Exhibit 10.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of December 7, 2009

by and among

U-STORE-IT, L.P.,

U-STORE-IT TRUST,

▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,

and

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

REGIONS BANK,

and

SUNTRUST BANK

and

THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INITIALLY SIGNATORY HERETO

AND THEIR ASSIGNEES PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.5.,

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THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of December 7, 2009 by and among U-STORE-IT, L.P., a limited partnership formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Borrower”), U-STORE-IT TRUST, a real estate investment trust formed under the laws of the State of Maryland (the “Parent”), ▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO SECURITIES, LLC and BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers (each a “Joint Lead Arranger”) and Joint Bookrunners (each a “Joint Bookrunner”), WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agent (the “Syndication Agent”), REGIONS BANK, as Co-Documentation Agent and SUNTRUST BANK, as Co-Documentation Agent (each a “Documentation Agent”), and each of the financial institutions initially a signatory hereto together with their assignees pursuant to Section 13.5.(b).

WHEREAS, certain of the Lenders and other financial institutions (who were “Lenders” under the Existing Credit Agreement) have made available to Borrower a revolving credit facility in the amount of $250,000,000, including a $40,000,000 letter of credit subfacility and a $20,000,000 swingline subfacility and a term loan facility in the amount of $200,000,000, on the terms and conditions contained in that certain Credit Agreement dated as of November 21, 2006 (as amended and in effect immediately prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”) by and among the Borrower, the Parent, such Lenders, certain other financial institutions (who were “Lenders” under the Existing Credit Agreement), the Agent and the other parties thereto; and

WHEREAS, the Agent and the Lenders desire to amend and restate the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement to make available to the Borrower (i) a $250,000,000 revolving credit facility, which will include a $15,000,000 letter of credit subfacility and a $20,000,000 swingline subfacility, and (ii) a term loan facility in the amount of $200,000,000, all on the terms and conditions contained herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound, agree that the Existing Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1.  Definitions.

In addition to terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this Agreement:

“Accession Agreement” means an Accession Agreement substantially in the form of Annex I to the Guaranty.

“Acquisition Price” means, with respect to any Property, the purchase price paid by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for such Property less closing costs and any amounts paid by the Borrower or such Subsidiary as a purchase price adjustment, to be held in escrow, to be retained as a contingency reserve, or other similar amounts.

“Additional Costs” has the meaning given that term in Section 5.1.(b).

“Adjusted Asset Value” means, on any date of determination, with respect to any Storage Property owned in fee simple or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries an amount equal to (a) the Net Operating Income of such Storage Property for the four full fiscal quarters of the Parent most recently ended for which financial statements are available divided by (b) the Capitalization Rate.

“Adjusted EBITDA” means, for any given period, (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period minus (b) Reserves for Capital Expenditures for all Storage Properties for such period.

“Adjusted Total Revenue” means, for any period, an amount equal to (a) the total revenue of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, minus (b) the aggregate amount of total revenue of all the Excluded Subsidiaries for such period.

“Administrative Questionnaire” means the Administrative Questionnaire completed by each Lender and delivered to the Agent in a form supplied by the Agent to the Lenders from time to time.

“Affiliate” means, when used with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.  As used in this definition, the term “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.  In no event shall the Agent or any Lender be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Borrower.

“Agent” means Wachovia Bank, National Association, as contractual representative for the Lenders and the Specified Derivatives Providers under the terms of this Agreement, and any of its successors.

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

“Agreement Date” means the date as of which this Agreement is dated.

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

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“Applicable Margin” means the percentage set forth below corresponding to the ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value as determined in accordance with Section 10.1. in effect at such time:

The Applicable Margin shall be determined by the Agent from time to time, based on the ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value as set forth in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 9.3.  Any adjustment to the Applicable Margin shall be effective as of the first day of the calendar month immediately following the month during which the Borrower delivers to the Agent the applicable Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 9.3.  If the Borrower fails to deliver a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 9.3., the Applicable Margin shall equal the percentages corresponding to Level 4 until the date of the delivery of the required Compliance Certificate.  As of the Agreement Date, and thereafter until changed as provided above, the Applicable Margin is determined based on Level 2.  The provisions of this definition are subject to Section 2.5.(c).

“Applicable Mortgage Constant” means the mortgage constant for a 25-year loan bearing interest at a per annum rate equal to the greater of (a) the yield on a 10-year United States Treasury Note plus 3.00% and (b) 8.00%.

“Appraisal” means, in respect of any Property, an M.A.I. appraisal commissioned by and addressed to the Agent (reasonably acceptable to the Agent as to form, substance and appraisal date), prepared by a professional appraiser acceptable to the Agent, having at least the minimum qualifications required under Applicable Law governing the Agent and the Lenders, including FIRREA, and determining the “as is” market value of such Property as between a willing buyer and a willing seller.

“Appraised Value” means, with respect to any Property, the “as is” market value of such Property as reflected in the most recent Appraisal of such Property as the same may have been reasonably adjusted by the Agent based upon its internal review of such Appraisal which is based on criteria and factors then generally used and considered by the Agent in determining the value of similar properties, which review shall be conducted prior to acceptance of such Appraisal by the Agent.

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

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“Approved Title Insurance Company” means any of (a) Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, (b) Chicago Title Insurance Company, (c) First American Title Insurance Company or (d) any other title insurance company reasonably acceptable to the Agent.

“Assignee” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.5.(b).

“Assignment and Acceptance Agreement” means an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 13.5.), and accepted by the Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Agent.

“Base Rate” means the LIBOR Market Index Rate; provided, however, that if the LIBOR Market Index Rate is unavailable, Base Rate shall mean the per annum rate of interest equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus one and one-half of one percent (1.50%). Any change in the Base Rate resulting from a change in the LIBOR Market Index Rate or the Federal Funds Rate shall become effective as of 12:01 a.m. on the Business Day on which each such change occurs.  The Base Rate is a reference rate used by the Lender acting as the Agent in determining interest rates on certain loans and is not intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by the Lender acting as the Agent or any other Lender on any extension of credit to any debtor.

“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate based on the Base Rate.

“Benefit Arrangement” means at any time an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA which is not a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan and which is maintained or otherwise contributed to by any member of the ERISA Group.

“Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof and shall include the Borrower’s successors and permitted assigns.

“Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of determination, the lesser of (a) an amount equal to 60.0% of the aggregate Appraised Values of all Properties constituting Borrowing Base Properties on such date and (b) an amount which, if deemed to be the denominator of Debt Yield, would produce a Debt Yield equal to 14.0%.

“Borrowing Base Certificate” has the meaning given such term in Section 9.3.(b).

“Borrowing Base NOI” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate Net Operating Income of all Properties constituting Borrowing Base Properties on such date for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower most recently ended and for which reporting information is available.  For purposes of determining Borrowing Base NOI, if a Borrowing Base Property has been owned or leased by the Borrower or a Subsidiary for a period of at least two full consecutive fiscal quarters but less than four consecutive fiscal quarters, then the Net Operating Income for such Borrowing Base Property shall be annualized in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Agent.

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“Borrowing Base Property” means a Property which the Agent and the Requisite Lenders have agreed to include in calculations of the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 4.1. and for which all of the conditions set forth in Section 4.2. have been satisfied.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Borrowing Base Property shall cease to be included in calculations of the Borrowing Base if (a) at any time such Property shall cease to be an Eligible Property, (b) the Agent shall cease to hold a valid and perfected first priority Lien in such Borrowing Base Property, in all outstanding Equity Interests of the Property Owner of such Property and in any other Collateral related to such Property, or (c) there shall have occurred and be continuing an “Event of Default” under and as defined in the Security Instrument or an event of default under any other Security Document relating to such Borrowing Base Property.

“Business Day” means (a) any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in Charlotte, North Carolina are authorized or required to close and (b) with reference to a LIBOR Loan any such day that is also a day on which dealings in deposits of Dollars are carried out in the London interbank market.

“Capital Lease Obligations” means, with respect 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.

“Capitalization Rate” means 9.00%.

“Cash Equivalents” means:  (a) securities issued, guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any of its agencies with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; (b) certificates of deposit with maturities of not more than one year from the date issued by a United States federal or state chartered commercial bank of recognized standing, or a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or a political subdivision of any such country, acting through a branch or agency, which bank has capital and unimpaired surplus in excess of $500,000,000 and which bank or its holding company has a short-term commercial paper rating of at least A-2 or the equivalent by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇; (c) reverse repurchase agreements with terms of not more than seven days from the date acquired, for securities of the type described in clause (a) above and entered into only with commercial banks having the qualifications described in clause (b) above; (d) commercial paper issued by any Person incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof and rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇, in each case with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; and (e) investments in money market funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which have net assets of at least $500,000,000 and at least 85% of whose assets consist of securities and other obligations of the type described in clauses (a) through (d) above.

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“Collateral” means any real or personal property securing any of the Obligations or any other obligation of a Person under or in respect of any Loan Document or Specified Derivatives Contract to which it is a party, and includes, without limitation, all “Collateral” under and as defined in any Security Instrument, all “Management Agreements” under and as defined in any Property Management Contract Assignment, all “Pledged Collateral” under and as defined in the Pledge Agreement, and all other property subject to a Lien created by a Security Document.

“Collateral Account” means a special non-interest bearing deposit account or securities account maintained by, or on behalf of, the Agent and under its sole dominion and control.

“Commitment” means, as to any Lender, such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or such Lender’s Term Commitment.

“Commitment Percentage” means, as to each Lender, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment to (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of all Lenders; provided, however, that if at the time of determination the Revolving Commitments have terminated or been reduced to zero, the “Commitment Percentage” of each Lender shall be the Commitment Percentage of such Lender in effect immediately prior to such termination or reduction.

“Compliance Certificate” has the meaning given that term in Section 9.3.(a).

“Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value” means, on any date of determination, the sum (without duplication) of (a) the aggregate Adjusted Asset Value of all Storage Properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on such date plus (b) the undepreciated book value (determined in accordance with GAAP) of all Development Properties plus (c) the Acquisition Price of all Properties owned in fee simple or leased by a Loan Party for less than 2 fiscal quarters as of such date of determination plus (d) the book value (determined in accordance with GAAP) of all other tangible assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of such date, provided that, (x) the portion of the Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value attributable to clause (d) above shall not exceed 5.0% of the Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value and (y) the portion of the Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value attributable to Development Properties shall not exceed 15% of the Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value.  The Borrower’s pro rata share of assets held by Unconsolidated Affiliates will be included in Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value calculations consistent with the above described treatment for wholly owned assets.

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period plus, without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in the statement of Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) income tax expense, (b) interest expense, amortization or write-off of debt discount and debt issuance costs and commissions, discounts and other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness, (c) depreciation and amortization expense, (d) amortization of intangibles (including, but not limited to, amortization and/or impairment charges with respect to goodwill) and organization costs, (e) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring non-cash expenses or losses (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, losses on sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business), and

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(f) any other non-cash charges (including non-cash charges under Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123R), and minus, to the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (i) interest income (except to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income), (ii) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring income or gains (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, gains on the sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business), (iii) any other non-cash income and (iv) any cash payments made during such period in respect of items described in clause (e) above subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant non-cash expenses or losses were reflected as a charge in the statement of Consolidated Net Income, all as determined on a consolidated basis.

“Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, for any period, the sum (without duplication) of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, (b) all regularly scheduled payments made during such period on account of principal of Indebtedness of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, other than balloon, bullet or similar principal payments which repay in full such Indebtedness, (c) Preferred Dividends accumulated (whether or not declared or payable) by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries during such period and (d) the Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ pro-rata share of all expenses and payments referred to in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) of any Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, the total interest expense of Parent and its Subsidiaries (including that attributable to Capital Lease Obligations and any capitalized interest expense) for such period with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of Parent and its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed by the Parent and its Subsidiaries with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptance financing and net costs of Parent and its Subsidiaries under Derivatives Contracts in respect of interest rates to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP), plus the Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ pro-rata share of all such expenses of any Unconsolidated Affiliates of the Parent or any Subsidiary.

“Consolidated Net Income” means, of any Person for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, that in calculating Consolidated Net Income of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries for any period, there shall be excluded (a) the income (or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of Parent or is merged into or consolidated with Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Borrower) in which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income is actually received by Parent or such Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar distributions and (c) the undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary of Parent 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 Applicable Law applicable to such Subsidiary.

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“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, at any date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of Parent and its Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

“Construction Budget” means the fully-budgeted costs for the acquisition and construction of a given parcel of real property (including, without limitation, the cost of acquiring such parcel of real property, reserves for construction interest and operating deficits, tenant improvements, leasing commissions, and infrastructure costs) as reasonably determined by the Parent in good faith.

“Continue”, “Continuation” and “Continued” each refers to the continuation of a LIBOR Loan from one Interest Period to another Interest Period pursuant to Section 2.10.

“Contractual Obligation” means, 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.

“Convert”, “Conversion” and “Converted” each refers to the conversion of a Loan of one Type into a Loan of another Type pursuant to Section 2.11.

“Credit Event” means any of the following:  (a) the making (or deemed making) of any Loan, (b) the Continuation of a LIBOR Loan, (c) the Conversion of a Base Rate Loan into a LIBOR Loan, and (d) the issuance of a Letter of Credit.

“Credit Rating” means the rating assigned by a rating agency to the senior unsecured long term Indebtedness of a Person.

“Debt Yield” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (a) Borrowing Base NOI to (b) the aggregate principal amount of all Loans, together with the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities.

“Default” means any of the events specified in Section 11.1., whether or not there has been satisfied any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both.

“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender, as determined by the Agent in good faith or, in the event that the Lender then acting as Agent is a Defaulting Lender, the Requisite Lenders in good faith, that (a) has failed to fund (or has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Agent, to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund) any portion of a Loan, participations in Letter of Credit Liabilities under Section 2.4.(j) or participations in Swingline Loans under Section 2.3.(e), in each case required to be funded by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has otherwise failed to pay to the Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, unless such amount is the subject of a good faith dispute, (c) has notified the Borrower, the Agent or any other Lender in writing that, or has made a public statement to the effect that, it does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement, or (d) has become or is

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(i) insolvent or (ii) the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment.

“Defaulting Lender Excess” means, with respect to any Defaulting Lender, the excess, if any, of such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans and Term Loans of all Lenders (calculated as if all Defaulting Lenders other than such Defaulting Lender had funded all of their respective Revolving Loans and Term Loans) over the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans and the Term Loan of such Defaulting Lender.

“Derivatives Contract” means (a) any transaction (including any master agreement, confirmation or other agreement with respect to any such transaction) now existing or hereafter entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) which is a rate swap transaction, swap option, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option, credit protection transaction, credit swap, credit default swap, credit default option, total return swap, credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction, reverse repurchase transaction, buy/sell-back transaction, securities lending transaction, weather index transaction or forward purchase or sale of a security, commodity or other financial instrument or interest (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or (ii) which is a type of transaction that is similar to any transaction referred to in clause (i) above that is currently, or in the future becomes, commonly entered into in the financial markets (including terms and conditions incorporated by reference in such agreement) and which is a forward, swap, future, option or other derivative on one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity securities or other equity instruments, debt securities or other debt instruments, economic indices or measures of economic risk or value, or other benchmarks against which payments or deliveries are to be made, and (b) any combination of these transactions.

“Derivatives Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Derivatives Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement or provision relating thereto, (a) for any date on or after the date such Derivatives Contracts have been terminated or closed out, the termination amount or value determined in accordance therewith, and (b) for any date prior to the date such Derivatives Contracts have been terminated or closed out, the then-current ▇▇▇▇-to-market value for such Derivatives Contracts, determined based upon one or more mid-market quotations or estimates provided by any recognized dealer in Derivatives Contracts (which may include the Agent, any Lender, any Specified Derivatives Provider or any Affiliate of any thereof).

“Development Property” means a Property currently under development as a Storage Property that does not have an Occupancy Rate of 50% or more or, subject to the last sentence of this definition, on which the improvements (other than tenant improvements on unoccupied space) related to the development have not been completed.  The term “Development Property” shall include, but shall not be limited to, real property of the type described in the immediately

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preceding sentence to be acquired by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate pursuant to an executed purchase agreement, such acquisition to be consummated upon completion of construction pursuant to a contract in which the seller of such real property is required to develop or renovate prior to, and as a condition precedent to, such acquisition.  A Development Property on which all improvements (other than tenant improvements on unoccupied space) related to the development of such Property have been completed for at least 36 months shall cease to constitute a Development Property notwithstanding the fact that such Property does not have an Occupancy Rate of at least 50%.

“Dollars” or “$” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.

“Effective Date” means the later of:  (a) the Agreement Date; and (b) the date on which all of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.1. shall have been fulfilled or waived in writing by the Requisite Lenders.

“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund, and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (i) the Agent and (ii) unless a Default or Event of Default shall exist, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

“Eligible Property” means a Property which satisfies all of the following requirements:  (a) such Property is owned, or leased under a Ground Lease, by the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Guarantor; (b) such Property is a Storage Property; (c) such Property is located in one of the 48 contiguous states of the United States of America or in the District of Columbia; (d) neither such Property, nor any interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof therein, is subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens described in clauses (a) through (e), (g) and (i) of the definition thereof or other Liens only if such other Liens are terminated or released to the satisfaction of the Agent in its sole discretion prior to the inclusion of such Property in the Borrowing Base) or any Negative Pledge; (e) if such Property is owned or leased by a Subsidiary that is a Guarantor, (i) none of the Borrower’s or the Parent’s direct or indirect ownership interest in such Subsidiary is subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens described in clauses (a) through (e), (g) and (i) of the definition thereof) or any Negative Pledge and (ii) the Borrower directly, or indirectly through a Subsidiary, has the right to take the following actions without the need to obtain the consent of any Person:  (A) to create Liens on such Property as security for Indebtedness of the Parent, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, and (B) to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of such Property; and (f) such Property is free of all structural defects or major architectural deficiencies, title defects, environmental conditions or other adverse matters except for defects, deficiencies, conditions or other matters individually or collectively which are not material to the profitable operation of such Property.

“Environmental Indemnity Agreement” means an Environmental Indemnity Agreement executed by a Loan Party in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and substantially in the form of Exhibit B.

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“Environmental Laws” means any Applicable Law relating to environmental protection or the manufacture, storage, remediation, disposal or clean-up of Hazardous Materials including, without limitation, the following:  Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.; Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.; Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.; National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.; regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency and any applicable rule of common law and any judicial interpretation thereof relating primarily to the environment or Hazardous Materials.

“Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any warrant, option or other right for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any security convertible into or exchangeable for any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrant, right or option for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and any other ownership or profit interest in such Person (including, without limitation, partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such share, warrant, option, right or other interest is authorized or otherwise existing on any date of determination.

“Equity Issuance” means any issuance by a Person of any Equity Interest in such Person and shall in any event include the issuance of any Equity Interest upon the conversion or exchange of any security constituting Indebtedness that is convertible or exchangeable, or is being converted or exchanged, for Equity Interests.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as in effect from time to time.

“ERISA Group” means the Parent, the Borrower, the other Subsidiaries and all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Borrower, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code.

“Event of Default” means any of the events specified in Section 11.1., provided that any requirement for notice or lapse of time or any other condition has been satisfied.

“Excluded Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (a) holding title to assets which are or are to become collateral for any Secured Indebtedness of such Subsidiary (or whose sole asset is an Equity Interest in such a Subsidiary) and (b) which is prohibited from Guarantying the Indebtedness of any other Person pursuant to (i) any document, instrument or agreement evidencing such Secured Indebtedness or (ii) a provision of such Subsidiary’s organizational documents which provision was included in such Subsidiary’s organizational documents as a condition to the extension of such Secured Indebtedness.

“Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning given such term in the recitals hereto.

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“Fair Market Value” means, with respect to (a) a security listed on a national securities exchange or the NASDAQ National Market, the last sale price of such security as reported on such exchange or market by any widely recognized reporting method customarily relied upon by financial institutions and (b) with respect to any other property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of which is under pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction.

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day, provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate quoted to the Agent by federal funds dealers selected by the Agent on such day on such transaction as determined by the Agent.

“Fees” means the fees and commissions provided for or referred to in Section 3.6. and any other fees payable by the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

“FIRREA” means the Financial Institutions Recovery, Reform and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.

“Fitch” means Fitch, Inc., and its successors.

“Floating Rate Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of a Person which bears interest at a variable rate during the scheduled life of such Indebtedness to the extent that such Person has not entered into an interest rate swap agreement, interest rate “cap” or “collar” agreement or other similar Derivatives Contract with a Person not an Affiliate of such Person and which, as of the date of determination, effectively limits such interest rate exposure in respect of such Indebtedness to a fixed rate less than or equal to (a) the rate (as determined by the Agent) borne by United States 10-year Treasury Notes at the time the applicable Derivatives Contract became effective plus (b) 1.50%.

“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.  For purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

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

“Funds From Operations” means, for any period, with respect to the Parent and its Subsidiaries, (a) Consolidated Net Income of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period, plus

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(b) real estate depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of financing costs), plus (c) amortization associated with the purchase of property management companies, plus (d) non-cash charges for the impairment of real estate assets for such period, minus, to the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period (without duplication), (e) gains (or losses) from debt restructuring and sales of property, and after adjustments for Unconsolidated Affiliates (with adjustments for Unconsolidated Affiliates calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis) together with adjustments for the non-cash deferred portion of any income tax provision for Unconsolidated Affiliates and the payment of Preferred Dividends, as interpreted by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts in its May, 1995, White Paper on Funds From Operations; provided that, the following shall be excluded when calculating Funds From Operations: (i) non-cash adjustments for loan amortization costs and (ii) interest expense charges (or benefits) for minority interest marked-to-market adjustments arising under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 150 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board as interpreted under GAAP.

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

“Governmental Approvals” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses and exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and reports to, all Governmental Authorities.

“Governmental Authority” means any national, state or local government (whether domestic or foreign), any political subdivision thereof or any other governmental, quasi-governmental, judicial, public or statutory instrumentality, authority, body, agency, bureau, commission, board, department or other entity (including, without limitation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Reserve Board, any central bank or any comparable authority) or any arbitrator with authority to bind a party at law.

“Ground Lease” means a ground lease containing the following terms and conditions:  (a) a remaining term (exclusive of any unexercised extension options) of 30 years or more from the Agreement Date (or such shorter period as the Requisite Lenders may agree); (b) the right of the lessee to mortgage and encumber its interest in the leased property without the consent of the lessor; (c) the obligation of the lessor to give the holder of any mortgage Lien on such leased property written notice of any defaults on the part of the lessee and agreement of such lessor that such lease will not be terminated until such holder has had a reasonable opportunity to cure or complete foreclosures, and fails to do so; (d) reasonable transferability of the lessee’s interest under such lease, including without limitation, the ability to sublease; and (e) such other rights customarily required by mortgagees making a loan secured by the interest of the holder of the leasehold estate demised pursuant to a ground lease.

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“Guarantor” means any Person that is a party to the Guaranty as a “Guarantor” and in any event shall include the Parent, each Material Subsidiary, each Pledgor and each Property Owner.

“Guaranty”, “Guaranteed”, “Guarantying” or to “Guarantee” as applied to any obligation means and includes:  (a) a guaranty (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), directly or indirectly, in any manner, of any part or all of such obligation, or (b) an agreement, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, and whether or not constituting a guaranty, the practical effect of which is to assure the payment or performance (or payment of damages in the event of nonperformance) of any part or all of such obligation whether by: (i) the purchase of securities or obligations, (ii) the purchase, sale or lease (as lessee or lessor) of property or the purchase or sale of services primarily for the purpose of enabling the obligor with respect to such obligation to make any payment or performance (or payment of damages in the event of nonperformance) of or on account of any part or all of such obligation, or to assure the owner of such obligation against loss, (iii) the supplying of funds to or in any other manner investing in the obligor with respect to such obligation, (iv) repayment of amounts drawn down by beneficiaries of letters of credit (including Letters of Credit), or (v) the supplying of funds to or investing in a Person on account of all or any part of such Person’s obligation under a Guaranty of any obligation or indemnifying or holding harmless, in any way, such Person against any part or all of such obligation.  As the context requires, “Guaranty” shall also mean the Amended and Restated Guaranty to which the Guarantors are parties substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

“Hazardous Materials” means all or any of the following:  (a) substances that are defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any applicable Environmental Laws as “hazardous substances”, “hazardous materials”, “hazardous wastes”, “toxic substances” or any other formulation intended to define, list or classify substances by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, “TCLP” toxicity or “EP toxicity”; (b) oil, petroleum or petroleum derived substances, natural gas, natural gas liquids or synthetic gas and drilling fluids, produced waters and other wastes associated with the exploration, development or production of crude oil, natural gas or geothermal resources; (c) any flammable substances or explosives or any radioactive materials; (d) asbestos in any form; (e) toxic mold; and (f) electrical equipment which contains any oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of fifty parts per million.

“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 (including trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business but excluding accrued expenses); (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments; (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement 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) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person; (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party or applicant under acceptance, letter of credit, surety bond or similar facilities; (g) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or

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otherwise acquire for value any Equity Interests of such Person; (h) all Off-Balance Sheet Obligations of such Person; (i) all obligations of such Person in respect of Guaranties of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above; (j) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (i) 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, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation; and (k) net obligations of such Person under any Derivatives Contract not entered into as a hedge against existing Indebtedness, in an amount equal to the Derivatives Termination Value thereof.  The Indebtedness of any person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such person is a general partner) to the extent such person is liable therefore as a result of such person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such person is not liable therefore, provided that, Indebtedness shall include such person’s pro-rata share of Indebtedness of any joint venture in which such person is a partner, regardless if such person is liable therefor.  Any calculation of Indebtedness hereunder shall be made in a manner consistent with the last sentence of Section 1.2.

“Indemnified Costs” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.9.(a).

“Indemnified Party” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.9.(a).

“Indemnity Proceeding” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.9.(a).

“Intellectual Property” has the meaning given that term in Section 7.1.(t).

“Interest Period” means with respect to any LIBOR Loan, each period commencing on the date such LIBOR Loan is made, or in the case of the Continuation of a LIBOR Loan the last day of the preceding Interest Period for such Loan, and ending 1, 3 or 6 months thereafter, as the Borrower may select in a Notice of Borrowing, Notice of Continuation or Notice of Conversion, as the case may be, except that each Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month, or on a day for which there is no corresponding day in the appropriate subsequent calendar month, shall end on the last Business Day of the appropriate subsequent calendar month.  Notwithstanding the foregoing:  (i) if any Interest Period would otherwise end after the Termination Date, such Interest Period shall end on the Termination Date; and (ii) each Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall end on the immediately following Business Day (or, if such immediately following Business Day falls in the next calendar month, on the immediately preceding Business Day).

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

“Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any acquisition or investment (whether or not of a controlling interest) by such Person, by means of any of the following:  (a) the purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interest in another Person, (b) a loan, advance or extension of credit to, capital contribution to, Guaranty of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any Indebtedness of, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture

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interest in such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute the business or a division or operating unit of another Person.  Any binding commitment to make an Investment in any other Person, as well as any option of another Person to require an Investment in such Person, shall constitute an Investment.  Except as expressly provided otherwise, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant contained in a Loan Document, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

“L/C Commitment Amount” equals $15,000,000.

“Lender” means each financial institution from time to time party hereto as a “Lender”, together with its respective successors and permitted assigns, and as the context requires, includes the Swingline Lender; provided, however, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the term “Lender” shall not include any Lender or any of its Affiliates in such Person’s capacity as a Specified Derivatives Provider.

“Lending Office” means, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the office of such Lender specified in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office of such Lender of which such Lender may notify the Agent in writing from time to time.

“Letter of Credit” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.4.(a).

“Letter of Credit Documents” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, collectively, any application therefor, any certificate or other document presented in connection with a drawing under such Letter of Credit and any other agreement, instrument or other document governing or providing for (a) the rights and obligations of the parties concerned or at risk with respect to such Letter of Credit or (b) any collateral security for any of such obligations.

“Letter of Credit Liabilities” means, without duplication, at any time and in respect of any Letter of Credit, the sum of (a) the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit plus (b) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Reimbursement Obligations of the Borrower at such time due and payable in respect of all drawings made under such Letter of Credit.  For purposes of this Agreement, a Lender (other than the Lender acting as the Agent) shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability in an amount equal to its participation interest in the related Letter of Credit under Section 2.4.(i), and the Lender acting as the Agent shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability in an amount equal to its retained interest in the related Letter of Credit after giving effect to the acquisition by the Lenders other than the Lender acting as the Agent of their participation interests under such Section.

“Level” shall be the “Level” column as set forth in the definition of the term “Applicable Margin.”

“LIBOR” means, for any LIBOR Loan for any Interest Period therefor, the greater of (a) the rate of interest, rounded up to the nearest whole multiple of one-hundredth of one percent (.01%), obtained by dividing (i) the rate of interest, rounded upward to the nearest whole

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multiple of one-sixteenth of one percent (0.0625%), referred to as the BBA (British Bankers’ Association) LIBOR rate as set forth by any service selected by the Agent that has been nominated by the British Bankers’ Association as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying such rate for deposits in U.S. Dollars at approximately 9:00 a.m. Pacific time, 2 Business Days prior to the date of commencement of such Interest Period for purposes of calculating effective rates of interest for loans or obligations making reference thereto, for an amount approximately equal to the applicable LIBOR Loan and for a period of time approximately equal to such Interest Period by (ii) a percentage equal to 1 minus the stated maximum rate (stated as a decimal) of all reserves, if any, required to be maintained with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities”) as specified in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or against any other category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans is determined or any applicable category of extensions of credit or other assets which includes loans by an office of any Lender outside of the United States of America) and (b) the LIBOR Floor.  Any change in such maximum rate shall result in a change in LIBOR on the date on which such change in such maximum rate becomes effective.

“LIBOR Floor” means one and one-half percent (1.50%).

“LIBOR Loan” means a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan bearing interest at a rate based on LIBOR.

“LIBOR Market Index Rate” means, for any day, LIBOR as of that day that would be applicable for a LIBOR Loan having a one-month Interest Period determined at approximately 9:00 a.m. Pacific time for such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).  The LIBOR Market Index Rate shall be determined on a daily basis and in no event shall be less than the LIBOR Floor.

