8-K

Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB)

8-K 2021-11-19 For: 2021-11-18
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 18, 2021

KONTOOR BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

North Carolina 001-38854 83-2680248
(State or other jurisdiction <br>of incorporation) (Commission file number) (I.R.S. employer <br>identification number)

400 N. Elm Street

Greensboro, North Carolina 27401

(Address of principal executive offices)

(336) 332-3400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

Title of Each Class Trading Symbol(s) Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock, no par value KTB New York Stock Exchange

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

Emerging growth company ☐

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

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Indenture Governing 4.125% Senior Notes Due 2029

On November 18, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), Kontoor Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an indenture (the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the certain subsidiaries of the Company named as guarantors therein (the “Guarantors”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.125% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”) through a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes were initially sold pursuant to a purchase agreement, dated November 10, 2021, among the Company, the Guarantors and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers named therein.

The Notes mature on November 15, 2029 and bear interest at a rate of 4.125% per annum. Interest on the Notes is payable to the holders thereof semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on May 15, 2022.

The Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company’s existing and future domestic subsidiaries (other than certain excluded subsidiaries) that guarantee the New Credit Facilities (as defined below) and/or certain other indebtedness. The Notes rank pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future senior indebtedness of the Company and the Guarantors, and are effectively subordinated to all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future indebtedness secured by a lien, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness.

The Company may redeem all or a portion of the Notes beginning on November 15, 2024 at the redemption prices set forth in the Indenture. Prior to November 15, 2024, the Company may redeem all or a portion of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus the “make-whole” premium described in the Indenture. The Company may also redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at any time prior to November 15, 2024 using the net proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 104.125% of the principal amount of the Notes.

The Indenture contains customary negative covenants for financings of this type that, among other things, limit the Company’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred shares, pay dividends, redeem stock or make other distributions, make certain investments, sell or transfer certain assets, create liens, consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, enter into certain transactions with affiliates, and designate subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries.

The net proceeds from the offering of the Notes, together with an estimated $8.0 million of cash on hand, were used to fund the repayment of $265.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Company’s existing Term Loan A and $133.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Company’s existing Term Loan B.

Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

Also on the Closing Date, concurrently with the issuance of the Notes, the Company and its wholly owned Swiss-organized subsidiary Kontoor International Sagl (“Kontoor International”) entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, the co-syndication agents party thereto, the co-documentation agents party thereto, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, and the joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners party thereto. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides for (i) a $400.0 million term loan A facility (the “New Term Loan Facility”) and (ii) a $500.0 million revolving credit facility (the “New Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the New Term Loan Facility, the “New Credit Facilities”). No draws were made under the New Revolving Credit Facility at closing.

Borrowings under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin (as defined therein) plus, at the Company’s option, either (a) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (2) the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. and (3) the Eurocurrency rate that would be calculated as of such day in respect of a proposed Eurocurrency rate loan with a one-month interest period plus 1.00%, or (b) an interest rate benchmark elected by the applicable borrower based on the currency being borrowed and in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

Letters of credit are available for issuance under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement on terms and conditions customary for financings of this type, which issuances will reduce availability under the New Revolving Credit Facility.

The term loans under the New Term Loan Facility will be repaid (i) in 19 consecutive quarterly installments equal to each lender’s pro rata share and using a multiplier as determined by the terms of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as such payments may be adjusted from time to time as a result of the application of prepayments, extensions and increases in accordance with the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement), with the balance of the New Term Loan Facility being payable on November 18, 2026. The New Revolving Credit Facility will also mature on November 18, 2026.

The New Credit Facilities contain customary mandatory prepayments, including with respect to asset sale proceeds and proceeds from certain incurrences of indebtedness. The New Credit Facilities do not contain a mandatory prepayment with

respect to excess cash flow. The Company may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the New Credit Facilities at any time without premium or penalty, other than customary breakage costs with respect to LIBOR, EURIBOR, TIBOR, CDOR or RFR loans (each as further described in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement).

The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains certain affirmative and negative covenants customary for financings of this type that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness or liens, to dispose of assets, to make certain fundamental changes, to designate subsidiaries as unrestricted, to make certain investments, to prepay certain indebtedness and to pay dividends, or to make other distributions or redemptions/repurchases, in respect of the Company and its subsidiaries’ equity interests. In addition, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains financial covenants which require compliance with (i) a total leverage ratio not to exceed 4.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of any test period, with an allowance for up to two elections to increase the limit to 5.00 to 1.00 in connection with certain material acquisitions, and (ii) a consolidated interest coverage ratio as of the last day of any test period to be no less than 3.00 to 1.00. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also contains events of default customary for financings of this type, including certain customary change of control events.

The borrowers under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement comprise the Company and Kontoor International. Additional subsidiary borrowers may be added from time to time on the terms and conditions set forth therein. The obligations of the borrowers are guaranteed by certain direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries of the Company, subject to certain exceptions. All obligations under the New Credit Facilities and the guarantees of those obligations are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in substantially all of such guarantors’ tangible and intangible assets, subject to certain thresholds and limitations set forth in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

Copies of the Indenture, the Form of Notes and the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2 and 10.1, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Indenture, the Notes and the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Indenture, the Notes and the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

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

The information set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On the Closing Date, the Company issued a press release announcing the successful completion of its offering of the Notes. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Form 8-K under Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished pursuant Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description
4.1 Indenture, dated as of November 18, 2021 by and among Kontoor Brands, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, governing the 4.125% Senior Notes due 2029.
4.2 Form of 4.125% senior Notes due 2029 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1 filed herewith).
10.1 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2021, by and among Kontoor Brands, Inc., the co-borrowers and guarantors party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, the co-syndication agents party thereto, the co-documentation agents party thereto, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, and the joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners party thereto.
99.1 Press release issued by Kontoor Brands, Inc., dated November 18, 2021.
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SIGNATURES

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

KONTOOR BRANDS, INC.
Date: November 19, 2021 By: /s/ Rustin Welton
Name: Rustin Welton
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 4.1 Execution Version SENIOR NOTES INDENTURE Dated as of November 18, 2021 Among KONTOOR BRANDS, INC. THE GUARANTORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Trustee 4.125% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2029


-i- TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE ............................................... 1 Section 1.01 Definitions .......................................................................................................................... 1 Section 1.02 Other Definitions .............................................................................................................. 34 Section 1.03 Rules of Construction ....................................................................................................... 35 Section 1.04 Limited Condition Transactions and Certain Financial Calculations. .............................. 36 Section 1.05 Acts of Holders ................................................................................................................. 38 ARTICLE 2 THE NOTES .......................................................................................................................... 41 Section 2.01 Form and Dating; Terms ................................................................................................... 41 Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication ........................................................................................... 41 Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent .............................................................................................. 42 Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust .............................................................................. 42 Section 2.05 Holder Lists....................................................................................................................... 43 Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange ..................................................................................................... 43 Section 2.07 Replacement Notes ........................................................................................................... 44 Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes ............................................................................................................. 44 Section 2.09 Treasury Notes .................................................................................................................. 45 Section 2.10 Temporary Notes .............................................................................................................. 45 Section 2.11 Cancellation ...................................................................................................................... 45 Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest .............................................................................................................. 45 Section 2.13 CUSIP and ISIN Numbers ................................................................................................ 46 ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION ...................................................................................................................... 46 Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee ............................................................................................................. 46 Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased ............................................................ 46 Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption ....................................................................................................... 47 Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption ........................................................................................ 48 Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price ........................................................................ 48 Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part .............................................................................. 49 Section 3.07 Optional Redemption ........................................................................................................ 49 Section 3.08 Mandatory Redemption .................................................................................................... 50 Section 3.09 Offers to Repurchase by Application of Excess Proceeds ................................................ 50 ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS ....................................................................................................................... 53 Section 4.01 Payment of Notes .............................................................................................................. 53 Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency ..................................................................................... 53 Section 4.03 Taxes. ................................................................................................................................ 53 Section 4.04 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws ...................................................................................... 53 Section 4.05 Corporate Existence .......................................................................................................... 54 Section 4.06 Reports and Other Information ......................................................................................... 54 Section 4.07 Compliance Certificate ..................................................................................................... 56 Section 4.08 Limitation on Restricted Payments ................................................................................... 56


Page -ii- Section 4.09 Limitation on Indebtedness ............................................................................................... 61 Section 4.10 Limitation on Liens ........................................................................................................... 67 Section 4.11 Future Guarantors ............................................................................................................. 67 Section 4.12 Limitation on Restrictions on Distribution From Restricted Subsidiaries ........................ 68 Section 4.13 Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries .................................................. 69 Section 4.14 Transactions with Affiliates .............................................................................................. 70 Section 4.15 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.................................................................. 72 Section 4.16 Asset Dispositions ............................................................................................................. 75 Section 4.17 Effectiveness of Covenants. .............................................................................................. 78 ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS ....................................................................................................................... 80 Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets .................................... 80 Section 5.02 Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to be Given to Trustee .............................. 82 ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES ............................................................................................. 82 Section 6.01 Events of Default .............................................................................................................. 82 Section 6.02 Acceleration ...................................................................................................................... 85 Section 6.03 Other Remedies ................................................................................................................. 86 Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults .................................................................................................... 86 Section 6.05 Control by Majority .......................................................................................................... 87 Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits ............................................................................................................ 87 Section 6.07 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment ............................................................................. 87 Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee ................................................................................................ 88 Section 6.09 Restoration of Rights and Remedies ................................................................................. 88 Section 6.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative ..................................................................................... 88 Section 6.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver......................................................................................... 88 Section 6.12 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim .................................................................................... 88 Section 6.13 Priorities ............................................................................................................................ 89 Section 6.14 Undertaking for Costs ....................................................................................................... 89 ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE .............................................................................................................................. 90 Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee ............................................................................................................... 90 Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee ............................................................................................................... 91 Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee ............................................................................................. 92 Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer ......................................................................................................... 92 Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults ............................................................................................................. 93 Section 7.06 [Reserved] ......................................................................................................................... 93 Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity ........................................................................................... 93 Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee .................................................................................................... 94 Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc. .................................................................................... 95 Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification .............................................................................................. 95 ARTICLE 8 LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE ............................................ 95 Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance ........................................... 95 Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge ...................................................................................... 95 Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance ........................................................................................................ 96 Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance ................................................................... 96


Page -iii- Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions ................................................................................................. 98 Section 8.06 Repayment to the Company .............................................................................................. 98 Section 8.07 Reinstatement .................................................................................................................... 98 ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER ............................................................... 99 Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders ............................................................................................. 99 Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders ................................................................................................ 100 Section 9.03 [Reserved] ....................................................................................................................... 101 Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents ................................................................................. 101 Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes .................................................................................. 102 Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc. .................................................................................. 102 ARTICLE 10 GUARANTEES ................................................................................................................. 102 Section 10.01 Guarantee ........................................................................................................................ 102 Section 10.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability ................................................................................... 104 Section 10.03 Execution and Delivery .................................................................................................. 104 Section 10.04 Subrogation ..................................................................................................................... 104 Section 10.05 Benefits Acknowledged .................................................................................................. 105 Section 10.06 Release of Note Guarantees ............................................................................................ 105 ARTICLE 11 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE .............................................................................. 106 Section 11.01 Satisfaction and Discharge .............................................................................................. 106 Section 11.02 Application of Trust Money............................................................................................ 106 ARTICLE 12 MISCELLANEOUS .......................................................................................................... 107 Section 12.01 Concerning the Trust Indenture Act ............................................................................... 107 Section 12.02 Notices ............................................................................................................................ 107 Section 12.03 [Reserved] ....................................................................................................................... 109 Section 12.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent ....................................................... 109 Section 12.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion ............................................................... 109 Section 12.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents .......................................................................................... 110 Section 12.07 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees, Members, Partners and Stockholders ............................................................................................................. 110 Section 12.08 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction ................................................................... 110 Section 12.09 Waiver of Jury Trial ........................................................................................................ 110 Section 12.10 Force Majeure ................................................................................................................. 110 Section 12.11 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements ............................................................ 111 Section 12.12 Successors ....................................................................................................................... 111 Section 12.13 Severability ..................................................................................................................... 111 Section 12.14 Counterpart Originals ..................................................................................................... 111 Section 12.15 Table of Contents, Headings, etc. ................................................................................... 111 Section 12.16 Facsimile and PDF Delivery of Signature Pages ............................................................ 111 Section 12.17 U.S.A. PATRIOT Act ..................................................................................................... 112 Section 12.18 Payments Due on Non-Business Days ............................................................................ 112


-iv- Appendix A Provisions Relating to Initial Notes and Additional Notes Exhibit A Form of Note Exhibit B Form of Institutional Accredited Investor Transferee Letter of Representation Exhibit C Form of Supplemental Indenture to Be Delivered by Subsequent Guarantors


INDENTURE, dated as of November 18, 2021, among Kontoor Brands, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the “Company”), the Guarantors listed on the signature pages hereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee. W I T N E S S E T H WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the creation and issue of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.125% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Initial Notes”); and WHEREAS, the Guarantors have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture and issuance of the Note Guarantees. NOW, THEREFORE, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes. ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE Section 1.01 Definitions. “Accounting Change” refers to a change after the Issue Date in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or, if applicable, the SEC. “Acquired Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person, (1) Indebtedness of any Person or any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, (2) Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person, or (3) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person in each case whether or not Incurred by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or such acquisition; provided, however, that any Indebtedness of such acquired Person or in respect of such acquired assets that is redeemed, defeased, retired or otherwise repaid at the time of or immediately upon consummation of the transactions by which such Person merges with or into or becomes a Subsidiary of such Person or such assets in respect of such assumed Indebtedness are acquired shall not be considered to be Acquired Indebtedness. Acquired Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been Incurred, with respect to clause (1) of the preceding sentence, on the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and, with respect to clauses (2) and (3) of the preceding sentence, on the date of consummation of such acquisition of assets. “Acquisition Debt Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, either (a) 4.50 to 1.00 or (b) if a Material Acquisition has been consummated during the current fiscal quarter or in any of the immediately preceding four fiscal quarters prior to such date of determination, 5.00 to 1.00. “Additional Assets” means: (1) any property, plant, equipment or other asset (excluding working capital or current assets) used, usable or to be used by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in a Similar Business; (2) the Capital Stock of a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the acquisition of such Capital Stock by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; or


-2- (3) Capital Stock constituting a minority interest in any Person that at such time is a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that, in the case of clauses (2) and (3), such Restricted Subsidiary is primarily engaged in a Similar Business. “Additional Notes” means additional Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued from time to time under this Indenture in accordance with Section 2.01 and Section 4.09, whether or not they have the same CUSIP and/or CUSIP number. “Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”) when used with respect to any Person means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. “Agent” means any Registrar or Paying Agent or Custodian. “Applicable Premium” means, with respect to a Note on any redemption date thereof, the greater of: (1) 1.0% of the principal amount of such Note; and (2) the excess, if any, of (a) the present value as of such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of such Note on November 15, 2024 (such redemption price being set forth in Section 3.07(d)), plus (ii) all required interest payments due on such Note through November 15, 2024 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Note. Calculation of the Applicable Premium will be made by the Company or on behalf of the Company by such Person as the Company shall designate; provided that such calculation or the correctness thereof shall not be a duty or obligation of the Trustee. “Approved Commercial Bank” means a commercial bank with a consolidated combined capital and surplus of at least $5.0 billion. “Asset Disposition” means any direct or indirect sale, lease (other than an operating lease entered into in the ordinary course of business), transfer, issuance or other disposition, or a series of related sales, leases, transfers, issuances or dispositions that are part of a common plan, of shares of Capital Stock of a Subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares), property or other assets (each referred to for the purposes of this definition as a “disposition”) by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including any disposition by means of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction. Notwithstanding the preceding, the following items shall not be deemed to be Asset Dispositions: (1) a disposition of assets by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity);


-3- (2) the sale of Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of business; (3) a disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of business; (4) a disposition of obsolete or worn out equipment or equipment that is no longer used or no longer useful in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and that is disposed of in each case in the ordinary course of business; (5) the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in a manner permitted pursuant to Section 5.01 or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control; (6) an issuance of Capital Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity); (7) for purposes of Section 4.16 only, the making of a Permitted Investment (other than a Permitted Investment to the extent such transaction results in the receipt of cash or Cash Equivalents by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries) or a disposition that is permitted pursuant to Section 4.08; (8) sales of accounts receivable and related assets or an interest therein in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing; (9) a disposition of trade payables in connection with a Supply Chain Financing in the ordinary course of business; (10) dispositions of assets in a single transaction or a series of related transactions with an aggregate Fair Market Value of less than $10.0 million; (11) the creation of a Permitted Lien and dispositions in connection with Permitted Liens; (12) dispositions of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings and exclusive of factoring or similar arrangements; (13) the issuance by a Restricted Subsidiary of Preferred Stock that is permitted by Section 4.09; (14) the licensing or sublicensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles and licenses, leases or subleases of other property in the ordinary course of business which do not materially interfere with the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; (15) any termination or settlement of Hedging Obligations permitted under the terms thereof; (16) any sale of Capital Stock in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary; (17) any surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind;


-4- (18) any exchange of like property on a tax-free basis pursuant to Section 1031 of the Code for use in a Similar Business; (19) dispositions of non-core assets, in each case acquired in any acquisition or other Investment not prohibited herein, including such dispositions (x) made in order to obtain the approval of any antitrust authority or otherwise necessary or advisable in the good faith determination of the Company to consummate any acquisition or other Investment not prohibited herein or (y) which are being held for sale and not for the continued operation of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses; (20) dispositions constituting any part of a Permitted Reorganization; and (21) the settlement or early termination of any Permitted Bond Hedge or Permitted Warrant. “Attributable Indebtedness” in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate implicit in the transaction) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended), determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that if such Sale/Leaseback Transaction results in a Capitalized Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capitalized Lease Obligations.” “Average Life” means, as of the date of determination, with respect to any Indebtedness or Preferred Stock, the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Preferred Stock by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) from the date of determination to the date of such payment; by (2) the sum of the amounts of all such payments. “balance sheet date” means the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP are available. “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, as amended, or any similar federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors. “beneficial ownership” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, and “beneficial owner” has a corresponding meaning. “Board of Directors” means: (1) with respect to a corporation, the Board of Directors of the corporation or (other than for purposes of determining Change of Control) any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors; (2) with respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership; and (3) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.


-5- “Business Day” means each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or the location of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee are authorized or required by law to close. “Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options (including any Permitted Bond Hedge), participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any Preferred Stock and limited liability or partnership interests (whether general or limited), but excluding any debt securities convertible or exchangeable into such equity. “Capitalized Lease Obligations” of any Person means 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 capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Indenture, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that notwithstanding any change in GAAP on or after December 15, 2018 that would require obligations that would be classified and accounted for as an operating lease under GAAP as existing on the Issue Date to be classified and accounted for as capital leases or otherwise reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries, such obligations shall continue to be treated as operating leases for all purposes under this Indenture. “Cash Equivalents” means: (1) U.S. dollars or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business; (2) securities issued or directly and fully Guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof), having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition; (3) marketable general obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof, Canada, any member of the European Economic Area or Japan or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition and, at the time of acquisition, having a credit rating of at least “A” or the equivalent thereof by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized Rating Agency, if all of the named Rating Agencies cease publishing ratings of investments; (4) certificates of deposit, time deposits, eurodollar time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers’ acceptances having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any commercial bank (i) the long-term debt of which is rated at the time of acquisition thereof at least “A” or the equivalent thereof by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized Rating Agency, if both of the two named Rating Agencies cease publishing ratings of investments, and (ii) having a combined capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million; (5) certificates of deposit, time deposits, eurodollar time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers’ acceptances having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof in an aggregate amount at any one time not to exceed $25.0 million issued by any commercial bank;


-6- (6) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2), (3) and (4) entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above; (7) commercial paper rated at the time of acquisition thereof at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof by S&P, “P-2” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s or “F-2” or the equivalent thereof by Fitch, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized Rating Agency, if all of the named Rating Agencies cease publishing ratings of investments, and in any case maturing within one year after the date of acquisition thereof; (8) interests in any investment company or money market fund which invests 95% or more of its assets in instruments of the type specified in clauses (1) through (4), (6) and (7) above; and (9) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) are rated “AAA” or “Aaa” or the equivalent thereof by any two of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized Rating Agency if all of the named Rating Agencies cease publishing ratings of investments, and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5.0 billion. “Cash Management Obligations” means any obligation of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of (i) cash netting, overdrafts and related liabilities that arise from treasury, depositary or cash pooling or management services including in connection with any automated clearing house transfers of funds or any similar transactions including in connection with deposit accounts and (ii) credit, debit, travel and expense, corporate purchasing and/or other purchasing cards issued to or for the benefit or account of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or their respective employees. “Cash Pooling Agreement” means any agreement, substantially in the form of (a) the Cash Pool Agreement dated February 21, 2019, between LeeWrangler Belgium Services BVBA and Bank Mendes Gans, N.V. (the “Existing Pooling Agreement”), by and among Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and one or more banks or similar financing institutions, on the other hand, together with any documents evidencing or governing any obligations relating thereto (including any guarantee agreements and security documents contemplated by or customary in connection with the Existing Pooling Agreement) or (b) any other cash pooling arrangement or agreement of the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in effect on the Issue Date, in each case as such agreements may be amended (including any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement extending the maturity of, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring, in whole or in part, obligations (or adding Restricted Subsidiaries as additional parties or other Restricted Subsidiaries as guarantors thereunder) under any such agreement or any successor or replacement agreement and whether by the same or any other bank or similar financing institution or group of banks or similar financing institutions; provided that any such amendment, restatement, supplement or modification, extension, refinancing, replacement or other agreement is limited to the provision of a cash management system or systems for the Foreign Subsidiaries of the Company and will not create any Indebtedness, or Lien on the property, of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for any other purpose. The Cash Pooling Agreements provide a cash management system for Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, and obligations of Subsidiaries thereunder may be guaranteed by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries. “CFC” means any “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.


-7- “Change of Control” means: (1) any “person” or “group” of related persons (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, in a single transaction or, a related series of transactions, by way of merger, consolidation or other business combination or purchase of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company or any of its direct or indirect parent entities (or their successors by merger, consolidation or purchase of all or substantially all of their assets); (2) the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act); or (3) the adoption by the stockholders of the Company of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of clause (1), (i) a merger or consolidation of a Subsidiary of the Company into another Subsidiary of the Company or (ii) a sale of a Subsidiary of the Company to another Person in a transaction permitted pursuant to the terms of this Indenture will not be deemed to be a Change of Control. Notwithstanding the preceding or any provision of Rule 13d‐3 or 13d‐5 of the Exchange Act, (i) a Person or group shall not be deemed to beneficially own Voting Stock subject to an equity or asset purchase agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, warrant agreement or similar agreement (or voting or option or similar agreement related thereto) until the consummation of the acquisition of the Voting Stock in connection with the transactions contemplated by such agreement, and (ii) a Person or group will not be deemed to beneficially own the Voting Stock of another Person as a result of its ownership of Voting Stock or other securities of such other Person’s parent entity (or related contractual rights) unless it owns 50.0% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock entitled to vote for the election of directors of such parent entity having a majority of the aggregate votes on the Board of Directors of such parent entity. “Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of (1) a Change of Control that is accompanied or followed by a downgrade of the Notes within the Ratings Decline Period for such Change of Control by at least two of three Rating Agencies and (2) in each case, the rating of the Notes by the applicable Rating Agency on any day during such Ratings Decline Period is below the lower of the rating by such Rating Agency in effect by one or more gradations (including gradations within rating categories as well as between rating categories) (a) immediately preceding the first public announcement of the Change of Control (or occurrence thereof if such Change of Control occurs prior to public announcement) and (b) on the Issue Date. In determining whether the rating of the Notes has decreased by one or more gradations, gradations within rating categories, namely + or - for Fitch, + or - for S&P and 1, 2, and 3 for Moody’s, and will be taken into account; for example, in the case of S&P, a rating decline either from BB+ to BB or BB- to B+ will constitute a decrease of one gradation. “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.


“Commodity Agreement” means, with respect to any Person, any commodity future or forward, swap or option, cap or collar or other similar agreement or arrangement as to which such Person is a party or beneficiary. “Common Stock” means with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests or other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or nonvoting) of such Person’s common stock, whether or not outstanding on the Issue Date, and includes, without limitation, all series and classes of such common stock. “Company” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture or any successor obligor to its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to Article 5. “Consolidated Coverage Ratio” means as of any date of determination, with respect to any Person, the ratio of (x) the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for the Test Period to (y) Consolidated Interest Expense for the Test Period. In the event that the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Incurs, assumes, guarantees, redeems, retires or extinguishes any Indebtedness or issues or redeems Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock subsequent to the commencement of the applicable Test Period but prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio is made, then the Consolidated Coverage Ratio shall be calculated on a pro forma basis for such Incurrence, assumption, guarantee, redemption, retirement or extinguishment of Indebtedness, or such issuance or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable Test Period. “Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any, Consolidated Net Income of such Persons for such period; (1) increased, without duplication and, to the extent deducted (and not added back) (or, in the case of clauses (g), (l) and (n), to the extent not included) in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of: (a) income tax expense, (b) Consolidated Interest Expense, amortization or writeoff of debt discount and debt issuance costs and commissions, discounts and other fees, charges and expenses associated with Indebtedness (including with respect to the Notes and the Senior Secured Credit Facilities), (c) depreciation and amortization expense and impairment charges, (d) all premiums and interest rate hedge termination costs in connection with any purchase or redemption of any Indebtedness, (e) any other non-cash charges (excluding any such charge that constitutes an accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period), (f) restructuring charges and related charges, (g) (i) pro forma adjustments, “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and cost synergies, in each case, related to any Specified Transaction consummated by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and projected by the Company in good faith to result from actions taken or expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Company) within 24 months after the date any such Specified Transaction is consummated, and (ii) any pro forma adjustments, “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and cost synergies projected by the Company in good faith to result -8-


from actions either taken or expected to be taken (including in connection with any restructuring initiative, cost savings initiative, new initiative, business optimization activities, cost rationalization programs and/or similar initiatives or programs) within 24 months after the date of determination to take such action (any such pro forma adjustments, “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies set forth in clauses (i) and (ii), “Expected Cost Savings”) (in each case, calculated on a pro forma basis as though the full recurring benefit of such Expected Cost Savings had been realized in full on the first day of such period); provided that (A) such Expected Cost Savings are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (B) no Expected Cost Savings shall be added pursuant to this clause (g) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges relating to such Expected Cost Savings that are included in clause (a) through (f) above or (h) through (s) below and (C) the aggregate amount of all adjustments pursuant to this clause (g) (other than to the extent permitted under Regulation S-X, which shall not be subject to the cap set forth in this proviso) shall not exceed 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA (such percentage calculated before any amounts are added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (g)), (h) cash expenses relating to customary earn outs and similar obligations to the extent constituting Indebtedness; (i) fees and the amount of loss or discount on the sale of accounts receivables and related assets in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing; (j) any charge with respect to any liability or casualty event, business interruption or any product recall, (i) so long as such Person has submitted in good faith, and reasonably expects to receive payment in connection with, a claim for reimbursement of such amounts under its relevant insurance policy within the next four fiscal quarters (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within the next four fiscal quarters) or (ii) without duplication of amounts included in a prior period under the preceding clause (i), to the extent such charge is covered by insurance, indemnification or otherwise reimbursable by a third party (whether or not then realized so long as the Company in good faith expects to receive proceeds arising out of such insurance, indemnification or reimbursement obligation within the next four fiscal quarters) (it being understood that if the amount received in cash under any such agreement in any period exceeds the amount of expense paid during such period, any excess amount received may be carried forward and applied against any expense in any future period); (k) unrealized net losses in the Fair Market Value of any arrangements under any Hedging Obligations; (l) the amount of any cash actually received by such Person (or the amount of the benefit of any netting arrangement resulting in reduced cash expenditures) during such period, and not included in Consolidated Net Income in any period, to the extent that any non-cash gain relating to such cash receipt or netting arrangement was deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for any previous period and not added back; (m) the amount of any non-controlling interest or minority interest charge consisting of income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary; (n) without duplication, any other adjustments, exclusions and add-backs included in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities (as such term is defined on the Issue Date); (o) charges, expenses and costs in anticipation of, or preparation for, standalone compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations -9-


promulgated in connection therewith and charges, expenses and costs in anticipation of, or preparation for, compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act, as amended, and the Exchange Act, as applicable to companies with equity or debt securities held by the public and the rules of national securities exchange for companies with listed equity or debt securities, including listing fees; (p) any costs, expenses, fees, fines, penalties, judgments, legal settlements and other amounts associated with any restructuring, litigation, claim, proceeding or investigation related to or undertaken by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, together with any related provision for taxes; (q) consulting fees, advisory fees, financing fees incurred and taxes incurred or accrued in connection with the distribution; (r) costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and delivery of this Indenture and the documents governing the Senior Secured Credit Facilities; and (s) any net charge with respect to (i) any disposed, abandoned, divested and/or discontinued asset, property or operation (other than, at the option of the Company, any asset, property or operation pending the disposal, abandonment, divestiture and/or termination thereof), (ii) any disposal, abandonment, divestiture and/or discontinuation of any asset, property or operation (other than, at the option of the Company, relating to assets or properties held for sale or pending the divestiture or discontinuation thereof) and/or (iii) any facility that has been closed during such period; and (2) decreased, without duplication, to the extent taken into account in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) interest income, (b) any non-cash income and (c) unrealized net gains in the Fair Market Value of any arrangement under any Hedging Obligations, all as determined on a consolidated basis. “Consolidated Income Taxes” means, with respect to any Person for any period, taxes imposed upon such Person or any of its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries or other payments required to be made by such Person or any of its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries to any governmental authority, which taxes or other payments are calculated by reference to the income or profits or capital of such Person or any of its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (to the extent such income or profits were included in computing Consolidated Net Income for such period), including, without limitation, state, franchise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes regardless of whether such taxes or payments are required to be remitted to any governmental authority (including any penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations). “Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, total cash interest expense of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined in accordance with GAAP (excluding, to the extent otherwise included in such interest expense, (i) all premiums and interest rate hedge termination costs in connection with any purchase or redemption of any Indebtedness, (ii) any fees, including upfront fees, and any other fees and expenses associated or paid in connection with the Senior Secured Credit Facilities or the consummation of the other Refinancing Transactions, (iii) annual agency fee, paid to the administrative agent of the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, (iv) fees and expenses associated with any Permitted Investment or any issuance of Capital Stock or Indebtedness permitted hereunder (whether or not consummated), (v) any interest component relating to the accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities and (vi) any writeoff of unamortized debt issuance costs upon any prepayment of any Indebtedness), net of cash interest income. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Company or a Restricted Subsidiary has entered into an operating lease in connection with a Sale/Leaseback Transaction, then Consolidated Interest Expense for any period shall be -10-


deemed to be increased by the interest component of lease payments under such operating lease made during such period. “Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the consolidated net income (loss) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that there will not be included in such Consolidated Net Income on an after- tax basis: (1) the income (or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; (2) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income is actually received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar distributions; (3) the undistributed earnings of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any contractual obligation (other than hereunder or the Senior Secured Credit Facilities) or requirement of law applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary; (4) any goodwill or other asset impairment charges, write-offs or write-downs or amortization of intangibles; (5) any gain or charge attributable to any Asset Disposition (including asset retirement costs or sales or issuances of Capital Stock) or of returned or surplus assets outside the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by such Person); (6) (i) any unrealized or realized net foreign currency transactional gains or charges impacting net income (including currency re-measurements of Indebtedness, any net gains or charges resulting from Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risk associated with the above or any other currency related risk, any transactional gains or charges relating to assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than a functional currency and those resulting from intercompany Indebtedness), (ii) any realized or unrealized gain or charge in respect of (x) any obligation under any Hedging Obligations as determined in accordance with GAAP and/or (y) any other derivative instrument pursuant to, in the case of this clause (y), Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification No. 815- Derivatives and Hedging and (iii) unrealized gains or losses in respect of any Hedging Obligations; (7) any net income or charge (less all fees and expenses related thereto) attributable to (i) the early extinguishment or cancellation of Indebtedness or (ii) any derivative transaction under a Hedging Obligation; (8) non-cash expenses resulting from any employee benefit or management compensation plan or grant of stock and stock options or other equity and equity-based interests to employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a written plan or agreement (including expenses arising from the grant of stock and stock options prior to the Issue Date) or the treatment of such options or other equity and equity-based interests under variable plan accounting; (9) any charge that is established, adjusted and/or incurred (i) within 12 months after the closing of any acquisition that is required to be established, adjusted or incurred, as applicable, as a -11-


result of such acquisition in accordance with GAAP or (ii) as a result of any change in, or the adoption or modification of, accounting principles or policies; (10) any (i) write-off or amortization made in such period of deferred financing costs and premiums paid or other expenses incurred directly in connection with any early extinguishment of Indebtedness, (ii) amortization of intangible assets and (iii) other amortization (including amortization of goodwill, software, deferred or capitalized financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions and expenses and other intangible assets); (11) fees, costs and expenses incurred, or amortization thereof, in connection with, to the extent permitted hereunder, any Investment, any issuance of debt or equity, any Asset Disposition, any casualty event or any amendments or waivers of this Indenture or the documents governing the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, and refinancing, refunding, renewals or extensions permitted hereunder in connection therewith, in each case, whether or not consummated; (12) non-cash compensation charges and/or any other non-cash charges arising from the granting of any stock, stock option or similar arrangement (including any profits interest) or the granting of any restricted stock, stock appreciation right and/or similar arrangement (including any repricing, amendment, modification, substitution or change of any such stock option, restricted stock, stock appreciation right, profits interest or similar arrangement or the vesting of any warrant); (13) the effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP (including, without limitation, in the inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods, including changes in capitalization of variances), property and equipment, lease, rights fee arrangements, software, goodwill, intangible asset (including customer molds), in-process research and development, deferred revenue, advanced billing and debt line items thereof), resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or acquisition or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Notes or the Senior Secured Credit Facilities or any consummated acquisition or similar Investment or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof (including any write-off of in process research and development); and (14) any extraordinary, exceptional or nonrecurring gains or losses. “Consolidated Total Debt” means, at any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any discounting of Indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with any permitted Investment), consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, obligations evidenced by notes, bonds (excluding surety bonds), debentures or similar instruments (other than an operating lease, synthetic lease or similar arrangement), purchase money indebtedness and Capitalized Lease Obligations. “Consolidated Secured Debt” means, at any date of determination, (x) the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Debt as of such date plus (y) the Reserved Indebtedness Amount as of such date, in each case, that is secured by a Lien. “Convertible Notes” means Indebtedness of the Company that is convertible into Common Stock of the Company and/or cash based on the value of such Common Stock and/or Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Company that is exchangeable for Common Stock of the Company and/or cash based on the value of such Common Stock. -12-


“Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” shall be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 12.02, and for purposes of Agent services such office shall also mean the office or agency of the Trustee located initially at the same address, or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Holders and the Company. “Currency Agreement” means, with respect to any Person, any foreign exchange future or forward, swap or option, cap or collar or other similar agreement or arrangement as to which such Person is a party or a beneficiary. “Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto. “Debt Facility” means one or more debt facilities (including, without limitation, the Senior Secured Credit Facilities) or commercial paper facilities with banks or other commercial or institutional lenders or investors providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit or issuances of debt securities evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or similar instruments, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities) in whole or in part from time to time (and whether or not in one or multiple facilities, with the original administrative agent, lenders or trustee or another administrative agent or agents, other lenders or trustee, whether provided under the original Senior Secured Credit Facilities or any other credit or other agreement or indenture, and irrespective of any changes in the terms and conditions thereof, the borrower(s) thereunder or the guarantors thereof). “Default” means any event that is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default. “Definitive Note” means a certificated Initial Note or Additional Note (bearing the Restricted Notes Legend if the transfer of such Note is restricted by applicable law) that does not include the Global Notes Legend. “Depositary” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as Depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture. “Derivative Instrument” means, with respect to a Person, any contract, instrument or other right to receive payment or delivery of cash or other assets to which such Person or any Affiliate of such Person that is acting in concert with such Person in connection with such Person’s investment in the Notes (other than a Regulated Bank or Screened Affiliate) is a party (whether or not requiring further performance by such Person), the value and/or cash flows of which (or any material portion thereof) are materially affected by the value and/or performance of the Notes and/or the creditworthiness of the Company and/or any one or more of the Guarantors (the “Performance References”). “Designated Non-cash Consideration” means the noncash consideration received by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Disposition that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the Fair Market Value thereof, together with the basis of such valuation. The Fair Market Value of any Designated Non-cash Consideration shall be deemed to be reduced by the amount of any cash or Cash -13-


Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale, redemption or payment of, on or with respect to such Designated Non-cash Consideration. “Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event: (1) matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise; (2) is convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (excluding Capital Stock which is convertible or exchangeable solely at the option of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that upon such conversion or exchange it shall be an Incurrence of such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock)); or (3) is mandatorily redeemable or must be purchased at the option of the holder upon the occurrence of certain events or otherwise, in whole or in part, in each case on or prior to the date 91 days after the earlier of the final maturity date of the Notes or the date the Notes are no longer outstanding; provided, however, that only the portion of Capital Stock which so matures or is mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date will be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided, further, that any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders thereof have the right to require the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or Asset Disposition (each defined in a substantially identical manner to the corresponding definitions in this Indenture) shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock (and all such securities into which it is convertible or exchangeable or for which it is redeemable) provide that the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as applicable, are not required to repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock (and all such securities into which it is convertible or exchangeable or for which it is redeemable) pursuant to such provision prior to compliance by the Company with Section 4.15 and Section 4.16 and such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.08; and provided, further, that Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Company or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations. “Disregarded Entity” means any entity treated as disregarded as an entity separate from its owner under Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3. “Domestic Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary. “DTC” means The Depository Trust Company. “Electronic Means” shall mean the following communications methods: e-mail, facsimile transmission, secure electronic transmission containing applicable authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys, or another method or system specified by the Trustee as available for use in connection with its services hereunder. “Equity Offering” means a private or public offering for cash by the Company of its Common Stock, or options, warrants or rights with respect to its Common Stock other than (1) public offerings with respect to the Company’s Common Stock, or options, warrants or rights, registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8, (2) an issuance to any Subsidiary or (3) any offering of Common Stock issued in connection with a transaction that constitutes a Change of Control. -14-


“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. “Excluded Subsidiary” means (i) any Subsidiary that is directly or indirectly owned by a CFC, (ii) any Foreign Holding Company and (iii) any other Subsidiary that, at the time of such determination, meets the definition of an “Excluded Subsidiary” under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities as such term is defined as of the Issue Date. “Existing Receivables Financing” means any transactions under (a) the Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of April 1, 2019, by and among Jeanswear Receivables, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and related documentation, and (b) any refinancing, renewal, replacement or extension of any such receivables financing referred to in clause (a) (or any successive refinancings, renewals, replacements or extensions) (collectively, a “Replacement” and the financing subject to such Replacement, the “Replaced Receivables Financing”), so long as the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement does not exceed the aggregate principal amount of the Replaced Receivables Financing. “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or liability, the fair market value of such asset or liability as determined by Senior Management of the Company in good faith. “Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Inc. “Foreign Holding Company” means any (i) Subsidiary, all or substantially all of the assets of which consist of the Capital Stock of one or more CFCs and/or intercompany loans, indebtedness or receivables owed by any CFC, and (ii) Disregarded Entity, all or substantially all of the assets of which consist of the Capital Stock of one or more Subsidiaries described in part (i) of this definition. “Foreign Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and any Restricted Subsidiary of such Foreign Subsidiary. “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect as from time to time; provided that if the Company notifies the Trustee following the effectiveness of any applicable Accounting Change that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of such Accounting Change or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision, regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such Accounting Change or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such Accounting Change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. “Government Securities” means securities that are (1) direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the timely payment of which is unconditionally Guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of the United States of America, which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act), as custodian with respect to any such Government Securities or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Government Securities held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from -15-


any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Securities or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the Government Securities evidenced by such depositary receipt. “Guarantee” means (1) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person and (2) any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person: (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise); or (b) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided, however, that the term “Guarantee” will not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. “Guarantor” means each Restricted Subsidiary in existence on the Issue Date that provides a Note Guarantee on the Issue Date (and any other Restricted Subsidiary that provides a Note Guarantee after the Issue Date); provided that upon release or discharge of such Restricted Subsidiary from its Note Guarantee in accordance with this Indenture, such Restricted Subsidiary shall cease to be a Guarantor. “Guarantor Subordinated Obligation” means, with respect to a Guarantor, any Indebtedness of such Guarantor (whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred) that is expressly contractually subordinated in right of payment to the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee. “Hedging Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement, Currency Agreement or Commodity Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any agreements or arrangements related to a Permitted Bond Hedge or a Permitted Warrant shall not constitute a Hedging Obligation. “Holder” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books. “Incur” means issue, create, assume, Guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for; provided, however, that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) will be deemed to be Incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; and the terms “Incurred” and “Incurrence” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. “Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination (without duplication): (1) the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money; (2) the principal component of all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than any such obligations incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business maturing less than one year from the creation thereof), including any earnout -16-


obligations or similar deferred or contingent purchase price obligations of such Person incurred or created in connection with any acquisition to the extent such obligations are a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP; (3) the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds (excluding surety bonds), debentures, notes or other similar instruments (other than an operating lease, synthetic lease or similar arrangement); (4) the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement (other than an operating lease) with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property); (5) the principal component of all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (6) the principal component of all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party under acceptances, surety bonds or similar arrangements (other than obligations arising out of endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business); (7) the principal component of all unpaid reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect of drawings under letters of credit and surety bonds and the face amount of all letters of credit issued for the account of such Person; (8) the principal component of Indebtedness of other Persons to the extent Guaranteed by such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (1) through (7) of this definition; (9) without limitation of the foregoing, the principal component of all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (1) through (8) of this definition secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation; provided that the amount of any such obligation shall be deemed to be the lesser of the face principal amount thereof and the Fair Market Value of the property subject to such Lien; and (10) the principal component of all obligations of such Person in respect of Hedging Obligations; provided that for purposes of Section 4.09 and clause (4) of Section 6.01(a), the amount of “Indebtedness” included with respect to any such Hedging Obligations shall be based on the net termination value thereof; provided that in the case of clauses (4) through (10) of this definition, such obligations shall constitute “Indebtedness” solely for the purposes of determining compliance with the covenant described under Section 4.09, the definition of “Permitted Liens” and clause (4) of Section 6.1(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, overdrafts by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business in connection with cash management (and not working capital) and trade letter of credit with a maturity of less than 180 days issued in the ordinary course of business shall not constitute Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) money borrowed and set aside at the time of the Incurrence of any Indebtedness in order to pre-fund the payment of interest on such Indebtedness shall not -17-


-18- be deemed to be “Indebtedness”; provided that such money is held to secure the payment of such interest and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, undrawn commitments under any revolving credit facility will not be considered Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall (i) be the accreted value thereof in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount or the aggregate principal amount outstanding in the case of Indebtedness issued with interest payable in kind and (ii) include any interest (or in the case of Preferred Stock, dividends) thereon that is more than 30 days past due; provided that, in connection with the purchase by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any business, the term “Indebtedness” will exclude post-closing payment adjustments to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing until such obligations become due and payable. Except to the extent provided in the preceding sentence, the amount of any Indebtedness that is convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock of the Company outstanding as of any date shall be deemed to be equal to the principal and premium, if any, in respect of such Indebtedness, notwithstanding the provisions of GAAP (including Accounting Standards Codification Topic 470-20, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options). “Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time. “Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant to Persons engaged in Similar Businesses of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Company, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged. “Initial Notes” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. “Interest Payment Date” means May 15 and November 15 of each year to the stated maturity of the Notes, commencing May 15, 2022. “Interest Rate Agreement” means, with respect to any Person, any interest rate future or forward, swap or option, cap, collar or other agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates and any other similar agreement or arrangement as to which such Person is party or a beneficiary. “Investment” means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of any direct or indirect advance, loan or other extensions of credit (including by way of Guarantee or similar arrangement, but excluding advances or extensions of credit to customers in the ordinary course of business, or any debt or extension of credit represented by a bank deposit (other than a time deposit)) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other similar instruments issued by, such Person and all other items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided that none of the following will be deemed to be an Investment: (1) Hedging Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with this Indenture; (2) endorsements of negotiable instruments and documents in the ordinary course of business; and


(3) an acquisition of assets, Capital Stock or other securities by the Company or a Subsidiary for consideration to the extent such consideration consists of Common Stock of the Company. For purposes of Section 4.08 and Section 4.13, (1) Investment will include the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in a Restricted Subsidiary that is to be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Restricted Subsidiary at the time that such Restricted Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company will be deemed to continue to have a permanent Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to (a) the Company’s aggregate Investment in such Subsidiary as of the time of such redesignation less (b) the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time that such Subsidiary is so redesignated a Restricted Subsidiary; (2) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer; and (3) if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of any Voting Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such entity is no longer a Subsidiary of the Company, the Company shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary not sold or disposed of. “Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than (w) Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, (x) BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or (y) BBB- (or the equivalent) by Fitch, or (z) any other equivalent rating by any Rating Agency, in each case, with a stable or better outlook. “Issue Date” means November 18, 2021. “Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, preference, priority or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof or sale/leaseback, or any other agreement to sell or give a security interest in respect of such asset; provided that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien. “Limited Condition Transaction” means (1) any Investment or acquisition (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other business combination or the acquisition of Capital Stock or otherwise and which may include, for the avoidance of doubt, a transaction that may constitute a Change of Control), whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third-party financing, (2) any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock requiring irrevocable notice in advance of such redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment and (3) any asset sale or disposition. “Long Derivative Instrument” means a Derivative Instrument (i) the value of which generally increases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally decrease, with positive changes to the Performance References and/or (ii) the value of which generally decreases, and/or -19-


-20- the payment or delivery obligations under which generally increase, with negative changes to the Performance References. “Material Acquisition” means any acquisition, or a series of related acquisitions by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, of (a) Capital Stock in any Person if, after giving effect thereto, such Person will become a Restricted Subsidiary or (b) assets comprising all or substantially all the assets of (or all or substantially all the assets constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of business of) any Person; provided that the aggregate consideration therefor (including Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith, all obligations in respect of deferred purchase price (including obligations under any purchase price adjustment, as estimated in good faith by the Company, but excluding earnout, contingent payment or similar payments) and all other consideration payable in connection therewith (including payment obligations in respect of noncompetition agreements or other arrangements representing acquisition consideration)) exceeds $100.0 million. “Material Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor in an aggregate principal amount equal to or greater than $75.0 million. “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business. “Net Available Cash” from an Asset Disposition means cash payments received (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise (other than interest) and net proceeds from the sale or other disposition of any securities or other assets received as consideration, but only as and when received, but excluding any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness or other obligations relating to the properties or assets that are the subject of such Asset Disposition or received in any other non-cash form) therefrom, in each case net of: (1) all legal, accounting, investment banking, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses (including brokerage and sales commissions) Incurred, and all federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes paid or required to be paid or accrued as a liability under GAAP (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing agreements), as a consequence of such Asset Disposition; (2) all payments made on any Indebtedness that is secured by any assets subject to such Asset Disposition, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon such assets, or which must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset Disposition, or by applicable law be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Disposition; (3) all distributions and other payments required to be made to noncontrolling interest holders in Subsidiaries or Permitted Joint Ventures as a result of such Asset Disposition; and (4) the deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the seller as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with the assets disposed of in such Asset Disposition and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after such Asset Disposition. “Net Cash Proceeds,” with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock, means the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale, net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriters’ or placement agents’ fees, listing fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees


and expenses and charges actually incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result of such issuance or sale (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements). “Net Leverage Ratio,” as of any date of determination, means the ratio of (x) Consolidated Total Debt (including, without duplication, any Reserved Indebtedness Amount) as of such date less Netted Cash as of such date, to (y) Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the applicable Test Period. “Net Short” means, with respect to a Holder or beneficial owner, as of a date of determination, either (i) the value of its Short Derivative Instruments exceeds the sum of (x) the value of its Notes plus (y) the value of its Long Derivative Instruments as of such date of determination or (ii) it is reasonably expected that such would have been the case were a “Failure to Pay” or “Bankruptcy Credit Event” (each as defined in the 2014 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions) to have occurred with respect to the Company or any Guarantor immediately prior to such date of determination. “Netted Cash” means, at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries. “Non-Guarantor Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor. “Non-Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness of a Person: (1) as to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary (a) provides any Guarantee or credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, Guarantee, indemnity, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness) or (b) is directly or indirectly liable (as a guarantor or otherwise); (2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to declare a default under such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity; and (3) the explicit terms of which provide there is no recourse against any of the assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, except that Standard Securitization Undertakings shall not be considered recourse. “Note Guarantee” means, individually, any Guarantee of payment of the Notes and the Company’s other Obligations under this Indenture by a Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and any supplemental indenture thereto, and, collectively, all such Guarantees. “Notes” means the Initial Notes and more particularly means any Note authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. For all purposes of this Indenture, the term “Notes” shall also include any Additional Notes that may be issued under a supplemental indenture and Notes to be issued or authenticated upon transfer, replacement or exchange of Notes. “Obligations” means any principal, interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable state, federal or foreign law), other monetary obligations, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and banker’s -21-


-22- acceptances), damages and other liabilities, and Guarantees of payment of such principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness. “Offering Memorandum” means the offering memorandum dated November 10, 2021 related to the offer and sale of the Initial Notes. “Offer to Purchase” means an Asset Disposition Offer or a Change of Control Offer. “Officer” means the Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Company or, in the event that the Company is a partnership or a limited liability company that has no such officers, a person duly authorized under applicable law by the general partner, managers, members or a similar body to act on behalf of the Company. “Officer” of any Guarantor has a correlative meaning. “Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by two Officers of the Company, one of whom is the principal executive officer, the President, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer. “Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or other counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. “Pari Passu Indebtedness” means Indebtedness that ranks equally in right of payment to the Notes, in the case of the Company, or the Note Guarantees, in the case of any Guarantor (without giving effect to collateral arrangements). “Permitted Bond Hedge” means any net-settled call options or capped call options referencing the Company’s Common Stock purchased by the Company in connection with the issuance of convertible or exchangeable debt securities by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to hedge the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s obligations to deliver Common Stock and/or pay cash under such Indebtedness, which call options are either “capped” or are purchased concurrently with the sale by the Company of a call option or options in respect of its Common Stock, in either case on terms that are customary for “call spread” transactions entered in connection with the issuance of convertible or exchangeable debt securities. “Permitted Holders” means (a) the Section 16 Officers and (b) any “group” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) which includes and is under the general direction of any Section 16 Officer; provided that, without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, the Persons described in clause (a), collectively, beneficially own Voting Stock representing more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company held by such group. “Permitted Investment” means any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in: (1) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity); (2) any Investment by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Person that is engaged in a Similar Business if as a result of such Investment: (a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; or


-23- (b) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, and, in each case, any Investment held by such Person; provided that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, consolidation or transfer; (3) cash and Cash Equivalents; (4) receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; provided, however, that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances; (5) payroll and similar advances to officers and employees in the ordinary course of business; (6) loans or advances to employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices (including for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $21.0 million and (y) 5.0% of Consolidated EBITDA at any one time outstanding (without giving effect to the forgiveness of any such loan); (7) any Investment acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries: (a) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable or settlements, compromises or resolutions of litigation, arbitration or other disputes with such issuer; or (b) as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default; (8) Investments made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Disposition that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.16; (9) Investments in existence on the Issue Date; (10) Hedging Obligations Incurred in compliance with Section 4.09; (11) Guarantees issued in accordance with Section 4.09 or Section 4.11; (12) Investments in Additional Assets made with the proceeds from any Asset Disposition that are applied pursuant to clauses (C) or (D) of Section 4.16(b); (13) Investments by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in a Receivables Entity or any Investment by a Receivables Entity in any other Person, in each case, in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing; provided, however, that any Investment in a Receivables Entity


-24- by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of a Purchase Money Note or a contribution of additional Receivables; (14) Investments consisting of earnest money deposits in connection with an Investment permitted by this Indenture; (15) advances to suppliers of amounts provided by customers for the purchase of materials and the preparation of goods and inventory in respect of customer contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; (16) Investments in Permitted Joint Ventures in an aggregate amount outstanding at the time of each such Investment not to exceed the greater of (x) $65.0 million and (y) 15.0% of Consolidated EBITDA outstanding at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); (17) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount outstanding at the time of each such Investment not to exceed the greater of (x) $65.0 million and (y) 15.0% of Consolidated EBITDA outstanding at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); (18) Investments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, together with all other Investments pursuant to this clause (18), in an aggregate amount outstanding at the time of each such Investment not to exceed the greater of (x) $105.0 million and (y) 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA outstanding at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); (19) deposit accounts and securities accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business, and to the extent constituting an Investment, Cash Management Obligations and Cash Pooling Agreements; and (20) any Investment, so long as immediately after giving effect to such Investment, the Net Leverage Ratio on the date of the making of such Investment is less than 3.25 to 1.00. “Permitted Joint Venture” means any joint venture in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has an Investment and which is engaged in a Similar Business. “Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person: (1) (a) Liens securing Indebtedness and other obligations permitted to be Incurred under the provisions described in clause (1) of Section 4.09(b), including any letter of credit facility related thereto, related Hedging Obligations and related banking services or cash management obligations, (b) Liens on assets of Restricted Subsidiaries securing Guarantees of Indebtedness and such other obligations of the Company referred to in clause (a), and (c) Liens securing Cash Management Obligations, including Cash Pooling Agreements, and other cash management services in the ordinary course of business; (2) pledges or deposits by such Person under workers’ compensation laws, social security, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such


-25- Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or United States government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or for the payment of rent or deposits in respect of letters of intent or purchase agreements, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business; (3) Liens imposed by law, including carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s and repairmen’s Liens, and Incurred in the ordinary course of business; (4) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet subject to penalties for nonpayment or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided appropriate reserves required pursuant to GAAP have been made in respect thereof; (5) Liens in favor of issuers of surety or trade contracts, performance bonds or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances or similar obligations issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business; provided, however, that such letters of credit do not constitute Indebtedness; (6) encumbrances, ground leases, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights of way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning, building codes or other restrictions (including, without limitation, minor defects or irregularities in title and similar encumbrances) as to the use of real property or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person; (7) Liens securing Hedging Obligations that are Incurred in the ordinary course of business (and not for speculative purposes); (8) leases, licenses, subleases and sublicenses of assets (including, without limitation, real property and intellectual property rights) that do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; (9) judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default and notices of lis pendens and associated rights related to such litigation; (10) Liens for the purpose of securing the payment of all or a part of the purchase price of, or Capitalized Lease Obligations, mortgage financings, purchase money obligations or other payments Incurred to finance assets or property (other than Capital Stock or other Investments) acquired, constructed, improved or leased in the ordinary course of business; provided that: (a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens is otherwise permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture and does not exceed the cost of the assets or property so acquired, constructed or improved and any fees, premiums, costs and expenses related to such Incurrence; and (b) such Liens are created within 180 days of construction, acquisition or improvement of such assets or property and do not encumber any other assets or property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than such assets or property, assets affixed or appurtenant thereto, improvements and accessions thereof and the proceeds from the sale, disposition or casualty event thereof;


-26- (11) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provisions relating to banker’s Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a depositary institution; (12) Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (13) Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than Liens permitted under clause (1)); (14) Liens on property or shares of stock of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Liens are not created, Incurred or assumed in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, further, however, that any such Lien may not extend to any other property owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (15) Liens on property at the time the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary acquired the property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Liens are not created, Incurred or assumed in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition; provided, further, however, that such Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (16) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity); (17) Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees; (18) Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to refinance, refund, replace, amend, extend or modify, as a whole or in part, Indebtedness that was previously so secured pursuant to clauses (10), (13), (14), (15), (17), this clause (18) and clause (23) of this definition; provided that any such Lien is limited to all or part of the same property or assets (plus assets affixed or appurtenant thereto, improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof) that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which the original Lien arose, could secure) the Indebtedness being refinanced or is in respect of property that is the security for a Permitted Lien hereunder; (19) any interest or title of a lessor under any Capitalized Lease Obligation or operating lease; (20) Liens in favor of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (21) Liens on assets owned by Foreign Subsidiaries of the Company; (22) Liens on assets transferred to a Receivables Entity or on assets of a Receivables Entity, in either case Incurred in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing, including Liens granted on any Qualified Receivables Account in favor of the financial institution counterparty to the Permitted Receivables Financing; (23) Liens securing Indebtedness (other than Subordinated Obligations and Guarantor Subordinated Obligations) in an aggregate principal amount which, when taken together with the principal amount of any outstanding Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to refinance Indebtedness


that was previously so secured pursuant to this clause (23), will not exceed the greater of (x) $160.0 million and (y) 37.5% of Consolidated EBITDA; (24) Liens securing Indebtedness (other than Subordinated Obligations and Guarantor Subordinated Obligations); provided that on a pro forma basis for the Incurrence of such Indebtedness and the application of the proceeds therefrom, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio would not exceed 3.25 to 1.00 (or, to the extent Incurred in connection with any acquisition or similar Investment not prohibited by this Indenture, the greater of (x) 3.25 to 1.00 and (y) the Secured Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such Incurrence), assuming, for purposes of the calculation of the Secured Net Leverage Ratio, that any commitments with respect to Indebtedness under any revolving Debt Facility permitted to be Incurred under clause (1) of Section 4.09(b) had been fully drawn on such date); (25) Liens in favor or 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; (26) Liens on insurance policies and proceeds thereof, or other deposits, to secure insurance premium financings; (27) Liens on cash, Cash Equivalents or other property arising in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Indebtedness; (28) Liens on Capital Stock or assets to be sold pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any Asset Disposition or disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Disposition, in each case permitted by the terms of this Indenture, pending the closing of such sale or disposition; and (29) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods. “Permitted Receivables Financing” means (a) any Existing Receivables Financing and (b) any Receivables Financing Transactions under which the aggregate principal amount of the proceeds received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary from Persons other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary does not exceed $250.0 million. “Permitted Reorganization” means any transaction or undertaking, including Investments, in connection with internal reorganizations and or restructurings (including in connection with tax planning and corporate reorganizations), so long as, after giving effect thereto, (a) the Guarantees of the Notes, taken as a whole, are not materially impaired and (b) the Company shall not change its jurisdiction of organization or formation in connection therewith to a jurisdiction outside of the United States. “Permitted Warrant” means any call option in respect of the Company’s Common Stock sold by the Company concurrently with any Permitted Bond Hedge, which call option permits settlement in cash at the option of the Company. -27-


“Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity. “Preferred Stock,” as applied to the Capital Stock of any corporation, means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated), which is preferred as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distributions of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such corporation, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such corporation. “pro forma basis” (and the making of any “pro forma adjustment”) means, with respect to any determination of the Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Coverage Ratio, Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income (including component definitions thereof), that each Specified Transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which such calculation is being made and that: (a) (i) in the case of (A) any disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary or any division and/or product line of the Company or any Subsidiary or (B) any designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, shall be excluded as of the first day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which the relevant determination is being made and (ii) in the case of any acquisition, Investment and/or designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary described in the definition of the term “Specified Transaction,” income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction shall be included as of the first day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which the relevant determination is being made; provided that any pro forma adjustment may be applied to any such test or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustment is consistent with, subject to the limitations set forth in and without duplication with respect to the application of, the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA,” (b) any Expected Cost Savings shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as though such Expected Cost Savings had been realized on the first day of the applicable Test Period and as if such Expected Cost Savings were realized in full during the entirety of such period; provided that any pro forma adjustment may be applied to any such test or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustment is consistent with, subject to the limitations set forth in and without duplication with respect to the application of, the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA,” (c) any retirement or repayment of Indebtedness (other than normal fluctuations in revolving Indebtedness Incurred for working capital purposes) shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which the relevant determination is being made, and (d) any Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which the relevant determination is being made; provided that (x) if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, such Indebtedness shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable Test Period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate that is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness at the relevant date of determination (taking into account any interest hedging arrangements applicable to such Indebtedness), (y) interest on any obligation with respect to any capital lease shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate determined by an Officer of the Company in good faith to be the rate of interest implicit in such obligation in accordance with GAAP and (z) interest on any Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a -28-


-29- factor of a prime or similar rate, any interbank offered rate or other rate shall be determined to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen by the Company. “Purchase Money Note” means a promissory note of a Receivables Entity evidencing the deferred purchase price of Receivables (and related assets) and/or a line of credit, which may be irrevocable, from the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing with a Receivables Entity, which deferred purchase price or line is repayable from cash available to the Receivables Entity, other than amounts required to be established as reserves pursuant to agreements, amounts paid to investors in respect of interest, principal and other amounts owing to such investors and amounts paid in connection with the purchase of newly generated Receivables. “Qualified Receivables Account” means any bank account, lock box or other deposit account of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is maintained primarily for the purpose of receiving collections of transferred Receivables or other amounts owing with respect to Receivables subject to a Receivables Financing Transaction. “Rating Agency” means (1) each of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch or (2) if S&P, Moody’s or Fitch shall not make a rating on the Notes publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors) which shall be substituted for any or all of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, as the case may be. “Ratings Decline Period” means, with respect to any Change of Control, the period that (1) begins on the earlier of (a) the date of the first public announcement of the occurrence of such Change of Control or of the intention by the Company or a stockholder of the Company, as applicable, to effect such Change of Control or (b) the occurrence of such Change of Control and (2) ends on the 60th calendar day following consummation of such Change of Control; provided, however, that such period shall be extended for so long as the rating of the Notes, as noted by the applicable rating agency, is under publicly announced consideration for downgrade by the applicable rating agency. “Receivable” means a right to receive payment arising from a sale or lease of goods or the performance of services by a Person pursuant to an arrangement with another Person pursuant to which such other Person is obligated to pay for goods or services under terms that permit the purchase of such goods and services on credit and shall include, in any event, any items of property that would be classified as an “account,” “chattel paper,” “payment intangible” or “instrument” under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York and any “supporting obligations” as so defined. For purposes of this Indenture, Assets related to Receivables may include (A) any collateral for transferred Receivables (other than any interest in goods the sale of which gave rise to such Receivables) and any agreements supporting or securing payment of transferred Receivables, (B) any service contracts or other agreements associated with such Receivables and records relating to such Receivables, (C) any Qualified Receivables Account and (D) proceeds of all of the foregoing. “Receivables Entity” means a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (or another Person in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary makes an Investment and to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary transfers Receivables and related assets) which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of Receivables and which is designated by the Senior Management of the Company (as provided below) as a Receivables Entity: (1) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which:


(a) is Guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (excluding Guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings); (b) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings; or (c) subjects any property or asset of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings; (2) with which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding (except in connection with a Purchase Money Note or Receivables Financing Transaction) other than on terms no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Company, other than fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with servicing Receivables; and (3) to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings. Any such designation by the Senior Management of the Company shall be evidenced to the Trustee by an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complies with the foregoing conditions. “Receivables Fees” means any fees or interest paid to purchasers or lenders providing the financing in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing, Receivables Financing Transaction or other similar arrangement, including any such amounts paid by discounting the face amount of Receivables or participations therein transferred in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing, Receivables Financing Transaction or other similar arrangement, regardless of whether any such transaction is structured as on-balance sheet or off-balance sheet or through a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary. “Receivables Financing Transactions” means (a) any sale by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of Receivables and related assets to a Receivables Entity intended to be (and which shall be treated for the purposes hereof as) a true sale transaction with customary limited recourse based upon the collectability of the Receivables sold and the corresponding sale or pledge of such Receivables and related assets (or an interest therein) by the Receivables Entity, in each case without any guarantee of the collectability of such Receivables by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof (other than by such Receivables Entity); and (b) (i) any sale by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of Receivables and related assets under a factoring agreement that is intended to be (and which shall be treated for the purposes hereof as) a true sale transaction with customary limited recourse based upon collectability of the Receivables sold, without any guarantee by the Company and any other Restricted Subsidiary thereof of the collectability of such Receivables and (ii) any sale or financing by any Foreign Subsidiary to or with local buyers or lenders of Receivables and related assets in the ordinary course of business, in each case without any guarantee by the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary. “Record Date” for the interest payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date means May 1 or November 1 (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding such Interest Payment Date. -30-


“Refinancing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness that is Incurred to refund, refinance, replace, exchange, renew, repay or extend, in whole or in part (including pursuant to any defeasance or discharge mechanism) (collectively, “refinance,” “refinances” and “refinanced” shall each have a correlative meaning), any Indebtedness existing on the Issue Date or Incurred in compliance with this Indenture (or any combination thereof) (including additional Indebtedness Incurred to pay premiums (including reasonable tender premiums, as determined in good faith by the Company), defeasance costs, accrued interest and fees, costs and expenses in connection with any such refinancing) including Indebtedness that refinances Refinancing Indebtedness; provided, however, that: (1) (a) if the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced is earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Notes, the Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity no earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced or (b) if the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced is later than the Stated Maturity of the Notes, the Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity at least 91 days later than the Stated Maturity of the Notes; (2) the Refinancing Indebtedness has an Average Life at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Indebtedness being refinanced; (3) such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred in an aggregate principal amount (or if issued with original issue discount, an aggregate issue price) that is equal to or less than the sum of the aggregate principal amount (or if issued with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) then outstanding of the Indebtedness being refinanced (plus, without duplication, any additional Indebtedness Incurred to pay premiums required by the instruments governing such existing Indebtedness or reasonable tender premiums (as determined in good faith by the Company), defeasance costs, accrued interest and fees, costs and expenses in connection with any such refinancing); (4) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees on terms, taken as a whole, at least as favorable to the Holders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being refinanced; and (5) Refinancing Indebtedness shall not include Indebtedness of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness of the Company or a Guarantor. “Refinancing Transactions” has the meaning set forth in the Offering Memorandum. “Regulated Bank” means an Approved Commercial Bank that is (i) a U.S. depository institution the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (ii) a corporation organized under section 25A of the U.S. Federal Reserve Act of 1913; (iii) a branch, agency or commercial lending company of a foreign bank operating pursuant to approval by and under the supervision of the Board of Governors under 12 CFR part 211; (iv) a non-U.S. branch of a foreign bank managed and controlled by a U.S. branch referred to in clause (iii); or (v) any other U.S. or non-U.S. depository institution or any branch, agency or similar office thereof supervised by a bank regulatory authority in any jurisdiction. “Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee having direct responsibility for the administration of this -31-


Indenture, or any other officer to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. “Restricted Investment” means any Investment other than a Permitted Investment. “Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Unless otherwise indicated, when used herein, the term “Restricted Subsidiary” shall refer to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company. “S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a business unit of S&P Global Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business. “Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means an arrangement relating to property now owned or hereafter acquired whereby the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person (other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) and the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person. “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. “Section 16 Officer” means any officer of the Company that would be an “officer” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act. “Secured Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries secured by a Lien. “Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (x) Consolidated Secured Debt as of such date less Netted Cash as of such date to (y) Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the applicable Test Period. “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. “Senior Secured Credit Facilities” means the Credit Agreement dated as of the Issue Date, by and among the Company, Kontoor International Sagl (formerly known as Lee Wrangler International Sagl), the guarantors parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders parties thereto from time to time, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time (including, in each case, increasing the amount loaned thereunder; provided that such additional Indebtedness is Incurred in accordance with Section 4.09). “Senior Management” means the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. “Short Derivative Instrument” means a Derivative Instrument, (i) the value of which generally decreases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally increase, with positive changes to the Performance References and/or (ii) the value of which generally increases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally decrease, with negative changes to the Performance References. “Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC as of the Issue Date. -32-


“Similar Business” means any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date or any business that is similar, reasonably related, incidental or ancillary thereto. “Specified Transaction” means, with respect to any period, any merger, Investment, disposition, Incurrence, assumption or repayment of Indebtedness, Restricted Payment or designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Subsidiary or other event that by the terms of this Indenture requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a “pro forma basis.” “Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that are reasonably customary in Receivables Financing Transactions. “Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, the date specified in the agreement governing or certificate relating to such Indebtedness as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision, but not including any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof. “Subordinated Obligation” means any Indebtedness of the Company (whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred) that is subordinated or junior in right of payment to the Notes pursuant to its terms. “Subsidiary” of any Person means (a) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50% of the total ordinary voting power of shares of Capital Stock is entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof (or Persons performing similar functions) or (b) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity of which more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, is, in the case of clauses (a) and (b), at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (1) such Person, (2) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (3) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. Unless otherwise specified herein, each reference to a Subsidiary will refer to a Subsidiary of the Company. “Supply Chain Financing” means any agreement under which any bank, financial institution or other person may from time to time provide any financial accommodation to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with trade payables of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case issued for the benefit of any such bank, financial institution or such other person that has acquired such trade payables pursuant to “supply chain” or other similar financing for vendors and suppliers of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries. “Test Period” means, with respect to any determination date, the period of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to such determination date for which internal financial statements of the Company prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP are available. “Transfer Restricted Notes” means Definitive Notes and any other Notes that bear or are required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend. “Treasury Rate” means as of any redemption date of Notes the yield to maturity at the time of computation of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly -33-


