations under any of the Loan Documents within five (5) Business Days after such interest, fee or other Obligation becomes due.

(c)    The breach by any Borrower of (i) any of the terms or provisions of Article VII, Sections 6.02(a) or 6.03 (only as the breach relates to the existence of any Borrower) or (ii) any of the other terms or provisions of this Agreement which, in the case of this clause (ii), is not remedied within thirty (30) days after the Administrative Agent or any Lender provides the Company written notice of the occurrence thereof.

(d)    Cross Default.

(i)    Any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any Indebtedness for borrowed money which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least the Requisite Amount in the aggregate (but excluding indebtedness arising hereunder) of such Borrower or such Material Subsidiary (as the case may be) when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity,

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required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness for borrowed money and shall not have been waived under such agreement or instrument, unless adequate provision for any such payment has been made in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Lenders.

(ii)    Any event, condition or circumstance occurs that (x) results in any Indebtedness for borrowed money of any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least the Requisite Amount becoming or being declared due prior to its scheduled maturity, and, in the case of this clause (x), such declaration is not rescinded, or (y) enables or permits the holder or holders of any such Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any such Indebtedness to become due prior to its scheduled maturity, and, in the case of this clause (y), such event, condition or circumstance shall not have been remedied or waived by or on behalf of the holder or holders of such Indebtedness; provided that clauses (x) and (y) shall not apply to any of the following: (1) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness or a casualty or similar event, (2) any change of control offer made within 60 days after an Acquisition with respect to, and effectuated pursuant to, Indebtedness of an acquired business, (3) any default under Indebtedness of an acquired business if such default is cured, or such Indebtedness is repaid, within 60 days after the Acquisition of such business so long as no other creditor accelerates or commences any kind of enforcement action in respect of such Indebtedness, (4) mandatory prepayment requirements arising from the receipt of net cash proceeds from debt, dispositions (including casualty losses, governmental takings and other involuntary dispositions), equity issuances or excess cash flow, in each case pursuant to Indebtedness of an acquired business, (5) prepayments required by the terms of Indebtedness as a result of customary provisions in respect of illegality, replacement of lenders and gross-up provisions for Taxes, increased costs, capital adequacy and other similar customary requirements, (6) any voluntary prepayment, redemption or other satisfaction of Indebtedness that becomes mandatory in accordance with the terms of such Indebtedness solely as the result of any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary delivering a prepayment, redemption or similar notice with respect to such prepayment, redemption or other satisfaction, (7) any special mandatory redemption or similar provision and (8) any cash settlement with respect to the conversion of convertible notes at the option of the holders thereof prior to its scheduled maturity (in accordance with the terms thereof).

(iii)    Any Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due.

(e)    Any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall (i) have an order for relief entered with respect to it under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect, (ii) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) apply for, seek, consent to, or acquiesce in, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner, liquidator, administrator or similar official for it or any Substantial Portion of its Property, (iv) institute any proceeding seeking an order for relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect or seeking to adjudicate it bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution,

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winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement (including by way of voluntary arrangement, scheme of arrangement, restructuring plan or otherwise), adjustment or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors or fail to file an answer or other pleading denying the material allegations of any such proceeding filed against it, (v) take any corporate or partnership action to authorize or effect any of the foregoing actions set forth in this Section 8.01(e), (vi) fail to contest in good faith any appointment or proceeding described in Section 8.01(f) or (vii) any procedure or step analogous to (i) through (v) above is taken in any applicable jurisdiction.

(f)    Without the application, approval or consent of any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary, a receiver, trustee, custodian, examiner, liquidator or similar official shall be appointed for any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or any Substantial Portion of its Property, or a proceeding described in Section 8.01(e) shall be instituted against any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary, and such appointment continues undischarged, or such proceeding continues undismissed or unstayed, in each case, for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days.

(g)    Any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall fail within sixty (60) days to pay, bond or otherwise discharge one or more judgments or orders for the payment of money (except to the extent covered by independent third party insurance and as to which the insurer has not disclaimed coverage) in excess of $250,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in currencies other than Dollars) in the aggregate, which judgment(s), in any such case, is/are not stayed on appeal or otherwise being appropriately contested in good faith.

(h)    A Change of Control shall have occurred.

