TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 25, 2013, among MARIPOSA INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC, as Holdings, MARIPOSA MERGER SUB LLC, (to be merged with and into NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP LTD INC.) as the Borrower, THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO, CREDIT...

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

$2,950,000,000

TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT,

dated as of October 25, 2013,

among

MARIPOSA INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC,
as Holdings,

MARIPOSA MERGER SUB LLC,
(to be merged with and into NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP LTD INC.)
as the Borrower,

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,

CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ BANK USA and
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Bookrunners and Arrangers,

and

BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.,
JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC,
UBS SECURITIES LLC and
MCS CORPORATE LENDING LLC,
as Co-Managers

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ii

iii

iv

Exhibits and Schedules

v

TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 25, 2013 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), among MARIPOSA INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), MARIPOSA MERGER SUB LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub”), the Lenders party hereto from time to time and CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, and as further defined in Section 1.01, the “Administrative Agent”), and as collateral agent (in such capacity, and as further defined in Section 1.01, the “Collateral Agent”).

RECITALS

(1)                                 Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund III, L.P., Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund IV, L.P. and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have formed Holdings, and pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 9, 2013 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among NM MARIPOSA HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation, Merger Sub and NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP LTD INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Neiman Marcus, Inc. (the “Company”), Merger Sub will merge (the “Merger”) with and into the Company, with the Company being the survivor of such Merger.  As used herein, the “Borrower” means Merger Sub prior to the consummation of the Merger and the Company thereafter.

(2)                                 In connection with the consummation of the Merger, (a) the Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower in the form of Term Loans on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount of $2,950.0 million, (b) certain financial institutions have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower and certain co-borrowers in the form of revolving loans, swingline loans and letters of credit under the ABL Credit Agreement (as defined herein) and (c) each of the Sponsors and certain other equity investors (including members of the Company’s management) arranged by or designated by the Sponsors (such equity investors together with the Sponsors, the “Investors”) will, directly or indirectly, contribute to Holdings or another Parent Entity (as defined herein) cash or rollover equity in exchange for common equity of Holdings or such Parent Entity (and Holdings or such Parent Entity will contribute such cash and rollover equity to the common equity capital of Merger Sub) and the aggregate amount of such contributed cash or rollover equity will be no less than 22.5% of the sum of (i) the aggregate gross proceeds of the loans borrowed on the Closing Date under the ABL Credit Agreement (excluding letters of credit), the Term Loans borrowed hereunder on the Closing Date and the aggregate gross cash proceeds from any sale of Senior Notes on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Existing 2028 Debentures on the Closing Date and (iii) the amount of such cash and rollover equity contributed on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions (such contribution, the “Equity Contribution”).

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]

AGREEMENT

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

ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01.           Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

“ABL Claims” means the “ABL Claims” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

“ABL Credit Agreement” means the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among Holdings, Merger Sub, the lenders party thereto and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, as such document may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“ABL Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.

“ABL Extended Revolving Commitments” means “Extended Loans” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.

“ABL Facility” means the “Revolving Facility” and any “Incremental Facility,” each as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.

“ABL Incremental Equivalent Debt” means any “Incremental Equivalent Debt” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.

“ABL Incremental Facilities” means any “Incremental Facility” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.

“ABL Loan Documents” means the ABL Credit Agreement and the other “Loan Documents” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement, as each such document may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified.

“ABL Obligations” means the “Obligations” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.

“ABL Other Loans” means “Other Loans” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.

“ABL Priority Collateral” means the “ABL Priority Collateral” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

“ABL Priority Collateral Asset Sale” means any Asset Sale that consists of or includes the disposition of ABL Priority Collateral outside the ordinary course of business.

“ABL Security Documents” means the “Security Documents” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.

“ABR” means, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of:

(1)                                 the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%;

(2)                                 the prime commercial lending rate published as of such day by the Administrative Agent as the “prime rate;” and

(3)                                 the LIBOR Quoted Rate plus 1%.

Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Federal Funds Rate, the “prime rate” or the LIBOR Quoted Rate will be effective on the effective date of such change in the Federal Funds Rate, the “prime rate” or the LIBOR Quoted Rate, as the case may be.

“ABR Borrowing” means a Borrowing comprised of ABR Loans.

“ABR Loan” means any Term Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the ABR.

“Additional Lender” means the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders and investors (other than natural persons) that become Lenders in connection with an Incremental Term Loan or Other Term Loan; provided that no Disqualified Institution may be an Additional Lender.

“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the greater of (1) the LIBO Rate in effect for such Interest Period divided by one minus the Statutory Reserves applicable to such Eurocurrency Borrowing, if any, and (2) 1.00%.

“Administrative Agent” means Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, in its capacity as administrative agent for itself and the Lenders hereunder, and any duly appointed successor in such capacity.

“Administrative Agent Fees” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.09(1).

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

“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.

“Affiliated Lender” means each Sponsor and each of its Affiliates, other than (1) Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (including the Borrower) and (2) any natural person.

“Agents” means the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, in their respective capacities as such.

“Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph hereof.

“Annual Financial Statements” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.04(1).

“Applicable Margin” means:

(1)                                 with respect to any Term Loans made on the Closing Date, (a) as of the Closing Date, (x) for ABR Loans, 3.00% and (y) for Eurocurrency Loans, 4.00%, and (b) following delivery of Required Financial Statements for the Borrower’s fiscal quarter ending February 1, 2014, the percentage per annum determined in accordance with the pricing grid set forth below, based on the Senior Secured First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for the most recent fiscal quarter ending on the date prior to the first day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower:

For purposes of the foregoing, each change in the Applicable Margin under this clause (1) resulting from a change in the Senior Secured First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall be effective during the period commencing on and including the date of delivery to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.04(1) or 5.04(2) of the Required Financial Statements indicating such change and ending on the date

immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change; provided that the Senior Secured First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be in Category 1, at the option of the Administrative Agent or at the request of the Required Lenders, if the Borrower fails to deliver the Required Financial Statements required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 5.04(1) or 5.04(2) or the certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower required pursuant to Section 5.04(3) during the period from the expiration of the time for delivery thereof until such Required Financial Statements and such certificate are delivered;

(2)                                 with respect to any Incremental Term Loans, the “Applicable Margin” set forth in the Incremental Facility Amendment establishing the terms thereof;

(3)                                 with respect to any Other Term Loans, the “Applicable Margin” set forth in the Refinancing Amendment establishing the terms thereof; and

(4)                                 with respect to any Extended Term Loans, the “Applicable Margin” set forth in the Extension Amendment establishing the terms thereof.

“Approved Fund” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.04(2).

“Arranger” means each of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Bank USA and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Senior Funding, Inc.

“Asset Sale” means any loss, damage, destruction or condemnation of, or any sale, transfer or other disposition (including any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction) to any Person of any asset or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

“Asset Sale Proceeds Account” means one or more deposit accounts or securities accounts (as such terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) containing only the Net Cash Proceeds of Asset Sales or any Below Threshold Asset Sale Proceeds, any investments thereof in Cash Equivalents and the proceeds thereof, pending the application of such Net Cash Proceeds in accordance with Section 2.08(1), which accounts have been pledged to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, on a first-priority basis pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

“Assignee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.04(2).

“Assignment and Acceptance” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an Assignee, and accepted by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (if required by Section 10.04), substantially in the form of Exhibit A or such other form that is approved by the Administrative Agent and reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower.

“Available Amount” means, as of any date, an amount, not less than zero, determined on a cumulative basis, equal to the sum, without duplication, of:

(1)                                 $200.0 million; plus

(2)                                 the Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount as of such date (measured annually); plus

(3)                                 the cumulative amount of cash proceeds and the fair market value of property (other than cash) received by the Borrower or any Parent Entity in connection with the sale or issuance of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Entity after the Closing Date and on or prior to such date (including upon exercise of warrants or options or in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Permitted Investment) which, with respect to proceeds or property received in connection with the sale or issuance of Equity Interests of a Parent Entity, have been contributed to the capital of the Borrower or exchanged for Equity Interest of the Borrower, other than the proceeds of Disqualified Stock, Excluded Contributions, Cure Amounts, any net cash proceeds that are used prior to such date for Restricted Payments under Section 6.06(1) or Section 6.06(2)(b), and equity used to incur Contribution Indebtedness; plus

(4)                                 100% of the aggregate amount of cash contributions to the capital of the Borrower and the fair market value of property other than cash contributed to the capital of the Borrower after the Closing Date, other than the proceeds of Disqualified Stock, Excluded Contributions, Cure Amounts, any net cash proceeds that are used prior to such date for Restricted Payments under Section 6.06(1) or Section 6.06(2)(b), and equity used to incur Contribution Indebtedness; plus

(5)                                 100% of the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness (including the liquidation preference or maximum fixed repurchase price, as the case may be, of any Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary issued after the Closing Date (other than Indebtedness (including Disqualified Stock) issued to Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary), which has been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stocks) of the Borrower or any Parent Entity; plus

(6)                                 100% of the aggregate amount of cash (and the fair market value of property other than cash) received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date from (a) the sale (other than to Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) of the Equity Interests of any Unrestricted Subsidiary or (b) any dividend or other distribution (including any payment on intercompany Indebtedness) by any such Unrestricted Subsidiary; plus

(7)                                 in the event any Unrestricted Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (a) the fair market value of the Investments of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time such Unrestricted Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time of such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, transfer or liquidation (or of the

assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable) and (b) the fair market value of the original Investments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case, as determined by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower in good faith; plus

(8)                                 any mandatory prepayment declined by a Lender; minus

(9)                                 the use of such Available Amount since the Closing Date.

“Available Incremental Term Loan Facility Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(3).

“Below Threshold Asset Sale Proceeds” means the cash proceeds of Asset Sales involving aggregate consideration of $10.0 million or less.

“Beneficial Owner” has the meaning given to that term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” will not be deemed to have beneficial ownership of any securities that such “person” has the right to acquire or vote only upon the happening of any future event or contingency (including the passage of time) that has not yet occurred.  The terms “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have a corresponding meaning.

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

“Board of Directors” means, as to any Person, the board of directors, board of managers or other governing body of such Person, or if such Person is owned or managed by a single entity, the board of directors, board of managers or other governing body of such entity, and the term “directors” means members of the Board of Directors.

“Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Borrower Materials” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.17(1).

“Borrowing” means a group of Term Loans of a single Type made on a single date under a single Term Facility and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

“Borrowing Base” means as of any date, the sum of:

(1)                                 90% of all accounts receivable held by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date; plus

(2)                                 90% of the inventory held by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date; plus

(3)                                100% of all cash and Cash Equivalents held by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date;

in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP based upon the most recent month-end financial statements available internally as of the date of determination, and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 2.02 and substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

“Budget” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.04(5).

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close; provided that when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan, the term “Business Day” also excludes any day on which banks are not open for dealings in deposits in the London interbank market.

“Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures incurred by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in accordance with GAAP, are or should be included in “additions to property, plant or equipment” or similar items reflected in the consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; provided that Capital Expenditures will not include:

(1)                                 expenditures to the extent they are made with (a) Equity Interests of any Parent Entity or (b) proceeds of the issuance of Equity Interests of, or a cash capital contribution to, the Borrower after the Closing Date;

(2)                                 expenditures with proceeds of insurance settlements, condemnation awards and other settlements in respect of lost, destroyed, damaged or condemned assets, equipment or other property to the extent such expenditures are made to replace or repair such lost, destroyed, damaged or condemned assets, equipment or other property or otherwise to acquire, maintain, develop, construct, improve, upgrade or repair assets or properties useful in the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(3)                                 interest capitalized during such period;

(4)                                 expenditures that are accounted for as capital expenditures of such Person and that actually are paid for by a third party (excluding the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary) and for which none of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or obligation to such third party or any other Person (whether before, during or after such period);

(5)                                 the book value of any asset owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary prior to or during such period to the extent that such book value is included as a

Capital Expenditure during such period as a result of such Person reusing or beginning to reuse such asset during such period without a corresponding expenditure actually having been made in such period; provided that any expenditure necessary in order to permit such asset to be reused will be included as a Capital Expenditure during the period that such expenditure is actually made;

(6)                                 the purchase price of equipment purchased during such period to the extent the consideration therefor consists of any combination of (a) used or surplus equipment traded in at the time of such purchase or (b) the proceeds of a concurrent sale of used or surplus equipment, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

(7)                                 Investments in respect of a Permitted Acquisition;

(8)                                 the Merger; or

(9)                                 the purchase of property, plant or equipment to the extent purchased with the proceeds of Asset Sales that are not applied to prepay Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.08.

“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 similar 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 purposes hereof, the amount of such obligations at any time will be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Capital Stock” means:

(1)                                 in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;

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

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

(4)                                 any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.

“Cash Equivalents” means:

(1)                                 Dollars, Canadian dollars, Japanese yen, pounds sterling, euros or the national currency of any participating member of the European Union or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, any local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business and not for speculation;

(2)                                 direct obligations of the United States of America or any member of the European Union or any agency thereof or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America or any member of the European Union or any agency thereof, in each case, with maturities not exceeding two years;

(3)                                time deposits, eurodollar time deposits, certificates of deposit and money market deposits, in each case, with maturities not exceeding one year from the date of acquisition thereof, and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any commercial bank having capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than $250.0 million;

(4)                                 repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2) and (3) above and clause (6) below entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (3) above;

(5)                                 commercial paper or variable or fixed rate notes maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition issued by a corporation rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s or “A-1” by S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized rating agency);

(6)                                 securities with maturities of two years or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, having one of the two highest rating categories obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized rating agency);

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

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

(9)                                 instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (1) through (8) above denominated in any foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above customarily utilized in the countries where any such Restricted Subsidiary is located or in which such Investment is made; and

(10)                          shares of mutual funds whose investment guidelines restrict 95% of such funds’ investments to those satisfying the provisions of clauses (1) through (9) above.

“Cash Management Bank” means any provider of Cash Management Services that, at the time such Cash Management Obligations were entered into or, if entered into prior to the Closing Date, on the Closing Date, was the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of the foregoing, whether or not such Person subsequently ceases to be the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of the foregoing.

“Cash Management Obligations” means obligations owed by any Loan Party to any Cash Management Bank in respect of or in connection with Cash Management Services and designated by the Cash Management Bank and the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent as “Cash Management Obligations” under this Agreement (but only if such obligations have not been designated as “Cash Management Obligations” under the ABL Credit Agreement).

“Cash Management Services” means any treasury, depository, pooling, netting, overdraft, stored value card, purchase card (including so called “procurement card” or “P-card”), debit card, credit card, cash management and similar services and any automated clearing house transfer of funds.

“Certain Funds Provisions” has the meaning given to such term in the Commitment Letter.

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

(1)                                 at any time,

(a)                                 Holdings ceases to Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower; provided, however, that prior to the completion of the Closing Date Conversions, a controlled Affiliate of the Sponsors may own the Class B Capital Stock of the Borrower; or

(b)                                 a “change of control” (or comparable event) occurs under the ABL Credit Agreement or the Senior Notes Indentures or the documentation governing any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing, in each case, if any Indebtedness is outstanding under such agreement; or

(2)                                 at any time prior to the consummation of a Qualified IPO, the Permitted Holders, taken together, cease to Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, Voting Stock representing 50% or more of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings (determined on a fully diluted basis but without giving effect to contingent voting rights not yet vested); or

(3)                                 at any time after the consummation of a Qualified IPO, any person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such Person and its subsidiaries and any Person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or

administrator of any such plan), other than the Permitted Holders, acquires Beneficial Ownership of Voting Stock of a Parent Entity representing (a) more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power for the election of directors represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of such Parent Entity (determined on a fully diluted basis but without giving effect to contingent voting rights that have not yet vested) and (b) more than the percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power for the election of directors that is at the time Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, by the Permitted Holders, taken together (determined on a fully diluted basis but without giving effect to contingent voting rights that have not yet vested).

