Form 8-K
8-K — Katapult Holdings, Inc.
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Filed: 2026-08-11
Period: 2026-08-07
CIK: 0001785424
SIC: 7359 (SERVICES-EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASING, NEC)
Item: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
Item: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
Item: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Item: Changes in Control of Registrant
Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item: Other Events
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
August 7, 2026
KATAPULT
HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-39116
84-2704291
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
400 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA
30339
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(678) 402-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:)
5360 Legacy Drive, Building 2, Plano, TX 75024
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of Each Exchange on
Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
KPLT
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant
to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
TopCo Term Loan Agreement
In connection with the Closing (as defined below),
on August 11, 2026, Katapult Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Katapult
Holdings, Inc. (“Katapult”), as borrower (the “TopCo Borrower”), entered into a Term Loan Agreement
(the “TopCo Term Loan Agreement”) with Katapult, the subsidiaries of the TopCo Borrower from time to time party thereto,
as subsidiary guarantors, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and BP Commercial Funding Trust III, Series SPL-XIV, a statutory
series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust, as administrative agent and documentation agent (in such capacities,
the “TopCo Agent”). The TopCo Term Loan Agreement provides for senior secured term loan facilities in an aggregate
principal amount of up to $200.0 million, consisting of (i) an initial term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of approximately
$122.0 million, which was funded in full on August 11, 2026, and (ii) a delayed draw term loan facility in an aggregate principal
amount of up to approximately $78.0 million. Delayed draw term loans may be borrowed during the period commencing on August 11, 2026
and ending on the earliest of August 11, 2028, the date on which a cease funding event occurs (subject to applicable cure provisions)
and the date on which the delayed draw commitments have been fully drawn, terminated or reduced to zero.
Borrowings under the TopCo Term Loan Agreement
bear interest at a rate of 15.0% per annum payable in cash and 5.0% per annum payable as paid-in-kind (“PIK”) interest. The
PIK interest accruing on each remittance date is required to be capitalized and added to the outstanding principal amount of the loans.
All obligations under the TopCo Term Loan Agreement,
including the outstanding legal balance of all term loans, are due and payable in full on the maturity date, which is the earlier of (i) August 11,
2029 and (ii) the date of acceleration of the obligations following an event of default. The TopCo Borrower may voluntarily prepay
the initial term loan or any delayed draw term loan in whole, subject to payment of a prepayment fee. The TopCo Term Loan Agreement also
requires mandatory prepayments in connection with certain asset dispositions, casualty, condemnation or similar events, certain issuances
of indebtedness and sale and leaseback transactions, in each case subject to specified thresholds, exceptions and reinvestment rights.
The obligations under the TopCo Term Loan Agreement
are guaranteed by Katapult, and by the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto. The obligations are secured pursuant to
the collateral documents, including a Security Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2026, among Katapult, the TopCo Borrower, the other
grantors party thereto and the TopCo Agent, under which the grantors granted a first-priority security interest in substantially all of
their personal property, subject to permitted liens (the “TopCo Security Agreement”).
The TopCo Term Loan Agreement contains certain
customary representations and warranties and events of default. The TopCo Term Loan Agreement also contains certain financial covenants,
each as defined in the TopCo Term Loan Agreement, including maintaining a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio, a maximum Leverage Ratio, and
a Liquidity level (each as measured at the end of each fiscal quarter). In addition, the TopCo Term Loan Agreement contains customary
affirmative covenants, including reporting requirements, delivery of a semi-annual business plan, maintenance of existence, properties
and insurance, and inspection rights. It also contains customary negative covenants that, subject to specified exceptions, limit the ability
of Katapult, the TopCo Borrower and their restricted subsidiaries to incur liens and indebtedness, make investments and restricted payments,
effect dispositions and sale and leaseback transactions, enter into transactions with affiliates, enter into burdensome agreements, form
foreign subsidiaries, and amend material documents. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, the TopCo Agent may, at the request
of or with the consent of the required lenders, terminate the commitments and declare all outstanding obligations immediately due and
payable.
MidCo Term Loan Agreement
Additionally, in connection with the Closing, on
August 11, 2026, Katapult MidCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Katapult, as
borrower (the “MidCo Borrower”), entered into a Term Loan Agreement (the “MidCo Term Loan Agreement”)
with the lenders from time to time party thereto and HHCF Series 21 Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Hawthorn”),
as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “MidCo Agent”). The MidCo Term Loan Agreement provides for a senior
secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $75.0 million, the proceeds of which were used to fund the
aggregate purchase price payable in connection with the repurchase by Katapult of 65,000 shares of its preferred stock previously issued
to Hawthorn.
Borrowings under the MidCo Term Loan Agreement
bear interest at a rate of 15.0% per annum. Upon request by the MidCo Borrower and approval by the MidCo Agent in its sole discretion,
accrued interest may be paid as PIK interest and added to the principal amount of the term loan on each remittance date. All obligations
under the MidCo Term Loan Agreement are due and payable in full on November 3, 2030. The MidCo Borrower may voluntarily prepay the
term loan in whole or in part, provided that each such prepayment must be in an amount of at least $250,000. The MidCo Term Loan Agreement
also requires mandatory prepayments in connection with specified dispositions and casualty, condemnation or similar events and specified
issuances of indebtedness, subject to specified thresholds, exceptions and, for certain proceeds, reinvestment rights.
The obligations under the MidCo Term Loan Agreement
are guaranteed by TopCo Borrower and each subsidiary of the MidCo Borrower that executes a joinder agreement following the closing date.
TopCo Borrower’s guaranty obligations are subordinated to the obligations owing under the TopCo Term Loan Agreement pursuant to
the terms of its guaranty. The obligations under the MidCo Term Loan Agreement are secured pursuant to a Security Agreement among the
MidCo Borrower, each other grantor party thereto and the MidCo Agent, under which the grantors granted a security interest in substantially
all of their personal property (the “MidCo Security Agreement”).
The MidCo Term Loan Agreement contains certain
customary representations and warranties and events of default. The MidCo Term Loan Agreement also contains a minimum liquidity financial
covenant measured as of the last business day of each calendar week, along with customary additional affirmative and negative covenants.
If an event of default occurs and is continuing, the MidCo Agent may terminate the commitments and declare all obligations immediately
due and payable, and in the case of specified insolvency events such termination and acceleration occur automatically.
Amendments to Existing Asset-Based Facility
Prior to the Closing, on August 10, 2026,
Katapult SPV-1 LLC, as borrower, Katapult Group, Inc., Katapult MidCo, LLC, Katapult, the lenders party thereto and Midtown Madison
Management LLC, as administrative, payment and collateral agent, entered into a Joinder (the “SPV Joinder Agreement”)
to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement and Release Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2025 (the “Amended and
Restated Loan and Security Agreement”), as amended, pursuant to which the lenders thereunder made available to Katapult SPV-1
LLC a senior secured revolving loan facility in a maximum principal amount of up to the maximum revolving loan amount specified therein.
Pursuant to the SPV Joinder Agreement, Katapult
MidCo, LLC joined the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, assumed all of the obligations of a payment guarantor and an indemnity
guarantor thereunder, and became a credit party and guarantor for all purposes of the loan documents; and Katapult was released from its
obligations under the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement and the related loan documents, subject to specified surviving
obligations.
Concurrently with the SPV Joinder Agreement, Katapult
Group, Inc. and Katapult MidCo, LLC entered into an Amended and Restated Corporate Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated as of August 10,
2026 (the “Amended and Restated Corporate Guaranty and Security Agreement”), in favor of Midtown Madison Management
LLC, as agent, under which the guarantors guarantee the obligations under the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement and grants
a first-priority security interest in substantially all of their assets.
Seventh Amendment to Master Loan and Security Agreement
On August 7, 2026, TMX MP SPE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
and wholly-owned subsidiary of CCFI (as defined below) (“TMX SPE”), entered into a Seventh Amendment to Master Loan
and Security Agreement (the “Seventh Amendment”) with each of the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”)
and BP Commercial Funding Trust II, Series SPL-XVI, a statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust,
for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”). The Seventh Amendment amends that certain Master Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of February 10, 2023 (the “Master
Loan and Security Agreement,” and as subsequently amended, the “TMX ABL Credit Facility”).
Among other things, the Seventh Amendment: (i) extends the scheduled
draw period termination date from August 10, 2026 to December 31, 2027, subject to earlier termination upon an unwaived cease funding
event and any further extension requested by TMX SPE and approved by each Lender, in accordance with the TMX ABL Credit Facility; (ii)
extends the lockout expiration date from June 10, 2026 to January 1, 2027, after which TMX SPE may prepay all, but not less than all,
of the outstanding legal balance without premium or penalty, but only if TMX SPE provides the Administrative Agent with at least 30 days’
advance written notice; (iii) resets the specified legacy loan balances as of August 7, 2026, consisting of a Class A legacy balance of
approximately $14.9 million, a newly established Class B legacy balance of approximately $22.2 million and a Class C legacy balance of
approximately $75.1 million; (iv) reduces the minimum liquidity financial covenant under the TMX ABL Credit Facility to $17.5 million,
tested as of the end of each calendar month, and adds financial covenants relating to CCFI and its subsidiaries; and (v) updates the financial
reporting covenants to reflect the Closing. The Seventh Amendment and the TMX ABL Credit Facility, as amended thereby, contain certain
customary representations and warranties and events of default.
The foregoing descriptions of the TopCo Term
Loan Agreement, the TopCo Security Agreement, the MidCo Term Loan Agreement, the MidCo Security Agreement, the SPV Joinder
Agreement, the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, the Amended and Restated Corporate Guaranty and Security Agreement, and the Seventh Amendment
do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the TopCo Term Loan Agreement, the TopCo Security
Agreement, the MidCo Term Loan Agreement, the MidCo Security Agreement, the SPV Joinder Agreement, the Amended and Restated Loan and
Security Agreement, the Amended and Restated Corporate Guaranty and Security Agreement, and the Seventh Amendment which are
attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8, respectively, and
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
On August 11, 2026 (the “Closing”),
pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 11, 2025 (the “Initial Merger Agreement”), by and
among Katapult, Katapult Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Katapult (“Merger
Sub 1”), Katapult Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Katapult
(“Merger Sub 2”), CCF Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CCFI”), and Aaron’s
Intermediate Holdco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Aaron’s”), as amended by the First Amendment to the
Merger Agreement, dated June 17, 2026 (the “Amendment to the Merger Agreement,” and together with the Initial
Merger Agreement, the “Merger Agreement”), Katapult completed the previously announced business combination transaction
with CCFI and Aaron’s. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger
Agreement.
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the
Merger Agreement, a business combination among Aaron’s, CCFI and Katapult was effected as follows:
(a) immediately prior to the Aaron’s Merger Effective Time, (i) Aaron’s caused the Aaron’s MIP Holders
to assign, transfer and deliver to Katapult, and Katapult assumed and acquired from the Aaron’s MIP Holders, the Aaron’s
MIP Units and (ii) Katapult issued to the Aaron’s MIP Holders and Aaron’s caused the Aaron’s MIP Holders to
acquire from Katapult 943,580 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of Katapult (“Katapult
Common Stock”) as consideration for the Aaron’s MIP Units (the “Aaron’s
MIP Exchange”); (b) immediately prior to the CCFI Merger Effective Time, (i) CCFI caused the CCFI MIP Holders
to assign, transfer and deliver to Katapult, and Katapult assumed and acquired from the CCFI MIP Holders, the CCFI MIP Equity and
(ii) Katapult issued to the CCFI MIP Holders and CCFI caused the CCFI MIP Holders to acquire from Katapult 11,011,927 shares of
Katapult Common Stock as consideration for the CCFI MIP Equity (the “CCFI MIP
Exchange”); (c) at the Aaron’s Merger Effective Time, the aggregate equity interests of Aaron’s
outstanding as of immediately prior to the Aaron’s Merger Effective Time (including shares of Aaron’s Common Stock and
any option or other rights to acquire Aaron’s Common Stock but not including the Aaron’s MIP Units and excluding shares
of Aaron’s Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to the Aaron’s Merger Effective Time and which are held
by stockholders who have exercised and perfected dissenters’ rights for such shares of Aaron’s Common Stock in
accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended) were collectively converted solely into the right
to receive an aggregate of 11,369,237 shares of Katapult Common Stock, for all such outstanding equity interests; (d) at the
CCFI Merger Effective Time, (i) the aggregate equity interests of CCFI outstanding as of immediately prior to the CCFI Merger
Effective Time (including the CCFI Units and CCFI Phantom Units but not including the CCFI MIP Equity, CCFI Options and CCFI
Warrants) were collectively converted solely into the right to receive an aggregate of 58,516,558 shares of Katapult Common Stock,
(ii) 244,146 shares of Katapult Common Stock became subject to the CCFI Warrants and (iii) vested CCFI Options that were
outstanding at the CCFI Merger Effective Time were forfeited for no consideration; (e) immediately following the Aaron’s
MIP Exchange, at the Aaron’s Merger Effective Time, Merger Sub 1 merged with and into Aaron’s, and the separate
existence of Merger Sub 1 ceased and Aaron’s continued as the surviving corporation in the Aaron’s Merger; and
(f) immediately following the CCFI MIP Exchange, at the CCFI Merger Effective Time, Merger Sub 2 merged with and into CCFI, and
the separate existence of Merger Sub 2 ceased and CCFI continued as the surviving limited liability company in the CCFI Merger.
Immediately after the consummation of the Mergers,
after giving effect to the issuances of Katapult Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement, there were approximately 87.4 million
shares of Katapult Common Stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis (inclusive of the exercise of the Katapult Private Warrants), of
which (i) the former equityholders of CCFI owned approximately 79.8% of the Katapult Common Stock, (ii) the former equityholders
of Aaron’s owned approximately 14.1% of the Katapult Common Stock and (iii) the former stockholders of Katapult owned approximately
6.1% of the Katapult Common Stock.
Except as described in Item 3.02 of this Current
Report on Form 8-K below, the issuance of the shares of Katapult Common Stock to the former equityholders of CCFI and Aaron’s
was registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on a Registration Statement on Form S-4
(File No. 333-296909) (the “Registration Statement”).
Shares of Katapult Common Stock will continue to
be listed on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “KPLT.”
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement
contained herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement
and the Amendment to the Merger Agreement, copies of which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 2.1 and 2.2,
respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation
under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The information required by this Item 2.03 is contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
The information contained in Item 2.01 of this
Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger
Agreement, 76,765,355 shares of Katapult Common Stock that were issued by Katapult to certain equityholders of CCFI and Aaron’s
were exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of
the Securities Act and therefore were not registered pursuant to the Registration Statement in connection with the Mergers. Accordingly,
the unregistered shares of Katapult Common Stock issued to certain equityholders of CCFI and Aaron’s may not be offered or sold
in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or applicable exemption from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.
Such equityholders entered into a registration
rights agreement with Katapult (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), effective as of the Closing. The Registration
Rights Agreement provides that, among other things, Katapult must facilitate the registration of registrable securities for resale under
the Securities Act, including filing a registration statement within 45 days after the Closing and maintaining its effectiveness
until such time as the registered securities cease to be registrable securities in accordance with the agreement (including when they
are sold or otherwise become freely tradable under Rule 144 without restriction). The Registration Rights Agreement also provides
specified demand rights to certain “Primary Holders” (subject to customary conditions, including a minimum offering size and
underwriter cutbacks) and piggyback registration rights for all holders of registrable securities. Katapult has also agreed to, among
other things, indemnify the holders of registrable securities, their permitted assignees, and their respective officers, directors, agents,
brokers, underwriters, investment advisors, employees and each person who controls any such holder of registrable securities or permitted
assignee (and the officers, directors, agents and employees of any such controlling person), and their respective successors, assigns,
estates and personal representatives, from certain liabilities (including under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended) and related costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to the registration,
subject to customary exceptions.
The foregoing description of the Registration
Rights Agreement contained herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of
the Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.9 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant
The information required by this Item 5.01 is contained
in Items 2.01 and 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
In connection and concurrently with the execution
and delivery of the Merger Agreement, certain equityholders of Aaron’s and CCFI entered into a stockholders agreement, dated December 11,
2025 (the “Initial Stockholders Agreement”), as amended by the First Amendment to the Stockholders Agreement, dated
June 17, 2026 (the “Amendment to the Stockholders Agreement,” and together with the Initial Stockholders Agreement,
the “Stockholders Agreement”). Pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, certain actions were effected in connection
with the closing of the Mergers.
The below description of the actions taken pursuant
to the Stockholders Agreement contained herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full
text of the Initial Stockholders Agreement and the Amendment to the Stockholders Agreement, copies of which are attached to this Current
Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.10 and 10.11, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Resignation of Directors
In accordance with the Merger Agreement and the
Stockholders Agreement, effective as of the Closing, each of Philip Bartow, III, Don Gayhardt, Derek Medlin, Orlando Zayas and Gregory
Zink resigned from the board of directors of Katapult (the “Board”). The resignations of the directors were not a result
of any disagreement with Katapult relating to Katapult’s operations, policies or practices.
Appointment of Directors
In accordance with the Merger Agreement and the
Stockholders Agreement, effective as of the Closing, the size of the Board was increased to ten directors and the following individuals
were appointed to the Board as directors in the classes set forth below: Jennifer Baldock, Philip Bartow, III, Lynn DeVault, Kyle
Hanson, Michael Heller, William Jones, III, Cory Miller, Eugene Schutt, Orlando Zayas and Gregory Zink. Kyle Hanson will serve as
the Executive Chairman of the Board and Jennifer Baldock will serve as Lead Director of the Board.
Following the Closing, the classes of the Board
are as follows:
· Class A Directors: Jennifer Baldock, Michael Heller and Cory
Miller
· Class B Directors: Philip Bartow, III, Lynn DeVault, Eugene
Schutt and Orlando Zayas
· Class C Directors: Kyle Hanson, William Jones, III and Gregory
Zink
The term of each of the Class A, Class B
and Class C directors expires at Katapult’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders, 2028 annual meeting of stockholders and 2029
annual meeting of stockholders, respectively.
Following the Closing, the Committees of the Board
are as follows:
· Audit Committee: Eugene Schutt (Chair), Philip Bartow, III, Michael
Heller and Gregory Zink
· Compensation Committee: Michael Heller (Chair), Jennifer Baldock and
Eugene Schutt
· Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee: Lynn DeVault
(Chair), Jennifer Baldock, Philip Bartow, III and Gregory Zink
Other than pursuant to the Merger Agreement and
the Stockholders Agreement, there were no arrangements or understandings between Katapult’s newly appointed directors and any person
pursuant to which they were elected. Other than as described in the section titled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions”
in the Registration Statement, none of Katapult’s newly appointed directors has a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction
required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Each of the newly appointed directors, other than
Mr. Hanson and Mr. Miller, will participate in and receive the compensation that is provided for pursuant to Katapult’s
Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, which was approved by the Board in connection with the Closing and is attached to this Current
Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.12 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Resignation of Executive Officers
In accordance with the Merger Agreement and the
Stockholders Agreement, effective as of the Closing, Orlando Zayas resigned as Chief Executive Officer, Derek Medlin resigned as President
and Chief Growth Officer and Nancy Walsh resigned as Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Medlin will continue as an employee of Katapult in a non-executive officer capacity following the Closing.
In connection with their resignations, Orlando
Zayas and Nancy Walsh will each enter into a Separation Agreement and General Release of Claims and receive the severance payments and
benefits due on a termination by Katapult without “cause” in connection with a “change in control” consistent
with the terms of their Employment Agreements (including the form of Separation Agreements and General Release of Claims attached to the
Employment Agreements), copies of which are filed as exhibits to Katapult's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2025, filed on March 11, 2026.
Appointment of Executive Officers
In accordance with the Merger Agreement and the
Stockholders Agreement, effective as of the Closing, the Board appointed Kyle Hanson as Katapult’s Executive Chairman, Cory Miller
as Katapult’s Chief Executive Officer and Russell Falkenstein as Katapult’s Chief Financial Officer. In addition, in connection
with the Closing, on August 11, 2026, the Board appointed William Baker as Katapult’s President and Douglass Noe as Chief Accounting
Officer.
Mr. Hanson, age 50, has served CCFI for over
28 years, including as CCFI’s Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since February 2023. Prior to becoming the Executive
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Hanson served as President of CCFI from May 2008 until February 2023. Mr. Hanson
also served as Chair of the Board of Aaron’s. Mr. Hanson also has served as a member of the Financial Service Centers of America
(FiSCA) board of directors and as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio. Mr. Hanson holds a
B.S. in communications from Ohio University.
Mr. Miller, age 52, has served as Chief Executive
Officer of The Aaron’s Company, Inc. since November 2024. Mr. Miller joined The Aaron’s Company, Inc. following the merger with IQVentures Holdings,
LLC in 2024, having previously served as President of IQVentures since January 2024. Prior to that, Mr. Miller served in various
roles of increasing responsibility at The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company for nearly 23 years, including serving as Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer from January 2021 to September 2022 and as Vice President of Finance, CFO of the Hawthorne Gardening
Company from April 2016 to January 2021. During his tenure with The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Mr. Miller also served
as a member of the board of directors of AeroGrow International, Inc., one of Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s subsidiaries from
April 2019 to February 2021. Prior to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Mr. Miller was previously employed in the audit practice
of Ernst & Young and was a member of the finance team at Borden Capital Management Partners. Mr. Miller holds a B.S. in
business administration with a specialization in accounting from Bowling Green State University and is a certified public accountant.
Mr. Falkenstein, age 38, has served as
Chief Financial Officer of The Aaron's Company, Inc. since February 2025. Mr. Falkenstein previously served The Aaron's Company, Inc. as Executive Vice
President, Chief Operating Officer, Lease-to-Own from September 2023 to February 2025. Prior to that position, Mr. Falkenstein
served as The Aaron's Company, Inc.'s Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy, Analytics and Development Officer from December 2020 to September 2023.
Prior to that position, he served as The Aaron's Company, Inc.'s Senior Vice President, Finance & Accounting from January 2020 to November 2020,
Vice President, Financial Planning & Strategic Analytics from February 2017 to December 2019, and Vice President, Corporate
Initiatives from February 2016 to January 2017. Prior to joining Aaron’s, Mr. Falkenstein was a Senior Associate,
Associate and Analyst in Alvarez and Marsal’s Turnaround and Restructuring group from July 2010 to January 2016. Mr. Falkenstein
holds a bachelor of business administration degree from The George Washington University and an M.B.A. from the Northwestern University
Kellogg School of Management.
Mr. Baker, age 45, has served as President
of CCFI since July 2022. Prior to joining CCFI, Mr. Baker served as Curo Group Holdings Corp.’s President and Chief Operating
Officer from February 2021 to September 2022. Mr. Baker was an Executive Vice President of Curo from 2016 until February 2021,
its Chief Marketing Officer from 2011 until 2016 and a Vice President of Marketing and Business Development from 2007 until 2011. Mr. Baker
holds a B.S. in advertising communications from Gannon University.
Mr. Noe, age 57, has served as Senior
Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer of The Aaron’s Company, Inc. since May 2026. Prior to that position,
Mr. Noe served as Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.’s Vice President, Corporate Controller from
January 2025 to April 2026. Prior to joining Floor & Decor, Mr. Noe served as the Vice President, Corporate
Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of The Aaron's Company, Inc. from March 2021 to January 2025 and as Vice President,
Corporate Controller from January 2021 to March 2021. Prior to joining Aaron’s, Mr. Noe served as Vice
President, Controller of Acoustic, L.P. from August 2019 to December 2020. Prior to that he served as the Senior Vice
President, Corporate Controller and Treasurer of Premiere Global Services, Inc. from June 2009 to August 2019.
Mr. Noe also served as the Vice President and Corporate Controller of ChoicePoint, Inc. from October 2006 to
June 2009. Mr. Noe holds a B.B.A. in accounting from the University of Georgia.
There are no family relationships between any of
Katapult’s newly appointed executive officers and any director or other officer of Katapult, and other than pursuant to the Merger
Agreement and the Stockholders Agreement, there are no arrangements or understandings between any of Katapult’s newly appointed
executive officers and any other person pursuant to which such individuals were selected as officers of Katapult. Other than as described
in the section titled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” in the Registration Statement, none of Katapult’s
newly appointed executive officers has a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to
Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Indemnification Agreements
In connection with their appointments, at the Closing,
each of Katapult’s directors and executive officers entered into a form of indemnification agreement, which is attached to this
Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.13 and incorporated herein by reference.
Equity Award Grants
In connection with the Closing, the Board
approved equity award grants for each of Kyle Hanson, Cory Miller, Russell Falkenstein and William Baker (each, an “Executive”
and collectively, the “Executives”) and certain other participants in
the form of restricted stock units (the “Equity Award Grants”) pursuant
to the Katapult 2026 Equity Incentive Plan and the terms and conditions of Katapult’s form of Restricted Stock Unit Award
Agreement (the “Award Agreement”).
The Equity Award Grants have a grant date
value of $4.0 million for Mr. Hanson, $3.3 million for Mr. Miller and $2.5 million for each of Messrs. Falkenstein
and Baker. The Equity Award Grants will vest over two years, with 25% of the restricted stock units vesting on February 11,
2027, and the remaining restricted stock units vesting thereafter in three substantially equal semi-annual installments on the 11th
of each of February and August of each year, subject to the Executive’s continued employment with Katapult. If the
Executive incurs an Involuntary Termination, the restricted stock units that would have become vested on the vesting date following
such termination of employment shall vest. If the Executive incurs an Involuntary Termination or the Executive terminates his or her
employment for Good Reason, in each case, within the two-year period following the effective date of a Change in Control (each of
“Involuntary Termination,” “Good Reason” and “Change in Control” as defined in the Severance
Plan (as defined below)), the unvested portion of the restricted stock units shall become fully vested as of the date of such
termination of employment.
The foregoing description of the Equity Award Grants
does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Award Agreement, which is attached to this
Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.14 and incorporated herein by reference.
Executive Severance Pay Plan
In connection with the Closing, the Board approved
and adopted the Executive Severance Pay Plan of Katapult Holdings, Inc. (the “Severance Plan”), effective immediately.
The Severance Plan provides severance pay and benefits
to each of the Executives and certain other designated key employees (each, a “Participant”) who experience an involuntary
termination of employment in order to attract and retain highly qualified employees.
Under the Severance Plan, if a Participant’s
employment is terminated by Katapult (or an affiliate employer) other than due to Cause (as defined in the Severance Plan), death or Disability
(as defined in the Severance Plan) (an “Involuntary Termination”), the Participant will be entitled to receive the
following payments and benefits:
· a cash severance payment equal to the Participant’s annual base salary,
payable in substantially equal installments;
· a lump sum cash payment equal to the Participant’s target annual bonus
for the year of termination; and
· up to 12 months of COBRA continuation coverage.
If a Participant incurs an Involuntary
Termination or the Participant terminates his or her employment for Good Reason (as defined in the Severance Plan), in each case,
within the two-year period following the effective date of a Change in Control (as defined in the Severance Plan), the Participant
will be entitled to receive the following payments and benefits:
· a cash severance payment equal to two times the sum of (i) the Participant’s
annual base salary and (ii) the Participant’s target annual bonus for the year of termination, payable in substantially equal
installments;
· a lump sum cash payment equal to a pro-rated portion of Participant’s
target annual bonus for the year of termination; and
· up to 24 months of COBRA continuation coverage.
Payment of the foregoing severance benefits is
subject to a Participant timely executing a release of claims against Katapult and its affiliates and the Participant’s compliance
with his or her restrictive covenant obligations. Katapult has reserved the right to amend, modify, terminate or discontinue the Severance
Plan, provided that (i) no such actions may decrease the amount of severance pay awarded but not yet fully paid without the Participant’s
consent and (ii) no such actions that would have a material adverse effect on a Participant generally may be effective (a) until
the one-year anniversary of the date such action is adopted and (b) for the two-year period following the date of a Change in Control,
in each case, unless the Participant provides written consent to such action.
The Severance Plan replaces in full and supersedes any other severance protections provided to any Participant, including, without limitation,
any employment agreements or other plans.
The foregoing description of the Severance Plan
does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Severance Plan, which is attached to this Current
Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.15 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On August 11, 2026,
Katapult issued a press release announcing the completion of the Mergers. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report
on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses or Funds Acquired
The financial statements of CCFI and Aaron’s required by this
Item 9.01(a) will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than 71 calendar days after the date on
which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
The unaudited pro forma financial information required by this Item
9.01(b) will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than 71 calendar days after the date on which
this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Exhibit
2.1†
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 11, 2025, by and among Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Katapult Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Katapult, Katapult Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Katapult, CCF Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Aaron’s Intermediate Holdco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (included as Annex A to Katapult’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-296909), filed with the Commission on June 18, 2026).
2.2
First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 17, 2026, by and among Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Katapult Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Katapult, Katapult Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Katapult, CCF Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Aaron’s Intermediate Holdco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (filed as Exhibit 2.2 to Katapult’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-296909), filed with the Commission on June 18, 2026).
10.1†
Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2026, among Katapult Intermediate Holdings, LLC, as Borrower, Katapult Holdings, Inc., as Holdings, the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and BP Commercial Funding Trust III, Series SPL-XIV, as Administrative Agent and Documentation Agent.
10.2
Security Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2026, among Katapult Holdings, Inc., Katapult Intermediate Holdings, LLC, the other grantors party thereto, and BP Commercial Funding Trust III, Series SPL-XIV, as Administrative Agent.
10.3†
Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2026, among Katapult MidCo, LLC, as Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and HHCF Series 21 Sub, LLC, as Administrative Agent.
10.4
Security Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2026, between Katapult MidCo, LLC and HHCF Series 21 Sub, LLC, as Administrative Agent.
10.5
Joinder to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement and Release Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2026, among Katapult SPV-1 LLC, Katapult Group, Inc., Katapult MidCo, LLC, Katapult Holdings, Inc., the lenders party thereto, and Midtown Madison Management LLC, as Agent.
10.6†
Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2025, by and among Katapult SPV-1 LLC, Katapult Group, Inc., Katapult Holdings, Inc., Midtown Madison Management LLC and the lenders party thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Katapult’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 13, 2025).
10.7†
Amended and Restated Corporate Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2026, by Katapult Group, Inc. and Katapult MidCo, LLC in favor of Midtown Madison Management LLC, as Agent.
10.8†
Seventh Amendment to Master Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2026, by and among TMX MP SPE, LLC, as borrower, the lenders party thereto and BP Commercial Funding Trust II, Series SPL-XVI, a statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II, as administrative agent
10.9
Form of Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of Katapult’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on December 15, 2025).
10.10
Form of Stockholders Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Katapult’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on December 15, 2025).
10.11
First Amendment to Stockholders Agreement, dated June 17, 2026 (filed as Exhibit 10.67 to Katapult’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-296909), filed with the Commission on June 18, 2026).
10.12*
Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy.
10.13
Form of Indemnification Agreement by and between Katapult Holdings, Inc. and its directors and officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Katapult’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 15, 2021).
10.14*
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Katapult Holdings, Inc. 2026 Equity Incentive Plan.
10.15*
Executive Severance Pay Plan.
99.1
Press Release, dated August 11, 2026.
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document).
†
Pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K, certain schedules and similar attachments have been omitted. Katapult hereby agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or similar attachment to the SEC upon request.
*
Indicates a management contract or any compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date:
August 11, 2026
/s/ Cory
Miller
Name:
Cory Miller
Title: Chief Executive
Officer
EX-10.1 — EXHIBIT 10.1
EX-10.1
Filename: tm2622446d5_ex10-1.htm · Sequence: 2
Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
dated as of August 11, 2026
among
KATAPULT INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS,
LLC,
as Borrower
KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC.,
as Holdings
THE SUBSIDIARIES OF BORROWER FROM TIME
TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
as Subsidiary Guarantors,
THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
and
BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III, SERIES
SPL-XIV,
as Administrative Agent and Documentation Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE
1 CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS; CERTAIN RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
1
SECTION
1.01.
CERTAIN
DEFINED TERMS
1
SECTION
1.02.
CERTAIN
RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
27
ARTICLE
2 TERMS OF TERM LOAN
29
SECTION
2.01.
TERM
LOAN
29
SECTION
2.02.
[RESERVED]
30
SECTION
2.03.
PRINCIPAL
PREPAYMENTS; PREPAYMENT FEE
30
SECTION
2.04.
FINAL
REPAYMENT
32
SECTION
2.05.
INTEREST
32
SECTION
2.06.
APPLICATION
OF FUNDS
33
SECTION
2.07.
[RESERVED]
33
SECTION
2.08.
COMPUTATIONS
OF INTEREST AND FEES
33
SECTION
2.09.
EVIDENCE
OF DEBT
33
SECTION
2.10.
PAYMENTS
GENERALLY; RIGHT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT TO MAKE DEDUCTIONS AUTOMATICALLY
34
SECTION
2.11.
SHARING
OF PAYMENTS
34
SECTION
2.12.
SECURITY
FOR THE OBLIGATIONS
35
SECTION
2.13.
FEES
35
SECTION
2.14.
TAX
TREATMENT
35
ARTICLE
3 TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
36
SECTION
3.01.
TAXES
36
SECTION
3.02.
INCREASED
COSTS
39
SECTION
3.03.
MITIGATION
OBLIGATIONS
40
SECTION
3.04.
REMOVAL
OR REPLACEMENT OF LENDERS
40
SECTION
3.05.
SURVIVAL
41
ARTICLE
4 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
41
SECTION
4.01.
CONDITIONS
TO OBLIGATION TO FUND INITIAL TERM LOAN
41
SECTION
4.02.
CONDITIONS
TO OBLIGATION TO FUND DELAYED DRAW TERM LOANS
44
i
ARTICLE
5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
45
SECTION
5.01.
CORPORATE
EXISTENCE AND POWER
45
SECTION
5.02.
CORPORATE
AUTHORIZATION; NO CONTRAVENTION
45
SECTION
5.03.
GOVERNMENTAL
AUTHORIZATION; COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
45
SECTION
5.04.
BINDING
EFFECT
46
SECTION
5.05.
LITIGATION
46
SECTION
5.06.
NO
DEFAULTS
46
SECTION
5.07.
EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLANS
46
SECTION
5.08.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
47
SECTION
5.09.
TITLE
TO PROPERTIES
47
SECTION
5.10.
TAXES
48
SECTION
5.11.
FINANCIAL
CONDITION
48
SECTION
5.12.
ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS
48
SECTION
5.13.
MARGIN
REGULATIONS; REGULATED ENTITIES
48
SECTION
5.14.
SWAP
OBLIGATIONS
48
SECTION
5.15.
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
49
SECTION
5.16.
EQUITY
INTERESTS HELD BY BORROWER; EQUITY INTERESTS IN BORROWER
49
SECTION
5.17.
INSURANCE
49
SECTION
5.18.
COLLATERAL
AND COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS
49
SECTION
5.19.
LABOR
RELATIONS
50
SECTION
5.20.
SOLVENCY
50
SECTION
5.21.
FULL
DISCLOSURE
50
SECTION
5.22.
CERTAIN
DOCUMENTS
51
SECTION
5.23.
ANTI-CORRUPTION
LAWS AND SANCTIONS
51
SECTION
5.24.
DEPOSIT
ACCOUNTS AND SECURITIES ACCOUNTS
51
ARTICLE
6 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
51
SECTION
6.01.
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS
51
SECTION
6.02.
CERTIFICATES;
OTHER INFORMATION
52
SECTION
6.03.
NOTICES
53
SECTION
6.04.
PAYMENT
OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS
55
SECTION
6.05.
PRESERVATION
OF EXISTENCE, ETC.
55
SECTION
6.06.
MAINTENANCE
OF PROPERTIES
55
SECTION
6.07.
MAINTENANCE
OF INSURANCE
55
SECTION
6.08.
COMPLIANCE
WITH LAWS
56
SECTION
6.09.
BOOKS
AND RECORDS
56
SECTION
6.10.
INSPECTION
RIGHTS
56
SECTION
6.11.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
56
SECTION
6.12.
DEPOSIT
ACCOUNTS; SECURITIES ACCOUNTS; CASH MANAGEMENT
56
SECTION
6.13.
FURTHER
ASSURANCES; ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARIES; EXCLUDED SUBSIDIARIES
57
SECTION
6.14.
POST-CLOSING
OBLIGATIONS
58
SECTION
6.15.
SPECIFIED
SUBSIDIARIES
58
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ARTICLE
7 NEGATIVE COVENANTS
59
SECTION
7.01.
LIENS
59
SECTION
7.02.
INVESTMENTS
62
SECTION
7.03.
DEBT
64
SECTION
7.04.
FUNDAMENTAL
CHANGES
65
SECTION
7.05.
DISPOSITIONS
67
SECTION
7.06.
RESTRICTED
PAYMENTS
68
SECTION
7.07.
[RESERVED]
69
SECTION
7.08.
TRANSACTIONS
WITH AFFILIATES
69
SECTION
7.09.
BURDENSOME
AGREEMENTS
70
SECTION
7.10.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
71
SECTION
7.11.
CERTAIN
GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS
71
SECTION
7.12.
AMENDMENT
OF MATERIAL DOCUMENTS
71
SECTION
7.13.
DISQUALIFIED
EQUITY INTERESTS
72
SECTION
7.14.
[RESERVED]
72
SECTION
7.15.
FOREIGN
SUBSIDIARIES
72
SECTION
7.16.
FINANCIAL
COVENANTS
72
SECTION
7.17.
ACTIVITIES
OF HOLDINGS
74
ARTICLE
8 EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
75
SECTION
8.01.
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
75
SECTION
8.02.
REMEDIES
UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT
77
SECTION
8.03.
APPLICATION
OF PROCEEDS
78
ARTICLE
9 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
79
SECTION
9.01.
APPOINTMENT
OF AUTHORIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
79
SECTION
9.02.
RIGHTS
AS A LENDER
79
SECTION
9.03.
EXCULPATORY
PROVISIONS
79
SECTION
9.04.
RELIANCE
BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
80
SECTION
9.05.
DELEGATION
OF DUTIES
81
SECTION
9.06.
RESIGNATION
OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
81
SECTION
9.07.
NON-RELIANCE
ON ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND OTHER LENDERS
82
SECTION
9.08.
AGENCY
FOR PERFECTION
82
SECTION
9.09.
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM
83
SECTION
9.10.
GUARANTY
MATTERS
83
SECTION
9.11.
COLLATERAL
MATTERS
84
SECTION
9.12.
RECOVERY
OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS
85
SECTION
9.13.
CERTAIN
ERISA MATTERS
85
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ARTICLE
10 GENERAL PROVISIONS
86
SECTION
10.01.
AMENDMENTS,
ETC.
86
SECTION
10.02.
NOTICES;
EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
88
SECTION
10.03.
NO
WAIVER; CUMULATIVE REMEDIES
89
SECTION
10.04.
EXPENSES;
INDEMNITY; DAMAGE WAIVER
90
SECTION
10.05.
MARSHALLING;
PAYMENTS SET ASIDE; RELEASES UPON DISCHARGE OF SECURED OBLIGATIONS
92
SECTION
10.06.
SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS
92
SECTION
10.07.
TREATMENT
OF CERTAIN INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY
95
SECTION
10.08.
RIGHT
OF SETOFF
96
SECTION
10.09.
INTEREST
RATE LIMITATION
96
SECTION
10.10.
COUNTERPARTS;
INTEGRATION; EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC EXECUTION
96
SECTION
10.11.
SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
97
SECTION
10.12.
SEVERABILITY
97
SECTION
10.13.
USA
PATRIOT ACT NOTICE
97
SECTION
10.14.
GUARANTY
BY HOLDINGS
97
SECTION
10.15.
TIME
OF THE ESSENCE
103
SECTION
10.16.
GOVERNING
LAW; JURISDICTION; ETC.
103
SECTION
10.17.
WAIVER
OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL
104
SECTION
10.18.
LIMITED
LIABILITY
104
SECTION
10.19.
LENDER
NOT A FIDUCIARY OR PRINCIPAL
104
SECTION
10.20.
NOT
A SECURITY
105
SECTION
10.21.
INDEPENDENCE
OF COVENANTS
105
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SCHEDULES
Schedule
A
Katapult
Subsidiaries
Schedule
B
Competitors
and DQ Lenders
Schedule
1.03
Deposit
Accounts and Securities Account of Credit Parties
Schedule
1.05
Immaterial
Foreign Subsidiaries
Schedule
2.01
Lenders;
Commitments; Percentage Shares
Schedule
5.05
Litigation
Schedule
5.09
Title
to Properties
Schedule
5.12
Environmental
Matters
Schedule
5.16
Equity
Interests Held by Borrower; Equity Interests in Borrower
Schedule
5.19
Labor
Issues
Schedule
6.14
Post
Closing Obligations
Schedule
7.01
Existing
Liens
Schedule
7.02
Existing
Investments
Schedule
7.03
Existing
Debt
Schedule
7.05
Specified
Disposition
Schedule
7.08
Transactions
with Affiliates
Schedule
10.02
Administrative
Agent’s Office; Certain Addresses for Notices
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
1
Financial
Covenant Definitions
Exhibit
A
Form
of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit
B
Form
of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit
C
Form
of Joinder Agreement
Exhibit
D
Form
of Term Loan Request
Exhibit
E
Form
of Note
Exhibit
F
Form
of Solvency Certificate
Exhibit
G
Form
of Closing Certificate
v
TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
This TERM LOAN AGREEMENT,
dated as of August 11, 2026 (the “Effective Date”) (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, this “Agreement”) is among KATAPULT INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (together with any Person from time to time party hereto as a borrower, individually and collectively as the context
may require, “Borrower”); KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”),
the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party hereto, the Lenders from time to time party hereto, and BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST
III, SERIES SPL-XIV, a statutory series of BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other
series of BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III, as the Administrative Agent and Documentation Agent.
Recitals
WHEREAS, Borrower, Holdings
and Subsidiary Guarantors have requested that the Lenders make available to Borrower the extensions of credit referenced herein on the
terms and conditions more specifically set forth in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders have
agreed severally to make available to Borrower the extensions of credit referenced herein, on and subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties agree as follows:
Agreement
ARTICLE
1
CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS; CERTAIN RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
SECTION
1.01. CERTAIN
DEFINED TERMS.
As used herein:
“Account Control
Agreement” means, with respect to any deposit account or securities account of a Credit Party, the related account control
agreement, by and among such Credit Party, the applicable depository bank or securities intermediary, as the case may be, and Administrative
Agent (or agent thereof) (as it may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time),
each agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, in its Administrative Discretion, which provides Administrative
Agent with “control” over (within the meaning of the UCC), and a First Priority, perfected Lien on, each Deposit Account or
each Securities Account of such Credit Party, as applicable, and the proceeds of Collateral and all other property and assets from time
to time on deposit therein or otherwise credited thereto.
“Accounting Firm”
means, as of the Closing Date, Elliott Davis, LLC, or thereafter, a firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized national
standing acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion.
“Acquisition”
means any transaction or series of related transactions resulting, directly or indirectly, in: (a) the purchase or other acquisition by
any Person of: (i) all or substantially all of the assets of another Person; or (ii) any business unit, division or line of business of
another Person; (b) the purchase or other acquisition by any Person of a Controlling interest in the Equity Interests of any other Person,
or otherwise causing any other Person to become a Subsidiary of such Person; or (c) a merger or consolidation, or any other combination,
of any Person with another Person.
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“Act”
means the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107 56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).
“Administrative
Agent” means, at any time, the Person acting as the administrative agent for itself and for the Lenders and other Secured
Parties under each of the Term Loan Documents (which, initially, shall be BP Commercial Funding Trust III, Series SPL-XIV), and the successors
and assigns of such Person.
“Administrative
Agent’s Office” means Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule
10.02, or such other address or account as Administrative Agent may from time to time notify Borrower, Guarantors and each Lender
in writing.
“Administrative
Detail Form” means an administrative detail form in a form supplied by, or otherwise acceptable to, Administrative Agent.
“Administrative
Discretion” means with respect to Administrative Agent, its Permitted Discretion acting alone and without the consent of
the Required Lenders.
“Administrator”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.18.
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled
by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Aggregate DDTL
Commitments” means, at any time, the combined DDTL Commitments of all Lenders to make the Delayed Draw Term Loans during
the DDTL Availability Period. The Aggregate DDTL Commitments as of the Closing Date is $55,000,000.00.
“Aggregate
Initial Term Commitments” means, at any time, the combined Initial Term Commitments of all Lenders to make the Initial Term
Loan on the Closing Date. The Aggregate Initial Term Commitments as of the Closing Date is $145,000,000.00.
“Aggregate Term
Commitments” means, at any time, the combined Commitments of all Lenders to make the Term Loans on the Closing Date and
from time to time thereafter during the DDTL Availability Period. The Aggregate Term Commitments as of the Closing Date is $200,000,000.00.
“Agreement”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble hereto.
“Anti-Corruption
Laws” means the FCPA and any other similar laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to any of the Credit
Parties concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
“Approved Fund”
mean any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial
loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business, and that is administered or managed by a Lender, an Affiliate
of a Lender, or an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Assignment and
Assumption” means an assignment and assumption agreement entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent
of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.06(b)), and accepted by Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of
Exhibit A or any other form approved by Administrative Agent.
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“Attributable
Debt” means, on any date of determination: (a) in respect of any Capital Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof
that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP; and (b) in respect of any Synthetic
Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet
of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.
“Bankruptcy Code”
means the federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. Sections 101 et seq.).
“Bankruptcy Laws”
means, collectively: (a) the Bankruptcy Code; and (b) all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of
creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or
other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Beneficial Ownership
Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership
Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan”
means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan”
as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise
for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Borrower”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble hereto.
“Borrowing”
a borrowing consisting of (i) the Initial Term Loan made on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i) or (ii) a Delayed Draw
Term Loan made from time to time during the DDTL Availability Period pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(i).
“BP Commercial
Funding Trust III, Series SPL-XIV” means BP Commercial Funding Trust III, Series SPL-XIV, a statutory series of BP Commercial
Funding Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III.
“Business Day”
means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in
fact closed in, New York, New York.
“Capital Expenditures”
means all expenditures (whether paid in cash or other consideration or accrued as a liability and including that portion of capital leases
that is capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person including in connection with a Sale and Leaseback transaction) by such Person
for the acquisition or leasing of fixed or capital assets or additions to equipment (including replacements, capitalized repairs and improvements
during such period) that are required to be capitalized under GAAP on a balance sheet of such Person. For purposes of this definition:
(a) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade in of existing equipment owned by such Person thereof
or with insurance proceeds shall be included in Capital Expenditures only to the extent of the gross amount of such purchase price minus
the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for such equipment being traded in at such time, or the amount of such proceeds, as
the case may be; and (b) an Acquisition complying with Section 7.02(e) shall not constitute a “Capital Expenditure”.
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“Capital Lease”
means, as to any Person, a lease of any interest in any kind of property or asset by that Person as lessee that is, should be or should
have been recorded as a “finance lease” or a “capital lease” in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash”
means cash denominated in Dollars (as determined in accordance with GAAP).
“Cash Equivalents”
means, as to any Person: (a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality
thereof (but only so long as the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more
than twelve months from the date of acquisition; (b) securities issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision
of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than ninety days from the date of acquisition and
having one of the two highest ratings from either Standard & Poor’s Rating Group or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.; (c)
domestic certificates of deposit, time or demand deposits or bankers’ acceptances maturing within six months after the date of acquisition
issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by: (i) any Lender; (ii) any commercial bank
other than a Lender which is organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia having combined
capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000; and (iii) any federally insured financial institution but only up to the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation insured deposit limit; (d) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than thirty days for underlying securities
of the types described in clause (a) and (b) of this definition entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause
(c) of this definition; (e) commercial paper issued by the parent corporation of any Lender or any commercial bank (provided that the
parent corporation and the bank are both incorporated in the United States) having capital and surplus in excess of $250,000,000 and commercial
paper issued by any Person incorporated in the United States, which commercial paper is rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by
Standard & Poor’s Rating Group or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and in each
case maturing not more than ninety days after the date of acquisition by such Person; and (f) investments in money market funds substantially
all the assets of which are comprised of securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (e) of this definition.
“Cease Funding
Event” means, as of any date of determination, as determined by Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion, any
of the following events has occurred and has not been waived by Administrative Agent (provided, that Administrative Agent may, in its
Administrative Discretion, provide the Borrower with thirty (30) days to cure such Cease Funding Event; provided that no Loans shall be
made to Borrower during such 30-day grace period):
(a)
a Default or an Event of Default; or
(b)
a Cease Funding Material Adverse Change.
“Cease Funding
Material Adverse Change” means, on any date of determination, as determined by Administrative Agent in its Administrative
Discretion, any of the following events has occurred and has not been waived by Administrative Agent or cured by the applicable Credit
Party to the reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent: any event, condition, obligation, liability or circumstance (or set of events,
conditions, obligations, liabilities or circumstances), or any change(s) including, without limitation, changes in any applicable Laws,
any Change in Law, or the existence of any Regulatory Action (or any changes with respect thereto), in each case, which, as determined
by Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion,
(i)
could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of
any Term Loan Document;
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(ii)
could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value, marketability or collectability of the Collateral
or the duly perfected security interest of Administrative Agent under the Term Loan Documents;
(iii)
could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, assets, liabilities or
financial condition of the Credit Parties, or a material impairment of the ability of the Credit Parties to conduct their business as
presently conducted, including, without limitation, any initiation, servicing, and other obligations under any of the Term Loan Documents
(or any repudiation or breach thereof); or
(iv)
could reasonably be expected to materially impair the ability of a counterparty to any Term Loan Document (other than Administrative
Agent or any Lender) to consummate the transactions under the Term Loan Documents.
“Change in Law”
means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any Law, rule, regulation
or treaty, (b) any change in any Law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application
thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having
the force of law) by any Governmental Authority.
“Change of Control”
means:
(a)
during the 24-month period following the Katapult Merger Transaction, a majority of the board of directors of Holdings ceases to
be members of the board of directors that were in existence at the start of such 24-month period; or
(b)
the failure of Holdings to own, directly, beneficially and of record, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of
the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties), 100% of the aggregate voting power and economic interests represented
by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Borrower (as determined on a fully diluted basis); or
(c)
the failure of Borrower to own, directly, beneficially and of record, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of
the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties), 100% of the aggregate voting power and economic interests represented
by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of (i) Katapult Intermediate Holdings I, (ii) Katapult Intermediate Holdings II and (iii)
Katapult Intermediate Holdings III (each as determined on a fully diluted basis).
“Closing Date”
means the Effective Date, subject to satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 10.01) of all of the conditions precedent
in Section 4.01.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral”
means, collectively, all property and interests in property of Borrower, Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors, including, without limitation,
related books and records and proceeds thereof, now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower, Holdings or any Subsidiary Guarantor in or
upon which a Lien now or hereafter exists in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, whether under this
Agreement, the Security Agreement or any other Term Loan Document; provided, however, the Collateral shall not include any Excluded Collateral.
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“Collateral Documents”
means, collectively, (a) the Security Agreement, (b) each Account Control Agreement, deposit account control agreement or securities account
control agreement, by and among a Credit Party, Administrative Agent and the applicable depositary bank or securities intermediary, each
in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (c) each intellectual property assignment or security agreement by a Credit
Party in favor of the Administrative Agent, each in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (d) each landlord subordination
agreement, (e) each Real Estate Document and (f) all other security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, patent,
trademark and copyright assignments, lease assignments and other similar documents between Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof and Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, now or hereafter delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant to or in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby.
“Controlled Account”
shall mean a deposit or securities account subject to an Account Control Agreement.
“Commitment”
means, as to any Lender, such Lender’s Initial Term Commitment and DDTL Commitment, collectively.
“Commodity Exchange
Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Competitor”
means a direct competitor of Holdings, as set forth on Schedule B (as such Schedule may be amended or updated from time to time
with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion) or any Affiliate thereof (to the extent identified
in writing to the Administrative Agent and added to Schedule B as permitted above); provided that, neither Administrative Agent
nor any Affiliate of Administrative Agent may be designated as, or be deemed to be, a Competitor.
“Compliance Certificate”
means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
“Connection Income
Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise
Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Contractual Obligation”
means, as to any Person, any document or other agreement or undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property
is bound.
“Control”
means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person,
whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. The terms “Controlling” and
“Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Person shall
be deemed to be Controlled by another Person if such other Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to vote 5% or more of the
securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors, managing general partners or the equivalent.
“Credit Parties”
means, collectively, Borrower, Holdings and all Subsidiary Guarantors.
“DDA”
means each checking, savings or other demand deposit account maintained by any of the Credit Parties.
“DDTL Availability
Period” means the period commencing on the Closing Date through and including the DDTL Commitment Termination Date.
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“DDTL Commitment”
means, with respect to a Lender, such Lender’s commitment to make a Delayed Draw Term Loan hereunder. The amount of each Lender’s
DDTL Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 (as of the Closing Date) or in the applicable Assignment and Assumption, subject
to any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The use of the term “DDTL Commitment” is a term
of art that shall in no way be deemed to be a commitment by a Lender to fund any Delayed Draw Term Loan hereunder other than pursuant
to the terms hereof.
“DDTL Commitment
Termination Date” means the earlier to occur of (a) August 11, 2028, (b) subject to applicable cure provisions, the date
on which a Cease Funding Event occurs, and (c) the date on which the full amount of the DDTL Commitment has been borrowed or otherwise
terminated or reduced to zero in accordance with the terms hereof.
“DDTL Funding
Date” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.02 of this Agreement.
“DDTL Maximum
Amount” means $55,000,000.00.
“DDTL Percentage
Share” means, as to any Lender, the percentage set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 as its
“DDTL Percentage Share”.
“Debt”
means, as to any Person as of any date of determination, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness
or liabilities in accordance with GAAP: (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced
by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments; (b) the maximum amount (after giving effect to any prior drawings
or reductions which may have been reimbursed) of all outstanding drawn letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’
acceptances, and bank guaranties issued or created by or for the account of such Person; (c) the Swap Termination Value under all Swap
Contracts to which such Person is a party; (d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services
(other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business), including any earn-out obligations, purchase price adjustments
and profit sharing arrangements arising from purchase and sale agreements; (e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured
by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention
agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse; (f) the amount of Attributable
Debt in respect of all Capital Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person; (g) all obligations of such Person to purchase,
redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make a payment in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred
interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference (which shall include, for the avoidance of doubt, accrued
and unpaid dividends); and (h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing. For all purposes hereof, the Debt of
any Person shall include the Debt of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited
liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Debt is expressly made non-recourse to such
Person.
“Default”
means any Event of Default or any event or condition that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would constitute an
Event of Default.
“Default Rate”
means, with respect to Loans and all other Obligations, a per annum rate equal to the sum of the applicable Interest Rate plus
four percent (4.0%).
“Delayed Draw
Term Loans” means a Delayed Draw Term Loan made to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
“Delaware Divided
LLC” shall mean any limited liability company which has been formed upon the consummation of a Delaware LLC Division.
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“Delaware LLC
Division” shall mean the statutory division of any limited liability company into two or more limited liability companies
pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or a comparable provision of any other requirement of Law.
“Deposit Account”
means, both individually and collectively, any and all bank or other deposit accounts of the Credit Parties, a list of which is set forth
on Schedule 1.03, as the same is amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement.
“Discharge of
Secured Obligations” means (a) the payment and performance in full of the Outstanding Legal Balance of all Loans and all
other Obligations (other than unasserted contingent payment obligations which by their terms are expressly stated to survive termination
of this Agreement), (b) the Commitments have been terminated and (c) there exists no Specified Claims; provided, however,
that, if a Specified Claim exists and a Transaction Termination Collateral Package Event has occurred in respect of such Specified Claim
in accordance with Section 10.05(b), then such Specified Claim shall not preclude the Discharge of Secured Obligations from occurring.
“Disbursement
Account” means a DDA (other than an Excluded Account) that is used exclusively as an operating or disbursement account,
and does not receive collections, deposits or other payments on or with respect to any Collateral.
“Disposition”
means the sale, assignment transfer, conveyance, license, lease or other disposition (including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction) of
any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes
or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith. The term “Dispose” has a meaning correlative
thereto.
“Disqualified
Equity Interest” means any Equity Interest of any Person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which
it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event, matures or
is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in
whole or in part, or requires or mandates payments or distributions in cash, on or prior to the date that is one year after the Maturity
Date. The term “Disqualified Equity Interest” shall also include any options, warrants or other rights that are convertible
into Disqualified Equity Interest or that are redeemable at the option of the holder, or required to be redeemed, prior to the date that
is one (1) year after the later of the Maturity Date.
“Dollar”
and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Domestic Subsidiary”
of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person formed, incorporated or organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof
or the District of Columbia.
“DQ Lender”
means any Person that is (i) designated by the Borrower, by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing
Date and as set forth on Schedule B, as a (x) “DQ Lender” or (y) “Competitor”, or (ii) either identified
in writing, or clearly identifiable solely on the basis of such Person’s name, as an Affiliate of any Person referred to in clauses
(i)(x) or (i)(y) above; provided, however, DQ Lender shall (A) exclude any Person that the Borrower has designated as no longer being
a DQ Lenders by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent from time to time, (B) exclude Administrative Agent and each of its
Affiliates and (C) include any Person that is added as a Competitor, pursuant to a written supplement to the list of Competitors that
are DQ Lenders, that is delivered by the Borrower after the Closing Date to the Administrative Agent and approved by Administrative Agent
in its Administrative Discretion; provided, that no such supplement shall be effective retroactively.
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“Electronic Platform”
means an electronic system for the delivery of information (including documents), such as SyndTrak or Dropbox or secure FTP site that
may or may not be provided or administered by Administrative Agent or an Affiliate thereof.
“Eligible Assignee”
means (a) a Lender; (b) Affiliate of a Lender; (c) Approved Fund; (d) any Person (other than a DQ Lender or Competitor) approved by Administrative
Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower (which approval of Borrower shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed, and shall be deemed given if no objection is made within ten (10) days after notice of the proposed assignment; provided,
however, if the sole basis on which Borrower withholds its approval is because such Person is a DQ Lender or Competitor, then Borrower’s
withholding of such approval shall be deemed reasonable); or (e) if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any
Person acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion.
“Enforcement Action”
means any action to enforce any Obligations or Term Loan Documents or to realize upon any Collateral (whether by judicial action, self-help,
notification of account debtors, exercise of setoff or recoupment, or otherwise).
“Enforcement Costs”
means all reasonable amounts owing to Administrative Agent and/or any Lender pursuant to Section 10.04(a) or 10.04(b) when
due (including any such amounts that were previously due but unpaid).
“Environmental
Claims” means all claims, however asserted, by any Governmental Authority or other Person alleging Environmental Liabilities.
“Environmental
Indemnity” means each environmental indemnity made by each Credit Party with respect to Real Estate required to be pledged
as Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, in each case in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Environmental
Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, Laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders,
decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution, the protection
of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to Hazardous Materials or wastes, air
emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.
“Environmental
Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation,
fines, penalties or indemnities), of Borrower, any other Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting
from or based upon: (a) violation of any Environmental Law; (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal
of any Hazardous Materials; (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials; (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials
into the environment; or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed
with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests”
means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or partnership interests, membership interests, limited liability
company interests, trust interests or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights
for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or partnership interests, membership interests, limited
liability company interests, trust interests or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible
into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or partnership interests, membership interests, limited liability company interests,
trust interests or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition
from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including
partnership interests, membership interests, limited liability company interests or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting,
and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.
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“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate”
means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with Holdings, Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof within
the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section
412 of the Code).
“ERISA Event”
means any of the following: (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the incurrence by Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate
of any liability with respect to a withdrawal by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension 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 that
is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) the incurrence by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability
with respect to a complete or partial withdrawal (as described in Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA respectively) by Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or the receipt by Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate of notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization;
(d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of
ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan if the plan assets are not sufficient
to pay all plan liabilities; (e) an event or condition that constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or
the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV
of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate; or (g)
the determination that a Pension Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303
of ERISA) or that a Multiemployer Plan is in critical or endangered status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305
of ERISA).
“Event of Default”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.01.
“Exchange Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Excluded Account”
means (a) any DDA that is a “zero balance” account (solely to the extent such “zero balance” accounts are at all
times subject to daily standing wire instructions to sweep funds maintained in such accounts to a Controlled Account subject to a Controlled
Account Agreement), and (b) any DDA that is solely used for (and the balance of which consists solely of funds set aside in connection
with) payroll, trust or fiduciary, tax withholding or employee benefits, in each case, in the ordinary course of business.
“Excluded Collateral”
has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Excluded Subsidiaries”
means (i) any Specified Subsidiary and (ii) any Immaterial Foreign Subsidiary. Any Subsidiary of an Excluded Subsidiary shall also be
deemed to be an Excluded Subsidiary, subject to, in the case of Immaterial Foreign Subsidiaries, satisfaction of the requirements in the
definition thereof.
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“Excluded Swap
Obligation” means, with respect to any Credit Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of
the Guarantee of such Credit Party of, or the grant by such Credit Party of a Lien to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof)
is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or
the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Credit Party’s failure for any reason not to constitute
an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act at the time the Guarantee of such Credit Party,
or grant by such Credit Party of a Lien, becomes effective with respect to such related Swap Obligation.
“Excluded Taxes”
means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment
to be made by or on account of any obligation of a Credit Party hereunder or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to Administrative
Agent, any Lender or any such other recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes,
and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of any such recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its
principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political
subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes that is imposed on amounts payable
to or for the account of any such recipient pursuant to a law in effect at the time such recipient (i) becomes a party hereto (other than
in the case of an assignee pursuant to a request by Borrower under Section 3.04) or (ii) designates a new lending office, except
in each case to the extent that such recipient (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office
(or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the applicable Credit Party with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section
3.01(a), (c) any withholding Taxes attributable to any such recipient’s failure to comply with documentation requirements under
Section 3.01(f), and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Existing Guaranteed
Obligations” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.14(j).
“FATCA”
means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantially
comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any
agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted
pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the
Code.
“FCPA”
means the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
“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: (a) if such day is not a Business Day, then the Federal Funds Rate
for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business
Day; and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, then the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the
average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of one one-hundredth of 1.00%) quoted to Administrative Agent for such
day for such transactions from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by Administrative Agent.
“Federal Regulatory
Event” means the enactment, adoption or issuance of any law, rule or regulation by the United States federal government,
the effect of which would, in Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion, materially and adversely affect Borrower’s ability
to timely repay all or any part of the Obligations; provided, that if the effective date of any such enactment, adoption or issuance is
greater than thirty (30) days from the date of any such enactment, adoption or issuance, then Administrative Agent shall consider in good
faith any such delay in effectiveness in making its determination.
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“First Priority”
means, with respect to any Lien on the Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, which secures
the Obligations, that such Lien is senior to any other Liens on such Collateral (except for and subject to Permitted Liens).
“Fiscal Quarter”
means, as of any date of determination with respect to Holdings or any Subsidiary thereof, a fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year.
“Fiscal Year”
means the fiscal year of Holdings or any Subsidiary thereof ending on December 31 of each calendar year.
“Flood Hazard
Property” shall mean Real Estate located in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special
flood or mud slide hazards.
“Flood Insurance
Laws” shall mean, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (which comprehensively revised the National
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973), as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto,
(ii) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004, as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (iii) the Biggert –Waters
Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.
“Foreign Lender”
means a Lender that is not a “United States person” under Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“Foreign Pension
Plan” means any benefit plan to which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may have liability which under applicable Law
(other than U.S. federal, state or local law) is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle other than a trust or
funding vehicle maintained exclusively by a Governmental Authority.
“Foreign Subsidiary”
of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“FRB”
means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles, applied on a consistent basis, as described in Opinions of the Accounting Principles Board
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and/or in statements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board which are applicable
under the circumstances as of the date in question; provided that, when used in reference to the Borrower’s Financial Statements,
“GAAP” shall be deemed not to include the rules requiring Borrower’s Financial Statements to be consolidated with its
Affiliates.
“Governmental
Authority” means any federal, state, municipal, national, local or other governmental department, court, commission, board,
bureau, agency, regulatory body, authority or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, including without limitation, any attorney
general or agency related thereto, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or any entity or officer exercising executive, legislative
or judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case, whether of
the United States or a state, territory or possession thereof, a foreign sovereign entity or country or jurisdiction or the District of
Columbia, in each case, which has legal authority over the Credit Parties.
“Group Parties”
means, collectively, (a) Holdings, (b) Borrower and (c) each Subsidiary of Borrower.
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“Guarantee”
means, as to any Person, any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing
any Debt or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner,
whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect: (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or
supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation; (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services
for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Debt or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Debt or other
obligation; (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income
or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Debt or other obligation; or (d) entered into for
the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Debt or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof
or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an
amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee
is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing
Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Guaranteed Obligations”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.14(a).
“Guarantors”
means, collectively: (a) each Subsidiary Guarantor (including each Subsidiary of Borrower who executes a Joinder Agreement following the
date hereof); (b) Holdings; and (c) each other Person who, following the date hereof, is required pursuant to the terms hereof to be a
guarantor of the Obligations and executes and delivers to Administrative Agent a Guaranty.
“Guaranty”
means any guaranty, in form and substance acceptable to the Required Lenders, made by a Guarantor in favor of Administrative Agent and
each Lender.
“Hazardous Materials”
means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum
or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes
and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Holdings”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Immaterial Foreign
Subsidiary” means any Foreign Subsidiary of Holdings that, as of the most recent Fiscal Quarter end for which financial
statements have been delivered, on a consolidated basis with each of its direct and indirect Subsidiaries (a) does not have assets with
a value in excess of five percent (5%) of the total assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (excluding Specified Subsidiaries) on a consolidated
basis and (b) does not generate more than ten percent (10%) of the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (excluding
Specified Subsidiaries) on a consolidated basis, in each case for the most recently completed four Fiscal Quarter period; provided
that the value of the assets of all Immaterial Foreign Subsidiaries in the aggregate shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total assets
of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (excluding Specified Subsidiaries) on a consolidated basis and that all Immaterial Foreign Subsidiaries
collectively (in the aggregate) shall not generate more than ten percent (10%) of the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of Holdings and its
Subsidiaries (excluding Specified Subsidiaries) on a consolidated basis. As of the Closing Date, each Immaterial Foreign Subsidiary is
identified on Schedule 1.05.
“Indemnified Taxes”
means (a) Taxes other than Excluded Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit
Party under any Term Loan Documents, and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
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“Indemnitees”
means, collectively, Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons.
“Initial Guarantor”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.14(a).
“Initial Guarantor
Subordinated Debt” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.14(i).
“Initial Guarantor
Subordinated Debt Payments” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.14(i).
“Initial Term
Commitment” means, with respect to a Lender, such Lender’s commitment to make the Initial Term Loan hereunder. The
amount of each Lender’s Initial Term Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 (as of the Closing Date) or in the applicable
Assignment and Assumption, subject to any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The use of the term “Initial
Term Commitment” is a term of art that shall in no way be deemed to be a commitment by a Lender to fund the Initial Term Loan hereunder
other than pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Initial Term
Loan” means an Initial Term Loan made to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
“Initial Term
Loan Percentage Share” means, as to any Lender, the percentage set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule
2.01 as its “Initial Term Loan Percentage Share”.
“Interest Rate”
means, with respect to each Term Loan, a rate per annum equal to twenty percent (20.0%). The Interest Rate shall be calculated based on
a three-hundred sixty (360) day year and charged for the actual number of days elapsed.
“Investment”
means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person in another Person, whether by means of: (a) the
purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or other securities of another Person; (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to,
Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another
Person, including any partnership or limited liability company interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the
investor Guarantees the Debt of such other Person; or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions)
of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be
the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.
“IRS”
means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Joinder Agreement”
means an agreement entered into by a Subsidiary of Borrower following the date hereof, in substantially the form of Exhibit C or
any other form approved by the Required Lenders.
“Katapult Business
Plan” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.01(c).
“Katapult Intermediate
Holdings I” means Katapult Intermediate Holdings I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Katapult Intermediate
Holdings II” means Katapult Intermediate Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Katapult Intermediate
Holdings III” means Katapult Intermediate Holdings III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
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“Katapult Merger
Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Holdings, Katapult Merger Sub 1, Inc., Katapult
Merger Sub 2, LLC, CCF Holdings LLC and Aaron’s Intermediate Holdco, Inc., dated as of October 17, 2025, as the same may be amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Katapult Merger
Transaction” means the consummation of and the satisfaction of all conditions precedent to the merger of newly formed Subsidiaries
of Holdings to be formed in connection with such merger with and into each of (a) CCF Holdings LLC and (b) Aaron’s Intermediate
Holdco, Inc., and any related restructuring transactions as described in the Katapult Merger Agreement.
“Katapult Subsidiaries”
means the Subsidiaries of the Borrower listed on Schedule A.
“Laws”
means any and all federal, state and local statutes, ordinances, treaties, rules, regulations, codes, orders, judgments and other legal
requirements of any Governmental Authority to which the Loans, the Term Loan Documents, Borrower, any other Credit Party, or all or any
portion of the Collateral is or becomes subject from time to time.
“Lender”
means a Lender of an Initial Term Loan or Delayed Draw Term Loan, as the context may require.
“Lenders”
means, collectively, (a) each Person listed on Schedule 2.01 as a “Lender” (whether in its capacity as Lender of an
Initial Term Loan or Delayed Draw Term Loan) and (b) any other Person that shall have become a Lender hereunder pursuant to an Assignment
and Assumption or otherwise, in each case, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) above, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party
hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or otherwise.
“Lending Office”
means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Detail Form, or
such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders.
“Lien”
means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference,
priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real
property).
“Loan”
means, collectively, the Initial Term Loan and the Delayed Draw Term Loans or any portion thereof.
“Magnetar Entities”
means, Magnetar Financial LLC and any of its Affiliates, and shall include, without limitation, any funds and accounts that are managed,
advised, sub-advised or administered by Magnetar Financial LLC or any of its affiliates.
“Make-Whole Amount”
means, as of the applicable date, an amount equal to the amount of interest that would have been paid under this Agreement on the principal
amount of the Loan being repaid or prepaid for the period from the date of prepayment, repayment or acceleration of such Term Loan through
the date that is eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date (in each case, calculated on the basis of the interest rate with respect
to the Term Loan that is in effect on the date of such repayment or prepayment and on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year).
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“Material Adverse
Effect” means, as of any date of determination, the occurrence of: any event, condition, obligation, liability or circumstance
(or set of events, conditions, obligations, liabilities or circumstances), or any change(s) including, without limitation, changes in
any applicable Laws, the existence of any Regulatory Action (or any changes with respect thereto) or the existence of any Federal Regulatory
Event (or changes with respect thereto) in each case which, as determined by Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, has a
material adverse effect upon (i) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Term Loan Document; (ii) the value, marketability
or collectability of a material portion of the Collateral, the Credit Parties’ respective interest therein or the duly perfected
First Priority security interest of Administrative Agent therein; or (iii) the business, operations, properties, assets, liabilities or
financial condition of (x) the Borrower or (y) the other Credit Parties, taken as a whole, or a material impairment of the ability of
any Credit Party to conduct its business as presently conducted in compliance with any applicable Laws, including, without limitation,
obligations under any of the Term Loan Documents (or any repudiation or breach thereof) or (iv) the ability of a counterparty to any Term
Loan Document (other than Administrative Agent or any Lender) to consummate the transactions under the Term Loan Documents.
“Material Intellectual
Property” means any intellectual property that is material to the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole (in the reasonable determination of the Borrower in good faith).
“Maturity Date”
means the earlier of: (i) the date that is three (3) years after the Closing Date and (ii) the date of the acceleration of the Outstanding
Legal Balance and all other Obligations pursuant to Section 8.02(a) following the occurrence of an Event of Default.
“Maximum Rate”
means, at any time, the maximum rate of interest permitted by applicable Law.
“Mortgages”
means, collectively, each mortgage, deed of trust, trust deed, security deed, debenture, deed of immovable hypothec, deed to secure debt
or other real estate security documents delivered by any Credit Party to the Administrative Agent from time to time, all in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, extended, supplemented, substituted
or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Multiemployer
Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
“Net Cash Proceeds”
means the aggregate cash or Cash Equivalents proceeds received by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any (i) sale or
Disposition by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any of its assets, (ii) any casualty insurance policies or eminent domain,
condemnation or similar proceedings or (iii) any issuance of Debt not permitted under Section 7.03, in each case net of direct
costs incurred in connection therewith (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions), taxes paid or
payable (other than Tax Distributions) as a result thereof and, in the case of any sale or disposition or casualty, eminent domain, condemnation
or similar proceeding, (A) the amount necessary to retire any Debt secured by a Lien permitted under this Agreement (ranking senior to
any Lien of the Administrative Agent) on the related property, (B) amounts reasonably and in good faith reserved, if any, for (1) pension
and other post-employment benefit liabilities, (2) workers compensation liabilities, (3) liabilities associated with retiree benefits
and (4) liabilities relating to environmental matters and (C) until no longer reserved, any reserves for indemnification liabilities,
the amount of which are reasonably ascertainable on or prior to the consummation of such sale; it being understood that “Net Cash
Proceeds” shall include any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received
by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any sale or disposition by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
of any of its assets, any casualty insurance policies or eminent domain, condemnation or similar proceedings or any issuance of Debt not
permitted under Section 7.03.
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“Non-Consenting
Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any amendment, modification, waiver or consent with respect to provisions
of any Term Loan Document that (a) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders, as the case may be, in accordance
with the terms of Section 10.01 and (b) has been approved by at least the Required Lenders or by all other affected Lenders,
as the case may be.
“Note”
or “Notes” means, individually or collectively as the context may require, a promissory note executed by Borrower,
as applicable in favor of a Lender, in the form of Exhibit E, in each case, to the extent requested by the applicable Lender pursuant
to Section 2.09(a) and as the same may be amended, divided, split, supplemented and/or restated from time to time.
“Obligations”
means all advances, debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of any Credit Party to any Secured Party under or in respect
of any Term Loan Document, whether with respect to any Loan or otherwise, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption),
absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the
commencement by or against any Credit Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law naming such Person as
the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided, however,
that, Obligations shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligations.
“Organizational
Documents” means: (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent
or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non U.S. jurisdiction) of such Person; (b) with respect to any limited liability
company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement of such Person; and (c) with respect to any
partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation
or organization of such Person and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with such Person’s
formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable,
any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such Person.
“Other Connection
Taxes” means, with respect to Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on
account of any obligation of a Credit Party hereunder, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between Administrative
Agent, any Lender or such other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of a Credit Party hereunder and
the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from any such recipient and 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 Term Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Term Loan Document).
“Other Taxes”
means all present or future stamp, intangible or documentary Taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising
from any payment made hereunder or under any other Term Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise
with respect to, this Agreement or any other Term Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect
to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.04).
“Outstanding Legal
Balance” means, with respect to any or all Loans, the sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Loans
plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (including any PIK Interest), compounded, in the case of PIK Interest, on a weekly basis
as of the last day immediately preceding Remittance Date, plus (b) all unpaid and due fees (including Prepayment Fees) and other
Obligations of the Credit Parties allocable to such Loans as determined by Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion.
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“Participant”
any Person who by separate written agreement with a Lender is expressly provided with all of the rights of a “Participant”
as provided herein (and shall not include the holder of a silent sub-participation).
“Participant Register”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.06(d).
“PBGC”
means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Plan”
means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as that term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan,
that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to which Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a)
of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.
“Percentage Share”
means, as to any Lender, its Initial Term Loan Percentage Share and DDTL Percentage Share, collectively.
“Permitted Acquisition”
means any Acquisition (whether foreign (provided that (i) such Acquisition is made by a Specified Subsidiary and (ii) the relevant jurisdiction
is acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) or domestic) so long as (i) (a) immediately before and after giving
effect to such Acquisition, (x) other than in the case of an Acquisition by a Specified Subsidiary, no Cease Funding Event is in existence
or would result therefrom (including on a pro forma basis) and (y) no Event of Default is in existence or would result therefrom (including
on a pro forma basis), (b) such Acquisition has been approved by the board of directors of the Person being acquired prior to any public
announcement thereof, (c) other than in the case of an Acquisition by a Specified Subsidiary, such Acquisition is made with the proceeds
from the issuance of Equity Interests or the proceeds from the issuance of Debt (which for the avoidance of doubt shall not include debt
assumed (directly or indirectly) in connection with such Acquisition) to the extent permitted hereunder and/or proceeds which are permitted
to be reinvested under Section 2.03(b)(ii) and the total consideration for all Acquisitions following the Closing Date shall not
exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate, (d) immediately before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, the Borrower is in compliance
with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.16 on a pro forma basis (calculated as of the first day of most recently reported
Fiscal Quarter and recomputed as of the first day of such Fiscal Quarter consistent with the requirements of Section 1.02(h)),
(e) immediately after giving effect to such Acquisition, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries will not be engaged in any business other than
substantially the same business as presently conducted or such other businesses that are reasonably related or ancillary thereto, (f)
the Credit Parties shall have furnished the Administrative Agent with (i) ten (10) days’ prior written notice of such intended Acquisition
and a current draft of the acquisition documents (and final copies thereof as and when executed), and (ii) to the extent the consideration
payable for such Acquisition exceeds $5,000,000, appropriate financial statements (to the extent available) of the Person which is the
subject of such Acquisition, and pro forma projected financial statements for the twelve (12) month period following such Acquisition
after giving effect to such Acquisition (including balance sheets, cash flows and income statements by month for the acquired Person,
individually, and on a consolidated basis with the Borrower and its Subsidiaries), in form and containing such level of detail as is reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, together with such other information related to such Acquisition as the Administrative Agent
may reasonably request, (g) other than in the case of an Acquisition by a Specified Subsidiary, after giving effect to the Acquisition,
if the Acquisition is an Acquisition of Equity Interests, a Credit Party shall acquire and own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity
Interests in the Person being acquired and shall Control a majority of any voting interests or shall otherwise Control the governance
of the Person being acquired, (h) in the case of any Acquisition by a Specified Subsidiary, if the Acquisition is an Acquisition of Equity
Interests, a Specified Subsidiary shall acquire and own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests in the Person being acquired
and shall Control a majority of any voting interests or shall otherwise Control the governance of the Person being acquired, and (h) any
assets acquired shall be utilized in, and if the Acquisition involves a merger, consolidation or Acquisition of Equity Interests, the
Person which is the subject of such Acquisition shall be engaged in the same line of business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
on the Closing Date or any Related Business or (ii) such Acquisition has been approved by the Administrative Agent acting at the direction
of the Required Lenders.
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“Permitted Discretion”
means the determination by Administrative Agent, a Lender or the Required Lenders, as applicable, in their reasonable discretion (reasonable
as determined in good faith from the perspective of a prudent secured term loan lender with outstanding commitments under similar circumstances).
“Permitted Katapult
Debt Agreement” means any bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments to which one or more Specified
Subsidiaries are a party in each case, (i) to the extent the Debt in relation thereto is incurred in compliance with Section 7.16(b) on
a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such Debt, (ii) with respect to any Permitted Katapult Debt Agreement entered
into after the Closing Date, no Event of Default exists at the time of entry thereto and (iii) no Group Parties (other than Specified
Subsidiaries) are a party thereto, with the exception of the Borrower’s unsecured guarantee of indebtedness issued pursuant to that
certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2025, by and among Katapult Midco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the
financial institutions party thereto as lenders, and HHCF Series 21 Sub, LLC, as administrative agent, so long as such indebtedness is
in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $80,000,000 and subject to a subordination agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Required Lenders.
“Permitted Liens”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.01.
“Permitted Refinancing”
means, with respect to any Person, any Debt issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew,
replace, defease or refund (collectively, to “Refinance”), the Debt being Refinanced (or previous refinancings
thereof constituting a Permitted Refinancing); provided, that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted
Refinancing does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Debt so Refinanced (plus unpaid accrued interest
and premiums thereon and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses), (b) the weighted average life to maturity
of such Permitted Refinancing is greater than or equal to the weighted average life to maturity of the Debt being Refinanced, (c) such
Permitted Refinancing shall not require any scheduled principal payments due prior to the Maturity Date, (d) if the Debt being Refinanced
is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations under this Agreement, such Permitted Refinancing shall be subordinated in right
of payment to such Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Credit Parties as those contained in the documentation governing
the Debt being Refinanced, (e) no Permitted Refinancing shall have direct or indirect obligors who were not also obligors of the Debt
being Refinanced, or greater guarantees or security, than the Debt being Refinanced, (f) such Permitted Refinancing shall either be unsecured
or secured by liens having the same priority, and subject to any applicable subordination terms, as existing liens securing the Debt being
Refinanced, (g) such Permitted Refinancing shall be otherwise on terms not materially less favorable to the Credit Parties than those
contained in the documentation governing the Debt being Refinanced, including, without limitation, with respect to financial and other
covenants and events of default, (h) the interest rate applicable to any such Permitted Refinancing shall not exceed the then applicable
market interest rate, and (i) at the time thereof, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
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“Permitted Subordinated
Debt” means any subordinated Debt of Borrower that has been subordinated to the Obligations on terms and conditions (including
a stated maturity date beyond the Maturity Date), and pursuant to documents, satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its Administrative
Discretion.
“Permitted Subordination
Agreements” means any subordination or intercreditor agreement entered into in connection with any Permitted Subordinated
Debt, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion.
“Person”
means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company or partnership.
“PIK Interest”
means the payment-in-kind of interest in respect of the Term Loans accruing by increasing the outstanding principal amount of the Term
Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(a).
“PIK Interest
Rate” means, with respect to any Loan, a rate per annum equal to five percent (5.0%).
“Plan”
means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established, maintained or contributed
to by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Plan Asset Regulation”
means 29 C.F.R. §2510.3-101, et seq., as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.
“Prime Rate”
means the rate of interest per annum last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall
Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve
Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted
therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board
(as determined by the Administrative Agent). Any change in the Prime Rate shall take effect at the opening of business on the day such
change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.
“Prepayment Fee”
means a fee payable to Administrative Agent for the account of the related Lenders upon the occurrence of a Prepayment Fee Trigger Event,
in an amount equal to, (x) before February 11, 2028, (i) the Make-Whole Amount plus (ii) an amount equal to (1) the aggregate
principal amount of the applicable Loan being repaid or prepaid multiplied by (2) three percent (3%) and (y) on or after February
11, 2028 but prior to February 11, 2029, an amount equal to (i) the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Loan being repaid or
prepaid multiplied by (ii) three percent (3%).
“Prepayment Fee
Trigger Event” means any repayment or prepayment in whole or in part or acceleration of the Initial Term Loan or any Delayed
Draw Term Loan for any reason and at any time on or after the Closing Date but prior to February 11, 2029, including, without limitation,
whether such repayment, prepayment or acceleration is (i) voluntary or mandatory, (ii) made when an Event of Default is then outstanding,
(iii) made in connection with the sale of Collateral during any Event of Default or foreclosure upon the Collateral, (iv) the result of,
upon or subsequent to the acceleration of any such Loan for any reason at any time, including, without limitation, as a result of the
occurrence of any Event of Default and, in the case of a proceeding under any Bankruptcy Laws, whether or not a claim for the Prepayment
Fee is allowed in such proceeding, (v) made pursuant to, or as the consequence of, any regulatory or judicial enforcement or other actions
from any Governmental Authority,(vi) made pursuant to, or as the consequence of, any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Laws with respect
to any Credit Party, any of their Subsidiaries or any other Person, whether or not a claim for the Prepayment Fee is allowed in such proceeding
or (vii) made pursuant to, or as a consequence of, the removal or repayment of any Non-Consenting Lender pursuant to Section 3.04(a);
provided, that any prepayment of the Term Loans (prior to acceleration thereof) as a result of mandatory prepayments under Section
2.03(b)(ii) or Section 2.03(b)(iv), in each case, with respect to transactions that are not prohibited hereunder shall not
constitute a Prepayment Fee Trigger Event.
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“Protective Advance”
means any payment or advance made by Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.1(b)(ii) of the Security Agreement.
“PTE”
means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time
to time.
“Public Company
Costs” means, as to any Person, (a) costs associated with, or in anticipation of, or preparation for, compliance with the
requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, (b) costs relating to
compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act or any other comparable body of laws, rules or regulations,
as companies with listed equity and (c) directors’ compensation, fees and expense reimbursement, costs relating to investor relations,
shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders, directors’ and officers’ insurance and other executive costs, legal and
other professional fees, and listing fees, in each case to the extent arising by virtue of the listing of such Person’s or its direct
or indirect parent’s equity securities on a national securities exchange.
“Qualified ECP
Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Credit Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the
time the relevant Guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such
other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated
thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell
under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Real Estate”
means all Real Estate Leases and all land, together with the buildings, structures, parking areas, and other improvements thereon, now
or hereafter owned by any Credit Party, including all easements, rights-of-way, and similar rights relating thereto and all leases, tenancies,
and occupancies thereof.
“Real Estate Documents”
means, collectively, Mortgages covering all Real Estate, duly executed by each applicable Credit Party, together with (A) title insurance
policies, current as-built ALTA/ACSM Land Title surveys certified to the Administrative Agent (or, if sufficient such that no survey exception
appears on any such title insurance policies, existing surveys together with customary “no change” affidavits), zoning letters,
building permits and certificates of occupancy, in each case relating to such Real Estate and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance
to the Administrative Agent, (B) (x) “Life of Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard determinations,
(y) notices, in the form required under the Flood Insurance Laws, about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance
duly executed by each Credit Party and (z) if any improved real property encumbered by any Mortgage is located in a special flood hazard
area, a policy of flood insurance in minimum amounts required by applicable law and that is on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, (C) evidence that counterparts of such Mortgages have been recorded in all places to the extent necessary or desirable, in the
reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, to create a valid and enforceable first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on
such Real Estate in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations (or in favor of such other trustee
as may be required or desired under local law), (D) if requested by the Administrative Agent, an opinion of counsel in each state in which
such Real Estate is located in form and substance and from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (E) a duly executed
Environmental Indemnity with respect thereto, (F) Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Reports, consistent with American Society of Testing
and Materials (ASTM) Standard E 1527-05, and applicable state requirements, on all of the owned Real Estate, dated no more than six (6)
months prior to the date of the applicable Mortgage or later if accompanied by no change affidavits, prepared by environmental engineers
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and such environmental review
and audit reports, including Phase II reports, with respect to the Real Estate of any Credit Party as the Administrative Agent shall have
reasonably requested, in each case together with letters executed by the environmental firms preparing such environmental reports, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, authorizing the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to rely on
such reports, and the Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied with the contents of all such environmental reports and (G) such
other reports, documents, instruments and agreements as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, each in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.
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“Real Estate Lease”
means any agreement, whether written or oral, no matter how styled or structured, pursuant to which a Credit Party is entitled to the
use or occupancy of any space in a structure, land, improvements or premises for any period of time.
“Register”
means a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of each Lender and, as applicable, the Commitments of, and Outstanding
Legal Balance of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time.
“Regulatory Action”
means (a) the formal commencement by written notice by any Governmental Authority of any legal action or adversarial proceeding against
any Credit Party, any Subsidiary of any Credit Party, or any of their respective Related Parties (other than Affiliates of such Person
and of such Person’s Affiliates) alleging any material non-compliance by any Credit Party, any Subsidiary of any Credit Party, or
any such Related Party (other than Affiliates of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates) with any Laws, which legal action
or adversarial proceeding is not released or terminated in a manner acceptable to Required Lenders in their Permitted Discretion; (b)
the issuance or entering of any stay, order, judgment, cease and desist order, injunction, temporary restraining order, or other judicial
or non-judicial sanction (other than the imposition of a monetary fine), order or ruling against any Credit Party, any Subsidiary of any
Credit Party, or any such Related Party (other than Affiliates of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates); provided, that,
in each case, upon the favorable resolution of any legal action or adversarial proceeding as determined by Administrative Agent in its
Administrative Discretion, such Regulatory Action shall cease to exist immediately upon such determination by Administrative Agent; or
(c) a Federal Regulatory Event. No Routine Inquiry shall, on its own, constitute a Regulatory Action.
“Related Business”
means any business that is the same, similar or otherwise reasonably related, ancillary or complementary to the businesses of Holdings
and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date.
“Related Parties”
means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, members, directors, officers and non-ministerial employees
of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Relevant Governmental
Body” means the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened
by the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Remittance
Date” means the second Thursday (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day)
after the Closing Date and each Thursday occurring thereafter (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business
Day).
“Removal Effective
Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.06(b).
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“Replacement Lender”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.04(a)(iii).
“Reportable Event”
means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the thirty-day notice period has been waived.
“Required
Lenders” means Lenders holding in excess of fifty percent (50.0%) of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the
Loans and unfunded Commitments; provided that so long as the Magnetar Entities collectively hold at least the lesser of
(i) $40,000,000 of the outstanding principal balance of the Loans and unfunded Commitments or (ii) twenty percent (20.0%) of the aggregate
outstanding principal balance of the Loans and unfunded Commitments, “Required Lenders” shall include at least one (1) of
the Magnetar Entities.
“Resignation Effective
Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.06(a).
“Responsible Officer”
means: (a) with respect to Borrower in connection with any Compliance Certificate or any other certificate or notice pertaining to any
financial information required to be delivery by Borrower hereunder, the chief financial officer or controller of Borrower; and (b) otherwise,
with respect to Borrower or any other Credit Party, the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, president, chief financial officer,
treasurer or similar officer of such Person.
“Restricted Payment”
means, as to any Person, (a) any dividend or other distribution by such Person (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect
to any Equity Interests of such Person, (b) any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or
similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interest,
and (c) with respect to clauses (a) and (b) above, any transaction that has a substantially similar effect.
“Restricted Subsidiary”
means, at any time, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Borrower other than an Specified Subsidiary.
“Routine Inquiry”
means any inquiry or request, written or otherwise, formal or informal, made by a competent Governmental Authority with legal authority
to regulate the activities of a Credit Party or any of their Subsidiaries, or otherwise with legal authority or mandate to request information,
made via a form letter or otherwise in connection with (a) the routine transmittal of a consumer complaint or examination request, or
(b) a request for information that is routine in nature, is unconnected with any alleged pattern or practice of wrongdoing, or otherwise
consists of a general request for information relating to the activities of a Credit Party or any of their Subsidiaries.
“Sale and Leaseback
Transaction” means, with respect to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary, any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any
Person whereby such Credit Party or such Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any property used or useful in its business, whether now owned
or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same
purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.
“Sanctioned Country”
means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions, including, as of the Closing
Date, the Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria.
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“Sanctioned Person”
means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets
Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union,
any European Union member state, His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person
operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in
the foregoing clauses (a) or (b), or (d) any Person otherwise the subject of any Sanctions.
“Sanctions”
means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government,
including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of
State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, His Majesty’s Treasury of
the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority.
“SEC”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Secured Parties”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Security Agreement.
“Securities Account”
means, both individually and collectively, any and all securities accounts of the Credit Parties, a list of which is set forth on Schedule
1.03, as the same is amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement.
“Security Agreement”
means that certain Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among Holdings, Borrower, each Subsidiary of Borrower from time to
time party thereto, and Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Security Interest”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.18(a).
“Solvency Certificate”
means a Solvency Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F.
“Solvent”
means, as to any Person, that (a) the fair value of the assets of such Person, at a fair valuation, exceed its debts and liabilities,
subordinated, contingent or otherwise, (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount(s)
that will be required to pay the probable liability of its debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such
debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured, (c) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent
or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that
it will, incur debts beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts mature, (e) such Person is not engaged in a business or a
transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or transaction, for which such Person’s properties and assets would constitute
unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practices in the industry in which such Person is engaged,
and (f) such Person is not insolvent within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable Law.
“Specified Action”
means any written demand, action, request, claim, inquiry, investigation, interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoena,
civil or criminal investigative demand, other legal process, or litigation, arbitration or other similar proceedings with respect to Administrative
Agent and/or any Indemnitee or in which Administrative Agent and/or any Indemnitee has been named a party.
“Specified Claims”
means any claim subject to indemnification by a Credit Party under Section 10.04(b) for which Administrative Agent has notified
Borrower and which claim (a) constitutes a Specified Action and (b) has not been reduced to a monetary amount.
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“Specified Lender”
means, at any time, any Lender: (a) that has requested compensation under Section 3.02 and has not rescinded such request within
five (5) Business Days of the making thereof; (b) to whom Borrower must pay an additional amount (or on whose behalf Borrower must pay
an additional amount to a Governmental Authority) pursuant to Section 3.01; and, in the case of clause (a) or (b) immediately above,
such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 3.03; (c) that is a Non-Consenting
Lender; or (d) that has defaulted under any funding obligation.
“Specified Materials”
means, collectively, all materials or information provided by or on behalf of Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, as well as documents
and other written materials relating to the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other materials
or matters relating to the Term Loan Documents (including any amendments or waivers of the terms thereof or supplements thereto).