(i)    Any material provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations that survive the termination of this Agreement), ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Borrower contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document; or any Borrower denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any provision of any Loan Document (other than as a result of repayment in full of the Obligations and termination of the Commitments), or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any Loan Document for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder.

8.02    Acceleration, Etc. If any Event of Default described in Section 8.01 occurs, then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to any Borrower described in clause (e) or (f) of Section 8.01), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, by notice to the Company, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare all Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each of the Borrowers, (iii) require

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that the Company Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount) and (iv) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents; and in case of any event with respect to any Borrower described in clause (e) or (f) of Section 8.01, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of all Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other Obligations accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each of the Borrowers, and the obligation of the Company to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

8.03    Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically be required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Section 2.14 and 2.15, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent to the extent payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations arising under the Loan Documents constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and L/C Issuers to the extent payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans, L/C Borrowings and Obligations arising under the Loan Documents, ratably among the Lenders and L/C Issuers in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

Fourth, to (a) payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, L/C Borrowings and (b) Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit, ratably among the Lenders and L/C Issuers in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Company or as otherwise required by Law.

Subject to Sections 2.03(c) and 2.14, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fourth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash

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Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.

ARTICLE IX.

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

9.01    Appointment and Authority. Each of the Lenders and L/C Issuers hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, and none of the Borrowers shall have any rights as third party beneficiaries of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative 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 as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.

9.02    Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

9.03    Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:

(a)    shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

(b)    shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative 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 the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law; including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the

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automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law;

(c)    shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty or responsibility to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Company or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity;

(d)    shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to 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 (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Institution;

(e)    shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (i) 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 8.01) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Company, a Lender or an L/C Issuer; and

(f)    shall not be responsible for or have any duty or obligation to any Lender or participant or any other Person to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) 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.

9.04    Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and 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, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the

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satisfaction of a Lender or L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Company), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

9.05    Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. 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 Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub agent and to the Related Parties 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. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

9.06    Resignation of Administrative Agent.

(a)    The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Company. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with, so long as no Event of Default exists, the consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.

(b)    If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, by notice in writing to the Company and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, with, so long as no Event of Default exists, the consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.

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(c)    With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (i) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (ii) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, 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 and L/C Issuer directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or removed) Administrative Agent (other than as provided in Section 3.01(g) and other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by the Company to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Company and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them (i) while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent and (ii) after such resignation or removal for as long as any of them continues to act in any capacity hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including in respect of any actions taken in connection with transferring the agency to any successor Administrative Agent.

(d)    Any resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer. If Bank of America resigns as an L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the 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(c). Upon the appointment by the Company of a successor L/C Issuer hereunder (which successor shall in all cases be a Lender other than a Defaulting Lender) and acceptance by such Lender of such appointment, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer, (ii) the retiring L/C Issuer shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and (iii) 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 Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.

9.07    Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender and L/C Issuer acknowledges that the Administrative Agent has not made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereafter taken, including any consent to, and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of any Borrower, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Lender or L/C

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Issuer as to any matter, including whether the Administrative Agent have disclosed material information in their (or their Related Parties’) possession. Each Lender and L/C Issuer represents to the Administrative Agent and the Arranger that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis of, appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrowers and their 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 and to extend credit to the Borrowers hereunder. Each Lender and L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder 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 Company. Each Lender and L/C Issuer represents and warrants that (i) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility and (ii) it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course and is entering into this Agreement as a Lender or L/C Issuer for the purpose of making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender or L/C Issuer, and not for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument, and each Lender and L/C Issuer agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing. Each Lender and L/C Issuer represents and warrants that it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding such commercial loans or providing such other facilities.

9.08    No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Arrangers, syndication agents, documentation agents, or senior managing agents 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, a Lender or an L/C Issuer hereunder.

9.09    Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Borrower, 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 any 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 Obligations 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

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claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuers 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 custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and L/C Issuer 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 and L/C Issuers, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts 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 or L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

9.10    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 and the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Company or any other Borrower, 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 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), 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 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

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Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (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 its sole discretion, and such Lender.

(b)    In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (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 Arrangers and their respective Affiliates and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Company or any other Borrower, that none of the Administrative Agent, any Arranger 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).