“Lien” as applied to the property of any Person means:  (a) any security interest, encumbrance, mortgage, deed to secure debt, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, pledge, lien, charge or lease constituting a Capital Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or other security title or encumbrance of any kind in respect of any property of such Person, or upon the income, rents or profits therefrom; (b) any arrangement, express or implied, under which any property of such Person is transferred, sequestered or otherwise identified for the purpose of subjecting the same to the payment of Indebtedness or performance of any other obligation in priority to the payment of the general, unsecured creditors of such Person; (c) the filing of any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or its equivalent in any jurisdiction, other than any precautionary filing not otherwise constituting or giving rise to a Lien, including a financing statement filed (i) in respect of a lease not constituting a Capital Lease Obligation pursuant to Section 9-505 (or a successor provision) of the Uniform Commercial Code or its equivalent as in effect in an applicable jurisdiction or (ii) in connection with a sale or other disposition of accounts or other assets not prohibited by this Agreement in a transaction not otherwise constituting or giving rise to a Lien; and (d) any agreement by such Person to grant, give or otherwise convey any of the foregoing.

“Loan” means a Revolving Loan, a Term Loan or a Swingline Loan.

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“Loan Document” means this Agreement, each Note, each Security Document, each Letter of Credit Document, the Guaranty and each other document or instrument now or hereafter executed and delivered by a Loan Party in connection with, pursuant to or relating to this Agreement (other than any Specified Derivatives Contract).

“Loan Party” means each of the Parent, the Borrower, each Guarantor and each other Person who guarantees all or a portion of the Obligations and/or who pledges any collateral security to secure all or a portion of the Obligations.  Schedule 1.1.(A) sets forth the Loan Parties in addition to the Parent and the Borrower as of the Agreement Date.

“Major Lease” shall mean, as to any Property, any lease with respect to a Property (other than a lease for storage space at such Property) which (i) accounts for twenty percent (20%) or more of such Property’s total rental income, or (ii) covers more than twenty percent (20%) of the gross leasable area of the Property.

“Marketing Agreement” means, collectively, all agreements entered into by a Loan Party pursuant to which such Loan Party engages a Person to provide certain services to such Loan Party’s customers and to provide certain information to such Loan Party’s tenants.

“Marketing Agreement Assignment” means an Assignment of Marketing and Ancillary Services Agreement and Subordination of Marketing Fees executed by a Loan Party in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties substantially in the form of Exhibit S or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

“Material Adverse Effect” means a materially adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), or results of operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party, (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents, or (d) the rights and remedies of the Lenders and the Agent under any of the Loan Documents.

“Material Contract” means any contract or other arrangement (other than Loan Documents and Specified Derivatives Contracts), whether written or oral, to which the Parent, the Borrower, any other Subsidiary or any other Loan Party is a party as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew by any party thereto could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

“Material Indebtedness” has the meaning given that term in Section 11.1.(e)(i).

“Material Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary of the Parent that owns, or otherwise has any interest in, any Borrowing Base Property or any other property or asset which is taken into account when calculating the Borrowing Base; (b) any Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) that has total assets greater than or equal to 5.0% of total assets of the Borrower determined on a consolidated basis (calculated as of the end of the fiscal quarter most recently ending for which financial statements are available) or (c) any Subsidiary (other than an

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Excluded Subsidiary) that has total revenues greater than or equal to 5.0% of the total revenues of the Borrower determined on a consolidated basis (calculated for the fiscal quarter most recently ending for which financial statements are available). In any event, the term “Material Subsidiaries” shall mean and include all Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) of the Borrower, which, together with the Borrower, account for 90.0% or more of the Adjusted Total Revenue of the Borrower determined on a consolidated basis for the fiscal quarter most recently ended for which financial statements are available. If more than one combination of Subsidiaries satisfies such threshold, then those Subsidiaries so determined to the “Material Subsidiaries” shall be specified by the Borrower.

“Moody’s” means ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Investors Service, Inc., and its successors.

“Mortgage Receivables” means a promissory note secured by a Lien in an interest in real property of which the Parent, the Borrower or another Subsidiary is the holder and retains the right of collection of all payments thereunder.

“Multiemployer Plan” means at any time a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any member of the ERISA Group is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within the preceding five plan years made contributions, including for these purposes any Person which ceased to be a member of the ERISA Group during such five year period.

“Negative Pledge” means, with respect to a given asset, any provision of a document, instrument or agreement (other than any Loan Document or Specified Derivatives Contract) which prohibits or purports to prohibit the creation or assumption of any Lien on such asset as security for Indebtedness of the Person owning such asset or any other Person; provided, however, that an agreement that conditions a Person’s ability to encumber its assets upon the maintenance of one or more specified ratios that limit such Person’s ability to encumber its assets but that do not generally prohibit the encumbrance of its assets, or the encumbrance of specific assets, shall not constitute a Negative Pledge.

“Net Operating Income” or “NOI” means, for any Storage Property and for a given period, the sum of the following (without duplication and determined on a consistent basis with prior periods):  (a) rents and other revenues received in the ordinary course of business from operating such Property (including proceeds of rent loss insurance but excluding pre-paid rents and revenues and security deposits except to the extent applied in satisfaction of tenants’ obligations for rent) during such period minus (b) all expenses paid or accrued related to the ownership, operation or maintenance of such Property (other than those expenses normally covered by a management fee and other than Capital Expenditures), including, but not limited to, taxes, assessments and other similar charges, insurance, utilities, payroll costs, maintenance, repair and landscaping expenses and on-site marketing expenses during such period minus (c) the Reserves for Capital Expenditures for such Property for such period minus (d) the greater of (i) the actual property management fee paid during such period with respect to such Property and (ii) an imputed management fee in the amount of five percent (5.0%) of the gross revenues for such Property for such period.

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“Net Proceeds” means with respect to any Equity Issuance by a Person, the aggregate amount of all cash and the Fair Market Value of all other property (other than securities of such Person being converted or exchanged in connection with such Equity Issuance) received by such Person in respect of such Equity Issuance net of investment banking fees, legal fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions, listing fees, financial printing costs and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred by such Person in connection with such Equity Issuance.

“Nonrecourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, Indebtedness for borrowed money in respect of which recourse for payment (except for exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, bankruptcy, transfer of collateral in violation of the applicable loan documents, failure to obtain consent for subordinate financing in violation of the applicable loan documents and other exceptions to nonrecourse liability which are customary for nonrecourse financings at the time as determined by the Agent) is contractually limited to specific assets of such Person encumbered by a Lien securing such Indebtedness.  Liability of a Person under a completion guarantee, to the extent relating to the Nonrecourse Indebtedness of another Person, shall not, in and of itself, prevent such liability from being characterized as Nonrecourse Indebtedness.

“Note” means a Revolving Note, a Term Note or a Swingline Note.

“Notice of Borrowing” means a notice in the form of Exhibit D to be delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 2.1.(b) evidencing the Borrower’s request for a borrowing of Revolving Loans.

“Notice of Continuation” means a notice in the form of Exhibit E to be delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 2.10. evidencing the Borrower’s request for the Continuation of a LIBOR Loan.

“Notice of Conversion” means a notice in the form of Exhibit F to be delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 2.11. evidencing the Borrower’s request for the Conversion of a Loan from one Type to another Type.

“Notice of Swingline Borrowing” means a notice in the form of Exhibit G to be delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 2.3. evidencing the Borrower’s request for a Swingline Loan.

“Obligations” means, individually and collectively:  (a) the aggregate principal balance of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all Loans; (b) all Reimbursement Obligations and all other Letter of Credit Liabilities; and (c) all other indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties owing to the Agent or any Lender of every kind, nature and description, under or in respect of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including without limitation, the Fees and indemnification obligations, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or not due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any promissory note.  The term “Obligations” does not include Specified Derivatives Obligations.

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“Occupancy Rate” means, with respect to a Property at any time, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) aggregate leasable square footage of all completed space of such Property actually occupied by non-Affiliate tenants paying rent at market rates pursuant to binding leases as to which no monetary default has occurred and has continued for a period in excess of 60 days to (b) the aggregate leasable square footage of all completed space of such Property.

“OFAC” means U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and any successor Governmental Authority.

“Off-Balance Sheet Obligations” means liabilities and obligations of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Subsidiary or any other Person in respect of “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act) which the Parent would be required to disclose in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of the Parent’s report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K (or their equivalents) which the Parent is required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any Governmental Authority substituted therefor).

“Parent” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof and shall include the Parent’s successors and permitted assigns.

“Participant” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.5.(d).

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any successor agency.

“Permitted Liens” means:  (a) Liens securing taxes, assessments and other charges or levies imposed by any Governmental Authority (excluding any Lien imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of ERISA or pursuant to any Environmental Laws) or the claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen or landlords for labor, materials, supplies or rentals incurred in the ordinary course of business, which are not at the time required to be paid or discharged under Section 8.6.; (b) Liens consisting of deposits or pledges made, in the ordinary course of business, in connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or similar Applicable Laws; (c) Liens consisting of encumbrances in the nature of zoning restrictions, easements, and rights or restrictions of record on the use of real property, which do not materially detract from the value of such property or materially and adversely impair the intended use thereof in the business of such Person; (d) the rights of tenants under leases or subleases not interfering with the ordinary conduct of business of such Person; (e) Liens in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; (f) Liens in existence as of the Agreement Date and set forth in Part II of Schedule 7.1.(f); (g) in the case of any Collateral encumbered by a Security Document, other Liens expressly permitted by such Security Document; (h) in the case of any Excluded Subsidiary, Liens on the assets of such Excluded Subsidiary securing the Indebtedness of such Excluded Subsidiary that caused such Subsidiary to be an Excluded Subsidiary; (i) Liens with respect to which an Approved Title Insurance Company has insured the Agent and the Lenders against pursuant to an ALTA 2006 Form Mortgagee’s Policy of Title Insurance or other form reasonably acceptable to the Agent in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and (j) any Lien consisting of a purchase money

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security interest that secures purchase money Indebtedness permitted by Section 10.3. and incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the purchase of “Equipment” (as such term is defined in the UCC), provided such Lien is limited to the Equipment purchased.

“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

“Plan” means an employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code and either (a) is maintained, or contributed to, by any member of the ERISA Group for employees of any member of the ERISA Group or (b) has at any time within the preceding five years been maintained, or contributed to, by any Person which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group for employees of any Person which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group.

“Pledge Agreement” means the Pledge Agreement executed by the Borrower and the Pledgors in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and substantially in the form of Exhibit H.

“Pledgor” means the Borrower or any Subsidiary, in either case, that owns, directly or indirectly, any Equity Interests of a Property Owner.

“Post-Default Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate as in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans plus four percent (4.0%).

“Potential Defaulting Lender” means any Lender, as reasonably determined by the Agent in good faith or, in the event that the Lender then acting as Agent is a Defaulting Lender, the Requisite Lenders in good faith, that: (a) has failed to comply with, or has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with, its funding obligations under one or more syndicated credit facilities or other agreements in which it commits or is obligated to extend credit (other than this Agreement); (b)  has a parent corporation or other Affiliate that is subject to any condition or event described in the immediately preceding clause (a); or (c) has, or whose parent corporation has, a Credit Rating of less than BBB-/Baa3 (or equivalent) from either S&P or Moody’s.  As used in this definition, the term “parent corporation” means, with respect to a Lender, any Person Controlling such Lender, including without limitation, the bank holding company (as defined in Regulation Y of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), if any, of such Lender.

“Preferred Dividends” means, for any period and without duplication, all Restricted Payments paid during such period on Preferred Equity Interests issued by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.  Preferred Dividends shall not include dividends or distributions (a) to the extent paid or payable to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or (b) constituting or resulting in the redemption of Preferred Equity Interests, other than scheduled redemptions not constituting balloon, bullet or similar redemptions in full.

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“Preferred Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests in such Person which are entitled to preference or priority over any other Equity Interest in such Person in respect of the payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation or both.

“Principal Office” means the office of the Agent located at One Wachovia Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, or such other office of the Agent as the Agent may designate from time to time.

“Property” means any parcel of real property owned or leased (in whole or in part) or operated by the Parent, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Borrower.

“Property Management Agreement” means, collectively, all agreements entered into by a Loan Party pursuant to which such Loan Party engages a Person to advise it with respect to the management of a Borrowing Base Property.

“Property Management Contract Assignment” means an Assignment of Management Agreement and Subordination of Management Fees executed by a Loan Party in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties substantially in the form of Exhibit I or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

“Property Owner” means a direct or indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower which owns or leases a Borrowing Base Property.

“Protective Advance” means all sums expended as determined by the Agent to be necessary or appropriate after any Loan Party fails to do so when required: (a) to protect the validity, enforceability, perfection or priority of the Liens in any of the Collateral and the instruments evidencing the Obligations; (b) to prevent the value of any Collateral from being materially diminished (assuming the lack of such a payment within the necessary time frame could potentially cause such Collateral to lose value); or (c) to protect any of the Collateral from being materially damaged, impaired, mismanaged or taken, including, without limitation, any amounts expended in connection therewith in accordance with Section 13.2.

“Register” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.5.(c).

“Regulatory Change” means, with respect to any Lender, any change (including without limitation, Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) effective after the Agreement Date in Applicable Law or the adoption or making after such date of any interpretation, directive or request applying to a class of banks, including such Lender, of or under any Applicable Law (whether or not having the force of law and whether or not failure to comply therewith would be unlawful) by any Governmental Authority or monetary authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy.

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“Reimbursement Obligation” means the absolute, unconditional and irrevocable obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Agent for any drawing honored by the Agent under a Letter of Credit.

“REIT” means a “real estate investment trust” under the Internal Revenue Code.

“Release” has the meaning given that term in Section 4.3.

“Requisite Lenders” means, as of any date, Lenders having at least 66-2/3% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments (not held by Defaulting Lenders who are not entitled to vote), or, if all of the Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, Lenders holding at least 66-2/3% of the principal amount of the aggregate outstanding Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities (not held by Defaulting Lenders who are not entitled to vote).  Commitments, Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities held by Defaulting Lenders shall be disregarded when determining the Requisite Lenders.  For purposes of this definition, a Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) shall be deemed to hold a Swingline Loan or a Letter of Credit Liability to the extent such Lender has acquired a participation therein under the terms of this Agreement and has not failed to perform its obligations in respect of such participation.

“Reserves for Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Storage Property for any period, an amount equal to (a) the aggregate leasable square footage of all completed space of such Property multiplied by (b) $0.15 per square foot multiplied by (c) the number of days actually elapsed during such period divided by (d) 365.

“Responsible Officer” means with respect to the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, the chief executive officer, president and chief financial officer of the Parent, the Borrower or the corresponding officer of each such Subsidiary or, if any of the foregoing is a partnership, such officer of its general partner.

“Restricted Payment” means:  (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any Equity Interest of the Parent, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in Equity Interests of an identical or junior class to the holders of that class; (b) any redemption, conversion, exchange, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Equity Interest of the Parent, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary now or hereafter outstanding; and (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire any Equity Interests of the Parent, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary now or hereafter outstanding.

“Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Lender (other than the Swingline Lender), such Lender’s obligation (a) to make Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.1., (b) to issue (in the case of the Lender then acting as the Agent) or participate in (in the case of the other Lenders) Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.4.(a) and 2.4.(i), respectively (but in the case of the Lender acting as the Agent excluding the aggregate amount of participations in the Letters of Credit held by the other Lenders) and (c) to participate in Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.3.(e), in each case, in an amount up to, but not exceeding, the amount set forth for such

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Lender on Schedule 1.1.(B) as such Lender’s “Revolving Commitment Amount” or as set forth in the applicable Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.13. or as appropriate to reflect any assignments to or by such Lender effected in accordance with Section 13.5.

“Revolving Loan” means a loan made by a Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1.(a).

“Revolving Note” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.12.(a).

“Sanctioned Entity” means (a) an agency of the government of, (b) an organization directly or indirectly controlled by, or (c) a Person resident in, in each case, a country that is subject to a sanctions program identified on the list maintained by the OFAC and published from time to time, as such program may be applicable to such agency, organization or Person.

“Sanctioned Person” means a Person named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals or Blocked Persons maintained by the OFAC as published from time to time.

“Secured Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person as of any given date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of such Person outstanding at such date and that is secured in any manner by any Lien, and in the case of the Parent and any of its Subsidiaries, shall include (without duplication) the Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ pro rata shares of the Secured Indebtedness of their Unconsolidated Affiliates.

“Secured Party” means the Agent, each Lender and each Specified Derivatives Provider.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, together with all rules and regulations issued thereunder.

“Security Document” means any Security Instrument, any Property Management Contract Assignment, any Marketing Agreement Assignment, the Pledge Agreement, the Environmental Indemnity Agreement and any financing statement, or other document, instrument or agreement creating, evidencing or perfecting the Agent’s Liens in any of the Collateral.

“Security Filing” has the meaning given that term in Section 9.4.(b).

“Security Instrument” means a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or other similar security instrument executed by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit J.

“Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary to which 5.0% or more of Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value is attributable.

“Solvent” means, when used with respect to any Person, that (a) the fair value and the fair salable value of its assets (excluding any Indebtedness due from any Affiliate of such

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Person) are each in excess of the fair valuation of its total liabilities (including all contingent liabilities computed at the amount which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that could reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability); (b) such Person is able to pay its debts or other obligations in the ordinary course as they mature; and (c) such Person has capital not unreasonably small to carry on its business and all business in which it proposes to be engaged.

“Specified Derivatives Contract” means any Derivatives Contract relating to a Loan that is made or entered into at any time, or in effect at any time now or hereafter, whether as a result of an assignment or transfer or otherwise, between the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party and any Specified Derivatives Provider.

“Specified Derivatives Obligations” means all indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party, as applicable, under or in respect of any Specified Derivatives Contract, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or not due, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any written confirmation.

“Specified Derivatives Provider” means any Lender, or any Affiliate of a Lender, that is a party to a Derivatives Contract at the time the Derivatives Contract is entered into.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of The ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Companies, Inc., and its successors.

“Stated Amount” means the amount available to be drawn by a beneficiary under a Letter of Credit from time to time, as such amount may be increased or reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

“Storage Property” means a Property primarily operated as a self-storage facility.

“Subsidiary” means, for any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which at least a majority of the Equity Interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other individuals performing similar functions of such corporation, partnership or other entity (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, and shall include all Persons the accounts of which are consolidated with those of such Person pursuant to GAAP.

“Supermajority Lenders” means, as of any date, Lenders having at least 75% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments (not held by Defaulting Lenders who are not entitled to vote), or if all the Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, Lenders holding at least 75% of the principal amount of the aggregate outstanding Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities (not held by Defaulting Lenders who are not entitled to vote).  Commitments, Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities held by Defaulting Lenders shall be disregarded when determining the Supermajority Lenders.  For purposes of this definition, a Lender (other than the

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Swingline Lender) shall be deemed to hold a Swingline Loan or a Letter of Credit Liability to the extent such Lender has acquired a participation therein under the terms of this Agreement and has not failed to perform its obligations in respect of such participation.

“Swingline Commitment” means the Swingline Lender’s obligation to make Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.3. in an amount up to, but not exceeding, $20,000,000, as such amount may be reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

“Swingline Lender” means Wachovia Bank, National Association, together with its respective successors and assigns.

“Swingline Loan” means a loan made by the Swingline Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.3.(a).

“Swingline Note” means the promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of the Swingline Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of the Swingline Commitment as originally in effect and otherwise duly completed, substantially in the form of Exhibit K.

“Swingline Termination Date” means the date which is 7 Business Days prior to the Termination Date.

“Tangible Net Worth” means, for any Person on any date of determination, (a) such Person’s total stockholders’ equity determined on a consolidated basis, plus (b) accumulated depreciation and amortization, minus (c) the following (to the extent reflected in determining stockholders’ equity of such Person):  (i) the amount of any write-up in the book value of any assets contained in any balance sheet resulting from revaluation thereof or any write-up in excess of the cost of such assets acquired, and (ii) the aggregate of all amounts appearing on the assets side of any such balance sheet for assets which would be classified as intangible assets under GAAP, all determined on a consolidated basis.

“Taxes” has the meaning given that term in Section 3.12.

“Term Commitment” means, as to a Lender, such Lender’s obligation to make a Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.2.(a) in an amount up to, but not exceeding, the amount set forth for such Lender on Schedule 1.1.(B) as such Lender’s “Term Commitment Amount”.

“Term Loan” means a loan made by a Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2.(a).

“Term Note” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.12.(b).

“Termination Date” means December 7, 2012.

“Tie-In Jurisdiction” means a jurisdiction in which a “tie-in” endorsement may be obtained for a title insurance policy covering property located in such jurisdiction which

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endorsement effectively ties coverage to other title insurance policies covering properties located within such jurisdiction and/or properties located in other jurisdictions, as applicable.

“Titled Agents” means each of the Joint Lead Arrangers, the Joint Bookrunners, the Syndication Agent, and the Documentation Agent and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

“Transfer Authorizer Designation Form” means a form substantially in the form of Exhibit R to be delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 2.16., as the same may be amended, restated or modified from time to time with the prior written approval of the Agent.

“Type” with respect to any Revolving Loan or Term Loan, refers to whether such Loan is a LIBOR Loan or Base Rate Loan.

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

“Unconsolidated Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person in which such Person holds an Investment, which Investment is accounted for in the financial statements of such Person on an equity basis of accounting and whose financial results would not be consolidated under GAAP with the financial results of such Person on the consolidated financial statements of such Person.

“Unfunded Liabilities” means, with respect to any Plan at any time, the amount (if any) by which (a) the value of all benefit liabilities under such Plan, determined on a plan termination basis using the assumptions prescribed by the PBGC for purposes of Section 4044 of ERISA, exceeds (b) the fair market value of all Plan assets allocable to such liabilities under Title IV of ERISA (excluding any accrued but unpaid contributions), all determined as of the then most recent valuation date for such Plan, but only to the extent that such excess represents a potential liability of a member of the ERISA Group to the PBGC or any other Person under Title IV of ERISA.

“Unsecured Indebtedness” means Indebtedness which is not Secured Indebtedness.

“Wachovia” means Wachovia Bank, National Association, together with its successors and assigns.

“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of a Person in respect of which all of the equity securities or other ownership interests (other than, in the case of a corporation, directors’ qualifying shares) are at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person.

Section 1.2.  General; References to Times.

Unless otherwise indicated, all accounting terms, ratios and measurements shall be interpreted or determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that, if at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan

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Document, and either the Borrower or the Requisite Lenders shall so request, the Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Requisite Lenders); provided further that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.  References in this Agreement to “Sections”, “Articles”, “Exhibits” and “Schedules” are to sections, articles, exhibits and schedules herein and hereto unless otherwise indicated.  References in this Agreement to any document, instrument or agreement (a) shall include all exhibits, schedules and other attachments thereto, (b) shall include all documents, instruments or agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof, to the extent permitted hereby and (c) shall mean such document, instrument or agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified as of the date of this Agreement and from time to time thereafter to the extent not prohibited hereby and in effect at any given time.  Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, the feminine and the neuter.  Unless explicitly set forth to the contrary, a reference to “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Parent or a Subsidiary of such Subsidiary and a reference to an “Affiliate” means a reference to an Affiliate of the Borrower.  Titles and captions of Articles, Sections, subsections and clauses in this Agreement are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of this Agreement.  Unless otherwise indicated, all references to time are references to Eastern time.  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 any election under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159 (or any other financial accounting standard promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein.

Section 1.3.  Financial Attributes of Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.

When determining compliance by the Borrower or the Parent with any financial covenant contained in any of the Loan Documents, only the pro rata share of the Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, of the revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities and other financial statement items of a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall be included; provided, however, for purposes of determining the Parent’s compliance with any such financial covenant the Borrower shall be considered to be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Parent.

ARTICLE II. CREDIT FACILITIES

Section 2.1.  Revolving Loans.

(a)           Generally.  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, including without limitation Section 2.15., during the period from the Effective Date to but excluding the

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Termination Date, each Lender severally and not jointly agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to, but not exceeding, the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, during the period from the Effective Date to but excluding the Termination Date, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Revolving Loans hereunder.

(b)           Requesting Revolving Loans.  The Borrower shall give the Agent notice pursuant to a Notice of Borrowing or telephonic notice of each borrowing of Revolving Loans.  Each Notice of Borrowing shall be delivered to the Agent before 11:00 a.m. (i) in the case of LIBOR Loans, on the date three Business Days prior to the proposed date of such borrowing and (ii) in the case of Base Rate Loans, on the date one Business Day prior to the proposed date of such borrowing.  Any such telephonic notice shall include all information to be specified in a written Notice of Borrowing and shall be promptly confirmed in writing by the Borrower pursuant to a Notice of Borrowing sent to the Agent by telecopy on the same day of the giving of such telephonic notice.  The Agent will transmit by telecopy the Notice of Borrowing (or the information contained in such Notice of Borrowing) to each Lender promptly upon receipt by the Agent (but in any event no later than 2:00 p.m. on the date of receipt by the Agent).  Each Notice of Borrowing or telephonic notice of each borrowing shall be irrevocable once given and binding on the Borrower.

(c)           Disbursements of Revolving Loan Proceeds.  No later than 1:00 p.m. on the date specified in the Notice of Borrowing, each Lender will make available for the account of its applicable Lending Office to the Agent at the Principal Office, in immediately available funds, the proceeds of the Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender.  Subject to satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article VI. for such borrowing, the Agent will make the proceeds of such borrowing available to the Borrower no later than 2:00 p.m. on the date and at the account specified by the Borrower in such Notice of Borrowing.  With respect to Revolving Loans to be made after the Effective Date, unless the Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the specified date of borrowing that such Lender does not intend to make available to the Agent the Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender on such date, the Agent may assume that such Lender will make the proceeds of such Revolving Loan available to the Agent on the date of the requested borrowing as set forth in the Notice of Borrowing and the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower no later than 11:00 a.m. on the date requested by the Borrower the amount of such Revolving Loan to be provided by each such Lender.

(d)           [Intentionally Omitted.]

Section 2.2.  Term Loans.

(a)           Term Loans.  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, including without limitation, Section 2.15., each Lender severally and not jointly agrees to make a Term Loan to the Borrower on the Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount of up to, but not exceeding, the amount of such Lender’s Term Commitment.  Upon funding of the Term Loans, the Term Commitments shall terminate.  Once repaid, the principal amount of any Term Loan may not be reborrowed.

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(b)           Requesting Term Loans.  The Borrower shall give the Agent notice (which notice must be received by the Agent no later than 11:00 a.m. on the date that is one Business Day prior to the anticipated Effective Date) requesting that the Lenders make the Term Loans on the Effective Date and specifying the amount of Term Loans to be borrowed.  Upon receipt of such notice the Agent shall promptly notify each Lender.  The Notice of Borrowing provided by the Borrower in the preceding sentence shall be irrevocable once given and binding on the Borrower.

(c)           Disbursements of Term Loan Proceeds.  No later than 1:00 p.m. on the Effective Date, each Lender will make available for the account of its applicable Lending Office to the Agent at the Principal Office, in immediately available funds, the proceeds of the Term Loan to be made by such Lender.  Subject to satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article VI. for such borrowing, the Agent will make the proceeds of such borrowing available to the Borrower no later than 2:00 p.m. on the Effective Date.

(d)           Repayment of Term Loans Outstanding under Existing Credit Agreement.  The Borrower and the Lenders agree that on the Effective Date all “Term Loans” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be repaid with the proceeds of the Term Loans to be made by the Lenders hereunder on the Effective Date.

Section 2.3.  Swingline Loans.

(a)           Swingline Loans.  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, including without limitation, Section 2.15., during the period from the Effective Date to but excluding the Swingline Termination Date, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to, but not exceeding, the amount of the Swingline Commitment.  If at any time the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans outstanding at such time exceeds the Swingline Commitment in effect at such time, the Borrower shall immediately pay the Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender the amount of such excess.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Swingline Loans hereunder.

(b)           Procedure for Borrowing Swingline Loans.  The Borrower shall give the Agent and the Swingline Lender notice pursuant to a Notice of Swingline Borrowing or telephonic notice of each borrowing of a Swingline Loan.  Each Notice of Swingline Borrowing shall be delivered to the Swingline Lender no later than 3:00 p.m. on the proposed date of such borrowing.  Any such notice given telephonically shall include all information to be specified in a written Notice of Swingline Borrowing and shall be promptly confirmed in writing by the Borrower pursuant to a Notice of Swingline Borrowing sent to the Swingline Lender by telecopy on the same day of the giving of such telephonic notice.  On the date of the requested Swingline Loan and subject to satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article VI. for such borrowing, the Swingline Lender will make the proceeds of such Swingline Loan available to the Borrower in Dollars, in immediately available funds, at the account specified by the Borrower in the Notice of Swingline Borrowing not later than 4:00 p.m. on such date (or 12:00 noon if the Borrower delivered the applicable Notice of Swingline Borrowing to the Swingline Lender before 10:00 a.m. on the proposed date of such borrowing).

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(c)           Interest.  Swingline Loans shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans.  Interest payable on Swingline Loans is solely for the account of the Swingline Lender.  All accrued and unpaid interest on Swingline Loans shall be payable on the dates and in the manner provided in Section 2.5. with respect to interest on Base Rate Loans (except as the Swingline Lender and the Borrower may otherwise agree in writing in connection with any particular Swingline Loan).

(d)           Swingline Loan Amounts, Etc.  Each Swingline Loan shall be in the minimum amount of $100,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 or such other minimum amounts agreed to by the Swingline Lender and the Borrower.  Any voluntary prepayment of a Swingline Loan must be in integral multiples of $50,000 or the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans (or such other minimum amounts upon which the Swingline Lender and the Borrower may agree) and in connection with any such prepayment, the Borrower must give the Swingline Lender prior written notice thereof no later than 2:00 p.m. on the day prior to the date of such prepayment.  The Swingline Loans shall, in addition to this Agreement, be evidenced by the Swingline Note.