“Specified Subsidiary”
means (i) Katapult Intermediate Holdings I, (ii) Katapult Intermediate Holdings II, (iii) Katapult Intermediate Holdings III and any direct
or indirect Subsidiary thereof.
“Subsidiary”
of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of
the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other
than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or
the management of which is otherwise Controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.
Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary
or Subsidiaries of Borrower. It is hereby understood and agreed that each of the Katapult Subsidiaries is a Subsidiary of Borrower.
“Subsidiary Guarantor”
shall mean any Subsidiary that becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 6.13(c). For the avoidance of doubt, as of the
Closing Date there are no Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Swap Contract”
means: (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps,
commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options
or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions,
cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross currency rate swap transactions, currency
options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter
into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement; and (b) any and all
transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, that are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of
master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement,
or any other master agreement including any such obligations or liabilities under any such master agreement (in each case, together with
any related schedules).
“Swap Obligation”
means, with respect to any Credit Party, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes
a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swap Termination
Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable
netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts: (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and
termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s); and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced
in clause (a) of this definition, the amount(s) determined as the mark to market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based
upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts.
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“Synthetic Lease
Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under either: (a) a so called synthetic, off balance sheet or tax
retention lease; or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet
of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person
(without regard to accounting treatment).
“Taxes”
means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any
Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Tax Distributions”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.06(a).
“Term Loan”
means the Initial Term Loan and each Delayed Draw Term Loan.
“Term Loan Documents”
means, collectively, (a) this Agreement, (b) each Note (if any), (c) each Collateral Document, (d) the Guaranties, (e) each Account Control
Agreement, (f) each Permitted Subordination Agreement (if any), (g) all other agreements, documents, instruments, powers of attorneys,
directions letters and certificates executed or delivered to Administrative Agent in connection with any of the foregoing or the Loans,
and (h) any and all renewals, modifications, amendments, restatements, amendments and restatements, consolidations, substitutions, replacements
and extensions and modifications of any of the foregoing.
“Term Loan Request”
means a written notice of a borrowing of a Term Loan hereunder in the form of Exhibit D.
“Transaction Costs”
means, collectively, all fees, costs and expenses incurred or paid by Holdings, Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries in connection with
the Transactions.
“Transaction Termination
Collateral Package Event” means the grant by any Credit Parties to Administrative Agent of a perfected, security interest
in a cash reserve amount acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion, which cash reserve amount will secure a
Specified Claim and be held in a Deposit Account of such Credit Party (as applicable) subject to an Account Control Agreement (fully blocked)
in favor of Administrative Agent, and all of the foregoing pursuant to documentation, and in form and substance, acceptable to Administrative
Agent in its Administrative Discretion.
“Transactions”
means, collectively, (a) the entering into of the Term Loan Documents, (b) the borrowing of the Term Loans and the use of the proceeds
thereof, and (c) the payment of the fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing.
“UCC”
means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.
“United States”
and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
“Specified Subsidiary”
means (i) Katapult Intermediate Holdings I, (ii) Katapult Intermediate Holdings II, (iii) Katapult Intermediate Holdings III and any direct
or indirect Subsidiary thereof.
“U.S. Government
Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry
and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes
of trading in United States government securities.
“Withholding Agent”
means any Credit Party and Administrative Agent.
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SECTION
1.02. CERTAIN
RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
(a)
General Rules.
(i)
Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, the meaning of a defined term is applicable equally to the singular and plural forms
thereof.
(ii)
The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar
words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.
(iii)
The word “documents” includes instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, indentures, notices and
other writings, however evidenced.
(iv)
The words “include” and “including” are not limiting and the word “or”
is not exclusive.
(v)
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.”
(vi)
Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, the words “property,” “properties,”
“asset” and “assets” refer to both personal property (whether tangible or intangible)
and real property.
(vii)
Unless the context otherwise clearly requires: (A) Article, Section, subsection, clause, Schedule and Exhibit references are to
this Agreement; (B) references to documents (including this Agreement) shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other
modifications thereto, but only to the extent such amendments and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of any Term Loan
Document; (C) references to any statute or regulation are to be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating,
amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting the statute or regulation; and (D) references to any Person shall be deemed to include
such Person’s successors and assigns.
(b)
Time References. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, all references herein to times of day shall be references
to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
(c)
Captions. The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation
of this Agreement.
(d)
Cumulative Nature of Certain Provisions. This Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents may use several different limitations,
tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters. All such limitations, tests and measurements are cumulative and shall be
performed in accordance with their respective terms.
(e)
No Construction Against Any Party. This Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents are the result of negotiations among,
and have been reviewed by counsel to, the Credit Parties, Administrative Agent and Lenders and are the products of all parties. Accordingly,
they shall not be construed against Administrative Agent or any Lender merely because of the involvement of any or all of the preceding
Persons in their preparation.
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(f)
GAAP. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, all accounting terms not expressly defined herein shall be construed,
and all financial computations required under this Agreement shall be made, in accordance with GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP
would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Term Loan Document, and either Borrower or Required
Lenders shall so request, Administrative Agent, Lenders and Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement
to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of Required Lenders); provided that,
until so amended: (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein; and
(ii) Borrower shall provide to Administrative Agent and Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement
or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and
after giving effect to such change in GAAP.
(g)
Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Credit Parties, their Affiliates or any of them pursuant
to the Term Loan Documents shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one
place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number
using the common – or symmetric arithmetic – method of rounding (in other words, rounding up if there is no nearest number).
(h)
Computations of Certain Financial Covenants. For purposes of computing the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.16
that measure results from the previous twelve (12) months as of any date, the previous Fiscal Quarter or the previous monthly period,
as applicable, as of any date, all components of such financial tests shall include or exclude, as the case may be, for the period consisting
of the previous twelve (12) months, the Fiscal Quarter or the monthly period, as applicable, in each case, all financial results (without
duplication of amounts) attributable to any business or assets the subject of any Acquisition or Disposition by Borrower or any Subsidiary
thereof effected during such period, as determined in good faith by Borrower on a pro forma basis for such period as if such Acquisition
or Disposition had occurred (and any Debt incurred or repaid in connection therewith had been incurred and repaid, as the case may be)
on (in the case of any balance sheet item) the last day of such period or on (in the case of any other item) the first day of such period
(including cost savings reasonably projected by Borrower that would have been realized had such Acquisition occurred on such day and which
inclusion when not otherwise permitted under GAAP has been approved by Administrative Agent).
(i)
Documents Executed by Responsible Officers. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of
a Credit Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action on the
part of such Credit Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Credit Party.
(j)
Determination by Administrative Agent. Except as otherwise explicitly set forth herein, to the extent any provision of this
Agreement is subject to conditions of materiality, reasonableness or adverse effect, the determination of such materiality, reasonableness
or adverse effect shall be made by Administrative Agent exercising its Administrative Discretion.
(k)
Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in
this Section 1.01 and in Exhibit 1 (Financial Covenant Definitions). All terms used which are not specifically defined herein
shall, unless the context indicates otherwise, have the meanings provided for by the UCC to the extent the same are used or defined therein;
in the event that any term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the UCC, the definition contained in Article or
Division 9 shall control.
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ARTICLE
2
TERMS OF TERM LOAN
SECTION
2.01. TERM
LOAN.
(a)
Initial Term Loan.
(i)
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender having an Initial Term Commitment severally agrees to make the
Initial Term Loan to Borrower on the Closing Date (subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4.01) in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed an amount equal to such Lender’s Initial Term Commitment; provided that, after giving effect
to such Borrowing: (x) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Initial Term Loan made on the Closing Date shall not exceed
the Aggregate Initial Term Commitments; (y) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Term Loan shall not exceed the Aggregate
Term Commitments; and (z) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan of any Lender shall not exceed such Lender’s
Initial Term Commitment.
(ii)
The Initial Term Loan shall be made by the Lenders in accordance with their applicable Initial Term Commitment on the Closing Date.
Immediately upon making the Initial Term Loan on the Closing Date, the Initial Term Commitments shall automatically terminate.
(iii)
Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of the Initial Term Loan may not be reborrowed.
(iv)
Each Initial Term Loan made by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i) shall constitute an “Initial Term Loan”.
(b)
Delayed Draw Term Loans.
(i)
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender having a DDTL Commitment severally agrees to make Term Loans
to Borrower during the DDTL Availability Period (subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02) in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed an amount equal to such Lender’s DDTL Commitment;
provided,
that, (w) no Lender shall be required to advance Delayed Draw Term Loans in excess of its DDTL Commitment, (x) the aggregate amount of
all of the DDTL Commitments shall be equal to the DDTL Maximum Amount, (y) any unused amount of the DDTL Commitment shall terminate on
the last day of the DDTL Availability Period and (z) the principal amount of each Delayed Draw Term Loan made by a Lender shall permanently
reduce the amount available under such Lender’s DDTL Commitment; and
provided,
further, that, after giving effect to any such Borrowing of a Delayed Draw Term Loan, the amount of such Delayed Draw Term
Loan (x) when added to the aggregate original principal amount of all Delayed Draw Term Loans funded under this Agreement, shall not exceed
the DDTL Maximum Amount and (y) shall not exceed the aggregate amount of unfunded DDTL Commitments immediately before giving effect to
the funding of such Delayed Draw Term Loan.
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(ii)
Each Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be made by the Lenders in accordance with their applicable DDTL Commitment during the DDTL Availability
Period. Immediately upon making a Delayed Draw Term Loan on, the DDTL Commitments shall automatically be reduced by the aggregate principal
amount of such Delayed Draw Term Loan.
(iii)
Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of any Delayed Draw Term Loan may not be reborrowed.
(iv)
The requested amount of any Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be in a principal amount of at least $1,000,000.00.
(v)
Any applicable Delayed Draw Term Loan funded pursuant to this Section 2.01(b) shall constitute an applicable Term Loan hereunder
and shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing,
benefit equally and ratably from any guarantees and the security interests created by the Term Loan Documents. The Credit Parties shall
take any actions reasonably required by Administrative Agent to ensure and demonstrate that the Liens granted by the Term Loan Documents
continue to be perfected under the UCC or otherwise after giving effect to the making of any Delayed Draw Term Loan.
(vi)
For the avoidance of doubt, no Lender will be required to make a Delayed Draw Term Loan to Borrower following the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default or a Cease Funding Event.
SECTION
2.02. [RESERVED].
SECTION
2.03. PRINCIPAL
PREPAYMENTS; PREPAYMENT FEE.
(a)
Voluntary Prepayments of Term Loans.
(i)
The Borrower may voluntarily prepay the Initial Term Loan or any Delayed Draw Term Loan in-whole (but not in-part) upon thirty
(30) days’ written notice to Administrative Agent, subject, however, to the payment of a Prepayment Fee under Section 2.03(c).
If Borrower gives such notice, then Borrower’s prepayment obligation shall be irrevocable, and Borrower shall make such prepayment
on the date specified therein. Each such prepayment shall be applied to the Initial Term Loan or the applicable Delayed Draw Term Loan
of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Initial Term Loan Percentage Shares or their respective DDTL Percentage Shares, as
applicable.
(ii)
For the avoidance of doubt, mandatory prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.03(b) shall not constitute voluntary prepayments
for purposes of this Section 2.03(a).
(b)
Mandatory Prepayments of Term Loans.
(i)
[Reserved].
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(ii)
Dispositions. Promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) upon receipt by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries
of any (i) Net Cash Proceeds of any Disposition by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of any of its assets or (ii) any Net Cash Proceeds
from any casualty insurance policies or eminent domain, condemnation or similar proceedings that, in each case, exceed $5,000,000 in the
aggregate in any Fiscal Year, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans in an amount equal to all such Net Cash Proceeds; provided,
that (I) the Borrower shall not be required to prepay the Term Loans with respect to Net Cash Proceeds from Dispositions of the types
described in clauses (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i) and (j) of Section 7.05, (II) with respect to proceeds of any property
owned by a Specified Subsidiary, the amount of any prepayment otherwise required under this Section 2.03(b)(ii) shall be reduced on a
dollar-for-dollar basis to the extent Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is required to apply such Net Cash Proceeds to the prepayment
or repayment of Debt under any Permitted Katapult Debt Agreement, and (III) if the Borrower provides prior written notice to the Administrative
Agent within such five (5) Business Day period, the Borrower shall not be required to prepay the Term Loans with respect to Net Cash Proceeds
from (x) Dispositions to the extent permitted by Section 7.05 (other than those described in the immediately preceding clause (I))
or (y) casualty insurance policies or eminent domain, condemnation or similar proceedings (collectively, “Reinvestment Proceeds”)
that are reinvested in Permitted Acquisitions or assets then used or usable in the business of Holdings and its Subsidiaries within three
hundred sixty (360) days following receipt thereof or committed to be reinvested (including in a Permitted Acquisition) pursuant to a
binding contract prior to the expiration of such 360-day period and actually reinvested within five hundred forty (540) days following
receipt thereof; provided, however, that (x) if the Reinvestment Proceeds have not been so reinvested prior to the expiration of the applicable
period, the Borrower shall promptly prepay the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans with the Reinvestment Proceeds not so reinvested
as set forth above and (y) pending reinvestment, all Reinvestment Proceeds shall be held by the Borrower in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement.
(iii)
Issuances of Debt. No later than the Business Day following the date of receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
of any Net Cash Proceeds from any issuance of Debt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans
in an amount equal to all such Net Cash Proceeds; provided, that the Borrower shall not be required to prepay the Term Loans with
respect to proceeds of Debt not prohibited by Section 7.03; provided further, that, in the case of the issuance of such
Debt by any Specified Subsidiary, unless otherwise agreed by the Required Lenders in writing, such Debt must also be incurred in compliance
with Section 7.16(b) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence thereof.
(iv)
Sale and Leaseback Transactions. Notwithstanding anything in Section 2.03(b)(ii) to the contrary, no later than the
Business Day following the date of receipt by any Credit Party of any Net Cash Proceeds from any Sale and Leaseback Transaction in accordance
with Section 7.05(l), the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans in an amount equal to all such Net Cash Proceeds.
(c)
Term Loan Prepayment Fee. Upon the occurrence of a Prepayment Fee Trigger Event, Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent,
for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, an amount equal to the Prepayment Fee (if any) with respect to that portion of the Term Loan being
repaid or prepaid. If the Loans are accelerated or otherwise become due prior to their maturity date, in each case, as a result of an
Event of Default (including upon the occurrence of a bankruptcy or insolvency event (including the acceleration of claims by operation
of law)), the amount of principal of and premium on the Loans that becomes due and payable shall equal 100% of the principal amount of
the Loans plus the Prepayment Fee in effect on the date of such acceleration or such other prior due date, as if such acceleration or
other occurrence were a voluntary prepayment of the Loans accelerated or otherwise becoming due. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, it is understood and agreed that if the Loans are accelerated or otherwise become due prior to their maturity date, in each
case, in respect of any Event of Default (including upon the occurrence of a bankruptcy or insolvency event (including the acceleration
of claims by operation of law)), the Prepayment Fee applicable with respect to a voluntary prepayment of the Loans will also be due and
payable on the date of such acceleration or such other prior due date as though the Loans were voluntarily prepaid as of such date and
shall constitute part of the Obligations, in view of the impracticability and extreme difficulty of ascertaining actual damages and by
mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable calculation of each Lender’s loss as a result thereof. The parties hereto acknowledge
and agree that the Prepayment Fee referred to in this clause (c) (i) is additional consideration for providing the Term Loan, (ii)
constitutes reasonable liquidated damages to compensate the Lenders for (and is a proportionate quantification of) the actual loss of
the anticipated stream of interest payments upon an early repayment of the Term Loan (or any part thereof) (such damages being otherwise
impossible to ascertain or even estimate for various reasons, including, without limitation, because such damages would depend on, among
other things, (x) when the Term Loan (or any part thereof) might otherwise be repaid and (y) future changes in interest rates which are
not readily ascertainable on the Closing Date), and (iii) is not a penalty to punish Borrower for its early repayment of the Term Loan
(or any part thereof) or for the occurrence of any Event of Default or any other Prepayment Fee Trigger Event, as the case may be.
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SECTION
2.04. FINAL
REPAYMENT.
(a)
Maturity Date. All Obligations, including, without limitation, the aggregate Outstanding Legal Balance of all Term Loans
shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date and Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to Administrative Agent for
the account of the applicable Lenders in full all such Obligations (including, without limitation, the aggregate Outstanding Legal Balance
of all Loans) on such dates, as applicable.
SECTION
2.05. INTEREST.
(a)
Interest Generally. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.05(b) and 2.05(c)(i), the aggregate Outstanding
Legal Balance of each Term Loan shall bear interest at the Interest Rate from the date of disbursement through the date of repayment in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Borrower
shall pay a portion of such interest due as of each Remittance Date by capitalizing it as PIK Interest, in an amount equal to (x) the
aggregate Outstanding Legal Balance of each Term Loan for such Remittance Date, multiplied by (y) the PIK Interest Rate, provided,
further, that for the avoidance of doubt, all interest that accrues and is payable on any Remittance Date that is not PIK Interest
shall be paid in cash by Borrower. All PIK Interest shall automatically be added to the principal amount of the Loans on each Remittance
Date and shall thereafter constitute principal of the Loans for all purposes of this Agreement (including the accrual of interest). All
PIK Interest so capitalized shall be paid by Borrower on or prior to the Maturity Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement. If any repayment of the Outstanding Legal Balance of any Loan is received by the applicable Lender later than 2:00 p.m.
(New York City time), then interest on such Outstanding Legal Balance shall accrue through the next business Day following such receipt.
(b)
Default Rate. If any amount payable by the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Term Loan Documents (including principal
of any Loan, interest, fees and other amount) is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount
shall thereafter bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Default Rate. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (unless
waived by each applicable Lender), the Outstanding Legal Balance of all Loans shall bear interest at the Default Rate (i) with respect
to any Event of Default occurring pursuant to Section 8.01(a), Section 8.01(f) or Section 8.01(g), without further
action on the part of Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders and (ii) with respect to any other Event of Default, at the election
of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders. Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest)
shall be due and payable upon demand.
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(c)
Payment Dates; Accrual of Interest.
(i)
Interest on each Term Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Remittance Date, on the Maturity Date and at such other
times as may be specified herein.
(ii)
Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof both before and after judgment, and both before
and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law.
SECTION
2.06. APPLICATION
OF FUNDS.
Any prepayment pursuant
to Sections 2.03(a) or (b) shall be applied on a pro rata basis to the principal of the Loans.
SECTION
2.07. [RESERVED].
SECTION
2.08. COMPUTATIONS
OF INTEREST AND FEES.
All computations of interest
and fees hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the
day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is
paid. Each determination by Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes,
absent manifest error.
SECTION
2.09. EVIDENCE
OF DEBT.
(a)
Evidence of Payments. The Loans of each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such
Lender and by Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by Administrative Agent and
each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Loans made by Lenders to Borrower and the interest and payments
thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of Borrower hereunder
to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. If any conflict exists between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender
and the accounts and records of Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of Administrative Agent shall
control in the absence of manifest error. In addition, if so requested by a Lender at any time following the Closing Date, Borrower shall,
within three (3) Business Days of such request, execute and deliver a Note further evidencing such Lender’s Loans. Each Lender may
attach schedules to its respective Note, if any, and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect
thereto. In the event of the mutilation, destruction, loss or theft of any Notes, Borrower shall, upon the written request of the holder
of such Notes, and in any event within three (3) Business Days of any such request, execute and deliver to such Lender new replacement
Notes in the same form and original principal balance amount and original date as the Notes so mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen, and
such replaced Notes shall then be deemed no longer outstanding hereunder. If the Notes being replaced have been mutilated, they shall
be surrendered to Borrower after the applicable Lender’s receipt of the replacement Notes and if such replaced Notes have been destroyed,
lost or stolen, such holder shall furnish Borrower with an indemnity in writing reasonably acceptable to such Lender to save them harmless
in respect of such replaced Note.
(b)
Administrative Agent’s Records Control. If any conflict exists between the accounts and records maintained by Administrative
Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of Administrative Agent shall control
in the absence of manifest error.
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SECTION
2.10. PAYMENTS
GENERALLY; RIGHT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT TO MAKE DEDUCTIONS AUTOMATICALLY.
(a)
Payments Generally. All payments to be made by Borrower shall, subject to Section 3.01 (with respect to Taxes) be
made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
all payments by Borrower hereunder shall be made to Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment
is owed, at Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified
herein. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein (including Section 2.06(b) and 8.03(a)), Administrative Agent will
promptly distribute to each Lender its applicable pro rata share (based on the respective amounts owing to each such lender in respect
of the Obligation being paid) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments
received by Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest
or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall
be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may
be.
(b)
Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless Administrative Agent shall have received notice from Borrower prior to the
date on which any payment is due hereunder to Administrative Agent for the account of Lenders that Borrower will not make such payment,
Administrative Agent may assume that Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such
assumption, distribute to Lenders the amount due. With respect to any payment that Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Lenders
hereunder as to which Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the
following applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable Amount”): (A) Borrower has not in fact made such payment;
(B) Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by the Borrower (whether or not then owed); or (C) Administrative
Agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment; then each of the Lenders severally agree to repay to Administrative
Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount so distributed to such Lender in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for
each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to Administrative Agent, at
the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank
compensation. A notice of Administrative Agent to any Lender or Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.10(b)
shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
SECTION
2.11. SHARING
OF PAYMENTS.
All payments with respect
to principal or interest owing to the Lenders shall be made on a pro rata basis. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff
or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Loans made by it, resulting in such
Lender receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Loans or accrued interest thereon or such other Obligations greater
than its pro rata share thereof, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall: (a) notify Administrative Agent of such fact;
and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be
equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal
of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them; provided that: (i) if any such participations or subparticipations
are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be
rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and (ii) the provisions of this Section
2.11 shall not be construed to apply to: (A) any payment made by Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.04;
or (B) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee
or participant, other than to Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section 2.11 shall apply).
Each Credit Party consents
to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant
to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Credit Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation
as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Credit Party in the amount of such participation.
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SECTION
2.12. SECURITY
FOR THE OBLIGATIONS.
Except as otherwise specifically
provided in any Term Loan Document, all Obligations shall be secured pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents.
SECTION
2.13. FEES.
(a)
Administrative Agent Fee. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, an administrative
fee (the “Administration Fee”) in the amount equal to $3,625,000. The Administration Fee shall be fully earned
solely by the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date. The Administration Fee shall be paid in monthly installments in the amount of
$302,083.33 on the last day of each calendar month for the eleven (11) month period following the Closing Date and the amount of $302,083.37
on the last day of the twelfth (12th) month following the Closing Date. The Administration Fee covers the services of Administrative
Agent for the day to day discharge of Administrative Agent’s duties and responsibilities in acting as Administrative Agent under
the Loan Documents (including maintenance of the Administrative Agent’s registrar, records and files, establishment of necessary
cash accounts, distribution of covenant compliance and reporting items, responses to inquiries from all parties-in-interest, rendering
of periodic statements and reports, and receipt and distribution of debt service payments).
(b)
OID. In connection with each Advance hereunder, Borrower agrees that the funded amount of such Advance shall be reduced
by an original issue discount equal to two and one half of one percent (2.50%) of the aggregate principal amount of such Advance (the
“OID”), which OID shall be retained by Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, provided, that
for the avoidance of doubt, Borrower agrees that, notwithstanding such reduction from the funded amount of each Advance, Borrower remains
liable to pay (i) the full principal amount of such Advance (inclusive of such OID), without giving effect to such reduction, which shall
be due and payable in full, if not earlier in accordance with this Agreement, on the Maturity Date, (ii) accrued interest shall be payable
on the full outstanding principal amount of such Advance (inclusive of such OID), without giving effect to such deduction and (iii) the
Borrower shall treat all OID as interest accruing over the term of the Loans made hereunder.
SECTION
2.14. TAX
TREATMENT.
All parties hereto mutually
intend that the Loans shall be characterized as debt for U.S. federal and other applicable income tax purposes. No party hereto
or any of its Affiliates shall report the Loans on their tax returns, or otherwise treat the Loans for tax purposes, in a manner that
is inconsistent with the foregoing intended tax treatment.
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ARTICLE
3
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
SECTION
3.01. TAXES.
(a)
Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party hereunder or under any
other Term Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Law; provided
that, if any Withholding Agent shall be required (as determined in the good faith discretion of the applicable Withholding Agent) by any
applicable Law to withhold or deduct any Tax from such payments, then: (i) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, the sum payable by the applicable
Credit Party shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions or withholdings (including such deductions or
withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01), Administrative Agent or Lender, as the case may be,
receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made; (ii) the applicable Withholding
Agent shall be entitled to make such deductions; and (iii) the applicable Withholding Agent shall timely pay the full amount deducted
to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law.
(b)
Payment of Other Taxes by the Credit Parties. Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.01(a), the Credit Parties
shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law or, at the option of Administrative
Agent, timely reimburse it for the payment of any Other Taxes.
(c)
Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify Administrative Agent, within ten
(10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Credit Party
has not already indemnified Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Credit Parties
to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.06(d) relating
to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable
or paid by Administrative Agent in connection with any Term Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect
thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate
as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Each Lender hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any
Term Loan Document or otherwise payable by Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to Administrative
Agent under this Section 3.01(d).
(d)
Evidence of Payments. If requested in writing by Administrative Agent, any Credit Party shall deliver to Administrative
Agent, as soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes under this Section 3.01 by any Credit Party to a Governmental Authority,
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 Administrative Agent.
(e)
Status of Lenders. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to
payments made under any Term Loan Document shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested
by Borrower or Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or 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 Borrower or Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Law or reasonably requested by Borrower
or Administrative Agent as will enable Borrower or 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 3.01(e)(ii) below) shall not be required
if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed
cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
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(ii)
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(A)
any Lender that is not a Foreign Lender shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such
Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative
Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is not subject to U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B)
any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent (in such
number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this
Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), whichever of the following
is applicable:
a.
in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect
to payments of interest under any Term Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption
from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect
to any other applicable payments under any Term Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or
reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such
tax treaty;
b.
executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;
c.
in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code,
(x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the
Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled
foreign corporation” related to Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”)
and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W 8BEN-E; or
d.
to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI,
IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W 8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial
owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign
Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate on behalf of each
such direct and indirect partner;
(C)
any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent (in such
number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this
Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other
form prescribed by Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together
with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit Borrower or Administrative Agent to determine the
withholding or deduction required to be made; and
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(D)
if a payment made to a Lender under any Term Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if
such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or
1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by
law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Law (including
as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative
Agent as may be necessary for Borrower and Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such
Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such
payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this
Agreement.
Each Lender agrees that if
any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form
or certification or promptly notify Borrower and Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(f)
Treatment of Certain Refunds. If Administrative Agent or any Lender receives a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been
indemnified by the Credit Parties or with respect to which any Credit Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01,
it shall pay to such Credit Party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts
paid, by a Credit Party under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out of pocket
expenses (including Taxes) of Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid
by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that the applicable Credit Party, upon the request of Administrative
Agent or such Lender, as applicable, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Credit Party (plus any penalties, interest or other
charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, in the event Administrative
Agent or such Lender, as applicable is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in this Section 3.01(f), in no event will Administrative Agent or Lender be required to pay any amount to a Credit Party pursuant
to this Section 3.01(f) the payment of which would place Administrative Agent or Lender (as applicable) in a less favorable net
after-Tax position than such party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been
deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been
paid. This Section 3.01(f) shall not be construed to require Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns
(or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Credit Party or any other Person.
(g)
Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of
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 Term Loan Document.
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SECTION
3.02. INCREASED
COSTS.
(a)
Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i)
impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against
assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender;
(ii)
subject Administrative Agent or any Lender to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through
(d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments,
or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii)
impose on any Lender any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender
or participation therein;
and the result of any of the
foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any
such Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any
other amount), then, upon request of such applicable Lender, Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b)
Capital Requirements. If any Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the Lending Office of such
Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital 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,
the Commitments of such Lender or the 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), then from time to time 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.
(c)
Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such
Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in this Section 3.02(a) or 3.02(b), as well as the basis
for determining such amount or amounts, and delivered to Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Borrower shall pay such Lender
the amount shown as due on any such certificate within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof.
(d)
Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions
of this Section 3.02 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation, provided that
Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.02 for any increased
costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six (6) months prior to the date that such Lender notifies Borrower of the Change in Law
giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if
the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six (6) month period referred to in this
Section 3.02(d) shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
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SECTION
3.03. MITIGATION
OBLIGATIONS.
Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in Section 10.01, if any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.02, or Borrower is required
to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to
Section 3.01, then such Lender, at the request of Borrower, shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office
for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates,
if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment: (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant
to Section 3.01 or Section 3.02, as the case may be, in the future; and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender
to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender as reasonably determined by such Lender.
Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
SECTION
3.04. REMOVAL
OR REPLACEMENT OF LENDERS.
Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in Section 10.01:
(a)
Removal or Replacement of Lenders Generally. Borrower may with respect to any Specified Lender, at its sole expense and
effort, upon notice to such Lender and Administrative Agent:
(i)
remove such Specified Lender by terminating such Specified Lender’s Commitments;
(ii)
request one or more of the other Lenders to acquire and assume all of such Specified Lender’s Loans and Commitments, which
Lender or Lenders shall have the right, but not the obligation, to so acquire and assume such Specified Lender’s Loans and Commitments
pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 10.06(b); or
(iii)
with the prior written consent of Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), designate
a replacement bank or financial institution that is an Eligible Assignee (a “Replacement Lender”), which Replacement
Lender shall assume all of the Loans and Commitments of such Specified Lender pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 10.06(b);
provided that Borrower may
not remove such Specified Lender, or require such Specified Lender to make any assignment and delegation, pursuant to the immediately
preceding clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), as applicable, if: (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; or (2) Borrower has not
concurrently taken an action under clause (i), clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Section 3.04(a) with respect to all other Lenders
who at the time are Specified Lenders under the same clause of the definition thereof.
Notwithstanding Section
2.06, any removal of, or assignment and delegation by, a Specified Lender pursuant to this Section 3.04(a) shall be subject
to payment to such Specified Lender of the aggregate Outstanding Legal Balance of all of its Loans at the time owing to it, all accrued
and unpaid interest thereon, all accrued and unpaid fees, any applicable Prepayment Fee, and all other amounts payable to it hereunder,
which amounts shall be paid to such Specified Lender by: (A) in the case of a removal of such Specified Lender, Borrower; or (B) in the
case of an assignment and delegation by such Specified Lender, the applicable assignee (to the extent of all such outstanding principal
and accrued and unpaid interest and fees (other than the Prepayment Fee) and Borrower (to the extent of all such other amounts including
the Prepayment Fee).
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(b)
Indemnification by Credit Parties. The Credit Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify Administrative Agent and each
Lender, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes
imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under Section 3.01) payable or paid by Administrative Agent or Lenders,
or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to Administrative Agent or Lender, as the case may be, and any reasonable expenses
arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the
relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Borrower by a Lender (with a
copy to Administrative Agent), or by Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
(c)
Certain Actions Incident to Removal. In the case of the removal of any Specified Lender pursuant to Section 3.04(a)(i),
Borrower shall also release such Specified Lender from its obligations under the Term Loan Documents. Each Lender hereby grants to Administrative
Agent a power of attorney (which power of attorney, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable) to execute and deliver, on behalf
of such Lender, as assignor, any Assignment and Assumption necessary to effectuate any assignment of such Lender’s interests hereunder
in circumstances contemplated by this Section 3.04.
(d)
Certain Rights as a Lender. Upon the prepayment of all amounts owing to any Specified Lender pursuant to Section 3.04(a)
and the termination of such Lender’s Commitments pursuant to this Section 3.04, such Specified Lender shall no longer constitute
a “Lender” for purposes hereof; provided that any rights of such Specified Lender to indemnification hereunder
with respect to matters that occurred prior to the date on which such Specified Lender’s Commitments were terminated shall survive
as to such Specified Lender.
(e)
Evidence of Removal or Replacement. Promptly following the removal or replacement of any Specified Lender in accordance
with this Section 3.04, Administrative Agent shall distribute an amended Schedule 2.01, which shall be deemed incorporated
into this Agreement, to reflect changes in the identities of Lenders and adjustments of their respective Commitments or Percentage Shares,
as applicable, resulting from any such removal or replacement.
SECTION
3.05. SURVIVAL.
All obligations of Borrower
under this Article 3 shall survive the Discharge of Secured Obligations.
ARTICLE
4
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
SECTION
4.01. CONDITIONS
TO OBLIGATION TO FUND INITIAL TERM LOAN.
The obligation of each Lender
with an Initial Term Commitment to fund the Initial Term Loan hereunder on the Closing Date shall not become effective until the satisfaction,
or waiver in accordance with Section 10.01, of each of the following conditions precedent has occurred on or before the Closing
Date:
(a)
Certain Documents. Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following:
(i)
Good Standing Certificate. Good standing certificates for Borrower, Holdings and each other Credit Party issued by the secretary
of state (or similar office) of the jurisdiction in which such Credit Party is organized, incorporated, formed or created.
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(ii)
Authorizations; Resolutions; Incumbency Certificates. A certificate, dated the Closing Date and duly executed by an authorized
officer or individual, (i) certifying and indicating the incumbency, authority, and signatures of the individuals authorized to sign,
on behalf of Borrower, Holdings, and each such other Credit Party, the Term Loan Documents to which such entity is a party, (ii) together
with copies of the resolutions of the governing bodies of Borrower, Holdings, and each such other Credit Party authorizing the transactions
contemplated by the Term Loan Documents and certifying that such resolutions are true, correct and complete copies thereof and are in
full force and effect and have not been modified or amended, (iii) together with copies of each Organizational Document of Borrower, Holdings,
and each such other Credit Party (certified as of a recent date by the appropriate governmental official, each dated the Closing Date
or a recent date prior thereto), and certifying that such Organizational Documents are true, correct and complete copies thereof and are
in full force and effect and have not been modified or amended, and (iv) together with the certificates of good standing referred to in
Section 4.01(a)(i).
(iii)
Solvency Certificates. A Solvency Certificate duly executed by the chief financial officer of Borrower.
(iv)
Closing Certificate. A closing certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit G, together with all attachments
thereto, duly executed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower.
(v)
Term Loan Documents. This Agreement, and each of the other Term Loan Documents (including, if requested by any Lender, an
Initial Term Loan Note in the form of Exhibit E hereto), in each case, duly executed by the applicable Credit Parties and delivered
to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, together with all schedules to the Term Loan Documents.
(b)
Fees and Expenses. All reasonable and documented fees, expenses and other amounts required to be paid on or before the Closing
Date pursuant to this Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents (including without limitation, the Administration Fee described in Section
2.13(a)) shall have been paid, or shall be paid substantially concurrently with, the funding of the Initial Term Loan on the Closing
Date.
(c)
Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of each Credit Party contained in this Agreement and
the other Term Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, as though made on and as of
such date (other than any representation and warranty that specifically relates to a specified prior date, in which case such representation
and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such specified prior date); provided that, in each case,
such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any such representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by
Material Adverse Effect, materiality or material adverse change in the text thereof.
(d)
Katapult Merger Transaction. The Katapult Merger Transaction shall have been, or substantially concurrently with the borrowing
of the Initial Term Loan hereunder on the Closing Date shall be, consummated in all material respects in accordance with applicable law
and in accordance with the terms of the Katapult Merger Agreement. No provision
of the Katapult Merger Agreement as in effect on the date hereof and provided to the Lenders prior to the date hereof shall have been
amended, waived or otherwise modified and Borrower shall not have granted any consents under the Katapult Merger Agreement, in each case,
in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders (in their capacities as such) without the consent of the Lenders (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld, delayed, denied or conditioned); provided, that any amendment or modification to the defined term “Material
Adverse Effect” in the Katapult Merger Agreement shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders and shall require the consent
of the Lenders (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed, denied or conditioned).
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(e)
Opinions of Counsel. Administrative Agent shall have received an executed copy of the favorable written legal opinion of
King & Spalding LLP, counsel for the Credit Parties, dated the Closing Date.
(f)
Security Interest in Collateral. In order to create in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties,
a valid, perfected priority security interest in the Collateral securing the Obligations, subject to (in the case of the Collateral) Permitted
Liens:
(i)
Borrower and each Credit Party shall have executed and delivered to Administrative Agent such documents, agreements and instruments
as required pursuant to Section 6.13(b), and shall have taken, or cause to be taken, such actions as required pursuant to Section
6.13(b);
(ii)
Each Credit Party shall have executed and delivered to Administrative Agent such documents, agreements and instruments as required
pursuant to Section 6.13(c), and shall have taken, or cause to be taken, such actions as required pursuant to Section 6.13(c);
(iii)
Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent of the compliance by the Credit
Parties of its respective obligations under the applicable Term Loan Documents in order to grant to Administrative Agent, for the benefit
of the Secured Parties, a fully perfected First Priority Lien in the applicable Collateral securing the Obligations; and
(iv)
Administrative Agent shall have received results of a search of the UCC (or equivalent) filings made with respect to the Credit
Parties in the jurisdictions identified by Administrative Agent and copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed
by such search and evidence reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent that the Liens indicated by such financing statements (or
similar documents) are Permitted Liens or unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, have been, or substantially contemporaneously
with the Closing Date will be, released.
(g)
Absence of Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of the Katapult Merger Agreement, there shall not have occurred an event
or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h)
Term Loan Request. Administrative Agent shall have received a fully executed and delivered Term Loan Request no later than
12:00 p.m. (New York City Time) two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
(i)
KYC; Beneficial Ownership. Administrative Agent shall have received, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing
Date, (a) all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer”
and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act, that has been requested in writing at
least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (b) with respect to each Credit Party to the extent that it qualifies as a
“legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required
by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and requested in writing at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
The
Term Loan Request submitted by Borrower, pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified
in Sections 4.01(b), Section 4.01(c), Section 4.01(d), Section 4.01(e), Section 4.01(f), and Section 4.01(h) have
been satisfied on and as of the date of the making of the Borrowing or the honoring of the Term Loan Request.
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SECTION
4.02. CONDITIONS
TO OBLIGATION TO FUND DELAYED DRAW TERM LOANS.
The obligation of each Lender
with a DDTL Commitment to fund a Delayed Draw Term Loan hereunder during the DDTL Availability Period shall not become effective until
the satisfaction, or waiver in accordance with Section 10.01, of each of the following conditions precedent has occurred on or before
such DDTL Funding Date.
(a)
No Default or Event of Default shall be continuing on the date of request for such Delayed Draw Term Loan or the date of the funding
thereof.
(b)
The Credit Parties shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.16 on a pro forma basis as
of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered, calculated after giving
effect to the use of proceeds and the incurrence of such Delayed Draw Term Loan.
(c)
As of the DDTL Funding Date, immediately prior to and after giving effect to the requested Delayed Draw Term Loan, no event shall
have occurred and be continuing or would immediately result therefrom that would constitute a Cease Funding Event.
(d)
The representations and warranties of the Credit Parties set forth in the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents
are true and correct in all material respects as if made on and as of such date (except, in the case of any such representations and warranties
which expressly relates to a given date or period, such representation and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects
on and as of the respective date or for the respective period, as the case may be); provided, however, that if any such representations
and warranties is qualified by materiality, Material Adverse Effect or material adverse change, then such representations and warranties
shall be true and correct in all respects.
(e)
If requested by any Lender, Administrative Agent shall have received a duly executed note evidencing the Delayed Draw Term Loan
in the form of Exhibit E hereto.
Each
borrowing of Delayed Draw Term Loans shall be made upon the Borrower irrevocable delivery to Administrative Agent of a Term Loan Request
with respect to each proposed Delayed Draw Term Loan no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City Time) at least thirty (30) days (or such
shorter time as agreed by Administrative Agent) prior to such proposed borrowing (“DDTL Funding Date”).
Each such DDTL Funding Date shall be on a Business Day. Administrative Agent and Lenders shall have the right to reasonably rely on any
Term Loan Request for a Delayed Draw Term Loan made by anyone purporting to be a Responsible Officer, without further investigation. The
Term Loan Request submitted by Borrower, pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified
in Sections 4.02(a), Sections 4.02(b), Section 4.02(c), and Section 4.01(d) have been satisfied on and as
of the date of the making of the Borrowing or the honoring of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Request.
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ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Borrower represents and warrants
to Administrative Agent and each Lender that:
SECTION
5.01. CORPORATE
EXISTENCE AND POWER.
Each of the Credit Parties
and their respective Subsidiaries: (a) is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company duly, as applicable, organized, validly
existing and, if applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, organization or formation, as applicable,
(subject to such changes after the date hereof as are permitted under the Term Loan Documents); (b) has the power and authority and all
governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals: (i) to own its assets and carry on its business, except to the extent that
any failure to have any of the foregoing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) to execute, deliver,
and perform its obligations under the Term Loan Documents to which each is a party in all material respects; and (c) is duly qualified
as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, and is licensed and in good standing under the Laws
of each jurisdiction where its ownership, leasing or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification
or license, except to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of
the Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all Laws in relation to lender licensing
requirements applicable to them.
SECTION
5.02. CORPORATE
AUTHORIZATION; NO CONTRAVENTION.
The execution and delivery
by each of the Credit Parties, and the performance by each of the Credit Parties of its obligations under, each Term Loan Document to
which such Person is party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not:
(a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organizational Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention
of, or the creation of any Lien (other than the Liens created under the Term Loan Documents) under, or require any payment to be made
under: (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any
Subsidiary thereof, which breach or default could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) any order, injunction,
writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject in all material respects;
or (c) violate any applicable Law which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Credit Parties
and their respective Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Contractual Obligations referred to in clause (b)(i), except to the extent
that any failure to be in compliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Credit Party or any Subsidiary
thereof is a party to or is bound by any Contractual Obligation, or is subject to any restriction in any Organizational Document, or any
requirement of Law, which, in any case, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.03. GOVERNMENTAL
AUTHORIZATION; COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.
(a)
Governmental Authorizations. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing
with, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with the execution and delivery by any Credit Party of, or the
performance by any Credit Party of its obligations under, any Term Loan Document to which it is a party other than (i) such as have been
obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (ii) filings necessary to perfect Liens created by the Term Loan Documents, or (iii)
such as have been previously disclosed to the Administrative Agent.
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(b)
Compliance with Laws. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof are in compliance in all material respects with the
requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees that are applicable and material to it or to its properties, except
in such instances in which such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings diligently conducted and the failure to comply therewith while such any such Law, order writ, injunction or decree is being
contested, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.04. BINDING
EFFECT.
This Agreement has been, and
each other Term Loan Document (when delivered hereunder) will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party that is party
thereto. This Agreement and each other Term Loan Document to which any Credit Party is a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligations of such Credit Party, enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other Laws of general applicable effecting enforcements
of creditors’ rights or general principles of equity.
SECTION
5.05. LITIGATION.
Except as specifically disclosed
on Schedule 5.05, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims, disputes or Regulatory Actions pending, or to the best knowledge
of Borrower, threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, against any Credit Party or
any Subsidiary of any Credit Party that: (a) purport to affect or pertain to any Term Loan Document or any of the transactions contemplated
thereby; or (b) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or, as of the Closing Date, could result in liabilities
to the any Credit Party or any Subsidiary in excess of $1,000,000 which is not covered by third party insurance from an unaffiliated entity.
No injunction, writ, temporary restraining order or any order of any nature has been issued by any court or other Governmental Authority
purporting to enjoin or restrain the execution, delivery or performance of any Term Loan Document, or directing that the transactions
provided for therein not be consummated as therein provided, or purporting to enjoin or restrain the consummation of the Transactions.
Since the Closing Date, there has been no change in the status of any matters disclosed on Schedule 5.05 that individually or in
the aggregate has resulted in, or materially increased the likelihood of, a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.06. NO
DEFAULTS.
No Default or Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing or would result from the incurring of any Obligations by Borrower or from the grant and perfection of the
Liens upon the Collateral in favor of Administrative Agent. As of the Closing Date, none of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any
Credit Party is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation in any respect that, individually or together with all
such defaults, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or that would, if such default had occurred after the Closing
Date, create an Event of Default under Section 8.01(e).
SECTION
5.07. EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLANS.
(a)
Compliance with ERISA Generally. Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate are in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA,
the Code and other federal or state Law with respect to each Plan, and each Plan which is intended to qualify under subsection 401(a)
of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS and nothing has occurred that would cause the loss of such qualification,
in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate have made
all required contributions to any Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension
of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any Plan.
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(b)
No Actions. (i) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of Borrower, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action
by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect; and (ii) there has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan
that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)
Certain Events. (i) Except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, no ERISA Event has
occurred or is reasonably expected to occur and neither Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject
to Section 4069(a) or 4212(c) of ERISA; (ii) no event or circumstance has occurred or exists that, if such event or circumstance had occurred
or arisen after the Closing Date, would create an Event of Default under Section 8.01(i); and (iii) the assets of Holdings, the
Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries do not constitute “plan assets” of any Benefit Plan, within the meaning of the Plan
Asset Regulation.
(d)
Each Foreign Pension Plan is in compliance in all material respects with all requirements of Law applicable thereto and the respective
requirements of the governing documents for such plan except to the extent such non-compliance could not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to each Foreign Pension Plan, none of Borrower, its Affiliates or any of their respective directors,
officers, employees or agents has engaged in a transaction which would subject Holdings, Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, directly
or indirectly, to a tax or civil penalty which could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. With respect to each Foreign Pension Plan, reserves have been established in the financial statements furnished to Administrative
Agent in respect of any unfunded liabilities in accordance with applicable Law and prudent business practice or, where required, in accordance
with ordinary accounting practices in the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Pension Plan is maintained. The aggregate unfunded liabilities
with respect to such Foreign Pension Plans could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There are no actions,
suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits) pending or threatened against Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect
to any Foreign Pension Plan which could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.08. USE
OF PROCEEDS.
Borrower
will use the proceeds of the Loans solely for the purposes set forth in and as permitted by Section 6.11 and Section
7.10.
SECTION
5.09. TITLE
TO PROPERTIES.
Except as disclosed on Schedule
5.09 (as the same may be updated from time to time by Borrower with the prior written consent of Administrative Agent in its Administrative
Discretion), Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof have good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests
in, or valid rights to use (including easements) all real property necessary to the ordinary conduct of their respective businesses, except
for such defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As
of the Closing Date, the properties of Borrower and each Credit Party are subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens.
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SECTION
5.10. TAXES.
Each Credit Party and each
Subsidiary thereof have filed all U.S. federal and other material Tax returns and reports required to be filed with a taxing authority,
and have paid prior to delinquency all U.S. federal and other material Taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied
or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and owing by them, except those (i) that are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings timely instituted and diligently conducted and for which such Person has set aside adequate reserves,
if any, on its financial statements in accordance with GAAP and (ii) where failure to file or pay while such taxes are being contested
could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. There is no proposed tax assessment
against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.11. FINANCIAL
CONDITION.
(a)
No Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of the Katapult Merger Agreement, there has not occurred an event or circumstance,
either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.12. ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS.
Each Credit Party and each
of its Subsidiaries conducts in the ordinary course of business a review of the effect of existing Environmental Laws and existing Environmental
Claims on its business, operations and properties, and as a result thereof each Credit Party and each of its Subsidiaries has reasonably
concluded that, except as specifically disclosed on Schedule 5.12, such Environmental Laws and Environmental Claims could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since the Closing Date, there has been no
change in the status of the any matters disclosed on Schedule 5.12 that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or
materially increased the likelihood of, a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.13. MARGIN
REGULATIONS; REGULATED ENTITIES.
(a)
Margin Regulations. Neither Holdings, Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof is engaged or will engage, principally or as one
of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the
FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock.
(b)
Investment Company Act. None of Holdings, Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, or any Person controlling Borrower is required
to be registered as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
SECTION
5.14. SWAP
OBLIGATIONS.
Neither Holdings, Borrower
nor any Subsidiary of Borrower has incurred any outstanding obligations under any Swap Contracts not permitted by Section 7.03(b)
hereof.
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SECTION
5.15. INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY.
Holdings, Borrower and each
Subsidiary thereof own or are licensed or otherwise have the right to use all of the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, contractual franchises, authorizations and other rights that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective
businesses, except for those the failure of which to own or license could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. The use of such intellectual property by Holdings, Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the operation
of their respective businesses do not infringe any valid and enforceable intellectual property rights of any other Person, except to the
extent any such infringement could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No
slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be
employed, by Holdings, Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof infringes upon any rights held by any other Person, except to the extent any
such infringement could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically
disclosed on Schedule 5.05, no claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge,
threatened in writing, and no patent, invention, device, application, principle or any statute, Law, rule, regulation, standard or code
is pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, proposed, which could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.16. EQUITY
INTERESTS HELD BY BORROWER; EQUITY INTERESTS IN BORROWER.
(a)
As of the Closing Date: (i) the only Subsidiaries of Holdings are those listed on Schedule 5.16; and (ii) neither Holdings
nor any Subsidiary of Holdings holds any Equity Interests in any other Person other than those specifically disclosed on Schedule 5.16.
Schedule 5.16 sets forth, as of the Closing Date, the names and ownership interests of each of the shareholders or each equity
holder of each of the Subsidiaries of Holdings.
(b)
Schedule 5.16 sets forth, as of the Closing Date, the names and ownership interests of the shareholders or other equity
holders of each Group Party. All of the outstanding Equity Interests in Holdings and in each Subsidiary of Holdings have been validly
issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
(c)
[Reserved].
(d)
To the knowledge of the Credit Parties, no owner of any Equity Interests in Borrower has granted any security interest or Lien
on such Equity Interests to any Person.
(e)
Each Immaterial Foreign Subsidiary does not have any assets or conduct any business.
SECTION
5.17. INSURANCE.
The properties of each Credit
Party and each Subsidiary thereof are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies that are not Affiliates of any
of the Credit Parties, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged
in similar businesses and leasing or owning similar properties in localities where such Credit Party or its Subsidiary operates.
SECTION
5.18. COLLATERAL
AND COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS.
(a)
Enforceable and Perfected Security Interest.
(i)
The Security Agreement creates in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable
security interest in the Collateral and the proceeds thereof (the “Security Interest”) and (i) when the applicable
Collateral (other than Uncertificated Securities, as defined in the Security Agreement) required to be delivered pursuant to the Security
Agreement are delivered to Administrative Agent together with the proper endorsements, the Security Interest therein shall be perfected,
(ii) when a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement in appropriate form is filed in the Office of the Secretary of State (or similar
office as appropriate) of each Credit Party’s state of organization, incorporation or formation, as the case may be, the Security
Interest (other than with respect to certain Intellectual Property (as defined in the Security Agreement) with respect to which additional
filings may be necessary or desirable as described in Section 5.18(a)(ii)) shall be perfected to the extent the Security Interest
may be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement.
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(ii)
Upon the recordation of the Security Agreement (or a short form security agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to Borrower and Administrative Agent) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, and the
filing of each UCC financing statement in the office indicated therein, the Security Interest in all of the Intellectual Property of Borrower
and the other Credit Parties constituting Collateral shall be perfected.
(iii)
Each Account Control Agreement perfects the Security Interest in each Deposit Account and each Securities Account, and each other
deposit account and securities account constituting Collateral.
(b)
Truth and Correctness of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties of each Credit Party in each
Collateral Document are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent already qualified by materiality, in which case,
such representations and warranties are true and correct in all respects).
SECTION
5.19. LABOR
RELATIONS.
Except as otherwise previously
disclosed to the Administrative Agent in writing, there are no strikes, lockouts or other material labor disputes against Holdings, Borrower
or any Subsidiary thereof, or to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting Holdings, Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof,
and no significant unfair labor practice complaint is pending against Holdings, Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof or, to the knowledge
of Borrower, threatened against any of them before any Governmental Authority. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.19: (a) neither
Holdings, Borrower, nor any Affiliate or Subsidiary thereof are a party to any collective bargaining agreements or contracts; and (b)
no union representation exists and, to the knowledge of Borrower, no union organizing activities are taking place.
SECTION
5.20. SOLVENCY.
(a)
Immediately after giving effect to the making of the Initial Term Loan on the Closing Date (i) the Credit Parties (on consolidated
basis) are Solvent and (ii) the Group Parties (on a consolidated basis) are Solvent.
SECTION
5.21. FULL
DISCLOSURE.
To the best knowledge after
due inquiry of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, the Term Loan Documents and the statements contained in the exhibits, reports, statements
and certificates furnished by or on behalf of any Group Party in connection with the Term Loan Documents (including the offering and disclosure
materials delivered by or on behalf of any Group Party to Administrative Agent and Lenders (or any of the foregoing Persons) prior to
the Closing Date) as supplemented from time to time in writing, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they are made, not misleading as of the time when made or delivered; provided that with respect to projected financial information,
Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.
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SECTION
5.22. CERTAIN
DOCUMENTS.
Borrower has delivered
to Administrative Agent on the Closing Date a true, complete and correct copy of the Katapult Merger Agreement, as in effect on and as
of the Closing Date.
SECTION
5.23. ANTI-CORRUPTION
LAWS AND SANCTIONS.
Each of Holdings, Borrower
and its Subsidiaries has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance by Holdings,
Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions,
and Holdings, Borrower, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of Borrower, their respective officers, directors, employees and agents,
are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of (a) Holdings, Borrower, any Subsidiary
of Borrower, or, to the knowledge of Holdings, Borrower or such Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers or employees,
or (b) to the knowledge of Holdings, Borrower, any agent of Borrower or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with
or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. The Katapult Merger Transaction will not violate any Anti-Corruption
Law or applicable Sanctions.
SECTION
5.24. DEPOSIT
ACCOUNTS AND SECURITIES ACCOUNTS.
(a)
Schedule 1.03 sets forth a true, correct and complete list of any and all deposit accounts and securities accounts of each
Credit Party as of the Closing Date.
(b)
[Reserved].
ARTICLE
6
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So long as the Discharge of
Secured Obligations shall not have occurred:
SECTION
6.01. REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.
Borrower shall deliver, or
cause to be delivered, to Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to Administrative Agent:
(a)
Annual Audited Financial Reports. As soon as available, but in any event:
(i)
within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each Fiscal Year of Borrower:
(A)
a consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related consolidated
statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth, in each case in comparative
form, the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, and certified by the chief
financial officer of Holdings as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’
equity and cash flows of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year and for the period covered thereby,
in accordance with GAAP;
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provided,
that such consolidated financial statements referred to in clause (A) immediately above shall be audited and accompanied by a report and
opinion of an Accounting Firm, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and
shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the
scope of such audit (other than as to prior periods not audited by such Accounting Firm).
(b)
Fiscal Quarters Financial Statements. As soon as available, but in any event within sixty (60) days after the end of each
of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year of Borrower, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2026:
(i)
a consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and the related
consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the portion of its Fiscal Year then ended,
setting forth, in each case in comparative form, the figures for the corresponding portion of the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable
detail, such consolidated statements to be internally prepared and certified by the chief financial officer of Holdings as fairly presenting
in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Holdings and its
consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and for the period covered thereby, in accordance with GAAP, subject only
to normal year end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes; and
(c)
Katapult Business Plan. Borrower shall submit, or cause to be submitted, on August 30, 2026 and on each February 28th and
August 30th thereafter, forecasts of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and the
Required Lenders in their Permitted Discretion (X) of consolidated balance sheets and statements of income or operations and cash
flows of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries for the immediately following Fiscal Year (including for the Fiscal Year immediately
following the Fiscal Year in which the Maturity Date occurs) and (Y) showing revenues, initiation costs, overhead costs, outstanding
balance of debt and other financial metrics for the immediately following Fiscal Year (clauses (X) and (Y) immediately above, a “Katapult
Business Plan”); provided, that for any Katapult Business Plan delivered to Administrative Agent and Lenders on or
after February 28, 2027, a comparison of the previous Katapult Business Plan delivered to Administrative Agent and the Lenders to actual
performance over the related period.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the obligations in Sections 6.01(a) and 6.01(b) may be satisfied with respect to financial information
of Holdings and its Subsidiaries by furnishing Holdings’ Form 10-K or 10-Q (or any comparable or successor form), as applicable,
filed with the SEC.
SECTION
6.02. CERTIFICATES;
OTHER INFORMATION.
Borrower shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to Administrative Agent, the following:
(a)
Accountants’ Certificate. Concurrently with Borrower’s delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section
6.01(a), a certificate of its independent certified public accountants certifying and stating that, in connection with their audit,
nothing came to their attention that caused them to believe that Borrower failed to comply with the financial covenants of Section
7.16, but also noting that their audit was not directed primarily toward obtaining knowledge of or non-compliance with Section
7.16.
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(b)
Compliance Certificate. Concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsections (a) and (b)
of Section 6.01, a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by an appropriate Responsible Officer of Borrower.
(c)
Audit Reports. Promptly after any request by Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of any detailed audit reports management
letters submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of Borrower by independent accountants
in connection with the accounts or books of Borrower, any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or any audit of any of them.
(d)
Equity Interest Holder Reports and Certain Public Filings. Promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual
report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the holders of Equity Interests of Borrower and copies of
all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements that Borrower may file or be required to file with the SEC
under Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and, in each case, not otherwise required to be delivered to Administrative Agent
pursuant hereto.
(e)
Debt Holder Reports. Promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any statement or report furnished to any holder of
debt securities of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan or credit or similar agreement
that are not otherwise required to be furnished to Administrative Agent and Lenders pursuant to Section 6.01 or any other clause
of this Section 6.02.
(f)
Materials from Governmental Authorities. Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof
by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each material notice or other material correspondence received from any Governmental
Authority concerning any investigation (other than Routine Inquiries) regarding any material financial or other material operational results
of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(g)
Additional Information. Promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of
any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof or compliance with the terms of the Term Loan Documents, as Administrative Agent or any Lender
may from time to time request in its Permitted Discretion.
SECTION
6.03. NOTICES.
(a)
Borrower shall promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after any Responsible Officer of Borrower obtains actual
knowledge, or receives notice, thereof, notify Administrative Agent and each Lender of:
(i)
Defaults; Events of Default. The occurrence of any Cease Funding Event, Default, Default, Event of Default or any event
of default (or analogous term) under any Permitted Katapult Debt Agreement (without giving effect to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) in such
definition).
(ii)
Matters Involving a Material Adverse Effect. Any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect, including any such matter arising from: (i) any breach or non performance of, or any default under, a Contractual
Obligation of any Credit Party; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between any Credit Party and any
Governmental Authority; or (iii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting any Credit
Party thereof, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws.
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(iii)
ERISA Events. The occurrence of any ERISA Event that has resulted, or could reasonably be expected to result, in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(iv)
Certain Acquisitions. Any Acquisition (including of any Real Estate), or the incurrence of any Contractual Obligations with
respect to any Acquisition, by Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, which notice shall identify the related acquiree(s), if any, the anticipated
closing date of such Acquisition and the aggregate cash and non-cash consideration (including assumption of Debt) to be paid in connection
with such Acquisition.
(v)
Litigation. Any (A) institution (by filing) of any litigation or any proceeding against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary
thereof involving an alleged liability of, or which could reasonably be excepted to result in liabilities, equal to or greater than $500,000
individually, (B) adverse determination in any litigation or proceeding referenced in the preceding clause (A) against any Credit Party
or any Subsidiary thereof equal to or greater than $500,000 individually, (C) certification of a class in relation to, or adverse determination
in, any class action litigation against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or (D) any assertion of any allegation of fraud, criminal
conduct, misappropriation or other wrongful or illegal conduct on the part of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof except to the
extent such assertion could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that, notice under clause
(A) of this section is not required for litigation (x) alleging non-class action personal injury claims for acts or omissions that arose
in the ordinary course of Borrower or its Subsidiaries’ business and (y) for which the Credit Party or any Subsidiary is insured
and Borrower and the amount of uninsured liability shall not exceed $500,000.
(vi)
Regulatory Action. Any complaint, order, citation, notice, request for information or other written communication from a
Governmental Authority or any other Person (other than a Routine Inquiry) delivered to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof with
respect to, or if any Responsible Officer of any Credit Party becomes actually aware of (i) any material violation or alleged material
violation by a Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof of any applicable Law, or (ii) any Regulatory Action.
(vii)
Financial Matters. Any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by Holdings, any Credit Party
or any Subsidiary of a Credit Party, except as required or permitted by GAAP.
(viii)
Change of Law. Any change to any Law materially and adversely affecting Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’
respective business, taken as a whole.
(ix)
Formation of New Subsidiary. Any Credit Party forms or acquires a new Subsidiary.
(x)
Taxes. Any proposed adjustments, reports, proceedings or investigations related to any material Taxes and any other material
reports or notices received by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof from, or filed by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof
with, any Governmental Authority.
(xi)
Certain Amendments. Any material amendments, restatements, supplements, modifications or waivers to or of any provisions
of any Organizational Document of any Credit Party.
(b)
[Reserved].
Each
notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of Borrower, setting forth
details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action, if any, Borrower (or the other applicable Person) has taken or
proposes to take with respect thereto. To the extent applicable, each notice given pursuant to Section 6.03 shall describe with
reasonable particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Term Loan Document that have been (or could reasonably
be expected to be) breached or violated.
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SECTION
6.04. PAYMENT
OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS.
Each Credit Party shall and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge prior to delinquency all material Tax liabilities, assessments and governmental
charges or levies upon their respective properties, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings timely
instituted and diligently conducted by the applicable Person and such Person has set aside adequate reserves, if any, on its financial
statements in accordance with GAAP.
SECTION
6.05. PRESERVATION
OF EXISTENCE, ETC.
Each Credit Party shall and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to: (a) preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect their respective legal existence and
good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of their organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or Section
7.05; (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in
the normal conduct of their respective businesses, except to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of their respective registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service
marks and other intellectual property, the non preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
6.06. MAINTENANCE
OF PROPERTIES.
Each Credit Party shall and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to: (a) maintain, preserve and protect all of their respective material properties and equipment
necessary to the operation of their respective businesses in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted; and (b)
make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof; in each of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), except where the
failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
6.07. MAINTENANCE
OF INSURANCE.
Each Credit Party shall and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of any Credit
Party, property, liability and casualty insurance (including hazard insurance where customary) with respect to their respective properties
and businesses against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of
such types and in such amounts (after giving effect to any self insurance compatible with the following standards) as are customarily
carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons. Within 30 days after the Closing Date, any casualty and/or property insurance
of the Credit Parties and of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall name the Administrative Agent as lenders’ loss payee and any liability
insurance shall name the Administrative Agent as an additional insured (provided the foregoing shall exclude any D&O insurance). Within
30 days after the Closing Date such policies of the Credit Parties and of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall contain a provision whereby
they may not be canceled or materially amended except upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent. The
Borrower will promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent, at the Administrative Agent’s request, evidence satisfactory to the
Agent that such insurance has been so procured.
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SECTION
6.08. COMPLIANCE
WITH LAWS.
Each Credit Party shall and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions
and decrees that are applicable and material to them or to their respective properties or businesses, except in such instances in which
such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings timely instituted
and diligently conducted.
SECTION
6.09. BOOKS
AND RECORDS.
Each Credit Party shall and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to: (a) maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct (in all material
respects) entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied are made of all financial transactions and matters involving their respective
properties and businesses; and (b) maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all applicable requirements of
any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over them, as the case may be.
SECTION
6.10. INSPECTION
RIGHTS.
Each Credit Party shall and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to permit each of (x) Administrative Agent and representatives and independent contractors of Administrative
Agent selected by Administrative Agent, in the exercise of its Administrative Discretion, and (y) any Lender and their representatives
and independent contractors selected by such Lender, to visit and inspect any of Holdings’, Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’
respective properties, to examine their corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and
to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective directors, officers, members, managers and independent
public accountants, at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon five (5) Business
Days’ advance notice to Borrower; provided, that unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the cost of only
one visit and inspection by the Administrative Agent (and not any Lender) per calendar year shall be paid by Borrower; provided further
that when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives
or independent contractors selected by such Lender) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of Borrower at any time during normal business
hours and without advance notice and as many times as Administrative Agent or any Lender may require.
SECTION
6.11. USE
OF PROCEEDS.
(a)
Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Initial Term Loan solely: (i) to pay Transaction Costs; and (ii) for working capital and
general corporate purposes.
(b)
Borrower shall use the proceeds of each Delayed Draw Term Loan solely for working capital and general corporate purposes.
SECTION
6.12. DEPOSIT
ACCOUNTS; SECURITIES ACCOUNTS; CASH MANAGEMENT
(a)
The Credit Parties shall take all actions necessary to maintain, preserve and protect the rights of Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, with respect to all proceeds of Collateral in accordance with Administrative Agent’s security interest.
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(b)
Subject to Section 6.14, at all times, each Deposit Account and each Securities Account (other than any Excluded Account) shall
be subject to an Account Control Agreement pursuant to which Administrative Agent (or its agent), for the benefit of the Secured Parties,
has “springing control”.
(c)
Each Credit Party hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints Administrative Agent (and all Persons designated by Administrative
Agent for that purpose) as such Credit Party’s true and lawful attorney and agent-in-fact, to do any of the following at Administrative
Agent’s sole election (and Administrative Agent shall not have any obligations to do so) after the occurrence and during the continuance
of an Event of Default: (i) to endorse the name of such Credit Party upon all authorizations to transfer any funds out of any Deposit
Accounts or Securities Account (other than any Excluded Account) maintained by or on behalf of such Credit Party as contemplated by the
Term Loan Documents, or upon any chattel paper, document, instrument, invoice or similar document or agreement relating to any of the
Collateral; (ii) to take control in any manner of any item of payment or proceeds thereof relating to the Collateral; (iii) to have access
to any lock box or postal box into which mail of such Credit Party related to the Collateral is deposited; and (iv) to open and process
all mail addressed to such Credit Party and deposited therein related to the Collateral. The power of attorney granted herein shall be
deemed an agency, coupled with an interest and irrevocable, and not subject to termination without the consent of Administrative Agent.
(d)
From and after the Closing Date, the Credit Parties shall cause to be deposited or sent via ACH or wire transfer, in each case
no less frequently than each Business Day to a Controlled Account (other than a Disbursement Account) all of the following (collectively,
“Receipts and Collections”):
(i)
all amounts on deposit in each DDA (other than any DDA under clause (b) of the definition of Excluded Account) (net of any minimum
balance, not to exceed $2,500.00, as may be required to be kept in the subject DDA by the depository institution at which such DDA is
maintained);
(ii)
all payments due from credit card processors and credit card issuers and proceeds of all credit card charges;
(iii)
all cash receipts from the Disposition of assets (whether or not constituting Collateral); and
(iv)
all Net Cash Proceeds and Reinvestment Proceeds, and all other cash payments received by a Credit Party from any Person or from
any source or on account of any Disposition or other transaction or event.
SECTION
6.13. FURTHER
ASSURANCES; ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARIES; EXCLUDED SUBSIDIARIES
(a)
Further Assurances. Promptly upon the written request by Administrative Agent, each Credit Party shall and shall cause each
of its Subsidiaries to take such further acts (including the acknowledgement, execution, delivery, recordation, filing and registering
of documents) as may reasonably be required from time to time to: (a) carry out more effectively the purposes of this Agreement or any
other Term Loan Document; (b) subject to the Liens created by any of the Collateral Documents any of the properties, rights or interests
covered by any of the Collateral Documents or any other properties, rights or interests (including real property) acquired by Holdings,
Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof following the Closing Date; (c) perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and priority of the
Liens created or intended to be created by any of the Term Loan Documents; and (d) better assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve,
protect and confirm to Administrative Agent the rights, remedies and privileges existing or granted or now or hereafter intended to be
granted to such Persons under any Term Loan Document or other document executed in connection therewith.
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(b)
[Reserved].
(c)
Additional Subsidiary Guarantors. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Credit Party shall cause any Person
that becomes a Subsidiary of a Credit Party (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) following the Closing Date to: (1) within ten (10) Business
Days of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of a Credit Party, enter into a Joinder Agreement and otherwise deliver a Guaranty; and (2)
as soon as commercially practicable and in any event within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as approved by Administrative Agent
in writing) of such Person becoming a Subsidiary, enter into such Collateral Documents and Account Control Agreements as shall be required
by Administrative Agent so as to create, perfect and protect a Lien in favor of Administrative Agent in all of the properties of such
Person which constitute Collateral; and Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Administrative Agent, such opinions, certificates
and other documents as Administrative Agent shall reasonably require; provided that, on the Closing Date, Borrower shall cause each Credit
Party to execute this Agreement and such Collateral Documents and Account Control Agreements as shall be required by Administrative Agent
and deliver to Administrative Agent such opinions, certificates and other documents as Administrative Agent shall reasonably require in
connection therewith.
(d)
Foreign Subsidiaries. Upon (i) any acquisition or formation of Foreign Subsidiaries by a Credit Party after the Closing
Date or (ii) upon any Immaterial Foreign Subsidiary ceasing to qualify as an “Immaterial Foreign Subsidiary” based on the
calculations in clauses of (a) and (b) of the definition thereof (in each case, other than any Excluded Subsidiaries), then, in each case,
the Borrower (A) shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereof, (B) within thirty (30) days following the acquisition
or formation of such Foreign Subsidiary or such Immaterial Foreign Subsidiary ceasing to qualify as such, (I) to the extent not already
delivered, deliver stock certificates and related pledge agreements, in form satisfactory to Administrative Agent, evidencing the pledge
of sixty-six percent (66%) of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section
1.956-2(c)(2)) and one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests not entitled to vote (within the meaning
of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) of such Foreign Subsidiary, and (II) cause such Foreign Subsidiary to deliver simultaneously therewith
such other Collateral Documents as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
SECTION
6.14. POST-CLOSING
OBLIGATIONS.
Execute and deliver the documents
or complete the tasks, as applicable, set forth on Schedule 6.14, in each case, within the time limits specified on such Schedule
(or such later times as determined by the Administrative Agent in writing in its sole discretion), each of which shall be completed or
provided in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION
6.15. SPECIFIED
SUBSIDIARIES.
Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary herein, (w) no Specified Subsidiary may, at any time, own, directly or indirectly, any Debt (other than intercompany Debt
owing to such Specified Subsidiary by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement), Liens
on assets or Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (x) none of the Borrower or any Subsidiary may transfer, sell,
assign or otherwise dispose of, or grant an exclusive license in, any Material Intellectual Property to an Specified Subsidiary, (y) no
Specified Subsidiary may, at any time, own, or hold an exclusive license in, any Material Intellectual Property (it being understood that
to the extent any ownership of any Material Intellectual Property vests in any Specified Subsidiary, such Specified Subsidiary shall,
as promptly as reasonably practicable, assign such ownership of such Material Intellectual Property to any Restricted Subsidiary or designate
(or re-designate) such Specified Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary) and (z) no Restricted Subsidiary may become an Specified Subsidiary
if, on the date of and after giving effect to such designation, such Specified Subsidiary owns, or holds an exclusive license in, any
Material Intellectual Property.
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ARTICLE
7
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So long as the Discharge of
Secured Obligations shall not have occurred, the Credit Parties will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary or, solely in
the case of Sections 7.02, 7.04(a), 7.04(b), 7.05, 7.06, 7.08, 7.10, 7.11, 7.12(e) or as otherwise expressly provided in this
Article 7, any Specified Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to:
SECTION
7.01. LIENS.
Create, incur, assume or suffer
to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than any of the following
(collectively, the “Permitted Liens”):
(a)
any Lien created under any Term Loan Document;
(b)
any Lien for Tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies arising in the ordinary course of business that are
not yet due or to the extent that non payment thereof is permitted by Section 6.04; so long as (i) (A) no notice of lien has been
filed or recorded under the Code, or (B) payment in respect of any such Lien is being properly contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, and (ii) in each case, such Liens could not reasonably be expected to cause, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect;
(c)
any landlord’s, grower’s, supplier’s, producer’s, carrier’s, warehouseman’s, mechanic’s,
materialman’s, repairman’s or other like Lien arising in the ordinary course of business that is not overdue for a period
of more than thirty (30) days (or, if more than 30 days overdue, that are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Lien)
or that is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings timely instituted and diligently conducted, if adequate reserves
with respect thereto, if any, in accordance with GAAP are set aside on the financial statements of the applicable Person;
(d)
(i) any pledge or deposit in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance
and other social security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA and (ii) pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business
securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank
guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary;
(e)
any deposit or other Liens to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, government contracts and other similar contracts
(other than Debt), leases (other than Debt) or letters of credit issued in lieu of such deposits, statutory obligations, surety bonds
(other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case, incurred
in the ordinary course of business;
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(f)
any lease, sublease, easement, right of way, encroachment, restriction or other similar encumbrance affecting real property that,
when aggregated with all other such Liens, is not substantial in amount, and that does not in any case materially detract from the value
of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;
(g)
any Lien securing a judgment for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h) or securing
an appeal or other surety bond related to any such judgment;
(h)
any Lien existing on any property prior to the acquisition thereof by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof or existing
on any property of any Person at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower;
provided that: (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person being merged into
or consolidated with Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower, as the case may be; (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other
property or assets of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof; and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it
secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person is merged into or consolidated with Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary
of Borrower, as the case may be;
(i)
any Lien (i) securing Debt permitted by Section 7.03(d) covering only the assets acquired with such Debt and directly related
assets such as proceeds (including insurance proceeds), products, replacements, substitutions and accessions thereto and (ii) on cash
collateral securing Debt permitted by Section 7.03(b);
(j)
any Lien arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set off
or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution; provided that:
(i) such deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions against access by Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary thereof in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the FRB; and (ii) such deposit account is not
intended by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof to provide collateral to the depository institution;
(k)
the right of a licensee under a license agreement entered into by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, as licensor, in
the ordinary course of business for the use of intellectual property or other intangible assets of Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary,
in each case, which does not interfere in any respect with the ordinary conduct of its business; provided that, in the case of any such
license granted by Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary on an exclusive basis: (i) such Person shall have determined in its reasonable
business judgment that such intellectual property or other intangible assets are no longer useful in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) such license shall be on terms and conditions that do not restrict the Administrative Agent’s right to utilize and/or dispose
of the Intellectual Property or other intangible assets which are subject of such license in connection with the Administrative Agent’s
realization on any Collateral (and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, the licensee shall agree in writing to be bound by a non-exclusive,
royalty-free, worldwide license of such Intellectual Property in favor of the Administrative Agent for use in connection with the exercise
of the Administrative Agent’s rights and remedies under the Loan Documents, which license shall be in form and substance satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent), (iii) the license is for the use of intellectual property or other intangible assets in geographic regions
in which Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof does not have material operations or in connection with the exploitation of any
product not then produced or planned to be produced by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof; or (iv) such license is granted
in connection with a transaction otherwise permitted by this Agreement in which a third party acquires the right to manufacture or sell
any product covered by such intellectual property or other intangible assets from Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary; provided further
that, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Section 7.01(k), Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary has determined that it is
in its best economic interest to grant such license;
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(l)
any Liens in favor of Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(m)
any customary banker’s Liens in favor of banking institutions (including the right of setoff) encumbering Deposit Accounts
maintained at such banking institutions by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries that are within the general parameters in the banking
industry or arising pursuant to such banking institution’s general terms and conditions, including deposits made in the ordinary
course of business in respect of obligations of any Credit Party with respect to cash management services or other treasury services to
the extent permitted by Section 7.03(c); provided, that such deposits shall not secure any Debt;
(n)
Liens arising from filings of UCC financing statements or similar documents regarding leases or otherwise for precautionary purposes
relating to arrangements not constituting Debt;
(o)
Liens on any property or asset of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof existing on the Closing Date and described on Schedule
7.01; provided that (i) such Lien shall not encumber, or apply or extend to, any other property or asset of Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary thereof and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date hereof and extensions,
renewals, refinancings and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
(p)
Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter
of intent or purchase agreement with respect to transaction that otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
(q)
Liens granted in the ordinary course of business on the unearned portion of insurance premiums under insurance policies of any
Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;
(r)
any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor under any lease, sublease, license or sublicense entered
into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and covering only the assets so leases or
licensed;
(s)
Liens solely on assets pursuant to merger agreements, stock or asset purchase agreement and similar agreements in respect of the
Disposition of such assets otherwise permitted hereunder;
(t)
Liens on cash or Cash Equivalents used to defease or to satisfy and discharge Debt; provided that such defeasance or satisfaction
and discharge is permitted by this Agreement;
(u)
Liens on motor vehicles leased in the ordinary course of business under operating leases; and
(v)
Liens securing Permitted Refinancings of Debt permitted under 7.03(n); provided that (i) such Liens shall not encumber,
or apply or extend to, any other property or asset of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, and (ii) such Lien was permitted
hereunder prior to such Permitted Refinancing.
Furthermore, the Specified
Subsidiaries shall not incur any Liens in respect of Capital Leases or Synthetic Leases (excluding any leases of motor vehicles) except
in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $25,000,000 and 5.0% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA.
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SECTION
7.02. INVESTMENTS.
Make any Investments, except:
(a)
Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;
(b)
Investments arising from transactions by Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof with customers or suppliers in the ordinary course
of business, including Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of customers
and suppliers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers or suppliers arising in the ordinary
course of business;
(c)
advances to officers, directors, employees, shareholders, partners or members of Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof for travel,
entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes in a maximum aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed,
in the case of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, $500,000 or, in the case of any Specified Subsidiary, to the extent permitted
under the Permitted Katapult Debt Agreement applicable to such Specified Subsidiary, in an amount not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate
for all Specified Subsidiaries;
(d)
Investments of Holdings in Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor;
(e)
any Permitted Acquisition;
(f)
Investments made for the benefit of employees of Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof for the purposes of deferred compensation or
advances of payroll payments in the ordinary course of business;
(g)
Investments consisting of Swap Contracts permitted by Section 7.03(b) or, in the case of any Specified Subsidiary, any Swap
Contracts that would not be prohibited by the terms of any Permitted Katapult Debt Agreement applicable to such Specified Subsidiary to
the extent entered into for a bonafide business purpose and not for speculative purposes;
(h)
Investments consisting of Capital Expenditures;
(i)
Investments in any wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that (i) if the Investment is being made from a Credit Party
to a Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party or (ii) from a Restricted Subsidiary to a Subsidiary that is neither a Credit Party nor a Restricted
Subsidiary, then no default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such Investment;
(j)
any Investment set forth on Schedule 7.02 or an Investment consisting of any extension, modification or renewal of any such
Investment; provided that the amount of any such Investment may only be increased (x) as required by the terms of such Investment
as in existence on the date of this Agreement or (y) as otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
(k)
Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers’ compensation,
performance and other similar deposits;
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(l)
Investments consisting of non-cash consideration received in the form of securities, notes or similar obligations in connection
with dispositions of obsolete or worn out assets permitted pursuant to this Agreement;
(m)
Investments (which may constitute unsecured Debt consisting of promissory notes or similar Debt issued by Borrower or any Subsidiary
of Borrower) consisting of obligations of current, future or former officers, directors and employees thereof, or to their respective
estates, spouses or former spouses to Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with such current, future or former officers’,
directors’ and employees’, or their respective estates’, spouses’ or former spouses’ acquisition of Equity
Interests in Holdings (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) so long as no cash is actually advanced by any Group Party in connection
with the acquisition of such obligations;
(n)
Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of UCC Article 3 endorsements for collection and deposit and UCC Article
4 customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;
(o)
Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant
of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially
troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;
(p)
to the extent constituting an Investment, any obligations or guarantees permitted by Section 7.03(i) or, in the case of
any Specified Subsidiary, any obligations or guarantees of the type described in Section 7.03(i) constituting indebtedness that would
not be prohibited by the terms of any Permitted Katapult Debt Agreement applicable to such Specified Subsidiary;
(q)
Investments in company-owned life insurance policies, solely to the extent obtained in relation to deferred compensation plans
consistent with past practices;
(r)
in the case of Specified Subsidiaries, (i) Investments in (A) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (B) any other wholly-owned
Specified Subsidiary and (ii) Investments that are not prohibited by the terms of any Permitted Katapult Debt Agreement applicable to
such Specified Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of $37,500,000 and 7.5% of Consolidated Adjusted
EBITDA provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of any such Investment;
(s)
Investments consisting of obligations of officers and employees to Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with such officers’
and employees’ acquisition of Equity Interests in Borrower (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) so long as no cash is actually
advanced by any Group Party in connection with the acquisition of such obligations;
(t)
any credit services organization, credit access business, or analogous program (each, a "CSO Program") that would
otherwise constitute an Investment, to the extent (i) such CSO Program is operated in a state in which a credit services organization,
credit access bureau, or analogous model is required or authorized under applicable Law; (ii) the role of the applicable Subsidiary in
such CSO Program constitutes one or more of the following: (A) providing a guaranty of, or credit enhancement with respect to, the repayment
obligations of consumers under loans originated by one or more unaffiliated third-party lenders or debt providers (whether as sole guarantor
or together with other guarantors), (B) marketing, administering, facilitating, or arranging the extension of credit by such unaffiliated
third-party lenders or debt providers to consumers, and/or (C) acquiring, by assignment or otherwise, defaulted consumer obligations in
connection with the satisfaction of a guaranty or credit enhancement obligation described in clause (A); and (iii) the applicable Subsidiary
does not hold as principal any performing consumer loan prior to such loan becoming a defaulted obligation acquired pursuant to clause
(ii)(C); provided that such Investment shall be with an unaffiliated third party and on fair and reasonable terms as favorable
to Borrower or any Subsidiary, as applicable, as would be obtainable by such Person at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction
with a Person other than an Affiliate;
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(u)
any lending or credit program in which a federally insured depository institution or other regulated financial institution originates
or funds loans or extensions of credit using technology, operational, servicing, marketing, underwriting support, or other services provided
by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to a written program agreement, together with all loans, receivables, servicing rights,
servicing assets, contract rights, deposit accounts, reserve accounts, collections, proceeds, and related assets arising from or associated
with such program; provided that such Investment shall be with an unaffiliated third party and on fair and reasonable terms as
favorable to Borrower or any Subsidiary, as applicable, as would be obtainable by such Person at the time in a comparable arm’s
length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate.
SECTION
7.03. DEBT.
Create, incur, assume or suffer
to exist any Debt, except:
(a)
Debt under the Term Loan Documents;
(b)
Swap Contracts entered into for the purpose of fixing or hedging (A) interest rate risk with respect to any floating rate Debt
that is permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be outstanding, (B) currency exchange risk in connection with financial obligations
in the ordinary course of business and not for purposes of speculation or (C) other commodity risks or obligations in the ordinary course
of business and not for purposes of speculation;
(c)
obligations of any Credit Party under any cash management or other treasury management arrangements consisting of netting services,
automatic clearinghouse arrangements, overdraft facilities, employee credit card programs, prefunding accounts, debit card programs and
other cash management services established and repaid in the ordinary course of business;
(d)
Debt in respect of: (i) capital leases and operating leases and any refinancings thereof; (ii) Synthetic Lease Obligations and
any refinancings thereof; and (iii) purchase money obligations for the purpose of financing (or refinancing) all or any part of the purchase
price or cost of construction or improvement of property (real or personal), plant or equipment used in the business of Borrower or such
Restricted Subsidiary that, added to all other Debt permitted pursuant to this clause (e) and then outstanding will not exceed an amount
equal to $5,000,000, plus (B) the amount of any fees and expenses incurred in connection with any financing transaction or refinancing;
provided, however, that any such refinancing Debt shall (i) be issued by the same obligor as the Debt being so refinanced and be on terms,
taken as a whole, not materially more restrictive than the terms of the documents governing the Debt being so refinanced; and (ii) be
in a principal amount not exceeding the principal amount of the Debt being refinanced on such date plus any call premiums, prepayment
fees, costs and expenses paid in connection with such refinancing;
(e)
Debt in respect of: (i) workers’ compensation claims or obligations in respect of health, disability or other employee benefits;
(ii) property, casualty or liability insurance or self insurance; (iii) completion, bid, performance, appeal or surety bonds issued for
the account of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof; or (iv) bank guarantees, letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances and
other similar obligations not constituting Debt for borrowed money; in each of the foregoing cases, to the extent incurred in the ordinary
course of business;
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(f)
intercompany Debt of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to and held by Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided
that (i) if Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor is the obligor on such Debt and any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor)
is the obligee thereof, such Debt must be acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion and also be unsecured and
expressly subordinated to the prior Discharge of Secured Obligations and the prior satisfaction of all Obligations (including, with respect
to any Subsidiary Guarantor, its obligations under Section 10.14), (ii) Debt owed to Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor must
be evidenced by an unsubordinated promissory note pledged to Administrative Agent under the applicable Collateral Document and (iii) Debt
owing from a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party to a Credit Party shall constitute an Investment and be subject to the limitations
set forth in Section 7.02;
(g)
[Reserved];
(h)
Debt arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except
in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business;
(i)
Unsecured Debt arising from agreements of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries providing for indemnification, adjustment
of purchase price, earnouts or similar obligations, in each case, incurred in connection with the disposition of any business, assets
or Restricted Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Debt incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or
Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided that (i) the maximum aggregate liability in respect of all
such Debt shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds actually received by Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection with such disposition
and (ii) with respect to Debt all such Debt (other than indemnification obligations) in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $500,000,
such Debt must be expressly subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(j)
Debt described on Schedule 7.03;
(k)
(i) Debt representing deferred compensation or stock-based compensation to employees of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary
incurred in the ordinary course of business and (ii) Debt consisting of obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under
deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred in connection with any Investment permitted hereunder;
(l)
Debt of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary constituting the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business;
(m)
unsecured Permitted Subordinated Debt incurred solely for the purpose of exercising any Cure Right in accordance with Section
7.16(c); and
(n)
Permitted Refinancings of any such Debt.
SECTION
7.04. FUNDAMENTAL
CHANGES.
(a)
Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by Borrower and its Subsidiaries
on the date hereof or any Related Business.
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(b)
Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of
transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that:
(i)
(A) any Subsidiary of Borrower may merge with Borrower; provided that Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person;
or (B) any Subsidiary of Borrower may merge with any other Subsidiary of Borrower; provided that all of the following conditions
are met: (x) when any wholly owned Subsidiary of Borrower is merging with another Subsidiary of Borrower, then another wholly owned Subsidiary
of Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person and (y) when the merger involves a Subsidiary Guarantor, then another Subsidiary
Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person;
(ii)
any Subsidiary of Borrower may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to Borrower
or to another Subsidiary of Borrower; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is (i) a Subsidiary Guarantor, then
the transferee must be the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, (ii) a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, then the
transferee must be the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or (iii) a Specified Subsidiary, then the transferee must be the Borrower,
a Restricted Subsidiary or a wholly-owned Specified Subsidiary;
(iii)
any Subsidiary of Borrower may dissolve, so long as concurrently therewith (A) if such Subsidiary is a Subsidiary Guarantor, then
it must convey all of its assets to the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, (B) if such Subsidiary is a Restricted Subsidiary that is
not a Subsidiary Guarantor, then it must convey all of its assets to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and (C) if such Subsidiary
is a Specified Subsidiary, then it must convey all of its assets to the Borrower, a Restricted Subsidiary or a wholly-owned Specified
Subsidiary;
(iv)
Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof may consummate any Acquisition permitted under Section 7.02(e) or 7.02(r);
(v)
Borrower may cause the dissolution or winding up of each Immaterial Foreign Subsidiary so long as its assets are conveyed to a
Restricted Subsidiary or the Borrower or, if such Immaterial Foreign Subsidiary is a Specified Subsidiary, to a wholly-owned Specified
Subsidiary;
(vi)
Borrower and its Subsidiaries may complete any Dispositions permitted by Section 7.05; and
(vii)
any Subsidiary of Borrower may convert from a corporation to a limited liability company provided that, in the case of any Restricted
Subsidiary, it shall comply with the requirements of Section 7.12 and, in the case of any Specified Subsidiary, such conversion
is not prohibited by the terms of any Permitted Katapult Debt Agreement applicable to such Specified Subsidiary.
(c)
Make or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property)
of or in respect of principal of or interest on any Debt, or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property),
including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination
of any Debt, except:
(i)
payments in respect of the Obligations;
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(ii)
with respect to any Debt permitted under Section 7.03 (other than the Obligations, Permitted Subordinated Debt and Debt
described in Section 7.03(k)), payments in respect of such Debt as and when due or in connection with any Permitted Refinancings
thereof;
(iii)
with respect to any Debt permitted under Section 7.03(k), payments in respect of such Debt so long as (x) no Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing and (y) after giving effect to the payment thereof on a pro forma basis, the Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries would be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.16 measured as of the last day of the most
recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements are required to have been delivered hereunder; and
(iv)
with respect to any Permitted Subordinated Debt to the extent expressly permitted under Section 7.03, payments in respect
of such Permitted Subordinated Debt as and when due to the extent permitted by the Permitted Subordination Agreement in relation thereto.
SECTION
7.05. DISPOSITIONS.
Make any Disposition or enter
into any agreement to make any Disposition, except:
(a)
Dispositions of used, obsolete, surplus or worn-out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of
business and the abandonment or other Disposition of intellectual property that is, in the reasonable judgment of Borrower, no longer
economically practicable to maintain or useful in the conduct of the business of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(b)
Dispositions of inventory, motor vehicles and other similar assets made in the ordinary course of business;
(c)
Dispositions of motor vehicles, equipment or real property to the extent that: (i) such property is exchanged for credit against
the purchase price of similar replacement property; (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase
price of such replacement property; or (iii) in the case of any Disposition by a Credit Party, the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly
deposited into a Deposit Account subject to an Account Control Agreement;
(d)
Dispositions of property (i) by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof to Borrower or to a wholly owned Subsidiary of Borrower
that is a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, if the transferor of such property is Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, the transferee
thereof must be Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor or promptly become a Subsidiary Guarantor, or (ii) by any Specified Subsidiary to the
Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any wholly owned Specified Subsidiary;
(e)
Dispositions permitted by Section 7.04(b)(ii), Section 7.04(b)(iii), Section 7.04(b)(v);
(f)
Dispositions of bad debt in the ordinary course of business;
(g)
(i) the unwinding of any Swap Contract; (ii) to the extent permitted by Section 7.06, Restricted Payments; and (iii) to
the extent permitted by Section 7.02 and otherwise constituting Dispositions, Investments;
(h)
Dispositions of cash and Cash Equivalents;
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(i)
Dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course
of business;
(j)
any surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract rights or other litigation claims
in the ordinary course of business; and
(k)
in the case of Specified Subsidiaries, (i) Dispositions (A) in the ordinary course of business and (B) for a bona fide business
purpose for fair market value and on an arm’s length basis and (ii) Dispositions that are not prohibited by the terms of any Permitted
Katapult Debt Agreement applicable to such Specified Subsidiary with respect to property the fair market value of which does not exceed
the greater of $25,000,000 and 5% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in the aggregate for all such Dispositions and provided no Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such Dispostion;
provided
that (i) any Disposition pursuant to any of the foregoing subsections of this Section 7.05 (other than Sections 7.05(d) and 7.05(k)(ii))
shall be for not less than fair market value unless otherwise agreed by Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion; and (ii)
Borrower shall provide Administrative Agent with written notice of any Disposition made pursuant to Section 7.05(c)(ii) by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary to extent such Disposition exceeds $5,000,000 in the aggregate.
SECTION
7.06. RESTRICTED
PAYMENTS.
Declare or make, directly
or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that:
(a)
so long as no Event of Default under Section 8.01(a), Section 8.01(f) or Section 8.01(g) shall have occurred
and be continuing or would result therefrom, Borrower and any Subsidiary may make payments to Holdings or any other direct or indirect
parent entity to permit Holdings or such other direct or indirect parent entity to pay: (x) in the event the Borrower files (or is included
in) a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar type tax return with Holdings or such other parent entity, or is treated as a disregarded
entity for any tax purposes, U.S. federal and state and local income taxes then due and payable pursuant to those returns in respect of
the taxable income of the Borrower and any Subsidiary thereof, provided that the amount of such distributions shall not be greater in
the aggregate than the amount of such taxes that would have been due and payable by the Borrower and its relevant Subsidiaries had the
Borrower and its relevant Subsidiaries filed a hypothetical stand-alone consolidated, combined, unitary or similar type return with Borrower
treated as the consolidated parent, (determined by taking into account any losses attributable to the Borrower and such Subsidiaries for
prior taxable periods to the extent such losses would not have been used to reduce taxable income of the Borrower and such Subsidiaries)
provided further, that such payments are actually used to pay such taxes and that any tax refunds received by Holdings or such other direct
or indirect parent entity that are attributable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries shall be promptly returned to the Borrower (collectively,
“Tax Distributions”), and (y) franchise and excise taxes, and related fees and expenses, incurred in the ordinary
course of business and required to be paid to maintain the corporate or other existence of any such direct or indirect parent entity;
provided that, with respect to any Restricted Payment pursuant to this clause (a) on account of taxes attributable or in relation to a
Specified Subsidiary, the Borrower shall receive, an amount equal to such Restricted Payment from the Specified Subsidiaries within thirty
(30) days of the applicable Restricted Payment;
(b)
Borrower and any Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions with respect to its common Equity Interests
payable solely in additional shares of its common Equity Interests (provided that such additional common Equity Interests do not constitute
Disqualified Equity Interests);
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(c)
Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings for the purpose of paying Public Company Costs;
(d)
any Subsidiary of Borrower may declare and make dividends, distributions or other payments with respect to such Subsidiary’s
Equity Interest to Borrower and any Credit Party that owns a direct Equity Interest in such Subsidiary, ratably according to their respective
holdings of the type of Equity Interest in respect of which such dividend or distribution is being made; provided, however, that, for
the avoidance of doubt neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary may make a Restricted Payment to Holdings under this clause (d); and
(e)
any Specified Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments (i) to the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any wholly owned Specified
Subsidiary or (ii) that are not prohibited by the terms of any Permitted Katapult Debt Agreement applicable to such Specified Subsidiary
in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $5,000,000 and 1% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA so long as no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing at the time of such Restricted Payment.