9.11    Recovery of Erroneous Payments. Without limitation of any other provision in this Agreement, if at any time the Administrative Agent makes a payment hereunder in error to any Lender Recipient Party, whether or not in respect of an Obligation due and owing by any Borrower at such time, where such payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such event, each Lender Recipient Party receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount received by such Lender Recipient Party in Same Day Funds in the currency so received, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Rescindable Amount is received by it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the applicable Overnight Rate. Each Lender Recipient Party irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its obligation to return any Rescindable Amount. The Administrative Agent shall inform each Lender Recipient Party promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Lender Recipient Party comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.

MISCELLANEOUS

10.01    Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Company or any other Borrower therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Company or the applicable Borrower, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific

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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 any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.01) without the written consent of such Lender;

(b)    postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment (excluding any mandatory prepayment) of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(c)    reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (ii) of the second proviso to this Section 10.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; 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 Borrowers to pay interest at the Default Rate;

(d)    change Section 2.13 or Section 8.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender;

(e)    change any provision of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder without the written consent of each Lender;

(f)    release the Company from its obligations under the Guaranty (other than with respect to any Borrower ceasing to be a Borrower in accordance with this Agreement) without the written consent of each Lender;

(g)    amend Section 1.06 or the definition of “Alternative Currency”, without the written consent of each Lender and each L/C Issuer obligated to make Credit Extensions in Alternative Currencies;

provided, further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) unless also signed by the applicable L/C Issuer, no amendment, waiver or consent shall affect the rights or duties of any L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (iii) the Fee Letters may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto; (iv) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent 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), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require

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the consent of such Defaulting Lender; (v) in order to implement any additional Commitments, in accordance with Section 2.02(f), this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended for such purpose (but solely to the extent necessary to implement such additional Commitments and otherwise in accordance with Section 2.02(f)) by the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each Lender providing a such additional Commitments; and (vi) the L/C Commitment reflected on Schedule 2.03 may be amended from time to time by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers, to reflect the L/C Commitments of the L/C Issuers in effect from time to time.

If any Lender does not consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, consent or release with respect to any Loan Document that requires the consent of such Lender and that has been approved by the Required Lenders, the Company may replace such Non-Consenting Lender in accordance with Section 10.13; provided that such amendment, waiver, consent or release can be effected as a result of the assignment contemplated by such Section (together with all other such assignments required by the Company to be made pursuant to this paragraph).

Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers, the Company and the Lenders obligated to make Credit Extensions in Alternative Currencies to amend the definition of “Alternative Currency”, “Alternative Currency Daily Rate”, “Alternative Currency Term Rate” or “Term SOFR” solely to add additional currency options and the applicable interest rate with respect thereto, in each case solely to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 1.06.

Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent and the Company may amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any other Loan Document to cure or correct administrative errors or omissions, any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency or to effect administrative changes, and such amendment shall become effective without any further consent of any other party to such Loan Document so long as the Lenders shall have received at least five Business Days’ prior written notice thereof and the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that the Required Lenders object to such amendment. In addition, and notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the Administrative Agent may enter into an amendment as described in Section 3.03, and such amendment shall be effective at the times and upon the terms described in Section 3.03.

10.02    Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication

(a)    Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), 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 facsimile or electronic mail 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:

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(i)    if to the Company or any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower or the Administrative Agent or Bank of America, as L/C Issuer, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and

(ii)    if to any other Lender or any other L/C Issuer, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Company).

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 facsimile 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 subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).

(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, FpML messaging 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 or any L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Company may each, in its 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, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement) 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; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

(c)    The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) 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

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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 PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to any Borrower, 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 such 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 nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of, or breach of its material obligations under any Loan Document by, such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to any Borrower, 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 the Company and the Administrative Agent may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender and L/C Issuer may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Company 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, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Company or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.

(e)    Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic or electronic Loan Notices and Letter of Credit Applications) purportedly given by or on behalf of a 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. The Company shall indemnify the Administrative 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 a Borrower. 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.

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10.03    No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement. No failure by any Lender, any L/C Issuer or the Administrative 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 or under any other Loan Document (including the imposition of the Default Rate) preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

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 Borrowers 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 in accordance with Section 8.01 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuers; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) any L/C Issuer from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Borrower under any Debtor Relief Law; 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 8.01 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) 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.