-34- available at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source or similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to November 15, 2024; provided, however, that if the period from the redemption date to November 15, 2024 is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of United States Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except that if the period from the redemption date to November 15, 2024 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used. “Trustee” means U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder. “Unrestricted Subsidiary” means: (1) any Subsidiary of the Company which at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to this Indenture; and (2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. “U.S.” means the United States of America. “Voting Stock” of a Person means all classes of Capital Stock of such Person then outstanding and normally entitled to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such Person. “Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary, all of the Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) is owned by the Company or another Wholly Owned Subsidiary. Section 1.02 Other Definitions. Term Defined in Section “Acceptable Commitment” ...................................................................................... 4.16(b) “Agent Members” .................................................................................................... 2.1(c) of Appendix A “Affiliate Transaction” ............................................................................................ 4.14(a) “Applicable Procedures” ....................................................................................... 1.1(a) of Appendix A “Asset Disposition Offer” ........................................................................................ 4.16(c) “Asset Disposition Offer Amount” .......................................................................... 4.16(c) “Asset Disposition Offer Period” ............................................................................ 4.16(c) “Asset Disposition Purchase Date” ........................................................................ 4.16(c) “Authentication Order” ........................................................................................... 2.02 “Change of Control Offer” ...................................................................................... 4.15(a) “Change of Control Payment” ................................................................................ 4.15(a) “Change of Control Payment Date” ....................................................................... 4.15(a) “Clearstream” ........................................................................................................ 1.1(a) of Appendix A “Covenant Defeasance” .......................................................................................... 8.03 “Default Direction” ................................................................................................ 6.01(b) “Definitive Notes Legend”....................................................................................... 2.2(e) of Appendix A


-35- Term Defined in Section “Designation” ......................................................................................................... 4.13 “Directing Holder” ................................................................................................. 6.01(b) “Distribution Compliance Period” ......................................................................... 1.1(a) of Appendix A “ERISA Legend” ...................................................................................................... 2.2(e) of Appendix A “Euroclear” ............................................................................................................. 1.1(d) of Appendix A “Event of Default” ................................................................................................... 6.01(a) “Excess Proceeds” .................................................................................................. 4.16(c) “Expiration Date” ................................................................................................... 1.05(j) “Foreign Disposition” ............................................................................................ ̀ 4.16(b) “Global Note” ......................................................................................................... 2.1(b) of Appendix A “Global Notes Legend” ........................................................................................... 2.2(e) of Appendix A “Guaranteed Obligations” ...................................................................................... 10.01(a) “IAI” ....................................................................................................................... 1.1(a) of Appendix A “IAI Global Note” .................................................................................................. 2.1(b) of Appendix A “Legal Defeasance” ................................................................................................ 8.02(a) “Note Register” ....................................................................................................... 2.03(a) “Noteholder Direction” .......................................................................................... 6.01(b) “Paying Agent” ....................................................................................................... 2.03(a) “Position Representation” ...................................................................................... 6.01(b) “LCT Election” ........................................................................................................ 1.04 “LCT Test Date” ...................................................................................................... 1.04 “QIB” ..................................................................................................................... 1.1(a) of Appendix A “Reclassifiable Covenants” .................................................................................... 1.04 “Reclassifiable Item” .............................................................................................. 1.04 “Registrar” .............................................................................................................. 2.03(a) “Regulation S” ........................................................................................................ 1.1(a) of Appendix A “Regulation S Global Note” ................................................................................... 2.1(b) of Appendix A “Regulation S Notes” ............................................................................................. 2.1(a) of Appendix A “Reinstatement Date” .............................................................................................. 4.17(b) “Reserved Indebtedness Amount” ........................................................................... 1.04 “Restricted Payment” .............................................................................................. 4.08(a) “Restricted Notes Legend” ...................................................................................... 2.2(e) of Appendix A “Revocation” .......................................................................................................... 4.13(b) “Rule 144” .............................................................................................................. 1.1(a) of Appendix A “Rule 144A” ........................................................................................................... 1.1(a) of Appendix A “Rule 144A Global Note” ....................................................................................... 2.1(b) of Appendix A “Rule 144A Notes” ................................................................................................. 2.1(a) of Appendix A “Second Commitment” ............................................................................................ 4.16(b) “Successor Company” ............................................................................................. 5.01(a) “Successor Guarantor” ........................................................................................... 5.01(c) “Suspended Covenants” .......................................................................................... 4.17(a) “Suspension Date” .................................................................................................. 4.17(a) “Suspension Period” ............................................................................................... 4.17(b) “Unrestricted Global Note” .................................................................................... 1.1(a) of Appendix A “Verification Covenant” .......................................................................................... 6.01(b) Section 1.03 Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires:


(1) a term defined in Section 1.01 or 1.02 has the meaning assigned to it therein; (2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP; (3) “or” is not exclusive; (4) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular; (5) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; (6) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Appendix,” “Article,” “Section,” “clause,” “Schedule” or “Exhibit” refers to an Appendix, Article, Section, clause, Schedule or Exhibit, as the case may be, of this Indenture; (7) the words “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not any particular Article, Section, clause or other subdivision; (8) “including” means including without limitation; (9) references to sections of, or rules under, the Securities Act or the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time; (10) unless otherwise provided, references to agreements and other instruments shall be deemed to include all amendments and other modifications to such agreements or instruments, but only to the extent such amendments and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of this Indenture; and (11) in the event that a transaction meets the criteria of more than one category of permitted transactions or listed exceptions, the Company may classify such transaction as it, in its sole discretion, determines. Section 1.04 Limited Condition Transactions and Certain Financial Calculations. When calculating the availability under any basket, test or ratio under this Indenture or compliance with any provision of this Indenture in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including Restricted Payments, Investments, the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens and repayments), in each case, at the option of the Company (the Company’s election to exercise such option, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination for availability under any such basket, test or ratio and whether any such action or transaction is permitted (or any requirement or condition therefor is complied with or satisfied (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default)) under this Indenture shall be deemed to be the date (the “LCT Test Date”) the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is entered into, if, after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including Restricted Payments, Investments, the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens and repayments) and any related pro forma adjustments, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions), such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions) shall be deemed to have been complied with (or satisfied) for all purposes; provided, that compliance with such ratios, test or baskets -36-


(and any related requirements and conditions) shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transaction related thereto (including Restricted Payments, Investments, the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens and repayments). For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company has made an LCT Election, (1) if any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA of the Company or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; (2) if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default) for which compliance or satisfaction was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (including due to the occurrence or continuation of a Default or Event of Default), such requirements and conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be complied with or satisfied (and such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing); and (3) in calculating the availability under any ratio, test or basket in connection with any action or transaction unrelated to such Limited Condition Transaction following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement or date for redemption, purchase or repayment specified in an irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, expires or passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio, test or basket shall be determined or tested giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction, including any incurrence of Indebtedness related thereto (any such Indebtedness, the “Reserved Indebtedness Amount”). In addition, for purposes of determining the permissibility of any action, change, transaction or event that requires a calculation of any financial ratio or financial test and/or the amount of Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income, such financial ratio, financial test or amount shall, subject to the immediately preceding two paragraphs, be calculated at the time such action is taken, such change is made, such transaction is consummated or such event occurs, as the case may be, and no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of a change in such financial ratio, financial test or amount occurring after the time such action is taken, such change is made, such transaction is consummated or such event occurs, as the case may be. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event an item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) is incurred or issued, any Lien is incurred, any Restricted Payment is made or any other transaction is undertaken in reliance on a ratio basket based on the Consolidated Coverage Ratio, the Net Leverage Ratio or the Secured Net Leverage Ratio, such ratio(s) shall be calculated with respect to such incurrence, issuance, Restricted Payment or other transaction without giving effect to amounts being utilized under any other basket (other than a ratio basket based on the Consolidated Coverage Ratio, the Net Leverage Ratio or the Secured Net Leverage Ratio, and including, for purposes of the determination of ratio-based amounts under clause (24) of the definition of “Permitted Liens,” any Incurrences of Indebtedness under clause (1) of Section 4.09(b)) on the same date. Each item of Indebtedness that is incurred or issued, each Lien incurred, each Restricted Payment that is made and each other transaction undertaken will be deemed to have been incurred, issued, made or taken first, to the extent available, pursuant to the relevant ratio-based test. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, but subject to the preceding paragraphs under this caption and the last paragraph of the definition of “pro forma basis,” all financial ratios and tests (including the Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Coverage Ratio and the amount of Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA contained herein that are calculated with respect to any applicable Test Period during which any Specified Transaction occurs) shall be -37-


calculated with respect to such applicable Test Period and such Specified Transaction on a pro forma basis. Further, if since the beginning of any such applicable Test Period and on or prior to the date of any required calculation of any financial ratio or test (x) any Specified Transaction has occurred or (y) any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such applicable Test Period has consummated any Specified Transaction, then, in each case, any applicable financial ratio or test shall be calculated on a pro forma basis for such applicable Test Period as if such Specified Transaction had occurred at the beginning of the applicable Test Period. For purposes of determining compliance with Section 4.09 or Section 4.10 or the definition of “Permitted Liens,” if any Indebtedness, Preferred Stock, Disqualified Stock or Lien is created or Incurred in reliance on a basket measured by reference to a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA, and any refinancing or replacement thereof would cause the percentage of Consolidated EBITDA to be exceeded if calculated based on the Consolidated EBITDA on the date of such refinancing or replacement, such percentage of Consolidated EBITDA will be deemed not to be exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing or replacement Indebtedness, Preferred Stock, Disqualified Stock or other obligation does not exceed the sum of (x) the amount sufficient to repay the principal amount of such Indebtedness, Preferred Stock, Disqualified Stock or other obligation being refinanced or replaced, (y) the amount necessary to pay accrued and unpaid interest, fees, underwriting discounts and expenses, including any premium and defeasance costs Incurred in connection with such refinancing or replacement and (z) additional amounts permitted to be Incurred under Section 4.09 (it being understood that any such additional amounts thereunder will be deemed to be Incurred under such other basket(s) under such covenant as so permitted). For purposes of determining compliance at any time with Section 4.08, Section 4.09 and Section 4.10 and the related definitions of “Permitted Investments” and “Permitted Liens” (such covenants and related definitions collectively, the “Reclassifiable Covenants”), in the event that any Indebtedness, Lien, Restricted Payment, Investment, Asset Disposition and/or Affiliate Transactions or portion thereof, as applicable, at any time meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of transactions or items permitted pursuant to any clause of the Reclassifiable Covenants (other than clause (1)(a) of Section 4.09(b) and the Liens securing Indebtedness Incurred thereunder pursuant to clause (1)(a) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”) (each of the foregoing, a “Reclassifiable Item”), the Company, in its sole discretion, may, from time to time, divide, classify or reclassify such Reclassifiable Item (or portion thereof) under one or more clauses of each such covenant and will only be required to include such Reclassifiable Item (or portion thereof) in any one category; provided that upon delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 4.06 following the initial Incurrence or making of any such Reclassifiable Item, if such Reclassifiable Item could, based on such financial statements, have been Incurred or made in reliance on any “ratio-based” basket or exception, such Reclassifiable Item shall automatically be reclassified as having been Incurred or made under the applicable provisions of such “ratio-based” basket or exception, as applicable (in each case, subject to any other applicable provision of such “ratio-based” basket or exception, as applicable). Any Reclassifiable Item need not be permitted solely by reference to one clause, exception or category under the Reclassifiable Covenants, as applicable, but may instead be permitted in part under any combination thereof or under any other available exception hereunder. Section 1.05 Acts of Holders. (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments or record or both are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company and the Guarantors. Proof of execution of any such -38-


instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, or the holding by any Person of a Note, shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 7.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustee, the Company and the Guarantors, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.05. To the extent that it is necessary for the Trustee to determine whether any Person is a beneficial owner, the Trustee shall make such determination based on a certification of such Person (on which the Trustee may conclusively rely) setting forth in satisfactory detail the principal balance and Note certificate owned and any intermediaries through which such Note certificate is held. The Trustee shall also be entitled to rely conclusively on information it receives from DTC or other applicable Depositary, its direct participants and the indirect participating brokerage firms for such participants with respect to the identity for a beneficial owner. The Trustee shall not be deemed to have actual or constructive knowledge of the books and records of DTC or its participants. (b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved (1) by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof or (2) in any other manner deemed reasonably sufficient by the Trustee. Where such execution is by or on behalf of any legal entity other than an individual, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute proof of the authority of the Person executing the same. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient. (c) The ownership of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register. (d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Note shall bind every future Holder of the same Note and the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Trustee, the Company or the Guarantors in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note. (e) The Company may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders entitled to make, give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, or to vote on or consent to any action authorized or permitted to be taken by Holders; provided that the Company may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in clause (f) below. Unless otherwise specified, if not set by the Company prior to the first solicitation of a Holder made by any Person in respect of any such action, or in the case of any such vote, prior to such vote, any such record date shall be the later of 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such consent or vote or the date of the most recent list of Holders furnished to the Trustee prior to such solicitation or vote. If any record date is set pursuant to this clause (e), the Holders on such record date, and only such Holders, shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action (including revocation of any action), whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless made, given or taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes, or each affected Holder, as applicable, on such record date. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder in the manner set forth in Section 12.02. (f) The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to join in the giving or making of (1) any notice of default under Section 6.01(a), (2) any -39-


declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 6.02, (3) any direction referred to in Section 6.05 or (4) any request to pursue a remedy as permitted in Section 6.06. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless made, given or taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes or each affected Holder, as applicable, on such record date. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Company and to each Holder in the manner set forth in Section 12.02. (g) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Note may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Note or by one or more duly appointed agents, each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. Any notice given or action taken by a Holder or its agents with regard to different parts of such principal amount pursuant to this paragraph shall have the same effect as if given or taken by separate Holders of each such different part. (h) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Holder, including a Depositary that is the Holder of a Global Note, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depositary that is the Holder of a Global Note may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Note through such Depositary’s standing instructions and customary practices. (i) The Company may fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note held by a Depositary entitled under the procedures of such Depositary, if any, to make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders; provided that if such a record date is fixed, only the beneficial owners of interests in such Global Note on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or proxies shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, whether or not such beneficial owners remain beneficial owners of interests in such Global Note after such record date. No such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action shall be effective hereunder unless made, given or taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date. (j) With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section 1.05, the party hereto that sets such record date may designate any day as the “Expiration Date” and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other party hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Notes in the manner set forth in Section 12.02, on or prior to both the existing and the new Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section 1.05, the party hereto which set such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 90th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this clause (j). -40-


ARTICLE 2 THE NOTES Section 2.01 Form and Dating; Terms. (a) Provisions relating to the Initial Notes, Additional Notes, and any other Notes issued under this Indenture are set forth in Appendix A, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. However, to the extent that any provision of Appendix A conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, rules or agreements with national securities exchanges to which the Company or any Guarantor is subject, if any, or usage (provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company). Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. (b) The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture, and the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Notes shall be subject to repurchase by the Company pursuant to an Asset Disposition Offer as provided in Section 4.16 or a Change of Control Offer as provided in Section 4.15, and otherwise as not prohibited by this Indenture. The Notes shall not be redeemable, other than as provided in Article 3. Additional Notes ranking pari passu with the Initial Notes may be created and issued from time to time by the Company without notice to or consent of the Holders and shall be consolidated with and form a single class with the Initial Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise (other than issue date, issue price and, if applicable, the first interest payment date and the first date from which interest will accrue) as the Initial Notes; provided that the Company’s ability to issue Additional Notes shall be subject to the Company’s compliance with Section 4.09. Any Additional Notes shall be issued with the benefit of a supplemental indenture to this Indenture. Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication. (a) At least one Officer shall execute the Notes on behalf of the Company by manual, facsimile or electronic signature. If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid. (b) A Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto by the manual, facsimile or electronic signature of an authorized signatory of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been duly authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. -41-


(c) On the Issue Date, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by an Officer (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate and deliver the Initial Notes. In addition, at any time and from time to time, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate and deliver any Additional Notes in an aggregate principal amount specified in such Authentication Order for such Additional Notes issued hereunder. (d) The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders, the Company or an Affiliate of the Company. (e) The Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery upon a written order of the Company signed by one Officer of the Company (i) Initial Notes for original issue on the Issue Date in an aggregate principal amount of $400,000,000, (ii) subject to the terms of this Indenture, Additional Notes, (iii) any other Unrestricted Global Notes issued in exchange for any of the foregoing in accordance with this Indenture and (iv) Notes pursuant to Sections 2.06, 2.07, 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.15, 4.16 and 9.05 in accordance with this Indenture. Such order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated, the date on which the original issue of Notes is to be authenticated and whether the Notes are to be Initial Notes, Additional Notes or other Unrestricted Global Notes. Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent. (a) The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”) and at least one office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes (“Note Register”) and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar, and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. (b) The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes. The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes. (c) The Company will be responsible for making calculations called for under the Notes, including but not limited to determination of redemption price, premium, if any, and any additional amounts or other amounts payable on the Notes. The Company will provide a schedule of its calculations to the Trustee when requested by the Trustee, and, absent manifest error, the Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively on the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. The Company shall, no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each due date for the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on any of the Notes, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held in trust for the Holders entitled to the same, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act. The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing -42-


that such Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by such Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, a Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes. Section 2.05 Holder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least two Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders. Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange. (a) The Notes shall be issued in registered form and shall be transferable only upon the surrender of a Note for registration of transfer and in compliance with Appendix A. (b) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 or at the Registrar’s request. (c) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange (other than pursuant to Section 2.07), but the Company may require Holders to pay any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.15, 4.16 and 9.05). (d) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. (e) Neither the Company nor the Registrar shall be required (1) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note during a period beginning at the opening of business 10 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 and ending at the close of business on the day of selection, (2) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption, or tendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) in connection with a Change of Control Offer or an Asset Disposition Offer, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of any Note being redeemed or repurchased in part or (3) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note between a Record Date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date. (f) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal, premium, -43-


if any, and (subject to the Record Date provisions of the Notes) interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary. (g) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to Section 4.02, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more replacement Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount. (h) At the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Global Notes or Definitive Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail or deliver in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, the replacement Global Notes and Definitive Notes which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to in accordance with the provisions of Appendix A. (i) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by mail or by facsimile or electronic transmission. Section 2.07 Replacement Notes. If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or if a Holder claims that its Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the ownership and loss, destruction or theft of such Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are otherwise met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must be provided by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss, claim, cost or liability that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge the Holder for the expenses of the Company and the Trustee in replacing a Note. Every replacement Note is a contractual obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.07, in case any mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note. Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes. (a) The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note; provided that Notes held by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company will not be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of Section 3.07(b). (b) If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser, as such term is defined in Section 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York. (c) If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue from and after the date of such payment. -44-


(d) If a Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on the maturity date, any redemption date or any date of purchase pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, money sufficient to pay Notes payable or to be redeemed or purchased on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest. Section 2.09 Treasury Notes. In determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes beneficially owned by the Company, or by any Affiliate of the Company, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not be disregarded if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to deliver any such direction, waiver or consent with respect to the Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company or any obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor. Section 2.10 Temporary Notes. Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Holders and beneficial holders, as the case may be, of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits accorded to Holders, or beneficial holders, respectively, of Notes under this Indenture. Section 2.11 Cancellation. The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee or, at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of cancelled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act). Certification of the cancellation of all cancelled Notes shall, upon the written request of the Company, be delivered to the Company. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest. (a) If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such defaulted interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such defaulted interest as provided in this Section 2.12. -45-


The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such special record date. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall mail or deliver by electronic transmission in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, or cause to be mailed or delivered by electronic transmission in accordance with the Applicable Procedures to each Holder, a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any interest which is paid prior to the expiration of the 30-day period set forth in Section 6.01(a)(1) shall be paid to Holders as of the Record Date for the Interest Payment Date for which interest has not been paid. (b) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12 and for greater certainty, each Note delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue interest, which were carried by such other Note. Section 2.13 CUSIP and ISIN Numbers The Company in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP or ISIN numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee may use CUSIP or ISIN numbers in notices of redemption or exchange or in Offers to Purchase as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption or exchange or in Offers to Purchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption or exchange or Offer to Purchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall as promptly as practicable notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP or ISIN numbers. ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee. If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to Section 3.07, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least five Business Days before notice of redemption is required to be mailed or sent or caused to be mailed or sent to Holders pursuant to Section 3.03 (unless a shorter notice shall be agreed to by the Trustee) but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth (1) the paragraph or subparagraph of such Note or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (2) the redemption date, (3) the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, (4) the redemption price, if then ascertainable, and (5) any condition precedent to such redemption pursuant to Section 3.07(f). Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased. (a) If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed pursuant to Section 3.07 or purchased in an Offer to Purchase at any time, the Notes to be redeemed or purchased shall be selected in accordance with the Applicable Procedures. In the event of partial redemption or purchase by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed or purchased shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date by the Trustee from the then outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption or purchase. -46-


-47- (b) The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption or purchase and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption or purchase, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. Notes and portions of Notes selected shall be in amounts of $1,000 or whole number multiples of $1,000; provided that no Notes of $2,000 in principal amount or less shall be redeemed in part, except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not $2,000 or a multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, shall be redeemed or purchased. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption or purchase also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase. (c) After the redemption date, upon surrender of a Note to be redeemed in part only, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Note, representing the same Indebtedness to the extent not redeemed, shall be issued in the name of the Holder of the Notes upon cancellation of the original Note (or appropriate book entries shall be made to reflect such partial redemption). Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption. (a) Subject to Section 3.09, the Company shall mail or deliver by electronic transmission in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, or cause to be mailed (or delivered by electronic transmission in accordance with the Applicable Procedures) notices of redemption of Notes not less than 10 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder (with a copy to the Trustee) whose Notes are to be redeemed pursuant to this Article at such Holder’s registered address or otherwise in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, except that redemption notices may be mailed or delivered more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with Article 8 or Article 11. (b) The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including CUSIP and ISIN number, if applicable) and shall state: (1) the redemption date; (2) the redemption price, including the portion thereof representing any accrued and unpaid interest; provided that in connection with a redemption under Section 3.07(a), the notice need not set forth the redemption price but only the manner of calculation thereof; (3) if any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount of that Note that is to be redeemed; (4) the name and address of the Paying Agent; (5) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price; (6) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment or the Paying Agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date; (7) the paragraph or subparagraph of the Notes or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed;


(8) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP or ISIN number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes; and (9) if applicable, any condition to such redemption. (c) At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least five Business Days before notice of redemption is required to be sent or caused to be sent to Holders pursuant to this Section 3.03 (unless a shorter notice shall be agreed to by the Trustee), an Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice, together with the notice to be given, setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in Section 3.03(b). (d) If any notice of redemption is conditioned upon the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date, or by the redemption date so delayed. If any such condition precedent has not been satisfied, the Company will provide prompt written notice to the Trustee delaying or rescinding such redemption not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) two Business Days immediately prior to the redemption date, and the Company may delay such redemption until a new redemption date set forth in such notice (provided that such new redemption date shall not be more than 60 days after the date the original redemption notice was mailed (or delivered by electronic transmission in accordance with the Applicable Procedures) pursuant to Section 3.03(a)) or rescind the redemption and notice of redemption, in which case the notice of redemption shall be of no force or effect and the redemption of the Notes shall not occur. Upon receipt of such notice from the Company, if requested by the Company, the Trustee shall promptly send a copy of such notice to the Holders of the Notes to be redeemed in the same manner in which the notice of redemption was given if such notice was delivered by the Trustee. Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of redemption is mailed or delivered in accordance with Section 3.03, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price (except as provided for in Section 3.07(f)). The notice, if mailed or delivered by electronic transmission in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption in whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note. Subject to Section 3.05, on and after the redemption date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions of Notes called for redemption. Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price. (a) No later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the redemption or purchase date (or such later time on such date as consistent with the Applicable Procedures to which the Trustee may reasonably agree), the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase price of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. If funds for such purpose are on deposit, the Paying Agent shall promptly send or mail to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed or repurchased the applicable redemption or purchase price thereof and accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent -48-


by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption or purchase price of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased. (b) If the Company complies with the provisions of Section 3.05(a), on and after the redemption or purchase date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase. If a Note is redeemed or purchased on or after a Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest, to, but excluding, the redemption or purchase date in respect of such Note will be paid on such redemption or purchase date to the Person in whose name such Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date. If any Note called for redemption or purchase shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption or purchase because of the failure of the Company to comply with Section 3.05(a), interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption or purchase date until such principal is paid, and, to the extent lawful, on any interest accrued to the redemption or purchase date not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01. Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part. Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or purchased in part, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail to the Holder (or cause to be transferred by book entry) at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered representing the same Indebtedness to the extent not redeemed or purchased; provided that each new Note shall be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. It is understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, only an Authentication Order and not an Opinion of Counsel or Officers’ Certificate is required for the Trustee to authenticate such new Note. Section 3.07 Optional Redemption. (a) At any time prior to November 15, 2024, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon notice pursuant to Section 3.03 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, plus the Applicable Premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. Promptly after the determination thereof, the Company shall give the Trustee notice of the redemption price provided for in this Section 3.07(a), and the Trustee shall not be responsible for such calculation. (b) Prior to November 15, 2024, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 40% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) with the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings, upon notice pursuant to Section 3.03, at a redemption price equal to 104.125% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date; provided that (1) at least 60% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption; and (2) such redemption occurs within 120 days after the date of closing of such Equity Offering. (c) Except pursuant to clause (a), (b) or (h) of this Section 3.07, the Notes shall not be redeemable at the Company’s option prior to November 15, 2024. (d) On and after November 15, 2024, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon notice pursuant to Section 3.03 at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, -49-


if any, to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on November 15 of each of the years indicated below: Year Percentage 2024 .................................................................................. 102.063% 2025 .................................................................................. 101.031% 2026 and thereafter ........................................................... 100.000% (e) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06. (f) Any redemption notice in connection with this Section 3.07 may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including the consummation of any related Equity Offering or other corporate transaction or event. (g) The Company may acquire Notes by means other than a redemption, whether by tender offer, open market purchases, negotiated transactions or otherwise, in accordance with applicable securities laws, so long as such acquisition does not otherwise violate the terms of this Indenture. (h) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with any tender offer for the Notes, including a Change of Control Offer, if Holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and the Company or a third party in lieu of the Company purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, the Company or such third party shall have the right upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such purchase date, to redeem all Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a redemption price equal to the price offered to each other Holder (excluding any early tender or incentive fee) in such tender offer (including a Change of Control Offer) plus, to the extent not included in the tender offer payment (or payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer), accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon, to, but excluding, the date of such redemption. Section 3.08 Mandatory Redemption. The Company will not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes. The Company may acquire Notes by means other than a redemption, whether by tender offer, open market purchases, negotiated transactions or otherwise, in accordance with applicable securities laws, so long as such acquisition does not otherwise violate the terms of this Indenture. Section 3.09 Offers to Repurchase by Application of Excess Proceeds. (a) In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.16, the Company is required to commence an Asset Disposition Offer, the Company will follow the procedures specified below. (b) The Asset Disposition Offer will remain open for the Asset Disposition Offer Period. No later than the Asset Disposition Purchase Date, the Company will apply all Excess Proceeds to the purchase of the Asset Disposition Offer Amount, or, if less than the Asset Disposition Offer Amount of Notes (and, if applicable, Pari Passu Indebtedness) has been so validly tendered, all Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness validly tendered in response to the Asset Disposition Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased will be made in the same manner as redemption payments on the Notes are made. -50-


-51- (c) If the Asset Disposition Purchase Date is on or after a Record Date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest to the Asset Disposition Purchase Date, shall be paid on the Asset Disposition Purchase Date to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date. (d) Upon the commencement of an Asset Disposition Offer, the Company shall mail a notice (or, in the case of Global Notes, otherwise communicate in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of the Depository) to each of the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Disposition Offer. The Asset Disposition Offer shall be made to all Holders and, if required, all holders of Pari Passu Indebtedness. The notice, which shall govern the terms of the Asset Disposition Offer, shall state: (1) that the Asset Disposition Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.09 and Section 4.16 and the length of time the Asset Disposition Offer shall remain open; (2) the Asset Disposition Offer Amount, the purchase price, including the portion thereof representing any accrued and unpaid interest, and the Asset Disposition Purchase Date; (3) that any Note not properly tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest; (4) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Disposition Offer will cease to accrue interest on and after the Asset Disposition Purchase Date; (5) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset Disposition Offer may elect to have Notes purchased in integral multiples of $1,000 only; (6) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to any Asset Disposition Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Note completed, or to transfer such Note by book-entry transfer, to the Company, the Depositary, if applicable, or a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Asset Disposition Purchase Date; (7) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives at the address specified in the notice, not later than the expiration of the Asset Disposition Offer Period, a telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Notes the Holder tendered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its tendered Notes and its election to have such Note purchased; (8) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness surrendered by the holders thereof exceeds the Asset Disposition Offer Amount, then the Notes and such Pari Passu Indebtedness will be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the aggregate accreted value or principal amount, as applicable, of the Notes or such Pari Passu Indebtedness validly tendered and not properly withdrawn and the selection of the Notes for purchase shall be made by the Trustee by such method as the Trustee in its sole discretion shall deem to be fair and appropriate, although no Note having a principal amount of $2,000 shall be purchased in part; and


(9) that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part shall be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer) representing the same Indebtedness to the extent not repurchased. (e) On or before the Asset Disposition Purchase Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Asset Disposition Offer Amount of Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness or portions thereof validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Asset Disposition Offer, or, if less than the Asset Disposition Offer Amount has been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn, all Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness so tendered, in the case of the Notes in integral multiples of $1,000; provided that if, following repurchase of a portion of a Note, the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase would be less than $2,000, then the portion of such Note so repurchased shall be reduced so that the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase is $2,000. The Company will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee the Notes so accepted and an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes so accepted and that such Notes were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.09. In addition, the Company will deliver all certificates and instruments required, if any, by the agreements governing the Pari Passu Indebtedness. (f) The Paying Agent or the Company, as the case may be, will promptly, but in no event later than five Business Days after termination of the Asset Disposition Offer Period, mail or wire transfer (or otherwise deliver in accordance with the Applicable Procedures) to each tendering Holder or holder or lender of Pari Passu Indebtedness, as the case may be, an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes or Pari Passu Indebtedness so validly tendered and not properly withdrawn by such holder or lender, as the case may be, and accepted by the Company for purchase, and the Company will promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon delivery of an Authentication Order from the Company, will authenticate and mail (or otherwise deliver in accordance with the Applicable Procedures) such new Note to such Holder (it being understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, no Opinion of Counsel will be required for the Trustee to authenticate and mail or deliver such new Note) in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered; provided that each such new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. In addition, the Company will take any and all other actions required by the agreements governing the Pari Passu Indebtedness with respect to the applicable Asset Disposition. Any Note not so accepted will be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof. (g) The Company will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to an Asset Disposition Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Indenture by virtue of any conflict. An Asset Disposition Offer may be made at the same time as consents are solicited with respect to an amendment, supplement or waiver of this Indenture, the Notes and/or the Note Guarantees (but the Asset Disposition Offer) may not condition tenders on the delivery of such consents). (h) Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.09 or Section 4.16, any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.09 shall be made pursuant to the applicable provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06. -52-


ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS Section 4.01 Payment of Notes. (a) The Company will pay, or cause to be paid, the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary, holds as of 11:00 a.m. (New York City time), on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. (b) The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, at the rate equal to the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful. Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company shall maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company and the Guarantors in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee; provided that the Trustee shall not be considered an agent for service of legal process on the Company or any Guarantor. The Company may also from time to time designate additional offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03. Section 4.03 Taxes. The Company shall pay, and shall cause each of the Guarantors to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments and governmental levies except (a) such as are being contested in good faith and by appropriate negotiations or proceedings or (b) where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes. Section 4.04 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. Each of the Company and the Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and each of the Company and the -53-


-54- Guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted. Section 4.05 Corporate Existence. Subject to Article 5, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (1) its corporate existence and the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence of each of the Guarantors, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Guarantor and (2) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and the Guarantors; provided that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence of any of the Guarantors, if the Company in good faith shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and the Guarantors, taken as a whole. Section 4.06 Reports and Other Information. (a) Notwithstanding that the Company may not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or otherwise report on an annual and quarterly basis on forms provided for such annual and quarterly reporting pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, the Company will furnish to the Trustee and make available to Holders and prospective purchasers of the Notes in the manner described in the following paragraphs (which such obligations will be deemed satisfied by filing with the SEC within the time periods (including any grace period or extension permitted by the SEC) specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations that are then applicable to the Company (or if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, then the time periods for filing applicable to a filer that is not an “accelerated filer” as defined in such rules and regulations): (1) all financial information that would be required to be contained in an annual report on Form 10-K, or any successor or comparable form, filed with the SEC, including a “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” section and a report on the annual financial statements by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm; (2) all financial information that would be required to be contained in a quarterly report on Form 10-Q, or any successor or comparable form, filed with the SEC, including a “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” section; and (3) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K, or any successor or comparable form, if the Company were required to file such reports. (b) Notwithstanding Section 4.06(a), if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, such reports (A) shall not be required to comply with Section 302, Section 404 or Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or related Items 307 or 308 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC, or Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K (with respect to any non- GAAP financial measures contained therein), (B) shall not be required to contain any separate financial information contemplated by Rule 3-05, Rule 3-09, Rule 3-10, Rule 3-16, Rule 13-01 or Rule 13-02 of


Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC, (C) shall not be required to comply with Items 402, 405, 406, 407 and 601 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC, (D) shall not be required to contain any exhibits (including any financial statements that would be required to be filed as an exhibit), and (E) shall not be required to comply with rules or regulations promulgated by the SEC concerning Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). In addition, to the extent not satisfied by the information required to be furnished pursuant to Section 4.06(a), for so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to Holders and to securities analysts and prospective purchasers of the Notes, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act so long as the Notes are not freely transferable under the Securities Act. (c) The requirements set forth in Sections 4.06(a) and 4.06(b) may be satisfied by the Company, in its sole discretion, (i) filing the required reports with the SEC, (ii) posting the required reports on its website or (iii) delivering such information to the Trustee and posting copies of such information on any website (which may be password protected and nonpublic and may be maintained by the Company or a third party) to which access will be given to Holders, securities analysts and prospective purchasers of the Notes, in each case at the Company’s expense within the time periods that would apply if the Company were required to file those reports with the SEC. (d) In addition, no later than ten Business Days after the date the annual and quarterly financial information for the prior fiscal period have been furnished pursuant to Section 4.06(a)(1) or (2), the Company shall also hold live quarterly conference calls with the opportunity to ask questions of management; provided that, as long as the Company holds quarterly conference calls for investors in its common stock, it shall not be required to hold separate or additional conference calls for the benefit of the Holders and beneficial owners of the Notes, prospective purchasers of the Notes, securities analysts and market making financial institutions. No fewer than five Business Days prior to the date such conference call is to be held, the Company shall issue a press release to the appropriate U.S. wire services announcing such conference call, which press release shall contain information on how and when to access such conference call. (e) If the Company has designated any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries and such Unrestricted Subsidiaries, either individually or collectively, would otherwise have been a Significant Subsidiary, then the annual and quarterly financial information required by this Section 4.06 shall include a reasonably detailed presentation, as determined in good faith by Senior Management of the Company, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes to the financial statements and in the “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” section, of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of any Unrestricted Subsidiaries. (f) The Trustee shall have no duty to review or analyze reports delivered to it. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee hereunder is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such reports shall not constitute actual or constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder or under the Notes (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates). The Trustee shall have no obligation to monitor or confirm, on a continuing basis or otherwise, the Company’s compliance with the covenants or with respect to any reports or other documents filed with the SEC or EDGAR or posted on the Company’s website, or participate in any conference calls. -55-


-56- Section 4.07 Compliance Certificate. (a) The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year ending after the Issue Date, a certificate from the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officer with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge, the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every condition and covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default shall have occurred and be continuing, describing all such Defaults of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or propose to take with respect thereto). (b) When any Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture, or if the Trustee or the holder of any other evidence of Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary gives any notice or takes any other action with respect to a claimed Default, the Company will promptly (which shall be within ten days following the date on which the Company becomes aware of such Default, receives notice of such Default or becomes aware of such action, as applicable) send to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate specifying such event, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereof. Section 4.08 Limitation on Restricted Payments. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, to: (1) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution (whether made in cash, securities or other property) on or in respect of its or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Capital Stock (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) other than: (A) dividends or distributions payable solely in Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock); and (B) dividends or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary, so long as, in the case of any dividend or distribution payable on or in respect of any Capital Stock issued by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary holding such Capital Stock receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend or distribution; (2) purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value, including in connection with any merger or consolidation, any Capital Stock of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company held by Persons other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; (3) make any principal payment on, or purchase, repurchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled repayment, scheduled sinking fund payment or scheduled maturity, any Subordinated Obligations or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations, other than:


-57- (A) Indebtedness of the Company owing to and held by any Guarantor or Indebtedness of a Guarantor owing to and held by the Company or any other Guarantor permitted under clause (5) of Section 4.09(b); or (B) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Obligations or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations of any Guarantor purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement; or (4) make any Restricted Investment (all such payments and other actions referred to in clauses (1) through (4) of this Section 4.08(a) (other than any exception thereto) shall be referred to as a “Restricted Payment”), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment: (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result therefrom); (B) immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a pro forma basis, the Company could Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under Section 4.09(a); and (C) the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payment and all other Restricted Payments declared or made subsequent to March 31, 2019 (including Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (4), (5), (6), (7) and (13) of Section 4.08(b) but excluding Restricted Payments permitted by all other clauses of Section 4.08(b)) would not exceed the sum of (without duplication): (i) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (treated as one accounting period) for the cumulative period from March 31, 2019 to and including the end of the most recent fiscal quarter ending prior to the date of such Restricted Payment for which financial statements are available (or, in case such Consolidated Net Income is a deficit, an amount equal to zero); plus (ii) 100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property received by the Company from the issue or sale of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) or other capital contributions subsequent to March 31, 2019, other than: (x) Net Cash Proceeds received from an issuance or sale of such Capital Stock to a Subsidiary of the Company or to an employee stock ownership plan, option plan or similar trust to the extent such sale to an employee stock ownership plan, option plan or similar trust is financed by loans from or Guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination; and (y) Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company from the issue and sale of its Capital Stock or capital contributions to the extent applied in accordance with Section 4.08(b)(7)(A); plus


-58- (iii) the amount by which Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries is reduced on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than Indebtedness held by a Subsidiary of the Company) subsequent to March 31, 2019 of any Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company (less the amount of any cash, or the Fair Market Value of any other property, distributed by the Company upon such conversion or exchange); plus (iv) the amount equal to the net reduction in Restricted Investments and received in respect of Restricted Investments made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any Person resulting from: (x) repurchases or redemptions of such Restricted Investments by such Person, proceeds realized upon the sale of such Restricted Investment to a purchaser that is not an Affiliate, repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets (including by way of dividend or distribution) by such Person to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than for reimbursement of tax payments), and the amount of any cancellation of any Guarantee or other contingent obligation constituting a Restricted Investment; or (y) the redesignation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries as Restricted Subsidiaries or the merger or consolidation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary with and into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (valued in each case as provided in the definition of “Investment”), which amount in each case under this clause (iv) was previously included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments; provided, however, that no amount will be included under this clause (iv) to the extent it is already included in Consolidated Net Income; plus (v) the greater of (x) $65.0 million and (y) 15.0% of Consolidated EBITDA. (b) The provisions of Section 4.08(a) will not prohibit: (1) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Capital Stock, Disqualified Stock or Subordinated Obligations of the Company or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations of any Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock and other than Capital Stock issued or sold to a Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust to the extent such sale to an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust is financed by loans from or Guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination); provided, however, that the Net Cash Proceeds from such sale of Capital Stock will be excluded from clause (C)(ii) of Section 4.08(a); (2) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Obligations of the Company or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations of any Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Subordinated Obligations of the Company or any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Guarantor Subordinated Obligations of any Guarantor made by exchange for or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of


-59- Guarantor Subordinated Obligations of a Guarantor, so long as such refinancing Subordinated Obligations or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations are permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09 and constitute Refinancing Indebtedness; (3) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Disqualified Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary made by exchange for or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of Disqualified Stock of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, so long as such refinancing Disqualified Stock is permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09 and constitutes Refinancing Indebtedness; (4) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Obligation (A) at a purchase price not greater than 101% of the principal amount of such Subordinated Obligation in the event of a Change of Control Triggering Event in accordance with provisions similar to Section 4.15 or (B) at a purchase price not greater than 100% of the principal amount thereof in accordance with provisions similar to Section 4.16; provided that, prior to or simultaneously with such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement, the Company has made the Change of Control Offer or Asset Disposition Offer, as applicable, as provided in such covenant with respect to the Notes and has completed the repurchase or redemption of all Notes validly tendered for payment in connection with such Change of Control Offer or Asset Disposition Offer; (5) any purchase or redemption of Subordinated Obligations or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations from Net Available Cash to the extent permitted under Section 4.16; (6) dividends paid within 60 days after the date of declaration if at such date of declaration such dividend would have complied with this Section 4.08; (7) the purchase, redemption or other acquisition (including by cancellation of Indebtedness), cancellation or retirement for value of Capital Stock or equity appreciation rights of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company held by any existing or former directors, officers or employees of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or their assigns, estates or heirs, in each case in connection with the repurchase provisions under stock option or stock purchase agreements or other agreements to compensate such persons approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or upon their death, disability or termination; provided that such Capital Stock or equity appreciation rights were received for services related to, or for the benefit of, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; and provided, further, that such redemptions or repurchases pursuant to this clause will not exceed the greater of (x) $21.0 million and (y) 5.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period in the aggregate in any fiscal year; provided, further, that any amount not so made as a Restricted Payment in the fiscal year for which it is permitted may be carried over to be made as a Restricted Payment in subsequent fiscal years, so long as the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments made in reliance on this clause (7) in any fiscal year does not exceed the greater of (x) $42.0 million and (y) 10.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period, although such amounts may be increased by an amount not to exceed: (A) the Net Cash Proceeds from the sale of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company and, to the extent contributed to the Company, the Net Cash Proceeds from the sale of Capital Stock of any of the Company’s direct or indirect parent companies, in each case to existing or former directors, officers or


-60- employees of the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries that occurs after the Issue Date, to the extent the Net Cash Proceeds from the sale of such Capital Stock have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments; plus (B) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date; less (C) the amount of any Restricted Payments made since the Issue Date with the Net Cash Proceeds described in clauses (A) and (B) of this clause (7); (8) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Company issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of “Consolidated Interest Expense”; (9) repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of stock options, warrants, other rights to purchase Capital Stock or other convertible or exchangeable securities if such Capital Stock represents all or a portion of the exercise price thereof; (10) the distribution, by dividend or otherwise, of shares of Capital Stock of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries the primary assets of which are cash and/or cash equivalents); (11) any payment of cash by the Company in respect of fractional shares of the Company’s Capital Stock upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any stock options, warrants, other rights to purchase Capital Stock or other convertible or exchangeable securities; (12) any payment of cash by the Company or any Subsidiary issuer to a holder of Convertible Notes upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Notes, which cash payment is made at the election of the Company or such Subsidiary and does not exceed an amount equal to the principal amount of the Convertible Notes that are converted or exchanged and any accrued interest paid thereon; (13) the purchase of any Permitted Bond Hedge; (14) any payments of or in respect of Subordinated Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $53.0 million and (y) 12.5% of Consolidated EBITDA in the aggregate; (15) any Restricted Payment, so long as immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Net Leverage Ratio is less than 3.00 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis; (16) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $350.0 million; (17) additional Restricted Payments constituting any part of a Permitted Reorganization; and (18) any Restricted Payments in respect of required withholding or similar non-U.S. taxes with respect to any existing or former directors, officers or employees of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or their assigns, estates or heirs and any repurchases of Capital Stock in consideration of such payments, including deemed repurchases in connection


-61- with the exercise of stock options or the issuance of restricted stock units or similar stock based awards; provided, however, that at the time of and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under clauses (5), (7), (8), (10), (14), (15) and (16), no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof. (c) The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of such Restricted Payment of the assets or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to such Restricted Payment. The amount of any Restricted Payment paid in cash shall be its face amount. (d) To the extent any cash or any other property (other than Capital Stock of the Company which is not Disqualified Stock) is distributed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries upon the conversion or exchange of any Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock of the Company, (1) any amount of such cash or property that exceeds the principal amount of the Indebtedness that is converted or exchanged and any accrued interest paid thereon (and only such excess amount) shall be deemed to be a Restricted Payment described in clause (2) of Section 4.08(a) and (2) the amount of such cash or property up to an amount equal to the principal amount of the Indebtedness that is converted or exchanged and any accrued interest paid thereon shall be deemed to be a Restricted Payment described in clause (3) of Section 4.08(a) if such Indebtedness is a Subordinated Obligation or Guarantor Subordinated Obligation. If the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries repurchases any Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock of the Company in the open market at a price in excess of the principal amount of such Indebtedness and any accrued interest thereon, such excess amount (and only such excess amount) shall be deemed to be a Restricted Payment described in clause (2) of Section 4.08(a). (e) For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4.08 shall not restrict the making of any “AHYDO catch-up payment” with respect to, and required by the terms of, any Indebtedness of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries permitted to be incurred under the terms of this Indenture. Section 4.09 Limitation on Indebtedness. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness); provided, however, that the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur Indebtedness if on the date thereof and after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis (after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of such Incurrence) the Consolidated Coverage Ratio for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is at least 2.00 to 1.00; provided, further, that Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries may not Incur Indebtedness pursuant to the Consolidated Coverage Ratio test under this Section 4.09(a) if, after giving pro forma effect to such Incurrence (including the application of the proceeds therefrom), more than an aggregate of the greater of (x) $130.0 million and (y) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA at the time of Incurrence of Indebtedness of Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries would be outstanding pursuant to the Consolidated Coverage Ratio test under this Section 4.09(a), (b) The provisions of Section 4.09(a) will not prohibit the Incurrence of the following Indebtedness: (1) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurred under one or more Debt Facilities (including Indebtedness outstanding under the Senior Secured


-62- Credit Facilities on the Issue Date) and the issuance and creation of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances thereunder (with undrawn trade letters of credit and reimbursement obligations relating to trade letters of credit satisfied within 30 days being excluded, and bankers’ acceptances being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the face amount thereof), and any Refinancing Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary which serves to refinance any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (1), in an aggregate amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed the sum of (a) $900.0 million, plus (b) the greater of (i) $425.0 million and (ii) 100.0% of Consolidated EBITDA, plus (c) an additional amount such that on a pro forma basis (after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of such Incurrence), the Secured Net Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.25 to 1.00 (assuming, for purposes of the calculation of the Secured Net Leverage Ratio, that (x) any commitments with respect to Indebtedness under any revolving Debt Facility permitted to be Incurred under this clause (1) are fully drawn on such date and (y) any unsecured Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (1) is treated as Secured Indebtedness); (2) Indebtedness represented by the Notes (including any Note Guarantee) (other than any Additional Notes); (3) Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in existence on the Issue Date (other than Indebtedness described in clauses (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (8), (12), (14) and (17) of this Section 4.09(b)); (4) Guarantees by (A) the Company or Guarantors of Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred by the Company or a Guarantor in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture; provided that in the event such Indebtedness that is being Guaranteed is a Subordinated Obligation or a Guarantor Subordinated Obligation, then the related Guarantee shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantee, as the case may be, to the same extent as the Subordinated Obligation or Guarantor Subordinated Obligation, as applicable, and (B) Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries of Indebtedness Incurred by Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture; (5) Indebtedness of the Company owing to and held by any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity) or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to and held by the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity); provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (5), (A) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Capital Stock or any other event which results in any such Indebtedness being beneficially held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Receivables Entity); and (B) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Receivables Entity), shall be deemed, in each case under this clause (5), to constitute an Incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, as of the time of such issuance or transfer; (6) Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary held by the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity); provided,


-63- however, (A) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Capital Stock or any other event which results in such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being beneficially held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Receivables Entity) and (B) any sale or other transfer of any such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock to a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Receivables Entity), shall be deemed, in each case under this clause (6), to constitute an Incurrence of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock by such Subsidiary, as of the time of such issuance or transfer; (7) Indebtedness of (A) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary Incurred to finance an acquisition or Investment or (B) Persons Incurred and outstanding on the date on which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or all or substantially all of the assets of such Person were acquired by, or such Person was merged with or into, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (in the case of this clause (B) of clause (7) of Section 4.09(b), other than Indebtedness Incurred (i) to provide all or any portion of the funds utilized to consummate the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary or was otherwise acquired or merged with or into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) otherwise in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition or merger); provided, however, that either (A) the Company would have been able to Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.09(a) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such acquisition, Investment or merger; or (B) on a pro forma basis, either (x) the Consolidated Coverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be greater than or equal to such ratio immediately prior to such Incurrence or (y) the Net Leverage Ratio would be less than or equal to the greater of (A) the Acquisition Debt Ratio and (B) the Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such Incurrence; (8) Indebtedness under Hedging Obligations (excluding Hedging Obligations entered into for speculative purposes); (9) Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary Incurred to finance the acquisition, purchase, lease, construction or improvement of any property, real property, plant or equipment used or to be used in the business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, whether through the direct purchase or acquisition of such property, real property, plant or equipment or through the purchase or acquisition of the Capital Stock of any Person owning such property, real property, plant or equipment, in an aggregate outstanding principal amount which, when taken together with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (9) and then outstanding and any outstanding Refinancing Indebtedness under clause (16) of Section 4.09(b) Incurred to refinance Indebtedness initially Incurred pursuant to this clause (9), will not exceed the greater of (x) $105.0 million and (y) 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA at the time of Incurrence; (10) Indebtedness of Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and any Refinancing Indebtedness of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary which serves to refinance any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (10), in an aggregate amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed the greater of (x) $130.0 million and (y) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA at the time of Incurrence;


-64- (11) Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance, self-insurance obligations, performance, bid, surety, appeal and similar bonds and completion Guarantees (not for borrowed money) and similar obligations in the ordinary course of business; (12) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earn-out or similar obligations, or letters of credit, surety bonds or performance bonds securing any obligations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to such agreements, in each case, Incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business or assets of the Company or any business, assets or Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary or any business, assets or Capital Stock of any Person, other than Guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Capital Stock for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided that with respect to a disposition, the maximum aggregate liability in respect of all such Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds, including non-cash proceeds (the Fair Market Value of such non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) actually received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition; (13) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of Incurrence; (14) Indebtedness Incurred in Permitted Receivables Financing, or any outstanding Refinancing Indebtedness under clause (16) of this Section 4.09(b) Incurred to refinance Indebtedness initially Incurred pursuant to this clause (14); (15) Indebtedness related to any letter of credit issued in the ordinary course of business or created by or for the account of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than pursuant to the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, in an aggregate amount which, when taken together with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (15) and then outstanding and any outstanding Refinancing Indebtedness under clause (16) of this Section 4.09(b) Incurred to refinance Indebtedness initially Incurred pursuant to this clause (15), will not exceed $35.0 million; (16) the Incurrence or issuance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Refinancing Indebtedness that serves to refund or refinance any Indebtedness Incurred as permitted under Section 4.09(a) and clauses (2), (3), (7), (9), (14), (15),this clause (16) and clause (23) of this Section 4.09(b), or any combination thereof, or any Indebtedness issued to so refund or refinance such Indebtedness, including additional Indebtedness Incurred to pay premiums (including reasonable, as determined in good faith by the Company, tender premiums), defeasance and discharge costs, accrued interest and fees and expenses in connection therewith; (17) Indebtedness consisting of Indebtedness issued by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to existing or former directors, officers or employees of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or their assigns, estates or heirs, in each case to finance the purchase, redemption or other acquisition of Capital Stock or equity appreciation rights of the Company to the extent described in clause (7) of Section 4.08(b);


-65- (18) Cash Management Obligations, including Cash Pooling Agreements, and guarantees in respect thereof incurred in the ordinary course of business; (19) Indebtedness representing installment insurance premiums of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to insurance companies in the ordinary course of business; (20) unsecured guarantees Incurred in the ordinary course of business by the Company of operating leases of Subsidiaries; (21) (A) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary located in China and any Refinancing Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary located in China which serves to refinance any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (21)(A) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50.0 million and (B) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary located in India and any Refinancing Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary located in India which serves to refinance any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (21)(B) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25.0 million; (22) Indebtedness under any Supply Chain Financing; and (23) in addition to the items referred to in clauses (1) through (22) of this Section 4.09(b), Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate outstanding principal amount which, when taken together with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (23) and then outstanding and any outstanding Refinancing Indebtedness under clause (16) of this Section 4.09(b) Incurred to refinance Indebtedness initially Incurred pursuant to this clause (23), will not exceed the greater of (x) $160.0 million and (y) 37.5% of Consolidated EBITDA at the time of Incurrence. (c) The Company will not Incur any Indebtedness under Section 4.09(b) if the proceeds thereof are used, directly or indirectly, to refinance any Subordinated Obligations of the Company unless such Indebtedness will be subordinated to the Notes to at least the same extent as such Subordinated Obligations. No Guarantor will Incur any Indebtedness under Section 4.09(b) if the proceeds thereof are used, directly or indirectly, to refinance any Guarantor Subordinated Obligations of such Guarantor unless such Indebtedness will be subordinated to the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee to at least the same extent as such Guarantor Subordinated Obligations. No Indebtedness will be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or Guarantors solely by virtue of being unsecured, by virtue of being secured on a junior priority basis, by reason of any liens or guarantees arising or created in respect thereof, or by virtue of the fact that the holders of any Secured Indebtedness have entered into intercreditor agreements giving one or more of such holders priority over the other holders in the collateral held by them. (d) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09: (1) in the event that Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in Section 4.09(b) or may be Incurred under Section 4.09(a), the Company, in its sole discretion, will classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of Incurrence and may later reclassify such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with Section 4.09(a) or Section 4.09(b) and will be entitled to divide the amount and type of such Indebtedness among Section 4.09(a) and more than one of the clauses of Section 4.09(a) or Section 4.09(b); provided that all Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date under the Senior Secured Credit


Facilities (including any Indebtedness in respect of commitments outstanding on the Issue Date), shall be deemed Incurred under clause (1)(a) of Section 4.09(b) (and not Section 4.09(a) or clause (3) of Section 4.09(b)) and may not later be reclassified; (2) if obligations in respect of letters of credit are Incurred pursuant to a Debt Facility and relate to other Indebtedness, then such letters of credit shall be treated as Incurred pursuant to clause (1) or (15) of Section 4.09(b) and such other Indebtedness shall not be included; (3) except as provided in clause (2) of this Section 4.09(d), Guarantees of, or obligations in respect of letters of credit relating to, Indebtedness that is otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of Indebtedness shall not be included in the calculation of such particular amount; and (4) any amounts outstanding or permitted to be Incurred under Existing Receivables Financing on the Issue Date shall be treated as being Incurred as of the Issue Date under clause (14) of Section 4.09(b), whether or not Incurred and outstanding as of such date, and so long as the total amount outstanding under Existing Receivables Financing does not exceed the total amount permitted to be Incurred under Existing Receivables Financing as of the Issue Date, any subsequent transactions under Existing Receivables Financing shall not be deemed, for purposes of this covenant, to be an Incurrence of additional Indebtedness at such subsequent time. (e) Accrual of interest, accrual of dividends, the accretion of accreted value, the amortization of debt discount, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness and the payment of dividends in the form of additional shares of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 4.09. (f) In addition, the Company will not permit any of its Unrestricted Subsidiaries to Incur any Indebtedness or issue any shares of Disqualified Stock, other than Non-Recourse Debt. If at any time an Unrestricted Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary as of such date (and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be Incurred as of such date under this Section 4.09, the Company shall be in Default of this Section 4.09). (g) For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the Incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was Incurred, in the case of term Indebtedness, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit Indebtedness; provided that if such Indebtedness is Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced. Notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company may Incur pursuant to this covenant shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies. The principal amount of any Indebtedness Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if Incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such Refinancing Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing. -66-


(h) The Company will not, and will not permit any Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) that is or purports to be by its terms (or by the terms of any agreement governing such Indebtedness) subordinated or junior in right of payment to any other Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, unless such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or such Guarantor’s Guarantee, as the case may be, to the same extent and in the same manner as such Indebtedness is subordinated to such other Indebtedness of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be. For purposes of the foregoing, no Indebtedness will be deemed to be contractually subordinated or junior in right of payment to any other Indebtedness solely by virtue of (i) being unsecured or (ii) its having a junior priority with respect to the same collateral. Section 4.10 Limitation on Liens. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, Incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of its property or assets (including Capital Stock of Subsidiaries), or income or profits therefrom, whether owned on the Issue Date or acquired after that date, which Lien is securing any Indebtedness, unless contemporaneously with the Incurrence of such Liens: (1) in the case of Liens securing Subordinated Obligations or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations, the Notes and related Note Guarantees are secured by a Lien on such property, assets or proceeds that is senior in priority to such Liens; or (2) in all other cases, the Notes and related Note Guarantees are equally and ratably secured or are secured by a Lien on such property, assets or proceeds that is senior in priority to such Liens. Any Lien created for the benefit of Holders pursuant to this Section 4.10 shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of each of the related Liens described in clauses (1) and (2) above. Section 4.11 Future Guarantors. (a) The Company will cause (1) each Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) that becomes a borrower under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities or that Guarantees, on the Issue Date or at any time thereafter, the Obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities and (2) each Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) that Guarantees any other Material Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor on the Issue Date or at any time thereafter, to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture substantially in the form provided as Exhibit C to this Indenture pursuant to which such Domestic Subsidiary will irrevocably and unconditionally Guarantee, on a joint and several basis, the full and prompt payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest in respect of the Notes on a senior basis and all other Obligations under this Indenture. (b) The obligations of each Guarantor will be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor (including, without limitation, any Guarantees under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities) and after giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the Obligations of such other Guarantor under its Note Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution Obligations under this Indenture, result in the Obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under federal or state law. -67-


-68- (c) Each Note Guarantee shall be released in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.06. Section 4.12 Limitation on Restrictions on Distribution From Restricted Subsidiaries. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to: (1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or pay any Indebtedness or other obligations owed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on Common Stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock); (2) make any loans or advances to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that the subordination of loans or advances made to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances); or (3) sell, lease or transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that such transfers shall not include any type of transfer described in clause (1) or (2) of this Section 4.12(a)). (b) The preceding provisions will not prohibit encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of: (1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to (i) the Senior Secured Credit Facilities and related documentation and (ii) Hedging Obligations and other agreements or instruments (whether or not related to the Senior Secured Credit Facilities), in each case in effect at or entered into on the Issue Date; (2) this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees; (3) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired (including after-acquired property); (4) any amendment, restatement, modification, renewal, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing of an agreement referred to in this Section 4.12(b); provided, however, that such amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Company, not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in the agreements referred to in this Section 4.12(b) on the Issue Date, or the date such Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged into a Restricted Subsidiary, whichever is applicable;


-69- (5) in the case of clause (3) of Section 4.12(a), Liens permitted to be Incurred under Section 4.10 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens; (6) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business and Capitalized Lease Obligations permitted under this Indenture to the extent such encumbrance or restriction is customary for such purchase money obligation or Capitalized Lease Obligation; (7) contracts for the sale of assets, including customary restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or a portion of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary; (8) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers or suppliers, or required by insurance, surety or bonding companies; (9) any customary provisions in joint venture agreements relating to Permitted Joint Ventures that are not Restricted Subsidiaries and other similar agreements; (10) any customary provisions (including anti-assignment, net worth and similar provisions) in leases, subleases or licenses and other agreements entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (11) encumbrances or restrictions arising or existing by reason of applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order; (12) any Purchase Money Note or other Indebtedness or contractual requirements Incurred with respect to a Permitted Receivables Financing relating exclusively to a Receivables Entity that, in the good faith determination of the Senior Management of the Company, are necessary to effect such Permitted Receivables Financing; and (13) any agreement or instrument governing any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred or issued under this Indenture that contains encumbrances and other restrictions that either (x) are no more restrictive in any material respect taken as a whole with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary than (i) the restrictions contained in this Indenture or the Senior Secured Credit Facilities as of the Issue Date or, in the case of any Refinancing Indebtedness, in the Indebtedness being refinanced, or (ii) those encumbrances and other restrictions that are in effect on the Issue Date with respect to that Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to agreements in effect on the Issue Date, (y) are not materially more disadvantageous, taken as a whole, to the Holders than is customary in comparable financings for similarly situated issuers or (z) will not otherwise materially impair the Company’s ability to make payments on the Notes when due, in each case in the good faith judgment of Senior Management of the Company. Section 4.13 Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries. (a) The Company may designate after the Issue Date any Subsidiary (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” under this Indenture (a “Designation”) only if: (1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing after giving effect to such Designation;


(2) the Subsidiary to be so designated and its Subsidiaries do not at the time of Designation own any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of, or own or hold any Lien with respect to, the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary so designated; (3) all the Indebtedness of such Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries shall, at the date of designation, and will at all times thereafter, consist of Non-Recourse Debt; (4) such Subsidiary is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation: (A) to subscribe for additional Capital Stock of such Subsidiary; or (B) to maintain or preserve such Subsidiary’s financial condition or to cause such Subsidiary to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and (5) either (A) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total consolidated assets of $1,000 or less or (B) if such Subsidiary has consolidated assets greater than $1,000, then such Designation would be permitted under Section 4.08 or the definition of “Permitted Investment.” (b) The Company may revoke any Designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (a “Revocation”) only if, immediately after giving effect to such Revocation: (1) (A) The Company would be able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.09(a) or (B) the Consolidated Coverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be greater than or equal to such ratio for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such Revocation, in each case on a pro forma basis taking into account such Revocation; (2) all Liens of such Unrestricted Subsidiary outstanding immediately following such Revocation would, if Incurred at such time, have been permitted to be Incurred for all purposes of this Indenture; and (3) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing after giving effect to such Revocation. (c) Any such Designation or Revocation shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company giving effect to such Designation or Revocation, as the case may be, and an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel certifying that such Designation or Revocation complies with the foregoing conditions. (d) A Revocation will be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the foregoing requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture, and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be Incurred as of such date. Section 4.14 Transactions with Affiliates. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or conduct any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or -70-


-71- exchange of any property or asset or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate of the Company (an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $15.0 million, unless: (1) the terms of such Affiliate Transaction are, taken as a whole, no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that could have been obtained by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in a comparable transaction at the time of such transaction in arm’s-length dealings with a Person that is not an Affiliate; and (2) in the event such Affiliate Transaction involves an aggregate consideration in excess of $30.0 million, either (x) the terms of such transaction have been approved by a majority of the members of such Board of Directors; or (y) the Company has received a written opinion from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such Affiliate Transaction is fair to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or stating that the terms, taken as a whole, are not materially less favorable than those that might reasonably have been obtained by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate. (b) Section 4.14(a) will not apply to: (1) any transaction between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity) or between Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Entity or Receivables Entities) and any Guarantees issued by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for the benefit of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 4.09; (2) Restricted Payments permitted to be made pursuant to Section 4.08 and Permitted Investments (other than Permitted Investments made pursuant to clause (2) or (17) of the definition thereof); (3) any issuance of securities or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or as the funding of, employment agreements and other compensation arrangements, options to purchase Capital Stock of the Company, restricted stock plans, long-term incentive plans, stock appreciation rights plans, participation plans, severance agreements or similar employee benefits plans and/or indemnity provided on behalf of directors, officers, employees or consultants approved by the Board of Directors of the Company; (4) the payment of reasonable and customary fees paid to and indemnity provided on behalf of, directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (5) loans or advances to employees, officers or directors of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $10.5 million and (y) 2.5% of Consolidated EBITDA at any one time outstanding (without giving effect to the forgiveness of any such loan); (6) any transaction pursuant to any agreement as in effect as of the Issue Date, as these agreements may be amended, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time, so long as any such amendment, modification, supplement, extension or renewal is not more disadvantageous to the Holders in any material respect in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, when taken as a whole, than the terms of the agreements in effect on the Issue Date;


-72- (7) any agreement between any Person and an Affiliate of such Person existing at the time such Person is acquired by or merged into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition or merger, and any amendment thereto, so long as any such amendment is not disadvantageous to the Holders in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, when taken as a whole, as compared to the applicable agreement as in effect on the date of such acquisition or merger; (8) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture; provided that in the reasonable determination of the members of the Board of Directors or Senior Management of the Company, such transactions are on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that could have been obtained at the time of such transactions in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person; (9) sales or other transfers or dispositions of accounts receivable and other related assets customarily transferred in an asset securitization transaction involving accounts receivable to a Receivables Entity in a Permitted Receivables Financing, and acquisitions of Permitted Investments in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing; and (10) transactions in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary delivers to the Trustee a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or stating that the terms, taken as a whole, are not materially less favorable than those that might reasonably have been obtained by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate. Section 4.15 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event. (a) If a Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem all of the Notes pursuant to Sections 3.03 and 3.07 (including by providing notice of optional redemption in accordance with Section 3.03), the Company will make an offer to purchase all of the Notes (the “Change of Control Offer”) at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment”), subject to the right of Holders of record on a Record Date to receive any interest due on the Change of Control Payment Date. No later than 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem all of the Notes pursuant to Sections 3.03 and 3.07 (including by providing notice of optional redemption in accordance with Section 3.03), the Company will send a notice of such Change of Control Offer to each Holder or otherwise deliver notice in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC, with a copy to the Trustee, stating: (1) that a Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.15 and that all Notes properly tendered pursuant to such Change of Control Offer will be accepted for purchase by the Company at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of such Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Change of Control Payment Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the applicable Record Date to receive interest due on the Change of Control Payment Date);


-73- (2) the purchase date (which shall be no earlier than 10 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed or otherwise delivered in accordance with the Applicable Procedures), except in the case of a conditional Change of Control Offer made in advance of a Change of Control Triggering Event as described in clause (a)(3) of this Section 4.15 (such purchase date, the “Change of Control Payment Date”); (3) if such notice is delivered prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned upon the occurrence of such Change of Control Triggering Event and setting forth a brief description of the definitive agreement for the transaction that could result in the occurrence of the Change of Control Triggering Event, describing each such condition, and, if applicable, stating that, in the Company’s discretion, the Change of Control Payment Date may be delayed until such time (including more than 60 days after the notice is mailed or delivered, including by electronic transmission) as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, or that such repurchase may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the Change of Control Payment Date, or by the Change of Control Payment Date as so delayed or such notice or offer may be rescinded at any time in the Company’s sole discretion if the Company determines that any or all of such conditions will not be satisfied; (4) that Notes must be tendered in multiples of $1,000, and any Note not properly tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest; (5) that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest on and after the Change of Control Payment Date; (6) that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender such Notes, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of such Notes completed or to transfer such Notes by book-entry transfer, to the Paying Agent specified in the notice at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date; (7) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their tendered Notes and their election to require the Company to purchase such Notes; provided that the Paying Agent receives at the address specified in the notice, not later than the expiration time of the day of the Change of Control Offer, notice, a telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder of the Notes, the principal amount of Notes tendered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its tendered Notes and its election to have such Notes purchased; (8) that if a Holder is tendering less than all of its Notes, such Holder will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (the unpurchased portion of the Notes must be equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof); and (9) the procedures determined by the Company, consistent with this Section 4.15 that a Holder must follow in order to have its Notes purchased. The notice, if mailed or delivered in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. If (A) the notice is mailed or delivered in a manner herein provided and (B) any Holder fails to receive such notice or a Holder receives such notice


but it is defective, such Holder’s failure to receive such notice or such defect shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the purchase of the Notes as to all other Holders that properly received such notice without defect. (b) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful: (1) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes (in principal amounts of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; provided that if, following purchase of a portion of a Note, the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such purchase would be less than $2,000, then the portion of such Note so purchased shall be reduced so that the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such purchase is $2,000; (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes so tendered; and (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation the Notes so purchased together with an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being purchased by the Company is in accordance with this Section 4.15. (c) The Paying Agent will promptly mail or wire transfer (or otherwise deliver in accordance with the Applicable Procedures) to each Holder of Notes so tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Company will promptly issue and, upon delivery of an authentication order from the Company, the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or otherwise deliver in accordance with the Applicable Procedures or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note (it being understood that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Opinion of Counsel will be required for the Trustee to authenticate and mail, deliver or transfer such new Note) equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each such new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. (d) If the Change of Control Payment Date is on or after a Record Date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest to the Change of Control Payment Date will be paid on the Change of Control Payment Date to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date. (e) The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control Triggering Event if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.15 applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control Triggering Event and conditioned upon the occurrence of such Change of Control Triggering Event, if a definitive agreement is in place for the transaction that could result in the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event at the time the Change of Control Offer is made. (f) The Company will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the purchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this Indenture, the Company will comply with -74-