“Change in Law” means:

(1)                                 the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the Closing Date;

(2)                                 any change in law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Closing Date; or

(3)                                 compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.12(2), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s holding company, if any) with any written request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority, made or issued after the Closing Date; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (b) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States of America or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, in each case will be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted, promulgated or issued.

“Charges” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.09.

“Class” means, with respect to a Term Facility, (a) when used with respect to Lenders, the Lenders under such Term Facility, and (b) when used with respect to Term Loans or Borrowings, Term Loans or Borrowings under such Term Facility.

“Closing Date” means October 25, 2013.

“Closing Date Conversions” means the transactions described on Schedule 1.01.

“Closing Date Refinancing” means the repayment of debt contemplated by the Debt Payoff Letter (as defined in the Merger Agreement).

“Closing Date Senior Secured First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means 4.70 to 1.00.

“Closing Date Total Net Leverage Ratio” means 7.00 to 1.00.

“Co-Managers” means each of BMO Capital Markets Corp., Jefferies Finance LLC, UBS Securities LLC and MCS Corporate Lending LLC.

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

“Collateral” means the “Collateral” as defined in the Collateral Agreement and also includes all other property that is subject to any Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to any Security Document.

“Collateral Agent” means Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, in its capacity as Collateral Agent for itself and the other Secured Parties, and any duly appointed successor in that capacity.

“Collateral Agreement” means the Term Loan Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated as of the Closing Date, among the Loan Parties and the Collateral Agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Term Loans as set forth on Schedule 2.01.  On the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of Commitments is $2,950.0 million.

“Commitment Letter” means that certain Commitment Letter, dated as of September 9, 2013, by and among Merger Sub, Credit Suisse AG, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch and including any joinders thereto.

“Company” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Consolidated Debt” means, as of any date, the sum (without duplication) of all Indebtedness (other than letters of credit or bank guarantees, to the extent undrawn) consisting of Capital Lease Obligations, Indebtedness for borrowed money, Disqualified Stock and Indebtedness in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and all Guarantees of the foregoing, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, based upon the most recent month-end financial statements available internally as of the date of determination, and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower for such period:

(1)                                 increased, in each case to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income (and without duplication), by:

(a)                                 provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital, including state, franchise, excise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued, including any penalties and interest relating to any tax examinations, and state taxes in lieu of business fees (including business license fees) and payroll tax credits, income tax credits and similar tax credits, and including an amount equal to the amount of tax distributions actually made to the holders of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Entity in respect of such period (in each case, to the extent attributable to the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries), which will be included as though such amounts had been paid as income taxes directly by the Borrower; plus

(b)                                 Consolidated Interest Expense; plus

(c)                                  cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; plus

(d)                                 all depreciation and amortization charges and expenses; plus

(e)                                  all

(i)                                     losses, charges and expenses relating to the Transactions;

(ii)                                  transaction fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of any transaction that is out of the ordinary course of business (or any transaction proposed but not consummated) permitted under this Agreement, including equity issuances, investments, acquisitions, dispositions, recapitalizations, mergers, option buyouts and the incurrence, modification or repayment of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Agreement (including any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) or any amendments, waivers or other modifications under the agreements relating to such Indebtedness or similar transactions; and

(iii)                               without duplication of any of the foregoing, non-operating or non-recurring professional fees, costs and expenses for such period; plus

(f)                                   any expense or deduction attributable to minority Equity Interests of third parties in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower; plus

(g)                                  the amount of management, monitoring, consulting, transaction and advisory fees (including termination fees) and related indemnities, charges and expenses paid or accrued to or on behalf of any Parent Entity or any of

the Permitted Holders, in each case, to the extent permitted by Section 6.07; plus

(h)                                 earn-out obligations incurred in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment; plus

(i)                                     all charges, costs, expenses, accruals or reserves in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests held by officers or employees of the Borrower and all losses, charges and expenses related to payments made to holders of options or other derivative Equity Interests in the common equity of the Borrower or any Parent Entity in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to equityholders of such Person or any of its direct or indirect parents, which payments are being made to compensate such option holders as though they were equityholders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution; plus

(j)                                    all non-cash losses, charges and expenses, including any write-offs or write-downs; provided that if any such non-cash charge represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future four-fiscal quarter period (i) the Borrower may determine not to add back such non-cash charge in the period for which Consolidated EBITDA is being calculated and (ii) to the extent the Borrower does decide to add back such non-cash charge, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future four-fiscal quarter period will be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA for such future four-fiscal quarter period; plus

(k)                                 all costs and expenses in connection with pre-opening and opening of stores, distribution centers and other facilities that were not already excluded in calculating such Consolidated Net Income; and

(2)                                 decreased, without duplication and to the extent increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, by non-cash gains (excluding any non-cash gains that represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges that were deducted (and not added back) in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for any prior period ending after the Closing Date).  For the avoidance of doubt, amortization of tenant and developer allowances will not be deducted pursuant to this clause (2).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the fiscal quarters ended:

(i)                                     August 3, 2013 will be deemed to be $107.2 million;

(ii)                                  April 27, 2013 will be deemed to be $206.2 million;

(iii)                               January 26, 2013 will be deemed to be $178.3 million; and

(iv)                              October 27, 2012 will be deemed to be $179.8 million;

it being understood that the amounts listed in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) do not give effect to the adjustments provided for in the definition of Pro Forma Basis for any transactions or events other than the Transactions.

“Consolidated First Lien Net Debt” means, as of any date, all Consolidated Debt as of such date that is secured by a Lien on the Term Priority Collateral that is pari passu with the Lien securing the Obligations or that is secured by a Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral that is senior to or pari passu with the Lien securing the Obligations, minus all Unrestricted Cash as of such date, in each case, determined based upon the most recent month-end financial statements available internally as of the date of determination, and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis; provided that for purposes of calculating the amount of Consolidated First Lien Net Debt with respect to any Indebtedness being incurred in reliance on compliance with any financial ratio-based incurrence test, Unrestricted Cash will not include any proceeds received from such Indebtedness.  For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness in respect of the ABL Credit Agreement will constitute Consolidated First Lien Net Debt.

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

(1)                                 the aggregate interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, to the extent such expense was deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income (including pay-in-kind interest payments, amortization of original issue discount, the interest component of Capital Lease Obligations and net payments and receipts (if any) pursuant to Hedge Agreements relating to interest rates (other than in connection with the early termination thereof) but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the ▇▇▇▇-to-market valuation of hedging obligations, all amortization and write-offs of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and expensing of any bridge, commitment or other financing fees, any expenses resulting from the discounting of the Existing 2028 Debentures as a result of the purchase accounting treatment of the Transactions and all discounts, commissions, fees and other charges associated with any Receivables Facility); plus

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

(3)                                 any amounts paid or payable in respect of interest on Indebtedness the proceeds of which have been contributed to the referent Person and that has been Guaranteed by the referent Person; less

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

provided that when determining Consolidated Interest Expense in respect of any four-quarter period ending prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, Consolidated

Interest Expense will be calculated by multiplying the aggregate Consolidated Interest Expense accrued since the Closing Date by 365 and then dividing such product by the number of days from and including the Closing Date to and including the last day of such period.  For purposes of this definition, interest on Capital Lease Obligations will be deemed to accrue at the interest rate reasonably determined by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligations in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (adjusted to reflect any charge, tax or expense incurred or accrued by Holdings or any Parent Entity during such period attributable to the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as though such charge, tax or expense had been incurred by the Borrower, to the extent that the Borrower has made or would be entitled under the Loan Documents to make any Restricted Payment or other payment to or for the account of Holdings in respect thereof) and before any deduction for preferred stock dividends; provided that:

(1)                                 all net after-tax extraordinary, nonrecurring or unusual gains, losses, income, expenses and charges, and in any event including all restructuring, severance, relocation, consolidation, integration or other similar charges and expenses, contract termination costs, excess pension charges, system establishment charges, start-up or closure or transition costs, expenses related to any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses, fees, expenses or charges relating to curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans in connection with the Transactions or otherwise, expenses associated with strategic initiatives, facilities shutdown and opening costs, and any fees, expenses, charges or change in control payments related to the Transactions or otherwise (including any transition-related expenses incurred before, on or after the Closing Date), will be excluded;

(2)                                 all net after-tax income, loss, expense or charge from abandoned, closed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gain or loss on the disposal of abandoned, closed or discontinued operations will be excluded;

(3)                                 all net after-tax gain, loss, expense or charge attributable to business dispositions and asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower) will be excluded;

(4)                                 all net after-tax income, loss, expense or charge attributable to the early extinguishment or cancellation of Indebtedness, Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments will be excluded;

(5)                                 all non-cash gain, loss, expense or charge attributable to the movement in the ▇▇▇▇-to-market valuation of Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments will be excluded;

(6)                                 (a) the net income for such period of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the referent Person, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments paid in cash (or converted into cash) to the referent Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period; and (b) the net income for such period will include any ordinary course dividends, distributions or other payments in cash received from any such Person during such period in excess of the amounts included in clause (a) hereof;

(7)                                the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period will be excluded;

(8)                                 the effects of purchase accounting, fair value accounting or recapitalization accounting adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the referent Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries) resulting from the application of purchase accounting, fair value accounting or recapitalization accounting in relation to the Transactions or any acquisition consummated before or after the Closing Date, and the amortization, write-down or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, will be excluded;

(9)                                 all non-cash impairment charges and asset write-ups, write-downs and write-offs will be excluded;

(10)                          all non-cash expenses realized in connection with or resulting from stock option plans, employee benefit plans or agreements or post-employment benefit plans or agreements, or grants or sales of stock, stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, preferred stock or other similar rights will be excluded;

(11)                          any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the payment of dividend equivalent rights to option holders pursuant to any management equity plan, stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or post-employment benefit plan or agreement will be excluded;

(12)                          accruals and reserves for liabilities or expenses that are established or adjusted as a result of the Transactions within 18 months after the Closing Date will be excluded;

(13)                          all amortization and write-offs of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and expensing of any bridge, commitment or other financing fees, will be excluded;

(14)                          any currency translation gains and losses related to changes in currency exchange rates (including remeasurements of Indebtedness and any net loss or gain resulting from Hedge Agreements for currency exchange risk), will be excluded;

(15)                          (a) the non-cash portion of “straight-line” rent expense will be excluded and (b) the cash portion of “straight-line” rent expense that exceeds the amount expensed in respect of such rent expense will be included;

(16)                          expenses and lost profits with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption will be disregarded to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as such Person has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer, but only to the extent that such amount (a) has not been denied by the applicable carrier in writing and (b) is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date on which such liability was discovered or such casualty event or business interruption occurred (with a deduction for any amounts so added back that are not reimbursed with such 365-day period); provided that any proceeds of such reimbursement when received will be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Net Income to the extent the expense or lost profit reimbursed was previously disregarded pursuant to this clause (16);

(17)                          losses, charges and expenses that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any asset disposition will be excluded to the extent actually reimbursed, or, so long as such Person has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement, but only to the extent that such amount is in fact indemnified or reimbursed within 365 days of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such 365 days);

(18)                          (a) cash costs and expenses in connection with pre-opening and opening of stores, distribution centers and other facilities in an aggregate amount not to exceed $20.0 million for any four-quarter period, and all non-cash pre-opening costs and expenses, will be excluded, and (b) all income, loss, charges and expenses associated with stores, distribution centers and other facilities closed in any period, or scheduled for closure within 12 months of the date on which Consolidated Net Income is being calculated, will be excluded;

(19)                          non-cash charges for deferred tax asset valuation allowances will be excluded; and

(20)                          solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 6.06(15), the net income (or loss) for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Guarantor) will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived; provided that Consolidated Net Income of such Person will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein.

“Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date, the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, determined based upon the most recent month-end financial statements available internally as of the date of determination, and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

“Consolidated Total Net Debt” means, as of any date, the Consolidated Debt as of such date minus all Unrestricted Cash as of such date, in each case, determined based upon the most recent month-end financial statements available internally as of the date of determination, and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis; provided that for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Total Net Debt with respect to any Indebtedness being incurred in reliance on compliance with any financial ratio-based incurrence test, Unrestricted Cash will not include any proceeds received from such Indebtedness.

“continuing” means, with respect to any Default or Event of Default, that such Default or Event of Default has not been cured or waived.

“Contribution Indebtedness” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(15).

“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, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” will have correlative meanings.

“Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means secured or unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower in the form of term loans or notes; provided that:

(1)                                 such Indebtedness is incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace or refinance, in whole or part, Indebtedness (“Refinanced Debt”) that is either Term Loans or other Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness;

(2)                                 such Indebtedness is in an original aggregate principal amount not greater than the principal amount of the Refinanced Debt (plus the amount of unpaid accrued or capitalized interest and premiums thereon (including tender premiums), underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses);

(3)                                 the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Indebtedness is equal to or longer than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Refinanced Debt, and the final maturity date of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness may not be earlier than the Latest Maturity Date;

(4)                                 such Indebtedness may participate on a pro rata basis or on a less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments hereunder;

(5)                                 such Indebtedness is not secured by any assets or property of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that does not constitute Collateral (subject to customary exceptions for cash collateral in favor of an agent, letter of credit issuer or similar “fronting” lender);

(6)                                such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than a Subsidiary Loan Party;

(7)                                 if such Indebtedness is secured:

(a)                                 the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness are substantially similar to or the same as the Security Documents (as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower);

(b)                                 if such Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans, a Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness has become party to or is otherwise subject to the provisions of a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and, if applicable, the Intercreditor Agreement;

(c)                                  if such Indebtedness is secured on a junior basis to the Term Loans, a Debt Representative, acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness, has become party to or is otherwise subject to the provisions of a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and, if applicable, the Intercreditor Agreement;

(8)                                 the terms and conditions of such Indebtedness are substantially identical to, or, taken as a whole, no more favorable to the lenders or holders providing such Indebtedness than, those applicable to such Refinanced Debt as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower; provided that the Borrower will promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent final copies of the definitive credit documentation relating to such Indebtedness (unless the Borrower is bound by a confidentiality obligation with respect thereto, in which case the Borrower will deliver a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness in lieu thereof); provided that this clause (8) will not apply to:

(a)                                 terms addressed in the preceding clauses (1) through (7);

(b)                                 (i) interest rate, fees, funding discounts and other pricing terms; (ii) redemption, prepayment or other premiums; (iii) optional prepayment terms; and (iv) redemption terms;

(c)                                  subordination terms; and

(d)                                 covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness.

Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness will include any Registered Equivalent

Notes issued in exchange therefor.

“Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount” means, as of any date, an amount, not less than zero in the aggregate, determined on a cumulative basis, equal to the Retained Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for all Excess Cash Flow Periods ending after the Closing Date and prior to such date.

“Cure Amount” means the amount of cash contributions to the capital of the Borrower made pursuant to Section 8.02 of the ABL Credit Agreement.

“Current Assets” means, as of any date, all assets (other than Cash Equivalents or other cash equivalents) that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as “current assets” (other than amounts related to current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits), determined based upon the most recent month-end financial statements available internally as of the date of determination, and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

“Current Liabilities” means, as of any date, all liabilities that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as “current liabilities,” other than:

(1)                                 the current portion of any Indebtedness;

(2)                                 accruals of Consolidated Interest Expense (excluding Consolidated Interest Expense that is due and unpaid);

(3)                                 accruals for current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits;

(4)                                 accruals, if any, of transaction costs resulting from the Transactions; and

(5)                                 accruals of any costs or expenses related to (a) severance or termination of employees prior to the Closing Date or (b) bonuses, pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations;

in each case, determined based upon the most recent month-end financial statements available internally as of the date of determination, and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

“Debt Fund Affiliate” means:

(1)                                 any Affiliate, division or internal group of a Permitted Investor that has the principal purpose of investing in, acquiring or trading commercial loans, bonds or similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course; and

(2)                                 any investment fund or account of a Permitted Investor managed by third parties (including by way of a managed account, a fund or an index fund in which a Permitted Investor has invested) or a division or internal group within a Permitted Investor that is not organized or used primarily for the purpose of making equity

investments, in each case, with respect to which a Sponsor does not, directly or indirectly, possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the investment policies of such entity.