10.04    Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

(a)    Costs and Expenses. The Company shall reimburse from time to time on demand (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by, without duplication, the Administrative Agent and their respective Affiliates (in the case of fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel, limited to the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (taken together) and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in any relevant jurisdiction) incurred in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated) and (ii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders (in the case of fees, disbursements and charges of counsel, limited to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to such parties, taken together (and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in any relevant jurisdiction and, solely in the case of an actual or potential conflict of interest, of one additional counsel (and, if

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reasonably necessary, one additional local counsel in any relevant jurisdiction) for all affected parties, taken together)) in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section 10.04, or (B) in connection with the Loans or Letters of Credit made or issued hereunder, including all such reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or the Company’s obligations in respect of Letters of Credit.

(b)    Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Arranger, each Lender and each L/C Issuer, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (in the case of fees, disbursements and charges of counsel, limited to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to all Indemnitees, taken together (and, if reasonably necessary, special counsel and one local counsel in any relevant jurisdiction and, solely in the case of an actual or potential conflict of interest, of one additional counsel (and, if reasonably necessary, special counsel and one additional local counsel in any relevant jurisdiction) for all affected Indemnitees, taken together)), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (including any Borrower) other than such Indemnitee and its Related Parties arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in respect of any matters addressed in Section 3.01), (ii) any 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), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by any Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to any Borrower or any Subsidiary, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by any Borrower, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or its Related Parties, (y) a material breach by such Indemnitee or any of its Related Parties of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document or (z) a dispute solely among two or more Indemnitees not arising from any act or omission of the Company or its Subsidiaries hereunder (other than claims against an Indemnitee in its capacity or as a result of fulfilling its role as an agent, Arranger or similar role under any of the Loan Documents). Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.01(c), this Section 10.04(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.

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(c)    Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Company for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by them to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), any L/C Issuer or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), such L/C Issuer or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on each Lender’s share of the unused Commitments and Revolving Exposure of such Lender at such time) of such unpaid amount (including any such unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender), such payment to be made severally among them based on such Lenders’ Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought); provided, further that, the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such L/C Issuer in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d).

(d)    Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereto agrees that it shall not assert, and each of them hereby waives any claim against any other party hereto, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than for direct or actual damages resulting from either (i) the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or its Related Parties as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) the material breach of such Indemnitee’s or its Related Parties’ obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(e)    Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten Business Days after demand therefor.

(f)    Survival. The agreements in this Section and the indemnity provisions of Section 10.02(e), shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent and any L/C Issuer, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.

10.05    Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of any Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such

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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 the Administrative 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 the Administrative 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 applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, in the applicable currency of such recovery or payment. 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.

10.06    Successors and Assigns.

(a)    Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that no Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or thereunder 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 assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (e) of this Section (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 subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b)    Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may, at any time after the Effective Date, assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in L/C Obligations) at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i)    Minimum Amounts.

(A)    in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and the related Loans at the time owing to it or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the

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case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B)    in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitments and the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date 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 $5,000,000, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default under Section 8.01(b), (e) or (f) has occurred and is continuing, the Company otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(ii)    Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

(A)    for any assignment prior to (and including) the earlier of (x) the Merger Closing Date and (y) the Certain Funds Termination Date, the consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless such assignment is to an Approved Lender;

(B)    for any assignment after the earlier of (x) the Merger Closing Date and (y) the Certain Funds Termination Date, the consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default under Section 8.01(b), (e) or (f) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided, that the Company shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received written notice thereof;

(C)    the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required in respect of any Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and

(D)    the consent of each L/C Issuer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender.

(iii)    Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such

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processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

(iv)    No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made (A) to the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, or (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B) or (C) to a natural person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural person).

(v)    Certain Additional Payments. 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 Company 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 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 Applicable Percentage. 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 paragraph, 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 subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the 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, 3.04, 3.05 and 10.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender having been a Defaulting Lender. Upon request, each 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 that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such

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Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section.

(c)    Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Company, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it (or the equivalent thereof in electronic form) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans and L/C Obligations 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 Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may 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. The Register shall be available for inspection by any Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(d)    Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, any Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural person), a Defaulting Lender or the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (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 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 and (iii) the Company, the Administrative Agent, the other Lenders and the L/C Issuers shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 10.04(c) without regard to the existence of any participation.