(e)           Repayment and Participations of Swingline Loans.  The Borrower agrees to repay each Swingline Loan within one Business Day of demand therefor by the Swingline Lender and in any event, within 7 Business Days after the date such Swingline Loan was made; provided, that the proceeds of a Swingline Loan may not be used to repay a Swingline Loan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall repay the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, the Swingline Loans on the Swingline Termination Date (or such earlier date as the Swingline Lender and the Borrower may agree in writing).  In lieu of demanding repayment of any outstanding Swingline Loan from the Borrower, the Swingline Lender may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf for such purpose), request a borrowing of Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans from the Lenders in an amount equal to the principal balance of such Swingline Loan.  The amount limitations of Section 3.5.(a) shall not apply to any borrowing of Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans made pursuant to this subsection.  The Swingline Lender shall give notice to the Agent of any such borrowing of Revolving Loans not later than 12:00 noon on the proposed date of such borrowing and the Agent shall give prompt notice of such borrowing to the Lenders.  No later than 2:00 p.m. on such date, each Lender will make available to the Agent at the Principal Office for the account of the Swingline Lender, in immediately available funds, the proceeds of the Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender and, to the extent of such Revolving Loan, such Lender’s participation in the Swingline Loan so repaid shall be deemed to be funded by such Revolving Loan.  The Agent shall pay the proceeds of such Revolving Loans to the Swingline Lender, which shall apply such proceeds to repay such Swingline Loan.  At the time each Swingline Loan is made, each Lender shall automatically (and without any further notice or action) be deemed to have purchased from the Swingline Lender, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation to the extent of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage in such Swingline Loan.  If the Lenders are prohibited from making Revolving Loans required to be made under this subsection for any reason, including without limitation, the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default described in Section 11.1.(f) or 11.1.(g), upon notice from the Agent or the Swingline Lender, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender in respect of such

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participation the amount of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of each outstanding Swingline Loan.  If such amount is not in fact made available to the Agent by any Lender, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon for each day from the date of demand thereof, at the Federal Funds Rate.  If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon demand therefor by the Agent or the Swingline Lender, and until such time as such Lender makes the required payment, the Swingline Lender shall be deemed to continue to have outstanding Swingline Loans in the amount of such unpaid participation obligation for all purposes of the Loan Documents (other than those provisions requiring the other Lenders to purchase a participation therein).  Further, such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments made of principal and interest on its Loans, and any other amounts due such Lender hereunder, to the Swingline Lender to fund Swingline Loans in the amount of the participation in Swingline Loans that such Lender failed to purchase pursuant to this Section until such amount has been purchased (as a result of such assignment or otherwise).  A Lender’s obligation to make payments in respect of a participation in a Swingline Loan shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including without limitation, (i) any claim of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender or any other Person may have or claim against the Agent, the Swingline Lender or any other Person whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuation of a Default or Event of Default (including without limitation, any of the Defaults or Events of Default described in Section 11.1.(f) or 11.1.(g)) or the termination of the Commitments of any Lender, (iii) the existence (or alleged existence) of an event or condition which has had or could have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) any breach of any Loan Document by the Agent, any Lender or the Borrower or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

(f)            Defaulting Lenders.  Upon demand by the Swingline Lender at any time while a Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Potential Defaulting Lender, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent for the benefit of the Swingline Lender within one Business Day of such demand, cash collateral or other credit support satisfactory to the Swingline Lender in its sole discretion in an amount equal to such Defaulting Lender’s or Potential Defaulting Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans then outstanding; provided, however, that the amount of cash collateral required to be provided by the Borrower pursuant to this subsection (f) will be reduced by the amount of cash collateral then held by the Agent pursuant to Section 3.11.(b) for the purpose of cash collateralizing such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding.

Section 2.4.  Letters of Credit.

(a)           Letters of Credit.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including without limitation, Section 2.15., the Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, agrees to issue for the account of the Borrower during the period from and including the Effective Date to, but excluding, the date 30 days prior to the Termination Date one or more letters of credit (each a “Letter of Credit”) up to a maximum aggregate Stated Amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the L/C Commitment Amount.

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(b)           Terms of Letters of Credit.  At the time of issuance, the amount, form, terms and conditions of each Letter of Credit, and of any drafts or acceptances thereunder, shall be subject to approval by the Agent and the Borrower.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the expiration date of any Letter of Credit extend beyond the earlier of (i) the date one year from its date of issuance or (ii) the Termination Date; provided, however, a Letter of Credit may contain a provision providing for the automatic extension of the expiration date in the absence of a notice of non-renewal from the Agent but in no event shall any such provision permit the extension of the expiration date of such Letter of Credit beyond the Termination Date.

(c)           Requests for Issuance of Letters of Credit.  The Borrower shall give the Agent written notice at least 5 Business Days (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Agent in its sole discretion) prior to the requested date of issuance of a Letter of Credit, such notice to describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Letter of Credit and the nature of the transactions or obligations proposed to be supported by such Letter of Credit, and in any event shall set forth with respect to such Letter of Credit the proposed (i) Stated Amount, (ii) beneficiary, and (iii) expiration date.  The Borrower shall also execute and deliver such customary letter of credit application forms and other forms and agreements as reasonably requested from time to time by the Agent.  Provided the Borrower has given the notice prescribed by the first sentence of this subsection and delivered such forms and agreements referred to in the preceding sentence, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the satisfaction of any applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article VI., the Agent shall issue the requested Letter of Credit on the requested date of issuance for the benefit of the stipulated beneficiary but in no event prior to the date 5 Business Days (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Agent in its sole discretion) following the date after which the Agent has received all of the items required to be delivered to it under this subsection.  The Agent shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Agent or any Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law.  References herein to “issue” and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall also include extensions or modifications of any outstanding Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.  Upon the written request of the Borrower, the Agent shall deliver to the Borrower a copy of each issued Letter of Credit within a reasonable time after the date of issuance thereof.  To the extent any term of a Letter of Credit Document is inconsistent with a term of any Loan Document, the term of such Loan Document shall control.

(d)           Reimbursement Obligations.  Upon receipt by the Agent from the beneficiary of a Letter of Credit of any demand for payment under such Letter of Credit, the Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower of the amount to be paid by the Agent as a result of such demand and the date on which payment is to be made by the Agent to such beneficiary in respect of such demand; provided, however, the Agent’s failure to give, or delay in giving, such notice shall not discharge the Borrower in any respect from the applicable Reimbursement Obligation.  The Borrower hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to pay and reimburse the Agent for the amount of each demand for payment under such Letter of Credit on or prior to the date on which payment is to be made by the Agent to the beneficiary thereunder, without presentment, demand, protest or other formalities of any kind (other than notice as provided in this subsection).  Upon receipt by the Agent of any payment in respect of any Reimbursement Obligation, the Agent shall promptly pay to each Lender that has acquired a participation therein

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under the second sentence of Section 2.4.(i) such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of such payment.

(e)           Manner of Reimbursement.  Upon its receipt of a notice referred to in the immediately preceding subsection (d), the Borrower shall advise the Agent whether or not the Borrower intends to borrow hereunder to finance its obligation to reimburse the Agent for the amount of the related demand for payment and, if it does, the Borrower shall submit a timely request for such borrowing as provided in the applicable provisions of this Agreement.  If the Borrower fails to so advise the Agent, or if the Borrower fails to reimburse the Agent for a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit by the date of such payment, then (i) if the applicable conditions contained in Article VI. would permit the making of Revolving Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a borrowing of Revolving Loans (which shall be Base Rate Loans) in an amount equal to the unpaid Reimbursement Obligation and the Agent shall give each Lender prompt notice of the amount of the Revolving Loan to be made available to the Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. and (ii) if such conditions would not permit the making of Revolving Loans, the provisions of subsection (j) of this Section shall apply.  The limitations of Section 3.5.(a) shall not apply to any borrowing of Revolving Loans under this subsection.

(f)            Effect of Letters of Credit on Commitments.  Upon the issuance by the Agent of any Letter of Credit and until such Letter of Credit shall have expired or been terminated, the Revolving Commitment of each Lender shall be deemed to be utilized for all purposes of this Agreement in an amount equal to the product of (i) such Lender’s Commitment Percentage and (ii) the sum of (A) the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit plus (B) any related Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding.

(g)           Agent’s Duties Regarding Letters of Credit; Unconditional Nature of Reimbursement Obligations.  In examining documents presented in connection with drawings under Letters of Credit and making payments under Letters of Credit against such documents, the Agent shall only be required to use the same standard of care as it uses in connection with examining documents presented in connection with drawings under letters of credit in which it has not sold participations and making payments under such letters of credit.  The Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit.  In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, neither the Agent nor any of the Lenders shall be responsible for, and the Borrower’s obligations in respect of the Letters of Credit shall not be affected in any manner by, any of the following except to the extent resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent or a Lender, as applicable, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment: (i) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effects of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for and issuance of or any drawing honored under any Letter of Credit even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (ii) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit, or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) failure of the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit to comply fully with conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any

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messages, by mail, cable, facsimile, electronic mail, telecopy or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any Letter of Credit, or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of the proceeds of any drawing under any Letter of Credit; or (viii) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Agent or the Lenders.  None of the above shall affect, impair or prevent the vesting of any of the Agent’s or any Lender’s rights or powers hereunder.  Any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Agent under or in connection with any Letter of Credit, if taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment), shall not create against the Agent or any Lender any liability to the Borrower or any Lender.  In this regard, the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Agent for any drawing made under any Letter of Credit, and to repay any Revolving Loan made pursuant to the second sentence of the preceding subsection (e), shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and any other applicable Letter of Credit Document under all circumstances whatsoever, including without limitation, the following circumstances:  (A) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit Document or any term or provisions therein; (B) any amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from all or any of the Letter of Credit Documents; (C) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which the Borrower may have at any time against the Agent, any Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or in the Letter of Credit Documents or any unrelated transaction; (D) any breach of contract or dispute between the Borrower, the Agent, any Lender or any other Person; (E) any demand, statement or any other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein or made in connection therewith being untrue or inaccurate in any respect whatsoever; (F) any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of a Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; (G) payment by the Agent under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate which does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; and (H) any other act, omission to act, delay or circumstance whatsoever that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable defense to or discharge of the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section or Section 13.9., but not in limitation of the Borrower’s unconditional obligation to reimburse the Agent for any drawing made under a Letter of Credit as provided in this Section and to repay any Revolving Loan made pursuant to the second sentence of the preceding subsection (e), the Borrower shall have no obligation to indemnify the Agent or any Lender in respect of any liability incurred by the Agent or such Lender arising solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent or such Lender in respect of a Letter of Credit as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment.  Except as otherwise provided in this Section, nothing in this Section shall affect any rights the Borrower may have with respect to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent or any Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit.

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the request therefor be made through the Agent), and no such amendment, supplement or other modification shall be issued unless either (i) the respective Letter of Credit affected thereby would have complied with such conditions had it originally been issued hereunder in such amended, supplemented or modified form or (ii) the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders if required by Section 13.6.) shall have consented thereto.  In connection with any such amendment, supplement or other modification, the Borrower shall pay the Fees, if any, payable under the last sentence of Section 3.6.(b).

(i)            Lenders’ Participation in Letters of Credit.  Immediately upon the issuance by the Agent of any Letter of Credit each Lender shall be deemed to have irrevocably and unconditionally purchased and received from the Agent, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation to the extent of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the liability of the Agent with respect to such Letter of Credit, and each Lender thereby shall absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably assume, as primary obligor and not as surety, and shall be unconditionally obligated to the Agent to pay and discharge when due, such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the Agent’s liability under such Letter of Credit.  In addition, upon the making of each payment by a Lender to the Agent in respect of any Letter of Credit pursuant to the immediately following subsection (j), such Lender shall, automatically and without any further action on the part of the Agent or such Lender, acquire (i) a participation in an amount equal to such payment in the Reimbursement Obligation owing to the Agent by the Borrower in respect of such Letter of Credit and (ii) a participation in a percentage equal to such Lender’s Commitment Percentage in any interest or other amounts payable by the Borrower in respect of such Reimbursement Obligation (other than the Fees payable to the Agent pursuant to the third and last sentences of Section 3.6.(b)).

(j)            Payment Obligation of Lenders.  Each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Agent on demand in immediately available funds in Dollars the amount of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of each drawing paid by the Agent under each Letter of Credit to the extent such amount is not reimbursed by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4.(d); provided, however, that in respect of any drawing under any Letter of Credit, the maximum amount that any Lender shall be required to fund, whether as a Revolving Loan or as a participation, shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of such drawing.  If the notice referenced in the second sentence of Section 2.4.(e) is received by a Lender not later than 11:00 a.m., then such Lender shall make such payment available to the Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date of demand therefor; otherwise, such payment shall be made available to the Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the next succeeding Business Day.  Each Lender’s obligation to make such payments to the Agent under this subsection, and the Agent’s right to receive the same, shall be absolute, irrevocable and unconditional and shall not be affected in any way by any circumstance whatsoever, including without limitation, (i) the failure of any other Lender to make its payment under this subsection, (ii) the financial condition of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, (iii) the existence of any Default or Event of Default, including any Event of Default described in Section 11.1.(f) or 11.1.(g) or (iv) the termination of the Commitments.  Each such payment to the Agent shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or deduction whatsoever.

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set forth in this subsection, the Agent shall have no duty to notify the Lenders regarding the issuance or other matters regarding Letters of Credit issued hereunder.  The failure of the Agent to perform its requirements under this subsection shall not relieve any Lender from its obligations under Section 2.4.(j).

(l)            Defaulting Lenders.  Upon demand by the Agent at any time while a Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Potential Defaulting Lender, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent within one Business Day of such demand, cash collateral or other credit support satisfactory to the Agent in its sole discretion in an amount equal to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the Letter of Credit Liabilities then outstanding; provided, however, that the amount of cash collateral required to be provided by the Borrower pursuant to this subsection (l) will be reduced by the amount of cash collateral then held by the Agent pursuant to Section 3.11.(b) for the purpose of cash collateralizing such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the Letter of Credit Liabilities then outstanding.

Section 2.5.  Rates and Payment of Interest on Loans.

(a)           Rates.  The Borrower promises to pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by such Lender for the period from and including the date of the making of such Loan to but excluding the date such Loan shall be paid in full, at the following per annum rates:

(i)            during such periods as such Loan is a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate (as in effect from time to time) plus the Applicable Margin; and

(ii)           during such periods as such Loan is a LIBOR Loan, at LIBOR for such Loan for the Interest Period therefor plus the Applicable Margin.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, while an Event of Default exists, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender interest at the Post-Default Rate on the outstanding principal amount of any Loan made by such Lender, on all Reimbursement Obligations and on any other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder or under the Notes held by such Lender to or for the account of such Lender (including without limitation, accrued but unpaid interest to the extent permitted under Applicable Law).

(b)           Payment of Interest.  Accrued and unpaid interest on each Loan shall be payable (i) monthly in arrears on the first day of each calendar month, commencing with the first full calendar month occurring after the Effective Date and (ii) on any date on which the principal balance of such Loan is due and payable in full (whether at maturity, due to acceleration or otherwise).  Interest payable at the Post-Default Rate shall be payable from time to time on demand.  Promptly after the determination of any interest rate provided for herein or any change therein, the Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders to which such interest is payable and to the Borrower.  All determinations by the Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on the Lenders and the Borrower for all purposes, absent manifest error.

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as a result of any action or inaction on the part of the Borrower, and not as a result of any adjustments or modifications in GAAP or any other applicable accounting rules made subsequent to the delivery of any such financial statement or Compliance Certificate having a retroactive effect (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin for any period (an “Applicable Period”) than the Applicable Margin applied for such Applicable Period, then (i) the Borrower shall immediately deliver to the Agent a correct Compliance Certificate for such Applicable Period and (ii) the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders the additional accrued additional interest owing calculated based on such higher Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period, which payment shall be promptly applied by the Agent in accordance with Section 3.2. This subsection shall not in any way limit the rights of the Agent and Lenders (x) with respect to the last sentence of the immediately preceding subsection (a) or (y) under Article XI.  The Borrower shall not be required to reimburse the Agent or the Lenders in relation to any recalculation of interest or fees required by this provision at any time after the first anniversary of the Termination Date.

Section 2.6.  Number of Interest Periods.

There may be no more than (a) 8 different Interest Periods for LIBOR Loans that are Revolving Loans and (b) 4 different Interest Periods for Term Loans, in each case, outstanding at the same time.

Section 2.7.  Repayment of Loans.

The Borrower shall repay the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, the Revolving Loans and the Term Loans on the Termination Date.

Section 2.8.  Prepayments.

(a)           Optional.  Subject to Section 5.4., the Borrower may prepay any Loan at any time without premium or penalty.  The Borrower shall give the Agent at least one Business Day’s prior written notice of the prepayment of any Revolving Loan or Term Loan.

(b)           Mandatory.  If at any time:

(i)            the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans, together with the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities, exceeds the Borrowing Base at such time, or

(ii)           the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, together with the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities, exceeds the aggregate Revolving Commitments at such time,

the Borrower shall, within 3 calendar days after the occurrence of such excess, pay to the Agent for the accounts of the Lenders the amount of such excess.

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(c)           Application of Prepayments.  Amounts paid under the preceding subsection (b) shall be applied to pay all amounts of principal outstanding on the Loans and any Reimbursement Obligations pro rata in accordance with Section 3.2. and if any Letters of Credit are outstanding at such time, the remainder, if any, shall be deposited into the Collateral Account for application to any Reimbursement Obligations.  If the Borrower is required to pay any outstanding LIBOR Loans by reason of this Section prior to the end of the applicable Interest Period therefor, the Borrower shall pay all amounts due under Section 5.4.

(d)           Derivatives Contracts.  No repayment or prepayment pursuant to this Section shall affect any of the Borrower’s obligations under any Derivatives Contract between the Borrower and any Lender (or any Affiliate of any Lender).

Section 2.9.  [Intentionally Omitted.]

Section 2.10.  Continuation.

So long as no Default or Event of Default shall exist, the Borrower may on any Business Day, with respect to any LIBOR Loan, elect to maintain such LIBOR Loan or any portion thereof as a LIBOR Loan by selecting a new Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan.  Each new Interest Period selected under this Section shall commence on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period.  Each selection of a new Interest Period shall be made by the Borrower giving to the Agent a Notice of Continuation not later than 11:00 a.m. on the third Business Day prior to the date of any such Continuation.  Such notice by the Borrower of a Continuation shall be by telephone or telecopy, confirmed immediately in writing if by telephone, in the form of a Notice of Continuation, specifying (a) the proposed date of such Continuation, (b) the LIBOR Loans and portions thereof subject to such Continuation and (c) the duration of the selected Interest Period, all of which shall be specified in such manner as is necessary to comply with all limitations on Loans outstanding hereunder.  Each Notice of Continuation shall be irrevocable by and binding on the Borrower once given.  Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Continuation, the Agent shall notify each Lender of the proposed Continuation.  If the Borrower shall fail to select in a timely manner a new Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan in accordance with this Section, or if a Default or Event of Default shall exist, such Loan will automatically, on the last day of the current Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Loan notwithstanding the first sentence of Section 2.11. or the Borrower’s failure to comply with any of the terms of such Section.

Section 2.11.  Conversion.

The Borrower may on any Business Day, upon the Borrower’s giving of a Notice of Conversion to the Agent, Convert all or a portion of a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan (including a Base Rate Loan made pursuant to Section 2.3.(e)) of one Type into a Loan of another Type; provided, however, a Base Rate Loan may not be Converted to a LIBOR Loan if a Default or Event of Default shall exist.  Any Conversion of a LIBOR Loan into a Base Rate Loan shall be made on, and only on, the last day of an Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan and, upon Conversion of a Base Rate Loan into a LIBOR Loan, the Borrower shall pay accrued interest to the date of Conversion on the principal amount so Converted.  Each such Notice of Conversion shall be given not later than 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day prior to the date of any proposed Conversion into Base Rate Loans and on the third Business Day prior to the date of any

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proposed Conversion into LIBOR Loans.  Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Conversion, the Agent shall notify each Lender of the proposed Conversion.  Subject to the restrictions specified above, each Notice of Conversion shall be by telephone (confirmed immediately in writing) or telecopy in the form of a Notice of Conversion specifying (a) the requested date of such Conversion, (b) the Type of Loan to be Converted, (c) the portion of such Type of Loan to be Converted, (d) the Type of Loan such Loan is to be Converted into and (e) if such Conversion is into a LIBOR Loan, the requested duration of the Interest Period of such Loan.  Each Notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable by and binding on the Borrower once given.

Section 2.12.  Notes.

(a)           Revolving Notes.  The Revolving Loans made by each Lender shall, in addition to this Agreement, also be evidenced by a promissory note of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit L (each a “Revolving Note”), payable to the order of such Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of its Revolving Commitment as originally in effect and otherwise duly completed.

(b)           Term Notes.  The Term Loans made by each Lender shall, in addition to this Agreement, also be evidenced by a promissory note of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit M (each a “Term Note”), payable to the order of such Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of its Term Commitment as originally in effect and otherwise duly completed.

(c)           Records.  The date, amount, interest rate, Type and duration of Interest Periods (if applicable) of each Loan made by each Lender to the Borrower, and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by such Lender on its books and such entries shall be binding on the Borrower, absent manifest error; provided, however, that the failure of a Lender to make any such record shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower under any of the Loan Documents.

(d)           Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Notes. Upon receipt by the Borrower of (i) written notice from a Lender that a Note of such Lender has been lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated, and (ii) (A) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, an unsecured agreement of indemnity from such Lender in form reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower, or (B) in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such Note, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender a new Note dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note.

Section 2.13.  Voluntary Reductions of the Revolving Commitments.

The Borrower shall have the right to terminate or reduce the aggregate unused amount of the Revolving Commitments (for which purpose use of the Revolving Commitments shall be deemed to include the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Liabilities and the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans) at any time and from time to time without penalty or premium upon not less than 3 Business Days prior written notice to the Agent of each such termination or reduction, which notice shall specify the effective date thereof and the amount of any such reduction and shall be irrevocable once given and effective only upon receipt by the Agent; provided, however, if the Borrower seeks to reduce the aggregate amount of the

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Revolving Commitments below $100,000,000, then the Revolving Commitments shall all automatically and permanently be reduced to zero.  The Agent will promptly transmit such notice to each Lender.  The Revolving Commitments, once terminated or reduced may not be increased or reinstated.

Section 2.14.  Expiration or Maturity Date of Letters of Credit Past Termination Date.

If on the date the Revolving Commitments are terminated or reduced to zero (whether voluntarily, by reason of the occurrence of an Event of Default or otherwise), there are any Letters of Credit outstanding hereunder, the Borrower shall, on such date, pay to the Agent, for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders, an amount of money equal to the Stated Amount of such Letter(s) of Credit for deposit into the Collateral Account.

Section 2.15.  Amount Limitations.

Notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no Lender shall be required to make a Loan, the Agent shall not be required to issue a Letter of Credit and no reduction of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.13. shall take effect, if immediately after the making of such Loan, the issuance of such Letter of Credit or such reduction in the Revolving Commitments:

(a)           the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans, together with the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans and the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities, would exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitment at such time; or

(b)           the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans, together with the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities, would exceed the Borrowing Base at such time.

Section 2.16.  Funds Transfer Disbursements.

(a)           Generally.  The Borrower hereby authorizes the Agent to disburse the proceeds of any Loan made by the Lenders or any of their Affiliates pursuant to the Loan Documents as requested by an authorized representative of the Borrower to any of the accounts designated in the Transfer Authorizer Designation Form.  The Borrower agrees to be bound by any transfer request: (i) authorized or transmitted by the Borrower; or, (ii) made in the Borrower’s name and accepted by the Agent in good faith and in compliance with these transfer instructions, even if not properly authorized by the Borrower.  The Borrower further agrees and acknowledges that the Agent may rely solely on any bank routing number or identifying bank account number or name provided by the Borrower to effect a wire of funds transfer even if the information provided by the Borrower identifies a different bank or account holder than named by the Borrower.  The Agent is not obligated or required in any way to take any actions to detect errors in information provided by the Borrower.  If the Agent takes any actions in an attempt to detect errors in the transmission or content of transfer or requests or takes any actions in an attempt to detect unauthorized funds transfer requests, the Borrower agrees that no matter how many times the Agent takes these actions the Agent will not in any situation be liable for failing to take or

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correctly perform these actions in the future and such actions shall not become any part of the transfer disbursement procedures authorized under this provision, the Loan Documents, or any agreement between the Agent and the Borrower.  The Borrower agrees to notify the Agent of any errors in the transfer of any funds or of any unauthorized or improperly authorized transfer requests within fourteen (14) days after the Agent’s confirmation to the Borrower of such transfer.

(b)           Funds Transfer.  The Agent will, in its sole discretion, determine the funds transfer system and the means by which each transfer will be made.  The Agent may delay or refuse to accept a funds transfer request if the transfer would: (i) violate the terms of this authorization; (ii) require the use of a bank unacceptable to the Agent or any Lender or prohibited by any Governmental Authority; (iii) cause the Agent or any Lender, in their reasonable judgment, to violate any regulatory risk control program or guideline promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other similar program or guideline; or (iv) otherwise cause the Agent or any Lender to violate any Applicable Law.

(c)           Limitation of Liability.  Neither the Agent nor any Lender shall be liable to the Borrower or any other parties for (i) errors, acts or failures to act of others, including other entities, banks, communications carriers or clearinghouses, through which the Borrower’s transfers may be made or information received or transmitted, and no such entity shall be deemed an agent of the Agent or any Lender, (ii) any loss, liability or delay caused by fires, earthquakes, wars, civil disturbances, power surges or failures, acts of government, labor disputes, failures in communications networks, legal constraints or other events beyond Agent’s or any Lender’s control, or (iii) any special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages, whether or not (x) any claim for these damages is based on tort or contract or (y) the Agent, any Lender or the Borrower knew or should have known the likelihood of these damages in any situation; provided, however, that, the Agent and the Lenders shall be liable to the extent any of the above were the result of the Agent’s or Lenders’ gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment.  Neither the Agent nor any Lender makes any representations or warranties other than those expressly made in this Agreement.

ARTICLE III. PAYMENTS, FEES AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 3.1.  Payments.

(a)           Payments by the Borrower. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein, all payments of principal, interest and other amounts to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds, without deduction, set-off or counterclaim, to the Agent at its Principal Office, not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date on which such payment shall become due (each such payment made after such time on such due date to be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day).  Subject to Section 11.5., the Borrower shall, at the time of making each payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, specify to the Agent the amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder to which such payment is to be applied.  Each payment received by the Agent for the account of a Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be paid to such Lender by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the

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wiring instructions provided by such Lender to the Agent from time to time, for the account of such Lender at the applicable Lending Office of such Lender.  If the Agent fails to pay such amounts to such Lender, within one Business Day of receipt of such amounts, the Agent shall pay interest on such amount at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.  If the due date of any payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document would otherwise fall on a day which is not a Business Day such date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and interest shall be payable for the period of such extension.

(b)           Presumptions Regarding Payments by Borrower.  Unless the Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may (but shall not be obligated to), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due.  In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Agent on demand that amount so distributed to such Lender, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

Section 3.2.  Pro Rata Treatment.

Except to the extent otherwise provided herein:  (a) each borrowing from the Lenders under Section 2.1.(a), 2.3.(d) and 2.4.(e) shall be made from the Lenders, each payment of the Fees under Section 3.6.(a) and under the first sentence of Section 3.6.(b) shall be made for the account of the Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the Revolving Commitments under Section 2.13. shall be applied to the respective Revolving Commitments of the Lenders, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Revolving Commitments; (b) each payment or prepayment of principal of Revolving Loans by the Borrower shall be made for the account of the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Revolving Loans held by them; (c) each payment of interest on Revolving Loans by the Borrower shall be made for the account of the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans then due and payable to the respective Lenders; (d) the making of Term Loans under Section 2.2.(a) shall be made from the applicable Lenders, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Term Commitments; (e) each payment or prepayment of principal of Term Loans by the Borrower shall be made for the account of the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Term Loans held by them; (f) each payment of interest on Term Loans by the Borrower shall be made for the account of the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on the Term Loans then due and payable to the respective applicable Lenders; (g) the Conversion and Continuation of Revolving Loans or Term Loans of a particular Type (other than Conversions provided for by Section 5.6.) shall be made pro rata among the Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Revolving Loans or Term Loans, as applicable, and the then current Interest Period for each Lender’s portion of each such Loan of such Type shall be coterminous; (h) the Lenders’ participation in, and payment obligations in respect of, Letters of Credit under Section 2.4., shall be pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments; and (i) the Lenders’

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participation in, and payment obligations in respect of, Swingline Loans under Section 2.3., shall be pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments.  All payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts in respect of the Swingline Loans shall be for the account of the Swingline Lender only (except to the extent any Lender shall have acquired and funded a participating interest in any such Swingline Loan pursuant to Section 2.3.(e), in which case such payments shall be pro rata in accordance with such participating interests).

Section 3.3.  Sharing of Payments, Etc.

If a Lender shall obtain payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan made by it to the Borrower under this Agreement, or shall obtain payment on any other Obligation owing by the Borrower or any other Loan Party through the exercise of any right of set-off, banker’s lien or counterclaim or similar right or otherwise or through voluntary prepayments directly to a Lender or other payments made by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Lender (other than any payment in respect of Specified Derivatives Obligations) not in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such payment should be distributed to the Lenders pro rata in accordance with Section 3.2. or Section 11.5., as applicable, such Lender shall promptly purchase from the other Lenders participations in (or, if and to the extent specified by such Lender, direct interests in) the Loans made by the other Lenders or other Obligations owed to such other Lenders in such amounts, and make such other adjustments from time to time as shall be equitable, to the end that all the Lenders shall, subject to Section 3.11. if applicable, share the benefit of such payment (net of any reasonable expenses which may be incurred by such Lender in obtaining or preserving such benefit) pro rata in accordance with Section 3.2. or Section 11.5., as applicable.  To such end, all the Lenders shall make appropriate adjustments among themselves (by the resale of participations sold or otherwise) if such payment is rescinded or must otherwise be restored.  The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation (or direct interest) in the Loans or other Obligations owed to such other Lenders may exercise all rights of set-off, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar rights with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct holder of Loans in the amount of such participation.  Nothing contained herein shall require any Lender to exercise any such right or shall affect the right of any Lender to exercise, and retain the benefits of exercising, any such right with respect to any other indebtedness or obligation of the Borrower.

Section 3.4.  Several Obligations.

No Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make a Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by such other Lender hereunder, and the failure of any Lender to make a Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by it hereunder shall not relieve the obligation of any other Lender to make any Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by such other Lender.

Section 3.5.  Minimum Amounts.

(a)           Borrowings and Conversions.  Except as otherwise provided in Sections 2.3.(d) and 2.4.(e), each borrowing of Base Rate Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof.  Each borrowing, Conversion and

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Continuation of LIBOR Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount.

(b)           Prepayments.  Each voluntary prepayment of Revolving Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof (or, if less, the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans then outstanding).  Each voluntary prepayment of Term Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof (or, if less, the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans then outstanding).

(c)           Reductions of Revolving Commitments.  Each reduction of the Revolving Commitments under Section 2.13. shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $2,000,000 in excess thereof.

(d)           Letters of Credit.  The initial Stated Amount of each Letter of Credit shall be at least $100,000.

Section 3.6.  Fees.