-75- the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Indenture by virtue of the conflict. (g) Other than as specifically provided in this Section 4.15, any purchase pursuant to this Section 4.15 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.06. (h) The provisions of this Section 4.15 with respect to the Company’s obligation to make a Change of Control Offer may be waived or modified with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes prior to the time at which a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred. A Change of Control Offer may be made at the same time as consents are solicited with respect to an amendment, supplement or waiver of this Indenture pursuant to Article 9, the Notes and/or the Note Guarantees so long as the offer to purchase a Holder’s Notes in the tender offer is not conditioned upon the delivery of consents by such Holder. In addition, the Company or any third party approved in writing by the Company that is making the Change of Control Offer may increase or decrease the Change of Control Payment (or decline to pay any early tender or similar premium) being offered to Holders at any time in its sole discretion, so long as the Change of Control Payment is at least equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes being repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Section 4.16 Asset Dispositions. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate any Asset Disposition unless: (1) except in the case of an Asset Disposition of an Investment in a Permitted Joint Venture if and to the extent such an Asset Disposition is required by, or made pursuant to, buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at least equal to the Fair Market Value (such Fair Market Value to be determined on the date of contractually agreeing to such Asset Disposition) of the shares and assets subject to such Asset Disposition; and (2) if the Fair Market Value of such Asset Disposition received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary exceeds $50.0 million, at least 75% of the consideration from such Asset Disposition received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents. For the purposes of clause (2) of this Section 4.16(a) and for no other purpose, the following will be deemed to be cash: (1) any liabilities (as shown on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets and from which the Company and all Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly released by all creditors in respect of such liabilities in writing; (2) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash (to the extent of the cash received) within 180 days following the closing of such Asset Disposition; (3) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Disposition having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause


-76- (3) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $105.0 million and (y) 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA at the time of the receipt of such Designated Noncash Consideration (with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); (4) any cash consideration paid to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the Asset Disposition that is held in escrow or on deposit to support indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations in respect of such Asset Disposition; (5) Additional Assets; and (6) any combination of the consideration specified in clauses (1) through (5) above. (b) Within 540 days from the later of the date of such Asset Disposition or the receipt of such Net Available Cash, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Cash from such Asset Disposition may be applied by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, as follows: (A) to permanently reduce (and, in the case of a revolving Debt Facility, permanently reduce commitments with respect thereto): (i) Secured Indebtedness under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities or (ii) Secured Indebtedness of the Company (other than any Disqualified Stock or Subordinated Obligations) or Secured Indebtedness of a Guarantor or Indebtedness of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary (other than any Disqualified Stock or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations), in each case other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; (B) to permanently reduce obligations under other Indebtedness of the Company (other than any Disqualified Stock or Subordinated Obligations) or Indebtedness of a Guarantor (other than any Disqualified Stock or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations), in each case other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company; provided that the Company shall either (i) equally and ratably reduce Obligations under the Notes, as provided under Section 3.07, through open market purchases at privately negotiated prices (which may be below 100% of the principal amount thereof) or (ii) make an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 4.16 for an Asset Disposition Offer) to all Holders to purchase their Notes on a ratable basis at 100% of the principal amount thereof, in each case plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes that are purchased or redeemed; (C) to invest in Additional Assets; or (D) any combination of the foregoing; provided that pending the final application of any such Net Available Cash in accordance with clause (A), (B), (C) or (D) of this Section 4.16(b), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may temporarily reduce Indebtedness (including under a revolving Debt Facility) or otherwise invest such Net Available Cash in any manner not prohibited by this Indenture; provided, further, that in the case of clause (C) of this Section 4.16(b), a binding commitment to invest in Additional Assets shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Available Cash from the


date of such commitment so long as the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary enters into such commitment with the good faith expectation that such Net Available Cash will be applied to satisfy such commitment within 180 days of such commitment (an “Acceptable Commitment”) and such Net Available Cash is actually applied in such manner within the later of 540 days from the consummation of the Asset Disposition and 180 days from the date of the Acceptable Commitment, and in the event any Acceptable Commitment is later canceled or terminated for any reason before the Net Available Cash is applied in connection therewith, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary enters into another Acceptable Commitment (a “Second Commitment”) within 180 days of such cancellation or termination and such Net Available Cash is actually applied in such manner within 180 days from the date of the Second Commitment, it being understood that if a Second Commitment is later cancelled or terminated for any reason before such Net Available Cash is applied, then such Net Available Cash shall constitute Excess Proceeds. (c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 4.16, (i) to the extent that the application of any or all of the Net Available Cash of any Asset Disposition by the Company or a Foreign Subsidiary (a “Foreign Disposition”) is (x) prohibited or materially delayed by applicable local law or (y) prohibited or materially delayed by applicable organizational documents or any agreement from being repatriated to the United States, an amount equal to the portion of such Net Available Cash so affected will not be required to be applied in compliance with this covenant, and such amount may be retained by the Company or the applicable Foreign Subsidiary; provided that if at any time within one year following the date on which the respective payment would otherwise have been required, such repatriation of any of such affected Net Available Cash is permitted under the applicable local law or the applicable organizational document or agreement, an amount equal to such amount of Net Available Cash so permitted to be repatriated will be promptly applied (net of any taxes, costs or expenses that would be payable or reserved against if such amounts were actually repatriated whether or not they are repatriated) in compliance with this covenant and (ii) to the extent that the Company has determined in good faith that repatriation of any or all of the Net Available Cash of any Foreign Disposition (or the obligation to do so) would have a material adverse tax consequence (which for the avoidance of doubt, includes, but is not limited to, the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective Affiliates and/or their equityholders potentially incurring a material tax liability, including as a result of a tax dividend, a deemed dividend pursuant to Code Section 956 or a withholding tax), the Net Available Cash so affected may be retained by the Company or the applicable Foreign Subsidiary and an amount equal to such Net Available Cash will not be required to be applied in compliance with this covenant (and for the avoidance of doubt, there is no obligation to do otherwise). The non-application of any prepayment amounts as a consequence of the foregoing provisions will not, for the avoidance of doubt, constitute a Default or an Event of Default. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall be construed to require the Company or any Subsidiary to repatriate cash. (d) Any Net Available Cash from Asset Dispositions that is not applied or invested as provided and within the time period set forth in Section 4.16(b) shall be deemed to constitute “Excess Proceeds.” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $50.0 million, the Company will be required to make an offer (an “Asset Disposition Offer”) to all Holders and, to the extent required by the terms of any outstanding Pari Passu Indebtedness, to all holders of such Pari Passu Indebtedness, to purchase the maximum aggregate principal amount or accreted value, as applicable, of Notes and any such Pari Passu Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds on a pro rata basis based on the aggregate principal amount or accreted value, as applicable, of Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness validly tendered and not properly withdrawn, at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on a Record Date to receive interest due on the Asset Disposition Purchase -77-


-78- Date), in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.08 or the agreements governing the Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable, in the case of the Notes in integral multiples of $1,000; provided that if, following repurchase of a portion of a Note, the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase would be less than $2,000, then the portion of such Note so repurchased shall be reduced so that the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase is $2,000. The Company shall commence an Asset Disposition Offer with respect to Excess Proceeds by mailing (or otherwise communicating in accordance with the Applicable Procedures) the notice required by Section 3.09, with a copy to the Trustee. The Company may satisfy the foregoing obligations with respect to any Net Available Cash from an Asset Disposition by making an Asset Disposition Offer with respect to such Net Available Cash prior to the expiration of the relevant 540 day period (or such longer period provided above) or with respect to Excess Proceeds of $50.0 million or less. (e) To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to an Asset Disposition Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Company may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for any purpose not prohibited by this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to an Asset Disposition Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, subject to the Applicable Procedures, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis on the basis of the principal amount of tendered Notes required to be purchased pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph, and the selection of such Pari Passu Indebtedness to be purchased shall be made pursuant to the terms of such Pari Passu Indebtedness. Upon completion of such Asset Disposition Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero. (f) The Asset Disposition Offer will remain open for a period of 20 Business Days following its commencement, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the “Asset Disposition Offer Period”). No later than five Business Days after the termination of the Asset Disposition Offer Period (the “Asset Disposition Purchase Date”), the Company will apply all Excess Proceeds to the purchase of the aggregate principal amount of Notes and, if applicable, Pari Passu Indebtedness (on a pro rata basis, if applicable), required to be offered for purchase pursuant to this Section 4.16 (the “Asset Disposition Offer Amount”) and the governing documentation relating to Pari Passu Indebtedness or, if less than the Asset Disposition Offer Amount has been so validly tendered, all Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness validly tendered in response to the Asset Disposition Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased will be made in the same manner as interest payments are made. (g) The provisions of this Section 4.16 with respect to the Company’s obligation to make an Asset Disposition Offer may be waived or modified with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes prior to the time at which the obligation to make an Asset Disposition Offer arises. Section 4.17 Effectiveness of Covenants. (a) Following the first day (such date, a “Suspension Date”): (1) the Notes have an Investment Grade Rating from any two of the three Rating Agencies; and (2) no Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the provisions of Sections 4.08, 4.09, 4.11 (but only with respect to a Person that is required to become a


Guarantor after the applicable Suspension Date), 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.16 and 5.01(a)(4) (collectively, the “Suspended Covenants”). (b) If at any time after a Suspension Date the Notes’ credit rating is downgraded from an Investment Grade Rating by any Rating Agency or if a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the Suspended Covenants will thereafter be reinstated as if such covenants had never been suspended (the “Reinstatement Date”) and be applicable pursuant to the terms of this Indenture (including in connection with performing any calculation or assessment to determine compliance with the terms of this Indenture), unless and until the Notes subsequently attain an Investment Grade Rating from any two of the three Rating Agencies and no Default or Event of Default is in existence (in which event the Suspended Covenants shall no longer be in effect for such time that the Notes maintain an Investment Grade Rating from any two of the three Rating Agencies and no Default or Event of Default is in existence); provided, however, that no Default, Event of Default or breach of any kind shall be deemed to exist under this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees with respect to the Suspended Covenants based on, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall bear any liability for, any actions taken or events occurring during the Suspension Period, or any actions taken at any time pursuant to any contractual obligation arising during a Suspension Period, in each case regardless of whether such actions or events would have been permitted if the applicable Suspended Covenants remained in effect during such period. The period of time between the Suspension Date and the Reinstatement Date is referred to as the “Suspension Period.” (c) On the Reinstatement Date, all Indebtedness Incurred during the Suspension Period will be classified to have been Incurred pursuant to clause (3) of Section 4.09(b). Calculations made after the Reinstatement Date of the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.08 will be made as though Section 4.08 had been in effect since the Issue Date and throughout the Suspension Period. Accordingly, Restricted Payments made during the Suspension Period will reduce the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.08(a) on and after the Reinstatement Date. (d) During any period when the Suspended Covenants are suspended, the Board of Directors of the Company may not designate any of the Company’s Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to this Indenture unless the Company’s Board of Directors would have been able, under the terms of this Indenture, to designate such Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries if the Suspended Covenants were not suspended. Notwithstanding that the Suspended Covenants may be reinstated, no Default or Event of Default will be deemed to have occurred as a result of a failure to comply with the Suspended Covenants during the Suspension Period. In addition, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be permitted to honor any contractual commitments made during a Suspension Period following a Reinstatement Date. (e) Promptly following the occurrence of any Suspension Date or Reinstatement Date, the Company shall provide an Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee regarding such occurrence. The Trustee shall have no obligation to independently determine or verify if a Suspension Date or Reinstatement Date has occurred or notify the Holders of any Suspension Date or Reinstatement Date. The Trustee may provide a copy of such Officers’ Certificate to any Holder of Notes upon request. -79-


-80- ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets. (a) The Company will not consolidate with or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to any Person unless: (1) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “Successor Company”) is a corporation or limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state or territory thereof or the District of Columbia, and if such entity is not a corporation, a co-obligor of the Notes is a corporation organized or existing under such laws; (2) the Successor Company (if other than the Company) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture; (3) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (4) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction and any related financing transactions, as if such transactions had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, (A) the Successor Company would be able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.09(a); or (B) the Consolidated Coverage Ratio of the Successor Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be greater than such ratio for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such transaction; (5) unless the Company is the Successor Company, each Guarantor (unless it is the other party to the transactions described above, in which case clause (1) of Section 5.01(b) shall apply) shall have by supplemental indenture confirmed that its Note Guarantee shall apply to such Successor Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes; and (6) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, winding up or disposition, and such supplemental indenture, if any, comply with this Indenture. (b) Subject to certain limitations, the Successor Company will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Company under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees. Notwithstanding clauses (4) or (6) of Section 5.01(a): (1) any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate with, merge with or into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Company;


(2) the Company may merge with an Affiliate of the Company solely for the purpose of reincorporating or forming the Company in another state or territory of the United States of America or the District of Columbia, so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby; and (3) any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary may consolidate with or merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Company or a Guarantor. (c) The Company will not permit any Guarantor to consolidate with or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties and assets, in one or more related transactions, to any Person (other than to the Company or another Guarantor) unless: (1) (A) if such entity remains a Guarantor, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “Successor Guarantor”) is a Person (other than an individual) organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state or territory thereof or the District of Columbia; (B) the Successor Guarantor, if other than such Guarantor, expressly assumes all the obligations of such Guarantor under this Indenture, the Notes and its Note Guarantee pursuant to a supplemental indenture or other documents or instruments; (C) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and (D) the Company will have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, winding up or disposition and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture; or (2) in the event the transaction results in the release of the Subsidiary’s Note Guarantee under clause (1) of Section 10.06(a), the transaction is made in compliance with Section 4.16 (it being understood that only such portion of the Net Available Cash as is required to be applied on the date of such transaction in accordance with the terms of this Indenture needs to be applied in accordance therewith at such time). (d) Subject to Sections 5.01(f) and 5.02, the Successor Guarantor will succeed to, and be substituted for, such Guarantor under this Indenture and the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor. Notwithstanding Section 5.01(c), any Guarantor may (1) merge with or into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to a Guarantor or the Company or merge with a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, so long as the resulting entity is the Company or remains or becomes a Guarantor and (2) merge with an Affiliate of the Company solely for the purpose of reincorporating or forming the Guarantor in another state or territory of the United States of America or the District of Columbia, so long as Indebtedness is not Incurred in connection with such merger (unless otherwise permitted under this Indenture). (e) For purposes of this Section 5.01, the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company or a Guarantor, as the case may be, which properties and assets, if held by the Company or such Guarantor instead of such Subsidiaries, would constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company or such Guarantor on a consolidated basis, will be deemed to be the -81-


-82- disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company or such Guarantor, as applicable. (f) The Company and a Guarantor, as the case may be, will be released from its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes and its Note Guarantee, as the case may be, and the Successor Company and the Successor Guarantor, as the case may be, will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company or a Guarantor, as the case may be, under this Indenture, the Notes and such Note Guarantee; provided that, in the case of a lease of all or substantially all its assets, the Company will not be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes, and a Guarantor will not be released from its obligations under its Note Guarantee, solely by virtue of such transaction. Section 5.02 Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to be Given to Trustee. Upon the occurrence of the transactions permitted under the provisions of Sections 5.01(a) or 5.01(c) (other than (i) a merger of Guarantors, (ii) a merger of the Guarantor and the Company in which the Company is the surviving entity, or (iii) as otherwise set forth in Section 5.01(b)), the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel in each case stating that such transaction and agreement, if any, complies with this Article 5, that all conditions precedent provided for herein relating to such transaction have been complied with, and that such agreement or supplemental indenture, if any, is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company or such other Person, as the case may be, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions, on which the Trustee may rely as conclusive evidence that any consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease, and any assumption, permitted or required by the terms of this Article 5 complies with the provisions of this Article 5 and this Indenture. ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES Section 6.01 Events of Default. (a) Each of the following is an “Event of Default”: (1) default in any payment of interest on any Note when due, continued for 30 days; (2) default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, on any Note when due at its Stated Maturity, upon mandatory or optional redemption, upon required repurchase, upon declaration or otherwise; (3) failure by the Company or any Guarantor to comply for 60 days after notice as provided below with its other agreements contained in this Indenture or the Notes; (4) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there is issued or by which there is secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is Guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists or is created after the Issue Date, which default:


-83- (A) is caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness; or (B) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its maturity; and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a payment default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $75.0 million or more; (5) failure by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $75.0 million (net of any amounts as to which the relevant insurance company has not disputed coverage), which judgments are not paid, discharged, vacated, bonded, or stayed for a period of 60 days or more after such judgment becomes final; (6) (i) the Company or a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law: (A) commences proceedings to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent; (B) consents to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking an arrangement of debt, reorganization, dissolution, winding up or relief under applicable Bankruptcy Law; (C) consents to the appointment of a receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of it or for all or substantially all of its property; (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (E) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; (ii) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that: (A) is for relief against the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, in a proceeding in which the Company, any such Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, is to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent; (B) appoints a receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company, any Restricted


Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or (C) orders the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; or (7) any Note Guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Guarantors that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, ceases to be in full force and effect (except as contemplated by the terms of this Indenture) or is declared null and void in a judicial proceeding, or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Guarantors that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, denies or disaffirms its obligations under this Indenture or its Note Guarantee. However, a Default under clauses (3), (4) or (5) of this Section 6.01(a) will not constitute an Event of Default until the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes notifies or notify the Company (with a copy to the Trustee) of the Default and the Company does not cure such Default within the time specified in clauses (3), (4) or (5) of this Section 6.01(a) after receipt of such notice; provided that a notice of Default (i) must specify the Default, demand that it be remediated and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default” and (ii) may not be given with respect to any action taken, and reported publicly or to Holders of the Notes, more than two years prior to such notice of Default. (b) Any notice of Default, notice of acceleration or instruction to the Trustee to provide a notice of Default, notice of acceleration or take any other action (a “Noteholder Direction”) provided by any one or more Holders (other than a Regulated Bank) (each a “Directing Holder”) must be accompanied by a written representation from each such Holder delivered to the Company and the Trustee that such Holder is not (or, in the case such Holder is DTC or its nominee, that such Holder is being instructed solely by beneficial owners that are not) Net Short (a “Position Representation”), which representation, in the case of a Noteholder Direction relating to the delivery of a notice of Default (a “Default Direction”) shall be deemed repeated at all times until the resulting Event of Default is cured or otherwise ceases to exist or the Notes are accelerated. In addition, each Directing Holder is deemed, at the time of providing a Noteholder Direction, to covenant to provide the Company with such other information as the Company may reasonably request from time to time in order to verify the accuracy of such Holder’s Position Representation within five Business Days of request therefor (a “Verification Covenant”). In any case in which the Holder is DTC or its nominee, any Position Representation or Verification Covenant required hereunder shall be provided by the beneficial owner of the Notes in lieu of DTC or its nominee, and DTC shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such Position Representation and Verification Covenant in delivering its direction to the Trustee. -84-


(c) If, following the delivery of a Noteholder Direction, but prior to acceleration of the Notes, the Company determines in good faith that there is a reasonable basis to believe a Directing Holder was, at any relevant time, in breach of its Position Representation and provides to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the Company has initiated litigation in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking a determination that such Directing Holder was, at such time, in breach of its Position Representation, and seeking to invalidate any Default or Event of Default that resulted from the applicable Noteholder Direction, the cure period with respect to such Default or Event of Default shall be automatically stayed and the cure period with respect to such Default or Event of Default shall be automatically reinstituted and any remedy stayed pending a final and nonappealable determination of a court of competent jurisdiction on such matter. If, following the delivery of a Noteholder Direction, but prior to acceleration of the Notes, the Company provides to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that a Directing Holder failed to satisfy its Verification Covenant, the cure period with respect to such Default or Event of Default shall be automatically stayed and the cure period with respect to any Default or Event of Default that resulted from the applicable Noteholder Direction shall be automatically reinstituted and any remedy stayed pending satisfaction of such Verification Covenant. Any breach of the Position Representation shall result in such Holder’s participation in such Noteholder Direction being disregarded; and, if, without the participation of such Holder, the percentage of Notes held by the remaining Holders that provided such Noteholder Direction would have been insufficient to validly provide such Noteholder Direction, such Noteholder Direction shall be void ab initio, with the effect that such Event of Default shall be deemed never to have occurred, acceleration voided and the Trustee shall be deemed not to have received such Noteholder Direction or any notice of such Default or Event of Default. (d) Notwithstanding anything in clauses (b) and (c) of this Section 6.01 to the contrary, any Noteholder Direction delivered to the Trustee during the pendency of an Event of Default as the result of a bankruptcy or similar proceeding shall not require compliance with the preceding two paragraphs. In addition, for the avoidance of doubt, the preceding two paragraphs shall not apply to any Holder that is a Regulated Bank. (e) For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any Noteholder Direction delivered to it in accordance with this Section 6.01, shall have no duty to inquire as to or investigate the accuracy of any Position Representation, enforce compliance with any Verification Covenant, verify any statements in any Officers’ Certificate delivered to it, or otherwise make calculations, investigations or determinations with respect to Derivative Instruments, Net Shorts, Long Derivative Instruments, Short Derivative Instruments or otherwise, and shall have no liability for ceasing to take any action, staying any remedy or otherwise failing to act in accordance with a Noteholder Direction as provided above. The Trustee shall not have any liability or responsibility to the Company, any Holder or any other Person in connection with any Noteholder Direction or to determine whether or not any Holder has delivered a Position Representation or that such Position Representation conforms with this Indenture or any other agreement. Section 6.02 Acceleration. (a) If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in clause (6) of Section 6.01(a)) occurs and is continuing of which the Trustee has been notified or is deemed to have notice under the terms hereof, the Trustee by written notice to the Company, specifying the Event of Default, or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Notes to be due and payable. Upon such declaration, such principal, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will be due and payable immediately. -85-


-86- (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in case an Event of Default under clause (6) of Section 6.01(a) occurs and is continuing, the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Notes will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders. (c) The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may waive all past Defaults (except with respect to nonpayment of principal, premium or interest) and rescind any such acceleration with respect to the Notes and its consequences if (1) such rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (2) all existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived. Promptly following any such rescission, the Company shall pay to the Trustee all amounts owing to the Trustee under Section 7.07 related to such Event of Default and acceleration, including all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel. (d) In the event of a declaration of acceleration of the Notes because an Event of Default described in clause (4) of Section 6.01(a) has occurred and is continuing, the declaration of acceleration of the Notes shall be automatically annulled if: (1) the default triggering such Event of Default pursuant to clause (4) of Section 6.01(a) shall be remedied or cured by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or waived by the holders of the relevant Indebtedness within 20 days after the declaration of acceleration with respect thereto; and (2) (A) the annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (B) all existing Events of Default, except nonpayment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes that became due solely because of the acceleration of the Notes, have been cured or waived. Section 6.03 Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes, the Note Guarantees or this Indenture. The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law. Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of all Holders waive any existing Default and its consequences hereunder, except: (1) a continuing Default in the payment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Note held by a non-consenting Holder (including in connection with an Asset Disposition Offer or a Change of Control Offer); and


(2) a Default with respect to a provision that under Section 9.02 cannot be amended or waived without the consent of each Holder affected, provided that, subject to Section 6.02, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment Default that resulted from such acceleration. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Section 6.05 Control by Majority. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, subject to the Trustee’s right to be indemnified to its satisfaction. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law, this Indenture, the Notes or any Note Guarantee, or that the Trustee determines in good faith is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not any such directions are unduly prejudicial to such Holders) or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability or expense. The Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction. Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits. Subject to Section 6.07, no Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture, the Notes or any Note Guarantee unless: (1) such Holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing; (2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have requested the Trustee to pursue the remedy; (3) such Holders have offered the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee for the payment of its extraordinary compensation and against any loss, liability or expense; (4) the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee for the payment of its extraordinary compensation and against any loss, liability or expense; and (5) the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction that, in the opinion of the Trustee, is inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period. A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder. Section 6.07 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the contractual right of any Holder expressly set forth in this Indenture to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on its -87-


Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in such Note (including in connection with an Asset Disposition Offer or a Change of Control Offer), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be amended without the consent of such Holder. Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(1) or (2) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company, the Guarantors and any other obligor on the Notes for the whole amount of principal, premium, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes, together with interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel. Section 6.09 Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceedings, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding has been instituted. Section 6.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes in Section 2.07, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy is, to the extent permitted by law, cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy. Section 6.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be. Section 6.12 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may file proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes, including the Guarantors), its creditors or its property and is entitled and empowered to participate as a member in any official committee of creditors appointed in such matter and to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims. Any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the -88-


Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding. Section 6.13 Priorities. After an Event of Default, any money or property distributable in respect of the Company’s or any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture, or any money or property collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 6, shall be paid out or distributed in the following order: (1) to the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee and its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07, including payment of all reasonable compensation of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection; (2) to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, respectively; and (3) to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct, including a Guarantor, if applicable. The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.13. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this Section 6.13, the Trustee shall cause notice of such record date and payment date to be given to the Company and to each Holder in the manner set forth in Section 12.02. Section 6.14 Undertaking for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.14 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes. -89-


ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee. (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee will exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs. (b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default: (1) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and (2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein). (c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own grossly negligent action, its own grossly negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that: (1) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01; (2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and (3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05. (d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to this Section 7.01 and Section 7.02. (e) The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to it for the payment of its extraordinary compensation and against any loss, liability or expense, including attorney’s fees and expenses, that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction. (f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. -90-


(g) None of the provisions of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise to incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against such expense, risk or liability is not assured to it. Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee. (a) The Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any document (whether in its original (including one signed manually or by way of electronic signature initiated by the Trustee and sent via electronic mail) or facsimile form) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document and shall have no duty to inquire as to the performance by the Company of any of its covenants in this Indenture and may accept the same as conclusive evidence of the accuracy of the statements contained therein, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine in good faith to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation. The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default which may be disclosed (whether explicitly or implicitly) in information which it receives from the Company, except for any specific notice thereof contained in any document delivered by the Company to the Trustee. (b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, or in order to establish any matter, it may require an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both subject to the other provisions of this Indenture. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon. (c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys, receivers and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent or attorney appointed with due care. (d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture. (e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company or a Guarantor shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company or such Guarantor. (f) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except Events of Default described in clauses (1) and (2) of Section 6.01(a) (where the Trustee is acting as Paying Agent) unless written notice from the Company or the Holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice specifically notifies the Trustee of the existence of a Default or Event of Default in the Notes and this Indenture. (g) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be compensated, reimbursed and indemnified, are extended to, -91-


and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each Agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder. (h) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the names of individuals or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers’ Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate, including any Person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded. (i) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder. (j) The permissive right of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty. (k) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit), irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. (l) The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith at the direction of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Notes as to the time, method and place of conducting any proceedings for any remedy available to the Trustee or the exercising of any power conferred by this Indenture. (m) The Trustee shall have no duty to inquire, no duty to determine and no duty to monitor the performance of the Company’s covenants in this Indenture or the financial performance of the Company. The Trustee shall be entitled to assume, until it has received written notice in accordance with this Indenture, that the Company is performing its duties hereunder. Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee. The Trustee or any Agent in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or such Agent. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Section 7.10. Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes or the Note Guarantees, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or in the Offering Memorandum or in any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication on the Notes. Under no circumstances shall the Trustee be liable in its individual capacity for the obligations evidenced by the Notes or the Note Guarantees. The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to any act or omission of any Rating Agency or any rating with respect to the Notes. The Trustee shall have no obligation to independently determine or verify if any event has occurred or notify the Holders of any event dependent upon the rating of the Notes, or if the rating on the Notes has been changed, suspended -92-


or withdrawn by any Rating Agency. The Trustee shall have no obligation to independently determine or verify if any Change of Control or any other event has occurred or notify the Holders of any such event and whether any Change of Control Offer with respect to the Notes is required. Neither the Trustee nor any Paying Agent shall be responsible for determining whether any Asset Disposition has occurred and whether any Asset Disposition Offer with respect to the Notes is required. Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing of which the Trustee has been notified or is deemed to have notice under the terms of this Indenture, the Trustee will deliver to each Holder a notice of the Event of Default within 90 days after it has been notified or is deemed to have notice thereof under the terms of this Indenture. Except in the case of an Event of Default specified in clauses (1) or (2) of Section 6.01(a), the Trustee may withhold from the Holders notice of any continuing Event of Default if the Trustee determines in good faith that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders. Section 7.06 [Reserved]. Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity. (a) The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder as the parties shall agree in writing from time to time. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel. (b) The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Trustee for, and hold each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee, and their directors, officers, agents and employees for harmless against, any and all loss, damage, claims, fines, penalties, liability, cost or expense (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by it in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust and the performance of its duties hereunder (including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company or any Guarantor (including this Section 7.07)) or defending itself against any claim whether asserted by any Holder, the Company or any Guarantor or any third party, or liability in connection with the acceptance, exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee through the Trustee’s own willful misconduct or gross negligence as finally adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction. (c) The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Section 7.07 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee. (d) To secure the payment obligations of the Company and the Guarantors in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. -93-


(e) When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(6) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law. (f) “Trustee” for the purposes of this Section 7.07 shall include any predecessor Trustee and the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder and each Agent, custodian and other person employed to act hereunder; provided, however, that the negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of any Trustee hereunder shall not affect the rights of any other Trustee hereunder. Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee. (a) A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective, and the Trustee shall be discharged from the trust hereby created, only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08. The Trustee may resign in writing at any time by giving 30 days’ notice of such resignation to the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee upon 30 days’ notice by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove the Trustee upon 30 days’ notice if: (1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10; (2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law; (3) a receiver or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or (4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting. (b) If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the successor Trustee to replace it with another successor Trustee appointed by the Company. (c) If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee (at the Company’s expense), the Company or the Holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee. (d) If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee. (e) A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided that all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and such transfer shall be subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee. -94-


-95- (f) As used in this Section 7.08, the term “Trustee” shall also include each Agent. Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc. If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation or national banking association, the successor corporation or national banking association without any further act shall be the successor Trustee, subject to Section 7.10, and will have and succeed to the rights, powers, duties, immunities and privileges as its predecessor, without the execution or filing of any instrument or paper or the performance of any further act. Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification. There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation or national banking association organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. ARTICLE 8 LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. The Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or Section 8.03 applied to all outstanding Notes and Note Guarantees upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8. Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge. (a) Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to this Indenture, all outstanding Notes and Note Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (“Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (1) through (4) below, and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture, including that of the Guarantors (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments provided to it acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders to receive payments in respect of the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes when such payments are due, solely out of the trust created pursuant to this Indenture referred to in Section 8.04; (2) the Company’s obligations with respect to the Notes concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for Note payments held in trust;


-96- (3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties, protections, indemnities and immunities of the Trustee, and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith; and (4) this Section 8.02. (b) Following the Company’s exercise of its Legal Defeasance option, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default. (c) Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03. Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance. Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be released from their obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 3.09, 4.03, 4.05, 4.06, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16 and 4.17 and clause (4) of Section 5.01(a) with respect to the outstanding Notes, and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all Note Guarantees, on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 are satisfied (“Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder. For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to this Indenture and the outstanding Notes, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(3) (only with respect to covenants that are released as a result of such Covenant Defeasance), 6.01(a)(4), 6.01(a)(5), 6.01(a)(6) (solely with respect to Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary), and 6.01(a)(7). Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance. (a) The following shall be the conditions to the exercise of either the Legal Defeasance option under Section 8.02 or the Covenant Defeasance option under Section 8.03 with respect to the Notes: (1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient, as confirmed, certified or attested by an Independent Financial Advisor in writing to the Trustee, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest due on the outstanding Notes on the Stated Maturity or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to Stated Maturity or to a particular redemption date;


-97- (2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, (A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (B) since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel will confirm that, the beneficial owners of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred; (3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the beneficial owners of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred; (4) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit or will occur as a result of such deposit (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to make such deposit and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, the Senior Secured Credit Facilities or any other material agreement or material instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound; (5) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, including that no intervening bankruptcy of the Company between the date of deposit and the 91st day following the deposit and assuming that no Holder is an “insider” of the Company under applicable bankruptcy law, after the 91st day following the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally; (6) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Company, any Guarantor or others; (7) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions), each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, have been complied with; and (8) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at Stated Maturity or the redemption date, as


the case may be (which instructions may be contained in the Officers’ Certificate referred to in clause (7) above). Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions. (a) Subject to Section 8.06, all money and Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.04 in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company or a Guarantor acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. (b) The Company will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders. (c) Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee will deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 which, in the opinion of an Independent Financial Advisor expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(a)), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. Section 8.06 Repayment to the Company. Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its written request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining shall be repaid to the Company. In the absence of any such written request, the Trustee shall from time to time deliver such unclaimed funds to or as directed by pertinent escheat authority, as identified by the Trustee in its sole discretion, pursuant to and in accordance with applicable unclaimed property laws, rules or regulations. Any such delivery shall be in accordance with the customary practices and procedures of the Trustee and the escheat authority. All moneys held by the Trustee and subject to this Section shall be held uninvested and without liability for interest thereon. Section 8.07 Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. dollars or Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or Section 8.03, as the case may be, by reason of any order or -98-


-99- judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or Section 8.03 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or Section 8.03, as the case may be; provided that, if the Company makes any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent. ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders. (a) Notwithstanding Section 9.02, without the consent of any Holder, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees to: (1) cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency; (2) provide for the assumption by a successor entity of the obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees in accordance with Article 5; (3) provide for or facilitate the issuance of uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; provided that the uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code; (4) comply with the rules of any applicable Depositary; (5) add Guarantors with respect to the Notes or release a Guarantor from its obligations under its Note Guarantee or this Indenture, in each case, in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture; provided that any supplemental indenture to add a Guarantor may be signed by the Company, the Guarantor providing the Note Guarantee and the Trustee; (6) secure the Notes and the Note Guarantees; (7) add covenants of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or Events of Default for the benefit of Holders or to make changes that would provide additional rights to the Holders or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or any Guarantor; (8) make any change that does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees of any Holder; (9) evidence and provide for the acceptance of an appointment under this Indenture of a successor Trustee; provided that the successor Trustee is otherwise qualified and eligible to act as such under the terms of this Indenture; (10) conform the text of this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees to any provision of the “Description of notes” section of the Offering Memorandum to the extent that


such provision in such “Description of notes” section was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees (as evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate of the Company); or (11) make any amendment to the provisions of this Indenture relating to the transfer, exchange and legending of Notes as permitted by this Indenture, including, without limitation, to facilitate the issuance and administration of the Notes or, if Incurred in compliance with this Indenture, Additional Notes; provided, however, that (A) compliance with this Indenture as so amended would not result in Notes being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable securities law and (B) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Holders to transfer Notes. (b) A supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 9.01(a)(5) substantially in the form of Exhibit C shall be required to be signed only by the Trustee and the Guarantor providing such Note Guarantee. Upon the request of the Company, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 12.04, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders. (a) Except as provided in Section 9.01 and this Section 9.02, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes) and, subject to Section 6.04 and Section 6.07, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes). Section 2.08 and Section 2.09 shall determine which Notes are considered to be “outstanding” for the purposes of this Section 9.02. (b) Upon the request of the Company, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 and Section 12.04, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental indenture directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental indenture. (c) It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver. It shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. (d) After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company will give to the Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment, supplement -100-


or waiver. However, any failure of the Company to give such notice to all the Holders, or any defect in the notice, will not impair or affect the validity of any such amendment, supplement or waiver. (e) Without the consent of each affected Holder, an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder): (1) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver; (2) reduce the stated rate of interest or extend the stated time for payment of interest on any Note; (3) reduce the principal of or extend the Stated Maturity of any Note; (4) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes with respect to a nonpayment default and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration); (5) reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any Note or change the time at which any Note may be redeemed as described in Section 3.07 (excluding, for greater certainty, any notice periods with respect to Notes that are otherwise redeemable); (6) reduce the premium payable upon the repurchase of any Note or change the time at which any Note may be repurchased as described in Section 4.15 (subject to Section 4.15(h)) or Section 4.16 (subject to Section 3.09(g) and Section 4.16(g)); (7) make any Note payable in a currency other than that stated in the Note; (8) amend the contractual right expressly set forth in this Indenture or the Notes of any Holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Notes; (9) make any change in the amendment or waiver provisions which require each Holder’s consent; or (10) modify the Note Guarantees in any manner adverse to the Holders. (f) A consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver of this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantee by any Holder given in connection with a tender of such Holder’s Notes will not be rendered invalid by such tender. Section 9.03 [Reserved]. Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents. (a) Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date -101-


the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder. (b) The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date pursuant to Section 1.05 for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver. Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes. (a) The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Company may, in exchange for all Notes, issue new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate such new Notes. (b) Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver. Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc. The Trustee shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment, supplement or waiver does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. In executing any amendment, supplement or waiver, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 12.04, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment, supplement or waiver is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and any Guarantor party thereto, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions, and complies with the provisions hereof. ARTICLE 10 GUARANTEES Section 10.01 Guarantee. (a) Subject to this Article 10, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, on a senior unsecured basis, to each Holder and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that: (1) the principal, premium, if any, and interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other Obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or under the Notes shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (2) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise (collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations”). Failing payment by the Company when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection. -102-


(b) The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that this Note Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture, or pursuant to Section 10.06. (c) Each of the Guarantors also agrees, jointly and severally, to pay the Trustee’s ordinary and extraordinary fees and expenses and the costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee or any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Section 10.01. (d) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to the Company or the Guarantors, any amount paid either to the Trustee or such Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. (e) Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Note Guarantee. The Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Note Guarantees. (f) Each Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Company for liquidation or reorganization, should the Company become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Company’s assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes or the Note Guarantees, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Notes shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned. (g) In case any provision of any Note Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. (h) Each payment to be made by a Guarantor in respect of its Note Guarantee shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any kind or nature. -103-


Section 10.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability. Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent conveyance or a fraudulent transfer for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 10, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law. Each Guarantor that makes a payment under its Note Guarantee will be entitled upon payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations under this Indenture to a contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors at the time of such payment, determined in accordance with GAAP. Section 10.03 Execution and Delivery. (a) To evidence its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01, each Guarantor hereby agrees that this Indenture shall be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by an Officer or person holding an equivalent title. (b) Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Note Guarantee on the Notes. (c) If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note Guarantees shall be valid nevertheless. (d) The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors. (e) If required by Section 4.11, the Company shall cause any newly created or acquired Domestic Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to comply with the provisions of Section 4.11 and this Article 10, to the extent applicable. Section 10.04 Subrogation. Each Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders against the Company in respect of any amounts paid by any Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.01; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Guarantor shall be entitled to enforce or receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Company under this Indenture or the Notes shall have been paid in full. -104-


-105- Section 10.05 Benefits Acknowledged. Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to its Note Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits. Section 10.06 Release of Note Guarantees. (a) A Note Guarantee by a Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged and be of no further force and effect, and no further action by such Guarantor, the Company or the Trustee shall be required for the release of such Guarantor’s Note Guarantee, upon: (1) any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, exchange or other disposition (by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor upon which the applicable Guarantor is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary, which sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, exchange or other disposition is made in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the release or discharge of such Guarantor from its liability as borrower under, or Guarantee of Indebtedness of the Company under, the Senior Secured Credit Facilities (including by reason of the termination of the Senior Secured Credit Facilities) and its Guarantee of all other Material Indebtedness of the Company and the Guarantors, including the Guarantee that resulted in the obligation of such Guarantor to Guarantee the Notes, if such Guarantor would not then otherwise be required to Guarantee the Notes pursuant to this Indenture, except a release or discharge by or as a result of payment under such Guarantee under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities or such Material Indebtedness (it being understood that a release subject to a contingent reinstatement is still a release, and that if any such Guarantee of Indebtedness of the Company under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities or any other Material Indebtedness is reinstated, such Note Guarantee shall also be reinstated to the extent that such Guarantor would then be required to provide a Note Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.11); provided that if such Guarantor has Incurred any Indebtedness in reliance on its status as a Guarantor under Section 4.09, such Guarantor’s obligations under such Indebtedness so Incurred are satisfied in full and discharged or are otherwise permitted to be Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Guarantor) under Section 4.09; (3) the proper designation of such Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; or (4) the Company’s exercise of its Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option in accordance with Article 8 or the discharge of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. (b) At the request of the Company, and upon delivery to the Trustee of an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel that such release of a Note Guarantee complies with this Indenture, the Trustee shall execute and deliver an appropriate instrument evidencing such release and discharge in respect of the applicable Note Guarantee.


ARTICLE 11 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE Section 11.01 Satisfaction and Discharge. (a) This Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes, when either: (1) all Notes that have been authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (2) (A) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the giving of a notice of redemption, will become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, and the Company or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee, as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, as confirmed, certified or attested to by an Independent Financial Advisor in writing to the Trustee if Government Securities are delivered, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption, as the case may be; (B) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit or will occur as a result of such deposit (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to make such deposit and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, the Senior Secured Credit Facilities or any other material agreement or material instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound; (C) the Company or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by the Company under this Indenture; and (D) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or the redemption date, as the case may be. (b) In addition, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions) each stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the provisions of Sections 7.07, 8.06 and 11.02 shall survive. Section 11.02 Application of Trust Money. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the -106-


-107- Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal, premium, if any, and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. (b) If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 11.01 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 11.01; provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent, as the case may be. ARTICLE 12 MISCELLANEOUS Section 12.01 Concerning the Trust Indenture Act. The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, shall not be applicable to, and shall not govern, this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees. Section 12.02 Notices. (a) Any notice or communication to the Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee is duly given if in writing and (1) delivered in person, (2) mailed by first-class mail (certified or registered, return receipt requested), postage prepaid, or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery or (3) sent electronic transmission, to its address: if to the Company or any Guarantor: c/o Kontoor Brands, Inc. 400 N. Elm Street Greensboro, North Carolina 27401 Email: dave.kovach @kontoorbrands.com Attention: David Kovach with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 450 Lexington Ave New York, NY 10017 Email: deanna.kirkpatrick@davispolk.com roshni.cariello@davispolk.com Attention: Deanna Kirkpatrick Roshni Banker Cariello if to the Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association 214 North Tryon Street, 27th Floor


Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Attention: Global Corporate Trust – Kontoor Brands, Inc. The Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee, by like notice, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. (b) All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; on the first date of which publication is made, if by publication; five calendar days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed by first-class mail; the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if mailed by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery; when receipt acknowledged, if sent by facsimile or electronic transmission; provided that any notice or communication delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon actual receipt thereof. (c) Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first-class mail (certified or registered, return receipt requested) or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the Note Register or by such other delivery system as the Trustee agrees to accept (including, if applicable, the Applicable Procedures). Failure to mail or otherwise deliver a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. (d) Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver. (e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, where this Indenture provides for notice of any event to a Holder of a Global Note, such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depositary for such Note (or its designee), according to the applicable procedures of such Depositary, if any, prescribed for the giving of such notice. (f) The Trustee shall have the right to accept and act upon directions given pursuant to this Indenture or any other document reasonably relating to the Notes and delivered using Electronic Means; provided, however, that the Company or other party providing that notice shall provide to the Trustee an incumbency certificate listing Officers or authorized representatives, as applicable, with the authority to provide such directions and containing specimen signatures of such Officers or authorized representatives, which incumbency certificate shall be amended whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. The Company and any other party providing such notice via Electronic Means understands and agrees that the Trustee cannot determine the identity of the actual sender of such directions and that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that they have been sent by an authorized Officer or authorized representative. The Company and any other party providing notice via Electronic Means shall be responsible for ensuring that only authorized Officers or representatives, as applicable, transmit such directions to the Trustee and that all authorized Officers or representatives treat applicable user and authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys with extreme care. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reasonable reliance upon and compliance with such directions notwithstanding such directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written direction. The Company and any other party providing notice via Electronic Means agrees: (i) to assume all risks arising out of the use of Electronic Means to submit directions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized directions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties; (ii) that it is fully informed of the -108-


-109- protections and risks associated with the various methods of transmitting directions to the Trustee and that there may be more secure methods of transmitting directions than the method(s) selected by it; (iii) that the security procedures (if any) to be followed in connection with its transmission of directions provide to it a commercially reasonable degree of protection in light of its particular needs and circumstances and (iv) to notify the Trustee immediately upon learning of any compromise or unauthorized use of the security procedures. (g) If a notice or communication is sent in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it. (h) If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time. Section 12.03 [Reserved]. Section 12.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. Upon any request or application by the Company or any Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Trustee: (1) an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 12.05) stating that, in the opinion of the signer(s), all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and (2) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 12.05) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been complied with; provided that no Opinion of Counsel pursuant to this Section 12.04 shall be required in connection with the authentication of Notes on the Issue Date. Section 12.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to Section 4.07) shall include: (1) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition; (2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based; (3) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with (and, in the case of an Opinion of Counsel, may be limited to reliance on an Officers’ Certificate as to matters of fact); and (4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.


Section 12.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents. The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions. Section 12.07 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees, Members, Partners and Stockholders. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under the Notes, the Note Guarantees or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. Section 12.08 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND ANY NOTE GUARANTEE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS INDENTURE OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY MAY BE INSTITUTED IN THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN EACH CASE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. Section 12.09 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE GUARANTORS AND THE TRUSTEE, AND EACH HOLDER OF A NOTE BY ITS ACCEPTANCE THEREOF, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE NOTE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. Section 12.10 Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, epidemics, pandemics, quarantine restrictions, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software or hardware) services or other unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility or hacking or cyber-attacks, or other infiltration of the Trustee’s technological infrastructure exceeding authorized access, or other causes reasonably beyond its control; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances. -110-


Section 12.11 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture. Section 12.12 Successors. All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.06. Section 12.13 Severability. In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Section 12.14 Counterpart Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered, including as described in Section 12.16, shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes. Section 12.15 Table of Contents, Headings, etc. The Table of Contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. Section 12.16 Facsimile and PDF Delivery of Signature Pages. The exchange of copies of this Indenture, the Notes and of signature pages by facsimile, portable document format (“PDF”), or other electronic transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes and shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by such means. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Indenture shall be deemed to include electronic signatures provided by the electronic signing service DocuSign initiated by the Trustee (or such other digital signature provider as specified in writing to Trustee by the authorized representative as shall be acceptable to the Trustee), deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by Electronic Means. -111-


-112- Section 12.17 U.S.A. PATRIOT Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act, the Trustee is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act. Section 12.18 Payments Due on Non-Business Days. In any case where any Interest Payment Date, redemption date or repurchase date or the Stated Maturity of the Notes shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Notes) payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date, redemption date or repurchase date, or at the Stated Maturity of the Notes, provided that no interest will accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, redemption date, repurchase date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be. [Signature pages follow]


[Signature page to Indenture for 4.125% Senior Notes due 2029] KONTOOR BRANDS, INC. By: /s/ David Kovach Name: David Kovach Title: Vice President and Treasurer RETAIL PRODUCTIVITY MANAGEMENT INC. KONTOOR SALES, INC. KONTOOR RETAIL, INC. KONTOOR ENTERPRISES, LLC THE H.D. LEE COMPANY, INC. R&R APPAREL COMPANY, LLC WRANGLER APPAREL CORP. KONTOOR SERVICES, LLC, KONTOOR US, LLC By: /s/ David Kovach Name: David Kovach Title: Vice President and Treasurer


[Signature page to Indenture for 4.125% Senior Notes due 2029] U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee By: /s/ Ryan Riggleman Name: Ryan Riggleman Title: Vice President


APPENDIX A PROVISIONS RELATING TO INITIAL NOTES AND ADDITIONAL NOTES Section 1.1 Definitions. (a) Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Appendix A have the meanings given to them in this Indenture. The following capitalized terms have the following meanings: “Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or transaction involving a Global Note or beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Note, Euroclear or Clearstream, in each case to the extent applicable to such transaction and as in effect from time to time. “Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, Société Anonyme, or any successor securities clearing agency. “Distribution Compliance Period,” with respect to any Note, means the period of 40 consecutive days beginning on and including the later of (a) the day on which such Note is first offered to persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S, notice of which day shall be promptly given by the Company to the Trustee, and (b) the date of issuance with respect to such Note or any predecessor of such Note. “Euroclear” means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.Y., as operator of Euroclear systems Clearance System or any successor securities clearing agency. “IAI” means an institution that is an “accredited investor” as described in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act and is not a QIB. “QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A. “Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act. “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act. “Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. “Unrestricted Global Note” means any Note in global form that does not bear or is not required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend. “U.S. person” means a “U.S. person” as defined in Regulation S. (b) Other Definitions. Term: Defined in Section: “Agent Members” ........................................................................................ 2.1(c) “Definitive Notes Legend” ........................................................................... 2.2(e) “ERISA Legend” ......................................................................................... 2.2(e) “Global Note” ............................................................................................ 2.1(b)


2 Term: Defined in Section: “Global Notes Legend” ............................................................................... 2.2(e) “IAI Global Note” ....................................................................................... 2.1(b) “Regulation S Global Note” ........................................................................ 2.1(b) “Regulation S Notes”................................................................................... 2.1(a) “Restricted Notes Legend” .......................................................................... 2.3(e) “Rule 144A Global Note” ............................................................................ 2.1(b) “Rule 144A Notes” ..................................................................................... 2.1(a) Section 2.1 Form and Dating (a) The Initial Notes issued on the date hereof shall be (i) offered and sold by the Company to the initial purchasers thereof and (ii) resold, initially only to (1) QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A (“Rule 144A Notes”) and (2) Persons other than U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S (“Regulation S Notes”). Additional Notes may also be considered to be Rule 144A Notes or Regulation S Notes, as applicable. (b) Global Notes. Rule 144A Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global Notes in definitive, fully registered form, numbered RA-1 upward (collectively, the “Rule 144A Global Note”) and Regulation S Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more global Notes, numbered RS-1 upward (collectively, the “Regulation S Global Note”), in each case without interest coupons and bearing the Global Notes Legend and Restricted Notes Legend, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Custodian, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in this Indenture. One or more global Notes in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons and bearing the Global Notes Legend and the Restricted Notes Legend, numbered RIAI-1 upward (collectively, the “IAI Global Note”) shall also be issued at the request of the Trustee, deposited with the Custodian, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in this Indenture to accommodate transfers of beneficial interests in the Notes to IAIs subsequent to the initial distribution. The Rule 144A Global Note, the IAI Global Note, the Regulation S Global Note and any Unrestricted Global Note are each referred to herein as a “Global Note” and are collectively referred to herein as “Global Notes.” Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as applicable, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 of this Indenture and Section 2.2(c) of this Appendix A. The Company has entered into a letter of representations with the Depositary in the form provided by the Depositary and the Trustee and each Agent are hereby authorized to act in accordance with such letter and Applicable Procedures. (c) Book-Entry Provisions. This Section 2.1(c) shall apply only to a Global Note deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary. The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.1(c) and Section 2.02 of this Indenture and pursuant to an order of the Company signed by one Officer of the


3 Company, authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Notes that (i) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Note or Global Notes or the nominee of such Depositary and (ii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary’s instructions or held by the Trustee as Custodian. Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights under the Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Trustee as Custodian or under such Global Note, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of such Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Note. (d) Definitive Notes. Except as provided in Section 2.2 or Section 2.3 of this Appendix A, owners of beneficial interests in Global Notes shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Definitive Notes. Section 2.2 Transfer and Exchange. (a) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. When Definitive Notes are presented to the Registrar with a request: (i) to register the transfer of such Definitive Notes; or (ii) to exchange such Definitive Notes for an equal principal amount of Definitive Notes of other authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the Definitive Notes surrendered for transfer or exchange: (1) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing; and (2) in the case of Transfer Restricted Notes, they are being transferred or exchanged pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to Section 2.2(b) of this Appendix A or otherwise in accordance with the Restricted Notes Legend, and are accompanied by a certification from the transferor in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit A for exchange or registration of transfers and, as applicable, delivery of such legal opinions, certifications and other information as may be requested pursuant thereto. (b) Restrictions on Transfer of a Definitive Note for a Beneficial Interest in a Global Note. A Definitive Note may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Note except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below. Upon receipt by the Trustee of a Definitive Note, duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, together with:


4 (i) a certification from the transferor in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit A for exchange or registration of transfers and, as applicable, delivery of such legal opinions, certifications and other information as may be requested pursuant thereto; (ii) written instructions directing the Trustee to make, or to direct the Custodian to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Global Note to reflect an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Notes represented by the Global Note, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depositary account to be credited with such increase; and (iii) upon request by the Trustee, all information that is in the possession of the applicable party and that is necessary to allow the Trustee to comply with any tax reporting obligations applicable to the Trustee under applicable tax law in respect of such exchange, including without limitation any cost basis reporting obligations under Section 6045 of the Code (and the Trustee may rely on the information provided to it and shall have no responsibility to verify or ensure the accuracy of such information), the Trustee shall cancel such Definitive Note and cause, or direct the Custodian to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Custodian, the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented by the Global Note to be increased by the aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Note to be exchanged and shall credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Note equal to the principal amount of the Definitive Note so canceled. If the applicable Global Note is not then outstanding, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon an Authentication Order, a new applicable Global Note in the appropriate principal amount. (c) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. (i) The transfer and exchange of Global Notes or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with this Indenture (including applicable restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 2.2(d) of this Appendix A, if any) and the procedures of the Depositary therefor. A transferor of a beneficial interest in a Global Note shall deliver to the Registrar a written order given in accordance with the Depositary’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depositary to be credited with a beneficial interest in such Global Note, or another Global Note and such account shall be credited in accordance with such order with a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Note and the account of the Person making the transfer shall be debited by an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Global Note being transferred. (ii) If the proposed transfer is a transfer of a beneficial interest in one Global Note to a beneficial interest in another Global Note, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the Global Note to which such interest is being transferred in an amount equal to the principal amount of the interest to be so transferred, and the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a corresponding decrease in the principal amount of the Global Note from which such interest is being transferred. (iii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Appendix A (other than the provisions set forth in Section 2.3 of this Appendix A), a Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole and not in part if the transfer is by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.


5 (d) Restrictions on Transfer of Global Notes; Voluntary Exchange of Interests in Transfer Restricted Global Notes for Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. (i) Transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note or an IAI Global Note to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through another Transfer Restricted Global Note shall be made in accordance with the Applicable Procedures and the Restricted Notes Legend and only upon receipt by the Trustee of a certification from the transferor in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit A for exchange or registration of transfers and, as applicable, delivery of such legal opinions, certifications and other information as may be requested pursuant thereto. In addition, in the case of a transfer of a beneficial interest in either a Regulation S Global Note or a Rule 144A Global Note for an interest in an IAI Global Note, the transferee must furnish a signed letter substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Trustee. (ii) During the Distribution Compliance Period, beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Note may only be sold, pledged or transferred through Euroclear or Clearstream in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, the Restricted Notes Legend on such Regulation S Global Note and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States of America. Prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through a Rule 144A Global Note or an IAI Global Note shall be made only in accordance with the Applicable Procedures and the Restricted Notes Legend and upon receipt by the Trustee of a written certification from the transferor of the beneficial interest in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit A for exchange or registration of transfers. Such written certification shall no longer be required after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period. Upon the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Note shall be transferable in accordance with applicable law and the other terms of the Indenture. (iii) Upon the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note may be exchanged for beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note upon certification in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit A for an exchange from a Regulation S Global Note to an Unrestricted Global Note. (iv) Beneficial interests in a Transfer Restricted Note that is a Rule 144A Global Note or an IAI Global Note may be exchanged for beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note upon certification in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit A for an exchange from a Rule 144A Global Note to an Unrestricted Global Note and/or upon delivery of such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Trustee may reasonably request. (v) If no Unrestricted Global Note is outstanding at the time of a transfer contemplated by the preceding clauses (iii) and (iv), the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon an Authentication Order, a new Unrestricted Global Note in the appropriate principal amount. (e) Legends. (i) Except as permitted by Section 2.2(d), this Section 2.2(e) and Section 2.2(i) of this Appendix A, each Note certificate evidencing the Global Notes and the Definitive Notes (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (each defined term in the legend being defined as such for purposes of the legend only) (“Restricted Notes Legend”):


6 THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS [IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES: SIX MONTHS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF, THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF ANY ADDITIONAL NOTES AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY),] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF, THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF ANY ADDITIONAL NOTES AND THE DATE ON WHICH THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) WAS FIRST OFFERED TO PERSONS OTHER THAN DISTRIBUTORS (AS DEFINED IN RULE 902 OF REGULATION S) IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S], ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”), TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS NOT A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AND THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, IN EACH CASE IN A MINIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SECURITIES OF $250,000 OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D), (E) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE. [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING


7 THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.] Each Definitive Note shall bear the following additional legend (“Definitive Notes Legend”): IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS. Each Global Note shall bear the following additional legend (“Global Notes Legend”): UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF. Each Note shall bear the following additional legend (“ERISA Legend”): BY ITS ACQUISITION OF THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER THEREOF WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT EITHER (1) NO PORTION OF THE ASSETS USED BY SUCH HOLDER TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SECURITY CONSTITUTES THE ASSETS OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE U.S. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OF A PLAN, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER ARRANGEMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”) OR PROVISIONS UNDER ANY OTHER U.S. OR NON-U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR OTHER LAWS OR REGULATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO SUCH PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAWS”), OR OF AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS ARE CONSIDERED TO INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” OF ANY SUCH PLAN, ACCOUNT OR ARRANGEMENT, OR (2) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS SECURITY WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED


8 TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A SIMILAR VIOLATION UNDER ANY APPLICABLE SIMILAR LAWS. (ii) Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Note that is a Definitive Note, the Registrar shall permit the Holder thereof to exchange such Transfer Restricted Note for a Definitive Note that does not bear the Restricted Notes Legend and the Definitive Notes Legend and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Note if the Holder certifies in writing to the Registrar that its request for such exchange is in respect of a transfer made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to be in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit A) and provides such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Trustee may reasonably request. (iii) After a transfer of any Initial Notes or Additional Notes during the period of the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement with respect to such Initial Notes or Additional Notes, as the case may be, all requirements pertaining to the Restricted Notes Legend on such Initial Notes or Additional Notes shall cease to apply and the requirements that any such Initial Notes or Additional Notes be issued in global form shall continue to apply. (iv) Any Additional Notes sold in a registered offering shall not be required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend. (f) Cancellation or Adjustment of Global Note. At such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Note have either been exchanged for Definitive Notes, transferred in exchange for an interest in another Global Note, or redeemed, repurchased or canceled, such Global Note shall be returned by the Depositary to the Trustee for cancellation or retained and canceled by the Trustee. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for Definitive Notes, transferred in exchange for an interest in another Global Note, or redeemed, repurchased or canceled, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Registrar (if it is then the Custodian for such Global Note) with respect to such Global Note, by the Registrar or the Custodian, to reflect such reduction. (g) Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Notes. (i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate, Definitive Notes and Global Notes at the Registrar’s request. (ii) No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange (other than pursuant to Section 2.07 of this Indenture), but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.15, 4.16 and 9.05 of this Indenture). (iii) Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Note, the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name a Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note is overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.


9 (iv) All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange. (v) In order to effect any transfer or exchange of an interest in any Transfer Restricted Note for an interest in a Note that does not bear the Restricted Notes Legend and has not been registered under the Securities Act, if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel, in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that no registration under the Securities Act is required in respect of such exchange or transfer or the re-sale of such interest by the beneficial holder thereof, shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar and the Trustee. (h) No Obligation of the Trustee. (i) The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Note, a member of, or a participant in the Depositary or any other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice (including any notice of redemption or repurchase) , obtaining any consent or other action to be taken by Noteholders, the selection by the Depositary or any Depositary participant of any Person to receive payment in the event of partial redemption of the Notes, any consent given or other action taken by the Depositary as Noteholder or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders under the Notes shall be given or made only to the registered Holders (which shall be the Depositary or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners. (ii) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants, members or beneficial owners in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof. Section 2.3 Definitive Notes. (a) A Global Note deposited with the Depositary or with the Trustee as Custodian pursuant to Section 2.1 of this Appendix A may be transferred to the beneficial owners thereof in the form of Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note, in exchange for such Global Note, only if such transfer complies with Section 2.2 of this Appendix A and (i) the Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a Depositary for such Global Note or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act and, in each case, a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice or after the Company becomes aware of such cessation, (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Registrar has received a request from the Depository or (iii) the Company, in its sole discretion and subject to the procedures of the Depository, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of Definitive Notes under this Indenture. In addition, any Affiliate of the Company or any Guarantor that is a beneficial owner of all or part of a Global Note may


10 have such Affiliate’s beneficial interest transferred to such Affiliate in the form of a Definitive Note by providing a written request to the Company and the Trustee and such Opinions of Counsel, certificates or other information as may be required by this Indenture or the Company or Trustee. (b) Any Global Note that is transferable to the beneficial owners thereof pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, to be so transferred, in whole or from time to time in part, without charge, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, upon such transfer of each portion of such Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Notes of authorized denominations. Any portion of a Global Note transferred pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be executed, authenticated and delivered only in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof and registered in such names as the Depositary shall direct. Any Definitive Note delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global Note that is a Transfer Restricted Note shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.2(e) of this Appendix A, bear the Restricted Notes Legend. (c) The registered Holder of a Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes. (d) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 2.3(a) of this Appendix A, the Company shall promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of Definitive Notes in fully registered form without interest coupons.


A-1 EXHIBIT A [FORM OF FACE OF NOTE] [Insert the Restricted Notes Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture] [Insert the Global Notes Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture] [Insert the Definitive Notes Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture] [Insert the ERISA Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture.]


A-2 [If Regulation 144A Global Note – CUSIP: 50050NAA1; ISIN: US50050NAA19] [If Regulation S Global Note – CUSIP: U5250NAA0; ISIN: USU5250NAA01] GLOBAL NOTE 4.125% Senior Notes due 2029 No. [RA-1] [RA-2] [RS-1] [Up to] $[________] KONTOOR BRANDS, INC. promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns the principal sum [set forth on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached hereto] [of $_______ (_______ Dollars)] on November 15, 2029. Interest Payment Dates: May 15 and November 15 Record Dates: May 1 and November 1


A-3 IN WITNESS HEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed. Dated: KONTOOR BRANDS, INC. By: Name: Title:


A-4 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee By: Authorized Signatory Dated:


[Reverse Side of Note] 4.125% Senior Notes due 2029 Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated. 1. INTEREST. Kontoor Brands, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 4.125% per annum until but excluding maturity. The Company shall pay interest semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day. Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including the date of original issuance; provided that the first Interest Payment Date shall be [ ]. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. 2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company shall pay interest on the Notes to the Persons who are registered holders of Notes at the close of business on the May 1 or November 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding the related Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such Record Date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest and premium, if any, may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their respective addresses set forth in the Note Register. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. 3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, shall act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity. 4. INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of November 18, 2021 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Company designated as its 4.125% Senior Notes due 2029. The Company shall be entitled to issue Additional Notes pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 4.09 of the Indenture. The Notes and any Additional Notes issued under the Indenture shall be treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of such terms. Any term used in this Note that is defined in the Indenture shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Indenture. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. 5. REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE. The Notes are subject to optional redemption, and may be the subject of an Offer to Purchase, as further described in the Indenture. The A-5


Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes. 6. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and Holders shall be required to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption or tendered for repurchase in connection with a Change of Control Offer or Asset Disposition Offer, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed or repurchased in part. 7. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes. 8. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture. 9. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Indenture. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the rights and obligations of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be as set forth in the applicable provisions of the Indenture. 10 AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual, facsimile or electronic signature of the Trustee. 11. GOVERNING LAW. THIS NOTE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 12. CUSIP AND ISIN NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be printed on the Notes, and the Trustee may use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon. The Company shall furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to the Company at the following address: c/o Kontoor Brands, Inc. 400 N. Elm Street Greensboro, North Carolina 27401 Email: dave.kovach@kontoorbrands.com Attention: David Kovach A-6


A-7 ASSIGNMENT FORM To assign this Note, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to: (Insert assignee’s legal name) (Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.) (Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code) and irrevocably appoint to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him. Date: _____________________ Your Signature: _______________________________ (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) Signature Guarantee*: __________________________________ * Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).


A-8 CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFERS OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED NOTES This certificate relates to $_________ principal amount of Notes held in (check applicable space) ____ book-entry or _____ definitive form by the undersigned. The undersigned (check one box below):  has requested the Trustee by written order to deliver in exchange for its beneficial interest in a Global Note held by the Depositary a Note or Notes in either definitive or global registered form of authorized denominations and an aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest in such Global Note (or the portion thereof indicated above) in accordance with the Indenture; or  has requested the Trustee by written order to exchange or register the transfer of a Note or Notes. In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with its terms: CHECK ONE BOX BELOW (1)  to the Company or subsidiary thereof; or (2)  to the Registrar for registration in the name of the Holder, without transfer; or (3)  pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or (4)  to a Person that the undersigned reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”)) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer and to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A; or (5)  pursuant to offers and sales to non-U.S. persons that occur outside the United States of America within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act (and if the transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, the Notes shall be held immediately thereafter through Euroclear or Clearstream); or (6)  to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) that has furnished to the Trustee a signed letter containing certain representations and agreements; or (7)  pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or (8)  pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided,


A-9 however, that if box (5), (6), (7) or (8) is checked, the Company or the Trustee may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Trustee has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Your Signature Date: Signature of Signature Guarantor TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED. The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A. Dated: NOTICE: To be executed by an executive officer Name: Title: Signature Guarantee*: __________________________________ * Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).


A-10 TO BE COMPLETED IF THE HOLDER REQUIRES AN EXCHANGE FROM A REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE TO AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.2(d)(iii) OF APPENDIX A TO THE INDENTURE1 The undersigned represents and warrants that either:  the undersigned is not a dealer (as defined in the Securities Act) and is a non-U.S. person (within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act); or  the undersigned is not a dealer (as defined in the Securities Act) and is a U.S. person (within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act) who purchased interests in the Notes pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements under the Securities Act; or  the undersigned is a dealer (as defined in the Securities Act) and the interest of the undersigned in this Note does not constitute the whole or a part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by such dealer for the Notes. Dated: Your Signature 1 Include only for Regulation S Global Notes.


A-11 OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.15 or Section 4.16 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below: [ ] Section 4.15 [ ] Section 4.16 If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.15 or Section 4.16 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased: $_______________ (integral multiples of $1,000, provided that the unpurchased portion must be in a minimum principal amount of $2,000) Date: _____________________ Your Signature: _______________________________ (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) Tax Identification No.: Signature Guarantee*: __________________________________ * Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).


A-12 SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE* The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $__________. The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made: Date of Exchange Amount of decrease in Principal Amount of this Global Note Amount of increase in Principal Amount of this Global Note Principal Amount of this Global Note following such decrease or increase Signature of authorized signatory of Trustee, Depositary or Custodian __________________ *This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.


EXHIBIT B FORM OF TRANSFEREE LETTER OF REPRESENTATION Kontoor Brands, Inc. 400 N. Elm Street Greensboro, North Carolina 27401 Email: dave.kovach@kontoorbrands.com Attention: David Kovach U.S. Bank National Association 214 North Tryon Street, 27th Floor Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Attention: Global Corporate Trust – Kontoor Brands, Inc. Ladies and Gentlemen: This certificate is delivered to request a transfer of $[_______] principal amount of the 4.125% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”) of Kontoor Brands, Inc. (the “Company”). Upon transfer, the Notes would be registered in the name of the new beneficial owner as follows: Name:________________________ Address:______________________ Taxpayer ID Number:____________ The undersigned represents and warrants to you that: 1. We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)), purchasing for our own account or for the account of such an institutional “accredited investor” at least $250,000 principal amount of the Notes, and we are acquiring the Notes, for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act. We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we invest in or purchase securities similar to the Notes in the normal course of our business. We, and any accounts for which we are acting, are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment. 2. We understand that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and, unless so registered, may not be sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree on our own behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we are purchasing Notes to offer, sell or otherwise transfer such Notes prior to the date that is six months after the later of the date of original issue and the last date on which the Company or any affiliate of the Company was the owner of such Notes (or any predecessor thereto) (the “Resale Restriction Termination Date”) only in accordance with the Restricted Notes Legend (as such term is defined in the indenture under which the Notes were issued) on the Notes and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States of America. The foregoing restrictions on resale will not apply subsequent to the Resale Restriction Termination Date. If any resale or other B-1


B-2 transfer of the Notes is proposed to be made to another such institutional “accredited investor” above prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the transferor shall deliver a letter from the transferee substantially in the form of this letter to the Company and the Trustee, which shall provide, among other things, that the transferee is an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act and that it is acquiring such Notes for investment purposes and not for distribution in violation of the Securities Act. Each purchaser acknowledges that the Company and the Trustee reserve the right prior to the offer, sale or other transfer prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date of the Notes with respect to applicable transfers described in the Restricted Notes Legend to require the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certifications and/or other information satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee. TRANSFEREE: , by:


EXHIBIT C C-1 FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of [__________] [__], 20[__], among __________________ (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), a subsidiary of Kontoor Brands, Inc., Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the “Company”), the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). W I T N E S E T H WHEREAS, each of the Company and the Guarantors (as defined in this Indenture referred to below) has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of November 18, 2021, providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of 4.125% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”); WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally Guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture; and WHEREAS, the Company has provided to the Trustee such documents as are required to be provided to it under Article 9 of the Indenture, and pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows: 1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. 2. Guarantor. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to be a Guarantor under this Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to Guarantors, including Article 10 thereof. 3. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 4. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE NOTE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. 5. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or portable document format (“PDF”) transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental


C-2 Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes and shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by such means. 6. Headings. The headings of the Sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. 7. The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture, the Note Guarantee of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Company and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary.