SECTION
7.07. [RESERVED].
SECTION
7.08. TRANSACTIONS
WITH AFFILIATES.
Enter into any transaction
of any kind with any Affiliate of Borrower, irrespective of whether in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and reasonable
terms substantially as favorable to Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Specified Subsidiary, as applicable, as would be obtainable
by such Person at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, provided that
the foregoing restriction shall not apply to:
(a)
transactions (i) between or among Borrower and any Guarantor, (ii) between or among Guarantors, (iii) between or among Restricted
Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors, or (iv) between or among wholly owned Specified Subsidiaries;
(b)
Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.06;
(c)
Investments permitted by Sections 7.02(c), 7.02(f) or 7.02(m);
(d)
(i) Debt (including Guarantees) permitted by Section 7.03(a), 7.03(k) or 7.03(l) and (ii) in the case of Specified
Subsidiaries, indebtedness (including guarantees) that would not be prohibited by the terms of any Permitted Katapult Debt Agreement applicable
to such Specified Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of $2,500,000 and 0.5% of Consolidated Adjusted
EBITDA;
(e)
Dispositions permitted by Section 7.05(e);
(f)
the payment of reasonable and customary fees and compensation paid to, and indemnities and reimbursements and employment and severance
arrangements provided on behalf of, or for the benefit of, future, current or former officers, directors, employees or consultants of
Borrower or Holdings, or any of Borrower’s Subsidiaries; provided that any such severance arrangements provided on behalf
of officers, directors or senior management of Borrower or Holdings are or have been approved by the Compensation Committee of Borrower’s
board of managers and are not otherwise prohibited by the Term Loan Documents;
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(g)
payments or loans (or cancellation of loans) to employees, directors or consultants of Borrower or Holdings or any of Borrower’s
Subsidiaries and employment agreements, stock option plans and other similar arrangements with such employees, directors or consultants
that, in each case, that are reasonable, customary and approved by the board of managers (or any applicable committee of the board of
managers) of Borrower (or, as applicable, the comparable governing body of any Subsidiary of Borrower) in good faith and are not otherwise
prohibited by the Term Loan Documents;
(h)
payments to any future, current or former employee, director, officer or consultant of Borrower or Holdings or any of Borrower’s
Subsidiaries pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement
or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement; and any employment agreements, stock option plans and other compensatory arrangements
(and any successor plans thereto) and any health, disability and similar insurance or benefit plans or supplemental executive retirement
benefit plans or arrangements with any such employees, directors, officers or consultants that are, in each case, are reasonable and customary
payments and are not otherwise prohibited by the Term Loan Documents;
(i)
intellectual property licenses entered into between (i) Borrower and any Subsidiary Guarantor or (ii) any Specified Subsidiaries,
in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
(j)
transactions among any Credit Parties, any Restricted Subsidiaries and/or any other Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business
and consistent with past practice, including shared service, intercompany service, transition service and cost allocation arrangements
and approved by the board of managers (or any applicable committee of the board of managers) of Borrower;
(k)
any transactions or agreements in either case that have been approved by the Administrative Agent in writing;
(l)
transactions contemplated by the Katapult Merger Agreement; and
(m)
existing arrangements and other transactions and arrangements with variable interest entities existing on the Closing Date and
listed on Schedule 7.08.
SECTION
7.09. BURDENSOME
AGREEMENTS.
Enter
into any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Term Loan Document) that: (a) limits, restricts, or imposes any
condition on the ability: (i) of any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower to make Restricted Payments to Borrower or any other Restricted
Subsidiary or to otherwise transfer property to Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) of any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower
to Guarantee the Debt of Borrower; (iii) of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to make or repay loans or advances to any Credit Party
or any other Restricted Subsidiary; and (iv) of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist
Liens on property of such Person; provided that subclause (a)(iv) of this Section 7.09 shall not prohibit any negative pledge
incurred or provided in favor of any holder of Debt permitted under Section 7.03(b) or 7.03(d), solely to the extent that
any such negative pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Debt; or (b) requires the grant of a Lien to secure
an obligation of such Person if a Lien is granted to secure another obligation of such Person.
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SECTION
7.10. USE
OF PROCEEDS.
(a)
Margin Stock. Use the proceeds of any Loans, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately,
to purchase or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing
or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose.
(b)
Sanctions. Use proceeds of any Loans (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment
or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding,
financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (iii)
in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
SECTION
7.11. CERTAIN
GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS.
Each Credit Party will not,
and will not permit any Subsidiary or Related Party to, (a) be or become subject at any time to any Law, regulation, or list of any government
agency (including the United States Office of Foreign Asset Control list) that prohibits or limits any Lender from making any loans or
extension of credit (including the Loans ) to any Credit Party or from otherwise conducting business with any Credit Party, or (b) fail
to provide documentary and other evidence of any Credit Party’s identity as may be requested by Administrative Agent or any Lender
at any time to enable Administrative Agent or such Lender to verify any Credit Party’s identity or to comply with any applicable
Law or regulation, including Section 326 of the Act.
SECTION
7.12. AMENDMENT
OF MATERIAL DOCUMENTS.
Each Credit Party will not,
and will not permit any of Restricted Subsidiaries, and in the case of clause (e) below, any Specified Subsidiaries, to:
(a)
in the case of any Credit Party, modify or restate its name unless Administrative Agent receives notice of such change promptly,
but in any event within fifteen (15) days’ after such change is effected, or reincorporate or reorganize under the laws of any jurisdiction,
and Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent UCC financing statements and Collateral Documents as shall be required by Administrative
Agent in its Administrative Discretion to continue, create, perfect and protect, as the case may be, a Lien in favor of Administrative
Agent in all of the properties of such Person which constitute Collateral, together with such legal opinions confirming perfection, certificates
and other documents as Administrative Agent shall require in its Administrative Discretion;
(b)
in the case of any Credit Party, amend, supplement modify or waive any of its rights, covenants or obligations under its Organizational
Documents, other than amendments, modifications or waivers that could not reasonably be expected to adversely affect Administrative Agent
or the Lenders, provided that Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Administrative Agent a copy of each such amendment,
modification or waiver promptly after the execution and delivery thereof;
(c)
amend, restate, modify, supplement or waive any of its rights, covenants or obligations under, or any provision of, the Katapult
Merger Agreement, if any such amendment, restatement, modification, supplement or waiver, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably
be expected to adversely affect the rights, benefits or interests of Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders under the Term Loan Documents;
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(d)
in the case of any Debt (other than the Obligations), amend, restate, supplement or modify, or permit the amendment, restatement,
supplement or modification of: (A) the payment terms (including any provisions regarding interest rates, principal or interest payment
or prepayment amounts, mandatory prepayments, timing of payments, total principal amounts or similar or related terms and provisions)
of or subordination provisions respecting such Debt (other than, with respect to payment terms, to make them less onerous on the Credit
Parties); or (B) any other provision of such Debt, except to the extent that: (1) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at
the time or results by virtue of any such amendment, modification or other alteration; or (2) such amendment, restatement, supplement
or modification is not materially adverse to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or the Lenders (or would adversely impact repayment of the
Obligations).
(e)
in the case of any Debt, amend, restate, supplement or modify, or permit the amendment, restatement, supplement or modification
of any agreement in relation thereto if such amendment, restatement, supplement or modification is materially adverse to the Borrower,
its Subsidiaries, the Agent or the Lenders (or would adversely impact repayment of the Obligations).
SECTION
7.13. DISQUALIFIED
EQUITY INTERESTS
Each Credit Party will not,
and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, (a) issue any Disqualified Equity Interests except as permitted under Section 7.03,
or (b) be or become liable in respect of any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to purchase, redeem, retire, acquire or make any other
payment in respect of any Equity Interests of Holdings, Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, except as permitted under Section 7.06.
SECTION
7.14. [RESERVED].
SECTION
7.15. FOREIGN
SUBSIDIARIES
Create, form, own, or acquire,
whether directly or indirectly, any Foreign Subsidiary after the Closing Date.
SECTION
7.16. FINANCIAL
COVENANTS
(a)
Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio. Fail to maintain, at any time following the Closing Date, as of the last day of any Fiscal
Quarter of Holdings set forth below, an Interest Coverage Ratio equal to or greater than the ratio set forth opposite such Fiscal Quarter
in the table immediately below:
Fiscal Quarter
ending on
Minimum Interest
Coverage Ratio
September 30, 2026
1.25 to 1.00
December 31, 2026
1.25 to 1.00
March 31, 2027
1.25 to 1.00
June 30, 2027
1.25 to 1.00
September 30, 2027
1.25 to 1.00
December 31, 2027
1.25 to 1.00
March 31, 2028
1.30 to 1.00
June 30, 2028
1.30 to 1.00
September 30, 2028
1.35 to 1.00
December 31, 2028
1.35 to 1.00
March 31, 2029 and all Fiscal Quarters thereafter
1.40 to 1.00
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(b)
Maximum Leverage Ratio. Fail to maintain, at any time following the Closing Date, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter
of Holdings set forth below, a Leverage Ratio that is equal to or less than the ratio set forth opposite such Fiscal Quarter in the table
immediately below:
Fiscal Quarter
ending on
Maximum Leverage
Ratio
September 30, 2026
5.00 to 1.00
December 31, 2026
5.00 to 1.00
March 31, 2027
4.75 to 1.00
June 30, 2027
4.50 to 1.00
September 30, 2027
4.50 to 1.00
December 31, 2027
4.25 to 1.00
March 31, 2028
4.25 to 1.00
June 30, 2028 and all Fiscal Quarters thereafter
4.00 to 1.00
(c)
Minimum Liquidity. Fail to maintain, at any time following the Closing Date, as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter of Holdings,
Liquidity of Holdings and its Subsidiaries equal to or in excess of $100,000,000.00.
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In the event there is a failure
to comply with the financial covenant set forth in this Section 7.16(c), subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Holdings and
its Subsidiaries shall have the right (the “Cure Right”), commencing on the first day after the applicable Fiscal Quarter
with respect to which such failure occurred until the expiration of the tenth (10th) Business Day subsequent to the end of
such Fiscal Quarter (such period, the “Cure Period”), to receive cash contributions (funded with the proceeds of additional
equity or Permitted Subordinated Debt in an aggregate amount equal to, but not greater than, the amount necessary to cure the breach of
such financial covenant and to ensure pro forma compliance therewith in the immediately-following Fiscal Quarter (hereinafter,
the “Cure Amount”), and upon the receipt by Holdings and/or any of its Subsidiaries of the cash proceeds thereof, such
financial covenant shall then be recalculated giving effect to the following pro forma adjustments: (1) Liquidity shall be increased for
the applicable Fiscal Quarter in question by an amount equal to the Cure Amount; and (2) if, after giving effect to the foregoing recalculations,
Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall then be in compliance with the requirements of Section 7.16(c), Holdings shall be deemed to
have been in compliance with such financial covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had
been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable breach or Default or Event of Default of such financial covenant
that had occurred shall be deemed not to have occurred for this purpose of the Agreement. In the event that (i) no Default or Event
of Default exists other than that arising due to failure of Holdings to comply with the financial covenant set forth in this Section
7.16(c), and (ii) Holdings shall have delivered to Administrative Agent and Lenders written notice of its intention to exercise the
Cure Right (which notice shall be delivered no later than five (5) Business Days after the end of the Fiscal Quarter in question), which
exercise if fully consummated would be sufficient in accordance with the terms hereof to cause Holdings and its Subsidiaries to be in
compliance with the financial covenant as of the relevant date of determination, then from and following receipt by Administrative Agent
and Lenders of any such notice and until the date that is the earlier of (x) the last day of the applicable Cure Period and (y) the date,
if any, on which Holdings notifies Administrative Agent in writing that such Cure Right shall not be exercised, then neither Administrative
Agent nor any Lender shall exercise any remedies set forth in Section 8 hereof during such period. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, in no event shall Holdings be permitted to exercise the Cure Right under this Section 7.16(c) (x) more
than three (3) times in the aggregate prior to the Maturity Date or (y) more than one (1) time in any two consecutive Fiscal Quarters.
The parties hereby acknowledge that this paragraph may not be relied on for purposes of calculating any financial ratios or other amounts
in this Agreement (including any baskets or covenants or any calculation on a pro forma basis) other than as applicable to Section
7.16(c) and shall not result in any adjustment to any amounts other than the amount of Liquidity solely for the purposes of Section
7.16(c).
SECTION
7.17. ACTIVITIES
OF HOLDINGS.
Holdings will not engage in
any operations, business or activity other than (a) owning the Equity Interests in Borrower, (b) maintaining its corporate existence including
the issuance of Equity Interests, holding director and shareholder meetings, and entering into those agreements and arrangements incidental
thereto and incurring and paying fees, costs and expenses relating to thereto, (c) participating in tax, accounting, corporate and other
administrative activities or other activities incidental thereto as a member of the consolidated group of companies including the Credit
Parties, (d) executing, delivering and the performance of rights and obligations under the Term Loan Documents, (e) the consummation of
the transactions under the Katapult Merger Agreement, (f) making any restricted payment permitted by this agreement, (g) making capital
contributions to the other Credit Parties, (h) executing, delivering and the performance of rights and obligations under any employment
agreements and any documents related thereto, (i) making investments permitted under this agreement, (j) providing indemnification to
its officers and directors in the ordinary course of business, (k) the holding of any cash and cash equivalents (but not owning or operating
any other property other than as expressly permitted hereby), (l) the entry into and performance of its obligations with respect to contracts
and other arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business providing for indemnification to officers, managers, directors
and employees, (m) performing the functions of, and customary or reasonable activities of, a public company, including but not limited
to (i) filing of reports and other documents with the SEC and compliance with the requirements of a U.S. national securities exchange
on which the Equity Interests of Holdings are listed, including maintenance of such listing, (ii) the conduct of annual and special meetings
of the board of directors and shareholders of Holdings (iii) the engagement of auditors and other advisors in connection therewith and
(iv) the payment of Public Company Costs, (o) any activities conducted in connection with the Katapult Merger Transaction, (p) any activities
incidental to the foregoing or required to comply with applicable law, and (q) any action or transaction permitted hereunder.
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ARTICLE
8
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
SECTION
8.01. EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
Each of the following shall
constitute an event of default hereunder (each, an “Event of Default”):
(a)
Non Payment. Borrower or any other Credit Party fails to pay: (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of
principal of any Loan; (ii) within two (2) Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan, or any fee due hereunder;
or (iii) within three (3) Business Days after the same becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Term Loan Document,
in each case, after giving effect to any applicable grace period set forth in this Agreement or in any other Term Loan Document; or
(b)
Specific Covenants. (i) Any Group Party fails to: perform or observe any covenant or agreement contained in any of Sections
6.03(a)(i)-(iii), Section 6.05 (solely as to legal existence), Section 6.07, Section 6.08, Section 6.10,
Section 6.11, Section 6.12, Section 6.13, Section 6.14 or Article 7; (ii) any Guarantor fails to perform or observe any
term, covenant or agreement contained in its Guaranty; or (iii) any Group Party fails to perform or observe any covenant or agreement
contained in any of Section 6.01, Section 6.02 or Section 6.03 (other than Section 6.03(a)(i)-(iii)) for fifteen
(15) days; or
(c)
Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by
or on behalf of Borrower or any other Group Party herein, in any other Term Loan Document or in any document delivered in connection herewith
or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading when made or deemed made, and shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30)
consecutive calendar days, unless the same cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period; or
(d)
Other Defaults. Any Group Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section
8.01(a), Section 8.01(b), Section 8.01(c)) contained in any Term Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and
such failure continues for thirty (30) days after the earlier of (x) such Group Party’s knowledge of such failure or (y) such Group
Party’s receipt of notice of such failure from Administrative Agent or any Lender; or
(e)
Cross-Default.
(i)
Material Debt. The Group Parties (A) fail to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment,
acceleration, demand, or otherwise), in respect of any Debt (other than Debt hereunder) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount
of not less than $10,000,000, and such failure continues after the applicable grace period, if any, or (B) fail to observe or perform
any other covenant, agreement or condition relating to any such Debt, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other
event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Debt (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary
or beneficiaries) to cause (after delivery of any notice if required and after giving effect to any waiver, amendment, cure or grace period),
with the giving of notice if required, such Debt to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise),
or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Debt to be made, prior to its stated maturity; provided that if any such failure
to make any payment or observe or perform any covenant, agreement or condition (the “Subject Default”) is waived by
the requisite holder(s) of such Debt such that the Subject Default is no longer continuing prior to the acceleration of the Loans hereunder,
then no Event of Default shall exist under this clause (e) with respect to the Subject Default; or
(ii)
Swap Contract Default. There occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract)
resulting from: (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which any Group Party is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such
Swap Contract); or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which any Group Party is an Affected Party
(as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by any Group Party as a result thereof is greater than $5,000,000
in the aggregate.
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(f)
Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. With respect to any Group Party, (i) such Person institutes or consents to the institution
of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; (ii) such Person applies for or consents
to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or
any material part of its property; (iii) any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is
appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar
days; or (iv) any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted
without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered
in any such proceeding; or
(g)
Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Group Party becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally
to pay its debts as they become due; or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against
all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within thirty days after its
issue or levy; or
(h)
Judgments. There is entered against any Group Party: (i) one or more final, non-appealable judgments or orders for the payment
of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments and orders) exceeding $5,000,000 in the aggregate (after giving effect to any
independent third-party insurance coverage as to which the insurer has not denied coverage), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final,
non-appealable judgments that have resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect (after giving effect to any independent third-party insurance coverage as to which the insurer has not denied coverage),
and in either case: (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order; or (B) there is a period of
forty-five (45) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise,
is not in effect or such judgment or order is not discharged (or in the case of clause (i), complied with in accordance with its terms),
provided, if such judgment or order provides for payment thereof to be made over time it shall not be an Event of Default hereunder unless
not paid within 30 days of when due in accordance with the terms thereof; or
(i)
ERISA. One or more ERISA Events occur with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which, individually or in the
aggregate, result or could reasonably be expected to result in liability to the Group Parties in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate
or which would reasonably likely result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(j)
Invalidity of Term Loan Documents. Any Term Loan Document or any material provision thereof, at any time after its execution
and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or Discharge of Secured Obligations, ceases
to be in full force and effect; or any Credit Party contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any Term Loan Document or
any provision thereof; or any Credit Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Term Loan Document, or
purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any Term Loan Document or any provision thereof; or
(k)
Liens. Any Lien purported to be created under any Collateral Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Credit
Party not to be, a valid and perfected Lien on any Collateral, with the priority required by the applicable Collateral Document, except
(A) as a result of the sale or other disposition of the applicable Collateral in a transaction permitted under the Term Loan Documents
or (B) as a result of Administrative Agent’s failure to maintain possession of any stock certificates, promissory notes or other
instruments delivered to it under the applicable Collateral Document; or
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(l)
Material Adverse Effect. There occurs a Material Adverse Effect; or
(m)
Change of Control. There occurs a Change of Control; or
(n)
Investment Company Act. Any Group Party is required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended; or
(o)
Subordination Agreements. (i) The subordination provisions of any Permitted Subordination Agreement or other documents
evidencing or governing any Permitted Subordinated Debt (the “Subordination Provisions”) shall, in whole or
in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against any holder of any of the applicable
Permitted Subordinated Debt; or (ii) any Credit Party, any Affiliate of any Credit Party, any holder of any of the applicable Permitted
Subordinated Debt or any representative, agent or trustee on behalf of such holder shall, directly or indirectly, disavow, contest or
challenge in any manner (A) the effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any of the Subordination Provisions, (B) that the Subordination
Provisions exist for the benefit of Administrative Agent, the Lender or any of the other Secured Parties, or (C) that all payments of
principal of or premium and interest on or other amounts on account of any of the applicable Permitted Subordinated Debt, or realized
from the liquidation of any property of any Credit Party, shall be subject to any of the Subordination Provisions.
SECTION
8.02. REMEDIES
UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT.
(a)
Termination and Acceleration. If any Event of Default (other than an event described in Section 8.01(f) or Section
8.01(g)), occurs and is continuing, Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, Required Lenders,
take any or all of the following actions:
(i)
Termination of Commitments, Etc. Declare, by written notice to Borrower, the Commitments of each Lender to make Loans to
be terminated, whereupon such Commitments and obligation shall be terminated;
(ii)
Acceleration of Obligations. Declare the Outstanding Legal Balance and all other Obligations payable hereunder or under
any other Term Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all
of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower; and
in the case of any event described in Section
8.01(f) or Section 8.01(g), the Commitments of each Lender to make Loans shall automatically terminate and the Outstanding
Legal Balance and all other Obligations payable hereunder or under any other Term Loan Document shall automatically become due and payable,
in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower.
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(b)
Exercise of Rights and Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Administrative Agent
may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, exercise on behalf of itself and Lenders all rights and remedies available to it
and Lenders under this Agreement all other Term Loan Documents and all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC or
under other applicable Law, and all other legal or equitable rights which Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders, may
be entitled to under any of the Term Loan Documents, and to issue notices of exclusive control under any or all Account Control Agreements,
all of which rights shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to any other rights or remedies contained in this Agreement or any of
the other Term Loan Documents, and none of which shall be exclusive. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Credit Party
hereby authorizes, directs, and empowers Administrative Agent (or any Person as may be designated by Administrative Agent in writing)
to collect and receive all checks and drafts evidencing such payments and to endorse such checks or drafts in the name of such Credit
Party and, upon such endorsements, to collect and receive the money therefor. The right to endorse checks and drafts granted pursuant
to the preceding sentence is irrevocable by the Credit Parties until such time as the Discharge of Secured Obligations has occurred and
this Agreement has terminated in accordance with Section 10.05, and the banks or banks paying such checks or drafts upon such endorsements,
as well as the signers of the same, shall be as fully protected as though the checks or drafts had been endorsed by the Credit Parties.
SECTION
8.03. APPLICATION
OF PROCEEDS.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any Credit Document, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event
of Default and after the acceleration of the principal amount of any of the Loans hereunder, any and all payments received by the Administrative
Agent, including proceeds of Collateral, shall be applied:
(a)
first, to all fees, costs, indemnities, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred by or owing to the Administrative
Agent with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Collateral;
(b)
second, to all fees, premium (including the Prepayment Fee), costs, indemnities, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred
by or owing to any Lender with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Collateral;
(c)
third, to accrued and unpaid interest on the Obligations (including any interest which, but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy
Code, would have accrued on such amounts);
(d)
fourth, to the principal amount of the Obligations;
(e)
fifth, to any other Debt or obligations of any Credit Party owing to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Secured
Party under the Loan Documents; and
(f)
sixth, to the Borrower or to whomever may be lawfully entitled to receive such balance or as a court of competent jurisdiction
may direct.
In carrying out the
foregoing, (x) amounts received shall be applied in the numerical order provided until exhausted prior to the application to the next
succeeding category and (y) each of the Persons entitled to receive a payment in any particular category shall receive an amount equal
to its pro rata share of amounts available to be applied pursuant thereto for such category.
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ARTICLE
9
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
SECTION
9.01. APPOINTMENT
OF AUTHORIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
Each Lender hereby irrevocably
appoints BP Commercial Funding Trust III, Series SPL-XIV to act on its behalf as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Term
Loan Documents. Administrative Agent may, and each Lender authorizes Administrative Agent to, enter into all Term Loan Documents to which
Administrative Agent is intended to be a party and accept all Collateral Documents, and take such actions on its behalf and to exercise
such powers as are delegated to Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article 9 are solely for the benefit of Administrative Agent and Lenders, and neither Borrower
nor any other Credit Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.
SECTION
9.02. RIGHTS
AS A LENDER.
If the Person serving as Administrative
Agent hereunder is also a “Lender,” such Person shall have the same rights and powers in such capacity(ies) as any other Person
in such capacity(ies) and may exercise the same as though it were not Administrative Agent. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept
deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business
with Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of Borrower as if such Person were not Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty
to account therefor to any other Lender.
SECTION
9.03. EXCULPATORY
PROVISIONS.
Administrative Agent shall
not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Term Loan Documents. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Administrative Agent:
(a)
No Fiduciary Duties. Shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has
occurred and is continuing;
(b)
No Obligations Regarding Certain Actions. Shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary
powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Term Loan Documents that Administrative Agent
is required to exercise as directed in writing by Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of Lenders as shall be expressly
provided for herein or in any other Term Loan Documents, as applicable); provided that Administrative Agent shall not be required to take
any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any
Term Loan Document or applicable Law; and
(c)
Disclosure Obligations. Shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Term Loan Documents, have any duty
to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is
communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
(d)
Limitation on Liability. Shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it: (i) with the consent or at the request
of Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of Lenders as shall be necessary, or as Administrative Agent shall believe in
good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 8.02 and Section 10.01); or (ii) in the absence
of its own gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under the terms of the Term Loan Documents.
Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default, unless and until Borrower, a Credit Party, or a Lender provides
written notice to Administrative Agent describing such Default.
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(e)
No Further Inquiry. Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into: (A)
any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Term Loan Document; (B) the contents
of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith; (C) the performance
or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default;
(D) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Term Loan Document or any other agreement,
instrument or document; or (E) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article 4 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm
receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to Administrative Agent.
(f)
Other Transactions. Lenders acknowledge and agree that, in addition to the transaction contemplated by the Term Loan Documents,
Administrative Agent may be engaged in a broad range of transactions (including transactions with the Credit Parties) that involve interests
that differ from those of the Lenders. Nothing herein shall be construed as (i) in any way impairing the ability of Administrative Agent
to engage in any such transaction or (ii) imposing any responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities on Administrative Agent hereunder
as a result of its participation in any such transactions.
(g)
Indemnification. Each Lender, severally and not (i) jointly or (ii) jointly and severally, agrees to reimburse and indemnify
and hold harmless Administrative Agent and its officers, directors, managers, members, equity owners, employees, attorneys and agents
(to the extent not reimbursed by Borrower or any other Credit Party), ratably according to its respective Percentage Share in effect on
the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section 9.03(g) (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which
the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with its respective Percentage Share immediately prior to such date), from
and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses, advances, or
disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against Administrative Agent or any of
its officers, directors, managers, members, equity owners, employees, attorneys or agents in any way relating to or arising out of this
Agreement or any of the other Term Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of
the other Term Loan Documents; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses, advances or disbursements to the extent resulting from Administrative
Agent’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction on a final and non-appealable
basis. The obligations of Lenders under this Section 9.03(g) shall survive the payment Discharge of Secured Obligations and the
termination of this Agreement.
SECTION
9.04. RELIANCE
BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
Administrative Agent shall
be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument,
document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it
to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. Administrative Agent also may rely upon any
statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person and shall not incur any liability
for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of the Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled
to the satisfaction of a specified Lender, Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender, unless
Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. Administrative Agent
may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for Borrower), independent accountants and other experts it selects and shall not be
liable for any action it takes or does not take in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
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SECTION
9.05. DELEGATION
OF DUTIES.
Administrative Agent may perform
any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Term Loan Document by or through any one or
more sub agents it appoints. Administrative Agent and any such sub agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights
and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article 9 shall apply to any such
sub agent and to the Related Parties of Administrative Agent and any such sub agent and shall apply to their respective activities in
connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative
Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub agents except to the extent that the Administrative Agent acted
with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in
a final and non-appealable judgment.
SECTION
9.06. RESIGNATION
OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
(a)
Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice
of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank
with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in New York, New York; provided, that no consultation
of Borrower shall be required at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. If no such successor
shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring
Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation
Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders,
appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such
resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.
(b)
If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is the subject of a proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, the Required Lenders may,
to the extent permitted by applicable Law, by notice in writing to Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent
and, in consultation with Borrower, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and
shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal
Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective
Date.
(c)
With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (1) the retiring or removed Administrative
Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Term Loan Documents (except that in the case of
any collateral security held by Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Term Loan Documents, the retiring or removed
Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed)
and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through Administrative Agent shall instead be made
by or to each Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for
above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become
vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, and the retiring or removed
Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Term Loan Documents. The
fees payable by Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed
between Borrower and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under
the other Term Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such
retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted
to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
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SECTION
9.07. NON-RELIANCE
ON ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND OTHER LENDERS.
(a)
Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon Administrative Agent, any other Lender or any of
their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision
to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon Administrative Agent,
any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate,
continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Term Loan Document or
any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
(b)
Administrative Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Lender or any other Person to assure that the Collateral covered
by this Agreement or the other Term Loan Documents exists or is owned by Borrower or any other Credit Party or is cared for, protected
or insured or has been encumbered or that the Liens granted to Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, pursuant hereto
or thereto have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, enforced or maintained or are entitled to any
particular priority, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue
exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to Administrative Agent herein or in any of the other Term
Loan Documents; it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral covered by this Agreement or the other Term Loan Documents,
or any act, omission or event related thereto, Administrative Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its discretion,
given Administrative Agent’s own interest in Collateral covered by this Agreement or the Term Loan Documents as one of the Lender,
and Administrative Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to any of the other Secured Parties; provided, that Administrative
Agent shall exercise the same care which it would in dealing with loans for its own account.
(c)
Each Lender acknowledges that, in addition to the transactions contemplated by the Term Loan Documents, Administrative Agent may
be engaged in other transactions with the Credit Parties and their Affiliates and each Lender hereby waives any conflict that may result
from Administrative Agent acting as an administrative agent under other credit facilities with any of the Group Parties and/or any of
their Affiliates.
SECTION
9.08. AGENCY
FOR PERFECTION
Each Lender hereby appoints
Administrative Agent as agent for the purpose of perfecting its security interest, on behalf of all Secured Parties, in Collateral which,
in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC in any applicable jurisdiction, can be perfected only by possession. Should any Secured Party
(other than Administrative Agent) obtain possession of any such Collateral, such Secured Party shall hold such Collateral for purposes
of perfecting a security interest therein for the benefit of the Secured Parties, notify Administrative Agent thereof and, promptly upon
Administrative Agent’s request therefor, deliver such Collateral to Administrative Agent or otherwise act in respect thereof in
accordance with Administrative Agent’s instructions.
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SECTION
9.09. ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM.
In case of the pendency of
any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding
relative to any Material Group Party, Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable
as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on Borrower)
shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise: (a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of
the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such
other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of Lenders and Administrative Agent (including any claim
for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of Lenders and Administrative Agent and their respective agents
and counsel and all other amounts due Lenders and Administrative Agent under Section 2.03(c) and Section 10.04) allowed
in such judicial proceeding; and (b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and
to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such
judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to Administrative Agent and, in the event that Administrative
Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to Lenders, to pay to Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due Administrative
Agent under Section 2.03(c) and Section 10.04. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize Administrative Agent
to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition
affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender
in any such proceeding.
SECTION
9.10. GUARANTY
MATTERS.
Each Lender hereby: (a) subject
to the terms of this Section 9.10, irrevocably authorizes Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release
any Guarantor from its obligations under a Guaranty if such Person ceases to be Subsidiary of Borrower as a result of a transaction permitted
hereunder; and (b) agrees that, upon request by Administrative Agent at any time, it will confirm in writing Administrative Agent’s
authority to release any such Guarantor pursuant to this Section 9.10. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Disposition,
Restricted Payment or Investment of less than all of the Equity Interests of a Guarantor, a Guarantor shall not cease to be a Guarantor
solely as a result of becoming a non-wholly owned Subsidiary as a result of such Disposition, Restricted Payment or Investment unless
(i) the applicable transaction is entered into for a bona fide business purpose and, not for the primary purpose of causing the release
of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Term Loan Documents, (ii) such Subsidiary shall become a bona fide joint venture with
a Person that is not an Affiliate of a Credit Party and (iii) at the time of such release and immediately after giving effect thereto
on a pro forma basis, the fair market value of such Subsidiary is deemed (and shall be deemed) to be an Investment (for the avoidance
of doubt, after giving effect to the last sentence in the definition of “Investments” and pro forma effect to the applicable
transaction(s) giving rise to the release) by the Borrower in such Subsidiary and such Investment is permitted by the Term Loan Documents.
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SECTION
9.11. COLLATERAL
MATTERS.
(a)
Directions by Lenders. Each Lender hereby, irrevocably authorizes and directs Administrative Agent: (i) to enter into the
Collateral Documents for the benefit of such Person; (ii) without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any such Person
from time to time prior to an Event of Default, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Collateral Documents that may be
necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the Liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents; (iii) to release
any Lien on any property granted to or held by Administrative Agent under any Term Loan Document: (A) upon the Discharge of Secured Obligations;
(B) that is sold or to be sold as part of or in connection with any Disposition by any Credit Party permitted hereunder or under any other
Term Loan Document; (C) subject to Section 10.01, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by Required Lenders; or (D) in
connection with any foreclosure sale or other disposition of Collateral after the occurrence of an Event of Default; and (iv) to subordinate
any Lien on any property granted to or held by Administrative Agent under any Term Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property
that is permitted by this Agreement or any other Term Loan Document. Upon request by Administrative Agent at any time, each Lender will
confirm in writing Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest or Liens in particular types or items
of Collateral pursuant to this Section 9.11.
(b)
Certain Actions by Administrative Agent. Subject to Section 9.11(a)(iii) and Section 9.11(a)(iv), Administrative
Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release
or subordination of Liens granted to Administrative Agent herein or pursuant hereto upon the applicable Collateral; provided that:
(i) Administrative Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms that, in Administrative Agent’s opinion, would
expose Administrative Agent to or create any liability or entail any consequence other than the release or subordination of such Liens
without recourse or warranty; and (ii) such release or subordination shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations
or any Liens upon (or obligations of Borrower or any other Credit Party in respect of) all interests retained by Borrower or any other
Credit Party, including the proceeds of the sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral. In the event of any
sale or transfer of Collateral, or any foreclosure with respect to any of the Collateral, Administrative Agent shall be authorized to
deduct all expenses reasonably incurred by Administrative Agent from the proceeds of any such sale, transfer or foreclosure.
(c)
No Obligations Regarding Certain Actions. Administrative Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Lender or any
other Person to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by Borrower or any other Credit Party or is cared for, protected or insured
or that the Liens granted to Administrative Agent herein or in any of the Collateral Documents or pursuant hereto or thereto have been
properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise
or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and
powers granted or available to Administrative Agent in this Section 9.11 or in any of the Collateral Documents, it being understood
and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, Administrative Agent may act in any manner
it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given Administrative Agent’s own interest in the Collateral as one of the Lenders.
(d)
Appointment of Lenders as Agents. Each Lender hereby appoints each other such Person as agent for the purpose of perfecting
Administrative Agent’s or such Person’s security interest in assets that, in accordance with Article 9 or Division 9 (as applicable)
of the UCC, can be perfected only by possession. Should any such Person (other than Administrative Agent) obtain possession of any such
Collateral, such Person shall notify Administrative Agent thereof, and, promptly upon Administrative Agent’s request therefor, shall
deliver such Collateral to Administrative Agent or in accordance with Administrative Agent’s instructions.
(e)
Credit Bidding. The Lenders irrevocably authorize Administrative Agent, at any time upon the direction of the Required Lenders,
to credit bid all or any portion of the Obligations in any foreclosure sale relating to the Collateral. Each Lender agrees that, except
as otherwise provided in any Term Loan Documents or with the written consent of Administrative Agent and Required Lenders, it will not
take any Enforcement Action, accelerate Obligations under any Term Loan Documents, or exercise any right that it might otherwise have
under applicable Laws to credit bid at foreclosure sales, UCC sales or other similar dispositions of Collateral.
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SECTION
9.12. RECOVERY
OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS.
Without
limitation of any other provision in this Agreement, if at any time Administrative Agent makes a payment hereunder in error to any Lender,
whether or not in respect of an Obligation due and owing by Borrower at such time, where such payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in
any such event, each Lender receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable
Amount received by such Lender in immediately available funds in the currency so received, with interest thereon, for each day from and
including the date such Rescindable Amount is received by it to but excluding the date of payment to Administrative Agent, at the greater
of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
Each Lender irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise
claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its obligation
to return any Rescindable Amount. Administrative Agent shall inform each Lender promptly upon determining that any payment made to such
Lender comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.
SECTION
9.13. CERTAIN
ERISA MATTERS.
(a)
Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the
date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative
Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Credit Party, that at least one of the following
is and will be true.
(i)
such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise for purposes of Title
I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation
in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments or this Agreement;
(ii)
the prohibited transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions
determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance
company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts),
PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for
certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable so as to exempt from the prohibitions of Section 406 of ERISA
and Section 4975 of the Code such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the
Commitments and this Agreement;
(iii)
(A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part
VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate
in, administer and perform the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and
performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE
84- 14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect
to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement;
or
(iv)
such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion,
and such Lender.
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(b)
In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a
Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause
(a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, and (y) covenants, from
the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the
Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that the Administrative Agent is not
a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration
of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights
by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Term Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
ARTICLE
10
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION
10.01. AMENDMENTS, ETC.
No amendment, modification
or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Term Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by Borrower or any other
Credit Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by Required Lenders (or Administrative Agent at the written request
of Required Lenders) and Borrower or the applicable Credit Party, as the case may be, with receipt acknowledged by Administrative Agent,
and each such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose
for which given; provided that no such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall:
(a)
Matters Involving Each Lender. Unless in writing and signed by Borrower, with receipt acknowledged by Administrative Agent,
do any of the following:
(i)
increase, or extend the expiry of, the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood
that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Article IV or the waiver of any Default or Event of Default shall not constitute
an extension or increase of any Commitments of any Lender) (or reinstate any such Commitments to the extent terminated pursuant to Section
2.01(a)(ii), 2.01(b)(ii) or 8.02); or
(ii)
change the stated maturity date or postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Term Loan Document for any payment
of principal, interest, fees (including, without limitation, any Prepayment Fee) or other amounts due to any Lender hereunder or under
any other Term Loan Document, or reduce the amount due to any Lender on any such date, in each case without the prior written consent
of such Lender; or
(iii)
reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or other amounts payable to any Lender hereunder
or under any other Term Loan Document, in each case without the prior written consent of such Lender; or
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(iv)
waive any obligation of Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate on the Outstanding Legal Balance with respect to Loans of
any Lender, without the prior written consent of such Lender;
(v)
amend Section 2.06, Section 2.07, Section 2.11, or Section 8.03 or any other provision in this Agreement or any other
Term Loan Document with respect to pro rata sharing provisions or the applicable of payment or proceeds, without the prior written consent
of each affected Lender;
(vi)
amend any provision herein providing for consent or other action by Lenders effected thereby, without the prior written consent
of such Lenders;
(vii)
amend any provision herein or in any other Term Loan Document in a manner which, by its terms, adversely and disproportionally
affects any Lender relative to any other Lender without the prior written consent of such affected Lender.
(b)
Matters Involving All Lenders. Unless in writing and signed by all Lenders and Borrower, with receipt acknowledged by Administrative
Agent, do any of the following:
(i)
amend this Section 10.01, or Section 2.11, or any provision herein providing for consent or other action by all Lenders;
or
(ii)
release all or substantially all of the Collateral, or amend the definition of the obligations secured by any of the Collateral
Documents; or
(iii)
release or terminate any of the Guaranties except as otherwise expressly provided herein; or
(iv)
(x) subordinate by payment, Lien subordination or otherwise, the Obligations or the Liens on the Collateral established by any
Term Loan Document, to any other Debt and (z) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Credit Party of any of its rights and obligations
under any Term Loan Document; or
(v)
amend the definition of “Required Lenders” or “Non-Consenting Lenders” contained
in Section 1.01, or any definition therein; or
(vi)
amend the definition of “Initial Term Loan Percentage Share”, “DDTL Percentage Share”
or “Percentage Share” contained in Section 1.01, or any definition therein; or
(vii)
amend any provision of Section 7.03 (Debt) that would permit Borrower to incur additional Debt not otherwise permitted thereunder.
(c)
Matters Involving Required Lenders. No such waiver, amendment or consent to any representation, warranty, covenant, Event
of Default or other provision of any Term Loan Document shall be effective for purposes of Section 4.01 with respect to the making
of Initial Term Loan on the Closing Date unless in writing and signed by Required Lenders and Borrower, with receipt acknowledged by Administrative
Agent.
provided
that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by Administrative Agent in addition to such Lenders as are otherwise
required by this Section 10.01, affect the rights or duties of Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Term Loan
Document.
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SECTION
10.02. NOTICES; EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS.
(a)
Notices Generally. Except as provided in Section 10.02(b), all notices and other communications provided for herein
shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail, sent by telefacsimile
transmission or sent by approved electronic communication in accordance with Section 10.02(b), as follows:
(i)
if to Borrower, any Guarantor or Administrative Agent, to its respective address or e mail address specified for such Person on
Schedule 10.02; and
(ii)
if to any Lender, to its respective address, telefacsimile number or e mail address specified in its Administrative Detail Form.
Notices sent by hand or overnight
courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received, and notices sent by telefacsimile
transmission or by means of approved electronic communication shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given
during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day
for the recipient); provided that notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided by Section 10.02(b)
shall be effective as provided in such Section 10.02(b).
(b)
Electronic Communications. Each Lender agrees that notices and other communications to it hereunder may be delivered or
furnished by electronic communication (including e mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by Administrative
Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article 2 if such Lender has notified Administrative
Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under Article 2 by electronic communication; provided further that, as of the date
hereof, each Lender who is a party hereto confirms that it is capable of receiving notices under Article 2 by electronic communication.
In furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby agrees to notify Administrative Agent in writing, on or before the date such Lender
becomes a party to this Agreement, of such Lender’s e mail address to which a notice may be sent (and from time to time thereafter
to ensure that Administrative Agent has on record an effective e mail address for such Lender). Each of Administrative Agent and Borrower
may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by means of electronic communication pursuant
to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
Unless Administrative Agent
otherwise prescribes: (A) notices and other communications sent to an e mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s
receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available,
return e mail or other written acknowledgement); provided that, if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business
hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business
Day for the recipient; and (B) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed
receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (A) of notification that such notice or communication
is available and identifying the website address therefor.
(c)
Change of Address, Etc. Borrower and Administrative Agent may change their respective address(es) telefacsimile number(s)
or e mail address(es) for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each Lender may change its
address(es), telefacsimile number(s) or e mail address(es) for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to Borrower and Administrative
Agent.
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(d)
Reliance by Administrative Agent and Lenders. Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be entitled to rely and act upon
any notices purportedly given by or on behalf of Borrower even if: (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete
or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein; or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient,
varied from any confirmation thereof. Borrower shall indemnify Administrative Agent and each Lender and their respective Related Parties
from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on
behalf of Borrower.
(e)
Platform. Borrower hereby acknowledges that: (i) Administrative Agent may make available to Lenders Specified Materials
by posting some or all of the Specified Materials on an Electronic Platform; (ii) the distribution of materials and information through
an electronic medium is secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with any such distribution, the Electronic
Platform is provided and used on an “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE” basis; and (iii) neither Administrative Agent nor
any of its Affiliates warrants the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, sufficiency or sequencing of the Specified Materials posted on
the Electronic Platform. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ITS AFFILIATES, EXPRESSLY AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS, WITH RESPECT
TO THE ELECTRONIC PLATFORM, DELAYS IN POSTING OR DELIVERY, OR PROBLEMS ACCESSING THE SPECIFIED MATERIALS POSTED ON THE ELECTRONIC PLATFORM,
AND ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSSES, COSTS, EXPENSES OR LIABILITIES THAT MAY BE SUFFERED OR INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ELECTRONIC PLATFORM.
NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSES,
NON INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES
IN CONNECTION WITH THE ELECTRONIC PLATFORM.
Each Lender hereby agrees
that notice to it in accordance with Section 10.02(a)(ii) specifying that any Specified Materials have been posted to the Electronic
Platform shall, for purposes of this Agreement, constitute effective delivery to such Lender of such Specified Materials.
EACH LENDER: (1) ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT THE SPECIFIED MATERIALS, INCLUDING INFORMATION FURNISHED TO IT BY ANY CREDIT PARTY OR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE
COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THE TERM LOAN DOCUMENTS, MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL, NON PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CREDIT PARTIES AND THEIR
RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES; AND (2) CONFIRMS THAT: (I) IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES
REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL, NON PUBLIC INFORMATION; (II) IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL, NON PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH
PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAWS, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS; AND (III) IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIL
FORM A CONTACT PERSON WHO MAY RECEIVE SPECIFIED MATERIALS THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL, NON PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE
PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAWS.
SECTION
10.03. NO WAIVER; CUMULATIVE REMEDIES.
No failure by Administrative
Agent or any Lender to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall
operate as a waiver thereof; no single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other
or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges
herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law.
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10.04. EXPENSES; INDEMNITY; DAMAGE
WAIVER.
(a)
Costs and Expenses. The Credit Parties shall pay: (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred
by Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their Affiliates (including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of
Holland & Knight LLP as counsel for the Administrative Agent and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP), in connection with the syndication
of the credit facilities provided for herein, the examination, review, due diligence investigation, preparation, negotiation, documentation,
execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications, supplements,
consents or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated)
or any subsequent closings or other transactions pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof; (ii) all reasonable and documented out of pocket
costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent, the Lenders and its respective Affiliates in connection with external compliance,
management system and other audit fees and expenses, all reasonable and documented third party collateral and portfolio management fees
and expenses, all reasonable and documented out of-pocket costs and expenses incurred for credit investigations, and all reasonable out
of pocket costs and expenses incurred for visits and inspections under Section 6.10; (iii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket
costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent and its respective Affiliates in connection with the administration of the Loans,
including, without limitation, wire transfer fees and reasonable and documented travel and other expenses incurred under Section 6.10;
(iv) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Administrative Agent and its Affiliates in connection with the
creation, perfection and maintenance of the Liens contemplated by the Term Loan Documents and in connection with periodic public record
searches conducted by Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion (including, without limitation, title investigations, UCC
searches, judgment, pending litigation and tax lien searches and searches of applicable corporate, limited liability, partnership and
related records concerning the continued existence, organization and good standing of the Credit Parties); (v) all reasonable and documented
out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses of any financial institution providing services associated with any Deposit Account of the Credit
Parties; and (vi) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Administrative Agent or any Lender (including the reasonable
and documented fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel for Administrative Agent and/or any of the Lenders), in connection with
the interpretation, enforcement or protection of its rights and remedies: (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Term Loan
Documents, including its rights under this Section 10.04; (B) in connection with the Loans made hereunder, including all reasonable
and documented such out of pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring, bankruptcy or other insolvency or enforcement proceeding
(or negotiations in connection with the foregoing whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby shall be consummated) in respect
of such Loans; and (C) in connection with protecting, storing, insuring, handling, maintaining or selling any Collateral.
(b)
Indemnification by Borrower and the other Credit Parties. Borrower and the other Credit Parties party hereto shall indemnify
each Indemnitee against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including
the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel for Administrative Agent and its Related Parties and one outside counsel
for the Lenders and their Related Parties taken a whole and, if necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may
include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and special counsel for each relevant specialty (and, in the case of
an actual conflict of interest, where the party affected by such conflict informs the Borrower of such conflict and thereafter retains
its own counsel, of another firm of counsel for each such affected person and, if necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction
(which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and special counsel for each relevant specialty)) incurred
by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of any actual
or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to: (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other
Term Loan Document or any document contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations
hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; (ii) any Loan or the use or proposed use
of the proceeds therefrom; or (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or
operated by Borrower, any Subsidiary thereof or any other Credit Party, or any Environmental Claim or Environmental Liability related
in any way to Borrower, any Subsidiary thereof or any other Credit Party; in all cases, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory,
whether brought by a third party or by Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto,
and whether or not caused by or arising, in whole or in part, out of the comparative, contributory or sole negligence of the Indemnitee;
provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities
or related expenses resulted from the gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct or breach of an express obligation under the Term Loan
Documents of such Indemnitee in the performance of its respective duties under the Term Loan Documents as determined by a final non-appealable
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; provided further that such indemnity shall not be available in connection with any action
by one Indemnitee against another Indemnitee unrelated to actions or omissions of Borrower or any other Credit Party or Subsidiary.
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(c)
Reimbursement by Lenders. If Borrower for any reason fails to pay when due any amount that it is required to pay under Section
10.04(a) or Section 10.04(b) to Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or any Related Party of Administrative Agent,
each Lender severally agrees to pay to Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s
pro rata share (in accordance with its Percentage Share) (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity
payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related
expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or any Related Party of
Administrative Agent acting for Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in connection with such capacity.
(d)
Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each Credit Party shall not assert,
and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages
(as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Term Loan Document
or any document contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof. No
Indemnitee referred to in Section 10.04(b) shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any
information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection
with this Agreement or the other Term Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(e)
Payments. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be payable not later than fifteen (15) Business Days after
demand therefor.
(f)
Survival. The agreements in this Section 10.04 shall survive the resignation of Administrative Agent, the replacement
of any Lender, and the Discharge of Secured Obligations.
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SECTION
10.05. MARSHALLING; PAYMENTS SET
ASIDE; RELEASES UPON DISCHARGE OF SECURED OBLIGATIONS
(a)
Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any asset in favor of Borrower or any other
Person or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of Borrower or any other
Credit Party is made to Administrative Agent or any Lender, or Administrative Agent or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such
payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set
aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by Administrative Agent or any Lender in such Person’s discretion)
to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law or otherwise, then:
(a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued
in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred; and (b) each Lender severally agrees to
pay to Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by Administrative
Agent plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds
Rate. The obligations of each Lender under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the Discharge of Secured Obligations and
the termination of this Agreement.
(b)
Subject to Section 10.04 and all other provisions of this Agreement and any other Term Loan Document that survive the Discharge
of Secured Obligations in accordance with their terms, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until the Discharge of Secured
Obligations has occurred. If the Discharge of Secured Obligations has occurred (without giving effect to the proviso therein) and if,
at such time, any Specified Claim exists, then Credit Parties and Administrative Agent shall in good faith negotiate a Transaction Termination
Collateral Package Event in respect of such Specified Claim and upon consummation of such Transaction Termination Collateral Package Event,
the Discharge of Secured Obligations shall occur. Upon the occurrence of the Discharge of Secured Obligations, the Collateral shall be
released from the Liens created by the Collateral Documents, and, subject to Section 10.04 and all other provisions of this Agreement
and any other Term Loan Document that survive the Discharge of Secured Obligations in accordance with their terms, all Obligations (other
than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of Borrower and each other Credit Party hereunder or under any other Term Loan
Document (as applicable) shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or any further action by any party, and all rights to
any Collateral shall revert to Borrower and the other Credit Parties, all without recourse to or representation or warranty by Administrative
Agent or any Lender, At the reasonable request of Borrower in connection with any such termination, Administrative Agent shall deliver
to Borrower, at the sole expense of Borrower and the other Credit Parties, any Collateral held by the Lender pursuant to the Collateral
Documents, and shall execute and deliver to Borrower, at the sole expense of Borrower and the other Credit Parties, such documents as
Borrower shall reasonably request to evidence such release and termination, all without recourse to or representation or warranty by Administrative
Agent and Lender.
SECTION
10.06. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.
(a)
Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither Borrower nor any other Credit Party may
assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and
each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except: (i) to an Eligible Assignee
in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section 10.06; (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the
provisions of subsection (d) of this Section 10.06; or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the
restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section 10.06 (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall
be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties
hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section
10.06 and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of Administrative Agent and each Lender) any legal
or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
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(b)
Assignments by any Lender. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights
(but not its obligations) under this Agreement, including all or a portion of its Commitment(s) and the Loans at the time owing to it;
provided that (i) except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment(s)
and Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, the aggregate amount of the
Commitment(s) (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if any Commitment is not then in effect, the aggregate
outstanding principal balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment
and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to Administrative Agent or, if a “trade date” is specified in
the Assignment and Assumption, as of such trade date, shall not be less than $1,000,000.00 unless Administrative Agent otherwise consents
in its sole discretion; (ii) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s
rights (and, solely with respect to an assignment to an Affiliate of a Lender, the assigning Lender’s obligations) under this Agreement
with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned; (iii) any assignment of a Commitment must be approved by Administrative Agent, unless
the Person that is the proposed assignee is itself a Lender (whether or not the proposed assignee would otherwise qualify as an Eligible
Assignee); (iv) the Eligible Assignee, if it is not then a Lender, shall deliver to Administrative Agent an Administrative Detail Form;
and (v) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a
processing and recordation fee of $3,500.00; provided that Administrative Agent hereby waives such processing and recordation fee
in connection with any assignment effected pursuant to Section 3.04(a); and (vi) no assignment to an Eligible Assignee shall require
the prior written consent of Borrower. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c)
of this Section 10.06, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder
shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights (and,
solely with respect to an assignment to an Affiliate of a Lender, the obligations) of Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender
thereunder shall not be released from its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that, in the case of an Assignment and
Assumption between an assigning Lender and an Affiliate of a Lender, the assigning Lender shall be released from its obligations under
this Agreement to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption
between an assigning Lender and an Affiliate of a Lender covering all of such assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this
Agreement, such assigning Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.01,
Section 3.02 and Section 10.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such Assignment
and Assumption. Upon request, Borrower shall execute and deliver Notes to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender
of its rights under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale
by such Lender of a participation in such rights in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section 10.06. For the avoidance of
doubt if a Lender has more than one Commitment and elects to assign all or a portion of a Commitment, such Lender shall not be required
to assign any portion of any other Commitment it holds.
(c)
Register. Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, shall maintain at Administrative
Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses
of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the
terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”), which meets the requirements of U.S. Treasury Regulation §
5f.103-1(c). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders shall treat each Person whose
name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of all rights under this Agreement,
notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by each of Borrower and Lenders, at any reasonable
time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In addition, at any time that a request for a consent for a material or substantive
change to the Term Loan Documents is pending, any Lender wishing to consult with other Lenders in connection therewith may request and
receive from Administrative Agent a copy of the Register.
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(d)
Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, Borrower or Administrative Agent, sell
participations to any Participant in all or a portion of such Person’s rights (but, except with respect to a Participant that is
an Affiliate of a Lender, not obligations) under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment(s) and/or the Loans owing
to it); provided, that, so long as no Event of Default exists, no such sale of participations to a Person that is a Competitor
or DQ Lender; provided that: (i) such Person’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged; (ii) such Person
shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations; and (iii) Borrower, Administrative
Agent and Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Person in connection with such Person’s rights and obligations
under this Agreement. Any document pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Person shall retain the
sole right to enforce this Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision
of this Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents; provided that such document may provide that such Person will not, without the consent
of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 that affects
such Participant. Subject to subsection (e) of this Section 10.06, Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the
benefits of Section 3.01, Section 3.02 and Section 3.03 to the same extent as if it were a Lender hereunder and had
acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section 10.06. To the extent permitted by Law, each Participant
also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 as though it were a Lender, as long as such Participant agrees to be subject
to Section 2.11 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary
agent of Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated
interest) of each Participant’s interest in the obligations under this Agreement and the Loans (the “Participant Register”);
provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the participant register (including the identity of
any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Loans) to any Person except to the extent that such
disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of
the Untitled States Treasury Regulations. The entries in each such participant register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and
such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the participant register as the owner of such participation for all purposes
of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative
Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a register of Participants.
(e)
Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section
3.02 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless
the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign
Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.01 unless Borrower is notified of the participation
sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of Borrower, to comply with Section 3.01(f) as though it
were a Lender.
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(f)
Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under
this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations
to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder
or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
SECTION
10.07. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN INFORMATION;
CONFIDENTIALITY.
Administrative Agent and each
Lender each agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information by exercising the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality
of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information in the ordinary course of business in accordance with
its customary practices, except that Information (as defined below) may be disclosed: (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’
respective partners, directors, officers, trustees, partners, owners, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys, representatives and financing
sources (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information
and accepts receipt of such Information subject to a duty of confidentiality); (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority,
purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners);
(c) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any investigative process, subpoena or similar legal process; (d) to
any other party hereto; (e) to any Person that provides statistical analysis and/or information services to Administrative Agent or Lenders
(it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information
and accepts receipt of such Information subject to a duty of confidentiality); (f) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder
or under any other Term Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Term Loan Document or the interpretation,
preservation or enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder; (g) to: (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee
of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement; or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors)
to any swap or derivative transaction relating to any Credit Party; provided that, in each case of this clause (g)(i) and (ii), the Persons
to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and will accept receipt of such Information
subject to a duty of confidentiality; (h) to any other Person with the consent of Borrower; or (i) to the extent such Information: (i)
becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.07; or (ii) becomes available to Administrative
Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Borrower or any Subsidiary
thereof and not in contravention of this Section 10.07. For purposes of this Section 10.07, “Information”
means all information (including financial information) received from the Credit Parties relating to the Credit Parties or any of their
respective businesses and constituting financial information or other any other information marked as “CONFIDENTIAL” when
furnished, other than any such information whatsoever that is available to Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis,
and not in contravention of this Section 10.07, prior to disclosure by the Credit Parties thereof. Any Person required to maintain
the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 10.07 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to
do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord
to its own confidential information in the ordinary course of business in accordance with its customary practices. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Credit Parties hereby agree that Administrative Agent, Lenders or any of their respective Affiliates may (i) disclose a
general description of transactions arising under the Term Loan Documents for advertising, marketing or other similar purposes and (ii)
use the Credit Parties’ name, logo or other indicia germane to such party in connection with such advertising, marketing or other
similar purposes.
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SECTION
10.08. RIGHT OF SETOFF.
If an Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional
or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender to or for
the credit or the account of Borrower or any other Credit Party against any and all of the Obligations to such Lender or such Affiliate,
irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Term Loan Document and although
such obligations of Borrower or such Credit Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender different
from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such obligations. The rights of each Lender and its Affiliates under this
Section 10.08 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or its Affiliates
may have. Each Lender agrees to notify Borrower and Administrative Agent promptly in writing after any such setoff and application; provided
that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NO LENDER
SHALL EXERCISE, OR ATTEMPT TO EXERCISE, ANY RIGHT OF SET-OFF, BANKER’S LIEN, OR THE LIKE, AGAINST ANY DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR PROPERTY
OF BORROWER OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF HELD OR MAINTAINED BY SUCH LENDER WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
SECTION
10.09. INTEREST RATE LIMITATION.
Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in any Term Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Term Loan Documents shall not exceed
the Maximum Rate. If Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess
interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to Borrower. In determining
whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may,
to the extent permitted by applicable Law: (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than
interest; (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof; and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal
parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.
SECTION
10.10. COUNTERPARTS; INTEGRATION;
EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC EXECUTION.
(a)
Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto
in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single
contract. This Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to Administrative
Agent, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements
and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement
shall become effective when it shall have been executed by Administrative Agent and when Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts
hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature
page of this Agreement by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery
of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
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(b)
Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and
words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic
form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based
recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures
in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state Laws based on
the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
SECTION
10.11. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES.
All representations and warranties
made herein and in any other Term Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith
shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by Administrative
Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf, and shall continue
in full force and effect as long as the Discharge of Secured Obligations has not occurred.
SECTION
10.12. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Agreement
or the other Term Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties
shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic
effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision
in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION
10.13. USA PATRIOT ACT NOTICE.
Each Lender that is subject
to the Act and Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notify Borrower that, pursuant to the requirements
of the Act, they are each required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower and each other Credit Party, which
information includes the name and address of Borrower and each other Credit Party and other information that will allow such Lender or
Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify Borrower and each other Credit Party in accordance with the Act.
SECTION
10.14. GUARANTY BY HOLDINGS.
(a)
Guaranty. Holdings (in such capacity, the “Initial Guarantor”) unconditionally and irrevocably
guarantees to Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties the full and prompt payment when due (whether at stated maturity, by
required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise) and performance of the Obligations (the “Guaranteed Obligations”).
The Guaranteed Obligations include interest that, but for a proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, would have accrued on such Guaranteed
Obligations, whether or not a claim is allowed against Borrower for such interest in any such proceeding.
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(b)
Separate Obligation. The Initial Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the Guaranteed Obligations are separate and
distinct from any Debt arising under or in connection with any other document, including under any provision of this Agreement other than
this Section 10.14, executed at any time by the Initial Guarantor in favor of Administrative Agent or any Lender; and (ii) the
Initial Guarantor shall pay and perform all of the Guaranteed Obligations as required under this Section 10.14, and Administrative
Agent and Lenders may enforce any and all of their respective rights and remedies hereunder, without regard to any other document, including
any provision of this Agreement other than this Section 10.14, at any time executed by the Initial Guarantor in favor of Administrative
Agent or any Lenders, irrespective of whether any such other document, or any provision thereof or hereof, shall for any reason become
unenforceable or any of the Debt thereunder shall have been discharged, whether by performance, avoidance or otherwise. The Initial Guarantor
acknowledges that, in providing benefits to Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders are relying upon the enforceability of this Section
10.14 and the Guaranteed Obligations as separate and distinct Debt of the Initial Guarantor, and the Initial Guarantor agrees that
Administrative Agent and Lenders would be denied the full benefit of their bargain if at any time this Section 10.14 or the Guaranteed
Obligations were treated any differently. The fact that the guaranty is set forth in this Agreement rather than in a separate guaranty
document is for the convenience of Borrower and Initial Guarantor and shall in no way impair or adversely affect the rights or benefits
of Administrative Agent and Lenders under this Section 10.14. The Initial Guarantor agrees to execute and deliver a separate document,
promptly upon request at any time of Administrative Agent or any Lender, evidencing the Initial Guarantor’s obligations under this
Section 10.14. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, a separate action or actions may be brought against the Initial Guarantor,
whether or not Borrower, any other Initial Guarantor or any other Person is joined therein or a separate action or actions are brought
against Borrower, any such other Initial Guarantor or any such other Person.
(c)
Limitation of Guaranty. To the extent that any court of competent jurisdiction shall impose by final judgment under applicable
Law (including the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act and Sections 544 and 548 of the Bankruptcy Code) any limitations on the amount of the
Initial Guarantor’s liability with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations that Administrative Agent or any Lender can enforce under
this Section 10.14, Administrative Agent and Lenders by their acceptance hereof accept such limitation on the amount of the Initial
Guarantor’s liability hereunder to the extent needed to make this Section 10.14 fully enforceable and nonavoidable.
(d)
Liability of Initial Guarantor. The liability of the Initial Guarantor under this Section 10.14 shall be irrevocable,
absolute, independent and unconditional, and shall not be affected by any circumstance that might constitute a discharge of a surety or
guarantor other than the payment and performance in full of all Guaranteed Obligations (other than unasserted contingent payment obligations
which by their terms are expressly stated to survive termination of this Agreement). In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting
the generality thereof, the Initial Guarantor agrees as follows:
(i)
the Initial Guarantor’s liability hereunder shall be the immediate, direct, and primary obligation of the Initial Guarantor
and shall not be contingent upon Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s exercise or enforcement of any remedy it may have
against Borrower or any other Person, or against any collateral or other security for any Guaranteed Obligations;
(ii)
this Guaranty is a guaranty of payment when due and not merely of collectability;
(iii)
[reserved];
(iv)
the Initial Guarantor’s payment of a portion, but not all, of the Guaranteed Obligations shall in no way limit, affect, modify
or abridge the Initial Guarantor’s liability for any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations remaining unsatisfied; and
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(v)
the Initial Guarantor’s liability with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations shall remain in full force and effect without
regard to, and shall not be impaired or affected by, nor shall the Initial Guarantor be exonerated or discharged by, any of the following
events:
(A)
any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law;
(B)
any limitation, discharge, or cessation of the liability of Borrower or any other Person for any Guaranteed Obligations due to
any statute, regulation or rule of law, or any invalidity or unenforceability in whole or in part of any of the Guaranteed Obligations
or the Term Loan Documents;
(C)
any merger, acquisition, consolidation or change in structure of any other guarantor or Person, or any sale, lease, transfer or
other disposition of any or all of the assets or shares of Borrower or any other Person;
(D)
any assignment or other transfer, in whole or in part, of Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s interests in and rights
under this Agreement (including this Section 10.14) or the other Term Loan Documents;
(E)
any claim, defense, counterclaim or setoff, other than that of prior performance, that Borrower, the Initial Guarantor, any other
Guarantor or any other Person may have or assert, including any defense of incapacity or lack of corporate or other authority to execute
any of the Term Loan Documents;
(F)
Administrative Agent’s or any Lenders’ amendment, modification, renewal, extension, cancellation or surrender of any
Term Loan Document or any Guaranteed Obligations;
(G)
Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s exercise or non-exercise of any power, right or remedy with respect to any Guaranteed
Obligations or any collateral;
(H)
Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s vote, claim, distribution, election, acceptance, action or inaction in any proceeding
under any Bankruptcy Law; or
(I)
any other guaranty, whether by the Initial Guarantor or any other Person, of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or any
other indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of Borrower to Administrative Agent or any Lender.
(e)
Consents of Initial Guarantor. The Initial Guarantor hereby unconditionally consents and agrees that, without notice to
or further assent from the Initial Guarantor:
(i)
the principal amount of the Guaranteed Obligations may be increased or decreased and additional indebtedness or obligations of
Borrower under the Term Loan Documents may be incurred and the time, manner, place or terms of any payment under any Term Loan Document
may be extended or changed, by one or more amendments, modifications, renewals or extensions of any Term Loan Document or otherwise;
(ii)
the time for Borrower’s (or any other Person’s) performance of or compliance with any term, covenant or agreement on
its part to be performed or observed under any Term Loan Document may be extended, or such performance or compliance waived, or failure
in or departure from such performance or compliance consented to, all in such manner and upon such terms as Administrative Agent and Lenders
(as applicable under the relevant Term Loan Documents) may deem proper;
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(iii)
Administrative Agent and Lenders may request and accept other guaranties and may take and hold security as collateral for the Guaranteed
Obligations, and may, from time to time, in whole or in part, exchange, sell, surrender, release, subordinate, modify, waive, rescind,
compromise or extend such other guaranties or security and may permit or consent to any such action or the result of any such action,
and may apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof; and
(iv)
Administrative Agent or Lenders may exercise, or waive or otherwise refrain from exercising, any other right, remedy, power or
privilege even if the exercise thereof affects or eliminates any right of subrogation or any other right of the Initial Guarantor against
Borrower.
(f)
Initial Guarantor’s Waivers. The Initial Guarantor waives and agrees not to assert:
(i)
any right to require Administrative Agent or any Lender to proceed against Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person, or
to pursue any other right, remedy, power or privilege of Administrative Agent or any Lender whatsoever;
(ii)
any defense arising by reason of any lack of corporate or other authority or any other defense of Borrower, such Guarantor or any
other Person;
(iii)
any rights to set-offs and counterclaims;
(iv)
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, any defenses or benefits that may be
derived from or afforded by applicable Law limiting the liability of or exonerating guarantors or sureties, or that may conflict with
the terms of this Section 10.14; and
(v)
any and all notice of the acceptance of this guaranty, and any and all notice of the creation, renewal, modification, extension
or accrual of the Guaranteed Obligations, or the reliance by Administrative Agent and Lenders upon this Guaranty, or the exercise of any
right, power or privilege hereunder. The Guaranteed Obligations shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted, incurred
and permitted to exist in reliance upon this Guaranty. The Initial Guarantor waives promptness, diligence, presentment, protest, demand
for payment, notice of default, dishonor or nonpayment and all other notices to or upon Borrower, each Guarantor or any other Person with
respect to the Guaranteed Obligations.
(g)
Financial Condition of Borrower. No Initial Guarantor shall have any right to require Administrative Agent or any Lender
to obtain or disclose any information with respect to: the financial condition or character of Borrower or the ability of Borrower to
pay and perform the Guaranteed Obligations; the Guaranteed Obligations; any collateral or other security for any or all of the Guaranteed
Obligations; the existence or nonexistence of any other guarantees of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations; any action or inaction
on the part of Administrative Agent or any Lender or any other Person; or any other matter, fact or occurrence whatsoever. The Initial
Guarantor hereby acknowledges that it has undertaken its own independent investigation of the financial condition of Borrower and all
other matters pertaining to this Guaranty and further acknowledges that it is not relying in any manner upon any representation or statement
of Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect thereto.
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(h)
Subrogation. Until the Discharge of Secured Obligations, the Initial Guarantor shall not directly or indirectly exercise:
(i) any rights that it may acquire by way of subrogation under this Section 10.14, by any payment hereunder or otherwise; (ii)
any rights of contribution, indemnification, reimbursement or similar suretyship claims arising out of this Section 10.14; or (iii)
any other right that it might otherwise have or acquire (in any way whatsoever) that could entitle it at any time to share or participate
in any right, remedy or security of Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party as against Borrower or other Guarantors or any other
Person, whether in connection with this Section 10.14, any of the other Term Loan Documents or otherwise. If any amount shall be
paid to the Initial Guarantor on account of the foregoing rights at any time when all the Guaranteed Obligations shall not have been paid
in full, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties and shall forthwith be paid
to Administrative Agent to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the
terms of the Term Loan Documents.
(i)
Subordination. All payments on account of all indebtedness, liabilities and other obligations of Borrower to the Initial
Guarantor, whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether due or to become due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated,
determined or undetermined (the “Initial Guarantor Subordinated Debt”) shall be subject, subordinate and junior
in right of payment and exercise of remedies, to the extent and in the manner set forth herein, to the prior payment in full in cash or
cash equivalents of the Guaranteed Obligations. So long as the Discharge of Secured Obligations has not occurred, the Initial Guarantor
shall not accept or receive any payment or distribution by or on behalf of Borrower or any other Initial Guarantor, directly or indirectly,
or assets of Borrower or any other Initial Guarantor, of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, including on
account of the purchase, redemption or other acquisition of Initial Guarantor Subordinated Debt, as a result of any collection, sale or
other disposition of collateral, or by setoff, exchange or in any other manner, for or on account of the Initial Guarantor Subordinated
Debt (“Initial Guarantor Subordinated Debt Payments”), except that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, the Initial Guarantor shall be entitled to accept and receive payments on its Initial Guarantor Subordinated Debt,
in accordance with past business practices of the Initial Guarantor and Borrower (or any other applicable Initial Guarantor) and not in
contravention of any Law or the terms of the Term Loan Documents.
If the Initial Guarantor Subordinated
Debt Payments shall be received in contravention of this Section 10.14, the Initial Guarantor Subordinated Debt Payments shall
be held in trust for the benefit of Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties and shall be paid over or delivered to Administrative
Agent for application to the payment in full in cash or cash equivalents of all Guaranteed Obligations remaining unpaid to the extent
necessary to give effect to this Section 10.14 after giving effect to any concurrent payments or distributions to Administrative
Agent and Lenders in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations.
(j)
Continuing Guaranty. This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and agreement of subordination and shall continue in effect
and be binding upon the Initial Guarantor until the Discharge of Secured Obligations, and the Initial Guarantor expressly acknowledges
that this guaranty shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding that there may be periods in which no Guaranteed Obligations
exist. This Guaranty shall continue in effect and be binding upon the Initial Guarantor until actual receipt by Administrative Agent of
written notice from the Initial Guarantor of its intention to discontinue this Guaranty as to future transactions (which notice shall
not be effective until noon on the day that is five (5) Business Days following such receipt); provided that no revocation or termination
of this guaranty shall affect in any way any rights of Administrative Agent, or any Lender hereunder with respect to any Guaranteed Obligations
arising or outstanding on the date of receipt of such notice, including any subsequent continuation, extension, or renewal thereof, or
change in the terms or conditions thereof, or any Guaranteed Obligations made or created after such date to the extent made or created
pursuant to a legally binding commitment of any Lender in existence as of the date of such revocation (collectively, “Existing
Guaranteed Obligations”), and the sole effect of such notice shall be to exclude from this Guaranty the Guaranteed Obligations
thereafter arising which are unconnected to any Existing Guaranteed Obligations.
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(k)
Reinstatement. This Guaranty shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated and revived, as the case may be, if,
for any reason, any payment of any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations (including a payment effected through exercise of a right of
setoff) by or on behalf of Borrower (or receipt of any proceeds of collateral) shall be rescinded, invalidated, declared to be fraudulent
or preferential, set aside, voided or otherwise required to be repaid to Borrower, its estate, trustee, receiver or any other Person (including
under any Bankruptcy Law), or must otherwise be restored by Administrative Agent or any Lender, whether as a result of proceedings under
any Bankruptcy Law or otherwise. All losses, damages, costs and expenses that Administrative Agent, or any Lender may suffer or incur
as a result of any voided or otherwise set aside payments shall be specifically covered by the indemnity in favor of Administrative Agent
and Lender contained in Section 10.04.
(l)
Substantial Benefits. The Loans provided to or for the benefit of Borrower hereunder by Lenders have been and are to be
contemporaneously used for the benefit of Borrower and the Initial Guarantor. It is the position, intent and expectation of the parties
that Borrower and the Initial Guarantor have derived and will derive significant and substantial benefits from the Loans to be made available
by Lenders under the Term Loan Documents. The Initial Guarantor has received at least “reasonably equivalent value” (as such
phrase is used in Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code, and in comparable provisions of other applicable Law) and more than sufficient consideration
to support its obligations hereunder in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations. Immediately prior to and after and giving effect to the
incurrence of the Initial Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty, the Initial Guarantor will be Solvent.
(m)
Knowing and Explicit Waivers. The Initial Guarantor acknowledges that it either has obtained the advice of legal counsel
or has had the opportunity to obtain such advice in connection with the terms and provisions of this Section 10.14. The Initial
Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that each of the waivers and consents set forth herein is made with full knowledge of its significance
and consequences, that all such waivers and consents herein are explicit and knowing and that the Initial Guarantor expects such waivers
and consents to be fully enforceable.
(n)
Collect on Initial Guarantor Subordinated Debt. If, while the Initial Guarantor Subordinated Debt is outstanding, any proceeding
under any Bankruptcy Law is commenced by or against Borrower or its property, Administrative Agent, when so instructed by Required Lenders,
is hereby irrevocably authorized and empowered (in the name of Lenders or in the name of the Initial Guarantor or otherwise), but shall
have no obligation, to demand, sue for, collect and receive every payment or distribution in respect of all Initial Guarantor Subordinated
Debt and give acquittances therefor and to file claims and proofs of claim and take such other action (including voting the Initial Guarantor
Subordinated Debt) as it may deem necessary or advisable for the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights or interests of Administrative
Agent and Lenders; and the Initial Guarantor shall promptly take such action as Administrative Agent (on instruction from Required Lenders)
may reasonably request: (A) to collect the Initial Guarantor Subordinated Debt for the account of the Lenders and to file appropriate
claims or proofs of claim in respect of the Initial Guarantor Subordinated Debt; (B) to execute and deliver to Administrative Agent such
powers of attorney, assignments and other instruments as it may request to enable it to enforce any and all claims with respect to the
Initial Guarantor Subordinated Debt; and (C) to collect and receive any and all Initial Guarantor Subordinated Debt Payments.
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(o)
Keepwell. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes
to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Credit Party to honor all of its obligations under
this Section 10.14 or any other Guaranty now or hereafter executed by such Qualified ECP Guarantor in respect of Swap Obligations
(provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 10.14 or such other Guaranty for
the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 10.14, or
otherwise under a Guaranty, voidable under applicable Law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater
amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 10.14, or otherwise under a Guaranty, shall remain
in full force and effect, until all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full and the Lenders’ commitments to make Loans and/or
extend credit to or for the benefit of Borrower shall have terminated or expired. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section
10.14(o) constitute, and this Section 10.14(o) shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement”
for the benefit of each other Credit Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
SECTION
10.15. TIME OF THE ESSENCE.
Time is of the essence of
the Term Loan Documents.
SECTION
10.16. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION;
ETC.
(a)
GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
(b)
SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. BORROWER AND EACH OTHER CREDIT PARTY PARTY HERETO EACH IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS,
FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN OR WITH DIRECT
OR INDIRECT JURISDICTION OVER THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK OR ANY NEW YORK STATE OR SUPERIOR COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK,
AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TERM LOAN
DOCUMENT TO WHICH EACH IS A PARTY, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY
AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH STATE COURTS OR, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION
OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER TERM LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TERM LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST
ANY CREDIT PARTY OR ANY OF ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
(c)
WAIVER OF VENUE. BORROWER AND EACH OTHER CREDIT PARTY PARTY HERETO EACH IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TERM LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN SUBSECTION (b) OF THIS SECTION
10.16. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN
INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
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(d)
SERVICE OF PROCESS. BORROWER AND EACH OTHER CREDIT PARTY PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS ON IT BY
CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH ON SCHEDULE 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE
RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
SECTION
10.17. WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO REPRESENTS
THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
ON SUCH MATTERS. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
SECTION
10.18. LIMITED LIABILITY.
It is expressly understood
and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Agreement is executed and delivered by BasePoint Capital II, LLC (“Administrator”),
not individually or personally but solely as administrator of BP Commercial Funding Trust III, Series SPL-XIV, in its capacity as Administrative
Agent and Lender, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it under that certain Trust Agreement, dated as
of February 27, 2023, and Series Trust Supplement No. 14 thereto, dated as of February 4, 2025 (collectively, as amended, supplemented
or modified from time to time), (b) any representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of BP Commercial Funding
Trust III, Series SPL-XIV, in its capacity as Administrative Agent and/or Lender, are made and intended not as personal representations,
undertakings and agreements by Administrator but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only BP Commercial Funding Trust III,
Series SPL-XIV, in its capacity as Administrative Agent and Lender, as the case may be, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed
as creating any liability on Administrator, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either express or implied contained herein,
all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and any person or entity claiming by, through or under the parties
hereto, and (d) under no circumstances shall Administrator be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of BP
Commercial Funding Trust III, Series SPL-XIV, in its capacity as Administrative Agent or Lender, hereto or be liable for the breach or
failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by BP Commercial Funding Trust III, Series SPL-XIV,
in its capacity as Administrative Agent or Lender, under this Agreement or the other related documents or otherwise.
SECTION
10.19. LENDER NOT A FIDUCIARY OR
PRINCIPAL.
The relationship between Borrower
and each Lender hereunder is solely that of debtor and creditor, and no Lender has any fiduciary, principal and agent, or other special
relationship with Borrower, and no term or provision of any of the Term Loan Documents shall be construed so as to deem the relationship
between Borrower, on the one hand, and a Lender, on the other hand, to be other than that of debtor and creditor.
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SECTION
10.20. NOT A SECURITY.
Each party hereto hereby represents
and warrants to the other parties that (a) such party does not consider the rights and obligations under this Agreement, the Notes, if
any, or any other Term Loan Document to constitute the “purchase” or “sale” of a “security” within
the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Rule l0b-5 promulgated thereunder, the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, or any other applicable securities statute or law, as amended and in effect from time to time, or any rule or regulation
under any of the foregoing, (b) such party has no expectation that it will derive profits from the efforts of the other parties or any
third party in respect of the rights and obligations under this Agreement, the Notes, if any, or any other Term Loan Document, and (c)
this Agreement, the Notes, if any, and the other Term Loan Documents merely constitute a commercial transaction by such party with the
other party and do not represent an “investment” (as that term is commonly understood) in the other party.
SECTION
10.21. INDEPENDENCE OF COVENANTS.
Each covenant contained in
this Agreement shall be construed (absent express provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other covenant contained in
this Agreement, so that compliance with one covenant shall not (absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance
with any other covenant.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
BORROWER:
KATAPULT
INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company
By:
/s/ Russell Falkenstein
Name:
Russell Falkenstein
Title:
Authorized Signatory
HOLDINGS:
KATAPULT
HOLDINGS, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation
By:
/s/ Russell Falkenstein
Name:
Russell Falkenstein
Title:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Term Loan Agreement]
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT:
BP
COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III,
SERIES
SPL-XIV,
a
statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III,
a
Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other
series
of BP Commercial Funding Trust III,
as
Administrative Agent
By:
BasePoint Capital II, LLC,
not
in its individual capacity but solely as
Administrator
of BP Commercial Funding Trust III
By:
/s/ Michael
Petronio
Name:
Michael
Petronio
Title:
Authorized
Officer
[Signature Page to Term Loan Agreement]
LENDERS:
BP
COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III,
SERIES
SPL-XIV, a statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III,
a
Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other
series
of BP Commercial Funding Trust III
By:
BasePoint Capital II, LLC,
not
in its individual capacity but solely as
Administrator
of BP Commercial Funding Trust III
By:
/s/ Michael
Petronio
Name:
Michael
Petronio
Title:
Authorized
Officer
[Signature Page to Term Loan Agreement]
LENDERS:
Magnetar
Structured Credit Fund, LP
By: Magnetar Financial LLC, its general partner
By:
/s/ Lavonne Harris
Name:
Lavonne Harris
Title:
Chief Financial Officer - Funds
Magnetar
Longhorn Fund II LLC
By: Magnetar Financial LLC, its investment manager
By:
/s/ Lavonne Harris
Name:
Lavonne Harris
Title:
Chief Financial Officer - Funds
Magnetar
Lake Credit Fund LLC
By: Magnetar Financial LLC, its manager
By:
/s/ Lavonne Harris
Name:
Lavonne Harris
Title:
Chief Financial Officer - Funds
Magnetar
Alpha Star Fund LLC
By: Magnetar Financial LLC, its investment manager
By:
/s/ Lavonne Harris
Name:
Lavonne Harris
Title:
Chief Financial Officer - Funds
Magnetar
Waterfront Series A LLC
By: Magnetar Financial LLC, its investment manager
By:
/s/ Lavonne Harris
Name:
Lavonne Harris
Title:
Chief Financial Officer - Funds
[Signature
Page to Term Loan Agreement]
LENDER:
SOUND
POINT DISCOVERY SPECIALTY FINANCE FUND II LP
By:
/s/ Vincent D'Arpino
Name:
Vincent D'Arpino
Title:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature
Page to Term Loan Agreement]
LENDER:
KATAPULT
TERM LLC
By:
/s/ Mark Froot
Name:
Mark Froot
Title:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Term Loan Agreement]
SCHEDULE A
KATAPULT SUBSIDIARIES
Subsidiary Name
Entity Type and Jurisdiction of Formation
Katapult Intermediate Holdings I, LLC
Delaware limited liability company
Katapult Intermediate Holdings II, LLC
Delaware limited liability company
Katapult Intermediate Holdings III, LLC
Delaware limited liability company
S-A-1
EXHIBIT 1
FINANCIAL COVENANT DEFINITIONS
“Consolidated
Adjusted EBITDA” means, as of any date of determination, for any period, the sum of the following determined on a consolidated
basis, without duplication, for Holdings and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP:
(a)
Consolidated Net Income for such period; plus
(b)
the sum of the following, without duplication, to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period: (i)
income and franchise Taxes; (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense; and (iii) amortization, depreciation and other non-cash charges (except
to the extent that such non-cash charges are reserved for cash charges to be taken in the future); plus
(c)
[reserved]; plus
(d)
to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, Tax Distributions for such period; plus
(e)
any expenses incurred from the sale or liquidation of discontinued or closed stores, including relocation expenses and remodeling
expenses and expenses related to the opening, curtailment and/or consolidation of facilities (including, without limitation, retail stores
and fulfillment centers); provided, however, that the amount to be added back pursuant to this clause (e) may not exceed 20% of
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for any measurement period (without giving effect to the add-backs pursuant to this clause (e)); plus
(f)
any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring loss, cost or expense that are agreed in writing by the Required Lenders; plus
(g)
restructuring and transition expenses, costs or charges, all as determined on a consolidated basis for Borrower and its Subsidiaries
for such period, which for the avoidance of doubt shall include severance payments and costs, relocation costs, systems establishment
costs, integration costs, signing costs, retention bonuses and contract termination costs; provided, that the amount to be added
back pursuant to this clause (g) may not exceed 20% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for any measurement period (without giving effect
to the add-back pursuant to this clause (g); plus
(h)
loss of on-lease and off-lease inventory, physical damage to stores, infrastructure, capital assets and other assets of the business
and loss of revenue, in each case, (1) to the extent reasonably identifiable by the Borrower as having resulted from significant weather
events or other natural disasters in areas that have been declared a federal disaster or otherwise qualify for federal emergency assistance,
(2) to the extent occurring within twelve (12) months after the occurrence of such significant weather event or natural disaster, and
(3) net of all related insurance proceeds received related thereto (including, without limitation, all business interruption insurance
and casualty insurance), all as determined on a consolidated basis for Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period; plus
(i)
without duplication, and notwithstanding any cap or limitation herein, all costs, expenses, charges, losses, reserves and accruals
(whether or not capitalized) arising from or in connection with the Katapult Merger Transaction (including severance, retention, restructuring,
integration, transition, and transaction and financing costs), and all purchase accounting adjustments related thereto, as determined
by Borrower in good faith; minus
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(j)
the sum of the following, without duplication, to the extent any of the following increase Consolidated Net Income for such period:
(i) interest income (ii) any extraordinary gains; and (iii) non-cash gains or non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income.
“Consolidated
Interest Expense” means, for any period, the total cash interest expense (including, without limitation, interest expense
attributable to Capital Lease obligations and all net payment obligations pursuant to Swap Contracts) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries
for such period, calculated on a consolidated basis for such period in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated
Net Income” means, for any period, the sum of net income (or loss) after taxes for such period of Holdings and its Subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP, but excluding:
(a)
any income of any Person if such Person is not a Subsidiary of Holdings, except that Holdings’ direct or indirect equity
in the net income of any Person for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually
distributed by such Person during such period to Holdings or a Subsidiary of Holdings as a dividend or other distribution;
(b)
the income of any Subsidiary of Holdings to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by
such Subsidiary of that income is prohibited by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree,
statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Subsidiary of Holdings; and
(c)
amortization, depreciation or any other non-cash charge or loss, including those resulting from any amortization, write-up, write-down
or write-off of goodwill, any non-cash income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts, any gains or non-cash losses
from the sale or liquidation of discontinued operations and any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring loss, cost or expense that Administrative
Agent approves to be excluded in its Administrative Discretion.
“Interest Coverage
Ratio” means, for any Fiscal Quarter of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the
ratio of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve (12) month period ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter to (b) Consolidated
Interest Expense for the twelve (12) month period ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter provided that, for purposes of this definition,
“Consolidated Interest Expense” shall include payments of preferred dividends by Holdings and its Subsidiaries, or distributions
by Holdings and its Subsidiaries to a direct or indirect parent, for the purpose of funding the payment of preferred dividends or any
other payment obligation of such direct or indirect parent of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such period; provided, further,
that any such preferred dividends (or distributions to fund the payment thereof without duplication) shall be excluded from Consolidated
Interest Expense to the extent such preferred dividends accrued, were declared and paid prior to the Closing Date.
“Leverage Ratio”
means, for any Fiscal Quarter of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the ratio of (a) the aggregate
outstanding amount of Debt of Holdings and its Subsidiaries described in clauses (a) (including purchase money debt), (b) and (d) of the
definition thereof (in the case of clause (d), only to the extent not paid after three (3) Business Days of becoming due and payable)
less Liquidity, in each case, as of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve (12) month
period ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter.
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“Liquidity”
means, as of any date of determination, without duplication, unrestricted (as determined in accordance with GAAP) and unencumbered
(other than encumbrances constituting Permitted Cash Liens) Cash and Cash Equivalents of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of such date
(including all Cash and Cash Equivalents in any deposit accounts and securities accounts of such Person and its Subsidiaries satisfying
the foregoing requirements).
“Permitted Cash Liens”
means any of the following:
(a)
any Lien created under any Term Loan Document;
(b)
any Lien arising in connection with any Permitted Katapult Debt Agreement;
(c)
any Lien arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set off
or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or securities accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution;
provided that: (i) such deposit account or securities account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to
restrictions against access by any of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States; and (ii) such deposit account or securities account is not intended
by any of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to provide collateral to the depository institution; or
(d)
any customary banker’s Liens in favor of banking institutions (including the right of setoff) encumbering deposit accounts
or securities accounts maintained at such banking institutions by any of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that are within the general
parameters in the banking industry or arising pursuant to such banking institution’s general terms and conditions.
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
ASSIGNMENT
AGREEMENT
THIS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT,
dated as of the date set forth at the top of Attachment 1 hereto, by and between:
(1) The
financial institution designated under item A of Attachment 1 hereto as the Assignor Lender (“Assignor Lender”);
and
(2) The
financial institution designated under item B of Attachment 1 hereto as the Assignee Lender (“Assignee Lender”).
RECITALS
A. Assignor
Lender is one of the Lenders which is a party to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2026 (as amended, restated, amended and
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Term Loan Agreement”), by and among Katapult
Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”); Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, (“Holdings”), the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time
to time party thereto, and BP Commercial Funding Trust III, Series SPL-XIV, a statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III, a Delaware
statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative
Agent”).
B. Assignor
Lender wishes to sell, and Assignee Lender wishes to purchase, all or a portion of Assignor Lender’s rights under the Term Loan
Agreement pursuant to Section 10.06(b) of the Term Loan Agreement.
AGREEMENT
Now, therefore, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
Except as otherwise defined in this Assignment Agreement, all capitalized terms used herein and defined in the Term Loan Agreement have
the respective meanings given to those terms in the Term Loan Agreement, unless otherwise specified.
2. Sale
and Assignment. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Assignment Agreement, Assignor Lender hereby (i) agrees to sell,
assign and delegate to Assignee Lender and Assignee Lender hereby agrees to purchase, accept and assume the rights, obligations and duties
of a Lender under the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents having Percentage Shares as set forth under Column 1 opposite
Assignee Lender’s name on Attachment 1 hereto. Such sale, assignment and delegation shall become effective on the date designated
in Attachment 1 hereto (the “Assignment Effective Date”), which date shall be, unless Administrative Agent shall
otherwise consent, at least five (5) Business Days after the date following the date counterparts of this Assignment Agreement are delivered
to Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 3 hereof.
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3. Assignment
Effective Notice. Upon (a) receipt by Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Assignment Agreement (to each of which is attached
a fully completed Attachment 1), each of which has been executed by Assignor Lender and Assignee Lender (and, to the extent required by
Section 10.06(b) of the Term Loan Agreement, by Borrower and Administrative Agent) and (b) payment to Administrative Agent of the
recordation and processing fee specified in Section 10.06(b) of the Term Loan Agreement by Assignor Lender, Administrative Agent
will transmit to Borrower, Assignor Lender and Assignee Lender an Assignment Effective Notice substantially in the form of Attachment
2 hereto, fully completed (an “Assignment Effective Notice”).
4. Assignment
Effective Date. At or before 12:00 noon (local time of Assignor Lender) on the Assignment Effective Date, Assignee Lender shall pay
to Assignor Lender, in immediately available or same day funds, an amount equal to the purchase price, as agreed between Assignor Lender
and Assignee Lender (the “Purchase Price”), for the Loans and corresponding Percentage Shares purchased by Assignee
Lender hereunder. Effective upon receipt by Assignor Lender of the Purchase Price payable by Assignee Lender, the sale, assignment and
delegation to Assignee Lender of such Loans and corresponding Percentage Shares as described in Section 2 hereof shall become effective.
5. Payments
After the Assignment Effective Date. Assignor Lender and Assignee Lender hereby agree that Administrative Agent shall, and hereby
authorize and direct Administrative Agent to, allocate amounts payable under the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents
as follows:
(a) All
principal payments made after the Assignment Effective Date with respect to the Percentage Shares assigned to Assignee Lender pursuant
to this Assignment Agreement shall be payable to Assignee Lender.
(b) All
interest, fees and other amounts accrued after the Assignment Effective Date with respect to the Percentage Shares assigned to Assignee
Lender pursuant to this Assignment Agreement shall be payable to Assignee Lender.
Assignor Lender and Assignee
Lender shall make any separate arrangements between themselves which they deem appropriate with respect to payments between them of amounts
paid under the Term Loan Documents on account of the Percentage Shares assigned to Assignee Lender, and neither Administrative Agent nor
Borrower shall have any responsibility to effect or carry out such separate arrangements.