“Debt Representative” means, with respect to any Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with, or on a junior basis to, the Term Loans, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.

“Default” means any event or condition which, but for the giving of notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender whose acts or failure to act, whether directly or indirectly, constitutes a Lender Default.

“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

“Disinterested Director” means, with respect to any Person and transaction, a member of the Board of Directors of such Person who does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction.

“Disqualified Institution” means:

(1)                                 (a)                                 any Person that is a competitor of the Borrower and identified by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing Date;

(b)                                 any Person that is a competitor of the Borrower and identified by the Borrower in good faith in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time after the Closing Date; provided that such Person will not be a Disqualified Institution if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines in good faith that such Person is not a competitor of the Borrower and notifies the Borrower of such determination promptly following the date on which the Borrower identifies such Person to the Administrative Agent; and

(c)                                  together with any Affiliates of such competitors described in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) that are reasonably identifiable as such (other than any such Affiliate that is a bank, financial institution or fund (other than a Person described in clause (2) below) that regularly invest in commercial loans or similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business and for which no personnel involved with the relevant competitor (i) make

investment decisions or (ii) have access to non-public information relating to the Borrower or any Person that forms part of the Borrower’s business (including its Subsidiaries)); or

(2)                                 certain banks, financial institutions, other institutional lenders and investors and other entities that are identified by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing Date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Loan Party and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent will not have any responsibility or obligation to determine whether any Lender or potential Lender is a Disqualified Institution and the Administrative Agent will have no liability with respect to any assignment made to a Disqualified Institution.

“Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interests of such Person that, by their terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which they are convertible or for which they are redeemable or exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event or condition:

(1)                                 mature or are mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale are subject to the prior repayment in full of the Term Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments);

(2)                                 are redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part;

(3)                                 provide for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash; or

(4)                                 either mandatorily or at the option of the holders thereof, are or become convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Stock, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the earlier of:

(a)                                 the Latest Maturity Date; and

(b)                                 the date on which the Term Loans and all other Obligations (other than Obligations in respect of Specified Hedge Agreements, Cash Management Obligations and contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations that are not yet due and payable and for which no claim has been asserted) are repaid in full and the Commitments are terminated;

provided that only the portion of the Equity Interests that so mature or are mandatorily redeemable, are so convertible or exchangeable or are so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date will be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided,

further, that if such Equity Interests are issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests will not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because they may be required to be repurchased by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability; and provided, further, that any class of Equity Interests of such Person that by its terms authorizes such Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Equity Interests that is not Disqualified Stock will not be deemed to be Disqualified Stock.

“Distressed Person” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Lender-Related Distress Event.”

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

“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, and “Domestic Subsidiaries” means any two or more of them.  Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement, all references to Domestic Subsidiaries will mean Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

“Dutch Auction” means an auction of Term Loans conducted:

(1)                                 pursuant to Section 10.04(10) to allow an Affiliated Lender to acquire Term Loans at a discount to par value and on a pro rata basis; or

(2)                                 pursuant to Section 10.04(14) to allow a Purchasing Borrower Party to prepay Term Loans at a discount to par value and on a pro rata basis,

in each case, in accordance with the applicable Dutch Auction Procedures.

“Dutch Auction Procedures” means, with respect to a purchase of Term Loans in a Dutch Auction, Dutch auction procedures as reasonably agreed upon by the applicable Affiliated Lender or Purchasing Borrower Party, as the case may be, and the Administrative Agent.

“environment” means ambient and indoor air, surface water and groundwater (including potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or subsurface strata, natural resources such as flora and fauna.

“Environmental Laws” means all applicable laws (including common law), statutes, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, binding agreements and final, binding decrees or judgments, in each case, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the generation, management, Release or threatened Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Material or to occupational health and safety matters (to the extent relating to the environment or exposure to Hazardous Materials).

“Equity Contribution” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time, and any final regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.

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

“ERISA Event” means:

(1)                                 a Reportable Event, or the requirements of Section 4043(b) of ERISA apply, with respect to a Plan;

(2)                                 a withdrawal by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate from a Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate that is treated as a termination under Section 4062(e) of ERISA;

(3)                                 a complete or partial withdrawal by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan, receipt of written notification by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or written notification that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent, in reorganization within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA or endangered or in critical status within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA;

(4)                                 the provision by a Plan administrator or the PBGC of notice of intent to terminate a Plan, to appoint a trustee to administer a Plan, the treatment of a Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Plan or Multiemployer Plan;

(5)                                 the incurrence by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, other

than for the payment of plan contributions or PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA;

(6)                                 the application for a minimum funding waiver under Section 302(c) of ERISA with respect to a Plan;

(7)                                 the imposition of a lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA with respect to any Plan; and

(8)                                 a determination that any Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 303 of ERISA).

“Eurocurrency Borrowing” means a Borrowing comprised of Eurocurrency Loans.

“Eurocurrency Loan” means any Term Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.01.

“Excess Cash Flow” means, for any Excess Cash Flow Period, the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower for such period, minus, without duplication:

(1)                                 repayments, prepayments and other cash payments made with respect to the principal of any Indebtedness or the principal component of any Capital Lease Obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (excluding voluntary and mandatory prepayments of Term Loans, voluntary prepayments of Indebtedness described in Section 2.08(2)(b) and prepayments of other revolving Indebtedness (except to the extent accompanied by a corresponding reduction in commitments), but including all premium, make-whole or penalty payments paid in cash (to the extent such payments were not already deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income and are not otherwise prohibited under this Agreement)); provided that a mandatory prepayment of Indebtedness will only be deducted pursuant to this clause (1) to the extent not already deducted in the computation of Net Cash Proceeds of Asset Sales; minus

(2)                                 (a) cash payments made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period in respect of Capital Expenditures, Permitted Acquisitions, Investments and Restricted Payments (excluding Restricted Payments made pursuant to Sections 6.06(15), or (16), Investments in Cash Equivalents and other items (including Investments and Restricted Payments) that are eliminated in consolidation) and (b) cash payments that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is required to make in respect of Capital Expenditures, Permitted Acquisitions and Investments within 365 days after the end of such period pursuant to binding obligations entered into prior to or during such period; provided that amounts described in this clause (b) will not reduce Excess Cash Flow in subsequent periods and, to the extent not so paid, will increase Excess Cash Flow in the subsequent period; minus

(3)                                 cash payments made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period in respect of (a) long-term liabilities other than Indebtedness or (b) items for which an accrual or reserve was established in a prior period; minus

(4)                                 (a) cash payments made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period in respect of Taxes (including distributions to any Parent Entity in respect of Taxes), to the extent such payments exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, and (b) cash payments that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary will be required to make in respect of Taxes (including distributions to any Parent Entity in respect of Taxes) within 180 days after the end of such period; provided that amounts described in this clause (b) will not reduce Excess Cash Flow in subsequent periods; minus

(5)                                 all cash payments and other cash expenditures made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (a) with respect to items that were excluded in the calculation of such Consolidated Net Income pursuant to clauses (1) through (19) of the definition of Consolidated Net Income or (b) that were not expensed during such period in accordance with GAAP; minus

(6)                                 all non-cash credits included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income (including insured or indemnified losses referred to in clauses (16) and (17) of Consolidated Net Income to the extent not reimbursed in cash during such period); minus

(7)                                 an amount equal to the sum of (a) the increase in the Working Capital of the Borrower during such period, if any, plus (b) the increase in long-term accounts receivable of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, if any (other than any such increases contemplated by clauses (a) and (b) of this clause (7) that are directly attributable to acquisitions of a Person or business unit by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period); plus

(8)                                 all non-cash charges, losses and expenses of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that were deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(9)                                 all cash payments received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period pursuant to Hedge Agreements that were not treated as revenue or net income under GAAP; plus

(10)                          an amount equal to the sum of (a) the decrease in Working Capital of the Borrower during such period, if any, plus (b) the decrease in long-term accounts receivable of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, if any; plus

(11)                          all amounts referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above to the extent funded with the proceeds of the issuance or the incurrence of Indebtedness (other than proceeds of revolving loans), the sale or issuance of Equity Interests or any loss, damage, destruction or condemnation of, or any sale, transfer or other disposition to any Person of, any assets.

“Excess Cash Flow Period” means each fiscal year of the Borrower.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Excluded Assets” means “Excluded Assets” as defined in the Collateral Agreement.

“Excluded Contributions” means, as of any date, the aggregate amount of the net cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents, together with the aggregate fair market value (determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower) of other assets that are used or useful in a business permitted under Section 6.08, received by the Borrower after the Closing Date from:

(1)                                 contributions to its common equity capital; or

(2)                                 the sale of Capital Stock of the Borrower;

in each case, designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower on the date such contribution is made or such Capital Stock is sold, less the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to Section 6.04(28) and Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 6.06(13), in each case prior to such date; provided that the proceeds of Disqualified Stock, Cure Amounts and any net cash proceeds that are used prior to such date (A) to make Restricted Payments under Section 6.06(1) or Section 6.06(2)(b), (B) to make an Investment under Section 6.04(3), a Restricted Payment under Section 6.06(15) or a payment in respect of Junior Financing under Section 6.09(2)(a), in each case utilizing the Available Amount or (C) for Contribution Indebtedness, will not be treated as Excluded Contributions.

“Excluded Equity Interests” means “Excluded Equity Interests” as defined in the Collateral Agreement.

“Excluded Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness not incurred in violation of Section 6.01.

“Excluded Subsidiary” means any:

(1)                                 Immaterial Subsidiary;

(2)                                 Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Holdings or the Borrower;

(3)                                 Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(4)                                 Foreign Subsidiary;

(5)                                 Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary;

(6)                                 Subsidiary substantially all the assets of which are Equity Interests or indebtedness in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries;

(7)                                Subsidiary if acting as a Guarantor, or its Guarantee, would (a) be prohibited by law or regulation or (b) require a governmental or third-party consent, approval, license or authorization; and

(8)                                 captive insurance Subsidiary, not-for-profit Subsidiary or Subsidiary which is a special purpose entity for securitization transaction (including any Receivables Subsidiary) or like special purposes;

in each case, unless the Borrower determines in its sole discretion, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, that any of the foregoing Persons (other than a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Holdings or the Borrower) should not be an Excluded Subsidiary until the date on which the Borrower has informed the Administrative Agent that it elects to have such Person be an Excluded Subsidiary; provided that the Guarantee and the security interest provided by such Person is full and unconditional and fully enforceable in the jurisdiction of organization of such Person.

“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder:

(1)                                 income taxes imposed on or measured by its net income (however denominated) or franchise taxes imposed in lieu of net income taxes, in each case, (a) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (b) that are Other Connection Taxes;

(2)                                 any branch profits tax or any similar tax that is imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (1) above;

(3)                                 any withholding tax (including any backup withholding tax) that is in effect and would apply to amounts payable hereunder to or for the account of a Recipient under the law applicable at the time such Recipient becomes a party to this Agreement (or in the case of a Lender, under the law applicable at the time such Lender changes its lending office), except to the extent that the Recipient’s assignor (if any), at the time of assignment (or such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office), was entitled to receive additional amounts from the Loan Party with respect to any withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.14(1) or Section 2.14(3);

(4)                                 Taxes that are attributable to such Lender’s or Administrative Agent’s failure to comply with Section 2.14(5) or Section 2.14(6); and

(5)                                 any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

“Executive Order” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.19(3)(a).

“Existing 2028 Debentures” means the 7.125% debentures due 2028 issued by The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. pursuant to an indenture dated as of May 27, 1998.

“Extended Term Loan Installment Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(2).

“Extended Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(1).

“Extending Term Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(1).

“Extension” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(1).

“Extension Amendment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(2).

“Extension Offer” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(1).

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code.

“FCPA” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.19(2).

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum 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:

(1)                                 if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day will be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day; and

(2)                                 if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day will be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1.0%) charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent.

“Fee Letter” means the Fee Letter, dated September 9, 2013, by and among Merger Sub, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Royal Bank

of Canada, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as amended and in effect from time to time and including any joinders thereto.

“Fees” means the Administrative Agent Fees and all other fees set forth in the Fee Letter payable to a Lender, the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any Co-Manager, in each case, with respect to Term Loans.

“Financial Covenant Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.01(6).

“Financial Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, director of financial services, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of such Person.

“First Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means a “pari passu” intercreditor agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (as the same may be modified in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).  Upon the request of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent will execute and deliver a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement with the Loan Parties and one or more Debt Representatives for Indebtedness permitted hereunder that is permitted to be secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans.

“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date, the ratio of:

(1)                                 (a) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which Required Financial Statements have been delivered, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, minus (b) non-financed Maintenance Capital Expenditures of the Borrower for such period that were paid in cash during such four-quarter period (it being understood that Capital Expenditures funded with proceeds of revolving loans will not be deemed to be “financed” for the purpose of this clause (b)) minus (c) Taxes based on income of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that were paid or payable in cash during such period (including tax distributions paid in cash during such period) to

(2)                                 Fixed Charges of the Borrower for such four-quarter period, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

“Fixed Charges” means, for any period, the sum without duplication, of the following for such period:

(1)                                 the Consolidated Interest Expense of the Borrower that was paid or payable in cash during such period; plus

(2)                                 all scheduled principal amortization payments that were paid or payable in cash during such period with respect to Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including payments in respect of

Capital Lease Obligations, but excluding payments with respect to intercompany Indebtedness; plus

(3)                                 all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary made during such period.

“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America.  For purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each state thereof and the District of Columbia will be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that not a Domestic Subsidiary.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, including those set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession (but excluding the policies, rules and regulations of the SEC applicable only to public companies).

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above or in the definition of Capital Lease Obligations or Capital Expenditures, in the event of a change under GAAP (or the application thereof) requiring any leases to be capitalized that are not required to be capitalized as of the Closing Date, only those leases that would result or would have resulted in Capital Lease Obligations or Capital Expenditures on the Closing Date (assuming for purposes hereof that they were in existence on the Closing Date) will be considered capital leases and all calculations under this Agreement will be made in accordance therewith.

“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory or legislative body.

“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means:

(1)                                 any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect:

(a)                                 to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or otherwise) or to

purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment of such Indebtedness or other obligations;

(b)                                 to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof;

(c)                                  to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation;

(d)                                 entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the holders of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such holders against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); or

(e)                                  as an account party in respect of any letter of credit, bank guarantee or other letter of credit guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or other obligation; or

(2)                                 any Lien on any assets of the guarantor securing any Indebtedness (or any existing right, contingent or otherwise, of the holder of Indebtedness to be secured by such a Lien) of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by the guarantor;

provided, that the term “Guarantee” will not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted by this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness).

The amount of any Guarantee will be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the Indebtedness in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.

“Guarantor” means (1) Holdings; (2) each Subsidiary Loan Party; and (3) each Parent Entity or Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary) that the Borrower may elect in its sole discretion, from time to time, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, to cause to Guarantee the Obligations until such date that the Borrower has informed the Administrative Agent that it elects not to have such Person Guarantee the Obligations; provided that, in the case of this clause (3), the Guarantee and the security interest provided by such Person is full and unconditional and fully enforceable in the jurisdiction of organization of such Person.

“Hazardous Materials” means all pollutants, contaminants, wastes, chemicals, materials, substances and constituents, including explosive or radioactive substances or petroleum or petroleum byproducts or distillates, friable asbestos or friable

asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls or radon gas, in each case, that are regulated or would reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under any Environmental Law.

“Hedge Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions, in each case, not entered into for speculative purposes; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries will be a Hedge Agreement.

“Holdings” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph hereof.

“Immaterial Subsidiary” means, as of any date, any Subsidiary that (i) did not, as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which Required Financial Statements have been delivered, have assets with a value in excess of 2.5% of the Consolidated Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 2.5% of total revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which Required Financial Statements have been delivered, calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; and (ii) taken together with all Immaterial Subsidiaries as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which Required Financial Statements have been delivered, did not have assets with a value in excess of 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 5.0% of total revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such four-quarter period.