C-3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written. KONTOOR BRANDS, INC. By: Name: Title: [NAME OF GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY] By: Name: Title: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee By: Name: Title:


exhibit101creditagreemen

Exhibit 10.1 EXECUTION VERSION AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT among KONTOOR BRANDS, INC., KONTOOR INTERNATIONAL SAGL, Other Subsidiary Borrowers from Time to Time Parties Hereto, The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent Dated as of November 18, 2021 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., BARCLAYS BANK PLC, BOFA SECURITIES, INC., HSBC SECURITIES INC. and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners BNP PARIBAS, CITIBANK, N.A., ING BANK N.V., DUBLIN BRANCH, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SANTANDER BANK, N.A. and TRUIST BANK, as Co-Documentation Agents, BARCLAYS BANK PLC, BOFA SECURITIES, INC., HSBC SECURITIES INC. and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Syndication Agents


i TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Defined Terms .................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Other Definitional Provisions ........................................................................................... 57 1.3. Currency Conversion ........................................................................................................ 58 1.4. Terms Generally; Pro Forma Calculations ....................................................................... 58 1.5. Swiss terms ....................................................................................................................... 61 1.6. Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification .................................................................................. 61 SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF LOANS AND COMMITMENTS .................................... 62 2.1. [Reserved] ......................................................................................................................... 62 2.2. [Reserved] ......................................................................................................................... 62 2.3. Tranche A Term Commitments ........................................................................................ 63 2.4. Procedure for Tranche A Term Loan Borrowing.............................................................. 63 2.5. Repayment of Term Loans................................................................................................ 63 2.6. Revolving Commitments .................................................................................................. 64 2.7. Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing ....................................................................... 65 2.8. Swingline Commitments ................................................................................................... 66 2.9. Procedure for Swingline Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans .............................. 66 2.10. Commitment Fees, etc ...................................................................................................... 67 2.11. Termination or Reduction of Revolving Commitments ................................................... 68 2.12. Optional Prepayments ....................................................................................................... 68 2.13. Mandatory Prepayments ................................................................................................... 69 2.14. Conversion and Continuation Options .............................................................................. 70 2.15. Limitations on Term Benchmark Borrowings .................................................................. 71 2.16. Interest Rates and Payment Dates ..................................................................................... 72 2.17. Computation of Interest and Fees ..................................................................................... 73 2.18. Alternate Rate of Interest .................................................................................................. 74 2.19. Pro Rata Treatment and Payments .................................................................................... 77 2.20. Requirements of Law ........................................................................................................ 79 2.21. Taxes ................................................................................................................................. 81 2.22. Indemnity .......................................................................................................................... 85 2.23. Change of Lending Office ................................................................................................ 86 2.24. Replacement of Lenders ................................................................................................... 86 2.25. Foreign Currency Exchange Rate ..................................................................................... 87 2.26. Extension of the Facilities ................................................................................................. 87 2.27. Incremental Loan Extensions ............................................................................................ 90 2.28. Defaulting Revolving Lenders .......................................................................................... 94 2.29. Designation of Subsidiary Borrowers ............................................................................... 97 2.30. Refinancing Facilities ....................................................................................................... 98 SECTION 3. LETTERS OF CREDIT .................................................................................................... 99 3.1. L/C Commitments ............................................................................................................. 99 3.2. Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit ...................................................................... 100 3.3. Fees and Other Charges .................................................................................................. 100


ii 3.4. L/C Participations ........................................................................................................... 100 3.5. Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrowers ................................................................. 101 3.6. Obligations Absolute ...................................................................................................... 102 3.7. Letter of Credit Payments ............................................................................................... 102 3.8. Applications .................................................................................................................... 103 3.9. Provisions Related to Letters of Credit in Respect of Extended Revolving Commitments ............................................................................................................. 103 SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES ............................................................... 103 4.1. Financial Condition ......................................................................................................... 103 4.2. No Change ...................................................................................................................... 104 4.3. Existence; Compliance with Law ................................................................................... 104 4.4. Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations ............................................................. 104 4.5. No Legal Bar ................................................................................................................... 104 4.6. Litigation ......................................................................................................................... 104 4.7. No Default....................................................................................................................... 105 4.8. Ownership of Property .................................................................................................... 105 4.9. Intellectual Property ........................................................................................................ 105 4.10. Taxes ............................................................................................................................... 105 4.11. Compliance with Swiss Non-Bank Rules ....................................................................... 105 4.12. Federal Regulations ........................................................................................................ 105 4.13. Labor Matters .................................................................................................................. 106 4.14. ERISA ............................................................................................................................. 106 4.15. Investment Company Act; Other Regulations ................................................................ 106 4.16. Subsidiaries ..................................................................................................................... 106 4.17. Use of Proceeds .............................................................................................................. 106 4.18. Environmental Matters ................................................................................................... 106 4.19. Accuracy of Information, etc .......................................................................................... 107 4.20. Security Documents ........................................................................................................ 107 4.21. Solvency.......................................................................................................................... 108 4.22. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions .............................................................................. 108 4.23. Affected Financial Institutions ........................................................................................ 108 SECTION 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT ........................................................................................ 108 5.1. Conditions to the Closing Date ....................................................................................... 108 5.2. Conditions to Each Extension of Credit .......................................................................... 110 SECTION 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS .................................................................................... 110 6.1. Financial Statements ....................................................................................................... 111 6.2. Certificates; Other Information ....................................................................................... 111 6.3. Payment of Taxes ............................................................................................................ 112 6.4. Maintenance of Existence; Compliance .......................................................................... 112 6.5. Maintenance of Property; Insurance ............................................................................... 112 6.6. Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions .............................................. 112 6.7. Notices ............................................................................................................................ 113 6.8. Environmental Laws ....................................................................................................... 113 6.9. Additional Collateral, etc ................................................................................................ 113 6.10. Designation of Subsidiaries ............................................................................................ 115


iii 6.11. Post-Closing Real Estate Deliverables ............................................................................ 116 6.12. Post-Closing Obligations ................................................................................................ 117 6.13. Maintenance of Ratings .................................................................................................. 117 SECTION 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS ........................................................................................... 117 7.1. Financial Condition Covenants ....................................................................................... 118 7.2. Indebtedness.................................................................................................................... 118 7.3. Liens ............................................................................................................................... 122 7.4. Fundamental Changes ..................................................................................................... 126 7.5. Disposition of Property ................................................................................................... 127 7.6. Restricted Payments ........................................................................................................ 130 7.7. [Reserved] ....................................................................................................................... 132 7.8. Investments ..................................................................................................................... 132 7.9. [Reserved] ....................................................................................................................... 136 7.10. Transactions with Affiliates ............................................................................................ 136 7.11. Sales and Leasebacks ...................................................................................................... 137 7.12. Changes in Fiscal Periods ............................................................................................... 138 7.13. Negative Pledge Clauses ................................................................................................. 138 7.14. Lines of Business ............................................................................................................ 139 7.15. Optional Payments and Modifications of Subordinated Indebtedness ........................... 139 7.16. Use of Proceeds .............................................................................................................. 140 SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT ................................................................................................ 141 SECTION 9. THE AGENTS ................................................................................................................ 143 9.1. Appointment ................................................................................................................... 143 9.2. Delegation of Duties ....................................................................................................... 144 9.3. Exculpatory Provisions ................................................................................................... 144 9.4. Reliance by Administrative Agent .................................................................................. 144 9.5. Notice of Default ............................................................................................................ 145 9.6. Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders; Acknowledgements of Lenders and Issuing Lenders ........................................................................................................... 145 9.7. Indemnification ............................................................................................................... 147 9.8. Agent in Its Individual Capacity ..................................................................................... 147 9.9. Successor Administrative Agent ..................................................................................... 148 9.10. Certain ERISA Matters ................................................................................................... 148 9.11. Agents ............................................................................................................................. 149 9.12. Credit Bidding ................................................................................................................. 149 SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS ....................................................................................................... 150 10.1. Amendments and Waivers .............................................................................................. 150 10.2. Notices ............................................................................................................................ 152 10.3. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies ................................................................................. 152 10.4. Survival of Representations and Warranties ................................................................... 152 10.5. Expenses; Limitation of Liability; Indemnity, Etc. ......................................................... 153 10.6. Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments .............................................. 154 10.7. Adjustments; Set-off ....................................................................................................... 159 10.8. Counterparts; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution......................................................... 159


iv 10.9. Severability ..................................................................................................................... 160 10.10. Integration ....................................................................................................................... 160 10.11. GOVERNING LAW ....................................................................................................... 160 10.12. Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers ............................................................................. 160 10.13. [Reserved] ....................................................................................................................... 161 10.14. Releases of Guarantees and Liens................................................................................... 162 10.15. Confidentiality ................................................................................................................ 162 10.16. WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL ........................................................................................ 164 10.17. Patriot Act ....................................................................................................................... 164 10.18. No Fiduciary Duty .......................................................................................................... 164 10.19. Usury ............................................................................................................................... 164 10.20. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions ............... 165 10.21. Conversion of Currencies ............................................................................................... 165 10.22. Separate Obligations ....................................................................................................... 166 10.23. Several Obligations ......................................................................................................... 166 10.24. MIRE Events................................................................................................................... 166 10.25. Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs ..................................................... 166 10.26. No Novation .................................................................................................................... 167 SCHEDULES: 1.1A Commitments 1.1B Mortgaged Property 1.1C Existing Letters of Credit 1.1D Permitted Cash Pooling Agreements 1.1E Loan Parties 1.1F Excluded Subsidiary 4.1 Material Obligations 4.4 Consents, Authorizations, Filings and Notices 4.16 Subsidiaries 4.20(a) Financing Statements/Filing Offices 4.20(b) Mortgage Filing Jurisdictions 6.12 Post-Closing Obligations 7.2(d) Existing Indebtedness 7.3(f) Existing Liens 7.3(m) Existing Receivables Financing/ Existing Supply Chain Financing 7.5 Dispositions 7.8(h) Existing Investments 7.10 Transactions with Affiliates 7.13 Negative Pledge EXHIBITS: A-1 Form of Guarantee Agreement A-2 Form of Collateral Agreement


v B Form of Compliance Certificate C Form of Legal Opinions D Form of Joinder Agreement E Form of Assignment and Assumption F-1 Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) F-2 Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) F-3 Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) F-4 Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) G Form of Solvency Certificate H Form of Administrative Questionnaire


AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of November 18, 2021, among KONTOOR BRANDS, INC., a North Carolina corporation (the “Company”), KONTOOR INTERNATIONAL SAGL, a Società a Garanzia Limitata organized under the laws of Switzerland and a Subsidiary of the Company (“Kontoor International”), any other Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined herein) from time to time parties hereto, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to this Agreement (the “Lenders”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent. RECITALS WHEREAS, the Company and Kontoor International have entered into the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2019 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), among the Company, Kontoor International, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the tranche A term loans and revolving loans under the Existing Credit Agreement be extended, and the Borrowers intend to repay the tranche B term loans under the Existing Credit Agreement, such that after giving effect to such extension and repayment (such extension and repayment, the “Refinancing”) the Lenders party hereto shall extend credit to the Borrowers in the form of senior secured credit facilities in an aggregate amount of $900,000,000 comprised of (i) a $400,000,000 term loan A facility and (ii) a $500,000,000 revolving credit facility. WHEREAS, the Borrowers have also requested that each Lender party hereto, which immediately following the Refinancing constitute all the Lenders, consent to the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement, as set forth in this Agreement. WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to extend such credit to the Borrowers and to consent to such amendment and restatement, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS 1.1. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1. “ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bear interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate. All ABR Loans shall be denominated in Dollars. “Additional Lender”: as defined in Section 2.27(b). “Additional Refinancing Lender”: as defined in Section 2.30(a). “Adjusted Daily Simple RFR”: (a) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Sterling, an interest rate per annum equal to the Daily Simple RFR for Sterling, and (b) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Swiss Francs, an interest rate per annum equal to the Daily Simple RFR for Swiss Francs; provided that if the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.


2 “Adjusted EURIBOR Rate”: with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the EURIBOR Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate; provided that if the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement. “Adjusted LIBO Rate”: with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate. “Adjusted TIBOR Rate”: with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Yen for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the TIBOR Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate; provided that if the Adjusted TIBOR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement. “Adjustment Date”: as defined in the Pricing Grid. “Administrative Agent”: JPMCB, together with its affiliates, as the arranger of the Commitments and as the administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with any of its successors. “Administrative Questionnaire”: an Administrative Questionnaire in the form of Exhibit H or such other form as may be supplied from time to time by the Administrative Agent. “Affected Financial Institution”: (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution. “Affiliate”: as to any Person, any other Person that, at any time, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise. “Affiliated Lender”: as defined in Section 10.6(k). “Agents”: the collective reference to the Joint Lead Arrangers, the Joint Bookrunners, the Co- Documentation Agents, the Co-Syndication Agents and the Administrative Agent. “Agreed Currencies”: Dollars and each Foreign Currency. “Agreement”: this Credit Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. “Agreement Currency”: as defined in Section 10.21(b). “Aggregate Exposure”: with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the aggregate then unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans and (ii) the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.


3 “Aggregate Exposure Percentage”: with respect to any Lender at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure at such time to the Aggregate Exposure of all Lenders at such time. “All-in Yield”: with respect to any Indebtedness, the yield of such Indebtedness, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, commitment or ticking fees, original issue discount, upfront fees, index floors or otherwise, in each case, payable generally to the applicable lenders; provided that original issue discount and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a four-year life to maturity; provided further that “All-in Yield” shall not include arrangement fees, structuring fees, consent fees or other fees in each case not paid to the applicable lenders generally. “Alternate Base Rate”: for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%; provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the LIBO Screen Rate (or if the LIBO Screen Rate is not available for such one month Interest Period, the LIBO Interpolated Rate) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.18 (for the avoidance of doubt, only until the Benchmark Replacement has been determined pursuant to Section 2.18(b)), then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Alternate Base Rate as determined pursuant to the foregoing would be less than 1.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.00% for purposes of this Agreement. “Anti-Corruption Laws”: all laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption. “Applicable Corporate Rating Level”: as defined in the Pricing Grid. “Applicable Creditor”: as defined in Section 10.21(b). “Applicable Intercreditor Agreement”: a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable. “Applicable Margin”: for each Type of Revolving Loan, Swingline Loan and Tranche A Term Loan, the rate per annum set forth under the relevant column heading below: ABR Loans / Canadian Prime Rate Loans Term Benchmark Loans / RFR Loans / Daily Simple ESTR Loans / CDOR Loans 0.500% 1.500% provided that from and after the first Adjustment Date occurring after the completion of the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date, the Applicable Margin with respect to Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and Tranche A Term Loans will be determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid.


4 “Applicable Minimum Amount”: in the case of Revolving Loans, an amount equal to (i) if such Loans are denominated in Sterling, £5,000,000 or a whole multiple of £1,000,000 in excess thereof, (ii) if such Loans are denominated in Euro, €5,000,000 or a whole multiple of €1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) if such Loans are denominated in Canadian Dollars, C$5,000,000 or a whole multiple of C$1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iv) if such Loans are denominated in Swiss Francs, CHF5,000,000 or a whole multiple of CHF1,000,000 in excess thereof and (v) if such Loans are denominated in Yen, ¥500,000,000 or a whole multiple of ¥100,000,000 in excess thereof. “Applicable Prepayment Percentage”: with respect to any prepayment of the Term Loans required pursuant to Section 2.13(b) in connection with any Asset Sale or Recovery Event (i) if the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio is less than 2.00 to 1.00 and greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, 50.0%, (ii) if the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio is less than 1.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, 0.0% or (iii) otherwise, 100.0%. “Application”: with respect to an Issuing Lender, an application, in such form as such Issuing Lender may specify from time to time, requesting such Issuing Lender to issue or amend a Letter of Credit. “Arrangers”: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, BofA Securities, Inc., HSBC Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. “Asset Sale”: any Disposition of property or series of related Dispositions of property permitted by clause (h) or clause (q) of Section 7.5 that yields Net Cash Proceeds to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of greater than $10,000,000 (the “Asset Sale Threshold”). “Assignee”: as defined in Section 10.6(c). “Assignment and Assumption”: an Assignment and Assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit E. “Assignor”: as defined in Section 10.6(c). “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”: as defined in Section 3.1(a). “Available Amount”: at any time, an amount equal to, without duplication: (a) the sum of: (i) the greater of (x) $65,000,000 and (y) 15% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period calculated on a Pro Forma Basis; plus (ii) the CNI Growth Amount; plus (iii) the amount of any capital contributions to or other proceeds of any issuance of Qualified Capital Stock (other than any amounts received from the Company or any Subsidiary) received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, plus the fair market value (as determined by the Company in good faith) of Cash Equivalents, marketable securities or other property received by the Company or any Subsidiary as a capital contribution or in return for any issuance of Qualified Capital Stock (other than any amounts received from the Company or any Subsidiary), in each case, during the period from and including the day immediately following the Closing Date through and including such time; plus


5 (iv) the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock, in each case, of the Company or any Subsidiary issued after the Closing Date (other than Indebtedness or such Disqualified Capital Stock issued to the Company or any Subsidiary), which has been converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock of the Company or any Subsidiary that does not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock, together with the fair market value of any cash or Cash Equivalents (as determined by the Company in good faith) and the fair market value (as determined by the Company in good faith) of any property or assets received by the Company or such Subsidiary upon such exchange or conversion, in each case, during the period from and including the day immediately following the Closing Date through and including such time; plus (v) the net proceeds received by the Company or any Subsidiary during the period from and including the day immediately following the Closing Date through and including such time in connection with the Disposition to any Person (other than the Company or any Subsidiary) of any Investment made pursuant to Section 7.8(l) in an amount, together with amounts added pursuant to clauses (vi) and (vii)(C), not to exceed the original Investment; plus (vi) to the extent not already reflected as a return of capital with respect to such Investment for purposes of determining the amount of such Investment, the proceeds received by the Company or any Subsidiary during the period from and including the day immediately following the Closing Date through and including such time in connection with cash returns, cash profits, cash distributions and similar cash amounts, including cash principal repayments of loans and interest payments on loans, in each case received in respect of any Investment made pursuant to Section 7.8(l) in an amount, together with amounts added pursuant to clauses (v) and (vii)(C), not to exceed the original Investment; plus (vii) an amount equal to the sum of (A) the amount of any Investments by the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to Section 7.8(l) in any Unrestricted Subsidiary that has been re-designated as a Subsidiary, (B) the amount of any Investments by the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to Section 7.8(l) in any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Joint Venture that is not a Subsidiary that has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or is liquidated, wound up or dissolved into, the Company or any Subsidiary and (C) the fair market value (as determined by the Company in good faith) of the property or assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Joint Venture that is not a Subsidiary that have been transferred, conveyed or otherwise distributed to the Company or any Subsidiary, in each case, during the period from and including the day immediately following the Closing Date through and including such time in an amount not to exceed, together with amounts added pursuant to clauses (v) and (vi), the Investments made in such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture pursuant to Section 7.8(l); plus (viii) the amount of any Declined Proceeds; plus (ix) the amount of any Retained Asset Sale Proceeds; minus (b) an amount equal to the sum of (i) Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 7.6(g), plus (ii) Restricted Debt Payments made pursuant to Section 7.15(e), plus (iii) Investments made pursuant to Section 7.8(l), in each case, during the period from and including the day immediately following the Closing Date through and including such time. “Available Revolving Commitment”: as to any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effect over (b) such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding; provided, that in calculating any Lender’s Revolving


6 Extensions of Credit for the purpose of determining such Lender’s Available Revolving Commitment pursuant to Section 2.10(a), the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding shall be deemed to be zero. “Available Tenor”: as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any Agreed Currency, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof), as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period for any term rate or otherwise, for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (f) of Section 2.18. “Bail-In Action”: 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”: (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time 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). “Benchmark”: initially, with respect to any (i) RFR Loan in any Agreed Currency, the applicable Relevant Rate for such Agreed Currency, (ii) Term Benchmark Loan, the Relevant Rate for such Agreed Currency or (iii) CDOR Loan, the Relevant Rate for Canadian Dollars; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the applicable Relevant Rate or the then-current Benchmark for such Agreed Currency, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (b) or clause (c) of Section 2.18. “Benchmark Replacement”: for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date; provided that, in the case of any Loan denominated in an Foreign Currency or in the case of an Other Benchmark Rate Election, “Benchmark Replacement” shall mean the alternative set forth in (3) below: (1) in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, the sum of: (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; (2) in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; (3) the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for


7 determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time in the United States and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, in the case of clause (1), such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; provided further that, in the case of clause (3), when such clause is used to determine the Benchmark Replacement in connection with the occurrence of an Other Benchmark Rate Election, the alternate benchmark rate selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall be the term benchmark rate that is used in lieu of a LIBOR-based rate in the relevant other Dollar- denominated syndicated credit facilities; provided further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event, and the delivery of a Term SOFR Notice, on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date the “Benchmark Replacement” shall revert to and shall be deemed to be the sum of (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, as set forth in clause (1) of this definition (subject to the first proviso above). If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment”: with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement: (1) for purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent: (a) the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; (b) the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; and (2) for purposes of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the


8 replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time; provided that, in the case of clause (1) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. “Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes”: with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides, following consultation with the Borrower, may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents). “Benchmark Replacement Date”: with respect to any Benchmark, the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark: (1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); (2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be no longer representative; provided, that such non- representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date; (3) in the case of a Term SOFR Transition Event, the date that is thirty (30) days after the date a Term SOFR Notice is provided to the Lenders and the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.18(c); or (4) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election or Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election or Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election or Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.


9 For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof). “Benchmark Transition Event”: with respect to any Benchmark, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark: (1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); (2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the NYFRB, the central bank for the Agreed Currency applicable to such Benchmark, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), in each case, which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or (3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer, or as of a specified future date will no longer be, representative. For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof). “Benchmark Unavailability Period”: with respect to any Benchmark, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.18 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.18. “Beneficial Ownership Certification”: with respect to any Borrower that is a “legal entity customer” as such term is defined in the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.


10 “Beneficial Ownership Regulation”: 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230. “Benefit Plan”: any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code to which Section 4975 of the Code applies, and (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations 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”. “Benefitted Lender”: as defined in Section 10.7(a). “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. “Blocking Regulation”: as defined in Section 4.22. “Board”: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor). “Borrower”: (a) with respect to the Tranche A Term Facility, the Company and (b) with respect to the Revolving Facility, the Company, Kontoor International and each other Subsidiary Borrower. The Company, Kontoor International and the other Subsidiary Borrowers are referred to herein collectively as the “Borrowers”. “Borrowing”: Loans of the same Type and Agreed Currency, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans and CDOR Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect. “Borrowing Date”: any Business Day specified by the applicable Borrower as a date on which such Borrower requests the relevant Lenders to make Loans hereunder. “Business”: as defined in Section 4.18(b). “Business Day”: a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, that with respect to notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars, such day is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the London interbank eurodollar market; provided further that (i) when used in connection with a Daily Simple ESTR Loan or a Foreign Currency Revolving Loan denominated in a currency other than Canadian Dollars, Sterling and Swiss Francs, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for general business for such Foreign Currency, (ii) when used in connection with Loans denominated in Euro bearing interest at the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate or the Daily Simple ESTR, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which TARGET2 is not open for settlement of payment in Euro, (iii) when used in connection with any Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in deposits of Canadian Dollars in the Toronto interbank market, (iv) when used in connection with a Loan to any Borrower organized in a jurisdiction other than the United States of America or England, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which commercial banks in the jurisdiction of organization of such Borrower are authorized or required by law to remain closed and (v) when used in connection with any RFR Loans, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any date that is not an RFR Business Day.


11 “Calculation Date”: with respect to each Foreign Currency, the last day of each calendar month (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and such other days from time to time as the Administrative Agent shall designate as a “Calculation Date” during the continuation of a Default; provided that (i) the second Business Day preceding each Borrowing Date (or in the case of RFR Loans and CDOR Loans, on the Borrowing Date) with respect to, and each date of any continuation of, any Foreign Currency Revolving Loan which is a Term Benchmark Loan or CDOR Loan shall also be a “Calculation Date” with respect to such Foreign Currency, (ii) subject to Section 2.12, the Borrowing Date with respect to any other Foreign Currency Revolving Loan shall also be a Calculation Date with respect to such Foreign Currency and (iii) with respect to any RFR Loan, each date that is on the numerically corresponding day in each calendar month that is one month after the Borrowing of such Loan (or, if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such month, then the last day of such month) shall also be a “Calculation Date” with respect to the applicable Foreign Currency of such RFR Loan. “Canadian Dollars” or “C$”: the lawful currency of Canada. “Canadian Prime Rate”: on any day, the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the higher of (i) the rate equal to the PRIMCAN Index rate that appears on the Bloomberg screen at 10:15 a.m. Toronto time on such day (or, in the event that the PRIMCAN Index is not published by Bloomberg, any other information services that publishes such index from time to time, as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) and (ii) the average rate for thirty (30) day Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances that appears on the Reuters Screen CDOR Page (or, in the event such rate does not appear on such page or screen, on any successor or substitute page or screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time, as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) at 10:15 a.m. Toronto time on such day, plus 1% per annum; provided, that if any the above rates shall be less than 0.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.00% for purposes of this Agreement. Any change in the Canadian Prime Rate due to a change in the PRIMCAN Index or the CDO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the PRIMCAN Index or CDO Rate, respectively. “Canadian Prime Rate Loan”: Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Canadian Prime Rate. “Capital Expenditures”: for any period, with respect to any Person, the aggregate of all expenditures by such Person and its Subsidiaries for the acquisition or leasing (pursuant to a capital lease) of fixed or capital assets or additions to equipment (including replacements, capitalized repairs and improvements during such period) that should be capitalized under GAAP on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries. “Capital Lease Obligations”: as to any Person, 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 capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that, notwithstanding any change in accounting for leases pursuant to GAAP resulting from the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) that would require treating any lease (or similar arrangement conveying the right to use) as a capital lease where such lease (or similar arrangement) would not have been required to be so treated under GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2015, such lease shall not be considered a capital lease for any purpose under this Agreement.


12 “Capital Stock”: any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing. “Cash Equivalents”: (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition; (b) certificates of deposit, time deposits, eurodollar time deposits or overnight bank deposits having maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued by any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or any United States branch of a foreign bank, in each case having combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000; (c) commercial paper of an issuer rated at least A-2 by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (together with any successor thereto, “S&P”), P-2 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (together with any successor thereto, “Moody’s”) or F2 by Fitch, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if all of the three named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally, and maturing within one year from the date of acquisition; (d) repurchase obligations of any Lender or of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, having a term of not more than 30 days, with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government; (e) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated (i) in the case of any such state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision or taxing authority, at least A by S&P, A by Moody’s or A by Fitch or (ii) in the case of a foreign government, at least BBB- by S&P, Baa3 by Moody’s or BBB- by Fitch; (f) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition; (g) shares of money market mutual or similar funds which invest exclusively in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (f) of this definition; (h) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) are rated AAA or Aaa, as applicable, by any two of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000; (i) debt securities of an issuer rated at least A-1 by S&P, P-1 by Moody’s or F1 by Fitch, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency; or (j) solely in respect of the ordinary course cash management activities of the Foreign Subsidiaries, (i) equivalents of the investments described in clause (a) above to the extent guaranteed by any member state of the European Union or the country in which the Foreign Subsidiary operates, (ii) equivalents of the investments described in clause (b) above issued, accepted or offered by any commercial bank organized under the laws of a member state of the European Union or the jurisdiction of organization of the applicable Foreign Subsidiary having at the acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000 and (iii) without limiting the foregoing sub-clauses (i) and (ii) of this clause (j), investments equivalent to those referenced in clauses (a) through (f) above denominated in foreign currencies and used by the Company for cash management purposes in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice to the extent guaranteed, issued, accepted or offered by (x) any country in which such Foreign Subsidiary operates or is organized or (y) any commercial bank organized under the laws of the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Subsidiary operates or is organized, as applicable, in each case without regard to any minimum rating or capital requirement specified in clauses (a) through (i) above. “Cash Management Obligations”: any obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of (i) cash netting, overdrafts and related liabilities that arise from treasury, depositary or cash pooling or management services including in connection with any automated clearing house transfers of funds or any similar transactions including in connection with deposit accounts and (ii) credit, debit,


13 travel and expense, corporate purchasing and/or other purchasing cards issued to or for the benefit or account of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective employees. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that any Cash Management Obligation that was permitted to be entered into or designated as a Cash Management Obligation under this Agreement at the time such obligation was entered into or so designated shall continue to be secured by the Collateral even though a limitation under this Agreement may be exceeded solely as a result of a change in the currency exchange rates from the currency exchange rates applicable at the time such Cash Management Obligation was entered into or designated. “Cash Pooling Agreement”: any agreement, substantially in the form of (a) the Cash Pool Agreement dated February 21, 2019, between LeeWrangler Belgium Services BVBA and Bank Mendes Gans, N.V. (the “Existing Pooling Agreement”), by and among Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and one or more banks or similar financing institutions, on the other hand, together with any documents evidencing or governing any obligations relating thereto (including any guarantee agreements and security documents contemplated by or customary in connection with the Existing Pooling Agreement) or (b) any other cash pooling arrangement or agreement listed in Schedule 1.1D, in each case as such agreements may be amended (including any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement extending the maturity of, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring, in whole or in part, obligations (or adding Subsidiaries as additional parties or other Subsidiaries as guarantors thereunder) under any such agreement or any successor or replacement agreement and whether by the same or any other bank or similar financing institution or group of banks or similar financing institutions; provided that any such amendment, restatement, supplement or modification, extension, refinancing, replacement or other agreement is limited to the provision of a cash management system or systems for the Foreign Subsidiaries of the Company and will not create any Indebtedness, or Lien on the property, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any other purpose. The Cash Pooling Agreements provide a cash management system for Subsidiaries of the Company, and obligations of Subsidiaries thereunder may be guaranteed by the Company and its Subsidiaries. “CBR Loan”: a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Central Bank Rate. “CBR Spread”: the Applicable Margin applicable to such Loan that is replaced by a CBR Loan. “CDO Rate”: with respect to any CDOR Loan for any Interest Period, CDOR Screen Rate; provided, further, that, if the applicable CDOR Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (a “CDOR Impacted Interest Period”), then the CDO Rate shall be the CDOR Interpolated Rate at such time. “CDOR Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the applicable CDOR Screen Rate for the longest period (for which that CDOR Screen Rate is available) that is shorter than the CDOR Impacted Interest Period and (b) the applicable CDOR Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that CDOR Screen Rate is available) that exceeds the CDOR Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time; provided that if any CDOR Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. “CDOR Screen Rate”: on any day for the relevant Interest Period, the annual rate of interest equal to the average rate applicable to Canadian dollar Canadian bankers’ acceptances for the applicable period that appears on the “Reuters Screen CDOR Page” as defined in the International Swap Dealer


14 Association, Inc. definitions, as modified and amended from time to time (or, in the event such rate does not appear on such page or screen, on any successor or substitute page or screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time, as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), rounded to the nearest 1/100th of 1% (with .005% being rounded up), as of 10:15 a.m. Toronto local time on the first day of such Interest Period and, if such day is not a business day, then on the immediately preceding business day (as adjusted by Administrative Agent after 10:15 a.m. Toronto local time to reflect any error in the posted rate of interest or in the posted average annual rate of interest). If the CDOR Screen Rate shall be less than 0.00%, the CDOR Screen Rate shall be deemed to be 0.00% for purposes of this Agreement. “CDOR Loans”: Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars the rate of interest applicable to which is determined by reference to the CDO Rate. “Central Bank Rate”: (A) the greater of (i) for any Loan denominated in (a) Sterling, the Bank of England (or any successor thereto)’s “Bank Rate” as published by the Bank of England (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (b) Euro, one of the following three rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion: (1) the fixed rate for the main refinancing operations of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), or, if that rate is not published, the minimum bid rate for the main refinancing operations of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), each as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (2) the rate for the marginal lending facility of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time or (3) the rate for the deposit facility of the central banking system of the Participating Member States, as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (c) Yen, the “short-term prime rate” as publicly announced by the Bank of Japan (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (d) Swiss Francs, the policy rate of the Swiss National Bank (or any successor thereto) as published by the Swiss National Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time and (e) any other Foreign Currency determined after the Effective Date, a central bank rate as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion and (ii) the Floor; plus (B) the applicable Central Bank Rate Adjustment. “Central Bank Rate Adjustment”: for any day, for any Loan denominated in (a) Euro, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate for the five most recent Business Days preceding such day for which the EURIBOR Screen Rate was available (excluding, from such averaging, the highest and the lowest Adjusted EURIBOR Rate applicable during such period of five Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Euro in effect on the last Business Day in such period, (b) Sterling, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Sterling Borrowings for the five most recent RFR Business Days preceding such day for which SONIA was available (excluding, from such averaging, the highest and the lowest such Adjusted Daily Simple RFR applicable during such period of five RFR Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Sterling in effect on the last RFR Business Day in such period, (c) Swiss Francs, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Swiss Franc Borrowings for the five most recent RFR Business Days preceding such day for which SARON was available (excluding, from such averaging, the highest and the lowest such Adjusted Daily Simple RFR applicable during such period of five RFR Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Swiss Francs in effect on the last RFR Business Day in such period, (d) Yen, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of the Adjusted TIBOR Rate for the five most recent Business Days preceding such day for which the TIBOR Screen Rate was available (excluding, from such averaging, the highest and the lowest Adjusted TIBOR Rate applicable during such period of five Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Yen in effect on the last Business Day in such period and (e) any other Foreign


15 Currency determined after the Effective Date, a Central Bank Rate Adjustment as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. For purposes of this definition, (x) the term Central Bank Rate shall be determined disregarding clause (B) of the definition of such term and (y) each of the EURIBOR Rate and the TIBOR Rate on any day shall be based on the EURIBOR Screen Rate or the TIBOR Screen Rate, as applicable, on such day at approximately the time referred to in the definition of such term for deposits in the applicable Agreed Currency for a maturity of one month. “CFC”: each Person that is a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in Section 957 of the Code. “CFC Holding Company”: a Person, substantially all of the assets of which consist of (i) cash or Cash Equivalents and/or (ii) Capital Stock or debt that is treated as equity for United States federal income tax purposes of (a) one or more CFCs or (b) one or more CFC Holding Companies. “Change of Control”: as defined in Section 8(k). “Class”: (a) when used with respect to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Revolving Commitments, Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Extension Series, Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series, Tranche A Term Commitments, Incremental Commitments or Refinancing Term Commitments of a given Refinancing Series and (c) when used with respect to Loans or a borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Incremental Revolving Loans, Revolving Loans under Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Extension Series, Revolving Loans under Other Revolving Commitments, Tranche A Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans of a given Refinancing Series or Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series. Revolving Commitments, Extended Revolving Commitments, Incremental Commitments, Other Revolving Commitments, Tranche A Term Commitments or Refinancing Term Commitments (and in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have the same terms and conditions shall be construed to be in the same Class. “Closing Date”: the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.1. “CNI Growth Amount”: at any date of determination, an amount (which amount shall not be less than zero) equal to 50.0% of Consolidated Net Income for the cumulative period from March 31, 2019 to and including the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 (treated as one accounting period). “Co-Documentation Agents”: BNP Paribas, Citibank, N.A., ING Bank N.V., Dublin Branch, PNC Bank, National Association, Santander Bank, N.A. and Truist Bank. “Co-Syndication Agents”: Barclays Bank PLC, Bank of America, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, National Association and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. “Code”: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. “Collateral”: all property of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is or is purported to be created by any Security Document.


16 “Collateral Agent”: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. “Collateral Agreement”: the Collateral Agreement dated as of the May 17, 2019, among the Domestic Borrowers and Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. “Commitment”: as to any Lender, the sum of the Tranche A Term Commitment and the Revolving Commitment of such Lender. “Commitment Fee Rate”: 0.25% per annum; provided that on and after the first Adjustment Date occurring after the completion of the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date, the Commitment Fee Rate will be determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid. “Commonly Controlled Entity”: an entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group that includes the Company and that is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code. “Company”: as defined in the preamble hereto. “Company Stock”: Capital Stock of the Company that constitutes “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U. “Compliance Certificate”: a certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit B. “Consolidated EBITDA”: for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period; plus, without duplication and, to the extent deducted (and not added back) (or, in the case of clauses (g), (l) and (n), to the extent not included) in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of: (a) income tax expense, (b) Consolidated Interest Expense, amortization or writeoff of debt discount and debt issuance costs and commissions, discounts and other fees, charges and expenses associated with Indebtedness (including with respect to the Loans and Indebtedness incurred in connection with the Transactions), (c) depreciation and amortization expense and impairment charges, (d) all premiums and interest rate hedge termination costs in connection with any purchase or redemption of any Indebtedness, (e) any other non-cash charges (excluding any such charge that constitutes an accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period), (f) restructuring charges and related charges, (g) (i) pro forma adjustments, “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and cost synergies, in each case, related to any Specified Transaction consummated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and projected by the Company in good faith to result from actions taken or expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Company) within 24 months after the date any such Specified Transaction is consummated, and (ii) any pro forma adjustments, “run rate” cost savings,


17 operating expense reductions and cost synergies projected by the Company in good faith to result from actions either taken or expected to be taken (including in connection with any restructuring initiative, cost savings initiative, new initiative, business optimization activities, cost rationalization programs and/or similar initiatives or programs) within 24 months after the date of determination to take such action (any such pro forma adjustments, “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies set forth in clauses (i) and (ii), “Expected Cost Savings”) (in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though the full recurring benefit of such Expected Cost Savings had been realized in full on the first day of such period); provided that (A) such Expected Cost Savings are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (B) no Expected Cost Savings shall be added pursuant to this clause (g) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges relating to such Expected Cost Savings that are included in clause (a) through (f) above or (h) through (s) below and (C) the aggregate amount of all adjustments pursuant to this clause (g) (other than to the extent permitted under Regulation S-X, which shall not be subject to the cap set forth in this proviso) shall not exceed 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA (such percentage calculated before any amounts are added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (g)), (h) cash expenses relating to customary earn outs and similar obligations to the extent constituting Indebtedness; (i) fees and the amount of loss or discount on the sale of accounts receivables and related assets in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing; (j) any charge with respect to any liability or casualty event, business interruption or any product recall, (i) so long as such Person has submitted in good faith, and reasonably expects to receive payment in connection with, a claim for reimbursement of such amounts under its relevant insurance policy within the next four fiscal quarters (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within the next four fiscal quarters) or (ii) without duplication of amounts included in a prior period under the preceding clause (i), to the extent such charge is covered by insurance, indemnification or otherwise reimbursable by a third party (whether or not then realized so long as the Company in good faith expects to receive proceeds arising out of such insurance, indemnification or reimbursement obligation within the next four fiscal quarters) (it being understood that if the amount received in cash under any such agreement in any period exceeds the amount of expense paid during such period, any excess amount received may be carried forward and applied against any expense in any future period); (k) unrealized net losses in the fair market value of any arrangements under Hedge Agreements; (l) the amount of any cash actually received by such Person (or the amount of the benefit of any netting arrangement resulting in reduced cash expenditures) during such period, and not included in Consolidated Net Income in any period, to the extent that any non-cash gain relating to such cash receipt or netting arrangement was deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for any previous period and not added back; (m) the amount of any non-controlling interest or minority interest charge consisting of income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary; (n) any other adjustments, exclusions and add-backs reflected in the financial model delivered to the Arrangers on or about October 26, 2021 (the “Company Model”); (o) charges, expenses and costs in anticipation of, or preparation for, standalone compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in


18 connection therewith and charges, expenses and costs in anticipation of, or preparation for, compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Exchange Act, as applicable to companies with equity or debt securities held by the public and the rules of national securities exchange for companies with listed equity or debt securities, including listing fees; (p) any costs, expenses, fees, fines, penalties, judgments, legal settlements and other amounts associated with any restructuring, litigation, claim, proceeding or investigation related to or undertaken by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, together with any related provision for taxes; (q) consulting fees, advisory fees, financing fees incurred and taxes incurred or accrued in connection with the Distribution; (r) costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and delivery of the Loan Documents; and (s) any net charge with respect to (i) any disposed, abandoned, divested and/or discontinued asset, property or operation (other than, at the option of the Company, any asset, property or operation pending the disposal, abandonment, divestiture and/or termination thereof), (ii) any disposal, abandonment, divestiture and/or discontinuation of any asset, property or operation (other than, at the option of the Company, relating to assets or properties held for sale or pending the divestiture or discontinuation thereof) and/or (iii) any facility that has been closed during such period; minus, to the extent taken into account in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) interest income, (b) any non-cash income and (c) unrealized net gains in the fair market value of any arrangement under Hedge Agreements, all as determined on a consolidated basis. “Consolidated First Lien Net Debt”: as to any Person at any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Debt outstanding on such date that is secured by a first priority Lien on the Collateral. “Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio”: with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such Test Period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such Test Period. “Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio Financial Covenant”: the covenant set forth in Section 7.1(b). “Consolidated Interest Expense”: for any period, total cash interest expense of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period determined in accordance with GAAP (excluding, to the extent otherwise included in such interest expense, (i) all premiums and interest rate hedge termination costs in connection with any purchase or redemption of any Indebtedness, (ii) any fees, including upfront fees, and any other fees and expenses associated or paid in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, (iii) annual agency fee, paid to the Administrative Agent, (iv) fees and expenses associated with any Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.8 or any issuance of Capital Stock or Indebtedness permitted hereunder (whether or not consummated), (v) any interest component relating to the accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities and (vi) any writeoff of unamortized debt issuance costs upon any prepayment of any Indebtedness), net of cash interest income. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Company or a Subsidiary has entered into an operating lease in connection with a Permitted Sale/Leaseback, then Consolidated Interest Expense for any period shall be deemed to be increased by the interest component of lease payments under such operating lease made during such period.


19 “Consolidated Net Income”: for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded, without duplication: (a) the income (or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company) in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income is actually received by the Company or such Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar distributions; (c) the undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Loan Party) to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any Contractual Obligation (other than under any Loan Document) or Requirement of Law applicable to such Subsidiary; (d) any goodwill or other asset impairment charges, write-offs or write-downs or amortization of intangibles; (e) any gain or charge attributable to any asset Disposition (including asset retirement costs or sales or issuances of Capital Stock) or of returned or surplus assets outside the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by such Person); (f) (i) any unrealized or realized net foreign currency transactional gains or charges impacting net income (including currency re-measurements of Indebtedness, any net gains or charges resulting from Hedge Agreements for currency exchange risk associated with the above or any other currency related risk, any transactional gains or charges relating to assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than a functional currency and those resulting from intercompany Indebtedness), (ii) any realized or unrealized gain or charge in respect of (x) any obligation under any Hedge Agreement as determined in accordance with GAAP and/or (y) any other derivative instrument pursuant to, in the case of this clause (y), Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification No. 815- Derivatives and Hedging and (iii) unrealized gains or losses in respect of any Hedge Agreement; (g) any net income or charge (less all fees and expenses related thereto) attributable to (i) the early extinguishment or cancellation of Indebtedness or (ii) any derivative transaction under a Hedge Agreement; (h) non-cash expenses resulting from any employee benefit or management compensation plan or grant of stock and stock options or other equity and equity-based interests to employees of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to a written plan or agreement (including expenses arising from the grant of stock and stock options prior to the Closing Date) or the treatment of such options or other equity and equity-based interests under variable plan accounting; (i) any charge that is established, adjusted and/or incurred (i) within 12 months after the closing of any acquisition that is required to be established, adjusted or incurred, as applicable, as a result of such acquisition in accordance with GAAP or (ii) as a result of any change in, or the adoption or modification of, accounting principles or policies; (j) any (i) write-off or amortization made in such period of deferred financing costs and premiums paid or other expenses incurred directly in connection with any early extinguishment of


20 Indebtedness, (ii) amortization of intangible assets and (iii) other amortization (including amortization of goodwill, software, deferred or capitalized financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions and expenses and other intangible assets); (k) fees, costs and expenses incurred, or amortization thereof, in connection with, to the extent permitted hereunder, any Investment, any issuance of debt or equity, any Disposition, any casualty event or any amendments or waivers of the Loan Documents, and refinancing, refunding, renewals or extensions permitted hereunder in connection therewith, in each case, whether or not consummated; (l) non-cash compensation charges and/or any other non-cash charges arising from the granting of any stock, stock option or similar arrangement (including any profits interest) or the granting of any restricted stock, stock appreciation right and/or similar arrangement (including any repricing, amendment, modification, substitution or change of any such stock option, restricted stock, stock appreciation right, profits interest or similar arrangement or the vesting of any warrant); (m) the effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Company and its subsidiaries) in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP (including, without limitation, in the inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods, including changes in capitalization of variances), property and equipment, lease, rights fee arrangements, software, goodwill, intangible asset (including customer molds), in-process research and development, deferred revenue, advanced billing and debt line items thereof), resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or acquisition or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition or similar Investment or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof (including any write-off of in process research and development); and (n) any extraordinary, exceptional or nonrecurring gains or losses. “Consolidated Total Assets”: at any date, all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries at such date. “Consolidated Total Debt”: at any date, the aggregate principal amount of debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries at such date in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any discounting of Indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with any permitted Investment), consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, obligations evidenced by notes, bonds (excluding surety bonds), debentures or similar instruments (other than an operating lease, synthetic lease or similar arrangement), purchase money indebtedness and Capital Lease Obligations. “Contingent Purchase Price Obligations”: any earnout obligations or similar deferred or contingent purchase price obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries incurred or created in connection with any acquisition to the extent such obligations are a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company in accordance with GAAP. “Continuing Directors”: the directors of the Company on the Closing Date, the initial directors of the Company set forth in the Form 10, and each other director, if, in each case, such other director’s nomination for election to the board of directors of the Company is recommended or approved by at least a majority of the then Continuing Directors.


21 “Contractual Obligation”: as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound. “Corresponding Tenor”: with respect to any Available Tenor, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor. “Covered Agreement”: as defined in Section 7.13(c). “Covered Entity”: 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). “Covered Party”: as defined in Section 10.25. “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness”: Indebtedness constituting (a) Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (b) Permitted Junior Lien Refinancing Debt or (c) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt; provided that (i) such Indebtedness shall not have a greater principal amount than the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Refinanced Debt except by an amount equal to (x) unpaid accrued interest, penalties and premiums (including tender, prepayment or repayment premiums) thereon plus underwriting discounts and other customary fees, commissions and expenses (including upfront fees, original issue discount or initial yield payment) incurred in connection with such refinancing, (y) any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and (z) additional amounts permitted to be incurred under Section 7.2 and, to the extent secured by a Lien, Section 7.3 (and, in each case, the applicable clause of Section 7.2 and Section 7.3 shall be deemed to be utilized by the amount so incurred), (ii) the other terms and conditions of such Indebtedness shall not be materially more restrictive (taken as a whole) on the Company and its Subsidiaries (as determined by the Company in good faith) than those applicable to the Refinanced Debt being refinanced or replaced (except for covenants or other provisions (I) that reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence (as determined by the Company in good faith), (II) that are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (III) that are applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness or (IV) that are also added for the benefit of each Facility remaining outstanding (provided that, in the case of each of clauses (I), (II) and (IV), if any financial maintenance covenant for the benefit of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is added or is more restrictive than the financial maintenance covenants then applicable to any then-existing Tranche A Term Facility or Revolving Facility, such financial mainenance covenants shall be applied to any then-existing Tranche A Term Facility and Revolving Facility), and (iii) such Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, repurchased, retired, defeased or satisfied and discharged, all accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties in connection therewith shall be paid, and all commitments thereunder terminated, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained. “Credit Party”: the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender.


22 “Daily Simple ESTR”: for any day (an “ESTR Interest Day”), with respect to any Loan denominated in Euro, an interest rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) ESTR for the day that is one ESTR Business Day prior to (i) if such ESTR Interest Day is an ESTR Business Day, such ESTR Interest Day or (ii) if such ESTR Interest Day is not an ESTR Business Day, the ESTR Business Day immediately preceding such ESTR Interest Day and (b) zero. “Daily Simple ESTR Loans”: Loans denominated in Euros the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Daily Simple ESTR. “Daily Simple RFR”: for any day (an “RFR Interest Day”), an interest rate per annum equal to, for any RFR Loan denominated in (i) Sterling, SONIA for the day that is five RFR Business Days prior to (A) if such RFR Interest Day is an RFR Business Day, such RFR Interest Day or (B) if such RFR Interest Day is not an RFR Business Day, the RFR Business Day immediately preceding such RFR Interest Day, and (ii) Swiss Francs, SARON for the day that is five RFR Business Days prior to (A) if such RFR Interest Day is an RFR Business Day, such RFR Interest Day or (B) if such RFR Interest Day is not an RFR Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such RFR Interest Day. “Daily Simple SOFR”: for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which may include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for business loans; provided, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such conventions is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion. “Declined Proceeds”: as defined in Section 2.13(e). “Default”: any of the events specified in Section 8, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied. “Defaulting Lender”: 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 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, any Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Company, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (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 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 writing 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 company that has, (i) become the subject of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, (ii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action or (iii) 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


23 Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity (but excluding any receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator or similar Person appointed by a regulatory authority under or based on the applicable law in the country where such Person is subject to home jurisdiction supervision if applicable law requires that such appointment is not to be publicly disclosed); 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 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 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 shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Company, each Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender and each Lender. “Disposition”: with respect to any property or right, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof (other than any transaction for purposes of collateral or security to the extent permitted hereunder). The terms “Dispose” and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings. “Designated Non-Cash Consideration”: the fair market value (as determined by the Company in good faith) of non-cash consideration received by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with any Disposition pursuant to Section 7.5(h) that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration by a Responsible Officer of the Company (which amount will be reduced by the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale or conversion of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration to cash or Cash Equivalents). “Disqualified Capital Stock”: any Capital Stock of the Company which is not Qualified Capital Stock. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, (A) if such Capital Stock is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants or by any such plan to such directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants, in each case in the ordinary course of business of Borrowers or any Subsidiary, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the issuer thereof in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations and (B) no Capital Stock held by any Permitted Payee shall be considered Disqualified Capital Stock because such stock is redeemable or subject to repurchase pursuant to any management equity subscription agreement, stock option, stock appreciation right or other stock award agreement, stock ownership plan, put agreement, stockholder agreement or similar agreement that may be in effect from time to time. “Disqualified Lender”: (i) competitors of the Company and its Subsidiaries identified from time to time to the Administrative Agent, (ii) persons identified to the Arrangers prior to April 30, 2019 and (iii) in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), any of such person’s Affiliates that are (x) clearly identifiable solely by similarity of name or (y) identified in writing by the Company from time to time to the Administrative Agent; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) in no event shall a supplement apply retroactively to disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in any Loans or Commitments under the Facilities that is otherwise permitted hereunder and (B) no supplements shall become effective until three Business Days after delivery by the Company to the Administrative Agent of such supplement by electronic mail to JPMDQ_Contact@jpmorgan.com.


24 “Dollar Equivalent”: at any time as to any amount denominated in a Foreign Currency, the equivalent amount in U.S. Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent at such time on the basis of the Exchange Rate for the purchase of U.S. Dollars with such Foreign Currency on the most recent Calculation Date for such Foreign Currency. “Dollar Revolving Loans”: as defined in Section 2.6(a). “Domestic Borrower”: the Company and any Domestic Subsidiary Borrower. “Domestic Funding Office”: the Administrative Agent’s office located at 10 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60623, or such other office as may be designated by the Administrative Agent by written notice to the Company and the Lenders. “Domestic Loan Party”: each Domestic Borrower and each other Loan Party that is a Domestic Subsidiary. “Domestic Obligations”: as defined in Section 10.22. “Domestic Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Company organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia. “Domestic Subsidiary Borrower”: any Subsidiary Borrower that is a Domestic Subsidiary. “Early Opt-in Election”: if the then current Benchmark with respect to Dollars is the LIBO Rate, the occurrence of: (1) a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding Dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and (2) the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to trigger a fallback from LIBO Rate and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Borrower and the Lenders. “EEA Financial Institution”: (a) any institution 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 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”: any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. “EEA Resolution Authority”: 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. “EMU”: Economic and Monetary Union as contemplated in the Treaty.


25 “Environmental Laws”: as to any Person, any and all Requirements of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of human health (solely as it relates to exposure to Materials of Environmental Concern) or the environment, as now or may at any time hereafter be in effect. “ERISA”: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time. “ESTR”: with respect to any business day, a rate per annum equal to the Euro Short Term Rate for such business day published by the ESTR Administrator on the ESTR Administrator Website. “ESTR Administrator”: the European Central Bank (or any successor administrator of the Euro Short Term Rate). “ESTR Administrator Website”: the European Central Bank’s website, currently at http://www.ecb.europa.eu, or any successor source for the Euro Short Term Rate identified as such by the ESTR Administrator from time to time. “ESTR Business Day”: any day on which TARGET2 is open for settlement of payment in Euro. “EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule”: the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time. “Euro” or “€”: the single currency of the Participating Member States. “EURIBOR Rate”: with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros and for any Interest Period, the EURIBOR Screen Rate two TARGET Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. “EURIBOR Screen Rate”: the euro interbank offered rate administered by the European Money Markets Institute (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) for the relevant period displayed (before any correction, recalculation or republication by the administrator) on page EURIBOR01 of the Thomson Reuters screen (or any replacement Thomson Reuters page which displays that rate) or on the appropriate page of such other information service which publishes that rate from time to time in place of Thomson Reuters as published at approximately 11:00 a.m. Brussels time two TARGET Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. If such page or service ceases to be available, the Administrative Agent may specify another page or service displaying the relevant rate after consultation with the Company. “Eurocurrency liabilities”: as defined in Section 2.20(e). “Event of Default”: any of the events specified in Section 8; provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied. “Exchange Act”: the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. “Exchange Act Report”: collectively, the Current Reports on Form 8-K and the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q of the Company filed with or furnished to the SEC subsequent to January 2, 2021 but prior to the Closing Date. “Exchange Rate”: on any day, with respect to any currency, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into any other currency, as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date


26 as provided by ICE Data Services. In the event that such rate is not provided by ICE Data Services, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Company, or, in the event no such service is selected, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such currency are then being conducted, at or about 10:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date for the purchase of the relevant currency for delivery two Business Days later; provided that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent, after consultation with the Company, may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be presumed correct absent manifest error. “Excluded Assets”: as defined in the Collateral Agreement. “Excluded Subsidiary”: (i) any Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly- Owned Subsidiary, (iii) any Immaterial Subsidiary, (iv) any Finance Subsidiary or any Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary, (v) any CFC Holding Company, (vi) any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary of a CFC or a CFC Holding Company, (vii) any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (viii) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable law existing on the Closing Date or by applicable law or contractual obligation existing on the Closing Date or at the time of the formation or acquisition by the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) of such Subsidiary (including pursuant to Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder as assumed Indebtedness if the terms of such Indebtedness prohibit such Subsidiary from guaranteeing the Obligations) (so long as such contractual obligation is not entered into in contemplation of such formation or acquisition) from providing a guarantee under the Guarantee Agreement or from having a Lien on its Capital Stock to secure the Obligations, as the context may require, for so long as such prohibition exists, or if such guarantee or such Lien, as the context may require, would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained, it being understood that the Company shall have no obligation to obtain any such consent, approval, license or authorization), (ix) any Subsidiary that is a not-for-profit organization, broker dealer, captive insurance subsidiaries and other special purpose subsidiaries, (x) any Subsidiary whose provision of a guarantee would result in materially adverse tax consequences to the Company and its Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Company, (xi) any Subsidiary listed in Schedule 1.1F hereto on the Closing Date and (xii) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, the burden or cost (including any adverse tax consequence) of providing a guarantee under the Guarantee Agreement or a Lien on its Capital Stock to secure the Obligations, as the context may require, will outweigh the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall any Domestic Subsidiary Borrower be an Excluded Subsidiary. “Excluded Swap Obligation”: with respect to any Guarantor (a) any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, and only for so long as, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, as applicable, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant,” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder, at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Guarantor as specified in any agreement between the relevant Loan Parties and counterparty applicable to such Swap Obligations, and agreed by the Administrative Agent. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one Swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion


27 of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swaps for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal. “Existing Lender”: a Tranche A Term Lender that was a “Tranche A Term Lender” under and as defined in the Existing Agreement immediately prior to the Closing Date. “Existing Letters of Credit”: the letters of credit outstanding on the Closing Date immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement. Schedule 1.1C contains a list of the Existing Letters of Credit. “Existing Receivables Financing”: (a) each receivables financing transaction existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.3(m) attached hereto in an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount on the Closing Date and (b) any refinancing, renewal, replacement or extension of any such receivables financing (or any successive refinancings, renewals, replacements or extensions) (collectively, a “Replacement” and the financing subject to such Replacement, the “Replaced Receivables Financing”) so long as the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement does not exceed the aggregate principal amount of the Replaced Receivables Financing. “Existing Supply Chain Financing”: each supply chain financing transaction existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.3(m) attached hereto. “Existing Revolver Tranche”: as defined in Section 2.26(b). “Existing Term Loan Tranche”: as defined in Section 2.26(a). “Expected Cost Savings”: as defined in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”. “Extended Revolving Commitments”: as defined in Section 2.26(b). “Extended Term Loans”: as defined in Section 2.26(a). “Extending Revolving Lender”: as defined in Section 2.26(c). “Extending Term Lender”: as defined in Section 2.26(c). “Extension Amendment”: as defined in Section 2.26(d). “Extension Election”: as defined in Section 2.26(c). “Extension Request”: as defined in Section 2.26(b). “Extension Series”: as defined in Section 2.26(b). “Facility”: each of (a) the Tranche A Term Loans (the “Tranche A Term Facility”), (b) the Revolving Commitments and the extensions of credit made thereunder (the “Revolving Facility”) and (c) each other credit facility that may be added to this Agreement after the date hereof. “FATCA”: Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreements entered into in connection with the implementation of the foregoing and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or


28 practices adopted pursuant to any of the foregoing, or any treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities entered into in connection with the implementation of the foregoing. “FCA”: as defined in Section 1.6. “Federal Funds Effective Rate”: for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement. “Finance Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Company formed for the sole purpose of engaging in a Permitted Receivables Financing or Supply Chain Financing. “Financial Covenants”: the covenants set forth in Sections 7.1(a) and 7.1(b). “First Lien Intercreditor Agreement”: an intercreditor agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Company among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Collateral Agent and the Other Debt Representative for the holders of Indebtedness that is permitted under Sections 7.2 and 7.3 to be, and is intended to be, secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations. “First Lien Leverage Ratio”: with respect to any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated First Lien Net Debt as of such date less Netted Cash as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the applicable Test Period. “Fixed Amount”: as defined in Section 1.4(e). “Fitch”: Fitch Ratings Inc., together with any successor thereto. “Flood Laws”: collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (which comprehensively revised the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973) as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (iii) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto. “Floor”: the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, Adjusted TIBOR Rate, each Adjusted Daily Simple RFR or the Central Bank Rate, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt the initial Floor for each of Adjusted LIBO Rate, Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, Adjusted TIBOR Rate, each Adjusted Daily Simple RFR and the Central Bank Rate shall be zero. “Foreign Currencies”: (i) Canadian Dollars, Euro, Sterling, Swiss Francs and Yen and (ii) such other currencies that the Company may from time to time request subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent, each Revolving Lender and each Issuing Lender; provided that each such currency is a lawful currency that is readily available, freely transferable and not restricted and able to be converted into Dollars.


29 “Foreign Currency Revolving Loans”: as defined in Section 2.6(a). “Foreign Loan Party”: each Foreign Subsidiary Borrower. “Foreign Obligations”: as defined in Section 10.22. “Foreign Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Domestic Subsidiary. “Foreign Subsidiary Borrower”: any Subsidiary Borrower which is a Foreign Subsidiary. “Funding Office”: the office of the Administrative Agent specified in Section 10.2 or such other office as may be specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its funding office by written notice to the Company and the Lenders. “GAAP”: generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time, except that for purposes of the definition of “Applicable Prepayment Percentage” or any Financial Covenant, GAAP shall be determined on the basis of such principles in effect on the date hereof and consistent with those used in the preparation of the most recent audited financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.1; provided that, if the Company notifies the Administrative Agent following the effectiveness of any applicable Accounting Change (as defined below) that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of such Accounting Change or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Required Lenders notify the Company following the effectiveness of any such Accounting Change that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such Accounting Change or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such Accounting Change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. “Accounting Change” refers to a change after the date hereof in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or, if applicable, the SEC. “Governmental Authority”: any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any securities exchange, any self-regulatory organization (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) and any applicable supranational bodies (such as the European Union or the European Central Bank). “Guarantee Agreement”: the Guarantee Agreement dated as of May 17, 2019, among the Domestic Borrowers and the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. “Guarantee Obligation”: as to any Person (the “guaranteeing person”), any obligation of (a) the guaranteeing person or (b) another Person (including any bank under any letter of credit) to induce the creation of which obligation the guaranteeing person has issued a reimbursement, counter indemnity or similar obligation, in either case guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligations (the “primary obligations”) of any other third Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary


30 obligation or (2) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Company in good faith. “Guarantors”: the collective reference to the Subsidiary Guarantors and any other Person that guarantees payment of all or a portion of the Obligations (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company). “Hedge Agreements”: all interest rate swaps, caps, collar, forward, future or option agreements or similar arrangements dealing with interest rates, currency exchange rates, the exchange of nominal interest obligations or commodities, in each case either generally or under specific contingencies, or any other arrangement constituting a Swap Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Lender Hedge Agreements). “Immaterial Subsidiaries”: at any time, Subsidiaries of the Company (i) having aggregate total assets (as determined in accordance with GAAP) in an amount of less than 7.5% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of the immediately preceding Test Period and (ii) contributing in the aggregate less than 7.5% to Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period. In the event that total assets of all Immaterial Subsidiaries exceed 7.5% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the immediately preceding Test Period or the total contribution to Consolidated EBITDA of all Immaterial Subsidiaries exceeds 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the relevant period, as the case may be, the Company will designate Subsidiaries which would otherwise constitute Immaterial Subsidiaries to be excluded as Immaterial Subsidiaries until such 7.5% thresholds are met. “Incremental Cap”: (a) the Shared Incremental Amount, plus (b) (i) the amount of any optional prepayment of any Loan (including any Incremental Loan) in accordance with Section 2.12 and/or the amount of any permanent reduction of any undrawn Revolving Commitment (including any undrawn Incremental Revolving Commitment), (ii) the amount of any optional prepayment, redemption, repurchase or retirement of Incremental Equivalent Debt that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations, (iii) the amount of any optional prepayment, redemption, repurchase or retirement of any Refinancing Term Loans or Other Revolving Loans or any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness previously applied to the permanent prepayment of any Loan, Revolving Commitment or of any Incremental Equivalent Debt referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above (with respect to any such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate amount of Loans, Revolving Commitments or Incremental Equivalent Debt, as applicable,


31 refinanced by such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness), and (iv) the aggregate amount of any Indebtedness referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) above that is (x) repaid or retired resulting from any assignment to or purchase by such Indebtedness (and/or assignment and/or purchase of such Indebtedness by) the Company and/or any Subsidiary or (y) terminated pursuant to Section 2.24, which shall be credited to the extent of the principal amount of the Indebtedness repaid, retired or terminated; provided that for each of clauses (i) through (iv), (x) the relevant prepayment, redemption, repurchase, retirement or assignment and/or purchase was not funded with the proceeds of any Long-Term Indebtedness and (y) in the case of any prepayment of Loans under any revolving facility, such prepayment shall be accompanied by a permanent reduction in the commitments in respect thereof, plus (c) an unlimited amount so long as, in the case of this clause (c), on the date of incurrence thereof on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the incurrence of the Incremental Facility or the Incremental Equivalent Debt, as applicable, and the application of the proceeds thereof (without netting the cash proceeds thereof) and to any relevant Specified Transaction (and, in the case of any Incremental Revolving Facility then being established, assuming a full drawing thereunder), (i) if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations, the First Lien Leverage Ratio does not exceed either (A) 2.75 to 1.00 or (B) if such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt, as applicable, is incurred in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement, the greater of (I) 2.75 to 1.00 and (II) the First Lien Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the incurrence of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt, as applicable, and the consummation of such acquisition or other permitted Investment, (ii) if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio does not exceed either (A) 3.25 to 1.00 or (B) if such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt, as applicable, is incurred in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement, the greater of (I) 3.25 to 1.00 and (II) the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the incurrence of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt, as applicable, and the consummation of such acquisition or other permitted Invesment, and (iii) if such Indebtedness is unsecured, the Company is in compliance with the Financial Covenants (in the case of any Incremental Facility incurred in reliance on this clause (iii) in connection with any Material Acquisition, after giving effect to any step-up applicable to Section 7.1(a) to the extent that the first Test Period ending after the date of the consummation of such Material Acquisition would be an Increased Test Period in accordance with the terms of Section 7.1(a)); provided that: (1) any Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt may be incurred under one or more of clauses (a) through (c) of this definition as selected by the Company in its sole discretion (provided that, in the case of clause (c), an Incremental Facility may be incurred only under clause (i) thereof), and (2) upon delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1 following the initial incurrence or implementation of any Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt, to the extent such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt or any portion thereof could, based on such financial statements, have been incurred or made in reliance on clause (c), unless otherwise elected by the Company, such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt or portion thereof shall automatically be reclassified (subject to clause (1) of this proviso and to any other applicable provision of clause (c)) as having been incurred under clause (c). “Incremental Equivalent Debt”: Indebtedness in an amount not to exceed the Incremental Cap incurred by any Loan Party consisting of the incurrence or issuance of one or more series of senior secured notes or loans, junior lien loans or notes, subordinated loans or notes or senior unsecured loans or notes (in each case in respect of the issuance of notes, whether issued in a public offering, Rule 144A or other private placement or purchase or otherwise) or any bridge financing in lieu of the foregoing, or secured or unsecured “mezzanine” debt, in each case, to the extent secured, subject to (x) with respect to Incremental Equivalent Debt secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Lien securing the


32 Obligations, a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (y) with respect to Incremental Equivalent Debt secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations, a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement; provided that such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Sections 2.27(a) mutatis mutandis, except that (a) the requirements set forth in Section 2.27(a)(x)(A) and Section 2.27(a)(xiii) shall not apply to such Indebtedness and (b) the requirements set forth in Section 2.27(a)(vi) and (vii) shall not apply to a customary bridge facility which, subject to customary conditions, automatically convert into long-term debt satisfying the requirements of such clauses. “Incremental Commitment”: as defined in Section 2.27(a)(i). “Incremental Facility”: as defined in Section 2.27(a). “Incremental Facility Amendment”: an amendment to this Agreement executed by each of (a) the applicable Borrowers, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c) each Lender that agrees to provide all or any portion of the Incremental Facility being incurred pursuant thereto and in accordance with Section 2.27. “Incremental Loans”: as defined in Section 2.27(a). “Incremental Revolving Commitments”: as defined in Section 2.26(b). “Incremental Revolving Facility”: as defined in Section 2.27(a). “Incremental Revolving Loans”: as defined in Section 2.27(a). “Incremental Term Facility”: as defined in Section 2.27(a). “Incremental Term Loans”: as defined in Section 2.27(a). “Incurred Acquisition Debt”: as defined in Section 7.2(p)(i). “Incurrence-Based Amount”: as defined in Section 1.4(e). “Indebtedness”: of any Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than any such obligations incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business maturing less than one year from the creation thereof), including Contingent Purchase Price Obligations solely to the extent satisfying the definition thereof, (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds (excluding surety bonds), debentures or other similar instruments (other than an operating lease, synthetic lease or similar arrangement), (d) for the purposes of Sections 7.2 and 8(e) only, all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement (other than an operating lease) with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) for the purposes of Sections 7.2 and 8(e) only, all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person; (f) for the purposes of Sections 7.2 and 8(e) only, all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party under acceptances, surety bonds or similar arrangements (other than obligations arising out of endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business), (g) all unpaid reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect of drawings under letters of credit and surety bonds and, for purposes of Sections 7.2 and 8(e) only, the face amount of all letters of credit issued for the account of such Person, (h) for the purposes of Sections 7.2 and 8(e) only, all Guarantee


33 Obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above, (i) without limitation of the foregoing, all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation; provided that the amount of any such obligation shall be deemed to be the lesser of the face principal amount thereof and the fair market value of the property subject to such Lien and (j) for the purposes of Sections 7.2 and 8(e) only, all obligations of such Person in respect of Hedge Agreements; provided that, for purposes of Sections 7.2 and 8(e), the amount of “Indebtedness” included with respect to any such Hedge Agreement shall be based on the net termination value thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, overdrafts by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business in connection with cash management (and not working capital) and trade letter of credit with a maturity of less than 180 days issued in the ordinary course of business shall not constitute Indebtedness. “Indemnitee”: as defined in Section 10.5. “Ineligible Institution”: as defined in Section 10.6(b). “Information”: as defined in Section 4.19(a)(i). “Insolvency”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA. “Insolvent”: pertaining to a condition of Insolvency. “Intellectual Property”: all rights, priorities and privileges, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, relating to copyrights, patents, trademarks, technology, know- how and processes and other intellectual property, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom. “Interest Election Request”: a request by the borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.14. “Interest Payment Date”: (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) or Canadian Prime Rate Loan, (1) the date that is 15 Business Days after the last day of each March, June, September and December and (2) the Maturity Date, (b) with respect to any RFR Loan, (1) each date that is on the numerically corresponding day in each calendar month that is one month after the Borrowing of such Loan (or, if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such month, then the last day of such month) and (2) the Maturity Date, (c) with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan or CDOR Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period, and the Maturity Date and (d) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid and the Maturity Date. “Interest Period”: with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing or CDOR Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or six months thereafter (in each case, subject to the availability for the Benchmark applicable to the relevant Loan or Commitment for any Agreed Currency), as the Borrower may elect; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business


34 Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (ii) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period and (iii) no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section 2.18(e) shall be available for specification in such borrowing request or Interest Election Request. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and, in the case of a Revolving Borrowing, thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing. “Investments”: as defined in Section 7.8. “IRS”: shall mean the Internal Revenue Service of the United States Department of Treasury. “ISDA Definitions”: the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto. “ISP”: with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the International Chamber of Commerce under Publication No. 590 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance). “Issuing Lender”: (i) JPMCB, Barclays Bank PLC, Bank of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and HSBC Bank USA (in each case, which may act through its Affiliates) or (ii) any other Lender (which may act through its Affiliates) requested by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent which agrees to act as an Issuing Lender hereunder, in each case its capacity as issuer of any Letter of Credit. Each reference herein to “Issuing Lender” shall be deemed to be a reference to the relevant Issuing Lender. “Joinder Agreement”: as defined in Section 2.29(a)(i). “Joint Venture”: any Person in which the Company and/or its Subsidiaries hold less than a majority of the Capital Stock, and which does not constitute a Subsidiary of the Company, whether direct or indirect. “JPMCB”: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. “Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement”: an intercreditor agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Company among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Administrative Agent and an Other Debt Representative for the holders of Indebtedness that is permitted under Sections 7.2 and 7.3 to be, and is intended to be, secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Liens securing the Obligations. “Judgment Currency”: as defined in Section 10.21(b). “Knowledge” or to the “Knowledge”: of any Loan Party or any Subsidiaries of any Loan Party, the actual knowledge, after reasonable good faith investigation, of a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary.