6. Delivery
of Notes. On or prior to the Assignment Effective Date, Assignor Lender will deliver to Administrative Agent the Notes (if any) payable
to Assignor Lender. On or prior to the Assignment Effective Date, if requested in writing at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Assignment
Effective Date, Borrower will deliver to Administrative Agent new Notes for Assignee Lender and Assignor Lender, in each case in principal
amounts reflecting, in accordance with the Term Loan Agreement, their respective Percentage Shares. As provided in Section 10.06(b)
of the Term Loan Agreement, each such new Note shall be dated the Closing Date. Promptly after the Assignment Effective Date, if new Notes
are requested Administrative Agent will send to each of Assignor Lender and Assignee Lender, as applicable, its new Notes and, if applicable,
will send to Borrower the superseded Notes payable to Assignor Lender, marked “Cancelled and Replaced.”
7. Delivery
of Copies of Term Loan Documents. Concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, Assignor Lender will provide to Assignee Lender
(if it is not already a Lender party to the Term Loan Agreement) conformed copies of all documents delivered to Assignor Lender on or
prior to the Closing Date in satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in the Term Loan Agreement.
8. Further
Assurances. Each of the parties to this Assignment Agreement agrees that at any time and from time to time upon the written request
of any other party, it will execute and deliver such further documents and do such further acts and things as such other party may reasonably
request in order to effect the purposes of this Assignment Agreement.
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9. Further
Representations, Warranties and Covenants. Assignor Lender and Assignee Lender further represent and warrant to and covenant with
each other, Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
(a) Other
than the representation and warranty that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned hereby free and clear of
any adverse claim, Assignor Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties
or representations made in or in connection with the Term Loan Agreement or the other Term Loan Documents or the execution, legality,
validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Term Loan Agreement or the other Term Loan Documents furnished.
(b) Assignor
Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of Borrower or any of
its obligations under the Term Loan Agreement or any other Term Loan Documents.
(c) Assignee
Lender confirms that it has received a copy of the Term Loan Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate
to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment Agreement.
(d) Assignee
Lender will, independently and without reliance upon Administrative Agent, Assignor Lender or any other Lender and based upon such documents
and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under
the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents.
(e) Assignee
Lender appoints and authorizes Administrative Agent to take such action as Administrative Agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers
under the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents as Administrative Agent is authorized to exercise by the terms thereof,
together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, all in accordance with the Term Loan Agreement.
(f) Assignee
Lender agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Term Loan Agreement
and the other Term Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
(g) Attachment
1 hereto sets forth administrative information with respect to Assignee Lender.
10. Effect
of this Assignment Agreement. On and after the Assignment Effective Date, (a) Assignee Lender shall be a Lender with Percentage Shares
equal to that set forth under Column 2 opposite Assignee Lender’s name on Attachment 1 hereto and shall have the rights, duties
and obligations of such a Lender under the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents and (b) Assignor Lender shall be a Lender
with Percentage Shares equal to that set forth under Column 2 opposite Assignor Lender’s name on Attachment 1 hereto, and shall
have the rights, duties and obligations of such a Lender under the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents or, if the Percentage
Share of Assignor Lender has been reduced to 0%, Assignor Lender shall cease to be a Lender and shall have no further obligation to make
any Loans.
11. Miscellaneous.
This Assignment Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. Section headings
in this Assignment Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not part of the substance hereof.
[signature
page to follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this Assignment Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date set forth in
Attachment 1 hereto.
______________________________,
as
Assignor
Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
____________________________,
as an
Assignee
Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
CONSENTED
TO, ACKNOWLEDGED BY,
AND
ACCEPTED FOR RECORDATION
IN
REGISTER:
BP
COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III,
SERIES
SPL-XIV,
a
statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III,
a
Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other
series
of BP Commercial Funding Trust III,
as
Administrative Agent
By:
BasePoint Capital II, LLC,
not
in its individual capacity but solely as
Administrator
of BP Commercial Funding Trust III
By:
Name:
Michael
Petronio
Title:
Authorized
Officer
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ATTACHMENT 1
TO
ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
NAMES, ADDRESSES, AND PERCENTAGE
SHARES OF ASSIGNOR LENDER AND ASSIGNEE LENDER
AND ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE DATE
_________________ ____, 20___
A.
ASSIGNOR LENDER
Column 1
Class, Commitment,
Principal and Percentage
Shares
Transferred1 2
Column 2
Class, Commitment,
Principal
and Percentage Shares
After Assignment
Applicable Lending Office:
Attention:
Address for Notices:
Attention:
Telecopier No.:
Wiring Instructions:
1 To
be expressed by a percentage rounded to the eighth digit to the right of the decimal point.
2 Percentage
Share of Term Loans, as applicable to be sold by Assignor Lender and purchased by Assignee Lender pursuant to this Assignment Agreement.
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B.
ASSIGNOR LENDER
Column 1
Class, Commitment,
Principal and Percentage
Shares
Transferred 1 2
Column
2
Class, Commitment,
Principal
and Percentage Shares
After Assignment
Applicable Lending Office:
Address for Notices:
Telecopier No.:
Wiring Instructions:
C. ASSIGNMENT
EFFECTIVE DATE:
_____________________ ____,
20___
1 To
be expressed by a percentage rounded to the eighth digit to the right of the decimal point.
2
Percentage Share of Term Loans, as applicable to be sold by Assignor Lender and purchased by Assignee Lender pursuant to
this Assignment Agreement.
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ATTACHMENT 2
TO
ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
FORM OF
ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE NOTICE
Reference is made to that
certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2026 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, the “Term Loan Agreement”), by and among Katapult Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“Borrower”); Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (“Holdings”),
the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and BP Commercial Funding Trust
III, Series SPL-XIV, a statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series
of BP Commercial Funding Trust III, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms
used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in such Assignment Agreement, unless otherwise
specified. Administrative Agent hereby acknowledges receipt of five executed counterparts of a completed Assignment Agreement, a copy
of which is attached hereto.
1. Pursuant
to such Assignment Agreement, you are advised that the Assignment Effective Date will be _____________ ____, 20___.
2. Pursuant
to such Assignment Agreement, Assignor Lender is required to deliver to Administrative Agent on or before the Assignment Effective Date
the Note, if any, payable to Assignor Lender.
3. Pursuant
to such Assignment Agreement and the Term Loan Agreement, Borrower is required, if requested in writing at least one (1) Business Day
prior to the Assignment Effective Date, to deliver to Administrative Agent on or before the Assignment Effective Date the following Notes,
each dated ___________ ____, 20__:
A. Promissory Note in the
principal amount of $_______________ payable to ________________________________.
4. Pursuant
to such Assignment Agreement, Assignee Lender is required to pay its Purchase Price to Assignor Lender at or before 12:00 noon (local
time of Assignor Lender) on the Assignment Effective Date in immediately available funds.
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Very
truly yours,
BP
COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III,
SERIES
SPL-XIV,
a
statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III,
a
Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other
series
of BP Commercial Funding Trust III,
as
Administrative Agent
By:
BasePoint Capital II, LLC,
not
in its individual capacity but solely as
Administrator
of BP Commercial Funding Trust III
By:
Name:
Michael
Petronio
Title:
Authorized
Officer
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Compliance Certificate
To: BP Commercial Funding Trust III, Series
SPL-XIV, as Administrative Agent
Date: ______________________, 20____
Subject: Katapult Intermediate Holdings, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
Financial Statements
In accordance with the Term Loan Agreement, dated
as of August 11, 2026 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Term
Loan Agreement”) by and among Katapult Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”);
Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (“Holdings”), the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party
thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and BP Commercial Funding Trust III, Series SPL-XIV, a statutory series of BP Commercial
Funding Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III, as Administrative
Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), attached hereto are the true, complete and correct copies of the following
financial statements for the [fiscal year] [fiscal quarter] ended ____________ ____, 20__(the “Reporting Date”)
and the year-to-date period then ended (the “Current Financials”) required to be delivered pursuant to Section
6.01 of the Term Loan Agreement.
Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Term Loan Agreement, unless otherwise specified.
Borrower certifies that the Current Financials
have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly present in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition of Borrower
and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and in a manner consistent with prior periods specified therein, subject, in
the case of the quarterly financial statements, only to normal year end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
Defaults.
(Check one):
Borrower further certifies that:
¨ Borrower
does not have knowledge of the occurrence of any unwaived or uncured Default or Event of Default.
¨ Except
as previously reported in writing to Administrative Agent, Borrower does not have knowledge of the existence of any Default or Event
of Default or Cease Funding Event.
¨ Borrower
has knowledge of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default not previously reported in writing to Administrative Agent and attached
hereto is a statement of the facts with respect thereto and the action which Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
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Schedule
I attached hereto sets forth financial data and computations of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.16 of
the Term Loan Agreement, all of which data and computations are true, complete and correct.
[As of the Reporting Date or applicable date of
determination, Borrower is in compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.16(a) of the Term Loan Agreement.
___ Yes ____ No
As of the Reporting Date or applicable date of
determination, Borrower is in compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.16(b) of the Term Loan Agreement.
___ Yes ____ No
As of the Reporting Date or applicable date of
determination, Borrower is in compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.16(c) of the Term Loan Agreement.
___ Yes ____ No]
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Left Blank]
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This Compliance Certificate
and the foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Schedule I attached hereto and the financial statements
delivered with this Compliance Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered this [___] day of [___], 202[_].
KATAPULT
INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company
By:
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE I TO
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Computations
1. INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO:
(a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA:
$ ____________________
i. Consolidated Net Income for such period; plus
$ ____________________
ii. the
sum of the following, without duplication, to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period: (i) income
and franchise Taxes; (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense; and (iii) amortization, depreciation and other non-cash charges (except to the
extent that such non-cash charges are reserved for cash charges to be taken in the future); plus
$ ____________________
iii. to
the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, Tax Distributions for such period; plus
$ ____________________
iv. any
expenses incurred from the sale or liquidation of discontinued or closed stores, including relocation expenses and remodeling expenses
and expenses related to the opening, curtailment and/or consolidation of facilities (including, without limitation, retail stores and
fulfillment centers); provided, however, that the amount to be added back pursuant to this clause (e) may not exceed 20% of Consolidated
Adjusted EBITDA for any measurement period (without giving effect to the add-backs pursuant to this clause (iv)); plus
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v. any
extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring loss, cost or expense that are agreed in writing by the Required Lenders; plus
$ ____________________
vi. restructuring
and transition expenses, costs or charges, all as determined on a consolidated basis for Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period,
which for the avoidance of doubt shall include severance payments and costs, relocation costs, systems establishment costs, integration
costs, signing costs, retention bonuses and contract termination costs; provided, that the amount to be added back pursuant to
this clause (g) may not exceed 20% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for any measurement period (without giving effect to the add-back
pursuant to this clause (vi); plus;
vii. loss
of on-lease and off-lease inventory, physical damage to stores, infrastructure, capital assets and other assets of the business and loss
of revenue, in each case, (1) to the extent reasonably identifiable by the Borrower as having resulted from significant weather events
or other natural disasters in areas that have been declared a federal disaster or otherwise qualify for federal emergency assistance,
(2) to the extent occurring within twelve (12) months after the occurrence of such significant weather event or natural disaster, and
(3) net of all related insurance proceeds received related thereto (including, without limitation, all business interruption insurance
and casualty insurance), all as determined on a consolidated basis for Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period; plus
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viii. without
duplication, and notwithstanding any cap or limitation herein, all costs, expenses, charges, losses, reserves and accruals (whether or
not capitalized) arising from or in connection with the Katapult Merger Transaction (including severance, retention, restructuring, integration,
transition, and transaction and financing costs), and all purchase accounting adjustments related thereto, as determined by Borrower
in good faith; minus
ix. the
sum of the following, without duplication, to the extent any of the following increase Consolidated Net Income for such period: (i) interest
income (ii) any extraordinary gains; and (iii) non-cash gains or non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income
$ ____________________
Total 1(a)
$_____________________
(b) Consolidated
Interest Expense (including preferred dividends paid):
Total 1(b)
$_____________________
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Ratio of 1(a) to 1(b)
[] to []
2. LEVERAGE RATIO:
(a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA:
i. the
aggregate outstanding amount of Debt under the Term Loan Documents plus
$_____________________
ii. the
aggregate outstanding amount of Debt under and any Debt described in clause (b) of the definition thereof less
$_____________________
iii. Liquidity
solely as described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, in each case, as of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter
$_____________________
Total 2(a)
$__________________________
Ratio of 2(a) to 1(a)
[] to []
3. MINIMUM LIQUIDITY
[insert month]
$_____________________
[insert month]
$_____________________
[insert month]
$_____________________
[insert month]
$_____________________
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ANNEX A TO COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE
Financial
Statements
See Attached
EX B - 8
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF
JOINDER AGREEMENT
This JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated
as of __________, 20___ (this “Agreement”), to the Term Loan Agreement referred to below is entered into by
and among ____________, a __________ (the “New Subsidiary”), KATAPULT INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “Borrower”) and BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III, SERIES SPL-XIV, a statutory
series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust
III, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”).
RECITALS
A. Reference
is made to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2026 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the “Term Loan Agreement”), among Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors from time
to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Administrative Agent. All capitalized terms used and not defined
herein shall have the meanings given thereto in the Term Loan Agreement or the applicable Term Loan Document referred to therein, unless
otherwise specified.
B. Pursuant
to Section 6.13 of the Term Loan Agreement, Borrower is required to cause the New Subsidiary to execute, among other documents, a joinder
agreement in order to become a Guarantor under the Term Loan Agreement, to guaranty payment and performance of the Obligations of Borrower
under the Term Loan Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration
of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1.01 Joinder
of the New Subsidiary. Pursuant to Section 6.13 of the Term Loan Agreement, the New Subsidiary by its signature below becomes a Guarantor
under the Term Loan Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor, and the New Subsidiary hereby
(i) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Term Loan Agreement applicable to it as a Guarantor thereunder and (ii) represents and
warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as Guarantor thereunder are true and correct on and as of the date hereof.
The New Subsidiary hereby agrees that each reference to a “Subsidiary Guarantor,” “Guarantor” or the “Guarantors”
in the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents shall include the New Subsidiary. The New Subsidiary acknowledges that it
has received a copy of each of the Term Loan Documents and that it has read and understands the terms thereof and agrees for the benefit
of Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties to be bound thereby and to comply with the terms thereof insofar as such terms are applicable
to it.
2.01 Additional
Items. The New Subsidiary shall have executed and delivered to Administrative Agent all such documents, instruments, and agreements
as Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
3.01 General
Provisions.
(a) Representations
and Warranties. The New Subsidiary represents and warrants that this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally.
EX C - 1
(b) Limited
Effect. Except as supplemented hereby, the Term Loan Agreement and each other Term Loan Document shall continue to be, and shall remain,
in full force and effect. This Agreement shall not be deemed (i) to be a waiver of, or consent to, or a modification or amendment of,
any other term or condition of the Term Loan Agreement or any other Term Loan Document except as otherwise expressly set forth herein
or (ii) to prejudice any right or rights which Administrative Agent or any Lender may now have or may have in the future under or in connection
with the Term Loan Agreement or the other Term Loan Documents or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein, as the same
may be amended or modified from time to time.
(c) Costs
and Expenses. Borrower hereby agrees that it shall pay or reimburse Administrative Agent for all of its reasonable and customary out-of-pocket
costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement including, without limitation,
the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel.
(d) Notices.
All communications and notices hereunder shall be made in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Term Loan Agreement. All communications
and notices hereunder to Administrative Agent or Borrower shall be given to it at its address for notices set forth in Section 10.02 of
the Term Loan Agreement, and all communications and notices hereunder to the New Subsidiary shall be given to it c/o Borrower at such
address.
(e) Severability.
If any provision hereof is invalid and unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (a) the other
provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction and shall be liberally construed in favor of Administrative
Agent and the Lenders in order to carry out the intentions of the parties hereto as nearly as may be possible; and (b) the invalidity
or unenforceability of any provisions hereof in such jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in
any other jurisdiction.
(f) Governing
Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(g) Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts
taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this
Agreement by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Agreement.
(h) Headings.
The various headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement
or any provisions hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned
hereby causes this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
BORROWER:
KATAPULT
INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC.,
a
Delaware limited liability company
By:
Name:
Title:
NEW
SUBSIDIARY:
[Name
of New Subsidiary],
a
[_____________]
By:
Name:
Title:
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT:
BP
COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III, SERIES SPL-XIV,
a
statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III,
a
Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III, as
Administrative
Agent
By:
BasePoint Capital II, LLC,
not
in its individual capacity but solely as
Administrator
of BP Commercial Funding Trust III
By:
Name:
Michael Petronio
Title:
Authorized Officer
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF
TERM LOAN REQUEST
_____________ ____, 20__
BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III, SERIES SPL-XIV,
as Administrative Agent
c/o BasePoint Capital II, LLC,
75 Rockefeller Plaza, 19th Floor
New York NY 10019
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to Term
Loan Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2026 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time, the “Term Loan Agreement”), by and among Katapult Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“Borrower”); Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (“Holdings”),
the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and BP Commercial Funding Trust
III, Series SPL-XIV, a statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series
of BP Commercial Funding Trust III, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise indicated,
all terms defined in the Term Loan Agreement have the same respective meanings when used herein.
1. Pursuant to Section 2.01[(a)][(b)] of the Term Loan Agreement, the [Initial] Borrower hereby irrevocably
requests a Borrowing of upon the following terms:
a. The aggregate principal amount of the requested Borrowing of Term Loans is to be $[___________]
b. The date of the Borrowing of Term Loans is to be [________], 20[__].
2. The Borrower hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, on the date of this Term
Loan Request and after giving effect to the requested Borrowing of the Term Loans:
a. The representations and warranties of the Credit Parties set forth in the Term Loan Agreement and the
other Term Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects as if made on and as of such date (except, in the case of any
such representations and warranties which expressly relates to a given date or period, such representation and warranties shall be true
and correct in all material respects on and as of the respective date or for the respective period, as the case may be); provided,
however, that if any such representations and warranties is qualified by materiality, Material Adverse Effect or material adverse
change, then such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects;
b. No Default, Event of Default, or Cease Funding Event has occurred and is continuing; and
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c [The Credit Parties shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.16 of the
Term Loan Agreement on a pro forma basis as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have
been delivered, calculated after giving effect to the use of proceeds and the incurrence of such Delayed Draw Term Loan.]1
3. Please disburse the proceeds of the requested Borrowing of the Term Loans to the following deposit account:
________________________
ABA No.: ______________________
Account No.: ___________________
Account Name: _________________
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page follows]
1 To be included for Delayed Draw Term
Loan Borrowing.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the [Initial]
Borrower has executed this Term Loan Request on the date set forth above.
[INITIAL
BORROWER][BORROWER]
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature page to Term Loan Request]
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF TERM LOAN NOTE
$[_____]
New York, New York
[DATE]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, THE UNDERSIGNED,
Katapult Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”), hereby promises to pay
to [_____________] (the “Lender”), the principal sum of [______________] AND 00/100 ($[___________]) or such
lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the [Initial Term Loans][ Delayed Draw Term Loan] made by
the Lender to Borrower pursuant to that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2026 (as amended, restated, amended and restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Term Loan Agreement”), among Borrower, the Subsidiary
Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and BP Commercial Funding Trust III, Series SPL-XIV,
a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative
Agent”), on or before the Maturity Date as specified in the Term Loan Agreement; and to pay interest on said sum, or such
lesser amount, at the rates and on the dates provided in the Term Loan Agreement.
Borrower shall make all payments
hereunder, for the account of the Lender’s applicable Lending Office, to Administrative Agent as indicated in the Term Loan Agreement,
in lawful money of the United States and in same day or immediately available funds.
Borrower hereby authorizes
the Lender to record on the schedule(s) annexed to this Term Loan Note (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time, this “Term Loan Note”) the date and amount of the [Initial Term Loan] [Delayed Draw Term Loan]
and of each payment or prepayment of principal made by Borrower and agree that all such notations shall be conclusive absent manifest
error with respect to the matters noted; provided, however, that the failure of the Lender to make any such notation shall
not affect Borrower’s obligations hereunder.
This Term Loan Note one of
the Notes referred to in the Term Loan Agreement. This Term Loan Note is subject to the terms of the Term Loan Agreement, including the
rights of prepayment and the rights of acceleration of maturity set forth therein. Terms used herein have the meanings assigned to those
terms in the Term Loan Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein.
This Term Loan Note is registered
as to both principal and any stated interest within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 5f.103-1(c). The transfer, sale or assignment
of any rights under or interest in this Term Loan Note is subject to certain restrictions contained in the Term Loan Agreement, including
Section 10.06 thereof.
To the extent set forth in
the Term Loan Agreement, Borrower shall pay all fees and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Lender in the enforcement
or attempt to enforce any of Borrower’s obligations hereunder not performed when due. Borrower hereby waives notice of presentment,
demand, protest or notice of any other kind.
THIS [INITIAL TERM LOAN NOTE][
DELAYED DRAW TERM LOAN NOTE] SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower
has duly executed this Term Loan Note effective on the date first written above.
KATAPULT INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to Term Loan Note]
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF
SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE
Dated as of [________], 2026
This Solvency Certificate
(this “Solvency Certificate”) is made and delivered pursuant to that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of
August 11, 2026 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Term
Loan Agreement”), by and among Katapult Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”);
Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (“Holdings”), the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party
thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and BP Commercial Funding Trust III, Series SPL-XIV, a statutory series of BP Commercial
Funding Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III, as Administrative
Agent (the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used in this Solvency Certificate but not otherwise defined
herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Term Loan Agreement, unless otherwise specified.
This Solvency Certificate
is being delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(iii) of the Term Loan Agreement.
The undersigned, solely in
his capacity as the Chief Financial Officer of Borrower, and not in his individual capacity, hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders that on and as of the date hereof:
1. The
undersigned is the Chief Financial Officer of Borrower.
2. Immediately
after giving effect to the transactions to occur on the Closing Date, including making of the Initial Term Loan on the Closing Date, (i)
the Credit Parties (on consolidated basis) are Solvent, and (ii) the Group Parties (on a consolidated basis) and their Subsidiaries are
Solvent.
[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned
has executed this Solvency Certificate on and as of the date first written above.
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to Solvency Certificate]
EXHIBIT G
FORM OF
CLOSING CERTIFICATE
Dated as of [________], 2026
This Closing Certificate (this
“Closing Certificate”) is made and delivered pursuant to that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August
11, 2026 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Term Loan
Agreement”), by and among Katapult Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”);
Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (“Holdings”), the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party
thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and BP Commercial Funding Trust III, Series SPL-XIV, a statutory series of BP Commercial
Funding Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III, as Administrative
Agent (the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used in this Closing Certificate but not otherwise defined
herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Term Loan Agreement, unless otherwise specified.
This Closing Certificate is
being delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(iv) of the Term Loan Agreement
The undersigned, solely in
his capacity as the [______] of Borrower, and not in his individual capacity, hereby certifies to Administrative Agent and the Lenders
that on and as of the Closing Date:
1. I
am the [chief financial officer] of Borrower.
2. Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties of each Credit Party contained in the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan
Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, as though made on and as of such date (other than
any representation and warranty that specifically relates to a specified prior date, in which case such representation and warranty shall
be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such specified prior date); provided that, in each case, such materiality qualifier
shall not be applicable to any such representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by Material Adverse Effect,
materiality or material adverse change in the text thereof.
3. No
Default. No Default or Event of Default exists on the Closing Date.
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EX G - 1
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned
have executed this Closing Certificate as of the date first written above.
BORROWER:
KATAPULT INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature page to Closing Certificate]
EX-10.2 — EXHIBIT 10.2
EX-10.2
Filename: tm2622446d5_ex10-2.htm · Sequence: 3
Exhibit 10.2
Execution Version
SECURITY AGREEMENT
among
KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC.,
KATAPULT INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS,
LLC,
EACH OF THE OTHER GRANTORS
PARTY HERETO,
and
BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST
III, SERIES SPL-XIV,
as Administrative Agent
Dated as of August 11, 2026
SECURITY AGREEMENT
This SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated
as of August 11, 2026 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”),
among KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), KATAPULT INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”; the Subsidiary Guarantors, Holdings and the Borrower
are referred to collectively herein as the “Grantors”, and each, a “Grantor”), and
BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III, SERIES SPL-XIV, a statutory series of BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III, a Delaware statutory trust,
for itself and for no other series of BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III, as Administrative Agent and Documentation Agent (as defined in
the Loan Agreement referred to below) (herein, the “Administrative Agent”).
RECITALS
A. Reference is made to that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, amended and restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), among Holdings, Borrower, the Subsidiary
Guarantors party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders” and each, individually,
a “Lender”), and the Administrative Agent.
B. The Lenders have agreed to make Loans to the Borrower pursuant, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions specified in the
Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents. Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors is a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower.
The Grantors acknowledge that their business is a mutual and collective enterprise and that the Loans and other financial accommodations
made under the Loan Agreement will enhance the aggregate borrowing powers of the Borrower and credit availability to the other Loan Parties
(as defined below) and facilitate their loan relationship with the Lenders, all to the mutual advantage of the Grantors.
C. Each Grantor acknowledges that it will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the making of the Loans under the Loan
Agreement. Each Subsidiary Guarantor has, pursuant to the Loan Agreement, agreed to unconditionally guaranty the Obligations of the Borrower
and each Grantor has agreed to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in and Lien
upon the Collateral (as defined below).
D. This Security Agreement is given by each Grantor in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to
secure payment and performance of all of the Obligations (as defined below).
E. The execution and delivery by the Grantors of this Security Agreement is a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Loan
Agreement, and the Lenders would not have entered into the Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents if the Grantors had not executed
and delivered this Security Agreement.
In consideration of the premises
and to induce the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to the Loan Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make financial accommodations
to the Borrower thereunder and in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained therein and herein, each
Grantor and the Administrative Agent has agreed to enter into this Security Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
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ARTICLE
1.
DEFINITIONS; GRANT OF SECURITY; CONTINUING PERFECTION AND PRIORITY
Section
1.1 General Definitions. As used in
this Security Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:
(a)
When used in this Security Agreement, each of the following terms shall have the respective meaning ascribed thereto by the UCC:
“Account”, “Account Debtor”, “Certificated Securities”, “Chattel Paper”, “Commercial
Tort Claim”, “Contract”, “Control”, “Deposit Account”, “Document”, “Electronic
Chattel Paper”, “Equipment”, “Fixture”, “Fixture Filing”, “General Intangibles”,
“Goods”, “Instrument”, “Inventory”, “Investment Property”, “Letter of Credit Right”,
“Money”, “Payment Intangibles”, “Proceeds”, “Record”, “Securities Account”,
“Security”, “Security Certificate”, “Supporting Obligation”, and “Uncertificated Securities”.
(b)
As used in this Security Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:
“Agreement”
means this Security Agreement, together with all schedules and exhibits hereto.
“Additional Grantor”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Article 10.
“Collateral”
means all personal property and Fixtures of each Grantor, including all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under
the following, in each case whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising and wherever located (i) all Accounts (including
health-care insurance receivables), (ii) all Chattel Paper (whether tangible or electronic), (iii) all Commercial Tort Claims, including
those listed on the applicable Perfection Certificate (as supplemented from time to time), (iv) all Documents (including electronic documents),
(v) all Equipment, motor vehicles, rolling stock and aircrafts, (vi) all General Intangibles, including, without limitation, all Payment
Intangibles, (vii) all Goods (including inventory, equipment and any accessions thereto and all consigned goods), (viii) all Instruments
(including promissory notes), (ix) all insurance policies covering any or all of the Collateral (regardless of whether Administrative
Agent or any other Secured Party is the loss payee thereof) and all business interruption insurance policies, (x) all Intellectual Property,
(xi) all Inventory, (xii) all Letter of Credit Rights (whether or not the letter of credit is evidenced by writing), (xiii) all Deposit
Accounts, securities accounts, bank accounts, subaccounts, deposits and cash, in each case, other than Excluded Accounts, (xiv) all Investment
Property and all other financial assets, (xv) all Money, cash and cash equivalents, (xvi) all Contracts, (xvii) all Pledged Collateral,
(xviii) all other goods, all other personal property and all other fixture property of every kind and nature of such Grantor, whether
tangible or intangible, (xix) all credit balances, deposits and other property now or hereafter held or received by or in transit to the
Agent or at any other depository or other institution from or for the account of any Grantor, whether for safekeeping, pledge, custody,
transmission, collection or otherwise, (xx) all books and records relating to the Collateral and/or to the operation of any Grantor’s
business, and all rights of access to (A) such books, records and information, and (B) all property in which such books, records and information
are stored, recorded and maintained, (xxi) to the extent not otherwise included in clauses (i) through (xx) above in this definition of
“Collateral”, all receivables and all present and future claims, rights, interests, assets and properties recovered by or
on behalf of any Grantor, (xxii) to the extent not otherwise included in clauses (i) through (xxi) above in this definition of “Collateral”,
all Collateral Records and Supporting Obligations in respect of any of the foregoing, (xxiii) to the extent not otherwise included
in clauses (i) through (xxii) above in this definition of “Collateral”, all other property in which a security interest may
be granted under the UCC or which may be delivered to and held by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms hereof, (xxiv) Fixtures,
(xxv) all insurance and insurance claims, (xxvi) all property that ceases to constitute Excluded Collateral for whatever reason (including
property for which (a) consent to grant of security interest is obtained, and (b) applicable law is no longer effective to prohibit a
grant of security interest) and (xxvi) all Proceeds, products, substitutions, accessions, rents and profits of or in respect of any of
the foregoing, including proceeds of insurance; provided, however, that “Collateral” shall not include the Excluded Collateral.
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“Collateral Records”
means all books, instruments, certificates, ledger cards, files, correspondence, customer lists, supplier lists, blueprints, technical
specifications, manuals and other documents, and all computer software and related documentation, computer printouts, tapes, disks and
other electronic storage media and related data processing software and similar items, in each case that at any time represent, cover
or otherwise evidence, or contain information relating to, any of the Collateral or are otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection
thereof or realization thereupon.
“Copyrights”
means all of the following: (i) all copyright rights in any work subject to the copyright laws of the United States of America or any
other country, whether as author, assignee, transferee or otherwise, and (ii) all registrations and applications for registration of any
such copyright in the United States of America or any other country, including registrations, recordings, supplemental registrations and
pending applications for registration in the United States Copyright Office or any similar offices in the United States of America or
any other country.
“Distributions”
shall mean, collectively, with respect to each Grantor, all Restricted Payments from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed
to such Grantor in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Pledged Debt or Pledged Equity Interests.
“Event of Default”
means an “Event of Default” as defined in the Loan Agreement, in each case, as the context may require.
“Excluded Collateral”
means:
(1)
(other than assets specifically included in the description of Collateral, including, without limitation, motor vehicles, rolling
stock and aircrafts) assets covered by certificates of title or ownership to the extent that a security interest cannot be perfected solely
by filing a UCC-1 financing statement (or similar instrument);
(2)
property and assets under any contracts, leases, instruments, licenses or other agreements with an unaffiliated third party that
contain a valid and enforceable prohibition or restriction on the grant of security interest therein (other than to the extent that any
such prohibition or restriction would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC of any relevant
jurisdiction or any other applicable law or principles of equity), but only for so long as such prohibition or restriction exists and
is effective;
(3)
property and assets owned by any Grantor that are the subject of Permitted Liens described in clause (i) of Section 7.01
of the Loan Agreement for so long as such Permitted Liens are in effect and the Debt secured thereby otherwise prohibits any other Liens
thereon, but only for so long as such prohibition exists and is effective;
(4)
any Excluded Accounts;
(5)
any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent Liens in such licenses, franchises,
charters or authorizations are prohibited or restricted thereby;
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(6)
applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office to register trademarks or service marks on the basis of any
Grantor’s “intent to use” such trademarks or service marks unless and until the filing of a “Statement of Use”
or “Amendment to Allege Use” has been filed and accepted, whereupon such applications shall be automatically subject to the
Lien granted pursuant to this Security Agreement and deemed included in the Collateral;
(7)
any Collateral with respect to which the Required Lenders have determined that the costs of obtaining a security interest in such
Collateral are excessive in relation to the benefits provided to the Secured Parties by such security interest; and
(8)
Equity Interest of Foreign Subsidiaries to the extent not required to be pledged to secure the Obligations pursuant to Section
6.13 of the Loan Agreement;
provided,
that (i) with respect to the preceding clause (8), Equity Interests with respect to Foreign Subsidiaries equal to sixty-six percent (66%)
of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) and one hundred
percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests not entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2))
shall not constitute Excluded Collateral and (ii) to the extent permitted by applicable law, all Proceeds of the Excluded Collateral and
the right to receive such Proceeds shall, to the extent that the form of such Proceeds does not itself fit within a category of Excluded
Collateral, constitute Collateral and shall be included within the property and assets over which the Security Interest is granted pursuant
to this Security Agreement.
“Intellectual
Property” means all intellectual and similar property of any Grantor of every kind and nature, including inventions, designs,
Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, licenses in respect thereof, domain names, trade secrets, confidential or proprietary technical and business
information, know-how, show-how or other data or information, software and databases and all embodiments or fixations thereof and related
documentation, registrations and franchises, and all additions, improvements and accessions to, and books and records describing or used
in connection with, any of the foregoing.
“Loan Parties”
means the “Credit Parties” as defined in the Loan Agreement.
“Patents”
means all of the following: (i) all letters patent of the United States of America or any other country, all registrations and recordings
thereof and all applications for letters patent of the United States of America or any other country, including registrations, recordings
and pending applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in the United States of America or any
other country, and (ii) all reissues, continuations, divisions, continuations in part, renewals or extensions thereof, and the inventions
disclosed or claimed therein, including the right to make, use and/or sell the inventions disclosed or claimed therein.
“Perfection Certificate”
means (a) that certain Perfection Certificate, dated as of the date hereof, by and among each Grantor party thereto and Administrative
Agent and (b) each other perfection certificate by and between Administrative Agent and each applicable Additional Grantor executed and
delivered pursuant to Section 10 of this Security Agreement.
“Pledged Collateral”
means, collectively, Pledged Debt, Pledged Equity Interests and Distributions.
“Pledged Debt”
means all debt owed or owing to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, all Instruments, Chattel Paper or other documents,
if any, representing or evidencing such debt (including, without limitation, any intercompany notes).
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“Pledged Equity
Interests” means all Equity Interests owned or held by or on behalf of any Grantor, and all Security Certificates, Instruments
and other documents, if any, representing or evidencing such Equity Interests.
“Secured Parties”
means (i) the Lenders and Administrative Agent, (ii) unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by the applicable Lender or its Affiliate,
each of the Lenders or any of its Affiliates party to Swap Contracts, (iii) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken
by or on behalf of any Loan Party under any Term Loan Document, and (iv) the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.
“Security Interest”
means, collectively, the Liens created or purported to be created hereby.
“Subsidiary”
means, any Subsidiary of Holdings.
“Trademarks”
means all of the following: (i) all trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious
business names, trade styles, trade dress, logos, other source or business identifiers, uniform resource locations (URL’s), domain
names, designs and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, (ii) all registrations and recordings
thereof and all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and registration applications
in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in the United States of America or any other country and all extensions
and renewals thereof and amendments thereto, and (iii) all goodwill associated therewith or symbolized by any of the foregoing.
“UCC”
means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York or, when the context implies, the Uniform Commercial
Code as in effect from time to time in any other applicable jurisdiction.
Section
1.2 Other Definitions; Interpretation
(a)
Other Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such
terms in the Loan Agreement, unless otherwise specified.
(b)
Rules of Interpretation. The rules of construction specified in Sections 1.02 of the Loan Agreement shall be applicable
to this Security Agreement. All references herein to provisions of the UCC shall include all successor provisions under any subsequent
version or amendment to any Article of the UCC. To the extent the UCC is revised after the date hereof such that the definition of any
of the foregoing terms included in the description or definition of the Collateral is changed, the parties hereto desire that any property
which is included in such changed definitions, but which would not otherwise be included in the Security Interest on the date hereof,
nevertheless be included in the Security Interest upon the effective date of such revision.
(c)
Resolution of Drafting Ambiguities. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that it was represented by counsel in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Security Agreement, that it and its counsel reviewed and participated in the preparation and negotiation
thereof and that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed
in the interpretation hereof or thereof.
(d)
Determination by Administrative Agent. Except as otherwise explicitly set forth herein, to the extent any provision of this
Security Agreement is subject to conditions of materiality, reasonableness or adverse effect, the determination of such materiality, reasonableness
or adverse effect shall be made by the Administrative Agent, exercising its Permitted Discretion.
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ARTICLE
2.
GRANT OF SECURITY; NO ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY.
Section
2.1 Grant of Security.
(a)
Grant to Administrative Agent. As security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby bargains, sells, conveys, assigns, sets over,
mortgages, pledges, hypothecates and transfers to the Administrative Agent (and its successors and permitted assigns), for the ratable
benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent (and its successors and permitted assigns), for the ratable
benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing Lien on and security interest in, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in,
to and under such Grantor’s Collateral.
(b)
Certain Limited Exclusions. Notwithstanding anything in Section 2.1(a) to the contrary, in no event shall the Collateral
include, and no Grantor shall be deemed to have granted a Security Interest in, any Excluded Collateral.
Section
2.2 No Assumption of Liability. This
Security Agreement secures, and the Collateral is collateral security for, the prompt and complete payment or performance in full when
due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including the payment of amounts
that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of Title 11 of the United States Code, or any similar
provision of any other bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar law), of all Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, the Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Administrative Agent or any other Secured
Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Collateral.
ARTICLE
3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.
Section
3.1 Generally
(a)
Representations and Warranties. Each of the Grantors, jointly with the other Grantors and severally, represents and warrants
to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties that:
(i) The information in the Perfection Certificate is true, correct and complete in all material respects on, in the case of (i) each
Grantor party hereto on the Closing Date, the date hereof or (ii) each Additional Grantor, the date on which it became a Grantor.
(ii)
Such Grantor has good and valid rights in or title to, the Collateral with respect to which it has purported to grant the Security
Interest, except for Liens expressly permitted pursuant to the Term Loan Documents, and has full power and authority to grant to the Administrative
Agent the security interest in the Collateral pursuant hereto.
(iii)
The execution and delivery by such Grantor of this Security Agreement has been duly authorized.
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(iv) This Security Agreement (A) constitutes a legal valid and binding obligation of such Grantor and (B) creates a valid and continuing
Security Interest in the Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) which is enforceable
against such Grantor in all Collateral it now owns or hereafter acquires, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. Upon (i) the filing of the UCC financing statements naming such Grantor as “debtor”
and the Administrative Agent as “secured party”, or the making of other appropriate filings, registrations or recordings,
containing a description of such Collateral in the office of the Secretary of State (or other analogous office) of the jurisdiction of
its incorporation or formation as set forth in the Perfection Certificate, (ii) the delivery to the Administrative Agent of the Pledged
Collateral to the extent certificated endorsed in blank, (iii) the timely filing, registration or recordation of fully executed security
agreements in the form hereof in the United States Patent and Trademark Office of United States Copyright Office, as applicable, (iv)
obtaining Control of any cash or Deposit Accounts described in the definition of Collateral, (v) in the case of Letter of Credit Rights
that are not supporting obligations of Collateral, the execution of documents or agreements granting Control to the Administrative Agent
over such Letter of Credit Rights, and (vi) in the case of Electronic Chattel Paper, the completion of all steps necessary to grant Control
to the Administrative Agent over such Electronic Chattel Paper, as applicable, such Security Interest shall be a perfected first priority
Security Interest to the extent a security interest in any such Collateral may be perfected by taking such action, subject to Permitted
Liens.
(b)
Covenants and Agreements. Each Grantor hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
(i) It shall, at its own cost and expense, take any and all actions reasonably necessary or advisable to defend title to the Collateral
owned or rights in Collateral held by it or on its behalf against all Persons and to defend the Security Interest in the Collateral and
the priority thereof against any Lien or other interest not expressly permitted by the Term Loan Documents, and in furtherance thereof,
it shall not take, or permit to be taken, any action not otherwise expressly permitted by the Term Loan Documents that could be expected
to impair the Security Interest or the priority thereof or any Secured Party’s rights in or to such Collateral.
(ii)
To the extent such Grantor has failed to do so, at its option, Administrative Agent may discharge past due taxes, assessments,
charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on the Collateral owned or held by or on behalf
of such Grantor to the extent such taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens security interest or other encumbrances are not permitted
to remain under the terms and conditions of the Term Loan Documents. At its option Administrative Agent may also pay for the maintenance
and preservation of such Collateral to the extent such Grantor fails to do so as required by the Term Loan Documents, and such Grantor
agrees, jointly with the other Grantors and severally, to reimburse, to the extent required by Section 10.04(a) of the Loan Agreement,
the Administrative Agent on demand for any reasonable out-of-pocket payment made or expense incurred by Administrative Agent (including
reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) pursuant to the foregoing authorization (and to the extent a Claim has been made any
such expenses that are not reimbursed shall constitute part of the Obligations, and, if unpaid, shall bear interest in accordance with
the Loan Agreement); provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted as excusing any Grantor from
the performance of, or imposing any obligation on Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to cure or perform, any covenants or
other promises of any Grantor with respect to taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances and maintenance
as set forth herein or in the other Term Loan Documents.
(iii)
It shall remain liable for the failure to observe and perform all obligations to be observed and performed by it under each contract,
agreement or instrument relating to the Collateral owned or held by it or on its behalf, all in accordance with the terms and conditions
thereof, and it agrees, jointly with the other Grantors and severally, to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and the
other Secured Parties from and against any and all liability for such performance or lack of performance.
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(iv)
It shall not make, or permit to be made, an assignment, pledge or hypothecation of the Collateral owned or held by it or on its
behalf, or grant any other Lien in respect of such Collateral, except as expressly permitted by the Term Loan Documents.
(v)
It shall provide Administrative Agent with prompt written notice of (a) each Commercial Tort Claim in excess of $500,000 in respect
of which such Grantor has any right, title or interest that is not listed in the Perfection Certificate and will promptly take all steps
as Administrative Agent may request to grant to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties a first priority Lien therein,
and (b) any judgment, settlement or other disposition of any new or existing Commercial Tort Claim in excess of $500,000.
(vi)
It shall (x) with respect to any Pledged Equity Interests deliver to the Administrative Agent any certificates issued that evidence
or represent such Pledged Equity Interests duly indorsed by an effective endorsement (within the meaning of 8-107 of the UCC) or accompanied
by share transfer powers or other instruments of transfer duly endorsed by such an effective endorsement, in each case, to the Administrative
Agent or in blank and (y) with respect to any Instruments, Chattel Paper or Documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Pledged
Debt) included in Collateral and in excess of $150,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate, deliver all such Instruments, Chattel
Paper or Documents to the Administrative Agent duly indorsed in blank.
Section
3.2 Equipment and Inventory. Each of
the Grantors, jointly with the other Grantors and severally, represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured
Parties that all of its Equipment and Inventory (other than mobile goods, Inventory and Equipment in transit and other Collateral in which
possession is not maintained in the ordinary course of its business) is kept only at the locations specified in the executed Perfection
Certificate delivered by the Grantors to Administrative Agent on the date hereof (or, in the case of Additional Grantors, on the date
of delivery of such Perfection Certificate pursuant to Section 10 of this Security Agreement). In addition, each Grantor covenants and
agrees that it shall not permit any Equipment or Inventory with a value in excess of $250,000 individually owned or held by it or on its
behalf (and shall not permit, with respect to all Grantors, taken as a whole, Equipment and Inventory with a value in excess of $2,500,000
in the aggregate) to be in the possession or control of any other Person (other than (x) Collateral in which possession is not maintained
in the ordinary course of business or (y) Collateral located with a warehouseman, bailee, agent or processor reasonably acceptable to
the Administrative Agent that shall have been notified of the Security Interest and shall have agreed in writing with the Administrative
Agent to hold such Equipment or Inventory subject to the Security Interest and the instructions of the Administrative Agent and to waive
and release any Lien held by it with respect to such Equipment or Inventory, whether arising by operation of law or otherwise).
Section
3.3 Accounts
(a)
Covenants and Agreements. Each Grantor hereby covenants and agrees that:
(i) During the continuance of an Event of Default, upon written request of the Administrative Agent, it shall mark conspicuously, in
form and manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, all Chattel Paper, Instruments and other evidence of any Accounts
(in each case, other than any previously delivered to Administrative Agent as required herein) with an appropriate reference to the fact
that the Administrative Agent have a security interest therein.
(ii)
It will not, without Administrative Agent’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed),
grant any extension of the time of payment of any Account (other than as permitted under the Loan Agreement), compromise, compound or
settle the same for less than the full amount thereof, release, wholly or partly, any Supporting Obligation with respect thereto, or allow
any credit or discount whatsoever thereon, other than extensions, credits, discounts, releases, compromises, compounds or settlements
granted or made in the ordinary course of business, consistent with its current practices or in accordance with such practices reasonably
believed by such Grantor to be prudent under the circumstances.
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(iii)
Except as otherwise provided in this Section or the Term Loan Documents, it shall continue to collect all amounts due or to become
due to it under all Accounts and any Supporting Obligations relating thereto and diligently exercise each material right it may have thereunder,
in each case at its own cost and expense in a manner consistent with its current practices or in accordance with such practices reasonably
believed by such Grantor to be prudent under the circumstances, and in connection with such collections and exercise, it shall, upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, take such action as it or the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary
under the circumstances. Notwithstanding the foregoing and in addition to all other rights and remedies, the Administrative Agent shall
have the right at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default to notify, or require such Grantor to
notify, any Account Debtor with respect to any such Account or Supporting Obligation of the Administrative Agent’s security interests
therein, and in addition, at any time during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may: (A) direct such Account
Debtor to make payment of all amounts due or to become due to such Grantor thereunder directly to the Administrative Agent and (B) enforce,
at the cost and expense of such Grantor, collection thereof and to adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment thereof, in the
same manner and to the same extent as such Grantor would be able to have done. If Administrative Agent notifies such Grantor that it has
elected to collect any such Account or Supporting Obligation in accordance with the preceding sentence during the continuance of an Event
of Default, any payments thereof received by such Grantor shall not be commingled with any of its other funds or property but shall be
held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent hereunder and shall be forthwith
delivered to the Administrative Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement), and such Grantor shall not grant
any extension of the time of payment thereof, compromise, compound or settle the same for less than the full amount thereof, release the
same, wholly or partly, or allow any credit or discount whatsoever thereon without consent of the Administrative Agent. Each Grantor shall
use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep in full force and effect any Supporting Obligation relating to any Account.
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3.4 Pledged Collateral; Documents
(a)
Representations and Warranties. Each of the Grantors, jointly with the other Grantors and severally, represents and warrants
to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties that: (i) all Pledged Equity Interests have been duly authorized and validly
issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, and such Grantor is the direct owner, beneficially and of record, thereof, free and clear
of all Liens (other than Liens expressly permitted by the Term Loan Documents), (ii) all Pledged Debt has been duly authorized, issued
and delivered and, where necessary, authenticated, and, to the knowledge of such Grantor, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation
of the obligor with respect thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, and (iii) all
Pledged Equity Interests evidenced by a certificate, all Pledged Debt and all other Chattel Paper or Instruments and Documents, required
to be delivered to the Administrative Agent hereunder have been delivered, to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 3.1(b)(vi).
(b)
Registration in Nominee Name: Denominations. Each Grantor hereby agrees that in addition to any rights or powers granted
to the Administrative Agent under Article 5 hereof, Administrative Agent, after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, on
behalf of the related Secured Parties, shall have the right (in its sole and absolute discretion) to hold, where applicable, Pledged Collateral
in such Administrative Agent’s own name as pledgee, the name of its nominee (as pledgee or as sub-agent) or the name of the applicable
Grantor, and at all times Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the Pledged Collateral endorsed or assigned,
where applicable, in blank or in favor of Administrative Agent.
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(c)
Distributions. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each Grantor shall be entitled to receive
all dividends, distributions and other payments in respect of the Pledged Collateral. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default (i) all rights of such Grantor to receive dividends, distributions and other payments in respect of the Pledged Collateral
which it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain shall immediately cease; and (ii) shall thereupon become vested in the Administrative
Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right to receive (for application to the Obligations) all dividends, interest
or principal in respect of Pledged Collateral and to the extent that any thereof is received by or on behalf of a Grantor, it shall be
held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Grantor and shall be forthwith
delivered to the Administrative Agent upon demand in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement). Any and all money
and other property paid over to or received by Administrative Agent pursuant to this clause shall be retained by Administrative Agent
in an account to be established in the name of Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, under its sole dominion
and control and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.2 hereof.
(d)
Voting Rights. Subject to the appointment of Administrative Agent as each Grantor’s agent and attorney-in-fact
pursuant to Section 5 hereof, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such Grantor shall be entitled to
exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers with respect to the Pledged Collateral. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of any Event of Default, all rights of each Grantor to exercise the voting rights and other rights and powers it would otherwise be entitled
to exercise shall immediately cease, and all such rights and powers shall thereupon become vested in the Administrative Agent, which shall
thereupon have the sole right to exercise such voting rights and other rights and powers.
(e)
Control. If at any time any Pledged Collateral constituting Pledged Equity Interests do not constitute Securities or if
any Pledged Equity Interests constituting Securities are not evidenced by a Security Certificate, at the request of Administrative Agent,
the applicable Grantor shall take such actions and execute such documents, at such Grantor’s expense, as is necessary to establish
Administrative Agent’s Control thereof or otherwise perfect the Security Interest therein, including, but not limited to, such actions
as otherwise required pursuant to Section 3.6(b).
(f)
Pledged Uncertificated Stock. No interest in any limited liability company or limited partnership owned or controlled by
any Grantor that constitutes Pledged Equity Interest shall be represented by a certificate unless (a) the limited liability company agreement
or partnership agreement expressly provides that such interests shall be a “security” within the meaning of Article 8 of the
UCC of the applicable jurisdiction and (b) such certificate shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms
hereof.
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3.5 Intellectual Property Collateral.
Each Grantor hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
(a)
It will not, and will use commercially reasonable efforts to not permit any of its licensees (or sublicensees) to, do any act,
or omit to do any act, whereby any material Patent included in the Collateral (including any Patent that constitutes Material Intellectual
Property) that is necessary to the conduct of its business may become invalidated or dedicated to the public, and it shall continue to
mark any products covered by a Patent with the relevant patent number as necessary to establish and preserve its maximum rights under
applicable patent laws.
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(b)
It will use commercially reasonable efforts to (either directly or through its licensees or its sublicensees), for each material
Trademark included in the Collateral (including any Trademark that constitutes Material Intellectual Property) that is necessary to the
conduct of its business, (i) maintain such Trademark in full force free from any claim of abandonment or invalidity for non-use, (ii)
maintain the quality of products and services offered under any such Trademark in all material respects, (iii) display such Trademark
with notice of Federal or other analogous registration to the extent necessary to establish and preserve its rights under applicable law,
and (iv) not knowingly use or knowingly permit any of its licensees or sublicensees to use such Trademark in violation of any third party’s
valid and legal rights.
(c)
It will use commercially reasonable efforts to (either directly or through its licensees or its sublicensees), for each material
work covered by a Copyright included in the Collateral that is necessary to the conduct of its business, continue to publish, reproduce,
display, adopt and distribute the material work with appropriate copyright notice as necessary to establish and preserve its maximum rights
under applicable copyright laws.
(d)
It will promptly notify in advance the Administrative Agent (who will in turn notify the Required Lenders) in writing if it knows
that any Intellectual Property necessary to the conduct of its business and included in the Collateral may become abandoned, lost or dedicated
to the public, or of any adverse determination or development (including the institution of, or any such determination or development
in, any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, or any similar offices or tribunals
in the United States of America or any other country) regarding such Grantor’s ownership of any such Intellectual Property, its
right to register the same, or to keep and maintain the same.
(e)
It will take all commercially reasonable steps that are consistent with the practice in any proceeding before the United States
Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar offices or tribunals in the United States of America or
any other country, to maintain and pursue each material application relating to the Intellectual Property included in the Collateral owned
or held by it or on its behalf (and to obtain the relevant grant or registration) and to maintain each issued Patent and each registered
Trademark and Copyright included in the Collateral that is necessary to the conduct of its business, including timely filings of applications
for renewal, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability and payment of maintenance fees, and, if consistent, in good faith, with
reasonable business judgment, to initiate opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings against third parties.
(f)
In the event that it has reason to believe that any Intellectual Property included in the Collateral necessary to the conduct of
its business has been or is about to be infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party, it shall, if consistent, in good faith,
with reasonable business judgment, promptly sue for infringement, misappropriation or dilution and to recover any and all damages for
such infringement, misappropriation or dilution, and take such other actions consistent with reasonable business practices under the circumstances
to protect such Intellectual Property, unless it has determined that such infringement, misappropriation or dilution is not reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g)
During the continuance of an Event of Default, it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all requisite consents or
approvals by the licensor of each license included in the Collateral owned or held by it or on its behalf to effect the assignment (as
collateral security) of all of its right, title and interest thereunder to the Administrative Agent or their designee.
(h)
Each Grantor shall, prior to or concurrently with the delivery of financial statements required to be delivered under Sections
6.01(a) and 6.01(b) of the Loan Agreement for the applicable period, (i) notify Administrative Agent of any registration or
application for registration for any Copyright with the United States Copyright Office or any office or agency in any political subdivision
of the United States or in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, and (ii) notify Administrative Agent of the filing
of any Patent or Trademark application or registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any office or agency in any
political subdivision of the United States or in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, and, upon request of Administrative
Agent, shall execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as Administrative Agent may reasonably request
to evidence the Security Interest in such Patent, Trademark or Copyright, and each Grantor hereby appoints Administrative Agent as its
attorney-in-fact to execute and file such writings for the foregoing purposes, all acts of such attorney being hereby ratified and confirmed;
such power, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable until the termination or release, pursuant to Article 9 hereof, of the Lien
created hereunder.
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(i)
In no event shall it, either directly or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee, file an application for any Intellectual
Property necessary to the conduct of its business with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office
or any similar offices in the United States of America or any other country, unless it promptly notifies the Administrative Agent in writing
thereof and, upon request of the Administrative Agent, executes and delivers any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers
as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Administrative Agent’s security interest in such Intellectual
Property, and such Grantor hereby appoints Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact to execute and file such writings for the foregoing
purposes, all acts of such attorney being hereby ratified and confirmed; such power, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable; provided,
however that the foregoing shall not apply to any Intellectual Property that is Excluded Collateral.
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3.6 Commercial Tort Claims. Each of
the Grantors, jointly with the other Grantors and severally, represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured
Parties that the Perfection Certificate sets forth all Commercial Tort Claims in excess of $500,000 individually as are in existence (i)
on the Closing Date, in the case of the Grantors signatory hereto on the Closing Date, and (ii) on the date on which an Additional Grantor
becomes a Grantor, in the case of each Additional Grantor. Each Grantor hereby covenants and agrees that it shall provide the Administrative
Agent with prompt (but in any event within ten (10) Business Days) written notice of each Commercial Tort Claim in excess of $500,000
individually, and any judgment, settlement or other disposition thereof in excess of $500,000 individually and will take such action as
Administrative Agent may request to grant and perfect a security interest therein in favor of Administrative Agent and the other Secured
Parties.
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3.7 Certain Agreements of Grantors As Issuers
and Holders of Equity Interests.(a) In
the case of each Grantor which is an issuer of any Pledged Collateral, such Grantor agrees to be bound by the terms of this Security Agreement
relating to such Pledged Collateral issued by it and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to it.
(b)
Each Grantor hereby agrees that if any of the Pledged Equity Interests are or become at any time Uncertificated Securities, then
each applicable Grantor shall, and shall cause each other issuer (or, in the case of any issuer that is not a Subsidiary, use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause such issuer), to promptly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (i) an acknowledgement of the pledge
of such Pledged Equity Interests in such form that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) cause such pledge to be
recorded on the equityholder’s register or on the books of the issuer thereof and (iii) to the extent necessary or desirable to
perfect a security interest in such Pledged Equity Interests, execute control agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
(c)
In the case of each Grantor which is a partner, shareholder or member, as the case may be, in a partnership, limited liability
company or other entity, such Grantor hereby consents to the extent required by the applicable Organizational Document to the pledge by
each other Grantor, pursuant to the terms hereof, of the Pledged Equity Interests in such partnership, limited liability company or other
entity and, upon the demand by Administrative Agent during the continuance of an Event of Default, to the transfer of such Pledged Equity
Interests to the Administrative Agent or its nominee and to the substitution of the Administrative Agent or its nominee as a substituted
partner, shareholder or member in such partnership, limited liability company or other entity with all the rights, powers and duties of
a general partner, limited partner, shareholder or member, as the case may be.
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(d)
Notwithstanding anything in Section 3.4(f) to the contrary, no Grantor will agree to any election to treat any Pledged Equity
Interests issued by a partnership or limited liability company (the “Pledged Partnership Interests” or “Pledged
LLC Interests”, respectively) as “securities” for purposes of, and governed by, the UCC of any jurisdiction
without the prior express written consent of the Administrative Agent and, in any event, if and to the extent that any Pledged Partnership
Interests or Pledged LLC Interests are so treated as “securities”, then the applicable Grantor will promptly notify the Administrative
Agent in writing of such treatment and, in such event, take such action as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to
establish the Administrative Agent’s Control over such Pledged Partnership Interests and Pledged LLC Interests.
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3.8 Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts.
Other than with respect to any Excluded Account, no Grantor shall hereafter open (or otherwise establish) or maintain any Deposit Account
or Securities Account unless such Grantor shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to the Administrative Agent a fully executed
Account Control Agreement with respect to such Deposit Account or Securities Account within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as
approved by Administrative Agent in consultation with the Required Lenders) of opening such account or such account ceasing to be an Excluded
Account, as applicable. To the extent any Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts are opened or established pursuant to the preceding
sentence, Borrower shall update Schedule 1.03 of the Loan Agreement to include reference to such Deposit Accounts and/or Securities
Accounts and upon delivery thereof to the Administrative Agent, Schedule 1.03 of the Loan Agreement shall be deemed amended thereby.
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3.9 [Reserved].
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3.10 Fixtures. Promptly upon, and in any event within
sixty (60) days following notice of a Trigger Event (or such longer periods as the Administrative Agent shall agree in its sole discretion),
the Grantors shall deliver to the Administrative Agent Fixture Filings as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably require and deliver
such other documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in respect of such Fixture Filings.
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3.11 Motor Vehicles, Rolling Stock and Aircrafts. No later
than ninety (90) days (or such longer period as approved by Administrative Agent in consultation with the Required Lenders) following
(i) the Closing Date with respect to any motor vehicles, rolling stock or aircrafts then owned or (ii) the date any new motor vehicles,
rolling stock or aircrafts are acquired by the Grantors, the Grantors shall cause the Administrative Agent to be listed as the lienholder
on all certificates of title or ownership relating to motor vehicles, rolling stock and aircrafts owned by the Grantors and deliver evidence
of the same to the Administrative Agent. Grantors shall take all such other actions as Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable
to accomplish the purposes of this Security Agreement and perfect its lien on any motor vehicles, rolling stock and aircrafts.
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4.
FURTHER ASSURANCES; FILING AUTHORIZATION
Each
Grantor hereby covenants and agrees, at its own cost and expense, to promptly execute and deliver all further certificates, documents,
instruments, financing and continuation statements and amendments thereto, notices and other agreements, and take all further action,
that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time, in order to perfect and protect the Security Interest granted
hereby or to enable the Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to the Collateral.
Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction
any financing statements and amendments thereto (or any other documents, forms or filings required or permitted under applicable
law with respect to notice and perfection of security interests or liens) that contain the information required by Article 9 of the UCC
of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment relating to the Collateral. Any financing statement
filed by Administrative Agent may be filed in any filing office in any applicable UCC jurisdiction and may (i) indicate the Collateral
(1) as “all assets” of each Grantor or words of similar effect, regardless of whether any particular asset comprised in the
Collateral falls within the scope of Article 9 of the applicable UCC of such jurisdiction, or (2) by any other description which reasonably
approximates the description contained in this Security Agreement, and (ii) contain any other information required by part 5 of Article
9 of the applicable UCC for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement or amendment. Each Grantor further
ratifies its authorization for the Administrative Agent to have filed in any UCC jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments
thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. Each Grantor hereby further authorizes the Administrative Agent to file filings with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country),
including the Grant of Security Interest in Trademarks and Patents and Grant of Security Interest in Copyrights in the forms of Exhibits
A and B, respectively, or other documents for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the
security interest granted by such Grantor hereunder, without the signature of such Grantor, and naming such Grantor, as debtor, and the
Administrative Agent, as secured party.
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5.
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Each
Grantor hereby appoints Administrative Agent and any officer or agent thereof as its true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with
full power of substitution, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Security Agreement, taking any action such Grantor
is obligated to take under any applicable Term Loan Document, and taking any action and executing any instrument that the related Administrative
Agent may reasonably deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment IS IRREVOCABLE AND COUPLED WITH
AN INTEREST, provided that Administrative Agent agrees that it will not exercise its authority as the agent and attorney-in-fact
of the Grantors unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing
Administrative Agent shall have the right, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, with full power of substitution
either in Administrative Agent’s name or in the name of such Grantor (a) to receive, endorse, assign and/or deliver any and
all notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, (b) to
demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for and give discharges and releases of all or any of the Collateral, (c) to sign
the name of any Grantor on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any of the Collateral, (d) to send verifications of Accounts
to any Account Debtor, (e) to commence and prosecute any and all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of
competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral,
(f) to settle, compromise, compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all or any of the Collateral,
(g) to notify, or to require any Grantor to notify, Account Debtors to make payment directly to Administrative Agent, (h) to change
Borrower’s post office mailing address in connection with the Collateral and to do all and any such acts and things in relation
to the Collateral as Administrative Agent shall in good faith deem advisable to make, create, maintain, continue, enforce or perfect the
Security Interest in any Collateral, (i) to collect all rent, revenues, and incomes pursuant to the terms of any item pledged as Collateral,
(j) to endorse the name of such Grantor upon all authorizations to transfer any funds out of any Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts
maintained by or on behalf of such Grantor as contemplated by the Term Loan Documents, or upon any chattel paper, document, instrument,
invoice or similar document or agreement relating to any of the Collateral; (k) to take control in any manner of any item of payment or
proceeds thereof relating to the Collateral; (l) [reserved]; (m) [reserved];, (n) to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any
agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all or any of the Collateral, (o) to, without demand of performance or other demand,
advertisement or notice of any kind (except the notice specified below of time and place of public or private sale) to or upon such Grantor
or any other Person (all and each of which demands, advertisements and notices are hereby expressly waived to the maximum extent permitted
by the UCC and other applicable law), may forthwith (personally or through its agents or attorneys) enter upon or occupy the premises
or real estate (whether owned or leased) where any Collateral is located, without any obligation to pay rent, through self-help, without
judicial process, without first obtaining a final judgment or giving such Grantor or any other Person notice and opportunity for a hearing
on Administrative Agent’s claim or action and may take possession of, collect, receive, assemble, process, appropriate, remove and
realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and may forthwith sell, lease, license, assign, give an option or options to purchase,
or otherwise dispose of and deliver said Collateral (or contract to do so), or any part thereof, in one or more parcels at a public or
private sale or sales, at any exchange at such prices as it may deem acceptable, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without
assumption of any credit risk and Administrative Agent shall have the right to take possession of each Grantor’s original books
and records, to obtain access to each Grantor’s data processing equipment, computer hardware and software and to use all of the
foregoing and the information contained therein in any manner which Administrative Agent deems appropriate, and (p) Administrative Agent
may, if it so elects, seek the appointment of a receiver or keeper to take possession of Collateral and to enforce any of Administrative
Agent’s remedies (for the benefit of the Secured Parties), with respect to such appointment without prior notice or hearing as to
such appointment, and to do all other acts and things necessary to carry out the purposes of this Security Agreement in accordance with
its terms, as fully and completely as though Administrative Agent were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all purposes. Each Grantor
hereby declares that the appointment made and the powers granted pursuant to this Article 5 are coupled with an interest and are
and shall be irrevocable by the Grantors in any manner, or for any reason prior to the occurrence of the Discharge of Secured Obligations,
and the termination of this Security Agreement pursuant to Article 9 hereof.
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The provisions of this Article
shall in no event relieve any Grantor of any of its obligations hereunder or under the other Term Loan Documents with respect to any of
the Collateral or impose any obligation on Administrative Agent to proceed in any particular manner with respect to any of the Collateral,
or in any way limit the exercise by Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party of any other or further right that it may have on
the Closing Date or hereafter, whether hereunder, under any other Term Loan Document, by law or otherwise. Administrative Agent shall
be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in its possession if such Collateral is
accorded treatment substantially equivalent to that which Administrative Agent, in its individual capacity, accords its own property consisting
of similar instruments or interests, it being understood that neither of the Administrative Agent, nor any of the other Secured Parties,
nor any of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, attorneys or other advisors, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates
shall have responsibility for (i) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or
other matters relating to any Pledged Collateral, whether or not Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party has or is deemed to have
knowledge of such matters or (ii) taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any person with respect to any Collateral. In
addition, neither of the Administrative Agent nor any other Secured Parties, nor any of their respective officers, directors, partners,
employees, agents, attorneys or other advisors, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be liable or responsible for (x) failure to demand,
collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose
of any Collateral upon the request of any Grantor or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral
or any part thereof or (y) any loss or damage to any Collateral, or for any diminution in the value thereof, by reason of the act or omission
of any warehousemen, carrier, forwarding agency, consignee or other bailee if such Person has been selected by Administrative Agent in
good faith.
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Each Grantor acknowledges
that the rights and responsibilities of Administrative Agent under this Security Agreement with respect to any action taken by Administrative
Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by Administrative Agent of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy
provided for herein or resulting or arising out of this Security Agreement shall, as between Administrative Agent and the other applicable
Secured Parties, be governed by the Loan Agreement and by such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among
them, but, as between the Administrative Agent and the Grantors, the Administrative Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting
as agent for the Secured Parties with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, and no Grantor shall be under any obligation
or entitlement to make any inquiry respecting such authority. The Administrative Agent has been appointed to act as Administrative Agent
hereunder by the Lenders, as applicable, and, by their acceptance of the benefits hereof, the other Secured Parties. Administrative Agent
shall be obligated, and shall have the right hereunder, to make demands, to give notices, to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights,
and to take or refrain from taking any action (including the release or substitution of Collateral), solely in accordance with this Security
Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents.
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6.
REMEDIES UPON DEFAULT
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6.1 Remedies Generally
(a)
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Administrative Agent may exercise any and all rights and
remedies granted to a secured party by the UCC or otherwise allowed at law, and provided by this Security Agreement, the Account Control
Agreements, any other deposit account control agreements and/or securities account control agreements (including, without limitation,
issuing notices of exclusive control thereunder) and/or other Collateral Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, with respect to any
Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property, during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor agrees, on demand, to license
or sublicense, whether general, special or otherwise, and whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis, any such Collateral throughout
the world on such terms and conditions and in such manner as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine, determined in its Permitted
Discretion, unless any of the Grantor’s obligations would violate any then-existing licensing arrangements to the extent that waivers
cannot be obtained.
(b)
The Administrative Agent may sell all or a portion of the Collateral in any manner permitted by applicable law, provided, that
the Grantors agree that ten (10) days’ written notice of any such sale shall be deemed reasonable notice within the meaning of Section
9-611 of the UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions (or any successor provisions).
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6.2 Application of Proceeds of Sale
The Administrative Agent shall
apply the proceeds of any collection or sale of the Collateral, as well as any Collateral consisting of cash, as set forth in Section
8.03 of the Loan Agreement. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the
proceeds of any sale or other disposition of any Collateral permitted hereunder are insufficient to pay the Obligations and the fees and
disbursements of any attorney employed by Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to collect such deficiency.
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Section
6.3 Grant of License to Use Intellectual
Property
For the purpose of enabling
Administrative Agent to exercise rights and remedies under this Article, effectively solely at such time as Administrative Agent shall
be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, each Grantor hereby grants, to the extent it has the right to grant, to Administrative
Agent an irrevocable, nonexclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Grantor), subject, in
the case of Trademarks, to sufficient rights to quality control and inspection in favor of such Grantor to avoid the risk of invalidation
of such Trademarks, to use, license or sublicense any of the Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property now owned or held or hereafter
acquired or held by or on behalf of such Grantor, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license reasonable access
to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation
or printout thereof. The use of such license by Administrative Agent shall solely be exercised, at the option of Administrative Agent,
upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default; provided that any license, sublicense or other transaction
entered into by Administrative Agent in accordance herewith shall be binding upon such Grantor notwithstanding any subsequent cure of
an Event of Default but shall be exercised solely after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. Any royalties
and other payments received by Administrative Agent shall be applied in accordance with Section 6.2.
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7.
REIMBURSEMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Each Grantor agrees, jointly
with the other Grantors and severally, to pay to or reimburse the Administrative Agent for its fees, costs and reasonable expenses incurred
in connection herewith in accordance with Section 10.04 of the Loan Agreement.
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8.
SECURITY INTEREST ABSOLUTE
All rights of the Administrative
Agent hereunder, the Security Interest and all obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective
of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Loan Agreement, any other Term Loan Documents, any agreement with respect to any
of the Obligations, or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (ii) any change in the time, manner or place
of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other waiver, amendment, supplement or other modification
of, or any consent to any departure from, the Loan Agreement, any other Term Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument relating
to any of the foregoing, (iii) except as otherwise expressly permitted under the Term Loan Documents or effected pursuant thereto, any
exchange, release or non-perfection of any Lien on any other Collateral, or any release or waiver, amendment, supplement or other modification
of, or consent under, or departure from, any guaranty, securing or guaranteeing all or any of the Obligations, or (iv) any other circumstance
that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Grantor in respect of the Obligations or in respect of
this Security Agreement or any other Term Loan Document.
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ARTICLE
9.
TERMINATION; RELEASE
Other than any provisions
that expressly survive the Discharge of Secured Obligations, this Security Agreement and the Security Interest shall terminate upon the
Discharge of Secured Obligations and the Security Interest in the Collateral shall be automatically released from the Security Interest
created hereunder, all without delivery of any instrument or any further action by any party, and all rights to any Collateral shall revert
to the Grantors, all without recourse to or representation by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party and all rights to any
Collateral shall revert to the Grantors. If the Discharge of Secured Obligations has occurred (without giving effect to the proviso therein)
and if, at such time, any Specified Claim exists, then the Grantors and the Administrative Agent shall in good faith negotiate a Transaction
Termination Collateral Package Event in respect of such Specified Claim and upon consummation of such Transaction Termination Collateral
Package Event, the Discharge of Secured Obligations shall occur. Upon the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of the Security
Interest in any Collateral pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Security Interest of the Administrative Agent in such Collateral shall
be automatically released. Upon any sale, transfer or other disposition of Collateral permitted by the Term Loan Documents (other than
to Holdings or a Loan Party), the Security Interest in such Collateral shall be automatically released (provided that to the extent any
such sale, transfer or other disposition of such Collateral would, immediately after giving effect thereto, result in the receipt by such
Grantor of any other property (whether in the form of Proceeds or otherwise) that would, but for the release of the Security Interest
therein pursuant to this clause, constitute Collateral, then the Lien created hereunder shall continue in such property). In addition,
if any of the Pledged Equity Interests in any Subsidiary are sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of pursuant to a transaction permitted
by the Term Loan Documents and, immediately after giving effect thereto, such Subsidiary would no longer be a Subsidiary, then the obligations
of such Subsidiary under this Security Agreement and the Security Interest in the Collateral owned or rights in Collateral held by or
on behalf of such Subsidiary, shall be automatically released. In connection with any termination or release pursuant to this Section,
the applicable Administrative Agent shall promptly execute and deliver to the applicable Grantor, at such Grantor’s own cost and
expense, all UCC termination statements and similar documents that such Grantor may reasonably request to evidence such termination or
release (including written authorization for any Grantor or its designees to file such termination statements or such other documents
to evidence the termination or release); provided, however, that in the case of any sale, transfer or other disposition
of Collateral permitted by the Term Loan Documents, the Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent a certificate in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, certifying that the transaction is permitted by the Term Loan Documents. Any
execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Article shall be without recourse to or representation or warranty by Administrative
Agent or any other Secured Party.
Each Grantor agrees that,
if any payment made by any Grantor or other Person and applied to the Obligations, is at any time annulled, avoided, set aside, rescinded,
invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential or otherwise required to be refunded or repaid, or the proceeds of any Collateral
are required to be returned by any Secured Party to such Grantor, its estate, trustee, receiver or any other party, including any Grantor,
under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or repayment, any Lien
or other Collateral securing such liability shall be and remain in full force and effect, as fully as if such payment had never been made.
If, prior to any of the foregoing, any Lien or other Collateral securing such Grantor’s liability hereunder shall have been released
or terminated by virtue of the foregoing, such Lien, other Collateral or provision shall be reinstated in full force and effect and such
prior release, termination, cancellation or surrender shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations
of any such Grantor in respect of any Lien or other Collateral securing such obligation or the amount of such payment.
ARTICLE
10.
ADDITIONAL GRANTORS
Upon execution and delivery
after the date hereof by the Administrative Agent and a Subsidiary of a joinder agreement or supplement hereto together with a Perfection
Certificate, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, such Subsidiary shall become a Grantor hereunder with
the same force and effect as if originally named as a Grantor herein (each an “Additional Grantor”). The execution
and delivery of any joinder agreement or supplement shall not require the consent of any other Grantor hereunder. The rights and obligations
of each Grantor hereunder and each other Loan Party and other party (other than a Lender) under the Term Loan Documents shall remain in
full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any Additional Grantor as a party to this Security Agreement.
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ARTICLE
11.
BINDING EFFECT; SEVERAL AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS
Whenever in this Security
Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and permitted assigns of
such party, and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Grantor that are contained in this Security Agreement shall
bind and inure to the benefit of each party hereto and its successors and permitted assigns. This Security Agreement shall become effective
as to any Grantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such Grantor or, in the case of an Additional Grantor, when a counterpart
to the supplement and joinder documents joining such Additional Grantor as a “Grantor” hereunder, shall have been delivered
to the Administrative Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of Administrative Agent, and thereafter shall
be binding upon such Grantor and the Administrative Agent and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and shall inure to the
benefit of such Grantor, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, and their respective successors and permitted assigns,
except that no Grantor shall have the right to assign its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein or in any of the Collateral
(and any such attempted assignment shall be void), except as expressly contemplated by this Security Agreement or the other Term Loan
Documents. This Security Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each of the Grantors and may be amended,
supplemented, waived or otherwise modified or released with respect to any Grantor without the approval of any other Grantor and without
affecting the obligations of any other Grantor hereunder.
ARTICLE
12.
SURVIVAL OF AGREEMENT; SEVERABILITY
All covenants, agreements, representations
and warranties made by the Grantors herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant
to this Security Agreement or any other Term Loan Documents shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Administrative Agent and
the other Secured Parties and shall survive the execution and delivery of any Term Loan Document and the making of any Loan, regardless
of any investigation made by the Secured Parties or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect until such time as the
Discharge of Secured Obligations has occurred. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Security Agreement or
in any other Term Loan Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions contained herein or therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that
the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of itself affect the validity of such provision
in any other jurisdiction). The parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions
with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
ARTICLE
13.
OTHER PROVISIONS
Section
13.1 Notices. All notices and other communications provided
for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or
sent by telefacsimile transmission or sent by approved electronic communication in accordance with the Loan Agreement, as follows: (i)
if to any Grantor, to it c/o the Borrower as provided in the Loan Agreement, and (ii) if to the Secured Parties or the Administrative
Agent, to the Administrative Agent as provided in Section 10.02 of the Loan Agreement. Notices sent by hand or overnight courier
service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received, and notices sent by telefacsimile
transmission or by means of approved electronic communication shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given
during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day
for the recipient); provided that notices delivered through electronic communications shall be effective as provided in Section
10.02 of the Loan Agreement.
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Section
13.2 Waivers; Amendments. Neither this Security Agreement
nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Administrative
Agent and each Grantor, subject to any consent requirement contained in Section 10.01 of the Loan Agreement.
Section
13.3 Damage Waiver. To the extent permitted by applicable
law, no Grantor shall assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect,
consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct and actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, any
Term Loan Document or any agreement, instrument or other document contemplated thereby, any of the transactions contemplated thereby or
any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof.
Section
13.4 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Security
Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute
an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Security Agreement and the other Term Loan
Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements
and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Security Agreement shall become effective when it shall
have been executed by Administrative Agent and when Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together,
bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Security Agreement
by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Security Agreement.
Section
13.5 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the applicable Secured Parties and their respective Affiliates are hereby authorized at any time and from
time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to setoff and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or
demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by it to or for the credit or the account of a
Grantor against any of and all the obligations of such Grantor now or hereafter existing under this Security Agreement and the other Term
Loan Documents, irrespective of whether or not it shall have made any demand therefor and although such obligations may be unmatured.
The rights of the Secured Parties and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including
other rights of setoff) that it may have.
Section
13.6 Governing Law: Jurisdiction: Consent to Service of Process.
(a)
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH GRANTOR
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF ANY UNITED STATES
FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN OR WITH DIRECT OR INDIRECT JURISDICTION OVER THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK OR ANY NEW YORK STATE OR SUPERIOR
COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TERM
LOAN DOCUMENT TO WHICH EACH IS A PARTY, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY
AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH STATE COURTS
OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT
IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER
MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER TERM LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TERM LOAN DOCUMENT
AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ANY OF ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
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(b)
EACH GRANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY LEGALLY AND EFFECTIVELY DO SO, ANY OBJECTION
THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SECURITY
AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TERM LOAN DOCUMENTS IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH
ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
(c)
Each Grantor irrevocably consents to service of process on it by certified mail, return receipt requested, to its address set forth
on Schedule 10.02 to the Loan Agreement. Nothing in this Security Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve
process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.
Section
13.7 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; OTHER WAIVER. TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
REPRESENTS THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH
LEGAL COUNSEL ON SUCH MATTERS. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL
BY THE COURT. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY
OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER TERM LOAN DOCUMENTS TO WHICH IT
IS A PARTY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Section
13.8 Headings. Article and Section headings used herein
are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Security Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into
consideration in interpreting, this Security Agreement.
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Section
13.9 Limited Liability. It is expressly understood and
agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Security Agreement is executed and delivered by BasePoint Capital II, LLC (“Administrator”),
not individually or personally but solely as administrator of BP Commercial Funding Trust III, Series SPL-XIV, in its capacity as Administrative
Agent and Lender, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it under that certain Trust Agreement, dated as
of February 27, 2023, and Series Trust Supplement No. 14 thereto, dated as of February 4, 2025 collectively, as amended, supplemented
or modified from time to time), (b) any representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of BP Commercial Funding
Trust III, Series SPL-XIV, in its capacity as Administrative Agent and/or Lender, are made and intended not as personal representations,
undertakings and agreements by Administrator but is made and intended for the purpose for binding only BP Commercial Funding Trust III,
Series SPL-XIV, in its capacity as Administrative Agent and Lender, as the case may be, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed
as creating any liability on Administrator, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either express or implied contained herein,
all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and any Person or entity claiming by, through or under the parties
hereto, and (d) under no circumstances shall Administrator be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of BP
Commercial Funding Trust III, Series SPL-XIV, in its capacity as Administrative Agent or Lender, hereto or be liable for the breach or
failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by BP Commercial Funding Trust III, Series SPL-XIV,
in its capacity as Administrative Agent or Lender, under this Security Agreement, any other Term Loan Document or the other related documents
or otherwise.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have duly executed this Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
KATAPULT
INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability
company
By:
/s/ Russell Falkenstein
Name:
Russell Falkenstein
Title:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Security Agreement (TopCo Term Loan)]
KATAPULT
HOLDINGS, INC,
a
Delaware corporation
By:
/s/ Russell Falkenstein
Name:
Russell Falkenstein
Title:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Security Agreement (TopCo Term Loan)]
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT:
BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III,
SERIES SPL-XIV,
a statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial
Funding Trust III
By: BasePoint Capital II, LLC, not in its individual capacity but solely as Administrator of BP Commercial Funding Trust III
By:
/s/ Michael Petronio
Name:
Michael Petronio
Title:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Security Agreement (TopCo Term Loan)]
EXHIBIT A
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
IN TRADEMARKS AND PATENTS
WHEREAS, _______________________,
a _______________ [corporation/limited liability company] (“Grantor”) owns the trademarks, trademark registrations,
trademark applications, and any and all goodwill associated therewith, and the patents and patent applications, in each case set forth
on Schedule A and Schedule B attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING
TRUST III, SERIES SPL-XIV, a statutory series of BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other
series of BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III, as Administrative Agent (the “Grantee”), desires to acquire a security
interest in, and lien on, all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to Grantor’s trademarks, trademark registrations,
trademark applications and any and all goodwill associated therewith and patents and patent applications; and
WHEREAS, the Grantor is willing
to grant to the Grantee a security interest in and lien upon the trademarks, trademark registrations, trademark applications and any and
all goodwill associated therewith and patents and patent applications described above.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and
valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Security
Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2026, among the Grantor, its affiliates party thereto and the Grantee (as amended, restated, amended
and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), the Grantor hereby
grants to the Grantee a security interest in, and a lien upon, all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to (i) the trademarks,
trademark registrations, trademark applications, and any and all goodwill associated therewith set forth on Schedule A attached
hereto (the “Marks”), (ii) the patents and patent applications set forth on Schedule B attached hereto
(the “Patents”), in each case together with (iii) all Proceeds of the Marks, and (iv) all causes of action,
past, present and future, for infringement, misappropriation, or dilution of any of the Marks and/or Patents or unfair competition regarding
the same.
This GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
is made to secure the satisfactory performance and payment of all the Obligations (as each such term is defined in the Security Agreement)
of the Grantor and shall be effective as of the date of the Security Agreement.
This Grant of Security Interest
has been granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to Grantee under the Security Agreement. The rights and remedies of
the Grantee with respect to the security interest granted herein are without prejudice to, and are in addition to those set forth in the
Security Agreement, all terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event that any provisions of this Grant
of Security Interest are deemed to conflict with the Security Agreement, the provisions of the Security Agreement shall govern.
[signature page to follow]
A-1
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned
have executed this Grant of Security Interest as of the ____ day of ______________, 20__.
GRANTOR:
_______________________,
a _________________
By:
Print Name:
Title:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III, SERIES SPL-XIV, a statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust, for
itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III
By: Basepoint Capital II, LLC, not in its individual capacity but solely as Administrator of BP Commercial Funding Trust III
By:
Name:
Title:
A-2
Schedule A – Trademarks
Country
Trademark
Registration #
Issue Date
Owner
A-3
Schedule B – Patents
Country
Patent Title
Patent #/
(Application #)
Issue Date/
(File Date)
Owner
A-4
EXHIBIT B
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
IN COPYRIGHTS
WHEREAS, ___________________,
a ____________ [corporation/limited liability company] (“Grantor”) owns the copyrights and associated copyright
registrations and pending applications for registration set forth on Schedule A attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING
TRUST III, SERIES SPL-XIV, a statutory series of BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other
series of BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III, as Administrative Agent (the “Grantee”), desires to acquire a security
interest in, and lien on, all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to Grantor’s copyrights and copyright registrations
and applications therefor; and
WHEREAS, the Grantor is willing
to grant to the Grantee a security interest in and lien upon the copyrights and copyright registrations and applications therefor described
above.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and
valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Security
Agreement, dated as of as of August 11, 2026, among the Grantor, its affiliates party thereto and the Grantee (as amended, restated, amended
and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), the Grantor hereby
grants to the Grantee a security interest in, and a lien upon, all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to Grantor’s
copyrights and copyright registrations and applications more particularly set forth on Schedule A attached hereto (the “Copyrights”),
together with (i) all Proceeds of the Copyrights, and (ii) all causes of action, past, present and future, for infringement of any Copyright.
This GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
is made to secure the satisfactory performance and payment of all the Obligations (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement)
of the Grantor and shall be effective as of the date of the Security Agreement.
This Grant of Security Interest
has been granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to Grantee under the Security Agreement. The rights and remedies of
the Grantee with respect to the security interest granted herein are without prejudice to, and are in addition to those set forth in the
Security Agreement, all terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event that any provisions of this Grant
of Security Interest are deemed to conflict with the Security Agreement, the provisions of the Security Agreement shall govern.
[signature page to follow]
B-1
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned
have executed this Grant of Security Interest as of the ____ day of ______________, 20__.
GRANTOR:
_______________________,
a _________________
By:
Print Name:
Title:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST III, SERIES SPL-XIV, a statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust, for
itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust III
By: Basepoint Capital II, LLC, not in its individual capacity but solely as Administrator of BP Commercial Funding Trust III
By:
Name:
Title:
B-2
SCHEDULE A
COPYRIGHTS
COPYRIGHT
REGISTRATION NUMBER
B-3
EX-10.3 — EXHIBIT 10.3
EX-10.3
Filename: tm2622446d5_ex10-3.htm · Sequence: 4
Exhibit 10.3
Execution Version
TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
dated as of August 11, 2026
among
KATAPULT MIDCO, LLC,
as Borrower,
THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
and
HHCF SERIES 21 SUB, LLC,
as Administrative Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE 1 CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS; CERTAIN RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
1
SECTION 1.01.
CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS
1
SECTION 1.02.
CERTAIN RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
24
ARTICLE 2 TERMS OF TERM LOAN
26
SECTION 2.01.
TERM LOAN
26
SECTION 2.02.
[RESERVED]
27
SECTION 2.03.
PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENTS
27
SECTION 2.04.
FINAL REPAYMENT
28
SECTION 2.05.
INTEREST
28
SECTION 2.06.
APPLICATION OF FUNDS
29
SECTION 2.07.
[RESERVED]
29
SECTION 2.08.
COMPUTATIONS OF INTEREST AND FEES
29
SECTION 2.09.
EVIDENCE OF DEBT
29
SECTION 2.10.
PAYMENTS GENERALLY; RIGHT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT TO MAKE DEDUCTIONS AUTOMATICALLY
30
SECTION 2.11.
SHARING OF PAYMENTS
31
SECTION 2.12.
SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS
31
SECTION 2.13.
[RESERVED]
31
SECTION 2.14.
TAX TREATMENT
31
ARTICLE 3 TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
31
SECTION 3.01.
TAXES
31
SECTION 3.02.
INCREASED COSTS
35
SECTION 3.03.
MITIGATION OBLIGATIONS
36
SECTION 3.04.
REMOVAL OR REPLACEMENT OF LENDERS
36
SECTION 3.05.
SURVIVAL
37
ARTICLE 4 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
37
SECTION 4.01.
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATION TO FUND TERM LOAN
37
ARTICLE 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
39
SECTION 5.01.
CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND POWER
39
SECTION 5.02.
CORPORATE AUTHORIZATION; NO CONTRAVENTION
40
SECTION 5.03.
GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION; COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
40
SECTION 5.04.
BINDING EFFECT
40
SECTION 5.05.
LITIGATION
41
SECTION 5.06.
NO DEFAULTS
41
SECTION 5.07.
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
41
SECTION 5.08.
USE OF PROCEEDS
42
SECTION 5.09.
TITLE TO PROPERTIES
42
SECTION 5.10.
TAXES
42
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SECTION 5.11.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
42
SECTION 5.12.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
43
SECTION 5.13.
MARGIN REGULATIONS; REGULATED ENTITIES
43
SECTION 5.14.
SWAP OBLIGATIONS
43
SECTION 5.15.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
43
SECTION 5.16.
EQUITY INTERESTS HELD BY BORROWER; EQUITY INTERESTS IN BORROWER
44
SECTION 5.17.
INSURANCE
44
SECTION 5.18.
COLLATERAL AND COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS
44
SECTION 5.19.
LABOR RELATIONS
45
SECTION 5.20.
SOLVENCY
45
SECTION 5.21.
FULL DISCLOSURE
45
SECTION 5.22.
CERTAIN DOCUMENTS
45
SECTION 5.23.
ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS AND SANCTIONS
46
SECTION 5.24.
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS AND SECURITIES ACCOUNTS
46
ARTICLE 6 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
46
SECTION 6.01.
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
46
SECTION 6.02.
CERTIFICATES; OTHER INFORMATION
47
SECTION 6.03.
NOTICES
48
SECTION 6.04.
PAYMENT OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS
50
SECTION 6.05.
PRESERVATION OF EXISTENCE, ETC.
50
SECTION 6.06.
MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES
50
SECTION 6.07.
MAINTENANCE OF INSURANCE
51
SECTION 6.08.
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
51
SECTION 6.09.
BOOKS AND RECORDS
51
SECTION 6.10.
INSPECTION RIGHTS
51
SECTION 6.11.
USE OF PROCEEDS
52
SECTION 6.12.
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS; SECURITIES ACCOUNTS; CASH MANAGEMENT
52
SECTION 6.13.
FURTHER ASSURANCES; ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARIES; EXCLUDED SUBSIDIARIES
52
SECTION 6.14.
POST-CLOSING DELIVERIES
53
ARTICLE 7 NEGATIVE COVENANTS
53
SECTION 7.01.
LIENS
53
SECTION 7.02.
INVESTMENTS
56
SECTION 7.03.
DEBT
57
SECTION 7.04.
FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES
59
SECTION 7.05.
DISPOSITIONS
60
SECTION 7.06.
RESTRICTED PAYMENTS
61
SECTION 7.07.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
62
SECTION 7.08.
TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
62
SECTION 7.09.
BURDENSOME AGREEMENTS
63
SECTION 7.10.
USE OF PROCEEDS
63
SECTION 7.11.
CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS
63
SECTION 7.12.
AMENDMENT OF MATERIAL DOCUMENTS
64
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SECTION 7.13.
DISQUALIFIED EQUITY INTERESTS
64
SECTION 7.14.
CERTAIN OTHER MAJOR DECISIONS
65
SECTION 7.15.
FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES
65
SECTION 7.16.
FINANCIAL COVENANTS
65
ARTICLE 8 EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
66
SECTION 8.01.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
66
SECTION 8.02.
REMEDIES UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT
68
SECTION 8.03.
APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS
69
ARTICLE 9 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
70
SECTION 9.01.
APPOINTMENT OF AUTHORIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
70
SECTION 9.02.
RIGHTS AS A LENDER
70
SECTION 9.03.
EXCULPATORY PROVISIONS
70
SECTION 9.04.
RELIANCE BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
71
SECTION 9.05.
DELEGATION OF DUTIES
72
SECTION 9.06.
RESIGNATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
72
SECTION 9.07.
NON-RELIANCE ON ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND OTHER LENDERS
73
SECTION 9.08.
AGENCY FOR PERFECTION
74
SECTION 9.09.
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM
74
SECTION 9.10.
GUARANTY MATTERS
74
SECTION 9.11.
COLLATERAL MATTERS
74
SECTION 9.12.
RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS
76
SECTION 9.13.
CERTAIN ERISA MATTERS
76
ARTICLE 10 GENERAL PROVISIONS
77
SECTION 10.01.
AMENDMENTS, ETC.
77
SECTION 10.02.
NOTICES; EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
78
SECTION 10.03.
NO WAIVER; CUMULATIVE REMEDIES
80
SECTION 10.04.
EXPENSES; INDEMNITY; DAMAGE WAIVER
81
SECTION 10.05.
MARSHALLING; PAYMENTS SET ASIDE; RELEASES UPON DISCHARGE OF SECURED OBLIGATIONS
82
SECTION 10.06.
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
83
SECTION 10.07.
TREATMENT OF CERTAIN INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY
86
SECTION 10.08.
RIGHT OF SETOFF
86
SECTION 10.09.
INTEREST RATE LIMITATION
87
SECTION 10.10.
COUNTERPARTS; INTEGRATION; EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC EXECUTION
87
SECTION 10.11.
SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
88
SECTION 10.12.
SEVERABILITY
88
SECTION 10.13.
USA PATRIOT ACT NOTICE
88
SECTION 10.14.
[RESERVED]
88
SECTION 10.15.
TIME OF THE ESSENCE
88
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SECTION 10.16.
GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; ETC.
88
SECTION 10.17.
WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL
89
SECTION 10.18.
LENDER NOT A FIDUCIARY OR PRINCIPAL
89
SECTION 10.19.
NOT A SECURITY
89
SECTION 10.20.
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
90
SECTION 10.21.