“Incremental Equivalent Term Debt” means secured or unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower in the form of term loans or notes; provided that:

(1)                                 the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness on any date that such Indebtedness is incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(1) shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.18(3);

(2)                                 the final maturity date of such Incremental Equivalent Term Debt may not be earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of the Term Loans;

(3)                                 the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Incremental Equivalent Term Debt may be no shorter than the longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans;

(4)                                 if such Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans, such Indebtedness (a) consist of notes and (b) a Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness has become party to or is otherwise subject to the provisions of a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement; and

(5)                                 if such Indebtedness is secured on a junior basis to the Term Loans, a Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness has become party to or is otherwise subject to the provisions of a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

Incremental Equivalent Term Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

“Incremental Facility” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(1).

“Incremental Facility Amendment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(5).

“Incremental Lenders” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(5).

“Incremental Term Loan Installment Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(2).

“Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(1).

“Incremental Yield” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(8).

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

(1)                                 all obligations of such Person for borrowed money;

(2)                                 all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments;

(3)                                 all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such Person;

(4)                                 all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, to the extent the same would be required to be shown as a long-term liability on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(5)                                 all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person;

(6)                                 all net payments that such Person would have to make in the event of an early termination, on the date Indebtedness of such Person is being determined, in respect of outstanding Hedge Agreements;

(7)                                 the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and bank guarantees;

(8)                                 the principal component of all obligations of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances;

(9)                                all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness described in clauses (1) through (8) above; and

(10)                          the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock (excluding accrued dividends that have not increased the liquidation preference of such Disqualified Stock);

provided that Indebtedness will not include:

(a)                                 trade payables, accrued expenses and intercompany liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business;

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

(c)                                  purchase price holdbacks arising in the ordinary course of business in respect of a portion of the purchase prices of an asset to satisfy unperformed obligations of the seller of such asset; or

(d)                                 earn-out obligations until such obligations become a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.

The Indebtedness of any Person will include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner, other than to the extent that the instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness expressly limits the liability of such Person in respect thereof.

“Indemnified Taxes” means (1) all Taxes other than Excluded Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document; and (2) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (1), Other Taxes.

“Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.05(2).

“Intellectual Property Rights” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.20(1).

“Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent under the ABL Credit Agreement, and acknowledged by Holdings and the Borrower, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date, the ratio of (1) the Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for

which Required Financial Statements have been delivered, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, to (2) the sum of (a) the Consolidated Interest Expense of the Borrower for such period, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, and (b) all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or preferred stock of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, made during such period.

“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04.

“Interest Payment Date” means (1) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Term Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day that would have been an Interest Payment Date had successive Interest Periods of three months’ duration been applicable to such Borrowing; and (2) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower commencing with the last Business Day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending in January 2014.

“Interest Period” means, as to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing or on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing, as applicable, and ending on the numerically corresponding day (or, if there is no numerically corresponding day, on the last day) in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months thereafter (or, if agreed by all Lenders, 12 months or a shorter period), as the Borrower may elect, or the date any Eurocurrency Borrowing is converted to an ABR Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04 or repaid or prepaid in accordance with Section 2.06, 2.07 or 2.08; provided that:

(1)                                 if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period will be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period will end on the next preceding Business Day;

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

(3)                                 no Interest Period will extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date.  Interest will accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to but excluding the last day of such Interest Period; and

(4)                                 the initial Interest Period, commencing on the Closing Date, will end on December 6, 2013.

“Investment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04.

“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized rating agency).

“Investment Grade Securities” means:

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

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

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

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

“Investors” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Junior Financing” means any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or secured by Liens that are contractually subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing.

“Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means a “junior lien” intercreditor agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (as the same may be modified in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), or, if requested by the providers of Indebtedness to be secured on a junior basis to the Term Loans, another lien subordination arrangement satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.  Upon the request of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent will execute and deliver a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement with the Loan Parties and one or more Debt Representatives for Indebtedness permitted hereunder that is permitted to be secured on a junior basis to the Term Loans.

“Latest Maturity Date” means, as of any date of determination, the latest Maturity Date of the Term Facilities in effect on such date.

“Lender” means each financial institution listed on Schedule 2.01 (other than any such Person that has ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance in accordance with Section 10.04), as well as any Person that becomes a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 10.04 and any Additional Lender.

“Lender Default” means:

(1)                                 the refusal (which has not been retracted) or failure of any Lender to make available its portion of any Borrowing;

(2)                                 any Lender has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations under the Term Facility or under other similar agreements in which it commits to extend credit; or

(3)                                 the admission by any Lender that it is insolvent or such Lender becoming subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event.

“Lender-Related Distress Event” means, with respect to any Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls a Lender (each, a “Distressed Person”), as the case may be, a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Person under any debt relief law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Distressed Person is subject to a forced liquidation, or such Distressed Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that a Lender-Related Distress Event will not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interests in any Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof.

“lending office” means, as to any Lender, the applicable branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender designated by such Lender to make Term Loans.

“Letter of Credit” has the meaning assigned to such term in the ABL Credit Agreement.

“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the arithmetic mean of the offered rates for deposits in Dollars with a term equivalent to such Interest Period by reference to the British Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rates (or by reference to any successor or substitute entity or other quotation service providing comparable quotations to such British Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rates) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period (as set forth by any service selected by the Administrative Agent that has been nominated by the British Bankers’ Association (or any successor or substitute agency) as an authorized vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates); provided that if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBO Rate” for such Interest Period will be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the

Eurocurrency Loan being made, continued or converted by the Administrative Agent and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by the Administrative Agent to major banks in the London interbank Eurocurrency market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

“LIBOR Quoted Rate” means, for any day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day), a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the greater of (1) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for an interest period of one month as determined as of 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such day by reference to the British Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rates (or by reference to any successor or substitute entity or other quotation service providing comparable quotations to such British Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rates) for deposits in dollars (as set forth by any service selected by the Administrative Agent that has been nominated by the British Bankers’ Association (or any successor or substitute agency) as an authorized vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates); and (2) 1.00%.

“Lien” means, with respect to any asset (1) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, hypothecation, pledge, charge, security interest or similar encumbrance in or on such asset; or (2) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset; provided that in no event will an operating lease or an agreement to sell be deemed to constitute a Lien.

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement, any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Note and, solely for the purposes of Sections 3.01, 3.02, and 8.01(3) hereof, the Fee Letter.

“Loan Parties” means Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties.

“Maintenance Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the portion of the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures of the Borrower for such period attributable to maintenance of property, plant or equipment of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

“Management Agreement” means (1) each of the Management Services Agreements, as in effect on the Closing Date (the “Closing Date Management Agreements”), as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in a manner not materially adverse to the Lenders, and (2) any other similar or related agreement with one or more of the Sponsors on terms not materially adverse to the Lenders relative to the terms of the Closing Date Management Agreements; it being agreed that (a) the inclusion of or increases (either by amendments to the Closing Date Management Agreements, the execution of a similar or related agreements or otherwise) by a material amount in the aggregate amount payable to the Sponsors as a monitoring, management or similar fee

above $10.0 million per annum (with pro rated amounts payable for any partial year periods and any amounts not paid in any year accruing and payable upon request of the Sponsors in future periods) will be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders and (b) (i) adding Affiliates of the Sponsors as parties to any such agreements or (ii) providing for the payment (or accrual) of an annual monitoring, management or similar fee to the Sponsors in an aggregate amount equal to or less than $10.0 million per annum for any period commencing on or after the Closing Date (with pro rated amounts payable for any partial year periods and any amounts not paid in any period beginning on the Closing Date accruing and being payable upon request of the Sponsors in future periods), either by amendments to the Closing Date Management Agreements, the execution of a similar or related agreements or otherwise, in each case, will not be materially adverse to the Lenders.

“Management Group” means the group consisting of the directors, executive officers and other management personnel of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date.

“Margin Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on:

(1)                                 the business, financial condition or results of operations, in each case, of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole);

(2)                                 the ability of the Borrower and the Guarantors (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents; or

(3)                                 the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (taken as a whole) under the Loan Documents.

“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Term Loans) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party in an aggregate outstanding principal amount exceeding $50.0 million.

“Material Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary other than an Immaterial Subsidiary.

“Maturity Date” means, as the context may require:

(1)                                 with respect to Term Loans existing on the Closing Date, October 25, 2020;

(2)                                 with respect to any Incremental Term Loans, the final maturity date specified therefor in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment;

(3)                                 with respect to any Other Term Loans, the final maturity date specified therefor in the applicable Refinancing Amendment; and

(4)                                 with respect to any Extended Term Loans, the final maturity date specified therefor in the applicable Extension Amendment.

“Maximum Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.09.

“Merger” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Merger Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Merger Sub” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph hereof.

“MNPI” means any material Nonpublic Information regarding Holdings and the Subsidiaries that has not been disclosed to the Lenders generally (other than Lenders who elect not to receive such information).  For purposes of this definition “material Nonpublic Information” means Nonpublic Information that would reasonably be expected to be material to a decision by any Lender to assign or acquire any Term Loans or to enter into any of the transactions contemplated thereby.

“▇▇▇▇▇’▇” means ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Investors Service, Inc.

“Mortgage Policies” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.10(2).

“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate (other than one considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Code Section 414) is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has within any of the preceding five plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.

“Net Cash Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds (using the fair market value of any Cash Equivalents) received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Asset Sale (including any cash received in respect of or upon the sale or other disposition of any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received in any Asset Sale and any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received, and including any proceeds received as a result of unwinding any related Hedge Agreements in connection with such transaction but excluding the assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness relating to the disposed assets or other consideration received in any other non-cash form), net of the direct cash costs relating to such Asset Sale and the sale or disposition of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and brokerage and sales commissions), and any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, taxes paid or payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements related thereto), amounts required to be applied to the repayment of principal, premium (if any) and interest on Indebtedness required to be paid as a result of

such transaction that is secured by a Permitted Lien that is prior or senior to the Lien securing the Obligations, any costs associated with unwinding any related Hedge Agreements in connection with such transaction and any deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with the asset disposed of in such transaction and retained by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries after such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction; provided that such reserved amounts will be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds to the extent and at the time of any reversal thereof (to the extent not applied to the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount).  For purposes of Section 2.08(1), no cash proceeds realized in connection with an Asset Sale will be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds unless such Asset Sale involves aggregate consideration in excess of $10.0 million.

“New York Courts” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.15.

“No MNPI Representation” means, with respect to any Person, a customary representation that such Person is not in possession of any MNPI.

“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.16(3).

“Non-Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliated Lender other than a Debt Fund Affiliate.

“Non-Debt Fund Affiliate Assignment and Acceptance” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.04(10)(b).

“Non-Ratio Based Incremental Facility Cap” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(3).

“Note” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(5).

“Obligations” means:

(1)                                 all amounts owing to any Agent or any Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including all interest and expenses accrued or accruing (or that would, absent the commencement of an insolvency or liquidation proceeding, accrue) after the commencement by or against any Loan Party of any proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law naming such Loan Party as the debtor in such proceeding, in accordance with and at the rate specified in this Agreement, whether or not the claim for such interest or expense is allowed or allowable as a claim in such proceeding;

(2)                                 any Specified Hedge Obligations; and

(3)                                 any Cash Management Obligations;

provided that:

(a)                                 the Obligations of the Loan Parties under any Specified Hedge Agreement and Cash Management Obligations will be secured and Guaranteed pursuant to the Security Documents only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and Guaranteed; and

(b)                                 any release of Collateral or Guarantors (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement or any Security Document will not require the consent of any Cash Management Bank or Qualified Counterparty pursuant to any Loan Document.

“OFAC” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.19(3)(e).

“Original Term Loan Installment Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(1).

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

“Other First Lien Indebtedness” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.08(1)(c).

“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.16).

“Other Term Loan Installment Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(2).

“Other Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(1).

“Parent Entity” means any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower.

“Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.04(4)(a).

“Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.04(4)(a).

“Payment Office” means the office of the Administrative Agent located at Eleven ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ or such other office as the Administrative Agent may designate to the Borrower and the Lenders from time to time.

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA, or any successor thereto.

“Perfection Certificate” means the Perfection Certificate with respect to the Loan Parties in a form substantially similar to that delivered on the Closing Date.

“Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of, or a majority of the Equity Interests in, or merger, consolidation or amalgamation with, a Person or division or line of business of a Person (or any subsequent investment made in a Person, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Acquisition) if (1) no Event of Default is continuing immediately prior to making such Investment or would result therefrom; and (2) immediately after giving effect thereto, with respect to acquisitions of entities that do not become Subsidiary Loan Parties, the aggregate fair market value of all Investments made in such entities since the Closing Date (with all such Investments being valued at their original fair market value and without taking into account subsequent increases or decreases in value), when taken together with the aggregate amount of payments made with respect to Investments pursuant to Section 6.04(6), will not exceed the greater of (a) $100 million and (b) 1.15% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the date any such acquisition is made.

“Permitted Amendment” means any Incremental Facility Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or Extension Amendment.

“Permitted Debt” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6.01.

“Permitted Holders” means each of:

(1)                                 the Sponsors;

(2)                                 any member of the Management Group (or any controlled Affiliate thereof);

(3)                                 any other holder of a direct or indirect equity interest in Holdings that either (a) holds such interest as of the Closing Date and is disclosed to the Arrangers prior to the Closing Date or (b) becomes a holder of such interest prior to the three-month anniversary of the Closing Date and is a limited partner of a Sponsor on the Closing Date; provided that the limited partners that become holders of equity interests pursuant to this clause (b) do not own in the aggregate more than 25% of the Voting Stock of Holdings as of such three-month anniversary;

(4)                                 any group (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of which Persons described in the foregoing clauses (1), (2) or (3) are members; provided that, without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, the Persons described in clauses (1), (2) and (3), collectively, Beneficially Own Voting Stock representing 50% or more of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings (determined on a fully diluted basis but without giving effect to contingent voting rights not yet vested) then held by such group; and

(5)                                 any Permitted Parent.

“Permitted Holdings Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness of Holdings that:

(1)                                 is not subject to any Guarantee by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(2)                                 does not mature prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Latest Maturity Date;

(3)                                 no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing immediately after the issuance or incurrence thereof or would result therefrom;

(4)                                 has no scheduled amortization or payments of principal (it being understood that such Indebtedness may have mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions satisfying the requirements of clause (6) hereof) prior to the Latest Maturity Date;

(5)                                 does not require any payments in cash of interest or other amounts in respect of the principal thereof prior to the earlier to occur of the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Latest Maturity Date; and

(6)                                 has mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption, covenant, default and remedy provisions customary for senior discount notes of an issuer that is the parent of a borrower under senior secured credit facilities, and in any event, with respect to covenant, default and remedy provisions, no more restrictive than those set forth in the Senior Notes Indentures taken as a whole (other than provisions customary for senior discount notes of a holding company), in each case as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower;

provided that clauses (4) and (5) will not restrict payments that are necessary to prevent such Indebtedness from being treated as an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code; provided, further that the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent final copies of the definitive credit documentation relating to such Indebtedness (unless the Borrower is bound by a confidentiality obligation with respect thereto, in which case the Borrower will deliver a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness in lieu thereof).

“Permitted Investment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04.

“Permitted Investor” means:

(1)                                 each of the Sponsors;

(2)                                 each of their respective Affiliates and investment managers;

(3)                                 any fund or account managed by any of the Persons described in clause (1) or (2) of this definition;

(4)                                 any employee benefit plan of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan; and

(5)                                 investment vehicles of members of management of Holdings or the Borrower that invest in, acquire or trade commercial loans but excluding natural persons.

“Permitted Liens” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.02.

“Permitted Parent” means any Parent Entity for so long as it is controlled by one or more Persons that are Permitted Holders pursuant to clause (1), (2), (3) or (4) of the definition thereof.