(a)           Unused Fee. During the period from the Effective Date to but excluding the Termination Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders an unused facility fee with respect to the average daily difference between the (i) aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans plus the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities (the “Unused Amount”).  Such fee shall be computed by multiplying the Unused Amount with respect to such quarter by the corresponding per annum rate set forth below:

Such fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September or December of each calendar year.  Any such accrued and unpaid fee shall also be payable on the Termination Date or any earlier date of termination of the Revolving Commitments or reduction of the Revolving Commitments to zero.

(b)           Letter of Credit Fees.  The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender a letter of credit fee at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans (or while an Event of Default exists, at a per annum rate equal to 4.0%) times the daily average Stated Amount of each Letter of Credit for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (x) through and including the date such Letter of Credit expires or is terminated or (y) to but excluding the date such Letter of Credit is drawn in full and is not subject to reinstatement, as the case may be.  The fees provided for in the immediately preceding sentence shall be nonrefundable and payable in arrears on (i) the last day of March, June, September and December in each year, (ii) the Termination Date, (iii) the date the Revolving Commitments are terminated or reduced to zero and (iv) thereafter from time to time on demand

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of the Agent.  In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for its own account and not the account of any Lender, an issuance fee in respect of each Letter of Credit equal to the greater of (i) $500 or (ii) one-eighth of one percent (0.125%) per annum on the initial Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit payable (A) for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit through and including the expiration date of such Letter of Credit and (B) if the expiration date of any Letter of Credit is extended (whether as a result of the operation of an automatic extension clause or otherwise), for the period from but excluding the previous expiration date to and including the extended expiration date.  The fees provided for in the immediately preceding sentence shall be nonrefundable and payable upon issuance (or in the case of an extension of the expiration date, on the previous expiration date).  The Borrower shall pay directly to the Agent from time to time on demand all commissions, charges, costs and expenses in the amounts customarily charged by the Agent from time to time in like circumstances with respect to the issuance of each Letter of Credit, drawings, amendments and other transactions relating thereto.

(c)           Administrative and Other Fees.  The Borrower agrees to pay the administrative and other fees of the Agent as may be agreed to in writing by the Borrower and the Agent from time to time.

(d)           Extension Fee Under Existing Credit Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, the extension fee referenced in Section 3.6.(d) of the Existing Credit Agreement shall not be payable under this Agreement.

Section 3.7.  Computations.

Unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, any accrued interest on any Loan, any Fees or any other Obligations due hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed; provided, however, interest on Base Rate Loans shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, and the actual number of days elapsed.

Section 3.8.  Usury.

In no event shall the amount of interest due or payable on the Loans or other Obligations exceed the maximum rate of interest allowed by Applicable Law and, if any such payment is paid by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or received by any Lender, then such excess sum shall be credited as a payment of principal, unless the Borrower shall notify the respective Lender in writing that the Borrower elects to have such excess sum returned to it forthwith.  It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the Borrower not pay and the Lenders not receive, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may be lawfully paid by the Borrower under Applicable Law.

Section 3.9.  Agreement Regarding Interest and Charges.

The parties hereto hereby agree and stipulate that the only charge imposed upon the Borrower for the use of money in connection with this Agreement is and shall be the interest specifically described in Sections 2.5.(a)(i) and (ii) and in Section 2.3.(c).  Notwithstanding the

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foregoing, the parties hereto further agree and stipulate that all agency fees, syndication fees, unused fees, closing fees, letter of credit fees, underwriting fees, default charges, funding or “breakage” charges, increased cost charges, attorneys’ fees and reimbursement for costs and expenses paid by the Agent or any Lender to third parties or for damages incurred by the Agent or any Lender, in each case in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, are charges made to compensate the Agent or any such Lender for underwriting or administrative services and costs or losses performed or incurred, and to be performed or incurred, by the Agent and the Lenders in connection with this Agreement and shall under no circumstances be deemed to be charges for the use of money.  All charges other than charges for the use of money shall be fully earned and nonrefundable when due.

Section 3.10.  Statements of Account.

The Agent will account to the Borrower monthly with a statement of Loans, Letters of Credit, accrued interest and Fees, charges and payments made pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and such account rendered by the Agent shall be deemed conclusive upon the Borrower absent manifest error.  The failure of the Agent to deliver such a statement of accounts shall not relieve or discharge the Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder.

Section 3.11.  Defaulting Lenders.

(a)           Generally.  If any Lender shall become a Defaulting Lender, then such Defaulting Lender’s right to participate in the administration of the Loans, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation, any right to vote in respect of any amendment, consent or waiver of the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to direct any action or inaction of the Agent or to be taken into account in the calculation of the Requisite Lenders or the Supermajority Lenders, shall be suspended while such Lender remains a Defaulting Lender; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not permit an increase in such Lender’s Commitment or an extension of the maturity date of such Lender’s Loans or other Obligations owing to such Lender, in each case, without such Lender’s consent.  If a Lender is a Defaulting Lender because it has failed to make timely payment to the Agent of any amount required to be paid to the Agent hereunder (without giving effect to any notice or cure periods), then the Agent shall be entitled (i) to collect interest from such Defaulting Lender on such delinquent payment for the period from the date on which the payment was due until the date on which the payment is made at the Federal Funds Rate, (ii) to withhold or setoff and to apply in satisfaction of the defaulted payment and any related interest, any amounts otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (iii) to bring an action or suit against such Defaulting Lender in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the defaulted amount and any related interest.  No Commitment of any Lender shall be increased or otherwise affected, and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section, performance by the Borrower of its obligations hereunder and the other Loan Documents shall not be excused or otherwise modified, as a result of the operation of this Section. The rights and remedies of the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders against a Defaulting Lender under this Section are in addition to any other rights and remedies the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders may have against such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, Applicable Law or otherwise.

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(b)           Treatment of Payments.  Until the Defaulting Lender Excess of a Defaulting Lender has been reduced to zero, any payment of the principal of the Revolving Loans or Term Loans shall, unless the Requisite Lenders agree otherwise, be applied to the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans and Term Loans of the applicable Lenders that are not Defaulting Lenders.  Notwithstanding the terms of Section 3.3., no Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to any share in any payment obtained by any of the other Lenders on any Obligation owing by the Borrower or any Loan Party.  Any amount paid by the Borrower, whether through the exercise of any Lender’s right of set-off, banker’s lien or counterclaim or similar right or otherwise or through voluntary prepayments, for the account of a Defaulting Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document will not be paid or distributed to such Defaulting Lender, but will instead be retained by the Agent in a segregated non-interest bearing account until such Defaulting Lender has ceased to be a Defaulting Lender in accordance with subsection (f) below, and, subject to any applicable requirements of law, such amount may be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Agent in its sole discretion, first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or the Swingline Lender under this Agreement, second, if determined by the Agent or requested by the Swingline Lender, held in such account as cash collateral for such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the Letter of Credit Liabilities then outstanding and for such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans then outstanding, third, to the funding of any Loan in respect of which the such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Agent, fourth, if so determined by the Agent and the Borrower, held in such account as cash collateral for future funding obligations of the Defaulting Lender in respect of any Loans under this Agreement.  If such Lender is still a Defaulting Lender and any amounts remain in such account on the date that the Commitments are terminated and all Obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are paid in full, at which time such amounts will be applied by the Agent to the making of payments from time to time in the following order of priority:  first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Agent and the Swingline Lender under this Agreement; second, to the payment of interest then due and payable to the Lenders hereunder other than Defaulting Lenders, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such interest then due and payable to them; third, to the payment of Fees then due and payable to the Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such Fees then due and payable to them; fourth, to pay principal of all Loans, Reimbursement Obligations and other Letter of Credit Liabilities then due and payable to the Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders hereunder ratably in accordance with the amounts thereof then due and payable to them; fifth, to the ratable payment of all other Obligations then due and payable to the Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders; and sixth, after the termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all obligations of the Borrower hereunder, to pay amounts owing under this Agreement to such Defaulting Lender or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

(c)           Fees.  During any period that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans shall be excluded for purposes of calculating any Fee payable to the Lenders under Sections 3.6.(a) and (b), and during such period the Borrower shall not be required to pay, and such Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to receive, any such Fees otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender under such Sections.

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(d)                                 Borrowing Requests.  While any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Potential Defaulting Lender, the Borrower authorizes each of the Agent and the Swingline Lender (which authorization is irrevocable and coupled with an interest) to give, in such Person’s discretion, Notices of Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.1. in such amounts and at such times as may be required to (i) reimburse any Reimbursement Obligation that has become due and payable, (ii) repay an outstanding Swingline Loan or (iii) cash collateralize the Obligations of the Borrower in respect of outstanding Letters of Credit in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Defaulting Lender or Potential Defaulting Lender in respect of such Letters of Credit.

(e)                                  Purchase of Defaulting Lender’s Commitment.  During any period that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower may, by giving written notice thereof to the Agent, such Defaulting Lender and the other Lenders, demand that such Defaulting Lender assign its Revolving Commitment and Term Loan to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.5.(b).  No party hereto shall have any obligation whatsoever to initiate any such replacement or to assist in finding an Eligible Assignee.  In addition, any Lender who is not a Defaulting Lender may, but shall not be obligated, in its sole discretion, to acquire the face amount of all or a portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment and Term Loan via an assignment subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.5.(b).  In connection with any assignment initiated by the Borrower or any Lender who is not a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender shall promptly execute all documents reasonably requested to effect such assignment, including an appropriate Assignment and Acceptance and, notwithstanding Section 13.5.(b), shall pay to the Agent an assignment fee in the amount of $10,000.

(f)                                    Cure.  If the Borrower, the Agent and the Swingline Lender agree in writing in their discretion that a Lender that is a Defaulting Lender or a Potential Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender or Potential Defaulting Lender, as the case may be, the Agent will so notify the Lenders, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase such portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders and make such other adjustments as the Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the interest of the Lenders in the Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender or Potential Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no cure by a Lender under this subsection of its status as a Defaulting Lender or Potential Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender or Potential Defaulting Lender.

Section 3.12.  Taxes.

(a)                                  Taxes Generally.  All payments by the Borrower of principal of, and interest on, the Loans and all other Obligations shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any

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present or future excise, stamp or other taxes, fees, duties, levies, imposts, charges, deductions, withholdings or other charges of any nature whatsoever imposed by any taxing authority, but excluding (i) franchise taxes, (ii) any taxes imposed on or measured by any Lender’s assets, net income, receipts or branch profits, (iii) any taxes (other than withholding taxes) with respect to the Agent or a Lender that would not be imposed but for a connection between the Agent or such Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such taxes (other than a connection arising solely by virtue of the activities of the Agent or such Lender pursuant to or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document), and (iv) any taxes, fees, duties, levies, imposts, charges, deductions, withholdings or other charges to the extent imposed as a result of the failure of the Agent or a Lender, as applicable, to provide and keep current (to the extent legally able) any certificates, documents or other evidence required to qualify for an exemption from, or reduced rate of, any such taxes fees, duties, levies, imposts, charges, deductions, withholdings or other charges or required by the immediately following subsection (c) to be furnished by the Agent or such Lender, as applicable (such non-excluded items being collectively called “Taxes”).  If any withholding or deduction from any payment to be made by the Borrower hereunder is required in respect of any Taxes pursuant to any Applicable Law, then the Borrower will:

(i)                                     pay directly to the relevant Governmental Authority the full amount required to be so withheld or deducted;

(ii)                                  promptly forward to the Agent an official receipt or other documentation satisfactory to the Agent evidencing such payment to such Governmental Authority; and

(iii)                               pay to the Agent for its account or the account of the applicable Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by the Agent or such Lender will equal the full amount that the Agent or such Lender would have received had no such withholding or deduction been required.

(b)                                 Tax Indemnification.  If the Borrower fails to pay any Taxes when due to the appropriate Governmental Authority or fails to remit to the Agent, for its account or the account of the respective Lender, as the case may be, the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower shall indemnify the Agent and the Lenders for any incremental Taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by the Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure.  For purposes of this Section, a distribution hereunder by the Agent or any Lender to or for the account of any Lender shall be deemed a payment by the Borrower.

(c)                                  Tax Forms.  Prior to the date that any Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto, such Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent such certificates, documents or other evidence, as required by the Internal Revenue Code or Treasury Regulations issued pursuant thereto (including Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8ECI and W-8BEN, as applicable, or appropriate successor forms), properly completed, currently effective and duly executed by such Foreign Lender establishing that payments to it hereunder and under the Notes are (i) not subject to United States Federal backup withholding tax and (ii) not subject to United States Federal withholding tax imposed under the Internal Revenue Code.  Each such Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it may lawfully do so, (x) deliver further copies of such forms or other

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appropriate certifications on or before the date that any such forms expire or become obsolete and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form delivered to the Borrower or the Agent and (y) obtain such extensions of the time for filing, and renew such forms and certifications thereof, as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent.  The Borrower shall not be required to pay any amount pursuant to the last sentence of subsection (a) above to any Foreign Lender or the Agent, if it is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America, if such Foreign Lender or the Agent, as applicable, fails to comply with the requirements of this subsection.  If any such Foreign Lender, to the extent it may lawfully do so, fails to deliver the above forms or other documentation, then the Agent may withhold from any payments to be made to such Foreign Lender under any of the Loan Documents such amounts as are required by the Internal Revenue Code.  If any Governmental Authority asserts that the Agent did not properly withhold or backup withhold, as the case may be, any tax or other amount from payments made to or for the account of any Lender, such Lender shall indemnify the Agent therefor, including all penalties and interest, any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to the Agent under this Section, and costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel and the allocated cost of internal legal services and all disbursements of internal counsel) of the Agent.  The obligation of the Lenders under this Section shall survive the termination of the Commitments, repayment of all Obligations and the resignation or replacement of the Agent.

(d)                                 USA Patriot Act Notice; Compliance.  In order for the Agent to comply with the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-56), prior to any Person that would be a Foreign Lender becoming a party hereto, the Agent may request, and such Person shall provide to the Agent, its name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for the Agent to comply with Applicable Law.

ARTICLE IV. BORROWING BASE PROPERTIES

Section 4.1.  Eligibility of Properties.

(a)                                  Initial Borrowing Base Properties.  As of the Agreement Date, the Lenders have approved for inclusion in calculations of the Borrowing Base the Properties identified on Schedule 4.1.  Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4.2., such Properties shall become Borrowing Base Properties.

(b)                                 Additional Borrowing Base Properties.  If, after the Effective Date, the Borrower desires that any additional Eligible Property be included in calculations of the Borrowing Base, the Borrower shall so notify the Agent in writing, such notification to include a certification by the Borrower that such Property is an Eligible Property; provided, however, that (x) if any portion of a Property is leased under a ground lease that would qualify as a Ground Lease but for the failure to satisfy clause (a) of the definition of “Ground Lease”, or (y) if such Property is not primarily operated as a self-storage facility, and as a result of either condition set forth in the foregoing clauses (x) or (y), a Property would not qualify as an Eligible Property, then in such case, the Borrower may nevertheless submit such Property for inclusion in the Borrowing Base subject to the approval of the Requisite Lenders.  No Property will be evaluated for inclusion as a Borrowing Base Property unless it is an Eligible Property, subject to the immediately preceding

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sentence, and unless and until the Borrower delivers to the Agent each of the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent:

(i)                                     A description of such Property, such description to include the age, location and size of such Property;

(ii)                                  An operating statement for such Property audited or certified by a representative of the Borrower as being true and correct in all material respects and prepared in accordance with GAAP for the previous three fiscal years, provided that, with respect to any period such Property was not owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary, such information shall only be required to be delivered to the extent reasonably available to the Borrower and such certification may be based upon the best of the Borrower’s knowledge;

(iii)                               A current rent roll in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit Q and a one-year occupancy history of such Property each certified by a representative of the Borrower to be true and correct, provided that, with respect to any period such Property was not owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary, the occupancy history shall only be required to be delivered to the extent reasonably available to the Borrower and such certification may be based upon the best of the Borrower’s knowledge;

(iv)                              Such projections and other information concerning the anticipated operation of such Property as the Agent may reasonably request;

(v)                                 Budgets with respect to any capital expenditures to be made with respect to such Property within the next twelve months; and

(vi)                              Such other information the Agent may reasonably request in order to evaluate the Property which information is readily available to the Borrower or can be obtained by the Borrower without unreasonable expense.

(c)                                  Approval by Agent and Lenders; Appraisals.  Upon receipt of all of the above items, the Agent shall order an Appraisal of such Property in order to determine the Appraised Value thereof.  If, after receipt and review of all of the above items (other than the Appraisal), the Agent is prepared to proceed with acceptance of such Property as a Borrowing Base Property, the Agent will so notify the Borrower and each Lender within 10 Business Days after receipt of all of the above items (other than the Appraisal) and will submit all such items to the Lenders.  After obtaining the Appraisal of such Property, the Agent will promptly submit the Appraisal and the Appraised Value to the Lenders, for approval by the Requisite Lenders and each Lender shall notify the Agent whether it approves of the designation of such Property as a Borrowing Base Property within 10 Business Days of the submission by the Agent of the Appraisal and the Appraised Value for such Property.  If a Lender shall fail to so notify the Agent within the 10 Business Day Period set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Lender shall be deemed to have approved of such Property.  Upon approval of such Property by the Requisite Lenders, and upon execution and delivery of all of the documents

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required to be provided under Section 4.2., such Property shall become a Borrowing Base Property.

(d)                                 Tax Mitigation.  In the case of any Property located in a jurisdiction imposing a mortgage recording tax, the Agent and the Lenders agree to take such actions as the Borrower may reasonably request to achieve any available and permissible mortgage recording tax savings, in each case consistent with local practice and Applicable Law, so long as taking such actions will not, in the Agent’s reasonable discretion, impair the Agent’s Lien on such Property.

Section 4.2.  Conditions Precedent to a Property Becoming a Borrowing Base Property.

No Property shall become a Borrowing Base Property until the Borrower shall have caused to be executed and delivered to the Agent and the Lenders all documents and instruments required to be so executed and delivered under Section 4.1., the Requisite Lenders shall have approved of, or shall have been deemed to have approved of, such Property as provided in such Section, and the Borrower shall have caused to be executed and delivered to the Agent the following instruments, documents and agreements in respect of such Property, each to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent:

(a)                                  A Security Instrument executed by each Loan Party owning (or leasing) such Property, the form of such Security Instrument to be modified as appropriate (i) to conform to the Applicable Laws of the jurisdiction in which such Property is located and (ii) to implement the provisions of Section 4.1.(d), if applicable;

(b)                                 An Environmental Indemnity Agreement executed by the Parent, each such Loan Party, and if not the Borrower, the Borrower;

(c)                                  [Intentionally Omitted];

(d)                                 A “Phase I” environmental assessment of such Property, and a “Phase II” environmental assessment of such Property if warranted by such “Phase I” environmental assessment, in each case, not more than 12 months old prepared by Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. or such other environmental engineering firm reasonably acceptable to the Agent and upon which the Agent and the Lenders are expressly permitted to rely pursuant to a reliance letter addressed to the Agent and the Lenders in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, and any additional environmental studies or assessments available to the Borrower performed with respect to such Property;

(e)                                  Copies of all engineering, mechanical, structural and maintenance studies performed with respect to such Property not more than twelve months old upon which the Agent and the Lenders are expressly permitted to rely pursuant to a reliance letter addressed to the Agent and the Lenders in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;

(f)                                    Evidence that all insurance required for such Property under the applicable Loan Documents is currently in effect;

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(g)                                 [Intentionally omitted];

(h)                                 Copies of any applicable ground leases and estoppels from ground lessors relating to such Property if such estoppels are required to be provided by such ground lessor pursuant to such ground leases and if such estoppels are not so required, if requested by the Agent, the Borrower shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such estoppels;

(i)                                     Copies of (x) all Major Leases, Property Management Agreements, Marketing Agreements, franchise or license agreements, any reciprocal easement agreements and all other material contracts, licenses or permits, if any, which relate to the use, occupancy, operation, maintenance, enjoyment or ownership of such Property, and (y) if such Property is not yet owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary, the purchase agreement pursuant to which the Borrower or a Subsidiary is to acquire such Property;

(j)                                     If requested by the Agent, a Property Management Contract Assignment and/or a Marketing Agreement Assignment executed by each such Loan Party and the applicable property manager or marketing services provider, respectively;

(k)                                  If requested by the Agent, a reciprocal easement agreement estoppel with respect to any reciprocal easement agreements for such Property;

(l)                                     [Intentionally omitted];

(m)                               If requested by the Agent, collateral assignments of the other material contracts, operating permits and licenses, franchise or license agreements and any other rights or benefits of such Property, relating to the use, occupancy, operation, maintenance, enjoyment or ownership of such Property;

(n)                                 If requested by the Agent, estoppel certificates and subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements, from any tenant leasing any of such Property pursuant to a Major Lease (other than any tenant only leasing storage space at such Property);

(o)                                 An ALTA 2006 Form mortgagee’s Policy of Title Insurance (without any creditor’s rights exclusion) or other form acceptable to the Agent in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties with respect to such Property, including endorsements with respect to such items of coverage as the Agent may reasonably request (which endorsements may include, without limitation, applicable zoning endorsements with respect to additional Properties submitted after the Effective Date) and which endorsements are available, in the amount of coverage required in the following sentence, issued by an Approved Title Insurance Company and with reinsurance (with direct access agreements) with title insurance companies reasonably acceptable to the Agent, showing the fee simple title (or a leasehold estate if leased under a Ground Lease) to the land and improvements described in the applicable Security Instrument as vested in the Borrower or a Subsidiary, and insuring that the Lien granted by such Security Instrument is a valid Lien against said property, subject only to such restrictions, encumbrances, easements and reservations as are reasonably acceptable to the Agent.  The amount of coverage under such policy must equal (i) 100% of the Appraised Value (based on the “stabilized value”)

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of such Property (excluding the value of any personal property located at such Property and subject to increase without material cost through the use of “tie-in” endorsements or other provisions) or (ii) to the extent that a “tie-in” endorsement is not available, 125% of the Appraised Value (based on the “stabilized value”) of such Property (excluding the value of any personal property located at such Property);

(p)                                 Copies of all documents of record reflected in Schedule B of such Policy of Title Insurance;

(q)                                 If such Property is located in a Tie-In Jurisdiction and a “tie-in” endorsement is available, endorsements to all other existing title insurance policies issued to the Agent with respect to all other Properties located in that Tie-In Jurisdiction and/or other Tie-In Jurisdictions, as applicable, reflecting an increase in the aggregate insured amount under the “tie-in” endorsements to an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the Appraised Values of all such Properties (including the Property to be included as a Borrowing Base Property but excluding the value of any personal property located at such Property) but in no event in an amount in excess of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments and the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loans;

(r)                                    A current or currently certified survey of such Property certified to the Agent and the Lenders by a surveyor licensed in the jurisdiction where such Property is located to have been prepared in accordance with the then effective Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys;

(s)                                  If not adequately covered by the survey certification, a certificate from a licensed engineer or other professional satisfactory to the Agent that such Property is not located in a Special Flood Hazard Area as defined by the Federal Insurance Administration, or, if it is, evidence of flood insurance;

(t)                                    A zoning report prepared by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Consulting Group or such other firm reasonably acceptable to the Agent with respect to such Property evidencing compliance with applicable zoning and land use laws and building ordinances or codes (including, without limitation, copies of final certificates of occupancy relating to such Property or such other evidence reasonably acceptable to the Agent that occupancy permits have been issued for the Property) or that such Property is the subject of a legal non-conforming use;

(u)                                 [Intentionally Omitted];

(v)                                 The Pledge Agreement, or if the Pledge Agreement is already in effect, a supplement to the Pledge Agreement, executed by each Person that owns, directly or indirectly, any Equity Interests of the Property Owner of such Property, subjecting all such Equity Interests to the Lien of the Pledge Agreement;

(w)                               All certificates, if any, representing any such Equity Interests, together with an undated stock power for each such certificate executed in blank by a duly authorized officer or agent of the Loan Party with rights in any such Equity Interests, together with an

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Acknowledgment and Consent, substantially in the form of Schedule 2 to the Pledge Agreement, duly executed by the issuer of such Equity Interest;

(x)                                   The results of a recent UCC, tax, judgment, bankruptcy and lien search in each of the jurisdictions in which UCC financing statements or other filings or recordations should be made to evidence or perfect Liens in such Property, such Equity Interests and all other Collateral related to such Property;

(y)                                 Each document (including, without limitation, any UCC financing statement) required by any Security Document or under Applicable Law or reasonably deemed necessary or appropriate by the Agent to be entered into, filed, registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected first-priority Lien in such Property and all other Collateral relating to such Property, shall have been entered into, filed, registered or recorded or shall have been delivered to the Agent and be in proper form for filing, registration or recordation, as appropriate;

(z)                                   An opinion of counsel admitted to practice law in the jurisdiction in which such Property is located and reasonably acceptable to the Agent, addressed to the Agent, each Lender and each other Secured Party covering such legal matters relating to the transactions contemplated hereby as the Agent may reasonably request;

(aa)                            An opinion of counsel qualified to render legal opinions regarding the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is formed (or if the Property is owned or leased by a Subsidiary, in the jurisdiction where such Subsidiary is formed) reasonably acceptable to the Agent, addressed to the Agent, each Lender and each other Secured Party covering such legal matters relating to the formation and existence and power of the Person executing documents, and the due authorization, execution and delivery of the applicable Security Documents and other documents for consummating the transactions contemplated hereby as the Agent may reasonably request;

(bb)                          If the Property Owner of such Property or any Subsidiary that owns, directly or indirectly, any Equity Interests of such Property Owner is not already a Guarantor, an Accession Agreement executed by each such Person and all of the items that would have been required to be delivered to the Agent under Section 6.1.(a)(v) through (a)(ix) and (a)(xvi) had such Subsidiary been a Loan Party on the Effective Date;

(cc)                            A Borrowing Base Certificate calculated after giving pro forma effect to the inclusion of such Property as a Borrowing Base Property; and

(dd)                          Such other due diligence materials (including, without limitation, inspection reports prepared by an architect or engineer reasonably acceptable to the Agent and addressed to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders with respect to any Property that the Borrower has submitted to become a Borrowing Base Property), instruments, documents, consents, agreements, financing statements, certificates, opinions and other Security Documents consistent with the existing terms and conditions of the Loan Documents as the Agent may reasonably request.

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Section 4.3.  Release of Borrowing Base Properties.

(a)                                  Subject to clause (b) below, from time to time the Borrower may request, upon not less than 5 Business Days prior written notice to the Agent, that a Borrowing Base Property and related Collateral be released from the Liens created by the Security Documents applicable thereto, which release (the “Release”) shall be effected by the Agent if all of the following conditions are satisfied as of the date of such Release:

(i)                                     no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist immediately after giving effect to such Release;

(ii)                                  the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Parent, the Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party, are true and correct in all material respects immediately prior to and after giving effect to such Release with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances not prohibited under the Loan Documents;

(iii)                               the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate from the Borrower’s chief executive officer or chief financial officer certifying the matters referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (a) and (b);

(iv)                              the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent all documents and instruments reasonably requested by the Agent in connection with such Release including, without limitation, the following:

(A)                              all documents being requested by the Borrower to effect such Release, including releases of applicable Security Documents; and

(B)                                a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that the Release is required in connection with the sale of the Borrowing Base Property to be released or in connection with the Borrower or its applicable Subsidiary obtaining secured financing that will be secured by such Borrowing Base Property;

(v)                                 the Borrower shall have delivered a Compliance Certificate showing pro forma compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 10.1. after giving effect to such Release; and

(vi)                              the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a Borrowing Base Certificate reflecting the Borrowing Base after giving effect to such Release and indicating that the outstanding principal balance of the Loans, together with the aggregate principal amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities and the Derivatives Termination Value of all Specified Derivatives Contracts, will not exceed the Borrowing Base after giving

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effect to such Release and any prepayment of Obligations to be made concurrently with such Release.

(b)                                 In the event that a Property is no longer deemed to be a Borrowing Base Property because an “Event of Default” under and as defined in the Security Instrument or an event of default under any other Security Document relating to such Borrowing Base Property has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may request, upon not less than 5 Business Days prior written notice to the Agent, that a Borrowing Base Property and related Collateral be released from the Liens created by the Security Documents applicable thereto, which Release shall be effected by the Agent if no Default or Event of Default exists as of the date of Release or would exist immediately after giving effect to such Release.

Section 4.4.  Frequency of Calculations of Borrowing Base; Calculation Methodology.

Initially, the Borrowing Base shall be the amount set forth as such in the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered by the Borrower, and accepted by the Agent, under Section 6.1.  Thereafter, the Borrowing Base shall be the amount set forth as such in a Borrowing Base Certificate delivered by the Borrower, and accepted by the Agent, from time to time under Section 4.2.(cc), 4.3.(a)(vi) or 9.3.(b).  Any increase in the amount of the Borrowing Base shall become effective as of the next determination of the Borrowing Base as provided in this Section, provided that (a) the applicable Borrowing Base Certificate substantiates such increase and (b) if the increase in the Borrowing Base is attributable in whole or in part to an increase in the Appraised Value of a Borrowing Base Property, the Borrower delivers to the Agent prior to the effectiveness of such increase, and at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense, the following: (i) with respect to any such Borrowing Base Property not located in a Tie-In Jurisdiction, an endorsement to the title insurance policy in favor of the Agent with respect to such Property increasing the coverage amount thereof as related to such Property to not less than 100% of the Appraised Value of such Property and (ii) with respect to any such Borrowing Base Property located in a Tie-In Jurisdiction, an endorsement to the title insurance policy in favor of the Agent with respect to such Property increasing the coverage amount thereof as related to such Property to not less than the Appraised Value of such Property, as well as endorsements to all other existing title insurance policies issued to the Agent with respect to all other Properties located in Tie-In Jurisdictions reflecting an increase in the aggregate insured amount under the “tie-in” endorsements to an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the Appraised Values of all such Properties but in no event in an amount in excess of the aggregate amount of the Commitments.

Section 4.5.  Frequency of Appraisals.

The Appraised Value of a Borrowing Base Property shall be determined or redetermined, as applicable, under each of the following circumstances:

(a)                                  In connection with the acceptance of a Property as a Borrowing Base Property, the Agent shall determine the Appraised Value thereof as provided in Section 4.1.; or

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(b)                                 Upon the Borrower’s written request for a redetermination of the Appraised Value of a Property, the Agent shall redetermine the Appraised Value of such Property (based on a new Appraisal of such Property obtained by the Agent), all at the Borrower’s expense; or

(c)                                  At any time on or before June 7, 2012, but no more than once during the term of this Agreement, the Agent may redetermine the Appraised Value of a Borrowing Base Property (based on a new Appraisal obtained by the Agent), all at the Borrower’s expense; or

(d)                                 At any time while a Default or an Event of Default exists, the Agent may redetermine the Appraised Value of a Borrowing Base Property (based on a new Appraisal obtained by the Agent), all at the Borrower’s expense.