INDEPENDENCE OF COVENANTS
90
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SCHEDULES
Schedule A
Permitted Holders
Schedule 1.03
Deposit Accounts and Securities Account of Borrower
Schedule 2.01
Lenders; Commitments; Percentage Shares
Schedule 5.05
Litigation
Schedule 5.09
Title to Properties
Schedule 5.12
Environmental Matters
Schedule 5.16
Equity Interests Held by Borrower; Equity Interests in Borrower
Schedule 5.19
Labor Issues
Schedule 6.15
Post-Closing Deliveries
Schedule 7.01
Existing Liens
Schedule 7.03
Existing Debt
Schedule 10.02
Administrative Agent’s Office; Certain Addresses for Notices
EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1
Financial Covenant Definitions
Exhibit 2
Program Summary
Exhibit 3
Underwriting Guidelines
Exhibit 4
Servicing Policy
Exhibit A
Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit B
Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit C
[Reserved]
Exhibit D
Form of Term Loan Request
Exhibit E
Form of Term Note
Exhibit F
Form of Solvency Certificate
Exhibit G
Form of Closing Certificate
Exhibit H
Form of Katapult Merger Agreement
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TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
This TERM LOAN AGREEMENT,
dated as of August 11, 2026 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”)
is among KATAPULT MIDCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with any Person from time to time party hereto as
a borrower, individually and collectively as the context may require, the “Borrower”), the Lenders from time
to time party hereto, and HHCF SERIES 21 SUB, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the Administrative Agent.
Recitals
WHEREAS, pursuant to that
certain Side Letter to Merger Agreement, dated December 11, 2025 by and between Hawthorn, Parent Entity, Aaron’s Intermediate HoldCo,
Inc., and CCF Holdings LLC (the “Side Letter Agreement”), Hawthorn agreed to sell to Parent Entity, and Parent
Entity agreed to repurchase, 65,000 shares of preferred stock of Parent Entity issued to Hawthorn under that certain Series A Investment
Agreement dated November 3, 2025 and Series B Investment Agreement dated November 3, 2025 (the “Preferred Stock”),
and the aggregate purchase price of the Preferred Stock will be funded by the Loans made pursuant to this Agreement;
WHEREAS, in furtherance of
the foregoing transactions contemplated by the Side Letter Agreement, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, (i) Hawthorn
delivered and surrendered the Preferred Stock to Parent Entity for cancellation and (ii) Parent Entity accepted and cancelled the Preferred
Stock, in its capacity as transfer agent;
WHEREAS, Borrower has requested
that the Lenders make available to Borrower the extensions of credit referenced herein on the terms and conditions more specifically set
forth in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders have
agreed severally to make available to Borrower the extensions of credit referenced herein, on and subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties agree as follows:
Agreement
ARTICLE
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CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS; CERTAIN RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
SECTION
1.01.
CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS.
As used herein:
“ABL Credit Facility”
means the lease financing facility evidenced by the ABL Credit Facility Documents, pursuant to which, among other things, the ABL Credit
Facility Borrower will use the proceeds therefrom to finance its purchase or acquisition from certain Subsidiaries of Borrower, as sellers
under the applicable ABL Credit Facility Documents, of leases originated by certain Subsidiaries of Borrower, in each case in accordance
with, and pursuant to, the applicable ABL Credit Facility Documents.
“ABL Credit Facility
Agent” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the definition of ABL Credit Facility Documents.
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“ABL Credit Facility
Borrower” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the definition of ABL Credit Facility Documents.
“ABL Credit Facility
Documents” means, collectively, (a) the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2025, by
and among Katapult SPV-1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ABL Credit Facility Borrower”), Katapult
Group, Inc., a Delaware limited liability company, Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the lenders from time to time party
thereto (the “ABL Credit Facility Lenders”), and Midtown Madison Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, as administrative agent (the “ABL Credit Facility Agent”) (as the same may be amended, restated, amended
and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ABL Credit Facility Loan Agreement”),
and (b) all other Loan Documents (as defined in the ABL Credit Facility Loan Agreement).
“ABL Credit Facility
Lenders” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the definition of ABL Credit Facility Documents.
“ABL Credit Facility
Loan Agreement” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the definition of ABL Credit Facility Documents.
“ABL Credit Facility
Loan Parties” means the Credit Parties (as defined in the ABL Credit Facility Loan Agreement).
“ABL Holdings”
means Katapult Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Account
Bank” means, each depository with respect to any Deposit Account and each securities intermediary at which any Securities
Account is maintained.
“Account Control
Agreement” means, with respect to any deposit account or securities account of a Loan Party, the related account control
agreement, by and among such Loan Party, the applicable depository bank or securities intermediary, as the case may be, and Administrative
Agent (or agent thereof) (as it may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time),
each agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, which provides Administrative
Agent with “control” over (within the meaning of the UCC), and a First Priority, perfected Lien on, each Deposit Account or
each Securities Account of such Loan Party, as applicable, and the proceeds of Collateral and all other property and assets from time
to time on deposit therein or otherwise credited thereto.
“Accounting Firm”
means, as of the Closing Date, Elliott Davis LLP or thereafter, a firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized national
standing acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion.
“Acquisition”
means any transaction or series of related transactions resulting, directly or indirectly, in: (a) the acquisition by any Person of: (i)
all or substantially all of the assets of another Person; or (ii) any business unit or division of another Person; (b) the acquisition
by any Person of in excess of 50.0% of the Equity Interests of any other Person, or otherwise causing any other Person to become a Subsidiary
of such Person; or (c) a merger or consolidation, or any other combination, of any Person with another Person in which Borrower or a Restricted
Subsidiary of Borrower is the surviving Person.
“Act”
means the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107 56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).
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“Administrative
Agent” means, at any time, the Person acting as the administrative agent for itself and for the Lenders and other Secured
Parties under each of the Term Loan Documents (which, initially, shall be Hawthorn), and the successors and assigns of such Person.
“Administrative
Agent’s Office” means Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule
10.02, or such other address or account as Administrative Agent may from time to time notify Borrower, Guarantors and each Lender
in writing.
“Administrative
Detail Form” means an administrative detail form in a form supplied by, or otherwise acceptable to, Administrative Agent.
“Administrative
Discretion” means with respect to Administrative Agent, its Permitted Discretion acting alone and without the consent of
the Required Lenders.
“Administrator”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.18.
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled
by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Agreement”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble hereto.
“Anti-Corruption
Laws” means the FCPA and any other similar laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to any of the Loan
Parties concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
“Approved Fund”
mean any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial
loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business, and that is administered or managed by a Lender, an Affiliate
of a Lender, or an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Assignment and
Assumption” means an assignment and assumption agreement entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent
of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.06(b)), and accepted by Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of
Exhibit A or any other form approved by Administrative Agent.
“Attributable
Debt” means, on any date of determination: (a) in respect of any Capital Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof
that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP; and (b) in respect of any Synthetic
Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet
of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.
“Bankruptcy Code”
means the federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. Sections 101 et seq.).
“Bankruptcy Laws”
means, collectively: (a) the Bankruptcy Code; and (b) all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of
creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or
other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
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“Beneficial Ownership
Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership
Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan”
means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan”
as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise
for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Borrower”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble hereto.
“Borrowing”
a borrowing consisting of the Term Loan made on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i).
“Business Day”
means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in
fact closed in, New York, New York.
“Capital Expenditures”
means all expenditures (whether paid in cash or other consideration or accrued as a liability and including that portion of capital leases
that is capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person including in connection with a sale leaseback transaction) by such Person for
the acquisition or leasing of fixed or capital assets or additions to equipment (including replacements, capitalized repairs and improvements
during such period) that are required to be capitalized under GAAP on a balance sheet of such Person. For purposes of this definition:
(a) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade in of existing equipment owned by such Person thereof
or with insurance proceeds shall be included in Capital Expenditures only to the extent of the gross amount of such purchase price minus
the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for such equipment being traded in at such time, or the amount of such proceeds, as
the case may be; and (b) an Acquisition complying with Section 7.02(e) shall not constitute a “Capital Expenditure”.
“Capital Lease”
means, as to any Person, a lease of any interest in any kind of property or asset by that Person as lessee
that is, should be or should have been recorded as a “finance lease” or a “capital lease” in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash”
means cash denominated in Dollars.
“Cash Equivalents”
means, as to any Person: (a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality
thereof (but only so long as the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more
than twelve months from the date of acquisition; (b) securities issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision
of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than ninety days from the date of acquisition and
having one of the two highest ratings from either Standard & Poor’s Rating Group or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.; (c)
domestic certificates of deposit, time or demand deposits or bankers’ acceptances maturing within six months after the date of acquisition
issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by: (i) any Lender; (ii) any commercial bank
other than a Lender which is organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia having combined
capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000; and (iii) any federally insured financial institution but only up to the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation insured deposit limit; (d) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than thirty days for underlying securities
of the types described in clause (a) and (b) of this definition entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause
(c) of this definition; (e) commercial paper issued by the parent corporation of any Lender or any commercial bank (provided that the
parent corporation and the bank are both incorporated in the United States) having capital and surplus in excess of $250,000,000 and commercial
paper issued by any Person incorporated in the United States, which commercial paper is rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by
Standard & Poor’s Rating Group or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and in each
case maturing not more than ninety days after the date of acquisition by such Person; and (f) investments in money market funds substantially
all the assets of which are comprised of securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (e) of this definition.
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“Change in Law”
means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any Law, rule, regulation
or treaty, (b) any change in any Law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application
thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having
the force of law) by any Governmental Authority.
“Change of Control”
means:
(a)
except as may occur pursuant to the Katapult Merger Transaction or during the pendency of a Parent Reorganization Transaction,
any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) (but excluding any (a) employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, (b) any person or entity acting in its capacity
as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan and/or (c) any Permitted Holder and/or “group” of Permitted
Holders) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except
that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the
right to acquire (such right, an “option right”), whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage
of time, in each case other than such right such person or group has during the pendency, but prior to the consummation, of an equity
sale, merger, recapitalization or other form of transaction pursuant to which the Equity Interests of the Parent Entity is committed,
or intended, to be sold or otherwise transferred to such person or group), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the equity securities
of the Parent Entity entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Parent Entity on a fully-diluted
basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or
(b)
[reserved]; or
(c)
Parent Entity at any time for any reason ceases to own (a) prior to the consummation of the Katapult Merger Transaction and except
as may occur pursuant to the Katapult Merger Transaction or during the pendency of a Parent Reorganization Transaction, 100% of the issued
and outstanding Equity Interests of ABL Holdings (as the same may be adjusted for any combination, recapitalization or reclassification
into a greater or smaller number of shares or units), free and clear of all Liens, rights, options, warrants or other similar agreements
or understandings other than in favor of Administrative Agent, Lenders or their Affiliates or (b) following the consummation of the Katapult
Merger Transaction, 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Katapult Intermediate Holdings, LLC (as the same may be adjusted
for any combination, recapitalization or reclassification into a greater or smaller number of shares or units); or
(d)
following the Katapult Merger Transaction, Katapult Intermediate Holdings, LLC at any time for any reason ceases to own, directly
or indirectly, 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Borrower (as the same may be adjusted for any combination, recapitalization
or reclassification into a greater or smaller number of shares or units); or
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(e)
following the Katapult Merger Transaction, Borrower at any time for any reason ceases to own 100% of the issued and outstanding
Equity Interests of ABL Holdings (as the same may be adjusted for any combination, recapitalization or reclassification into a greater
or smaller number of shares or units), free and clear of all Liens, rights, options, warrants or other similar agreements or understandings
other than (x) in favor of Administrative Agent, Lenders or their Affiliates, (y) such Liens, rights, options, warrants or other similar
agreements or understandings that are subordinated to the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents
pursuant to a written agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent or (z) pursuant to the terms of
the ABL Credit Facility Documents or any Permitted Refinancing thereof; or
(f)
ABL Holdings at any time for any reason ceases to own 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Katapult SPV-1 LLC
(as the same may be adjusted for any combination, recapitalization or reclassification into a greater or smaller number of shares or units),
free and clear of all Liens, rights, options, warrants or other similar agreements or understandings other than (x) in favor of Administrative
Agent, Lenders or their Affiliates or (y) pursuant to the terms of the ABL Credit Facility Documents or any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
or
(g)
the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or
more series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent Entity and the assets of its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole to any “person” (as that term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than to the Parent
Entity or its Subsidiaries).
“Closing Date”
means August 11, 2026, subject to satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 10.01) of all of the conditions precedent
in Section 4.01.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral”
means, collectively, all property and interests in property of Borrower, including, without limitation, related books and records and
proceeds thereof, now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower in or upon which a Lien now or hereafter exists in favor of Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, whether under this Agreement, the Security Agreement or any other Term Loan Document, provided,
however, the Collateral shall not include any Excluded Collateral.
“Collateral Documents”
means, collectively, (a) the Security Agreement, (b) each Account Control Agreement, deposit account control agreement or securities account
control agreement, by and among a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, Administrative Agent and the applicable depositary
bank or securities intermediary, each in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (c) each intellectual property assignment
or security agreement by a Loan Party in favor of the Administrative Agent, each in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative
Agent, (d) each landlord subordination agreement and (e) all other security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust,
patent, trademark and copyright assignments, lease assignments and other similar documents between Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary
thereof and Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, now or hereafter delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant
to or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
“Collections”
means, all payments and proceeds with respect to all Leases owned by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including the ABL
Credit Facility Borrower) including, without limitation, liquidation proceeds, repossession and sales proceeds, recoveries or other proceeds,
whether by cash, check, remote check, wire transfer, ACH, or other manner of payment, including all payments and proceeds of fees, interest,
principal, prepayments (both voluntary and mandatory), late fees, insufficient funds charges or other amounts of any and every description
payable pursuant to such Collateral, or any other related documents or instruments, received in connection with such Collateral, or any
other Collateral related to the replacement or renewal thereof.
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“Commitment”
means, as to any Lender, such Lender’s Term Commitment.
“Commodity Exchange
Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Compliance Certificate”
means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
“Connection Income
Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise
Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Contractual Obligation”
means, as to any Person, any document or other agreement or undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property
is bound.
“Control”
means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person,
whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. The terms “Controlling” and
“Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Person shall
be deemed to be Controlled by another Person if such other Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to vote 10% or more of
the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors, managing general partners or the equivalent.
“Credit Protection
Laws” means all federal, state and local laws in respect of the business of extending credit to borrowers, including without
limitation, solicitation and disclosure requirements; the Truth in Lending Act (and Regulation Z promulgated thereunder), Equal Credit
Opportunity Act, Electronic Funds Transfer Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
of 1999, Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended, anti-discrimination and fair lending laws, laws
relating to servicing procedures or maximum charges and rates of interest, and other similar laws, each to the extent applicable, and
all applicable regulations in respect of any of the foregoing.
“Debt”
means, as to any Person as of any date of determination, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness
or liabilities in accordance with GAAP: (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced
by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments; (b) all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising
under letters of credit (including standby and commercial letters of credit), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds
and similar instruments; (c) the Swap Termination Value under all Swap Contracts to which such Person is a party; (d) all obligations
of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of
business); (e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person
(including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have
been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse; (f) the amount of Attributable Debt in respect of all Capital Leases and Synthetic
Lease Obligations of such Person; (g) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make a payment
in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or
involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and (h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
For all purposes hereof, the Debt of any Person shall include the Debt of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture
that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such
Debt is expressly made non-recourse to such Person.
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“Default”
means any Event of Default or any event or condition that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would constitute an
Event of Default.
“Default Rate”
means, with respect to Loans and all other Obligations, a per annum rate equal to the sum of the applicable Interest Rate plus
three percent (3.0%).
“Delaware Divided
LLC” shall mean any limited liability company which has been formed upon the consummation of a Delaware LLC Division.
“Delaware LLC
Division” shall mean the statutory division of any limited liability company into two or more limited liability companies
pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or a comparable provision of any other requirement of Law.
“Deposit Account”
means, both individually and collectively, any and all bank or other deposit accounts of the Loan Parties, a list of which is set forth
on Schedule 1.03, as the same is amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement.
“Discharge of
Secured Obligations” means (a) the payment and performance in full of the Outstanding Legal Balance of all Loans and all
other Obligations (other than unasserted contingent payment obligations which by their terms are expressly stated to survive termination
of this Agreement), (b) the Commitments have been terminated and (c) there exists no Specified Claims; provided, however,
that, if a Specified Claim exists and a Transaction Termination Collateral Package Event has occurred in respect of such Specified Claim
in accordance with Section 10.05(b), then such Specified Claim shall not preclude the Discharge of Secured Obligations from occurring.
“Disposition”
means the sale, assignment transfer, conveyance, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of
any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes
or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith. The term “Dispose” has a meaning correlative
thereto.
“Disqualified
Equity Interest” means any Equity Interest of any Person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which
it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event, matures or
is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in
whole or in part, or requires or mandates payments or distributions in cash, on or prior to the date that is one year after the later
of the Maturity Date. The term “Disqualified Equity Interest” shall also include any options, warrants or other rights that
are convertible into Disqualified Equity Interest or that are redeemable at the option of the holder, or required to be redeemed, prior
to the date that is one year after the later of the Maturity Date.
“Dollar”
and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Domestic Subsidiary”
of any Person means any Subsidiary of a such Person formed incorporated or organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof
or the District of Columbia.
“Electronic Platform”
means an electronic system for the delivery of information (including documents), such as SyndTrak or Dropbox or secure FTP site that
may or may not be provided or administered by Administrative Agent or an Affiliate thereof.
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“Eligible Assignee”
means (a) a Lender; (b) Affiliate of a Lender; (c) Approved Fund; (d) any Person approved by Administrative Agent and, so long as no Default
or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower (which approval of Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed,
and shall be deemed given if no objection is made within ten (10) days after notice of the proposed assignment); or (e) if a Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Person acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion.
“Enforcement Action”
means any action to enforce any Obligations or Term Loan Documents or to realize upon any Collateral (whether by judicial action, self-help,
notification of account debtors, exercise of setoff or recoupment, or otherwise).
“Enforcement Costs”
shall mean all reasonable amounts owing to Administrative Agent and/or any Lender pursuant to Section 10.04(a) or 10.04(b)
when due (including any such amounts that were previously due but unpaid).
“Environmental
Claims” means all claims, however asserted, by any Governmental Authority or other Person alleging Environmental Liabilities.
“Environmental
Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local and foreign statutes, Laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders,
decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution, the protection
of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to Hazardous Materials or wastes, air
emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.
“Environmental
Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation,
fines, penalties or indemnities), of Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting
from or based upon: (a) violation of any Environmental Law; (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal
of any Hazardous Materials; (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials; (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials
into the environment; or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed
with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Environmental
Permit” means any permit, approval, authorization, certificate, license, variance, filing or permission required by or from
any Governmental Authority pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Equity Interests”
means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or partnership interests, membership interests, limited liability
company interests, trust interests or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights
for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or partnership interests, membership interests, limited
liability company interests, trust interests or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible
into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or partnership interests, membership interests, limited liability company interests,
trust interests or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition
from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including
partnership interests, membership interests, limited liability company interests or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting,
and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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“ERISA Affiliate”
means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof within the meaning
of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the
Code).
“ERISA Event”
means any of the following: (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the incurrence by Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate
of any liability with respect to a withdrawal by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension 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 that
is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) the incurrence by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability
with respect to a complete or partial withdrawal (as described in Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA respectively) by Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or the receipt by Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate of notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization;
(d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of
ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan if the plan assets are not sufficient
to pay all plan liabilities; (e) an event or condition that constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or
the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV
of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate; or (g)
the determination that a Pension Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303
of ERISA) or that a Multiemployer Plan is in critical or endangered status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305
of ERISA).
“Event of Default”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.01.
“Excess Cash Flow”
means, as of any date of determination, for any period, means the excess, if any, of (a) the sum, without duplication, determined on a
consolidated basis for such period, of the Borrower’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’: (i) Consolidated Net Income and (ii)
the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income; over
(b) the sum, without duplication, of (i) the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, (ii)
the aggregate amount actually paid by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in cash during such period on account of capital expenditures,
(iii) the aggregate amount of all regularly scheduled principal payments of Debt for borrowed money of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries
(other than in respect of any revolving credit facility to the extent there is not an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder),
(iv) the aggregate amount of cash taxes actually paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period, (v)
the aggregate amount of voluntary prepayments of Term Loans actually made during such period (to the extent not financed with the proceeds
of Debt) and (vi) the aggregate amount of any change in working capital of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period.
“Exchange Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Excluded Account”
means deposit accounts or trust accounts specifically and exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes, deferred compensation and other
employee wage and benefit payments to or for the direct benefit of a Loan Party’s employees.
“Excluded Collateral”
has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Excluded Subsidiaries”
means, collectively, (a) the ABL Credit Facility Borrower and (b) the ABL Credit Facility Loan Parties. Any Subsidiary of an Excluded
Subsidiary shall also be deemed to be an Excluded Subsidiary.
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“Excluded Swap
Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the
Guarantee of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a Lien to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof)
is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or
the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason not to constitute
an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act at the time the Guarantee of such Loan Party,
or grant by such Loan Party of a Lien, becomes effective with respect to such related Swap Obligation.
“Excluded Taxes”
means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment
to be made by or on account of any obligation of a Loan Party hereunder or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to Administrative
Agent, any Lender or any such other recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes,
and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of any such recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its
principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political
subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes that is imposed on amounts payable
to or for the account of any such recipient pursuant to a law in effect at the time such recipient (i) becomes a party hereto (other than
in the case of an assignee pursuant to a request by Borrower under Section 3.04) or (ii) designates a new lending office, except
in each case to the extent that such recipient (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office
(or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the applicable Loan Party with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section
3.01(a), (c) any withholding Taxes attributable to any such recipient’s failure to comply with documentation requirements under
Section 3.01(f), and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Existing Product”
means any leases or lease related financial asset, in each case, of the type reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and
its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and described in the Program Summary.
“FATCA”
means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantially
comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any
agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted
pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the
Code.
“FCPA”
means the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
“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: (a) if such day is not a Business Day, then the Federal Funds Rate
for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business
Day; and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, then the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the
average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of one one-hundredth of 1.00%) quoted to Administrative Agent for such
day for such transactions from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by Administrative Agent.
“Federal Regulatory
Event” means the enactment, adoption or issuance of any Law, rule or regulation by the United
States federal government, the effect of which, in Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion, materially and adversely
affects Borrower’s ability to timely repay any Loan or any other Obligations; provided, that if the effective date of any
such enactment, adoption or issuance is greater than thirty (30) days from the date of any such enactment, adoption or issuance, then
Administrative Agent shall consider in good faith any such delay in effectiveness in making its determination
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“First Priority”
means, with respect to any Lien on the Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, which secures
the Obligations, that such Lien is senior to any other Liens on such Collateral (except for Permitted Liens).
“Fiscal Quarter”
means, as of any date of determination with respect to Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, a fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year.
“Fiscal Year”
means the fiscal year of Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof ending on December 31 of each calendar year.
“Foreign Lender”
means a Lender that is not a “United States person” under Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“Foreign Pension
Plan” means any benefit plan to which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may have liability which under applicable Law
is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle other than a trust or funding vehicle maintained exclusively by a Governmental
Authority.
“Foreign Subsidiary”
of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“FRB”
means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles
Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards
Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are
applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.
“Governmental
Authority” means any federal, state, municipal, national, local or other governmental department, court, commission, board,
bureau, agency, regulatory body, authority or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, including without limitation, any attorney
general or agency related thereto, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or any entity or officer exercising executive, legislative
or judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case, whether of
the United States or a state, territory or possession thereof, a foreign sovereign entity or country or jurisdiction or the District of
Columbia, in each case, which has legal authority over the Loan Parties.
“Group Parties”
means, collectively, (a) Borrower and (b) each Subsidiary of Borrower.
“Guarantee”
means, as to any Person, any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing
any Debt or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner,
whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect: (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or
supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation; (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services
for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Debt or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Debt or other
obligation; (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income
or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Debt or other obligation; or (d) entered into for
the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Debt or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof
or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an
amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee
is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing
Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
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“Guaranteed Obligations”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.14(a).
“Guarantors”
means Katapult Intermediate Holdings, LLC and each Subsidiary of Borrower who executes a Joinder Agreement following the date hereof.
“Guaranty”
means any guaranty, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent, made by a Guarantor in favor of Administrative Agent and
each Lender and includes the guaranty set forth in Section 10.14.
“Hawthorn”
means HHCF Series 21 Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Hazardous Materials”
means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum
or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes
and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Holdings”
means Katapult Intermediate Holdings III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Indemnified Taxes”
means (a) Taxes other than Excluded Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan
Party under any Term Loan Documents, and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitees”
means, collectively, Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons.
“Intercreditor
Agreement” shall mean that certain letter agreement in respect of this Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among,
Administrative Agent and the ABL Credit Facility Agent, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
“Interest Rate”
means fifteen percent (15.00%) per annum.
“Investment”
means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person in another Person, whether by means of: (a) the
purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or other securities of another Person; (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to,
Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another
Person, including any partnership or limited liability company interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the
investor Guarantees the Debt of such other Person; or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions)
of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be
the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.
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“IRS”
means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Katapult
Merger Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 11, 2025, by and among Parent Entity,
Katapult Merger Sub 1, Inc., Katapult Merger Sub 2, LLC, CCF Holdings LLC and Aaron’s Intermediate Holdco, Inc., substantially in
the form of the attached Exhibit H, after giving effect to any modifications, amendments, consents or waivers thereto, other than
those modifications, amendments, consents or waivers that are adverse to the interests of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in their
capacities as such unless consented to by the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
“Katapult
Merger Transaction” means the consummation of and the satisfaction of all conditions precedent to the merger of newly formed
Subsidiaries of Parent Entity to be formed in connection with such merger with and into each of (a) Aaron’s Intermediate Holdco,
Inc. and (b) CCF Holdings LLC and any related restructuring and other transactions as contemplated by, or entered into in connection with,
the Katapult Merger Agreement.
“Laws”
means any and all federal, state and local statutes, ordinances, treaties, rules, regulations, codes, orders,
judgments and other legal requirements of any Governmental Authority to which the Loans, the Term Loan Documents, Borrower, any
other Loan Party, or all or any portion of the Collateral is or becomes subject from time to time.
“Lease”
means all rights to payment owing by an Account Lessee (as defined in the ABL Credit Facility Loan Agreement) in respect of a lease or
leases, lease-to-own or other financial accommodations made or extended by originated by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to or for
the benefit of such Account Lessee in connection with the purchase of Inventory (as defined in the ABL Credit Facility Loan Agreement).
“Lease Repurchase/Indemnification
Obligations” means, with respect to the ABL Credit Facility, to the extent that any Subsidiary of Borrower sold any participation
interests in leases to any of the ABL Credit Facility Borrower under and pursuant to the applicable ABL Credit Facility Documents, any
obligation of such Subsidiary (a) to repurchase such participation interests and (b) to indemnify the ABL Credit Facility Agent, any ABL
Credit Facility Lender or any ABL Credit Facility Loan Party, in each case with respect to clauses (a) and (b) immediately above, as a
result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, as provided in such applicable ABL Credit Facility Documents.
“Lender”
means each Person listed on Schedule 2.01 as a “Lender” with respect to the Term Loan.
“Lending Office”
means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Detail Form, or
such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders.
“Lien”
means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference,
priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real
property).
“Lien Waiver”
means an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, by which, for any Collateral
located on leased premises, the lessor of such premises waives or subordinates any Lien it may have on the Collateral, and allows Administrative
Agent to enter the premises and remove, store and dispose of Collateral.
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“Loan”
means the Term Loan.
“Loan Parties”
means Borrower and any Guarantor; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Term Loan Document,
Katapult Intermediate Holdings, LLC shall be deemed not to be a Loan Party for any purpose under this Agreement or any other Term Loan
Document.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means, as of any date of determination, the occurrence of: any event, condition, obligation, liability or
circumstance (or set of events, conditions, obligations, liabilities or circumstances), or any change(s) including, without limitation,
changes in any applicable Laws, the existence of any Regulatory Action (or any changes with respect thereto) or the existence of any Federal
Regulatory Event (or changes with respect thereto) in each case which, as determined by Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion,
has a material adverse effect upon (i) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Term Loan Document; (ii) the value,
marketability or collectability of a material portion of the Collateral, the Loan Parties’ respective interest therein or the duly
perfected First-Priority security interest of Administrative Agent therein; or (iii) the business, operations, properties, assets, liabilities
or financial condition of (x) the Borrower or (y) the other Loan Parties, taken as a whole, or a material impairment of the ability of
any Loan Party to conduct its business as presently conducted in compliance with any applicable Laws, including, without limitation, any
origination or servicing, and obligations under any of the Term Loan Documents (or any repudiation or breach thereof) or (iv) the ability
of a counterparty to any Term Loan Document (other than Administrative Agent or any Lender) to consummate the transactions under the Term
Loan Documents.
“Material Debt”
means (a) the Debt under the ABL Credit Facility, and (b) any other Debt (other than (i) the Obligations and (ii) Debt under Swap Contracts)
of any Loan Party having an aggregate principal amount of more than $1,000,000 individually or in the aggregate.
“Maturity Date”
means November 3, 2030.
“Maximum Rate”
means, at any time, the maximum rate of interest permitted by applicable Law.
“Multiemployer
Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
“Net Cash Proceeds”
means the aggregate cash or Cash Equivalents proceeds received by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any (i) sale or
Disposition by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any of its assets, (ii) any casualty insurance policies or eminent domain,
condemnation or similar proceedings or (iii) any issuance of Debt not permitted under Section 7.03, in each case net of direct
costs incurred in connection therewith (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions), taxes paid or
payable (other than Tax Distributions) as a result thereof and, in the case of any sale or disposition or casualty, eminent domain, condemnation
or similar proceeding, (A) the amount necessary to retire any Debt secured by a Lien permitted under this Agreement (ranking senior to
any Lien of the Administrative Agent) on the related property, (B) amounts reasonably and in good faith reserved, if any, for (1) pension
and other post-employment benefit liabilities, (2) workers compensation liabilities, (3) liabilities associated with retiree benefits
and (4) liabilities relating to environmental matters and (C) until no longer reserved, any reserves for indemnification liabilities,
the amount of which are reasonably ascertainable on or prior to the consummation of such sale; it being understood that “Net Cash
Proceeds” shall include any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received
by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any sale or disposition by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
of any of its assets, any casualty insurance policies or eminent domain, condemnation or similar proceedings or any issuance of Debt not
permitted under Section 7.03.
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“New Product”
means any lease or lease related financial asset which (a) is not an Existing Product and (b) a Loan Party proposes to begin offering
to its customers, or investing in, such that it will be reflected on its balance sheet following the Closing Date in accordance with criteria
set forth in an updated Program Summary, which updated Program Summary shall be delivered to Administrative Agent in accordance with Section
6.03(b).
“Non-Approved
Product” means (a) any Existing Product with respect to which a Loan Party has amended the applicable criteria set forth
in the Program Summary but has not yet provided to the Administrative Agent with written notice of such amendment and (b) any New Product
for which the applicable Loan Party has not yet provided written notice to Administrative Agent.
“Non-Consenting
Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any amendment, modification, waiver or consent with respect to provisions
of any Term Loan Document that (a) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders, as the case may be, in accordance
with the terms of Section 10.01 and (b) has been approved by at least the Required Lenders or by all other affected Lenders,
as the case may be.
“Note”
or “Notes” means, individually or collectively as the context may require, a promissory note executed by Borrower
in favor of a Lender to the extent requested by the applicable Lender pursuant to Section 2.09(a) and as the same may be amended,
divided, split, supplemented and/or restated from time to time.
“Obligations”
means all advances, debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of any Group Party to any Secured Party under or in respect
of any Term Loan Document, whether with respect to any Loan or otherwise, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption),
absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the
commencement by or against any Group Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law naming such Person as the
debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided, however,
that, Obligations shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligations.
“Organizational
Documents” means: (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent
or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non U.S. jurisdiction) of such Person; (b) with respect to any limited liability
company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement of such Person; and (c) with respect to any
partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation
or organization of such Person and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with such Person’s
formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable,
any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such Person.
“Other Connection
Taxes” means, with respect to Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on
account of any obligation of a Loan Party hereunder, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between Administrative
Agent, any Lender or such other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of a Loan Party hereunder and the
jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from any such recipient and 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 Term Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Term Loan Document).
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“Other Taxes”
means all present or future stamp, intangible or documentary Taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising
from any payment made hereunder or under any other Term Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise
with respect to, this Agreement or any other Term Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect
to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.04).
“Outstanding Legal
Balance” means, with respect to any or all Loans, the sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Loans
plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, compounded on a monthly basis as of the last day immediately preceding Remittance Date,
plus (b) all unpaid and due fees and other Obligations of the Loan Parties allocable to such Loans as determined by Administrative
Agent in its Administrative Discretion.
“Parent Entity”
means Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Parent Reorganization
Transaction” shall mean the contribution by Parent Entity of 100% of the Equity Interests of ABL Holdings to Borrower.
“Participant”
any Person who by separate written agreement with a Lender is expressly provided with all of the rights of a “Participant”
as provided herein (and shall not include the holder of a silent sub-participation).
“Participant Register”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.06(d).
“PBGC”
means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Plan”
means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as that term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan,
that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to which Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a)
of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.
“Percentage Share”
means, as to any Lender, its Term Loan Percentage Share.
“Perfection Certificate”
means the Perfection Certificate, dated as of the date hereof, executed and delivered by Borrower in favor of Administrative Agent (which
shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion), as the same may be amended, restated,
amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Permitted Acquisition”
means any Acquisition approved in writing by Administrative Agent; or any other Acquisition so long as: (a) such Acquisition is undertaken
in accordance with all applicable Laws; (b) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing immediately prior to, or would exist immediately
after, giving effect to such Acquisition; (c) in connection with such Acquisition for which the aggregate cash and non-cash consideration
to be paid by Borrower exceeds $1,000,000, Borrower has obtained and delivered to Administrative Agent the prior, effective written consent
of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Person or business so acquired (the “Acquiree”);
(d) the Acquiree (or the business unit or division of the Acquiree to be acquired) shall be engaged principally in the same business as
Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower proposing to effect such Acquisition or a Related Business, and shall be organized under
the Laws of a State of the United States unless otherwise consented to by Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion; (e) if
such Acquisition is an acquisition of the Equity Interests of a Person, such Acquisition is structured so that the acquired Person shall
be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Borrower that is a Restricted Subsidiary; (f) if such Acquisition is an acquisition of (i) all or substantially
all of the property of any Person or (ii) any business, business unit or division of any Person, such Acquisition is structured so that
such property, business, business unit or division, as the case may be, shall be acquired (and owned) by Borrower or a wholly-owned Subsidiary
of Borrower that is a Restricted Subsidiary; (g) Borrower (A) shall have executed and delivered, or shall have caused to be executed and
delivered, to Administrative Agent such documents, agreements and instruments as required pursuant to Section 6.13, and (B) shall
have taken, or cause to be taken, such actions as required pursuant to Section 6.13, and (h) upon the consummation of any such
Acquisition, a Responsible Officer of Borrower delivers a certificate to Administrative Agent: (A) to the effect that each of clauses
(a) through (g), inclusive, of this definition has been satisfied; and (B) detailing pro forma compliance with all financial covenants
set forth in Section 7.16 as of the most recent test date and as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter in which the proposed Acquisition
is to occur.
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“Permitted Discretion”
means the determination by Administrative Agent or a Lender, as applicable, in its reasonable discretion (reasonable as determined from
the perspective of a prudent secured asset-based lender under similar circumstances) acting in good faith.
“Permitted Holders”
means (i) any “Permitted Holder” set forth on Schedule A as of the Closing Date and their respective Affiliates (including
any affiliated advisors and their managed funds and accounts), (ii) Blue Owl Alternative Credit Advisors and its Affiliates (including
any affiliated advisors and their managed funds and accounts) and Atalaya Capital Management and its Affiliates (including any affiliated
advisors and their managed funds and accounts) (iii) Hawthorn Horizon Credit Fund, LLC, HHCF Series 21 Sub, LLC and their respective Affiliates
(including any affiliated advisors and their managed funds and accounts), (iv) IQV Holdco, LLC and its Affiliates and (v) KMJ Group Holdings,
LLC and its Affiliates.
“Permitted Liens”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.01.
“Permitted Refinancing”
means, with respect to any Person, any Debt issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew,
replace, defease or refund (collectively, to “Refinance”), the Debt being Refinanced (or previous refinancings
thereof constituting a Permitted Refinancing); provided, that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted
Refinancing does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Debt so Refinanced (plus unpaid accrued interest
and premiums thereon and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses), (b) the weighted average life to maturity
of such Permitted Refinancing is greater than or equal to the weighted average life to maturity of the Debt being Refinanced, (c) such
Permitted Refinancing shall not require any scheduled principal payments due prior to the Maturity Date, (d) if the Debt being Refinanced
is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations under this Agreement, such Permitted Refinancing shall be subordinated in right
of payment to such Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Loan Parties as those contained in the documentation governing the
Debt being Refinanced, (e) no Permitted Refinancing shall have direct or indirect obligors who were not also obligors of the Debt being
Refinanced, or greater guarantees or security, than the Debt being Refinanced, (f) such Permitted Refinancing shall either be unsecured
or secured by liens having the same priority, and subject to any applicable subordination terms, as existing liens securing the Debt being
Refinanced, (g) such Permitted Refinancing shall be otherwise on terms not materially less favorable to the Loan Parties than those contained
in the documentation governing the Debt being Refinanced, including, without limitation, with respect to financial and other covenants
and events of default, (h) the interest rate applicable to any such Permitted Refinancing shall not exceed the then applicable market
interest rate, and (i) at the time thereof, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
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“Permitted Subordinated
Debt” means any subordinated Debt of Borrower that has been subordinated to the Obligations on terms and conditions, and
pursuant to documents, satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion.
“Permitted Subordination
Agreements” means any subordination or intercreditor agreement entered into in connection with any Permitted Subordinated
Debt, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion.
“Person”
means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company or partnership.
“PIK Interest”
means the payment-in-kind of interest in respect of the Term Loans accruing by increasing the outstanding principal amount of the Term
Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(a).
“Plan”
means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established, maintained or contributed
to by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Plan Asset Regulation”
means 29 C.F.R. §2510.3-101, et seq., as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.
“Program Summary”
means the written program summary of Borrower and the other Loan Parties in place as of the Closing Date and attached hereto as Exhibit
2, as the same may be amended, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Protective Advance”
means any payment or advance made by Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.1(b)(ii) of the Security Agreement.
“PTE”
means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time
to time.
“Qualified ECP
Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the
time the relevant Guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such
other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated
thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell
under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Register”
means a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of each Lender and, as applicable, the Commitments of, and Outstanding
Legal Balance of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time.
“Regulatory Action”
means (a) the formal commencement by written notice by any Governmental Authority of any legal action or adversarial proceeding against
any Loan Party, any Subsidiary of any Loan Party or any of their respective Related Parties (other than Affiliates of such Person and
of such Person’s Affiliates) challenging its authority to originate, hold, own, service, collect or enforce any Lease, or otherwise
alleging any material noncompliance by any Loan Party, any Subsidiary of any Loan Party or any of their respective Related Parties (other
than Affiliates of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates) with any Laws of any applicable state or any other applicable Laws
related to originating, holding, collecting, servicing or enforcing such Lease, which legal action or proceeding is not released or terminated
in a manner acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion or (b) the issuance or entering of any stay, order, judgment,
cease and desist order, injunction, temporary restraining order, or other judicial or non-judicial sanction (other than the imposition
of a monetary fine), order or ruling against any Loan Party, any Subsidiary of any Loan Party or any of their respective Related Parties
(other than Affiliates of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates), related in any way to the originating, holding, pledging,
collecting, servicing, selling or enforcing of any Leases, or otherwise; provided, that, in each case, upon the favorable resolution of
any legal action or adversarial proceeding, as determined by Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, such Regulatory Action
shall cease to exist immediately upon such determination by Administrative Agent.
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“Related Business”
means any business that is the same, similar or otherwise reasonably related, ancillary or complementary to the businesses of Borrower
and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date.
“Related Parties”
means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, members, directors, officers and non-ministerial employees
of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Remittance Date”
means August 20, 2026 and each Thursday occurring thereafter (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business
Day).
“Removal Effective
Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.06(b).
“Replacement Lender”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.04(a)(iii).
“Reportable Event”
means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the thirty day notice period has been waived.
“Required Lenders”
means Lenders holding in excess of 50.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the related Loans.
“Resignation Effective
Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.06(a).
“Responsible Officer”
means: (a) with respect to Borrower in connection with any Compliance Certificate or any other certificate or notice pertaining to any
financial information required to be delivery by Borrower hereunder, the chief financial officer or controller of Borrower; and (b) otherwise,
with respect to Borrower or any other Group Party, the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, president, chief financial officer,
treasurer or similar officer of such Person.
“Restricted Payment”
means, as to any Person, (a) any dividend or other distribution by such Person (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect
to any Equity Interests of such Person, (b) any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or
similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interest,
and (c) with respect to clauses (a) and (b) above, any transaction that has a substantially similar effect.
“Restricted Subsidiary”
means, at any time, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Borrower other than Excluded Subsidiaries. As of the Closing Date, there are
no Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Routine Inquiry”
means any inquiry or request, written or otherwise, formal or informal, made by a competent Governmental Authority with legal authority
to regulate the activities of a Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or otherwise with legal authority or mandate to request
information, made via a form letter or otherwise in connection with (a) the routine transmittal of a consumer complaint or examination
request, or (b) a request for information that is routine in nature, is unconnected with any alleged pattern or practice of wrongdoing,
or otherwise consists of a general request for information relating to the activities of a Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates.
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“Sanctioned Country”
means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions.
“Sanctioned Person”
means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets
Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union,
any European Union member state, His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person
operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in
the foregoing clauses (a) or (b), or (d) any Person otherwise the subject of any Sanctions.
“Sanctions”
means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government,
including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of
State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury of
the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority.
“Secured Parties”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Security Agreement.
“Securities Account”
means, both individually and collectively, any and all securities accounts of the Loan Parties, a list of which is set forth on Schedule
1.03, as the same is amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement.
“Security Agreement”
means that certain Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among Borrower, each Subsidiary of Borrower from time to time party
thereto, and Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Security Interest”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.18(a).
“Servicing Policy”
means the documented servicing policies and procedures of Borrower and the other Loan Parties and their Affiliates in place as of the
Closing Date and attached hereto as Exhibit 4, as the same may be amended, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance
with the terms hereof.
“Solvency Certificate”
means a Solvency Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F.
“Solvent”
means, as to any Person, that (a) the fair value of the assets of such Person, at a fair valuation, exceed its debts and liabilities,
subordinated, contingent or otherwise, (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount(s)
that will be required to pay the probable liability of its debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such
debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured, (c) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent
or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that
it will, incur debts beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts mature, (e) such Person is not engaged in a business or a
transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or transaction, for which such Person’s properties and assets would constitute
unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practices in the industry in which such Person is engaged,
and (f) such Person is not insolvent within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable Law.
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“Specified Action”
means any written demand, action, request, claim, inquiry, investigation, interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoena,
civil or criminal investigative demand, other legal process, or litigation, arbitration or other similar proceedings with respect to Administrative
Agent and/or any Indemnitee or in which Administrative Agent and/or any Indemnitee has been named a party.
“Specified Claims”
means any claim subject to indemnification by a Loan Party under Section 10.04(b) for which Administrative Agent has notified Borrower
and which claim (a) constitutes a Specified Action and (b) has not been reduced to a monetary amount.
“Specified Lender”
means, at any time, any Lender: (a) that has requested compensation under Section 3.02 and has not rescinded such request within
five (5) Business Days of the making thereof; (b) to whom Borrower must pay an additional amount (or on whose behalf Borrower must pay
an additional amount to a Governmental Authority) pursuant to Section 3.01; and, in the case of clause (a) or (b) immediately above,
such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 3.03; or (c) that is a
Non-Consenting Lender.
“Specified Materials”
means, collectively, all materials or information provided by or on behalf of Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, as well as documents
and other written materials relating to Borrower, the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other
materials or matters relating to the Term Loan Documents (including any amendments or waivers of the terms thereof or supplements thereto).
“Subsidiary”
of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of
the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other
than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or
the management of which is otherwise Controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.
Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary
or Subsidiaries of Borrower.
“Swap Contract”
means: (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps,
commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options
or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions,
cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross currency rate swap transactions, currency
options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter
into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement; and (b) any and all
transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, that are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of
master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement,
or any other master agreement including any such obligations or liabilities under any such master agreement (in each case, together with
any related schedules).
“Swap Obligation”
means, with respect to any Loan Party, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes
a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swap Termination
Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable
netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts: (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and
termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s); and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced
in clause (a) of this definition, the amount(s) determined as the mark to market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based
upon one or more mid market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts.
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“Synthetic Lease
Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under either: (a) a so called synthetic, off balance sheet or tax
retention lease; or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet
of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person
(without regard to accounting treatment).
“Tax Distributions”
means, as applicable, either (i) distributions by Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to the holders of its Equity Interests in an amount
sufficient to cover each such holder’s (or its direct or indirect beneficial owners’) actual U.S. federal, state and local
income tax liabilities in respect of such holder’s (or its direct or indirect beneficial owners’) allocable share of income
of such Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary (and/or the Subsidiaries of such Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, and its Subsidiaries
attributed to such holder (or its direct or indirect beneficial owners’) during any taxable period (or portion thereof) that such
Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary is classified as a disregarded entity (including a qualified subchapter S subsidiary), partnership or
other pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes under the Code, (ii) distributions by any Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary
during any taxable period (or portion thereof) in which such Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary is a member of a consolidated, combined,
affiliated or unitary group for U.S. federal and/or applicable state or local income tax purposes (a “Tax Group”) of
which a Loan Party (or its direct or indirect beneficial owner) is the common parent in order to pay any applicable U.S. federal and/or
applicable state and local income taxes of such Tax Group; provided, in each case, that such payments are actually used to pay such taxes
and that in (ii), above, any tax refunds received by such direct or indirect common parent of the Tax Group that are attributable to Borrower
or a Restricted Subsidiary (or their Subsidiaries) shall be promptly returned such Person or (iii) other tax distributions expressly permitted
or required under the Katapult Merger Agreement.
“Taxes”
means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any
Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Commitment”
means, with respect to a Lender, such Lender’s commitment to make the Term Loan hereunder. The amount of each Lender’s Term
Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 (as of the Closing Date) or in the applicable Assignment and Assumption, subject to any
adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The use of the term “Term Commitment” is a term of art
that shall in no way be deemed to be a commitment by a Lender to fund Term Loan hereunder other than pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Term Loan”
means a term loan made to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i).
“Term Loan Documents”
means, collectively, (a) this Agreement, (b) each Note (if any), (c) each Collateral Document, (d) the Guaranties, (e) each Account Control
Agreement, (f) all other agreements, documents, instruments, powers of attorneys, directions letters and certificates executed or delivered
to Administrative Agent in connection with any of the foregoing or the Loans, and (m) any and all renewals, modifications, amendments,
restatements, amendments and restatements, consolidations, substitutions, replacements and extensions and modifications of any of the
foregoing.
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“Term Loan Percentage
Share” means, as to any Lender, the percentage set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 as its
“Term Loan Percentage Share”.
“Term Loan Request”
means a written notice of a borrowing of Term Loan hereunder in the form of Exhibit D.
“Transaction Termination
Collateral Package Event” means the grant by any Loan Parties to Administrative Agent of a perfected, security interest
in a cash reserve amount acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion, which cash reserve amount will secure a
Specified Claim and be held in a Deposit Account of such Loan Party (as applicable) subject to an Account Control Agreement (fully blocked)
in favor of Administrative Agent, and all of the foregoing pursuant to documentation, and in form and substance, acceptable to Administrative
Agent in its Administrative Discretion.
“UCC”
means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.
“Underwriting
Guidelines” means the underwriting guidelines of Borrower and the other Loan Parties and their Affiliates in place as of
the Closing Date and attached hereto as Exhibit 3, as the same may be amended, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance
with the terms hereof.
“United States”
and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
“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.
“Withholding Agent”
means any Loan Party and Administrative Agent.
SECTION
1.02.
CERTAIN RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
(a)
General Rules.
(i) Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, the meaning of a defined term is applicable equally to the singular and plural forms
thereof.
(ii) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar
words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.
(iii) The word “documents” includes instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, indentures, notices and
other writings, however evidenced.
(iv) The words “include” and “including” are not limiting and the word “or”
is not exclusive.
(v) 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.”
(vi) Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, the words “property,” “properties,”
“asset” and “assets” refer to both personal property (whether tangible or intangible)
and real property.
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(vii)
Unless the context otherwise clearly requires: (A) Article, Section, subsection, clause, Schedule and Exhibit references are to
this Agreement; (B) references to documents (including this Agreement) shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other
modifications thereto, but only to the extent such amendments and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of any Term Loan
Document; (C) references to any statute or regulation are to be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating,
amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting the statute or regulation; and (D) references to any Person shall be deemed to include
such Person’s successors and assigns.
(b)
Time References. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, all references herein to times of day shall be references
to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
(c)
Captions. The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation
of this Agreement.
(d)
Cumulative Nature of Certain Provisions. This Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents may use several different limitations,
tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters. All such limitations, tests and measurements are cumulative and shall be
performed in accordance with their respective terms.
(e)
No Construction Against Any Party. This Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents are the result of negotiations among,
and have been reviewed by counsel to, the Group Parties, Administrative Agent and Lenders and are the products of all parties. Accordingly,
they shall not be construed against Administrative Agent or any Lender merely because of the involvement of any or all of the preceding
Persons in their preparation.
(f)
GAAP. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, all accounting terms not expressly defined herein shall be construed,
and all financial computations required under this Agreement shall be made, in accordance with GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP
would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Term Loan Document, and either Borrower or Required
Lenders shall so request, Administrative Agent, Lenders and Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement
to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of Required Lenders); provided that,
until so amended: (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein; and
(ii) Borrower shall provide to Administrative Agent and Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement
or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and
after giving effect to such change in GAAP.
(g)
Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Loan Parties, their Affiliates or any of them pursuant to
the Term Loan Documents shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place
more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number using
the common – or symmetric arithmetic – method of rounding (in other words, rounding up if there is no nearest number).
(h)
Computations of Certain Financial Covenants. For purposes of computing the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.16
that measure results from the previous twelve (12) months as of any date, the previous Fiscal Quarter or the previous monthly period,
as applicable, as of any date, all components of such financial tests shall include or exclude, as the case may be, for the period consisting
of the previous twelve (12) months, the Fiscal Quarter or the monthly period, as applicable, in each case, all financial results (without
duplication of amounts) attributable to any business or assets the subject of any Acquisition or Disposition by Borrower or any Subsidiary
thereof effected during such period, as determined in good faith by Borrower on a pro forma basis for such period as if such Acquisition
or Disposition had occurred (and any Debt incurred or repaid in connection therewith had been incurred and repaid, as the case may be)
on (in the case of any balance sheet item) the last day of such period or on (in the case of any other item) the first day of such period
(including cost savings reasonably projected by Borrower that would have been realized had such Acquisition occurred on such day and which
inclusion when not otherwise permitted under GAAP has been approved by Administrative Agent).
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(i)
Documents Executed by Responsible Officers. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of
a Group Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action on the
part of such Group Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Group Party.
(j)
[Reserved].
(k)
Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in
this Section 1.01 and in Exhibit 1 (Financial Covenant Definitions). All terms used which are not specifically defined herein
shall, unless the context indicates otherwise, have the meanings provided for by the UCC to the extent the same are used or defined therein;
in the event that any term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the UCC, the definition contained in Article or
Division 9 shall control.
ARTICLE
2
TERMS OF TERM LOAN
SECTION
2.01.
TERM LOAN.
(a)
The Term Loan.
(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make a Term Loan to Borrower on the Closing
Date (subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4.01) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed an amount
equal to such Lender’s Commitment; provided that, after giving effect to any Borrowing: (i) the aggregate outstanding principal
balance of the Term Loan shall not exceed the aggregate Term Commitments; and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the
Term Loan of any Lender shall not exceed such Lender’s Term Commitment.
(ii) Each Term Loan shall be made by the Lenders in accordance with their applicable Commitments on the Closing Date. Immediately upon
making the Term Loan on the Closing Date, the Commitments shall automatically terminate.
(iii)
Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of any Term Loan may not be reborrowed.
SECTION
2.02.
[RESERVED].
SECTION
2.03.
PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENTS.
(a)
Voluntary Prepayments of Term Loan. Borrower may voluntarily prepay the Term Loan in-whole or in part upon thirty (30) days’
written notice to Administrative Agent, provided that the amount of such prepayment shall be in an amount of at least $250,000. If Borrower
gives such notice, then Borrower’s prepayment obligation shall be irrevocable, and Borrower shall make such prepayment on the date
specified therein. Each such prepayment shall be applied to the Term Loan of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Term Loan
Percentage Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, mandatory pre-payments made pursuant to Section 2.04(c) shall not constitute voluntary
prepayments for purposes of this Section 2.03(a).
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(b)
Mandatory Prepayments of Term Loans.
(i) Excess Cash Flow Sweep. Notwithstanding Section 2.04(a) to the contrary, Borrower shall, no later than thirty (30)
days after the required date of delivery to Administrative Agent of the annual financial statements of Parent Entity in accordance with
Section 6.01(a)(iii) repay the Outstanding Legal Balance of the Term Loan in an amount up to 50% of the Excess Cash Flow for the
applicable period; provided, that prepayment shall only be required if, and solely in the amount that, the Excess Cash Flow for such Fiscal
Year is greater than $5,000,000.
(ii) Promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) upon receipt by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any
(i) Net Cash Proceeds of any Disposition by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any of its assets or (ii) any Net Cash Proceeds
from any casualty insurance policies or eminent domain, condemnation or similar proceedings that, in each case, exceed (A) $15,000,000
for any such single Disposition (or series of related Dispositions, including any disposition of property to a Delaware Divided LLC (other
than a Delaware Divided LLC which is a Loan Party) pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division) or for any such single casualty event or (B) as
of any date of determination, an amount equal to two percent (2.0%) of the aggregate book value of the total assets of the Borrower and
its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which
financial statements have been delivered for all such Dispositions or casualty events from the Closing Date through the Maturity Date,
the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans in an amount equal to all such Net Cash Proceeds; provided, that if the Borrower provides
prior written notice to the Administrative Agent within such five (5) Business Day period, the Borrower shall not be required to prepay
the Term Loans with respect to Net Cash Proceeds from (x) Dispositions to the extent permitted by Section 7.05 or (y) casualty
insurance policies or eminent domain, condemnation or similar proceedings (collectively, “Reinvestment Proceeds”)
that are reinvested in Permitted Acquisitions or assets then used or usable in the business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
within three hundred sixty (360) days following receipt thereof or committed to be reinvested (including in a Permitted Acquisition) pursuant
to a binding contract prior to the expiration of such 360-day period and actually reinvested within five hundred forty (540) days following
receipt thereof; provided, however, that (x) if the Reinvestment Proceeds have not been so reinvested prior to the expiration of the applicable
period, the Borrower shall promptly prepay the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans with the Reinvestment Proceeds not so reinvested
as set forth above and (y) pending reinvestment, all Reinvestment Proceeds shall be held by the Borrower in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement.
(iii) No later than the Business Day following the date of receipt by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Net Cash
Proceeds from any issuance of Debt by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans in
an amount equal to all such Net Cash Proceeds; provided, that the Borrower shall not be required to prepay the Term Loans with respect
to proceeds of Debt permitted under Section 7.03.
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SECTION
2.04.
FINAL REPAYMENT.
(a)
Maturity Date. All Obligations, including, without limitation, the aggregate Outstanding Legal Balance of all Term Loan
shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date and Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to Administrative Agent for
the account of the applicable Lenders in full all such Obligations (including, without limitation, the aggregate Outstanding Legal Balance
of all Loans) on such dates, as applicable.
SECTION
2.05.
INTEREST.
(a)
Interest Generally. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.05(b), the aggregate outstanding principal balance of
each Term Loan shall bear interest at the Interest Rate from the date of disbursement through the date of repayment in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement. Upon the request by the Borrower and the approval of the Administrative Agent
in its sole discretion, interest accrued on the Term Loans may be paid as PIK Interest. All PIK Interest shall automatically be added
to the principal amount of the Term Loans on each Remittance Date and shall thereafter constitute principal of the Term Loans for all
purposes of this Agreement (including the accrual of interest).
(b)
Default Rate. If any amount payable by the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Term Loan Documents (including principal
of any Loan, interest, fees and other amount) is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount
shall thereafter bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Default Rate. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (unless
waived by each applicable Lender), the Outstanding Legal Balance of all Loans shall bear interest at the Default Rate without further
action on the part of Administrative Agent. Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest)
shall be due and payable upon demand.
(c)
Payment Dates; Accrual of Interest.
(i)
Interest on each Term Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Remittance Date, on the Maturity Date and at such other
times as may be specified herein; provided, on the first Remittance Date, Borrower will pay interest on pre-funded amounts of the Term
Loans, as calculated by the Administrative Agent. Borrower unconditionally promises to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of
the Lenders such interest on such dates and at such other times.
(ii)
Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof both before and after judgment, and both before
and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law.
SECTION
2.06.
APPLICATION OF FUNDS.
At all times, other than following
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all amounts payable to Lenders under Section 2.03, 2.04 and 2.05
shall be applied by Administrative Agent in reduction of amounts owed in respect of each related Loan, pro-rata based on the aggregate
outstanding principal balance of such Loan. Protective Advances and Enforcement Costs shall be reimbursed to Administrative Agent or the
applicable Lender, as applicable.
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SECTION
2.07.
[RESERVED].
SECTION
2.08.
COMPUTATIONS OF INTEREST AND FEES.
All computations of interest
and fees hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the
day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is
paid. Each determination by Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes,
absent manifest error.
SECTION
2.09.
EVIDENCE OF DEBT.
(a)
Evidence of Payments. The Loans of each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such
Lender and by Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by Administrative Agent and
each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Loans made by Lenders to Borrower and the interest and payments
thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of Borrower hereunder
to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. If any conflict exists between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender
and the accounts and records of Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of Administrative Agent shall
control in the absence of manifest error. In addition, if so requested by a Lender at any time following the Closing Date, Borrower shall,
within three (3) Business Days of such request, execute and deliver a Note further evidencing such Lender’s Loans. Each Lender may
attach schedules to its respective Note, if any, and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect
thereto. In the event of the mutilation, destruction, loss or theft of any Notes, Borrower shall, upon the written request of the holder
of such Notes, and in any event within three (3) Business Days of any such request, execute and deliver to such Lender new replacement
Notes in the same form and original principal balance amount and original date as the Notes so mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen, and
such replaced Notes shall then be deemed no longer outstanding hereunder. If the Notes being replaced have been mutilated, they shall
be surrendered to Borrower after the applicable Lender’s receipt of the replacement Notes and if such replaced Notes have been destroyed,
lost or stolen, such holder shall furnish Borrower with an indemnity in writing reasonably acceptable such Lender to save them harmless
in respect of such replaced Note.
(b)
Administrative Agent’s Records Control. If any conflict exists between the accounts and records maintained by Administrative
Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of Administrative Agent shall control
in the absence of manifest error.
SECTION
2.10.
PAYMENTS GENERALLY; RIGHT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT TO MAKE DEDUCTIONS AUTOMATICALLY.
(a)
Payments Generally. All payments to be made by Borrower shall, subject to Section 3.01 (with respect to Taxes) be
made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
all payments by Borrower hereunder shall be made to Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment
is owed, at Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified
herein. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein (including Section 2.06 and Section 8.03(a)), Administrative Agent
will promptly distribute to each Lender its applicable pro rata share (based on the respective amounts owing to each such lender in respect
of the Obligation being paid) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments
received by Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest
or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall
be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may
be.
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(b)
Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless Administrative Agent shall have received notice from Borrower prior to the
date on which any payment is due hereunder to Administrative Agent for the account of Lenders that Borrower will not make such payment,
Administrative Agent may assume that Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such
assumption, distribute to Lenders the amount due. With respect to any payment that Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Lenders
hereunder as to which Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the
following applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable Amount”): (A) Borrower has not in fact made such payment;
(B) Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by the Borrower (whether or not then owed); or (C) Administrative
Agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment; then each of the Lenders severally agree to repay to Administrative
Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount so distributed to such Lender in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for
each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to Administrative Agent, at
the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank
compensation. A notice of Administrative Agent to any Lender or Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.10(b)
shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
SECTION
2.11.
SHARING OF PAYMENTS.
If any Lender shall, by exercising
any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Loans made by
it, resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Loans or accrued interest thereon or such
other Obligations greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall:
(a) notify Administrative Agent of such fact; and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of the other Lenders,
or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by Lenders ratably in accordance
with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them; provided that:
(i) if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered,
such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest;
and (ii) the provisions of this Section 2.11 shall not be construed to apply to: (A) any payment made by Borrower pursuant to and
in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement; or (B) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of
or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to
which the provisions of this Section 2.11 shall apply).
Each Loan Party consents to
the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant
to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation
as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such participation.
SECTION
2.12.
SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS.
Except as otherwise specifically
provided in any Term Loan Document, all Obligations shall be secured pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents.
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SECTION
2.13.
[RESERVED].
SECTION
2.14.
TAX TREATMENT.
All parties hereto mutually
intend that the Loans shall be characterized as debt for U.S. federal and other applicable income tax purposes. No party hereto
or any of its Affiliates shall report the Loans on their tax returns, or otherwise treat the Loans for tax purposes, in a manner that
is inconsistent with the foregoing intended tax treatment.
ARTICLE
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TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
SECTION
3.01.
TAXES.
(a)
Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any
other Term Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Law; provided
that, if any Withholding Agent shall be required (as determined in the good faith discretion of the applicable Withholding Agent) by any
applicable Law to withhold or deduct any Tax from such payments, then: (i) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, the sum payable by the applicable
Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions or withholdings (including such deductions or
withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01), Administrative Agent or Lender, as the case may be,
receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made; (ii) the applicable Withholding
Agent shall be entitled to make such deductions; and (iii) the applicable Withholding Agent shall timely pay the full amount deducted
to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law.
(b)
Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties. Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.01(a), the Loan Parties
shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law or, at the option of Administrative
Agent, timely reimburse it for the payment of any Other Taxes.
(c)
Indemnification by Loan Parties. The Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify Administrative Agent and each Lender,
within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed
or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by Administrative Agent or Lenders,
or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to Administrative Agent or Lender, as the case may be, and any reasonable expenses
arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the
relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Borrower by a Lender (with a
copy to Administrative Agent), or by Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
(d)
Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify Administrative Agent, within ten
(10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party
has not already indemnified Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to
do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.06(d) relating to
the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or
paid by Administrative Agent in connection with any Term Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect
thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate
as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Each Lender hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any
Term Loan Document or otherwise payable by Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to Administrative
Agent under this Section 3.01(d).
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(e)
Evidence of Payments. If requested in writing by Administrative Agent, any Loan Party shall deliver to Administrative Agent,
as soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes under this Section 3.01 by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, 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 Administrative Agent.
(f)
Status of Lenders. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to
payments made under any Term Loan Document shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested
by Borrower or Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or 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 Borrower or Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Law or reasonably requested by Borrower
or Administrative Agent as will enable Borrower or 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 paragraphs (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below of this
Section 3.01(f) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would
subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such
Lender.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender
becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent),
executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is not subject to U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent (in such
number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this
Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), whichever of the following
is applicable:
(I) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect
to payments of interest under any Term Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption
from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect
to any other applicable payments under any Term Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or
reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such
tax treaty;
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(II) executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(III)
in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code,
(x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the
Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled
foreign corporation” related to Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”)
and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W 8BEN-E; or
(IV)
to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI,
IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W 8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial
owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign
Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate on behalf of each
such direct and indirect partner;
(C)
any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent (in such
number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this
Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other
form prescribed by Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together
with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit Borrower or Administrative Agent to determine the
withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D)
if a payment made to a Lender under any Term Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if
such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or
1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by
law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Law (including
as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative
Agent as may be necessary for Borrower and Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such
Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such
payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this
Agreement.
Each Lender agrees that if
any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form
or certification or promptly notify Borrower and Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
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(g)
Treatment of Certain Refunds. If Administrative Agent or any Lender receives a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been
indemnified by the Loan Parties or with respect to which any Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01,
it shall pay to such Loan Party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts
paid, by a Loan Party under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out of pocket expenses
(including Taxes) of Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the
relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that the applicable Loan Party, upon the request of Administrative
Agent or such Lender, as applicable, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges
imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, in the event Administrative Agent
or such Lender, as applicable is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in this Section 3.01(g), in no event will Administrative Agent or Lender be required to pay any amount to a Loan Party pursuant
to this Section 3.01(g) the payment of which would place Administrative Agent or Lender (as applicable) in a less favorable net
after-Tax position than such party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been
deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been
paid This Section 3.01(g) shall not be construed to require Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns
(or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person.
(h)
Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of
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 Term Loan Document.
SECTION
3.02.
INCREASED COSTS.
(a)
Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against
assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender;
(ii) subject Administrative Agent or any Lender to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through
(d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments,
or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii)
impose on any Lender any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender
or participation therein;
and the result of any of the
foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any
such Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any
other amount), then, upon request of such applicable Lender, Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b)
Capital Requirements. If any Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the Lending Office of such
Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital 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,
the Commitments of such Lender or the 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), then from time to time 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.
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(c)
Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such
Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in this Section 3.02(a) or 3.02(b), as well as the basis
for determining such amount or amounts, and delivered to Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Borrower shall pay such Lender
the amount shown as due on any such certificate within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof.
(d)
Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions
of this Section 3.02 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation, provided that
Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.02 for any increased
costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six (6) months prior to the date that such Lender notifies Borrower of the Change in Law
giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if
the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six (6) month period referred to in this
Section 3.02(d) shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
SECTION
3.03.
MITIGATION OBLIGATIONS.
Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in Section 10.01, if any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.02, or Borrower is required
to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to
Section 3.01, then such Lender, at the request of Borrower, shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office
for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates,
if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment: (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant
to Section 3.01 or Section 3.02, as the case may be, in the future; and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender
to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender as reasonably determined by such Lender.
Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
SECTION
3.04.
REMOVAL OR REPLACEMENT OF LENDERS.
Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in Section 10.01:
(a)
Removal or Replacement of Lenders Generally. Borrower may with respect to any Specified Lender, at its sole expense and
effort, upon notice to such Lender and Administrative Agent:
(i) remove such Specified Lender by terminating such Specified Lender’s Commitments;
(ii) request one or more of the other Lenders to acquire and assume all of such Specified Lender’s Loans and Commitments, which
Lender or Lenders shall have the right, but not the obligation, to so acquire and assume such Specified Lender’s Loans and Commitments
pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 10.06(b); or
(iii)
with the prior written consent of Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), designate
a replacement bank or financial institution that is an Eligible Assignee (a “Replacement Lender”), which Replacement
Lender shall assume all of the Loans and Commitments of such Specified Lender pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 10.06(b);
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provided that Borrower may
not remove such Specified Lender, or require such Specified Lender to make any assignment and delegation, pursuant to the immediately
preceding clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), as applicable, if: (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; or (2) Borrower has not
concurrently taken an action under clause (i), clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Section 3.04(a) with respect to all other Lenders
who at the time are Specified Lenders under the same clause of the definition thereof.
Notwithstanding Section
2.06, any removal of, or assignment and delegation by, a Specified Lender pursuant to this Section 3.04(a) shall be subject
to payment to such Specified Lender of the aggregate Outstanding Legal Balance of all of its Loans at the time owing to it, all accrued
and unpaid interest thereon, all accrued and unpaid fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, which amounts shall be paid to
such Specified Lender by: (A) in the case of a removal of such Specified Lender, Borrower; or (B) in the case of an assignment and delegation
by such Specified Lender, the applicable assignee (to the extent of all such outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest and
fees) and Borrower (to the extent of all such other amounts).
(b)
Certain Actions Incident to Removal. In the case of the removal of any Specified Lender pursuant to Section 3.04(a)(i),
Borrower shall also release such Specified Lender from its obligations under the Term Loan Documents. Each Lender hereby grants to Administrative
Agent a power of attorney (which power of attorney, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable) to execute and deliver, on behalf
of such Lender, as assignor, any Assignment and Assumption necessary to effectuate any assignment of such Lender’s interests hereunder
in circumstances contemplated by this Section 3.04.
(c)
Certain Rights as a Lender. Upon the prepayment of all amounts owing to any Specified Lender pursuant to Section 3.04(a)
and the termination of such Lender’s Commitments pursuant to this Section 3.04, such Specified Lender shall no longer constitute
a “Lender” for purposes hereof; provided that any rights of such Specified Lender to indemnification hereunder
with respect to matters that occurred prior to the date on which such Specified Lender’s Commitments were terminated shall survive
as to such Specified Lender.
(d)
Evidence of Removal or Replacement. Promptly following the removal or replacement of any Specified Lender in accordance
with this Section 3.04, Administrative Agent shall distribute an amended Schedule 2.01, which shall be deemed incorporated
into this Agreement, to reflect changes in the identities of Lenders and adjustments of their respective Commitments or Percentage Shares,
as applicable, resulting from any such removal or replacement.
SECTION
3.05.
SURVIVAL.
All obligations of Borrower
under this Article 3 shall survive the Discharge of Secured Obligations.
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ARTICLE
4
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
SECTION
4.01.
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATION TO FUND TERM LOAN.
The obligation of each Lender
to make any extension of the Term Loan hereunder on the Closing Date shall not become effective until the satisfaction, or waiver in accordance
with Section 10.01, of each of the following conditions precedent has occurred on or before the Closing Date:
(a)
Execution and Delivery of Term Loan Documents. Administrative Agent shall have received copies of each Term Loan Document
executed and delivered by each Loan Party and the Lenders, in each case, which is a party thereto.
(b)
Opinions of Counsel. Administrative Agent shall have received an executed copy of the favorable written legal opinion of
King & Spalding LLP, counsel for the Loan Parties, dated the Closing Date in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
Borrower and the other
Loan Parties hereby instruct such counsel to deliver the opinions set forth above to Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
(c)
Certain Documents. Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following:
(i) Good Standing Certificate. Good standing certificates for each Loan Party issued by the secretary of state (or similar office)
of the jurisdiction in which such Loan Party is organized, incorporated, formed or created.
(ii) Authorizations; Resolutions; Incumbency Certificates. A certificate, dated the Closing Date and duly executed by an authorized
officer or individual, (i) certifying and indicating the incumbency, authority, and signatures of the individuals authorized to sign,
on behalf of each such Loan Party, the Term Loan Documents to which such entity is a party, (ii) together with copies of the resolutions
of the governing bodies of each Loan Party authorizing the transactions contemplated by the Term Loan Documents and certifying that such
resolutions are true, correct and complete copies thereof and are in full force and effect and have not been modified or amended, (iii)
together with copies of each Organizational Document of each Loan Party (certified as of a recent date by the appropriate governmental
official, each dated the Closing Date or a recent date prior thereto), and certifying that such Organizational Documents are true, correct
and complete copies thereof and are in full force and effect and have not been modified or amended, and (iv) together with the certificates
of good standing referred to in Section 4.01(c)(i).
(iii)
Solvency Certificates. A Solvency Certificate duly executed by the chief financial officer of Borrower.
(iv) Closing Certificate. A closing certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit G together with all attachments
thereto, duly executed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower.
(d) Fees
and Expenses. All reasonable and documented fees, expenses and other amounts required to be paid on or before the Closing
Date pursuant to this Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents shall have been paid, or shall be paid substantially concurrently
with, the effectiveness of this Agreement on the Closing Date.
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(e)
Security Interest in Collateral. In order to create in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties,
a valid, perfected priority security interest in the Collateral securing the Obligations, subject to (in the case of the Collateral) Permitted
Liens:
(i) Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent of the compliance by the Loan
Parties of its respective obligations under the applicable Term Loan Documents in order to grant to Administrative Agent, for the benefit
of the Secured Parties, a fully perfected priority Lien in the applicable Collateral securing the Obligations; and
(ii) Administrative Agent shall have received results of a search of the UCC (or equivalent) filings made with respect to the Loan Parties
in the jurisdictions identified by Administrative Agent and copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed by such
search and evidence reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent that the Liens indicated by such financing statements (or similar
documents) are Permitted Liens or unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, have been, or substantially contemporaneously
with the effectiveness of this Agreement on the Closing Date will be, released.
(f) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of each Loan Party contained in this Agreement and the
other Term Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, as though made on and as of such
date (other than any representation and warranty that specifically relates to a specified prior date, in which case such representation
and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such specified prior date); provided that, in each case,
such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any such representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by
Material Adverse Effect, materiality or material adverse change in the text thereof.
(g)
Absence of Material Adverse Effect. There has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that
has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h)
KYC; Beneficial Ownership. Administrative Agent shall have received (at least three (3) business days prior to the Closing
Date) all documentation and other information about Borrower and each other Loan Party as has been reasonably requested in writing at
least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date by Administrative Agent that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable
“know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the Patriot Act and the
Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
(i)
Term Loan Request. Administrative Agent shall have received a fully executed and delivered Term Loan Request no later than
12:00 p.m. (New York City Time) two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
True copies or to the extent
required hereby, originals of all of the above referenced documents, instruments, forms, opinions, and other materials shall be delivered
to Administrative Agent or its legal counsel on or prior to the Closing Date.
The Term Loan Request submitted
by Borrower, pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the representations and warranties of the Loan
Parties set forth in this Agreement and in the other Term Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects as if made on the
Closing Date (except, in the case of any such representations and warranties which expressly relates to a given date or period, such representation
and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the respective date or for the respective period, as the case
may be); provided, however, that if any such representations and warranties is qualified by materiality, Material Adverse
Effect or material adverse change, then such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects.
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ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Borrower represents and warrants
to Administrative Agent and each Lender that:
SECTION
5.01.
CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND POWER.
Each of the Loan Parties and
their respective Restricted Subsidiaries: (a) is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, organization or formation (subject to such changes after
the date hereof as are permitted under the Term Loan Documents); (b) has the power and authority and all governmental licenses, authorizations,
consents and approvals: (i) to own its assets and carry on its business, except to the extent that any failure to have any of the foregoing
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under the
Term Loan Documents to which each is a party in all material respects; and (c) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, partnership
or limited liability company, as applicable, and is licensed and in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership,
leasing or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license, except to the extent that the
failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.02.
CORPORATE AUTHORIZATION; NO CONTRAVENTION.
The execution and delivery
by each of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, and the performance by each of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries
of its obligations under, each Term Loan Document to which such Person is party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or
other organizational action, and do not and will not: (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organizational Documents;
(b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien (other than the Liens created under the Term
Loan Documents) under, or require any payment to be made under: (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting
such Person or the properties of such Person or any Subsidiary thereof, which breach or default could reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which
such Person or its property is subject in all material respects; or (c) violate any applicable Law which could reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Contractual
Obligations referred to in clause (b)(i), except to the extent that any failure to be in compliance could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. No Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof is a party to or is bound by any Contractual Obligation, or is
subject to any restriction in any Organizational Document, or any requirement of Law, which, in any case, could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.03.
GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION; COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.
(a)
Governmental Authorizations. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing
with, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with the execution and delivery by any Loan Party (or any Subsidiary
thereof) of, or the performance by any Loan Party (or any Subsidiary thereof) of its obligations under, any Term Loan Document to which
it is a party other than (i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (ii) filings necessary to perfect Liens
created by the Term Loan Documents, (iii) which could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (iv) such
as have been previously disclosed to the Administrative Agent.
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(b)
Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party and each Restricted Subsidiary thereof are in compliance in all material respects
with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such
instances in which such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
diligently conducted and the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.04.
BINDING EFFECT.
This Agreement has been, and
each other Term Loan Document (when delivered hereunder) will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party
thereto. This Agreement and each other Term Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligations of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other Laws of general applicable effecting enforcements
of creditors’ rights or general principles of equity.
SECTION
5.05.
LITIGATION.
Except as specifically disclosed
on Schedule 5.05, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims, disputes or Regulatory Actions pending, or to the best knowledge
of Borrower, threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, against any Loan Party or
any Subsidiary of any Loan Party that: (a) purport to affect or pertain to any Term Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated
thereby; or (b) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No injunction, writ, temporary restraining order or any
order of any nature has been issued by any court or other Governmental Authority purporting to enjoin or restrain the execution, delivery
or performance of any Term Loan Document, or directing that the transactions provided for therein not be consummated as therein provided.
Since the Closing Date, there has been no change in the status of any matters disclosed on Schedule 5.05 that, individually or
in the aggregate, has resulted in, or materially increased the likelihood of, a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.06.
NO DEFAULTS.
No Default or Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing or would result from the incurring of any Obligations by Borrower or from the grant and perfection of the
Liens upon the Collateral in favor of Administrative Agent. As of the Closing Date, none of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan
Party is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation in any respect that, individually or together with all such defaults,
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or that would, if such default had occurred after the Closing Date, create
an Event of Default under Section 8.01(e).
SECTION
5.07.
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS.
(a)
Compliance with ERISA Generally. As of the Closing Date, Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate are in compliance with the applicable
provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state Law with respect to each Plan, and each Plan which is intended to qualify under
subsection 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS and nothing has occurred that would cause the
loss of such qualification, in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing
Date, Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate have made all required contributions to any Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and
no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with
respect to any Plan.
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(b)
No Actions. As of the Closing Date: (i) there are no pending or, to the best knowledge of Borrower, threatened claims, actions
or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) there has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with
respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)
Certain Events. As of the Closing Date: (i) except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect,
no ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur and neither Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction
that could be subject to Section 4069(a) or 4212(c) of ERISA; (ii) no event or circumstance has occurred or exists that, if such event
or circumstance had occurred or arisen after the Closing Date, would create an Event of Default under Section 8.01(i); and (iii)
the assets of Borrower do not constitute “plan assets” of any Benefit Plan, within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulation.
(d)
Each Foreign Pension Plan is in compliance in all material respects with all requirements of Law applicable thereto and the respective
requirements of the governing documents for such plan except to the extent such non compliance could not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to each Foreign Pension Plan, none of Borrower, its Affiliates or any of its directors, officers,
employees or agents has engaged in a transaction which would subject Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, to a
tax or civil penalty which could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. With
respect to each Foreign Pension Plan, reserves have been established in the financial statements furnished to Administrative Agent in
respect of any unfunded liabilities in accordance with applicable Law and prudent business practice or, where required, in accordance
with ordinary accounting practices in the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Pension Plan is maintained. The aggregate unfunded liabilities
with respect to such Foreign Pension Plans could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There are no actions,
suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits) pending or threatened against Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect
to any Foreign Pension Plan which could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.08.
USE OF PROCEEDS.
Borrower will use the proceeds
of the Loans solely for the purposes set forth in and as permitted by Section 6.11 and Section 7.10.
SECTION
5.09.
TITLE TO PROPERTIES.
Except as disclosed on Schedule
5.09 (as the same may be updated from time to time by Borrower with the prior written consent of Administrative Agent in its Administrative
Discretion), Loan Party and each Restricted Subsidiary thereof have good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold
interests in, or valid rights to use (including easements) all real property necessary to the ordinary conduct of their respective businesses,
except for such defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
As of the Closing Date, the properties of each Loan Party and each Subsidiary thereof are subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens.
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SECTION
5.10.
TAXES.
Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary
thereof have filed all U.S. federal and other material Tax returns and reports required to be filed with a taxing authority, and have
paid prior to delinquency all U.S. federal and other material Taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed
upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and owing by them, except those (i) that are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings timely instituted and diligently conducted and for which such Person has set aside adequate reserves, if any,
on its financial statements in accordance with GAAP and (ii) where failure to file or pay could not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. There is no proposed tax assessment against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof that
would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.11.
FINANCIAL CONDITION.
(a)
No Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2025, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in
the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.12.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.
Each Loan Party conducts in
the ordinary course of business a review of the effect of existing Environmental Laws and existing Environmental Claims on its business,
operations and properties, and as a result thereof each Loan Party has reasonably concluded that, except as specifically disclosed on
Schedule 5.12, such Environmental Laws and Environmental Claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since the Closing Date, there has been no change in the status of the any matters disclosed on Schedule
5.12 that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or materially increased the likelihood of, a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.13.
MARGIN REGULATIONS; REGULATED ENTITIES.
(a)
Margin Regulations. Neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof is engaged or will engage, principally or as one of its
important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or
extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock.
(b)
Investment Company Act. None of Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, or any Person controlling Borrower is required to be
registered as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
SECTION
5.14.
SWAP OBLIGATIONS.
Neither Borrower nor any Restricted
Subsidiary of Borrower has incurred any outstanding obligations under any Swap Contracts not permitted by Section 7.03(c) hereof.
SECTION
5.15.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
Borrower and each Restricted
Subsidiary thereof own or are licensed or otherwise have the right to use all of the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, contractual franchises, authorizations and other rights that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective
businesses, except for those the failure of which to own or license could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. The use of such intellectual property by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and the operation
of their respective businesses do not infringe any valid and enforceable intellectual property rights of any other Person, except to the
extent any such infringement could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No
slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be
employed, by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof infringes upon any rights held by any other Person, except to the extent any
such infringement could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically
disclosed on Schedule 5.05, no claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge,
threatened in writing, and no patent, invention, device, application, principle or any statute, Law, rule, regulation, standard or code
is pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, proposed, which could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
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SECTION
5.16.
EQUITY INTERESTS HELD BY BORROWER; EQUITY INTERESTS IN BORROWER.
(a)
As of the Closing Date: (i) the only Subsidiaries of Borrower are those listed on Schedule 5.16; and (ii) neither Borrower
nor any Subsidiary of Borrower holds any Equity Interests in any other Person other than those specifically disclosed on Schedule 5.16.
Schedule 5.16 sets forth, as of the Closing Date, the names and ownership interests of each of the shareholders or each Equity
Holder of each of the Subsidiaries of Borrower.
(b)
Schedule 5.16 sets forth, as of the Closing Date, the names and ownership interests of the shareholders or other equity
holders of Borrower. All of the outstanding Equity Interests in Borrower and in each Subsidiary of Borrower have been validly issued and
are fully paid and nonassessable.
(c)
To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, no owner of any Equity Interests in Borrower has voluntarily granted any security interest
or Lien on such Equity Interests to any Person.
SECTION
5.17.
INSURANCE.
The properties of each Loan
Party and each Restricted Subsidiary thereof are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies that are not Affiliates
of any of the Loan Parties, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged
in similar businesses and leasing or owning similar properties in localities where such Loan Party or its Restricted Subsidiary operates.
SECTION
5.18.
COLLATERAL AND COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS.
(a)
Enforceable and Perfected Security Interest.
(i) The Security Agreement creates in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable
security interest in the Collateral described therein and the proceeds thereof (the “Security Interest”) and
(i) when the applicable Collateral (other than Uncertificated Securities, Uncertificated Limited Liability Company Interests and Uncertificated
Partnership Interests, each as defined in the Security Agreement and the Security Agreement, as applicable) required to be delivered pursuant
to the Security Agreement are delivered to Administrative Agent together with the proper endorsements, the Security Interest therein shall
be perfected, (ii) when a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement in appropriate form is filed in the Office of the Secretary of State
(or similar office as appropriate) of each Loan Party’s state of organization, incorporation or formation, as the case may be, the
Security Interest (other than with respect to certain Intellectual Property (as defined in the Security Agreement) with respect to which
additional filings may be necessary or desirable as described in Section 5.18(a)(ii)) shall be perfected to the extent the Security
Interest may be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement.
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(ii) Upon the recordation of the Security Agreement (or a short form security agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to Borrower and Administrative Agent) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, and the
filing of each Financing Statement in the office indicated therein, the Security Interest in all of the Intellectual Property of Borrower
and the other Loan Parties constituting Collateral shall be perfected.
(iii)
Each Account Control Agreement perfects the Security Interest in each Deposit Account and each Securities Account described therein.
(b)
Truth and Correctness of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties of each Group Party in each
Collateral Document are true and correct in all material respects.
SECTION
5.19.
LABOR RELATIONS.
Except as otherwise previously
disclosed to the Administrative Agent in writing, there are no strikes, lockouts or other material labor disputes against Borrower or
any Subsidiary thereof, or to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, and no significant
unfair labor practice complaint is pending against Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened against
any of them before any Governmental Authority. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.19: (a) neither Borrower nor any Affiliate or
Subsidiary thereof are a party to any collective bargaining agreements or contracts; and (b) no union representation exists and, to the
knowledge of Borrower, no union organizing activities are taking place.
SECTION
5.20.
SOLVENCY.
Immediately after giving effect
to the making of each Loan on the related Funding Date, (i) the Loan Parties (on consolidated basis) are Solvent and (ii) the Group Parties
(on a consolidated basis) are Solvent.
SECTION
5.21.
FULL DISCLOSURE.
To the best knowledge after
due inquiry of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, the Term Loan Documents, the Perfection Certificate and the statements contained in
the exhibits, reports, statements and certificates furnished by or on behalf of any Group Party in connection with the Term Loan Documents
(including the offering and disclosure materials delivered by or on behalf of any Group Party to Administrative Agent and Lenders (or
any of the foregoing Persons) prior to the Closing Date) as supplemented from time to time in writing, taken as a whole, do not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading as of the time when made or delivered; provided that
with respect to projected financial or other information, Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based
upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.
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SECTION
5.22.
CERTAIN DOCUMENTS.
(a)
Borrower has delivered to Administrative Agent true, accurate and correct copies of the Program Summary, Underwriting Guidelines
and Servicing Policy of Borrower and the other Loan Parties and of Schedule 1.01, in each case, in effect as of the Closing Date
and as of each other date on which amendments to any of the foregoing are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.03(b);
provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall be deemed not to be untrue or incorrect to the extent Borrower
or the other Loan Parties have discontinued origination of an Existing Product or Borrower or the other Loan Parties are originating a
Non-Approved Product to the extent the origination of such Non-Approved Product complies with Section 7.14 hereof and an update
to the Program Summary, the Servicing Policy or the Underwriting Guidelines is not then due under Section 6.03(b).
(b)
Borrower has delivered to Administrative Agent on the Closing Date true, complete and correct copies of: (i) the Katapult Merger
Agreement and (ii) each ABL Credit Facility Document; in each case with respect to clauses (i)-(ii) immediately above, as in effect on
and as of the Closing Date.
SECTION
5.23.
ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS AND SANCTIONS.
Each of Borrower and its Subsidiaries
has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance by Borrower, its Subsidiaries
and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and Borrower, its Subsidiaries
and, to the knowledge of Borrower, their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption
Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of (a) Borrower, any Subsidiary of Borrower, or, to the knowledge of Borrower
or such Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of Borrower, any agent of Borrower
or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned
Person.
SECTION
5.24.
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS AND SECURITIES ACCOUNTS.
(a)
Schedule 1.03 sets forth a true, correct and complete list of any and all deposit accounts and securities accounts of each
Loan Party as of the Closing Date.
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ARTICLE
6
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So long as the Discharge of
Secured Obligations shall not have occurred:
SECTION
6.01.
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Unless any of the following
are waived by Administrative Agent from time to time in its sole discretion, Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Administrative
Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to Administrative Agent:
(a)
Financial Reports. Borrower shall furnish to Administrative Agent (i) as soon as available and in any event within thirty
(30) calendar days after the end of each calendar month of Parent Entity, unaudited monthly financial statements of Parent Entity and
its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis consisting of a balance sheet and statements of income and cash flows as of the end of the immediately
preceding calendar month, (ii) as soon as available, but in any event within sixty (60) days after the end of each of the first three
fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of Parent Entity, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2026, a consolidated balance
sheet of Parent Entity and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related consolidated statements
of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the portion of its fiscal year then ended, which financial statements
shall be prepared and certified as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’
equity and cash flows of Parent Entity and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter and for the period covered
thereby, subject only to normal year end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes, (iii) as soon as available and in any event within
one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the end of each fiscal year of Parent Entity, audited annual financial statements of Parent
Entity on a consolidated basis, including the notes thereto, consisting of a balance sheet at the end of such completed fiscal year and
the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such completed fiscal year,
which financial statements shall be prepared and certified without any “going concern” or like qualification or exception
or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit (except for any qualification pertaining to, or disclosure of an exception
or qualification resulting from, the maturity (or impending maturity) of any Revolving Loan Commitment (as defined in the ABL Credit Facility
Loan Agreement) or any Revolving Advance (as defined in the ABL Credit Facility Loan Agreement) made thereunder) by Elliott Davis LLP
or such other independent certified public accounting firm mutually agreeable to Administrative Agent and Borrower and accompanied by
related management letters, if available and (iv) no later than thirty (30) days after the beginning of Parent Entity’s fiscal years,
a month by month projected operating budget and cash flow of Parent Entity and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year (including an income
statement for each month and a balance sheet as at the end of the last month in each fiscal quarter). All such financial statements shall
be prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied with prior periods (subject, as to interim statements, to lack of footnotes and
year-end adjustments). Concurrently with the delivery of the quarterly financial statements of Parent Entity, Borrower shall also deliver
a compliance certificate of a Responsible Officer of Borrower in the form satisfactory to Administrative Agent stating that (A) such person
has reviewed the relevant terms of the Term Loan Documents and the condition of Borrower, (B) no Default or Event of Default has occurred
or is continuing, or, if any of the foregoing has occurred or is continuing, specifying the nature and status and period of existence
thereof and the steps taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (C) no Material Adverse Effect has occurred since the last
delivery of such monthly financial statements, as applicable.
(b)
Katapult Business Plan. Borrower shall submit, or cause to be submitted, on August 30, 2026 and on each February 28th and
August 30th thereafter, forecasts of Parent Entity and its Subsidiaries, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and
the Required Lenders in their Permitted Discretion (X) of consolidated balance sheets and statements of income or operations and
cash flows of Parent Entity and its consolidated subsidiaries for the immediately following Fiscal Year (including for the Fiscal Year
immediately following the Fiscal Year in which the Maturity Date occurs) and (Y) showing revenues, initiation costs, overhead costs,
outstanding balance of debt and other financial metrics for the immediately following Fiscal Year (clauses (X) and (Y) immediately above,
a “Katapult Business Plan”); provided, that for any Katapult Business Plan delivered to Administrative
Agent and Lenders on or after February 28, 2027, a comparison of the previous Katapult Business Plan delivered to Administrative Agent
and the Lenders to actual performance over the related period
(c)
Monthly Bank Statement/Reconciliation. Not more than fifteen (15) Business Days after the end of each month, Borrower shall
deliver or caused to be delivered to Administrative Agent a copy of the bank, deposit account or securities account statements for each
deposit account and securities account of Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the obligations in Sections 6.01(a)(ii) and 6.01(a)(iii) may be satisfied by furnishing Parent Entity’s
Form 10-K or 10-Q (or any comparable or successor form), as applicable, filed with the SEC.
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SECTION
6.02.
CERTIFICATES; OTHER INFORMATION.
Unless any of the following
are waived by Administrative Agent from time to time in its sole discretion, Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Administrative
Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to Administrative Agent, the following:
(a)
Accountants’ Certificate. Concurrently with Borrower’s delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section
6.01(a), a certificate of its independent certified public accountants certifying and stating that, in connection with their audit,
nothing came to their attention that caused them to believe that Borrower failed to comply with the financial covenants of Section
7.16, but also noting that their audit was not directed primarily toward obtaining knowledge of or noncompliance with Section 7.16.
(b)
Compliance Certificate. Concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsections (a) of Section
6.01, a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by an appropriate Responsible Officer of Borrower.
(c)
Audit Reports. Promptly after any request by Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of any detailed audit reports, management
letters or recommendations submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of Parent Entity by
independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books of Parent Entity, Borrower, any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof,
or any audit of any of them.
(d)
Equity Interest Holder Reports and Certain Public Filings. Promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual
report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the holders of Equity Interests of Parent Entity and copies
of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements that Parent Entity may file or be required to file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and, in each case, not otherwise required
to be delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant hereto.
(e)
Debt Holder Reports. Promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any statement or report furnished to any holder of
debt securities of Parent Entity, Borrower, any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan or credit
or similar agreement that are not otherwise required to be furnished to Administrative Agent and Lenders pursuant to Section 6.01
or any other clause of this Section 6.02.
(f)
Materials from Governmental Authorities. Promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after receipt thereof by any
Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each material notice or other material correspondence received from any Governmental Authority
concerning any investigation (other than Routine Inquiries) regarding any material financial or other material operational results of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(g)
Additional Information. Promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of
any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof or compliance with the terms of the Term Loan Documents, as Administrative Agent or any Lender
may from time to time request in its Permitted Discretion.
SECTION
6.03.
NOTICES.
(a)
Borrower shall promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after any Responsible Officer of Borrower obtains actual
knowledge, or receives notice, thereof, notify Administrative Agent and each Lender of:
(i) Defaults; Events of Default. The occurrence of any Default or Event of Default.