“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund (collectively, “Refinance”) the Indebtedness being Refinanced (or previous refinancings thereof constituting Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness); provided that:

(1)                                 the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so Refinanced (plus unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) thereon and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses);

(2)                                 the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is greater than or equal to the shorter of (a) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced and (b) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity that would result if all payments of principal on the Indebtedness being Refinanced that were due on or after the date that is one year following the Latest Maturity Date were instead due on the date that is one year following the Latest Maturity Date; provided that no Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred in reliance on this subclause (b) will have any scheduled principal payments due prior to the Latest Maturity Date in excess of, or prior to, the scheduled principal payments due prior to such Latest Maturity Date for the Indebtedness being Refinanced;

(3)                                 if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to any Obligations under this Agreement, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to such Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced;

(4)                                no Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness may have different obligors, or greater Guarantees or security, than the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided that, with respect to a Refinancing of the ABL Obligations, the Liens, if any, securing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness will be on terms not materially less favorable to the Lenders than those contained in the documentation governing the ABL Credit Agreement, as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower;

(5)                                 in the case of a Refinancing of Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans with Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans, a Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness has become party to or is otherwise subject to the provisions of a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and, if applicable, the Intercreditor Agreement;

(6)                                 in the case of a Refinancing of Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with, or on a junior basis to, the Term Loans with Indebtedness that is secured on a junior basis, to the Term Loans, a Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness has become party to or is otherwise subject to the provisions of a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and, if applicable, the Intercreditor Agreement; and

(7)                                 in the case of a Refinancing of the ABL Obligations, the Liens, if any, securing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement or another intercreditor agreement that is substantially consistent with, and no less favorable to the Lenders in any material respect than, the Intercreditor Agreement as certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness may not be incurred to Refinance Indebtedness that is secured on a junior basis to the Term Loans with Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans.  For the avoidance of doubt, any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refinance any Obligations, Incremental Equivalent Term Debt or Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness will be required to satisfy the requirements of the definition of “Incremental Equivalent Term Debt” or “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness”, as applicable.

Indebtedness constituting Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness will not cease to constitute Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness as a result of the subsequent extension of the Latest Maturity Date after the date of original incurrence thereof.

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, limited liability company, government, individual or family trust, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.

“Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan) that is (1) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA; and (2) either (a) sponsored or maintained (at the time of determination or at any time within the five years prior thereto) by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate or (b) in respect of which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

“Platform” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.17(1).

“Pledged Collateral” means “Pledged Collateral” as defined in the Collateral Agreement.

“Pro Forma Basis” or “Pro Forma” means, with respect to the calculation of the Senior Secured First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Interest Coverage Ratio, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or any other calculation under any applicable provision of the Loan Documents, as of any date, that pro forma effect will be given to the Transactions, any Permitted Acquisition or Investment, any issuance, incurrence, assumption or permanent repayment of Indebtedness (including Indebtedness issued, incurred or assumed as a result of, or to finance, any relevant transaction and for which any such financial ratio or other calculation is being calculated) and all sales, transfers and other dispositions or discontinuance of any Subsidiary, line of business, division or store, or any conversion of a Restricted Subsidiary to an Unrestricted Subsidiary or of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case that have occurred during the four consecutive fiscal quarter period of the Borrower being used to calculate such financial ratio (the “Reference Period”), or subsequent to the end of the Reference Period but prior to such date or prior to or simultaneously with the event for which a determination under this definition is made (including any such event occurring at a Person who became a Restricted Subsidiary after the commencement of the Reference Period), as if each such event occurred on the first day of the Reference Period, and pro forma effect will be given to factually supportable and identifiable pro forma cost savings related to operational efficiencies, strategic initiatives or purchasing improvements and other synergies, in each case, reasonably expected by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries to be realized based upon actions reasonably expected to be taken within 18 months of the date of such calculation (without duplication of the amount of actual benefit realized during such period from such actions), which cost savings, improvements and synergies can be reasonably computed, as certified in writing by the chief financial officer of the Borrower.

“Projections” means all projections (including financial estimates, financial models, forecasts and other forward-looking information) furnished to the

Lenders or the Administrative Agent by or on behalf of Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries on or prior to the Closing Date.

“Public Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.17(2).

“Purchase Date” means the date that the Merger is required to be consummated pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

“Purchase Documents” means the collective reference to the Merger Agreement, all material exhibits and schedules thereto and all agreements expressly contemplated thereby.

“Purchasing Borrower Party” means Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings that becomes an Assignee or Participant pursuant to Section 10.04(14).

“Qualified Counterparty” means any counterparty to any Specified Hedge Agreement that, at the time such Specified Hedge Agreement was entered into or on the Closing Date, was an Agent, an Arranger, a Lender or an Affiliate of the foregoing, whether or not such Person subsequently ceases to be an Agent, an Arranger, a Lender or an Affiliate of the foregoing.

“Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests other than Disqualified Stock.

“Qualified IPO” means an underwritten public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8) of the Equity Interests of any Parent Entity which generates cash proceeds of at least $100.0 million.

“Qualified Receivables Financing” means any Receivables Financing of a Receivables Subsidiary that meets the following conditions:

(1)                                 the Board of Directors of the Borrower has determined in good faith that such Qualified Receivables Financing (including financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is, in the aggregate, economically fair and reasonable to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(2)                                 all sales of accounts receivable and related assets by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Receivables Subsidiary are made at fair market value (as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower); and

(3)                                 the financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions thereof will be market terms (as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower) and may include Standard Securitization Undertakings.

The grant of a security interest in any accounts receivable of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Subsidiary) to secure any Indebtedness will not be deemed a Qualified Receivables Financing.

“Quarterly Financial Statements” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.04(2).

“Ratio Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01.

“Real Property” means, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any leasehold estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned in fee or leased by any Loan Party, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, and all improvements and appurtenant fixtures incidental to the ownership or lease thereof.

“Receivables Facility” means one or more receivables financing facilities, as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, renewed, restated, refunded, replaced or refinanced from time to time, the Indebtedness of which is non-recourse (except for standard representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities made in connection with such facilities) to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary sells its accounts receivable to either (1) a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary; or (2) a Receivables Subsidiary that in turn sells its accounts receivable to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary.

“Receivables Financing” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to:

(1)                                 a Receivables Subsidiary (in the case of a transfer by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Receivables Subsidiary); and

(2)                                 any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Receivables Subsidiary), or may grant a security interest in, any accounts receivable (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, and any assets related thereto including all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving accounts receivable and any Hedge Agreements entered into by the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such accounts receivable.

“Receivables Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of a seller of receivables in a Qualified Receivables Financing to repurchase receivables arising as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including as a result of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, off-set or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller.

“Receivables Subsidiary” means a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (or another Person formed solely for the purposes of engaging in a Qualified Receivables Financing with the Borrower and to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary transfers accounts receivable and related assets) which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of accounts receivable of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, all proceeds thereof and all rights (contractual or other), collateral and other assets relating thereto, and any business or activities incidental or related to such business, and which is designated by the Board of Directors of the Borrower (as provided below) as a Receivables Subsidiary and:

(1)                                 no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise):

(a)                                 is guaranteed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (excluding guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings);

(b)                                 is recourse to or obligates the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings; or

(c)                                  subjects any property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings;

(2)                                 with which neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms which the Borrower reasonably believes to be no less favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Borrower; and

(3)                                 to which neither the Borrower nor any other Restricted Subsidiary has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results.

Any such designation by the Board of Directors of the Borrower will be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by filing with the Administrative Agent a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Borrower giving effect to such designation and a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.

“Recipient” means the Administrative Agent and any Lender, as applicable.

“Refinance” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness,” and the terms “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” will have correlative meanings.

“Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement (and, as necessary, each other Loan Document) executed by each of (1) the Borrower and Holdings; (2) the Administrative Agent; and (3) each Lender that agrees to provide any portion of the Other Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.19.

“Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.04(2)(d).

“Registered Equivalent Notes” means, with respect to any notes originally issued in a Rule 144A or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act, substantially identical notes (having the same Guarantees and collateral provisions) issued by the Borrower in a dollar-for-dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.

“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

“Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

“Reinvestment Deferred Amount” means, with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection therewith that are not applied to prepay the Term Loans as a result of the delivery of a Reinvestment Notice.

“Reinvestment Event” means any Asset Sale in respect of which the Borrower has delivered a Reinvestment Notice.

“Reinvestment Notice” means a written notice executed by a Responsible Officer stating that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary intends and expects to use an amount of funds not to exceed the amount of Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale to restore, rebuild, repair, construct, improve, replace or otherwise acquire assets used or useful in the Borrower’s or a Restricted Subsidiary’s business.

“Reinvestment Prepayment Amount” means, with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the Reinvestment Deferred Amount relating thereto less any amount expended by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary prior to the relevant Reinvestment Prepayment Date to restore, rebuild, repair, construct, improve, replace or otherwise acquire assets used or useful in the Borrower’s or a Restricted Subsidiary’s business.

“Reinvestment Prepayment Date” means, with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the date occurring one year after such Reinvestment Event or, if the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has entered into a legally binding commitment within one year after such Reinvestment Event to restore, rebuild, repair, construct, improve, replace or otherwise acquire assets used or useful in the Borrower’s or a Restricted Subsidiary’s business, the date occurring two years after such Reinvestment Event.

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

“Release” means any spilling, leaking, seepage, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing, dispersing, emanating or migrating in, into, upon, onto or through the environment.

“Remaining Present Value” means, as of any date with respect to any lease, the present value as of such date of the scheduled future lease payments with respect to such lease, determined with a discount rate equal to a market rate of interest for such lease reasonably determined at the time such lease was entered into.

“Reportable Event” means any reportable event as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than those events as to which the 30 day notice period referred to in Section 4043(c) of ERISA has been waived, with respect to a Plan (other than a Plan maintained by an ERISA Affiliate that is considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Section 414 of the Code).

“Repricing Event” means (1) any prepayment of the Term Loans with the proceeds of, or any conversion of Term Loans into, any new or replacement tranche of debt financing bearing interest at an “effective” interest rate less than the “effective” interest rate applicable to the Term Loans and (2) any amendment to the Term Facility that, directly or indirectly, reduces the “effective” interest rate applicable to the Term Loans (in each case, taking into account original issue discount and upfront fees, which will be deemed to constitute like amounts of original issue discount, being equated to interest rate margins based on an assumed four-year life to maturity); provided that no Repricing Event will be deemed to occur in connection with a Change in Control.

“Required Financial Statements” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.04(2).

“Required Lender Consent Items” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.04(12)(c).

“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Term Loans outstanding and unused Commitments that, taken together, represent more than 50.0% of the sum of all Term Loans outstanding and Commitments at such time.  The Term Loans and Commitments of any Defaulting Lender will be disregarded in determining Required Lenders; provided that subject to the Borrower’s right to replace Defaulting Lenders as set forth herein, Defaulting Lenders will be included in determining Required Lenders with respect to:

(1)                                 any amendment that would disproportionately affect the obligation of the Borrower to make payment of the Term Loans or Commitments of such Defaulting Lender as compared to other Lenders holding the same Class of Term

Loans or Commitments;

(2)                                 any amendment relating to:

(a)                                 increases in the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender;

(b)                                 reductions of principal, interest, fees or premium applicable to the Term Loans or Commitments of such Defaulting Lender; and

(c)                                  extensions of final maturity or the due date of any amortization, interest, fee or premium payment applicable to the Term Loans or Commitments of such Defaulting Lender; and

(3)                                 matters requiring the approval of each Lender under subclauses (v) and (vi) of Section 10.08(2).

“Required Percentage” means, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Period, the percentage set forth in the table below based on Senior Secured First Lien Net Leverage Ratio determined as of the last day of such Excess Cash Flow Period:

“Responsible Officer” means, with respect to any Loan Party, the chief executive officer, president, vice president, secretary, assistant secretary or any Financial Officer of such Loan Party or any other individual designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by an existing Responsible Officer of such Loan Party as an authorized signatory of any certificate or other document to be delivered hereunder.  Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party will be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer will be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

“Restricted Payments” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.06.

“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of a Person other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of such Person. Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement, all references to Restricted Subsidiaries will mean Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

“Retained Percentage” means, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Period, 100% minus the Required Percentage with respect to such Excess Cash Flow Period.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or any successor entity thereto.

“Sale and Lease-Back Transaction” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.03.

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.

“Secured Parties” means the collective reference to the “Secured Parties” as defined in the Collateral Agreement.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Security Documents” means the Collateral Agreement and each of the security agreements and other instruments and documents executed and delivered by any Loan Party pursuant thereto or pursuant to Section 5.10.

“Senior Cash Pay Notes” means the 8.00% senior cash pay notes due 2021 issued on or prior to the date hereof pursuant to the Senior Cash Pay Notes Indenture.

“Senior Cash Pay Notes Indenture” means that certain indenture, dated as of October 21, 2013, among the Senior Cash Pay Notes Trustee, the Borrower and the guarantors party thereto.

“Senior Cash Pay Notes Trustee” means U.S. Bank National Association, together with its permitted successors and assigns.

“Senior Notes” means, collectively, the Senior Cash Pay Notes and the Senior PIK Notes.

“Senior Notes Documents” means, collectively, the Senior Notes Indentures and all other loan agreements, indentures, note purchase agreements, promissory notes, guarantees, intercreditor agreements, assignment and assumption agreements and other instruments and agreements evidencing the terms of Senior Notes.

“Senior Notes Indentures” means, collectively, the Senior Cash Pay Notes Indenture and the Senior PIK Notes Indenture.

“Senior PIK Notes” means the 8.75% senior PIK notes due 2021 issued on or prior to the date hereof pursuant to the Senior PIK Notes Indenture.

“Senior PIK Notes Indenture” means that certain indenture, dated as of October 21, 2013, among the Senior PIK Notes Trustee, the Borrower and the guarantors party thereto.

“Senior PIK Notes Trustee” means U.S. Bank National Association, together with its permitted successors and assigns.

“Senior Secured First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date, the ratio of Consolidated First Lien Net Debt as of such date to Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent four fiscal quarter period for which Required Financial Statements have been delivered, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

“Specified Event of Default” means any Event of Default under Section 8.01(2), 8.01(3), 8.01(8) or 8.01(9).

“Specified Hedge Agreement” means any Hedge Agreement entered into or assumed between or among the Borrower or any other Subsidiary and any Qualified Counterparty and designated by the Qualified Counterparty and the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent as a “Specified Hedge Agreement” under this Agreement (but only if such Hedge Agreement has not been designated as a “Specified Hedge Agreement” under the ABL Credit Agreement).

“Specified Hedge Obligations” means all amounts owing to any Qualified Counterparty under any Specified Hedge Agreement.

“Specified Merger Agreement Representations” means such of the representations and warranties made with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries by the Company in the Merger Agreement to the extent a breach of such representations and warranties is material to the interests of the Lenders.

“Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties of each of Holdings and Merger Sub set forth in the following sections of this Agreement:

(1)                                 Section 3.01(1) and (4) (but solely with respect to its organizational existence and status and organizational power and authority as to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreement);

(2)                                 Section 3.02(1) (but solely with respect to its authorization of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreement);

(3)                                 Section 3.02(2)(a)(i) (but solely with respect to non-conflict of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreement with its certificate or article of incorporation or other charter document);

(4)                                 Section 3.02(2)(a)(iii) (but solely with respect to non-conflict of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreement with the Existing 2028 Debentures);

(5)                                 Section 3.03 (but solely with respect to execution and delivery by it, and enforceability against it, of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreement);

(6)                                 Section 3.08(2) (but solely with respect to use of proceeds on the Closing Date);

(7)                                Section 3.09;

(8)                                 Section 3.14(1) (but solely with respect to the validity and perfection of the Liens granted by it in the Collateral on the Closing Date (subject to Permitted Liens and subject to the Certain Funds Provisions));

(9)                                 Section 3.16; and

(10)                          Section 3.19.

“Sponsors” means, any of Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund III, L.P., Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund IV, L.P., the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and any of their respective Affiliates and funds or partnerships managed or advised by any of them or any of their respective Affiliates, but not including any operating portfolio company of any of the foregoing.

“Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and Guarantees of performance entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower that a Responsible Officer of the Borrower has determined in good faith to be customary in a Receivables Financing including those relating to the servicing of the assets of a Receivables Subsidiary, it being understood that any Receivables Repurchase Obligation will be deemed to be a Standard Securitization Undertaking.

“Statutory Reserves” means, with respect to any currency, any reserve, liquid asset or similar requirements established by any Governmental Authority of the United States of America or of the jurisdiction of such currency or any jurisdiction in which Term Loans in such currency are made to which banks in such jurisdiction are subject for any category of deposits or liabilities customarily used to fund loans in such currency or by reference to which interest rates applicable to Term Loans in such currency are determined.

“Subagent” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which (1) Equity Interests having ordinary voting power (other than Equity Interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity are at the time owned by such Person; or (2) more than 50.0% of the Equity Interests are at the time owned by such Person.  Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement, all references to Subsidiaries will mean Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

“Subsidiary Loan Parties” means (1) each Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower on the Closing Date (other than any Excluded Subsidiary); and (2) each Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) of the Borrower that becomes, or is required to become, a party to the Collateral Agreement after the Closing Date.

“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding) or similar charges imposed by any Governmental Authority and any and all interest and penalties related thereto.

“Term Facility” means the facility and commitments utilized in making Term Loans hereunder.  Following the establishment of any Incremental Term Loans (other than an increase to an existing Term Facility), Other Term Loans or Extended Term Loans, such Incremental Term Loans, Other Term Loans or Extended Term Loans will be considered a separate Term Facility hereunder.

“Term Loan Agent” means “Term Loan Agent” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

“Term Loan Installment Date” means, as the context requires, an Original Term Loan Installment Date, an Incremental Term Loan Installment Date, an Other Term Loan Installment Date or an Extended Term Loan Installment Date.

“Term Loans” means the term loans made to the Borrower on the Closing Date pursuant hereto, any Incremental Term Loans, any Other Term Loans and any Extended Term Loans, collectively (or if the context so requires, any of them individually).

“Term Priority Collateral” means “Term Loan Priority Collateral” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

“Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date, the ratio of Consolidated Total Net Debt as of such date to Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent four fiscal quarter period for which Required Financial Statements have been delivered, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

“Transaction Documents” means the Purchase Documents, the ABL Loan Documents, the Senior Notes Documents and the Loan Documents.

“Transactions” means, collectively, the transactions to occur pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including:

(1)                                 the consummation of the Merger;

(2)                                 the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the creation of the Liens pursuant to the Security Documents and the initial borrowings hereunder;

(3)                                 the Equity Contribution;

(4)                                 the execution and delivery of the ABL Loan Documents, the creation of the Liens pursuant to the ABL Security Documents and the initial borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement;

(5)                                 the execution and delivery of the Senior Notes Documents and the issuance of the Senior Notes under the Senior Notes Indentures;

(6)                                the Closing Date Refinancing;

(7)                                 the Closing Date Conversions; and

(8)                                 the payment of all fees, costs and expenses in connection with the foregoing.

“Type” means, when used in respect of any Term Loan or Borrowing, the Rate by reference to which interest on such Term Loan or on the Term Loans comprising such Borrowing is determined.  For purposes hereof, the term “Rate” means Adjusted LIBO Rate or ABR, as applicable.

“Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.

“Unrestricted Cash” means, as of any date, all cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date that would not appear as “restricted” on the Required Financial Statements, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, determined based upon the most recent month-end financial statements available internally as of the date of determination, and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Holdings (other than the Borrower) designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder by written notice to the Administrative Agent; provided that the Borrower will only be permitted to so designate a new Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date or subsequently re-designate any such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (by written notice to the Administrative Agent) if:

(1)                                 no Event of Default is continuing;

(2)                                 such designation or re-designation would not cause an Event of Default; and

(3)                                 compliance with a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.0 to 1.0, determined on a Pro Forma Basis.

The designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will constitute an Investment for purposes of Section 6.04.  The redesignation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be an incurrence at the time of such designation of Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and the

Liens on the assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case outstanding on the date of such redesignation.

“USA PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).

“Voting Stock” means, as of any date, the Capital Stock of any Person that is at the time entitled to vote (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.

“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness as of any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal (excluding nominal amortization), including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest 1/12) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (2)                                 the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

“Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, a Domestic Subsidiary of such Person that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary.  Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement, all references to Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiaries will mean Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, a subsidiary of such Person, all of the Equity Interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares or nominee or other similar shares required pursuant to applicable law) are owned by such Person or another Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Person.  Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement, all references to Wholly Owned Subsidiaries will mean Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

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

“Working Capital” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of any date of determination, Current Assets at such date of determination minus Current Liabilities at such date of determination; provided that, for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow, increases or decreases in Working Capital will be calculated without regard to any changes in Current Assets or Current Liabilities as a result of (a) reclassification after the date hereof in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and non-current or (b) the effects of purchase accounting.

SECTION 1.02.           Terms Generally.  The definitions set forth or referred to in Section 1.01 will apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.  Whenever the context may require, any pronoun will include the

corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.  Unless the context requires otherwise,

(1)                                 the words “include,” “includes” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation;”

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

(3)                                 the word “will” will be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall;”

(4)                                 the word “incur” will be construed to mean incur, create, issue, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist (and the words “incurred” and “incurrence” will have correlative meanings);

(5)                                 the word “or” will be construed to mean “and/or;”

(6)                                 any reference to any Person will be construed to include such Person’s legal successors and permitted assigns; and

(7)                                 the words “asset” and “property” will be construed to have the same meaning and effect.

All references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules will be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any reference in this Agreement to any Loan Document or organizational document of the Loan Parties means such document as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document).  Any reference to any law will include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation means, unless otherwise specified, such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.  Whenever this Agreement refers to the “knowledge” of the Company or any Loan Party, such reference will be construed to mean the knowledge of the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of such Person.

SECTION 1.03.           Accounting Terms; GAAP.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature will be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all accounting or financial terms used herein will be construed, and all financial computations pursuant hereto will be made, without giving effect to any election under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825-10 (or any other Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification having a similar effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair

value,” as defined therein.  In the event that any Accounting Change (as defined below) occurs and such change results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms in this Agreement, then upon the written request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (acting upon the request of the Required Lenders), the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders will enter into good faith negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to equitably reflect such Accounting Change with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating the Borrower’s financial condition will be the same after such Accounting Change as if such Accounting Change had not occurred; provided that provisions of this Agreement in effect on the date of such Accounting Change will remain in effect until the effective date of such amendment.  “Accounting Change” means (1) any change in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or (2) any change in the application of GAAP by Holdings or the Borrower.

SECTION 1.04.           Effectuation of Transfers.  Each of the representations and warranties of Holdings and the Borrower contained in this Agreement (and all corresponding definitions) is made after giving effect to the Transactions, unless the context otherwise requires.

SECTION 1.05.           Currencies.  Unless otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement, monetary amounts are in Dollars.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Default or Event of Default will arise as a result of any limitation or threshold set forth in Dollars being exceeded solely as a result of changes in currency exchange rates.

SECTION 1.06.           Required Financial Statements. With respect to the determination of the Senior Secured First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Interest Coverage Ratio, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or under any other applicable provision of the Loan Documents (including the definition of Immaterial Subsidiary) made on or prior to the date on which Required Financial Statements have been delivered for the first fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date, such calculation will be determined for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to the Closing Date, and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

ARTICLE II

The Credits

SECTION 2.01.           Term Loans and Borrowings.

(1)                                 Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower Term Loans denominated in Dollars equal to such Lender’s Commitment on the Closing Date.  The failure of any Lender to make any Term Loan required to be made by it will not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several

and no Lender will be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Term Loans as required.  Amounts paid or prepaid in respect of Term Loans may not be reborrowed.

(2)                                 Subject to Sections 2.04(7) and 2.11, each Borrowing will be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith.  Each Lender at its option may make any ABR Loan or Eurocurrency Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Term Loan; provided that any exercise of such option will not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Term Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and such Lender will not be entitled to any amounts payable under Section 2.12 or 2.14 solely in respect of increased costs resulting from, and existing at the time of, such exercise.

(3)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the funded portion of each Term Loan (i.e., the amount advanced in cash to the Borrower on the Closing Date) will be equal to 99.50% of the principal amount of such Term Loan (it being agreed that the Borrower is obligated to repay 100.00% of the principal amount of each such Term Loan, the Term Loans will amortize based on 100.00% of the principal amount of each such Term Loan and interest will accrue on 100.00% of the principal amount of each such Term Loan, in each case as provided herein).

(4)                                 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower will not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.

SECTION 2.02.           Request for Borrowing.

The Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Request not later than 12:00 p.m., New York City time, one Business Day prior to the anticipated Closing Date, requesting that the Lenders make Term Loans on the Closing Date.  The Borrowing Request must specify:

(1)                                 the principal amount of Term Loans to be borrowed;

(2)                                 the requested date of the Borrowing (which will be a Business Day);

(3)                                 the Type of Term Loans to be borrowed;

(4)                                 in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which will be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period;” and

(5)                                 the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed.

If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified in the applicable Borrowing Request, then the Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing is specified in the applicable Borrowing Request, then the Borrower will be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one-month’s duration.  Upon receipt of such Borrowing Request, the Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender thereof.  The proceeds of the Term Loans requested under this Section 2.02 will be disbursed by the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds by wire transfer to such bank account or accounts as designated by the Borrower in the Borrowing Request.

SECTION 2.03.           Funding of Borrowings.

(1)                                 Each Lender will make each Term Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 10:00 a.m., New York City time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders.  The Administrative Agent will make such Term Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower as specified in the Borrowing Request.

(2)                                 Unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (1) of this Section 2.03 and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount.  In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent, forthwith on demand (without duplication) such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent at (a) in the case of such Lender, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (b) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans at such time.  If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent then such amount will constitute such Lender’s Term Loan included in such Borrowing.

SECTION 2.04.           Interest Elections.

(1)                                 Each Borrowing initially will be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, will have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request.  Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section 2.04.  The Borrower may elect

different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion will be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Term Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Term Loans comprising each such portion will be considered a separate Borrowing; provided that the Term Loans comprising any Borrowing will be in an aggregate principal amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $1,000,000; provided further that there shall not be more than ten Eurocurrency Borrowings outstanding hereunder at any time.

(2)                                 To make an election pursuant to this Section 2.04 following the Closing Date, the Borrower will notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone (a) in the case of an election to convert to or continue a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the effective date of such election or (b) in the case of an election to convert to or continue an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of such election.  Each such telephonic Interest Election Request will be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, facsimile transmission or e-mail to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request substantially in the form of Exhibit D and signed by the Borrower.

(3)                                 Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request will be irrevocable and will specify the following information:

(a)                                 the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (c) and (d) below will be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

(b)                                 the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which will be a Business Day;

(c)                                  whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing; and

(d)                                 if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which will be a period contemplated by the definition of “Interest Period.”

(4)                                 If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower will be deemed to have selected a Eurocurrency Borrowing having an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

(5)                                 Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent will advise each applicable Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

(6)                                 If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing will be automatically converted into an ABR Borrowing.

(7)                                 Any portion of a Borrowing maturing or required to be repaid in less than one month may not be converted into or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing.

(8)                                 Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the written request (including a request through electronic means) of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as such Event of Default is continuing, (a) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing and (b) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Borrowing will be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

SECTION 2.05.           Promise to Pay; Evidence of Debt.

(1)                                 The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Term Loan of such Lender as provided in Section 2.06.

(2)                                 Each Lender will maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Term Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

(3)                                 The Administrative Agent will maintain accounts in which it will record (a) the amount of each Term Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and the Interest Period (if any) applicable thereto, (b) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (c) any amount received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

(4)                                 The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of this Section 2.05 will be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein will not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Term Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(5)                                 Any Lender may request that Term Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note (a “Note”).  In such event, the Borrower will prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a Note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower.  Thereafter, the Term Loans evidenced by such Note and interest thereon will at all times

(including after assignment pursuant to Section 10.04) be represented by one or more Notes in such form payable to the payee named therein (or, if requested by such payee, to such payee and its registered assigns).

SECTION 2.06.           Repayment of Term Loans.

(1)                                 The Borrower will repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, commencing with the last Business Day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending in January 2014, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding on the Closing Date, which payments will be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.07 or 2.08, as applicable (each such date being referred to as an “Original Term Loan Installment Date”);

(2)                                 (a) In the event that any Incremental Term Loans are made, the Borrower will repay Borrowings consisting of Incremental Term Loans on the dates (each an “Incremental Term Loan Installment Date”) and in the amounts set forth in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment, (b) in the event that any Other Term Loans are made, the Borrower will repay Borrowings consisting of Other Term Loans on the dates (each an “Other Term Loan Installment Date”) and in the amounts set forth in the applicable Refinancing Amendment and (c) in the event that any Extended Term Loans are made, the Borrower will repay Borrowings consisting of Extended Term Loans on the dates (each an “Extended Term Loan Installment Date”) and in the amounts set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment; and

(3)                                 to the extent not previously paid, all outstanding Term Loans will be due and payable on the applicable Maturity Date;

together, in each case, with accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount to be paid to but excluding the date of such payment.

SECTION 2.07.           Optional Prepayment of Term Loans.  The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay the Term Loans in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (except as provided in Section 2.21 and subject to Section 2.13), in an aggregate principal amount, (1) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $2.5 million, and (2) in the case of ABR Loans, that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $1.0 million, or, in each case, if less, the amount outstanding.  The Borrower will notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by hand delivery, facsimile transmission or e-mail) of such election not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, (a) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, three Business Days before the anticipated date of such prepayment and (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, one Business Day before the anticipated date of such prepayment.  Each such notice of prepayment will specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing (or portion thereof) to be

prepaid.  All prepayments under this Section 2.07 will be accompanied by accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount to be prepaid to but excluding the date of payment. Any such notice may be revocable or conditioned on a refinancing of all or any portion of the Term Facility.  Any optional prepayments of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.07 will be applied to the remaining scheduled amortization payments as directed by the Borrower (or in the absence of such direction, in direct order of maturity) and will be applied ratably to the Term Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing.

SECTION 2.08.           Mandatory Prepayment of Term Loans.

(1)                                 The Borrower will apply all Net Cash Proceeds received in an Asset Sale made pursuant to Section 6.05(2) (other than any ABL Priority Collateral Asset Sale) or any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction to prepay Term Loans within ten Business Days following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, unless the Borrower has delivered a Reinvestment Notice on or prior to such tenth Business Day; provided that:

(a)                                 if any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, on or prior to the tenth Business Day following receipt thereof, such Net Cash Proceeds will be deposited in an Asset Sale Proceeds Account;

(b)                                 subject to the other provisions of this Section 2.08(1), on each Reinvestment Prepayment Date the Borrower will apply an amount equal to the Reinvestment Prepayment Amount with respect to the relevant Reinvestment Event to the prepayment of the Term Loans (together with accrued interest thereon); and

(c)                                  if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Borrower is required to, or to offer to, repurchase, redeem, repay or prepay Indebtedness secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans (any such Indebtedness, “Other First Lien Indebtedness”), then the Borrower may apply such Net Cash Proceeds to redeem, repurchase, repay or prepay Term Loans and Other First Lien Indebtedness on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and Other First Lien Indebtedness at such time);

provided, further, that the portion of such Net Cash Proceeds allocated to the Other First Lien Indebtedness will not exceed the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds required to be allocated to the Other First Lien Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, and the remaining amount, if any, of such Net Cash Proceeds will be allocated to the prepayment of the Term Loans (in accordance with the terms hereof) and to the repurchase or repayment of Other First Lien Indebtedness, and the amount of the prepayment of the Term Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this clause (1) will be reduced accordingly; provided further, that to the extent the holders of Other First Lien Indebtedness decline to have such Indebtedness repurchased, redeemed, repaid or prepaid with such Net Cash Proceeds, the declined amount of such Net Cash Proceeds will promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days after the date of such rejection) be

applied to prepay the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereof (to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds would otherwise have been required to be so applied if such Other First Lien Indebtedness was not then outstanding).