Section 4.6.  Additional Appraisals Required under Applicable Law.

If under FIRREA or any other Applicable Law, a Lender is required to obtain an Appraisal of any Borrowing Base Property in addition to any other Appraisal previously obtained with respect to such Property pursuant to this Agreement, the Agent shall have the right to cause such an Appraisal to be prepared at the Borrower’s cost and expense.  The Borrowing Base shall be redetermined as a result of delivery of any such new Appraisal if Applicable Law requires such redetermination, in which case the Borrowing Base shall be redetermined in the manner required under such Applicable Law.

ARTICLE V. YIELD PROTECTION, ETC.

Section 5.1.  Additional Costs; Capital Adequacy.

(a)                                  Capital Adequacy.  If any Lender or any Participant in the Loan determines that compliance with any law or regulation or with any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law) affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or such Participant, or any corporation controlling such Lender or such Participant, as a consequence of, or with reference to, such Lender’s or such Participant’s or such corporation’s Commitments or its making or maintaining Loans below the rate which such Lender or such Participant or such corporation controlling such Lender or such Participant could have achieved but for such compliance (taking into account the policies of such Lender or such Participant or such corporation with regard to capital), then the Borrower shall, from time to time, within thirty (30) calendar days after written demand by such Lender or such Participant, pay to such Lender or such Participant additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or such Participant or such corporation controlling such Lender or such Participant to the extent that such Lender or such Participant determines such increase in capital is allocable to such Lender’s or such Participant’s obligations hereunder.  Any Participant’s right to receive compensation pursuant to this subsection (a) is limited by the terms of Section 13.5.(d) and (e).

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affected Lender from time to time such amounts as such Lender may determine to be necessary to compensate such Lender for any costs incurred by such Lender that it determines are attributable to its making or maintaining of any LIBOR Loans or its obligation to make any LIBOR Loans hereunder, any reduction in any amount receivable by such Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of any of such Loans or such obligation or the maintenance by such Lender of capital in respect of its Loans or its Commitments (such increases in costs and reductions in amounts receivable being herein called “Additional Costs”), to the extent resulting from any Regulatory Change that:  (i) changes the basis of taxation of any amounts payable to such Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of any of such Loans or its Commitments (other than taxes, fees, duties, levies, imposts, charges, deductions, withholdings or other charges which are excluded from the definition of Taxes pursuant to the first sentence of Section 3.12.(a)); or (ii) imposes or modifies any reserve, special deposit or similar requirements (other than Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or other reserve requirement to the extent utilized in the determination of LIBOR for such Loan) relating to any extensions of credit or other assets of, or any deposits with or other liabilities of, such Lender, or any commitment of such Lender (including, without limitation, the Commitments of such Lender hereunder); or (iii) has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on capital of such Lender to a level below that which such Lender could have achieved but for such Regulatory Change (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies with respect to capital adequacy).

(c)                                  Lender’s Suspension of LIBOR Loans.  Without limiting the effect of the provisions of the immediately preceding subsections (a) and (b), if, by reason of any Regulatory Change, any Lender either (i) incurs Additional Costs based on or measured by the excess above a specified level of the amount of a category of deposits or other liabilities of such Lender that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans is determined as provided in this Agreement or a category of extensions of credit or other assets of such Lender that includes LIBOR Loans or (ii) becomes subject to restrictions on the amount of such a category of liabilities or assets that it may hold, then, if such Lender so elects by notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Agent), the obligation of such Lender to make or Continue, or to Convert any other Type of Loans into, LIBOR Loans hereunder shall be suspended until such Regulatory Change ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 5.6. shall apply).

(d)                                 Additional Costs in Respect of Letters of Credit.  Without limiting the obligations of the Borrower under the preceding subsections of this Section (but without duplication), if as a result of any Regulatory Change or any risk-based capital guideline or other requirement heretofore or hereafter issued by any Governmental Authority there shall be imposed, modified or deemed applicable any tax, reserve, special deposit, capital adequacy or similar requirement against or with respect to or measured by reference to Letters of Credit and the result shall be to increase the cost to the Agent of issuing (or any Lender of purchasing participations in) or maintaining its obligation hereunder to issue (or purchase participations in) any Letter of Credit or reduce any amount receivable by the Agent or any Lender hereunder in respect of any Letter of Credit, then, upon demand by the Agent or such Lender, the Borrower shall pay promptly, and in any event within 3 Business Days of demand, to the Agent for its account or the account of such Lender, as applicable, from time to time as specified by the Agent or a Lender, such

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additional amounts as shall be sufficient to compensate the Agent or such Lender for such increased costs or reductions in amount.

(e)                                  Notification and Determination of Additional Costs.  Each of the Agent and each Lender and each Participant, as the case may be, agrees to notify the Borrower of any event occurring after the Agreement Date entitling the Agent or such Lender or such Participant to compensation under any of the preceding subsections of this Section as promptly as practicable; provided, however, the failure of the Agent or any Lender or any Participant to give such notice shall not release the Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder.  The Agent or such Lender or such Participant agrees to furnish to the Borrower (and in the case of a Lender or a Participant, to the Agent) a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and amount of each request by the Agent or such Lender for compensation under this Section.  Absent manifest error, determinations by the Agent or any Lender or any Participant of the effect of any Regulatory Change shall be conclusive, provided that such determinations are made on a reasonable basis and in good faith.

Section 5.2.  Suspension of LIBOR Loans.

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if, on or prior to the determination of LIBOR for any Interest Period:

(a)                                  the Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for such Interest Period, or

(b)                                 the Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that the relevant rates of interest referred to in the definition of LIBOR upon the basis of which the rate of interest for LIBOR Loans for an Interest Period is to be determined are not likely to adequately cover the cost to any Lender of making or maintaining such LIBOR Loans;

then the Agent shall give the Borrower and each Lender prompt notice thereof and, so long as such condition remains in effect, the Lenders shall be under no obligation to, and shall not, make additional LIBOR Loans, Continue LIBOR Loans or Convert Loans into LIBOR Loans and the Borrower shall, on the last day of each current Interest Period for each outstanding LIBOR Loan, either repay such Loan or Convert such Loan into a Base Rate Loan.

Section 5.3.  Illegality.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Lender shall reasonably determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding) that it has become unlawful for such Lender to honor its obligation to make or maintain LIBOR Loans hereunder, then such Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower thereof (with a copy to the Agent) and such Lender’s obligation to make or Continue, or to Convert Loans of any other Type into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended until such time as such Lender may again make and maintain LIBOR Loans (in which case the provisions of Section 5.6. shall be applicable).

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Section 5.4.  Compensation.

The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender, upon the request of such Lender through the Agent, such amount or amounts as shall be sufficient (in the reasonable opinion of such Lender) to compensate it for any loss, cost or expense that such Lender reasonably determines is attributable to:

(a)                                  any payment or prepayment (whether mandatory or optional) of a LIBOR Loan or Conversion of a LIBOR Loan, made by such Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, acceleration) on a date other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan; or

(b)                                 any failure by the Borrower for any reason (including, without limitation, the failure of any of the applicable conditions precedent specified in Article VI. to be satisfied) to borrow a LIBOR Loan from such Lender on the requested date for such borrowing, or to Convert a Base Rate Loan into a LIBOR Loan or Continue a LIBOR Loan on the requested date of such Conversion or Continuation.

Not in limitation of the foregoing, such compensation shall include, without limitation, an amount equal to the then present value of (a) the amount of interest that would have accrued on such LIBOR Loan for the remainder of the applicable Interest Period at the rate applicable to such LIBOR Loan, less (b) the amount of interest that would accrue on the same LIBOR Loan or for the same period if LIBOR were set on the date on which such LIBOR Loan was repaid, prepaid or Converted or the date on which the Borrower failed to borrow, Convert or Continue such LIBOR Loan, calculating present value by using as a discount rate LIBOR quoted on such date.  Upon the Borrower’s request, any Lender requesting compensation under this Section shall provide the Borrower with a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such compensation and the method for determining the amount thereof.  Absent manifest error, determinations by any Lender in any such statement shall be conclusive, provided that such determinations are made on a reasonable basis and in good faith.

Section 5.5.  Affected Lenders.

If (a) a Lender requests compensation pursuant to Section 3.12. or 5.1., and the Requisite Lenders are not also doing the same, or (b) the obligation of any Lender to make LIBOR Loans or to Continue, or to Convert Base Rate Loans into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 5.1.(c) or 5.3. but the obligation of the Requisite Lenders shall not have been suspended under such Sections, then, so long as there does not then exist any Default or Event of Default, the Borrower may demand that such Lender (the “Affected Lender”), and upon such demand the Affected Lender shall promptly, assign its Revolving Commitment and Term Loan to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.5.(b) for a purchase price equal to the aggregate principal balance of all Loans then owing to the Affected Lender plus any accrued but unpaid interest thereon and accrued but unpaid fees owing to the Affected Lender, or any other amount as may be mutually agreed upon by such Affected Lender and Eligible Assignee.  Each of the Agent and the Affected Lender shall reasonably cooperate in effectuating the replacement of such Affected Lender under this Section, but at no time shall the Agent, such Affected Lender nor any other Lender be obligated in any way whatsoever to initiate

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any such replacement or to assist in finding an Eligible Assignee.  The exercise by the Borrower of its rights under this Section shall be at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense and at no cost or expense to the Agent, the Affected Lender or any of the other Lenders.  The terms of this Section shall not in any way limit the Borrower’s obligation to pay to any Affected Lender compensation owing to such Affected Lender pursuant to Section 3.12. or 5.1. with respect to periods up to the date of replacement.

Section 5.6.  Treatment of Affected Loans.

If the obligation of any Lender to make LIBOR Loans or to Continue, or to Convert Base Rate Loans into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 5.1.(c) or 5.3., then such Lender’s LIBOR Loans shall be automatically Converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for LIBOR Loans (or, in the case of a Conversion required by Section 5.1.(c) or 5.3., on such earlier date as such Lender may specify to the Borrower with a copy to the Agent) and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Section 5.1. or 5.3. that gave rise to such Conversion no longer exist:

(a)                                  to the extent that such Lender’s LIBOR Loans have been so Converted, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s LIBOR Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans; and

(b)                                 all Loans that would otherwise be made or Continued by such Lender as LIBOR Loans shall be made or Continued instead as Base Rate Loans, and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be Converted into LIBOR Loans shall remain as Base Rate Loans.

If such Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Agent) that the circumstances specified in Section 5.1. or 5.3. that gave rise to the Conversion of such Lender’s LIBOR Loans pursuant to this Section no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when LIBOR Loans made by other Lenders are outstanding, then such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically Converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding LIBOR Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding LIBOR Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, Types and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments.

Section 5.7.  Change of Lending Office.

Each Lender agrees that it will use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate an alternate Lending Office with respect to any of its Loans affected by the matters or circumstances described in Section 3.12., 5.1. or 5.3. to reduce the liability of the Borrower or avoid the results provided thereunder, so long as such designation is not disadvantageous to such Lender as determined by such Lender in its sole discretion, except that such Lender shall have no obligation to designate a Lending Office located in the United States of America.

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Section 5.8.  Assumptions Concerning Funding of LIBOR Loans.

Calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this Article V. shall be made as though such Lender had actually funded LIBOR Loans through the purchase of deposits in the relevant market bearing interest at the rate applicable to such LIBOR Loans in an amount equal to the amount of the LIBOR Loans and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period; provided, however, that each Lender may fund each of its LIBOR Loans in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumption shall be used only for calculation of amounts payable under this Article V.

ARTICLE VI. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 6.1.  Initial Conditions Precedent.

The obligation of the Lenders to effect or permit the occurrence of the first Credit Event hereunder, whether as the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, is subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a)                                  The Agent shall have received each of the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent:

(i)                                     Counterparts of this Agreement executed by each of the parties hereto;

(ii)                                  Revolving Notes and Term Notes executed by the Borrower, payable to each Lender and complying with the applicable provisions of Section 2.12., and the Swingline Note executed by the Borrower;

(iii)                               The Guaranty executed by the Parent and each other Guarantor existing as of the Effective Date;

(iv)                              A Transfer Authorizer Designation Form effective as of the Agreement Date;

(v)                                 An opinion of counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Agent and, the Lenders, addressing the matters set forth in Exhibit N;

(vi)                              The articles of incorporation, articles of organization, certificate of limited partnership, declaration of trust or other comparable organizational instrument (if any) of the Borrower and each other Loan Party certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or comparable official) of the state of formation of such Loan Party;

(vii)                           A certificate of good standing or certificate of similar meaning with respect to each Loan Party issued as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or comparable official) of the state of formation of each such Loan Party and certificates of qualification to transact business or other comparable certificates issued by each Secretary of State (or comparable official and any state department of taxation, as applicable) of each state in which such Loan Party is required to be so qualified and

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where the failure to be so qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(viii)                        A certificate of incumbency signed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party with respect to each of the officers of such Loan Party authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party, and in the case of the Borrower, and the officers of the Borrower then authorized to deliver Notices of Borrowing, Notices of Swingline Borrowings, Notices of Continuation and Notices of Conversion and to request the issuance of Letters of Credit;

(ix)                                Copies certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party of (x) the by-laws of such Loan Party, if a corporation, the operating agreement of such Loan Party, if a limited liability company, the partnership agreement of such Loan Party, if a limited or general partnership, or other comparable document in the case of any other form of legal entity and (y) all corporate, partnership, member or other necessary action taken by such Loan Party to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party;

(x)                                   Certificates of insurance evidencing the existence of all insurance required to be maintained by Loan Parties pursuant to the Agreement, and the Agent shall be reasonably satisfied with the type and extent of such coverage;

(xi)                                The Fees then due and payable under Section 3.6., and any other Fees payable to the Agent, the Titled Agents and the Lenders on or prior to the Effective Date;

(xii)                             A Borrowing Base Certificate calculated as of the Effective Date;

(xiii)                          A Compliance Certificate calculated as of September 30, 2009 (giving pro forma effect to the financing contemplated by this Agreement and the use of the proceeds of the Loans to be funded on the Effective Date);

(xiv)                         A certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower, including reasonably detailed supporting calculations, certifying that the aggregate principal amount of all Loans made on the Effective Date, together with the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities as of the Effective Date, does not exceed the lesser of:

(A)                              an amount equal to 60.0% of the Appraised Value of all Properties constituting Borrowing Base Properties as of the Effective Date;

(B)                                an amount equal to (x) the Borrowing Base NOI of all Properties constituting Borrowing Base Properties as of the Effective Date divided by (y)(A) the Applicable Mortgage Constant times (B) 1.5; and

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(C)                                an amount which, if deemed to be the denominator of Debt Yield, would produce a Debt Yield equal to 14.0%.

(xv)                            All of the items required to be delivered under Sections 4.1. and 4.2. with respect to each Property identified on Schedule 4.1.; and

(xvi)                         Such other documents, agreements and instruments as the Agent on behalf of the Lenders may reasonably request; and

(b)                                 In the good faith judgment of the Agent and the Lenders:

(i)                                     There shall not have occurred or become known to the Agent or any of the Lenders any event, condition, situation or status since the date of the information contained in the financial and business projections, budgets, pro forma data and forecasts concerning the Parent, the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries delivered to the Agent and the Lenders prior to the Agreement Date that has had or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(ii)                                  No litigation, action, suit, investigation or other arbitral, administrative or judicial proceeding shall be pending or threatened which could reasonably be expected to (1) result in a Material Adverse Effect or (2) restrain or enjoin, impose materially burdensome conditions on, or otherwise materially and adversely affect the ability of the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party to fulfill its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party;

(iii)                               The Parent, the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries shall have received all approvals, consents and waivers, and shall have made or given all necessary filings and notices, as shall be required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby without the occurrence of any default under, conflict with or violation of (1) any Applicable Law or (2) any agreement, document or instrument to which the Borrower or any other Loan Party is a party or by which any of them or their respective properties is bound, except for such approvals, consents, waivers, filings and notices the receipt, making or giving of which would not reasonably be likely to (A) have a Material Adverse Effect, or (B) restrain or enjoin, impose materially burdensome conditions on, or otherwise materially and adversely affect the ability of the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party to fulfill its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party; and

(iv)                              There shall not have occurred or exist any other material adverse change or material disruption in the loan syndication, financial, banking or capital markets that, in the reasonable judgment of the Joint Lead Arrangers, has impaired or could reasonably be expected to impair, the syndication of the Loans, either (i) occurring on or after August 6, 2009, or (ii) occurring prior to August 6, 2009 but becoming known to the Joint Lead Arrangers after August 6, 2009.

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Section 6.2.  Conditions Precedent to All Loans and Letters of Credit.

The obligations of the Lenders to make any Loans, and of the Agent to issue Letters of Credit, are all subject to the further condition precedent that: (a) no Default or Event of Default shall exist as of the date of the making of such Loan or date of issuance of such Letter of Credit or would exist immediately after giving effect thereto; (b) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Parent, the Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of the making of such Loan or date of issuance of such Letter of Credit with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances not prohibited under the Loan Documents and (c) in the case of the issuance of a Letter of Credit or the making of a Swingline Loan, no Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender or Potential Defaulting Lender; provided, however, in the case of the issuance of a Letter of Credit, the Agent may, in its sole and absolute discretion, waive this condition precedent on behalf of itself and all Lenders.  Each Credit Event shall constitute a certification by the Borrower to the effect set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of the preceding sentence (both as of the date of the giving of notice relating to such Credit Event and, unless the Borrower otherwise notifies the Agent prior to the date of such Credit Event, as of the date of the occurrence of such Credit Event).  In addition, if such Credit Event is the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented to the Agent and the Lenders at the time such Loan is made or Letter of Credit issued that all conditions to the occurrence of such Credit Event contained in this Article VI. have been satisfied.

ARTICLE VII. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 7.1.  Representations and Warranties.

In order to induce the Agent and each Lender to enter into this Agreement and to make Loans and issue Letters of Credit, each of the Parent and the Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent and each Lender as follows:

(a)                                  Organization; Power; Qualification.  Each of the Parent, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties, and each other Subsidiary is a corporation, partnership, trust or other legal entity, duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, has the power and authority to own or lease its respective properties and to carry on its respective business as now being and hereafter proposed to be conducted and is duly qualified and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, partnership, trust or other legal entity, and authorized to do business, in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification or authorization and where the failure to be so qualified or authorized could reasonably be expected to have, in each instance, a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)                                 Ownership Structure.  As of the Agreement Date, Part I of Schedule 7.1.(b) is a complete and correct list of all Subsidiaries of the Parent setting forth for each such Subsidiary,

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(i) the jurisdiction of organization of such Subsidiary, (ii) each Person holding any Equity Interests in such Subsidiary, (iii) the nature of the Equity Interests held by each such Person, (iv) the percentage of ownership of such Subsidiary represented by such Equity Interests and (v) whether such Subsidiary is a Material Subsidiary and/or an Excluded Subsidiary. Except as disclosed in such Schedule, as of the Agreement Date (i) each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries owns, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and has the unencumbered right to vote, all outstanding Equity Interests in each Person shown to be held by it on such Schedule, (ii) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each such Person organized as a corporation is validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and (iii) there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, commitments, preemptive rights or agreements of any kind (including, without limitation, any stockholders’ or voting trust agreements) for the issuance, sale, registration or voting of, or outstanding securities convertible into, any additional shares of capital stock of any class, or partnership or other ownership interests of any type in, any such Person.  As of the Agreement Date, Part II of Schedule 7.1.(b) correctly sets forth all Unconsolidated Affiliates of the Parent, including the correct legal name of such Person, the type of legal entity which each such Person is, and all Equity Interests in such Person held directly or indirectly by the Parent.

(c)                                  Authorization of Agreement, Etc.  The Borrower has the right and power, and has taken all necessary action to authorize it, to borrow and obtain other extensions of credit hereunder.  The Parent, the Borrower and each other Loan Party has the right and power, and has taken all necessary action to authorize it, to execute, deliver and perform each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party in accordance with their respective terms and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.  The Loan Documents to which the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of such Person and each is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with its respective terms except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies for the enforcement of certain obligations (other than the payment of principal) contained herein or therein and as may be limited by equitable principles generally.

(d)                                 Compliance of Loan Documents with Laws, Etc.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents to which the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party is a party in accordance with their respective terms and the borrowings and other extensions of credit hereunder do not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both: (i) require any Governmental Approval or violate any Applicable Law (including all Environmental Laws) relating to the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party; (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under the organizational documents of the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party, or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party is a party or by which it or any of its respective properties may be bound; or (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter acquired by the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party other than Liens created under the Loan Documents.

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(e)           Compliance with Law; Governmental Approvals.  Each of the Parent, the Borrower, each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary is in compliance with each Governmental Approval applicable to it and in compliance with all other Applicable Laws (including without limitation, Environmental Laws) relating to the Parent, the Borrower, such other Loan Party or such other Subsidiary except for noncompliances which, and Governmental Approvals the failure to possess which, could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to cause a Default or Event of Default or have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f)            Title to Properties; Liens.  As of the Agreement Date, Part I of Schedule 7.1.(f) is a complete and correct listing of all of the real property owned or leased by the Parent, the Borrower, each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary.  Each such Person has good, marketable and legal title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, its respective assets.  As of the Agreement Date, there are no Liens against any assets of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary except for Permitted Liens.

(g)           Existing Indebtedness.  Schedule 7.1.(g) is, as of the Agreement Date, a complete and correct listing of all Indebtedness of the Parent, the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries, including without limitation, Guarantees of the Parent, the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries, and indicating whether such Indebtedness is Secured Indebtedness (and if so whether such Indebtedness is Nonrecourse Indebtedness) or Unsecured Indebtedness.

(h)           Material Contracts.  Schedule 7.1.(h) is, as of the Agreement Date, a true, correct and complete listing of all Material Contracts.  Each of the Parent, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries that is a party to any Material Contract has performed and is in compliance with all of the terms of such Material Contract, the noncompliance with which would give any other party thereto the right to terminate such Material Contract, and no default or event of default, or event or condition which with the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, would constitute such a default or event of default, exists with respect to any such Material Contract.

(i)            Litigation.  Except as set forth on Schedule 7.1.(i), there are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending (nor, to the knowledge of the Parent, are there any actions, suits or proceedings threatened) against or in any other way relating adversely to or affecting the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party, any other Subsidiary or any of their respective properties in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any other Governmental Authority which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  There are no strikes, slow downs, work stoppages or walkouts or other labor disputes in progress or threatened relating to the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(j)            Taxes.  All federal, state and other tax returns of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary required by Applicable Law to be filed have been duly filed, and all federal, state and other taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies upon the Parent, the Borrower, each other Loan Party, each other Subsidiary and their respective properties, income, profits and assets which are due and payable have been paid, except any such nonpayment which is at the time permitted under Section 8.6.  As of the Agreement Date, none of the United States income tax returns of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any

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other Subsidiary is under audit.  All charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Parent, the Borrower, each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary in respect of any taxes or other governmental charges are in accordance with GAAP.

(k)           Financial Statements.  The Parent has furnished to each Lender copies of (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and shareholders’ equity for the fiscal year ending on such dates, with the audit report thereon of Deloitte & Touche LLP and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2009, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and shareholders’ equity of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the period of three fiscal quarters ending on such date.  Such financial statements (including in each case related schedules and notes) present fairly, in all material respects and in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved, the consolidated financial position of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at their respective dates and the results of operations and the cash flow for such periods (subject, as to interim statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments).  Neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has on the Agreement Date any material contingent liabilities, liabilities, liabilities for taxes, unusual or long-term commitments or unrealized or forward anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments that would be required to be set forth in its financial statements or in the notes thereto, except as referred to or reflected or provided for in said financial statements.

(l)            No Material Adverse Change; Solvency.  Since December 31, 2008, there has been no material adverse change in the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations or business of the Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.  Each of the Loan Parties is Solvent.  No Loan Party is entering into any of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents with the actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor.  Each Loan Party has received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the obligations incurred by it under the Loan Documents to which it is a party.

(m)          ERISA.  Each member of the ERISA Group is in compliance with its obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code with respect to each Plan and is in compliance with the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code with respect to each Plan, except in each case for noncompliance which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  As of the Agreement Date, no member of the ERISA Group has (i) sought a waiver of the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code in respect of any Plan, (ii) failed to make any contribution or payment to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or in respect of any Benefit Arrangement, or made any amendment to any Plan or Benefit Arrangement, which has resulted or could result in the imposition of a Lien or the posting of a bond or other security under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code or (iii) incurred any liability under Title IV of ERISA other than a liability to the PBGC for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA.

(n)           Not Plan Assets; No Prohibited Transaction.  None of the assets of the Parent, Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and the respective regulations promulgated

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thereunder.  Assuming that no Lender funds any amount payable by it hereunder with “plan assets,” as that term is defined in 29 C.F.R. 2510.3-101, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the borrowing and repayment of amounts hereunder, do not and will not constitute “prohibited transactions” under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code.

(o)           Absence of Defaults.  None of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary is in default under its articles of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement or other similar organizational documents, and no event has occurred, which has not been remedied, cured or waived, which, in any such case:  (i) constitutes a Default or an Event of Default; or (ii) constitutes, or which with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute, a default or event of default by the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary under any agreement (other than this Agreement) or judgment, decree or order to which the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary is a party or by which the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or any of their respective properties may be bound where such default or event of default could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(p)           Environmental Laws.  Each of the Parent, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries has obtained all Governmental Approvals which are required under Environmental Laws and is in compliance with all terms and conditions of such Governmental Approvals which the failure to obtain or to comply with could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Except for any of the following matters that could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) neither the Parent nor the Borrower has received notice of, and neither is otherwise aware of, any past, present, or future events, conditions, circumstances, activities, practices, incidents, actions, or plans which, with respect to the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, may interfere with or prevent compliance or continued compliance with Environmental Laws, or may give rise to any common-law or legal liability, or otherwise form the basis of any claim, action, demand, suit, proceeding, hearing, study, or investigation, based on or related to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling or the emission, discharge, release or threatened release into the environment, of any Hazardous Material; and (ii) there is no civil, criminal, or administrative action, suit, demand, claim, hearing, notice, or demand letter, notice of violation, investigation, or proceeding pending or, to the Parent’s or the Borrower’s knowledge after due inquiry, threatened, against the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary relating in any way to Environmental Laws. To the knowledge of the Parent and the Borrower, no Hazardous Materials generated at or transported from any of the Borrowing Base Properties is or has been transported to, or disposed of at, any location that is listed or proposed for listing on the National Priority List, 40 C.F.R. Section 300 Appendix B, or any analogous state or local priority list, or any other location that is or has been the subject of a clean-up, removal or remedial action pursuant to any Environmental Law, except to the extent that such transportation or disposal could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(q)           Investment Company; Etc.  None of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary is (i) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an

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“investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended or (ii) subject to any other Applicable Law which purports to regulate or restrict its ability to borrow money or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party.

(r)            Margin Stock.  None of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

(s)           Affiliate Transactions.  Except as permitted by Section 10.11., none of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary is a party to any transaction with an Affiliate.

(t)            Intellectual Property.  Each of the Parent, the Borrower, each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary owns or has the right to use, under valid license agreements or otherwise, all material patents, licenses, franchises, trademarks, trademark rights, service marks, service ▇▇▇▇ rights, trade names, trade name rights, trade secrets and copyrights (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) necessary to the conduct of its businesses as now conducted and as contemplated by the Loan Documents, without known conflict with any patent, license, franchise, trademark, trademark right, service ▇▇▇▇, service ▇▇▇▇ right, trade secret, trade name, copyright or other proprietary right of any other Person.  The Parent, the Borrower, each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary have taken all such steps as they deem reasonably necessary to protect their respective rights under and with respect to such Intellectual Property.  No material claim has been asserted by any Person with respect to the use of any such Intellectual Property by the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, or challenging or questioning the validity or effectiveness of any such Intellectual Property.  The use of such Intellectual Property by the Parent, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries, does not infringe on the rights of any Person, subject to such claims and infringements as do not, in the aggregate, give rise to any liabilities on the part of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(u)           Business.  As of the Agreement Date, the Parent, the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries are substantially engaged in the business of the ownership, operation, acquisition and development of self-storage facilities in the United States of America, together with other business activities incidental thereto.

(v)           Broker’s Fees.  No broker’s or finder’s fee, commission or similar compensation will be payable with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.  No other similar fees or commissions will be payable by any Loan Party for any other services rendered to the Parent, the Borrower or any of the other Subsidiaries ancillary to the transactions contemplated hereby.

(w)          Accuracy and Completeness of Information.  No written information, report or other papers or data (excluding financial projections and other forward looking statements)

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furnished to the Agent or any Lender by, on behalf of, or at the direction of, the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary in connection with, pursuant to or relating in any way to this Agreement, contained any untrue statement of a fact material to the creditworthiness of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make such statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  All financial statements (including in each case all related schedules and notes) furnished to the Agent or any Lender by, on behalf of, or at the direction of, the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary in connection with, pursuant to or relating in any way to this Agreement, present fairly in all material respects, the financial position of the Persons involved as at the date thereof and the results of operations for such periods and in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved (subject, as to interim statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments).  All financial projections and other forward looking statements prepared by or on behalf of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary that have been or may hereafter be made available to the Agent or any Lender were or will be prepared in good faith based on reasonable assumptions.  As of the Effective Date, no fact is known to the Parent or the Borrower which has had, or may in the future have (so far as the Parent or the Borrower can reasonably foresee), a Material Adverse Effect which has not been set forth in the financial statements referred to in Section 7.1.(k) or in such information, reports or other papers or data or otherwise disclosed in writing to the Agent and the Lenders.

(x)            REIT Status.  The Parent qualifies as a REIT and is in compliance with all requirements and conditions imposed under the Internal Revenue Code to allow the Parent to maintain its status as a REIT.

(y)           Borrowing Base Properties.  Each of the Properties included in calculations of the Borrowing Base satisfies all of the requirements contained in the definition of “Eligible Property” (except to the extent such requirements were waived by the Requisite Lenders at the time such Property was approved as a Borrowing Base Property) and each Lien in the Collateral relating to each Borrowing Base Property purported to be created under any Security Document is a valid and perfected Lien on such Collateral having the priority required by the applicable Loan Documents.