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(ii) Matters Involving a Material Adverse Effect. Any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect, including any such matter arising from: (i) any breach or non performance of, or any default under, a Contractual
Obligation of any Loan Party; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between any Loan Party and any Governmental
Authority; or (iii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting any Loan Party thereof,
including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws.
(iii)
ERISA Events. The occurrence of any ERISA Event that has resulted, or could reasonably be expected to result, in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(iv) Certain Acquisitions. Any Acquisition, or the incurrence of any Contractual Obligations with respect to any Acquisition,
by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof if the aggregate cash and non cash consideration (including assumption of Debt) in connection
with such Acquisition is (or could reasonably be expected to become) $500,000 or more, which notice shall identify the related Acquiree(s),
if any, the anticipated closing date of such Acquisition and the aggregate cash and non cash consideration (including assumption of Debt)
to be paid in connection with such Acquisition.
(v) Litigation. Any (A) institution (by filing) of any litigation involving an alleged liability of any Loan Party or any Restricted
Subsidiary thereof equal to or greater than $500,000, (B) adverse determination in any litigation against any Loan Party or any Restricted
Subsidiary thereof equal to or greater than $500,000, (C) certification of a class in relation to, or adverse determination in, any class
action litigation against any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, or (D) any assertion of any allegation of fraud, criminal
conduct, misappropriation or other wrongful or illegal conduct on the part of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof except
to the extent such assertion could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(vi) Regulatory Action. Any complaint, order, citation, notice, request for information or other written communication from a
Governmental Authority or any other Person (other than a Routine Inquiry) delivered to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof with respect
to, or if any Responsible Officer of any Loan Party becomes actually aware of (i) any material violation or alleged material violation
by a Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof of any applicable Law, including, without limitation, the Law of any applicable state, (ii)
any Regulatory Action.
(vii) Financial Matters. Any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by Parent Entity, Borrower,
any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party.
(viii) Legal Matters. Any change to any Law materially and adversely affecting Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’
respective business.
(ix) Formation of New Subsidiary. Any Loan Party forms or acquires a new Subsidiary.
(x) Taxes. Any proposed adjustments, reports, proceedings or investigations related to any material Taxes and any other material
reports or notices received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof from, or filed by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof with,
any Governmental Authority.
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(xi) Certain Amendments. Any material amendments, restatements, supplements, modifications or waivers to or of any provisions
of (i) any Organizational Document of any Loan Party or (ii) any of the ABL Credit Facility Documents, in each case together with true
and complete copies thereof.
(b)
Certain Amendments.
(i) Servicing Policy. Borrower shall, concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a),
provide Administrative Agent with written notice of any material changes to the Servicing Policy.
(ii) Program Summary. Borrower shall, concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a),
provide Administrative Agent with written notice of any material change to the Program Summary. For the avoidance of doubt, until approved
in writing by Administrative Agent, any New Products reflected in the Program Summary shall be deemed Non-Approved Products; provided
that, Administrative Agent shall respond promptly and in any event shall be deemed to have consented if it has not responded within twenty
(20) days after the date which such notice has been delivered.
(iii) Underwriting Guidelines. Borrower shall, concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section
6.01(a), provide Administrative Agent with written notice of any material changes to the Underwriting Guidelines. Concurrently with
the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a), Borrower shall provide Administrative Agent an updated
copy of the Underwriting Guidelines, which highlights or otherwise clearly indicates all material changes made since the date Underwriting
Guidelines were last delivered to Administrative Agent hereunder.
Each notice pursuant to this
Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred
to therein and stating what action, if any, Borrower (or the other applicable Person) has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.
To the extent applicable, each notice given pursuant to Section 6.03 shall describe with reasonable particularity any and all provisions
of this Agreement and any other Term Loan Document that have been (or could reasonably be expected to be) breached or violated.
SECTION
6.04.
PAYMENT OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS.
Borrower shall and shall cause
each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge prior to delinquency all material Tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges
or levies upon their respective properties, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings timely instituted
and diligently conducted by the applicable Person and such Person has set aside adequate reserves, if any, on its financial statements
in accordance with GAAP.
SECTION
6.05.
PRESERVATION OF EXISTENCE, ETC.
Borrower shall and shall cause
each of its Subsidiaries to: (a) preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect their respective legal existence and good standing
under the Laws of the jurisdiction of their organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or Section 7.05;
(b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal
conduct of their respective businesses, except to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of their respective registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks and other
intellectual property, the non preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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SECTION
6.06.
MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES.
Borrower shall and shall cause
each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to: (a) maintain, preserve and protect all of their respective material properties and equipment necessary
to the operation of their respective businesses in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted; and (b) make all
necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof; in each of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), except where the failure
to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
6.07.
MAINTENANCE OF INSURANCE.
Borrower shall and shall cause
each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of any Loan Party,
property and casualty insurance (including hazard insurance where customary) with respect to their respective properties and businesses
against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and
in such amounts (after giving effect to any self insurance compatible with the following standards) as are customarily carried under similar
circumstances by such other Persons, in each case naming Administrative Agent as an additional insured or loss payee.
SECTION
6.08.
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.
Borrower shall and shall cause
each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions
and decrees applicable to them or to their respective properties or businesses, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement
of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings timely instituted and diligently
conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
6.09.
BOOKS AND RECORDS.
Borrower shall and shall cause
each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to: (a) maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct (in all material
respects) entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied are made of all financial transactions and matters involving their respective
properties and businesses; and (b) maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all applicable requirements of
any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over them, as the case may be.
SECTION
6.10.
INSPECTION RIGHTS.
Borrower shall and shall cause
each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to permit Administrative Agent and representatives and independent contractors of Administrative Agent
selected by Administrative Agent, in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion, to visit and inspect any of their respective properties,
to examine their corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss their respective
affairs, finances and accounts with their respective directors, officers, members, managers and independent public accountants, at such
reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon five (5) Business Days’ advance notice
to Borrower; provided, that unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the cost of only one such visit and inspection
per calendar year shall be paid by Borrower; provided further, that representatives of any Lender may accompany the Administrative
Agent and its representatives and independent contractors on any such visit or inspection; provided further, that when an Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing, Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent
contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of Borrower at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice
and as many times as Administrative Agent or any Lender may require.
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SECTION
6.11.
USE OF PROCEEDS.
Borrower shall use the proceeds
of the Loans solely to fund the repurchase by Borrower of certain shares of preferred stock of Borrower issued to Hawthorn.
SECTION
6.12.
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS; SECURITIES ACCOUNTS; CASH MANAGEMENT.
(a)
The Loan Parties shall take all actions necessary to maintain, preserve and protect the rights of Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, with respect to all proceeds of Collateral in accordance with Administrative Agent’s security interest.
(b)
Subject to Section 6.14, at all times, each Deposit Account and each Securities Account (other than any Excluded Account
) shall be subject to an Account Control Agreement pursuant to which Administrative Agent (or its agent), for the benefit of the Secured
Parties, has “springing control”.
(c)
The Loan Parties shall cause each depositary bank or securities intermediary at which any Collection Account (as defined in the
ABL Credit Facility Loan Agreement) is held or maintained, to deposit, transfer or remit, collectively, in accordance with the ABL Credit
Facility Loan Agreement, all Collections in respect of Leases.
(d)
Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints Administrative Agent (and all Persons designated by Administrative
Agent for that purpose) as such Loan Party’s true and lawful attorney and agent-in-fact, to do any of the following at Administrative
Agent’s sole election (and Administrative Agent shall not have any obligations to do so) after the occurrence and during the continuance
of an Event of Default: (i) to endorse the name of such Loan Party upon all authorizations to transfer any funds out of any Deposit Accounts
or Securities Account (other than any Excluded Account) maintained by or on behalf of such Loan Party as contemplated by the Term Loan
Documents, or upon any chattel paper, document, instrument, invoice or similar document or agreement relating to any of the Collateral;
(ii) to take control in any manner of any item of payment or proceeds thereof relating to the Collateral; (iii) to have access to any
lock box or postal box into which mail of such Loan Party related to the Collateral is deposited; and (iv) to open and process all mail
addressed to such Loan Party and deposited therein related to the Collateral. The power of attorney granted herein shall be deemed an
agency, coupled with an interest and irrevocable, and not subject to termination without the consent of Administrative Agent.
SECTION
6.13.
FURTHER ASSURANCES.
Promptly upon the written
request by Administrative Agent, Borrower shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to take such further acts (including the acknowledgement,
execution, delivery, recordation, filing and registering of documents) as may reasonably be required from time to time to: (a) carry out
more effectively the purposes of this Agreement or any other Term Loan Document; (b) subject to the Liens created by any of the Collateral
Documents any of the properties, rights or interests covered by any of the Collateral Documents or any other properties, rights or interests
(including real property) acquired by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof following the Closing Date; (c) perfect and maintain
the validity, effectiveness and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by any of the Term Loan Documents; and (d) better
assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and confirm to Administrative Agent the rights, remedies and privileges existing
or granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to such Persons under any Term Loan Document or other document executed in connection
therewith.
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SECTION
6.14.
POST-CLOSING DELIVERIES.
Borrower shall, and shall
cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with the requirements of Schedule 6.14 in accordance with the terms thereof.
ARTICLE
7
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So long as the Discharge of
Secured Obligations shall not have occurred, Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary directly or indirectly to:
SECTION
7.01.
LIENS.
Create, incur, assume or suffer
to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than any of the following
(collectively, the “Permitted Liens”):
(a)
any Lien created under any Term Loan Document;
(b)
any Lien for Tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies arising in the ordinary course of business that are
not yet due or to the extent that non payment thereof is permitted by Section 6.04; so long as (i) (A) no notice of lien has been
filed or recorded under the Code, or (B) payment in respect of any such Lien is being properly contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, and (ii) in each case, such Liens could not reasonably be expected to cause, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect;
(c)
any landlord’s, grower’s, supplier’s, producer’s, carrier’s, warehouseman’s, mechanic’s,
materialman’s, repairman’s or other like Lien arising in the ordinary course of business that is not overdue for a period
of more than thirty (30) days (or, if more than 30 days overdue, that are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Lien)
or that is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings timely instituted and diligently conducted, if adequate reserves
with respect thereto, if any, in accordance with GAAP are set aside on the financial statements of the applicable Person;
(d)
(i) any pledge or deposit in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance
and other social security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA and (ii) pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business
securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank
guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary;
(e)
any deposit or other Liens to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, government contracts and other similar contracts
(other than Debt), leases (other than Debt) or letters of credit issued in lieu of such deposits, statutory obligations, surety bonds
(other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case, incurred
in the ordinary course of business;
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(f) any lease, sublease, easement, right of way, encroachment, restriction or other similar encumbrance affecting real property that,
when aggregated with all other such Liens, is not substantial in amount, and that does not in any case materially detract from the value
of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;
(g)
any Lien securing a judgment for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h) or securing
an appeal or other surety bond related to any such judgment;
(h)
any Lien existing on any property prior to the acquisition thereof by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof or existing
on any property of any Person at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower;
provided that: (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person being merged into
or consolidated with Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower, as the case may be; (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other
property or assets of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof; and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it
secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person is merged into or consolidated with Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary
of Borrower, as the case may be;
(i)
any Lien (i) securing Debt permitted by Section 7.03(e) covering only the assets acquired with such Debt and directly related
assets such as proceeds (including insurance proceeds), products, replacements, substitutions and accessions thereto and (ii) on cash
collateral securing Debt permitted by Section 7.03(c);
(j)
any Lien arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set off
or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution; provided that:
(i) such deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions against access by Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary thereof in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the FRB; and (ii) such deposit account is not
intended by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof to provide collateral to the depository institution;
(k)
the right of a licensee under a license agreement entered into by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, as licensor, in
the ordinary course of business for the use of intellectual property or other intangible assets of Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary;
provided that, in the case of any such license granted by Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary on an exclusive basis: (i) such Person
shall have determined in its reasonable business judgment that such intellectual property or other intangible assets are no longer useful
in the ordinary course of business; (ii) such license is for the use of intellectual property or other intangible assets in geographic
regions in which Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof does not have material operations or in connection with the exploitation
of any product not then produced or planned to be produced by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof; or (iii) such license is
granted in connection with a transaction otherwise permitted by this Agreement in which a third party acquires the right to manufacture
or sell any product covered by such intellectual property or other intangible assets from Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary; provided
further that, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Section 7.01(k), Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary has determined
that it is in its best economic interest to grant such license;
(l)
any Liens in favor of Borrower;
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(m) any customary banker’s Liens in favor of banking institutions (including the right of setoff) encumbering Deposit Accounts
maintained at such banking institutions by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries that are within the general parameters in the banking
industry or arising pursuant to such banking institution’s general terms and conditions, including deposits made in the ordinary
course of business in respect of obligations of any Loan Party with respect to cash management services or other treasury services to
the extent permitted by Section 7.03(d); provided, that such deposits shall not secure any Debt;
(n)
Liens arising from filings of UCC financing statements or similar documents regarding leases or otherwise for precautionary purposes
relating to arrangements not constituting Debt;
(o)
Liens on any property or asset of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof existing on the Closing Date and described on Schedule
7.01; provided that (i) such Lien shall not encumber, or apply or extend to, any other property or asset of Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary thereof and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date hereof and extensions,
renewals, refinancings and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
(p)
Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter
of intent or purchase agreement with respect to transaction that otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
(q)
Liens on cash constituting bonus or other similar prepayments made to a Loan Party;
(r)
Liens on insurance policies and proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;
(s)
any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor under any lease, sublease, license or sublicense entered
into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and covering only the assets so leases or
licensed;
(t)
Liens solely on assets pursuant to merger agreements, stock or asset purchase agreement and similar agreements in respect of the
Disposition of such assets otherwise permitted hereunder;
(u)
Liens on cash or Cash Equivalents used to defease or to satisfy and discharge Indebtedness; provided that such defeasance or satisfaction
and discharge is permitted by this Agreement;
(v)
Liens extending, renewing or replacing any of the foregoing; provided that (i) such Liens shall only encumber, or apply
or extend to, any property or asset of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof those Liens originally encumbered, or applied or
extended to, prior to such extension, renewal or replacement and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on
the date hereof;
(w)
Liens granted by any Restricted Subsidiary in or on any leases of such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Restricted
Subsidiary’s sale of participation interests in such leases to the applicable ABL Credit Facility Borrower and the pledge by Borrower
of the equity interests in the respective ABL Credit Facility Borrower in each case pursuant to, and in accordance with the applicable
ABL Credit Facility Documents in respect of the applicable ABL Credit Facility permitted under Section 7.03(k);
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(x)
Liens granted by the applicable Loan Party in the Collection Account and any funds held therein or credited thereto pursuant to
the applicable ABL Credit Facility Documents;
(y)
Liens under the ABL Credit Facility; and
(z)
Liens securing Permitted Refinancings of Debt permitted under Section 7.03(r); provided that (i) such Liens shall not encumber,
or apply or extend to, any other property or asset of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, and (ii) such Lien was permitted
hereunder prior to such Permitted Refinancing.
SECTION
7.02.
INVESTMENTS.
Make any Investments, except:
(a)
Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;
(b)
Investments arising from transactions by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof with customers or suppliers in the ordinary
course of business, including Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of
customers and suppliers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers or suppliers arising in the
ordinary course of business;
(c)
advances to officers, directors, employees, shareholders, partners or members of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof
for travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes in a maximum aggregate amount at any time outstanding not
to exceed $50,000;
(d)
any Permitted Acquisition;
(e)
Investments made for the benefit of employees of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof for the purposes of deferred compensation
or advances of payroll payments in the ordinary course of business;
(f)
Guarantees permitted by Section 7.03(b);
(g)
Investments consisting of Swap Contracts permitted by Section 7.03(c);
(h)
Investments consisting of Capital Expenditures;
(i)
any Investment existing on the date of this Agreement or made pursuant to binding commitments in effect on the date of this Agreement
or an Investment consisting of any extension, modification or renewal of any Investment existing on the date of this Agreement; provided
that the amount of any such Investment may only be increased (x) as required by the terms of such Investment as in existence on the date
of this Agreement or (y) as otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
(j)
Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection
and lease, utility and workers’ compensation, performance and other similar deposits;
(k)
Investments consisting of non-cash consideration received in the form of securities, notes or similar obligations in connection
with dispositions of obsolete or worn out assets permitted pursuant to this Agreement;
(l)
[reserved];
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(m)
Investments consisting of obligations of officers and employees to Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such
officers’ and employees’ acquisition of Equity Interests in Borrower (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) so long as
no cash is actually advanced by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the acquisition of such obligations;
(n)
Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of UCC Article 3 endorsements for collection and deposit and UCC Article
4 customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;
(o)
Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant
of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially
troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;
(p)
any Investment by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Person that is engaged in a similar business if as a result
of such Investment: (x) such Person becomes a Subsidiary; or (y) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions,
is merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into,
Borrower, with Borrower being the surviving entity in such transaction and, in each case, any Investment held by such Person; provided
that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or transfer;
and
(q)
Investments in company-owned life insurance policies, solely to the extent obtained in relation to deferred compensation plans
consistent with past practices.
SECTION
7.03.
DEBT.
Create, incur, assume or suffer
to exist any Debt, except:
(a)
Debt under the Term Loan Documents;
(b)
[reserved];
(c)
Swap Contracts entered into for the purpose of fixing or hedging (A) interest rate risk with respect to any floating rate Debt
that is permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be outstanding or (B) currency exchange risk in connection with financial obligations
in the ordinary course of business and not for purposes of speculation;
(d)
obligations of any Loan Party under any cash management or other treasury management arrangements consisting of netting services,
automatic clearinghouse arrangements, overdraft facilities, employee credit card programs, prefunding accounts, debit card programs and
other cash management services established and repaid in the ordinary course of business;
(e)
Debt in respect of: (i) capital leases and operating leases; (ii) Synthetic Lease Obligations; and (iii) purchase money obligations
for the purpose of financing (or refinancing) all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement of property
(real or personal), plant or equipment used in the business of Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary that, added to all other Debt permitted
pursuant to this clause (e) and then outstanding will not exceed (A) $1,000,000, so long as such Debt is incurred or issued at the date
of such purchase, or completion of such construction or improvement, or within 270 days thereafter, plus (B) the amount of any fees and
expenses incurred in connection with any financing transaction or refinancing;
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(f)
Debt in respect of: (i) workers’ compensation claims or obligations in respect of health,
disability or other employee benefits; (ii) property, casualty or liability insurance or self insurance; (iii) completion, bid,
performance, appeal or surety bonds issued for the account of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof; or (iv) bank
guarantees, letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances and other similar obligations not constituting Debt for borrowed money; in
each of the foregoing cases, to the extent incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(g)
Debt consisting of promissory notes or similar Debt issued by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower to current, future
or former officers, directors and employees thereof, or to their respective estates, spouses or former spouses, in each case to finance
the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower to the extent described in Section
7.02(o);
(h)
Debt arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except
in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business;
(i)
Debt arising from agreements of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase
price, earnouts or similar obligations, in each case, incurred in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or Restricted
Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Debt incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Restricted Subsidiary
for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided that the maximum aggregate liability in respect of all such Debt shall at no time
exceed the gross proceeds actually received by Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection with such disposition;
(j)
Debt described on Schedule 7.03;
(k)
Debt of Borrower and any applicable Restricted Subsidiary under and pursuant to the applicable the ABL Credit Facility Documents
to which it is a party in respect of the ABL Credit Facility;
(l)
(i) Debt representing deferred compensation or stock-based compensation to employees of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary
incurred in the ordinary course of business and (ii) Debt consisting of obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under
deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred in connection with any Investment permitted hereunder;
(m)
Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary constating of the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business;
(n)
any Lease Repurchase/Indemnification Obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary;
(o)
guarantees by Borrower under any ABL Credit Facility Documents guaranteeing (i) the Lease Repurchase/Indemnification Obligations,
(ii) servicing obligations of any Subsidiary in respect of any Leases in which participation interests were sold to ABL Credit Facility
Borrower under the applicable ABL Credit Facility Documents, and (iii) any related indemnification obligations of any applicable Subsidiary
under any applicable ABL Credit Facility Documents; and
(p)
Debt under the ABL Credit Facility Loan Agreement;
(q)
Permitted Refinancings of any such Debt.
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SECTION
7.04.
FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES.
(a)
Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries on the date hereof or any Related Business.
(b)
Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of
transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that:
(i)
(A) any Subsidiary of Borrower may merge
with Borrower; provided that Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person; or (B) any Subsidiary of Borrower may
merge with any other Subsidiary of Borrower; provided that when any wholly owned Subsidiary of Borrower is merging with
another Subsidiary of Borrower, then another wholly owned Subsidiary of Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person;
(ii)
any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower may Dispose of all or substantially
all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to Borrower;
(iii)
any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower may dissolve, so long as concurrently therewith such Restricted Subsidiary conveys to Borrower
all of its assets;
(iv)
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof may consummate any Acquisition permitted under Section
7.02(d);
(v)
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may complete any
Dispositions permitted by Section 7.05; and
(vi)
any Subsidiary of Borrower may convert from a corporation to a limited liability company provided
it shall comply with the requirements of Section 7.12.
(c)
Make or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property)
of or in respect of principal of or interest on any Debt, or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property),
including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination
of any Debt, except:
(i)
payments in respect of the Obligations;
(ii)
with respect to any Debt permitted under Section 7.03 (other than the Obligations, Permitted Subordinated Debt and Debt
described in Section 7.03(l)), payments in respect of such Debt (including, but not limited to payments in respect of the ABL Credit
Facility);
(iii)
with respect to any Debt permitted under Section 7.03(l), payments in respect of such
Debt up to an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 during any Fiscal Year; and
(iv)
with respect to any Permitted Subordinated Debt to the extent expressly permitted under Section 7.03, payments in respect
of such Permitted Subordinated Debt in accordance with the subordination terms thereof or the applicable Permitted Subordination Agreement.
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SECTION
7.05.
DISPOSITIONS.
Make any Disposition or enter
into any agreement to make any Disposition, except:
(a)
Dispositions of used, obsolete, surplus or worn-out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of
business and the abandonment or other Disposition of intellectual property that is, in the reasonable judgment of Borrower, no longer
economically practicable to maintain or useful in the conduct of the business of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole;
(b)
Dispositions of inventory, motor vehicles and other assets securing consumer loans made in the ordinary course of business;
(c)
Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that: (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price
of similar replacement property; (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement
property; or (iii) the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly deposited into a Deposit Account subject to an Account Control Agreement;
(d)
Dispositions of property by any Restricted Subsidiary thereof to Borrower;
(e)
Dispositions permitted by Section 7.04(b)(i), Section 7.04(b)(ii), Section 7.04(b)(iii), Section 7.04(b)(v)
or Section 7.04(b)(vii);
(f)
Dispositions of bad debt in the ordinary course of business;
(g)
(i) the unwinding of any Swap Contract; (ii) to the extent permitted by Section 7.06, Restricted Payments; and (iii) to
the extent permitted by Section 7.02 and otherwise constituting Dispositions, Investments;
(h)
Dispositions of cash and Cash Equivalents;
(i)
Dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course
of business;
(j)
any surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract rights or other litigation claims
in the ordinary course of business;
(k)
Dispositions of leases or participation interests in leases in connection with the ABL Credit Facility pursuant to the applicable
ABL Credit Facility Documents; and
provided
that (i) any Disposition pursuant to any of the foregoing subsections of this Section 7.05 (other than Section 7.05(k) shall
be for not less than fair market value unless otherwise agreed by Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion and (ii) Borrower
shall provide Administrative Agent with written notice of any Disposition made pursuant to Section 7.05(c)(ii) to extent such Disposition
exceeds $500,000 in the aggregate.
SECTION
7.06.
RESTRICTED PAYMENTS.
Declare or make, directly
or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that:
(a)
Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary may make (x) Tax Distributions and (y) payments to any direct or indirect owner to permit
such direct or indirect owner to pay franchise and excise taxes, and related fees and expenses, incurred in the ordinary course of business
and required to be paid to maintain the corporate or other existence of any such direct or indirect parent entity;
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(b)
Borrower and any Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions with respect to its common Equity Interests
payable solely in additional shares of its common Equity Interests (provided that such additional common Equity Interests do not constitute
Disqualified Equity Interests); and
(c)
any Subsidiary of Borrower may declare and make dividends, distributions or other payments with respect to such Subsidiary’s
Equity Interest to Borrower and any Loan Party that owns a direct Equity Interest in such Subsidiary, ratably according to their respective
holdings of the type of Equity Interest in respect of which such dividend or distribution is being made.
SECTION
7.07.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES.
Make, or permit to be made,
(whether in one transaction or a series of transactions) Capital Expenditures in an aggregate amount in excess of 5% of revenue for Borrower
and its Subsidiaries over the trailing twelve-month period.
SECTION
7.08.
TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
Enter into any transaction
of any kind with any Affiliate of Borrower, irrespective of whether in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and reasonable
terms substantially as favorable to Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower as would be obtainable by such Person at the time
in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, provided that the foregoing restriction shall
not apply to:
(a)
transactions between or among any Loan Party;
(b)
Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.06;
(c)
Investments permitted by Sections 7.02(c), 7.02(f), 7.02(g) or 7.02(o);
(d)
Debt (including Guarantees) permitted by Section 7.03(a), 7.03(b), 7.03(m), 7.03(n) or 7.03(o);
(e)
Dispositions permitted by Section 7.05(e)(i) or Section 7.05(l);
(f)
the payment of reasonable and customary fees and compensation paid to, and indemnities and reimbursements and employment and severance
arrangements provided on behalf of, or for the benefit of, future, current or former officers, directors, employees or consultants of
Borrower, Parent Entity, Holdings or any of Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that any such severance arrangements
provided on behalf of officers, directors or senior management of Borrower, Parent Entity or Holdings are or have been approved by the
Compensation Committee of Borrower’s board of managers and are not otherwise prohibited by the Term Loan Documents;
(g)
payments or loans (or cancellation of loans) to employees, directors or consultants of Borrower, Parent Entity, Holdings or any
of Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries and employment agreements, stock option plans and other similar arrangements with such employees,
directors or consultants that, in each case, that are approved by the board of managers of Borrower in good faith and are not otherwise
prohibited by the Term Loan Documents;
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(h)
payments to any future, current or former employee, director, officer or consultant of Borrower, Parent Entity, Holdings or any
of Borrower’s subsidiaries pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit
plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement; and any employment agreements, stock option plans and other compensatory
arrangements (and any successor plans thereto) and any health, disability and similar insurance or benefit plans or supplemental executive
retirement benefit plans or arrangements with any such employees, directors, officers or consultants that are, in each case, not otherwise
prohibited by the Term Loan Documents;
(i)
any transactions or agreements in either case that have been disclosed by Borrower to Administrative Agent in writing from time
to time; provided, that Administrative Agent has not delivered to Borrower a written objection to such transaction or agreement
within thirty (30) days after such disclosure by Borrower; and
(j)
transactions contemplated by (i) the ABL Credit Facility Documents and (ii) the Katapult Merger Agreement.
SECTION
7.09.
BURDENSOME AGREEMENTS.
Enter
into any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Term Loan Document, or the ABL Credit Facility Loan Agreement
or any other ABL Credit Facility Document) that: (a) limits, restricts, or imposes any condition on the ability: (i) of any Subsidiary
of Borrower to make Restricted Payments to Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to otherwise transfer property to Borrower or any other
Subsidiary; (ii) of any Subsidiary of Borrower to Guarantee the Debt of Borrower; (iii) of Borrower or any Subsidiary to make or repay
loans or advances to any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary; and (iv) of Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof to create, incur, assume or
suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person; provided that (A) the subclause (a)(iv) of the foregoing in this Section 7.09
shall not prohibit any negative pledge incurred or provided in favor of any holder of Debt permitted under Section 7.03(c) or 7.03(e),
solely to the extent that any such negative pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Debt, and (B) clause (a)
of the foregoing in this Section 7.09 shall not apply to any restrictions, limitations and conditions imposed on any Excluded Subsidiary
by any ABL Credit Facility Documents in respect of the ABL Credit Facility; or (b) requires the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation
of such Person if a Lien is granted to secure another obligation of such Person.
SECTION
7.10.
USE OF PROCEEDS.
(a)
Margin Stock. Use the proceeds of any Loans, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately,
to purchase or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing
or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose.
(b)
Sanctions. Use proceeds of any Loans (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment
or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding,
financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, except
to the extent permitted for a Person to comply with Sanctions, or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions
applicable to any party hereto.
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SECTION
7.11.
CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS.
Borrower will not, and will
not permit any Restricted Subsidiary or Related Party to, (a) be or become subject at any time to any Law, regulation, or list of any
government agency (including the United States Office of Foreign Asset Control list) that prohibits or limits any Lender from making any
loans or extension of credit (including the Loans ) to any Loan Party or from otherwise conducting business with any Loan Party, or (b)
fail to provide documentary and other evidence of any Loan Party’s identity as may be requested by Administrative Agent or any Lender
at any time to enable Administrative Agent or such Lender to verify any Loan Party’s identity or to comply with any applicable Law
or regulation, including Section 326 of the Act.
SECTION
7.12.
AMENDMENT OF MATERIAL DOCUMENTS.
Borrower will not, and will
not permit any of Restricted Subsidiaries to:
(a)
in the case of any Loan Party, modify or restate its name unless Administrative Agent receives notice of such change promptly,
but in any event within thirty (30) days’ after such change is effected, or reincorporate or reorganize under the laws of any jurisdiction,
and Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent UCC financing statements and Collateral Documents as shall be required by Administrative
Agent in its Administrative Discretion to continue, create, perfect and protect, as the case may be, a Lien in favor of Administrative
Agent in all of the properties of such Person which constitute Collateral, together with such legal opinions confirming perfection, certificates
and other documents as Administrative Agent shall require in its Permitted Discretion;
(b)
in the case of any Loan Party, amend, supplement modify or waive any of its rights, covenants or obligations under its Organizational
Documents, other than amendments, modifications or waivers that could not reasonably be expected to adversely affect Administrative Agent
or the Lenders; provided that Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Administrative Agent a copy of each such amendment, modification
or waiver promptly after the execution and delivery thereof;
(c)
amend, restate, modify, supplement or waive any of its rights, covenants or obligations under, or any provision of, the Katapult
Merger Agreement, if any such amendment, restatement, modification, supplement or waiver, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably
be expected to adversely affect the rights, benefits or interests of Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders under the Term Loan Documents;
(d)
amend, restate, modify, supplement or waive any of its rights, covenants or obligations under, or any provision of, any of the
ABL Credit Facility Documents, if any such amendment, restatement, modification, supplement or waiver, individually or in the aggregate,
could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the rights, benefits or interests of any Loan Party, Administrative Agent or any of the
Lenders under the Term Loan Documents; or
(e)
in the case of any Debt (other than (x) the Obligations and (y) Debt in respect of the ABL Credit Facility, the Seller Loan and
the Acquisition Term Loan), amend, restate, supplement or modify, or permit the amendment, restatement, supplement or modification of:
(A) the payment terms (including any provisions regarding interest rates, principal or interest payment or prepayment amounts, total principal
amounts or similar or related terms and provisions) of or subordination provisions respecting such Debt; or (B) any other provision of
such Debt, except to the extent that: (1) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time or results by virtue of any such
amendment, modification or other alteration; or (2) such amendment, restatement, supplement or modification could not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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SECTION
7.13.
DISQUALIFIED EQUITY INTERESTS
Borrower will not, and will
not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, (a) issue any Disqualified Equity Interests, or (b) be or become liable in respect of any obligation
(contingent or otherwise) to purchase, redeem, retire, acquire or make any other payment in respect of any Equity Interests of Borrower
or any Restricted Subsidiary, except as permitted under Section 7.06.
SECTION
7.14.
[RESERVED].
SECTION
7.15.
FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES
Create, form, own, or acquire,
whether directly or indirectly, any Foreign Subsidiary.
SECTION
7.16.
FINANCIAL COVENANTS
(a)
Minimum Liquidity. As of the Closing Date and as of last Business Day of each such calendar week ending thereafter, (x)
prior to a Parent Reorganization Transaction, Parent Entity and (b) following a Parent Reorganization Transaction, Borrower shall not
permit Liquidity to be less than $5,000,000.
In
the event there is a failure to comply with the financial covenant set forth in this Section 7.16(a), subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have the right (the “Cure Right”), commencing on the first
day after the applicable calendar month with respect to which such failure occurred until the expiration of the tenth (10th)
Business Day subsequent to the end of such calendar month (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree) (such period, the
“Cure Period”), to receive cash contributions (funded with the proceeds of additional equity or subordinated debt not
prohibited by any applicable bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments of Borrower and its Subsidiaries)
in an aggregate amount equal to, but not greater than, the amount necessary to cure the breach of such financial covenant and to ensure
pro forma compliance therewith in the immediately-following calendar month (hereinafter, the “Cure Amount”),
and upon the receipt by Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries of the cash proceeds thereof, such financial covenant shall then be recalculated
giving effect to the following pro forma adjustments: (1) Liquidity shall be increased for the applicable calendar month in question by
an amount equal to the Cure Amount; and (2) if, after giving effect to the foregoing recalculations, Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall
then be in compliance with the requirements of Section 7.16(a), Borrower shall be deemed to have been in compliance with such financial
covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such
date, and the applicable breach or Default or Event of Default of such financial covenant that had occurred shall be deemed not to have
occurred for this purpose of the Agreement. In the event that (i) no Default or Event of Default exists other than that arising
due to failure of Borrower to comply with the financial covenant set forth in this Section 7.16(a), and (ii) Borrower shall have
delivered to Administrative Agent and Lenders written notice of its intention to exercise the Cure Right (which notice shall be delivered
no later than five (5) Business Days after the end of the calendar month in question (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may
agree)), which exercise if fully consummated would be sufficient in accordance with the terms hereof to cause Borrower and its Subsidiaries
to be in compliance with the financial covenant as of the relevant date of determination, then from and following receipt by Administrative
Agent and Lenders of any such notice and until the date that is the earlier of (x) the last day of the applicable Cure Period and (y)
the date, if any, on which Borrower notifies Administrative Agent in writing that such Cure Right shall not be exercised, then neither
Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall exercise any remedies set forth in Section 8 hereof during such period.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall Holdings be permitted to exercise the Cure Right under this Section
7.16(a) (x) more than three (3) times in the aggregate prior to the Maturity Date or (y) more than one (1) time in any two consecutive
months. The parties hereby acknowledge that this paragraph may not be relied on for purposes of calculating any financial ratios or other
amounts in this Agreement (including any baskets or covenants or any calculation on a pro forma basis) other than as applicable to Section
7.16(a) and shall not result in any adjustment to any amounts other than the amount of Liquidity solely for the purposes of Section
7.16(a).
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ARTICLE
8
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
SECTION
8.01.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Each of the following shall
constitute an event of default hereunder (each, an “Event of Default”):
(a)
Non Payment. Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to pay: (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal
of any Loan; (ii) within one (1) Business Day after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan, or any fee due hereunder; or (iii)
within two (2) Business Days after the same becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Term Loan Document, in
each case, after giving effect to any applicable grace period set forth in this Agreement or in any other Term Loan Document; or
(b)
Specific Covenants. (i) Any Loan Party fails to: perform or observe in any material respect, covenant or agreement contained
in any of Section 6.01, Section 6.02, Section 6.03, Section 6.05 (solely as to legal existence), Section
6.10, Section 6.11 or Article 7; or (ii) any Guarantor fails to perform or observe in any material respect any term,
covenant or agreement contained in its Guaranty; or
(c)
Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by
or on behalf of Borrower or any other Group Party herein, in any other Term Loan Document or in any document delivered in connection herewith
or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made, and shall continue unremedied for a period
of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days, unless the same cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period; or
(d)
Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe in any material respect any other covenant or agreement (not
specified in Section 8.01(a), Section 8.01(b), Section 8.01(c) or clause (ii) below in this Section 8.01(d)) contained
in any Term Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after the earlier of
(x) such Loan Party’s knowledge of such failure or (y) such Loan Party’s receipt of notice of such failure from Administrative
Agent or any Lender; or
(e)
Cross-Default.
(i)
Material Debt. (x) Any Material Debt is declared to be due and payable or is required to be prepaid (other than a payment
due on the voluntary termination of a capital lease) prior to the stated maturity thereof, or any obligation of Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries party thereto for the payment of any applicable Material Debt, is not paid when due or within any applicable grace period,
or any such obligation becomes or is declared to be due and payable before the expressed maturity thereof, or there occurs any event which
would cause any such obligation to become, or allow any such obligation to be declared, due and payable, and (y) following the occurrence
described in clause (x), Administrative Agent shall have declared, by written notice to Borrower, such occurrence to be an Event of Default
in Administrative Agent’s sole discretion.
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(ii)
Swap Contract Default. There occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract)
resulting from: (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which any Loan Party is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such
Swap Contract); or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which any Loan Party is an Affected Party
(as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by any Loan Party thereof as a result thereof is greater than the
$1,000,000.
(f)
Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. With respect to any Group Party, (i) such Person institutes or consents to the institution
of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; (ii) such Person applies for or consents
to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or
any material part of its property; (iii) any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is
appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar
days; or (iv) any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted
without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered
in any such proceeding; or
(g)
Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Group Party becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally
to pay its debts as they become due; or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against
all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within thirty days after its
issue or levy; or
(h)
Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party: (i) one or more final, non-appealable judgments or orders for the payment
of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments and orders) exceeding $1,000,000 (after giving effect to any independent third-party
insurance coverage as to which the insurer has not denied coverage), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final, non-appealable judgments
that have resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (after
giving effect to any independent third-party insurance coverage as to which the insurer has not denied coverage), and in either case:
(A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order; or (B) there is a period of sixty (60) consecutive
days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect or such
judgment or order is not discharged due to the failure of such Loan Party to take all legal enforcement to stay such order (or in the
case of clause (i), complied with in accordance with its terms), provided, if such judgment or order provides for payment thereof to be
made over time it shall not be an Event of Default hereunder unless not paid within 30 days of when due in accordance with the terms thereof;
or
(i)
ERISA. One or more ERISA Events occur with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which, individually or in the
aggregate, result or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(j)
Invalidity of Term Loan Documents. Any Term Loan Document or any material provision thereof, at any time after its execution
and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or Discharge of Secured Obligations, ceases
to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any Term Loan Document or any
provision thereof; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Term Loan Document, or purports
to revoke, terminate or rescind any Term Loan Document or any provision thereof; or
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(k)
Liens. Any Lien purported to be created under any Collateral Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Loan
Party not to be, a valid and perfected Lien on any Collateral, with the priority required by the applicable Collateral Document, except
(A) as a result of the sale or other disposition of the applicable Collateral in a transaction permitted under the Term Loan Documents
or (B) as a result of Administrative Agent’s failure to maintain possession of any stock certificates, promissory notes or other
instruments delivered to it under the applicable Collateral Document; or
(l)
Material Adverse Effect. There occurs a Material Adverse Effect; or
(m)
Change of Control. There occurs a Change of Control; or
(n)
Investment Company Act. Any Group Party is required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended; or
(o)
Subordination Agreements. (i) The subordination provisions of any Permitted Subordination Agreement or other documents
evidencing or governing any Permitted Subordinated Debt (the “Subordination Provisions”) shall, in whole or
in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against any holder of any of the applicable
Permitted Subordinated Debt; or (ii) any Loan Party, any Affiliate of any Loan Party, any holder of any of the applicable Permitted Subordinated
Debt or any representative, agent or trustee on behalf of such holder shall, directly or indirectly, disavow, contest or challenge in
any manner (A) the effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any of the Subordination Provisions, (B) that the Subordination Provisions
exist for the benefit of Administrative Agent, the Lender or any of the other Secured Parties, or (C) that all payments of principal of
or premium and interest on or other amounts on account of any of the applicable Permitted Subordinated Debt, or realized from the liquidation
of any property of any Loan Party, shall be subject to any of the Subordination Provisions.
SECTION
8.02.
REMEDIES UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT.
(a)
Termination and Acceleration. If any Event of Default (other than an event described in Section 8.01(f) or Section
8.01(g)), occurs and is continuing, Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, Required Lenders,
take any or all of the following actions:
(i)
Termination of Commitments, Etc. Declare, by written notice to Borrower, the Commitments of each Lender to make Loans to
be terminated, whereupon such Commitments and obligation shall be terminated;
(ii)
Acceleration of Obligations. Declare the Outstanding Legal Balance and all other Obligations payable hereunder or under
any other Term Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all
of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower; and
in the case of any event described in Section
8.01(f) or Section 8.01(g), the Commitments of each Lender to make Loans shall automatically terminate and the Outstanding
Legal Balance and all other Obligations payable hereunder or under any other Term Loan Document shall automatically become due and payable,
in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower.
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(b)
Exercise of Rights and Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Administrative Agent
may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, exercise on behalf of itself and Lenders all rights and remedies available to it
and Lenders under this Agreement all other Term Loan Documents and all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC or
under other applicable Law, and all other legal or equitable rights which Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders, may
be entitled to under any of the Term Loan Documents, and to issue notices of exclusive control under any or all Account Control Agreements
and/or all other deposit account control agreements or security account control agreements, if any, all of which rights shall be cumulative
and shall be in addition to any other rights or remedies contained in this Agreement or any of the other Term Loan Documents, and none
of which shall be exclusive. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Loan Party hereby authorizes, directs, and empowers
Administrative Agent (or any Person as may be designated by Administrative Agent in writing) to collect and receive all checks and drafts
evidencing such payments and to endorse such checks or drafts in the name of such Loan Party and, upon such endorsements, to collect and
receive the money therefor. The right to endorse checks and drafts granted pursuant to the preceding sentence is irrevocable by the Loan
Parties until such time as the Discharge of Secured Obligations has occurred and this Agreement has terminated in accordance with Section
10.05, and the banks or banks paying such checks or drafts upon such endorsements, as well as the signers of the same, shall be as
fully protected as though the checks or drafts had been endorsed by the Loan Parties.
SECTION
8.03.
APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS.
(a)
Following the occurrence of an Event of Default or any exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans
have automatically become immediately due and payable), any amounts received on account of the Obligations (including all payments and
any proceeds of Collateral) shall be applied by Administrative Agent:
(i)
First, sequentially (A) to pay, on a pro rata basis, all Enforcement Costs and all other reasonable and documented
costs and expenses incident to the enforcement of the Term Loan Documents or otherwise owing to Administrative Agent and Lenders hereunder
when due, including all reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and costs and all compensation to any agents, sub-agents and contractors
of Administrative Agent and Lenders (including any such amounts that were previously due but unpaid), and (B) to reimburse, on a pro
rata basis, Administrative Agent and Lenders, ratably as their interests may appear, for any Protective Advances, together with interest
accrued thereon at the Default Rate;
(ii)
Second, to pay the Outstanding Legal Balance of the Term Loan when due, distributed in accordance with Section 2.06;
(iii)
Third, to pay, on a pro rata basis to the Persons entitled thereto, all other Obligations when due; and
(iv)
Fourth, to pay the remainder, if any, to Borrower.
The allocations and other
provisions set forth in this Section 8.03 are solely to determine the rights and priorities of Administrative Agent and the Lenders
as among themselves and may be changed by Administrative Agent and the Lenders without notice to or the consent or approval of Borrower
or any other Person.
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ARTICLE
9
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
SECTION
9.01.
APPOINTMENT OF AUTHORIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
Each Lender hereby irrevocably
appoints Hawthorn to act on its behalf as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Term Loan Documents. Administrative Agent
may, and each Lender authorizes Administrative Agent to, enter into all Term Loan Documents to which Administrative Agent is intended
to be a party and accept all Collateral Documents, and take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to
Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The
provisions of this Article 9 are solely for the benefit of Administrative Agent and Lenders, and neither Borrower nor any other Loan Party
shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.
SECTION
9.02.
RIGHTS AS A LENDER.
If the Person serving as Administrative
Agent hereunder is also a “Lender,” such Person shall have the same rights and powers in such capacity(ies) as any other Person
in such capacity(ies) and may exercise the same as though it were not Administrative Agent. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept
deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business
with Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of Borrower as if such Person were not Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty
to account therefor to any other Lender.
SECTION
9.03.
EXCULPATORY PROVISIONS.
Administrative Agent shall
not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Term Loan Documents. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Administrative Agent:
(a)
No Fiduciary Duties. Shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has
occurred and is continuing;
(b)
No Obligations Regarding Certain Actions. Shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary
powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Term Loan Documents that Administrative Agent
is required to exercise as directed in writing by Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of Lenders as shall be expressly
provided for herein or in any other Term Loan Documents, as applicable); provided that Administrative Agent shall not be required to take
any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any
Term Loan Document or applicable Law; and
(c)
Disclosure Obligations. Shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Term Loan Documents, have any duty
to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is
communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
(d)
Limitation on Liability. Shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it: (i) with the consent or at the request
of Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of Lenders as shall be necessary, or as Administrative Agent shall believe in
good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 8.02 and Section 10.01); or (ii) in the absence
of its own gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under the terms of the Term Loan Documents.
Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default, unless and until Borrower, a Loan Party, or a Lender provides
written notice to Administrative Agent describing such Default.
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(e)
No Further Inquiry. Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into: (A)
any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Term Loan Document; (B) the contents
of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith; (C) the performance
or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default;
(D) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Term Loan Document or any other agreement,
instrument or document; or (E) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article 4 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm
receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to Administrative Agent.
(f)
Other Transactions. Lenders acknowledge and agree that, in addition to the transaction contemplated by the Term Loan Documents,
Administrative Agent may be engaged in a broad range of transactions (including transactions with the Loan Parties) that involve interests
that differ from those of the Lenders. Nothing herein shall be construed as (i) in any way impairing the ability of Administrative Agent
to engage in any such transaction or (ii) imposing any responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities on Administrative Agent hereunder
as a result of its participation in any such transactions.
(g)
Indemnification. Each Lender, severally and not (i) jointly or (ii) jointly and severally, agrees to reimburse and indemnify
and hold harmless Administrative Agent and its officers, directors, managers, members, equity owners, employees, attorneys and agents
(to the extent not reimbursed by Borrower or any other Loan Party), ratably according to its respective Percentage Share in effect on
the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section 9.03(g) (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which
the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with its respective Percentage Share immediately prior to such date), from
and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses, advances, or
disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against Administrative Agent or any of
its officers, directors, managers, members, equity owners, employees, attorneys or agents in any way relating to or arising out of this
Agreement or any of the other Term Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of
the other Term Loan Documents; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses, advances or disbursements to the extent resulting from Administrative
Agent’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction on a final and non-appealable
basis. The obligations of Lenders under this Section 9.03(g) shall survive the payment Discharge of Secured Obligations and the
termination of this Agreement.
SECTION
9.04.
RELIANCE BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
Administrative Agent shall
be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument,
document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it
to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. Administrative Agent also may rely upon any
statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person and shall not incur any liability
for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of the Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled
to the satisfaction of a specified Lender, Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender, unless
Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. Administrative Agent
may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for Borrower), independent accountants and other experts it selects and shall not be
liable for any action it takes or does not take in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
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SECTION
9.05.
DELEGATION OF DUTIES.
Administrative
Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Term Loan Document by or through
any one or more sub agents it appoints. Administrative Agent and any such sub agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise
its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article 9 shall apply
to any such sub agent and to the Related Parties of Administrative Agent and any such sub agent and shall apply to their respective activities
in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The
Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub agents except to the extent that the Administrative
Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
in a final and non-appealable judgment.
SECTION
9.06.
RESIGNATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
(a)
Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice
of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank
with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in New York, New York; provided, that no consultation
of Borrower shall be required at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. If no such successor
shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring
Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation
Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders,
appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such
resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.
(b)
If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is the subject of a proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, the Required Lenders may,
to the extent permitted by applicable Law, by notice in writing to Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent
and, in consultation with Borrower, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and
shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal
Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective
Date.
(c)
With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (1) the retiring or removed Administrative
Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Term Loan Documents (except that in the case of
any collateral security held by Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Term Loan Documents, the retiring or removed
Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed)
and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through Administrative Agent shall instead be made
by or to each Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for
above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become
vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, and the retiring or removed
Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Term Loan Documents. The
fees payable by Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed
between Borrower and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under
the other Term Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such
retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted
to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
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SECTION
9.07.
NON-RELIANCE ON ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND OTHER LENDERS.
(a)
Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon Administrative Agent, any other Lender or any of
their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision
to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon Administrative Agent,
any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate,
continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Term Loan Document or
any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
(b)
Administrative Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Lender or any other Person to assure that the Collateral covered
by this Agreement or the other Term Loan Documents exists or is owned by Borrower or any other Loan Party or is cared for, protected or
insured or has been encumbered or that the Liens granted to Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, pursuant hereto or
thereto have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, enforced or maintained or are entitled to any particular
priority, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising,
any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to Administrative Agent herein or in any of the other Term Loan Documents;
it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral covered by this Agreement or the other Term Loan Documents, or any act,
omission or event related thereto, Administrative Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its discretion, given Administrative
Agent’s own interest in Collateral covered by this Agreement or the Term Loan Documents as one of the Lender, and Administrative
Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to any of the other Secured Parties; provided, that Administrative Agent shall exercise
the same care which it would in dealing with loans for its own account.
(c)
Each Lender acknowledges that, in addition to the transactions contemplated by the Term Loan Documents, Administrative Agent may
be engaged in other transactions with the Loan Parties and their Affiliates and each Lender hereby waives any conflict that may result
from Administrative Agent acting as an administrative agent under other credit facilities with any of the Group Parties and/or any of
their Affiliates or as an equity holder of Holdings.
SECTION
9.08.
AGENCY FOR PERFECTION
Each Lender hereby appoints
Administrative Agent as agent for the purpose of perfecting its security interest, on behalf of all Secured Parties, in Collateral which,
in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC in any applicable jurisdiction, can be perfected only by possession. Should any Secured Party
(other than Administrative Agent) obtain possession of any such Collateral, such Secured Party shall hold such Collateral for purposes
of perfecting a security interest therein for the benefit of the Secured Parties, notify Administrative Agent thereof and, promptly upon
Administrative Agent’s request therefor, deliver such Collateral to Administrative Agent or otherwise act in respect thereof in
accordance with Administrative Agent’s instructions.
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SECTION
9.09.
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM.
In case of the pendency of
any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding
relative to any Group Party, Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as
herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on Borrower)
shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise: (a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of
the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such
other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of Lenders and Administrative Agent (including any claim
for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of Lenders and Administrative Agent and their respective agents
and counsel and all other amounts due Lenders and Administrative Agent under Section 2.03(b) and Section 10.04) allowed
in such judicial proceeding; and (b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and
to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such
judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to Administrative Agent and, in the event that Administrative
Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to Lenders, to pay to Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due Administrative
Agent under Section 2.03(b) and Section 10.04. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize Administrative Agent
to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition
affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender
in any such proceeding.
SECTION
9.10.
GUARANTY MATTERS.
Each Lender hereby: (a) irrevocably
authorizes Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Guarantor from its obligations under a Guaranty if
such Person ceases to be Subsidiary of Borrower as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder; and (b) agrees that, upon request by
Administrative Agent at any time, it will confirm in writing Administrative Agent’s authority to release any such Guarantor pursuant
to this Section 9.10.
SECTION
9.11.
COLLATERAL MATTERS.
(a)
Directions by Lenders. Each Lender hereby, irrevocably authorizes and directs Administrative Agent: (i) to enter into the
Collateral Documents for the benefit of such Person; (ii) without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any such Person
from time to time prior to an Event of Default, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Collateral Documents that may be
necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the Liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents; (iii) to release
any Lien on any property granted to or held by Administrative Agent under any Term Loan Document: (A) upon the Discharge of Secured Obligations;
(B) that is sold or to be sold as part of or in connection with any Disposition by any Loan Party permitted hereunder or under any other
Term Loan Document; (C) subject to Section 10.01, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by Required Lenders; or (D) in
connection with any foreclosure sale or other disposition of Collateral after the occurrence of an Event of Default; and (iv) to subordinate
any Lien on any property granted to or held by Administrative Agent under any Term Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property
that is permitted by this Agreement or any other Term Loan Document. Upon request by Administrative Agent at any time, each Lender will
confirm in writing Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest or Liens in particular types or items
of Collateral pursuant to this Section 9.11.
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(b)
Certain Actions by Administrative Agent. Subject to Section 9.11(a)(iii) and Section 9.11(a)(iv), Administrative
Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release
or subordination of Liens granted to Administrative Agent herein or pursuant hereto upon the applicable Collateral; provided that:
(i) Administrative Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms that, in Administrative Agent’s opinion, would
expose Administrative Agent to or create any liability or entail any consequence other than the release or subordination of such Liens
without recourse or warranty; and (ii) such release or subordination shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations
or any Liens upon (or obligations of Borrower or any other Group Party in respect of) all interests retained by Borrower or any other
Group Party, including the proceeds of the sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral. In the event of any
sale or transfer of Collateral, or any foreclosure with respect to any of the Collateral, Administrative Agent shall be authorized to
deduct all expenses reasonably incurred by Administrative Agent from the proceeds of any such sale, transfer or foreclosure.
(c)
No Obligations Regarding Certain Actions. Administrative Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Lender or any
other Person to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by Borrower or any other Group Party or is cared for, protected or insured
or that the Liens granted to Administrative Agent herein or in any of the Collateral Documents or pursuant hereto or thereto have been
properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise
or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and
powers granted or available to Administrative Agent in this Section 9.11 or in any of the Collateral Documents, it being understood
and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, Administrative Agent may act in any manner
it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given Administrative Agent’s own interest in the Collateral as one of the Lenders.
(d)
Appointment of Lenders as Agents. Each Lender hereby appoints each other such Person as agent for the purpose of perfecting
Administrative Agent’s or such Person’s security interest in assets that, in accordance with Article 9 or Division 9 (as applicable)
of the UCC, can be perfected only by possession. Should any such Person (other than Administrative Agent) obtain possession of any such
Collateral, such Person shall notify Administrative Agent thereof, and, promptly upon Administrative Agent’s request therefor, shall
deliver such Collateral to Administrative Agent or in accordance with Administrative Agent’s instructions.
(e)
Credit Bidding. The Lenders irrevocably authorize Administrative Agent, at any time upon the direction of the Required Lenders,
to credit bid all or any portion of the Obligations in any foreclosure sale relating to the Collateral. Each Lender agrees that, except
as otherwise provided in any Term Loan Documents or with the written consent of Administrative Agent and Required Lenders, it will not
take any Enforcement Action, accelerate Obligations under any Term Loan Documents, or exercise any right that it might otherwise have
under applicable Laws to credit bid at foreclosure sales, UCC sales or other similar dispositions of Collateral.
SECTION
9.12.
RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS.
Without
limitation of any other provision in this Agreement, if at any time Administrative Agent makes a payment hereunder in error to any Lender,
whether or not in respect of an Obligation due and owing by Borrower at such time, where such payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in
any such event, each Lender receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable
Amount received by such Lender in immediately available funds in the currency so received, with interest thereon, for each day from and
including the date such Rescindable Amount is received by it to but excluding the date of payment to Administrative Agent, at the greater
of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
Each Lender irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise
claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its obligation
to return any Rescindable Amount. Administrative Agent shall inform each Lender promptly upon determining that any payment made to such
Lender comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.
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SECTION
9.13.
CERTAIN ERISA MATTERS.
(a)
Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the
date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative
Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following
is and will be true.
(i)
such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise for purposes of Title
I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation
in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments or this Agreement;
(ii)
the prohibited transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions
determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance
company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts),
PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for
certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable so as to exempt from the prohibitions of Section 406 of ERISA
and Section 4975 of the Code such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the
Commitments and this Agreement;
(iii)
(A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part
VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate
in, administer and perform the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and
performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through
(g) of Part I of PTE 84- 14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are
satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments
and this Agreement; or
(iv)
such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion,
and such Lender.
(b)
In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a
Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause
(a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, and (y) covenants, from
the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the
Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that the Administrative Agent is not
a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration
of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights
by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Term Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
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ARTICLE
10
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION
10.01. AMENDMENTS,
ETC.
No amendment, modification
or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Term Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by Borrower or any other
Group Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by Required Lenders (or Administrative Agent at the written request
of Required Lenders) and Borrower or the applicable Group Party, as the case may be, with receipt acknowledged by Administrative Agent,
and each such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose
for which given; provided that no such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall:
(a)
Matters Involving Each Lender. Unless in writing and signed by Borrower, with receipt acknowledged by Administrative Agent,
do any of the following:
(i)
increase, or extend the expiry of, the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood
that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Article IV or the waiver of any Default or Event of Default shall not constitute
an extension or increase of any Commitments of any Lender) (or reinstate any such Commitments to the extent terminated pursuant to Section
2.01(e)(ii) or 8.02); or
(ii)
change the stated maturity date or postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Term Loan Document for any payment
of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to any Lender hereunder or under any other Term Loan Document, or reduce the amount
due to any Lender on any such date, in each case without the prior written consent of such Lender; or
(iii)
reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or other amounts payable to any Lender hereunder
or under any other Term Loan Document, in each case without the prior written consent of such Lender; or
(iv)
waive any obligation of Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate on the Outstanding Legal Balance with respect to Loans of
any Lender, without the prior written consent of such Lender;
(v)
amend Section 2.06 or Section 8.03, without the prior written consent of each affected Lender; or
(vi)
amend any provision herein providing for consent or other action by all Lenders, without the written consent of all Lenders.
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(b)
Matters Involving All Lenders. Unless in writing and signed by all Lenders and Borrower, with receipt acknowledged by Administrative
Agent, do any of the following:
(i)
amend this Section 10.01, or Section 2.11, or any provision herein providing for consent or other action by all Lenders;
or
(ii)
release all or substantially all of the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in any of the Collateral Documents,
or amend the definition of the obligations secured by any of the Collateral Documents; or
(iii)
release or terminate any of the Guaranties except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in any of the Term Loan Documents;
or
(iv)
amend the definition of “Required Lenders” or “Non-Consenting Lenders” contained
in Section 1.01, or any definition therein; or
(v)
amend the definition of “Percentage Share” contained in Section 1.01, or any definition therein; or
(vi)
amend any provision of Section 7.03 (Debt) that would permit Borrower to incur additional Debt not otherwise permitted thereunder;
or
(vii)
amend any provision herein providing for consent or other action by all Lenders;
(c)
Matters Involving Required Lenders. No such waiver, amendment or consent to any representation, warranty, covenant, Event
of Default or other provision of any Term Loan Document shall be effective for purposes of Section 4.02 with respect to the making
of the Term Loan on the Closing Date unless in writing and signed by Required Lenders and Borrower, with receipt acknowledged by Administrative
Agent.
provided
that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by Administrative Agent in addition to such Lenders as are otherwise
required by this Section 10.01, affect the rights or duties of Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Term Loan
Document.
SECTION
10.02. NOTICES;
EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.
(a)
Notices Generally. Except as provided in Section 10.02(b), all notices and other communications provided for herein
shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail, sent by telefacsimile
transmission or sent by approved electronic communication in accordance with Section 10.02(b), as follows:
(i)
if to Borrower, any Guarantor or Administrative Agent, to its respective address or e mail address specified for such Person on
Schedule 10.02; and
(ii)
if to any Lender, to its respective address, telefacsimile number or e mail address specified in its Administrative Detail Form.
Notices sent by hand or overnight
courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received, and notices sent by telefacsimile
transmission or by means of approved electronic communication shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given
during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day
for the recipient); provided that notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided by Section 10.02(b)
shall be effective as provided in such Section 10.02(b).
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(b)
Electronic Communications. Each Lender agrees that notices and other communications to it hereunder may be delivered or
furnished by electronic communication (including e mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by Administrative
Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article 2 if such Lender has notified Administrative
Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under Article 2 by electronic communication; provided further that, as of the date
hereof, each Lender who is a party hereto confirms that it is capable of receiving notices under Article 2 by electronic communication.
In furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby agrees to notify Administrative Agent in writing, on or before the date such Lender
becomes a party to this Agreement, of such Lender’s e mail address to which a notice may be sent (and from time to time thereafter
to ensure that Administrative Agent has on record an effective e mail address for such Lender). Each of Administrative Agent and Borrower
may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by means of electronic communication pursuant
to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
Unless Administrative Agent
otherwise prescribes: (A) notices and other communications sent to an e mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s
receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available,
return e mail or other written acknowledgement); provided that, if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business
hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business
Day for the recipient; and (B) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed
receipt by the intended recipient at its e mail address as described in the foregoing clause (A) of notification that such notice or communication
is available and identifying the website address therefor.
(c)
Change of Address, Etc. Borrower and Administrative Agent may change their respective address(es) telefacsimile number(s)
or e mail address(es) for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each Lender may change its
address(es), telefacsimile number(s) or e mail address(es) for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to Borrower and Administrative
Agent.
(d)
Reliance by Administrative Agent and Lenders. Administrative Agent and Lender shall be entitled to rely and act upon any
notices (including electronically delivered Term Loan Request) purportedly given by or on behalf of Borrower even if: (i) such notices
were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein;
or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. Borrower shall indemnify Administrative
Agent and each Lender and their respective Related Parties from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance
by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of Borrower.
(e)
Platform. Borrower hereby acknowledges that: (i) Administrative Agent may make available to Lenders Specified Materials
by posting some or all of the Specified Materials on an Electronic Platform; (ii) the distribution of materials and information through
an electronic medium is secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with any such distribution, the Electronic
Platform is provided and used on an “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE” basis; and (iii) neither Administrative Agent nor
any of its Affiliates warrants the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, sufficiency or sequencing of the Specified Materials posted on
the Electronic Platform. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ITS AFFILIATES, EXPRESSLY AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS, WITH RESPECT
TO THE ELECTRONIC PLATFORM, DELAYS IN POSTING OR DELIVERY, OR PROBLEMS ACCESSING THE SPECIFIED MATERIALS POSTED ON THE ELECTRONIC PLATFORM,
AND ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSSES, COSTS, EXPENSES OR LIABILITIES THAT MAY BE SUFFERED OR INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ELECTRONIC PLATFORM.
NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSES,
NON INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES
IN CONNECTION WITH THE ELECTRONIC PLATFORM.
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Each Lender hereby agrees
that notice to it in accordance with Section 10.02(a)(ii) specifying that any Specified Materials have been posted to the Electronic
Platform shall, for purposes of this Agreement, constitute effective delivery to such Lender of such Specified Materials.
EACH LENDER: (1) ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT THE SPECIFIED MATERIALS, INCLUDING INFORMATION FURNISHED TO IT BY ANY LOAN PARTY OR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE
OF ADMINISTERING, THE TERM LOAN DOCUMENTS, MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL, NON PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES; AND (2) CONFIRMS THAT: (I) IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING
THE USE OF MATERIAL, NON PUBLIC INFORMATION; (II) IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL, NON PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH PROCEDURES
AND APPLICABLE LAWS, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS; AND (III) IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIL FORM A CONTACT
PERSON WHO MAY RECEIVE SPECIFIED MATERIALS THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL, NON PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES
AND APPLICABLE LAWS.
SECTION
10.03. NO WAIVER;
CUMULATIVE REMEDIES.
No failure by Administrative
Agent or any Lender to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall
operate as a waiver thereof; no single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other
or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges
herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law.
SECTION
10.04. EXPENSES;
INDEMNITY; DAMAGE WAIVER.
(a)
Costs and Expenses. The Loan Parties shall pay: (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred
by Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates (including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements
of outside counsel for Administrative Agent), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the examination,
review, due diligence investigation, preparation, negotiation, documentation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement
and the other Term Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications, supplements, consents or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof
(whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated) or any subsequent closings or other transactions
pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof; (ii) all reasonable and documented out of pocket costs and expenses incurred by Administrative
Agent and its respective Affiliates in connection with external compliance, management system and other audit fees and expenses, all reasonable
and documented third party collateral and portfolio management fees and expenses, all reasonable and documented out of-pocket costs and
expenses incurred for credit investigations, and all reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses incurred for visits and inspections under
Section 6.10; (iii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent and its respective
Affiliates in connection with the administration of the Loans, including, without limitation, wire transfer fees and reasonable and documented
travel and other expenses incurred under Section 6.10; (iv) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Administrative
Agent and its Affiliates in connection with the creation, perfection and maintenance of the Liens contemplated by the Term Loan Documents
and in connection with periodic public record searches conducted by Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion (including,
without limitation, title investigations, UCC searches, judgment, pending litigation and tax lien searches and searches of applicable
corporate, limited liability, partnership and related records concerning the continued existence, organization and good standing of the
Loan Parties); (v) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses of any financial institution providing services
associated with any Deposit Account of the Loan Parties; and (vi) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Administrative
Agent or any Lender (including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of any outside counsel for Administrative
Agent or any Lender), in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or protection of its rights and remedies: (A) in connection with
this Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section 10.04; (B) in connection with the Loans
made hereunder, including all reasonable and documented such out of pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring, bankruptcy
or other insolvency or enforcement proceeding (or negotiations in connection with the foregoing whether or not the transactions contemplated
thereby shall be consummated) in respect of such Loans; and (C) in connection with protecting, storing, insuring, handling, maintaining
or selling any Collateral.
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(b)
Indemnification by Borrower and the other Loan Parties. Borrower and the other Loan Parties party hereto shall indemnify
each Indemnitee against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including
the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel for Administrative Agent and its Related Parties and one outside counsel
for the Lenders and their Related Parties taken a whole and, if necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may
include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and special counsel for each relevant specialty (and, in the case of
an actual conflict of interest, where the party affected by such conflict informs the Borrower of such conflict and thereafter retains
its own counsel, of another firm of counsel for each such affected person and, if necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction
(which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and special counsel for each relevant specialty)) incurred
by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of any actual
or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to: (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other
Term Loan Document or any document contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations
hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; (ii) any Loan or the use or proposed use
of the proceeds therefrom; (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated
by Borrower, any Subsidiary thereof or any other Loan Party, or any Environmental Claim or Environmental Liability related in any way
to Borrower, any Subsidiary thereof or any other Loan Party; in all cases, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether
brought by a third party or by Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, and whether
or not caused by or arising, in whole or in part, out of the comparative, contributory or sole negligence of the Indemnitee; provided
that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related
expenses resulted from the gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct or breach of an express obligation under the Term Loan Documents
of such Indemnitee in the performance of its respective duties under the Term Loan Documents as determined by a final non-appealable judgment
of a court of competent jurisdiction; provided further that such indemnity shall not be available in connection with any action by one
Indemnitee against another Indemnitee unrelated to actions or omissions of Borrower or any other Loan Party or Subsidiary.
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(c)
Reimbursement by Lenders. If Borrower for any reason fails to pay when due any amount that it is required to pay under Section
10.04(a) or Section 10.04(b) to Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or any Related Party of Administrative Agent,
each Lender severally agrees to pay to Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s
pro rata share (in accordance with its Percentage Share) (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity
payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related
expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or any Related Party of
Administrative Agent acting for Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in connection with such capacity.
(d)
Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each Loan Party shall not assert,
and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages
(as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Term Loan Document
or any document contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof. No
Indemnitee referred to in Section 10.04(b) shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any
information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection
with this Agreement or the other Term Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(e)
Payments. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be payable not later than fifteen (15) Business Days after
demand therefor.
(f)
Survival. The agreements in this Section 10.04 shall survive the resignation of Administrative Agent, the replacement
of any Lender, and the Discharge of Secured Obligations.
SECTION
10.05. MARSHALLING;
PAYMENTS SET ASIDE; RELEASES UPON DISCHARGE OF SECURED OBLIGATIONS
(a)
Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any asset in favor of Borrower or any other
Person or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of Borrower or any other
Loan Party is made to Administrative Agent or any Lender, or Administrative Agent or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such
payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set
aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by Administrative Agent or any Lender in such Person’s discretion)
to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law or otherwise, then:
(a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued
in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred; and (b) each Lender severally agrees to
pay to Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by Administrative
Agent plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds
Rate. The obligations of each Lender under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the Discharge of Secured Obligations and
the termination of this Agreement.
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(b)
Subject to Section 10.04 and all other provisions of this Agreement and any other Term Loan Document that survive the Discharge
of Secured Obligations in accordance with their terms, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until the Discharge of Secured
Obligations has occurred. If the Discharge of Secured Obligations has occurred (without giving effect to the proviso therein) and if,
at such time, any Specified Claim exists, then Loan Parties and Administrative Agent shall in good faith negotiate a Transaction Termination
Collateral Package Event in respect of such Specified Claim and upon consummation of such Transaction Termination Collateral Package Event,
the Discharge of Secured Obligations shall occur. Upon the occurrence of the Discharge of Secured Obligations, the Collateral shall be
released from the Liens created by the Collateral Documents, and, subject to Section 10.4 and all other provisions of this Agreement
and any other Term Loan Document that survive the Discharge of Secured Obligations in accordance with their terms, all Obligations (other
than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of Borrower and each other Loan Party hereunder or under any other Term Loan
Document (as applicable) shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or any further action by any party, and all rights to
any Collateral shall revert to Borrower and the other Loan Parties, all without recourse to or representation or warranty by Administrative
Agent or any Lender, At the reasonable request of Borrower in connection with any such termination, Administrative Agent shall deliver
to Borrower, at the sole expense of Borrower and the other Loan Parties, any Collateral held by the Lender pursuant to the Collateral
Documents, and shall execute and deliver to Borrower, at the sole expense of Borrower and the other Loan Parties, such documents as Borrower
shall reasonably request to evidence such release and termination, all without recourse to or representation or warranty by Administrative
Agent and Lender.
SECTION
10.06. SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS.
(a)
Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither Borrower nor any other Loan Party may
assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and
each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except: (i) to an Eligible Assignee
in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section 10.06; (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the
provisions of subsection (d) of this Section 10.06; or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the
restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section 10.06 (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall
be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties
hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section
10.06 and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of Administrative Agent and each Lender) any legal
or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b)
Assignments by any Lender. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights
(but not its obligations) under this Agreement, including all or a portion of its Commitment(s) and the Loans at the time owing to it;
provided that (i) except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment(s)
and Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, the aggregate amount of the
Commitment(s) (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if any Commitment is not then in effect, the aggregate
outstanding principal balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment
and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to Administrative Agent or, if a “trade date” is specified in
the Assignment and Assumption, as of such trade date, shall not be less than $1,000,000.00 unless Administrative Agent otherwise consents
in its sole discretion; (ii) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s
rights (and, solely with respect to an assignment to an Affiliate of a Lender, the assigning Lender’s obligations) under this Agreement
with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned; (iii) any assignment of a Commitment must be approved by Administrative Agent, unless
the Person that is the proposed assignee is itself a Lender (whether or not the proposed assignee would otherwise qualify as an Eligible
Assignee); (iv) the Eligible Assignee, if it is not then a Lender, shall deliver to Administrative Agent an Administrative Detail Form;
and (v) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a
processing and recordation fee of $3,500.00; provided that Administrative Agent hereby waives such processing and recordation fee
in connection with any assignment effected pursuant to Section 3.04(a); and (vi) no assignment to an Eligible Assignee shall require
the prior written consent of Borrower. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c)
of this Section 10.06, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder
shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights (and,
solely with respect to an assignment to an Affiliate of a Lender, the obligations) of Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender
thereunder shall not be released from its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that, in the case of an Assignment and
Assumption between an assigning Lender and an Affiliate of a Lender, the assigning Lender shall be released from its obligations under
this Agreement to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption
between an assigning Lender and an Affiliate of a Lender covering all of such assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this
Agreement, such assigning Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.01,
Section 3.02 and Section 10.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such Assignment
and Assumption. Upon request, Borrower shall execute and deliver Notes to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender
of its rights under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale
by such Lender of a participation in such rights in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section 10.06. For the avoidance of
doubt if a Lender has more than one Commitment and elects to assign all or a portion of a Commitment, such Lender shall not be required
to assign any portion of any other Commitment it holds.
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(c)
Register. Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, shall maintain at Administrative
Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses
of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the
terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”), which meets the requirements of U.S. Treasury Regulation §
5f.103-1(c). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders shall treat each Person whose
name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of all rights under this Agreement,
notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by each of Borrower and Lenders, at any reasonable
time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In addition, at any time that a request for a consent for a material or substantive
change to the Term Loan Documents is pending, any Lender wishing to consult with other Lenders in connection therewith may request and
receive from Administrative Agent a copy of the Register.
(d)
Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, Borrower or Administrative Agent, sell
participations to any Participant in all or a portion of such Person’s rights (but, except with respect to a Participant that is
an Affiliate of a Lender, not obligations) under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment(s) and/or the Loans owing
to it); provided that: (i) such Person’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged; (ii) such Person shall
remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations; and (iii) Borrower, Administrative Agent
and Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Person in connection with such Person’s rights and obligations
under this Agreement. Any document pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Person shall retain the
sole right to enforce this Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision
of this Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents; provided that such document may provide that such Person will not, without the consent
of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 that affects
such Participant. Subject to subsection (e) of this Section 10.06, Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the
benefits of Section 3.01, Section 3.02 and Section 3.03 to the same extent as if it were a Lender hereunder and had
acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section 10.06. To the extent permitted by Law, each Participant
also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 as though it were a Lender, as long as such Participant agrees to be subject
to Section 2.11 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary
agent of Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated
interest) of each Participant’s interest in the obligations under this Agreement and the Loans (the “Participant Register”);
provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the participant register (including the identity of
any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Loans) to any Person except to the extent that such
disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of
the Untitled States Treasury Regulations. The entries in each such participant register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and
such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the participant register as the owner of such participation for all purposes
of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative
Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a register of Participants.
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(e)
Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section
3.02 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless
the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign
Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.01 unless Borrower is notified of the participation
sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of Borrower, to comply with Section 3.01(f) as though it
were a Lender.
(f)
Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under
this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations
to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder
or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
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SECTION
10.07. TREATMENT
OF CERTAIN INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY.
Administrative Agent and each
Lender each agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information by exercising the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality
of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information in the ordinary course of business in accordance with
its customary practices, except that Information (as defined below) may be disclosed: (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’
respective partners, directors, officers, trustees, partners, owners, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys, representatives and financing
sources (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information
and accepts receipt of such Information subject to a duty of confidentiality); (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority,
purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners);
(c) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any investigative process, subpoena or similar legal process; (d) to
any other party hereto; (e) to any Person that provides statistical analysis and/or information services to Administrative Agent or Lenders
(it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information
and accepts receipt of such Information subject to a duty of confidentiality); (f) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder
or under any other Term Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Term Loan Document or the interpretation,
preservation or enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder; (g) to: (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee
of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement; or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors)
to any swap or derivative transaction relating to any Loan Party; provided that, in each case of this clause (g)(i) and (ii), the Persons
to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and will accept receipt of such Information
subject to a duty of confidentiality; (h) to any other Person with the consent of Borrower; or (i) to the extent such Information: (i)
becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.07; or (ii) becomes available to Administrative
Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Borrower or any Subsidiary
thereof and not in contravention of this Section 10.07. For purposes of this Section 10.07, “Information”
means all information (including financial information) received from the Loan Parties relating to the Loan Parties or any of their respective
businesses and constituting financial information or other any other information marked as “CONFIDENTIAL” when furnished,
other than any such information whatsoever that is available to Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis, and not
in contravention of this Section 10.07, prior to disclosure by the Loan Parties thereof. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality
of Information as provided in this Section 10.07 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person
has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential
information in the ordinary course of business in accordance with its customary practices. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Loan Parties
hereby agree that Administrative Agent, Lenders or any of their respective Affiliates may (i) disclose a general description of transactions
arising under the Term Loan Documents for advertising, marketing or other similar purposes and (ii) use the Loan Parties’ name,
logo or other indicia germane to such party in connection with such advertising, marketing or other similar purposes.
SECTION
10.08. RIGHT OF
SETOFF.
If an Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional
or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender to or for
the credit or the account of Borrower or any other Loan Party against any and all of the Obligations to such Lender or such Affiliate,
irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Term Loan Document and although
such obligations of Borrower or such Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender different
from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such obligations. The rights of each Lender and its Affiliates under this
Section 10.08 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or its Affiliates
may have. Each Lender agrees to notify Borrower and Administrative Agent promptly in writing after any such setoff and application; provided
that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NO LENDER
SHALL EXERCISE, OR ATTEMPT TO EXERCISE, ANY RIGHT OF SET-OFF, BANKER’S LIEN, OR THE LIKE, AGAINST ANY DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR PROPERTY
OF BORROWER OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF HELD OR MAINTAINED BY SUCH LENDER WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
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SECTION
10.09. INTEREST
RATE LIMITATION.
Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in any Term Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Term Loan Documents shall not exceed
the Maximum Rate. If Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess
interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to Borrower. In determining
whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may,
to the extent permitted by applicable Law: (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than
interest; (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof; and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal
parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.
SECTION
10.10. COUNTERPARTS;
INTEGRATION; EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC EXECUTION.
(a)
Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto
in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single
contract. This Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to Administrative
Agent, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements
and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement
shall become effective when it shall have been executed by Administrative Agent and when Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts
hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature
page of this Agreement by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery
of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
(b)
Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and
words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic
form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based
recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures
in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state Laws based on
the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
SECTION
10.11. SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
All representations and warranties
made herein and in any other Term Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith
shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by Administrative
Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their, and shall continue in full
force and effect as long as the Discharge of Secured Obligations has not occurred.
SECTION
10.12. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Agreement
or the other Term Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties
shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic
effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision
in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
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SECTION
10.13. USA PATRIOT
ACT NOTICE.
Each Lender that is subject
to the Act and Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notify Borrower that, pursuant to the requirements
of the Act, they are each required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower and each other Loan Party, which
information includes the name and address of Borrower and each other Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or Administrative
Agent, as applicable, to identify Borrower and each other Loan Party in accordance with the Act.
SECTION
10.14. [RESERVED].
SECTION
10.15. TIME OF
THE ESSENCE.
Time is of the essence of
the Term Loan Documents.
SECTION
10.16. GOVERNING
LAW; JURISDICTION; ETC.
(a)
GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
(b)
SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY PARTY HERETO EACH IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS,
FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN OR WITH DIRECT
OR INDIRECT JURISDICTION OVER THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK OR ANY NEW YORK STATE OR SUPERIOR COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK,
AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TERM LOAN
DOCUMENT TO WHICH EACH IS A PARTY, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY
AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH STATE COURTS OR, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION
OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER TERM LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TERM LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST
ANY LOAN PARTY OR ANY OF ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
(c)
WAIVER OF VENUE. BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY PARTY HERETO EACH IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TERM LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION
10.16. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN
INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
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(d)
SERVICE OF PROCESS. BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS ON IT BY
CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH ON SCHEDULE 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE
RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
SECTION
10.17. WAIVER OF
RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO REPRESENTS
THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
ON SUCH MATTERS. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
SECTION
10.18. LENDER NOT
A FIDUCIARY OR PRINCIPAL.
The relationship between Borrower
and each Lender hereunder is solely that of debtor and creditor, and no Lender has any fiduciary, principal and agent, or other special
relationship with Borrower, and no term or provision of any of the Term Loan Documents shall be construed so as to deem the relationship
between Borrower, on the one hand, and a Lender, on the other hand, to be other than that of debtor and creditor.
SECTION
10.19. NOT A SECURITY.
Each party hereto hereby represents
and warrants to the other parties that (a) such party does not consider the rights and obligations under this Agreement, the Notes, if
any, or any other Term Loan Document to constitute the “purchase” or “sale” of a “security” within
the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Rule l0b-5 promulgated thereunder, the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, or any other applicable securities statute or law, as amended and in effect from time to time, or any rule or regulation
under any of the foregoing, (b) such party has no expectation that it will derive profits from the efforts of the other parties or any
third party in respect of the rights and obligations under this Agreement, the Notes, if any, or any other Term Loan Document, and (c)
this Agreement, the Notes, if any, and the other Term Loan Documents merely constitute a commercial transaction by such party with the
other party and do not represent an “investment” (as that term is commonly understood) in the other party.
SECTION
10.20. INTERCREDITOR
AGREEMENT.
EACH LENDER AUTHORIZES AND
INSTRUCTS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT TO ENTER INTO THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, IN EACH CASE, ON BEHALF OF THE LENDERS, AND TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS
(AND EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS) REQUIRED (OR DEEMED ADVISABLE) BY IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE.
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER TERM LOAN DOCUMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT IN ALL
RESPECTS AND, IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THIS AGREEMENT, THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR
AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, THE LIEN AND SECURITY INTEREST GRANTED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT PURSUANT TO ANY TERM LOAN DOCUMENT, AND THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHT OR REMEDY IN RESPECT OF THE COLLATERAL BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
HEREUNDER, UNDER ANY OTHER TERM LOAN DOCUMENT ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT
BETWEEN THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TERM LOAN DOCUMENT, THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
SHALL GOVERN AND CONTROL WITH RESPECT TO THE EXERCISE OF ANY SUCH RIGHT OR REMEDY OR THE LOAN PARTIES’ COVENANTS AND OBLIGATIONS.
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SECTION
10.21. INDEPENDENCE
OF COVENANTS.
Each covenant contained in
this Agreement shall be construed (absent express provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other covenant contained in
this Agreement, so that compliance with one covenant shall not (absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance
with any other covenant.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
BORROWER:
KATAPULT
MIDCO, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:
/s/ Russell Falkenstein
Name:
Russell Falkenstein
Title:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Term Loan Agreement]
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT:
HHCF
SERIES 21 SUB, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company, as Administrative Agent
By:
/s/ Lane Risser
Name:
Lane Risser
Title:
Manager
[Signature Page to Term Loan Agreement]
LENDER:
HHCF SERIES 21 SUB, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company, as Administrative Agent
By:
/s/ Lane Risser
Name:
Lane Risser
Title:
Manager
[Signature Page to Term Loan Agreement]
EXHIBIT
1
FINANCIAL
COVENANT DEFINITIONS
“Cash
Equivalents”: (a) securities with maturities of twelve (12) months or less from the date of acquisition or acceptance
which are issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, (b) bankers’
acceptances, certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of nine (9) months or less from the date of acquisition
and overnight bank deposits, in each case, of any Lender or of any international or national commercial bank with commercial paper rated,
on the day of such purchase, at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, (c) commercial
paper or any other short term, liquid investment having a rating, on the date of purchase, of at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof
by S&P or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s and that matures or resets not more than nine (9) months after
the date of acquisition, (d) investments in money market funds and (e) investments in mutual funds or other pooled investment vehicles,
in each case acceptable to the Agent in its sole discretion, the assets of which consist solely of the foregoing.
“Consolidated
Net Income” shall mean, for any period, an amount equal to (a) the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period taken as a single accounting period determined in conformity with GAAP, minus (b) any net extraordinary,
nonrecurring or unusual gains, plus (c) any net extraordinary, nonrecurring or unusual losses not to exceed five percent (5%) of “Consolidated
Net Income”. For the avoidance of doubt, any net extraordinary, nonrecurring or unusual losses beyond five percent (5%) of “Consolidated
Net Income” shall be subject to the approval of Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion.
“Liquidity”
shall mean, as of any date of determination, the sum of the amount of (x) unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents on hand of (a) prior
to a Parent Reorganization Transaction, Parent Entity and its Subsidiaries and (b) following a Parent
Reorganization Transaction, Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date and (y) cash held in the Marqeta Account as of such date.
“Marqeta
Account” shall mean a bank account of Marqeta Inc. or one of its Affiliates (collectively, “Marqeta”)
into which Parent Entity makes payments to satisfy Parent Entity’s minimum balance obligation and to fund additional amounts to
purchase Inventory leased under virtual “KPay” Leases or any successor or other bank
account of a different vendor established for the same purpose, in each case, pursuant to or in connection with Parent Entity’s
virtual credit card program with Marqeta or such other vendor.
EX 1 - 1
EXHIBIT
2
PROGRAM
SUMMARY
[See
Attached]
KATAPULT
LEASE-TO-OWN PROGRAM SUMMARY
Overview
Katapult
is a technology-driven lease-to-own ("LTO") platform. Katapult integrates with omnichannel retailers and e-commerce platforms
to enable underserved U.S. non-prime consumers to purchase everyday durable goods through lease-purchase agreements.
Katapult
operates exclusively through digital channels. Consumers access lease-purchase options at the point of sale through direct integrations
with the Company's merchant partners or through the Katapult Pay mobile application, which features a virtual card enabling customers
to shop across a growing marketplace of merchants.
Given
Katapult's product offerings, merchandise categories, pricing structure, and business model, the target market is consumers who typically
have limited access to traditional credit products due to damaged or thin credit profiles.
LTO Products and Parameters
Parameter
Description
Application
and Approval Process
Customers
submit an online application and are evaluated using Katapult's approval models. Approved customers may receive transaction-specific
purchasing limits based on customer segment, merchant, or product type.
Lease
Merchandise
Katapult
offers lease-purchase agreements on everyday durable goods, including furniture, mattresses, consumer electronics, appliances, and other
durable items. Jewelry, auto accessories, and musical instruments may also be offered through certain merchant partners. Prohibited items
include, but are not limited to, clothing, hoverboards, drones, services, gift cards, firearms, personal hygiene items, virtual goods,
membership fees, and software-as-a-service (SaaS).
Initial
Lease Term
Minimum
lease terms are typically one week, two weeks, or one month, depending on the customer's payment frequency selection.
Renewal
/ Aggregate Term
Following
the initial lease term, customers may renew on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis.
Total
Number of Payments to Own (i.e. Ownership Plan)
A
customer acquires title to the leased property upon completing all renewal payments over the applicable ownership term (currently 12
or 18 months), or by exercising the early purchase or 90-day promotional options. The customer does not obtain any equity interest in
the leased property until one of these conditions is satisfied.
Payment
Amount
Periodic
lease payments are set at the commencement of the lease. Payment amounts are derived from the total cost of the lease divided by the
total number of payments required for ownership.
Total
Cost of Lease
The
total amount a customer will pay to achieve ownership of the leased property if the customer makes all scheduled payments. This amount
includes the retail cash price of the merchandise and all associated cost of lease services, and is disclosed to the customer at execution
of the lease. The total cost of a lease varies by merchandise type, lease term, customer segment, merchant, and applicable state law.
90-Day
Promotional Option
Customers
generally may acquire ownership during the first 90 days of the agreement for an amount determined pursuant to a discounted payoff formula
disclosed in the lease agreement. Applicable calculations may vary by state law and program terms.
Early
Lease-Purchase Option
At
any time during the lease, a customer may exercise an early purchase option and acquire ownership of the leased property for a discounted
amount less than the full remaining cost of the lease. Amounts received from customers who elect early buyouts are included in rental
revenue. Early Purchase option pricing is disclosed in the lease agreement and varies by state.
Other
Charges
Under
the lease, Katapult has the right to charge processing fees, delivery and handling fees, and reimbursement costs associated with defaults.
Applicable charges may vary based on jurisdiction and program terms. Katapult reserves the right to charge other fees or offer additional
optional products that may be permitted in particular jurisdictions.
Early
Termination / Merchandise Return
Customers
may terminate a lease agreement at any time without charge or penalty (other than outstanding
fees or rental payments due) by returning the leased merchandise in accordance with the lease
and applicable law.
EXHIBIT
3
UNDERWRITING
GUIDELINES
[See
Attached]
EX 3 - 1
Katapult
Group, Inc. f/k/a Cognical, Inc Credit Policy
Completed
by
Version
Date
Carl
Spilker
1.0
March
2018
Fangqiu
Sun/Gregory Wildeman
2.0
December
2018
Fangqiu
Sun/Gregory Wildeman
2.1
March
2019
Fangqiu
Sun/ Derek Medlin
3.0
October
2020
Kimberly
Dasse/Derek Medlin
4.0
January
2023
Ning
Ma
5.0
May
2023
Ning
Ma
6.0
September
2024
Company
Confidential – Do Not Distribute
Katapult
Group, Inc Policies
Subject
Credit
Policy
Effective
Date
10/01/2024
Supersedes
V5
Department
Risk
& Analytics
Review
Requirement
Semi-Annually
Issued
By
Risk
& Analytics
Approval
Katapult
Credit Committee
Contents:
· Introduction
· Credit
Committee
· A
– Default Decisioning
· B
– Fraud Policy and Decisioning
· C
– Underwriting Performance Management
· D
– Retailer Underwriting and Watchlist
Katapult Group, Inc., Company Confidential - 2 -
Introduction
Background
Katapult
Group, Inc (“The Company”) is an ecommerce company with a leading lease-to-own platform. Katapult provides point-of-sale
(“POS”) lease-purchase options for consumers challenged with accessing traditional financial products who are seeking to
obtain everyday durable goods.
The
leases currently range between $100 to $3,500 for new and repeat customers over terms of 12 and 18 months with a factor rate between
2X-2.5X across 46 states and Washington, DC.
The
Company utilizes proprietary, technology-driven underwriting to make instant approval decisions via retailer POS integration and e-commerce
websites.
Objective
This
credit policy is designed to cover various aspects related to underwriting in the operations of the Company. Currently, the Company is
executing operations through two main channels- traditional LTO, and Leasing-as-a-service (“LAAS”). The Company is also currently
seeking to expand its business on several fronts; including new products, territories and channels. In addition to this, the Company
is constantly seeking ways to improve its existing products, services and policies. As a result, there may be times when The Company
does a small amount of business outside of this policy. In these cases, a policy waiver must be agreed in advance with the CEO.
Scope
This
document details the Credit Policy of the Company. The document does not contain analysis, development details, implementation or operating
requirements of the policies contained herewith. Nor does it contain details of any small-scale tests conducted under a policy waiver
as agreed with the CEO.
Aims
As
operations expand, it is the aim of the Credit Committee for this document to contain all policy relating to the following areas of business:
· Default
Decisioning
· Fraud
Policy and Decisioning
· Underwriting
Performance Management
· High
Risk Retailer Watchlist
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Credit
Committee
Mission
The
Credit Committee determines the Credit Policy of Katapult.
The
Committee meets on a regular basis (at least quarterly or in alignment with risk & compliance reviews) to provide a systematic review
of the Katapult’s key risk management issues.
It
is the responsibility of the Committee to:
· Approve
credit policies and any subsequent changes to the policies
· Define
and validate the methods used to analyze, assess, approve and monitor credit risks
· Ensure
that the lending criteria used is compliant with all relevant US laws and regulations
· Ensure
all associated risks are fully understood, measured, approved and subjected to adequate procedures
and controls, using the appropriate information systems and processing chains
· Assess
the risks of any new ventures and other strategic initiatives
Members
The
Credit Committee Members includes the following:
Chief
Executive Officer
Chief
Finance Officer
President
Quorum
of the Credit Committee shall be a minimum of: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and one additional Credit Committee
member.
Default
Decisioning
To
qualify for a lease, a customer must first apply using the Company application. There are 14 data points collected on the application.
The overall underwriting policy and application fields are governed by the Credit Committee. Please refer to the Underwriting Summary
for more details on how the underwriting process is executed.
Minimum
requirements to be scored
· Pass
a set of kick-out business rules. Most prevalent rules are as follows:
o Derogatory
history with Katapult
o “Blacklisted”
email, phone, SSN or name/address
o Risky
types of phone numbers
o Risky
email addresses or domains
o Low
Income threshold (applicable to selective retailers only)
o High
risk on Ekata Identity check
o IP
address appears to be VPN or very high activity
o Flagged
in 3rd party records as Bankruptcy/OFAC/Deceased or showing signs of identity theft
· Pass
a two-step verification process
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Modelling,
Data Requirements, and Vendor Management:
· Overall
responsibility of the execution and management of all modelling, data requirements, and vendor
management in the decisioning process is charged to the senior data science/risk leader
· Any
significant changes need to be approved/reviewed by the Credit Committee
· Current
Data Providers include Clarity, LexisNexis, Ekata
Scoring:
· Overall
responsibility of the execution of the scoring models is charged to the senior data science/risk
leader.
· Any
significant changes to the scoring mode need to be approved/reviewed by the Credit Committee
· Score
cut-off decision varies by customer segment to achieve cash on cash goal within certain risk
guardrail:
o Existing
customers. It is a matrix decision by two scores - probability of first payment past due
over 30 days and probability of early charged off
o Return
customers. It is a three-dimensional decision by three scores – probability of first
payment past due over 30 days, probability of first payment past due over 60 days, and probability
of early charged off
o New
customers. It is a matrix decision by two scores - probability of first payment past due
over 30 days and probability of early charged off
· Score
cut-offs will be tightened once multiple factors show the stress. Score cut-offs are also
reviewed and approved by Credit Committee in preparation of economic recession period.