(2)                                 Commencing with the fiscal year ending July 26, 2015, not later than 90 days after the end of each Excess Cash Flow Period, the Borrower will calculate Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Period and will apply the following amount to the prepayment of Term Loans:

(a)                                 the Required Percentage of such Excess Cash Flow; minus

(b)                                 the amount of any voluntary prepayments during such Excess Cash Flow Period or on or prior to the 90th day after the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period of:

(i)                                     Term Loans (including Incremental Term Loans, Other Term Loans and Extended Term Loans);

(ii)                                  loans under the ABL Credit Agreement, any ABL Incremental Facilty or other revolving credit facility that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans (to the extent accompanied by a corresponding reduction in the commitments);

(iii)                               Other First Lien Indebtedness; or

(iv)                              Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance any of the foregoing Indebtedness (or Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness described in this clause (iv)), in each case that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans;

in each case, to the extent not financed with the proceeds of the issuance or the incurrence of Indebtedness (other than proceeds of revolving loans), the sale or issuance of Equity Interests or Asset Sales; provided that any such voluntary prepayment that is made on or prior to the 90th day after the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period will not reduce Excess Cash Flow for the next succeeding Excess Cash Flow Period pursuant to this clause (b).

Not later than the date on which the Borrower is required to deliver financial statements with respect to the end of each Excess Cash Flow Period under Section 5.04(1), the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower setting forth the amount, if any, of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year and the calculation thereof in reasonable detail.

(3)                                 The Borrower will apply 100% of the net cash proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness

that is not Excluded Indebtedness to the prepayment of Term Loans, on or prior to the date which is five Business Days after the receipt of such net cash proceeds.

(4)                                 Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.08 to the contrary, any Lender may elect, by notice to the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by hand delivery, facsimile transmission or e-mail) at least two Business Days prior to the required prepayment date, to decline all or any portion of any mandatory prepayment of its Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.08 (other than clause (3) of this Section 2.08), in which case the aggregate amount of the prepayment that would have been applied to prepay Term Loans but was so declined will be retained by the Borrower and applied for any permitted purpose hereunder.  Such prepayments will be applied on a pro rata basis to the then outstanding Term Loans being prepaid irrespective of whether such outstanding Term Loans are ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans; provided that if no Lenders exercise the right to waive a given mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.08(4), then, with respect to such mandatory prepayment, the amount of such mandatory prepayment will be applied first to Term Loans that are ABR Loans to the full extent thereof before application to Term Loans that are Eurocurrency Loans in a manner that minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.13.

(5)                                 The Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent, at the time of each prepayment required under this Section 2.08, (a) a certificate signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount of such prepayment and (b) to the extent practicable, at least three Business Days prior written notice of such prepayment.  Each notice of prepayment shall specify the prepayment date, the Type of each Term Loan being prepaid and the principal amount of each Term Loan (or portion thereof) to be prepaid.  Prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.08 will be made without premium or penalty, accompanied by accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount to be prepaid to but excluding the date of payment, and applied as directed by the Borrower or, absent such direction, to reduce in direct order of maturity the next eight quarterly scheduled amortization payments of Term Loans under Section 2.06(1) and, thereafter, to reduce on a pro rata basis (based on the amount of such amortization payments) the remaining scheduled amortization payments of Term Loans under Section 2.06(1) and will be allocated ratably to the Term Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing; provided that any prepayment of Incremental Term Loans, Other Term Loans or Extended Term Loans will be applied in the order specified in the applicable Permitted Amendment.  No payments under Section 2.13 will be required in connection with a prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.08.  In the event of any prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.08 at a time when Term Loans of more than one Class remain outstanding, the aggregate amount of such prepayment will be allocated between each Class of Term Loans pro rata based on the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Term Loans of each such Class (except as otherwise provided in the applicable Permitted Amendment, in each case with respect to the applicable Class of Term Loans).

(6)                                 Notwithstanding any provisions of this Section 2.08 to the contrary,

(a)                                 to the extent that any or all of the Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow giving rise to a prepayment event pursuant to this Section 2.08 is prohibited or delayed by applicable local law from being repatriated to the United States, the portion of such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to prepay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.08, but may be retained by the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary for so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law will not permit repatriation to the United States.  Once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow is permitted under the applicable local law, such repatriation will be effected promptly and such repatriated Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow will be promptly applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to the prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.08 to the extent provided herein; provided that the Borrower hereby agrees, and will cause any applicable Subsidiary, to promptly take all commercially reasonable actions required by applicable local law to permit any such repatriation; or

(b)                                 to the extent that a Responsible Officer of the Borrower has reasonably determined in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow giving rise to a prepayment event pursuant to this Section 2.08 would have an adverse tax cost consequence, the Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to prepay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.08, but may be retained by the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary without being repatriated; provided that, in the case of this subclause (b), on or before the date on which any Net Cash Proceeds so retained would otherwise have been required to be applied to reinvestments or prepayments pursuant to this Section 2.08 (or such Excess Cash Flow would have been so required if it were Net Cash Proceeds to be applied to a prepayment):

(i)                                     the Borrower applies an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow to such reinvestments or prepayments as if such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow had been repatriated, less the amount of additional taxes that would have been payable or reserved against if such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow had been repatriated; or

(ii)                                  such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow are applied towards the permanent extinguishment (including, in the case of a revolving facility, a permanent reduction of commitments only) of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary.

For purposes of this Section 2.08(6), references to “law” mean, with respect to any Person, (1) the common law and any federal, state, local, foreign, multinational or international statutes, laws, treaties, judicial decisions, standards, rules and regulations, guidances, guidelines, ordinances, rules, judgments, writs, orders, decrees, codes, plans, injunctions, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, governmental agreements and governmental restrictions (including administrative or judicial precedents or authorities), in each case whether now or hereafter in effect, and (2) the interpretation or administration thereof by, and other determinations, directives, requirements or requests of, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law and that are applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

SECTION 2.09.           Fees.

(1)                                 The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, the “Term Administrative Fee” set forth in the Fee Letter at the times and on the terms specified therein (the “Administrative Agent Fees”).

(2)                                 All Fees will be paid on the dates due and payable, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office for distribution, if and as appropriate, among the Lenders.  Once paid, none of the Fees will be refundable under any circumstances.

SECTION 2.10.           Interest.

(1)                                 The Term Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing will bear interest at the ABR plus the Applicable Margin.

(2)                                 The Term Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing will bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin.

(3)                                 Following the occurrence and during the continuation of a Specified Event of Default, the Borrower will pay interest on overdue amounts hereunder at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of, or interest on, any Term Loan, 2.0% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Term Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 2.10 or (ii) in the case of any other overdue amount, 2.0% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in clause (1) of this Section 2.10.

(4)                                 Accrued interest on each Term Loan will be payable in arrears (i) on each Interest Payment Date for such Term Loan and (ii) on the applicable Maturity Date; provided that (A) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (3) of this Section 2.10 will be payable on demand, (B) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Term Loan, accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid will be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (C) in the event of any conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan prior to the end of the current Interest

Period therefor, accrued interest on such Term Loan will be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

(5)                                 All interest hereunder will be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the ABR at times when the ABR is based on the prime rate, will be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and, in each case, will be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).  The applicable ABR, Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate will be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination will be conclusive absent manifest error.

SECTION 2.11.           Alternate Rate of Interest.  If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing:

(1)                                 the Administrative Agent determines (which determination will be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period; or

(2)                                 the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Term Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;

then the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to the Borrower and the applicable Lenders by telephone, facsimile transmission or e-mail as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (a) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any applicable Borrowing to, or continuation of any such Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing will be ineffective and such Borrowing will be converted to or continued as on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto an ABR Borrowing and (b) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing, such Borrowing will be made as an ABR Borrowing.

SECTION 2.12.           Increased Costs.

(1)                                 If any Change in Law:

(a)                                 imposes, modifies or deems applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate);

(b)                                 imposes on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Loans made by such Lender; or

(c)                                  subjects any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (i) Indemnified Taxes and (ii) Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments or other obligations, or deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurocurrency Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Term Loan) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(2)                                 If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Term Loans made by such Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(3)                                 A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as applicable, as specified in paragraph (1) or (2) of this Section 2.12 will be delivered to the Borrower and will be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Borrower will pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten days after receipt thereof.

(4)                                 Promptly after any Lender has determined that it will make a request for increased compensation pursuant to this Section 2.12, such Lender will notify the Borrower thereof.  Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.12 will not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower will not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.12 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided, further, that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180 day period referred to above will be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

SECTION 2.13.           Break Funding Payments.  Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Borrower will compensate each Lender for the actual out-of-pocket loss, cost and expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) attributable to the following events:

(1)                                 the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default);

(2)                                the conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto;

(3)                                 the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurocurrency Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto; or

(4)                                 the assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.16.

Such loss, cost or expense to any Lender will be deemed to be the amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Term Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Term Loan (but not including the Applicable Margin applicable thereto), for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue a Eurocurrency Loan, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Term Loan) over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for deposits in Dollars of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the London interbank market.

A certificate of any Lender setting forth in reasonable detail any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.13 will be delivered to the Borrower and will be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Borrower will pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten days after receipt thereof.

SECTION 2.14.           Taxes.

(1)                                 Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder will be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if a Loan Party is required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (a) the sum payable will be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.14) the Administrative Agent or any Lender, as applicable, receives an amount equal to the amount it would have received had no such deductions been made, (b) such Loan Party will make such deductions and (c) such Loan Party will timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(2)                                 In addition, the Loan Parties will pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(3)                                 Each Loan Party will, jointly and severally, indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, within ten days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender (other than as a result of the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct), on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of such Loan Party hereunder (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.14) and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to such Loan Party by a Lender, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, will be conclusive absent manifest error.

(4)                                As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by a Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, such Loan Party will deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(5)

(a)                                 Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document will deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, will deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Sections 2.14(5)(b), 2.14(5)(c) and 2.14(6) below) will not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense

or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(b)                                 Without limiting the effect of Section 2.14(5)(a) above, each Foreign Lender will deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), two original copies of whichever of the following is applicable:

(i)                                     duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto), claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States of America is a party;

(ii)                                  duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto);

(iii)                               in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code, (A) a certificate substantially in the form of the applicable Exhibit F to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not:

(x)                                 a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code;

(y)                                 a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3) or 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code; or

(z)                                  a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code; and

(B) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto);

(iv)                              duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY, together with forms and certificates described in clauses (i) through (iii) above (and additional Form W-8IMYs) as may be required; or

(v)                                 any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

(c)                                  Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent (and any Person succeeding the Administrative Agent upon assignment or succession under Section 9.09, if applicable) will also deliver to the Borrower, on or prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) two duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service form W-8ECI with respect to any amounts payable to Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch for its own account and (ii) two duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY certifying that it is a “U.S. branch” and that the payments it receives for the account of others are not effectively connected with the conduct of its trade or business in the United States and that it is using such form as evidence of its agreement with the Borrower to be treated as a United States person with respect to such payments (and the Borrower and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch agree to so treat Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch as a United States person with respect to such payments), with the effect that the Borrower can make payments to Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch (acting as the Administrative Agent) without deduction or withholding of any taxes imposed by the United States.

In addition, in each of the foregoing circumstances, each Foreign Lender will deliver such forms, if legally entitled to deliver such forms, promptly upon the obsolescence, expiration or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Foreign Lender.  Each Foreign Lender will promptly notify the Borrower at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to the Borrower (or any other form of certification adopted by the United States of America or other taxing authorities for such purpose).  In addition, each Lender that is not a Foreign Lender will deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto) on or before the date such Lender becomes a party and upon the expiration of any form previously delivered by such Lender.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, a Lender will not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this paragraph (5) that such Lender is not legally able to deliver.

(6)                                 If a payment made to a Recipient under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Recipient were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Recipient will deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Recipient has complied with such Recipient’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such

payment.  Solely for purposes of this clause (6), “FATCA” will include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it will update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(7)                                 If the Administrative Agent or any Lender determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund (including a credit in lieu of a refund) of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by a Loan Party or with respect to which such Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.14, it will pay over reasonably promptly such refund to such Loan Party (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Loan Party under this Section 2.14 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender (including any Taxes imposed with respect to such refund) as is determined by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in good faith, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that such Loan Party, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay as soon as reasonably practicable the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  This Section 2.14(7) will not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which it deems, in good faith, to be confidential) to the Loan Parties or any other Person.

(8)                                 Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.14 will survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

(9)                                 For purposes of this Section 2.14, the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

SECTION 2.15.           Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.

(1)                                 Unless otherwise specified, the Borrower will make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or otherwise) prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time, at the Payment Office, except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 10.05 will be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without condition or deduction for any defense, recoupment, set-off or

counterclaim.  Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon.  The Administrative Agent will distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof and will make settlements with the Lenders with respect to other payments at the times and in the manner provided in this Agreement.  Except as otherwise provided herein, if any payment hereunder is due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment will be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon will be payable for the period of such extension.  Any payment required to be made by the Administrative Agent hereunder will be deemed to have been made by the time required if the Administrative Agent, at or before such time, has taken the necessary steps to make such payment in accordance with the regulations or operating procedures of the clearing or settlement system used by the Administrative Agent to make such payment.

(2)                                 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, if (a) at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due from the Borrower hereunder or (b) at any time an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Administrative Agent will receive proceeds of Term Priority Collateral in connection with the exercise of remedies, such funds will be applied in accordance with Section 5.02 of the Collateral Agreement (subject to the application of proceeds provisions contained in the Intercreditor Agreement).

(3)                                 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, if any Lender, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtains payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Class of Term Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Class of Term Loans than the proportion received by any other Lender in such Class, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion will purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Term Loans of such Class of other Lenders in such Class to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments will be shared by the Lenders in such Class ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Term Loans of such Class; provided that (a) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations will be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (b) the provisions of this paragraph (3) will not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Term Loans to any assignee or participant.  The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as

fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(4)                                 Unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the 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 Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the 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 Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

(5)                                 If any Lender fails to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.03(1) or 2.15(3), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under Section 2.03(1) or 2.15(3), as applicable, until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.

SECTION 2.16.           Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

(1)                                 If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14, then such Lender will use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Term Loans hereunder or assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (a) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.12 or 2.14, as applicable, in the future and (b) would not subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in any material respect.  The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(2)                                 If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12 or is a Defaulting Lender, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, either (a) prepay such Lender’s outstanding Term Loans hereunder in full on a non-pro rata basis without premium or penalty (including with respect to the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section

10.04(2)(b)(ii)) or (b) require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 10.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that will assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) in the case of clause (b) above, the Borrower has received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent will not unreasonably be withheld, if a consent by the Administrative Agent would be required under Section 10.04 for an assignment of Term Loans to such assignee, (ii) such Lender has received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Term Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.12 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.14, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments.  Nothing in this Section 2.16 will be deemed to prejudice any rights that the Borrower may have against any Lender that is a Defaulting Lender.

(3)                                 If any Lender (such Lender, a “Non-Consenting Lender”) has failed to consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination that, pursuant to the terms of Section 10.08, requires the consent of such Lender and with respect to which the Required Lenders have granted their consent, then the Borrower will have the right (unless such Non-Consenting Lender grants such consent) at its sole expense, to either (a) prepay such Lender’s outstanding Term Loans hereunder in full on a non-pro rata basis without premium or penalty (including with respect to the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 10.04(2)(b)(ii)) or (b) replace such Non-Consenting Lender by deeming such Non-Consenting Lender to have assigned its Term Loans and its Commitments hereunder to one or more assignees reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent if a consent by the Administrative Agent would be required under Section 10.04 for an assignment of Term Loans to such Assignee; provided that (i) all Obligations of the Borrower owing to such Non-Consenting Lender (including accrued Fees and any amounts due under Section 2.12, 2.13 or 2.14) being removed or replaced will be paid in full to such Non-Consenting Lender concurrently with such removal or assignment and (ii) in the case of clause (b) above, the replacement Lender will purchase the foregoing by paying to such Non-Consenting Lender a price equal to the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon.  No action by or consent of the Non-Consenting Lender will be necessary in connection with such removal or assignment, in the case of clause (b) above, which shall be immediately and automatically effective upon payment of such purchase price.  In connection with any such assignment, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, such Non-Consenting Lender and the replacement Lender will otherwise comply with Section 10.04; provided that if such Non-Consenting Lender does not comply with Section 10.04 within three Business Days after the Borrower’s request, compliance with Section 10.04 will not be required to effect such assignment.