35 “L/C Commitment”: as to any Revolving Lender, the obligation of such Revolving Lender to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 3 in an aggregate undrawn, unexpired face amount plus the aggregate unreimbursed drawn amount thereof at any time not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “L/C Commitment” opposite such Revolving Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1A or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Revolving Lender becomes a party hereto, in each case, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. “L/C Exposure”: at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time (with respect to any Existing Letters of Credit in a Foreign Currency, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof) plus (b) the aggregate amount of all payments, made by an Issuing Lender pursuant to a Letter of Credit, that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the applicable Borrower at such time (with respect to any Existing Letters of Credit in a Foreign Currency, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof). The L/C Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be, with respect to such Lender, such Lender’s applicable percentage of the total L/C Exposure at such time. “L/C Fee Payment Date”: the second Business Day of each January, April, July or October and the last day of the Revolving Commitment Period. “L/C Obligations”: at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit (with respect to any Existing Letters of Credit in a Foreign Currency, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof) and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under Letters of Credit that have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5 (with respect to any Existing Letters of Credit in a Foreign Currency, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof). 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, or a Letter of Credit subject to UCP600 allows extension of the expiration date of such Letter of Credit for reasons of Force Majeure stated in Article 36 of UCP600, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. “L/C Participants”: with respect to any Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender, the collective reference to all the Revolving Lenders other than the Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit. “Latest Maturity Date”: at any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity or expiration date of any Term Loan. “Lender Affiliate”: (a) with respect to any Lender (i) an Affiliate of such Lender or (ii) any entity (whether a corporation, partnership, trust or otherwise) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and is administered or managed by such Lender or an Affiliate of such Lender and (b) with respect to any Lender that is a fund which invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit and is managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor. “Lender Cash Management Obligations”: Cash Management Obligations owed to any Person who is, or was, the Administrative Agent or a Lender (or any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or any Lender) (x) at the time the agreement governing such Cash Management Obligations was entered into, with respect to any Cash Management Obligations arising from agreement entered into after the Closing Date or (y) as of the Closing Date, with respect to any Cash Management Obligations arising from agreement existing on the Closing Date, in each case of clauses (x) and (y), regardless of whether such


36 Person subsequently ceases to be the Administrative Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or a Lender (each such Person, a “Lender Cash Management Counterparty”). “Lender Hedge Agreements”: as defined in the Guarantee Agreement. “Lenders”: as defined in the preamble hereto. “Letters of Credit”: as defined in Section 3.1(a). “Letter of Credit Expiration Date”: the day that is five (5) Business Days prior to the scheduled maturity date then in effect for the applicable Class, series or tranche of Revolving Commitments (or, if day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). “LIBO Interpolated Rate”: at any time, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars and for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the LIBO Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available for the applicable Agreed Currency) that is shorter than the Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period; and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available for the applicable Agreed Currency) that exceeds the Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period, in each case, at such time; provided that if any LIBO Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement. “LIBO Rate”: with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars and for any Interest Period, the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period”) with respect to Dollars then the LIBO Rate shall be the LIBO Interpolated Rate. “LIBO Screen Rate” : for any day and time, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars and for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for Dollars for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on such day and time on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion); provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate as so determined would be less than 0.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.00% for the purposes of this Agreement. “LIBOR”: as defined in Section 1.6. “Lien”: any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing). “Limited Condition Transaction”: as defined in Section 1.4(d). “Loan”: any loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement.


37 “Loan Documents”: this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, the Security Documents and the Notes, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. “Loan Parties”: each Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Company that is a party to a Loan Document. For the avoidance of doubt, the Loan Parties as of the Closing Date are set forth on Schedule 1.1E hereto. “Local Time”: (i) New York City time in the case of a Loan or borrowing disbursement denominated in U.S. Dollars, (ii) Toronto time in the case of a Loan or borrowing disbursement denominated in Canadian Dollars and (iii) London time in the case of a Loan or borrowing disbursement denominated in any other Foreign Currency (or any such other local time as otherwise notified to or communicated by the Administrative Agent). “Long-Term Indebtedness”: any Indebtedness that, in accordance with GAAP, constitutes (or, when incurred, constituted) a long-term liability; provided that revolving indebtedness shall not constitute Long-Term Indebtedness. “Majority Facility Lenders”: with respect to any Facility, the holders of more than 50.0% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit (excluding Revolving Extensions of Credit held by Defaulting Lenders) under the Revolving Facility, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Tranche A Term Loans outstanding under such Facility or in the case of the Revolving Facility, prior to any termination of the Revolving Commitments, the holders (other than Defaulting Lenders) of more than 50.0% of the Total Revolving Commitments (excluding Revolving Commitments of Defaulting Lenders). “Material Acquisition”: any acquisition, or a series of related acquisitions by the Company or any Subsidiary, of (a) Capital Stock in any Person if, after giving effect thereto, such Person will become a Subsidiary or (b) assets comprising all or substantially all the assets of (or all or substantially all the assets constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of business of) any Person; provided that the aggregate consideration therefor (including Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith, all obligations in respect of deferred purchase price (including obligations under any purchase price adjustment, as estimated in good faith by the Company, but excluding earnout, contingent payment or similar payments) and all other consideration payable in connection therewith (including payment obligations in respect of noncompetition agreements or other arrangements representing acquisition consideration)) exceeds $100,000,000. “Material Adverse Effect”: a material adverse effect on (a) the business, property, operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) the rights of or benefits available to the Lenders, taken as a whole, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. “Materials of Environmental Concern”: any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products or any hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, in each case that are defined or regulated as such in or under any Requirement of Law relating to the environment, including asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde insulation. “Maximum Rate”: as defined in Section 10.19. “Moody’s”: as defined in the definition of “Cash Equivalents”.


38 “Mortgaged Properties”: the real properties subject to the Mortgages designated in part (a) of Schedule 1.1B and any other real properties required to be mortgaged pursuant to Section 6.9; provided that Mortgaged Properties shall not include any leased real property. “Mortgages”: each mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, trust deed or any other security document entered into by the owner of a Mortgaged Property in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders creating a lien on such Mortgaged Property in such form as reasonably agreed between the Company and the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time; provided, however, in the event any Mortgaged Property is located in a jurisdiction which imposes mortgage recording taxes or similar fees, the applicable Mortgage shall not secure an amount in excess of 100.0% of the fair market value of such Mortgaged Property. “Multiemployer Plan”: a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA. “Net Cash Proceeds”: (a) in connection with any Asset Sale or any Recovery Event, the proceeds thereof in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents (including any such proceeds received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received), net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien expressly permitted hereunder on any asset that is the subject of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event, as applicable (other than any Lien pursuant to a Security Document and other than (i) any Incremental Equivalent Debt, (ii) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, (iii) Ratio Debt, (iv) Incurred Acquisition Debt or (v) any other Indebtedness outstanding at such time that, in each case, is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations) and other fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith and net of taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) and (b) in connection with any issuance or sale of Capital Stock or any incurrence of Indebtedness, the cash proceeds received from such issuance or incurrence, net of attorneys’ fees, investment banking fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith. “Netted Cash”: at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date. “New York Process Agent”: as defined in Section 10.12(b). “Non-Consenting Lender”: as defined in Section 2.24. “Non-Excluded Taxes”: Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Company under any Loan Document, other than Taxes that are (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise taxes, and branch profits taxes (A) imposed as a result of the Administrative Agent or any Lender being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (B) imposed on the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of a present or former connection between the Administrative Agent or such Lender and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such Tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than any such connection arising solely from the Administrative Agent or such Lender having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest


39 under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced this Agreement or any Loan Document), (ii) attributable to a Lender’s failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph (e) or (f) of Section 2.21, (iii) withholding taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of a Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement or changes its lending office, except to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.21, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor (if any) immediately before such Lender acquired such interest or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office or (iv) any withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA. “Non-Expiring Credit Commitment”: as defined in Section 2.9(e). “Non-U.S. Lender”: as defined in Section 2.21(f)(ii). “Notes”: the collective reference to any promissory note evidencing Loans. “Notice of Designation”: as defined in Section 2.29(a)(i). “NYFRB”: the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. “NYFRB’s Website”: the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source. “NYFRB Rate”: for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate”: the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined be less than 0.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.00% for purposes of this Agreement. “Objecting Lender”: as defined in Section 2.29(b). “Obligations”: the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrowers, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender (or, in the case of Lender Hedge Agreements or Lender Cash Management Obligations, any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or any Lender), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any guarantee of Lender Cash Management Obligations and Lender Hedge Agreements in each case arising under the Guarantee Agreement), the Letters of Credit, Lender Cash Management Obligations, Lender Hedge Agreements or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrowers pursuant hereto) or otherwise. “Other Applicable Asset Sale Indebtedness”: as defined in Section 2.13(b).


40 “Other Benchmark Rate Election”: with respect to any Loan denominated in Dollars, if the then-current Benchmark is the LIBO Rate, the occurrence of: (a) a request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify each of the other parties hereto that, at the determination of the Borrower, Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed), in lieu of a LIBOR-based rate, a term benchmark rate as a benchmark rate, and (b) the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and the Borrower jointly elect to trigger a fallback from the LIBO Rate and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Borrower and the Lenders. “Other Debt Representative”: with respect to any series of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred and secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu (but without regard to the control of remedies) with or junior to the Lien securing the Obligations, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities. “Other Revolving Commitments”: one or more Classes of revolving credit commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment. “Other Revolving Loans”: one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment. “Other Taxes”: all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or any other similar Taxes imposed by the United States or any political subdivision thereof, that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except any such Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment. “Overnight Bank Funding Rate”: for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Term Benchmark borrowings denominated in Dollars by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate. “Participant”: as defined in Section 10.6(b). “Participant Register”: as defined in Section 10.6(b). “Participating Member State”: each state so described in any EMU legislation. “Patriot Act”: the USA PATRIOT Act, Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law on October 26, 2001 or any subsequent legislation that amends, supplements or supersedes such Act. “Payment”: as defined in Section 9.6(c)(i). “Payment Notice” : as defined in Section 9.6(c)(ii).


41 “PBGC”: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor). “Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt”: any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Notes and any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Loans. “Permitted First Priority Refinancing Loans”: any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in the form of secured loans incurred by the Company and/or the Subsidiary Guarantors in the form of one or more tranches of loans under this Agreement; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations and (ii) such Indebtedness meets the Permitted Other Debt Conditions. “Permitted First Priority Refinancing Notes”: any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in the form of secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Company and/or the Subsidiary Guarantors in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes (whether issued in a public offering, Rule 144A, private placement or otherwise) or loans not under this Agreement; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations, (ii) such Indebtedness meets the Permitted Other Debt Conditions and (iii) an Other Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and, if required thereby, any other Applicable Intercreditor Agreement then in effect. Permitted First Priority Refinancing Notes will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor. “Permitted Junior Lien Refinancing Debt”: Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness constituting secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Company and/or the Subsidiary Guarantors in the form of one or more series of junior lien secured notes or junior lien secured loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, (ii) such Indebtedness meets the Permitted Other Debt Conditions and (iii) an Other Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement as a “Junior Priority Representative” (or similar term, in each case, to be defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement). Permitted Junior Lien Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor. “Permitted Other Debt Conditions”: with respect to any Indebtedness, that such applicable Indebtedness (i) is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace, repurchase, retire or refinance, in whole or part, existing Term Loans and Revolving Loans (or Commitments in respect to Revolving Loans), or any then-existing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (“Refinanced Debt”), (ii) has a maturity no earlier than, and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the applicable Refinanced Debt, (iii) is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, and (iv) is not secured by any property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiaries other than the Collateral. “Permitted Payee”: any future, current or former director, officer, member of management, manager, employee, independent contractor or consultant (or any Affiliate, immediate family member or transferee of any of the foregoing) of the Company (or any Subsidiary). “Permitted Receivables Financing”: (a) any sale by the Company or a Subsidiary of accounts receivable and related assets to a Finance Subsidiary intended to be (and which shall be treated for the purposes hereof as) a true sale transaction with customary limited recourse based upon the collectability


42 of the receivables sold and the corresponding sale or pledge of such accounts receivable and related assets (or an interest therein) by the Finance Subsidiary, in each case without any guarantee of the collectability of such accounts receivable by the Company or any other Subsidiary thereof (other than by such Finance Subsidiary); (b) (i) any sale by the Company or a Subsidiary of accounts receivable and related assets under a factoring agreement that is intended to be (and which shall be treated for the purposes hereof as) a true sale transaction with customary limited recourse based upon collectability of the receivables sold, without any guarantee by the Company and any other Subsidiary thereof of the collectability of such accounts receivable and (ii) any sale or financing by any Foreign Subsidiary to or with local buyers or lenders of accounts receivable and related assets in the ordinary course of business, in each case without any guarantee by the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary; and (c) any Existing Receivables Financing. The aggregate principal amount of the proceeds received from parties outside the Company’s consolidated group and which remain outstanding in all transactions described in the preceding clauses (a), (b) and (c) shall not exceed the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Existing Receivables Financing on the Closing Date (provided that any amounts outstanding or permitted to be incurred under Existing Receivables Financing on the Closing Date shall be treated as being incurred as of the Closing Date, whether or not incurred and outstanding as of such date, and so long as the total amount outstanding under Existing Receivables Financing does not exceed the total amount permitted to be incurred under Existing Receivables Financing as of the Closing Date, any subsequent incurrence of Indebtedness under Existing Receivables Financing shall not be deemed, for purposes of this definition, to be an incurrence of additional Indebtedness at such subsequent time), plus (ii) $250,000,000. In addition to accounts receivables and their proceeds, the related assets transferred in a Permitted Receivables Financing may include (A) any collateral for transferred receivables (other than any interest in goods the sale of which gave rise to such receivables) and any agreements supporting or securing payment of transferred receivables, (B) any service contracts or other agreements associated with such receivables and records relating to such receivables, (C) any bank account or lock box maintained primarily for the purpose of receiving collections of transferred receivables and (D) proceeds of all of the foregoing. “Permitted Refinancing”: with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension (collectively, a “Refinancing” and the Indebtedness being so Refinanced, the “Refinanced Indebtedness”) of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended except by an amount equal to (x) unpaid accrued interest, penalties and premiums (including tender, prepayment or repayment premiums) thereon plus underwriting discounts and other customary fees, commissions and expenses (including upfront fees, original issue discount or initial yield payment) incurred in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension, (y) any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and (z) additional amounts permitted to be incurred under Section 7.2 and, to the extent secured by a Lien, Section 7.3 (and, in each case, the applicable clause of Section 7.2 and Section 7.3 shall be deemed to be utilized by the amount so incurred), (b) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.2(e), such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension has a maturity no earlier than, and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, (c) if such Refinanced Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Refinanced Indebtedness, (d) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension has no different obligors, or greater guarantees or security than the Refinanced Indebtedness (provided that (i) Indebtedness of any Loan Party may be Refinanced to add or substitute as an obligor another Loan Party and (ii) any Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may be Refinanced to add or substitute as an obligor another Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, in each case to the extent then


43 permitted under Section 7.2) and (d) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended was subject to an Applicable Intercreditor Agreement, the holders of such modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended Indebtedness (if such Indebtedness is secured) or their representative on their behalf shall become party to the Applicable Intercreditor Agreement(s). “Permitted Reorganization”: any transaction or undertaking, including Investments, in connection with internal reorganizations and or restructurings (including in connection with tax planning and corporate reorganizations), so long as, after giving effect thereto, (a) the Loan Parties shall comply with the requirements set forth in Section 6.9, (b) neither the guarantee of the Obligations provided to the Credit Parties pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement, taken as a whole, nor the security interest of the Credit Parties (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) in the Collateral, taken as a whole, is materially impaired (including by a material portion of the assets that constitute Collateral immediately prior to such Permitted Reorganization no longer constituting Collateral) as a result of such Permitted Reorganization and (c) the Company shall not change its jurisdiction of organization or formation in connection therewith to a jurisdiction outside of the United States. “Permitted Sale/Leasebacks”: as defined in Section 7.11. “Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt”: Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in the form of unsecured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Company and/or the Subsidiary Guarantors in the form of one or more series of unsecured notes or loans; provided that such Indebtedness meets the Permitted Other Debt Conditions (to the extent applicable thereto). Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor. “Person”: an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature. “Plan”: at a particular time, any “employee benefit plan” (as defined by Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and in respect of which the Company or a Commonly Controlled Entity is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA. “Plan Asset Regulations”: 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, as amended from time to time. “Pricing Grid”: the pricing grid attached hereto as Annex A. “Pricing Level”: as defined in the Pricing Grid. “Prime Rate”: the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective. “Pro Forma Basis” or “pro forma effect”: with respect to any determination of the Total Leverage Ratio, the First Lien Leverage Ratio, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated


44 Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income (including component definitions thereof), that each Specified Transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which such calculation is being made and that: (a) (i) in the case of (A) any Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary or any division and/or product line of the Company or any Subsidiary or (B) any designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, shall be excluded as of the first day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which the relevant determination is being made and (ii) in the case of any permitted acquisition, Investment and/or designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Subsidiary described in the definition of the term “Specified Transaction”, income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction shall be included as of the first day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which the relevant determination is being made; provided that any pro forma adjustment may be applied to any such test or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustment is consistent with, subject to the limitations set forth in and without duplication with respect to the application of, the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”, (b) any Expected Cost Savings shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such Expected Cost Savings had been realized on the first day of the applicable Test Period and as if such Expected Cost Savings were realized in full during the entirety of such period; provided that any pro forma adjustment may be applied to any such test or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustment is consistent with, subject to the limitations set forth in and without duplication with respect to the application of, the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”, (c) any retirement or repayment of Indebtedness (other than normal fluctuations in revolving Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes) shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which the relevant determination is being made, and (d) any Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which the relevant determination is being made; provided that (x) if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, such Indebtedness shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable Test Period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate that is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness at the relevant date of determination (taking into account any interest hedging arrangements applicable to such Indebtedness), (y) interest on any obligation with respect to any capital lease shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate determined by a Responsible Officer of the Company in good faith to be the rate of interest implicit in such obligation in accordance with GAAP and (z) interest on any Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a Term Benchmark Loan interbank offered rate or other rate shall be determined to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen by the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph, for the avoidance of doubt, when calculating the Total Leverage Ratio and the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio for purposes of the definitions of “Applicable Margin”, “Commitment Fee Rate”, “Applicable Prepayment Percentage” and “Pricing Level” and for purposes of the Financial Covenants (other than for the purpose of determining pro forma compliance with the Financial Covenants as a condition to taking


45 any action under this Agreement), the events described in the immediately preceding paragraph that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect. “Proceeding”: as defined in Section 10.5. “Projections”: the financial projections for the Company and its Subsidiaries through December 31, 2026 delivered to the Arrangers on October 26, 2021. “Properties”: as defined in Section 4.18(a). “Proposed Foreign Subsidiary Borrower”: as defined in Section 2.29(b). “PTE”: a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time. “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”: as defined in Section 10.25. “Qualified Capital Stock”: Capital Stock of the Company in respect of which no scheduled, mandatory or required payments are due (other than payments in kind) prior to the Latest Maturity Date. “Ratio Debt”: as defined in Section 7.2(l)(i). “Reclassifiable Item”: as defined in Section 1.4(a). “Recovery Event”: any settlement of or payment in respect of any property or casualty insurance claim or any condemnation proceeding relating to any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. “Reference Time”: with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark (1) if such Benchmark is the LIBO Rate, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two London banking days preceding the date of such setting, (2) if such Benchmark is EURIBOR Rate, 11:00 a.m. Brussels time two TARGET Days preceding the date of such setting, (3) if such Benchmark is TIBOR Rate, 11:00 a.m. Japan time two Business Days preceding the date of such setting, (4) if the RFR for such Benchmark is SONIA, then four Business Days prior to such setting, (5) if the RFR for such Benchmark is SARON, then five Business Days prior to such setting or (6) if such Benchmark is none of the LIBO Rate, the EURIBOR Rate, the TIBOR Rate, SONIA or SARON, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. “Refinanced Debt”: as defined in the definition of “Permitted Other Debt Conditions”. “Refinanced Indebtedness”: as defined in the definition of “Permitted Refinancing”. “Refinancing Amendment”: an amendment to this Agreement executed by each of (a) the Company, (b) the Administrative Agent, (c) each Additional Refinancing Lender and (d) each Lender that agrees to provide any portion of Refinancing Term Loans or Other Revolving Commitments in accordance with Section 2.30. “Refinancing Series”: Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Refinancing Amendment (or any subsequent Refinancing Amendment to the extent such Refinancing Amendment expressly provides that the Refinancing Term Loans or


46 Refinancing Term Commitments provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Refinancing Series) and that provide for the same All-in Yield and, in the case of Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Commitments, amortization schedule. “Refinancing Term Commitments”: one or more Classes of Term Commitments hereunder that are established to fund Refinancing Term Loans of the applicable Refinancing Series hereunder pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment. “Refinancing Term Loans”: one or more Classes of Term Loans hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment. “Register”: as defined in Section 10.6(d). “Registered Equivalent Notes”: with respect to any notes originally issued in an offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act of 1933, substantially identical notes (having the same guarantees) issued in a dollar-for- dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC. “Regulation U”: Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time. “Reimbursement Obligation”: the obligation of the applicable Borrower to reimburse an Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit. “Related Parties”: as defined in Section 10.5. “Relevant Governmental Body”: (a) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Dollars, the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto, (b) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Sterling, the Bank of England, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Bank of England or, in each case, any successor thereto, (c) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Euros, the European Central Bank, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the European Central Bank or, in each case, any successor thereto, (d) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Swiss Francs, the Swiss National Bank, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Swiss National Bank or, in each case, any successor thereto, (e) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Yen, the Bank of Japan, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Bank of Japan or, in each case, any successor thereto, and (f) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in any other currency, (i) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated or any central bank or other supervisor which is responsible for supervising either (A) such Benchmark Replacement or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement or (ii) any working group or committee officially endorsed or convened by (A) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated, (B) any central bank or other supervisor that is responsible for supervising either (1) such Benchmark Replacement or (2) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement, (C) a group of those central banks or other supervisors or (D) the Financial Stability Board or any part thereof. “Relevant Rate”: (a) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the LIBO Rate, (b) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, (c) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Yen, the Adjusted TIBOR Rate, as applicable, (d) with respect to any Borrowing denominated in Sterling or Swiss Francs,


47 the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple RFR, as applicable or (e) with respect to any Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, the CDO Rate. “Relevant Screen Rate”: (a) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the LIBO Screen Rate, (b) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros, the EURIBOR Screen Rate or (c) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Yen, the TIBOR Screen Rate. “Reportable Event”: any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to which the thirty day notice period is waived. “Required Lenders”: at any time, the holders (other than Defaulting Lenders) of more than 50.0% of the sum of (i) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans (excluding Term Loans held by Defaulting Lenders) then outstanding and (ii) the Total Revolving Commitments (excluding Revolving Commitments of Defaulting Lenders) then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit (excluding Revolving Extensions of Credit held by Defaulting Lenders) then outstanding. “Required Revolving Lenders”: at any time, the holders (other than Defaulting Lenders) of more than 50.0% of the Total Revolving Commitments (excluding Revolving Commitments of Defaulting Lenders) then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit (excluding Revolving Extensions of Credit held by Defaulting Lenders) then outstanding. “Requirement of Law”: as to any Person, any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject. “Reset Date”: as defined in Section 2.25(a). “Resolution Authority”: an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority. “Responsible Officer”: the chief executive officer, president or chief financial officer of the Company or any other applicable Loan Party, but in any event, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer, Treasurer and Controller of the Company or such Loan Party, as the case may be. “Restricted Debt Payments”: as defined in Section 7.15. “Restricted Payments”: as defined in Section 7.6. “Retained Asset Sale Proceeds”: at any date of determination, an amount determined on a cumulative basis, that is equal to all Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale or Recover Event received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, pursuant to application of the Applicable Prepayment Percentage, are or were not required to be applied to prepay Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.13(b). “Revolver Extension Request”: as defined in Section 2.26(b). “Revolver Extension Series”: as defined in Section 2.26(b).


48 “Revolving Commitment”: as to any Revolving Lender, the obligation of such Revolving Lender, if any, to make Revolving Loans and participate in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal and/or face amount (based on, in the case of Foreign Currency Revolving Loans, the Dollar Equivalent of such Foreign Currency Revolving Loans) not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Revolving Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1A or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The initial amount of the Total Revolving Commitments is $500,000,000. “Revolving Commitment Period”: the period from and including the Closing Date to the Revolving Termination Date. “Revolving Extensions of Credit”: as to any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount (based on, in the case of Foreign Currency Revolving Loans, the Dollar Equivalent of such Foreign Currency Revolving Loans) of all Revolving Loans held by such Lender then outstanding, (b) such Lender’s L/C Exposure and (c) such Lender’s Swingline Exposure. “Revolving Facility”: the Revolving Commitments and the extensions of credit made thereunder. “Revolving Lender”: each Lender that has a Revolving Commitment or that holds Revolving Loans, including each Lender that became a party hereto as of the Closing Date. “Revolving Loans”: as defined in Section 2.6(a). “Revolving Percentage”: as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then constitutes of the Total Revolving Commitments (or, at any time after the Revolving Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding). “Revolving Termination Date”: the date which is the earlier to occur of (a) the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date and (b) the date on which the Revolving Commitments are terminated. “RFR”: for any RFR Loan denominated in (a) Sterling, SONIA and (b) Swiss Francs, SARON. “RFR Administrator”: the SONIA Administrator or the SARON Administrator. “RFR Borrowing”: as to any Borrowing, the RFR Loans comprising such Borrowing. “RFR Business Day”: for any Loan denominated in (a) Sterling, any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which banks are closed for general business in London and (b) Swiss Francs, any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which banks are closed for the settlement of payments and foreign exchange transactions in Zurich. “RFR Interest Day”: as defined in the definition of “Daily Simple RFR”. “RFR Loan”: a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Daily Simple RFR. “Rolled Tranche A Term Loans”: as defined in Section 2.3.


49 “Sanctioned Country”: at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Crimea). “Sanctioned Person”: at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State or by the United National Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or any sanctions authority of Switzerland or any other jurisdiction in which any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower is organized, (b) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person that is deemed to be a target of Sanctions based on the direct or indirect ownership or control of such entity by any other Sanctioned Person. “Sanctions”: economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or or any sanctions authority of Switzerland or any other jurisdiction in which any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower is organized. “SARON”: with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the Swiss Average Rate Overnight for such Business Day published by the SARON Administrator on the SARON Administrator’s Website. “SARON Administrator”: the SIX Swiss Exchange AG (or any successor administrator of the Swiss Average Rate Overnight). “SARON Administrator’s Website”: SIX Swiss Exchange AG’s website, currently at https://www.six-group.com, or any successor source for the Swiss Average Rate Overnight identified as such by the SARON Administrator from time to time. “S&P”: as defined in the definition of “Cash Equivalents”. “SEC”: the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto and any analogous Governmental Authority. “Security Documents”: the collective reference to the Collateral Agreement, any Applicable Intercreditor Agreement, the Mortgages and all other security documents hereafter delivered to the Administrative Agent granting a Lien on any property of any Person to secure the obligations and liabilities of any Loan Party under any Loan Document. “Seller”: as defined in the recitals hereto. “Senior Secured Leverage Ratio”: with respect to any date of determination, the ratio of (x) Consolidated Total Debt that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral as of such date less Netted Cash as of such date to (y) Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the applicable Test Period. “Senior Unsecured Notes”: the 4.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2029 issued in an amount of $400,000,000 pursuant to the Indenture dated as of the Closing Date, among the Company, the subsidiaries of the Company party thereto as guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.


50 “Shared Incremental Amount”: as of any date of determination, (a) the greater of (x) $425,000,000 and (y) 100.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period calculated on a Pro Forma Basis minus (b) the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Facilities, Incremental Equivalent Debt, Ratio Debt and/or Incurred Acquisition Debt incurred or issued in reliance on the Shared Incremental Amount outstanding on such date, in each case after giving effect to any reclassification of any such Indebtedness as having been incurred under clause (c) of the definition of “Incremental Cap” hereunder or clauses (l)(i)(B) or (p)(i)(B) of Section 7.2, as applicable. “Significant Subsidiary”: at any time any Subsidiary, which at such time would meet the definition of “significant subsidiary” in Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC. “Single Employer Plan”: any Plan that is not a Multiemployer Plan. “SOFR”: a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator. “SOFR Administrator”: the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate). “SOFR Administrator’s Website”: the NYFRB’s website, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time. “Solvent”: when used with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, (a) the amount of the “present fair saleable value” of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, exceed the amount of all “liabilities of such Person, contingent or otherwise”, as of such date, as such quoted terms are determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the liability of such Person on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, (c) such Person will not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital with which to conduct its business, and (d) such Person will be able to pay its debts as they mature in the ordinary course of business. “SONIA”: with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the Sterling Overnight Index Average for such Business Day published by the SONIA Administrator on the SONIA Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day. “SONIA Administrator”: the Bank of England (or any successor administrator of the Sterling Overnight Index Average). “SONIA Administrator’s Website”: the Bank of England’s website, currently at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk, or any successor source for the Sterling Overnight Index Average identified as such by the SONIA Administrator from time to time. “Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary”: a special purpose entity organized under the laws of any state of the United States of America that is formed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the purpose of incurring Indebtedness the proceeds of which will be placed in escrow, pending the use of such proceeds, to effect transactions that at the time such proceeds are released from escrow are permitted hereunder.


51 “Specified Transaction”: with respect to any period, any merger, Investment, Disposition, incurrence, assumption or repayment of Indebtedness (including the incurrence of Incremental Facilities), Restricted Payment or designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Subsidiary or other event that by the terms of this Agreement requires “Pro Forma Compliance” with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis”. “Statutory Reserve Rate”: a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentage (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Federal Reserve Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate or Adjusted TIBOR Rate, as applicable, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities” in Regulation D) or any other reserve ratio or analogous requirement of any central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the Loans. Such reserve percentage shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D. Term Benchmark Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage. “Sterling” or “£”: the lawful currency of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. “Subordinated Indebtedness”: of any Person, any Indebtedness of such Person that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of such Person. “Subsidiary”: as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise qualified (i) all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company and (ii) Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed not to be Subsidiaries of the Company for any and all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The term “Subsidiary” shall not include any Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary for purposes of Section 7.1 only for so long as the proceeds of the Indebtedness incurred by such Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary are held in escrow. “Subsidiary Borrower”: (i) Kontoor International and (ii) any Subsidiary of the Company that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 2.29 until such time as such Subsidiary Borrower is removed as a party hereto pursuant to Section 2.29. “Subsidiary Guarantor”: each Subsidiary of the Company other than any Excluded Subsidiary. “Subsidiary Holding Company”: as defined in Section 7.4(b). “Supply Chain Financing”: any agreement under which any bank, financial institution or other person may from time to time provide any financial accommodation to any of the Borrowers or any Subsidiary in connection with trade payables of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, in each case issued for


52 the benefit of any such bank, financial institution or such other person that has acquired such trade payables pursuant to “supply chain” or other similar financing for vendors and suppliers of the Borrower or any Subsidiaries. “Supported QFC”: as defined in Section 10.25. “Suspension Period”: the period commencing with the occurrence of a Suspension Period Event and ending on the first date on which the requirements of a Suspension Period Event are no longer satisfied. “Suspension Period Event”: collectively, (a) no Indebtedness guaranteed by any of the Subsidiary Guarantors and secured by a Lien on the Collateral is then outstanding (other than the Tranche A Term Facility or the Revolving Facility) and (b) the corporate credit and/or corporate family ratings of the Company are higher than or equal to BBB- from S&P and Baa3 from Moody’s (in each case, with a stable or positive outlook). “Swap”: any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act. “Swap Agreement”: 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 any of its Subsidiaries shall be a “Swap Agreement”. “Swap Obligation”: with respect to any person, any obligation to pay or perform under any Swap. “Swingline Commitment”: the obligation of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.8 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $50,000,000. “Swingline Exposure”: at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be equal to its applicable Percentage of the total Swingline Exposure at such time. “Swingline Lender”: as the context may require, either (i) JPMCB, in its capacity as the lender of Swingline Loans denominated in U.S. Dollars, or (ii) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch, an Affiliate of JPMCB, in its capacity as the lender of Swingline Loans denominated in Euros. “Swingline Loans”: as defined in Section 2.8(a). “Swingline Participation Amount”: as defined in Section 2.9(b). “Swiss Borrower”: a Borrower which is incorporated in Switzerland or, if different, is otherwise deemed to be resident in Switzerland for purpose of Swiss Withholding Tax. “Swiss Francs” or “CHF”: the lawful currency of Switzerland.


53 “Swiss Guidelines”: all relevant guidelines or explanatory notes issued by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration as amended, replaced or newly issued from time to time, including the established practice of the Swiss Federal Tax Administration and any court decision relating thereto. “Swiss Loan Parties”: each Foreign Loan Party which is incorporated in Switzerland (each a “Swiss Loan Party”). “Swiss Non-Bank Rules”: the Swiss Ten Non-Qualifying Bank Rule and the Swiss Twenty Non- Qualifying Bank Rule “Swiss Permitted Non-Qualifying Bank”: in aggregate up to 10 (ten) Lenders which are not, in each case, Swiss Qualifying Banks in accordance and as defined in the Swiss Guidelines but have been accepted by the Borrower as such. “Swiss Qualifying Bank”: a person or entity (including any commercial bank or financial institution (irrespective of its jurisdiction of organization)) acting on its own account which has a banking licence in force and effect issued in accordance with the banking laws in its jurisdiction of incorporation, or if acting through a branch, issued in accordance with the banking laws in the jurisdiction of such branch, and which, in both cases, effectively exercises as its main purpose a true banking activity, having bank personnel, premises, communication devices of its own and authority of decision making all in accordance and as defined in the Swiss Guidelines. “Swiss Ten Non-Qualifying Bank Rule”: the rule that the aggregate number of creditors (or deemed creditors) (including the Lenders), other than Swiss Qualifying Banks , of a Swiss Borrower under the Agreement must not at any time exceed 10 (ten), all in accordance with the meaning of the Swiss Guidelines. “Swiss Twenty Non-Qualifying Bank Rule”: the rule that the aggregate number of creditors (or deemed creditors) (including the Lender), other than Swiss Qualifying Banks, of a Swiss Borrower under all outstanding debts relevant for classification as debenture (Kassenobligation) (within the meaning of the Guidelines), such as loans, facilities and/or private placements (including under this Agreement) made or deemed to be made by a Swiss Borrower must not at any time exceed 20 (twenty), all in accordance with the meaning of the Swiss Guidelines. “Swiss Withholding Tax”: any taxes levied pursuant to the Swiss Federal Act on Withholding Tax (Bundesgesetz über die Verrechnungssteuer vom 13. Oktober 1965, SR 642.21), as amended from time to time. “TARGET2”: 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”: 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”: all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, or other similar charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.


54 “Term Benchmark”: when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate or the Adjusted TIBOR Rate. “Term Lenders”: the Tranche A Term Lenders and any other Lender which holds a Term Loan. “Term Loan Extension Request”: as defined in Section 2.26(a). “Term Loan Extension Series”: as defined in Section 2.26(a). “Term Loans”: the Tranche A Term Loans and any term loans made under an Incremental Facility. “Term SOFR Notice”: a notification by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders and the Borrower of the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event. “Term SOFR Transition Event”: the determination by the Administrative Agent that (a) Term SOFR has been recommended for use by the Relevant Governmental Body, (b) the administration of Term SOFR is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent and (c) a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable (and, for the avoidance of doubt, not in the case of an Other Benchmark Rate Election), has previously occurred resulting in a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 2.18 that is not Term SOFR. “Term SOFR”: for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body. “Test Period”: for any date of determination, the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company ended prior to such date of determination in respect of which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.1 (or, prior to the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1, the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended October 2, 2021). “TIBOR Rate”: with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Yen and for any Interest Period, the TIBOR Screen Rate two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. “TIBOR Screen Rate”: the Tokyo interbank offered rate administered by the Ippan Shadan Hojin JBA TIBOR Administration (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) for the relevant currency and period displayed on page DTIBOR01 of the Reuters screen (or, in the event such rate does not appear on such Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion) as published at approximately 1:00 p.m. Japan time two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. “Title Company”: as defined in Section 6.11(b)(a). “Title Policy”: as defined in Section 6.11(b)(a).


55 “Total Leverage Ratio”: with respect to any date of determination, the ratio of (x) Consolidated Total Debt as of such date less Netted Cash as of such date to (y) Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the applicable Test Period. “Total Revolving Commitments”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments then in effect. The Total Revolving Commitments may be increased or reduced from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.27 and 2.11, respectively. “Total Revolving Extensions of Credit”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit of the Revolving Lenders outstanding at such time. “Tranche A Final Maturity Date”: the date which is the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date; provided, however, if such date is not a Business Day, the Tranche A Final Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day. “Tranche A Term Commitment”: as to any Tranche A Term Lender, the obligation of such Tranche A Term Lender to make a Tranche A Term Loan to the Company pursuant to Section 2.3. “Tranche A Term Lender”: each Lender that holds a Tranche A Term Loan or a Tranche A Term Commitment. “Tranche A Term Loan”: as defined in Section 2.3. The initial aggregate amount of the Tranche A Term Loans is $400,000,000, and on the Closing Date, each Tranche A Term Lender will hold a Tranche A Term Loan in an amount equal to the amount set forth opposite its name on Schedule 1.1A, or as may subsequently be set forth in the Register from time to time, as the same may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to this Agreement. “Tranche A Term Percentage”: as to any Tranche A Term Lender at any time, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Tranche A Term Loan then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of all of the Tranche A Term Loans then outstanding. “Transactions”: collectively, (i) the entering into, and creating security interests in Collateral under, the Loan Documents and the use of the proceeds of the Loans pursuant thereto, (ii) the issuance of the Senior Unsecured Notes and the use of the proceeds thereof, (iii) the Refinancing and (iv) the payment of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii). “Transferee”: any Assignee or Participant. “Treaty”: the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, being the Treaty of Rome of March 25, 1957 as amended by the Single European Act 1986 and the Maastricht Treaty (which was signed on February 7, 1992 and came into force on November 1, 1993) and as may from time to time be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified. “Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, the Adjusted TIBOR Rate, the Alternate Base Rate, the Canadian Prime Rate, the CDO Rate or the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR. “U.S. Dollars” or “$”: dollars in lawful currency of the United States. “U.S. Person”: as defined in Section 2.21(f)(i).


56 “UCP”: with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance). “UK Financial Institutions”: any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms. “UK Resolution Authority”: the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution. “United States” or “U.S.”: the United States of America. “Unrestricted Subsidiary”: (a) any Subsidiary of the Company that is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Company pursuant to Section 6.10 subsequent to the Closing Date and (b) any subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. “U.S. Special Resolution Regime”: as defined in Section 10.25. “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”: as defined in 2.21(f)(ii)(C). “Weighted Average Life to Maturity”: when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (ii) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness; provided that, for purposes of determining the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Indebtedness that is being extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased, the effect of any amortization or prepayment prior to the date of the applicable extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance shall be disregarded. “Wholly Owned Subsidiary”: as to any Person, any other Person all of the Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares required by law) is owned by such Person directly and/or through other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries. “Withholding Agent”: the Company and the Administrative Agent. “Write-Down and Conversion Powers”: (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. “Yen” or “¥”: the lawful currency of Japan.


57 1.2. Other Definitional Provisions. (a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto. (b) As used herein and in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, (i) accounting terms relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries not defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP, (ii) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation,” (iii) the word “incur” shall be construed to mean incur, create, issue, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist (and the words “incurred” and “incurrence” shall have correlative meanings), and (iv) 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, Capital Stock, securities, revenues, accounts, leasehold interests and contract rights. (c) The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. (d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. (e) Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to (i) any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (previously referred to as Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159) (or any other Accounting Standards Codification, International Accounting Standard or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Company or any subsidiary at “fair value,” as defined therein, (ii) any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification, International Accounting Standard or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof and (iii) the application of Accounting Standards Codification 480, 815, 805 and 718 (to the extent these pronouncements under Accounting Standards Codification 718 result in recording an equity award as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the circumstance where, but for the application of the pronouncements, such award would have been classified as equity). (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Default shall arise as a result of any limitation set forth in U.S. Dollars in Section 7 (or in any defined term used therein) being exceeded solely as a result of changes in currency exchange rates from the currency exchange rates applicable at the time or times the related transaction was entered into or designated as a Cash Management Obligation provided that, for purposes of determining whether a new transaction or designation complies with any such limitation set forth in U.S. Dollars in Section 7 (or in any defined term used therein), the then current currency exchange rates shall be applied to all previous transactions or designations made in reliance on such limitation. (g) The headings, subheadings and table of contents used herein or in any other Loan Document are solely for convenience of reference and shall not constitute a part of any such document or affect the meaning, construction or effect of any provision thereof.


58 1.3. Currency Conversion. (a) If more than one currency or currency unit are at the same time recognized by the central bank of any country as the lawful currency of that country, then (i) any reference in the Loan Documents to, and any obligations arising under the Loan Documents in, the currency of that country shall be translated into or paid in the currency or currency unit of that country designated by the Administrative Agent and (ii) any translation from one currency or currency unit to another shall be at the official rate of exchange recognized by the central bank for conversion of that currency or currency unit into the other, rounded up or down by the Administrative Agent as it deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion. (b) If a change in any currency of a country occurs, this Agreement shall be amended (and each party hereto agrees to enter into any supplemental agreement necessary to effect any such amendment) to the extent that the Administrative Agent determines such amendment to be necessary to reflect the change in currency and to put the Lenders and the Loan Parties in the same position, so far as possible, that they would have been in if no change in currency had occurred. 1.4. Terms Generally; Pro Forma Calculations. (a) For purposes of determining compliance at any time with Sections 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.8, 7.10 and 7.15, in the event that any Indebtedness, Lien, Restricted Payment, Restricted Debt Payment, Investment, Disposition and/or Affiliate transactions or portion thereof, as applicable, at any time meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of transactions or items permitted pursuant to any clause of such Sections 7.2 (other than Section 7.2(a), 7.2(c) and 7.2((q)), 7.3 (other than Section 7.3(j)), 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 7.8 and 7.15 (each of the foregoing, a “Reclassifiable Item”), the Company, in its sole discretion, may, from time to time, divide, classify or reclassify such Reclassifiable Item (or portion thereof) under one or more clauses of each such Section and will only be required to include such Reclassifiable Item (or portion thereof) in any one category; provided that, upon delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1 following the initial incurrence or making of any such Reclassifiable Item, if such Reclassifiable Item could, based on such financial statements, have been incurred or made in reliance on any “ratio-based” basket or exception, such Reclassifiable Item shall automatically be reclassified as having been incurred or made under the applicable provisions of such “ratio-based” basket or exception, as applicable (in each case, subject to any other applicable provision of such “ratio-based” basket or exception, as applicable). It is understood and agreed that any Indebtedness, Lien, Restricted Payment, Restricted Debt Payment, Investment, Disposition and/or Affiliate transaction need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Indebtedness, Lien, Restricted Payment, Restricted Debt Payment, Investment, Disposition and/or Affiliate transaction under Sections 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.8, 7.10 and 7.15, respectively, but may instead be permitted in part under any combination thereof or under any other available exception. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, but subject to Sections 1.4(c), (d) and (e) and the last paragraph of the definition of “Pro Forma Basis”, all financial ratios and tests (including the First Lien Leverage Ratio, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio, the Total Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio and the amount of Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA contained in this Agreement that are calculated with respect to any applicable Test Period during which any Specified Transaction occurs) shall be calculated with respect to such applicable Test Period and such Specified Transaction on a Pro Forma Basis. Further, if since the beginning of any such applicable Test Period and on or prior to the date of any required calculation of any financial ratio or test (x) any Specified Transaction has occurred or (y) any Person that subsequently became a Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Company or any of its Subsidiaries since the beginning of such applicable Test Period has consummated any Specified Transaction, then, in each case, any applicable financial ratio or test shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for such applicable Test Period as if such Specified Transaction had occurred at the beginning of the applicable Test Period.


59 (c) For purposes of determining the permissibility of any action, change, transaction or event that requires a calculation of any financial ratio or financial test (including any First Lien Leverage Ratio test, any Senior Secured Leverage Ratio test, any Total Leverage Ratio test and/or any Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio test) and/or the amount of Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income, such financial ratio, financial test or amount shall, subject to clause (d) below, be calculated at the time such action is taken, such change is made, such transaction is consummated or such event occurs, as the case may be, and no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of a change in such financial ratio, financial test or amount occurring after the time such action is taken, such change is made, such transaction is consummated or such event occurs, as the case may be. (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including in connection with any calculation made on a Pro Forma Basis), to the extent that the terms of this Agreement require (i) compliance with any financial ratio or financial test (including any First Lien Leverage Ratio test, any Senior Secured Leverage Ratio test, any Total Leverage Ratio test and/or any Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio test) and/or any cap expressed as a percentage of Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA, (ii) accuracy of any representation or warranty and/or the absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type of default or event of default), in each case other than for purposes of the making of any Revolving Extension of Credit (other than under an Incremental Revolving Facility and to the extent not prohibited by the terms of the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment) or (iii) compliance with any basket or other condition, as a condition to (A) the consummation of any acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment, the consummation of which by the Company is not conditioned on the availability of, or obtaining, third party financing, and/or (B) the redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness requiring irrevocable notice in advance of such redemption, repurchase, satisfaction and discharge or repayment (clauses (A) and (B), collectively, a “Limited Condition Transaction”), the determination of whether the relevant condition is satisfied may be made, at the election of the Company, (A) in the case of any such acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment, at the time of (or on the basis of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1) either (x) the execution of a letter of intent or the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition, consolidation, business combination, similar Investment (or, solely in connection with an acquisition, consolidation or business combination to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 Announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer) or the establishment of a commitment with respect to such Indebtedness or (y) the consummation of such acquisition, consolidation, business combination or Investment and (B) in the case of any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, at the time of (or on the basis of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable notice with respect to such redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness or (y) the redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of such Indebtedness, in each case, after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to the relevant acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment and/or Restricted Debt Payment, incurrence of Indebtedness or other transaction (including the intended use of proceeds of any Indebtedness to be incurred in connection therewith) and any other acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, incurrence of Indebtedness or other transaction that has not been consummated but with respect to which the Company has elected to test any applicable condition prior to the date of consummation in accordance with this Section 1.4(d), and no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of an adverse change in such test or condition occurring after the time such election is made (but any subsequent improvement in the applicable ratio, test or amount may be utilized by the Company or any Subsidiary). For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company shall have elected the option set forth in clause (x) of any of the preceding clauses (1) or (2) in respect of any transaction, then (i) the Company shall be permitted to consummate such transaction even if any


60 applicable test or condition shall cease to be satisfied subsequent to the Company’s election of such option and (ii) any further determination with respect to incurrence tests prior to the earlier of the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction and the termination of such Limited Condition Transaction will require the Company to comply with such tests on a Pro Forma Basis assuming the applicable Limited Condition Transaction has been consummated and the applicable acquisition debt has been incurred. The provisions of this paragraph (d) shall also apply in respect of the incurrence of any Incremental Facility. (e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless the Company otherwise notifies the Administrative Agent, with respect to any amount incurred (including under Section 2.27 (including the definition of Incremental Cap used therein)) or transaction entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any First Lien Leverage Ratio test, any Senior Secured Leverage Ratio test, any Total Leverage Ratio test and/or any Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio test) (any such amount, including any amount drawn under the Revolving Facility, any or any other permitted revolving facility and any cap expressed as a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA, a “Fixed Amount”) substantially concurrently with any amount incurred or transaction entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any First Lien Leverage Ratio test, any Senior Secured Leverage Ratio test, any Total Leverage Ratio test and/or any Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio test) (any such amount, an “Incurrence-Based Amount”), it is understood and agreed that (i) the incurrence of the Incurrence-Based Amount shall be calculated first without giving effect to any Fixed Amount but giving full pro forma effect to the use of proceeds of such Fixed Amount and the related transactions and (ii) the incurrence of the Fixed Amount shall be calculated thereafter. Unless the Company elects otherwise, the Company shall be deemed to have used amounts under an Incurrence-Based Amount then available to the Company prior to utilization of any amount under a Fixed Amount then available to the Company. (f) The principal amount of any non-interest bearing Indebtedness or other discount security constituting Indebtedness at any date shall be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of the Company dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP. (g) The increase in any amount of Indebtedness or any increase in any amount secured by any Lien by virtue of the accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the payment of interest or a dividend in the form of additional Indebtedness, amortization of original issue discount and/or any increase in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of any fluctuation in the exchange rate of any applicable currency shall be deemed to be permitted Indebtedness for purposes of Section 7.2 and will be deemed not to be the granting of a Lien for purposes of Section 7.3. (h) For purposes of determining compliance with Section 7.2 or Section 7.3, if any Indebtedness or Lien is incurred in reliance on a basket measured by reference to a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA, and any refinancing or replacement thereof would cause the percentage of Consolidated EBITDA to be exceeded if calculated based on the Consolidated EBITDA on the date of such refinancing or replacement, such percentage of Consolidated EBITDA will be deemed not to be exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing or replacement Indebtedness or other obligation does not exceed an amount sufficient to repay the principal amount of such Indebtedness or other obligation being refinanced or replaced, except by an amount equal to (x) unpaid accrued interest, penalties and premiums (including tender, prepayment or repayment premiums) thereon plus underwriting discounts and other customary fees, commissions and expenses (including upfront fees, original issue discount or initial yield payment) incurred in connection with such refinancing or replacement, (y) any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and (z) additional amounts permitted to be incurred under


61 Section 7.2 and, to the extent secured by a Lien, Section 7.3 (and, in each case, the applicable clause of Section 7.2 and Section 7.3 shall be deemed to be utilized by the amount so incurred). (i) For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of determining compliance with Section 7.2(h), (j), (l), (n) and (p) and any other comparable provision of Section 7.2, a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to a U.S. Dollar-denominated or Consolidated EBITDA-governed basket shall not increase capacity to incur Indebtedness under such U.S. Dollar-denominated or EBITDA- governed basket, and such U.S. Dollar-denominated or EBITDA-governed basket shall be deemed to continue to be utilized by the amount of the original Indebtedness incurred unless and until the Indebtedness incurred to effect such Permitted Refinancing is no longer outstanding. (j) Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Company pursuant to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number). (k) For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law: (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized and acquired (or, if such subsequent Person ceases to be a Subsidiary of the original Person, disposed of) on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Capital Stock at such time. 1.5. Swiss terms. In this Agreement, where it relates to a Swiss entity, such as a Swiss Borrower, a reference to a winding-up or dissolution includes: (a) a filing for the declaration of bankruptcy (Antrag auf Konkurseröffnung) or a formal declaration of bankruptcy (Konkurseröffnung) within the meaning of the Swiss Federal Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Act; (b) the filing for a request for a moratorium (Gesuch um Nachlasstundung) or a grant of a moratorium (Nachlassstundung) within the meaning of the Swiss Federal Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Act; (c) a moratorium on any of its indebtedness, its dissolution or liquidation; and (d) a postponement of a bankruptcy (Konkursaufschub) within the meaning of Art. 725a of the Swiss Code of Obligations. 1.6. Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification. The interest rate on a Loan denominated in dollars or a Foreign Currency may be derived from an interest rate benchmark that is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform. Regulators have signaled the need to use alternative benchmark reference rates for some of these interest rate benchmarks and, as a result, such interest rate benchmarks may cease to comply with applicable laws and regulations, may be permanently discontinued, and/or the basis on which they are calculated may change. The London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”) is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. On March 5, 2021, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) publicly announced that: (a) immediately after December 31, 2021, publication of all seven euro LIBOR settings, all seven Swiss Franc LIBOR settings, the spot next, 1-week, 2-month and 12-month


62 Japanese Yen LIBOR settings, the overnight, 1-week, 2-month and 12-month British Pound Sterling LIBOR settings, and the 1-week and 2-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will permanently cease; immediately after June 30, 2023, publication of the overnight and 12-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will permanently cease; immediately after December 31, 2021, the 1-month, 3-month and 6-month Japanese Yen LIBOR settings and the 1-month, 3-month and 6-month British Pound Sterling LIBOR settings will cease to be provided or, subject to consultation by the FCA, be provided on a changed methodology (or “synthetic”) basis and no longer be representative of the underlying market and economic reality they are intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored; and immediately after June 30, 2023, the 1-month, 3-month and 6-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will cease to be provided or, subject to the FCA’s consideration of the case, be provided on a synthetic basis and no longer be representative of the underlying market and economic reality they are intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored. There is no assurance that dates announced by the FCA will not change or that the administrator of LIBOR and/or regulators will not take further action that could impact the availability, composition, or characteristics of LIBOR or the currencies and/or tenors for which LIBOR is published. Each party to this agreement should consult its own advisors to stay informed of any such developments. Public and private sector industry initiatives are currently underway to identify new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of LIBOR. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, Sections 2.18(b) and (c) provide a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower, pursuant to Section 2.18(e), of any change to the reference rate upon which the interest rate on Term Benchmark Loans is based. However, the Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission, performance or any other matter related to the Daily Simple RFR, LIBOR or other rates in the definition of “LIBO Rate” (or “EURIBOR Rate”, or “TIBOR Rate”, as applicable) or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof (including, without limitation, (i) any such alternative, successor or replacement rate implemented pursuant to Section 2.18(b) or (c), whether upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, and (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes pursuant to Section 2.18(d)), including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the Daily Simple RFR, the LIBO Rate (or the EURIBOR Rate, or the TIBOR Rate, as applicable) or have the same volume or liquidity as did the London interbank offered rate (or the euro interbank offered rate or the Tokyo interbank offered rate, as applicable) prior to its discontinuance or unavailability. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates and/or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of any Daily Simple RFR, any alternative, successor or alternative rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) and/or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any RFR, Daily Simple RFR or the Term Benchmark Rate, any component thereof, or rates referenced in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service. SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF LOANS AND COMMITMENTS 2.1. [Reserved]. 2.2. [Reserved].


63 2.3. Tranche A Term Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Tranche A Term Lender severally agrees to make a term loan denominated in U.S. Dollars (a “Tranche A Term Loan”) to the Company on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Tranche A Term Loan” opposite such Tranche A Term Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1A; provided that to the extent such Tranche A Term Lender is an Existing Lender, such Tranche A Term Lender shall be deemed to have made Tranche A Term Loans (such Tranche A Term Loans, the “Rolled Tranche A Term Loans”) to the Company on the Closing Date in an amount equal to the amount set forth under the heading “Tranche A Term Loan” opposite such Tranche A Term Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1A and such Tranche A Term Lender shall have no obligation hereunder to fund any amounts in respect of any Rolled Tranche A Term Loans. The Tranche A Term Loans may from time to time be Adjusted LIBO Rate Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Company and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.4 and 2.14. 2.4. Procedure for Tranche A Term Loan Borrowing. The Company shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the anticipated Closing Date in the case of ABR Loans or one Business Day prior to the anticipated Closing Date in the case of Adjusted LIBO Rate Loans) requesting that the Tranche A Term Lenders make the Tranche A Term Loans on the Closing Date and specifying (i) the amount and the Type of Loans to be borrowed, (ii) the anticipated Closing Date and (iii) in the case of Adjusted LIBO Rate Loans, the length of the initial Interest Period therefor. Each such borrowing shall be in an amount equal to (x) in the case of ABR Loans, $1,000,000 or a whole multiple thereof and (y) in the case of Adjusted LIBO Rate Loans, $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Upon receipt of such notice of borrowing the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Tranche A Term Lender thereof. Each Tranche A Term Lender will make the amount of its Tranche A Term Loan available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Company at the Funding Office prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date. Such borrowing will then be made available to the Company by the Administrative Agent crediting the account of the Company on the books of such office with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Tranche A Term Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent. Notwithtanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.4, no Tranche A Term Lender shall have obligation hereunder to fund any amounts in respect of any Rolled Tranche A Term Loans. 2.5. Repayment of Term Loans. The Tranche A Term Loan of each Tranche A Term Lender shall be repaid (i) in 19 consecutive quarterly installments, commencing with the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date, each of which shall be in an amount equal to such Lender’s Tranche A Term Percentage multiplied by the amount set forth below opposite each installment (as such payments may be adjusted from time to time as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with Section 2.12 or 2.13, an extension pursuant to Section 2.26 or an increase pursuant to Section 2.27, in each case subject solely to the applicable conditions set forth therein (and without, for the avoidance of doubt, the consent of any Lenders or other parties)) and (ii) on the Tranche A Final Maturity Date, the remainder of the principal amount of the Tranche A Term Loans outstanding on such date, together in each case with accrued but unpaid interest on the principal amount to be paid to but excluding the date of such payment: Installment Amount First full fiscal quarter after Closing Date ................................ $0 Second fiscal quarter after Closing Date .................................. $0 Third fiscal quarter after Closing Date ..................................... $0 Fourth fiscal quarter after Closing Date ................................... $0 Fifth fiscal quarter after Closing Date ...................................... $2,500,000 Sixth fiscal quarter after Closing Date ..................................... $2,500,000


64 Seventh fiscal quarter after Closing Date ................................. $2,500,000 Eighth fiscal quarter after Closing Date ................................... $2,500,000 Ninth fiscal quarter after Closing Date ..................................... $5,000,000 Tenth fiscal quarter after Closing Date ..................................... $5,000,000 Eleventh fiscal quarter after Closing Date ................................ $5,000,000 Twelfth fiscal quarter after Closing Date ................................. $5,000,000 Thirteenth fiscal quarter after Closing Date ............................. $5,000,000 Fourteenth fiscal quarter after Closing Date ............................. $5,000,000 Fifteenth fiscal quarter after Closing Date................................ $5,000,000 Sixteenth fiscal quarter after Closing Date ............................... $5,000,000 Seventeenth fiscal quarter after Closing Date .......................... $5,000,000 Eighteenth fiscal quarter after Closing Date ............................. $5,000,000 Nineteenth fiscal quarter after Closing Date ............................ $5,000,000 2.6. Revolving Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Revolving Lender severally agrees (i) to make revolving credit loans denominated in U.S. Dollars (“Dollar Revolving Loans”) to the Borrowers and (ii) to make revolving credit loans denominated in one or more Foreign Currencies (“Foreign Currency Revolving Loans”; together with the Dollar Revolving Loans, the “Revolving Loans”) to the Borrowers, in each case from time to time at such Borrower’s request during the Revolving Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount (based on, in the case of Foreign Currency Revolving Loans, the Dollar Equivalent of such Foreign Currency Revolving Loans) at any one time outstanding which, when added to the sum of (i) such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the sum of (x) the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (y) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans then outstanding and (ii) such Lender’s Swingline Exposure then outstanding (which, in the case of the Swingline Lender, shall be the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time less the participation amounts otherwise funded by the Revolving Lenders other than a Swingline Lender) does not exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, after giving effect to the use of proceeds of any Revolving Loans to repay any Swingline Loans. During the Revolving Commitment Period each Borrower may use the Revolving Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Dollar Revolving Loans may from time to time be Adjusted LIBO Rate Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the applicable Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.7 and/or 2.14. The Foreign Currency Revolving Loans denominated in any Foreign Currency other than Canadian Dollars, Sterling or Swiss Francs shall be Term Benchmark Loans. The Foreign Currency Revolving Loans denominated in Sterling or Swiss Francs shall be RFR Loans. The Foreign Currency Revolving Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars shall be CDOR Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans, as determined by the applicable Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.7 and/or 2.14. (b) Each Borrower shall repay all outstanding Revolving Loans made to such Borrower on the Revolving Termination Date; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that nothing in this Section 2.6(b) creates any obligation for (i) any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower to repay any Obligation of any Domestic Borrower or (ii) any Domestic Borrower to repay any Obligation of any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower. (c) The Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request that any such repayment of a Swingline Loan be financed with the proceeds of a borrowing under the Revolving Facility, upon which the Borrower’s obligation to make such repayment of such Swingline Loan shall be satisfied by the resulting borrowing under the Revolving Facility.


65 2.7. Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing. (a) Each Borrower may borrow Dollar Revolving Loans under the Revolving Commitments during the Revolving Commitment Period on any Business Day prior to the Revolving Termination Date; provided that such Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent (a) prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, or (b) prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of ABR Loans), specifying (i) the amount and the Type of Loans to be borrowed, (ii) the requested Borrowing Date and (iii) in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, the initial Interest Period therefor. Each such borrowing of Dollar Revolving Loans shall be in an amount equal to (x) in the case of ABR Loans, $1,000,000 or a whole multiple thereof (or, if the then aggregate Available Revolving Commitments are less than $1,000,000, such lesser amount) and (y) in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, respectively; provided further that not greater than $100,000,000 (exclusive of any usage of the Revolving Facility to backstop or rollover Existing Letters of Credit or for working capital) of the Revolving Facility shall be available on the Closing Date to fund the Transactions (including payment of related fees and expenses). Upon receipt of any such notice of borrowing under the Revolving Facility from a Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender under the Revolving Facility thereof. In the case of a borrowing under the Revolving Facility, each Revolving Lender will make the amount of its Revolving Percentage of such borrowing of Dollar Revolving Loans available to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Borrower at the Domestic Funding Office prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date requested by such Borrower in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent. Such borrowing will then be made available to such Borrower by the Administrative Agent crediting the account of such Borrower on the books of such office with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Revolving Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent. (b) Each Borrower may borrow Foreign Currency Revolving Loans under the Revolving Commitments during the Revolving Commitment Period on any Business Day prior to the Revolving Termination Date; provided that such Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to (i) 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Term Benchmark Borrowings denominated in Euros or Yen, (ii) 11:00 a.m., New York City time, five RFR Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of RFR Borrowings denominated in Sterling, (iii) 11:00 a.m., New York City time, five RFR Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of an RFR Borrowing denominated in Swiss Francs, (iv) 11:00 a.m., Toronto time, three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of CDOR Loans or (v) 11:00 a.m., Toronto time, one Business Day prior to the Borrowing Date, in the case of Canadian Prime Rate Loans) specifying (i) the amount and the Type of Foreign Currency Revolving Loans to be borrowed and the Foreign Currency with respect thereto, (ii) the requested Borrowing Date and (iii) the initial Interest Periods with respect thereto, to the extent applicable. Upon receipt of any such notice of borrowing under the Revolving Facility from a Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender under the Revolving Facility thereof. Each borrowing of Foreign Currency Revolving Loans shall be in a minimum amount equal to the Applicable Minimum Amount for the relevant Foreign Currency; provided that a Foreign Currency Revolving Loan denominated in Euros may be in an aggregate amount that is required to finance the repayment of a Swingline Loan as contemplated by Section 2.6(c). Each Lender shall make the amount of its Revolving Percentage of such borrowing of Foreign Currency Revolving Loans available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Borrower by wire transfer of immediately available funds in the relevant Foreign Currency by 12:00 Noon, London time (or 12:00 Noon, Toronto time in the case of loans denominated in Canadian Dollars), on the Borrowing Date requested by such Borrower to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purposes by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Foreign Currency Revolving Loans available to the


66 relevant Borrower promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to the account of the relevant Borrower specified in such notice of borrowing from such Borrower. (c) Each Lender may, at its option, make any Loan available to any Borrower by causing any foreign or domestic branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of such Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 2.8. Swingline Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender agrees to make a portion of the credit otherwise available to a Borrower under the Revolving Commitments by making swing line loans to such Borrower denominated in U.S. Dollars or Euros (the “Swingline Loans”) in the United States or in the United Kingdom; provided that no Borrower shall request, and the Swingline Lender shall not make, any Swingline Loan if, after giving effect to the making of such Swingline Loan (i) the aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Commitments would be less than zero, (ii) the aggregate amount of all Swingline Loans would exceed the Swingline Commitment or (iii) the sum of (x) the Swingline Exposure of such Swingline Lender (which shall be the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time less the participation amounts otherwise funded by the Revolving Lenders other than a Swingline Lender), (y) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans made by such Swingline Lender (in its capacity as a Revolving Lender) and (z) the L/C Exposure of such Swingline Lender (in its capacity as a Revolving Lender) shall not exceed its Revolving Commitment then in effect. During the Revolving Commitment Period, each Borrower may use the Swingline Commitment by borrowing, repaying and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. Swingline Loans denominated in U.S. Dollars shall be ABR Loans only and Swingline Loans denominated in Euros shall be Daily Simple ESTR Loans only. (b) The applicable Borrower shall repay to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan no later than the earlier of (a) the tenth Business Day after the making of such Swingline Loan and (b) the Revolving Termination Date; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that nothing in this Section 2.8(b) creates any obligation for (i) any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower to repay any Obligation of any Domestic Borrower or (ii) any Domestic Borrower to repay any Obligation of any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower. 2.9. Procedure for Swingline Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans. (a) Whenever a Borrower desires that the Swingline Lender make Swingline Loans, it shall give the Swingline Lender irrevocable telephonic notice confirmed promptly in writing (which telephonic notice must be received by the Swingline Lender not later than 2:00 p.m. New York City time (in the case of a Swingline Loan denominated in U.S. Dollars) or 2:00 p.m. London time (in the case of a Swingline Loan denominated in Euros) on the proposed Borrowing Date), specifying (i) the amount to be borrowed and the currency and (ii) the requested Borrowing Date (which shall be a Business Day during the Revolving Commitment Period). Each borrowing under the Swingline Commitment denominated in U.S. Dollars shall be in an amount equal to $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof, and each borrowing under the Swingline Commitment denominated in Euros shall be in an amount equal to €100,000 or a whole multiple of €100,000 in excess thereof. Not later than 3:00 p.m. New York City time (in the case of a Swingline Loan denominated in U.S. Dollars) or 3:00 p.m. London time, (in the case of a Swingline Loan denominated in Euros), on the Borrowing Date specified in a notice in respect of Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately available funds equal to the amount of the Swingline Loan to be made by the Swingline Lender. The Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Swingline Loan available to the applicable Borrower on such Borrowing Date by depositing such proceeds in the account of the applicable Borrower with the Administrative Agent on such Borrowing Date in immediately available funds.


67 (b) The Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion may, require each Revolving Lender to purchase for cash an undivided participating interest in the then outstanding Swingline Loans made by the Swingline Lender by paying to the Swingline Lender an amount (the “Swingline Participation Amount”) equal to (i) such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Percentage times (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans made by the Swingline Lender then outstanding. (c) Whenever, at any time after the Swingline Lender has received from any Revolving Lender such Lender’s Swingline Participation Amount, the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account of the applicable Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Lender its Swingline Participation Amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded and, in the case of principal and interest payments, to reflect such Lender’s pro rata portion of such payment if such payment is not sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all Swingline Loans made by the Swingline Lender then due); provided, however, that in the event that such payment received by the Swingline Lender is required to be returned, such Revolving Lender will return to the Swingline Lender any portion thereof previously distributed to it by the Swingline Lender. (d) Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to purchase participating interests pursuant to Section 2.9(b) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Revolving Lender or any Borrower may have against the Swingline Lender, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5; (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of any Borrower; (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Lender; or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. (e) If the maturity date shall have occurred in respect of any tranche of Revolving Commitments at a time when another Class(es), tranche(s) or series of Revolving Commitments is or are in effect with a longer maturity date (each, a “Non-Expiring Credit Commitment” and collectively, the “Non-Expiring Credit Commitments”), then with respect to each outstanding Swingline Loan, if consented to by the Swingline Lender, on the earliest occurring maturity date, such Swingline Loan shall be deemed reallocated to the Class(es), tranche(s) or series of the Non-Expiring Credit Commitments on a pro rata basis; provided that to the extent that the amount of such reallocation would cause the aggregate credit exposure to exceed the aggregate amount of such Non-Expiring Credit Commitments, immediately prior to such reallocation the amount of Swingline Loans to be reallocated equal to such excess shall be repaid. Upon the maturity date of any tranche of Revolving Commitments, the sublimit for Swingline Loans may be reduced as agreed between the Swingline Lender and the Company, without the consent of any other Person. 2.10. Commitment Fees, etc. (a) The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a commitment fee for the period from and including the Closing Date to the last day of the Revolving Commitment Period, computed at the Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily Available Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable quarterly in arrears on the fifteenth Business Day of each January, April, July and October and on the Revolving Termination Date, commencing on the first of such dates to occur after the Closing Date. (b) The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts and on the dates previously agreed to in writing by the Company and the Administrative Agent.