(z)            Border Zone Properties.  None of the Borrowing Base Properties has been designated as a “border zone property” under the provisions of California Health and Safety Code, Sections 25220 et seq. and the regulations adopted in accordance therewith, and, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, there has been no occurrence or condition on any real property adjoining or in the vicinity of any Borrowing Base Property that could cause such Property or any part thereof to be designated as such a “border zone property”.

(aa)         OFAC.  None of the Borrower, any of the other Loan Parties, any of the other Subsidiaries, or any other Affiliate of the Borrower: (i) is a person named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals or Blocked Persons maintained by OFAC available at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇, or as otherwise published from time to time; (ii) is (A) an agency of the government of a country, (B) an organization controlled by a country, or (C) a person resident in a country that is subject to a sanctions program

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identified on the list maintained by OFAC and available at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇, or as otherwise published from time to time, as such program may be applicable to such agency, organization or person; or (iii) derives any of its assets or operating income from investments in or transactions with any such country, agency, organization or person; and none of the proceeds of the Loans or Letters of Credit will be used to finance any operations, investments or activities in, or make any payments to, any such country, agency, organization, or person.

(bb)         Embargoed Person.  To the best of the knowledge of the Parent and the Borrower: (i) none of the funds or other assets of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary constitute property of, or are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any person, entity or government subject to trade restrictions under the laws of the United States of America, including but not limited to, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq., The Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq., and any Executive Orders or regulations promulgated thereunder with the result that investment in the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by Applicable Law or the Loans and other financial accommodations made by the Lender under the Loan Documents is in violation of Applicable Law (any such any person, entity or government being an “Embargoed Person”); (ii) no Embargoed Person has any interest of any nature whatsoever in the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, as applicable, with the result that the investment in the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by Applicable Law or the Loan is in violation of Applicable Law; and (c) none of the funds of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, as applicable, have been derived from any unlawful activity with the result that investment in the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by Applicable Law or the Loans and other financial accommodations to be extended under the Loan Documents would be in violation of Applicable Law.

Section 7.2.  Survival of Representations and Warranties, Etc.

All statements contained in any certificate, financial statement or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to the Agent or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (including, but not limited to, any such statement made in or in connection with any amendment hereto or thereto or any statement contained in any certificate, financial statement or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party prior to the Agreement Date and delivered to the Agent or any Lender in connection with the underwriting or closing of the transactions contemplated hereby) shall constitute representations and warranties made by the Parent and the Borrower to the Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement.  All representations and warranties made under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to be made at and as of the Agreement Date, the Effective Date and the date of the occurrence of any Credit Event, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances not

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prohibited under the Loan Documents.  All such representations and warranties shall survive the effectiveness of this Agreement, the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit.

ARTICLE VIII. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

For so long as this Agreement is in effect, unless the Requisite Lenders (or, if required pursuant to Section 13.6., all of the Lenders) shall otherwise consent in the manner provided for in Section 13.6., each of the Parent and the Borrower shall comply with the following covenants:

Section 8.1.  Preservation of Existence and Similar Matters.

Except as otherwise permitted under Section 10.7., the Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, preserve and maintain its respective existence, rights, franchises, licenses and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation and qualify and remain qualified and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification and authorization and where the failure to be so authorized and qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 8.2.  Compliance with Applicable Law and Material Contracts.

The Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, comply with (a) all Applicable Laws, including the obtaining of all Governmental Approvals, the failure with which to comply could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) all terms and conditions of all Material Contracts to which it is a party, the noncompliance with which would give any other party thereto the right to terminate such Material Contract.

Section 8.3.  Maintenance of Property.

In addition to the requirements of any of the other Loan Documents, the Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, (a) protect and preserve all of its respective material properties necessary in the conduct of its business, including, but not limited to, all Intellectual Property, and maintain in good repair, working order and condition all tangible properties, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) make or cause to be made all needed and appropriate repairs, renewals, replacements and additions to such properties, so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times.

Section 8.4.  Conduct of Business.

The Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, carry on, their respective businesses as described in Section 7.1.(u).

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Section 8.5.  Insurance.

In addition to the requirements of any of the other Loan Documents, the Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, maintain insurance on a replacement cost basis with financially sound and reputable insurance companies (in any event having a Credit Rating of at least “A” from S&P or Fitch except with respect to the insurance company currently providing automobile, earthquake and flood insurance (the “Exempt Insurer”), in which case the Exempt Insurer shall maintain a Credit Rating from S&P or Fitch equal to or better than the Credit Rating assigned to it by S&P or Fitch as of the Closing Date and any insurance company (or companies) replacing the Exempt Insurer with respect to automobile, earthquake and/or flood insurance shall have a Credit Rating of at least “A” from S&P or Fitch) against such risks and in such amounts as is customarily maintained by Persons engaged in similar businesses or as may be required by Applicable Law. The Borrower shall from time to time deliver to the Agent upon its request a detailed list, together with copies of all policies of the insurance then in effect, stating the names of the insurance companies, the amounts and rates of the insurance, the dates of the expiration thereof and the properties and risks covered thereby and insurance certificates, in form acceptable to the Agent, providing that the insurance coverage required under this Section (including without limitation, both property and liability insurance) is in full force and effect and stating that coverage shall not be cancelable or materially changed without ten (10) days prior written notice to the Agent of any cancellation for nonpayment or premiums, and not less than 30 days’ prior written notice to the Agent of any other cancellation or any modification (including a reduction in coverage), together with appropriate evidence that the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, is named as lender’s loss payee and additional insured, as appropriate, on all insurance policies that the Borrower, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary actually maintains with respect to any Borrowing Base Property and improvements on such Borrowing Base Property.  Such insurance shall include all of the following:

(a)           Insurance against loss to such Properties on an “all risk” policy form, covering insurance risks no less broad than those covered under a Special Multi Peril (SMP) policy form, which contains a Commercial ISO “Causes of Loss-Special Form,” in the then current form, and such other risks as the Agent may reasonably require, in amounts equal to the full replacement cost of the Borrowing Base Properties including fixtures and equipment, interest in leasehold improvements, and the cost of debris removal, with, if required by the Agent, an agreed amount endorsement, and with deductibles of not more than $50,000, except that any deductibles for any insurance covering damage by windstorm may be in amounts up to 5% of the value of the Borrowing Base Property insured;

(b)           Business income insurance in amounts sufficient to pay during any period in which a Borrowing Base Property may be damaged or destroyed, for a period of at least 12 months; (i) at least 100% of all rents and (ii) all amounts (including, but not limited to, all taxes, assessments, utility charges and insurance premiums) required to be paid by tenants of the Borrowing Base Property;

(c)           During the making of any alterations or improvements to a Borrowing Base Property, carry or cause to be carried builder’s completed value risk insurance against “all risks of physical loss” for the full replacement cost of the construction Properties;

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(d)           Insurance against loss or damage by flood or mud slide in compliance with the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended from time to time, if the Properties are now, or at any time while the Obligations or any portion thereof remains unpaid shall be, situated in any area which an appropriate Governmental Authority designates as a special flood hazard area, in amounts equal to the full replacement value of all above grade structures on the Properties, or as such lesser amounts as may be available under Federal flood insurance programs;

(e)           Commercial general public liability insurance, with the location of the Properties designated thereon, against death, bodily injury and property damage arising on, about or in connection with the Properties, with Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary listed as the named insured, with such limits as Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary may reasonably require (but in no event less than $5,000,000);

(f)            Terrorism coverage on each Borrowing Base Property so long as the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended (“TRIA”), is in effect and, if TRIA shall be repealed or shall expire, the Borrower shall maintain at all times terrorism coverage on the Borrowing Base Properties in an amount not less than 5% of the Appraised Value of the Borrowing Base Properties; and

(g)           Such other insurance, including, without limitation, earthquake and environmental coverages, relating to the Properties and the uses and operation thereof as the Agent may, from time to time, reasonably require.

Section 8.6.  Payment of Taxes and Claims.

The Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, pay and discharge when due (a) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or upon any properties belonging to it, and (b) all lawful claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen and landlords for labor, materials, supplies and rentals which, if unpaid, might become a Lien on any properties of such Person; provided, however, that this Section shall not require the payment or discharge of any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which operate to suspend the collection thereof and for which adequate reserves have been established on the books of the Parent, the Borrower, such Subsidiary or such other Loan Party, as applicable, in accordance with GAAP.

Section 8.7.  Visits and Inspections.

The Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, permit representatives or agents of the Agent and, if such visit or inspection is arranged by the Agent, of any Lender, from time to time after reasonable prior notice if no Event of Default shall be in existence, as often as may be reasonably requested, but only during normal business hours and at the expense of the Borrower, to:  (a) visit and inspect all properties of the Parent, the Borrower, such other Loan Party or such other Subsidiary to the extent any such right to visit or inspect is within the control of such Person; (b) inspect and make extracts from their respective books and records, including but not limited to management letters prepared by

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independent accountants; and (c) discuss with its officers, and its independent accountants, its business, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations and performance; provided that, so long as no Event of Default exists, the Borrower shall only be required to pay the expenses of the Agent (and not the expenses of any other Lender), with respect to one such visit and inspection per calendar year.  If requested by the Agent, the Parent and the Borrower shall execute an authorization letter addressed to its accountants authorizing the Agent or, if the same has been arranged by the Agent, any Lender, to discuss the financial affairs of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party and any other Subsidiary with its accountants.

Section 8.8.  Use of Proceeds; Letters of Credit.

The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans to repay the Indebtedness existing under the Existing Credit Agreement, and shall use the proceeds of the Loans and the Letters of Credit for general corporate purposes only.  No part of the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit will be used (a) for the purpose of buying or carrying “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock or (b) to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Entity.

Section 8.9.  Environmental Matters.

The Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause all of the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries to, comply with all Environmental Laws the failure with which to comply could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  If the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary shall (a) receive notice that any violation of any Environmental Law may have been committed or is about to be committed by such Person, (b) receive notice that any administrative or judicial complaint or order has been filed or is about to be filed against the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary alleging violations of any Environmental Law or requiring the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to take any action in connection with the release of Hazardous Materials or (c) receive any notice from a Governmental Authority or private party alleging that the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary may be liable or responsible for costs associated with a response to or cleanup of a release of Hazardous Materials or any damages caused thereby, and the matters referred to in such notices, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower shall provide the Agent with a copy of such notice promptly, and in any event within 10 Business Days, after the receipt thereof by the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary.  The Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries to, take promptly all actions necessary to prevent the imposition of any Liens on any of their respective properties arising out of or related to any Environmental Laws.

Section 8.10.  Books and Records.

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in such detail, form and scope as is consistent with good business practice and in accordance with GAAP.

Section 8.11.  Further Assurances.

The Parent and the Borrower shall, at their sole cost and expense and upon request of the Agent, execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Agent such further instruments, documents and certificates, and do and cause to be done such further acts that may be reasonably necessary or advisable in the reasonable opinion of the Agent to carry out more effectively the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Section 8.12.  New Subsidiaries; Guarantors; Release of Guarantors and Pledgors.

(a)           Requirement to Become Guarantor.  Within 10 Business Days of any Person (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) becoming a Material Subsidiary after the Effective Date, the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Agent each of the following items, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent:  (i) an Accession Agreement executed by such Material Subsidiary and (ii) the items that would have been delivered under Section 6.1.(a)(v) through (a)(ix) and (a)(xvi) if such Material Subsidiary had been a Guarantor on the Effective Date; provided, however, promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days) upon any Excluded Subsidiary ceasing to be subject to the restriction which prevented it from becoming a Guarantor on the Effective Date or delivering an Accession Agreement pursuant to this Section, as the case may be, such Subsidiary shall comply with the provisions of this Section.  The Borrower shall send to each Lender copies of each of the foregoing items once the Agent has received all such items with respect to a Material Subsidiary.

(b)           Other Guarantors.  The Borrower may, at its option, cause any Subsidiary that is not already a Guarantor to become a Guarantor by executing and delivering to the Agent the items required to be delivered under the immediately preceding subsection (a).

(c)           Release of a Guarantor.  The Borrower may request in writing that the Agent release, and upon receipt of such request the Agent shall release, a Guarantor (other than the Parent) from the Guaranty so long as:  (i) such Guarantor (x) qualifies, or will qualify simultaneously with its release from the Guaranty, as an Excluded Subsidiary, or (y) in the case of a Material Subsidiary, has ceased to be, or simultaneously with its release from the Guaranty will cease to be, a Material Subsidiary or a Subsidiary; (ii) such Guarantor is not otherwise required to be a party to the Guaranty under the immediately preceding subsection (a); (iii) such Guarantor is not a Property Owner and does not own, directly or indirectly, any Equity Interests of a Property Owner, other than Equity Interests in a Property Owner whose Borrowing Base Property is being released under Section 4.3. (in which case the release under this Section shall be effected simultaneously with the applicable Release under Section 4.3.); (iv) no Default or Event of Default shall then be in existence or would occur as a result of such release, including without limitation, a Default or Event of Default resulting from a violation of any of the covenants contained in Section 10.1.; (v) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Parent, the Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such release with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent

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that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances not prohibited under the Loan Documents; and (vi) the Agent shall have received such written request at least 10 Business Days (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Agent in its sole discretion) prior to the requested date of release.  Delivery by the Borrower to the Agent of any such request shall constitute a representation by the Borrower that the matters set forth in the preceding sentence (both as of the date of the giving of such request and as of the date of the effectiveness of such request) are true and correct with respect to such request.

(d)           Release of Pledge.  In connection with a Release of a Borrowing Base Property under Section 4.3. and simultaneously with the effectiveness of such Release, the Agent shall release from the Lien of the Pledge Agreement the Equity Interests of (i) the Property Owner of such Borrowing Base Property and (ii) the Equity Interests of any other Subsidiary indirectly owning any Equity Interests of such Property Owner so long as such Subsidiary does not own, directly or indirectly, any Equity Interests in any other Property Owner.

Section 8.13.  REIT Status.

The Parent shall at all times maintain its status as a REIT.

Section 8.14.  Exchange Listing.

The Parent shall maintain at least one class of common shares of the Parent having trading privileges on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange or which is the subject of price quotations in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System.

ARTICLE IX. INFORMATION

For so long as this Agreement is in effect, unless the Requisite Lenders (or, if required pursuant to Section 13.6., all of the Lenders) shall otherwise consent in the manner set forth in Section 13.6., the Borrower shall cause to be furnished to each Lender (or to the Agent if so provided below) at its Lending Office:

Section 9.1.  Quarterly Financial Statements.

As soon as available and in any event within 10 days after the same is required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (but in no event later than 45 days after the end of each of the first, second and third fiscal quarters of the Parent), the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such period and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures as of the end of and for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, all of which shall be certified by the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Parent, in his or her opinion, to present fairly, in accordance with GAAP and in all material respects, the consolidated

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financial position of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and the results of operations for such period (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments).

Section 9.2.  Year-End Statements.

As soon as available and in any event within 10 days after the same is required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (but in no event later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Parent) (including without limitation, the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009), the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related audited consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, setting forth in comparative form the figures as at the end of and for the previous fiscal year, all of which shall be (a) certified by the chief financial officer, treasurer, or chief accounting officer of the Parent, in his or her opinion, to present fairly, in accordance with GAAP and in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and the results of operations for such period and (b) accompanied by the audit report thereon of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing, whose report shall be unqualified and in scope and substance satisfactory to the Requisite Lenders and who shall have authorized the Parent to deliver such financial statements and report to the Agent and the Lenders.

Section 9.3.  Compliance Certificate; Borrowing Base Certificate.

(a)           At the time financial statements are furnished pursuant to Sections 9.1. and 9.2., and within 5 Business Days of the Agent’s request with respect to any other fiscal period, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit O (a “Compliance Certificate”) executed by the chief financial officer, treasurer, or chief accounting officer of the Parent:  (a) setting forth in reasonable detail as at the end of such quarterly accounting period, fiscal year, or other fiscal period, as the case may be, the calculations required to establish whether or not the Parent and the Borrower were in compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 10.1., 10.2. and 10.4. and (b) stating that, to the best of his or her knowledge, information and belief after due inquiry, no Default or Event of Default exists, or, if such is not the case, specifying such Default or Event of Default and its nature, when it occurred, whether it is continuing and the steps being taken by the Borrower with respect to such event, condition or failure.  Together with each Compliance Certificate delivered in connection with quarterly or annual financial statements, the Borrower and the Parent shall deliver a report, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, setting forth a Statement of Funds From Operations for the fiscal period then ending.

(b)           At the time financial statements are furnished pursuant to Sections 9.1. and 9.2., in connection with the addition of a Property to the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 4.2.(cc), in connection with the release of a Property from the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 4.3.(a)(vi) in connection with the redetermination of the Appraised Value of a Property under Section 4.5.(b) or (c) or under Section 4.6., and at any other time within 5 Business Days of the Agent’s reasonable request, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit P (a “Borrowing Base Certificate”) executed by the chief financial officer, treasurer, or chief accounting officer of the Parent: (a) setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations required to establish the Borrowing Base and (b) attaching a schedule identifying the Borrowing Base Properties and setting forth the Appraised Value of each Borrowing Base Property.

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Section 9.4.  Other Information.

(a)           Management Reports.  Promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all management reports, if any, submitted to the Parent or its Board of Directors by its independent public accountants;

(b)           Securities Filings.  Within 5 Business Days of the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements (excluding the exhibits thereto (unless requested by the Agent) and any registration statements on Form S-8 or its equivalent), reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K (or their equivalents) and all other periodic reports which the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any Governmental Authority substituted therefor) or any national securities exchange (any such registration statement, report and other periodic report referred to as a “Security Filing”);

(c)           Shareholder Information.  Promptly upon the mailing thereof to the shareholders of the Parent generally, copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so mailed and promptly upon the issuance thereof copies of all press releases issued by the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary;

(d)           ERISA.  If and when any member of the ERISA Group (i) gives or is required to give notice to the PBGC of any “reportable event” (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) with respect to any Plan which might constitute grounds for a termination of such Plan under Title IV of ERISA, or knows that the plan administrator of any Plan has given or is required to give notice of any such reportable event, a copy of the notice of such reportable event given or required to be given to the PBGC; (ii) receives notice of complete or partial withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA or notice that any Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization, is insolvent or has been terminated, a copy of such notice; (iii) receives notice from the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA of an intent to terminate, impose liability (other than for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA) in respect of, or appoint a trustee to administer any Plan, a copy of such notice; (iv) applies for a waiver of the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code, a copy of such application; (v) gives notice of intent to terminate any Plan under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, a copy of such notice and other information filed with the PBGC; (vi) gives notice of withdrawal from any Plan pursuant to Section 4063 of ERISA, a copy of such notice; or (vii) fails to make any payment or contribution to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or in respect of any Benefit Arrangement or makes any amendment to any Plan or Benefit Arrangement, and of which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of a Lien or the posting of a bond or other security, a certificate of the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of the Parent setting forth details as to such occurrence and the action, if any, which the Parent or applicable member of the ERISA Group is required or proposes to take;

(e)           Litigation.  To the extent the Parent, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary is aware of the same, prompt notice of the commencement of any proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority and any action or proceeding in any court or other tribunal or before any arbitrator against or in any other way relating adversely to, or adversely affecting, the Parent, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or any of their respective properties, assets or

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businesses which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and prompt notice of the receipt of notice that any United States income tax returns of the Parent, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary are being audited;

(f)            Modification of Organizational Documents.  A copy of any amendment to the articles of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement, operating agreement or other similar organizational documents of the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party within 15 Business Days after the effectiveness thereof;

(g)           Change of Management or Financial Condition.  Prompt notice of any change in the senior management of the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party and any change in the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(h)           Default.  Notice of the occurrence of any of the following promptly upon a Responsible Officer of the Parent or the Borrower obtaining knowledge thereof:  (i) any Default or Event of Default or (ii) any event which constitutes or which with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or otherwise, would constitute a default or event of default by the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary under any Material Contract to which any such Person is a party or by which any such Person or any of its respective properties may be bound;

(i)            Judgments.  Prompt notice of any order, judgment or decree in excess of $5,000,000 having been entered against the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or any of their respective properties;

(j)            Notice of Violations of Law.  Prompt notice if the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary shall receive any notification from any Governmental Authority alleging a violation of any Applicable Law or any inquiry which, in either case, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(k)           Budget.  As soon as available, and in any event no later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Parent, a detailed consolidated budget for the following fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the following fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow, projected changes in financial position and projected income and a description of the underlying assumptions applicable thereto), and, as soon as available, significant revisions, if any, of such budget and projections with respect to such fiscal year (collectively, the “Projections”), which Projections shall in each case be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Parent stating that such Projections are based on reasonable estimates, information and assumptions and that such Responsible Officer has no reason to believe that such Projections are incorrect or misleading in any material respect;

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(l)            Material Asset Sales.  Prompt notice of the sale, transfer or other disposition of any material assets of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to any Person other than the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary;

(m)          Material Contracts and Specified Derivatives Contracts.  Promptly upon entering into any Material Contract or Specified Derivatives Contract after the Agreement Date, a copy to the Agent of such Material Contract or Specified Derivatives Contract;

(n)           Cash Flow Projections.  Concurrently with the delivery of the items required pursuant to the immediately preceding subsection (k), and, if requested by the Agent, concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements required pursuant to Section 9.1., consolidated statements of projected cash flow of the Parent, the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries for the immediately following period of 4 consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent;

(o)           Derivatives Termination Values.  Concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements required pursuant to Section 9.1., and promptly upon the request of the Agent (provided that the Agent may make such request no more frequently than once each calendar month), the Derivatives Termination Value in respect of any Specified Derivatives Contract from time to time outstanding;

(p)           [Intentionally Omitted]; and

(q)           Other Information.  From time to time and promptly upon each request, such data, certificates, reports, statements, opinions of counsel, documents or further information regarding the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations or business prospects of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary as the Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.

Section 9.5.  Delivery of Documents.

Documents required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Article IX. (to the extent any such documents are not otherwise included in a Security Filing) may be delivered electronically, including, without limitation, by posting such documents to the Borrower’s internet website (▇▇▇.▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇.▇▇▇); provided, that (a) if such documents are posted to the Borrower’s website, then such documents will only be deemed to have been delivered on the date that the Borrower provides notice to the Agent of the posting of such documents and only if such documents are publicly available without charge on such website and (b) if such documents are delivered by other electronic means, such documents shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such documents are received by the Agent for posting on the Borrower’s behalf on an internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Agent has access (whether a commercial, third-party website (such as Intralinks or SyndTrak) or a website sponsored by the Agent); provided further that the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Agent or any Lender that requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Agent or such Lender.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificate required by Section 9.3. to the Agent.  The Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents

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referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

Section 9.6.  Public/Private Information.

The Parent and the Borrower shall cooperate with the Agent in connection with the publication of certain materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Parent or the Borrower.  Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Parent or the Borrower to the Agent and the Lenders (collectively, “Information Materials”) pursuant to this Article and shall designate Information Materials (a) that are either available to the public or not material with respect to the Parent, the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws, as “Public Information” and (b) that are not Public Information as “Private Information”.

Section 9.7.  USA Patriot Act Notice; Compliance.

The USA Patriot Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-56) and federal regulations issued with respect thereto require all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record certain information that identifies individuals or business entities which open an “account” with such financial institution.  Consequently, a Lender (for itself and/or as the Agent for all Lenders hereunder) may from time-to-time request, and the Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the other Loan Parties, to provide to such Lender, such Loan Party’s name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for such Lender to comply with federal law.  An “account” for this purpose may include, without limitation, a deposit account, cash management service, a transaction or asset account, a credit account, a loan or other extension of credit, and/or other financial services product.

ARTICLE X. NEGATIVE COVENANTS

For so long as this Agreement is in effect, unless the Requisite Lenders (or, if required pursuant to Section 13.6., all of the Lenders) shall otherwise consent in the manner set forth in Section 13.6., each of the Parent and the Borrower, as applicable, shall comply with the following covenants:

Section 10.1.  Financial Covenants.

The Parent shall not permit:

(a)           Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio.  The ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Indebtedness to (ii) Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value, to exceed (x) 0.675 to 1.00 at any time from the Effective Date through and including December 31, 2010, and (y) 0.65 to 1.00 at any time thereafter.

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(b)           Minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.  The ratio of (i) Adjusted EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent most recently ending to (ii) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such period, to be less than 1.45 to 1.00 at any time.

(c)           Minimum Tangible Net Worth.  Tangible Net Worth at any time to be less than (i) $827,029,000 plus (ii) 75% of the Net Proceeds of all Equity Issuances by the Parent and its Subsidiaries after September 30, 2009 (other than Equity Issuances to the Parent, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary).

(d)           Floating Rate Indebtedness.  The ratio of (i) Floating Rate Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis to (ii) Consolidated Total Indebtedness, to exceed 0.35 to 1.00 at any time.

(e)           Minimum Appraised Value.  The aggregate Appraised Values of all Properties constituting Borrowing Base Properties to be less than $400,000,000 at any time.

Section 10.2.  Restricted Payments.

The Parent shall not, and shall not permit the Borrower or any other Subsidiary to, declare or make any Restricted Payment; provided, however, that the Parent, the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries may declare and make the following Restricted Payments so long as no Default or Event of Default would result therefrom:

(a)           the Borrower may declare or make cash distributions to the Parent and other holders of partnership interests in the Borrower during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ending to the extent necessary for the Parent to distribute, and the Parent may so distribute, cash dividends to its shareholders in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (i) the amount required to be distributed for the Parent to remain in compliance with Section 8.13. or (ii) 95.0% of Funds From Operations;

(b)           the Borrower may make cash distributions of capital gains to the Parent and other holders of partnership interests in the Borrower to the extent necessary for the Parent to make, and the Parent may make, cash distributions to its shareholders of capital gains resulting from gains from certain asset sales to avoid payment of taxes on such asset sales imposed under Sections 857(b)(3) and 4981 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(c)           the Parent, the Borrower and any other Subsidiary may acquire the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary;

(d)           a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary may make cash distributions to holders of Equity Interests issued by such Subsidiary; and

(e)           Subsidiaries may pay Restricted Payments to the Parent, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary.

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other holders of partnership interests in the Borrower with respect to any fiscal year to the extent necessary for the Parent to distribute, and the Parent may so distribute, an aggregate amount not to exceed the minimum amount necessary for the Parent to remain in compliance with Section 8.13.  If a Default or Event of Default specified in Section 11.1.(a), Section 11.1.(b), Section 11.1.(f) or Section 11.1.(g) shall exist, or if as a result of the occurrence of any other Event of Default any of the Obligations have been accelerated pursuant to Section 11.2.(a), the Parent shall not, and shall not permit the Borrower or any other Subsidiary to, make any Restricted Payments to any Person other than to the Parent, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary.

Section 10.3.  Indebtedness.

The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, incur, assume, or otherwise become obligated in respect of any Indebtedness after the Agreement Date if immediately prior to the assumption, incurring or becoming obligated in respect thereof, or immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, a Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence, including without limitation, a Default or Event of Default resulting from a violation of any of the covenants contained in Section 10.1.

Section 10.4.  Certain Permitted Investments.

The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, make any Investment in or otherwise own the following items which would cause the aggregate value of such holdings of the Parent, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries to exceed the applicable limits set forth below:

(a)           Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates and other Persons that are not Subsidiaries, such that the aggregate value of such Investments (determined in a manner consistent with the definition of Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value or, if not contemplated under the definition of Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value, as determined in accordance with GAAP) to exceed 15.0% of Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value at any time;

(b)           raw land, such that the current book value of all raw land as a percentage of Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value exceeds (i) 1.0% at any time on or before March 31, 2011 or (ii) 5.0% at any time thereafter;

(c)           real property under construction such that the aggregate Construction Budget for all such real property as a percentage of Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value exceeds (i) 5.0% at any time on or before March 31, 2011 or (ii) 7.5% at any time thereafter;

(d)           Properties leased under ground leases by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, as lessee, such that the value of such Properties (determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the definition of Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value) exceeds 7.5% of Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value at any time; and

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(e)           Mortgage Receivables and Investments in Persons (other than Investments in Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates), such that the aggregate value of such Mortgage Receivables and Investments exceeds 5.0% of Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value at any time.

In addition to the foregoing limitations, (i) the aggregate value of all of the items subject to the limitations in the preceding clauses (a) through (e) shall not exceed 25.0% of Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value at any time and (ii) the aggregate value of all of the items subject to the limitations in the preceding clauses (b) through (e) shall not exceed 15.0% of Consolidated Adjusted Asset Value at any time.

Section 10.5.  Investments Generally.

The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, acquire, make or purchase any Investment, or permit any Investment of such Person to be outstanding on and after the Agreement Date, other than the following:

(a)           Investments in Subsidiaries in existence on the Agreement Date and disclosed on Part I of Schedule 7.1.(b);

(b)           Investments to acquire Equity Interests of a Subsidiary or any other Person who after giving effect to such acquisition would be a Subsidiary, so long as in each case (i) immediately prior to such Investment, and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence and (ii) if such Subsidiary is (or after giving effect to such Investment would become) a Material Subsidiary, and is not an Excluded Subsidiary, the terms and conditions set forth in Section 8.12. are satisfied;

(c)           Investments permitted under Section 10.4.;

(d)           Investments in Cash Equivalents;

(e)           intercompany Indebtedness among the Borrower and its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries provided that such Indebtedness is permitted by the terms of Section 10.3.;

(f)            loans and advances to officers and employees for moving, entertainment, travel and other similar expenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; and

(g)           any other Investment so long as immediately prior to making such Investment, and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence.

Section 10.6.  Liens; Negative Pledges; Other Matters.

(a)           The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, create, assume, or incur any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of their respective properties, assets, income or profits of any character whether now owned or hereafter acquired if immediately prior to the creation, assumption or incurring of such ▇▇▇▇,

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or immediately thereafter, a Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence, including without limitation, a Default or Event of Default resulting from a violation of any of the covenants contained in Section 10.1.

(b)           The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, enter into, assume or otherwise be bound by any Negative Pledge except for a Negative Pledge contained in (i) an agreement (x) evidencing Indebtedness which the Parent, the Borrower, such Loan Party or such Subsidiary may create, incur, assume, or permit or suffer to exist under Section 10.3., (y) which Indebtedness is secured by a Lien permitted to exist under the Loan Documents, and (z) which prohibits the creation of any other Lien on (A) only the property securing such Indebtedness as of the date such agreement was entered into and (B) if such property is owned by an Excluded Subsidiary, the Equity Interests issued by such Excluded Subsidiary or any Excluded Subsidiary that directly or indirectly owns Equity Interests in such Excluded Subsidiary; (ii) in an agreement relating to the sale of a Subsidiary or assets pending such sale, provided that in any such case the Negative Pledge applies only to the Subsidiary or the assets that are the subject of such sale; or (iii) Negative Pledges contained in the agreements described on Schedule 10.6. to the extent such Negative Pledges apply to Equity Interests issued by the Borrower or other Subsidiary of the Parent identified on such Schedule.