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 to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; 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 Section 10.01(a) that affects such Participant. The Company agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 3.01(e)) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(e) shall be delivered to the Lender who sells the participation) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.06 and 10.13 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.01 or 3.04, with respect to any participation, than the Lender from whom it acquired the applicable participation would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a

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(e)    Certain Pledges. 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(s), if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other 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.

(f)    Resignation as L/C Issuer after Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time any Lender assigns all of its Commitment and Revolving Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, such Lender may upon thirty days’ notice to the Company and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer, the Company shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Company to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of such Lender as L/C Issuer. If such Lender resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of an L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit issued by it that remain 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(c)). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer, (1) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer, and (2) 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 such Lender to effectively assume the obligations of such Lender with respect to such Letters of Credit.

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(g)    Disqualified Institutions.

(i)    Disqualified Institutions. (i) No assignment shall be made to any Person that was a Disqualified Institution as of the date (the “Trade Date”) on which the applicable Lender entered into a binding agreement to sell and assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to such Person (unless the Company has consented to such assignment as otherwise contemplated by this Section 10.06, in which case such Person will not be considered a Disqualified Institution for the purpose of such assignment). For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any assignee that becomes a Disqualified Institution after the applicable Trade Date (including as a result of the delivery of a notice pursuant to, and/or the expiration of the notice period referred to in, the definition of “Disqualified Institution”), (x) such assignee shall not retroactively be disqualified from becoming a Lender and (y) the execution by the Company of an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignee will not by itself result in such assignee no longer being considered a Disqualified Institution. Any assignment in violation of this clause (g)(i) shall not be void, but the other provisions of this clause (g) shall apply.

(ii)    If any assignment is made to any Disqualified Institution without the Company’s prior consent in violation of clause (i) above, or if any Person becomes a Disqualified Institution after the applicable Trade Date, the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to the applicable Disqualified Institution and the Administrative Agent, (A) terminate any Commitment of such Disqualified Institution and repay all obligations of the Company owing to such Disqualified Institution in connection with such Commitment and/or (B) require such Disqualified Institution to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 10.06), all of its interest, rights and obligations under this Agreement and related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations at the lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Institution paid to acquire such interests, rights and obligations, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided that (i) the Company shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 10.06(b) and (ii) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws.

(iii)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Disqualified Institutions (A) will not (x) have the right to receive information, reports or other materials provided to Lenders by the Company, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (y) attend or participate in meetings attended by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, or (z) access any electronic site established for the Lenders or confidential communications from counsel to or financial advisors of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders and (B) (x) for purposes of any consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of, or any action under, and for the purpose of any direction to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any

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action) under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, each Disqualified Institution will be deemed to have consented in the same proportion as the Lenders that are not Disqualified Institutions consented to such matter, and (y) for purposes of voting on any plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws (“Plan of Reorganization”), each Disqualified Institution party hereto hereby agrees (1) not to vote on such Plan of Reorganization, (2) if such Disqualified Institution does vote on such Plan of Reorganization notwithstanding the restriction in the foregoing clause (1), such vote will be deemed not to be in good faith and shall be “designated” pursuant to Section 1126(e) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief Laws), and such vote shall not be counted in determining whether the applicable class has accepted or rejected such Plan of Reorganization in accordance with Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief Laws) and (3) not to contest any request by any party for a determination by the Bankruptcy Court (or other applicable court of competent jurisdiction) effectuating the foregoing clause (2).

(iv)    The Administrative Agent shall have the right, and the Company hereby expressly authorizes the Administrative Agent, to (A) post the list of Disqualified Institutions provided by the Company and any updates thereto from time to time (collectively, the “DQ List”) on the Platform, including that portion of the Platform that is designated for “public side” Lenders or (B) provide the DQ List to each Lender requesting the same.

10.07    Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and the L/C Issuers agrees to use all information received by them solely for the purposes of providing the services that are the subject of this Agreement and to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Related Parties (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), (b) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (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 as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to any of the Borrowers and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (g) on a confidential basis to (A) rating agencies in coordination with the Company in connection with rating the Company or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder or (B) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the application, issuance, publishing and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder, (h) with the consent of the Company or (i) to the extent such

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Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Company (or the Company’s representatives) that is not, to the Administrative Agent’s, such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s knowledge, subject to confidentiality or fiduciary obligations owing to the Company or its Subsidiaries or EVO or its Subsidiaries. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the Commitments.