68 2.11. Termination or Reduction of Revolving Commitments. The Company shall have the right, upon not less than three Business Days’ notice (or shorter notice period approved by the Administrative Agent) to the Administrative Agent, to terminate the Revolving Commitments or, from time to time, to reduce the amount of the Revolving Commitments; provided that no such termination or reduction of Revolving Commitments shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans made on the effective date thereof, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed the Total Revolving Commitments. Any such partial reduction shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000, or a whole multiple thereof, and shall reduce permanently the Revolving Commitments then in effect. Each reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be made ratably among the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may rescind or postpone any notice of termination of the Revolving Commitments if such termination would have resulted from a refinancing of all or any portion of any Facility or Facilities, which refinancing shall not be consummated or otherwise shall be delayed. 2.12. Optional Prepayments. The Borrowers may at any time and from time to time prepay the Loans (other than Foreign Currency Revolving Loans), in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (except as set forth below), upon notice delivered to the Administrative Agent (a) in the case of a prepayment of Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, and (b) on the same Business Day in the case of ABR Loans, which notice shall specify the date and amount of prepayment and the Type of Loans to be prepaid; provided, that if a Term Benchmark Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, such Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.22. The Borrowers may at any time and from time to time prepay Foreign Currency Revolving Loans of one or more Classes, series or tranches, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, upon notice delivered to the Administrative Agent, (a) in the case of prepayment of a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros or Yen, not later than 12:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, (b) in the case of prepayment of an RFR Borrowing denominated in Sterling, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, five Business Days before the date of prepayment, (c) in the case of prepayment of an RFR Borrowing denominated Swiss Francs, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, five Business Days before the date of prepayment, (d) in the case of prepayment of CDOR Loans, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, and (e) on the same Business Day in the case of Canadian Prime Rate Loans or Swing Line Loans denominated in Euros; provided, that if a Term Benchmark Loan, CDOR Loan or RFR Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Company shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.22. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with (except in the case of Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans and Swingline Loans that are ABR Loans) accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company may rescind, or extend the date for prepayment specified in, any notice of prepayment under this Section 2.12, if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of all or any portion of any Facility or Facilities which refinancing shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed. Partial prepayments of Tranche A Term Loans and Dollar Revolving Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple thereof. Partial prepayments of Swingline Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple thereof. Partial prepayments of Foreign Currency Revolving Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount equal to the Applicable Minimum Amount for the relevant Foreign Currency. Any optional prepayments of the Term Loans shall be applied to the remaining installments thereof as selected by the Company (or absent any such selection in the direct order of maturity).


69 2.13. Mandatory Prepayments. (a) If any Indebtedness shall be incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date (other than any permitted Indebtedness incurred in accordance with Section 7.2 (except for Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness which shall be applied in accordance with clause (iii) of the definition thereof)), an amount equal to 100.0% of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be applied on the date of such issuance or incurrence toward the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in Section 2.13(d). (b) If on any date the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall receive Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale or Recovery Event then, the Applicable Prepayment Percentage of such Net Cash Proceeds shall be applied on the fifth Business Day following the receipt thereof toward the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in Section 2.13(d); provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, at the option of the Company, the Company may reinvest the Net Cash Proceeds in the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries within (x) 18 months following the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds or (y) 24 months following the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, in the event that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall have entered into a binding commitment within 18 months following the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds in the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (it being understood that if any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds are no longer intended to be reinvested or are not reinvested within such 24-month period, the Applicable Prepayment Percentage of such Net Cash Proceeds shall be applied on the fifth Business Day after the Company reasonably determines that such Net Cash Proceeds are no longer intended to be or are not reinvested within such 24-month period toward prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in Section 2.13(d)); provided that if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is required to prepay or offer to repurchase with the Net Cash Proceeds of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event any Incremental Equivalent Debt, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, Ratio Debt, Incurred Acquisition Debt or any other Indebtedness outstanding at such time, in each case that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness (such Indebtedness required to be offered to be so repurchased, “Other Applicable Asset Sale Indebtedness”), then the Company may apply the Net Cash Proceeds on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and Other Applicable Asset Sale Indebtedness at such time) to the prepayment of such Other Applicable Asset Sale Indebtedness; it being understood that the portion of the Net Cash Proceeds allocated to the Other Applicable Asset Sale Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of the Net Cash Proceeds required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Asset Sale Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof (and the remaining amount, if any, of the Net Cash Proceeds shall be allocated to the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereof), and the amount of the prepayment of the Term Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this Section 2.13(b) shall be reduced accordingly. (c) [Reserved]. (d) The application of any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.13(a) or (b) shall be made ratably to the Term Loans based on the outstanding respective principal amounts thereof. Partial prepayments of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall be applied to the remaining installments thereof in the direct order of maturity. The application of any prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall be made, first, to ABR Loans and second, to Term Benchmark Loans. Each prepayment of the Loans under this Section 2.13 shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the amount prepaid. (e) Each Lender may elect, by notice to the Administrative Agent at or prior to the time and in the manner specified by the Administrative Agent, prior to any prepayment of Term Loans required to be made by a Borrower pursuant to Section 2.13(b), to decline all (but not a portion) of its prepayment


70 (such declined amounts, the “Declined Proceeds”), which Declined Proceeds may be retained by the Company and used for any purpose permitted (or not prohibited) hereunder, including to increase the Available Amount; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, no Lender may reject any prepayment made under Section 2.13(a) above to the extent that such prepayment is made with the proceeds of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refinance all or a portion of the Term Loans. If any Lender fails to deliver a notice to the Administrative Agent of its election to decline receipt of its ratable percentage of any mandatory prepayment within the time frame specified by the Administrative Agent, such failure will be deemed to constitute an acceptance of such Lender’s ratable percentage of the total amount of such mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans. (f) [Reserved]. (g) If at any time the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit exceed 105% of the Total Revolving Commitments (including as a result of a change in the Exchange Rate for the purchase of U.S. Dollars with a Foreign Currency), the Borrowers shall, within one Business Day of notice thereof from the Administrative Agent, prepay the Revolving Loans in an amount equal to the amount of such excess or, to the extent the principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding is less than the amount of such excess, cash collateralize L/C Obligations in respect of any Letters of Credit (in an amount equal to 101% of the face amount thereof) (or backstop or provide credit support reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Lender), in each case to the extent necessary to eliminate any such excess. (h) Notwithstanding any other provisions of Section 2.13, to the extent any or all of the Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale or Recovery Event received by a Foreign Subsidiary are prohibited or delayed by any applicable local law (including financial assistance, corporate benefit restrictions on upstreaming of cash intra group and the fiduciary and statutory duties of the directors of such Foreign Subsidiary) from being repatriated or passed on to or used for the benefit of the Company or any applicable Domestic Subsidiary (the Company hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Foreign Subsidiary to promptly take all actions reasonably required by the applicable local law to permit such repatriation as long as such repatriation does not create a material adverse tax consequence) or if the Company has determined in good faith that repatriation of any such amount to the Company or any applicable Domestic Subsidiary would have material adverse tax consequences with respect to such amount, the portion of such Net Cash Proceeds so affected will not be required to be applied to prepay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.13 but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary for so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law will not permit repatriation or the passing on to or otherwise using for the benefit of the Company or the applicable Domestic Subsidiary, or the Company believes in good faith that such material adverse tax consequence would result, and once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Cash Proceeds is permitted under the applicable local law or the Company determines in good faith that such repatriation would no longer would have such material adverse tax consequences, such repatriation will be promptly effected and such repatriated Net Cash Proceeds will be promptly (and in any event not later than five Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof) to the prepayment of the applicable Term Loans as otherwise required pursuant to this Section 2.13; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the applicable Foreign Subsidiary shall have no obligation to repatriate any Net Cash Proceeds (or take any further action with respect thereto) from and after the date that is twelve months after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds. 2.14. Conversion and Continuation Options. (a) Any Borrower may elect from time to time to convert Term Benchmark Loans denominated in U.S. Dollars to ABR Loans by giving the Administrative Agent at least two Business Days’ prior irrevocable notice of such election, provided that any such conversion of Term Benchmark Loans may only be made on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. Any Borrower may elect from time to time to convert ABR Loans to Term Benchmark


71 Loans denominated in U.S. Dollars by giving the Administrative Agent at least three Business Days’ prior irrevocable notice of such election (which notice shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period therefor); provided that no ABR Loan under a particular Facility may be converted into a Term Benchmark Loan denominated in U.S. Dollars when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of such Facility have determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such conversions. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof. (b) Any Borrower may elect from time to time to convert CDOR Loans to Canadian Prime Rate Loans by giving the Administrative Agent at least two Business Days’ prior irrevocable notice of such election, provided that any such conversion of CDOR Loans may only be made on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. Any Borrower may elect from time to time to convert Canadian Prime Rate Loans to CDOR Loans by giving the Administrative Agent at least three Business Days’ prior irrevocable notice of such election (which notice shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period therefor); provided that no Canadian Prime Rate Loan under a particular Facility may be converted into a CDOR Loan when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of such Facility have determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such conversions. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof. (c) Any Term Benchmark Loan or CDOR Loan shall be continued as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto unless the applicable Borrower gives notice to the Administrative Agent, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set forth in Section 1.1, of a different length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Loans or, in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars or Canadian Dollars, elects to convert such Loan to an ABR Loan or Canadian Prime Rate Loan, respectively; provided that no Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Dollars under a particular Facility or CDOR Loan under a particular Facility may be continued as such when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of such Facility have determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such continuations; and provided, further, that if such continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso such Term Benchmark Loans denominated in U.S. Dollars or Canadian Dollars, respectively, shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans, respectively, on the last day of such then expiring Interest Period and any Term Benchmark Loans denominated in any other currency shall be continued as such, with an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof. (d) It is understood and agreed that (i) only a Borrowing denominated in U.S. Dollars may be made as, or converted to, an ABR Loan, (ii) only a Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars may be made as, or converted to, a Canadian Prime Rate Loan or a CDOR Loan (iii) only a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, Euros or Yen may be made as, or in the case of Dollars converted to, or continued as, a Loan bearing interest at the Term Benchmark Rate, (iv) only a Borrowing denominated in Sterling or Swiss Francs may be made as, or continued as, a Loan bearing interest at the RFR, and (v) only a Borrowing denominated in Euros may be converted to a Loan bearing interest at the Daily Simple ESTR in the circumstances described in Section 2.20. 2.15. Limitations on Term Benchmark Borrowings. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings, conversions and continuations of Term Benchmark Loans hereunder and all selections of Interest Periods hereunder shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Benchmark Loans comprising each Term Benchmark Tranche shall be equal to the Applicable Minimum Amount.


72 2.16. Interest Rates and Payment Dates. (a) Each Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Dollars shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin. (b) Each Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Euros shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin. (c) Each Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Yen shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted TIBOR Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin. (d) Each RFR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for the applicable currency plus the Applicable Margin. (e) Each ABR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin. (f) Each Canadian Prime Rate Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Canadian Prime Rate plus the Applicable Margin. (g) Each Daily Simple ESTR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Daily Simple ESTR plus the Applicable Margin. (h) Each CDOR Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the CDO Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin. (i) (i) If all or a portion of the principal amount of or interest on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation shall not be paid when due and payable (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise and after giving effect to any grace or cure periods applicable thereto), such overdue amounts shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of overdue amounts in respect of any Loan, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section plus 2% or (y) in the case of overdue amounts in respect of any Reimbursement Obligation, the rate applicable to ABR Loans under the Revolving Facility plus 2%, and (ii) if all or a portion of any interest, commitment fee or other amount payable hereunder shall not be paid when due and payable (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise and after giving effect to any grace or cure periods applicable thereto), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate then applicable to ABR Loans under the relevant Facility plus 2% (or, in the case of any such other amounts that do not relate to a particular Facility, the rate then applicable to ABR Loans under the Revolving Facility plus 2%) (unless such overdue amount is denominated in a Foreign Currency, in which case such overdue amount shall bear interest of a rate per annum equal to the highest rate then applicable under this Agreement to Foreign Currency Revolving Loans in such currency plus 2%), in each case, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, from the date of such non-payment until such amount is paid in full (as well after as before judgment). (j) Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date; provided that interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (g) of this Section shall be payable from time to time on demand. (k) By entering into this Agreement, the parties hereto have assumed that the interest payable at the rates specified in this Agreement is not and will not be subject to any deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax. Nevertheless, if a deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax is required by law to be made


73 by a Swiss Borrower in respect of any interest payable under this Agreement and should it be unlawful for a Swiss Borrower to comply with Section 2.21(a) for any reason (where this would otherwise be required by the terms of Section 2.21 and taking into account the exclusions in Section 2.21), and if the gross-up in accordance with Section 2.21 is effectively not paid, (i) the applicable interest rate in relation to that interest payment shall be (A) the interest rate which would have applied to that interest payment as provided for otherwise in this Section 2.16 in the absence of this Section 2.16(k)), divided by (B) 1 minus the rate at which the relevant deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax is required to be made (where the rate at which the relevant deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax is required to be made is for this purpose expressed as a fraction of 1); (ii) (A) the Swiss Borrower shall be obliged to pay the relevant interest at the adjusted rate in accordance with this Section 2.16(k), and (B) the Swiss Borrower shall make the deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax (within the time allowed and in the minimum amount required by law) on the interest so recalculated; and (iii) all references to a rate of interest under this Agreement shall be construed accordingly. To the extent that interest payable by a Swiss Borrower under this Agreement becomes subject to a deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax, the Lenders and such Swiss Borrower shall promptly cooperate in completing any procedural formalities (including submitting forms and documents required by the appropriate tax authority) to the extent possible and necessary for such Swiss Borrower to obtain authorization to make interest payments without them being subject to such deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax or to reduce the applicable withholding tax rate. If a Swiss Borrower pays the interest recalculated under this Section 2.16(k), that Swiss Borrower shall cooperate with each relevant Lender to enable that Lender to receive a full or partial refund of the Swiss Withholding Tax under an applicable double taxation treaty. If and to the extent a Lender receives a refund of Swiss Withholding Tax, it shall forward such amount, after deduction of costs, to the corresponding Swiss Borrower. This Section 2.16(k) shall not apply and no interest shall be recalculated pursuant to this Section 2.16(k) if a deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax is due as a result of any non-compliance by a Lender with the provisions of clause (iv) of Section 10.6(c)) or the Lender (i) making a misrepresentation as to its status according to Section 2.21(k) as a Swiss Qualifying Bank or as (only) one Swiss Permitted Non- Qualifying Bank or (ii) ceasing to be a Swiss Qualifying Bank Creditor or as (only) one Swiss Permitted Non-Qualifying Bank after the time it acceded to this Agreement. 2.17. Computation of Interest and Fees. (a) Interest and fees payable pursuant hereto shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed, except that, with respect to ABR Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans the rate of interest on which is calculated on the basis of the Prime Rate or the Canadian Prime Rate, the interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed and that interest on any Foreign Currency Revolving Loan denominated in Pounds Sterling or Canadian Dollars shall be calculated on the basis of a 365-day year for actual days elapsed. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Company and the relevant Lenders of each determination of a Term Benchmark Rate or CDO Rate. Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the Alternate Base Rate or the Canadian Prime Rate shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change becomes effective. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Company and the relevant Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such change in interest rate.


74 (b) Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrowers and the Lenders absent manifest error. The Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Company, deliver to the Company a statement showing the quotations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate pursuant to Section 2.17(a). 2.18. Alternate Rate of Interest. (a) Subject to clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of this Section 2.18. (i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) (A) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Borrowing or CDOR Rate Borrowing, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the LIBO Rate, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, the EURIBOR Rate, the Adjusted TIBOR Rate, the TIBOR Rate or the CDO Rate (including because the Relevant Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis), for the applicable Agreed Currency and such Interest Period or (B) at any time, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple RFR, the Daily Simple RFR or the RFR for the applicable Agreed Currency; or (ii) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that (A) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Borrowing or CDO Rate Borrowing, the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the LIBO Rate, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, the EURIBOR Rate, the Adjusted TIBOR Rate, the TIBOR Rate or the CDO Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency and such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for the applicable Agreed Currency and such Interest Period or (B) at any time, the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple RFR or RFR for the applicable Agreed Currency will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for the applicable Agreed Currency; then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (A) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Term Benchmark Borrowing or CDO Rate Borrowing shall be ineffective, (B) if any Borrowing Request requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing in Dollars, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing and (C) if any borrowing request requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing or an RFR Borrowing for the relevant rate above in an Foreign Currency, then such request shall be ineffective; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then all other Types of Borrowings shall be permitted. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Loan, RFR Loan or CDOR Loan in any Agreed Currency is outstanding on the date of the Borrower’s receipt of the notice from the Administrative Agent referred to in this Section 2.18 with respect to a Relevant Rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, RFR Loan or CDOR Loan, then until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) if such Term Benchmark Loan is denominated in Dollars, then on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), such Loan shall be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, an ABR Loan denominated in Dollars on such day, (ii) if such Term Benchmark Loan is denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars, then such Loan shall, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day) bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the Applicable Rate; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which


75 determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Term Benchmark Loans denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars shall, at the Borrower’s election prior to such day: (A) be prepaid by the Borrower on such day or (B) solely for the purpose of calculating the interest rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, such Term Benchmark Loan denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars shall be deemed to be a Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Dollars and shall accrue interest at the same interest rate applicable to Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars at such time, (iii) if such RFR Loan is denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars, then such Loan shall bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the Applicable Rate; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected RFR Loans denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars, at the Borrower’s election, shall either (A) be converted into ABR Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such Foreign Currency) immediately or (B) be prepaid in full immediately or (iv) if such Term Benchmark Loan is denominated in Canadian Dollars, then on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), such Loan shall be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, a Canadian Prime Rate Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars on such day. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document (and any Swap Agreement shall be deemed not to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this 2.18), if a Benchmark Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” with respect to Dollars for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” with respect to any Agreed Currency for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document and subject to the proviso below in this paragraph, with respect to a Loan denominated in Dollars, if a Term SOFR Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then the applicable Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder or under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, this clause (c) shall not be effective unless the Administrative Agent has delivered to the Lenders and the Borrower a Term SOFR Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to deliver a Term SOFR Notice after the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event and may do so in its sole discretion.


76 (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. (e) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to clause (f) below and (v) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this 2.18, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this 2.18. (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then- current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR, LIBO Rate, EURIBOR Rate, TIBOR Rate or CDO Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non- representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor. (g) Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a Term Benchmark Borrowing, RFR Borrowing or CDO Rate Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans or CDOR Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, either (x) the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any request for a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to ABR Loans, (y) the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any request for a CDO Rate Borrowing into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Canadian Prime Rate Loans or (z) any Term Benchmark Borrowing or RFR Borrowing denominated in an Foreign Currency other than Canadian Dollars shall be ineffective. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Alternate Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Alternate Base Rate. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Loan, RFR Loan in any Agreed Currency or CDOR Loan is outstanding on the date of the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to a Relevant Rate applicable to such Term Benchmark


77 Loan, RFR Loan or CDOR Loan, then until such time as a Benchmark Replacement for such Agreed Currency is implemented pursuant to this Section 2.18, (i) if such Term Benchmark Loan is denominated in Dollars, then on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), such Loan shall be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, an ABR Loan denominated in Dollars on such day, (ii) if such CDOR Loan is denominated in Canadian Dollars, then on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), such Loan shall be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, a CDOR Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars on such day, (iii) if such Term Benchmark Loan is denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars, then such Loan shall, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day) bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the CBR Spread; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Term Benchmark Loans denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars shall, at the Borrower’s election prior to such day: (A) be prepaid by the Borrower on such day or (B) solely for the purpose of calculating the interest rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, such Term Benchmark Loan denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars shall be deemed to be a Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Dollars and shall accrue interest at the same interest rate applicable to Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars at such time or (iv) if such RFR Loan is denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars, then such Loan shall bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the CBR Spread; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected RFR Loans denominated in any Agreed Currency, at the Borrower’s election, shall either (A) be converted into ABR Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such Foreign Currency) immediately or (B) be prepaid in full immediately. 2.19. Pro Rata Treatment and Payments. (a) Each borrowing by a Borrower from the Revolving Lenders hereunder, each payment by a Borrower on account of any commitment fee and any reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be made pro rata according to the respective Revolving Percentages of the Revolving Lenders. (b) Each payment (including each prepayment) by a Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Revolving Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving Loans then held by the Revolving Lenders, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.28. (c) Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Company on account of principal of and interest and premium, if any, on the Tranche A Term Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Tranche A Term Loans then held by the Tranche A Term Lenders. The amount of each principal prepayment of the Tranche A Term Loans shall be applied to reduce the then remaining installments of the Tranche A Term Loans in the direct order of maturity. Amounts prepaid on account of the Tranche A Term Loans may not be reborrowed. (d) [Reserved]. (e) All payments (including prepayments) to be made by a Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, at its Domestic Funding Office, in U.S. Dollars and in immediately available


78 funds (or, in the case of principal or interest relating to Foreign Currency Revolving Loans, prior to 2:00 p.m. Local Time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, at its Funding Office, in the relevant Foreign Currency and in immediately available funds). The Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments to the Lenders promptly upon receipt in like funds as received. If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the Term Benchmark Loans or CDOR Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment on a Term Benchmark Loan or CDOR Loans becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the case of any extension of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension. (f) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender prior to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would constitute its share of such borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower a corresponding amount. If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand, (i) in the case of amounts denominated in U.S. Dollars, such amount with interest thereon at a rate equal to the daily average NYFRB Rate or (ii) in the case of amounts denominated in Foreign Currencies, such amount with interest thereon at a rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the cost to it of funding such amount, in each case for the period until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this paragraph shall be conclusive absent manifest error. If such Lender’s share of such borrowing is not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three Business Days of such Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover (i) in the case of amounts denominated in U.S. Dollars, such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate, on demand, from the applicable Borrower or (ii) in the case of amounts denominated in Foreign Currencies, such amount with interest thereon at a rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the cost to it of funding such amount, on demand, from the applicable Borrower. (g) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by the applicable Borrower prior to the date of any payment being made hereunder that the applicable Borrower will not make such payment to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that the applicable Borrower is making such payment, and the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Lenders their respective pro rata shares of a corresponding amount. If such payment is not made to the Administrative Agent by the applicable Borrower within three Business Days of such required date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover, on demand, from each Lender to which any amount which was made available pursuant to the preceding sentence, (i) in the case of amounts denominated in U.S. Dollars, such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) in the case of amounts denominated in Foreign Currencies, such amount with interest thereon at a rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the cost to it of funding such amount. Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against any Borrower.


79 (h) Nothing in this Section 2.19 creates any obligation for (i) any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower to repay any Obligation of any Domestic Borrower or (ii) any Domestic Borrower to repay any Obligation of any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower. 2.20. Requirements of Law. (a) If the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by any Credit Party with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof: (i) shall subject such Credit Party to any Tax (except for Non-Excluded Taxes and Taxes described in clauses (i) through (iv) of the definition of Non-Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; (ii) shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement (including any insurance charge or other assessment, but other than any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 2.20(e)) against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Credit Party or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; or (iii) shall impose on such Credit Party or the London interbank or other relevant market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or the Loans made by such Credit Party or any Letter of Credit or participation therein (other than Taxes); and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Credit Party, by an amount that such Credit Party deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining Loans or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any such case, the Borrowers shall pay such Credit Party, following thirty (30) days’ prior written demand and delivery of the calculation of such amount, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Credit Party for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable. If any Credit Party becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this paragraph, it shall promptly notify the Company (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled together with a calculation of such amount claimed; provided that failure or delay on the part of any Credit Party to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.20(a) shall not constitute a waiver of such Credit Party’s right to demand such compensation; provided further that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this paragraph for any amounts incurred more than 90 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Company of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; and provided further that, if the circumstances giving rise to such claim have a retroactive effect, then such 90-day period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive effect; provided further that in respect of clause (a)(i), the Company shall be required to make such payment only if the respective Lender certifies that it generally requires similarly situated borrowers in comparable syndicated credit facilities to which it is a lender to make similar payments. (b) If any Credit Party shall have determined that the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Credit Party, or any corporation controlling such Credit Party with any request or directive regarding capital or liquidity requirements (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority made subsequent to the Closing Date shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Credit Party’s or such corporation’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such


80 corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Credit Party’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, after submission by such Credit Party to the Company (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor, the Borrowers shall pay to such Credit Party such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Credit Party for such reduction; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this paragraph for any amounts incurred more than 90 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Company of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the circumstances giving rise to such claim have a retroactive effect, then such 90-day period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive effect; and provided further that the Company shall be required to make such payment only if the respective Lender certifies that it generally requires similarly situated borrowers in comparable syndicated credit facilities to which it is a lender to make similar payments. (c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) 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 be deemed to be a change in a Requirement of Law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued. (d) A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted by any Credit Party to the Company (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The obligations of the Borrowers pursuant to this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder. (e) Eurocurrency Liabilities. Each Borrower shall pay to each Lender, without duplication, (i) as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency liabilities”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Term Benchmark Loan, RFR Loan or CDO Rate equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), and (ii) as long as such Lender shall be required to comply with any reserve ratio requirement or analogous requirement of any other central banking or financing regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of any Term Benchmark Loan, RFR Loan or CDO Rate of such Borrower, such additional costs (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal to the actual costs allocated to such Commitment or Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), which in each case shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan; provided the Company shall have received at least 30 days’ prior written notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest or cost from such Lender; provided further that the Company shall be required to make such payment only if the respective Lender certifies that it generally requires similarly situated borrowers in comparable syndicated credit facilities to which it is a lender to make similar payments. (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if, after the date hereof, (i)(A) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement, (B) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (C) compliance by any Lender with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement, shall make it unlawful for any such Lender to make or maintain any Foreign Currency


81 Revolving Loan or to give effect to its obligations as contemplated hereby with respect to any Foreign Currency Revolving Loan, or (ii) there shall have occurred any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions (including the imposition of or any change in exchange controls, but excluding conditions otherwise covered by this Section 2.20) or currency exchange rates which would make it impracticable for the Lenders to make or maintain Foreign Currency Revolving Loans denominated in the relevant currency to, or for the account of, any Borrower, then, by written notice to the Company and to the Administrative Agent: (i) such Lender or Lenders may declare that Foreign Currency Revolving Loans (in the affected currency or currencies) will not thereafter (for the duration of such unlawfulness or impracticality) be made by such Lender or Lenders hereunder (or be continued for additional Interest Periods), whereupon any request for a Foreign Currency Revolving Loan (in the affected currency or currencies) or to continue a Foreign Currency Revolving Loan (in the affected currency or currencies), as the case may be, for an additional Interest Period shall, as to such Lender or Lenders only, be of no force and effect, unless such declaration shall be subsequently withdrawn; and (ii) such Lender may require that all outstanding Foreign Currency Revolving Loans (in the affected currency or currencies) whose interest is determined by reference to the applicable Term Benchmark Rate, RFR or CDO Rate made by it be converted to, in the case of CDOR Loans, as Canadian Prime Rate Loans, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Euros, as Daily Simple ESTR Loans, or in the case of Term Benchmark Loans or RFR Loans denominated in Pounds Sterling, Yen, Swiss Francs or any additional Foreign Currency, either another mutually acceptable alternative rate (which in no event shall be less than zero) or at the Company’s option converted to ABR Loans denominated in U.S. Dollars, as the case may be (unless repaid by the relevant Borrower as described below), in which event all such Foreign Currency Revolving Loans (in the affected currency or currencies) shall be so converted as of the effective date of such notice as provided in this Section 2.20(f) and at the Exchange Rate on the date of such conversion or, at the option of the relevant Borrower, repaid on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto or, if earlier, the date on which the applicable notice becomes effective. In the event any Lender shall exercise its rights under (i) or (ii) above, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise have been applied to repay the converted Foreign Currency Revolving Loans of such Lender shall instead be applied to repay the Loans made by such Lender resulting from such conversion. For purposes of this Section 2.20(f), a notice to the Company by any Lender shall be effective as to each Foreign Currency Revolving Loan made by such Lender, if lawful, on the last day of the Interest Period, if any, currently applicable to such Foreign Currency Revolving Loan; in all other cases such notice shall be effective on the date of receipt thereof by the Company. 2.21. Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Company under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is a Non- Excluded Tax or Other Taxes, then the amount payable by the Company to the Credit Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Credit Party


82 receives an amount that would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made. Whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are payable by the Company to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.21, as soon as practicable thereafter the Company shall send to the Administrative Agent the original or certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment. (b) In addition, the Company shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of any Other Taxes. (c) The Company shall indemnify each Credit Party, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes (including Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Credit Party or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Credit Party and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to indemnify such Credit Party pursuant to this Section 2.21 in respect of penalties, interest and other liabilities are attributable to the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Credit Party. After a Credit Party learns of the imposition of Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes, such Credit Party will act in good faith to promptly notify the Company of its obligations thereunder. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the applicable Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. (d) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for any Taxes (i) attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Company has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes and without limiting the obligation of such Borrower to do so) or (ii) attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.6(b) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register, in either case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent 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 hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (d). (e) If the Administrative Agent or any Lender is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document, such Administrative Agent or Lender shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or 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


83 documentation set forth in Section 2.21(f)) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender. (f) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) Each Lender (or Transferee) that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (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), a properly completed and duly signed copy of U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax. (ii) Each Lender (or Transferee) that is not a U.S. Person (a “Non-U.S. Lender”) shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, 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.): (A) in the case of a Non-U.S. 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, a properly completed and duly signed copy of IRS Form W- 8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E 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, two completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E 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; (B) in case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming that its extension of credit will generate U.S. effectively connected income, a properly completed and duly signed copy of IRS Form W-8ECI; (C) in the case of a Non-U.S. 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 F-1 to the effect that such Non-U.S. Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Company within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or a CFC related to the Company as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and that the income is not effectively connected income (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) a properly completed and executed copy of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E; or (D) to the extent a Non-U.S. Lender is not the beneficial owner, a properly completed and executed copy of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by a properly completed and executed copy of IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W- 8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or F- 3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Non-U.S. Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Non-U.S. Lender are claiming the portfolio interest


84 exemption, such Non-U.S. Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner. (iii) Any Non-U.S. Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent on or about the date on which such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), a completed and duly signed copy 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; (iv) If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender 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, to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment; and (v) The Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Company an executed copy of whichever of the following is applicable: (A) if the Administrative Agent is a U.S. Person, IRS Form W-9 certifying to such Administrative Agent's exemption from U.S. federal backup withholding; or (B) if the Administrative Agent is not a U.S. Person, (x) IRS Form W-8ECI with respect to payments received for its own account; and (y) IRS Form W-8IMY with respect to any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent for the accounts of others, clarifying that it is a U.S. branch of a foreign bank or insurance company described in Regulations section 1.1441-1(b)(2)(iv)(A) that is a “participating foreign financial institution” or PFFI (including a reporting Model 2 FFI), registered deemed-compliant FFI (including a reporting Model 1 FFI), or “non-financial foreign entity” that is using this form as evidence of its agreement with the withholding agent to be treated as a U.S. Person with respect to any payments associated with this withholding certificate. (g) The Administrative Agent and each Lender agree that if any form or certification it previously delivered 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. (h) If any party 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 pursuant to this Section 2.21 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.21), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental


85 Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 2.21(h) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.21(h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 2.21(h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section 2.21(h) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person. (i) For purposes of this Section 2.21, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Lender and the term “applicable law” includes FATCA. (j) Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment or rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document. (k) Each Lender confirms on the date of this Agreement or on the date it accedes to this Agreement that it is a Swiss Qualifying Bank or counts as (only) one Swiss Permitted Non-Qualifying Bank, respectively. 2.22. Indemnity. (a) With respect to Loans that are not RFR Loans, each Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender and to hold each Lender harmless from any loss or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by such Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans or CDOR Loans after such Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by such Borrower in making any prepayment of or conversion from Term Benchmark Loans or CDOR Loans after such Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a payment of Term Benchmark Loans or CDOR Loans (including pursuant to Sections 2.24 or 10.1(c)) on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. Such indemnification, which shall be payable within 30 days of written demand therefor, may include an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the amount so prepaid or returned, or not so borrowed, converted or continued, for the period from the date of such prepayment or return or of such failure to borrow, convert or continue to the last day of such Interest Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the Interest Period that would have commenced on the date of such failure) in each case at the applicable rate of interest for such Loans provided for herein (excluding, however, the Applicable Margin included therein, if any) over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) that would have accrued to such Lender on such amount by placing such amount on deposit for a comparable period with leading banks in the interbank eurodollar market or other applicable interbank market. A certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted to the Company by any Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder. (b) With respect to RFR Loans, each Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender and to hold each Lender harmless from any loss or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of


86 (a) the payment of any principal of any RFR Loan other than on the Interest Payment Date applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default or an optional or mandatory prepayment of Loans), (b) default by such Borrower in making a borrowing of RFR Loans after such Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) default by such Borrower in making any prepayment RFR Loans after such Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Such indemnification, which shall be payable within 30 days of written demand therefor. A certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted to the Company by any Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder. 2.23. Change of Lending Office. Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Sections 2.20 or 2.21 with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Company, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event with the object of avoiding the consequences of such event; provided, that such designation is made on terms that, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, (i) would eliminate or reduce the amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.20 or Section 2.21, as the case may be, in the future, (ii) would not subject such Lender to (A) any unreimbursed cost or expense or (B) significant investment of time or effort and (iii) would not otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender, and provided, further, that nothing in this Section shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of any Borrower or the rights of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.20 or 2.21. The Company hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation. 2.24. Replacement of Lenders. The Company shall be permitted, at its sole expense and effort, with respect to any Lender that (a) requests reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.20 or Section 2.21, (b) has become a Defaulting Lender or an Objecting Lender hereunder or, pursuant to Section 2.20(f), is unable to make any particular type of Loans or (c) in connection with any proposed amendment, waiver or consent requiring the consent of “each Lender” or “each Lender directly affected thereby” (or any other Class or group of Lenders other than the Required Lenders or Required Revolving Lenders) with respect to which Required Lender or Required Revolving Lender consent, as applicable (or the consent of Lenders holding loans or commitments of such Class or lesser group representing more than 50.0% of the sum of the total loans and unused commitments of such Class or lesser group at such time) has been obtained, as applicable, is a non-consenting Lender (each such Lender, a “Non- Consenting Lender”) (1) to replace such Lender, with a replacement financial institution; provided that (i) the replacement financial institution shall purchase, at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (ii) the applicable Borrower shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Section 2.22 for any losses suffered or expenses incurred by such Lender if any Term Benchmark Loan or CDOR Loan owing to such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, (iii) the replacement financial institution, if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to the extent such consent is required pursuant to Section 10.6, (iv) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6 (provided that the applicable Borrower shall be obligated to pay the registration and processing fee referred to therein) or pursuant to other procedures agreed upon by the Company and the Administrative Agent including deemed assignments upon payment to the replaced Lender of amounts required to be paid to it pursuant to this Section 2.24, (v) until such time as such replacement shall be consummated, the applicable Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any) required pursuant to Section 2.20 or 2.21, as the case may be, and (vi) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that any Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender or (2) terminate the Commitment of such Lender and (a) in the case of a Lender (other than an Issuing Lender), repay all Obligations of the Borrowers owing to such


87 Lender relating to the applicable Loans, Commitments and participations held by such Lender as of such termination date, and (b) in the case of an Issuing Lender, repay all Obligations of the Borrowers owing to such Issuing Lender relating to the applicable Loans and participations held by the Issuing Lender as of such termination date and cancel or backstop on terms satisfactory to such L/C Issuer any Letters of Credit issued by it. No action by or consent of any Lender referred to in this Section 2.24, including any Objecting Lender, Defaulting Lender or Non-Consenting Lender shall be necessary in connection with such assignment, which shall be immediately and automatically effective upon payment of the amounts described in the immediately preceding sentence. 2.25. Foreign Currency Exchange Rate. (a) No later than 12:00 Noon, London time, on each Calculation Date with respect to a Foreign Currency, the Administrative Agent shall determine the Exchange Rate as of such Calculation Date with respect to such Foreign Currency; provided that, upon receipt of a borrowing request for Foreign Currency Revolving Loans, the Administrative Agent shall determine the Exchange Rate with respect to the relevant Foreign Currency on the related Calculation Date (it being acknowledged and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall use such Exchange Rate solely for the purposes of determining compliance with Section 2.6 with respect to such borrowing request). The Exchange Rates so determined shall become effective on the relevant Calculation Date (a “Reset Date”), shall remain effective until the next succeeding Reset Date and shall for all purposes of this Agreement (other than Section 2.20(f), 10.21 and any other provision expressly requiring the use of a current Exchange Rate) be the Exchange Rates employed in converting any amounts between U.S. Dollars and Foreign Currencies. (b) No later than 5:00 p.m., London time, on each Reset Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine the aggregate amount of the Dollar Equivalents of the principal amounts of the relevant Foreign Currency Revolving Loans then outstanding (after giving effect to any Foreign Currency Revolving Loans to be made or repaid on such date). (c) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Company and the Lenders of each determination of an Exchange Rate hereunder. 2.26. Extension of the Facilities. (a) The Company may at any time and from time to time, request that all or a portion of the Term Loans of a given Class (or series or tranche thereof) (each, an “Existing Term Loan Tranche”) be amended to extend the scheduled maturity date(s) with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Term Loans (any such Term Loans which have been so amended, “Extended Term Loans”) and to provide for other terms applicable thereto consistent with this Section 2.26. In order to establish any Extended Term Loans, the Company shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche) (each, a “Term Loan Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under such Existing Term Loan Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Term Loan Tranche and (y) be identical to the Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which such Extended Term Loans are to be amended, except that: (i) all or any of the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Extended Term Loans may be delayed to later dates than the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (ii) the All-in Yield with respect to the Extended Term Loans may be different than the All-in Yield for the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment; and (iv) the Extended Term Loans may have prepayment premiums or call protection as may be agreed by the Company and the Lenders thereof; provided that that


88 (A) in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Term Loans of a given Term Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the maturity date of the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche, (B) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Extended Term Loans of a given Term Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche, (C) all documentation in respect of such Extension Amendment shall be consistent with the foregoing and (D) any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any mandatory repayments or prepayments hereunder, in each case as specified in the respective Term Loan Extension Request. Any Class of Extended Term Loans amended pursuant to any Term Loan Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “Term Loan Extension Series”) of Extended Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Term Loans amended from an Existing Term Loan Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Term Loan Extension Series with respect to such Existing Term Loan Tranche. Each Term Loan Extension Series of Extended Term Loans incurred under this Section 2.26 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $20,000,000 (or such lesser amount as to which the Administrative Agent may agree). (b) The Company may at any time and from time to time, in its sole discretion, request that all or a portion of the Revolving Commitments or commitments in respect of an Incremental Revolving Facility (“Incremental Revolving Commitments”) of a given Class (or series or tranche thereof) (each, an “Existing Revolver Tranche”) be amended to extend the maturity date with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Revolving Commitments or Incremental Revolving Commitments (any such Revolving Commitments or Incremental Revolving Commitments which have been so amended, “Extended Revolving Commitments”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.26. In order to establish any Extended Revolving Commitments, the Company shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Revolver Tranche) (each, a “Revolver Extension Request” and together with a Term Loan Extension Request, an “Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Commitments to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under such Existing Revolver Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Revolver Tranche and (y) be identical to the Revolving Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche from which such Extended Revolving Commitments are to be amended, except that: (i) the maturity date of the Extended Revolving Commitments may be delayed to a later date than the maturity date of the Revolving Commitments of such Existing Revolver Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (ii) the All-in Yield with respect to extensions of credit under the Extended Revolving Commitments (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, commitment fees, OID or otherwise) may be different than the All-in Yield for extensions of credit under the Revolving Commitments of such Existing Revolver Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment; and (iv) all borrowings under the applicable Revolving Commitments (i.e., the Existing Revolver Tranche and the Extended Revolving Commitments of the applicable Revolver Extension Series) and repayments thereunder shall be made on a pro rata basis (except for (I) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings) and (II) repayments required upon the maturity date of the non-extending Revolving Commitments); provided, further, that all documentation in respect of such Extension Amendment shall be consistent with the foregoing. Any Extended Revolving Commitments amended pursuant to any Revolver Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “Revolver Extension Series” (and together with a Term Loan Extension Series, any “Extension Series”)) of Extended Revolving Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Revolving Commitments amended from an Existing Revolver Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension


89 Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Revolver Extension Series with respect to such Existing Revolver Tranche. Each Revolver Extension Series of Extended Revolving Commitments incurred under this Section 2.26 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000 (or such lesser amount as to which the Administrative Agent may agree). (c) The Company shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, are requested to respond, and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.26. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Tranche amended into Extended Term Loans or any of its Revolving Commitments amended into Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Lender holding a Loan under an Existing Term Loan Tranche (each, an “Extending Term Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Term Loans and any Revolving Lender (each, an “Extending Revolving Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, shall notify the Administrative Agent (each, an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, which it has elected to request be amended into Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Administrative Agent). In the event that the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, in respect of which applicable Term Lenders or Revolving Lenders, as the case may be, shall have accepted the relevant Extension Request exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, requested to be extended pursuant to the Extension Request, Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections shall be amended to Extended Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, on a pro rata basis (subject to rounding by the Administrative Agent, which shall be conclusive absent manifest error) based on the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, included in each such Extension Election. (d) Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (each, an “Extension Amendment”) to this Agreement among the Company, the Administrative Agent and each Extending Term Lender or Extending Revolving Lender, as applicable, providing an Extended Term Loan or Extended Revolving Commitment, as applicable, thereunder, which shall be consistent with the provisions set forth in Sections 2.26(a) or )b(above, respectively (but which shall not require the consent of any other Lender). The effectiveness of any Extension Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents. The Company may, at its election, specify as a condition to consummating any Extension Amendment that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Extension Request in the Company’s sole discretion and as may be waived by the Company) of Term Loans, Revolving Commitments or Incremental Revolving Commitments (as applicable) of any or all applicable Classes be tendered. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to an Extension Amendment, without the consent of any


90 other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, incurred pursuant thereto, (ii) modify the scheduled repayments set forth in Section 2.5 with respect to any Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to an Extension Election to reflect a reduction in the principal amount of the Term Loans thereunder in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Extended Term Loans amended pursuant to the applicable Extension Election (with such amount to be applied ratably to reduce scheduled repayments of such Term Loans required pursuant to Section 2.5), (iii) modify the prepayments set forth in Section 2.5 to reflect the existence of the Extended Term Loans and the application of prepayments with respect thereto, (iv) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of Section 10.1 (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and (v) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Company, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.26, and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Extension Amendment. (e) No extension of Loans pursuant to any Extension Election in accordance with this Section 2.26 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement. (f) This Section 2.26 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.19 or 10.1 to the contrary. 2.27. Incremental Loan Extensions. (a) The Company may, at any time, on one or more occasions pursuant to an Incremental Facility Amendment (i) add one or more new Classes of term facilities (which may be additional Tranche A Term Loans or term “b” loans) and/or increase the principal amount of any Term Loans of any existing Class by requesting new term loan commitments to be added to such Loans (any such new Class or increase, an “Incremental Term Facility” and any loans made pursuant to an Incremental Term Facility, “Incremental Term Loans”) and/or (ii) add one or more new Classes of revolving commitments and/or increase the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of any existing Class (any such new Class or increase, an “Incremental Revolving Facility” and, together with any Incremental Term Facility, “Incremental Facilities”, or either or any thereof, an “Incremental Facility”; and the loans thereunder, “Incremental Revolving Loans” and, together with any Incremental Term Loans, “Incremental Loans”) in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed the Incremental Cap; provided that: (i) no commitments in respect of Incremental Loans (“Incremental Commitment”) in respect of any Incremental Term Facility may be in an amount that is less than $10,000,000 (or such lesser amount to which the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree), (ii) except as separately agreed from time to time between the Company and any Lender, no Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Commitment, and the determination to provide such commitments shall be within the sole and absolute discretion of such Lender (it being agreed that the Company shall not be obligated to offer the opportunity to any Lender to participate in any Incremental Facility), (iii) no Incremental Facility or Incremental Loan (nor the creation, provision or implementation thereof) shall require the approval of any existing Lender other than in its capacity, if any, as a lender providing all or part of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Loan, (iv) [reserved];


91 (v) the All-in-Yield applicable to any Incremental Facility shall be determined by the Company and the lender or lenders providing such Incremental Facility, (vi) the final maturity date of any Incremental Term Facility shall be no earlier than the Latest Maturity Date in respect of the Tranche A Term Facility and any other Incremental Term Facility then outstanding, and Incremental Term Facilities consisting of a tranche A term facility (i.e., a term loan facility having amortization, tenor and other terms customary for the term loan A market) may have different mandatory prepayments from the Tranche A Facility so long as such prepayments are added for the benefit of the Tranche A Facility and the Tranche A Facility participates on a ratable basis in such prepayments; provided, that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to a customary bridge facility which, subject to customary conditions, automatically convert into long-term debt satisfying the requirements of this clause (vi), (vii) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Incremental Term Facility shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Tranche A Term Facility; provided, that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to a customary bridge facility which, subject to customary conditions, automatically convert into long-term debt satisfying the requirements of this clause (vii); provided, further, that the foregoing shall not apply to the extent the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Incremental Term Facility is shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Tranche A Facility solely to the extent necessary to make such Incremental Term Facility fungible with the Tranche A Term Facility, (viii) subject to clauses (vi) and (vii) above, any Incremental Term Facility may otherwise have an amortization schedule as determined by the Company and the lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility, (ix) subject to clause (v) above, to the extent applicable, the fees payable in connection with any Incremental Facility shall be determined by the Company and the arrangers and/or lenders providing such Incremental Facility, (x) (A) each Incremental Facility shall rank pari passu (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the initial Term Loans (in the case of any Incremental Term Facility) and pari passu (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the initial Revolving Loans (in the case of Incremental Revolving Loans), in each case in right of payment and security and (B) no Incremental Facility may be (x) guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors or (y) secured by Liens on any assets other than the Collateral, (xi) any Incremental Term Facility may provide for the ability to participate (A) a pro rata basis or non-pro rata basis in any voluntary prepayment of Term Loans, in each case, made pursuant to Section 2.12 and (B) on a pro rata or less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis, other than in the case of prepayment with proceeds of Indebtedness refinancing such Incremental Term Loans) in any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans required pursuant to Section 2.13(b), (xii) no Event of Default shall exist immediately prior to or after giving effect to the effectiveness of such Incremental Facility (except in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, where solely to the extent required by the Lenders providing such Incremental Facility, no such Event of Default shall exist at the time as elected by the Company pursuant to Section 1.4(d)),


92 (xiii) after giving effect to such Incremental Facility, the condition set forth in Section 5.2(a) shall be satisfied (except in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, where solely to the extent required by the Lenders providing such Incremental Facility, the condition set forth in Section 5.2(a) shall be satisfied at the time as elected by the Company pursuant to Section 1.4(d)), (xiv) except as otherwise required or permitted in clauses (i) through (xi) above, all other terms of any Incremental Facility shall be as agreed between the Company and the Lenders providing such Incremental Facility; provided to the extent such terms are not consistent with the terms in respect of the applicable Facility, they shall be not materially more restrictive (as determined by the Company in good faith), when taken as a whole, than those under such applicable Facility (except for covenants or other provisions (w) that reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence (as determined by the Company in good faith), (x) applicable only to periods after the maturity date of such applicable Facility, (y) that are also added for the benefit of each applicable Facility or (z) that are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (provided that, in the case of each of clauses (w), (y) and (z), if any financial maintenance covenant for the benefit of any Incremental Facility is added or is more restrictive than the financial maintenance covenants then applicable to any then-existing Tranche A Term Facility or Revolving Facility, such financial mainenance covenants shall be applied to any then-existing Tranche A Term Facility and Revolving Facility)), (xv) the proceeds of any Incremental Facility may be used for working capital, Capital Expenditures and other general corporate purposes of the applicable Borrowers and their subsidiaries (including permitted Restricted Payments, Investments, permitted acquisitions, Restricted Debt Payments) and any other purpose not prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents, and (xvi) on the date of the making of any Incremental Term Loans that will be added to any Class of then existing Term Loans, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Sections 2.16, such Incremental Term Loans shall be added to (and constitute a part of, be of the same Type as and, at the election of the Company, have the same Interest Period as) each borrowing of outstanding Term Loans of such Class on a pro rata basis (based on the relative sizes of such borrowings), so that each Term Lender providing such Incremental Term Loans will participate proportionately in each then-outstanding borrowing of Term Loans of such Class; it being acknowledged that the application of this clause may result in new Incremental Term Loans having Interest Periods (the duration of which may be less than one month) that begin during an Interest Period then applicable to outstanding Term Benchmark Loans of the relevant Class and which end on the last day of such Interest Period. (b) Incremental Commitments may be provided by any existing Lender or by any other Assignee (any such other Assignee being called an “Additional Lender”); provided that the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of any Incremental Revolving Facility, the Swingline Lender and any Issuing Lender) shall have consented (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to the relevant Additional Lender’s provision of Incremental Commitments if such consent would be required under Section 10.6(c) for an assignment of Loans to such Additional Lender. (c) Each Lender or Additional Lender providing a portion of any Incremental Commitment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Company all such documentation (including the relevant Incremental Facility Amendment) as may be reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to evidence and effectuate such Incremental Commitment. On the effective date of such


93 Incremental Commitment, each Additional Lender shall become a Lender for all purposes in connection with this Agreement. (d) As a condition precedent to the effectiveness of any Incremental Facility or the making of any Incremental Loans, (i) upon its request, the Administrative Agent shall have received reaffirmation agreements, supplements and/or amendments as it shall reasonably require, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received, from each Additional Lender, an administrative questionnaire in the form provided to such Additional Lender by the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Questionnaire”) and such other documents as it shall reasonably require from such Additional Lender and (iii) the Administrative Agent and applicable Additional Lenders shall have received all fees required to be paid in respect of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Loans. (e) Upon the implementation of any Incremental Revolving Facility pursuant to this Section 2.27: (i) if such Incremental Revolving Facility establishes Revolving Commitments of the same Class as any then-existing Class of Revolving Commitments, (i) each Revolving Lender immediately prior to such increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each relevant Lender under such Incremental Revolving Facility, and each relevant Lender under such Incremental Revolving Facility will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed a portion of such Revolving Lender’s participations hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans such that, after giving effect to each deemed assignment and assumption of participations, all of the Revolving Lenders’ (including each Lender’s under such Incremental Revolving Facility) (A) participations hereunder in Letters of Credit and (B) participations hereunder in Swingline Loans shall be held on a pro rata basis on the basis of their respective Revolving Commitments (after giving effect to any increase in the Revolving Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.27) and (ii) the existing Revolving Lenders of the applicable Class shall assign Revolving Loans to certain other Revolving Lenders of such Class (including the Revolving Lenders providing the relevant Incremental Revolving Facility), and such other Revolving Lenders (including the Revolving Lenders providing the relevant Incremental Revolving Facility) shall purchase such Revolving Loans, in each case to the extent necessary so that all of the Revolving Lenders of such Class participate in each outstanding borrowing of Revolving Loans pro rata on the basis of their respective Revolving Commitments of such Class (after giving effect to any increase in the Revolving Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.27); it being understood and agreed that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to this clause (i); and (ii) if such Incremental Revolving Facility establishes Revolving Commitments of a new Class, (1) the borrowing and repayment (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on any Revolving Facility, (B) repayments required upon the maturity date of any Revolving Facility and (C) repayments made in connection with any permanent repayment and termination of any Revolving Commitments (subject to clause (3) below)) of Incremental Revolving Loans after the effective date of such Incremental Revolving Facility shall be made on a pro rata basis with any then-existing Revolving Facility, (2) all Swingline Loans and/or Letters of Credit made or issued, as applicable, under such Incremental Revolving Facility shall be participated on a pro rata basis by all Revolving Lenders and (3) any permanent repayment of Revolving Loans with respect to, and reduction or termination of Revolving Commitments under, any Revolving Facility after the effective date of any Incremental Revolving Facility shall be made on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis with all other Revolving Facilities, except that the applicable Borrowers shall be permitted to permanently repay Revolving Loans and terminate


94 Revolving Commitments of any Revolving Facility on a greater than pro rata basis (I) as compared to any other Revolving Facilities with a later maturity date than such Revolving Facility or (II) with the proceeds of Indebtedness refinancing such Revolving Facility. (f) On the date of effectiveness of any Incremental Revolving Facility, the maximum amount of L/C Exposure and/or Swingline Loans, as applicable, permitted hereunder shall increase by an amount, if any, agreed upon by the Administrative Agent, the Company and the relevant Issuing Lender and/or the Swingline Lender, as applicable. (g) The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any Incremental Facility Amendment and/or any amendment to any other Loan Document with the Company and/or the applicable Borrowers as may be necessary in order to establish new or any increase in any Classes or sub-Classes in respect of Loans or commitments pursuant to this Section 2.27 and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Company in connection with the establishment or increase, as applicable, of such Classes or sub-Classes, in each case on terms consistent with this Section 2.27 (including with respect to the appointment of a Subsidiary Guarantor as a Borrower in respect of such Incremental Facility). (h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.27 (including Section 2.27) d () or in any other provision of any Loan Document, if the proceeds of any Incremental Facility are intended to be applied to finance an acquisition or other Investment and the lenders providing such Incremental Facility so agree, the availability thereof shall be subject to customary “SunGard” or “certain funds” conditionality (including the making and accuracy of customary specified representations in connection with such acquisition or other Investment). (i) This Section 2.27 shall supersede any provision in Section 2.19 or 10.1 to the contrary. 2.28. Defaulting Revolving Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Revolving Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender: (a) commitment fees shall cease to accrue on the Available Revolving Commitment (if any) of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.10(a); (b) if there are any Swingline Loans outstanding or Letters of Credit outstanding at the time such Revolving Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then: (i) all or any part of such outstanding Swingline Loans or outstanding Letters of Credit shall be reallocated among the Revolving Lenders that are not Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Percentages but only to the extent the sum of all outstanding Revolving Extensions of Credit of the Revolving Lenders that are not Defaulting Lenders does not exceed the total of all Revolving Commitments of the Revolving Lenders that are not Defaulting Lenders (for the avoidance of doubt, no Lender shall be required to make Revolving Extensions of Credit in excess of its Revolving Commitment); (ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, each applicable Borrower shall within one Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent (x) first, prepay such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the outstanding Swingline Loans (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) and (y) second, (1) if a drawing is made under any Letter of Credit, such Borrower shall reimburse the applicable Issuing Lender in accordance with Section 3.5 and (2) if a Letter of


95 Credit is requested by such Borrower in accordance with Section 3.2 during any period where there is a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender, such Borrower shall enter into an arrangement reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lender to cover in whole or in part (which such arrangement may include cash collateralization) the exposure of the applicable Issuing Lender related to the participating interests of such Defaulting Lender in such newly issued Letter of Credit (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender or until such Lender is replaced pursuant to Section 2.24; (iii) if and so long as a Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Percentage of outstanding Letters of Credit pursuant to clause (ii) above, then such Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 3.3 with respect thereto; (iv) upon any reallocation described in clause (i) above, the fees payable to the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Sections 2.10(a) and 3.3 shall be adjusted accordingly to re- allocate such fees among the Revolving Lenders which are not Defaulting Lenders; and (v) if any such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Percentage of outstanding Letters of Credit is neither cash collateralized nor reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the applicable Issuing Lender or any Lender hereunder, all letter of credit fees payable under Section 3.3 with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Percentage of outstanding Letters of Credit shall be payable to the relevant Issuing Lender until such cash collateralization and/or reallocation occurs; (c) no Swingline Lender shall be required to fund any Swingline Loan and no Issuing Lender shall be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it is reasonably satisfied that the related exposure will be covered in whole or in part by the Revolving Commitments of the Revolving Lenders that are not Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral or other arrangements will be provided by each applicable Borrower in accordance with clause (b)(ii) above, and participating interests in any such newly issued or increased Letter of Credit or newly made Swingline Loan shall be (i) allocated among the Revolving Lenders that are not Defaulting Lenders and/or (ii) covered by arrangements made by each applicable Borrower pursuant to clause (b)(ii) above in a manner consistent with clauses (b)(i) and (ii) (and any such Defaulting Lenders shall not participate therein); (d) the Revolving Commitment and Revolving Extensions of Credit of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders or the Majority Facility Lenders under the Revolving Facility have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 10.1); provided, that this clause (d) shall not apply in the case of an amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each Lender affected thereby; and (e) any amount payable to such Defaulting Lender hereunder (whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise and including any amount that would otherwise be payable to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.7 but excluding Section 2.24) shall, in lieu of being distributed to such Defaulting Lender and without duplication, be retained by the Administrative Agent in a segregated interest-bearing account reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower(s) and, subject to any applicable requirements of law, be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent (i) first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder, (ii) second, pro rata, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender hereunder,


96 (iii) third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by an Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender, held in such account as cash collateral for existing or (unless such Defaulting Lender has no remaining unutilized Revolving Commitment) future funding obligations of such Defaulting Lender in respect of any existing or (unless such Defaulting Lender has no remaining unutilized Revolving Commitment) future participation in any Swingline Loan or Letter of Credit, (iv) fourth, to the funding of any Revolving Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent, (v) fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower(s), unless such Defaulting Lender has no remaining unutilized Revolving Commitment, held in such account as cash collateral for future funding obligations of the Defaulting Lender in respect of any Revolving Loans under this Agreement, (vi) sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to any Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by such Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement, (vii) seventh, to the payment of any amounts owing to the applicable Borrower(s) as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by such Borrower(s) against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement, and (viii) eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction, provided, that, with respect to this clause (viii), if such payment is (A) a prepayment of the principal amount of any Revolving Loans or Reimbursement Obligations as to which a Defaulting Lender has funded its participation and (B) made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 are satisfied, such payment shall be applied solely to prepay the Revolving Loans of, and Reimbursement Obligations owed to, all Revolving Lenders that are not Defaulting Lenders under the Revolving Facility pro rata prior to being applied to the prepayment of any Revolving Loans of, or Reimbursement Obligations owed to, any Defaulting Lender. On the Revolving Termination Date, any remaining amounts not previously applied (except for amounts in connection with clause (vii) above) shall be returned to the applicable Defaulting Lender. In the event that the Administrative Agent, the applicable Borrower(s), each Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender each reasonably determines that any such Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then (i) the outstanding Swingline Loans and outstanding Letters of Credit of the Revolving Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Revolving Loans of the other Lenders (other than Swingline Loans) as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Revolving Percentage and (ii) any arrangements made by the applicable Borrower(s) pursuant to clause (b)(ii) above shall be terminated and any cash collateral or arrangement provided by such Borrower(s) in accordance thereto will be terminated or promptly returned to such Borrower(s), as applicable. The provisions of this Agreement relating to funding, payment and other matters with respect to the Revolving Facility may be adjusted by the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the Borrowers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), to the extent necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Section 2.28. The provisions of this Section 2.28 may not be amended, supplemented or modified without, in addition to consents required by Section 10.1, the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lenders, the Issuing Lenders, the Borrowers and any Defaulting Lenders. 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 such Lender becoming 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


97 2.29. Designation of Subsidiary Borrowers. (a) The Company shall be permitted, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing: (i) to designate any Subsidiary (including any Foreign Subsidiary) of the Company as a Subsidiary Borrower under the Revolving Facility upon (A) 10 Business Days prior written notice to the Lenders (such notice to contain the name, primary business address and taxpayer identification number of such Subsidiary) (a “Notice of Designation”), (B) the execution and delivery by the Company, such Subsidiary and the Administrative Agent of a Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit D (a “Joinder Agreement”), providing for such Subsidiary to become a Subsidiary Borrower, (C) compliance by the Company and such Subsidiary Borrower with Section 6.9(c), (D) delivery by the Company or such Subsidiary of all documentation and information as is reasonably requested in writing by the Lenders at least three days prior to the anticipated effective date of such designation required by U.S. regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti- money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation with respect to such Subsidiary, and (E) upon its reasonable request, the delivery to the Administrative Agent of (1) corporate or other applicable resolutions, incorporation or other applicable constituent documents, officer’s certificates and legal opinions in respect of such Subsidiary in each case reasonably necessary and equivalent to comparable documents delivered on the Closing Date and (2) such other documents with respect thereto as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request; and (ii) to remove any Subsidiary as a Subsidiary Borrower upon execution and delivery by the Company to the Administrative Agent of a written notification to such effect and repayment in full of all Loans made to such Subsidiary Borrower, cash collateralization of all L/C Obligations in respect of any Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Subsidiary Borrower and repayment in full of all other amounts owing by such Subsidiary Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (it being agreed that any such repayment shall be in accordance with the other terms of this Agreement). (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, a Lender shall not be required to make a Loan as part of any borrowing by or to issue or acquire a participation in any Letter of Credit issued for the account of, a Foreign Subsidiary with respect to which the Company has delivered a Notice of Designation (a “Proposed Foreign Subsidiary Borrower”) if the making of such Loan or the issuance by such Lender or the acquisition by such Lender (or, if such Lender is the Issuing Lender, the acquisition by any other Lender) of a participation in, such Letter of Credit would violate any law or regulation (including any violation of any law or regulation due to an absence of licensing) or a pre- existing generally applicable internal policy to which such Lender is subject; provided that the Revolving Lenders as of the Closing Date hereby acknowledge that as of the Closing Date, they are permitted to make Loans to, and issue or acquire a participation in Letters of Credit issued to, any Subsidiary Borrower located in England and Wales, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United States that complies with the requirements set forth in Section 2.29(a)(i)(D). As soon as practicable after receiving a Notice of Designation from the Company in respect of a Proposed Foreign Subsidiary Borrower, and in any event no later than seven Business Days after the date of such Notice of Designation, any Lender that is restricted by any law or regulation (including due to an absence of licensing) to which such Lender is subject from extending credit (including, for the avoidance of doubt, making Loans, issuing Letters of Credit or acquiring participations in Letters of Credit) under this Agreement to such Proposed Foreign Subsidiary Borrower directly or through a Lender Affiliate as set forth in Section 2.29(c) (an “Objecting Lender”) shall so notify the Company and the Administrative Agent in writing. With respect to each Objecting Lender that has not withdrawn such notice, the Company shall, effective on or before the date that such Proposed Foreign Subsidiary Borrower shall have the right to borrow hereunder, either (A)


98 exercise its rights with respect to such Objecting Lender pursuant to Section 2.24 or (B) cancel its request to designate such Proposed Foreign Subsidiary Borrower as a Subsidiary Borrower hereunder. (c) In addition to the foregoing requirements, if the Company shall deliver a Notice of Designation with respect to a Proposed Foreign Subsidiary Borrower, any Lender may, with notice to the Administrative Agent and the Company, fulfill its Commitment by causing a Lender Affiliate to act as the Lender in respect of such Proposed Foreign Subsidiary Borrower. Additionally, (x) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (y) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of those obligations, and (z) the Company, any other Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Swingline Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. 2.30. Refinancing Facilities. (a) On one or more occasions after the Closing Date, the applicable Borrower may obtain, from any Lender or any other bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor (other than an Ineligible Institution) that agrees to provide any portion of Refinancing Term Loans or Other Revolving Commitments pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with this Section 2.30 (each, an “Additional Refinancing Lender”) (provided that the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and each Issuing Lender, if applicable, shall have consented (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such Lender’s or Additional Refinancing Lender’s providing such Refinancing Term Loans or Other Revolving Commitments to the extent such consent, if any, would be required under Section 10.6(c) for an assignment of Revolving Commitments or Loans to such Lender or Additional Refinancing Lender), Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of all or any portion of any Class, as selected by the applicable Borrower in its sole discretion, of Term Loans or Revolving Loans (or unused Commitments in respect thereof) then outstanding under this Agreement, in the form of Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Other Revolving Commitments, or Other Revolving Loans; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.30 or otherwise, (1) the borrowing and repayment (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Other Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings), (B) repayments required upon the maturity date of the Other Revolving Commitments and (C) repayment made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments (subject to clause (3) below)) of Loans with respect to Other Revolving Commitments after the date of obtaining any Other Revolving Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Commitments, (2) subject to the provisions of Section 2.9(e) and Section 3.9 to the extent dealing with Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit which mature or expire after a maturity date when there exist Other Revolving Commitments with a longer maturity date, all Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit shall be participated on a pro rata basis by all Lenders with Commitments in accordance with their percentage of the Commitments in respect of Revolving Loans (and except as provided in Section 2.9(e) and Section 3.9, without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier maturity date with respect to Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit theretofore incurred or issued), (3) the permanent repayment of Revolving Loans with respect to, and termination of, Other Revolving Commitments after the date of obtaining any Other Revolving Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Commitments in respect of Revolving Loans, except that the Company shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate commitments of any such Class on a better than a pro rata basis as compared to any other Class with a later maturity date than such Class and (4) assignments and participations of Other Revolving Commitments and Other Revolving Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans. (b) The effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of reaffirmation agreements and/or


99 such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents. (c) Each issuance of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness under Section 2.30(a) shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x) not less than $10,000,000 and (y) an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. (d) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto and (ii) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of the third paragraph of Section 10.1 (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and (iii) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Company, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.30, and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Refinancing Amendment. (e) This Section 2.30 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.19 or 10.1 to the contrary. SECTION 3. LETTERS OF CREDIT 3.1. L/C Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the Revolving Lenders set forth in this Section 3, agrees to issue standby letters of credit (“Letters of Credit”) for the account of any Borrower (or for the joint and several account of any Borrower and any Subsidiary) on any Business Day in such form as may be approved from time to time by such Issuing Lender; provided that such Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, the then outstanding L/C Obligations of such Issuing Lender would exceed such Issuing Lender’s L/C Commitment then in effect; provided further that no Issuing Lender shall issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Commitments would be less than zero or (ii) the aggregate undrawn amount of outstanding Letters of Credit and unpaid Reimbursement Obligations under the Revolving Facility would exceed $75,000,000. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in U.S. Dollars or any Foreign Currency and (ii) expire (or be subject to termination by notice from the relevant Issuing Lender to the beneficiary thereof) no later than the earlier of (x) the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the automatic extension thereof for additional one-year periods (each, an “Auto- Extension Letter of Credit”) (which shall in no event extend beyond the Letter of Credit Expiration Date except to the extent cash collateralized or backstopped pursuant to arrangements reasonably acceptable to the relevant Issuing Lender and the applicable Borrower); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must, if requested by the Issuing Lender, permit the Issuing Lender 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 in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. (b) No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law or any pre-existing generally applicable internal policies of such Issuing Lender applicable to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender.