(c)           The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to:  (i) pay dividends or make any other distribution on any of such Subsidiary’s capital stock or other equity interests owned by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; (ii) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; (iii) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; or (iv) transfer any of its property or assets to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary.

Section 10.7.  Merger, Consolidation, Sales of Assets and Other Arrangements.

The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to:  (i) enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation; (ii) liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution); or (iii) convey, sell, lease, sublease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of its business or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired; provided, however, that:

(a)           any of the actions described in the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iii) may be taken with respect to any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party (other than the Parent and the Borrower) so long as immediately prior to the taking of such action, and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence; notwithstanding the foregoing, any Loan Party (other than the Parent and the Borrower) may enter into a transaction of merger pursuant to which such Loan Party is not the survivor of such merger only if (i) the Borrower shall have given the Agent and the Lenders at least 10 Business Days’ prior written notice of such merger, such notice to include a certification to the effect that immediately after and after giving effect to such action, no Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence; (ii) if the survivor entity is a Material Subsidiary (and not an

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Excluded Subsidiary) within 10 Business Days of consummation of such merger, the survivor entity (if not already a Guarantor) shall have executed and delivered an assumption agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent pursuant to which such survivor entity shall expressly assume all of such Loan Party’s Obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party; (iii) within 30 days of consummation of such merger, the survivor entity delivers to the Agent the following:  (A) items of the type referred to in Sections Section 6.1.(a)(v) through (a)(ix) and (a)(xvi) with respect to the survivor entity as in effect after consummation of such merger (if not previously delivered to the Agent and still in effect), (B) copies of all documents entered into by such Loan Party or the survivor entity to effectuate the consummation of such merger, including, but not limited to, articles of merger and the plan of merger, (C) copies, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of such Loan Party or the survivor entity, of all corporate and shareholder action authorizing such merger and (D) copies of any filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with such merger; and (iv) such Loan Party and the survivor entity each takes such other action and delivers such other documents, instruments, opinions and agreements as the Agent may reasonably request; provided, however, if such merger involves a Property Owner or a Subsidiary owning, directly or indirectly, any Equity Interests of a Property Owner, the Borrowing Base Property of any such Property Owner shall be excluded from calculations of the Borrowing Base unless and until the Agent has confirmed to its satisfaction that it has a valid, perfected and first-priority Lien in the applicable Borrowing Base Property and any related Collateral;

(b)           the Parent, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries may lease and sublease their respective assets, as lessor or sublessor (as the case may be), in the ordinary course of their business;

(c)           a Person may merge with and into the Parent or the Borrower so long as (i) the Parent or the Borrower is the survivor of such merger, (ii) immediately prior to such merger, and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence, (iii) the Borrower shall have given the Agent and the Lenders at least 10 Business Days’ prior written notice of such merger, such notice to include a certification as to the matters described in the immediately preceding clause (ii) (except that such prior notice shall not be required in the case of the merger of a Subsidiary with and into the Borrower or a Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) with and into the Parent) and (iv) the Agent has confirmed to its satisfaction that immediately after giving effect to such merger it shall have a valid, perfected and first-priority Lien in the Borrowing Base Properties and all other Collateral; and

(d)           the Parent, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries may sell, transfer or dispose of assets among themselves.

Section 10.8.  Fiscal Year.

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Section 10.9.  Modifications to Material Contracts.

The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, enter into any amendment or modification to any Material Contract which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 10.10.  Modifications of Organizational Documents.

The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, amend, supplement, restate or otherwise modify its articles or certificate of incorporation, by-laws, operating agreement, declaration of trust, partnership agreement or other applicable organizational document if such amendment, supplement, restatement or other modification could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 10.11.  Transactions with Affiliates.

The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, permit to exist or enter into, any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate (other than a Loan Party), except (a) transactions in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the business of the Parent, the Borrower or any of its other Subsidiaries and upon fair and reasonable terms which are no less favorable to the Parent, the Borrower or such Subsidiary than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate and (b) transactions among Loan Parties.

Section 10.12.  ERISA Exemptions.

The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, permit any of its respective assets to become or be deemed to be “plan assets” within the meaning of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and the respective regulations promulgated thereunder.

Section 10.13.  Derivatives Contracts.

The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or other Subsidiary to, enter into or become obligated in respect of, Derivatives Contracts other than (a) Specified Derivatives Contracts and (b) other Derivatives Contracts entered into by the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or other Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and which establish an effective hedge in respect of liabilities, commitments or assets held or reasonably anticipated by such Person.

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ARTICLE XI. DEFAULT

Section 11.1.  Events of Default.

Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default, whatever the reason for such event and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of Applicable Law or pursuant to any judgment or order of any Governmental Authority:

(a)                                  Default in Payment of Principal.  The Borrower shall fail to pay when due (whether upon demand, at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise) the principal of any of the Loans, or any Reimbursement Obligation.

(b)                                 Default in Payment of Interest and Other Obligations.  The Borrower shall fail to pay when due any interest on any of the Loans or any of the other payment Obligations owing by the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any other Loan Party shall fail to pay when due any payment Obligation owing by such other Loan Party under any Loan Document to which it is a party, and such failure shall continue for a period of 5 Business Days.

(c)                                  Default in Performance.  (i) The Parent or the Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 8.13., Section 9.4.(h) or in Article X. or (ii) the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than a Security Document) to which it is a party and not otherwise mentioned in this Section and in the case of this clause (ii) only such failure shall continue for a period of 30 days after the date upon which the Parent or the Borrower has received written notice of such failure from the Agent.

(d)                                 Misrepresentations.  Any written statement, representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document (other than a Security Document), or any amendment hereto or thereto, or in any other writing or statement at any time furnished or made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party to the Agent or any Lender, shall at any time prove to have been incorrect or misleading, in light of the circumstances in which made or deemed made, in any material respect when furnished or made or deemed made.

(e)                                  Indebtedness Cross-Default; Derivatives Contracts.

(i)                                     The Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary shall fail to pay when due and payable, within any applicable grace or cure period (not to exceed 30 days), the principal of, or interest on, any Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount (or, in the case of any Derivatives Contract, having, without regard to the effect of any close-out netting provision, a Derivatives Termination Value) of $10,000,000 or more (or $25,000,000 or more in the case of Nonrecourse Indebtedness) (all such Indebtedness being “Material Indebtedness”); or

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(ii)                                  (x) the maturity of any Material Indebtedness shall have been accelerated in accordance with the provisions of any indenture, contract or instrument evidencing, providing for the creation of or otherwise concerning such Material Indebtedness or (y) any Material Indebtedness shall have been required to be prepaid or repurchased prior to the stated maturity thereof;

(iii)                               any other event shall have occurred and be continuing which permits any holder or holders of Material Indebtedness, any trustee or agent acting on behalf of such holder or holders or any other Person, to accelerate the maturity of any such Material Indebtedness or require any such Material Indebtedness to be prepaid or repurchased prior to its stated maturity; or

(iv)                              there occurs an “Event of Default” under and as defined in any Specified Derivatives Contract as to which the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party is a “Defaulting Party” (as defined therein), or there occurs an “Early Termination Date” (as defined therein) in respect of any Specified Derivatives Contract as a result of a “Termination Event” (as defined therein) as to which the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party is an “Affected Party” (as defined therein).

(f)                                    Voluntary Bankruptcy Proceeding.  The Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party, or any Excluded Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary shall:  (i) commence a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, or other federal bankruptcy laws (as now or hereafter in effect); (ii) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any other Applicable Laws, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up, or composition or adjustment of debts; (iii) consent to, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under such bankruptcy laws or other Applicable Laws or consent to any proceeding or action described in the immediately following subsection; (iv) apply for or consent to, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee, or liquidator of itself or of a substantial part of its property, domestic or foreign; (v) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due; (vi) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (vii) make a conveyance fraudulent as to creditors under any Applicable Law; or (viii) take any corporate or partnership action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

(g)                                 Involuntary Bankruptcy Proceeding.  A case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party, or any Excluded Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking:  (i) relief under the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, or other federal bankruptcy laws (as now or hereafter in effect) or under any other Applicable Laws, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up, or composition or adjustment of debts; or (ii) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like of such Person, or of all or any substantial part of the assets, domestic or foreign, of such Person, and such case or proceeding shall continue undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 consecutive calendar days, or an order granting the remedy or other relief requested in such case or proceeding against such

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Person (including, but not limited to, an order for relief under such Bankruptcy Code or such other federal bankruptcy laws) shall be entered.

(h)                                 Litigation; Enforceability.  The Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall disavow, revoke or terminate (or attempt to terminate) any Loan Document to which it is a party or shall otherwise challenge or contest in any action, suit or proceeding in any court or before any Governmental Authority the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, or any other Loan Document or this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall cease to be in full force and effect (except as a result of the express terms thereof).

(i)                                     Judgment.  A judgment or order for the payment of money or for an injunction shall be entered against the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, by any court or other tribunal and (i) such judgment or order shall continue for a period of 30 days without being paid, stayed or dismissed through appellate proceedings prosecuted by the Borrower in good faith and (ii) either (A) the amount of such judgment or order for which insurance has not been acknowledged in writing by the applicable insurance carrier (or the amount as to which the insurer has denied liability) exceeds, individually or together with all other such outstanding judgments or orders entered against (X) the Parent, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, $10,000,000 or (Y)  other Subsidiaries, $50,000,000 or (B) in the case of an injunction or other non-monetary judgment, such injunction or judgment could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(j)                                     Attachment.  A warrant, writ of attachment, execution or similar process shall be issued against any property of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary which exceeds, individually or together with all other such warrants, writs, executions and processes, (i) for the Parent, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties $10,000,000 or (ii) for all other Subsidiaries $50,000,000, and such warrant, writ, execution or process shall not be discharged, vacated, stayed or bonded for a period of 30 days; provided, however, that if a bond has been issued in favor of the claimant or other Person obtaining such warrant, writ, execution or process, the issuer of such bond shall execute a waiver or subordination agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent pursuant to which the issuer of such bond subordinates its right of reimbursement, contribution or subrogation to the Obligations and waives or subordinates any Lien it may have on the assets of any Loan Party.

(k)                                  ERISA. Any member of the ERISA Group shall fail to pay when due an amount or amounts aggregating in excess of $10,000,000 which it shall have become liable to pay under Title IV of ERISA; or notice of intent to terminate a Plan or Plans having aggregate Unfunded Liabilities in excess of $10,000,000 shall be filed under Title IV of ERISA by any member of the ERISA Group, any plan administrator or any combination of the foregoing; or the PBGC shall institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate, to impose liability (other than for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA) in respect of, or to cause a trustee to be appointed to administer, any Plan or Plans having aggregate Unfunded Liabilities in excess of $10,000,000; or a condition shall exist by reason of which the PBGC would be entitled to obtain a decree adjudicating that any such Plan must be terminated; or there shall occur a complete or partial withdrawal from, or a default, within the meaning of Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA, with respect

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to, one or more Multiemployer Plans which could cause one or more members of the ERISA Group to incur a current payment obligation in excess of $10,000,000.

(l)                                     Loan Documents.  An Event of Default (as defined therein) shall occur under any of the other Loan Documents (other than a Security Document).

(m)                               Change of Control/Change in Management.

(i)                                     Any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person will be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than 30.0% of the total voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of the Parent;

(ii)                                  During any period of 12 consecutive months ending after the Agreement Date, individuals who at the beginning of any such 12-month period constituted the Board of Directors of the Parent (together with any new directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Parent was approved by a vote of a at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved but excluding any director whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a director occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any person or group other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the Board of Directors) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower then in office;

(iii)                               The Parent or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Parent shall cease to be the sole general partner of the Borrower or shall cease to have the sole and exclusive power to exercise all management and control over the Borrower; or

(iv)                              The Parent shall cease to own and control, directly or indirectly, of record and beneficially, at least 75% of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens of the types referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (e) of the definition of Permitted Lien).

(n)                                 Validity of Material Loan Documents.  Either this Agreement or the Guaranty shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms thereof).

Section 11.2.  Remedies Upon Event of Default.

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(a)                                  Acceleration; Termination of Facilities.

(i)                                     Automatic.  Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 11.1.(f) or 11.1.(g), (A)(i) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, the Loans and the Notes at the time outstanding, (ii) an amount equal to the Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the date of the occurrence of such Event of Default for deposit into the Collateral Account pursuant to Section 11.6. and (iii) all of the other Obligations (other than obligations in respect of Derivatives Contracts), including, but not limited to, the other amounts owed to the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Agent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents shall become immediately and automatically due and payable without presentment, demand, protest, or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Borrower and (B) all of the Commitments, the obligation of the Lenders to make Loans, the Swingline Commitment, the obligation of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans, and the obligation of the Agent to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, shall all immediately and automatically terminate.

(ii)                                  Optional.  If any other Event of Default shall exist, the Agent may, and at the direction of the Requisite Lenders shall:  (A) declare (1) the principal of, and accrued interest on, the Loans and the Notes at the time outstanding, (2) an amount equal to the Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the date of the occurrence of such other Event of Default for deposit into the Collateral Account pursuant to Section 11.6. and (3) all of the other Obligations (other than obligations in respect of Derivatives Contracts), including, but not limited to, the other amounts owed to the Lenders and the Agent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Borrower and (B) terminate the Commitments, the Swingline Commitment, the obligation of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder and the obligation of the Agent to issue Letters of Credit hereunder.

(b)                                 Loan Documents.  The Requisite Lenders may direct the Agent to, and the Agent if so directed shall, exercise any and all of its rights under any and all of the other Loan Documents.

(c)                                  Applicable Law.  The Requisite Lenders may direct the Agent to, and the Agent if so directed shall, exercise all other rights and remedies it may have under any Applicable Law.

(d)                                 Appointment of Receiver.  To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver for the assets and properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, without notice of any kind whatsoever and without regard to the adequacy of any security for the Obligations or the solvency of any party bound for its payment, to take possession of all or any portion of the business operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and to exercise such power as the court shall confer upon such receiver.

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(e)                                  Specified Derivatives Contract Remedies.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or other Loan Document, each Specified Derivatives Provider shall have the right, with prompt notice to the Agent, but without the approval or consent of or other action by the Agent or the Lenders, and without limitation of other remedies available to such Specified Derivatives Provider under contract or Applicable Law, to undertake any of the following: (i) to declare an event of default, termination event or other similar event under any Specified Derivatives Contract and to create an “Early Termination Date” (as defined therein) in respect thereof, (ii) to determine net termination amounts in respect of any and all Specified Derivatives Contracts in accordance with the terms thereof, and to set off amounts among such contracts, and (iii) to prosecute any legal action against the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party to enforce or collect net amounts owing to such Specified Derivatives Provider by any such Person pursuant to any Specified Derivatives Contract.

Section 11.3.  Remedies Upon Default.

Upon the occurrence of a Default specified in Section 11.1.(g), the Commitments shall immediately and automatically terminate.

Section 11.4.  Marshaling; Payments Set Aside.

None of the Agent, any Lender or any Specified Derivatives Provider shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Loan Party or any other party or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations or the Specified Derivatives Obligations.  To the extent that any Loan Party makes a payment or payments to the Agent, any Lender or any Specified Derivatives Provider, or the Agent, any Lender or any Specified Derivatives Provider enforces any Lien or exercises any of its rights of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law or other Applicable Law, then to the extent of such recovery, the Obligations or Specified Derivatives Obligations, or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefor, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

Section 11.5.  Allocation of Proceeds.

If an Event of Default shall exist and maturity of any of the Obligations has been accelerated, or if an Event of Default specified in Section 11.1.(a) and/or (b) shall exist, all payments received by the Agent under any of the Loan Documents, in respect of any principal of or interest on the Obligations or any other amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder or thereunder, shall be applied in the following order and priority:

(a)                                  amounts due the Agent in respect of fees and expenses due under Section 13.2.;

(b)                                 amounts due the Lenders in respect of fees and expenses due under Section 13.2., pro rata in the amount then due each Lender;

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(d)                                 payments of interest on Swingline Loans;

(e)                                  payments of interest on all other Loans and Reimbursement Obligations to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, in such order as the Lenders may determine in their sole discretion;

(f)                                    payments of principal of Swingline Loans;

(g)                                 payments of principal of all other Loans, Reimbursement Obligations and other Letter of Credit Liabilities, to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, in such order as the Lenders may determine in their sole discretion; provided, however, to the extent that any amounts available for distribution pursuant to this subsection are attributable to the issued but undrawn amount of an outstanding Letter of Credit, such amounts shall be paid to the Agent for deposit into the Collateral Account;

(h)                                 payments of interest and payments of the Derivatives Termination Value, in each case in respect of any and all Specified Derivatives Contracts, to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Specified Derivatives Providers in such order as the Specified Derivatives Providers may determine in their sole discretion;

(i)                                     amounts due the Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Sections 12.9. and 13.9.;

(j)                                     payment of all other Obligations and other amounts due and owing by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties under any of the Loan Documents and Specified Derivatives Contracts, if any, to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the applicable Specified Derivatives Providers; and

(k)                                  any amount remaining after application as provided above, shall be paid to the Borrower or whomever else may be legally entitled thereto.

Section 11.6.  Collateral Account.

(a)                                  As collateral security for the prompt payment in full when due of all Letter of Credit Liabilities and the other Obligations, the Borrower hereby pledges and grants to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Agent and the Lenders as provided herein, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in and to the Collateral Account and the balances from time to time in the Collateral Account (including the investments and reinvestments therein provided for below).  The balances from time to time in the Collateral Account shall not constitute payment of any Letter of Credit Liabilities until applied by the Agent as provided herein.  Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, funds held in the Collateral Account shall be subject to withdrawal only as provided in this Section.

(b)                                 Amounts on deposit in the Collateral Account shall be invested and reinvested by the Agent in such Cash Equivalents as the Agent shall determine in its sole discretion.  All such investments and reinvestments shall be held in the name of and be under the sole dominion and control of the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders.  The Agent shall exercise reasonable

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care in the custody and preservation of any funds held in the Collateral Account and shall be deemed to have exercised such care if such funds are accorded treatment substantially equivalent to that which the Agent accords other funds deposited with the Agent, it being understood that the Agent shall not have any responsibility for taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any funds held in the Collateral Account.

(c)                                  If a drawing pursuant to any Letter of Credit occurs on or prior to the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, the Borrower and the Lenders authorize the Agent to use the monies deposited in the Collateral Account and proceeds thereof to make payment to the beneficiary with respect to such drawing or the payee with respect to such presentment.

(d)                                 If an Event of Default exists, the Requisite Lenders may, in their discretion, at any time and from time to time, instruct the Agent to liquidate any such investments and reinvestments and apply proceeds thereof to the Obligations in accordance with Section 11.5.

(e)                                  So long as no Default or Event of Default exists, and to the extent amounts on deposit in or credited to the Collateral Account exceed the aggregate amount of the Letter of Credit Liabilities then due and owing, the Agent shall, from time to time, at the request of the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower within 10 Business Days after the Agent’s receipt of such request from the Borrower, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty or representation whatsoever, such amount of the credit balances in the Collateral Account as exceeds the aggregate amount of the Letter of Credit Liabilities at such time.

(f)                                    The Borrower shall pay to the Agent from time to time such fees as the Agent normally charges for similar services in connection with the Agent’s administration of the Collateral Account and investments and reinvestments of funds therein.

Section 11.7.  Performance by Agent.

If the Borrower shall fail to perform any covenant, duty or agreement contained in any of the Loan Documents, the Agent may, after notice to the Borrower, perform or attempt to perform such covenant, duty or agreement on behalf of the Borrower after the expiration of any cure or grace periods set forth herein.  In such event, the Borrower shall, at the request of the Agent, promptly pay any amount reasonably expended by the Agent in such performance or attempted performance to the Agent, together with interest thereon at the applicable Post-Default Rate from the date of such expenditure until paid.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Agent nor any Lender shall have any liability or responsibility whatsoever for the performance of any obligation of the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

Section 11.8.  Rights Cumulative.

The rights and remedies of the Agent and the other Secured Parties under this Agreement, each of the other Loan Documents and each of the Specified Derivatives Contracts shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any of them may otherwise have under Applicable Law.  In exercising their respective rights and remedies the Agent and the other Secured Parties may be selective and no failure or delay by the Agent or any of the other Secured Parties in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver of it, nor shall any single or partial

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exercise of any power or right preclude its other or further exercise or the exercise of any other power or right.

ARTICLE XII. THE AGENT

Section 12.1.  Authorization and Action.

Each Lender hereby appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as contractual representative on such Lender’s behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  Not in limitation of the foregoing, each Lender authorizes and directs the Agent to enter into the Loan Documents for the benefit of the Lenders.  Each Lender hereby agrees that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Requisite Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents, and the exercise by the Requisite Lenders of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders.  Nothing herein shall be construed to deem the Agent a trustee or fiduciary for any Lender or to impose on the Agent duties or obligations other than those expressly provided for herein.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the terms “Agent”, “Administrative Agent”, “agent” and similar terms in the Loan Documents with reference to the Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any Applicable Law.  Instead, use of such terms is merely a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.  At the request of a Lender, the Agent will forward to such Lender copies or, where appropriate, originals of the documents delivered to the Agent pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.  The Agent will also furnish to any Lender, upon the request of such Lender, a copy of any certificate or notice furnished to the Agent by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate of the Borrower, pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document not already delivered to such Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any such other Loan Document.  As to any matters not expressly provided for by the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of any of the Obligations), the Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders if explicitly required under any other provision of this Agreement), and such instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders and all holders of any of the Obligations; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes the Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or Applicable Law.  Not in limitation of the foregoing, the Agent may exercise any right or remedy it or the Lenders may have under any Loan Document upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default unless the Requisite Lenders have directed the Agent otherwise.  Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Agent as a result of the Agent acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of the Requisite Lenders, or where applicable, all the Lenders.

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Section 12.2.  Agent’s Reliance, Etc.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, neither the Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents, employees or counsel shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent:  (a) may treat the payee of any Note as the holder thereof until the Agent receives written notice of the assignment or transfer thereof signed by such payee and in form satisfactory to the Agent; (b) may consult with legal counsel (including its own counsel or counsel for the Borrower or any other Loan Party), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (c) makes no warranty or representation to any Lender or any other Person and shall not be responsible to any Lender or any other Person for any statements, warranties or representations made by any Person in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (d) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of any of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent under this Agreement or any Loan Document on the part of the Borrower or other Persons (except for the delivery to it of any certificate or document specifically required to be delivered to it pursuant to Section 6.1.) or inspect the property, books or records of the Borrower or any other Person; (e) shall not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or any collateral covered thereby or the perfection or priority of any Lien in favor of the Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in any such collateral; and (f) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telephone, telecopy, or electronic mail) believed by it to be genuine and signed, sent or given by the proper party or parties.  The Agent may execute any of its duties under the Loan Documents by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact.  Unless set forth in writing to the contrary, the making of its initial Loan by a Lender shall constitute a certification by such Lender to the Agent and the other Lenders that the Borrower has satisfied the conditions precedent for initial Loans set forth in Sections 6.1. and 6.2. that have not previously been waived by the Requisite Lenders.

Section 12.3.  Notice of Defaults.

The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default unless the Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing with reasonable specificity such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.”  If any Lender (excluding the Lender which is also serving as the Agent) becomes aware of any Default or Event of Default, it shall promptly send to the Agent such a “notice of default.”  Further, if the Agent receives such a “notice of default”, the Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders.

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Section 12.4.  Agent as Lender.

The Lender acting as Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and any other Loan Document as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent; and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include the Lender then acting as Agent in each case in its individual capacity.  Such Lender and its Affiliates may each accept deposits from, maintain deposits or credit balances for, invest in, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, serve as financial advisor to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate thereof as if it were any other bank and without any duty to account therefor to the other Secured Parties.  Further, such Lender and any Affiliate may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower for services in connection with this Agreement, any Specified Derivatives Contract or otherwise without having to account for the same to the other Secured Parties.  The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Lender acting as Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, other Loan Parties, other Subsidiaries and other Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Person) and acknowledge that the Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them.

Section 12.5.  Collateral Matters; Protective Advances.

(a)                                  Each Lender hereby authorizes the Agent, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from time to time prior to an Event of Default, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Loan Documents which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the Liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to any of the Loan Documents.

(b)                                 The Lenders hereby authorize the Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Lien granted to or held by the Agent upon any Collateral (i) upon termination of the Commitments and indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full of all of the Obligations and all Specified Derivatives Contracts and (ii) as expressly permitted by, but only in accordance with, the terms of the applicable Loan Document, including without limitation, in accordance with Section 4.3.  Upon request by the Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section.

(c)                                  Upon any sale and transfer of Collateral which is expressly permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and upon at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written request by the Borrower, the Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of the Liens granted to the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties herein or pursuant hereto upon the Collateral that was sold or transferred; provided, however, that (i) the Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in the Agent’s opinion, would expose the Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty and (ii) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or the Specified Derivatives Obligations or any Liens upon (or obligations of the Borrower or any other Loan Party in respect of) all interests retained by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, including (without limitation) the proceeds of such sale or transfer, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral.  In the event of any sale or transfer of Collateral, or

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any foreclosure with respect to any of the Collateral, the Agent shall be authorized to deduct all of the expenses reasonably incurred by the Agent from the proceeds of any such sale, transfer or foreclosure.

(d)                                 The Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Secured Parties or to any other Person to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or is cared for, protected or insured or that the Liens granted to the Agent herein or pursuant hereto have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Agent in this Section or in any of the Loan Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, and that the Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to the Lenders, except to the extent resulting from its gross negligence or willful misconduct.

(e)                                  The Agent may make, and shall be reimbursed by the Lenders (in accordance with their Commitment Percentages) to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower for, Protective Advances during any one calendar year with respect to each Borrowing Base Property up to the sum of: (i) amounts expended to pay real estate taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon such Property; (ii) amounts expended to pay insurance premiums for policies of insurance related to such Property; and (iii) $250,000 for each Borrowing Base Property; provided, however, the amount each Lender is required to reimburse the Agent under this clause (e) shall not exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment less its outstanding Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities as of any date of determination.  Protective Advances in excess of said sum during any calendar year for any Property that is Collateral shall require the consent of the Requisite Lenders.  The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all Protective Advances.

(f)                                    By their acceptance of the benefits of the Security Documents, each Lender that is at any time itself a Specified Derivatives Provider, or that has an Affiliate that is a Specified Derivatives Provider, hereby, for itself, and on behalf of any such Affiliate, in its capacity as a Specified Derivatives Provider, irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Agent as its collateral agent, to take such action as contractual representative on such Specified Derivative Provider’s behalf and to exercise such powers under the Security Documents as are specifically delegated to the Agent by the terms of this Section 12.5., Section 12.6. and any Security Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; provided, that this subsection (f) shall not affect any of the terms of a Specified Derivatives Contract or restrict a Specified Derivatives Provider from taking any action permitted by a Specified Derivatives Contract.  For the avoidance of doubt, all references in this Section 12.5. to “Lender” or “Lenders” shall be deemed to include each Lender (and Affiliate thereof) in its capacity as a Specified Derivatives Provider.

Section 12.6.  Post-Foreclosure Plans.

If all or any portion of the Collateral is acquired by the Agent or its nominee as a result of a foreclosure or the acceptance of a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure, or is retained in satisfaction of all or any part of the Obligations or Specified Derivatives Obligations, the title to

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any such Collateral, or any portion thereof, shall be held in the name of the Agent or a nominee or Subsidiary of the Agent, as administrative agent, for the ratable benefit of all Secured Parties.  The Agent shall prepare a recommended course of action for such Collateral (a “Post-Foreclosure Plan”), which shall be subject to the approval of the Supermajority Lenders.  In accordance with the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan, the Agent shall manage, operate, repair, administer, complete, construct, restore or otherwise deal with the Collateral acquired, and shall administer all transactions relating thereto, including, without limitation, employing a management agent, leasing agent and other agents, contractors and employees, including agents for the sale of such Collateral, and the collecting of rents and other sums from such Collateral and paying the expenses of such Collateral.  Actions taken by the Agent with respect to the Collateral, which are not specifically provided for in the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan or reasonably incidental thereto, shall require the written consent of the Supermajority Lenders by way of supplement to such Post-Foreclosure Plan.  Upon demand therefor from time to time, each Lender will contribute its share (based on its Commitment Percentage) of all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Agent pursuant to the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan in connection with the construction, operation, management, maintenance, leasing and sale of such Collateral.  In addition, the Agent shall render or cause to be rendered to each Secured Party, on a periodic basis (but in any event once per calendar quarter), an income and expense statement for such Collateral, and each Lender shall promptly contribute its Commitment Percentage of any operating loss for such Collateral, and such other expenses and operating reserves as the Agent shall deem reasonably necessary pursuant to and in accordance with the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan.  To the extent there is Net Operating Income from such Collateral, the Agent shall, in accordance with the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan, determine the amount and timing of distributions to the Secured Parties.  All such distributions shall be made to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages.  The Secured Parties acknowledge and agree that if title to any Collateral is obtained by the Agent or its nominee, such Collateral will not be held as a permanent investment but will be liquidated and the proceeds of such liquidation will be distributed in accordance with Section 11.5. as soon as practicable.  The Agent shall undertake to sell such Collateral, at such price and upon such terms and conditions as the Requisite Lenders reasonably shall determine to be most advantageous to the Secured Parties.  Any purchase money mortgage or deed of trust taken in connection with the disposition of such Collateral in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence shall name the Agent, as Agent for the Lenders, as the beneficiary or mortgagee.  In such case, the Agent and the Lenders shall enter into an agreement with respect to such purchase money mortgage or deed of trust defining the rights of the Lenders in the same Commitment Percentages as provided hereunder, which agreement shall be in all material respects similar to this Article insofar as the same is appropriate or applicable.

Section 12.7.  Approvals of Lenders.