For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all non-public information received from the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the Transactions relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or EVO or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that, in the case of information received from the Company or any Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 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 of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information concerning the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws.

10.08    Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, each L/C Issuer and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, such L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any Settlement Assets except to effect Settlement Payments such Lender is obligated to make to a third party in respect of such Settlement Assets or as otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and such Lender) against any and all of the obligations of such Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or such L/C Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of such Borrower may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office or Affiliate of such Lender or such L/C Issuer different from the branch or office or Affiliate 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 2.15 and, pending

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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, the L/C Issuers 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. The rights of each Lender, each L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, such L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender and each L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Company and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

10.09    Interest Rate Limitation. As used in this Agreement the term “interest” does not include any fees (including, but not limited to, any loan fee, periodic fee, unused commitment fee or waiver fee) or other charges imposed on the Borrowers in connection with the indebtedness evidenced by this Agreement, other than the interest described herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained 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 the Administrative 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 Company. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative 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. It is the express intent hereof no Borrower shall pay, and no Lender receive, directly or indirectly, interest in excess of that which may be lawfully paid under applicable Law, including the usury laws in force in the State of Georgia.

10.10    Integration; Effectiveness.

(a) This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent 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. 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, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

10.11    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 the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the

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Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Borrowing, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.

10.12    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 10.12, 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, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuers, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.

10.13    Replacement of Lenders. If the Company is entitled to replace a Lender pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.06, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.06), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.04) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:

(a)    the Company shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 10.06(b);

(b)    such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and L/C Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Company (in the case of all other amounts);

(c)    in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

(d)    such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws;

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(f)    in the case of an assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Each party hereto agrees that (a) an assignment required pursuant to this Section 10.13 may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and (b) the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective and shall be deemed to have consented to an be bound by the terms thereof; provided that, following the effectiveness of any such assignment, the other parties to such assignment agree to execute and deliver such documents necessary to evidence such assignment as reasonably requested by the applicable Lender, provided, further that any such documents shall be without recourse to or warranty by the parties thereto.

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 10.13 to the contrary, (i) any Lender that acts as an L/C Issuer may not be replaced hereunder at any time it has any Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements satisfactory to such Lender (including the furnishing of a backstop standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer, reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or the depositing of cash collateral into a cash collateral account in amounts and pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer) have been made with respect to such outstanding Letter of Credit and (ii) the Lender that acts as the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 9.06.

10.14    Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

(a)    GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING TO THE CONTRARY, IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT ANY DETERMINATIONS AS TO (X) THE ACCURACY OF ANY REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES MADE BY EVO IN THE EVO MERGER AGREEMENT AND WHETHER AS A RESULT OF ANY INACCURACY THEREOF THE COMPANY (OR ITS AFFILIATES) HAVE THE RIGHT (TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ANY APPLICABLE CURE PROVISIONS) TO TERMINATE ITS (OR THEIR) OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE EVO MERGER AGREEMENT, OR THE

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RIGHT NOT TO CONSUMMATE THE EVO MERGER, (Y) THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THE EVO MERGER HAS BEEN CONSUMMATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE EVO MERGER AGREEMENT AND (Z) THE INTERPRETATION OF THE DEFINITION OF MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT (AS DEFINED IN THE EVO MERGER AGREEMENT AS IN EFFECT ON AUGUST 1, 2022) AND WHETHER A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT (AS DEFINED IN THE EVO MERGER AGREEMENT AS IN EFFECT ON AUGUST 1, 2022) ON EVO AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES HAS OCCURRED SHALL, IN EACH CASE, BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES OF SUCH STATE.

(b)    SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. THE COMPANY AND EACH OTHER BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, ANY L/C ISSUER, OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION 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, LITIGATION 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, ANY LENDER OR ANY L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

(c)    WAIVER OF VENUE. EACH OF THE PARTIES 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 PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION. 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.