100 (c) On the Closing Date, the Existing Letters of Credit will automatically, without any action on the part of any Person, be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued hereunder on the Closing Date for the account of the Company for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 3.2. Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit. Any Borrower may from time to time request that any Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit by delivering to such Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified herein an Application therefor, completed to the satisfaction of such Issuing Lender, and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as such Issuing Lender may request. Upon receipt of any Application, the relevant Issuing Lender shall promptly issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby (but in no event shall any Issuing Lender be required to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than three Business Days after its receipt of the Application therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto) by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by the relevant Issuing Lender and the applicable Borrower. The relevant Issuing Lender shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the applicable Borrower promptly following the issuance thereof. The relevant Issuing Lender shall promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent, which shall in turn promptly furnish to the Lenders, notice of the issuance of each Letter of Credit (including the amount thereof). 3.3. Fees and Other Charges. (a) Each applicable Borrower will pay a fee on all outstanding Letters of Credit (with respect to any Letters of Credit denominated in a Foreign Currency, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof) issued for the account of such Borrower (or for the joint and several account of such Borrower and any Subsidiary) at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Term Benchmark Loans, RFR Loans or CDOR Loans, as the case may be, at such time under the Revolving Facility, shared ratably among the Revolving Lenders. Such fees shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each L/C Fee Payment Date after the issuance date. In addition, each applicable Borrower shall pay to the relevant Issuing Lender for its own account a fronting fee equal to 0.125% per annum (or such lesser amount separately agreed in writing between the relevant Issuing Lender and the Company) of the undrawn and unexpired amount of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender for the account of such Borrower (or for the joint and several account of such Borrower and any Subsidiary), payable quarterly in arrears on each L/C Fee Payment Date after the issuance date. (b) In addition to the foregoing fees, each applicable Borrower shall pay or reimburse each Issuing Lender for such normal and customary costs and expenses as are incurred or charged by such Issuing Lender in issuing, negotiating, effecting payment under, amending or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower (or for the joint and several account of such Borrower and any Subsidiary). 3.4. L/C Participations. (a) Each Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each L/C Participant, and, to induce such Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, each L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from such Issuing Lender, on the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, for such L/C Participant’s own account and risk an undivided interest equal to such L/C Participant’s Revolving Percentage in such Issuing Lender’s obligations and rights under each Letter of Credit issued hereunder and the amount of each draft paid by such Issuing Lender thereunder. Each L/C Participant unconditionally and irrevocably agrees with each Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any Letter of Credit issued for such Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full by the applicable Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement such L/C Participant shall pay to such Issuing Lender upon demand at such Issuing Lender’s address for notices specified herein an amount in U.S. Dollars equal to such L/C Participant’s Revolving Percentage (determined, in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in a Foreign Currency, on the date such draft is drawn) of the amount of such draft, or any part thereof, that is not so reimbursed (whether or not the conditions to borrowing set forth in Section 5.2 are satisfied) (based on, in the case of any Letter of Credit


101 denominated in a Foreign Currency, the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such draft, or any part thereof, that is not so reimbursed). Each L/C Participant’s obligation to purchase participating interests pursuant to this Section 3.4(a) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such L/C Participant or any Borrower may have against any Issuing Lender, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5; (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of any Borrower; (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Lender; or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. (b) If any amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant to any Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.4(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made by such Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit is paid to such Issuing Lender within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, such L/C Participant shall pay to such Issuing Lender on demand an amount equal to the product of (i) such amount, times (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate during the period from and including the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the relevant Issuing Lender, times (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapse during such period and the denominator of which is 360. If any such amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant pursuant to Section 3.4(a) is not made available to the relevant Issuing Lender by such L/C Participant within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, such Issuing Lender shall be entitled to recover from such L/C Participant, on demand, such amount with interest thereon calculated from such due date at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans under the Revolving Facility. A certificate of the relevant Issuing Lender submitted to any L/C Participant with respect to any amounts owing under this Section shall be conclusive absent manifest error. (c) Whenever, at any time after any Issuing Lender has made payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any L/C Participant its pro rata share of such payment in accordance with Section 3.4(a), such Issuing Lender receives any payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the applicable Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of collateral applied thereto by such Issuing Lender), or any payment of interest on account thereof, such Issuing Lender will distribute to such L/C Participant its pro rata share thereof; provided, however, that in the event that any such payment received by such Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned by such Issuing Lender, such L/C Participant shall return to such Issuing Lender the portion thereof previously distributed by such Issuing Lender to it. 3.5. Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrowers. Each applicable Borrower agrees to reimburse the relevant Issuing Lender in U.S. Dollars (in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in a Foreign Currency, in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such draft) no later than the first Business Day following each date on which such Issuing Lender notifies such Borrower of the date and amount of a draft presented under any Letter of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower (or for the joint and several account of such Borrower and any Subsidiary) and paid by such Issuing Lender for the amount of (a) such draft so paid and (b) any fees, charges or other costs or expenses incurred by such Issuing Lender in connection with such payment. Each such payment shall be made to the relevant Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified herein in lawful money of the United States and in immediately available funds. Interest shall be payable on any and all amounts remaining unpaid by the applicable Borrower under this Section from the date such amounts become payable (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) until payment in full at the rate set forth in (i) until the second Business Day following the date of the applicable drawing, Section 2.16(b) and (ii) thereafter, Section 2.16(i).


102 3.6. Obligations Absolute. Each applicable Borrower’s obligations under this Section 3 shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by any Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment that any Borrower may have or may have had against any Issuing Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person, (v) any waiver by the Issuing Lender of any requirement that exists for the Issuing Lender’s protection and not the protection of any Borrower or any waiver by the Issuing Lender which does not in fact materially prejudice the applicable Borrower, (vi) honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft, or (vii) any payment made by the Issuing Lender 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 Uniform Commercial Code, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable. Each 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 or other irregularity, such Borrower will promptly notify the Issuing Lender. Each Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the Issuing Lender and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid. Each Borrower also agrees with each Issuing Lender that such Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for, and such Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations under Section 3.5 shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among any Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of any Borrower against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee. No Issuing Lender shall be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit, except for errors or omissions found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender. Each Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by any Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit or the related drafts or documents, unless taken or omitted with bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct as found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be binding on such Borrower and shall not result in any liability of such Issuing Lender to such Borrower. The foregoing shall not be construed to excuse any Issuing Lender from liability to the applicable Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential, special, indirect or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by each Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by such Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Lender’s failure to exercise the agreed standard of care as found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction in determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that each Issuing Lender shall have exercised the agreed standard of care in the absence of bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Issuing Lender as found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction. 3.7. Letter of Credit Payments. If any draft shall be presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Lender shall, within a period stipulated by the terms and conditions of such


103 Letter of Credit following its receipt of such draft, examine such draft. The Issuing Lender shall, promptly after such examination, notify the applicable Borrower of the date and amount of such draft. The responsibility of the relevant Issuing Lender to any Borrower in connection with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of Credit shall, in addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of Credit, be limited to determining that the documents (including each draft) delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment are in substantial compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit. The relevant Issuing Lender may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit. 3.8. Applications. To the extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 3, the provisions of this Section 3 shall apply. 3.9. Provisions Related to Letters of Credit in Respect of Extended Revolving Commitments. If the Letter of Credit Expiration Date in respect of any Class, tranche or series of Revolving Commitments occurs prior to the expiry date of any Letter of Credit, then (i) if consented to by the Issuing Lender which issued such Letter of Credit, if one or more other Classes, tranches or series of Revolving Commitments in respect of which the Letter of Credit Expiration Date shall not have so occurred are then in effect, such Letters of Credit for which consent has been obtained shall automatically be deemed to have been issued (including for purposes of the obligations of the Revolving Lenders to purchase participations therein and to make Revolving Loans and payments in respect thereof pursuant to Sections 3.4 and 3.5 under (and ratably participated in by Lenders pursuant to) the Revolving Commitments in respect of such non-terminating tranches up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate amount of the unutilized Revolving Commitments thereunder at such time (it being understood that no partial face amount of any Letter of Credit may be so reallocated) and (ii) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to immediately preceding clause (i), the Company shall cash collateralize any such Letter of Credit. Upon the maturity date of any tranche of Revolving Commitments, the sublimit for Letters of Credit may be reduced as agreed between the Issuing Lender and the Company, without the consent of any other Person. SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans and issue or participate in the Letters of Credit, the Company and, as to itself, each other Borrower, hereby represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that: 4.1. Financial Condition. The audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower as at January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019 and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows and equity of the Borrower for the fiscal years ended January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, and the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as at July 3, 2021 and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows and equity (deficit) of the Company for the three- and six-month periods ended July 3, 2021, in each case, present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Company as at such dates, and the combined results of its operations and its combined cash flows for the applicable annual or three- and six- month periods then ended. All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods involved (except as approved by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and disclosed therein).


104 4.2. No Change. Except as set forth in any Exchange Act Reports, since January 2, 2021, there has not occurred any change, development or event that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 4.3. Existence; Compliance with Law. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (a) is (except in the case of any Immaterial Subsidiary) duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept is relevant in the applicable jurisdiction) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has the corporate or other organizational power and authority, and the legal right, to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged, (c) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law except, in the case of clauses (a) (except with respect to the Company), (b), (c) and (d), to the extent that the failure to be qualified or comply would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 4.4. Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. Each Loan Party has the corporate or other organizational power and authority, and the legal right, to make, deliver and perform the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of each Borrower, to borrow hereunder. Each Loan Party has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of each Borrower, to authorize the borrowings on the terms and conditions of this Agreement. No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the Transaction and the borrowings hereunder or with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except (i) consents, authorizations, filings and notices described in Schedules 4.4, 4.20(a) and 4.20(b), which consents, authorizations, filings and notices have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect or will have been obtained or made and be in full force and effect on the Closing Date or (ii) where the failure to obtain such consent or authorization, or failure to file or provide notice would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each Loan Party that is a party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document upon execution will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party that is a party thereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law). 4.5. No Legal Bar. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the issuance of Letters of Credit, the borrowings hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof will not violate (a) the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws or other organizational or governing documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (b) any other Requirement of Law or any Contractual Obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or any such Contractual Obligation (other than the Liens created by the Security Documents), except to the extent, in this clause (b), such violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 4.6. Litigation. Except as disclosed in any Exchange Act Report, no litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the Knowledge of any Borrower, threatened by or against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of their respective properties or revenues (a) with respect to any of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions


105 contemplated hereby or thereby, or (b) that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 4.7. No Default. (a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. (b) No Default has occurred and is continuing. 4.8. Ownership of Property. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Foreign Subsidiaries, as to which no representation is made) has title in fee simple to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its material real property, including the Mortgaged Properties, and good title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its other property and rights, except where such failure would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 4.9. Intellectual Property. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all material Intellectual Property, other than patents, necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted, and to the Knowledge of the Company, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all material patents necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted, and no claim has been asserted and is pending by any Person challenging or questioning the use of any such material Intellectual Property (including such patents) or the validity of any such material Intellectual Property (including such patents), nor does any Borrower know of any valid basis for any such claim, except, in each of the foregoing cases, as would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No use of Intellectual Property by the Company and its Subsidiaries infringes on the rights of any Person, except where such use would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. 4.10. Taxes. Except as would not be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has filed or caused to be filed all Federal, state and other tax returns that are required to be filed and has paid all Taxes (whether or not shown to be due and payable on said returns) or on any assessments made against it or any of its property and all other Taxes imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority (other than any amount or validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be). 4.11. Compliance with Swiss Non-Bank Rules. Each Swiss Borrower is at all times in compliance with the Swiss Non-Bank Rules. For the purpose of its compliance with the Swiss Non-Bank Rules under this Section 4.11, the aggregate number of Lenders under this Agreement which are not Swiss Qualifying Banks shall be deemed to be five (irrespective of whether or not there is, at any time, such a Lender). This representation shall not be deemed to be breached in case the Swiss Non-Bank Rules are violated solely as a result of any non-compliance by a Lender with the provisions of Section 10.6(j) or a Lender making a misrepresentation as (i) to its status according to Section 2.21(k) as a Swiss Qualifying Bank or as (only) one Permitted Non-Qualifying Bank or (ii) ceasing to be a Swiss Qualifying Bank Creditor or as (only) one Permitted Non-Qualifying Bank after the time it acceded to this Agreement. 4.12. Federal Regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loans will be used for “buying” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U as now and from time to time hereafter in effect or for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board.


106 4.13. Labor Matters. Except as, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened and (b) hours worked by and payment made to employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Requirement of Law dealing with such matters. 4.14. ERISA. During the five-year period prior to the date on which this representation is made, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (a) neither a Reportable Event nor an “accumulated funding deficiency” or “failure to meet the minimum funding standards” (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) has occurred with respect to any Single Employer Plan, and (b) each Single Employer Plan has complied with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code. To the Knowledge of the Company, no termination of a Single Employer Plan under Section 4041(c) of ERISA has occurred, and no Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan has arisen, during such five-year period. The present value of all accrued benefits under each Single Employer Plan (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plans) did not, as of the last annual valuation date prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made, exceed the value of the assets of such Single Employer Plan allocable to such accrued benefits by an amount which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect under ERISA. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Loan Parties, no such Multiemployer Plan is Insolvent. 4.15. Investment Company Act; Other Regulations. No Loan Party is required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 4.16. Subsidiaries. Schedule 4.16 sets forth the name and jurisdiction of formation of each Subsidiary and, as to each such Subsidiary, the percentage of each class of Capital Stock owned by any Loan Party, in each case, on the Closing Date. 4.17. Use of Proceeds. (a) The proceeds of the Term Loans made on the Closing Date will be used to finance the Refinancing and to pay fees and expenses relating to the Transactions. (b) The proceeds of the Revolving Loans shall be used to finance the working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries or for any other purpose not prohibited under this Agreement. (c) The proceeds of the Swingline Loans and the Letters of Credit shall be used for general corporate purposes or for any other purpose not prohibited under this Agreement. 4.18. Environmental Matters. Except as, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) the facilities and real properties owned, leased or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the “Properties”) do not contain any Materials of Environmental Concern under circumstances that constitute a violation of, or would reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law; (b) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or potential liability regarding Environmental Laws


107 with regard to any of the Properties or the business operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the “Business”) nor does any Borrower have Knowledge of any such threatened notice; (c) Materials of Environmental Concern have not been transported or disposed of from the Properties in violation of, or in a manner or to a location that would be reasonably expected to give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law, nor have any Materials of Environmental Concern been generated, treated, stored or disposed of at, on or under any of the Properties in violation of, or in a manner that would reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law; (d) no judicial proceeding or governmental or administrative action is pending or, to the Knowledge of any Borrower, threatened, under any Environmental Law to which the Company or any Subsidiary is or, to the knowledge of any Borrower, will be named as a party with respect to the Properties or the Business, nor are there any consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders or administrative orders or other orders in effect under any Environmental Law with respect to the Properties or the Business; (e) there has been no release or threatened release of Materials of Environmental Concern at or from the Properties, or arising from or related to the operations of the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the Properties or otherwise in connection with the Business, in violation of or in amounts or in a manner that could give rise to liability under Environmental Laws; and (f) the Company and the Subsidiaries are, and have in the last five years been in compliance, with all applicable Environmental Laws. 4.19. Accuracy of Information, etc. (a) (i) Written factual information, other than the Projections, forward-looking statements, estimates and information of a general economic or industry specific nature (the “Information”), that has been made available to the Administrative Agent or the Arrangers in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, concerning the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, when taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made (after giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto and to any information contained in any public filing made by the Company with the SEC) and (ii) the Projections have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Company to be reasonable at the time furnished (it being recognized by us that such Projections are not to be viewed as facts and are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies many of which are beyond your control and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such Projections may differ from the projected results, and such differences may be material). (b) As of the Closing Date, to the best Knowledge of the Borrower, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification provided on or prior to the Closing Date to any Lender in connection with this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects. 4.20. Security Documents. (a) Other than during a Suspension Period, the Collateral Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, a legal, valid and enforceable (except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally) security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof. In the case of the Pledged Stock described in the Collateral Agreement, when the Administrative Agent (or its designee or agent) obtains control of stock certificates representing such Pledged Stock (as defined in the Collateral Agreement), in the case of the other Collateral described in the Collateral Agreement (other


108 than any Intellectual Property constituting Collateral), when financing statements and other filings specified on Schedule 4.20(a) in appropriate form are or have been filed in the offices specified on Schedule 4.20(a), and, in the case of Intellectual Property constituting Collateral, when financing statements and other filings specified on Schedule 4.20(a) in appropriate form are or have been filed in the appropriate offices and appropriate filings have been filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office, as applicable, the Collateral Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral and the proceeds thereof to the extent a security interest can be perfected by filings or other action required thereunder as security for the Obligations (as defined in the Collateral Agreement), in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (except, Liens permitted by Section 7.3). (b) Other than during a Suspension Period, each of the Mortgages is effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, a legal, valid and enforceable Lien on the Mortgaged Properties described therein and proceeds thereof, and when the Mortgages are or have been filed or recorded in the offices specified on Schedule 4.20(b), each such Mortgage shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the Mortgaged Properties and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations (as defined in the relevant Mortgage), in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person subject only to permitted Liens described in Section 7.3 hereof. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 1.1B lists each of the real properties in the United States owned in fee simple by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries having a value, in the reasonable opinion of the Company, in excess of $30,000,000. 4.21. Solvency. As of the Closing Date, each Loan Party is, and after giving effect to the Transactions and the incurrence of all Indebtedness and obligations being incurred in connection herewith and therewith will be, Solvent. 4.22. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. The Company has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of the Company, its directors, officers, employees and agents, acting in their capacity as such, are in compliance with Anti- Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of (a) the Company, any Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Company’s directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the Knowledge of the Company, any agent of the Company or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facilities established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Loan or Letter of Credit, direct or, to any Borrower’s Knowledge, indirect use of proceeds, or other transaction by any Borrower contemplated by this Agreement will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions. The foregoing representations in this Section 4.22 will not apply to any party hereto to which the Council Regulation (EC) 2271/96 (the “Blocking Regulation”) applies, if and to the extent that such representations are or would be unenforceable by or in respect of that party pursuant to, or would otherwise result in a breach and/or violation of, (i) any provision of the Blocking Regulation (or any law or regulation implementing the Blocking Regulation in any member state of the European Union) or (ii) any similar blocking or anti-boycott law in the United Kingdom. 4.23. Affected Financial Institutions. No Loan Party is an Affected Financial Institution. SECTION 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 5.1. Conditions to the Closing Date. The agreement of each Lender to make extensions of credit hereunder is subject to the prior or concurrent satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (except as set forth in Section 6.9, Section 6.11 and Section 6.12):


109 (a) Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) this Agreement, executed and delivered by each Borrower and the Lenders and (ii) reaffirmation agreements, executed and delivered by each Loan Party, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, in respect of the Guarantee Agreement and the Collateral Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. (b) Fees. The Administrative Agent shall have received (including by deducting such amounts from the proceeds of the initial fundings under the Facilities) all fees required to be paid on the Closing Date and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed on the Closing Date, to the extent, in the case of expenses, invoiced at least three business days prior to the Closing Date. (c) Closing Certificates. The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (i) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 5.2 and (ii) a certificate of each Loan Party, dated as of the Closing Date executed by a secretary, assistant secretary or other senior officer (as the case may be) thereof, which shall (A) certify that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the resolutions or written consents of its shareholders, board of directors, board of managers, members or other governing body authorizing the entry into the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, the borrowings, and that such resolutions or written consents have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect, (B) identify by name and title and bear the signatures of the officers, managers, directors or authorized signatories of such Loan Party authorized to sign the Loan Documents to which it is a party on the Closing Date and (C) certify (x) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or organization (or memorandum of association or other equivalent thereof) of such Loan Party certified by the relevant authority of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party and a true and correct copy of its by-laws or operating, management, partnership or similar agreement (in case of Kontoor International a certified copy of its articles of association (Statuten) and a certified excerpt from the commercial register of the canton of Ticino (Handelsregisterauszug)) and (y) that such documents or agreements have not been amended (except as otherwise attached to such certificate and certified therein as being the only amendments thereto as of such date). (d) Legal Opinion. The Administrative Agent shall have received the executed legal opinions in the form of Exhibit C hereto of (i) Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, special New York counsel to the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties, (ii) Womble Bond Dickinson LLP, special North Carolina legal counsel to the Company and the other Loan Parties, (iii) Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, special Delaware legal counsel to the Company and the other Loan Parties and (iv) Homburger AG, special Swiss counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (e) Collateral. With respect to the Facilities, all documents and instruments necessary to create and perfect a first priority security interest (subject to liens permitted under the Loan Documents) in the Collateral under the Facilities shall have been delivered by the Loan Parties. (f) Historical Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower as at January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019 and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows and equity of the Borrower for the fiscal years ended January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019 and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as at October 2, 2021 and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows and equity (deficit) of the Borrower for the three- and nine-month periods ended October 2, 2021. (g) Projections. The Arrangers shall have received the Projections.


110 (h) Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in any Exchange Act Reports, since January 2, 2021, there has not occurred any change, development or event that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. (i) KYC. The Administrative Agent shall have received, at least three business days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information about the Loan Parties as has been reasonably requested in writing at least ten business days prior to the Closing Date by the Administrative Agent or the Arrangers that they reasonably determine is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation. (j) Solvency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate dated as of the Closing Date in substantially the form of Exhibit G from a Responsible Officer of the Company. (k) No Indebtedness; Payments under Existing Credit Agreement. (i) On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have any Indebtedness for borrowed money the aggregate outstanding principal amount of which exceeds in the aggregate $75,000,000, other than the Facilities, the Senior Unsecured Notes or other Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 7.2(d). (ii) All fees, accrued interest and other amounts due under the Existing Credit Agreement as of the Closing Date shall have been paid, and all outstanding loans under the Existing Credit Agreement that are not deemed borrowed under this Agreement shall have been repaid. 5.2. Conditions to Each Extension of Credit. The agreement of each Lender to make any extension of credit requested to be made by it on any date is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent: (a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (and in all respects if any such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality) on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent any such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case it was true and correct in all material respects (and in all respects if any such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality) as of such earlier date). (b) No Default. No Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date or after giving effect to the extensions of credit requested to be made on such date. Each borrowing by and issuance of a Letter of Credit on behalf of any Borrower hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by such Borrower as of the date of such extension of credit that the conditions contained in this Section 5.2 have been satisfied. SECTION 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS From and after the Closing Date, the Company hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount is due and owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Company shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to:


111 6.1. Financial Statements. Furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender: (a) as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the Closing Date, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related audited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows (or such other similar or additional statement then required by the SEC for annual reports filed pursuant to the Exchange Act) for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit (other than any such exception or explanatory paragraph, but not a qualification, that is expressly solely with respect to, or expressly resulting solely from, (i) an upcoming maturity date under Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 7.2 that is scheduled to occur within one year from the time such audit report is delivered, (ii) any actual or potential inability to satisfy any Financial Covenant or (iii) the activities, operations, financial results, assets or liabilities of any Unrestricted Subsidiary), by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or other independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing; and (b) as soon as available, but in any event not later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company ending after the Closing Date, the unaudited consolidated or combined, as applicable, balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated or combined, as applicable, Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated or combined, as applicable, statements of income and of cash flows (or such other or similar or additional statement then required by the SEC for quarterly reports filed pursuant to the Exchange Act) for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, certified by a Responsible Officer as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments). All such financial statements shall be prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance in all material respects with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods (except as approved by such accountants or officer, as the case may be, and disclosed therein). Financial statements and reports required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.1 and Section 6.2(d) shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which (a) such financial statements or reports have been included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, as the case may be, as filed with the SEC, and such report has been posted on the SEC website on the Internet at sec.gov/edaux/searches.htm (or any successor website), on the Company’s IntraLinks site at intralinks.com or on the Company’s website or (b) the Company provides notice to the Administrative Agent (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly provide to the Lenders) that such financial statement or report has been posted at another relevant website identified in such notice and accessible by the Lenders without charge. 6.2. Certificates; Other Information. Furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender: (a) simultaneously with the delivery of each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in Section 6.1(a) and Section 6.1(b) above, the related consolidating financial information (which may be unaudited) reflecting adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements; (b) within 10 Business Days after the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1, (i) a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except as specified in such certificate and (ii) in the case of


112 quarterly or annual financial statements, a Compliance Certificate as of the last day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Company, as the case may be; (c) [reserved]; (d) promptly upon the mailing thereof, copies of all financial statements and reports (except to the extent previously delivered pursuant to Section 6.1) that the Company sends to the holders of any class of its debt securities or public equity securities and, within five days after the same are filed, copies of all financial statements and reports that the Company may make to, or file with, the SEC; (e) promptly following any reasonable request therefor, information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” regulations and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; (f) promptly, such additional financial information as any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) may from time to time reasonably request. 6.3. Payment of Taxes. Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all Tax obligations, except where the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of the Company or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, or except where such failure would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. 6.4. Maintenance of Existence; Compliance. (a) (i) Preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its corporate or other organizational existence and (ii) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of the Business, except, in each case, as otherwise permitted by Section 7.4 and except, in the case of each of clause (i) (other than with respect to the existence of the Borrowers) and (ii) above, to the extent that failure to do so would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law except to the extent that failure to comply therewith would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (c) maintain in effect and apply policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance in all material respects by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti- Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions. 6.5. Maintenance of Property; Insurance. (a) Keep all property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except where such failure would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all its property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks (but including in any event public liability, product liability and business interruption) as are customarily insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business. 6.6. Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions. (a) Keep proper books of records and accounts in conformity in all material respects with GAAP and (b) permit representatives of the Administrative Agent (which, following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, may be accompanied by representatives of any Lender), upon reasonable prior written notice, to make reasonable visits to and inspections of any of its properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records at any reasonable time and as often as may reasonably be desired and to


113 discuss the business, operations, properties and financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries with officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided that with respect to clause (b), prior to the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, no more than one such visit shall be made per year. 6.7. Notices. Promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent and each Lender of: (a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default upon obtaining Knowledge thereof; (b) any (i) default or event of default under any Contractual Obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) litigation, investigation or proceeding affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (c) the following events, as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after the Company has Knowledge: (i) the occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to any Plan, a failure to make any required contribution to a Plan, the creation of any Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan or any withdrawal from, or the termination or Insolvency of, any Multiemployer Plan or (ii) the institution of proceedings or the taking of any other action by the PBGC or the Company or any Commonly Controlled or any Multiemployer Plan with respect to the withdrawal from, or the termination or Insolvency of, any Plan; provided, that in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (d) any development or event that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall be (i) in writing, (ii) shall contain a heading or reference line that reads “Notice under Section 6.7 of the Kontoor Brands, Inc. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated November 18, 2021” and (iii) accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Company or the relevant Subsidiary proposes to take with respect thereto. 6.8. Environmental Laws. Comply with, and take commercially reasonable steps to ensure compliance in all material respects by all tenants and subtenants, if any, with, all applicable Environmental Laws, and obtain and comply with and maintain, and take commercially reasonable steps to ensure that all tenants and subtenants obtain and comply in all material respects with and maintain, any and all licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations or permits required by applicable Environmental Laws, except, in each case with respect to this Section 6.8, to the extent the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. 6.9. Additional Collateral, etc. Other than during any Suspension Period, (a) With respect to any property or rights acquired after the Closing Date by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party (or is required to be a Loan Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) (other than any property described in paragraph (b), (c) or (d) below) as to which the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, does not have a perfected Lien, promptly (and, in any event within 60 days following such acquisition) (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent such amendments to the Collateral Agreement or such other documents as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent reasonably request to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, a security interest in such property and (ii) take all actions as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent reasonably request to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative


114 Agent and the Lenders, a perfected first priority security interest in such property, including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. (b) With respect to (i) any fee interest in any real property having a value (together with improvements thereof) of at least $30,000,000 acquired after the Closing Date by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party (or is required to be a Loan Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) and (ii) any real property listed in part (b) of Schedule 1.1B that becomes a Mortgaged Property pursuant to the definition thereof, promptly (and in any event within 90 days following such acquisition or such real property becoming a Mortgaged Property) deliver the documents required for Mortgaged Properties pursuant to Section 6.11. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall not enter into any Mortgage in respect of any real property acquired by any Loan Party after the Closing Date until the date that is (a) if such real property is not located in a “special flood hazard area”, ten (10) Business Days or (b) if such real property is located in a “special flood hazard area”, thirty (30) days, after the Administrative Agent has delivered to the Lenders the following documents in respect of such real property: (i) a completed flood hazard determination from a third party vendor; (ii) if such real property is located in a “special flood hazard area”, (A) a notification to the applicable Loan Parties of that fact and (if applicable) notification to the applicable Loan Parties that flood insurance coverage is not available and (B) evidence of the receipt by the applicable Loan Parties of such notice; and (iii) if required by Flood Laws, evidence of required flood insurance. (c) With respect to any new Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) (which, for the purposes of this paragraph (c), shall include any existing Subsidiary that ceases to be an Excluded Subsidiary and any Domestic Subsidiary that becomes a Subsidiary Borrower (to the extent not a Loan Party)), promptly (and, in any event (x) within 60 days after the acquisition or formation thereof or the cessation to be an Excluded Subsidiary or (y) upon effectiveness of such Domestic Subsidiary becoming a Subsidiary Borrower (to the extent not a Loan Party), as the case may be) (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent such amendments to the Collateral Agreement as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent reasonably request to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, a perfected first priority security interest in the Capital Stock of such new Subsidiary that is owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party (or is required to be a Loan Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), (ii) deliver to the Collateral Agent the certificates representing such Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, and take such other action as may be required or the Administrative Agent reasonably requests to perfect the Collateral Agent’s security interest therein, (iii) cause such new Subsidiary to become a party to the Guarantee Agreement and the Collateral Agreement and (iv) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent. (d) With respect to any new first-tier Foreign Subsidiary or CFC Holding Company (other than any Excluded Foreign Subsidiary (as defined in the Collateral Agreement)) of a Loan Party created or acquired after the Closing Date by the Company or any other Loan Party, promptly (and, in any event within 60 days after the creation or acquisition thereof) (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent such amendments to the Collateral Agreement as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent reasonably request to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, a perfected first priority security interest in the Capital Stock of such new Subsidiary (provided that in no event shall more than 65.0% of the total outstanding Capital


115 Stock of any such new Subsidiary that is a CFC or a CFC Holding Company be required to be so pledged); provided, further, that no Loan Party shall be obligated to pledge the Capital Stock of a Foreign Subsidiary to the extent such pledge would violate the laws of the jurisdiction of such Foreign Subsidiary’s organization, (ii) deliver to the Collateral Agent the certificates representing such Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of such Loan Party, as the case may be, and take such other action as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect the Collateral Agent’s security interest therein and (iii) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent. (e) In addition, within 60 days of the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent insurance certificates and endorsements naming the Collateral Agent as additional insured or mortgagee and loss payee under the insurance policies of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with the Collateral Agreement. (f) For the avoidance of doubt, references in this Section 6.9 to any asset, property, right or Capital Stock of any Subsidiary created or acquired after the Closing Date do not include Excluded Assets (as defined in the Collateral Agreement). (g) The Administrative Agent shall have the right to extend any of the time periods set forth in this Section 6.9 in its reasonable discretion. (h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, no Loan Party shall be required, nor shall the Administrative Agent be authorized, (A) to perfect any pledge, security interest or mortgage by any means other than through (x) any filing pursuant to the UCC in the office of the secretary of state (or similar central filing office) of the relevant State(s) and any filing in any applicable real estate records in the United States with respect to any mortgaged property or any fixture relating to any mortgaged property, (y) any filing in the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office with respect to Intellectual Property or (z) delivery to the Administrative Agent to be held in its possession of all Collateral consisting of stock certificates of the Company and its wholly- owned pledged subsidiaries and certain instruments with a fair market value in excess of $5,000,000, (B) to enter into any account control agreement or lockbox or similar arrangement with respect to any deposit account, securities account or commodities account or (C) to take any action in or required by a jurisdiction other than the United States or with respect to any asset located or titled outside of the United States (and there shall be no guarantee, security agreement or pledge agreement governed by the laws of any such non-U.S. jurisdiction). 6.10. Designation of Subsidiaries. The Company may at any time designate any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Subsidiary by delivering to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company specifying such designation and certifying that the conditions to such designation set forth in this Section 6.10 are satisfied; provided that: (a) both immediately before and immediately after any such designation, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (b) the Company shall be in Pro Forma Compliance with the Financial Covenants, recomputed as of the last day of the applicable Test Period;


116 (c) in the case of a designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, each subsidiary of such Subsidiary has been, or concurrently therewith will be, designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with this Section 6.10; and (d) in no event shall any Subsidiary be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary if such Subsidiary or any subsidiary of such Subsidiary owns material Intellectual Property. The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute an Investment by the Company in such Subsidiary on the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s (as applicable) Investment therein (as determined reasonably and in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Company). The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time. 6.11. Post-Closing Real Estate Deliverables. No later than 120 days after the Closing Date (or such later date selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent: (a) Mortgages. A Mortgage encumbering each Mortgaged Property listed on Schedule 1.1B in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, duly executed and acknowledged by each Loan Party that is the owner of or holder of any interest in such Mortgaged Property, and otherwise in form for recording in the recording office of each applicable political subdivision where each such Mortgaged Property is situated, together with such certificates, affidavits, questionnaires or returns as shall be required in connection with the recording or filing thereof to create a lien under applicable Requirements of Law, and such financing statements and any other instruments necessary to grant a mortgage lien under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction, all of which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent; (b) Title Insurance Policies. With respect to each Mortgage, (a) a policy of title insurance (or marked up unconditional title insurance commitment having the effect of a policy of title insurance) issued by a nationally recognized and financially stable title insurance company reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (the “Title Company”) insuring the Lien of such Mortgage as a valid first mortgage Lien on the Mortgaged Property in an amount not less than the value of such Mortgaged Property determined in the reasonable opinion of the Company, which policy (or such marked up unconditional title insurance commitment) (each, a “Title Policy”) shall (x) to the extent necessary, include such co-insurance and reinsurance arrangements (with provisions for direct access, if necessary) as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (y) have been supplemented by such endorsements as shall be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, and (z) contain no exceptions to title other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section 7.3; (b) evidence reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent of payment by Borrower of all Title Policy premiums, search and examination charges, escrow charges and related charges, mortgage recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses required for the recording of the Mortgages and issuance of the Title Policies; and (c) such affidavits, certificates, information (including financial data) and instruments of indemnification (including a so-called “gap” indemnification) as shall be required to induce the Title Company to issue the Title Policies and endorsements; (c) Surveys. A survey of the applicable Mortgaged Property for which all necessary fees (where applicable) have been paid (a) prepared by a surveyor reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, (b) dated or re-certificated not earlier than three months prior to the date of such delivery or such other date as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, (c) for Mortgaged Property situated in the United States, certified to the Collateral Agent, and the Title


117 Company, which certification shall be reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent and (d) in such form as shall be required by the title company to issue the so-called comprehensive and other survey-related endorsements and to remove the standard survey exceptions from the Title Policies and endorsements provided, however, that a survey shall not be required to the extent that (x) an existing survey together with an “affidavit of no change” is delivered to the Collateral Agent and the Title Company and (y) the Title Policy for such Mortgaged Property does not contain the standard survey exception and includes customary survey related endorsements and other coverages in the applicable Title Policy (including, but not limited to public road access, survey, contiguity and so-called comprehensive coverage); (d) Opinions. Favorable written opinions, addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, of local counsel to the Loan Parties in each jurisdiction (i) where a Mortgaged Property is located and (ii) where the applicable Loan Party granting the Mortgage on said Mortgaged Property is organized, regarding the due authority, execution, delivery, perfection and enforceability of each such Mortgage, the corporate formation, existence and good standing of the applicable Loan Party, and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent; (e) Flood Insurance. (a) “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property; and (b) in the event any such property is located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a “special flood hazard area,” (x) a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance, duly executed by the Company, (y) evidence of flood insurance with a financially sounds and reputable insurer, naming the Collateral Agent, as mortgagee, in an amount and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and (z) evidence of the payment of premiums in respect thereof in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall not enter into any Mortgage in respect of any Mortgaged Property listed on Schedule 1.1B until the date that is (a) if such real property is not located in a “special flood hazard area”, ten (10) Business Days or (b) if such real property is located in a “special flood hazard area”, one hundred twenty (120 days, after the Collateral Agent has delivered to the Lenders the following documents in respect of such real property: (i) a completed flood hazard determination from a third party vendor; (ii) if such real property is located in a “special flood hazard area”, (A) a notification to the applicable Loan Parties of that fact and (if applicable) notification to the applicable Loan Parties that flood insurance coverage is not available and (B) evidence of the receipt by the applicable Loan Parties of such notice; and (iii) if required by Flood Laws, evidence of required flood insurance); and 6.12. Post-Closing Obligations. The Company and each applicable Loan Party shall comply with each requirement set forth on Schedule 6.12 on or before the date specified for such requirement (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion). 6.13. Maintenance of Ratings. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain in effect a corporate rating (but not any specific rating) from S&P and a corporate family rating from Moody’s, in each case in respect of the Company, and a rating of the credit facilities hereunder by each of S&P and Moody’s. SECTION 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS From and after the Closing Date, the Company hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount is due and owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:


118 7.1. Financial Condition Covenants. (a) Total Leverage Ratio. Permit the Total Leverage Ratio as at the last day of any Test Period to exceed 4.50 to 1.00, commencing with the Test Period for which the last fiscal quarter is the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the written election of the Company not later than the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 in respect of the fiscal period in which a Material Acquisition is consummated, for each of the four succeeding four-fiscal quarter periods ending immediately following the consummation of such Material Acquisition (including the first Test Period ending after the consummation of such Material Acquisition) (the “Increased Test Periods”), the applicable Total Leverage Ratio level for purposes of this Section 7.1(a) shall not exceed 5.00 to 1.00; provided, however, that, (1) the Total Leverage Ratio as at the last day of each of the two four-fiscal quarter periods immediately succeeding the last Increased Test Period shall be equal to or less than 4.50 to 1.00 (irrespective of whether any other Material Acquisition has been consummated during such period) and (2) the Company may make only two such elections during the term of this Agreement. (b) Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any Test Period to be less than 3.00 to 1.00, commencing with the Test Period for which the last fiscal quarter is the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date. 7.2. Indebtedness. Create, issue, incur, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except: (a) Indebtedness of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document; (b) Indebtedness of the Company to any of its Subsidiaries and of any Subsidiary to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company; provided that any Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Loan Party to the Company or to any of its Subsidiaries that are Domestic Loan Parties is permitted pursuant to Section 7.8 (other than Sections 7.8(c)(i) and 7.8(ff)); (c) Indebtedness in respect of the Senior Unsecured Notes and any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof; (d) Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date (or which may have been incurred pursuant to commitments existing on the Closing Date) listed, to the extent in excess of $5,000,000 on Schedule 7.2(d) and any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof; (e) Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) secured by Liens permitted by Section 7.3(i) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $105,000,000 and (y) 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period; (f) (i) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary located in China in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 and (ii) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary located in India in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000; (g) Hedge Agreements as long as such agreements are not entered into for speculative purposes; (h) Incremental Equivalent Debt and any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof; (i) [reserved];


119 (j) (i) additional Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount (for all incurrences by the Company and all Subsidiaries pursuant to this clause (j)) which when incurred does not exceed the greater of (x) $160,000,000 and (y) 37.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof; (k) Capital Lease Obligations arising from Permitted Sale/Leasebacks; (l) (i) Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary (“Ratio Debt”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed (A) the Shared Incremental Amount plus (B) an unlimited amount so long as, in the case of this clause (i)(B), on the date of incurrence thereof on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such Ratio Debt and the application of the proceeds thereof (without netting the cash proceeds thereof) and to any relevant Specified Transaction, (i) if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations, the First Lien Leverage Ratio does not exceed either (A) 2.75 to 1.00 or (B) if such Ratio Debt is incurred in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement, the greater of (I) 2.75 to 1.00 and (II) the First Lien Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the incurrence of such Ratio Debt and the consummation of such acquisition or other permitted Investment, (ii) if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio does not exceed either (A) 3.25 to 1.00 or (B) if such Ratio Debt is incurred in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement, the greater of (I) 3.25 to 1.00 and (II) the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the incurrence of such Ratio Debt and the consummation of such acquisition or other permitted Investment, and (iii) if such Indebtedness is unsecured or, in the case of Ratio Debt incurred by any Foreign Subsidiary, is secured by a Lien on assets or property of Foreign Subsidiaries, the Company is in compliance with the Financial Covenants (in the case of any Ratio Debt incurred in reliance on this clause (iii) in connection with any Material Acquisition, after giving effect to any step-up applicable to Section 7.1(a) to the extent that the first Test Period ending after the date of the consummation of such Material Acquisition would be an Increased Test Period in accordance with the terms of Section 7.1(a)); provided that (i) the requirement set forth in Sections 2.27(a)(vi) and (vii) (except with respect to any Ratio Debt consisting of a customary bridge facility so long as, subject to customary conditions, such bridge facility automatically converts into long-term debt satisfying the requirements set forth in Sections 2.27(a)(vi) and (vii)), as applicable, shall apply mutatis mutandis as if such Ratio Debt were Incremental Facilities and (ii) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness incurred by Subsidiaries that are not Domestic Loan Parties under this clause (l), together with the aggregate amount of Incurred Acquisition Debt incurred by Subsidiaries that are not Domestic Loan Parties, shall not exceed the greater of (x) $130,000,000 and (y) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing thereof; (m) Indebtedness in respect of Cash Management Obligations, including Cash Pooling Agreements, or guarantees thereof, including the guarantee set forth in the Guarantee Agreement; (n) (i) additional Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are not Domestic Loan Parties in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $130,000,000 and (y) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing thereof; (o) Guarantee Obligations by the Company of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of any Subsidiary and by any Subsidiary of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of the Company or any other Subsidiary; provided that any guarantee by any Domestic Loan Party of any Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Loan Party is permitted pursuant to Section 7.8 (other than Sections 7.8(c)(i) and 7.8(ff));


120 (p) (i) Indebtedness incurred in connection with any acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder (“Incurred Acquisition Debt”) in an amount not to exceed (A) the Shared Incremental Amount plus (B) an unlimited amount so long as, in the case of this clause (i)(B), on the date of incurrence thereof on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such Incurred Acquisition Debt and the application of the proceeds thereof (without netting the cash proceeds thereof) and to any relevant Specified Transaction, (i) if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations, the First Lien Leverage Ratio does not exceed the greater of (x) 2.75 to 1.00 and (y) the First Lien Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the incurrence of such Incurred Acquisition Debt and the consummation of such acquisition or other permitted Investment, (ii) if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio does not exceed the greater of (x) 3.25 to 1.00 and (y) the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the incurrence of such Incurred Acquisition Debt and the consummation of such acquisition or other permitted Investment and (iii) if such Indebtedness is unsecured or, in the case of Incurred Acquisition Debt incurred by any Foreign Subsidiary, is secured by a Lien on assets or property of Foreign Subsidiaries, either (x) the Company is in compliance with the Financial Covenants (in the case of any Incurred Acquisition Debt incurred in reliance on this clause (iii) in connection with any Material Acquisition, after giving effect to any step-up applicable to Section 7.1(a) to the extent that the first Test Period ending after the date of the consummation of such Material Acquisition would be an Increased Test Period in accordance with the terms of Section 7.1(a)) or (y) the Total Leverage Ratio does not exceed the Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period and the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio is no less than the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period; provided that (i) the requirement set forth in Sections 2.27(a)(vi) and (vii) (except with respect to any Incurred Acquisition Debt consisting of a customary bridge facility so long as, subject to customary conditions, such bridge facility automatically converts into long-term debt satisfying the requirements set forth in Sections 2.27(a)(vi) and (vii)), as applicable shall apply mutatis mutandis as if such Incurred Acquisition Debt were Incremental Facilities and (ii) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness incurred by Subsidiaries that are not Domestic Loan Parties under this clause (p), together with the aggregate amount of Ratio Debt incurred by Subsidiaries that are not Domestic Loan Parties, shall not exceed the greater of (x) $130,000,000 and (y) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing thereof; (q) Indebtedness under a Permitted Receivables Financing or Supply Chain Financing; (r) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations (including reimbursement obligations with respect to guaranties, letters of credit or other similar obligations) in respect of tenders, statutory obligations, leases, governmental contracts, stay, performance bid, customs, appeal and surety bonds and performance and/or return of money bonds and completion guarantees or other obligations of a like nature issued for the account of, or provided by, the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (s) Indebtedness incurred by a Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary; (t) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (including successive Permitted Refinancings thereof) and Guarantee Obligations by the Guarantors in respect thereof; (u) Indebtedness arising from agreements providing for indemnification, purchase price adjustments or similar obligations incurred by the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with any acquisition or Disposition in each case permitted by this Agreement;


121 (v) Indebtedness consisting of obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary under deferred compensation (e.g., earn-outs, indemnifications, incentive non-competes and other contingent or deferred obligations) or other similar arrangements incurred by such Person in connection with the Transactions, or any acquisition or other Investment in each case permitted under Section 7.8 (other than Section 7.8(ff)); (w) Indebtedness of a Person which becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into any Subsidiary after the Closing Date in each case to the extent such acquisition or merger is permitted under this Agreement; provided that (i) such Indebtedness was in existence on the date such Person became a Subsidiary of, or merged into, such Subsidiary, (ii) such Indebtedness was not created in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary, (iii) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed in any respect by or secured by the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than by any such person that so becomes a Subsidiary) and (iv) immediately after giving effect to the acquisition of or merger with such Person by such Subsidiary, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (x) Indebtedness incurred by the Company or its Subsidiaries in respect of banker’s acceptances, bank guarantees, letters of credit, warehouse receipts or similar instruments entered into in the ordinary course of business, including in respect of workers compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance, or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement type obligations regarding workers compensation claims, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice; (y) Indebtedness consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums, (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, (iii) obligations to reacquire assets or inventory in connection with customer financing arrangements or (iv) obligations owing under supply, customer, distribution, license, lease or similar agreements, in each case with respect to clauses (i) through (iv), entered into in the ordinary course of business; (z) Indebtedness supported by a letter of credit issued by any Person (other than the Company or any of its Affiliates) for the account of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to another clause of this Section 7.2, the availability of which is subject to a stated quantum in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such letter of credit; (aa) Indebtedness related to any letter of credit issued in the ordinary course of business or created by or for the account of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than pursuant to this Agreement, in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $35,000,000; (bb) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice under travel and expense cards, corporate purchasing cards and car leasing programs, and Guarantee Obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to any such Indebtedness; (cc) Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary as an account party in respect of trade letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business; (dd) Indebtedness (other than debt for borrowed money) of any Borrower and/or any Subsidiary consisting of obligations owing under incentive, supply, license or similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice; (ee) endorsement of instruments or other payment items for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;


122 (ff) [reserved]; (gg) unfunded pension fund and other employee benefit plan obligations and liabilities incurred by any Borrower and/or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice to the extent that the unfunded amounts would not otherwise cause an Event of Default under Section 8(g); (hh) customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice from customers for goods and services purchased in the ordinary course of business; (ii) obligations in respect of letters of support, guarantees or similar obligations issued, made or incurred for the benefit of any subsidiary of any Borrower to the extent required by law or in connection with any statutory filing or the delivery of audit opinions performed in jurisdictions other than within the United States; and (jj) all premiums, interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in this Section 7.2. 7.3. Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for: (a) Liens for taxes not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of any Loan Party or any Excluded Subsidiary, as the case may be, in conformity with GAAP or in the case of a Subsidiary located outside of the United States, general accounting principles in effect from time to time in its jurisdiction of incorporation; (b) statutory liens of landlords and carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, repairmen or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (c) pledges or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation; (d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, governmental contracts, customs, stay, surety and appeal bonds, performance and/or return of money bonds and completion guarantees or other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) incurred in the ordinary course of business; (e) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances that are or would be reflected on a survey or by inspection of any real property or that, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and that do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (f) (i) Liens in existence on the Closing Date, to the extent the obligations secured by such Liens are in excess of $5,000,000, listed on Schedule 7.3(f) securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2(d) or other obligations not prohibited hereunder and (ii) Liens replacing the Liens set forth on Schedule 7.3(f) securing a refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of Indebtedness that is permitted


123 pursuant to Section 7.2(d) or such other obligations; provided that no such Lien is spread to cover any additional property after the Closing Date unless otherwise permitted by another provision of this Section 7.3 (in which case, for the avoidance of doubt, such Lien covering any additional property shall be incurred in reliance on such other provision of this Section 7.3) and that the amount of Indebtedness or such other obligation secured thereby is not increased; (g) Liens on the Collateral to secure Indebtedness permitted under Sections 7.2(l) or 7.2(p); provided that an Other Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to (i) if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations, a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement as a “Senior Representative” (or similar term, in each case, to be defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement) or (ii) if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral that is junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement as a “Junior Priority Representative” (or similar term, in each case, to be defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement); (h) Liens arising solely by virtue of any contractual, statutory or common law provisions related to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts and securities accounts; (i) Liens securing Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary incurred pursuant to Section 7.2(e) to finance the acquisition of fixed or capital assets; provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness (other than after- acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or financed by Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2(e)) and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased; (j) Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents; (k) Liens consisting of judgment or judicial attachment Liens and Liens securing contingent obligations on appeal and other bonds in connection with court proceedings, settlements or judgments; provided that (i) such Liens would not result in the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder and (ii) such Liens are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (l) Liens consisting of any (i) interest or title of a lessor, sub-lessor, licensor or sub-licensor under any lease, license or similar arrangement of real estate or other property (including intellectual property) permitted hereunder, (ii) landlord lien arising by law or permitted by the terms of any lease, sub-lease, license, sub-license or similar arrangement, (iii) restriction or encumbrance to which the interest or title of such lessor, sub-lessor, licensor or sub-licensor may be subject, (iv) subordination of the interest of the lessee, sub-lessee, licensee or sub-licensee under such lease, sub-lease, license, sub-license or similar arrangement to any restriction or encumbrance referred to in the preceding clause (iii) or (v) deposit of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by any Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice to secure the performance of obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises; (m) Liens on assets subject to a Permitted Receivables Financing securing such Permitted Receivables Financing; (n) additional Liens so long as the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the obligations secured thereby at the time such Lien is incurred does not exceed the greater of (x) $160,000,000 and (y) 37.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period;


124 (o) Liens on the Collateral securing Incremental Equivalent Debt; provided that an Other Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to (i) if such Indebtedness by secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations, a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement as a “Senior Representative” (or similar term, in each case, to be defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement) or (ii) if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement as a “Junior Priority Representative” (or similar term, in each case, to be defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement); (p) Liens on cash, Cash Equivalents, deposit accounts and similar items of (i) Foreign Subsidiaries securing Cash Management Obligations of Foreign Subsidiaries, including obligations of Foreign Subsidiaries in respect of any Cash Pooling Agreement, and guarantees by any Foreign Subsidiary of such Cash Management Obligations of other Foreign Subsidiaries or such similar obligations of other Foreign Subsidiaries or (ii) Subsidiaries securing obligations in respect of the Existing Pooling Agreement; (q) Liens on assets and Capital Stock of Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (including Capital Stock owned by such Persons) securing Indebtedness or other obligations of Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties permitted pursuant to Section 7.2 (or not prohibited under this Agreement); (r) Liens on Company Stock; (s) Liens on assets of a Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary to secure Indebtedness incurred by such Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary; (t) matters expressly listed as exceptions to title or subordinate matters in the Administrative Agent’s title insurance policies for such Mortgaged Properties; (u) Liens on the Collateral securing obligations in respect of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof, and any Guarantee Obligations by the Guarantors in respect thereof; provided that an Other Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to (i) if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations, a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement as a “Senior Representative” (or similar term, in each case, to be defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement) or (ii) if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement as a “Junior Priority Representative” (or similar term, in each case, to be defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement); (v) Liens (i) 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 or consistent with past practice or (ii) on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods in the ordinary course of business; (w) Liens (i) on cash or Cash Equivalents advanced in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.8 to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment or (ii) consisting of an agreement to Dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted under Section 7.5 (or, to dispose of any property in a transaction not constituting a Disposition hereunder to the extent such transaction is otherwise permitted under this Agreement);


125 (x) Liens on property or assets acquired by a Loan Party or on property or assets of any Person which becomes a Subsidiary of a Loan Party, in any such case existing at the time of the acquisition thereof (including acquisition through merger or consolidation) and not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition; (y) Liens arising on any real property as a result of any eminent domain, condemnation or similar proceeding being commenced with respect to such real property; (z) (i) Liens on the Capital Stock of a Joint Venture securing obligations of such Joint Venture that are otherwise permitted under this Agreement and (ii) customary options, put and call arrangements, rights of first refusal and similar rights relating to such Joint Venture under its joint venture agreement; (aa) (i) deposits made or other security provided to secure liabilities to insurance brokers, insurance carriers under insurance or self- insurance arrangements in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice and (ii) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of insurance premiums with respect thereto to the extent permitted hereunder; (bb) [reserved]; (cc) (i) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off or netting or pledge relating to (A) the establishment of depositary relations with banks or other financial institutions not granted in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (B) pooled deposit or sweep accounts of any Borrower and/or any Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice of any Borrower and/or any Subsidiary, (C) purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of any Borrower and/or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice and (D) commodity trading or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits, (iii) bankers Liens and rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or similar accounts, (iv) Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-208 or Section 4-210 of the UCC (or any similar Requirement of Law of any jurisdiction) on items in the ordinary course of business, (v) Liens (including rights of set-off) in favor of banking or other financial institutions arising as a matter of law or under customary general terms and conditions encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry or arising pursuant to such banking institution’s general terms and conditions and (vi) Liens on the proceeds of any Indebtedness permitted hereunder incurred in connection with any transaction permitted hereunder, which proceeds have been deposited into an escrow account on customary terms to secure such Indebtedness pending the application of such proceeds to finance such transaction or on cash or Cash Equivalents set aside at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness to the extent such cash or Cash Equivalents prefund the payment of interest or fees on such Indebtedness and are held in escrow pending application for such purpose; (dd) Liens in favor of any Governmental Authority to secure progress, advance or other payments pursuant to any contract or provision of any statute; (ee) Liens in connection with a Permitted Sale/Leaseback; provided that any such Lien shall encumber only the property interest subject to such Permitted Sale/Leaseback; and (ff) Liens securing obligations (other than obligations representing Indebtedness for borrowed money) under operating, reciprocal easement or similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice of any Borrower and/or their Subsidiaries;


126 (gg) Liens on securities or other assets that are the subject of repurchase agreements constituting Investments permitted under Section 7.8 arising out of such repurchase transaction; (hh) Liens securing obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds or similar instruments permitted under Sections 7.2(r) and (x); (ii) Liens arising (i) out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of any assets or property and bailee arrangements in the ordinary course of business and permitted by this Agreement or (ii) by operation of law under Article 2 of the UCC (or any similar Requirement of Law of any jurisdiction); (jj) Liens (i) in favor of any Domestic Loan Party and/or (ii) granted by any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Loan Party in favor of any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Loan Party, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), securing intercompany Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2 or Section 7.8 or securing other intercompany obligations not prohibited hereunder; (kk) Liens on cash or Cash Equivalents arising in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Indebtedness; (ll) undetermined or inchoate Liens, rights of distress and charges incidental to current operations that have not at such time been filed or exercised, or which relate to obligations not due or payable or, if due, the validity of such Liens are being contested in good faith by appropriate actions diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP; (mm) [reserved]; (nn) security given to a public or private utility or any Governmental Authority as required in the ordinary course of business; (oo) receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice to the extent the same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds; (pp) Liens on property or assets of Subsidiaries that are not Domestic Loan Parties securing Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are not Domestic Loan Parties incurred pursuant to Section 7.2(n); (qq) Liens in the nature of the right of setoff in favor of counterparties to contractual agreements with any Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; and (rr) Liens arising solely in connection with rights of dissenting equity holders pursuant to any Requirement of Law in respect of any acquisition or other similar Investment permitted hereunder. 7.4. Fundamental Changes. Enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution) or Dispose of all or substantially all of its property or business, except that: (a) (i) any Subsidiary of the Company may be merged or consolidated with or into the Company (provided that the Company shall be the continuing or surviving corporation) or with or into any Guarantor or any Subsidiary Borrower (provided that (x) if any such transaction is between a Guarantor and a Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or, such Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving


127 entity and (y) if any such transaction is between a Subsidiary Borrower and any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Borrower, such Subsidiary Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving entity) and (ii) any Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor may be merged with or into any other Subsidiary (provided that, (w) if any such transaction is between a Domestic Subsidiary and a Foreign Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower, such Domestic Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving entity except to the extent permitted under Section 7.8, (x) if any such transaction is between a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower and a Foreign Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower, such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving entity and (y) if such transaction is between a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower and a Domestic Subsidiary Borrower, such Domestic Subsidiary Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving entity ; (b) (i) any Subsidiary of the Company may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Company or any Guarantor, (ii) any Foreign Subsidiary (other than any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower) may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise to any other Subsidiary and (iii) any Subsidiary of the Company may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets pursuant to a Disposition permitted by Section 7.5 (other than pursuant to Section 7.5(c)); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any Subsidiary of the Company that only holds Capital Stock of other Subsidiaries of the Company (a “Subsidiary Holding Company”) may consummate any sale of all or substantially all of its assets that would be permitted under this Section 7.4(b) with respect each such Subsidiary or Subsidiaries held by such Subsidiary Holding Company; and (c) any Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary Borrower) may be liquidated as long as the proceeds of such liquidation (after satisfying all Contractual Obligations of such Subsidiary) are distributed to the holders of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary on an approximately ratable basis (based on their respective equity ownership interests in such Subsidiary). 7.5. Disposition of Property. Dispose of any of its property or rights, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except: (a) the Disposition of unnecessary, obsolete or worn out property ; (b) the sale of inventory or goods held for sale in the ordinary course of business; (c) Dispositions permitted by Section 7.4(b), and Dispositions to effect Restricted Payments and Investments permitted pursuant to Section 7.6 (other than Section 7.6(k)) or 7.8 (other than Section 7.8(z) and (ff)), respectively; provided that no Subsidiary may make a Disposition of any material Intellectual Property to any Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to this Section 7.5(c) unless such Disposition is to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.8(ee); (d) non-exclusive licensing or sublicensing of Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business; (e) any Permitted Receivables Financing or Supply Chain Financing; (f) Dispositions listed and described, to the extent in excess of $5,000,000, on Schedule 7.5 as in effect on the Closing Date; (g) any Disposition of assets (i) from one Domestic Loan Party to another Domestic Loan Party, (ii) from a Subsidiary to a Domestic Loan Party or (iii) from one Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Loan Party to another Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Loan Party;


128 (h) the Disposition of other property not described in clauses (a)-(g) above or (i)-(hh) below for not less than fair market value as long as at least 75.0% of the consideration consists of cash and cash equivalents (provided that such minimum cash/cash equivalent requirement shall not apply to any Disposition or series of related Dispositions of property having a fair market value less than or equal to the greater of (x) $42,000,000 and (y) 10.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period) (provided that for purposes of such minimum cash/cash equivalent requirement, (v) the amount of any Indebtedness or other liabilities (other than Indebtedness or other liabilities that are subordinated to the Obligations or that are owed to the Company or any Subsidiary) of the Company or any Subsidiary (as shown on such Person’s most recent balance sheet (or in the notes thereto), or if the incurrence of such Indebtedness or other liability took place after the date of such balance sheet, that would have been shown on such balance sheet or in the notes thereto, as determined in good faith by the Company) that are (i) assumed by the transferee of any such assets and for which the Company and/or its applicable Subsidiary have been validly released by all relevant creditors in writing or (ii) otherwise cancelled or terminated in connection with such Disposition, (w) the amount of any trade-in value applied to the purchase price of any replacement assets acquired in connection with such Disposition, (x) any securities or other obligations or assets received by the Company or any Subsidiary from such transferee (including earn- outs or similar obligations) that are converted by such Person into cash or Cash Equivalents, or by their terms are required to be satisfied for cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or cash equivalents received) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition and (y) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received in respect of such Disposition having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (h) that is at that time outstanding, not in excess of the greater of $55,000,000 and 12.5% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period); (i) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may transfer or contribute ownership of the Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary or Joint Venture or the assets of any Foreign Subsidiary or Joint Venture to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company; (j) Dispositions of cash and/or Cash Equivalents or other assets that were cash and/or Cash Equivalents when the relevant original Investment was made; (k) the Company and its Subsidiaries may sell property pursuant to Permitted Sale/Leasebacks; (l) Dispositions of Investments in Joint Ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to, buy/sell arrangement between joint venture or similar parties set forth in the relevant joint venture arrangements or similar binding agreements; (m) the Disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of any Immaterial Subsidiary; (n) the sale by the Company and its Subsidiaries of bills of exchange of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (o) [reserved]; (p) Dispositions of non-core assets, in each case acquired in any acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, including such Dispositions (x) made in order to obtain the approval of any anti-trust authority or otherwise necessary or advisable in the good faith determination of the Company to consummate any acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder or (y) which are being held for sale and not for the continued operation of any Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses;


129 (q) any other Disposition; provided that the aggregate fair market value of all Dispositions pursuant to this Section 7.8(q) does not exceed the greater of (x) $75,000,000 and (y) 17.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period; (r) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may transfer or contribute ownership of the Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary formed or organized under the laws of (a) any European country or (b) any state, province, district or other subdivision of any such country, in each case to a Foreign Subsidiary that is a European holding company; (s) Dispositions of Company Stock; (t) exchanges or swaps, including transactions covered by Section 1031 of the Code (or any comparable provision of any foreign jurisdiction), of property or assets so long as any such exchange or swap is made for fair value (as determined by the Company in good faith) for like property or assets or property, assets or services of greater value or usefulness to the business of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as a whole, as determined in good faith by the Company; provided that upon the consummation of any such exchange or swap by any Loan Party, to the extent the property received does not constitute an Excluded Asset, the Administrative Agent has a perfected Lien with the same priority as the Lien held on the property or assets so exchanged or swapped; (u) Dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall exclude receivable financing); (v) Transfers of property subject to a casualty event and Dispositions constituting expropriations or takings by a Governmental Authority; (w) the unwinding of Hedge Agreements permitted hereunder pursuant to their terms; (x) Dispositions of assets that do not constitute Collateral; provided that the aggregate fair market value of all Dispositions pursuant to this Section 7.8(x) does not exceed the greater of (x) $75,000,000 and (y) 17.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period; (y) Dispositions of in-plant maintenance, repair and operating and perishable tooling operations to third parties in connection with the outsourcing of such operations; (z) Dispositions, abandonments, cancellations or lapses of intellectual property or other intellectual property rights, including issuances or registrations thereof, or applications for issuances or registrations thereof, in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or which, in the good faith determination of the Company, are not necessary to the conduct of the business of any Borrower or their Subsidiaries or are obsolete or no longer economical to maintain in light of their use; (aa) the expiration of any Intellectual Property in accordance with any statutory term that is not subject to renewal; (bb) Dispositions of Capital Stock of, or sales of Indebtedness or other securities of, Unrestricted Subsidiaries; (cc) Dispositions made to comply with any order or other directive of any Governmental Authority or any applicable Requirement of Law;


130 (dd) [reserved]; (ee) Dispositions constituting any part of a Permitted Reorganization; (ff) any sale of motor vehicles and information technology equipment purchased at the end of an operating lease and resold thereafter; (gg) any issuance, sale or Disposition of Capital Stock to directors, officers, managers or employees for purposes of satisfying requirements with respect to directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals, in each case as required by applicable Requirements of Law; and (hh) any netting arrangement of accounts receivable between or among the any Borrower and their Subsidiaries or among Subsidiaries of any Borrower made in the ordinary course of business. Simultaneously with any transfer described in Section 7.5 (to the extent such transfer is to a Person that is not a Loan Party) of this Agreement, the Lien on and security interest created by the Loan Documents in the Capital Stock of the Subsidiaries so transferred or contributed will be automatically released and the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall take any action reasonably requested in writing by the Company to evidence such release. 7.6. Restricted Payments. Declare or pay any dividend (other than dividends payable solely in common stock or other applicable common equity interests of the Person making such dividend) on, or make any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any Capital Stock (but excluding any of the foregoing with respect to any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock) of the Company or any Subsidiary, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary (collectively, “Restricted Payments”), except that: (a) any Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Company, any Subsidiary or to any other Person (ratably based on such other Person’s equity ownership in such Subsidiary) which owns Capital Stock of such Subsidiary; (b) so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company may purchase the Company’s common stock held by any Permitted Payee upon the death, disability or termination of employment of such officer or employee; provided that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments under this paragraph (b) in any fiscal year shall not exceed in the aggregate the greater of (x) $21,000,000 and (y) 5.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period; provided, further, that any amount not so made as a Restricted Payment in the fiscal year for which it is permitted may be carried over to be made as a Restricted Payment in subsequent fiscal years so long as the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments made in reliance on this paragraph (b) in any fiscal year does not exceed the greater of (x) $42,000,000 and (y) 10.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period; (c) the Company may make Restricted Payments if, after giving effect thereto, the Total Leverage Ratio calculated on the date of incurrence thereof on a Pro Forma Basis would be less than 3.00 to 1.00 (it being understood that any Restricted Payment permitted at the time it was made shall be deemed to be permitted notwithstanding that the conditions specified in this paragraph (c) for such Restricted Payment may no longer be satisfied thereafter); provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom);


131 (d) [reserved]; (e) the Company may withhold shares of Capital Stock of the Company from, and pay personal payroll taxes of employees in respect of vested restricted shares of, options to purchase and other equity incentive awards in respect of, the Capital Stock of the Company; (f) [reserved]; (g) the Company may make additional Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed the portion, if any, of the Available Amount on such date that the Company elects to apply to this clause (g); provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (h) the Company may make additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount pursuant to this paragraph (h), taken together with all other Restricted Payments previously made pursuant to this clause (h), not to exceed $350,000,000; (i) the Company may repurchase, redeem, acquire or retire Capital Stock upon (or make provisions for withholdings in connection with) (or make provisions for withholdings in connection with), the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock if such Capital Stock represents all or a portion of the exercise price of, or tax withholdings with respect to, such warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock as part of a “cashless” exercise; (j) [reserved]; (k) to the extent constituting a Restricted Payment, the Company may consummate any transaction permitted by Section 7.5 (other than Sections 7.5(c)) and Section 7.8 (other than Section 7.8(z) and 7.8(ff)); (l) the Company may pay any dividend or other distribution or consummate any redemption within 60 days after the date of the declaration thereof or the provision of a redemption notice with respect thereto, as the case may be, if at the date of such declaration or notice, the dividend, distribution or redemption contemplated by such declaration or redemption notice would have complied with the provisions of this Section 7.6; (m) the Company may make additional Restricted Payments constituting any part of a Permitted Reorganization; (n) the Company may make a distribution, by dividend or otherwise, of the Capital Stock of any Unrestricted Subsidiary (or a Subsidiary that owns one or more Unrestricted Subsidiaries; provided that such Subsidiary owns no assets other than Capital Stock of one or more Unrestricted Subsidiaries and immaterial assets incidental to the ownership thereof); (o) the Company may make payments and distributions to satisfy dissenters’ rights (including in connection with, or as a result of, the exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential)), pursuant to or in connection with any acquisition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or Disposition that complies with Section 7.5 or any other transaction permitted hereunder; (p) [reserved]; and


132 (q) the Company may make a Restricted Payment in respect of required withholding or similar non-U.S. Taxes with respect to any Permitted Payee and any repurchases of Capital Stock in consideration of such payments, including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options or the issuance of restricted stock units or similar stock based awards. 7.7. [Reserved]. 7.8. Investments. Make any advance, loan, extension of credit (by way of guaranty or otherwise) or capital contribution to, or purchase any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities of, or any assets constituting a business unit of, or make any other investment in, any Person (all of the foregoing, “Investments”), except: (a) extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice; (b) investments in Cash Equivalents; (c) (i) Guarantee Obligations permitted by Section 7.2 and (ii) Guarantee Obligations arising in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice with respect to other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness; (d) loans and advances to employees of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice (including for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses) in an aggregate amount for the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company not to exceed the greater of (x) $21,000,000 and (y) 5.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period at any one time outstanding; (e) Guarantee Obligations by any Domestic Loan Party of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Loan Party; provided that the aggregate amount of such Guarantee Obligations, together with the aggregate amount of Investments by Domestic Loan Parties made pursuant to the proviso to Section 7.8(f) or 7.8(j), shall not exceed the greater of (x) $160,000,000 and (y) 37.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period at any one time outstanding; (f) intercompany Investments by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the Company or any Person that, prior to such investment, is a Subsidiary; provided that the aggregate amount of Investments by Domestic Loan Parties in Subsidiaries that are not Domestic Loan Parties under this clause (f), together with the aggregate amount of Investments by Domestic Loan Parties made pursuant to the proviso to Section 7.8(j) and Guarantee Obligations pursuant to Section 7.8(e), shall not exceed the greater of (x) $160,000,000 and (y) 37.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period at any one time outstanding; (g) Investments in Joint Ventures or in any Person who, prior to the Investment, is not a Subsidiary and who becomes, as a result of the Investment, a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary or in any other Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Loan Party in an aggregate amount pursuant to this Section 7.8(g) not to exceed the greater of (x) $65,000,000 and (y) 15.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period at any one time outstanding plus, in each case, all dividends, distributions, interest, payments, returns of capital, repayments of other amounts received in cash, by the Domestic Loan Parties from Joint Ventures and Persons who become a Subsidiary as a result of such Investment or from such other Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties;


133 (h) Investments in existence on the Closing Date listed, to the extent in excess of $5,000,000, on Schedule 7.8(h); provided that no such Investment is increased except as permitted by the other provisions of this Section 7.8; (i) each Finance Subsidiary may execute and deliver one or more promissory notes (having terms customary for similar notes issued in transactions similar to a Permitted Receivables Financing) to the Company and its Subsidiaries representing the purchase price of receivables sold to such Finance Subsidiary in a Permitted Receivables Financing, and the Company and its Subsidiaries may contribute receivables and other assets of the type referred to in the definition of “Permitted Receivables Financing” to the capital of any Finance Subsidiary in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing; (j) acquisitions as long as, after giving effect thereto, the Company would be in Pro Forma Compliance with the covenants in Section 7.1 for the most recently ended Test Period (in the case of any acquisition made in reliance on this Section 7.8(j) that is a Material Acquisition, after giving effect to any step-up applicable to Section 7.1(a) to the extent that the first Test Period ending after the date of the consummation of such Material Acquisition would be an Increased Test Period in accordance with the terms of Section 7.1(a)); provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid or payable by a Domestic Loan Party for all acquisitions of (1) Subsidiaries that are not Domestic Loan Parties or (2) all or substantially all the assets of a person or division or line of business of a person that are not held by a Domestic Loan Party shall not exceed together with the aggregate amount of Investments by Domestic Loan Parties made pursuant to the proviso to Section 7.8(f) and Guarantee Obligations pursuant to Section 7.8(e), the greater of (x) $160,000,000 and (y) 37.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period at any one time outstanding ; (k) Investments if, after giving effect thereto, the Total Leverage Ratio calculated on the date of incurrence thereof on a Pro Forma Basis would be less than 3.25 to 1.00 (it being understood that any Investment permitted at the time it was made shall be deemed to be permitted notwithstanding that the conditions specified in this paragraph (k) for such Investment may no longer be satisfied thereafter); provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (l) Investments by the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed the portion, if any, of the Available Amount on such date that the Company elects to apply to this clause (l); provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (m) non-cash consideration received, to the extent permitted by the Loan Documents, in connection with the disposition of property permitted by this Agreement; (n) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable, notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit, and guarantees for the benefit of existing or potential suppliers, customers, distributors, licensors, licensees, lessees and lessors, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors ; (o) Hedge Agreements entered into not for speculative purposes; (p) deposit accounts and securities accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business, and to the extent constituting an Investment, Cash Management Obligations and Cash Pooling Agreements;