Regular
Reviews
The
Credit Committee will meet at minimum semi-annually to review all actions and performance of the decisioning model. The committee will
meet as needed to approve any proposed changes to any part of the decisioning process.
Fraud
Policy and Decisioning
The
Company has enacted several policies and procedures to combat fraud in the underwriting process. Due to the nature of Fraud, many processes
are run in parallel to the decisioning model, including a fraud model that assists in decisioning during the scoring process. The overall
policies and procedures are governed by the Credit Committee.
Modelling,
Data Requirements, and Vendor Management:
· Overall
responsibility of the execution and management of all modelling, data requirements, and vendor
management in the decisioning process is charged to the senior data science/risk leader
· Any
significant changes need to be approved/reviewed by the Credit Committee
· Current
Data Providers are included in the Default Decisioning section of this policy
· Other
Current Vendors are included in the Default Decisioning section of this policy
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Manual
Fraud Review
For
certain merchant, for example, Lenovo, during the funding process, a manual fraud review is completed for originated leases that don’t
pass additional screening post checkout. Manual fraud review includes:
· Additional
PII screening including email and shipping address
· Additional
screening on the spending limit usage and cart contents
· Follow
up with customer for any additional information required to confirm purchase and intent
Regular
Reviews
The
Credit Committee will meet at minimum semi-annually to review all actions and performance of the fraud decisioning and policy. The committee
will meet as needed to approve any proposed changes to any part of the decisioning process. This meeting may be held in conjunction with
the Credit Committee sessions.
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Retailer
Underwriting
To
qualify new prospect to host and represent the Company’s lease products, the retailers must pass a set of underwriting standards
to mitigate the fraud exposure and credit quality of potential future customers. Overall responsibility of the execution and management
of such underwriting standards in the decisioning process is charged to the Operations leaders.
Minimum
requirements:
Sell
consumer durable goods in one or more supported categories: Furniture, mattresses, appliances, electronics, auto accessories, jewelry
and musical instruments. Other industries must be pre-approved by the Credit Committee
· Have
an annual sales volume of $1M+ ($9M+ for B&M)
· Have
been in business more than a year
· Price
items within 10% the MSRP
· 1
Year Minimum time requirement for website domain
· Reasonable
return policy –
o Restock
fee no more than 20% of the cart/item price plus no additional charges
o Minimum
of 14 days return (not directed to MFG)
o No
special order/all sales final
Underwriting
requirements:
· Business
credit check
· Decline
- Pass an Experian Credit File & Commercial score targeting 40% or greater likelihood
of default [commercial score <=600]
· Decline
- Secondary: commercial file pulled using D&B. [commercial score <10]
· Objective
of credit check - high financial stress scores, commercial credit score and/or poor on-time
payment history, bankruptcies, judgements, suits, liens
· Decline
- Business/owner on the OFAC sanctions (global watch list)
· Decline
- Businesses operating in the states of New Jersey, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Wyoming.
· Decline
- Issues in financial background - judgements, suits, liens, bankruptcies, foreclosures,
late-payments, collections
· Decline
- Criminal history - primarily financial crimes
· Soft
Decline - Better Business Bureau and consumer reviews - high number of negative reviews
· Soft
Decline - Investigate the legitimacy of the retail location through online research –
verify IP address, length of time online, search reviews.
Non-Qualifying
Products (prohibited leasable items):
Clothing,
hoverboards, drones, services, gift cards, firearms, personal hygiene items (fragrance, cosmetics, shampoo, and conditioner, etc.), items
requiring licensing or registration, virtual goods, membership fees or charges, SAAS (software as a service). In addition, any prohibited
items in the applicable state-by-state lease purchase status.
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Underwriting
Performance Management
All
aspects of the above document are tracked for performance to ensure any changes have the intended effect, as well as current modelling
and decisioning is working properly.
Risk
utilizes Tableau as the primary system to view underwriting quality and vintage performance. All reporting is segmented by acquisition
channels, product segment, retailer, pay frequency, and term. Additional tracking occurs for the following:
At
Time of Acquisition/Origination
· Daily/monthly
# application, # pre-approvals, #/$ leases originated, credit limit assign etc.
· Underwriting
rule execution waterfall – Volume and distribution
· Score
distribution and performance
· Profiling
of applicants, approvals and originations including industry scores, Katapult model scores,
marginal score band distribution, and key partner concentration
· Source
of new/existing customers and previous lease status.
Vintage
Performance Tracking
· First
pay default
· Delinquency
status distribution of each month during lease life
· Cumulative
Chargeoff/Buyout/Return/Cash on cash report
Risk
Guardrails
· Vintage
level: no more than 2 consecutive months breaching ZPD30+ <= 7.5%
· Vintage
level: no more than 2 consecutive months breaching DPD30+130days <= 28%
· Vintage
level: no more than 2 consecutive months breaching CoC% >= 130%
· Vintage
level: no more than 2 consecutive months breaching E90% <= 30%
· Vintage
level: no more than 2 consecutive months breaching Bad Rate% <= 40%
· Definitions
(at vintage level):
o ZPD30+:
First payment past due 30 days or more
o DPD30+130days:
Any payment past due 30 days or more 130 days since origination
o CoC%:
Cash on Cash. The amount of payment divided by lease amount.
o E90%:
Percentage of leases bought out during the first 90 days since origination
o Bad
rate is defined as status = ("chargeoff", "bankruptcy", "fraud",
"sold", "settlement")
Communication
and Review
· Tableau
is accessible by Leadership team and Risk team
· Weekly
credit performance to track leading edge performance on first pay default by pay frequency
and the delinquent bucket of roll rate
· Monthly
business review on delinquency and CoC
· KPI
review at Board of Directors Meetings (as scheduled)
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High
Risk Retailer (HRR) Watchlist Process
· Metrics
(at the retailer level):
o First
payment due date missed 30 days or more is measured as a percent of the originations
($, #): ZPD+30
o Any
payment due date missed 30 days or more during the first 130 days since origination
is measured as a percentage of the originations ($, #): DPD30+130days
o Filters
applied during the creation of datasets for analysis include: "same merchants"
/ cross-retailers and New (Approved return inc.) / Existing customers filters.
· Process:
o Eligibility:
Retailers having at least 40 leases with matured ZPD+30, and DPD30+130days. The depth of
the analysis is based on a 12-month period looking backward from the most recently completed
month. At the same time, in order to maintain the maturity level of the metrics, the last
2 and 4 months, respectively, are disregarded.
o Early
action: Credit Risk to place the retailer on the HRR watch list, review with the Credit Committee,
apply strict underwriting criteria and elevated pricing
o Termination:
Sales to discontinue the retailer relationship within 7 days
The
decision of the Credit Committee is recorded in the minutes. At the same time, the applicable restrictions are determined for the HRR
list in the form of:
o Restrictions
for the underwriting process
o Restrictions
for the origination process
Early
Action
· Retailers
identified and agreed by the Committee meeting the following criteria will be placed on HRR
watch list underwriting with strict underwriting and/or elevated pricing
o Metrics
Criteria:
1) ZPD30+>=13%
or DPD30+130days >= 35%
or
2) HRR
identification process (appended later)
o Risk
watches the metrics of the retailer in the next 90-day or a time window that’s long
enough to collect sufficient number of matured leases whichever is shorter, and make the
final suggestion to Sales
o Sales
to discontinue the retailer relationship within 7 days of receiving the final suggestion
from Risk
· Retailers
identified and agreed by the Committee to meet the following criteria will be placed on warning.
The Committee determines if Credit Risk immediately places the retailers on watchlist underwriting
with strict underwriting and/or elevated pricing
o Metrics
Criteria:
1) ZPD30+
within 10 -12% or DPD30+130days within 26% - 35% and
2) Not
on HRR list
· Retailers
identified and agreed by committee to meet the following criteria will be considered in good
standing
o Metrics
Criteria:
1) ZPD30+
<= 9% and DPD30+130days <= 25%
and
2) Not
on HRR list
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Termination
Action
· HRR
watchlist retailer relationship will be discontinued once reaching the termination criteria
stated above/not meeting performance requirements within the cure timeframe stated above.
Appendix:
High
Risk Retailer (HRR) Identification Process
· Get
average performance (ZPD30 and DPD30@130days) of the relevant segment of portfolio. The filter
"same merchants" has applied to eliminate cross-retailers shift. The main data
set for decision-making is the set obtained by applying the 'same merchants' filter together
with the "all types of customers" filter. Other combinations of these filters are
secondary and may also be used for decision-making, but in such cases, the metrics values
must be critical.
· Quick
test for all retailers with >= 80 originations. For those with higher ZPD30 and DPD30@130days
retailers, check if ZPD30 or DPD30@130days exceeds retailer segment average corresponding
statistics by >=20%.
· For
low-count retailers (<80 #leases and >40 #leases), check if ZPD30>=13% or
DPD30@130days >=35%.
· For
the retailers launched less than 4 months, follow the same process above but only limit the
data to the average performance in the most recent 4 months
· The
retailer is placed on high-risk retailer watchlist if it doesn’t pass above checks
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EXHIBIT
4
SERVICING
POLICY
[See
Attached]
Servicing
Policy
Katapult
maintains a servicing policy in order to ensure consistent provision of servicing and collections practices related to the Katapult Lease-to-own
program (“the Program”) for our customers, partners and key stakeholders. This policy is supported by training, standard
operating procedures (SOP), job aides and other policies in order to keep our program in compliance with applicable laws and regulations,
as well as competitive dynamics. Certain customer service, retail support, and related customer account servicing activities described
in this policy may be provided by Katapult-authorized support personnel under Katapult’s discretion and oversight.
The
servicing landscape of the Program includes the following:
A) Customer
Service
B) Retailer
Support
C) Collections
A) Customer
Service
a. Scope:
Customer Service includes the support of consumers, applicants, current and former customers
of the Program.
b. Objective:
Leverage multiple communication methods to provide market competitive support to consumers,
applicants and customers in agreement with applicable laws and regulations, including the
following:
i. Insight
and support needed to understand the Program
ii. How
to complete an application for lease-to-own agreements
iii. Servicing
of an existing lease-to-own account
iv. Accepting
payments for current lease-to-own accounts
v. Welcome
calls – outbound communications to create customer engagement and review recent lease-to-own
originations
c. Critical
Processes:
i. Customer
authentication – All customers or their designated agents must be authenticated prior
to accessing information about a Program application or account
1. Agents
should take best efforts to follow authorized methods to identify and authenticate customers
to safeguard customer account information and personally identifiable information (PII).
Exhibit 4
2. Authentication
methods should follow commercially acceptable methods applicable to the channel of communication
3. Notifications
of bankruptcy, fraud, deceased customers or other terminal status must be reviewed and follow
documented procedures for acceptance
ii. Program
overview – The Program is designed for transparent and clear terms, conditions and
program elements in alignment with applicable laws and regulations.
1. Agents
may provide an overview of the Program as well as direct towards access to required disclosures
or agreements on the Program website, customer portal or other approved means.
2. Agents
must avoid providing advice or guidance outside of facts to support the processing of the
application or agreement
3. Agents
must complete and pass training programs related to the Katpult Lease-to-own Program and
other applicable regulatory requirements, such as, but not limited to UDAAP (Unfair, Deceptive,
Abusive Acts and Practices)
iii. Process
flows
1. Agents
should leverage training, job aides and process guides to support applicants and customers
with navigating their lease-to-own origination process.
2. All
support for process activity is limited to verbal support for the customer-completed/initiated
steps and does not include collection of information for submission unless indicated in the
applicable SOP.
iv. Application
denials – Upon authenticating an applicant, agents must follow established guidelines
for communicating applicant decline reasons.
1. The
underwriting policy includes reasons for denial for fraud, ability to perform and application
completeness/entry errors.
2. Agents
are not permitted to share underwriting denial reasons unless approved in the SOP.
3. Certain
denials may be communicated if the applicant is able to authenticate themselves and highlight
the required change if submitted erroneously.
Exhibit 4
4. All
other denials must require the applicant to submit a request for more information, which
will be provided according to the prevailing underwriting policy and procedures.
v. Application
or Agreement Adjustments – From time to time, applicants or customers may request adjustments
due to updated information, erroneously application or similar situations.
1. To
avoid loss and control fraud, it is prohibited to adjust an application or customer agreement
outside of approved use-cases in standard operating procedures approved by management
2. It
is prohibited from cancelling, modifying or adjusting the term, payment obligations or lease
agreements outside of approved use-cases and/or approvals
3. All
adjustments should be logged in a case management system or other database
vi. Payment
acceptance – Customers may adjust payment methods or make payments to current accounts
throughout the life of their agreement.
1. Agents
must follow payment acceptance procedures to ensure secure collection and transmission of
payment card information
2. All
payment card numbers and other critical data should be handled and stored securely, according
to internal policies and Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards
3. Authorizations
statements must be shared with an affirmative response from the payer for any changes to
payment methods or amounts after the initial origination
4. Any
identification of payment card information should be reported immediately to senior management
vii. Treatment
for confidential and personally-identifiable information (PII)
1. To
protect our applicants, customers and stakeholders, the Program should use commercially reasonable
efforts to secure PII of consumers
2. Agents
must complete training and review procedures related to the collection and storage of consumer
information
Exhibit 4
d. Service
Levels:
i. In
effort to compete, the servicing team must strive to execute the servicing program and customer
support using commercially reasonable methods and service levels
ii. Acceptable
service-levels for each channel of support will be agreed upon with senior management and
monitored on a monthly basis.
e. Controls:
i. To
monitor the Customer Service processes, the management team shall:
1. Create
training programs, review sessions and/or coaching tools to educate agents on applicable
policies and procedures
2. Maintain
a quality assurance program to review samples of activity to improve adherence to critical
processes and policies
3. Monitor
critical activity through dashboard and regular reporting on agreed-upon intervals with management
4. Engage
with internal or external legal and compliance counsel or other industry experts to review
processes and procedures as deemed necessary by management.
ii. All
servicing details will be recorded and stored according to the Company information retention
policy
B) Retailer
Support
a. Scope:
Retailer Support includes the support of retailers enrolled in the Program, specifically
inquiries related to consumer lease-to-own accounts and funding.
b. Objective:
Leverage multiple communication methods to provide market competitive support to retailers
enrolled in the Program in alignment with applicable law and regulation, including:
i. Insight
and support needed to understand the Program
ii. Tier
1 support for an application for lease-to-own agreements
iii. Provide
status of submitted lease-to-own agreements
iv. Managing
disputes between retailers and consumers
v. Process
funding amounts due to/from retailers due to their participation in the Program
Exhibit 4
c. Critical
Processes:
i. Retailer
authentication
1. Agents
should take best efforts to follow approved methods to identify and authenticate retailers
to safeguard customer account information and personally identifiable information (PII).
2. Authentication
methods should follow commercially acceptable methods applicable to the channel of communication
ii. Program
overview – The Program is designed for transparent and clear terms, conditions and
program elements.
1. Agents
may support retailers in basic processing overview of the Program. Additional support can
be provided via the associated Program Manual or assigned Account Manager
iii. Process
flows
1. Agents
should leverage training, job aides and process guides to support retailers with inquiries
with navigating the lease-to-own origination process.
2. All
support for process activity is limited to process steps and does not include collection
of information for submission unless indicated in the applicable SOP.
iv. Application
denials – Upon authenticating a retailer, agents must follow established guidelines
for communicating applicant decline reasons.
1. The
underwriting policy includes reasons for denial for fraud, ability to perform and application
completeness/entry errors. Customer confidential information should not be provided to retailers
outside of approved procedures.
2. Agents
are not permitted to share underwriting denial reasons unless approved in the SOP.
v. Application
or Agreement Adjustments – From time to time, applicants or customers may request adjustments
due to updated information, erroneously application or similar situations. In many cases,
these adjustments must be confirmed by the retailer
1. To
avoid loss and control fraud, it is prohibited to adjust an application or customer agreement
outside of approved use-cases in standard operating procedures approved by management
2. All
adjustments should be logged in a case management system or other database
Exhibit 4
vi. Treatment
for confidential and personally-identifiable information (PII)
1. To
protect our retailers, applicants, customers and stakeholders, the Program should use commercially
reasonable efforts to secure PII of consumers
2. Agents
must complete training and review procedures related to the collection and storage of consumer
information and avoid transmission of customer details from any retailer
vii. Funding
1. Agents
should provide support for retailers regarding the funding amounts related to lease-to-own
agreements. This includes reporting and reconciliation to evidence alignment with the Retailer
Service Agreement (RSA) and/or the Program Manual applicable to the retailer.
2. Funding
adjustments or customer requests are not supported unless approved by Finance
viii. Disputes
– From time to time, retailers and/or customers may have disputes relating to the details
or items in connection with the Program
1. Agents
follow process steps to collect information related to the dispute or confusion. This should
be retained in a customer information database or similar, according to the prevailing policy
2. Retailers
must follow the dispute process outlined in their applicable RSA, including expected timelines
for acknowledgement and resolution for the applicable dispute.
3. Agents
may not initiate a chargeback outside of the policies or provision of the RSA unless provided
written authorization by senior management.
d. Service
Levels:
i. In
effort to compete, the servicing team must strive to execute the servicing program and retailer
support using commercially reasonable methods and service levels
ii. Acceptable
service-levels for each channel of support will be agreed upon with senior management and
monitored on a monthly basis.
Exhibit 4
e. Controls:
i. To
monitor the Retailer Support processes, the management team shall:
1. Create
training programs, review sessions and/or coaching tools to educate agents on applicable
policies and procedures
2. Maintain
a quality assurance program to review samples of activity to improve adherence to critical
processes and policies
3. Monitor
critical activity through dashboard and regular reporting on agreed-upon intervals with management
ii. All
servicing details will be recorded and stored according to the Company information retention
policy
C) Collections
a. Scope:
Collections includes all activities related to collecting past due payments for lease-to-own
agreements, such as outbound telephony, automated dialer systems, email or other communication
methods.
b. Objective:
Leverage multiple communication methods to cure past due balances for customers enrolled
in the Program in alignment with applicable law and regulation, including:
i. Conducting
collections activities in accordance with FDCPA, TCPA and other applicable laws
ii. Collecting
payments outstanding/past due lease-to-own agreements
iii. Support
and monitoring of third-party collections agencies
c. Critical
Processes:
i. Collections
Support
1. All
automated dialer activity must be under supervision of team leaders to ensure alignment with
TCPA and applicable laws
2. All
third-party collections agencies must undergo and pass a due diligence process prior to supporting
collections for the Program
ii. Agent
Training
1. Agents
must complete and pass applicable collections training and preparation, up to or including
FDCPA, UDAAP or other applicable regulatory requirements
2. Maintain
a quality assurance program to review samples of activity to improve adherence to critical
processes, policies and alignment to applicable laws
Exhibit 4
iii. Customer
authentication and collections disclosure – All customers or their designated agents
must be authenticated prior to discussing past-due amounts or the status of the account.
1. Agents
should take best efforts to follow authorized methods to identify and authenticate customers
to safeguard customer account information and personally identifiable information (PII).
2. Authentication
methods should follow commercially acceptable methods applicable to the channel of communication
3. As
applicable, the “mini-miranda” may be applied to improve customer awareness and
insight into the terms of the discussion, if required by applicable laws.
4. Notifications
of bankruptcy, fraud, deceased customers or other terminal status must be reviewed and follow
documented procedures for acceptance
iv. Program
overview – The Program is designed for transparent and clear terms, conditions and
program elements in alignment with applicable laws and regulations.
1. Agents
may provide an overview of the Program as well as direct towards access to required disclosures
or agreements on the Program website, customer portal or other approved means.
2. Agents
must avoid providing advice or guidance outside of facts to support the processing or collections
activity related to an agreement
3. Agents
must complete and pass training programs related to the Zibby Lease-to-own Program and other
applicable regulatory requirements, such as, but not limited to UDAAP (Unfair, Deceptive,
Abusive Acts and Practices)
v. Process
flows
1. Agents
should leverage training, job aides and process guides to support past-due customers with
navigating their lease-to-own account.
2. All
support for process activity is limited to verbal support for the customer-completed/initiated
steps and does not include collection of information for submission unless indicated in the
applicable SOP.
Exhibit 4
vi. Agreement
Adjustments – From time to time, customers may request adjustments due to updated information,
erroneously account information or similar situations.
1. To
avoid loss and control fraud, it is prohibited to adjust a customer agreement outside of
approved use-cases in standard operating procedures approved by management
2. It
is prohibited from cancelling, modifying or adjusting the term, payment obligations or lease
agreements outside of approved use-cases and/or approvals
3. All
adjustments should be logged in a case management system or other database
4. Remedies
for late payments must follow applicable laws for hardship qualification and must follow
approved use-cases in standard operating procedures
vii. Payment
acceptance – Customers may adjust payment methods or make payments to current accounts
throughout the life of their agreement.
1. Agents
must follow payment acceptance procedures to ensure secure collection and transmission of
payment card information
2. All
payment card numbers and other critical data should be handled and stored securely, according
to internal policies and Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards
3. Authorizations
statements must be shared with an affirmative response from the payer for any changes to
payment methods or amounts after the initial origination
4. Any
identification of payment card information should be reported immediately to senior management
viii. Treatment
for confidential and personally-identifiable information (PII)
1. To
protect our customers and stakeholders, the Program should use commercially reasonable efforts
to secure PII of consumers
2. Agents
must complete training and review procedures related to the collection and storage of consumer
information
d. Service
Levels:
i. In
effort to reach company objectives, the collections team must strive to execute the collections
program using commercially reasonable methods and service levels in accordance with applicable
laws and practices
ii. Acceptable
service-levels for each channel of collections will be agreed upon with senior management
and monitored on a monthly basis.
Exhibit 4
e. Controls:
i. To
monitor the Collections activities, the management team shall:
1. Create
training programs, review sessions and/or coaching tools to educate agents on applicable
policies and procedures
2. Maintain
a quality assurance program to review samples of activity to improve adherence to critical
processes and policies
3. Monitor
critical activity through dashboard and regular reporting on agreed-upon intervals with management
4. From
time to time, internal and third-party collections activities should be audited and reviewed
for compliance with policies, procedures and applicable laws.
ii. All
collections and servicing details will be recorded and stored according to the Company information
retention policy
EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
ASSIGNMENT
AGREEMENT
THIS
ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of the date set forth at the top of Attachment 1 hereto, by and between:
(1) The
financial institution designated under item A of Attachment 1 hereto as the Assignor Lender (“Assignor Lender”);
and
(2) The
financial institution designated under item B of Attachment 1 hereto as the Assignee Lender (“Assignee Lender”).
RECITALS
A. Assignor
Lender is one of the Lenders which is a party to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2026 (as amended, restated, amended
and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Term Loan Agreement”), among Katapult
MidCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and each Person from time to time party thereto as a borrower (individually and collectively
as the context may require, “Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and HHCF Series 21 Sub,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”).
B. Assignor
Lender wishes to sell, and Assignee Lender wishes to purchase, all or a portion of Assignor Lender’s rights under the Term Loan
Agreement pursuant to Section 10.06(b) of the Term Loan Agreement.
AGREEMENT
Now,
therefore, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
Except as otherwise defined in this Assignment Agreement, all capitalized terms used herein and defined in the Term Loan Agreement have
the respective meanings given to those terms in the Term Loan Agreement, unless otherwise specified.
2. Sale
and Assignment. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Assignment Agreement, Assignor Lender hereby (i) agrees to sell,
assign and delegate to Assignee Lender and Assignee Lender hereby agrees to purchase, accept and assume the rights, obligations and duties
of a Lender under the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents having Percentage Shares as set forth under Column 1 opposite
Assignee Lender’s name on Attachment 1 hereto. Such sale, assignment and delegation shall become effective on the date designated
in Attachment 1 hereto (the “Assignment Effective Date”), which date shall be, unless Administrative Agent
shall otherwise consent, at least five (5) Business Days after the date following the date counterparts of this Assignment Agreement
are delivered to Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 3 hereof.
3. Assignment
Effective Notice. Upon (a) receipt by Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Assignment Agreement (to each of which is attached
a fully completed Attachment 1), each of which has been executed by Assignor Lender and Assignee Lender (and, to the extent required
by Section 10.06(b) of the Term Loan Agreement, by Borrower and Administrative Agent) and (b) payment to Administrative Agent
of the recordation and processing fee specified in Section 10.06(b) of the Term Loan Agreement by Assignor Lender, Administrative
Agent will transmit to Borrower, Assignor Lender and Assignee Lender an Assignment Effective Notice substantially in the form of Attachment
2 hereto, fully completed (an “Assignment Effective Notice”).
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4. Assignment
Effective Date. At or before 12:00 noon (local time of Assignor Lender) on the Assignment Effective Date, Assignee Lender shall pay
to Assignor Lender, in immediately available or same day funds, an amount equal to the purchase price, as agreed between Assignor Lender
and Assignee Lender (the “Purchase Price”), for the Loans and corresponding Percentage Shares purchased by
Assignee Lender hereunder. Effective upon receipt by Assignor Lender of the Purchase Price payable by Assignee Lender, the sale, assignment
and delegation to Assignee Lender of such Loans and corresponding Percentage Shares as described in Section 2 hereof shall become
effective.
5. Payments
After the Assignment Effective Date. Assignor Lender and Assignee Lender hereby agree that Administrative Agent shall, and hereby
authorize and direct Administrative Agent to, allocate amounts payable under the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents
as follows:
(a) All
principal payments made after the Assignment Effective Date with respect to the Percentage Shares assigned to Assignee Lender pursuant
to this Assignment Agreement shall be payable to Assignee Lender.
(b) All
interest, fees and other amounts accrued after the Assignment Effective Date with respect to the Percentage Shares assigned to Assignee
Lender pursuant to this Assignment Agreement shall be payable to Assignee Lender.
Assignor
Lender and Assignee Lender shall make any separate arrangements between themselves which they deem appropriate with respect to payments
between them of amounts paid under the Term Loan Documents on account of the Percentage Shares assigned to Assignee Lender, and neither
Administrative Agent nor Borrower shall have any responsibility to effect or carry out such separate arrangements.
6. Delivery
of Notes. On or prior to the Assignment Effective Date, Assignor Lender will deliver to Administrative Agent the Notes (if any) payable
to Assignor Lender. On or prior to the Assignment Effective Date, if requested in writing at least one (1) Business Day prior to the
Assignment Effective Date, Borrower will deliver to Administrative Agent new Notes for Assignee Lender and Assignor Lender, in each case
in principal amounts reflecting, in accordance with the Term Loan Agreement, their respective Percentage Shares. As provided in Section
10.06(b) of the Term Loan Agreement, each such new Note shall be dated the Closing Date. Promptly after the Assignment Effective
Date, if new Notes are requested Administrative Agent will send to each of Assignor Lender and Assignee Lender, as applicable, its new
Notes and, if applicable, will send to Borrower the superseded Notes payable to Assignor Lender, marked “Cancelled and Replaced.”
7. Delivery
of Copies of Term Loan Documents. Concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, Assignor Lender will provide to Assignee Lender
(if it is not already a Lender party to the Term Loan Agreement) conformed copies of all documents delivered to Assignor Lender on or
prior to the Closing Date in satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in the Term Loan Agreement.
8. Further
Assurances. Each of the parties to this Assignment Agreement agrees that at any time and from time to time upon the written request
of any other party, it will execute and deliver such further documents and do such further acts and things as such other party may reasonably
request in order to effect the purposes of this Assignment Agreement.
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9. Further
Representations, Warranties and Covenants. Assignor Lender and Assignee Lender further represent and warrant to and covenant with
each other, Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
(a) Other
than the representation and warranty that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned hereby free and clear of
any adverse claim, Assignor Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements,
warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Term Loan Agreement or the other Term Loan Documents or the execution,
legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Term Loan Agreement or the other Term Loan Documents furnished.
(b) Assignor
Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of Borrower or any of
its obligations under the Term Loan Agreement or any other Term Loan Documents.
(c) Assignee
Lender confirms that it has received a copy of the Term Loan Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate
to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment Agreement.
(d) Assignee
Lender will, independently and without reliance upon Administrative Agent, Assignor Lender or any other Lender and based upon such documents
and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under
the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents.
(e) Assignee
Lender appoints and authorizes Administrative Agent to take such action as Administrative Agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers
under the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents as Administrative Agent is authorized to exercise by the terms thereof,
together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, all in accordance with the Term Loan Agreement.
(f) Assignee
Lender agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Term Loan Agreement
and the other Term Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
(g) Attachment
1 hereto sets forth administrative information with respect to Assignee Lender.
10. Effect
of this Assignment Agreement. On and after the Assignment Effective Date, (a) Assignee Lender shall be a Lender with Percentage Shares
equal to that set forth under Column 2 opposite Assignee Lender’s name on Attachment 1 hereto and shall have the rights, duties
and obligations of such a Lender under the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents and (b) Assignor Lender shall be a Lender
with Percentage Shares equal to that set forth under Column 2 opposite Assignor Lender’s name on Attachment 1 hereto, and shall
have the rights, duties and obligations of such a Lender under the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents or, if the Percentage
Share of Assignor Lender has been reduced to 0%, Assignor Lender shall cease to be a Lender and shall have no further obligation to make
any Loans.
11. Miscellaneous.
This Assignment Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. Section headings
in this Assignment Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not part of the substance hereof.
[signature
page to follow]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers
as of the date set forth in Attachment 1 hereto.
______________________________, as
Assignor Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
____________________________, as an
Assignee Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
CONSENTED TO, ACKNOWLEDGED BY,
AND ACCEPTED FOR RECORDATION IN REGISTER:
_____________________, as Administrative
Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
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ATTACHMENT
1
TO
ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
NAMES, ADDRESSES, AND PERCENTAGE
SHARES OF ASSIGNOR LENDER AND ASSIGNEE LENDER
AND ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE DATE
_________________
____, 20___
A.
ASSIGNOR
LENDER
Column
1
Commitment,
Principal and Percentage Shares Transferred1 2
Column
2
Commitment, Principal
and Percentage Shares After Assignment
Applicable
Lending Office:
Attention:
Address
for Notices:
Attention:
Telecopier
No.:
Wiring
Instructions:
1
To be expressed by a percentage rounded to the eighth digit to the right of the decimal point.
2
Percentage Share of the Term Loan, as applicable to be sold by Assignor Lender and purchased
by Assignee Lender pursuant to this Assignment Agreement.
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B.
ASSIGNOR
LENDER
Column
1
Commitment,
Principal and Percentage Shares
Transferred
1 2
Column
2
Commitment,
Principal
and
Percentage Shares After Assignment
Applicable
Lending Office:
Address
for Notices:
Telecopier
No.:
Wiring
Instructions:
C. ASSIGNMENT
EFFECTIVE DATE:
_____________________
____, 20___
1
To be expressed by a percentage rounded to the eighth digit to the right of the decimal point.
2
Percentage Share of the Term Loan, as applicable to be sold by Assignor Lender and purchased
by Assignee Lender pursuant to this Assignment Agreement.
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ATTACHMENT
2
TO
ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
FORM OF
ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE NOTICE
Reference
is made to that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2026 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “Term Loan Agreement”), among Katapult MidCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company and each Person from time to time party thereto as a borrower (individually and collectively as the context may require, “Borrower”),
the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and HHCF Series 21 Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Administrative Agent
(the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in such Assignment Agreement, unless otherwise specified. Administrative Agent hereby acknowledges receipt
of five executed counterparts of a completed Assignment Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto.
1. Pursuant
to such Assignment Agreement, you are advised that the Assignment Effective Date will be _____________ ____, 20___.
2. Pursuant
to such Assignment Agreement, Assignor Lender is required to deliver to Administrative Agent on or before the Assignment Effective Date
the Note, if any, payable to Assignor Lender.
3. Pursuant
to such Assignment Agreement and the Term Loan Agreement, Borrower is required, if requested in writing at least one (1) Business Day
prior to the Assignment Effective Date, to deliver to Administrative Agent on or before the Assignment Effective Date the following Notes,
each dated ___________ ____, 20__:
A. Promissory
Note in the principal amount of $_______________ payable to ________________________________.
4. Pursuant
to such Assignment Agreement, Assignee Lender is required to pay its Purchase Price to Assignor Lender at or before 12:00 noon (local
time of Assignor Lender) on the Assignment Effective Date in immediately available funds.
Very
truly yours,
________________, as Administrative
Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Compliance
Certificate
To:
HHCF Series 21 Sub, LLC, as Administrative Agent
Date:
______________________, 20____
Subject:
Katapult MidCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
Financial
Statements
In
accordance with the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2026 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the “Term Loan Agreement”) among Katapult MidCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company and each Person from time to time party thereto as a borrower (individually and collectively as the context may require, “Borrower”),
the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and HHCF Series 21 Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Administrative Agent
(the “Administrative Agent”), attached hereto are the true, complete and correct copies of the following financial
statements for the [month][fiscal year] [fiscal quarter] ended ____________ ____, 20__(the “Reporting Date”) and the year-to-date
period then ended (the “Current Financials”) required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 of the Term
Loan Agreement.
Capitalized
terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Term Loan Agreement, unless
otherwise specified.
Borrower
certifies that the Current Financials have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly present in all material respects, the consolidated
financial condition of Parent Entity and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and in a manner consistent with prior periods
specified therein, subject, in the case of the quarterly financial statements, only to normal year end audit adjustments and the absence
of footnotes.
Defaults.
(Check one):
Borrower
further certifies that:
¨ Borrower
does not have knowledge of the occurrence of any unwaived or uncured Default or Event of Default.
¨ Except
as previously reported in writing to Administrative Agent, Borrower does not have knowledge of the existence of any Default or Event
of Default.
¨ Borrower
has knowledge of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default not previously reported in writing to Administrative Agent and attached
hereto is a statement of the facts with respect to thereto and the action which Borrower is taking or purposes to take with respect thereto.
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Representations
and Warranties:
Borrower
further certifies that the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Term Loan Agreement and/or in any other
Term Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of this Compliance Certificate as if made on and
as of the date of this Compliance Certificate (other than any representation and warranty that specifically relates to a specified prior
date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such specified prior
date); provided that, in each case, such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any such representations and warranties that
are qualified or modified by Material Adverse Effect, materiality or material adverse change in the text thereof (and for purposes of
this Compliance Certificate, the representations and warranties made by Borrower in Section 5.11 of the Term Loan Agreement shall
be deemed to refer to the financial statements of Parent Entity and its Subsidiaries delivered to Administrative Agent and the Lenders
with this Compliance Certificate).
Schedule
I attached hereto sets forth financial data and computations of the financial covenants set forth
in Section 7.16 of the Term Loan Agreement, all of which data and computations are true, complete and correct.
As
of the Reporting Date or applicable date of determination, Borrower is in compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section
7.16(b) (Minimum Liquidity)of the Term Loan Agreement.
___
Yes ____ No
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of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
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This
Compliance Certificate and the foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Schedule I attached hereto and the
financial statements delivered with this Compliance Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered this [___] day of [___], 202[_].
KATAPULT MIDCO, LLC,
a Delaware
limited liability company
By:
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE
I TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Computations
EX B - 4
ANNEX
A TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Financial
Statements
See
Attached
EX B - 5
EXHIBIT
C
[RESERVED]
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EXHIBIT
D
FORM
OF
TERM
LOAN REQUEST
_____________
____, 20__
HHCF
SERIES 21 SUB, LLC,
as
Administrative Agent
c/o
Hawthorn Horizon Credit Fund, LLC
88
West Mound Street
Columbus,
Ohio 43215
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2026 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, the “Term Loan Agreement”), among Borrower, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders
from time to time party thereto, and HHCF Series 21 Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative
Agent”). Unless otherwise indicated, all terms defined in the Term Loan Agreement have the same respective meanings when used herein.
1. Pursuant
to Section 4.01(i), of the Term Loan Agreement, the Borrower hereby irrevocably requests
a Borrowing of upon the following terms:
a. The
aggregate principal amount of the requested Borrowing of Term Loan is to be $[___________]
b. The
date of the Borrowing of Term Loan is to be [________], 2026.
2. Please
disburse the proceeds of the requested Borrowing of the Term Loan to the following deposit
account:
________________________
ABA
No.: ______________________
Account
No.: ___________________
Account
Name: _________________
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has executed this Term Loan Request on the date set forth above.
KATAPULT MIDCO, LLC,
a Delaware
limited liability company
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature
page to Term Loan Request]
EXHIBIT
E
FORM
OF
TERM
NOTE
$[_____]
New York, New York
[DATE]
FOR
VALUE RECEIVED, THE UNDERSIGNED, Katapult MidCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”), hereby
promises to pay to [_____________] (the “Lender”), the principal sum of [______________] AND 00/100 ($[___________])
or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan made by the Lender to Borrower pursuant
to that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2026 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the “Term Loan Agreement”), among Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party
thereto, and HHCF Series 21 Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative
Agent”), on or before the Maturity Date as specified in the Term Loan Agreement; and to pay interest on said sum, or such
lesser amount, at the rates and on the dates provided in the Term Loan Agreement.
Borrower
shall make all payments hereunder, for the account of the Lender’s applicable Lending Office, to Administrative Agent as indicated
in the Term Loan Agreement, in lawful money of the United States and in same day or immediately available funds.
Borrower
hereby authorizes the Lender to record on the schedule(s) annexed to this Term Note (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, this “Note”) the date and amount of the Term Loan and of each payment or prepayment
of principal made by Borrower and agree that all such notations shall be conclusive absent manifest error with respect to the matters
noted; provided, however, that the failure of the Lender to make any such notation shall not affect Borrower’s obligations
hereunder.
This
Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Term Loan Agreement. This Note is subject to the terms of the Term Loan Agreement, including
the rights of prepayment and the rights of acceleration of maturity set forth therein. Terms used herein have the meanings assigned to
those terms in the Term Loan Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein.
This
Note is registered as to both principal and any stated interest within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 5f.103-1(c). The transfer,
sale or assignment of any rights under or interest in this Note is subject to certain restrictions contained in the Term Loan Agreement,
including Section 10.06 thereof.
To
the extent set forth in the Term Loan Agreement, Borrower shall pay all fees and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred
by the Lender in the enforcement or attempt to enforce any of Borrower’s obligations hereunder not performed when due. Borrower
hereby waives notice of presentment, demand, protest or notice of any other kind.
THIS
NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
[signature
page to follow]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has duly executed this Note effective on the date first written above.
KATAPULT MIDCO, LLC,
a Delaware
limited liability company
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature page to Term
Note]
EXHIBIT
F
FORM
OF
SOLVENCY
CERTIFICATE
Dated
as of August 11, 2026
This
Solvency Certificate (this “Solvency Certificate”) is made and delivered pursuant to that certain Term Loan Agreement,
dated as of August 11, 2026 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Term
Loan Agreement”), among Katapult MidCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”), the Lenders
from time to time party thereto, and HHCF Series 21 Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative
Agent”). Capitalized terms used in this Solvency Certificate but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings
given to such terms in the Term Loan Agreement, unless otherwise specified.
This
Solvency Certificate is being delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.01(c)(iii) of the Term Loan Agreement.
The
undersigned, solely in his capacity as the Chief Financial Officer of Borrower, and not in his individual capacity, hereby certifies
to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that on and as of the date hereof:
1. The
undersigned is the Chief Financial Officer of Borrower.
2. Immediately
after giving effect to the making of the Loans on the Funding Date, (i) the Loan Parties (on consolidated basis) are Solvent, and (ii)
the Group Parties (on a consolidated basis) and their Subsidiaries are Solvent.
[Signature
Page Follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Solvency Certificate on and as of the date first written above.
Name:
Title:
[Signature
Page to Solvency Certificate]
EXHIBIT
G
FORM
OF
CLOSING
CERTIFICATE
Dated
as of August 11, 2026
This
Closing Certificate (this “Closing Certificate”) is made and delivered pursuant to that certain Term Loan Agreement,
dated as of August 11, 2026 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Term
Loan Agreement”), among Katapult MidCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”), the Lenders
from time to time party thereto, and HHCF Series 21 Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative
Agent”). Capitalized terms used in this Closing Certificate but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings
given to such terms in the Term Loan Agreement, unless otherwise specified.
This
Closing Certificate is being delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.01(c)(iv) of the Term Loan Agreement
The
undersigned, solely in his capacity as the [______] of Borrower, and not in his individual capacity, hereby certifies to Administrative
Agent and the Lenders that on and as of the Closing Date:
1. I
am the [chief financial officer] of Borrower.
2. Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties of each Loan Party contained in the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan
Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, as though made on and as of such date (other than
any representation and warranty that specifically relates to a specified prior date, in which case such representation and warranty shall
be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such specified prior date); provided that, in each case, such materiality qualifier
shall not be applicable to any such representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by Material Adverse Effect,
materiality or material adverse change in the text thereof.
3. No
Default. No Default or Event of Default exists on the Closing Date.
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of page intentionally left blank]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Closing Certificate as of the date first written above.
BORROWER:
KATAPULT MIDCO, LLC,
a Delaware
limited liability company
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature
page to Closing Certificate]
EXHIBIT
H
FORM
OF KATAPULT MERGER AGREEMENT
[See
attached.]
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EX-10.4 — EXHIBIT 10.4
EX-10.4
Filename: tm2622446d5_ex10-4.htm · Sequence: 5
Exhibit 10.4
Execution Version
SECURITY AGREEMENT
among
KATAPULT MIDCO, LLC,
EACH OF THE OTHER GRANTORS
PARTY HERETO,
and
HHCF SERIES 21 SUB, LLC,
as Administrative Agent
Dated as of August 11, 2026
SECURITY AGREEMENT
This SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated
as of August 11, 2026 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”),
among KATAPULT MIDCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with any Person from time to time party hereto as a grantor,
individually and collectively as the context may require, the “Grantor”) and HHCF SERIES 21 SUB, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company, as Administrative Agent (as defined in the Loan Agreement referred to below) (herein, the “Administrative
Agent”).
RECITALS
A.
Reference is made to that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, amended and restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), among the Borrower, the lenders
from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders” and each, individually, a “Lender”),
and the Administrative Agent.
B.
The Lenders have agreed to make Loans to the Borrower pursuant, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions specified in the
Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents. The Grantor acknowledges that their business is a mutual and collective enterprise and
that the Loans and other financial accommodations made under the Loan Agreement will enhance the aggregate borrowing powers of the Borrower
and credit availability to the other Loan Parties (as defined below) and facilitate their loan relationship with the Lenders, all to the
mutual advantage of the Grantors.
C.
Each Grantor acknowledges that it will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the making of the Loan under the Loan
Agreement. Each Grantor has agreed to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in
and Lien upon the Collateral (as defined below).
D.
This Security Agreement is given by each Grantor in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to
secure payment and performance of all of the Obligations (as defined below).
E.
The execution and delivery by the Grantors of this Security Agreement is a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Loan
Agreement, and the Lenders would not have entered into the Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents if the Grantors had not executed
and delivered this Security Agreement.
In consideration of the premises
and to induce the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to the Loan Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make financial accommodations
to the Borrower thereunder and in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained therein and herein, each
Grantor and the Administrative Agent has agreed to enter into this Security Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
ARTICLE
1.
DEFINITIONS; GRANT OF SECURITY; CONTINUING PERFECTION AND PRIORITY
Section
1.1 General Definitions. As used in
this Security Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:
(a)
When used in this Security Agreement, each of the following terms shall have the respective meaning ascribed thereto by the UCC:
“Account”, “Account Debtor”, “Certificated Securities”, “Chattel Paper”, “Commercial
Tort Claim”, “Contract”, “Control”, “Deposit Account”, “Document”, “Electronic
Chattel Paper”, “Equipment”, “General Intangibles”, “Goods”, “Instrument”, Inventory”,
“Investment Property”, “Letter of Credit Right”, “Money”, “Proceeds”, “Record”,
“Securities Account”, “Security”, “Security Certificate”, “Supporting Obligation”, and
“Uncertificated Securities”.
2
(b)
As used in this Security Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:
“ABL
Collateral” means the “Collateral” as defined in the ABL Credit Facility Loan Agreement.
“Agreement”
means this Security Agreement, together with all schedules and exhibits hereto.
“Additional Grantor”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Article 10.
“Collateral”
means all personal property and fixtures of each Grantor, including all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under
the following, in each case whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising and wherever located (i) all Accounts, (ii)
all Chattel Paper, (iii) all Commercial Tort Claims listed on the applicable Perfection Certificate (as supplemented from time to time),
(iv) all Documents, (v) all Equipment, (vi) all General Intangibles, (vii) all Goods, (viii) all Instruments, (ix) [reserved], (x) all
Intellectual Property, (xi) all Inventory, (xii) all Letter of Credit Rights, (xiii) all Deposit Accounts, securities accounts, bank accounts,
subaccounts, deposits and cash, in each case, other than Excluded Accounts, (xiv) all Investment Property, (xv) all Money, cash and cash
equivalents, (xvi) all Contracts, (xvii) all Pledged Collateral, (xviii) all other goods and other personal property of such Grantor,
whether tangible or intangible, (xix) to the extent not otherwise included in clauses (i) through (xviii) above in this definition of
“Collateral”, all Collateral Records and Supporting Obligations in respect of any of the foregoing, (xx) to the extent not
otherwise included in clauses (i) through (xix) above in this definition of “Collateral”, all other property in which a security
interest may be granted under the UCC or which may be delivered to and held by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms hereof,
(xxi) to the extent not otherwise included in clauses (i) through (xx) above in this definition of “Collateral”, all Collections,
and (xxii) all Proceeds, products, substitutions, accessions, rents and profits of or in respect of any of the foregoing, including proceeds
of insurance; provided, however, that “Collateral” shall not include the Excluded Collateral.
“Collateral Records”
means all books, instruments, certificates, ledger cards, files, correspondence, customer lists, supplier lists, blueprints, technical
specifications, manuals and other documents, and all computer software and related documentation, computer printouts, tapes, disks and
other electronic storage media and related data processing software and similar items, in each case that at any time represent, cover
or otherwise evidence, or contain information relating to, any of the Collateral or are otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection
thereof or realization thereupon.
“Copyrights”
means all of the following: (i) all copyright rights in any work subject to the copyright laws of the United States of America or any
other country, whether as author, assignee, transferee or otherwise, and (ii) all registrations and applications for registration of any
such copyright in the United States of America or any other country, including registrations, recordings, supplemental registrations and
pending applications for registration in the United States Copyright Office or any similar offices in the United States of America or
any other country.
“Discharge of
Secured Obligations” means the "Discharge of Secured Obligations" as defined in the Loan Agreement.
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"Event of Default"
means an "Event of Default" as defined in the Loan Agreement, in each case, as the context may require.
“Excluded Collateral”
means:
(1)
motor vehicles or other assets covered by certificates of title or ownership to the extent that a security interest cannot be perfected
solely by filing a UCC-1 financing statement (or similar instrument);
(2)
leasehold interests in real property with respect to which any Grantor is a tenant or subtenant;
(3)
property and assets under any contracts, leases, instruments, licenses or other agreements that contain a valid and enforceable
prohibition or restriction on the grant of security interest therein (other than to the extent that any such prohibition or restriction
would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable
law or principles of equity), but only for so long as such prohibition or restriction exists and is effective;
(4)
property and assets owned by any Grantor that are the subject of Permitted Liens described in clause (i) of Section 7.01
of the Loan Agreement for so long as such Permitted Liens are in effect and the Debt secured thereby otherwise prohibits any other Liens
thereon, but only for so long as such prohibition exists and is effective;
(5)
any ABL Collateral;
(6)
any Excluded Accounts;
(7)
any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent Liens in such licenses, franchises,
charters or authorizations are prohibited or restricted thereby;
(8)
applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office to register trademarks or service marks on the basis of any
Grantor’s “intent to use” such trademarks or service marks unless and until the filing of a “Statement of Use”
or “Amendment to Allege Use” has been filed and accepted, whereupon such applications shall be automatically subject to the
Lien granted pursuant to this Security Agreement and deemed included in the Collateral;
(9)
any Collateral with respect to which the Administrative Agent have determined, in consultation with the Borrower, that the costs
of obtaining a security interest in such Collateral are excessive in relation to the benefits provided to the Secured Parties by such
security interest; and
provided,
that to the extent permitted by applicable law, all Proceeds of the Excluded Collateral and the right to receive such Proceeds shall,
to the extent that the form of such Proceeds does not itself fit within a category of Excluded Collateral, constitute Collateral and shall
be included within the property and assets over which the Security Interest is granted pursuant to this Security Agreement.
“Intellectual
Property” means all intellectual and similar property of any Grantor of every kind and nature, including inventions, designs,
Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, licenses in respect thereof, domain names, trade secrets, confidential or proprietary technical and business
information, know-how, show-how or other data or information, software and databases and all embodiments or fixations thereof and related
documentation, registrations and franchises, and all additions, improvements and accessions to, and books and records describing or used
in connection with, any of the foregoing.
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“Loan Parties”
means the “Loan Parties” as defined in the Loan Agreement.
“Obligations”
means the “Obligations” as defined in the Loan Agreement.
“Patents”
means all of the following: (i) all letters patent of the United States of America or any other country, all registrations and recordings
thereof and all applications for letters patent of the United States of America or any other country, including registrations, recordings
and pending applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in the United States of America or any
other country, and (ii) all reissues, continuations, divisions, continuations in part, renewals or extensions thereof, and the inventions
disclosed or claimed therein, including the right to make, use and/or sell the inventions disclosed or claimed therein.
“Pledged Collateral”
means, collectively, Pledged Debt and Pledged Equity Interests.
“Pledged Debt”
means all debt owed or owing to the Borrower or any Guarantor, all Instruments, Chattel Paper or other documents, if any, representing
or evidencing such debt.
“Pledged Equity
Interests” means all Equity Interests owned or held by or on behalf of any Grantor, and all Security Certificates, Instruments
and other documents, if any, representing or evidencing such Equity Interests.
“Secured Parties”
means (i) the Lenders and Administrative Agent, (ii) unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by the applicable Lender or its Affiliate,
each of the Lenders or any of its Affiliates party to Swap Contracts, (iii) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken
by or on behalf of any Loan Party under any Term Loan Document, and (iv) the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.
“Security Interest”
means, collectively, the Liens created or purported to be created hereby.
“Subsidiary”
means, any Subsidiary of Borrower.
“Term Loan Documents”
means the “Term Loan Documents” as defined in the Loan Agreement.
“Trademarks”
means all of the following: (i) all trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious
business names, trade styles, trade dress, logos, other source or business identifiers, uniform resource locations (URL’s), domain
names, designs and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, (ii) all registrations and recordings
thereof and all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and registration applications
in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in the United States of America or any other country and all extensions
and renewals thereof and amendments thereto, and (iii) all goodwill associated therewith or symbolized by any of the foregoing.
“UCC”
means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York or, when the context implies, the Uniform Commercial
Code as in effect from time to time in any other applicable jurisdiction.
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1.2 Other Definitions; Interpretation
(a)
Other Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such
terms in the Loan Agreement, unless otherwise specified.
(b)
Rules of Interpretation. The rules of interpretation specified in Sections 1.02 of the Loan Agreement shall be applicable
to this Security Agreement. All references herein to provisions of the UCC shall include all successor provisions under any subsequent
version or amendment to any Article of the UCC. To the extent the UCC is revised after the date hereof such that the definition of any
of the foregoing terms included in the description or definition of the Collateral is changed, the parties hereto desire that any property
which is included in such changed definitions, but which would not otherwise be included in the Security Interest on the date hereof,
nevertheless be included in the Security Interest upon the effective date of such revision.
(c)
Resolution of Drafting Ambiguities. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that it was represented by counsel in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Security Agreement, that it and its counsel reviewed and participated in the preparation and negotiation
thereof and that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed
in the interpretation hereof or thereof.
(d)
Determination by Administrative Agent. Except as otherwise explicitly set forth herein, to the extent any provision of this
Security Agreement is subject to conditions of materiality, reasonableness or adverse effect, the determination of such materiality, reasonableness
or adverse effect shall be made by the Administrative Agent, exercising its Permitted Discretion.
ARTICLE
2.
GRANT OF SECURITY; NO ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY.
Section
2.1 Grant of Security.
(a)
Grant to Administrative Agent. As security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby bargains, sells, conveys, assigns, sets over,
mortgages, pledges, hypothecates and transfers to the Administrative Agent (and its successors and permitted assigns), for the ratable
benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent (and its successors and permitted assigns), for the ratable
benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing Lien on and security interest in, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in,
to and under such Grantor’s Collateral.
(b)
Certain Limited Exclusions. Notwithstanding anything in Section 2.1(a) to the contrary, in no event shall the Collateral
include, and no Grantor shall be deemed to have granted a Security Interest in, any Excluded Collateral.
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2.2 No Assumption of Liability. This
Security Agreement secures, and the Collateral is collateral security for, the prompt and complete payment or performance in full when
due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including the payment of amounts
that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of Title 11 of the United States Code, or any similar
provision of any other bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar law), of all Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, the Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Administrative Agent or any other Secured
Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Collateral.
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ARTICLE
3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.
Section
3.1 Generally
(a)
Representations and Warranties. Each Grantor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties
that:
(i)
The information in the Perfection Certificate is true and correct in all material respects on, in the case of (i) each Grantor
party hereto on the Closing Date, the date hereof or (ii) each Additional Grantor, the date on which it became a Grantor.
(ii)
Such Grantor has good and valid rights in or title to, the Collateral with respect to which it has purported to grant the Security
Interest, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to
utilize such Collateral for its intended purposes, and except for Liens expressly permitted pursuant to the Term Loan Documents.
(iii)
This Security Agreement creates a valid and continuing Security Interest in the Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent
(for the benefit of the Secured Parties). Upon (i) the filing of the UCC financing statements naming such Grantor as “debtor”
and the Administrative Agent as “secured party”, or the making of other appropriate filings, registrations or recordings,
containing a description of such Collateral in the office of the Secretary of State (or other analogous office) of the jurisdiction of
its incorporation or formation as set forth in the Perfection Certificate, (ii) the delivery to the Administrative Agent of the Pledged
Collateral to the extent certificated endorsed in blank, (iii) the timely filing, registration or recordation of fully executed security
agreements in the form hereof in the United States Patent and Trademark Office of United States Copyright Office, as applicable, (iv)
obtaining Control of any cash or Deposit Accounts described in the definition of Collateral, (v) in the case of Letter of Credit Rights
that are not supporting obligations of Collateral, the execution of documents or agreements granting Control to the Administrative Agent
over such Letter of Credit Rights, and (vi) in the case of Electronic Chattel Paper, the completion of all steps necessary to grant Control
to the Administrative Agent over such Electronic Chattel Paper, as applicable, such Security Interest shall be a perfected first priority
Security Interest to the extent a security interest in any such Collateral may be perfected by taking such action, subject to Permitted
Liens.
(b)
Covenants and Agreements. Each Grantor hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
(i)
It shall, at its own cost and expense, take any and all actions reasonably necessary or advisable to defend title to the Collateral
owned or rights in Collateral held by it or on its behalf against all Persons and to defend the Security Interest in the Collateral and
the priority thereof against any Lien or other interest not expressly permitted by the Term Loan Documents, and in furtherance thereof,
it shall not take, or permit to be taken, any action not otherwise expressly permitted by the Term Loan Documents that could be expected
to impair the Security Interest or the priority thereof or any Secured Party’s rights in or to such Collateral.
(ii)
To the extent such Grantor has failed to do so, at its option, Administrative Agent may discharge past due taxes, assessments,
charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on the Collateral owned or held by or on behalf
of such Grantor to the extent such taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens security interest or other encumbrances are not permitted
to remain under the terms and conditions of the Term Loan Documents. At its option Administrative Agent may also pay for the maintenance
and preservation of such Collateral to the extent such Grantor fails to do so as required by the Term Loan Documents, and such Grantor
agrees, jointly with the other Grantors and severally, to reimburse, to the extent required by Section 10.04(a) of the Loan Agreement,
the Administrative Agent on demand for any reasonable out-of-pocket payment made or expense incurred by Administrative Agent (including
reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) pursuant to the foregoing authorization (and to the extent a Claim has been made any
such expenses that are not reimbursed shall constitute part of the Obligations, and, if unpaid, shall bear interest in accordance with
the Loan Agreement); provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted as excusing any Grantor from
the performance of, or imposing any obligation on Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to cure or perform, any covenants or
other promises of any Grantor with respect to taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances and maintenance
as set forth herein or in the other Term Loan Documents.
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(iii)
It shall remain liable for the failure to observe and perform all obligations to be observed and performed by it under each contract,
agreement or instrument relating to the Collateral owned or held by it or on its behalf, all in accordance with the terms and conditions
thereof, and it agrees, jointly with the other Grantors and severally, to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and the
other Secured Parties from and against any and all liability for such performance or lack of performance.
(iv)
It shall not make, or permit to be made, an assignment, pledge or hypothecation of the Collateral owned or held by it or on its
behalf, or grant any other Lien in respect of such Collateral, except as expressly permitted by the Term Loan Documents.
(v)
It shall provide Administrative Agent with prompt written notice of (a) each Commercial Tort Claim in excess of $500,000 in respect
of which such Grantor has any right, title or interest that is not listed in the Perfection Certificate and will promptly take all steps
as Administrative Agent may request to grant to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties a first priority Lien therein,
and (b) any judgment, settlement or other disposition of any new or existing Commercial Tort Claim in excess of $500,000.
(vi)
It shall (x) with respect to any Pledged Equity Interests deliver to the Administrative Agent any certificates issued that evidence
or represent such Pledged Equity Interests duly indorsed by an effective endorsement (within the meaning of 8-107 of the UCC) or accompanied
by share transfer powers or other instruments of transfer duly endorsed by such an effective endorsement, in each case, to the Administrative
Agent or in blank and (y) with respect to any Instruments, Chattel Paper or Documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Pledged
Debt) included in Collateral and in excess of $150,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate, deliver all such Instruments, Chattel
Paper or Documents to the Administrative Agent duly indorsed in blank.
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3.2 Equipment and Inventory. The Grantors
represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties that all of its Equipment and Inventory (other than mobile
goods, Inventory and Equipment in transit and other Collateral in which possession is not maintained in the ordinary course of its business)
is kept only at the locations specified in the executed Perfection Certificate delivered by the Grantors to Administrative Agent on the
date hereof. In addition, each Grantor covenants and agrees that it shall not permit any Equipment or Inventory with a value in excess
of $250,000 individually owned or held by it or on its behalf (and shall not permit, with respect to all Grantors, taken as a whole, Equipment
and Inventory with a value in excess of $2,500,000] in the aggregate) to be in the possession or control of any other Person (other than
Collateral in which possession is not maintained in the ordinary course of business or Collateral located at the leased location located
with a warehouseman, bailee, agent or processor reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent that shall have been notified of the
Security Interest and shall have agreed in writing with the Administrative Agent to hold such Equipment or Inventory subject to the Security
Interest and the instructions of the Administrative Agent and to waive and release any Lien held by it with respect to such Equipment
or Inventory, whether arising by operation of law or otherwise.
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3.3 Accounts
(a)
Covenants and Agreements. Each Grantor hereby covenants and agrees that:
(i)
During the continuance of an Event of Default, upon written request of the Administrative Agent, it shall mark conspicuously, in
form and manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, all Chattel Paper, Instruments and other evidence of any Accounts
(in each case, other than any previously delivered to Administrative Agent as required herein), with an appropriate reference to the fact
that the Administrative Agent have a security interest therein.
(ii)
It will not, without Administrative Agent’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed),
grant any extension of the time of payment of any Account (other than as permitted under the Loan Agreement), compromise, compound or
settle the same for less than the full amount thereof, release, wholly or partly, any Supporting Obligation with respect thereto, or allow
any credit or discount whatsoever thereon, other than extensions, credits, discounts, releases, compromises, compounds or settlements
granted or made in the ordinary course of business, consistent with its current practices or in accordance with such practices reasonably
believed by such Grantor to be prudent under the circumstances.
(iii)
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the Term Loan Documents or the ABL Credit Facility Documents, it shall continue to
collect all amounts due or to become due to it under all Accounts and any Supporting Obligations relating thereto and diligently exercise
each material right it may have thereunder, in each case at its own cost and expense in a manner consistent with its current practices
or in accordance with such practices reasonably believed by such Grantor to be prudent under the circumstances, and in connection with
such collections and exercise, it shall, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, take such action as it
or the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary under the circumstances. Notwithstanding the foregoing and in addition to all
other rights and remedies, the Administrative Agent shall have the right at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default to notify, or require such Grantor to notify, any Account Debtor with respect to any such Account or Supporting Obligation
of the Administrative Agent’s security interests therein, and in addition, at any time during the continuation of an Event of Default,
the Administrative Agent may: (A) direct such Account Debtor to make payment of all amounts due or to become due to such Grantor thereunder
directly to the Administrative Agent and (B) enforce, at the cost and expense of such Grantor, collection thereof and to adjust, settle
or compromise the amount or payment thereof, in the same manner and to the same extent as such Grantor would be able to have done. If
Administrative Agent notifies such Grantor that it has elected to collect any such Account or Supporting Obligation in accordance with
the preceding sentence during the continuance of an Event of Default, any payments thereof received by such Grantor shall not be commingled
with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the
Administrative Agent hereunder and shall be forthwith delivered to the Administrative Agent in the same form as so received (with any
necessary endorsement), and such Grantor shall not grant any extension of the time of payment thereof, compromise, compound or settle
the same for less than the full amount thereof, release the same, wholly or partly, or allow any credit or discount whatsoever thereon
without consent of the Administrative Agent. Each Grantor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep in full force and effect
any Supporting Obligation relating to any Account.
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3.4 Pledged Collateral; Documents
(a)
Representations and Warranties. Each Grantor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties
that: (i) all Pledged Equity Interests have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, and such Grantor
is the direct owner, beneficially and of record, thereof, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens expressly permitted by the Term
Loan Documents), (ii) all Pledged Debt has been duly authorized, issued and delivered and, where necessary, authenticated, and, to the
knowledge of such Grantor, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the obligor with respect thereto, enforceable in accordance
with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar
laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, and (iii) all Pledged Equity Interests evidenced by a certificate, all
Pledged Debt and all other Chattel Paper or Instruments and Documents, required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent hereunder
have been delivered, to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 3.1(b)(vi).
(b)
Registration in Nominee Name: Denominations. Each Grantor hereby agrees that in addition to any rights or powers granted
to the Administrative Agent under Article 5 hereof, Administrative Agent, after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, on
behalf of the related Secured Parties, shall have the right (in its sole and absolute discretion) to hold, where applicable, Pledged Collateral
in such Administrative Agent’s own name as pledgee, the name of its nominee (as pledgee or as sub-agent) or the name of the applicable
Grantor, and at all times Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the Pledged Collateral endorsed or assigned,
where applicable, in blank or in favor of Administrative Agent.
(c)
Distributions. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each Grantor shall be entitled to receive
all dividends, distributions and other payments in respect of the Pledged Collateral. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default (i) all rights of such Grantor to receive dividends, distributions and other payments in respect of the Pledged Collateral
which it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain shall immediately cease; and (ii) shall thereupon become vested in the Administrative
Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right to receive (for application to the Secured Obligations) all dividends, interest
or principal in respect of Pledged Collateral and to the extent that any thereof is received by or on behalf of a Grantor, it shall be
held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Grantor and shall be forthwith
delivered to the Administrative Agent upon demand in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement). Any and all money
and other property paid over to or received by Administrative Agent pursuant to this clause shall be retained by Administrative Agent
in an account to be established in the name of Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, under its sole dominion
and control and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.2 hereof.
(d)
Voting Rights. Subject to the appointment of Administrative Agent as each Grantor’s agent and attorney-in-fact
pursuant to Section 5 hereof, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each Grantor shall be entitled to exercise
the voting and consensual rights and powers with respect to the Pledged Collateral. Upon notice from the Administrative Agent during the
continuance of any Event of Default, all rights of Grantor to exercise the voting rights and other rights and powers it would otherwise
be entitled to exercise shall immediately cease, and all such rights and powers shall thereupon become vested in the Administrative Agent,
which shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise such voting rights and other rights and powers.
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3.5 Intellectual Property Collateral.
Each Grantor hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
(a)
It will not, and will use commercially reasonable efforts to not permit any of its licensees (or sublicensees) to, do any act,
or omit to do any act, whereby any material Patent included in the Collateral that is necessary to the conduct of its business may become
invalidated or dedicated to the public, and it shall continue to mark any products covered by a Patent with the relevant patent number
as necessary to establish and preserve its maximum rights under applicable patent laws.
(b)
It will use commercially reasonable efforts to (either directly or through its licensees or its sublicensees), for each material
Trademark included in the Collateral that is necessary to the conduct of its business, (i) maintain such Trademark in full force free
from any claim of abandonment or invalidity for non-use, (ii) maintain the quality of products and services offered under any such Trademark
in all material respects, (iii) display such Trademark with notice of Federal or other analogous registration to the extent necessary
to establish and preserve its rights under applicable law, and (iv) not knowingly use or knowingly permit any of its licensees or sublicensees
to use such Trademark in violation of any third party’s valid and legal rights.
(c)
It will use commercially reasonable efforts to (either directly or through its licensees or its sublicensees), for each material
work covered by a Copyright included in the Collateral that is necessary to the conduct of its business, continue to publish, reproduce,
display, adopt and distribute the material work with appropriate copyright notice as necessary to establish and preserve its maximum rights
under applicable copyright laws.
(d)
It will promptly notify the Administrative Agent in writing if it knows that any Intellectual Property necessary to the conduct
of its business and included in the Collateral may become abandoned, lost or dedicated to the public, or of any adverse determination
or development (including the institution of, or any such determination or development in, any proceeding in the United States Patent
and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, or any similar offices or tribunals in the United States of America or any
other country) regarding such Grantor’s ownership of any such Intellectual Property, its right to register the same, or to keep
and maintain the same, unless such Grantor has determined that such determination or development is not reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(e)
It will take all commercially reasonable steps that are consistent with the practice in any proceeding before the United States
Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar offices or tribunals in the United States of America or
any other country, to maintain and pursue each material application relating to the Intellectual Property included in the Collateral owned
or held by it or on its behalf (and to obtain the relevant grant or registration).
(f)
In the event that it has reason to believe that any Intellectual Property included in the Collateral necessary to the conduct of
its business has been or is about to be infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party, it shall, if consistent, in good faith,
with reasonable business judgment, promptly sue for infringement, misappropriation or dilution and to recover any and all damages for
such infringement, misappropriation or dilution, and take such other actions consistent with reasonable business practices under the circumstances
to protect such Intellectual Property, unless it has determined that such infringement, misappropriation or dilution is not reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g)
During the continuance of an Event of Default, it shall, if requested by Administrative Agent, use commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain all requisite consents or approvals by the licensor of each license included in the Collateral owned or held by it or on its
behalf to effect the assignment (as collateral security) of all of its right, title and interest thereunder to the Administrative Agent
or their designee.
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(h)
Each Grantor shall, prior to or concurrently with the delivery of financial statements required to be delivered under Sections
6.01(a) of the Loan Agreement for the applicable period, (i) notify Administrative Agent of any registration or application for registration
for any Copyright with the United States Copyright Office or any office or agency in any political subdivision of the United States or
in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, and (ii) notify Administrative Agent of the filing of any Patent or Trademark
application or registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any office or agency in any political subdivision of
the United States or in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, and, upon request of Administrative Agent, shall execute
and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as Administrative Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Security
Interest in such Patent, Trademark or Copyright, and each Grantor hereby appoints Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact to execute
and file such writings for the foregoing purposes, all acts of such attorney being hereby ratified and confirmed; such power, being coupled
with an interest, is irrevocable until the termination or release, pursuant to Article 9 hereof, of the Lien created hereunder.
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3.6 Commercial Tort Claims. Each Grantor
represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties that the Perfection Certificate sets forth all Commercial
Tort Claims in excess of $500,000 individually as are in existence (i) on the Closing Date, in the case of the Grantors signatory hereto
on the Closing Date, and (ii) on the date on which an Additional Grantor becomes a Grantor, in the case of each Additional Grantor. Each
Grantor hereby covenants and agrees that it shall provide the Administrative Agent with prompt (but in any event within ten (10) Business
Days) written notice of each Commercial Tort Claim in excess of $500,000 individually, and any judgment, settlement or other disposition
thereof in excess of $500,000 individually and will take such action as Administrative Agent may request to grant and perfect a security
interest therein in favor of Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties.
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3.7 Certain
Agreements of Grantors As Issuers and Holders of Equity Interests.
(a) In
the case of each Grantor which is an issuer of any Pledged Collateral, such Grantor agrees to be bound by the terms of this Security
Agreement relating to such Pledged Collateral issued by it and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to
it.
(b)
Each Grantor hereby agrees that if any of the Pledged Equity Interests are or become at any time Uncertificated Securities, then
each applicable Grantor shall, and shall cause each other issuer (or, in the case of any issuer that is not a Subsidiary, use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause such issuer), to promptly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (i) an acknowledgement of the pledge
of such Pledged Equity Interests in such form that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) cause such pledge to be
recorded on the equityholder’s register or on the books of the issuer thereof and (iii) to the extent necessary or desirable to
perfect a security interest in such Pledged Equity Interests, execute control agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
(c)
In the case of each Grantor which is a partner, shareholder or member, as the case may be, in a partnership, limited liability
company or other entity, such Grantor hereby consents to the extent required by the applicable Organizational Document to the pledge by
each other Grantor, pursuant to the terms hereof, of the Pledged Equity Interests in such partnership, limited liability company or other
entity and, upon the demand by Administrative Agent during the continuance of an Event of Default, to the transfer of such Pledged Equity
Interests to the Administrative Agent or its nominee and to the substitution of the Administrative Agent or its nominee as a substituted
partner, shareholder or member in such partnership, limited liability company or other entity with all the rights, powers and duties of
a general partner, limited partner, shareholder or member, as the case may be.
(d)
Without the prior express written consent of the Administrative Agent, no Grantor will agree to any election to treat any Pledged
Equity Interests issued by a partnership or limited liability company (the “Pledged Partnership
Interests” or “Pledged LLC Interests”, respectively) as “securities”
for purposes of, and governed by, the UCC of any jurisdiction and, in any event, if and to the extent that any Pledged Partnership Interests
or Pledged LLC Interests are so treated as “securities”, then the applicable Grantor will promptly notify the Administrative
Agent in writing of such treatment and, in such event, take such action as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to
establish the Administrative Agent’s Control over such Pledged Partnership Interests and Pledged LLC Interests.
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3.8 Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts.
Other than with respect to any Excluded Account, no Grantor shall hereafter open (or otherwise establish) or maintain any Deposit Account
or Securities Account unless such Grantor shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to the Administrative Agent a fully executed
Account Control Agreement with respect to such Deposit Account or Securities Account within thirty (30) days of opening such account or
such longer period as approved by Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion. To the extent any Deposit Accounts or Securities
Accounts are opened or established pursuant to the preceding sentence, Borrower shall update Schedule 1.03 of the Loan Agreement
to include reference to such Deposit Accounts and/or Securities Accounts and upon delivery thereof to the Administrative Agent, Schedule
1.03 of the Loan Agreement shall be deemed amended thereby.
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4.
FURTHER ASSURANCES; FILING AUTHORIZATION
Each
Grantor hereby covenants and agrees, at its own cost and expense, to promptly execute and deliver all further certificates, documents,
instruments, financing and continuation statements and amendments thereto, notices and other agreements, and take all further action,
that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time, in order to perfect and protect the Security Interest granted
hereby or to enable the Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to the Collateral.
Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction
any financing statements and amendments thereto (or any other documents, forms or filings required or permitted under applicable
law with respect to notice and perfection of security interests or liens) that contain the information required by Article 9 of the UCC
of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment relating to the Collateral. Any financing statement
filed by Administrative Agent may be filed in any filing office in any applicable UCC jurisdiction and may (i) indicate the Collateral
(1) as “all assets” of each Grantor or words of similar effect, regardless of whether any particular asset comprised in the
Collateral falls within the scope of Article 9 of the applicable UCC of such jurisdiction, or (2) by any other description which reasonably
approximates the description contained in this Security Agreement, and (ii) contain any other information required by part 5 of Article
9 of the applicable UCC for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement or amendment. Each Grantor further
ratifies its authorization for the Administrative Agent to have filed in any UCC jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments
thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. Each Grantor hereby further authorizes the Administrative Agent to file filings with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country),
including the Grant of Security Interest in Trademarks and Patents and Grant of Security Interest in Copyrights in the forms of Exhibits
A and B, respectively, or other documents for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the
security interest granted by such Grantor hereunder, without the signature of such Grantor, and naming such Grantor, as debtor, and the
Administrative Agent, as secured party.
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5.
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Each
Grantor hereby appoints Administrative Agent and any officer or agent thereof, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event
of Default, as its true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions
of this Security Agreement, taking any action such Grantor is obligated to take under any applicable Term Loan Document, and taking any
action and executing any instrument that the related Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the
purposes hereof, which appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an interest, provided that Administrative Agent agrees that
it will not exercise its authority as the agent and attorney-in-fact of the Grantors unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and
shall be continuing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing Administrative Agent shall have the right, upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default, with full power of substitution either in Administrative Agent’s name or in the name
of such Grantor (a) to receive, endorse, assign and/or deliver any and all notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other
evidences of payment relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, (b) to demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for
and give discharges and releases of all or any of the Collateral, (c) to sign the name of any Grantor on any invoice or bill of lading
relating to any of the Collateral, (d) to send verifications of Accounts to any Account Debtor, (e) to commence and prosecute
any and all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on
all or any of the Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral, (f) to settle, compromise, compound, adjust or
defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all or any of the Collateral, (g) to notify, or to require any Grantor to notify,
Account Debtors to make payment directly to Administrative Agent, (h) to change Borrower’s post office mailing address in connection
with the Collateral and to do all and any such acts and things in relation to the Collateral as Administrative Agent shall in good faith
deem advisable to make, create, maintain, continue, enforce or perfect the Security Interest in any Collateral, (i) to collect all rent,
revenues, and incomes pursuant to the terms of any item pledged as Collateral, (j) to endorse the name of such Grantor upon all authorizations
to transfer any funds out of any Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts maintained by or on behalf of such Grantor as contemplated by
the Term Loan Documents, or upon any chattel paper, document, instrument, invoice or similar document or agreement relating to any of
the Collateral; (k) to take control in any manner of any item of payment or proceeds thereof relating to the Collateral; (l) [reserved];
(m) [reserved];, (n) to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all
or any of the Collateral, (o) to, without demand of performance or other demand, advertisement or notice of any kind (except the notice
specified below of time and place of public or private sale) to or upon such Grantor or any other Person (all and each of which demands,
advertisements and notices are hereby expressly waived to the maximum extent permitted by the UCC and other applicable law), may forthwith
(personally or through its agents or attorneys) enter upon or occupy the premises or real estate (whether owned or leased) where any Collateral
is located, without any obligation to pay rent, through self-help, without judicial process, without first obtaining a final judgment
or giving such Grantor or any other Person notice and opportunity for a hearing on Administrative Agent’s claim or action and may
take possession of, collect, receive, assemble, process, appropriate, remove and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and
may forthwith sell, lease, license, assign, give an option or options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver said Collateral
(or contract to do so), or any part thereof, in one or more parcels at a public or private sale or sales, at any exchange at such prices
as it may deem acceptable, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk and Administrative Agent
shall have the right to take possession of each Grantor’s original books and records, to obtain access to each Grantor’s data
processing equipment, computer hardware and software and to use all of the foregoing and the information contained therein in any manner
which Administrative Agent deems appropriate, and (p) Administrative Agent may, if it so elects, seek the appointment of a receiver or
keeper to take possession of Collateral and to enforce any of Administrative Agent’s remedies (for the benefit of the Secured Parties),
with respect to such appointment without prior notice or hearing as to such appointment, and to do all other acts and things necessary
to carry out the purposes of this Security Agreement in accordance with its terms, as fully and completely as though Administrative Agent
were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all purposes. Each Grantor hereby declares that the appointment made and the powers granted
pursuant to this Article 5 are coupled with an interest and are and shall be irrevocable by the Grantors in any manner, or for
any reason prior to the occurrence of the Discharge of Secured Obligations, and the termination of this Security Agreement pursuant to
Article 9 hereof.
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The provisions of this Article
shall in no event relieve any Grantor of any of its obligations hereunder or under the other Term Loan Documents with respect to any of
the Collateral or impose any obligation on Administrative Agent to proceed in any particular manner with respect to any of the Collateral,
or in any way limit the exercise by Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party of any other or further right that it may have on
the Closing Date or hereafter, whether hereunder, under any other Term Loan Document, by law or otherwise. Administrative Agent shall
be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in its possession if such Collateral is
accorded treatment substantially equivalent to that which Administrative Agent, in its individual capacity, accords its own property consisting
of similar instruments or interests, it being understood that neither of the Administrative Agent, nor any of the other Secured Parties,
nor any of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, attorneys or other advisors, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates
shall have responsibility for (i) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or
other matters relating to any Pledged Collateral, whether or not Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party has or is deemed to have
knowledge of such matters or (ii) taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any person with respect to any Collateral. In
addition, neither of the Administrative Agent nor any other Secured Parties, nor any of their respective officers, directors, partners,
employees, agents, attorneys or other advisors, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be liable or responsible for (x) failure to demand,
collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose
of any Collateral upon the request of any Grantor or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral
or any part thereof or (y) any loss or damage to any Collateral, or for any diminution in the value thereof, by reason of the act or omission
of any warehousemen, carrier, forwarding agency, consignee or other bailee if such Person has been selected by Administrative Agent in
good faith.
Each Grantor acknowledges
that the rights and responsibilities of Administrative Agent under this Security Agreement with respect to any action taken by Administrative
Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by Administrative Agent of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy
provided for herein or resulting or arising out of this Security Agreement shall, as between Administrative Agent and the other applicable
Secured Parties, be governed by the Loan Agreement and by such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among
them, but, as between the Administrative Agent and the Grantors, the Administrative Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting
as agent for the Secured Parties with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, and no Grantor shall be under any obligation
or entitlement to make any inquiry respecting such authority. The Administrative Agent has been appointed to act as Administrative Agent
hereunder by the Lenders, as applicable, and, by their acceptance of the benefits hereof, the other Secured Parties. Administrative Agent
shall be obligated, and shall have the right hereunder, to make demands, to give notices, to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights,
and to take or refrain from taking any action (including the release or substitution of Collateral), solely in accordance with this Security
Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents.
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6.
REMEDIES UPON DEFAULT
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6.1 Remedies Generally
(a)
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Administrative Agent may exercise any and all rights and
remedies granted to a secured party by the UCC or otherwise allowed at law, and provided by this Security Agreement, the Account Control
Agreements, any other deposit account control agreements and/or securities account control agreements (including, without limitation,
issuing notices of exclusive control thereunder) and/or other Collateral Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, with respect to any
Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property, during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor agrees, on demand, to license
or sublicense, whether general, special or otherwise, and whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis, any such Collateral throughout
the world on such terms and conditions and in such manner as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine, determined in its Permitted
Discretion, unless any of the Grantor’s obligations would violate any then-existing licensing arrangements to the extent that waivers
cannot be obtained.
(b)
The Administrative Agent may sell all or a portion of the Collateral in any manner permitted by applicable law, provided, that
the Grantors agree that ten (10) days’ written notice of any such sale shall be deemed reasonable notice within the meaning of Section
9-611 of the UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions (or any successor provisions)
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6.2 Application of Proceeds of Sale
The Administrative Agent shall
apply the proceeds of any collection or sale of the Collateral, as well as any Collateral consisting of cash, as set forth in Section
8.03 of the Loan Agreement. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the
proceeds of any sale or other disposition of any Collateral permitted hereunder are insufficient to pay the Obligations and the fees and
disbursements of any attorney employed by Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to collect such deficiency.
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6.3 Grant of License to Use Intellectual
Property
For the purpose of enabling
Administrative Agent to exercise rights and remedies under this Article, effectively solely at such time as Administrative Agent shall
be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, each Grantor hereby grants, to the extent it has the right to grant, to Administrative
Agent an irrevocable, nonexclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Grantor), subject, in
the case of Trademarks, to sufficient rights to quality control and inspection in favor of such Grantor to avoid the risk of invalidation
of such Trademarks, to use, license or sublicense any of the Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property now owned or held or hereafter
acquired or held by or on behalf of such Grantor, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license reasonable access
to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation
or printout thereof. The use of such license by Administrative Agent shall solely be exercised, at the option of Administrative Agent,
upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default; provided that any license, sublicense or other transaction
entered into by Administrative Agent in accordance herewith shall be binding upon such Grantor notwithstanding any subsequent cure of
an Event of Default but shall be exercised solely after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. Any royalties
and other payments received by Administrative Agent shall be applied in accordance with Section 6.2.
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7.
REIMBURSEMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Each Grantor agrees, jointly
with the other Grantors and severally, to pay to or reimburse the Administrative Agent for its fees, costs and reasonable expenses incurred
in connection herewith in accordance with Section 10.04 of the Loan Agreement.
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8.
SECURITY INTEREST ABSOLUTE
All rights of the Administrative
Agent hereunder, the Security Interest and all obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective
of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Loan Agreement, any other Term Loan Documents, any agreement with respect to any
of the Obligations, or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (ii) any change in the time, manner or place
of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other waiver, amendment, supplement or other modification
of, or any consent to any departure from, the Loan Agreement, any other Term Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument relating
to any of the foregoing, (iii) except as otherwise expressly permitted under the Term Loan Documents or effected pursuant thereto, any
exchange, release or non-perfection of any Lien on any other Collateral, or any release or waiver, amendment, supplement or other modification
of, or consent under, or departure from, any guaranty, securing or guaranteeing all or any of the Obligations, or (iv) any other circumstance
that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Grantor in respect of the Obligations or in respect of
this Security Agreement or any other Term Loan Document.
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9.
TERMINATION; RELEASE
Other than any provisions
that expressly survive the Discharge of Secured Obligations, this Security Agreement and the Security Interest shall terminate upon the
Discharge of Secured Obligations and the Security Interest in the Collateral shall be automatically released from the Security Interest
created hereunder, all without delivery of any instrument or any further action by any party, and all rights to any Collateral shall revert
to the Grantors, all without recourse to or representation by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party and all rights to any
Collateral shall revert to the Grantors. If the Discharge of Secured Obligations has occurred (without giving effect to the proviso therein)
and if, at such time, any Specified Claim exists, then the Grantors and the Administrative Agent shall in good faith negotiate a Transaction
Termination Collateral Package Event in respect of such Specified Claim and upon consummation of such Transaction Termination Collateral
Package Event, the Discharge of Secured Obligations shall occur. Upon the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of the Security
Interest in any Collateral pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Security Interest of the Administrative Agent in such Collateral shall
be automatically released. Upon any sale, transfer or other disposition of Collateral permitted by the Term Loan Documents (other than
to a Loan Party), the Security Interest in such Collateral shall be automatically released (provided that to the extent any such sale,
transfer or other disposition of such Collateral would, immediately after giving effect thereto, result in the receipt by such Grantor
of any other property (whether in the form of Proceeds or otherwise) that would, but for the release of the Security Interest therein
pursuant to this clause, constitute Collateral, then the Lien created hereunder shall continue in such property). In addition, if any
of the Pledged Equity Interests in any Subsidiary are sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of pursuant to a transaction permitted by
the Term Loan Documents and, immediately after giving effect thereto, such Subsidiary would no longer be a Subsidiary, then the obligations
of such Subsidiary under this Security Agreement and the Security Interest in the Collateral owned or rights in Collateral held by or
on behalf of such Subsidiary, shall be automatically released. In connection with any termination or release pursuant to this Section,
the applicable Administrative Agent shall promptly execute and deliver to the applicable Grantor, at such Grantor’s own cost and
expense, all UCC termination statements and similar documents that such Grantor may reasonably request to evidence such termination or
release (including written authorization for any Grantor or its designees to file such termination statements or such other documents
to evidence the termination or release); provided, however, that in the case of any sale, transfer or other disposition
of Collateral permitted by the Term Loan Documents, the Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent a certificate in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, certifying that the transaction is permitted by the Term Loan Documents. Any
execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Article shall be without recourse to or representation or warranty by Administrative
Agent or any other Secured Party.
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Each Grantor agrees that,
if any payment made by any Grantor or other Person and applied to the Obligations, is at any time annulled, avoided, set aside, rescinded,
invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential or otherwise required to be refunded or repaid, or the proceeds of any Collateral
are required to be returned by any Secured Party to such Grantor, its estate, trustee, receiver or any other party, including any Grantor,
under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or repayment, any Lien
or other Collateral securing such liability shall be and remain in full force and effect, as fully as if such payment had never been made.
If, prior to any of the foregoing, any Lien or other Collateral securing such Grantor’s liability hereunder shall have been released
or terminated by virtue of the foregoing, such Lien, other Collateral or provision shall be reinstated in full force and effect and such
prior release, termination, cancellation or surrender shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations
of any such Grantor in respect of any Lien or other Collateral securing such obligation or the amount of such payment.
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10.
ADDITIONAL GRANTORS
Upon execution and delivery
after the date hereof by the Administrative Agent and a Subsidiary of a joinder agreement or supplement hereto together with a Perfection
Certificate, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, such Subsidiary shall become a Grantor hereunder with
the same force and effect as if originally named as a Grantor herein (each an “Additional Grantor”). The execution
and delivery of any joinder agreement or supplement shall not require the consent of any other Grantor hereunder. The rights and obligations
of each Grantor hereunder and each other Loan Party and other party (other than a Lender) under the Term Loan Documents remain in full
force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any Additional Grantor as a party to this Security Agreement.
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11.
BINDING EFFECT; SEVERAL AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS
Whenever in this Security
Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and permitted assigns of
such party, and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Grantor that are contained in this Security Agreement shall
bind and inure to the benefit of each party hereto and its successors and permitted assigns. This Security Agreement shall become effective
as to any Grantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such Grantor or, in the case of an Additional Grantor, when a counterpart
to the supplement and joinder documents joining such Additional Grantor as a “Grantor” hereunder, shall have been delivered
to the Administrative Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of Administrative Agent, and thereafter shall
be binding upon such Grantor and the Administrative Agent and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and shall inure to the
benefit of such Grantor, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, and their respective successors and permitted assigns,
except that no Grantor shall have the right to assign its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein or in any of the Collateral
(and any such attempted assignment shall be void), except as expressly contemplated by this Security Agreement or the other Term Loan
Documents. This Security Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each of the Grantors and may be amended,
supplemented, waived or otherwise modified or released with respect to any Grantor without the approval of any other Grantor and without
affecting the obligations of any other Grantor hereunder.
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12.
SURVIVAL OF AGREEMENT; SEVERABILITY
All covenants, agreements, representations
and warranties made by the Grantors herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant
to this Security Agreement or any other Term Loan Documents shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Administrative Agent and
the other Secured Parties and shall survive the execution and delivery of any Term Loan Document and the making of the Loan, regardless
of any investigation made by the Secured Parties or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect until such time as the
Discharge of Secured Obligations has occurred. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Security Agreement or
in any other Term Loan Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions contained herein or therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that
the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of itself affect the validity of such provision
in any other jurisdiction). The parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions
with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
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13.
OTHER PROVISIONS
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13.1 Notices. All notices and other communications provided
for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or
sent by telefacsimile transmission or sent by approved electronic communication in accordance with the Loan Agreement, as follows: (i)
if to any Grantor, to it c/o the Borrower as provided in the Loan Agreement, and (ii) if to the Secured Parties or the Administrative
Agent, to the Administrative Agent as provided in Section 10.02 of the Loan Agreement. Notices sent by hand or overnight courier
service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received, and notices sent by telefacsimile
transmission or by means of approved electronic communication shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given
during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day
for the recipient); provided that notices delivered through electronic communications shall be effective as provided in Section
10.02 of the Loan Agreement.
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13.2 Waivers; Amendments. Neither this Security Agreement
nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Administrative
Agent and the Borrower (on behalf of itself and each other Grantor), subject to any consent requirement contained in Section 10.01
of the Loan Agreement.
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13.3 Damage Waiver. To the extent permitted by applicable
law, no Grantor shall assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect,
consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct and actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, any
Term Loan Document or any agreement, instrument or other document contemplated thereby, the Transactions or any Loan or the use of the
proceeds thereof.
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13.4 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Security
Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute
an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Security Agreement and the other Term Loan
Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements
and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Security Agreement shall become effective when it shall
have been executed by Administrative Agent and when Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together,
bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Security Agreement
by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Security Agreement.
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13.5 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the applicable Secured Parties and their respective Affiliates are hereby authorized at any time and from
time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to setoff and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or
demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by it to or for the credit or the account of a
Grantor against any of and all the obligations of such Grantor now or hereafter existing under this Security Agreement and the other Term
Loan Documents, irrespective of whether or not it shall have made any demand therefor and although such obligations may be unmatured.
The rights of the Secured Parties and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including
other rights of setoff) that it may have.
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13.6 Governing Law: Jurisdiction: Consent to Service of Process.
(a)
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH GRANTOR
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF ANY UNITED STATES
FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN OR WITH DIRECT OR INDIRECT JURISDICTION OVER THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK OR ANY NEW YORK STATE OR SUPERIOR
COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TERM
LOAN DOCUMENT TO WHICH EACH IS A PARTY, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY
AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH STATE COURTS
OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT
IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER
MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER TERM LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TERM LOAN DOCUMENT
AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ANY OF ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
(b)
EACH GRANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY LEGALLY AND EFFECTIVELY DO SO, ANY OBJECTION
THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SECURITY
AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TERM LOAN DOCUMENTS IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH
ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
(c)
Each Grantor irrevocably consents to service of process on it by certified mail, return receipt requested, to its address set forth
on Schedule 10.02 to the Loan Agreement. Nothing in this Security Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve
process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.
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Section
13.7 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; OTHER WAIVER. TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
REPRESENTS THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH
LEGAL COUNSEL ON SUCH MATTERS. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL
BY THE COURT. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY
OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER TERM LOAN DOCUMENTS TO WHICH IT
IS A PARTY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Section
13.8 Headings. Article and Section headings used herein
are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Security Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into
consideration in interpreting, this Security Agreement.
Section
13.9 INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT
AND THE LIENS GRANTED HEREUNDER ARE SUBJECT IN ALL RESPECTS TO THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have duly executed this Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
GRANTOR:
KATAPULT MIDCO, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:
/s/ Russell Falkenstein
Name:
Russell Falkenstein
Title:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Security Agreement (HHCF-Katapult)]
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
HHCF SERIES 21 SUB, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
By:
/s/ Lane Risser
Name:
Lane Risser
Title:
Manager
[Signature Page to Security Agreement (HHCF-Katapult)]
EXHIBIT A
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
IN TRADEMARKS AND PATENTS
WHEREAS, _______________________,
a _______________ [corporation/ limited liability company] (“Grantor”) owns the trademarks, trademark registrations,
trademark applications, and any and all goodwill associated therewith, and the patents and patent applications, in each case set forth
on Schedule A and Schedule B attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, HHCF SERIES 21 SUB,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Administrative Agent (the “Grantee”), desires to acquire a
security interest in, and lien on, all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to Grantor’s trademarks, trademark registrations,
trademark applications and any and all goodwill associated therewith and patents and patent applications; and
WHEREAS, the Grantor is willing
to grant to the Grantee a security interest in and lien upon the trademarks, trademark registrations, trademark applications and any and
all goodwill associated therewith and patents and patent applications described above.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and
valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Security
Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2026, among the Grantor, its affiliates party thereto and the Grantee (as amended, restated, amended
and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), the Grantor hereby
grants to the Grantee a security interest in, and a lien upon, all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to (i) the trademarks,
trademark registrations, trademark applications, and any and all goodwill associated therewith set forth on Schedule A attached
hereto (the “Marks”), (ii) the patents and patent applications set forth on Schedule B attached hereto
(the “Patents”), in each case together with (iii) all Proceeds of the Marks, and (iv) all causes of action,
past, present and future, for infringement, misappropriation, or dilution of any of the Marks and/or Patents or unfair competition regarding
the same.
This GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
is made to secure the satisfactory performance and payment of all the Obligations (as each such term is defined in the Security Agreement)
of the Grantor and shall be effective as of the date of the Security Agreement.
This Grant of Security Interest
has been granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to Grantee under the Security Agreement. The rights and remedies of
the Grantee with respect to the security interest granted herein are without prejudice to, and are in addition to those set forth in the
Security Agreement, all terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event that any provisions of this Grant
of Security Interest are deemed to conflict with the Security Agreement, the provisions of the Security Agreement shall govern.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned
have executed this Grant of Security Interest as of the ____ day of ______________, 20__.