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(d)    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. Each Foreign Subsidiary Borrower irrevocably designates and appoints the Company, as its authorized agent, to accept and acknowledge on its behalf, service of any and all process which may be served in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 10.14(b). The Company hereby represents, warrants and confirms that the Company has agreed to accept such appointment. Said designation and appointment shall be irrevocable by each Foreign Subsidiary Borrower until all Obligations payable by such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower shall have been paid in full in accordance with the provisions hereof and such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower shall have been terminated as a Borrower hereunder. Each Foreign Subsidiary Borrower hereby consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 10.14(b) by service of process upon the Company as provided in this Section 10.14(d); provided that, to the extent lawful and possible, notice of said service upon such agent shall be mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile to the Company and (if applicable to) such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower at its address set forth on Section 10.02. Each Foreign Subsidiary Borrower irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all claim of error by reason of any such service in such manner and agrees that such service shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower in any suit, action or proceeding and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be taken and held to be valid and personal service upon personal delivery to such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower.

10.15    Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY 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 AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

10.16    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), each Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, are arm’s-length commercial transactions between such Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) such Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) such Borrower is capable of evaluating, and

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understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders each are and have been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, have not been, are not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for such Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent nor the Arrangers nor the Lenders have any obligation to such Borrower 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 Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of such Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor the Arrangers nor the Lenders have any obligation to disclose any of such interests to such Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers 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.

10.17    Electronic Execution; Electronic Records; Counterparts. This Agreement, any Loan Document and any other Communication, including Communications required to be in writing, may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic Signatures. Each of the Borrowers and each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender Party agrees that any Electronic Signature on or associated with any Communication shall be valid and binding on such Person to the same extent as a manual, original signature, and that any Communication entered into by Electronic Signature, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with the terms thereof to the same extent as if a manually executed original signature was delivered. Any Communication may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same Communication. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include use or acceptance of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed Communication converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. Each of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lender Parties may, at its option, create one or more copies of any Communication in the form of an imaged Electronic Record (“Electronic Copy”), which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document. All Communications in the form of an Electronic Record, including an Electronic Copy, shall be considered an original for all purposes, and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither the Administrative Agent nor any L/C Issuer is under any obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by such Person pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (a) to the extent the Administrative Agent and/or any L/C Issuer has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lender Parties shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of any Borrower and/or any Lender Party without further

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verification and (b) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender Party, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart.

Neither the Administrative Agent nor any L/C Issuer shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the sufficiency, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the Administrative Agent’s or any L/C Issuer’s reliance on any Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed .pdf or any other electronic means). The Administrative Agent and each L/C Issuer shall be entitled to rely on, and shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon, any Communication (which writing may be a fax, any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution or signed using an Electronic Signature) or any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent or otherwise authenticated (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents for being the maker thereof).

Each Borrower and each Lender Party hereby waives (i) any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, such other Loan Document, and (ii) any claim against the Administrative Agent, each Lender Party for any liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s and/or any Lender Party’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures, including any liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Borrowers to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.

10.18    USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the PATRIOT Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “PATRIOT Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrowers, which information includes the name and address of each Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Borrower in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. Each Borrower 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 reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

10.19    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 each Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or any Lender 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

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the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, 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 or any Lender from any Borrower in the Agreement Currency, such Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in such currency, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, agrees to return the amount of any excess to such Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).

10.20    Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected 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 or L/C Issuer that is an 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 Lender or L/C Issuer 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.

10.21    Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Swap Agreement or any other 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

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governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States): 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. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

ARTICLE XI.

COMPANY GUARANTEE

In order to induce the Lenders to extend credit to the other Borrowers hereunder, the Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the payment when and as due, subject to the notice provisions contained in this Article XI, of the Obligations of each such other Borrower. The Company further agrees that the due and punctual payment of such Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any such extension or renewal of any such Obligation.

The Company waives presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to any Borrower of any of the Obligations, and also waives, other than as set forth in this Article XI, notice of acceptance of its obligations and notice of protest for nonpayment. The obligations of the Company under this Article XI shall not be affected by: (a) the failure of the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against any Borrower under the provisions of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise; (b) any extension or renewal of any of the Obligations; (c) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or release from, any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, or any other Loan Document or agreement (other than to the extent provided for in any express, written release, amendment, modification or waiver with respect to any of this Article XI made in accordance with Section 10.01); (d) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of any of the Obligations; (e) the failure of the Administrative Agent to take any steps to perfect and maintain any security interest in, or to preserve any rights to, any security or collateral for the Obligations, if any; (f) any change in the corporate, partnership or other existence, structure or ownership of any Borrower or any other guarantor of any of the Obligations; (g) the enforceability or validity of the Obligations or any part thereof or the

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genuineness, enforceability or validity of any agreement relating thereto or with respect to any collateral securing the Obligations or any part thereof, or any other invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against any Borrower or any other guarantor of any of the Obligations, for any reason related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any provision of applicable law, decree, order or regulation of any jurisdiction purporting to prohibit the payment by such Borrower or any other guarantor of the Obligations, of any of the Obligations or otherwise affecting any term of any of the Obligations; or (h) any other act, omission or delay to do any other act which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Company or otherwise operate as a discharge of a guarantor as a matter of law or equity or which would impair or eliminate any right of the Company to subrogation.