134 (q) additional Investments by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount (valued at cost) (for all Investments by the Company and all Subsidiaries pursuant to this clause (q)) not to exceed the greater of (x) $105,000,000 and (y) 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period at any one time outstanding; (r) [reserved]. (s) Investments held by a Person that is acquired and becomes a Subsidiary or of a Person merged or amalgamated or consolidated into any Subsidiary, in each case after the Closing Date and which acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation is permitted in accordance with another provision of this Section 7.8, to the extent that such Investments held by such Person were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation, and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation; (t) any Investments in a Joint Venture to the extent such Investment is substantially contemporaneously repaid in full with a dividend or other distribution from such Joint Venture; (u) to the extent that they constitute Investments, purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials or equipment or purchases, acquisitions, licenses (or other grants or rights to use or exploit) or leases of other assets, Intellectual Property, or other rights, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice; (v) Investments maintained in connection with any Loan Party’s deferred compensation plan in the ordinary course of business; (w) Investments consisting of rebates and extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice; (x) any Investments acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries: (i) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivables held by the Company or any such Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of, or settlement or delinquent accounts and disputes with or judgments against, the issuer of such Investment or accounts receivable; (ii) as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default; (iii) as a result of the settlement, compromise or resolution of litigation, arbitration or other disputes with Persons who are not Affiliates; or (iv) in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business; (y) Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and works compensation, performance and similar deposits in each case entered into as a result of the operations of the business in the ordinary course; (z) Investments in notes receivables payable to the Company or any Subsidiary by the purchasers of assets purchased pursuant to Dispositions permitted in accordance with Section 7.5;


135 (aa) [reserved]; (bb) Investments by the Company in any Subsidiary consisting of reimbursement obligations of the Company in respect of the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of such Subsidiary hereunder to support obligations of such Subsidiary; (cc) [reserved]; (dd) to the extent they constitute Investments, any letters of credit issued or created by the Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to Sections 7.2(aa) or (cc); (ee) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount pursuant to this Section 7.8(ee) not to exceed the greater of (x) $65,000,000 and (y) 15.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period plus, in each case, all dividends, distributions, interest, payments, returns of capital, repayments of other amounts received in cash, by the Domestic Loan Parties from Unrestricted Subsidiaries; (ff) Investments consisting of (or resulting from) Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2, Liens permitted under Section 7.3, Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.6 (other than Section 7.6(k)), Restricted Debt Payments permitted by Section 7.15 and Dispositions permitted by Section 7.5 (other than Section 7.5(c)); (gg) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit and customary trade arrangements with customers, vendors, suppliers, licensors, sublicensors, licensees and sublicensees; (hh) [reserved]; (ii) (i) Guarantees of leases or subleases (in each case other than Capital Leases) or of other obligations not constituting Indebtedness, (ii) Guarantees of the lease obligations of suppliers, customers, franchisees and licensees of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice and (iii) Investments consisting of guarantees of any supplier’s obligations in respect of commodity contracts solely to the extent such commodities related to the materials or products to be purchased by the Company or any Subsidiary; (jj) Investments in Subsidiaries in connection with any Permitted Reorganization; (kk) [reserved]; (ll) unfunded pension fund and other employee benefit plan obligations and liabilities to the extent that they are permitted to remain unfunded under applicable Requirements of Law; (mm) Investments consisting of the licensing, sublicensing or contribution of any intellectual property or other intellectual property rights pursuant to joint marketing, collaboration or other similar arrangements with other Persons; (nn) contributions in connection with compensation arrangements to a “rabbi” trust for the benefit of employees, directors, partners, members, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers or other grantor trust subject to claims of creditors in the case of a bankruptcy of any Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries;


136 (oo) Investments consisting of earnest money deposits required in connection with purchase agreements or other acquisitions or Investments otherwise permitted under this Section 7.8 and any other pledges or deposits permitted by Section 7.3; (pp) Term Loans repurchased by the Company or a Subsidiary pursuant to and subject to immediate cancellation in accordance with this Agreement; and (qq) Guarantee Obligations of any Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of letters of support, guarantees or similar obligations issued, made or incurred for the benefit of any Subsidiary of any Borrower to the extent required by law or in connection with any statutory filing or the delivery of audit opinions performed in jurisdictions other than within the United States. Any Investment that when made complies with the requirements of the definition of the term “Cash Equivalents” may continue to be held notwithstanding that such Investment if made thereafter would not comply with such requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Investment consisting of or resulting from any transfer or other Disposition of any material Intellectual Property by the Company or any Subsidiary may be made to an Unrestricted Subsidiary except pursuant to clause (ee) above. 7.9. [Reserved]. 7.10. Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into or suffer to exist any transaction, including any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees with any non-consolidated Affiliate involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $15,000,000; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to: (a) the Transactions; (b) transactions or agreements between the Company and/or its Subsidiaries; (c) transactions in effect on the Closing Date listed, to the extent in excess of $5,000,000, on Schedule 7.10 and any amendment, modification or extension to the agreements governing such transactions to the extent such amendment, modification or extension, taken as a whole, is not materially (i) adverse to the Lenders or (ii) more disadvantageous to the Lenders than the relevant transaction in existence on the Closing Date; (d) [reserved]; (e) transactions that (a) are upon fair and reasonable terms not materially less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not a non-consolidated Affiliate or (b) if in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company no comparable transaction is available with which to compare such transaction, such transaction is fair to the Company or such Subsidiary from a financial point of view; (f) any issuance, sale or grant of securities or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock options and stock ownership plans approved by the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the Company or any Subsidiary;


137 (g) (i) any collective bargaining, employment, indemnification, expense reimbursement or severance agreement or compensatory (including profit sharing) arrangement entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any Permitted Payee, (ii) any subscription agreement or similar agreement pertaining to the repurchase of Capital Stock pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with any Permitted Payee and (iii) payments or other transactions pursuant to any management equity plan, employee compensation, benefit plan, stock option plan or arrangement, equity holder arrangement, supplemental executive retirement benefit plan, any health, disability or similar insurance plan, or any employment contract or arrangement which covers any Permitted Payee and payments pursuant thereto; (h) Guarantees permitted by Section 7.2, Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.6 (other than Section 7.6(k)), Investments permitted under Section 7.8 (other than Section 7.8(z) and Section 7.8(ff)) and Restricted Debt Payments permitted by Section 7.15); (i) (i) the formation of a joint venture or similar entity (and Investments permitted in connection therewith), which would constitute a transaction with an Affiliate solely as a result of the Company or any Subsidiary owning Capital Stock of, or otherwise controlling, such joint venture or similar entity and (ii) transactions with any Person that is an Affiliate solely because a director or officer of such Person is a director or officer of the Company or any Subsidiary; (j) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out-of-pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, members of the board of directors (or similar governing body), officers, employees, members of management, managers, consultants and independent contractors of the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (k) any transaction in respect of which the Company delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter addressed to the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the Company from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing stating that such transaction is fair to the Company or such Subsidiary from a financial point of view or stating that the terms, when taken as a whole, are not substantially less favorable to the Company or the applicable Subsidiary than might be obtained at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction from a Person who is not an Affiliate; (l) (i) Investments by Affiliates in securities or other Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary (and payment of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Affiliates in connection therewith) so long as the Investment is being offered by the Company or such Subsidiary generally to other investors on the same or more favorable terms and (ii) payments to Affiliates in respect of securities or other Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary contemplated in the foregoing subclause (i) or that were acquired from Persons other than the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case, in accordance with the terms of such securities or other Indebtedness; (m) [reserved]; and (n) transactions undertaken in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice pursuant to membership in a purchasing consortium. 7.11. Sales and Leasebacks. Enter into or suffer to exist any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by the Company or any Subsidiary of real or personal property that has been or is to be sold or transferred in a related transaction by the Company or such Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of the Company or such Subsidiary; provided that any such transaction shall be permitted so long as (i) such transaction is on an arm’s length basis and (ii) the resulting


138 Indebtedness is permitted by Section 7.2; provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and such sale/leaseback shall be for no less than the fair market value of such property at the time of such sale/leaseback as determined by the Company in good faith (collectively, the “Permitted Sale/Leasebacks”) (the Company agreeing that all Permitted Sale/Leasebacks shall be Asset Sales and any Lien on or security interests in any such property created by the Loan Documents shall be automatically released upon consummation of such Permitted Sale/Leasebacks and the Collateral Agent shall take any action reasonably requested by the Company to evidence such release). 7.12. Changes in Fiscal Periods. Permit the fiscal year of the Company to end on a day other than the day that results in the nearest Saturday closest to December 31 of each year; provided, however, that the Company may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change the financial reporting convention above to (x) a calendar year-end convention or (y) any other financial reporting convention reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case, the Company and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any amendments to this Agreement that are necessary, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent and the Company, to reflect such change in fiscal year. 7.13. Negative Pledge Clauses. Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries (except to the extent any Subsidiary is an Excluded Subsidiary solely pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition thereof)) to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property (other than Company Stock and other Excluded Assets) or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party other than: (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (b) any agreements governing secured Indebtedness permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets securing such Indebtedness) or Permitted Receivables Financings or Supply Chain Financings (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets included in such Permitted Receivables Financing or Supply Chain Financings); (c) restrictions by reason of customary provisions restricting assignments, subletting, licensing, sublicensing or other transfers (including the granting of any Lien) contained in leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses, joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase, sale or other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice (each of the foregoing, a “Covered Agreement”) (provided that such restrictions are limited to the relevant Covered Agreement and/or the property or assets secured by such Liens or the property or assets subject to such Covered Agreement); (d) customary restrictions on the creation of Liens on any property or assets arising under a security agreement governing a Lien permitted under this Agreement; (e) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary or any assets pending such sale; provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary or assets that are to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder; (f) customary restrictions in Intellectual Property license agreements;


139 (g) any encumbrance or restriction assumed in connection with an acquisition of the property or Capital Stock of any Person, so long as such encumbrance or restriction relates solely to the Person and its subsidiaries (including the Capital Stock of the relevant Person or Persons) and/or property so acquired (or to the Person or Persons (and its or their subsidiaries) bound thereby) and was not created in contemplation of such acquisition; (h) restrictions imposed by customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, joint venture agreements and other similar agreements (i) relating to the transfer of the assets of, or ownership interests in, the relevant partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or any similar Person (or any “shell company” Company with respect thereto), (ii) relating to such joint venture or its members and/or (iii) otherwise entered into in the ordinary course of business; (i) restrictions on cash or other deposits permitted under Section 7.3 and/or 7.8 and any net worth or similar requirements, including such restrictions or requirements imposed by Persons under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or for whose benefit such cash or other deposits or net worth requirements exist; (j) restrictions (i) set forth in documents which exist on the Closing Date or (ii) which are contemplated as of the Closing Date and, in the case of this clause (ii), to the extent the assets or property subject to such restriction are in excess of $5,000,000, set forth on Schedule 7.13; (k) restrictions arising under or as a result of applicable Requirements of Law or the terms of any license, authorization, concession or permit issued or granted by a Governmental Authority; (l) restrictions with respect to any Subsidiary that was previously an Unrestricted Subsidiary, pursuant to or by reason of an agreement that such Subsidiary is a party to or entered into before the date on which such Subsidiary became a Subsidiary; provided that such agreement was not entered into in anticipation of such Subsidiary or such Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Subsidiary and any such restriction does not extend to any assets or property of the Company or any other Subsidiary other than the assets and property of such Subsidiary; (m) [reserved]; (n) other restrictions or encumbrances imposed by any amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in the preceding clauses of this Section 7.13; provided that no such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing is, in the good faith judgment of the Company, materially more restrictive with respect to such encumbrances and other restrictions, taken as a whole, than those in effect prior to the relevant amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. 7.14. Lines of Business. Enter into any material business, either directly or through any Subsidiary, except for those businesses substantially similar to the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged on the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, or that are reasonably related, complementary, synergistic or ancillary thereto or reasonable extensions thereof. 7.15. Optional Payments and Modifications of Subordinated Indebtedness. (i) Make or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of principal of or interest on any Subordinated Indebtedness, or any payment or


140 other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, defeasance, cancelation or termination of such Subordinated Indebtedness (collectively, “Restricted Debt Payments”), or (ii) amend, modify, waive or otherwise change, or consent or agree to any amendment, modification, waiver or other change to, any of the terms of any agreement, instrument or other document evidencing Subordinated Indebtedness (other than any such amendment, modification, waiver or other change that is not in the reasonable judgment of the Company materially adverse to the Lenders); provided that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company may: (a) make regularly scheduled interest and principal payments as and when due in respect of any Subordinated Indebtedness, other than payments prohibited by the subordination provisions thereof; (b) refinance Subordinated Indebtedness with the Net Cash Proceeds of a Permitted Refinancing; (c) make payments of or in respect of Subordinated Indebtedness made solely with the Net Cash Proceeds of Qualified Capital Stock issued by the Company after the Closing Date; (d) (A) convert any Subordinated Indebtedness into Qualified Capital Stock and (B) to the extent constituting a Restricted Debt Payment, pay payment-in-kind interest with respect to any Indebtedness that is permitted under Section 7.2; (e) make Restricted Debt Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the portion, if any, of the Available Amount on such date that the Company elects to apply to this clause (e); provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (f) make additional payments of or in respect of Subordinated Indebtedness; provided that the aggregate principal amount of such payments pursuant to this clause (f) may not exceed the greater of (x) $55,000,000 and (y) 12.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period; (g) make unlimited Restricted Debt Payments at any time the Total Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 3.00 to 1.00 calculated on the date of incurrence thereof on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such payment (it being understood and agreed that any fee, premium or expense paid or payable in connection with such payment shall not be subject to or included within the calculation of such amount); and (h) make payments as part of, or to enable another Person to make, an “applicable high yield discount obligation” catch-up payment. 7.16. Use of Proceeds. Request any Loan or Letter of Credit, and no Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall use, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any 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) for the purpose of directly or, to any Borrower’s Knowledge, indirectly funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, except to the extent permitted for a Person required to comply with Sanctions, or (c) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto. The foregoing clauses (b) and (c) of this Section 7.16 will not apply to any party hereto to which the Blocking Regulation applies, if and the extent that such representations are or would be unenforceable by or in respect of that party pursuant to, or would otherwise result in a breach and/or violation of, (i) any provision of the Blocking


141 Regulation (or any law or regulation implementing the Blocking Regulation in any member state of the European Union) or (ii) any similar blocking or anti-boycott law in the United Kingdom. SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing: (a) (i) any Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation when due in accordance with the terms hereof; or (ii) any Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, in the case of this clause (ii), within five Business Days after any such interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof; or (b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein or in any other Loan Document shall prove to have been inaccurate in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made and, to the extent capable of being corrected, such inaccuracy is not corrected on or prior to 30 days from the earlier of (x) the first date a Responsible Officer of the Company has Knowledge of such inaccuracy and (y) the date on which the Company received notice thereof from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders of such misrepresentation; or (c) any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 6.4(a) (in each case with respect to legal existence of any Borrower only), Section 6.7(a) or Section 7 of this Agreement ; or (d) any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section), and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after receipt of notice thereof by the Company from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; or (e) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) default in making any payment of any principal of any Indebtedness (including any Guarantee Obligation, but excluding the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations) on the scheduled or original due date with respect thereto or any interest on any such Indebtedness, in each case, beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, in each case of clauses (i) or (ii) the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or beneficiary of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or beneficiary) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or (in the case of any such Indebtedness constituting a Guarantee Obligation) to become payable; provided, that a default, event or condition described in clause (i) or (ii) of this paragraph (e) shall not at any time constitute an Event of Default unless, at such time, one or more defaults, events or conditions of the type described in clauses (i) or (ii) of this paragraph (e) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to Indebtedness the aggregate outstanding principal amount of which exceeds in the aggregate of $75,000,000 for the Company and its Subsidiaries; or (f) (i) the Company or any of Significant Subsidiaries shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to


142 it or its debts, except for any such case, proceeding or action in connection with any liquidation or dissolution otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 7.4 of this Agreement, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above that (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of 60 days; provided that in the case of any Swiss Borrower, any debt enforcement proceeding (Betreibung) which has not led to a notice of bankruptcy (Betreibungsandrohung) shall not constitute an Event of Default; or (iii) there shall be commenced against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or (iv) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall take any corporate action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) above; or (v) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or (g) (i) any Person shall engage in any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan, (ii) any “accumulated funding deficiency” or “failure to meet the minimum funding standards” (each as defined in Section 412 of the Code or 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to any Single Employer Plan or any Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan shall arise on the assets of the Company or any Commonly Controlled Entity, (iii) a Reportable Event shall occur with respect to, or proceedings shall commence to have a trustee appointed, or a trustee shall be appointed, to administer or to terminate, any Single Employer Plan, which Reportable Event or commencement of proceedings or appointment of a trustee would reasonably be expected to result in the termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (iv) any Single Employer Plan shall terminate for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (v) the Company or any Commonly Controlled Entity shall, or would reasonably be expected to, incur any liability in connection with a withdrawal from, or the Insolvency of, a Multiemployer Plan or (vi) any other event or condition shall occur or exist with respect to a Plan; and in each case in clauses (i) through (vi) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any, could be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or (h) one or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries involving in the aggregate for the Company and its Subsidiaries a liability (not covered by insurance as to which the relevant insurance company has not denied coverage) of $75,000,000 or more, and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof (it being understood that, notwithstanding the definition of “Default,” no “Default” shall be triggered solely by the rendering of a judgment or judgments prior to the lapse of such 60 day period so long as such judgments are capable of satisfaction by payment at any time); or (i) any of the Security Documents shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect, or any Loan Party shall so assert in writing, or any Lien created by any of the Security Documents shall cease to be enforceable and of the same effect and priority purported to be created thereby on a material portion of the Collateral, except to the extent that such cessation results from the failure of the Collateral Agent to maintain possession of certificates representing securities pledged or to file continuation statements under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction;


143 (j) any material portion of the guarantees contained in the Guarantee Agreement, taken as a whole, shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect (other than as permitted in a Loan Document or in accordance with its terms) or any Loan Party shall so assert; or (k) (i) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 35.0% of the outstanding common voting stock of the Company; or (ii) the board of directors of the Company shall cease to consist of a majority of Continuing Directors (collectively, a “Change of Control”). then, and in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (f) above with respect to any Borrower, automatically the Revolving Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) shall immediately become due and payable, and (B) if such event is any other Event of Default, either or both of the following actions may be taken: (i) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrowers declare the Revolving Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Revolving Commitments thereof shall immediately terminate; and (ii) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrowers, declare the Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable. With respect to all Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to this paragraph, each applicable Borrower shall at such time deposit in a cash collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such Letters of Credit. Amounts held in such cash collateral account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to the payment of drafts drawn under such Letters of Credit, and the unused portion thereof after all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be applied to repay other obligations of each such Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. After all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, all Reimbursement Obligations shall have been satisfied and all other obligations of the Borrowers hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall have been paid in full, the balance, if any, in such cash collateral account shall be returned to the applicable Borrower(s) (or such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto). Except as expressly provided above in this Section, presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived by each Borrower. SECTION 9. THE AGENTS 9.1. Appointment. (a) Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent as the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and each such Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities,


144 duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent. (b) The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders and the Swingline Lender and each Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender, Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. 9.2. Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. 9.3. Exculpatory Provisions. Neither any Agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its or such Person’s own bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Agents under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any failure of any Loan Party a party thereto to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Agents shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party. 9.4. Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any instrument, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to the Borrowers), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders) if the Administrative Agent believes in good faith that such action shall expose it to liability or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders), and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans.


145 9.5. Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default hereunder unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or a Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders as set forth in this Agreement (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders); provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders and permitted by this Agreement. 9.6. Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders; Acknowledgements of Lenders and Issuing Lenders. (a) Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Agents nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates have made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by any Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of a Loan Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent to any Lender. Each Lender and each Issuing Lender represents and warrants that (i) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility, (ii) it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and in providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender or Issuing Lender, in each case in the ordinary course of business, and not for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument (and each Lender and each Issuing Lender agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing), (iii) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, or any other Lender or Issuing Lender, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement as a Lender, and to make, acquire or hold Loans hereunder and (iv) 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 Issuing Lender, 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. Each Lender and each Issuing Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any other Lender or Issuing Lender, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information (which may contain material, non-public information within the meaning of the United States securities laws concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own 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. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of any Loan Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates. (b) Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement on the Closing Date, or delivering its signature page to an Assignment and Assumption or any other Loan Document pursuant to which it shall become a Lender hereunder, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document required to be delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders on the Closing Date.


146 (c) (i) Each Lender and each Issuing Lender hereby agrees that (x) if the Administrative Agent notifies such Lender or Issuing Lender that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds received by such Lender from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (whether as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees or otherwise; individually and collectively, a “Payment”) were erroneously transmitted to such Lender or Issuing Lender (whether or not known to such Lender or Issuing Lender), and demands the return of such Payment (or a portion thereof), such Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender of Issuing Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect, and (y) to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Lender or Issuing Lender shall not assert, and hereby waives, as to the Administrative Agent, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Payments received, including without limitation any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or Issuing Lender under this Section 9.6(c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. (ii) Each Lender and each Issuing Lender hereby further agrees that if it receives a Payment from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such Payment (a “Payment Notice”) or (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a Payment Notice, it shall be on notice, in each such case, that an error has been made with respect to such Payment. Each Lender and each Issuing Lender agrees that, in each such case, or if it otherwise becomes aware a Payment (or portion thereof) may have been sent in error, such Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such occurrence and, upon demand from the Administrative Agent, it shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender or Issuing Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. (iii) Each Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby agrees that (x) in the event an erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Lender or Issuing Lender, as applicable, that has received such Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason (such unrecovered amount, an “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”), upon the Administrative Agent’s notice to such Lender or Issuing Lender at any time, (i) such Lender or Issuing Lender shall be deemed to have assigned its Loans (but not its Revolving Commitments or L/C Commitments) with respect to which such erroneous Payment was made (the “Erroneous Payment Impacted Loan”) in an amount equal to the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may specify) (such assignment of the Loans (but not Revolving Commitments or L/C Commitments) of the Erroneous Payment Impacted Loans, the “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) at par plus any accrued and unpaid interest (with the assignment fee to be waived by the Administrative Agent in such instance), and is hereby (together with the Company) deemed to execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and such Lender or Issuing Lender


147 shall deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Company or the Administrative Agent, (ii) the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall be deemed to acquire the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (iii) upon such deemed acquisition, the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall become a Lender or Issuing Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Lender or assigning Issuing Lender shall cease to be a Lender or Issuing Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, its obligations under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement and its applicable Revolving Commitments and L/C Commitments which shall survive as to such assigning Lender or assigning Issuing Lender and (iv) the Administrative Agent may reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the Loans subject to the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, no Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment will reduce the Revolving Commitments or L/C Commitments of any Lender or Issuing Lender and such Revolving Commitments and L/C Commitments shall remain available in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (y) an erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed by such Borrower or any other Loan Party; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, clauses (x) and (y) above shall not apply to the extent any such Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent from such Borrower or any other Loan Party for the purpose of making such Payment. (iv) Each party’s obligations under this Section 9.6(c) shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender or Issuing Lender, the termination of the Commitments or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations under any Loan Document. 9.7. Indemnification. The Lenders agree to severally indemnify each Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrowers and without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to do so), ratably according to their respective Aggregate Exposure Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Aggregate Exposure Percentages immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent in any way relating to or arising out of, the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent’s bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section 9.7 shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder. 9.8. Agent in Its Individual Capacity. Each Agent and its affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party as though such Agent was not an Agent. With respect to its Loans made or renewed by it and with respect to any Letter of Credit issued or participated in by it, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include each Agent in its individual capacity.


148 9.9. Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon 20 days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrowers. If the Administrative Agent shall resign as Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, then the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall (unless an Event of Default under Section 8(a) or Section 8(f) with respect to any Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing) be subject to approval by the Borrowers (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term “Administrative Agent” shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date that is 20 days following a retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint (with the consent of the Borrowers (to the extent required by the immediately preceding sentence)) a successor agent as provided for above. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 9.10. Certain ERISA Matters. (a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true: (i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) 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 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


149 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 sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such 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, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that the Administrative Agent is not 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. Agents. None of the Arrangers or Agents (other than the Administrative Agent) identified in this Agreement shall have any rights, powers, obligations, liabilities, responsibilities or duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except in its capacity, as applicable, as a Lender, a Swingline Lender or an Issuing Lender hereunder. Without limiting any other provision of this Section 9, no such Arranger or Agent in its capacity as such shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender (including any Swingline Lender or any Issuing Lender) or any other Person by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document. 9.12. Credit Bidding. The Credit Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Obligations (including by accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (a) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any similar laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, or (b) at any other sale, foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Obligations owed to the Credit Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid by the Administrative Agent at the direction of the Required Lenders on a ratable basis (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that shall vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) for the asset or assets so purchased (or for the equity interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are issued in connection with such purchase). In connection with any such bid, (i) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles and to assign any successful credit bid to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, (ii) each of the Credit Parties’ ratable interests in the Obligations which were credit bid shall be deemed without any further action under this Agreement to be assigned to such vehicle or vehicles for the purpose of closing such sale, (iii) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or equity interests thereof, shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by, and the governing documents shall provide for, control by the vote of the Required Lenders or their permitted assignees


150 under the terms of this Agreement or the governing documents of the applicable acquisition vehicle or vehicles, as the case may be, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in Section 10.1), (iv) the Administrative Agent on behalf of such acquisition vehicle or vehicles shall be authorized to issue to each of the Credit Parties, ratably on account of the relevant Obligations which were credit bid, interests, whether as equity, partnership interests, limited partnership interests or membership interests, in any such acquisition vehicle and/or debt instruments issued by such acquisition vehicle, all without the need for any Credit Party or acquisition vehicle to take any further action, and (v) to the extent that Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of Obligations credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Credit Parties pro rata with their original interest in such Obligations and the equity interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of such Obligations shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Credit Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action. Notwithstanding that the ratable portion of the Obligations of each Credit Party are deemed assigned to the acquisition vehicle or vehicles as set forth in clause (ii) above, each Credit Party shall execute such documents and provide such information regarding the Credit Party (and/or any designee of the Credit Party which will receive interests in or debt instruments issued by such acquisition vehicle) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in connection with the formation of any acquisition vehicle, the formulation or submission of any credit bid or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such credit bid. SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS 10.1. Amendments and Waivers. (a) Neither this Agreement, any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.1. The Required Lenders and each Loan Party that is a party to the relevant Loan Document may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party that is a party to the relevant Loan Document may, from time to time, (a) enter into written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Loan Parties hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided, however, that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall: (i) forgive the principal amount or extend the final scheduled date of maturity of any Loan or extend any L/C Participant’s interest in any Issuing Lender’s obligations and rights under any Letter of Credit beyond the Revolving Termination Date, extend the scheduled date of any amortization payment in respect of any Term Loan, reduce the stated rate of any interest or fee payable hereunder (except (x) in connection with the waiver of applicability of any post- default increase in interest rates, (y) that any amendment or modification in the financial definitions in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest or commitment fee for purposes of this clause (i) and (z) in each case of this clause (i), waivers of, or consents or departures from, mandatory prepayments, mandatory reductions of commitments, or of any Default or Event of Default) or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof or increase the amount or extend the expiration date of any Lender’s Revolving Commitment with respect to any Lender, in each case without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; (ii) reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders or Required Revolving Lenders, or change any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any term thereof, release all or substantially all of the Collateral (other than as otherwise permitted hereunder or in the other Loan Documents) under the Collateral Agreement or release all or substantially all of the value of the


151 guarantees (other than as otherwise permitted hereunder or in the other Loan Documents) under the Guarantee Agreement, in each case without the consent of all Lenders or reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Majority Facility Lenders with respect to any Facility without the consent of all Lenders under such Facility; (iii) amend or modify any provision of Section 5.03 of the Collateral Agreement without the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby; (iv) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.19 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments or Section 10.7(a) without the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, or amend, modify or waive any other provision of Section 2.19 without the consent of the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of each Facility adversely affected thereby; (v) [reserved]; (vi) [reserved]; (vii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 9 without the consent of the Administrative Agent; (viii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.8 or 2.9 without the consent of the Swingline Lender; (ix) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 3 without the consent of each Issuing Lender; (x) add any currencies as Foreign Currencies under this Agreement in which a Lender is required to make Loans, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; (xi) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (other than as permitted by Section 10.6(a)); (xii) eliminate or reduce any voting rights under this Section 10.1 without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any waiver or amendment of any condition precedent set forth in Section 5.2 as it pertains to any loans under the Revolving Facility shall require the written consent of only the Company and the Required Revolving Lenders (and not the Required Lenders). Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Loan Parties, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and all future holders of the Loans. In the case of any waiver, the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and any Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default, or impair any right consequent thereon. Any Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be restricted as set forth in Section 2.28(d). (b) (i) the Company and the Administrative Agent may enter into any Incremental Facility Amendment in accordance with Section 2.27, any Extension Amendment in accordance with Section 2.26 and any Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.30 and such Extension Amendments, Incremental Facility Amendments and Refinancing Amendments shall be effective to amend the terms of this Agreement and the other applicable Loan Documents, in each case, without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document; and (ii) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended with the written consent of only the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers to the extent necessary in order to evidence and implement the designation or removal of Subsidiary Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.29. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the Borrowers, may amend, modify or supplement any Loan Document without the consent of any Lender or the Required Lenders in order to correct, amend or cure any ambiguity, inconsistency or defect or correct any typographical error or other manifest error in any Loan Document and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five Business Days following receipt of notice thereof.


152 10.2. Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered, or three Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when received, addressed as follows in the case of the Company, the other Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, and as set forth in an Administrative Questionnaire delivered to the Administrative Agent in the case of the Lenders, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto: The Company or any other Borrower: Kontoor Brands, Inc., 400 N. Elm Street, Greensboro, NC 27401, Attn: Dave Kovach The Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent: April Yebd Telephone: +1 312 732 2628 Fax: +1 844 490 5663 jpm.agency.cri@jpmorgan.com with a copy to april.yebd@jpmorgan.com 10 S. Dearborn St. Floor L2 Chicago, IL 60603 or, in the case of Swingline Loans that are denominated in Euros: European Loan Operations 3rd Floor, Prestige Platina, Near Marathahalli Junction, Sarjapur Outer Ring Road, Kadabeesanahalli, Vathur Hobli, Bangalore – 560087, India Telephone: +91 80 679 05451 Fax: +1 214 291 4365 E-Fax: 442074923297@tls.ldsprod.com Email: european.loan.operations@jpmorgan.com with a copy to loan_and_agency_london@jpmorgan.com provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall not be effective until received. 10.3. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law. 10.4. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Loan Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder until the respective maturity dates of the Facilities.


153 10.5. Expenses; Limitation of Liability; Indemnity, Etc.. (a) Expenses. Each Borrower agrees (a) within 30 days following presentation of a summary statement, to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable and invoiced out-of-pocket expenses that have been incurred in connection with the development, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of, and any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the consummation of the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the fees, charges and disbursements of one firm of counsel to the Administrative Agent and Lenders, as a whole, and of a single local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include, a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for the Administrative Agent and Lenders, as a whole, (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, of another firm of counsel (and, if applicable, another local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction) for all similarly affected persons)) or the Issuing Lender in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder, and (b) within 30 days following presentation of a summary statement, to pay or reimburse each Lender (including each Swingline Lender), each Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent for all its reasonable and invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit (including the fees, charges and disbursements of one firm of counsel to the Administrative Agent and Lenders, as a whole, and of a single local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include, a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for the Administrative Agent and Lenders, as a whole, (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, of another firm of counsel (and, if applicable, another local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction) for all similarly affected persons)), (b) Indemnity. Each Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Lender (including each Swingline Lender), each Issuing Lender, each Agent and the Administrative Agent and their respective Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, advisors, agents and other representatives (each, an “Indemnitee”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities to which any such Indemnitee may become subject arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, any Loan Documents, the Transactions or any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation, arbitration or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing (including in relation to enforcing the terms of this paragraph) (each, a “Proceeding”), regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, whether or not such Proceedings are brought by the Company, its equity holders, Affiliates, creditors or any other person, and to reimburse each Indemnitee from time to time, within 30 days following the presentation of a summary statement, for any reasonable and invoiced out-of-pocket legal expenses of one firm of counsel for all such Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and of a single local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for all such Indemnitees, taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, of another firm of counsel (and, if applicable, another firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction) for all similarly affected Indemnitee), in connection with any of the foregoing, provided that the foregoing indemnity will not, as to any Indemnitee, apply to losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses to the extent they (i) are found by a final, non-appealable judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction to arise from the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of such Indemnitee or its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, advisors, agents or other representatives (collectively, the “Related Parties”), (ii) are found by a final, non-appealable judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction to result from a material breach of the obligations of such Indemnitee or any such Indemnitee’s Related Parties under this Agreement or (iii) result from any Proceeding that does not involve an act or omission by the Company or its Affiliates and that is brought by an Indemnitee or Related Party against any other Indemnitee or Related Party (other than any claims against any


154 Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an agent or arranger or any similar role in connection with this Agreement). (c) Limitation of Liability. None of the Lenders (including each Swingline Lender), any Issuing Lender, any Agent and the Administrative Agent and their respective Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, advisors, agents and other representatives (each such Person, A “Lender-Related Person”) shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems, except to the extent any such damages are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Lender-Related Person. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereto agrees that it shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any other party hereto, the Company and any Lender-Related Person or any of their respective Affiliates or the respective directors, officers, employees, advisors, and agents of the foregoing, 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; provided that the foregoing shall not limit the obligations of the Borrower under this Section 10.5 in respect of any such damages claimed against the indemnitees by Persons other than Indemnitees. The agreements in this Section 10.5 shall survive repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder and termination of this Agreement. (d) This Section 10.5 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non-Tax claim. 10.6. Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments. (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrowers, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, all future holders of the Loans and their respective successors and assigns, except that no Borrower may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of each Lender (except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.4). (b) Any Lender may, without the consent of any Borrower or the Administrative Agent, in accordance with applicable law, at any time sell to one or more banks, financial institutions or other entities other than an Ineligible Institution (each, a “Participant”) participating interests in any Loan owing to such Lender, any Commitment of such Lender or any other interest of such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In the event of any such sale by a Lender of a participating interest to a Participant, such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement to the other parties to this Agreement shall remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance thereof, such Lender shall remain the holder of any such Loan for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Participant will have no proprietary interest in the benefit of this Agreement or in any monies received by the Lender under or in relation to this Agreement (including in the bankruptcy or similar event of the Lender) and the Borrowers, the Issuing Lenders, the other Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In no event shall any Participant under any such participation have any right to approve any amendment or waiver of any provision of any Loan Document, or any consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, except to the extent that such amendment, waiver or consent would reduce the principal of or interest on, the Loans or any fees payable hereunder, postpone the date of any scheduled amortization payment or the final maturity of the Loans, in each case to the extent subject to such 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 the other Loan Documents and, other than as set forth


155 in the preceding sentence, to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document. Each Borrower also agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.20, 2.21 and 2.22 (subject to the requirements and limitations in Section 2.21) with respect to its participation in the Commitments and the Loans outstanding from time to time as if it was a Lender; provided that such Participant (i) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.23 and 2.24 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (c) of this Section and (ii) shall not be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to Section 2.20 or 2.21 than the transferor Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the amount of the participation transferred by such transferor Lender to such Participant had no such transfer occurred. Each Lender that sells a participation, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender, each Loan Party and the Administrative Agent shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register pursuant to the terms hereof as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. As used herein, “Ineligible Institution” means (a) a natural person, (b) a Disqualified Lender, (c) a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person or relative(s) thereof, (d) a Defaulting Lender or (e) any of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Lenders. 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 Lender 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 Lender. (c) Any Lender (an “Assignor”) may, in accordance with applicable law, at any time and from time to time assign (subject to clause (iii) of the proviso below) to any other Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender or any Lender Affiliate (other than any Ineligible Institution) or, with the consent of the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent (which, in each case, shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to an additional bank, financial institution or other entity other than an Ineligible Institution (an “Assignee”) all or any part of its rights and obligations under this Agreement pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, executed by such Assignee, such Assignor and any other Person whose consent is required pursuant to this paragraph, and delivered to the Administrative Agent for its acceptance and recording in the Register; provided that (i) no such assignment to an Assignee (other than any Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender or any Lender Affiliate), unless otherwise agreed to by the Company and Administrative Agent, shall be in an aggregate principal amount of less than $5,000,000 in the case of Revolving Commitments or $500,000 in the case of Term Loans (provided that assignments made by any Lender on the same day to an Assignee and its Affiliates (including any Lender Affiliates) and contemporaneous assignments by Lender Affiliates to a single Assignee may be treated as a single assignment for purposes of satisfying any such minimum assignment amount requirement (other than in the case of an assignment of all of a Lender’s interests under the applicable Facility)), (ii) after giving


156 effect to any such assignment, such Lender and its Affiliates (including any Lender Affiliates) shall retain Commitments and Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of at least $5,000,000 in the case of Revolving Commitments and $500,000 in the case of Term Loans (other than in the case of an assignment of all of a Lender’s interests under the applicable Facility), in each case unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Borrower(s) and the Administrative Agent, (iii) no Lender may assign any interest in the Revolving Facility (other than, with the consent of the Administrative Agent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, to an Affiliate of such Lender or, to another Lender then holding Revolving Commitments) without the consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers, each Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (iv) no Lender may assign an interest in the Revolving Facility (unless such assignment is to a Swiss Qualifying Bank) without the consent of the Swiss Borrowers (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed (it being understood that withholding consent to a proposed assignment that would result in any non-compliance with the Swiss Non-Bank Rules shall be deemed reasonable)), and (v) solely with respect to Term Loans, each Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to an assignment if it has not objected thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days of its receipt of notice thereof. For purposes of the proviso contained in the preceding sentence, the amount described therein shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its related Lender Affiliates, if any (other than in the case of an assignment of all of a Lender’s interests under this Agreement). Any such assignment need not be ratable as among the Facilities. Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective date determined pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, (x) the Assignee thereunder shall be deemed a party hereto and, to the extent provided in such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder with a Commitment and/or Loans as set forth therein, and (y) the Assignor thereunder shall, to the extent provided in such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of an Assignor’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Assignor shall cease to be a party hereto). Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 10.6, the consent of the Borrowers shall not be required for any assignment that occurs when an Event of Default pursuant to Sections 8(a) or 8(f) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to any Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrowers may, in their sole discretion, withhold consent to any assignment to any Person that is not expressly a Disqualified Lender but is known by such Borrower to be an Affiliate of a Disqualified Lender without regard as to whether such Person is identifiable as an Affiliate of a Disqualified Lender on the basis of such Affiliate’s name. (d) The Administrative Agent shall, on behalf of the Borrowers, maintain at its address referred to in Section 10.2, a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register (the “Register”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment of, and the principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender from time to time. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and each Borrower, each other Loan Party, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of the Loans and any Notes evidencing the Loans recorded therein for all purposes of this Agreement. Any assignment of any Loan, whether or not evidenced by a Note, shall be effective only upon appropriate entries with respect thereto being made in the Register (and each Note shall expressly so provide). Any assignment or transfer of all or part of a Loan evidenced by a Note shall be registered on the Register only upon surrender for registration of assignment or transfer of the Note evidencing such Loan, accompanied by a duly executed Assignment and Assumption, and thereupon one or more new Notes shall be issued to the designated Assignee. The Register shall be available for inspection by any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. (e) Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Assumption executed by an Assignor, an Assignee and any other Person whose consent is required by Section 10.6(c), together with payment to the


157 Administrative Agent of a registration and processing fee of $3,500 (which shall not be an obligation of the Borrowers), the Administrative Agent shall (i) promptly accept such Assignment and Assumption and (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register on the effective date determined pursuant thereto. (f) The Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the Assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Company and its Affiliates and their related parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws. (g) For avoidance of doubt, the parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the provisions of this Section 10.6 concerning assignments of Loans and Notes relate only to absolute assignments and that such provisions do not prohibit assignments creating security interests, including any pledge or assignment by a Lender of any Loan or Note to any Federal Reserve Bank or other central banking authority having jurisdiction over such Lender in accordance with applicable law. (h) Each applicable Borrower, upon receipt of written notice from the relevant Lender, agrees to issue Notes to any Lender requiring Notes to facilitate transactions of the type described in paragraph (g) above. (i) Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 10.6, whether or not such assignment or transfer is reflected in the Register, shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section 10.6. (j) The Company shall have the right (i) at the sole expense of any Lender that is a Disqualified Lender and/or the Person that assigned its Commitments and/or Loans to such Disqualified Lender or to any Lender to the extent the Borrower’s consent was requested pursuant to Section 10.6 and not obtained, to seek to replace or terminate such Disqualified Lender or other Lender as a Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign (without recourse) any or all of its Commitments and/or Loans and its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more assignees (which may, at the Company’s sole option, be or include the Company or any Subsidiary); provided that (1) the Administrative Agent shall not have any obligation to the Company to find such a replacement Lender, (2) the Company shall not have any obligation to such Disqualified Lender or other Lender or any other Person to find such a replacement Lender or accept or consent to any such assignment to itself or any other Person and (3) the assignee (or, at its option, the Company) shall pay to such Disqualified Lender or other Lender concurrently with such assignment an amount (which payment shall be deemed payment in full) equal to the lesser of (x) the face principal amount of the Commitments and/or Loans so assigned and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Lender or other Lender paid to acquire such Commitments and/or Loans, in each case without interest thereon (it being understood that if the effective date of such assignment is not an Interest Payment Date, such assignee shall be entitled to receive on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date interest on the principal amount of the Loans so assigned that has accrued and is unpaid from the Interest Payment Date last preceding such effective date (except as may be otherwise agreed between such assignee and the Company)), or (ii) to prepay any Loans held by such Disqualified Lender or other Lender, in whole or in part, by paying an amount (which payment shall be deemed payment in full) equal to the lesser of (x) the face principal amount of the Commitments and/or Loans so prepaid and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Lender or other Lender paid to acquire such Loans, (in each case without interest thereon), and if applicable, terminate the Commitments of such Disqualified Lender, in whole or in part. In connection with any such replacement, (1) if the Disqualified


158 Lender does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly completed Assignment and Assumption and/or any other documentation necessary or appropriate (in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent or the Company, which determination shall be conclusive) to reflect such replacement by the later of (a) the date on which the replacement Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Assumption and/or such other documentation and (b) the date as of which the Disqualified Lender shall be paid by the assignee Lender (or, at its option, the Company) the amount required pursuant to this Section 10.6(j), then such Disqualified Lender or other Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Assumption and/or such other documentation as of such date and the Company shall be entitled (but not obligated) to execute and deliver such Assignment and Assumption and/or such other documentation on behalf of such Disqualified Lender or other Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall record such assignment in the Register, (2) each Lender (whether or not then a party hereto) agrees to disclose to the Company the amount that the applicable Disqualified Lender paid to acquire Commitments and/or Loans from such Lender and (3) each Lender that is a Disqualified Lender or other Lender agrees to disclose to the Company the amount it paid to acquire the Commitments and/or Loans held by it. The list of Disqualified Lenders shall be held by the Administrative Agent but shall not be posted or distributed to the Lenders, prospective Lenders and prospective Assignees and Participants; provided that such list shall be provided to Lenders, prospective Lenders, prospective Assignees and prospective Participants upon request. (k) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of its Term Loans to the Company, or any Subsidiary (each, an “Affiliated Lender”) through (x) Dutch auctions or other offers to purchase open to all Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures to be established by the “auction agent” consistent with this Section 10.6(k) or (y) open market purchases on a non-pro rata basis (which purchases may be effected at any price as agreed between such Lender and such Affiliated Lender in their respective sole discretion); provided that: (i) any Term Loans acquired by any Affiliated Lender shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, be retired and cancelled immediately upon the acquisition thereof; provided that upon any such retirement and cancellation, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans so retired and cancelled; provided that to the extent any Term Loans acquired by any Affiliated Lender are not permitted to be retired and cancelled under applicable Requirements of Law, such Affiliated Lender shall be deemed to have acknowledged and agreed that such Term Loans held by such Affiliated Lender shall be disregarded in both the numerator and denominator in the calculation of any Required Lender or other Lender vote and such Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as an Affiliated Lender, will not be entitled to (x) attend (including by telephone) or participate in any meeting or discussion (or portion thereof) solely among the Administrative Agent or any Lender or among Lenders to which the Loan Parties or their representatives are not invited or (y) receive any information or material prepared by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any communication by or among the Administrative Agent and one or more Lenders; (ii) no Event of Default exists at the time of acceptance of bids for the Dutch Auction or the confirmation of such open market purchase, as applicable, and purchases of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 10.6(k) may not be funded with the proceeds of Revolving Loans; and (iii) no Affiliated Lender shall be required to represent or warrant that it is not in possession of material non-public information with respect to the Borrower and/or any subsidiary thereof and/or their respective securities in connection with any assignment permitted by this Section 10.6(k).


159 10.7. Adjustments; Set-off. (a) Except to the extent that (i) this Agreement expressly provides for payments to be allocated to a particular Lender or to the Lenders under a particular Facility (including any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for any permitted assignment of or permitted sale of a participation in any of its Loans or Commitments hereunder) or (ii) a payment is made in respect of obligations under Lender Hedge Agreements or Cash Management Obligations, if any Lender (a “Benefitted Lender”) shall receive any payment of all or part of the Obligations owing to it, or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by set-off, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 8(f), or otherwise), in a greater proportion than any such payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of the Obligations owing to such other Lender, such Benefitted Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participating interest in such portion of the Obligations owing to each such other Lender, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefitted Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral ratably with each of the Lenders; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered from such Benefitted Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest; provided further, that to the extent prohibited by applicable law as described in the definition of “Excluded Swap Obligation,” no amounts received from, or set off with respect to, any Guarantor shall be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor. (b) In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders provided by law, each Lender and each Issuing Lender shall have the right, without prior notice to any Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by each Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to set off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender, such Issuing Lender or, in each case, any Affiliate, branch or agency thereof to or for the credit or the account of such Borrower, as the case may be. Each Lender and each Issuing Lender agrees promptly to notify each applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such setoff and application made by such Lender or such Issuing Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. 10.8. Counterparts; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of (x) this Agreement, (y) any other Loan Document and/or (z) any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any notice delivered pursuant to Section 10.2), certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or the transactions contemplated hereby and/or thereby (each an “Ancillary Document”) that is an Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement, such other Loan Document or such Ancillary Document, as applicable. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in any electronic form (including deliveries by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page), each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be; provided that, without limiting the foregoing, (i) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept any Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on such Electronic Signature purportedly given by


160 or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party without further verification thereof and without any obligation to review the appearance or form of any such Electronic Signature and (ii) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by a manually executed counterpart. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower and each Loan Party hereby (A) agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Borrower and the Loan Parties, Electronic Signatures transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page and/or any electronic images of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original and (B) the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may, at its option, create one or more copies of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document in the form of an imaged electronic record in any format, which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document (and all such electronic records shall be considered an original for all purposes and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record). 10.9. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. 10.10. Integration. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the agreement of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents. 10.11. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT (AT LAW OR IN EQUITY) OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 10.12. Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. (a) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally: (i) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in New York County, the courts of the United States for the Southern District of New York in New York County, and appellate courts from any thereof; (ii) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;


161 (iii) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party, as the case may be at its address set forth in Section 10.2 or at such other address of which the other parties shall have been notified pursuant thereto; (iv) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and (v) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages. Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall affect any right each party hereto may otherwise have to enforce any judgment in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement in the courts of any jurisdiction. (b) Upon any Subsidiary becoming a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower, such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower hereby agrees to irrevocably and unconditionally appoint the Company or an agent for service of process located in the City of New York (the “New York Process Agent”), reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as its agent to receive on behalf of such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower and its property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any action or proceeding in any such New York State or Federal court described in paragraph (a) of this Section and agrees promptly to appoint a successor New York Process Agent in the City of New York (which successor New York Process Agent shall accept such appointment in a writing reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) prior to the termination for any reason of the appointment of the initial New York Process Agent. In any such action or proceeding in such New York State or Federal court, such service may be made on such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower by delivering a copy of such process to such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower in care of the New York Process Agent at the New York Process Agent’s address and by depositing a copy of such process in the mails by certified or registered air mail, addressed to such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower at its address specified in the Joinder Agreement (such service to be effective upon such receipt by the New York Process Agent and the depositing of such process in the mails as aforesaid). Each Foreign Subsidiary Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally authorizes and directs the New York Process Agent to accept such service on its behalf. As an alternate method of service, each Foreign Subsidiary Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the service of any and all process in any such action or proceeding in such New York State or Federal court by mailing of copies of such process to such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower by certified or registered air mail at its address specified in the Joinder Agreement. Each Foreign Subsidiary Borrower agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. To the extent that any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower has or hereafter may acquire any immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from jurisdiction of any court or from set-off or any legal process (whether service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) with respect to itself or any of its property, such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower hereby irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. 10.13. [Reserved].


162 10.14. Releases of Guarantees and Liens. (a) The Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders irrevocably agree that the Lien on any property and any related guarantee obligations will be automatically released (i) (1) to the extent necessary to permit consummation of any transaction not prohibited by any Loan Document, (2) upon any sale or transfer of Collateral or any other transaction permitted or not prohibited hereunder or under the Loan Documents to any Person that is not a Loan Party, (3) to the extent property constituting Collateral is owned by any Guarantors, upon the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement or in accordance with the succeeding sentence, (4) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent the Collateral becomes Excluded Assets or a Guarantor becomes an Excluded Subsidiary in a transaction permitted hereunder, the primary purpose of which transaction is not to effect the release of such Guarantor or any other Guarantor from its obligations under the Loan Documents, or a Guarantor ceases to be a Subsidiary in a transaction permitted hereunder or (5) that has been consented to in accordance with Section 10.1, (ii) under the circumstances described in paragraph (b) below and (iii) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Suspension Period Event, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.15(c) of the Guarantee Agreement and Section 7.12(b), (f), (g) and (h) of the Collateral Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent are hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender (without requirement of notice to or consent of any Lender except as expressly required by Section 10.1) to take any action (without consent rights) requested by the Company (including to execute and deliver any instruments, documents, consents, acknowledgements, and agreements necessary or desirable to evidence or confirm the release of any Guarantor or Collateral pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph) having the effect of releasing any Collateral or Loan Party from its guarantee obligations. (b) The Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders irrevocably agree that at such time as the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and the other obligations under the Loan Documents (other than obligations under or in respect of Lender Hedge Agreements, Lender Cash Management Obligations and contingent indemnity obligations not due and payable) shall have been paid in full, the Commitments have been terminated and no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding (other than Letters of Credit that are cash collateralized or backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lender), the Collateral shall be automatically released from the Liens created by the Security Documents, and the Security Documents and all guarantees and other obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Company and each Loan Party under the Security Documents shall automatically terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any Person. (c) The Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders irrevocably agree that Liens on assets of the Loan Parties created by the Loan Documents will be automatically terminated and released upon the transfer of such assets to a Foreign Subsidiary (other than a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower) pursuant to Section 7.5(r). The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent are hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender (without requirement of notice to or consent of any Lender) to take any action (without consent rights) (including to execute and deliver any instruments, documents, consents, acknowledgements, and agreements necessary or desirable to evidence or confirm the release pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph) requested by the Company to effect any termination or release described in this paragraph (c). 10.15. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates agrees to keep confidential all information received by them in connection with the Transactions and the related transactions and information received from the Company relating to the Company or its business; provided that nothing herein shall prevent the Administrative Agent or any Lender from disclosing any such Information (a) to the Administrative Agent, any other Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender or any Lender Affiliate (provided that any such Lender Affiliate or Affiliate is


163 advised of its obligation to retain such information as confidential, and such Administrative Agent or Lender shall be responsible for its Affiliates’ and Lender Affiliates’ compliance with this paragraph) solely in connection with the Transactions, (b) to any pledgee referred to in Section 10.6(g), any Transferee or prospective Transferee or any insurance or risk protection providers (provided that in no event shall any disclosure of such information be made to any person that is a Disqualified Lender as of the relevant time); provided that the disclosure of any such information to any such party (other than a Federal Reserve Bank or other central banking authority) shall be made subject to the acknowledgment and acceptance by such party that such information is being disseminated on a confidential basis or customary market standards for dissemination of such type of information, (c) to its employees, legal counsel, independent auditors, professionals and other experts or agents who are informed of the confidential nature thereof (provided that the Administrative Agent or Lender shall be responsible for compliance of such persons with this paragraph), (d) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority, including audits and examinations conducted by bank accountants, any governmental bank regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority or self-regulatory authorities, in which case (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental bank regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority), such party will promptly notify the Company, in advance, to the extent permitted by law, (e) in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any Requirement of Law in which case, such party will promptly notify the Company, in advance, to the extent permitted by law, (f) if requested or required to do so in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding in which case, such party will promptly notify the Company, in advance, to the extent permitted by law, (g) to the extent any such information becomes publicly available other than by reason of disclosure by such Administrative Agent or Lender or its Affiliates or representatives in in breach of this Agreement; (h) to any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender, (i) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document; provided that the disclosure of any such information to any such party shall be made subject to the acknowledgment and acceptance by such party that such information is being disseminated on a confidential basis or customary market standards for dissemination of such type of information, (j) to any direct, indirect, actual or perspective counterparty (and its advisor) to any swap, derivative or securitization transaction related to any obligations or any insurance or risk protection providers in respect thereof (so long as such party agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 10.15); provided that the disclosure of any such information to any such party shall be made subject to the acknowledgment and acceptance by such party that such information is being disseminated on a confidential basis or customary market standards for dissemination of such type of information, (k) to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Loans or (l) if agreed by the Company in its sole discretion, to any other Person; provided that no information shall be disclosed to a Disqualified Lender. The Administrative Agent, Arrangers and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement that is routinely provided by arrangers to such service providers to market data service providers (including league table providers) that serve the lending industry and to service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement, the Loan Documents and the Commitments. Nothing in any Loan Document shall prevent disclosure of any confidential information or other matter to the extent that preventing that disclosure would otherwise cause any transaction contemplated by the Loan Documents, or any transaction carried out in connection with any transaction contemplated thereby, to become an arrangement described in Part II A 1 of Annex IV of Directive 2011/16/EU. Each Lender acknowledges that information furnished to it pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents may include material non-public information concerning the Company and its Affiliates and their related parties or their respective securities, and confirms that it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and that it will handle such


164 material non-public information in accordance with those procedures and applicable law, including Federal and state securities laws. All information, including requests for waivers and amendments, furnished by the Company or the Administrative Agent pursuant to, or in the course of administering, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents will be syndicate-level information, which may contain material non-public information about the Company and its Affiliates and their related parties or their respective securities. Accordingly, each Lender represents to the Company and the Administrative Agent that it has identified in its administrative questionnaire a credit contact who may receive information that may contain material non-public information in accordance with its compliance procedures and applicable law, including Federal and state securities laws. 10.16. WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL. THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN. 10.17. Patriot Act. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the Patriot Act hereby notifies each Borrower and each Guarantor that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Borrower, which information includes the name and address of each Borrower and each Guarantor and other information that will allow such Lender to identify each Borrower and each Guarantor in accordance with the Patriot Act. 10.18. No Fiduciary Duty. Each Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Loan Parties and the Credit Parties is intended to be or has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, irrespective of whether the Credit Parties have advised or are advising the Loan Parties on other matters, (b) the Credit Parties, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, have an arm’s length business relationship that does not directly or indirectly give rise to, nor do any of the Loan Parties rely on, any fiduciary duty to any of the Loan Parties or their affiliates on the part of the Credit Parties, (c) the Loan Parties are capable of evaluating and understanding, and the Loan Parties understand and accept, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (d) the Loan Parties have been advised that the Credit Parties are engaged in a broad range of transactions that may involve interests that differ from the Loan Parties’ interests and that the Credit Parties have no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Loan Parties, (e) the Loan Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent the Loan Parties have deemed appropriate, (f) each Credit Party has been, is, and will be acting solely as a principal and, except as otherwise expressly agreed in writing by it and the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Loan Parties, any of their affiliates or any other Person and (g) none of the Credit Parties has any obligation to the Loan Parties or their affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents except those obligations expressly set forth herein or therein or in any other express writing executed and delivered by such Credit Party and the Loan Parties or any such affiliate. 10.19. Usury. 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 Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excessive interest shall be applied to the principal of the Obligations or, if it exceeds the unpaid principal, refunded to the applicable Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged or received by Administrative Agent or any Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable


165 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 this Agreement. 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 Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by: (a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and (b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable: (i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability; (ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its Company entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or (iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any the applicable Resolution Authority. 10.21. Conversion of Currencies. (a) If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum owing hereunder in one currency into another currency, each party hereto (including, upon any Subsidiary becoming a Subsidiary Borrower, such Subsidiary Borrower) agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which, in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction, the first currency could be purchased with such other currency on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given. (b) The obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Borrowers in respect of any sum due to any party hereto or any holder of the obligations owing hereunder (the “Applicable Creditor”) shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than the currency in which such sum is stated to be due hereunder (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction 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 Applicable Creditor in the Agreement Currency, the Company and the Subsidiary Borrowers agree, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Applicable Creditor against such loss. The obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Borrowers contained in this Section 10.21 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all other amounts owing hereunder.


166 10.22. Separate Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Lender, each Lender and each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the Obligations of the Foreign Loan Parties under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall be separate and distinct from the Obligations of the Domestic Loan Parties, and the Obligations of the Foreign Loan Parties shall be expressly limited to the Obligations of the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers (the “Foreign Obligations”). In furtherance of the foregoing, each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the liability of any Foreign Loan Party for the payment and performance of its covenants, representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be several from and not joint with the Obligations of the Domestic Loan Parties (the “Domestic Obligations”); the Foreign Loan Parties shall not guarantee the Domestic Obligations (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any guarantees by the Domestic Loan Parties of the Foreign Obligations). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the Obligations of the each Swiss Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall be separate and distinct from the Obligations of each other Loan Party, and the Obligations of each Swiss Borrower shall be expressly limited to its own Obligations. In furtherance of the foregoing, each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the liability of each Swiss Borrower for the payment and performance of its covenants, representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be several and not joint with the Obligations of each other Loan Party. Notwithstanding the above, the Domestic Loan Parties shall guarantee the payment and performance of the Foreign Obligations, and the Collateral of the Domestic Loan Parties shall secure such guarantees, in each case as set forth in and in accordance with the applicable Security Documents. 10.23. Several Obligations. The respective obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement are several and not joint and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to satisfy its obligations hereunder. 10.24. MIRE Events. In connection with any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to which any increase, extension or renewal of Loans is contemplated, the Borrowers shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent for any Mortgaged Property, a completed “life of the loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination and for any Mortgaged Property with a building in a special flood hazard area, an acknowledgment by the applicable Loan Party, and evidence of flood insurance, as may be required pursuant to the Flood Laws. 10.25. Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Swap Agreements 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 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


167 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. 10.26. No Novation. Each Loan Party hereby confirms that (i) its obligations and liabilities under the Existing Credit Agreement, as modified by this Agreement (and excluding any Tranche B Term Loans (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) that are prepaid on the Closing Date) and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party remain in full force and effect on a continuous basis after giving effect to the this Agreement and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to be a novation of any of the Obligations, as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement, (ii) the Credit Parties remain entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee Agreement and the security interests granted or created in the Security Documents and the other Loan Documents, (iii) notwithstanding the effectiveness of the terms of this Agreement, the Security Documents and the other Loan Documents are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are ratified and confirmed in all respects and (iv) from and after the Closing Date, each reference to this “Agreement”, the “Credit Agreement” or other reference originally applicable to the Existing Credit Agreement contained in any Loan Document shall be a reference to this Agreement, as further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time. Each Loan Party ratifies and confirms that all Liens granted, conveyed, or assigned to any Agent by such Person pursuant to each Loan Document to which it is a party remain in full force and effect, are not released or reduced, and continue to secure full payment and performance of the Obligations under this Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or instrument executed in connection herewith, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the incurrence of Obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Tranche A Term Facility and the Revolving Facility shall be in substitution in full for, but not in repayment of, the Obligations with respect to such Facilities owed by the Loan Parties under the Existing Credit Agreement. [Remainder of page intentionally left blank]


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Tranche A Term Lender, Revolving Lender, Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender By: /s/ Antje Focke Name: Antje Focke Title: Executive Director


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Tranche A Term Lender, a Revolving Lender and an Issuing Lender /s/ Anthony Hoye Name: Anthony Hoye Title: Director BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CANADA BRANCH, as a Revolving Lender /s/ Medina Sales de Andrade Name: Medina Sales de Andrade Title: Vice President


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] HSBC BANK USA, N.A., as a Tranche A Term Lender, a Revolving Lender and an Issuing Lender /s/ Kevin Toda Name: Kevin Toda Title: SVP


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as a Tranche A Term Lender, a Revolving Lender and an Issuing Lender /s/ Carl Hinrichs Name: Carl Hinrichs Title: Director


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Tranche A Term Lender, a Revolving Lender and an Issuing Lender /s/ Ritam Bhalla Name: Ritam Bhalla Title: Director


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] TRUIST BANK, as a Tranche A Term Lender and a Revolving Lender /s/ J. Carlos Navarrete Name: J. Carlos Navarrete Title: Director


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Tranche A Term Lender and a Revolving Lender /s/ Dawn Kondrat Name: Dawn Kondrat Title: Senior Vice President


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] BNP PARIBAS, as a Tranche A Term Lender and a Revolving Lender /s/ Emma Petersen Name: Emma Petersen Title: Director /s/ David Foster Name: David Foster Title: Director


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] CITIBANK, NA, as a Tranche A Term Lender and a Revolving Lender /s/ Jason Boera Name: Jason Boera Title: Senior Vice President


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] ING BANK N.V., DUBLIN BRANCH, as a Tranche A Term Lender and a Revolving Lender /s/ Cormac Langford Name: Cormac Langford Title: Director /s/ Sean Hassett Name: Sean Hassett Title: Director


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] SANTANDER BANK, N.A., as a Tranche A Term Lender and a Revolving Lender /s/ Irv Roa Name: Irv Roa Title: Managing Director


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Revolving Lender /s/ Rebecca Kratz Name: Rebecca Kratz Title: Authorized Signatory


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] TD BANK, N.A., as a Tranche A Term Lender and a Revolving Lender /s/ Bernadette Collins Name: Bernadette Collins Title: Senior Vice President


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Tranche A Term Lender and a Revolving Lender /s/ Mark D. Rodgers Name: Mark D. Rodgers Title: Vice President


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, as a Tranche A Term Lender and a Revolving Lender /s/ Mike Kelly Name: Mike Kelly Title: V.P.


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] KBC BANK NV, as a Tranche A Term Lender and a Revolving Lender /s/ Deborah Carlson Name: Deborah Carlson Title: Director /s/ Francis X. Payne Name: Francis X. Payne Title: Managing Director


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] FIRST NATIONAL BANK, as a Tranche A Term Lender and a Revolving Lender /s/ John Fink Name: John Fink Title: SVP Commerical Banking


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] PINNACLE BANK, as a Tranche A Term Lender /s/ Max N. Greer III Name: Max N. Greer III Title: Senior Vice President


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] FIRST HORIZON BANK, as a Tranche A Term Lender /s/ Keith A. Sherman Name: Keith A. Sherman Title: Senior Vice President


[Signature Page to Credit Agreement] Accepted and agreed to as of the date first written above: KONTOOR BRANDS, INC. By: /s/ David Kovach Name: David Kovach Title: Vice President and Treasurer KONTOOR INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SAGL By: /s/ Luther Reece Medlin III Name: Luther Reece Medlin III Title: Managing Officer


Annex A-1 Annex A PRICING GRID FOR REVOLVING FACILITY (INCLUDING SWINGLINE LOANS) AND TRANCHE A TERM FACILITY Level Corporate Rating Total Leverage Ratio Applicable Margin for Term Benchmark Loans / RFR Loans / Daily Simple ESTR Loans / CDOR Loans Applicable Margin for ABR Loans / Canadian Prime Rate Loans Commitment Fee Rate I ≥ Baa3 / BBB- ≤ 0.50:1.00 1.375% 0.375% 0.20% II Ba1 / BB+ > 0.50:1.00 but ≤ 1.50:1.00 1.50% 0.50% 0.25% III Ba2 / BB > 1.50:1.00 but ≤ 2.50:1.00 1.625% 0.625% 0.25% IV Ba 3/ BB- > 2.50:1.00 but ≤ 3.50:1.00 1.75% 0.75% 0.30% V ≤ B1/ B+ > 3.50:1.00 2.00% 1.00% 0.35% The Level applicable for determining pricing (the “Pricing Level”) shall be the higher of the Applicable Corporate Rating Level (as defined below) and the Total Leverage Ratio Level (determined as of each Adjustment Date (defined below)) then applicable (it being understood that Level I is the “highest” Level); provided that if the Applicable Corporate Rating Level and the Total Leverage Ratio Level then applicable fall more than one Level apart, the Pricing Level shall be the Level immediately below the higher of the two. The “Applicable Corporate Rating Level” shall mean (i) if the corporate ratings of each of S&P and Moody’s fall within the same Level, such Level, (ii) if the corporate ratings of each of S&P and Moody’s fall one Level apart, the higher of such Levels and (iii) if the corporate ratings of each of S&P and Moody’s fall more than one Level apart, the Level immediately below the higher of the two; provided that if only one rating agency shall have in effect a corporate rating (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this paragraph), then the Applicable Corporate Rating Level shall be determined by reference to the Level in which such rating falls; provided further that if neither S&P nor Moody’s has in effect a corporate rating (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this paragraph), then the Applicable Corporate Rating Level shall be deemed to be Level V. If the ratings established or deemed to have been established by a rating agency shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of such rating agency), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating agency, irrespective of when notice of such change shall have been furnished by the Company to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and each change in the Pricing Level as a result thereof shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of S&P or Moody’s shall change, or if any such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of providing corporate ratings, the Company and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith an amendment to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of corporate ratings from such rating agency and,


Annex A-2 pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Pricing Level shall be determined by reference to the corporate rating of such rating agency most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation. Changes in the Applicable Margin with respect to Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, Tranche A Term Loans or the Commitment Fee Rate resulting from changes in the Total Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the date (the “Adjustment Date”) on which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 for the most recently ended fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Borrower, as applicable, commencing with the first full fiscal quarter of the Borrower following the Closing Date, and shall remain in effect until the next change to be effected pursuant to this paragraph. If any financial statements referred to above are not delivered within the time periods specified above, then, until such financial statements have been delivered (or an earlier date, in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent), the Total Leverage Ratio as at the end of the fiscal period that would have been covered thereby shall for purposes of this definition be deemed to be Level V. Each determination of the Total Leverage Ratio pursuant to this pricing grid shall be made with respect to (or, in the case of clause (a) of the definition thereof, as at the end of) the Test Period ending at the end of the period covered by the relevant financial statements.


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Exhibit 99.1

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KONTOOR BRANDS ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF SENIOR NOTES OFFERING

Greensboro, N.C. - November 18, 2021 – Kontoor Brands, Inc. (“Kontoor”) today announced that it has successfully completed its offering of $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.125% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”). Kontoor intends to use the proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand, to fund the repayment of the following outstanding debt in connection with the amendment and extension of Kontoor’s Credit Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2019, including the senior secured credit facilities thereunder, and to pay related fees, costs, premiums and expenses in connection therewith (including accrued and unpaid interest with respect to such amounts): (i) $265.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under Kontoor’s existing term loan A facility (resulting in $400.0 million in aggregate borrowings remaining outstanding under such facility) and (ii) $133.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under Kontoor’s existing term loan B facility (resulting in the repayment in full of borrowings under such facility).

The Notes and related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws. The Notes and related guarantees may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The Notes and related guarantees were offered only to persons reasonably believed to be “qualified institutional buyers” in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to certain non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.

This press release is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act, and it is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of, the Notes or any other securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In some cases, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “goal,” “target,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Any statements that refer to expectations or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, such as statements about Kontoor’s expected financial results and the offering, are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and are difficult to predict. Risks and uncertainties include whether or not the offering will be

consummated and the terms, size, timing and use of proceeds of the offering and the factors set forth under “Risk Factors” in Kontoor’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2021, and Kontoor’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 2, 2021. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Kontoor undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

About Kontoor Brands

Kontoor Brands, Inc. is a global lifestyle apparel company, with a portfolio led by two of the world’s most iconic consumer brands: Wrangler® and Lee®. Kontoor designs, manufactures and distributes superior high-quality products that look good and fit right, giving people around the world the freedom and confidence to express themselves. Kontoor Brands is a purpose-led organization focused on leveraging its global platform, strategic sourcing model and best-in-class supply chain to drive brand growth and deliver long-term value for its stakeholders.

Contacts

Investors:

Eric Tracy, (336) 332-5205

Vice President, Corporate Finance and Investor Relations

Eric.Tracy@kontoorbrands.com

Or

Media:

Vanessa McCutchen, (336) 332-5612

Vice President, Corporate Communications

Vanessa.McCutchen@kontoorbrands.com