SECTION 2.17.           Illegality.  If any Lender reasonably determines that any change in law has made it unlawful, or if any Governmental Authority has asserted after the Closing Date that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable lending office to make or maintain any Eurocurrency Loans, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligations of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Loans or to convert ABR Borrowings to Eurocurrency Borrowings will be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower will upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), either convert all Eurocurrency Borrowings of such Lender to ABR Borrowings, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Borrowings to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Term Loans.  Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower will also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

SECTION 2.18.           Incremental Facilities.

(1)                                 Notice.  At any time and from time to time, on one or more occasions, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may, by notice to the Administrative Agent, increase the aggregate principal amount of any outstanding tranche of Term Loans or add one or more additional tranches of term loans under the Loan Documents (the “Incremental Term Loans;” each such increase or tranche, an “Incremental Facility”).

(2)                                 Ranking.  Incremental Term Loans may, at the discretion of the Borrower, be secured or unsecured.  If Incremental Term Loans are secured on a junior basis to the Term Loans, a Debt Representative, acting on behalf of the holders of such Incremental Term Loans, will become party or otherwise subject to the provisions of a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

(3)                                 Size.  The principal amount of Incremental Facilities incurred pursuant to this Section 2.18 and Incremental Equivalent Term Debt incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(1) will not exceed, in the aggregate, an amount equal to $650.0 million (the “Non-Ratio Based Incremental Facility Cap”); provided that the Borrower may incur additional Incremental Facilities and Incremental Equivalent Term Debt without regard to the Non-Ratio Based Incremental Facility Cap so long as (a) with respect to any such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Term Debt to be secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans, the Senior Secured First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on the date on which the applicable Incremental Facilities or Incremental Equivalent Term Debt is incurred (and after giving effect to such incurrence) and after giving effect to any acquisition or other transaction consummated in connection with the incurrence of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Term Debt) is equal to or less than 4.25 to 1.00; and (b) with respect to any such Incremental Facility to be secured on a junior basis to the Term Loans, subordinated in right of payment to the Term Loans or unsecured and pari passu in right of payment with the Term Loans, the

Total Net Leverage Ratio (determined on the date on which the applicable Incremental Facilities or Incremental Equivalent Term Debt is incurred (and after giving effect to such incurrence) and after giving effect to any acquisition or other transaction consummated in connection with the incurrence of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Term Debt) is equal to or less than the Closing Date Total Net Leverage Ratio (collectively, the “Available Incremental Term Loan Facility Amount”).

Each tranche of Incremental Term Loans will be in an integral multiple of $1.0 million and in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $15.0 million (or such lesser minimum amount approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion); provided that such amount may be less than the applicable minimum amount or integral multiple amount if such amount represents all the remaining availability under the Available Incremental Term Loan Facility Amount.

(4)                                 Incremental Lenders.  Incremental Term Loans may be provided by any existing Lender (it being understood that no existing Lender will have an obligation to provide Incremental Term Loans) or any Additional Lender; provided that the Administrative Agent shall have consented (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) to any Additional Lender’s providing such Incremental Term Loans if such consent by the Administrative Agent would be required under Section 10.04 for an assignment of Term Loans to such Additional Lender.

(5)                                 Incremental Facility Amendments.  Each Incremental Facility will become effective pursuant to an amendment (each, an “Incremental Facility Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Lender or Additional Lender providing such Incremental Facility (the “Incremental Lenders”) and the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Incremental Facility Amendment.  Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Facility Amendment, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as applicable, will be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Incremental Facility and the Incremental Term Loans evidenced thereby.

(6)                                 Conditions.  The availability of Incremental Term Loans will be subject solely to the following conditions:

(a)                                 no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date such Incremental Term Loans are incurred or would exist immediately after giving effect thereto;

(b)                                 the representations and warranties in the Loan Documents will be true and correct in all material respects (except for representations and warranties that are already qualified by materiality, which representations and

warranties will be accurate in all respects) immediately prior to, and immediately after giving effect to, the incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans; and

(c)                                  such other conditions (if any) as may be required by the Incremental Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans, unless such other conditions are waived by such Incremental Lenders;

provided that if the proceeds of such Incremental Term Loans will be used to finance, in whole or in part, the acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of, or a majority of the Equity Interests in, or the merger, consolidation or amalgamation with, a Person or division or line of business of a Person,

(i)                                     the condition in the foregoing clause (a) may be waived (or not required) by the Incremental Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans; and

(ii)                                  the condition in the foregoing clause (b) may be limited to the accuracy in all material respects of (A) the Specified Representations and (B) any representations and warranties made with respect to such Person, division or line of business in the agreement governing such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation to the extent the breach of such representations and warranties is material to the interests of the Lenders; provided that the failure of any such representation or warranty will not result in a failure of the conditions set forth in the foregoing clause (b) unless such breach results in a failure of a condition precedent of the obligations of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to consummate such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation or permits the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to terminate such agreement (after giving effect to any applicable notice and cure provisions).

(7)                                 Terms.  Each notice delivered pursuant to this Section 2.18 will set forth the amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Term Loans.  The terms of each tranche of Incremental Term Loans will be as agreed between the Borrower and the Incremental Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans; provided that:

(a)                                 the final maturity date of such Incremental Term Loans will be no earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of the Term Loans;

(b)                                 the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Incremental Term Loans will be no shorter than the longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans; and

(c)                                  such Incremental Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or a less than pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory repayments or prepayments of the Term Loans.

(8)                                 Pricing.  The interest rate, fees and original issue discount for any Incremental Term Loans will be as determined by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and the Incremental Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans; provided that if the yield (as determined below) on any such Incremental Term Loans that are secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans (such yield, the “Incremental Yield”) exceeds the yield (as determined below) on the Term Loans incurred on the Closing Date by more than 50 basis points, then the interest margins for the Term Loans incurred on the Closing Date will automatically be increased to a level such that the yield on the Term Loans incurred on the Closing Date will be 50 basis points below the Incremental Yield on such Incremental Term Loans.  Any increase in yield on the Term Loans incurred on the Closing Date required pursuant to this Section 2.18(8) and resulting from the application of an Adjusted LIBO Rate or ABR “floor” on any Incremental Term Loans will be effected solely through an increase in such “floor” (or an implementation thereof, as applicable) in respect of the Term Loans.  In determining whether the Incremental Yield on Incremental Term Loans exceeds the yield on the Term Loans incurred on the Closing Date by more than 50 basis points, such determination will take into account interest margins, minimum Adjusted LIBO Rate, minimum ABR, upfront fees and original issue discount on the applicable Term Loans, with upfront fees and original issue discount being equated to interest margins based on an assumed four-year life to maturity, but will exclude any arrangement, syndication, structuring, commitment or other fees payable in connection therewith.

SECTION 2.19.           Other Term Loans.

(1)                                 Other Term Loans.  Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness may, at the election of the Borrower, take the form of new Term Loans under an additional Term Facility hereunder (“Other Term Loans”) pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment.

(2)                                 Refinancing Amendments.  The effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment will be subject only to the satisfaction on the date thereof of such of the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 as may be requested by the providers of Other Term Loans.  The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Refinancing Amendment.  Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, this Agreement will be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Other Term Loans incurred pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Term Loans subject thereto as Other Term Loans).

(3)                                 Required Consents.  Any Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any Person other than the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders or Additional Lenders providing Other Term Loans, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.19.  This Section 2.19 supersedes any provisions in Section 10.08 to the contrary.

(4)                                 Providers of Other Term Loans.  Any Lender approached to provide all or a portion of Other Term Loans may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such Other Term Loans (it being understood that there is no obligation to approach any existing Lenders to provide Other Term Loans).  The consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) will be required in respect of any Person providing Other Term Loans if such consent would be required under Section 10.04 for an assignment of Term Loans to such Person.

SECTION 2.20.           Extensions of Term Loans.

(1)                                 Extension Offers.  Pursuant to one or more offers (each, an “Extension Offer”) made from time to time by the Borrower to all Lenders of Term Loans with a like Maturity Date, the Borrower may extend the Maturity Date of Term Loans and otherwise modify the terms of Term Loans pursuant to the terms set forth in the relevant Extension Offer (each, an “Extension,” and each group of Term Loans so extended, as well as the original Term Loans not so extended, being a “tranche”).  Each Extension Offer will specify the minimum amount of Term Loans with respect to which an Extension Offer may be accepted, which will be an integral multiple of $1.0 million and an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $125.0 million (or (a) if less, the aggregate principal amount of such Term Loans or (b) such lesser minimum amount as is approved by the Administrative Agent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and will be made on a pro rata basis to all Lenders of Term Loans with a like Maturity Date.  If the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans (calculated on the face amount thereof) in respect of which Lenders have accepted an Extension Offer exceeds the maximum aggregate principal amount of Term Loans offered to be extended pursuant to an Extension Offer, then the Term Loans of such Lenders will be extended ratably up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts (but not to exceed actual holdings of record) with respect to which such Lenders have accepted such Extension Offer.  There is no requirement that any Extension Offer or Extension Amendment (defined as follows) be subject to any “most favored nation” pricing provisions.  Each Lender accepting an Extension Offer is referred to herein as an “Extending Term Lender,” and the Term Loans held by such Lender accepting an Extension Offer is referred to herein as “Extended Term Loans.”

(2)                                 Extension Amendments.  The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other

Loan Documents (an “Extension Amendment”) with the Borrower as may be necessary in order to establish new tranches in respect of Term Loans extended pursuant to an Extension Offer and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in connection with the establishment of such new tranches.  This Section 2.20 supersedes any provisions in Section 10.08 to the contrary.  Except as otherwise set forth in an Extension Offer, there will be no conditions to the effectiveness of an Extension Amendment.  Extensions will not constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement.

(3)                                 Terms of Extension Offers and Extension Amendments.  The terms of any Extended Term Loans will be set forth in an Extension Offer and as agreed between the Borrower and the Extended Term Lenders accepting such Extension Offer; provided that:

(a)                                 the final maturity date of such Extended Term Loans will be no earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of the Term Loans subject to such Extension Offer;

(b)                                 the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Extended Term Loans will be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans subject to such Extension Offer;

(c)                                  such Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or a less than pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory repayments or prepayments of Term Loans;

(d)                                 such Extended Term Loans are not secured by any assets or property that does not constitute Collateral;

(e)                                  such Extended Term Loans are not guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than a Subsidiary Loan Party; and

(f)                                   except as to pricing terms (interest rate, fees, funding discounts and prepayment premiums) and maturity, the terms and conditions of such Extended Term Loans are substantially identical to, or, taken as a whole, no more favorable to the lenders or holders providing such Indebtedness than, those applicable to the Term Loans subject to such Extension Offer, as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

Any Extended Term Loans will constitute a separate tranche of Term Loans from the Term Loans held by Lenders that did not accept the applicable Extension Offer.

(4)                                 Required Consents.  No consent of any Lender or any other Person will be required to effectuate any Extension, other than the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or condition), the Borrower and the applicable Extending Term Lender.  The transactions contemplated by this Section 2.20 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment

of any interest, fees or premium in respect of any Extended Term Loans on such terms as may be set forth in the relevant Extension Offer) will not require the consent of any other Lender or any other Person, and the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including Sections 2.08 and 2.15) or any other Loan Document that may otherwise prohibit any such Extension or any other transaction contemplated by this Section 2.20 will not apply to any of the transactions effected pursuant to this Section 2.20.

SECTION 2.21.           Repricing Event.  In the event that, prior to the first year anniversary of the Closing Date, the Borrower refinances or makes any prepayment of, or amends the terms of, Term Loans in connection with any Repricing Event, the Borrower will pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each applicable Lender, a payment of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans so refinanced, prepaid or amended, as the case may be.

ARTICLE III

Representations and Warranties

Each of Holdings and Merger Sub represents and warrants to each Agent and to each of the Lenders, with respect to Borrowings made on the Closing Date, that on the Closing Date immediately prior to consummation of the Merger, the Specified Merger Agreement Representations and the Specified Representations are true and correct in all material respects.

With respect to any Borrowing made after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.18, to the extent required by Section 2.18(6), the Borrower, with respect to itself and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries, and Holdings, solely with respect to Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 and 3.19, will represent and warrant to each Agent and to each of the Lenders that:

SECTION 3.01.           Organization; Powers.  Each of Holdings, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary:

(1)                                 is a partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or trust duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization (to the extent such status or an analogous concept applies to such an organization);

(2)                                 has all requisite power and authority to own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted;

(3)                                 is qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where the failure to so qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(4)                                 has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Loan Documents and each other agreement or instrument contemplated thereby to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to borrow and otherwise obtain credit hereunder.

SECTION 3.02.           Authorization.  The execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, the Borrowings hereunder and the Transactions:

(1)                                 have been duly authorized by all corporate, stockholder, partnership, limited liability company or other applicable action required to be taken by the Loan Parties; and

(2)                                 will not:

(a)                                 violate:

(i)                                     any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation, or of the certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents (including any partnership, limited liability company or operating agreement or by-laws) of any Loan Party;

(ii)                                  any applicable order of any court or any rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority; or

(iii)                               any provision of any indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument to which any Loan Party is a party or by which any of them or any of their property is or may be bound;

(b)                                 be in conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute (alone or with notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or give rise to a right of or result in any cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation (including any payment) or to a loss of a material benefit under, any such indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument; or

(c)                                  result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or assets of any Loan Party, other than the Liens created by the Loan Documents and Permitted Liens;

except with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 3.02(2) as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.03.           Enforceability.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Holdings and the Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document when executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto

will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, subject to:

(1)                                 the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally;

(2)                                 general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

(3)                                 implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing; and

(4)                                 any foreign laws, rules and regulations as they relate to pledges of Equity Interests in Foreign Subsidiaries.

SECTION 3.04.           Governmental Approvals.  No action, consent or approval of, registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority or third party is or will be required in connection with the Transactions, the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Security Documents or the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral, except for:

(1)                                 the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and equivalent filings in foreign jurisdictions;

(2)                                 filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office and comparable offices in foreign jurisdictions and equivalent filings in foreign jurisdictions;

(3)                                 filings which may be required under Environmental Laws;

(4)                                 filings as may be required under the Exchange Act and applicable stock exchange rules in connection therewith;

(5)                                 such as have been made or obtained and are in full force and effect;

(6)                                 such actions, consents and approvals the failure of which to be obtained or made would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

(7)                                 filings or other actions listed on Schedule 3.04.

SECTION 3.05.           Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases.

(1)                                 Each of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties has valid fee simple title to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all of its Real Properties and valid title to its personal property and assets, in each case, except for Permitted Liens or defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties and assets for their intended purposes, in each case, except where the

failure to have such title, interest, easement or right would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.  All such properties and assets are free and clear of Liens, other than Permitted Liens.

(2)                                 Neither the Borrower nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries has defaulted under any lease to which it is a party, except for such defaults as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.  Each of the Borrower’s and the Restricted Subsidiaries’ leases is in full force and effect, except leases in respect of which the failure to be in full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Except as set forth on Schedule 3.05(2), on the Closing Date the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all such leases, other than leases in respect of which the failure to enjoy peaceful and undisturbed possession would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.06.           Subsidiaries.

(1)                                 Schedule 3.06(1) sets forth as of the Closing Date the name and jurisdiction of incorporation, formation or organization of Holdings, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary and, as to each Restricted Subsidiary, the percentage of each class of Equity Interests owned by the Borrower or by any other Subsidiary of the Borrower.