The Company further agrees that its agreement hereunder constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (whether or not any bankruptcy or similar proceeding shall have stayed the accrual or collection of any of the Obligations or operated as a discharge thereof) and not merely of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender in favor of any Borrower or any other Person.

The obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (other than the full performance and payment in cash of the Obligations), and shall not be subject to any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever, by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any of the Obligations, any impossibility in the performance of any of the Obligations or otherwise.

The Company further agrees that its obligations hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower or otherwise.

In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender may have at law or in equity against the Company by virtue hereof, upon the failure of any other Borrower to pay any Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, the Company hereby promises to and will, promptly but in any event within two (2) Business Days following receipt of written demand by the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender in cash an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of such Obligations then due, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The Company further agrees that if payment in respect of any Obligation shall be due in a currency other than Dollars and/or at a place of payment other than New York, Chicago or any other Alternative Currency Payment Office and if, by reason of any Change in Law, disruption of currency or foreign exchange markets, war or civil disturbance or other similar event, payment of such Obligation in such currency or at such place of payment shall be impossible or, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender, disadvantageous to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender in any material respect, then, at the election of the

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Administrative Agent, the Company shall make payment of such Obligation in Dollars (based upon the applicable equivalent amount in effect on the date of payment) and/or in New York, Chicago or such other Alternative Currency Payment Office as is designated by the Administrative Agent and, as a separate and independent obligation, shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer and any Lender against any losses or reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that it shall sustain as a result of such alternative payment.

Upon payment by the Company of any sums as provided above, all rights of the Company against any Borrower arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation or otherwise shall in all respects be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior indefeasible payment in full in cash of all the Obligations owed by such Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders.

Any obligation of the Borrowers under Section 3.01 to pay any additional amounts to, or indemnify, any Lender or L/C Issuer for any taxes that are required to be withheld or deducted from payments made to any Lender or to pay for, or indemnify any Lender for, any stamp and other similar taxes, shall apply mutatis mutandis (and without duplication) to the Company with respect to this Article XI and payments made hereunder.

Nothing shall discharge or satisfy the liability of the Company hereunder except the full performance and payment in cash of the Obligations.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.

By: ____________________

Name: David L. Green

Title: Executive Vice President,

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

GLOBAL PAYMENTS DIRECT, INC.

By: ____________________

Name: David L. Green

Title: President, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary

GLOBAL PAYMENTS U.K. LTD

By: ____________________

Name: David L. Green

Title: Director

GLOBAL PAYMENTS UK HOLDINGS 2 LTD

By: ____________________

Name: David L. Green

Title: Director

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

By: ____________________

Name:

Title:

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as a Lender and L/C Issuer

By: ____________________

Name:

Title:

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as a Lender and L/C Issuer

By: ____________________

Name:

Title:

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[Lender],

as a Lender

By: ____________________

Name:

Title:

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Document

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Cameron M. Bready, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Global Payments Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

Exhibit 31.1

a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

By: /s/ Cameron M. Bready
Date: October 31, 2024
Cameron M. Bready
Principal Executive Officer

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Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Joshua J. Whipple, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Global Payments Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

Exhibit 31.2

a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

By: /s/ Joshua J. Whipple
Date: October 31, 2024
Joshua J. Whipple
Principal Financial Officer

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Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

§ 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Global Payments Inc. on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, Cameron M. Bready and Joshua J. Whipple certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1)    The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2)    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Global Payments Inc.

/s/ Cameron M. Bready /s/ Joshua J. Whipple
Cameron M. Bready<br><br>Principal Executive Officer<br><br>Global Payments Inc. Joshua J. Whipple<br><br>Chief Financial Officer<br><br>Global Payments Inc.
October 31, 2024 October 31, 2024

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Global Payments Inc. and will be retained by Global Payments Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

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