All communications from the Agent to any Lender requesting such Lender’s determination, consent, approval or disapproval (a) shall be given in the form of a written notice to such Lender, (b) shall be accompanied by a description of the matter or issue as to which such determination, approval, consent or disapproval is requested, or shall advise such Lender where information, if any, regarding such matter or issue may be inspected, or shall otherwise describe the matter or issue to be resolved, (c) shall include, if reasonably requested by such Lender and to the extent not previously provided to such Lender, written materials and, as appropriate, a

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brief summary of all oral information provided to the Agent by the Borrower in respect of the matter or issue to be resolved, and (d) shall include the Agent’s recommended course of action or determination in respect thereof.  Each Lender shall reply promptly, but in any event within 10 Business Days (or such lesser or greater period as may be specifically required under the Loan Documents) of receipt of such communication.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, unless a Lender shall give written notice to the Agent that it specifically objects to the recommendation or determination of the Agent (together with a written explanation of the reasons behind such objection) within the applicable time period for reply, such Lender shall be deemed to have conclusively approved of or consented to such recommendation or determination.

Section 12.8.  Lender Credit Decision, Etc.

Each Lender expressly acknowledges and agrees that neither the Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, counsel, attorneys-in-fact or other Affiliates has made any representations or warranties as to the financial condition, operations, creditworthiness, solvency or other information concerning the business or affairs of the Borrower, any other Loan Party, any Subsidiary or any other Person to such Lender and that no act by the Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, shall be deemed to constitute any such representation or warranty by the Agent to any Lender.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has made its own credit and legal analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Agent, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, and based on the financial statements of the Borrower, the Subsidiaries or any other Affiliate thereof, and inquiries of such Persons, its independent due diligence of the business and affairs of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties, the Subsidiaries and other Persons, its review of the Loan Documents, the legal opinions required to be delivered to it hereunder, the advice of its own counsel and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate.  Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Agent or any of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, and based on such review, advice, documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents.  The Agent shall not be required to keep itself informed as to the performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of the Loan Documents or any other document referred to or provided for therein or to inspect the properties or books of, or make any other investigation of, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person.  Except for notices, reports and other documents and information expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the Agent shall have no duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate thereof which may come into possession of the Agent, or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or other Affiliates.  Each Lender acknowledges that the Agent’s legal counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is only acting as counsel to the Agent and is not acting as counsel to such Lender.

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Section 12.9.  Indemnification of Agent.

Each Lender agrees to indemnify the Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) pro rata in accordance with such Lender’s respective Commitment Percentage, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Agent (in its capacity as Agent but not as a Lender) in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents, any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Agent under the Loan Documents (collectively, “Indemnifiable Amounts”); provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such Indemnifiable Amounts to the extent resulting from the Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment or if the Agent fails to follow the written direction of the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders if expressly required hereunder) unless such failure results from the Agent following the advice of counsel to the Agent of which advice the Lenders have received notice.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing but subject to the preceding proviso, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees of the counsel(s) of the Agent’s own choosing) incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, administration, or enforcement of, or legal advice with respect to the rights or responsibilities of the parties under, the Loan Documents, any suit or action brought by the Agent to enforce the terms of the Loan Documents and/or collect any Obligations, any “lender liability” suit or claim brought against the Agent and/or the Lenders, and any claim or suit brought against the Agent, and/or the Lenders arising under any Environmental Laws.  Such out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) shall be advanced by the Lenders on the request of the Agent notwithstanding any claim or assertion that the Agent is not entitled to indemnification hereunder upon receipt of an undertaking by the Agent that the Agent will reimburse the Lenders if it is actually and finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Agent is not so entitled to indemnification.  The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and the termination of this Agreement.  If the Borrower shall reimburse the Agent for any Indemnifiable Amount following payment by any Lender to the Agent in respect of such Indemnifiable Amount pursuant to this Section, the Agent shall share such reimbursement on a ratable basis with each Lender making any such payment.

Section 12.10.  Successor Agent.

The Agent may (i) resign as Agent under the Loan Documents at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower or (ii) be removed as Agent under the Loan Documents if (x) the Agent is a Defaulting Lender or (y) for any acts or omissions of the Agent that constitute gross negligence or willfull misconduct of the Agent, in each case by the Requisite Lenders (other than the Lender then acting as the Agent) upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice to the Agent.  Upon any such resignation or removal, the Requisite Lenders (other than the Lender then acting as the Agent in the case of the removal of the Agent under the immediately preceding sentence) shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent which

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appointment shall, provided no Default or Event of Default exists, be subject to the Borrower’s approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (except that the Borrower shall, in all events, be deemed to have approved each Lender and any of its Affiliates as a successor Agent).  If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, and shall have accepted such appointment, within thirty (30) days after the resigning Agent’s giving of notice of resignation or the Lenders’ removal of the resigning Agent, then the resigning or removed Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent, which shall be a Lender, if any Lender shall be willing to serve, and otherwise shall be an Eligible Assignee.  Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Agent, and the retiring or removed Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents.  Such successor Agent shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or shall make other arrangements satisfactory to the current Agent, in either case, to assume effectively the obligations of the current Agent with respect to such Letters of Credit.  After any Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Article XII. shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under the Loan Documents.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Agent may assign its rights and duties under the Loan Documents to any of its Affiliates by giving the Borrower and each Lender prior written notice.

Section 12.11.  Titled Agents.

Each of the Titled Agents in each such respective capacity, assumes no responsibility or obligation hereunder, including, without limitation, for servicing, enforcement or collection of any of the Loans, or for any duties as an agent hereunder for the Lenders.  The titles of “ Joint Lead Arranger”, “Joint Bookrunner”, “Syndication Agent” and “Documentation Agent” are solely honorific and imply no fiduciary responsibility on the part of the Titled Agents to the Agent, the Borrower or any Lender and the use of such titles does not impose on the Titled Agents any duties or obligations greater than those of any other Lender or entitle the Titled Agents to any rights other than those to which any other Lender is entitled.

ARTICLE XIII. MISCELLANEOUS

Section 13.1.  Notices.

Unless otherwise provided herein, communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, telecopied or delivered as follows:

If to the Borrower:

U-Store-It, L.P.

c/o U-Store-It Trust

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Telephone:  (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇

Telecopy: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇

with a copy to:

U-Store-It, L.P.

c/o U-Store-It Trust

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Attn: Senior Vice President — Chief Legal Officer

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Telecopy:  (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇

If to the Agent:

Wachovia Bank, National Association

c/o Wells Fargo Real Estate Banking Group

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Telecopy: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇

with a copy to:

Wachovia Bank, National Association

c/o Wells Fargo Real Estate Banking Group

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Loan Administration Manager

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If to a Lender:

To such Lender’s address or telecopy number, as applicable, set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire;

or, as to each party at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties delivered in compliance with this Section; provided, a Lender shall only be required to give notice of any such other address to the Agent and the Borrower.  All such notices and other communications shall be effective (i) if mailed, when received; (ii) if telecopied, when transmitted; or (iii) if hand delivered or sent by overnight courier, when delivered.  Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, all notices or communications

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to the Agent or any Lender under Article II. shall be effective only when actually received.  Neither the Agent nor any Lender shall incur any liability to any Loan Party (nor shall the Agent incur any liability to the Lenders) for acting upon any telephonic notice referred to in this Agreement which the Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, believes in good faith to have been given by a Person authorized to deliver such notice or for otherwise acting in good faith hereunder. Failure of a Person designated to get a copy of a notice to receive such copy shall not affect the validity of notice properly given to any other Person.

Section 13.2.  Expenses.

The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Agent for all of its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, any of the Loan Documents (including due diligence expenses and travel expenses relating to closing), and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of outside counsel to the Agent and costs and expenses in connection with the use of IntraLinks, Inc., SyndTrak or other similar information transmission systems in connection with the Loan Documents, (b) to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agent in connection with the review of Properties for inclusion in calculations of the Borrowing Base and the Agent’s other activities under Article IV., including the cost of all Appraisals and the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of outside counsel to the Agent relating to all such activities, (c) to pay or reimburse the Agent and the Lenders for all their reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under the Loan Documents, including the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of their respective counsel and any payments in indemnification or otherwise payable by the Lenders to the Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents, (d) to pay, and indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and the Lenders from, any and all recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any failure to pay or delay in paying, documentary, stamp, excise and other similar taxes, if any, which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of any of the Loan Documents, or consummation of any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of, any Loan Document and (e) to the extent not already covered by any of the preceding subsections, to pay the documented fees and disbursements of counsel to the Agent and any Lender incurred in connection with the representation of the Agent or such Lender in any matter relating to or arising out of any bankruptcy or other proceeding of the type described in Sections 11.1.(f) or 11.1.(g), including, without limitation (i) any motion for relief from any stay or similar order, (ii) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of any document relating to the Obligations and (iii) the negotiation and preparation of any debtor-in-possession financing or any plan of reorganization of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, whether proposed by the Borrower, such Loan Party, the Lenders or any other Person, and whether such fees and expenses are incurred prior to, during or after the commencement of such proceeding or the confirmation or conclusion of any such proceeding.  If the Borrower shall fail to pay any amounts required to be paid by it pursuant to this Section, the Agent and/or the Lenders may pay such amounts on behalf of the Borrower and either deem the same to be Loans outstanding hereunder or otherwise Obligations owing hereunder.

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Section 13.3.  Setoff.

Subject to Section 3.3. and in addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under Applicable Law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, the Borrower hereby authorizes the Agent, each Lender, and each Affiliate of the Agent or any Lender, at any time while an Event of Default exists, without prior notice to the Borrower or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, but in the case of a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender subject to receipt of the prior written consent of the Agent exercised in its sole discretion, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including, but not limited to, indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured) and any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by the Agent, such Lender or any such Affiliate of the Agent or such Lender, to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against and on account of any of the Obligations, irrespective of whether or not any or all of the Loans and all other Obligations have been declared to be, or have otherwise become, due and payable as permitted by Section 11.2., and although such Obligations shall be contingent or unmatured.

Section 13.4.  Litigation; Jurisdiction; Other Matters; Waivers.

(a)                                  EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY BETWEEN OR AMONG THE BORROWER, THE AGENT OR ANY OF THE LENDERS WOULD BE BASED ON DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX ISSUES OF LAW AND FACT AND WOULD RESULT IN DELAY AND EXPENSE TO THE PARTIES.  ACCORDINGLY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE LENDERS, THE AGENT AND THE BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR NATURE IN ANY COURT OR TRIBUNAL IN WHICH AN ACTION MAY BE COMMENCED BY OR AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES, OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY COLLATERAL OR BY REASON OF ANY OTHER SUIT, CAUSE OF ACTION OR DISPUTE WHATSOEVER BETWEEN OR AMONG THE BORROWER, THE AGENT OR ANY OF THE LENDERS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE RELATING TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.

(b)                                 EACH OF THE BORROWER, THE AGENT AND EACH LENDER HEREBY AGREES THAT ANY FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT AND ANY STATE COURT LOCATED IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, SHALL HAVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN OR AMONG THE BORROWER, THE AGENT OR ANY OF THE LENDERS, PERTAINING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT, THE NOTES OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING HEREFROM OR THEREFROM OR THE COLLATERAL.  THE BORROWER AND EACH OF THE LENDERS EXPRESSLY SUBMIT AND CONSENT IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING COMMENCED IN SUCH COURTS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH CLAIMS OR DISPUTES.  EACH PARTY FURTHER 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 FORUM, AND

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EACH AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME.  THE CHOICE OF FORUM SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PRECLUDE THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION BY ANY PARTY OR THE ENFORCEMENT BY ANY PARTY OF ANY JUDGMENT OBTAINED IN SUCH FORUM IN ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION.

(c)                                  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY EACH PARTY WITH THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL AND WITH A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES THEREOF, AND SHALL SURVIVE THE PAYMENT OF THE LOANS AND ALL OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE HEREUNDER OR UNDER THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, THE TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF ALL LETTERS OF CREDIT AND THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 13.5.  Successors and Assigns.

(a)                                  Successors and Assigns Generally.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of the immediately following subsection (b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of the immediately following subsection (d) or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of the immediately following subsection (f) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void).  Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in the immediately following subsection (d) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of the Agent and the Lenders and of their respective Affiliates) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b)                                 Assignments by Lenders.  Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees (an “Assignee”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i)                                   Minimum Amounts.

(A)                              in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Revolving Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

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this purpose includes Revolving Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Revolving Commitment is not then in effect, the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment and the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan of such Lender (in each case determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $5,000,000 in the case of a Revolving Commitment, or $5,000,000 in the case of a Term Loan, unless each of the Agent and, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall exist, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(ii)                                  Proportionate Amounts.  Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Term Loan, Revolving Loans and the Revolving Commitment assigned.

(iii)                               Required Consents.  No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by clause (i)(B) of this subsection (b) and, in addition:

(A)                              the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) a Default or Event of Default shall exist at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and

(B)                                the consent of the Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of a Revolving Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is not already a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.

(iv)                              Assignment and Acceptance.  The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing and recordation fee of $4,500 payable by Assignor for each assignment, and the assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

(v)                                 No Assignment to Borrower.  No such assignment shall be made to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

(vi)                              No Assignment to Natural Persons.  No such assignment shall be made to a natural person.

(vii)                           Assignments by Specified Derivatives Provider.  If the assigning Lender (or its Affiliate) is a Specified Derivatives Provider and if after giving effect to such assignment such Lender will hold no further Loans or Commitments under this Agreement, such Lender shall undertake such assignment only contemporaneously with

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an assignment by such Lender (or its Affiliate, as the case may be) of all of its Specified Derivatives Contracts to the Assignee or another Lender (or Affiliate thereof).

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Agent pursuant to the immediately following subsection (c), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 5.4., 13.2. and 13.9. and the other provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as provided in Section 13.10. with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment.  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph 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 the immediately following subsection (d).

(c)                                  Register.  The Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Principal Office a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(d)                                 Participations.  Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Agent, (other than as provided pursuant to Section 13.5.(e)) sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.  Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to (i) increase such Lender’s Commitment, (ii) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal on the Loans or portions thereof owing to such Lender or (iii) reduce the rate at which interest is payable thereon.  Subject

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to the immediately following subsection (e), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.12., 5.1., 5.4. to the same extent as if it were the Lender it purchased such participation from and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section.  To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 13.3. as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 3.3. as though it were a Lender.  Upon request from the Agent, a Lender shall notify the Agent and the Borrower of the sale of any participation hereunder.

(e)                                  Limitations upon Participant Rights.  A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.12., 5.1. and 5.4. than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent.  A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.12. unless the Borrower consents to the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower and the Agent, to comply with Section 3.12.(c) as though it were a Lender.

(f)                                    Certain Pledges.  Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(g)                                 No Registration.  Each Lender agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Borrower and the Agent, it will not make any assignment hereunder in any manner or under any circumstances that would require registration or qualification of, or filings in respect of, any Loan or Note under the Securities Act or any other securities laws of the United States of America or of any other jurisdiction.

Section 13.6.  Amendments.

(a)                                  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any consent or approval required or permitted by this Agreement or any other Loan Document to be given by the Lenders may be given, and any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document may be amended, and the performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any terms of this Agreement or such other Loan Document or the continuance of any Default or Event of Default may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but only with, the written consent of the Requisite Lenders (or the Agent at the written direction of the Requisite Lenders) and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Loan Party a party thereto; provided, however, any amendment of Sections 10.1. and 11.1.(m), or any amendment of any of the definitions related to such Sections 10.1. and 11.1.(m), or the performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the terms of such Sections 10.1. and 11.1.(m), or the waiver of the continuance of any Default or Event of Default resulting from a violation of Section 10.1. or a waiver of the continuance of any Event of Default under

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Section 11.1.(m), may be made with, but only with, the written consent of the Supermajority Lenders (and, in the case of an amendment of such Sections, the Borrower).

(b)                                 Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the prior written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby, no amendment, waiver or consent shall do any of the following:

(i)                                     increase the Commitments of the Lenders or subject the Lenders to any additional obligations;

(ii)                                  reduce the principal of, or interest that has accrued or the rates of interest that will be charged on the outstanding principal amount of, any Loans or other Obligations;

(iii)                               reduce the amount of any Fees payable to the Lenders hereunder or postpone any date fixed for payment thereof;

(iv)                              modify the definition of the term “Termination Date” or otherwise postpone any date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loans or any other Obligations (including the waiver of any Default or Event of Default as a result of the nonpayment of any such Obligations as and when due), or extend the expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the Termination Date;

(v)                                 amend or otherwise modify the provisions of Section 3.2. or the definition of the term “Commitment Percentage”;

(vi)                              modify the definition of the term “Requisite Lenders” or “Supermajority Lenders” or otherwise modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof, including without limitation, any modification of this Section 13.6. if such modification would have such effect;

(vii)                           release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty (except as otherwise permitted under Section 8.12.(c));

(viii)                        release the Lien of any Security Document except as permitted under Section 4.3. or Section 8.12.(d);

(ix)                                amend or otherwise modify the provisions of Section 2.15.; or

(x)                                   increase the number of Interest Periods permitted with respect to Loans under Section 2.6.

(c)                                  No amendment, waiver or consent, unless in writing and signed by the Agent, in such capacity, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, shall affect the rights or duties of the Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.  Any amendment, waiver or consent relating to Section 2.3. or the obligations of the Swingline Lender

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under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, require the written consent of the Swingline Lender.  Any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to any Loan Document that (i) diminishes the rights of a Specified Derivatives Provider in a manner or to an extent dissimilar to that affecting the Lenders or (ii) increases the liabilities or obligations of a Specified Derivatives Provider shall, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, require the consent of the Lender that is (or having an Affiliate that is) such Specified Derivatives Provider.

(d)                                 No waiver shall extend to or affect any obligation not expressly waived or impair any right consequent thereon and any amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose set forth therein.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 12.7., no course of dealing or delay or omission on the part of the Agent or any Lender in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise be prejudicial thereto.  Any Event of Default occurring hereunder shall continue to exist until such time as such Event of Default is waived in writing in accordance with the terms of this Section, notwithstanding any attempted cure or other action by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person subsequent to the occurrence of such Event of Default.  Except as otherwise explicitly provided for herein or in any other Loan Document, no notice to or demand upon the Borrower shall entitle the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

Section 13.7.  Nonliability of Agent and Lenders.

The relationship between the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Lenders and the Agent, on the other hand, shall be solely that of borrower and lender.  Neither the Agent nor any Lender shall have any fiduciary responsibilities to the Borrower or any other Loan Party and no provision in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents, and no course of dealing between or among any of the parties hereto, shall be deemed to create any fiduciary duty owing by the Agent or any Lender to any Lender, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party.  Neither the Agent nor any Lender undertakes any responsibility to the Borrower to review or inform the Borrower of any matter in connection with any phase of the Borrower’s business or operations.  In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby, the Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that (a) the credit facilities provided for hereunder and any related arranging or other services in connection therewith (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) are an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Borrower, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand; (b) neither the Agent nor any Lender has assumed or will assume any advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Borrower or any other Loan Party with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading hereto (irrespective of whether the Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates has advised or is currently advising the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates on other matters) and neither the Agent nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (c) the Agent, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the

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Agent nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship.

Section 13.8.  Confidentiality.

The Agent and each Lender shall use reasonable efforts to assure that information about the Parent, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and other Subsidiaries, and the respective properties thereof and their operations, affairs and financial condition, not generally disclosed to the public, which is furnished to the Agent or any Lender pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, is used only for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall not be divulged to any Person other than the Agent, the Lenders, and their respective agents who are actively and directly participating in the evaluation, administration or enforcement of the Loan Documents and other transactions between the Agent or such Lender, as applicable, and the Borrower, but in any event the Agent and the Lenders may make disclosure:  (a) to any of their respective Affiliates (provided they shall agree to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms of this Section 13.8.); (b) as reasonably requested by any potential or actual Assignee, Participant or other transferee in connection with the contemplated transfer of any Commitment or participations therein as permitted hereunder (provided they shall agree to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms of this Section); (c) as required or requested by any Governmental Authority or representative thereof or pursuant to legal process or in connection with any legal proceedings or as otherwise required by Applicable Law; provided, however, if the Agent or a Lender receives a summons or subpoena to disclose any such confidential information to any Person, the Agent or such Lender, as applicable, shall, if legally permitted, endeavor to notify the Borrower thereof as soon as possible after receipt of such request, summons or subpoena and the Borrower shall be afforded an opportunity to seek protective orders, or such other confidential treatment of such disclosed information, as the Borrower and the Agent or such Lender, as applicable, may deem reasonable; (d) to the Agent’s or such Lender’s independent auditors and other professional advisors (provided they shall be notified of the confidential nature of the information); (e) after the happening and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to any other Person, in connection with the exercise by the Agent or the Lenders of rights hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents; (f) upon Borrower’s prior consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), to any contractual counter-parties to any swap or similar hedging agreement or to any rating agency; and (g) to the extent such information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section actually known to such Lender to be such a breach or (y) becomes available to the Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or any Affiliate.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agent and each Lender may disclose any such confidential information, without notice to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, to Governmental Authorities in connection with any regulatory examination of the Agent or such Lender or in accordance with the regulatory compliance policy of the Agent or such Lender.

Section 13.9.  Indemnification.

(a)                                  The Borrower shall and hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Agent, each of the Lenders, any Affiliate of the Agent or any Lender, and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, agents, employees and counsel (each referred to herein as an

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“Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all of the following (collectively, the “Indemnified Costs”):  losses, costs, claims, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, judgments or reasonable expenses of every kind and nature (including, without limitation, amounts paid in settlement, court costs and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel incurred in connection with any litigation, investigation, claim or proceeding or any advice rendered in connection therewith, but excluding losses, costs, claims, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, judgments or expenses indemnification in respect of which is specifically covered by Section 3.12. or 5.1. or expressly excluded from the coverage of such Section 3.12. or 5.1.) incurred by an Indemnified Party in connection with, arising out of, or by reason of, any suit, cause of action, claim, arbitration, investigation or settlement, consent decree or other proceeding (the foregoing referred to herein as an “Indemnity Proceeding”) which is in any way related directly or indirectly to:  (i) this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated thereby; (ii) the making of any Loans or issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder; (iii) any actual or proposed use by the Borrower of the proceeds of the Loans or Letters of Credit; (iv) the Agent’s or any Lender’s entering into this Agreement; (v) the fact that the Agent and the Lenders have established the credit facility evidenced hereby in favor of the Borrower; (vi) the fact that the Agent and the Lenders are creditors of the Borrower and have or are alleged to have information regarding the financial condition, strategic plans or business operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries; (vii) the fact that the Agent and the Lenders are material creditors of the Borrower and are alleged to influence directly or indirectly the business decisions or affairs of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or their financial condition; (viii) the exercise of any right or remedy the Agent or the Lenders may have under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, including without limitation, the foreclosure upon, or seizure of, any Collateral or the exercise of any other rights of a secured party; (ix) any civil penalty or fine assessed by the OFAC against, and all reasonable costs and expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) incurred in connection with defense thereof by, the Agent or any Lender as a result of conduct of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary that violates a sanction enforced by the OFAC; or (x) any violation or non-compliance by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Applicable Law (including any Environmental Law) including, but not limited to, any Indemnity Proceeding commenced by (A) the Internal Revenue Service or state taxing authority or (B) any Governmental Authority or other Person under any Environmental Law, including any Indemnity Proceeding commenced by a Governmental Authority or other Person seeking remedial or other action to cause the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (or its respective properties) (or the Agent and/or the Lenders as successors to the Borrower) to be in compliance with such Environmental Laws; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be obligated to indemnify any Indemnified Party for (A) any acts or omissions of such Indemnified Party in connection with matters described in this subsection to the extent arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment or (B) Indemnified Costs to the extent arising directly out of or resulting directly from claims of one or more Indemnified Parties against another Indemnified Party.

(b)                                 The Borrower’s indemnification obligations under this Section 13.9. shall apply to all Indemnity Proceedings arising out of, or related to, the foregoing whether or not an Indemnified Party is a named party in such Indemnity Proceeding.  In this regard, this indemnification shall cover all Indemnified Costs of any Indemnified Party in connection with any deposition of any Indemnified Party or compliance with any subpoena (including any

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subpoena requesting the production of documents).  This indemnification shall, among other things, apply to any Indemnity Proceeding commenced by other creditors of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, any shareholder of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (whether such shareholder(s) are prosecuting such Indemnity Proceeding in their individual capacity or derivatively on behalf of the Borrower), any account debtor of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or by any Governmental Authority. If indemnification is to be sought hereunder by an Indemnified Party, then such Indemnified Party shall notify the Borrower of the commencement of any Indemnity Proceeding; provided, however, that the failure to so notify the Borrower shall not relieve the Borrower from any liability that it may have to such Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 13.9.

(c)                                  This indemnification shall apply to any Indemnity Proceeding arising during the pendency of any bankruptcy proceeding filed by or against the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary.

(d)                                 All out-of-pocket fees and expenses of, and all amounts paid to third-persons by, an Indemnified Party shall be advanced by the Borrower at the request of such Indemnified Party notwithstanding any claim or assertion by the Borrower that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder, upon receipt of an undertaking by such Indemnified Party that such Indemnified Party will reimburse the Borrower if it is actually and finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Indemnified Party is not so entitled to indemnification hereunder.

(e)                                  An Indemnified Party may conduct its own investigation and defense of, and may formulate its own strategy with respect to, any Indemnity Proceeding covered by this Section and, as provided above, all Indemnified Costs incurred by such Indemnified Party shall be reimbursed by the Borrower.  No action taken by legal counsel chosen by an Indemnified Party in investigating or defending against any such Indemnity Proceeding shall vitiate or in any way impair the obligations and duties of the Borrower hereunder to indemnify and hold harmless each such Indemnified Party; provided, however, that if (i) the Borrower is required to indemnify an Indemnified Party pursuant hereto and (ii) the Borrower has provided evidence reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party that the Borrower has the financial wherewithal to reimburse such Indemnified Party for any amount paid by such Indemnified Party with respect to such Indemnity Proceeding, such Indemnified Party shall not settle or compromise any such Indemnity Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Indemnified Party may settle or compromise any such Indemnity Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Borrower where (x) no monetary relief is sought against such Indemnified Party in such Indemnity Proceeding or (y) there is an allegation of a violation of law by such Indemnified Party.

(f)                                    If and to the extent that the obligations of the Borrower under this Section are unenforceable for any reason, the Borrower hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of such obligations which is permissible under Applicable Law.

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Obligations, and are in addition to, and not in substitution of, any other of their obligations set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party.

(h)                                 References in this Section to “Lender” or “Lenders” shall be deemed to include such Persons (and their Affiliates) in their capacity as Specified Derivatives Providers.

Section 13.10.  Termination; Survival.

At such time as (a) all of the Commitments have been terminated, (b) all Letters of Credit have terminated or expired (or the Borrower’s obligations in respect of all outstanding Letters of Credit have been cash collateralized on terms acceptable to the Agent and the Borrower has executed and delivered a reimbursement agreement in form and substance acceptable to the Agent and such other documents requested by the Agent evidencing the Borrower’s reimbursement obligations in respect of such Letters of Credit), (c) none of the Lenders is obligated any longer under this Agreement to make any Loans and (d) all Obligations (other than obligations which survive as provided in the following sentence) have been paid and satisfied in full, this Agreement shall terminate.  The indemnities to which the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender are entitled under the provisions of Sections 3.12., 5.1., 5.4., 12.9., 13.2. and 13.9. and any other provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the provisions of Section 13.4., shall continue in full force and effect and shall protect the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender (i) notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, or of the other Loan Documents, against events arising after such termination as well as before and (ii) at all times after any such party ceases to be a party to this Agreement with respect to all matters and events existing on or prior to the date such party ceased to be a party to this Agreement.

Section 13.11.  Severability of Provisions.

Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 13.12.  GOVERNING LAW.

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.

Section 13.13.  Counterparts.

This Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all of which counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

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Section 13.14.  Obligations with Respect to Loan Parties.

The obligations of the Parent and the Borrower to direct or prohibit the taking of certain actions by the other Loan Parties as specified herein shall be absolute and not subject to any defense the Parent or the Borrower may have that the Parent or the Borrower does not control such Loan Parties.

Section 13.15.  Limitation of Liability.

Neither the Agent nor any Lender, nor any Affiliate, officer, director, employee, attorney, or agent of the Agent or any Lender shall have any liability with respect to, and the Borrower hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to ▇▇▇ any of them upon, any claim for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages suffered or incurred by the Borrower in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.  The Borrower hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to ▇▇▇ the Agent or any Lender or any of the Agent’s or any Lender’s Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, or agents for punitive damages in respect of any claim in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or financed hereby.

Section 13.16.  Entire Agreement.

This Agreement, the Notes, and the other Loan Documents referred to herein embody the final, entire agreement among the parties hereto and supersede any and all prior commitments, agreements, representations, and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and may not be contradicted or varied by evidence of prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements or discussions of the parties hereto.  There are no oral agreements among the parties hereto.

Section 13.17.  Construction.

The Borrower, the Parent, each Lender and the Agent acknowledge that each of them has had the benefit of legal counsel of its own choice and has been afforded an opportunity to review this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with its legal counsel and that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be construed as if jointly drafted by the Borrower, the Parent, each Lender and the Agent.

Section 13.18.  Tax Service.

The Borrower authorizes the Agent to secure, at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense, a tax service contract requiring a one-time fee with a third party vendor which shall provide tax information satisfactory to the Agent on each Property and any Improvements thereto.

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Section 13.19.  No Novation; Effect of Amendment and Restatement.

THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT SOLELY TO AMEND AND RESTATE THE TERMS OF THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT.  THE PARTIES DO NOT INTEND THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY TO BE, AND THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE, A NOVATION OF ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS OWING BY THE BORROWER OR THE PARENT UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (AS DEFINED IN THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT).  THE AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT EFFECTED BY THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE EFFECTIVE AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND SHALL HAVE PROSPECTIVE EFFECT ONLY.

Section 13.20.  Specified Derivatives Contracts.

Each Lender agrees that, if a Lender enters into a Specified Derivatives Contract (for purposes of this Section, referred to as the “Specified Derivatives Lender”), it will provide written notice to the Agent within one Business Day of entering into such Specified Derivatives Contract, which such notice will set forth the terms thereof.  Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Agent will submit such notice to the other Lenders.  Each other Lender desiring to participate in such Specified Derivatives Contract will notify the Specified Derivatives Lender of such desire within two Business Days of the Agent’s submission of such notice.  Each Lender providing timely notice to the Specified Derivatives Lender will be permitted to participate in such Specified Derivatives Contract upon terms to be determined by the Specified Derivatives Lender and each such Lender providing timely notice.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to be executed by their authorized officers all as of the day and year first above written.

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