GRANTOR:
_______________________,
a _________________
By:
Print Name:
Title:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
HHCF
SERIES 21 SUB, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
By:
Name:
Title:
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Schedule A – Trademarks
Country
Trademark
Registration #
Issue Date
Owner
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Schedule B – Patents
Country
Patent Title
Patent #/
(Application #)
Issue Date/ (File Date)
Owner
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EXHIBIT B
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
IN COPYRIGHTS
WHEREAS, ___________________,
a ____________ [corporation/ limited liability company] (“Grantor”) owns the copyrights and associated copyright
registrations and pending applications for registration set forth on Schedule A attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, HHCF SERIES 21
SUB, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Administrative Agent (the "Grantee"), desires to acquire
a security interest in, and lien on, all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to Grantor’s copyrights and copyright
registrations and applications therefor; and
WHEREAS, the Grantor is willing
to grant to the Grantee a security interest in and lien upon the copyrights and copyright registrations and applications therefor described
above.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and
valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Security
Agreement, dated as of as of August 11, 2026, among the Grantor, its affiliates party thereto and the Grantee (as amended, restated, amended
and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), the Grantor hereby
grants to the Grantee a security interest in, and a lien upon, all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to Grantor’s
copyrights and copyright registrations and applications more particularly set forth on Schedule A attached hereto (the “Copyrights”),
together with (i) all Proceeds of the Copyrights, and (ii) all causes of action, past, present and future, for infringement of any Copyright.
This GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
is made to secure the satisfactory performance and payment of all the Obligations (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement)
of the Grantor and shall be effective as of the date of the Security Agreement.
This Grant of Security Interest
has been granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to Grantee under the Security Agreement. The rights and remedies of
the Grantee with respect to the security interest granted herein are without prejudice to, and are in addition to those set forth in the
Security Agreement, all terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event that any provisions of this Grant
of Security Interest are deemed to conflict with the Security Agreement, the provisions of the Security Agreement shall govern.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned
have executed this Grant of Security Interest as of the ____ day of ______________, 20__.
GRANTOR:
_______________________,
a _________________
By:
Print Name:
Title:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
HHCF
SERIES 21 SUB, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
By:
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE A
COPYRIGHTS
COPYRIGHT
REGISTRATION NUMBER
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EX-10.5 — EXHIBIT 10.5
EX-10.5
Filename: tm2622446d5_ex10-5.htm · Sequence: 6
Exhibit 10.5
JOINDER TO AMENDED
AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT AND RELEASE AGREEMENT
This
JOINDER TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT AND RELEASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is entered into this 10th day of August, 2026, by and among KATAPULT SPV-1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”),
KATAPULT GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), KATAPULT MIDCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“New Parent Entity”), KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Outgoing Parent Entity”),
(Borrower, Holdings, and New Parent Entity together, collectively, the “Credit Parties,” and together with Outgoing
Parent Entity, collectively, the “Parties”), each of the lenders party to the Loan Agreement (defined below) (individually,
each a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”) and MIDTOWN MADISON MANAGEMENT LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, as administrative, payment and collateral agent for itself, as a Lender, and for the other Lenders (in such
capacities, “Agent”).
Recitals
A.
Borrower, Holdings, Outgoing Parent Entity, Lenders and Agent entered into that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security
Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2025 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented, revised, or otherwise modified from time to time,
including pursuant to that certain Limited Waiver dated September 15, 2025, that certain Limited Waiver dated September 29, 2025, that
certain Limited Waiver dated October 13, 2025, that certain Limited Waiver dated October 20, 2025, that certain Limited Waiver dated October
27, 2025, that certain Limited Waiver dated October 29, 2025, that certain Limited Waiver and First Amendment to Amended and Restated
Loan and Security Agreement dated November 2, 2025, that certain Limited Waiver and Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and
Security Agreement dated December 11, 2025, that certain Limited Waiver dated January 15, 2026, that certain Limited Waiver dated February
13, 2026, that certain Limited Waiver dated March 9, 2026, that certain Limited Waiver dated April 15, 2026, that certain Limited Waiver
dated May 5, 2026, and that certain Third Amendment and Limited Waiver to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated June
2, 2026, the “Loan Agreement”);
B.
The Loan Agreement contemplates a “Parent Reorganization Transaction” pursuant to which, among other things, the entity
serving as “Parent Entity” thereunder would be released from its obligations upon the contribution of the Equity Interests
of Holdings to a new parent-level entity and the joinder of such entity to the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
C.
In connection with the consummation of the Katapult Merger Transaction (as defined in the Loan Agreement), the reorganization steps
have been completed (or are being completed substantially concurrently herewith), as a result of which Katapult Midco, LLC now owns, directly
or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, including Borrower;
D.
Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, the parties are now executing this Agreement to (i) join Katapult Midco, LLC as the
new “Parent Entity” under the Loan Agreement, and (ii) release Outgoing Parent Entity from all obligations under the Loan
Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and
E.
The parties wish to memorialize the foregoing and related matters as set forth herein.
Now,
Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which
is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Agreement
1.
Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to them in
the Loan Agreement.
2.
Joinder of New Parent Entity.
2.1
Effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below), Katapult Midco, LLC hereby (i) joins and becomes a party to the Loan
Agreement in the capacity of “Parent Entity” thereunder, with the same rights, duties, and obligations as the Outgoing Parent
Entity had immediately prior to giving effect to this Agreement (other than as expressly modified herein), (ii) assumes all of the obligations
of a “Payment Guarantor” and “Indemnity Guarantor” under the Loan Agreement to the same extent as if it had been
an original signatory thereto, and (iii) makes each of the representations and warranties set forth in Article V of the Loan Agreement
and Section 7 of this Agreement with respect to itself.
2.2
From and after the Effective Date, all references in the Loan Agreement and each other Loan Document to “Parent Entity”
shall mean and refer to Katapult Midco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
2.3
From and after the Effective Date, Katapult Midco, LLC shall be a “Credit Party,” a “Payment Guarantor,”
an “Indemnity Guarantor,” and a “Guarantor” for all purposes of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
3.
Release of Outgoing Parent Entity.
3.1
Effective as of the Effective Date and simultaneously with the joinder set forth in Section 2 above, Agent and the Lenders
party hereto (constituting Requisite Lenders) hereby permanently and unconditionally release, discharge, and relieve Katapult Holdings,
Inc. (“Outgoing Parent Entity”) from any and all of its obligations, liabilities, covenants, representations, warranties,
and agreements under the Loan Agreement, the Payment Guaranty (including any security interest or pledge granted thereunder with respect
to the Equity Interests of Holdings or any other Collateral of the Outgoing Parent Entity), and the Indemnity Guaranty, in each case whether
arising before, on, or after the Effective Date (the “Outgoing Parent Entity Release”).
3.2
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Outgoing Parent Entity Release shall encompass (i) the release of all
Liens granted by Outgoing Parent Entity upon any of its assets (including, without limitation, the pledge of the Equity Interests of Holdings
granted by Outgoing Parent Entity under the existing Payment Guaranty prior to its amendment and restatement), (ii) the release of all
guaranty obligations of Outgoing Parent Entity under the existing Payment Guaranty and the existing Indemnity Guaranty (each as in effect
prior to its amendment and restatement), and (iii) the release of all other obligations of Outgoing Parent Entity arising under any other
Loan Document.
3.3
From and after the Effective Date, Outgoing Parent Entity shall no longer be a “Credit Party,” “Parent Entity,”
“Guarantor,” “Payment Guarantor,” or “Indemnity Guarantor” for any purpose under the Loan Agreement
or any other Loan Document, and shall have no further obligations thereunder.
3.4
Agent is hereby authorized to file UCC-3 termination statements and other instruments of release as may be necessary to effectuate
the Outgoing Parent Entity Release, without further consent of any Lender.
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4.
Amended and Restated Guaranty Documents.
4.1
Concurrently herewith, Holdings, Katapult Midco, LLC, and Agent are executing and delivering (a) that certain Amended and Restated
Corporate Guaranty and Security Agreement, by and among Holdings and Katapult Midco, LLC, as guarantors, and Agent (the “A&R
Payment Guaranty”), and (b) that certain Amended and Restated Indemnity Guaranty Agreement, by and among Holdings and Katapult
Midco, LLC, as guarantors, and Agent (the “A&R Indemnity Guaranty”). From and after the Effective Date, all references
in the Loan Agreement to the “Payment Guaranty” shall mean the A&R Payment Guaranty, and all references to the “Indemnity
Guaranty” shall mean the A&R Indemnity Guaranty.
5.
Parent Reorganization Transaction.
5.1
The parties hereto confirm that the Parent Reorganization Transaction contemplated by the Loan Agreement has been consummated,
including the transfer of 100% of the Equity Interests of Holdings to Katapult Midco, LLC.
6.
Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Agreement. The effectiveness of this Agreement is conditioned upon
the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (the date on which such conditions have been satisfied or waived in writing by
Agent being the “Effective Date”).
6.1
Agent shall have received this Agreement, duly executed by each Credit Party, Outgoing Parent Entity, the Lenders, and Agent.
6.2
Agent shall have received the A&R Payment Guaranty and the A&R Indemnity Guaranty, each duly executed by the parties
thereto, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
6.3
Agent shall have received Charter and Good Standing Documents for Katapult Midco, LLC in form and substance satisfactory to
Agent in its Permitted Discretion, including (i) a certified copy of the certificate of formation, (ii) a copy of the limited liability
company agreement, (iii) a certificate of good standing from the State of Delaware, and (iv) copies of resolutions authorizing the execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
6.4
Agent shall have received updated schedules to the Loan Agreement reflecting the joinder of Katapult Midco, LLC, including
supplements to Schedule 5.4 (Managers, Managing Members and Directors), Schedule 5.18A (Names), Schedule 5.18B (Location of Offices, Records
and Collateral), and Schedule 5.18C (Deposit Accounts and Investment Property), in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to Agent, which updated schedules are attached hereto as Exhibit A.
6.5
Agent shall have received written legal opinions of counsel to the Credit Parties regarding customary closing matters, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
6.6
Agent shall have received evidence that UCC-1 financing statements naming Katapult Midco, LLC as debtor have been filed (or
authorized to be filed) in the State of Delaware (and any other applicable jurisdiction) to perfect Agent’s security interest in
the Collateral of Katapult Midco, LLC granted pursuant to the A&R Payment Guaranty.
6.7
Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to Agent that the Parent Reorganization Transaction (as described
in Section 5 hereof) has been consummated, including evidence that Katapult Midco, LLC directly or indirectly owns 100% of the
Equity Interests of Holdings.
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6.8
Agent shall have received such additional documents, instruments, and information as Agent may have requested in writing at
least two (2) Business Days prior to the date hereof.
6.9
The representations and warranties contained or incorporated herein shall be true and correct in all material respects (except
to the extent already qualified by materiality, in which case they shall be true and correct in all respects).
6.10
Agent shall have received all fees, charges, and expenses due and payable to Agent and Lenders on or prior to the Effective
Date pursuant to the Loan Documents.
6.11
No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Agent and each Lender party
hereto, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement, shall be deemed to have accepted or been satisfied with (or waived) each condition
set forth in this Section 6. The parties hereto hereby agree that notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Effective Date
is August 10, 2026.
7.
Representations and Warranties. To induce Agent and Lenders to enter into this Agreement, each Credit Party (including,
for the avoidance of doubt, Katapult Midco, LLC) hereby represents and warrants to Agent and each Lender as follows:
7.1
The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each such Credit Party has been duly authorized by all requisite
action of such Credit Party;
7.2
Immediately after giving effect to this Agreement (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement are
true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate
to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such date), (b) no Regulatory Trigger Event,
Default Trigger Event, First Payment Default Trigger Event, Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (c) each Credit
Party is in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and (d) since December 11, 2025, no amendment, modification
or other change has been made to (i) the articles of organization (or other applicable charter document), or (ii) the limited liability
company agreement (or any other equivalent governing agreement or document) of any Credit Party except those approved by Agent;
7.3
Each Credit Party has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations
under this Agreement, the Loan Agreement, and the other Loan Documents;
7.4
The execution and delivery by the Credit Parties of this Agreement and the performance by the Credit Parties of their respective
obligations under the Loan Agreement, and the other Loan Documents do not require any order, consent, approval, license, authorization
or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by any governmental or public body or authority, or subdivision
thereof, binding on any Credit Party, except as already have been obtained or made;
7.5
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party and is the binding obligation of each Credit Party,
enforceable against each Credit Party in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, moratorium, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforceability of creditors’ rights generally and to the effect of general principles
of equity (whether in a proceeding at law or in equity); and
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7.6
Katapult Midco, LLC is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Delaware. Katapult Midco, LLC owns, directly, 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings, free and clear
of all Liens other than Liens in favor of Agent for the benefit of itself and the Lenders;
7.7
After giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, Katapult Midco, LLC is Solvent; and
7.8
Each Credit Party has reviewed this Agreement and acknowledges and agrees that it (a) understands fully the terms of this Agreement
and the consequences of the issuance hereof, (b) has been afforded an opportunity to have this Agreement reviewed by, and to discuss this
Agreement with, such attorneys and other Persons as it may wish, and (c) has entered into this Agreement of its own free will and accord
and without threat or duress. This Agreement and all information furnished to Agent and Lenders is made and furnished in good faith, for
value and valuable consideration. This Agreement has not been made or induced by any fraud, duress or undue influence exercised by any
Agent, any Lender or any other Person.
8.
Miscellaneous.
8.1
Integration. This Agreement and the Loan Agreement represent the entire agreement between the parties about this
subject matter and supersede prior negotiations or agreements. All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties and negotiations
between the parties about the subject matter of this Agreement and the Loan Agreement merge into this Agreement and the Loan Agreement.
8.2
Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is adjudicated to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable
under Applicable Law, such term or provision shall be inapplicable to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without
affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement which shall be given effect so far as possible.
8.3
Successors and Assigns. Subject to Section 12.2 of the Loan Agreement, this Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the Credit Parties, Outgoing Parent Entity (solely for purposes of Sections 3 and 10 hereof),
Agent, and Lenders and their respective successors and permitted assigns, except that the Credit Parties shall not have the right to assign
any rights hereunder or any interest herein without Agent’s and the Lenders’ prior written consent.
8.4
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THE LOAN AGREEMENT
AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ANY WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND NOTICE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THE LOAN AGREEMENT.
8.5
No Oral Agreements. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged, modified
or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the parties required to be a party thereto pursuant to the Loan Agreement.
8.6
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts taken
together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Signature pages delivered by facsimile or other electronic means shall
have the same effect as manually executed signature pages. The words “execution,” “executed,” “signed,”
“signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, each of which shall
be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature.
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8.7
Ratification; No Waiver. Each Credit Party ratifies and confirms that all of its obligations under the Loan Documents
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, the A&R Payment Guaranty and the A&R Indemnity Guaranty) remain in full force and effect.
Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute a waiver by Agent or any Lender of any covenant or provision of the Loan Agreement or the other
Loan Documents, or impair any right, privilege or remedy of Agent or any Lender thereunder.
8.8
Further Assurances. The parties agree to execute and deliver such further documents and take such further actions
as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.
9.
Release. BORROWER, HOLDINGS AND NEW PARENT ENTITY, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PREDECESSORS, SUCCESSORS, HEIRS,
AND ASSIGNS (INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, “RELEASORS”) HEREBY VOLUNTARILY AND KNOWINGLY RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE AGENT
AND EACH LENDER AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENTS, DIVISIONS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS, AND EACH OF ITS CURRENT AND
FORMER DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, PARTNERS, ATTORNEYS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE
PREDECESSORS, SUCCESSORS, HEIRS, AND ASSIGNS (INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELEASED PARTIES”) FROM ALL POSSIBLE
CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, DEMANDS, ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, DAMAGES, COSTS, EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN,
ANTICIPATED OR UNANTICIPATED, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, FIXED, CONTINGENT OR CONDITIONAL, OR AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, IN ANY CASE ORIGINATING
ON OR BEFORE THE DATE HEREOF THAT ANY OF THE RELEASORS MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AGAINST THE RELEASED PARTIES (OR ANY OF THEM), IF ANY,
IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER ANY SUCH CLAIMS ARISE OUT OF CONTRACT, TORT, VIOLATION OF LAW OR REGULATIONS, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE LOAN AGREEMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS AND REMEDIES UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND/OR NEGOTIATION
FOR AND EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CONTRACTING FOR, CHARGING, TAKING, RESERVING,
COLLECTING OR RECEIVING INTEREST IN EXCESS OF THE HIGHEST LAWFUL RATE APPLICABLE, IN EACH CASE EXCLUDING FRAUD, GROSS NEGLIGENCE, OR WILLFUL
MISCONDUCT (THE “RELEASED CLAIMS”). RELEASED CLAIMS SHALL NOT INCLUDE CLAIMS TO ENFORCE THIS AGREEMENT OR FOR BREACH
OF THIS AGREEMENT, IN EACH CASE MADE AFTER THE DATE HEREOF. EACH OF THE RELEASORS WAIVES THE BENEFITS OF ANY LAW, WHICH MAY PROVIDE IN
SUBSTANCE: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN ITS FAVOR AT THE
TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY IT MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED ITS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.” EACH OF THE RELEASORS
UNDERSTANDS THAT THE FACTS WHICH IT BELIEVES TO BE TRUE AT THE TIME OF MAKING THE RELEASE PROVIDED FOR HEREIN MAY LATER TURN OUT TO BE
DIFFERENT THAN IT NOW BELIEVES, AND THAT INFORMATION WHICH IS NOT NOW KNOWN OR SUSPECTED MAY LATER BE DISCOVERED. EACH OF THE RELEASORS
ACCEPTS THIS POSSIBILITY, AND EACH OF THEM ASSUMES THE RISK OF THE FACTS TURNING OUT TO BE DIFFERENT AND NEW INFORMATION BEING DISCOVERED;
AND EACH OF THEM FURTHER AGREES THAT THE RELEASE PROVIDED FOR HEREIN SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS CONTINUE TO BE EFFECTIVE AND NOT SUBJECT TO
TERMINATION OR RESCISSION BECAUSE OF ANY DIFFERENCE IN SUCH FACTS OR ANY NEW INFORMATION. RELEASORS AGREE THAT (I) THE COMMENCEMENT OF
ANY LITIGATION OR LEGAL PROCEEDINGS BY ANY RELEASOR AGAINST ANY RELEASED PARTY WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, DEMANDS, ACTIONS,
CAUSES OF ACTION, DAMAGES, COSTS, EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES RELEASED HEREBY, PURPORTED TO BE RELEASED HEREBY OR ARISING ON OR BEFORE THE
DATE HEREOF, AND/OR (II) THE COMMENCEMENT OF ANY CLAIM, INITIATION OR COMMENCEMENT OF ANY CLAIM OR PROCEEDING BY ANY RELEASOR WHICH ALLEGES
THAT THE RELEASE HEREIN IS INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE IN ANY RESPECT, SHALL, IN EACH CASE, CONSTITUTE AN IMMEDIATE EVENT OF DEFAULT.
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10.
Acknowledgment and Consent of Outgoing Parent Entity. Katapult Holdings, Inc., in its capacity as Outgoing Parent
Entity, hereby:
10.1
acknowledges the terms of this Agreement, including the joinder of Katapult Midco, LLC and the assumption by Katapult Midco,
LLC of the obligations previously held by Outgoing Parent Entity under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
10.2
consents to and approves the transactions contemplated hereby;
10.3
confirms that it has no claims, counterclaims, offsets, or defenses against Agent or any Lender arising out of or relating
to the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents as of the date hereof, and hereby releases Agent and each Lender from any and all such
claims in the same manner and to the same extent as set forth in Section 9 above, mutatis mutandis; and
10.4
acknowledges that, from and after the Effective Date, it shall have no further obligations under the Loan Agreement or any
other Loan Document, subject to its obligations under this Section 10 and any surviving indemnification obligations that accrued
prior to the Effective Date (which, for the avoidance of doubt, are released pursuant to Section 3 above).
[Signature pages follow.]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is being executed as of the date first written above.
BORROWER:
KATAPULT SPV-1 LLC
By:
/s/ Russell Falkenstein
Name:
Russell Falkenstein
Title:
Authorized Signatory
HOLDINGS:
KATAPULT GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/ Russell Falkenstein
Name:
Russell Falkenstein
Title:
Authorized Signatory
NEW PARENT ENTITY:
KATAPULT
MIDCO, LLC
By:
/s/ Russell Falkenstein
Name:
Russell Falkenstein
Title:
Authorized Signatory
OUTGOING PARENT ENTITY:
KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/ Russell Falkenstein
Name:
Russell Falkenstein
Title:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Joinder to A&R Loan and Security Agreement and Release Agreement]
AGENT:
MIDTOWN MADISON MANAGEMENT LLC
By:
/s/ David Aidi
Name:
David Aidi
Title:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Joinder to A&R Loan and Security Agreement and Release Agreement]
CLASS A-1 LENDERS:
BLUE
OWL ASSET Income Fund IV LP
By:
/s/ David Aidi
Name:
David Aidi
Title:
Authorized Signatory
BLUE OWL ASSET Income Fund (Cayman) IV LP
By:
/s/ David Aidi
Name:
David Aidi
Title:
Authorized Signatory
BLUE
OWL Asset Income Fund V LP
By:
/s/ David Aidi
Name:
David Aidi
Title:
Authorized Signatory
BLUE
OWL Asset Income Fund (Cayman) V LP
By:
/s/ David Aidi
Name:
David Aidi
Title:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Joinder to A&R Loan and Security Agreement and Release Agreement]
CLASS A-2 LENDERS:
BLUE
OWL Asset Income Fund V LP
By:
/s/ David Aidi
Name:
David Aidi
Title:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Joinder to A&R Loan and Security Agreement and Release Agreement]
EX-10.7 — EXHIBIT 10.7
EX-10.7
Filename: tm2622446d5_ex10-7.htm · Sequence: 7
Exhibit 10.7
AMENDED AND RESTATED CORPORATE GUARANTY
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED CORPORATE
GUARANTY AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of August 10, 2026 (this “Guaranty”) is made by each of KATAPULT GROUP,
INC., a Delaware corporation, and KATAPULT MIDCO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(collectively, “Guarantor”), in favor of MIDTOWN MADISON MANAGEMENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
in its capacity as administrative, payment and collateral agent for itself and each of the other financial institutions from time to time
party to the hereinafter defined Loan Agreement as Lenders (“Lenders”) (in such capacities, “Agent”)
for the benefit of itself and each Lender.
W
I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS,
KATAPULT SPV-1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”), Katapult Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Holdings”), Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent Entity”), Agent
and Lenders are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2025 (as amended, amended
and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”; capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Loan Agreement), pursuant to which
the Lenders have agreed, among other things, to make available to Borrower a senior secured revolving loan facility in the maximum principal
amount of up to the Maximum Revolving Loan Amount, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement;
WHEREAS,
Holdings and Parent Entity previously entered into that certain Corporate Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020
(the “Existing Guaranty”), in favor of Agent for the benefit of itself and the Lenders;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the parties thereto have contemplated a Parent Reorganization Transaction pursuant to which Parent Entity
will contribute 100% of the Equity Interests of Holdings to Katapult Midco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Katapult
Midco”), and in connection therewith, Katapult Midco is becoming a Payment Guarantor under the Loan Agreement;
WHEREAS,
each Guarantor is a direct or indirect parent of Borrower and hereby acknowledges that it will benefit from the transactions contemplated
by the Loan Agreement;
WHEREAS,
in connection with the Parent Reorganization Transaction, the parties hereto desire to amend and restate the Existing Guaranty in its
entirety to, among other things, add Katapult Midco as a Guarantor hereunder;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises contained herein, and for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, and to induce the Lenders to continue to make the Advances to Borrower thereunder, Guarantor hereby agrees as
follows:
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1. Guaranty.
(a)
Guarantor hereby, unconditionally and irrevocably (i) guarantees
to Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at stated maturity,
by acceleration or otherwise) of all of the Obligations and (ii) agrees to pay all costs and expenses incurred by Agent (including,
without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of external counsel and other professionals) in connection with
(A) enforcing or defending its rights under or in respect of this Guaranty or any other Loan Document or (B) collecting the
Obligations or otherwise administering this Guaranty (including amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic
stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C., 88 362(a)) (collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations”).
(b)
Subject to Section 5, Guarantor hereby agrees, in furtherance
of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which Agent or any Lender may have at law or in equity against Guarantor by
virtue hereof, that upon the failure of Borrower to pay any of the Guaranteed Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether
at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including amounts that would become due but
for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C., 88 362(a)), Guarantor will upon demand
pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to Agent for the ratable benefit of Lenders, an amount equal to the sum of the unpaid principal amount
of all Guaranteed Obligations then due as aforesaid, accrued and unpaid interest on such Guaranteed Obligations (including interest which,
but for Borrower becoming the subject of a case under the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued on such Guaranteed Obligations, whether
or not a claim is allowed against Borrower for such interest in the related bankruptcy case) and all other Guaranteed Obligations then
owed to Lenders as aforesaid. Guarantor hereby agrees that all payments hereunder will be paid to Agent without setoff, deduction or counterclaim
at the office of Agent located at the address specified in Section 12.5 of the Loan Agreement in U.S. dollars and in immediately
available funds.
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2. Guaranty Absolute. Guarantor guarantees that the
Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents regardless
of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of Agent or any
Lender with respect thereto. Guarantor agrees that this Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and performance when due and not of collectability.
This Guaranty is a primary obligation of Guarantor and not merely a contract of surety. The liability of Guarantor under this Guaranty
shall be absolute, irrevocable and unconditional irrespective of:
(a)
any lack of genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of
the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(b)
any lack of validity, regularity or enforceability of this Guaranty;
(c)
any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other
term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from the Loan Agreement, the Guaranty
or any other Loan Document;
(d)
any exchange, release or non-perfection of any security interest in
any collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the Obligations;
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(e)
the insolvency of Borrower or any Guarantor or any Indemnity Guarantor;
(f)
any failure on the part of Agent or any other Person to exercise,
or any delay in exercising, any right under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(g)
any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense
available to, or a discharge of, Borrower or any Guarantor or Indemnity Guarantor with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations (including,
without limitation, all defenses based on suretyship or impairment of collateral, and all defenses that Borrower may assert to the repayment
of the Guaranteed Obligations, including, without limitation, failure of consideration, breach of warranty, payment, statute of frauds,
bankruptcy, lack of legal capacity, statute of limitations, lender liability, accord and satisfaction, and usury), this Guaranty and the
obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty.
Guarantor hereby agrees that
if Borrower or any Guarantor or any Indemnity Guarantor is the subject of a bankruptcy case under the Bankruptcy Code, it will not assert
the pendency of such case or any order entered therein as a defense to the timely payment of the Guaranteed Obligations. Guarantor hereby
waives notice of or proof of reliance by Agent or any Lender upon this Guaranty, and the Guaranteed Obligations shall conclusively be
deemed to have been created, contracted, incurred, renewed, extended, amended or reduced (as to Borrower only) in reliance upon this Guaranty.
Guarantor hereby agrees that this Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not simply collection.
Guarantor recognizes and agrees
that Borrower, after the date hereof, may incur additional Indebtedness or other obligations, fees and expenses to Agent or the Lenders
under the Loan Agreement, refinance existing Guaranteed Obligations or pay existing Guaranteed Obligations and subsequently incur additional
Indebtedness to Agent or the Lenders under the Loan Agreement, and that in any such transaction, even if such transaction is not now contemplated,
Agent or the Lenders will rely in any such case upon this Guaranty and the enforceability thereof against Guarantor and that this Guaranty
shall remain in full force and effect with respect to such future Indebtedness of Borrower to Agent or the Lenders.
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3. Interests. Guarantor hereby acknowledges that the rates of interest applicable to the Guaranteed
Obligations shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, and paid for the actual number of days elapsed in accordance with Section
2.2 of the Loan Agreement.
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4. Fraudulent Conveyance. Notwithstanding any provision of this Guaranty to the contrary, it
is intended that this Guaranty, and any Liens granted by Guarantor to secure the obligations and liabilities arising pursuant to this
Guaranty, not constitute a “Fraudulent Conveyance” (as defined below). Consequently, Guarantor agrees that if this Guaranty,
or any Liens securing the obligations and liabilities arising pursuant to this Guaranty, would, but for the application of this sentence,
constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance, this Guaranty and each such Lien shall be valid and enforceable only to the maximum extent that would
not cause this Guaranty or such Lien to constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance, and this Guaranty shall automatically be deemed to have been
amended accordingly at all relevant times. For purposes hereof, “Fraudulent Conveyance” means a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent
transfer under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under the provisions of any applicable
fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer law or similar law of any state of the United States, as in effect from time to time.
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5. Waiver. Guarantor hereby waives, for the benefit
of Agent and Lenders (a) any right to require Agent or any Lender, as a condition of payment or performance by Guarantor, to (i) proceed
against Borrower, any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security
held from Borrower, any such other guarantor of all or any portion of the Obligations or any other Person, (iii) proceed against or have
resort to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of Agent or any Lender in favor of Borrower or any other Person or
(iv) pursue any other remedy in the power of Agent or any Lender whatsoever; (b) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity, lack
of authority or any disability or other defense of Borrower or any other guarantor including any defense based on or arising out of the
lack of validity or the unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or by reason of
the cessation of the liability of Borrower or any other guarantor of all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations from any cause other than
payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations; (c) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation
of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; (d) any defense based upon
Agent or any Lender’s errors or omissions in the administration of the Guaranteed Obligations; (e)(i) any principles or provisions
of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might be in conflict with the terms hereof and any legal or equitable discharge of Guarantor’s
obligations hereunder, (ii) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting Guarantor’s liability hereunder or the enforcement
hereof, (iii) any rights to set-offs, recoupments and counterclaims, and (iv) promptness, diligence and any requirement that any
beneficiary protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto; (f) notices, demands, presentments,
protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and notices of any action or inaction, including acceptance hereof, notices of default
hereunder, or any other Loan Document, notices of any renewal, extension or modification of the Guaranteed Obligations or any Loan Document,
notices of any extension of credit to Borrower and notices of any of the matters referred to in Section 2 and any right to
consent to any thereof; and (g) any defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by law which limit the liability of or exonerate
guarantors or sureties, or which may conflict with the terms hereof.
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6. Security Interest. As additional security for
the Obligations, Guarantor hereby grants to Agent, for the benefit of itself and the other Lenders a first priority security interest
in all of Guarantor's right, title and interest in and to all of the Guarantor’s assets, wherever located and whether now or hereafter
owned or acquired, including, but not limited to the following assets (collectively, the “Collateral”): (a) all Accounts,
(b) Chattel Paper, (c) Commercial Tort Claims, (d) Deposit Accounts, (e) Documents, (f) Equipment, (g) General Intangibles, (h) Goods
(including but not limited to all files, correspondence, computer programs, tapes, disks and related data processing software which contain
information identifying or pertaining to any of the Collateral or any Account Lessee or showing the amounts thereof or payments thereon
or otherwise necessary or helpful in the realization thereon or the collection thereof), (i) Inventory, (j) Investment Property, (k) letters
of credit and Letter of Credit Rights, (l) all Supporting Obligations and (m) all cash and non-cash proceeds of the foregoing (including
insurance proceeds). Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under the Loan Agreement or any breach or default by Guarantor under this
Guaranty, Agent shall have all the rights of a secured party under applicable law, and more specifically under the Uniform Commercial
Code (in effect in the State of New York) and shall have all the rights and remedies set forth in the Loan Agreement. In addition and
without limitation, Agent may, without notice to or demand upon Guarantor at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance
of an Event of Default take possession of the Collateral, and for that purpose Agent may enter upon any premises on which the Collateral
may be situated and remove the same therefrom and may require Guarantor to assemble all or any part of the Collateral at such location
or locations within the jurisdiction(s) of Guarantor's principal office or at such other locations as Agent may reasonably designate.
Unless the Collateral is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market,
Agent shall give Guarantor at least ten (10) Business Days prior written notice of the time and place of any public sale of Collateral
or of the time after which any private sale or any other intended disposition is to be made (it being understood, for the avoidance of
doubt, that the Agent shall not take any action to effect any such sale unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing).
Guarantor hereby acknowledges that ten (10) Business Days prior written notice of such sale or sales shall be reasonable notice. In addition,
Guarantor waives any and all rights that it may have to a judicial hearing in advance of the enforcement of any of Agent’s rights
hereunder following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, including, without limitation, its right following
an Event of Default to take immediate possession of the Collateral and to exercise its rights with respect thereto. In addition, Agent
shall have and may exercise any or all other rights and remedies it may have available at law, in equity, or otherwise. All of Agent’s
rights and remedies, whether evidenced by this Guaranty, the Loan Agreement or any other writing, shall be cumulative and may be exercised
singularly or concurrently. Election by Agent to pursue any remedy shall not exclude pursuit of any other remedy, and an election to make
expenditures or to take action to perform an obligation of Guarantor under this Guaranty, after Guarantor's failure to perform, shall
not affect Agent’s right to declare a default and to exercise its remedies. Guarantor hereby authorizes Agent to prepare and file
financing statements provided for by the UCC with all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect or protect the Lenders’ security interest
or rights hereunder, and to take such other action as may be required, in Agent’s Permitted Discretion, in order to perfect and
to continue the perfection of Agent’s Lien on the Collateral, for the benefit of itself and the other Lenders, including a notice
that any disposition of the Collateral, by either the Guarantor or any other Person, shall be deemed to violate the rights of the Lenders
under the UCC. Such financing statements may indicate the Collateral as “all assets of the Debtor” or words of similar effect,
or as being of an equal or lesser scope, or with greater detail, all in the Agent’s sole discretion.
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7. Subrogation; Subordination. Guarantor hereby agrees
that it will not exercise or assert any rights or claims which it may acquire against Borrower or any other guarantor of all or part of
the Guaranteed Obligations that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of its obligations hereunder (including,
without limitation, any rights or claims of subrogation, reimbursement or contribution), until the indefeasible payment in full in cash,
of all the Guaranteed Obligations, the termination of the Loan and termination of this Guaranty, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. If any amount shall be paid to Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence, such amount shall be held in trust
for the benefit of Agent and shall forthwith be paid to Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders to be credited and applied against
the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under Section 1(a)(ii), whether matured or unmatured, in such order as
Agent may determine. Any Indebtedness of Borrower or any other guarantors of the Obligations now or hereafter held by Guarantor (the “Obligee
Guarantor”) is hereby expressly and fully subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranteed Obligations, and any such indebtedness
collected or received by Guarantor after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing shall be held in trust for Agent on behalf
of Lenders and shall forthwith be paid over to Agent for the benefit of Lenders to be credited and applied against the Guaranteed Obligations
but without affecting, impairing or limiting in any manner the liability of Guarantor under any other provision hereof.
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8. Representations and Warranties.
(a)
Guarantor (i) is a corporation or limited liability company, as applicable,
duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization, (ii) has all requisite
power and authority to own its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted and to execute, deliver and perform
this Guaranty and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and (iii) is duly qualified to do business in all of the jurisdictions
in which failure to so qualify could reasonably be likely to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)
Guarantor has, independently and without reliance upon Agent or any
Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into
this Guaranty.
(c)
Guarantor is not an "investment company" registered or required
to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, nor controlled by such an "investment company." No transaction
contemplated in this Guaranty or the other Loan Documents requires compliance with any bulk sales act or similar law.
(d)
The execution, delivery and performance by Guarantor of this Guaranty
and the consummation by Guarantor of the transactions contemplated thereby, (a) have been duly authorized by all requisite action of
Guarantor and have been duly executed and delivered by Guarantor; (b) do not violate any provisions of (i) any Applicable Law, (ii) any
order of any Governmental Authority binding on Guarantor or any of its respective properties, or (iii) the certificate of incorporation,
certificate of formation, by-laws or limited liability company agreement of Guarantor, or any agreement between Guarantor and its equity
owners or among any such equity owners, in each case the effect of which could reasonably be expected to be, have or result in a Material
Adverse Effect; (c) are not in conflict with, and do not result in a breach or default of or constitute an event of default, or an event,
fact, condition or circumstance which, with notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute or result in a conflict, breach, default
or event of default under, any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which Guarantor is a party, or by which the properties or
assets of Guarantor are bound, the effect of which could reasonably be expected to be, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect; (d)
except as set forth herein or therein, will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature upon any of the properties
or assets of Guarantor, and (e) except for filings in connection with the perfection of Agent’s Liens, do not require the consent,
approval or authorization of, or filing, registration or qualification with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person that has
not been obtained. When executed and delivered, this Guaranty will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each party signatory
hereto enforceable against such parties in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, moratorium,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights generally and to the effect of general
principles of equity (whether in a proceeding at law or in equity).
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(e)
Guarantor is not (a) a party to any judgment, order or decree or any
agreement, document or instrument, or subject to any restriction, which would have a Material Adverse Effect on its ability to execute
and deliver, or perform under, this Guaranty or fulfill the Guaranteed Obligations, or (b) in default in the performance, observance or
fulfillment of any obligation, covenant or condition contained in any agreement, document or instrument to which it is a party or to which
any of its properties or assets are subject, which default, if not remedied within any applicable grace or cure period, could reasonably
be expected to be, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)
All deposit accounts, securities accounts and investment accounts
of Guarantor are set forth on Schedule 9(f) hereof. Guarantor shall not open any new deposit account, securities account or investment
account other than any such account that is an Excluded Deposit Account unless (i) Guarantor shall have given at least thirty (30) days
prior written notice to Agent and (ii) Guarantor and Agent shall first have entered into an account control agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to Agent sufficient to give Agent “control” (for purposes of Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code)
over such account (other than an account that is an Excluded Deposit Account).
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9. Release of Collateral. So long as no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, upon request of Guarantor, Agent shall release any Lien granted to or held by Agent
upon any Collateral being sold or disposed of in compliance with the provisions of the Loan Documents, as determined by Agent in its
sole discretion. Subject to Section 12.3 of the Loan Agreement, promptly following indefeasible payment in full in cash of all
Obligations (other than indemnity obligations under the Loan Documents that are not then due and payable or with respect to which no
claim has been made) and the termination of the Loan Agreement, the Liens created hereby shall terminate and Agent shall execute and
deliver such documents, at Guarantor’s expense, as are necessary to release Agent’s Liens in the Collateral and shall return
or cause the return of or consent to the return of the Collateral to Guarantor; provided, however, that the parties agree
that, notwithstanding any such termination or release or the execution, delivery or filing of any such documents or the return of any
Collateral, if and to the extent that any such payment made or received with respect to the Obligations is subsequently invalidated,
determined to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, defeased or required to be repaid to a trustee, debtor in possession, receiver,
custodian or any other Person under any Debtor Relief Law, common law or equitable cause or any other law, then the Obligations intended
to be satisfied by such payment shall be revived and shall continue as if such payment had not been received by Agent and the Liens created
hereby shall be revived automatically without any action on the part of any party hereto and shall continue as if such payment had not
been received by Agent. Agent shall not be deemed to have made any representation or warranty with respect to any Collateral so delivered
except that such Collateral is free and clear, on the date of such delivery, of any and all Liens arising from such Person’s own
acts. Section 12.9 of the Loan Agreement shall not be applicable to any actions required to be taken by the Agent under this Section.
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10. Right of Setoff. In addition to and not in limitation of all rights of
offset that Agent and its Affiliates may have under Applicable Law, provided that Agent has made prior demand (on behalf of itself and
the Lenders) and the obligations of Guarantor have matured, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, Agent
and its Affiliates shall have the right to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or
final, or any other type) at any time held and any other Indebtedness at any time owing by Agent and its Affiliates to or for the credit
or the account of Guarantor against any and all of the Guaranteed Obligations then due and payable. If Agent exercises any of its rights
under this Section 10, Agent shall provide notice to Borrower of such exercise, provided that the failure to give such notice
shall not affect the validity of the exercise of such rights.
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11. Survival of Provisions. All covenants, representations, warranties and
waivers and indemnities made by Guarantor under this Guaranty shall survive the execution, delivery, and termination of this Guaranty
until the indefeasible payment in full in cash, of all the Guaranteed Obligations, the termination of the Revolving Loan Commitments and
termination of this Guaranty, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
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12. Amendments, Waivers and Consents. No amendment or waiver of any provision
of this Guaranty, or consent to any departure by Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing
and signed by Agent and Guarantor, and then such amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for
the specific purpose for which given.
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13. Delays; Partial Exercise of Remedies. No delay or omission of Agent to
exercise any right or remedy hereunder shall impair any such right or operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise by Agent
of any right or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or preclude any other right or remedy.
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14. Facsimile Signature. This Guaranty may be executed and delivered by facsimile
or other electronic transmission all with the same force and effect as if the same was a fully executed and delivered original manual
counterpart. The words “execution,” “executed”, “signed,” “signature,” and words of like
import in this Guaranty shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or
enforceability as a manually executed signature.
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15. Interpretation. All terms not defined herein or in the Loan Agreement
shall have the meaning set forth in the UCC, except where the context otherwise requires. To the extent a term or provision of this Guaranty
conflicts with the Loan Agreement and is not addressed herein with more specificity, the Loan Agreement shall control with respect to
the subject matter of such term or provision.
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16. Continuing Guaranty; Assignments of Guaranteed Debt. This Guaranty is
a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the earlier of (i) the payment in full in cash of all Obligations
(other than indemnity obligations under the Loan Documents that are not then due and payable or with respect to which no claim has been
made) and the termination of the Loan Agreement or (ii) this Guaranty is released in accordance herewith, (b) be binding upon Guarantor
and its successors and assigns, and (c) inure, together with the rights and remedies of Agent and the Lenders hereunder, to its own
benefit and to its successors and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), Agent may, in accordance with
the terms of the Loan Agreement, assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under the Loan Agreement
to any successor agent, and such successor agent shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect hereof granted to Agent
herein or otherwise, in each case as provided in the Loan Agreement. Guarantor may not, without the consent of Agent, assign or transfer
any of its rights and obligations hereunder or any interest herein.
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17. Reinstatement. To the extent permitted by law, this Guaranty and the
Guaranteed Obligations shall be reinstated if at any time any amount received by Agent or any Lender in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations
is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by Agent or such Lender upon the occurrence or during the pendency of any bankruptcy,
reorganization or other similar proceeding applicable to Guarantor, or upon or during the occurrence of any dissolution, liquidation or
winding up of Guarantor, all as though such amount had not been received.
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18. Bankruptcy, etc.
(a)
The obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall not be reduced, limited,
impaired, discharged, deferred, suspended or terminated by any case or proceeding, voluntary or involuntary, involving the bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership, reorganization, liquidation or arrangement of Borrower or any Guarantor or by any defense which Borrower or
any Guarantor may have by reason of the order, decree or decision of any court or administrative body resulting from any such proceeding.
(b)
Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that any interest on any portion
of the Guaranteed Obligations which accrues after the commencement of any case or proceeding referred to in clause (a) above (or,
if interest on any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations ceases to accrue by operation of law by reason of the commencement of such case
or proceeding, such interest as would have accrued on such portion of the Guaranteed Obligations if such case or proceeding had not been
commenced) shall be included in the Guaranteed Obligations because it is the intention of Guarantor and the Lenders that the Guaranteed
Obligations which are guaranteed by Guarantor pursuant hereto should be determined without regard to any rule of law or order which may
relieve Borrower of any portion of such Guaranteed Obligations. Guarantor will permit any trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, debtor in possession,
assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar person to pay Agent, or allow the claim of Agent in respect of, any such interest accruing
after the date on which such case or proceeding is commenced.
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19. Financial Condition of Borrower. Any Advance may be made to Borrower or continued from time to time, without
notice to or authorization from Guarantor regardless of the financial or other condition of Borrower at the time of any such grant or
continuation. Neither Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to disclose or discuss with Guarantor its assessment of the financial
condition of Borrower. Guarantor has adequate means to obtain information from Borrower on a continuing basis concerning the financial
condition of Borrower and its ability to perform their respective obligations under the Loan Documents, and Guarantor assumes the responsibility
for being and keeping informed of the financial condition of Borrower and of all circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of
the Guaranteed Obligations. Guarantor hereby waives and relinquishes any duty on the part of Agent or any Lender to disclose any matter,
fact or thing relating to the business, operations or conditions of Borrower now known or hereafter known by Agent or any Lender.
SECTION
20. Sections 10.3, 12.1, 12.4, 12.5 and 12.6 of the Loan Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference mutatis mutandis,
with (i) each reference to “Borrower” being a reference to “Guarantor” and (ii) each reference to “Agreement”
being a reference to this Guaranty.
SECTION
21. Entire Agreement; Successors and Assigns. This Guaranty constitutes the
entire agreement between the parties, supersedes any prior written and verbal agreements between them, and shall bind and benefit the
parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
SECTION
22. [RESERVED].
[REMAINDER
OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK; SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
8
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be executed by its proper and duly authorized officer as of the date
first set forth above.
KATAPULT GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/
Russell Falkenstein
Name:
Russell Falkenstein
Title:
Authorized Signatory
KATAPULT
MIDCO LLC
By:
/s/ Russell Falkenstein
Name:
Russell Falkenstein
Title:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Corporate Guaranty and Security Agreement]
EX-10.8 — EXHIBIT 10.8
EX-10.8
Filename: tm2622446d5_ex10-8.htm · Sequence: 8
Exhibit 10.8
Execution Version
SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO MASTER LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
This
SEVENTH Amendment TO MASTER LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into this 7th day of
August, 2026, by and among TMX MP SPE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”), each of the lenders
from time to time party hereto (individually, each a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”)
and BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST II, SERIES SPL-XVI, a statutory series of BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST II, a Delaware statutory trust,
for itself and for no other series of BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST II, as administrative agent (in such capacity, “Administrative
Agent”).
Recitals
A. Borrowers,
Lenders and Administrative Agent entered into that certain Master Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of February 10, 2023 (as
heretofore amended, and as same may be further amended and restated, supplemented, revised, or otherwise modified from time to time,
the “Loan Agreement”); and
B. Borrowers
have requested that Administrative Agent and Lenders amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, and Administrative Agent and Lenders
are willing to do so upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment.
Now,
Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which
is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Agreement
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement, as amended by this
Amendment.
2. Amendments
to Loan Agreement.
2.1 Effective
as of the date hereof, the Loan Agreement (including for the avoidance of doubt any Schedules thereto) is hereby amended (a) to
delete the red or green stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following examples: stricken
text and stricken text) and (b) to add the blue or green double-underlined
text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following examples: double-underlined
text and double-underlined text), in each case, as set
forth in the marked copy of the Loan Agreement (including for the avoidance of doubt any Schedules thereto) attached hereto as Annex
I and made a part hereof for all purposes.
3. No
Waiver, Ratification, Further Assurances and Consent.
3.1 Nothing
contained in this Amendment, or any other communication among Administrative Agent, Lenders, Borrower or any Guarantor shall be construed
as a waiver by Administrative Agent or Lenders of any covenant or provision of the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents, this Amendment
or any other contract or instrument among the Borrower and/or any Guarantor, Administrative Agent and/or Lenders, or of any similar future
transaction and the failure of Administrative Agent and/or Lenders at any time or times hereafter to require strict performance by the
Borrower and Guarantors of any provision thereof shall not waive, affect or diminish any right of Administrative Agent and/or Lenders
to thereafter demand strict compliance therewith. Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing contained in this Amendment shall directly
or indirectly in any way whatsoever either: (i) impair, prejudice or otherwise adversely affect Administrative Agent’s or
any Lender’s right at any time to exercise any right, privilege or remedy in connection with the Loan Agreement or any other Loan
Documents, each as amended hereby, (ii) except as expressly provided herein, amend or alter any provision of the Loan Agreement
or any other Loan Documents or any other contract or instrument, or (iii) constitute any course of dealings or other basis for altering
any obligation of Borrower or any Guarantor under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Documents or any right, privilege or remedy of
Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Loan Agreement, any other Loan Documents or any other contract or instrument.
3.2 This
Amendment shall be construed in connection with and as part of the Loan Agreement and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and each other Loan Document are hereby ratified
and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect.
3.3 Borrower
confirms that all of its obligations under the Loan Documents are in full force and effect and are performable in accordance with their
respective terms without setoff, defense, counter-claim or claims in recoupment.
3.4 Borrower
and Administrative Agent agree that at any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the other, it will execute and deliver
such further documents and do such further acts and things as the other may reasonably request in order to effect the purposes of this
Amendment and the Loan Documents.
4. Conditions
Precedent to Effectiveness of Amendment. The effectiveness of this Amendment is conditioned upon the satisfaction of the following
conditions precedent. The determination as to whether each condition has been satisfied shall be made by Administrative Agent in its
sole discretion.
4.1 Administrative
Agent shall have received this Amendment, duly executed by Borrower, Lenders and Administrative Agent.
4.2 Administrative
Agent shall have received an executed copy of the written bringdown legal opinions of Borrower’s outside counsel, in form and substance
satisfactory to Administrative Agent, covering such items as may be required by Administrative Agent, including, without limitation,
enforceability, authority and other closing matters, together with customary bringdown opinions regarding true sale and substantive consolidation
matters;
4.3 Administrative
Agent shall have received results of a search of the UCC (or equivalent) filings made with respect to the Loan Parties in the jurisdictions
identified by Administrative Agent and copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed by such search and evidence
reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent that the Liens indicated by such financing statements (or similar documents) are Permitted
Liens;
4.4 Administrative
Agent shall have received a certificate, dated as of the date hereof and duly executed by an authorized officer or individual, (i) certifying
and indicating the incumbency, authority, and signatures of the individuals authorized to sign, on behalf of each such Loan Party, this
Amendment and the other Loan Documents to which such entity is a party, (ii) together with copies of the resolutions of the governing
bodies of each Loan Party authorizing the transactions contemplated by this Amendment and the other Loan Documents and certifying that
such resolutions are true, correct and complete copies thereof and are in full force and effect and have not been modified or amended,
(iii) together with copies of each Organizational Document of each Loan Party (certified as of a recent date by the appropriate
governmental official, each dated as of the date hereof or a recent date prior thereto), and certifying that such Organizational Documents
are true, correct and complete copies thereof and are in full force and effect and have not been modified or amended, and (iv) together
with the certificates of good standing of each such Loan Party;
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4.5 The
representations and warranties contained or incorporated herein shall be true and correct;
4.6 Administrative
Agent shall have received such additional documents, instruments and information as Administrative Agent may reasonably request; and
4.7 Borrower
shall have paid to Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, all fees, costs and expenses due and owing to Administrative
Agent and Lenders as of the date hereof (including the costs of any counsel to the Administrative Agent). All fees, costs, expenses and
other amounts payable hereunder shall be non-refundable and fully earned upon Administrative Agent’s receipt of such fees, costs,
expenses or amounts.
5. Representations
and Warranties. To induce Administrative Agent and Lenders to enter into this Amendment, Borrower hereby represents and warrants
to Administrative Agent and Lender as follows:
5.1 Immediately
after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement, as amended by this
Amendment, are true, accurate and complete in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier therein) as of
the date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case they are true and
correct as of such date), (b) no Default, Event of Default or Cease Funding Event has occurred and is continuing, (c) each
Loan Party is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, organization or formation, (d) no amendment,
modification or other change has been made to (i) the articles of organization (or other applicable charter document), or (ii) the
operating agreement (or other applicable document) of each Loan Party, and (e) the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment
by each Loan Party has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action;
5.2 Each
Loan Party has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations under the Loan Agreement,
as amended by this Amendment;
5.3 The
execution and delivery by each Loan Party of this Amendment and the performance by such Loan Party of its obligations under the Loan
Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, do not require any order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing,
recording or registration with, or exemption by any governmental or public body or authority, or subdivision thereof, binding on such
Loan Party, except as already has been obtained or made; and
5.4 This
Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party and is the binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against
such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
liquidation, moratorium or other similar laws of general application and equitable principles relating to or affecting creditors’
rights.
6. Miscellaneous.
6.1 Integration.
This Amendment and the Loan Agreement represent the entire agreement between the parties about this subject matter and supersede prior
negotiations or agreements. All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties and negotiations between the parties about
the subject matter of this Amendment and the Loan Agreement merge into this Amendment and the Loan Agreement.
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6.2 Severability.
If any term or provision of this Amendment is adjudicated to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under Applicable Law, such term or
provision shall be inapplicable to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without affecting the legality, validity
or enforceability of the remainder of this Amendment which shall be given effect so far as possible.
6.3 Successors
and Assigns. Subject to Section 11.6 of the Loan Agreement, this Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of Borrower, any other Loan Parties, Administrative Agent and Lenders and their respective successors and permitted assigns,
except that neither Borrower nor any other Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or
any interest herein without Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ prior written consent.
6.4 WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS Amendment
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND
SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ANY WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND NOTICE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THE LOAN AGREEMENT.
6.5 No
Oral Agreements. Neither this Amendment nor any provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged, modified or terminated orally,
but only by an instrument in writing signed by the parties required to be a party thereto pursuant to the Loan Agreement.
6.6 Counterparts.
This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute
one and the same instrument. Signature pages delivered by facsimile or other electronic means shall have the same effect as manually
executed signature pages.
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7. Release.
EACH LOAN PARTY, TOGETHER WITH ITS PARENTS, DIVISIONS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, PARTICIPANTS, PREDECESSORS,
SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS, AND EACH OF ITS CURRENT AND FORMER DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, PARTNERS, AGENTS, AND
EMPLOYEES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PREDECESSORS, SUCCESSORS, HEIRS, AND ASSIGNS (INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, “RELEASORS”)
HEREBY VOLUNTARILY AND KNOWINGLY RELEASE AND FOREVER WAIVES AND DISCHARGES ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
PARENTS, DIVISIONS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, PARTICIPANTS, PREDECESSORS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS, AND EACH OF ITS
CURRENT AND FORMER DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, PARTNERS, ATTORNEYS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES, AND EACH OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE PREDECESSORS, SUCCESSORS, HEIRS, AND ASSIGNS (INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELEASED PARTIES”)
FROM ALL POSSIBLE CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, DEMANDS, ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, DAMAGES, COSTS, EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER
KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, ANTICIPATED OR UNANTICIPATED, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, FIXED, CONTINGENT OR CONDITIONAL, OR AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, IN
ANY CASE ORIGINATING IN WHOLE OR IN PART ON OR BEFORE THE DATE HEREOF THAT ANY OF THE RELEASORS MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AGAINST
THE RELEASED PARTIES (OR ANY OF THEM), IF ANY, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER ANY SUCH CLAIMS ARISE OUT OF CONTRACT, TORT, VIOLATION
OF LAW OR REGULATIONS, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE LOAN AGREEMENT,
THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS AND REMEDIES UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND/OR NEGOTIATION FOR AND EXECUTION OF THIS AMENDMENT
OR THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CONTRACTING FOR, CHARGING, TAKING, RESERVING, COLLECTING OR RECEIVING
INTEREST IN EXCESS OF THE HIGHEST LAWFUL RATE APPLICABLE. EACH OF THE RELEASORS WAIVES THE BENEFITS OF ANY LAW, WHICH MAY PROVIDE
IN SUBSTANCE: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN ITS FAVOR AT
THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY IT MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED ITS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.” EACH OF
THE RELEASORS UNDERSTANDS THAT THE FACTS WHICH IT BELIEVES TO BE TRUE AT THE TIME OF MAKING THE RELEASE PROVIDED FOR HEREIN MAY LATER
TURN OUT TO BE DIFFERENT THAN IT NOW BELIEVES, AND THAT INFORMATION WHICH IS NOT NOW KNOWN OR SUSPECTED MAY LATER BE DISCOVERED.
EACH OF THE RELEASORS ACCEPTS THIS POSSIBILITY, AND EACH OF THEM ASSUMES THE RISK OF THE FACTS TURNING OUT TO BE DIFFERENT AND NEW INFORMATION
BEING DISCOVERED; AND EACH OF THEM FURTHER AGREES THAT THE RELEASE PROVIDED FOR HEREIN SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS CONTINUE TO BE EFFECTIVE
AND NOT SUBJECT TO TERMINATION OR RESCISSION BECAUSE OF ANY DIFFERENCE IN SUCH FACTS OR ANY NEW INFORMATION. RELEASORS AGREE THAT (I) THE
COMMENCEMENT OF ANY LITIGATION OR LEGAL PROCEEDINGS BY ANY RELEASOR OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES AGAINST ANY RELEASED PARTY
WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, DEMANDS, ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, DAMAGES, COSTS, EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES RELEASED HEREBY,
PURPORTED TO BE RELEASED HEREBY OR ARISING ON OR BEFORE THE DATE HEREOF, AND/OR (II) THE COMMENCEMENT OF ANY CLAIM, INITIATION
OR COMMENCEMENT OF ANY CLAIM OR PROCEEDING IN FAVOR OF, THROUGH OR BY ANY RELEASOR WHICH ALLEGES THAT THE RELEASE HEREIN IS INVALID OR
UNENFORCEABLE IN ANY RESPECT, SHALL, IN EACH CASE, CONSTITUTE AN IMMEDIATE EVENT OF DEFAULT.
[Signature page follows.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
this Amendment is being executed as of the date first written above.
BORROWER:
TMX MP SPE, LLC
By:
/s/
William Baker
Name:
William Baker
Title:
President
[Signature Page to
Seventh Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (TMX)]
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST II,
SERIES SPL-XVI,
a statutory series of BP Commercial
Funding Trust II,
a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II, as Administrative Agent
By: BasePoint Capital II, LLC,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Administrator of BP Commercial Funding Trust II
By:
/s/
Michael Petronio
Name:
Michael Petronio
Title:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Seventh Amendment to Loan
and Security Agreement (TMX)]
CLASS A LENDER:
BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST II,
SERIES SPL-XVI,
a statutory series of BP Commercial
Funding Trust II,
a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II
By: BasePoint Capital II, LLC,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Administrator of BP Commercial Funding Trust II
By:
/s/
Michael Petronio
Name:
Michael Petronio
Title:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Seventh Amendment to Loan
and Security Agreement (TMX)]
CLASS A LENDER:
IVY LOCKWOOD, LLC
By:
/s/
John C. Hooff, III
Name:
John C. Hooff, III
Title:
Managing Member
[Signature Page to Seventh Amendment to Loan
and Security Agreement (TMX)]
CLASS B LENDERS:
MGG Canada Fund LP
MGG SF Drawdown Unlevered
Offshore III SPV S.a.r.l.
MGG SF Drawdown Unlevered
Fund III (Luxembourg) SCSp
MGG SF Evergreen Master
Fund (Cayman) LP
MGG SF Evergreen Fund LP
MGG SF Evergreen Unlevered
Fund LP
MGG SF Evergreen Unlevered
Fund 2020 LP
MGG Offshore Funding I
LLC
MGG Onshore Funding II
LLC
MGG Onshore Funding III
LP
MGG Onshore Funding IV
LLC
MGG SF Drawdown Unlevered
Fund III LP
MGG SF Drawdown Unlevered
Master Fund III (Cayman) LP
MGG SF Evergreen Unlevered
Master Fund II (Cayman) LP
By:
MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP, on behalf of
each of the above, as Authorized Signatory
By:
MGG GP, LLC, its general partner
By:
/s/
Kevin Griffin
Name:
Kevin Griffin
Title:
CEO
[Signature Page to Seventh Amendment to Loan
and Security Agreement (TMX)]
CLASS C LENDER:
BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST II,
SERIES SPL-XVI,
a statutory series of BP Commercial
Funding Trust II,
a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II
By: BasePoint Capital II, LLC,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Administrator of BP Commercial Funding Trust II
By:
/s/
Michael Petronio
Name:
Michael Petronio
Title:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Seventh Amendment to Loan
and Security Agreement (TMX)]
Annex I
Loan Agreement
(attached).
COMPOSITE OF THE MASTER LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 10, 2023, AS AMENDED BY that certain First Amendment to Master
Loan and Security Agreement, dated March 31, 2023, that certain Second Amendment to Master Loan and Security Agreement, dated August 1,
2023, THAT CERTAIN THIRD AMENDMENT TO MASTER LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, DATEd October 2, 2023, that certain fourth amendment to
master loan and security agreement, dated as of February 10, 2025, that certain fifth amendment to master loan and security agreement
dated as of OCTOBER 23, 2025, THAT CERTAIN SIXTH AMENDMENT TO MASTER LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT DATED AS OF DECEMBER 19, 2025, AND THAT
CERTAIN SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO MASTER LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT DATED AS OF AUGUST 7, 2026 (NOTE FOR CONVENIENCE PURPOSES ONLY,
SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS NOT AMENDED HEREBY MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS ANNEX I).
ANNEX I
TO
SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO MASTER LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
NOTE:
The changes to the Master Loan and Security Agreement set forth below are reflected as follows: deletions are shown by the stricken text
(indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text
and stricken text); and additions are shown by the double-underlined text
(indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined
text and double-underlined text).
MASTER LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
Dated as of February 10, 2023
by and among
TMX
MP SPE, LLC,
as Borrower,
THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
as Lenders,
and
BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST II, SERIES SPL-XVI,
as Administrative Agent
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
Section 1
DEFINITION OF TERMS
1
1.1
Definitions
1
1.2
Rates
58
1.3
Divisions
59
Section 2
THE LOAN
59
2.1
The Loan; Advances; Class A Loan, Class B Loan and Class C Loan
59
2.2
Evidence of Loan
60
2.3
Advances and Releases
61
2.4
Interest Generally
63
2.5
Interest Elections
64
2.6
Collections; Payments; Etc.
64
2.7
Lender Allocation Provisions
71
2.8
Subordination Provisions
72
2.9
Defaulting Lenders
75
2.10
Taxes
75
2.11
[Reserved]
78
2.12
Increased Costs
78
2.13
Mitigation of Obligations
79
2.14
Removal or Replacement of Lenders
79
2.15
Survival
80
2.16
Fees
80
2.17
Inability to Determine Rates
81
2.18
Illegality
82
2.19
Benchmark Replacement Setting
82
2.20
ESG Amendment
83
2.21
Special Provisions Relating to the Class A Legacy Balance and the Class C Legacy Balance
84
Section 3
COLLATERAL
84
3.1
Grant of Security Interest
84
3.2
Financing Statements
84
3.3
Location of Collateral
84
3.4
Protection of Collateral; Reimbursement
85
3.5
Liability
86
3.6
Commercial Tort Claims
86
3.7
Possession
86
3.8
Borrower Contractual Obligations
87
3.9
Payments by Lender; Protective Advances
87
Section 4
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING AND FUNDING PROCEDURES
88
4.1
Conditions Precedent to Closing Date
88
4.2
Conditions Precedent to the Initial Advance and All Advances
89
4.3
Releases
93
Section 5
GENERAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
94
5.1
Organization, Standing, Qualification
94
i
5.2
Authorization, Enforceability, Etc.
94
5.3
Financial Statements and Business Condition
95
5.4
Taxes
95
5.5
Title to Collateral and Other Properties; Prior Liens
95
5.6
Subsidiaries, Affiliates, and Capital Structure
96
5.7
Transactions with Affiliates
97
5.8
Litigation, Proceedings, Etc.
98
5.9
Licenses, Permits, Etc.
98
5.10
Full Disclosure
98
5.11
Use of Proceeds/Margin Stock
98
5.12
No Default or Event of Default; No Breach or Violation of Other Arrangements
99
5.13
Restrictions on Borrower
99
5.14
Broker’s Fees
99
5.15
Legal Compliance
99
5.16
Deferred Compensation Plans
101
5.17
Labor Relations
102
5.18
Investment Company
102
5.19
Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions
102
5.20
Reliance by Administrative Agent
102
5.21
Form of Portfolio Documents
102
5.22
Solvency
102
5.23
No Other Business
102
5.24
Eligible Receivables
102
5.25
Data Protection
103
5.26
Specified Collection Accounts
104
5.27
Flow of Funds
104
Section 6
COVENANTS
104
6.1
Affirmative Covenants
104
6.2
Negative Covenants
120
6.3
Separate Existence
122
6.4
Post-Closing Requirements
124
Section 7
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
124
7.1
Default
124
7.2
Covenant Defaults
124
7.3
Warranties or Representations
124
7.4
Enforceability
125
7.5
Insolvency
125
7.6
Involuntary Proceedings
125
7.7
Voluntary Proceedings
125
7.8
Judgment
125
7.9
Failure to Deposit Proceeds
126
7.10
Removal of Collateral
126
7.11
Other Loan Party Defaults
126
7.12
Material Adverse Change
126
7.13
Cross Default
126
7.14
Change of Control
127
7.15
Investment Company Act
127
7.16
Level 3 Portfolio Trigger Event
127
7.17
Specified Collection Accounts
127
ii
7.18
ERISA
127
7.19
Financial Covenants
127
7.20
CCF Holdings Cease Funding Event
129
7.21
CCF Holdings Cross-Default
129
Section 8
REMEDIES
129
8.1
Remedies Upon Default
129
8.2
Notice of Sale
131
8.3
Application of Collateral; Termination of Agreements
132
8.4
Rights of Administrative Agent Regarding Collateral
132
8.5
Delegation of Duties and Rights
133
8.6
Waivers
133
8.7
Cumulative Rights
133
8.8
Expenditures by Administrative Agent
133
8.9
Diminution in Value of Collateral
133
8.10
No Duty of Administrative Agent to Incur Liability
133
8.11
Buy-Out Rights
134
Section 9
CERTAIN RIGHTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
137
9.1
Protection of Collateral
137
9.2
Performance by Administrative Agent
137
9.3
No Liability of Administrative Agent
137
9.4
Right to Defend Action Affecting Security
138
9.5
Administrative Agent’s Right of Set-Off
138
9.6
Notice to Consumer Obligors
138
9.7
Collection of Receivables
139
9.8
Power of Attorney
139
9.9
Relief from Automatic Stay, Etc.
140
9.10
Investigations and Inquiries
140
9.11
Verification of Use
140
9.12
Due Diligence
140
9.13
Recovery of Erroneous Payments
141
Section 10
TERM OF AGREEMENT, INTENT OF PARTIES
141
10.1
Term
141
10.2
Reinstatement
141
Section 11
MISCELLANEOUS
142
11.1
Notices
142
11.2
Survival
142
11.3
Governing Law
142
11.4
Limitation on Interest
143
11.5
Invalid Provisions
143
11.6
Transferability of Loan Agreement; Loan Participations
144
11.7
Amendments and Waivers
145
11.8
Counterparts; Effectiveness
146
11.9
Lenders Not Fiduciaries or Principals
147
11.10
Release and Return of Receivables
147
11.11
Accounting Principles
147
11.12
Entire Agreement
147
11.13
Litigation
147
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11.14
Incorporation of Exhibits and Schedules
148
11.15
Directly or Indirectly
148
11.16
Captions
148
11.17
Gender
148
11.18
No Duty
148
11.19
Confidentiality
148
11.20
Borrower’s Acknowledgment
149
11.21
No Offset
150
11.22
Waiver of Consequential Damages
150
11.23
Time of Essence
150
11.24
Administrative Agent’s Discretion
150
11.25
Not a Security
151
11.26
Limitation of Liability
151
11.27
General Rules
151
Section 12
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
152
12.1
Appointment of Authorization of Administrative Agent
152
12.2
Rights as a Lender
152
12.3
Exculpatory Provisions
152
12.4
Reliance by Administrative Agent
154
12.5
Delegation of Duties
154
12.6
Resignation of Administrative Agent
154
12.7
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders
155
12.8
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim
155
12.9
Collateral Matters
156
12.10
Certain ERISA Matters
157
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SCHEDULES:
Schedule A
Approved Processing Agreements
Schedule B
Approved Processors
Schedule C
Applicable States
Schedule D
Lenders; Commitments; Percentage Shares
Schedule E
Concentration Targets
Schedule F
Program Summary
Schedule G
Receivable Eligibility Criteria
Schedule H
Deposit Accounts; Securities Accounts; and Account Banks
Schedule I
[Reserved]
Schedule J
Originators
Schedule K
Sellers
Schedule L
Loan Summary File
Schedule N
Weekly Settlement Waterfall Report
Schedule O
Monthly Transaction File
Schedule P
Minimum Monthly Vintage Collection Percentages
Schedule Q
Administrative Agent Account
Schedule R
Specified Collection Accounts
Schedule S
List of DQ Lenders and Competitors
Schedule 2.6(b)
Trigger Period
Schedule 4.2(b)
Certain Conditions Precedent to the Initial Advance
Schedule 5.6(b)
Proxies, Voting Trusts, Shareholder Agreements
Schedule 5.6(h)
Subsidiaries of Parent
Schedule 5.7
Transactions with Affiliates
Schedule 5.8
Litigations, Etc.
Schedule 5.15
Governmental Inquiry
Schedule 6.1(y)
Designated SP Origination State
Schedule 6.2(b)
Permitted Liens
Schedule 6.2(i)
Locations
Schedule 6.4
Post-Closing Requirements
Schedule 11.1
Notices
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EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A-1
Underwriting Guidelines
Exhibit A-2
Servicing Policy
Exhibit B
Flow of Funds
Exhibit C-1
Form of Promissory Note A
Exhibit C-2
Form of Promissory Note B
Exhibit C-3
Form of Promissory Note C
Exhibit D
Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit E
Form of Advance Certification
Exhibit F
Form of Borrowing Base Certificate
Exhibit G
Form of Data Field Certificate
Exhibit H-1
Form of Monthly Servicing Report
Exhibit H-2
Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit I
Form of Solvency Certificate
Exhibit J
Form of Closing Certificate
Exhibit K
Form of Hudson Cook, LLP Legal Opinion
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MASTER LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This MASTER LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, this “Agreement”) is dated and entered
into as of February 10, 2023, by and among TMX MP SPE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and
assigns, “Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time party hereto, and BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST II, SERIES SPL-XVI,
a statutory series of BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST II, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP COMMERCIAL
FUNDING TRUST II, as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
set forth in Section 1.1.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Borrower is a Delaware
limited liability company, 100% of the membership interests of which are directly held by TMX MP SPE Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“SPE Holdco”), and 100% of the membership interests of SPE Holdco are indirectly held by TMX Finance
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the
Master Participation Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Participation Agreement”), by and among the Sellers (as defined below)
party thereto and Borrower, certain of such Sellers shall sell, and Borrower shall purchase, certain Purchased Assets (as defined below)
in accordance with the terms thereof; and
WHEREAS, Borrower has requested
that Administrative Agent and Lenders agree, and Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed, to make available to Borrower a credit
facility in a maximum aggregate principal amount of up to the Maximum Loan Amount (as defined below), in accordance with the terms hereof,
the proceeds of which will used by Borrower to acquire or purchase, from time to time, Purchased Assets, which Purchased Assets (together
with the other Collateral) will secure the payment and performance of the Obligations (as defined below) of Borrower, and for other uses
agreed to herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
Section 1 DEFINITION
OF TERMS
1.1 Definitions.
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1.
All terms used which are not specifically defined herein shall, unless the context indicates otherwise, have the meanings provided for
by the UCC to the extent the same are used or defined therein; in the event that any term is defined differently in different Articles
or Divisions of the UCC, the definition contained in Article or Division 9 shall control.
“Aaron’s Holdco”
means Aaron’s Intermediate Holdco, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“ABR”
means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds
Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50% and (c) Term SOFR for a one-month tenor in effect on such day plus 1.00%.
Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or Term SOFR shall be effective from and including the
effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or Term SOFR, respectively.
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“ABR Advance”
means an Advance that bears interest based on the ABR.
“Accepted Servicing
Practices” means with respect to any Receivable, procedures (including collection procedures) that comply in all material respects
with Applicable Laws (including any applicable rules, procedures and operating regulations of the Electronic Payments Association (NACHA)),
credit card association rules and that any Servicer or the Subservicer customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering
consumer loans for its own account as applicable to Consumer Loans of a type similar to the Receivables, and the accepted servicing practices
of prudent lending institutions which service Consumer Loans of a type similar to the Receivables in the jurisdiction where the related
Consumer Obligor is located.
“Account Bank”
means the depository maintaining, as of the Closing Date: (a) the Borrower Funding Account Bank; (b) the Borrower Collection
Account Bank; and (c) any other Deposit Account or Securities Account; or thereafter, one or more nationally-recognized depository
banks acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion.
“Account Control
Agreement” means, with respect to any deposit account or securities account of Borrower, the related account control agreement,
by and among Borrower, the applicable depositary bank or securities intermediary, and Administrative Agent (or an agent thereof) (as
it may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), in form and substance satisfactory
to Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, which provides Administrative Agent (or an agent thereof) with “control”
over (within the meaning of the UCC), and a first priority, perfected Lien on, such deposit account or securities account and the proceeds
of Collateral and all other property and assets from time to time on deposit therein or otherwise credited thereto.
“Accounting Firm”
means, as of the Closing Date, Elliott Davis LLC, or thereafter, a firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized national
standing acceptable to the Required Lenders.
“ACH Network”
means the Automated Clearing House Network.
“Acquisition Term
Loan” means a term loan which may be advanced on the TMX Acquisition Closing Date pursuant to the terms and conditions of the
Acquisition Term Loan Agreement.
“Acquisition Term
Loan Agent” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Specified TMX Financing Documents.
“Acquisition Term
Loan Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Specified TMX Financing Documents.
“Acquisition Term
Loan Documents” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Specified TMX Financing Documents.
“Acquisition Term
Loan Lenders” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Specified TMX Financing Documents.
“Administrative
Agent” means, at any time, the Person acting as the administrative agent for itself and for the Lenders under each of the Loan
Documents (which, initially, shall be BP Commercial Funding Trust II, Series SPL-XVI, a statutory series of BP Commercial Funding
Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II), and the successors and assigns
of such Person.
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“Administrative
Agent Account” means the account of Administrative Agent as set forth on Schedule Q, as such Schedule may be revised
or updated by Administrative Agent and notified to Borrower from time to time.
“Administrative
Detail Form” means an administrative detail form in a form supplied by, or otherwise acceptable to, Administrative Agent.
“Administrative
Discretion” means with respect to Administrative Agent, its Permitted Discretion acting alone and without the consent of the
Required Lenders.
“Advance(s)”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a). In addition, for the avoidance of doubt, Advances shall constitute, individually
or in the aggregate as the context may require, Class A Advances, Class B Advances and Class C Advances.
“Advance Certification”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
“Advance
Rate” means the Class A Advance Rate, the Class B Advance Rate or the Class C Advance Rate, as applicable.
“Advance Rate Adjustment”
means, at any time during a Level 1 Portfolio Trigger Event Period, (a) with respect to the Class A Advance Rate, five percent
(5%); (b) with respect to the Class B Advance Rate, in the event the Outstanding Legal Balance of all Class A Advances
is $0, five percent (5%); and (c) with respect to the Class C Advance Rate, in the event the Outstanding Legal Balance of
all Class A Advances and all Class B Advances is $0, five percent (5%).
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled
by or is under common Control with the Person specified; provided that following the Katapult Merger Transaction, except for purposes
of Sections 5.7, 6.2(g) and 6.3, (i) Aaron’s Holdco and its Subsidiaries, and (ii) Katapult
Intermediate and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries.
“Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.
“Amortization Period”
means the period beginning on the Draw Period Termination Date and ending on the Maturity Date.
“Anti-Corruption
Laws” means the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and any other similar laws, rules and
regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to any of the Credit Parties concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
“Applicable Laws”
means any and all federal, state, and local statutes, ordinances, treaties, rules, regulations, codes, court orders and decrees, administrative
orders and decrees,, judgments and other legal requirements of any Governmental Authority to which the Loan, any Advances, any Loan Document,
any Borrower, any Servicer, any Approved Sub-Servicer, any Seller, any Originator or, any other Loan Party or any other Person acting
on their behalf, or all or any portion of the Collateral is or becomes subject from time to time, including, but not limited to, those
governing the marketing, origination, sale or servicing (including all collection activities related to) of Consumer Loans in electronic
form or otherwise, as the same have been or may in the future be amended from time to time.
“Applicable
State” means as to the related Loan Party and Consumer Receivable specified in the Program Summary each of the States
identified on Schedule C as of the Closing Date (as such Schedule may be amended, restated or replaced from time to time with
the prior written consent of the Required Lenders; subject, however, to Administrative Agent’s rights under Section 11.24(b).
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“Approved
Change of Control Transaction” means, collectively, (a) the TMX Acquisition, (b) any amendments, supplements, modifications
or restatements of any of the Loan Documents in connection therewith, (c) the borrowing of the related Acquisition Term Loan and
Seller Term Loan, as applicable, and the use of the proceeds thereof in order to consummate the TMX Acquisition, (d) any related
equity capital contributions made in connection therewith, (e) the TMX Acquisition Closing Date Distribution and (f) the
payment of the fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing.
“Approved Fund”
mean any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial
loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business, and that is administered or managed by a Lender, an Affiliate
of a Lender, or an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Approved Processor”
means each third-party vendor or service provider that is a party to an Approved Processing Agreement and is identified on Schedule
B (as such schedule may be updated or amended from time to time with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders).
“Approved Processing
Agreement” means any agreement, as such may be amended from time to time, identified on Schedule A (as such schedule
may be updated from time to time with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders) (a) pursuant to which Borrower, any other
Loan Party, any Servicer, the Subservicer and/or any Subsidiary of Parent initiates entries into the ACH Network for purposes of collecting
the amounts due from a Consumer Obligor under the terms of any Receivable, (b) which governs the processing of debit card payments
made by Consumer Obligors or (c) which relates to the safeguarding, management and transport of cash collected from a Consumer
Obligor.
“Approved Product”
means (a) each Existing Product with respect to which all amendments made after the Closing Date to the description of such Existing
Product set forth in the Program Summary have, to the extent any such amendments involved a material change to the Program Summary, been
approved or deemed approved by Administrative Agent (acting with the consent of the Required Lenders in their sole discretion), pursuant
to, and in accordance with, Section 6.1(h)(xvi), and (b) each New Product set forth in an updated Program Summary
which has been approved or deemed approved by Administrative Agent (acting with the consent of the Required Lenders in their sole discretion)
pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 6.1(h)(xvi).
“Approved Reorganization”
means the transaction provided for in Section 6.1(z).
“Approved Subservicer
POA” means that certain Power of Attorney dated after the Closing Date and executed and delivered by the Subservicer in favor
of Administrative Agent.
“Assets”
means the Receivables pledged by Borrower to Administrative Agent hereunder.
“Assignment and
Assumption” means an assignment and assumption agreement entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, and accepted by
Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit D or any other form approved by Administrative Agent.
“Attributable Debt”
means, on any date of determination: (a) in respect of any Capital Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would
appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP; and (b) in respect of any Synthetic
Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet
of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.
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“Available Tenor”
means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if such Benchmark is
a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period
pursuant to this Agreement or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component
thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark
pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark
that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 2.19(d)
“Backup Servicer”
means such Person as may be approved by Administrative Agent (with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders acting in their
Permitted Discretion), in writing, who shall service the Receivables pledged as Collateral on and after the occurrence and during the
continuation of a Backup Servicing Trigger Event all in accordance with the terms, provisions and conditions of the Backup Servicing
Agreement. Initially, the Backup Servicer shall be IQV Servicing, LLC.
“Backup Servicing
Agreement” means that certain Backup Servicing Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among Borrower, each Servicer,
the Subservicer, Administrative Agent and Backup Servicer, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its Permitted
Discretion, as the same may amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
“Backup Servicing
Fee” has the meaning set forth in the Backup Servicing Agreement.
“Backup Servicing
Trigger Event” means any of the following events:
(a) the
occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default;
(b) the
occurrence and continuance of a Cease Funding Event which impairs in any material respect the ability of any Loan Party to perform its
duties or obligations with respect to Collections of Receivables, as determined by Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion;
(c) the
occurrence and continuance of a Cease Funding Event which impairs in any material respect the ability of the Subservicer, any Approved
Processor or Custodian of the Receivables to perform its duties or obligations with respect to Collections of Receivables, as determined
by Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion;
(d) any
Servicer or the Subservicer fails (for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary) in any material respect to service the Receivables
in accordance with the Program Summary, Portfolio Documents or as required by the Loan Documents, provided that such failure continues
for a period of thirty (30) days after such Servicer or the Subservicer receives written notice of said failure from Administrative Agent;
(e) a
case is commenced or a petition is filed against any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law or if a receiver, conservator, liquidator,
or trustee of any Loan Party or of any material asset of any of them, is appointed by court order and such order remains in effect for
more than thirty (30) consecutive days, or if any material asset of any Loan Party is sequestered by court order and such order
remains in effect for more than thirty (30) consecutive days;
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(f) any
failure by Borrower to cause Collections to be deposited and remitted to any of the Specified Collection Accounts, the Specified Concentration
Account or the Borrower Collection Account in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein, or any failure by Borrower to
comply with Section 7.9; and
(g) a
Servicer/Subservicer Termination Event.
“Bankruptcy Code”
means the federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. Sections 101 et seq.).
“Bankruptcy Receivable”
means a Receivable as to which the related Consumer Obligor is the subject of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding under
the Bankruptcy Code.
“Benchmark”
means, initially, the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the
Term SOFR Reference Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the
extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.19(a).
“Benchmark
Replacement” means, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate
that has been selected by Administrative Agent and Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of
a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving
or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for Dollar-denominated
syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment. If the alternate benchmark rate
as determined pursuant to clause (a) above would be less than 0.00% per annum, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be 0.00%
per annum for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark
Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark
Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative
value or zero) that has been selected by Administrative Agent and Borrower giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation
of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the
applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention
for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark
with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement
Date” means a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent, which date shall be no later than the earliest to occur
of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(a) in
the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (i) the date
of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark
(or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such
Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(b) in
the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which all Available Tenors
of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) have been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor
for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative; provided that such non-representativeness
will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if any Available
Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.
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For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark
Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon
the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark
(or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition
Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(a) a
public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used
in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark
(or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is
no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(b) a
public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published
component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with
jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator
for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator
for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will
cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the
time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such
Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(c) a
public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published
component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not,
or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark
Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information
set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in
the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark
Transition Start Date” means, in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (a) the applicable Benchmark
Replacement Date and (b) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective
event, the 60th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected
date of such prospective event is fewer than 60 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication)
“Benchmark
Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has
occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any
Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.19 and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced
the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.19.
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“Beneficial Ownership
Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit
Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
(b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include
(for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets
of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Books and Records”
means all documents, books, records, computer tapes, disks, software, micro-fiche records and other information (including, without limitation,
computer programs, data processing software and related property and rights) of Borrower or any other Loan Party related to the Collateral,
including, without limitation the Portfolio Documents and the Credit File, in each case together with all metadata and any other embedded
data.
“Borrower”
has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
“Borrower Collection
Account” means the Deposit Account of Borrower identified on Schedule H as “Borrower Collection Account”
and maintained with the Borrower Collection Account Bank, as such Schedule H may be amended or modified from time to time with
the prior written consent of Administrative Agent (acting with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders).
“Borrower Collection
Account Bank” means the U.S. domestic bank identified on Schedule H as the “Borrower Collection Account Bank”
at which the Borrower Collection Account is maintained, as such Schedule H may be amended or modified from time to time with the
prior written consent of Administrative Agent (acting with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders).
“Borrower Collection
Account Control Agreement” means an Account Control Agreement, by and among Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Borrower
Collection Account Bank, with respect to the Borrower Collection Account, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
“Borrower Eligible
Cash” means, at any time, all Cash and Cash Equivalents owned by Borrower which are then on deposit, in readily available funds,
in any of the following, without duplication: (i) the Borrower Collection Account (less all accrued and unpaid interest
and servicing and other service provider fees due on the next Remittance Date, as calculated by Borrower subject to revision by Administrative
Agent to correct manifest error); and (ii) the Borrower Funding Account.
“Borrower Funding
Account” means the Deposit Account of Borrower identified on Schedule H as “Borrower Funding Account” and
maintained with the Borrower Funding Account Bank, as such Schedule H may be amended or modified from time to time with the prior
written consent of Administrative Agent (acting with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders).
“Borrower Funding
Account Bank” means the U.S. domestic bank identified on Schedule H as the “Borrower Funding Account Bank”
at which the Borrower Funding Account is maintained, as such Schedule H may be amended or modified from time to time with the
prior written consent of Administrative Agent (acting with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders).
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“Borrower Funding
Account Control Agreement” means an Account Control Agreement, by and among Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Borrower
Funding Account Bank, with respect to the Borrower Funding Account, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time.
“Borrower LLC Agreement”
means the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Borrower, dated as of February 10, 2023, by SPE Holdco and
the independent manager party thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.
“Borrower
POA” means that certain Power of Attorney dated after the Closing Date and executed and delivered by the Borrower in
favor of Administrative Agent.
“Borrowing Base”
means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the Class A Borrowing Base, the Class B Borrowing Base and the Class C
Borrowing Base; provided, that in all events no more than $5,000,000 on deposit in the Borrower Funding Account may be credited
towards the Borrowing Base.
“Borrowing Base
Certificate” means a certificate, in substantially the form of Exhibit F, with such changes to such certificate
as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, setting forth the Borrowing Base and the component calculations
thereof; provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, any changes to the definition of Borrowing Base shall be
subject to Section 11.7.
“Borrowing
Base Shortfall” means, on any date of determination, as applicable, a Class A Borrowing Base Shortfall, a Class B
Borrowing Base Shortfall and/or a Class C Borrowing Base Shortfall.
“Business Day”
means each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday under the laws of the State of New York or the United States.
“Capital Lease”
means, as to any Person, a lease of any interest in any kind of property or asset by that Person as lessee that is, should be or should
have been recorded as a “finance lease” or a “capital lease” in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash”
means cash denominated in Dollars.
“Cash Equivalents”
means, as to any Person: (a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or
instrumentality thereof (but only so long as the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities
of not more than twelve months from the date of acquisition; (b) securities issued by any state of the United States or any political
subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than ninety days from the date of acquisition
and having one of the two highest ratings from either Standard & Poor’s Rating Group (“S&P”) or
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”); (c) domestic certificates of deposit, time or
demand deposits or bankers’ acceptances maturing within six months after the date of acquisition issued or guaranteed by or placed
with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by: (i) any Lender; (ii) any commercial bank other than a Lender
which is organized under the Laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia having combined capital and surplus
of not less than $250,000,000; and (iii) any federally insured financial institution but only up to the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation insured deposit limit; (d) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than thirty days for underlying securities
of the types described in clause (a) and (b) of this definition entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified
in clause (c) of this definition; (e) commercial paper issued by the parent corporation of any Lender or any commercial bank
(provided that the parent corporation and the bank are both incorporated in the United States) having capital and surplus in excess of
$250,000,000 and commercial paper issued by any Person incorporated in the United States, which commercial paper is rated at least A-2
or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, and in each case maturing not more than
ninety days after the date of acquisition by such Person; and (f) investments in money market funds substantially all the assets
of which are comprised of securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (e) of this definition.
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“CCF Holdings”
means CCF Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“CCF Holdings Applicable
Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations,
ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by
any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative
orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each
case whether or not having the force of law, and other legal requirements of any and every conceivable type applicable to the CCF OpCo
Financing Documents, the Debt evidenced thereby, the parties thereto and the assets constituting collateral therefor, including, but
not limited to, Credit Protection Laws, credit disclosure laws and regulations, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and all applicable state
and federal usury laws.
“CCF Holdings Cease
Funding Event” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(a) a
CCF Holdings Financial Covenant Breach;
(b) a
CCF Holdings Non-Acceleration Cross-Default (subject to the proviso set forth below);
(c) the
occurrence of (i) a CCF Holdings Regulatory Action, which, as determined by the Class Majority Lenders, in their Permitted
Discretion, (A) could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon or change in the legality, validity, binding
effect or enforceability of any CCF OpCo Financing Document, (B) could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on any
consumer receivables that represent at least 10% of the aggregate principal amount of all such consumer receivables), (C) could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value, marketability or collectability of the collateral securing the
CCF OpCo Financing Documents, including the consumer receivables that are the subject thereof, taken as a whole, the interest of the
applicable CCF Party’s therein or the duly perfected first-priority security interest therein of the administrative agent thereunder
(based on the deviation from the projections, estimates, concentrations and criteria provided to such administrative as of the closing
date thereof (including, without limitation, delinquency and default projections)), (D) could reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, assets, liabilities or financial condition of any CCF Party that is
a party thereto or a material impairment of the ability of any such Person to conduct its business as presently conducted, including,
without limitation, any origination, servicing, and other obligations under any of the CCF OpCo Financing Documents (or any repudiation
or breach thereof), or (E) could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect any CCF Party’s ability to perform
its obligations under the CCF OpCo Financing Documents, or (ii) a CCF Holdings Federal Regulatory Event;
(d) a
CCF Holdings MAC; or
(e) a
CCF Holdings Unpaid Judgment;
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provided that a CCF Holdings
Cease Funding Event arising out of a CCF Holdings Non-Acceleration Cross-Default shall be deemed of no further force and effect if and
when such CCF Holdings Non-Acceleration Cross-Default is cured or otherwise waived in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
CCF OpCo Financing Documents; provided further, that no such waiver under the CCF OpCo Financing Documents shall be effective for purposes
of the foregoing proviso without the prior written consent of the Class Majority Lenders except in each of the following cases:
(x) such waiver relates solely to a compliance with concentration limits; or (y) unless each of the following conditions
are satisfied: (1) such waiver has been approved by lenders under at least one of the credit facilities represented by the CCF
OpCo Financing Documents that are not Affiliates of the initial Class A Lender or initial Class C Lender and that represent
not less than 33% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the advances made under one of such credit facilities), and (2) such
waiver is not the third (3rd) or greater waiver relating to same subject matter (i.e., the same financial covenant, the same or related
reporting requirements, etc.) during any calendar year.
“CCF Holdings Cross-Default”
means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(a) any
of (i) CCF Holdings, any CCF Party, Sparrow Parent or any Sparrow Party becomes insolvent or otherwise generally unable to pay
its debts as and when they become due or payable, (ii) a case is commenced or a petition is filed against CCF Holdings, any CCF
Party, Sparrow Parent or any Sparrow Party under any Debtor Relief Law or if a receiver, conservator, liquidator, or trustee of CCF Holdings,
any CCF Party, Sparrow Parent or any Sparrow Party or of any material asset of any of them, is appointed by court order and such order
remains in effect for more than sixty (60) days, or if any material asset of CCF Holdings, any CCF Party, Sparrow Parent or any Sparrow
Party is sequestered by court order and such court order remains in effect for more than sixty (60) days, or (iii) CCF Holdings,
any CCF Party, Sparrow Parent or any Sparrow Party voluntarily seeks, consents to, or acquiesces in the benefit of any provision of any
Debtor Relief Law, whether now or hereafter in effect, consents to the filing of any petition against it under such law, makes an assignment
for the benefit of its creditors, admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or consents to or suffers
the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator, or conservator for it or any part of its assets;
(b) CCF
Holdings, any CCF Party, Sparrow Parent or any Sparrow Party fails to pay any of the Debt under the CCF OpCo Financing Documents, the
Sparrow Financing Documents or other amount payable under or otherwise provided for in any CCF OpCo Financing Document or Sparrow Financing
Document, as applicable, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment, including
without limitation, in connection with a borrowing base shortfall (in which case, such CCF Party or Sparrow Party may cure such borrowing
base shortfall by means other than repayment to the extent provided in the applicable CCF OpCo Financing Document or Sparrow Financing
Document), or otherwise (i) with respect to principal due thereunder, when and as required to be paid therein. (ii) with
respect to interest or fees due thereunder, within one (1) Business Days after the same becomes due or (iii) with respect
to any other amount payable thereunder, within two (2) Business Days after the same becomes due; or
(c) any
other default or event of default (or similarly defined event) occurs under any CCF OpCo Financing Document or Sparrow Financing Document
which results in the acceleration of the maturity date of the Debt under any CCF OpCo Financing Document or Sparrow Financing Document.
“CCF Holdings Federal
Regulatory Event” means the enactment, adoption or issuance of any Applicable Law, rule or regulation by the United States
federal government, the effect of which is to regulate the marketing, underwriting, assignment, origination, purchase or collection of
or limit the enforceability of consumer receivables in a manner that would, in the Class Majority Lenders’ Permitted Discretion,
materially and adversely affect the ability of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries to timely repay any Debt under any CCF OpCo Financing
Document.
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“CCF Holdings Financial
Covenant Breach” means a failure to comply with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.19(f).
“CCF Holdings MAC”
means the occurrence of any event, condition, obligation, liability or circumstance (or set of events, conditions, obligations, liabilities
or circumstances) that has a material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, assets, liabilities or financial condition
of CCF Holdings, any material CCF Party, Sparrow Parent or any material Sparrow Party, or a material impairment of the ability of CCF
Holdings, any material CCF Party, Sparrow Parent or any material Sparrow Party to conduct its business as presently conducted and, without
limiting the foregoing, includes any “Material Adverse Effect” under any CCF OpCo Financing Document.
“CCF Holdings Non-Acceleration
Cross-Default” means any event of default (or similarly defined event) under any of the CCF OpCo Financing Documents, excluding
a CCF Holdings Cross-Default and excluding any financial covenants set forth in the CCF OpCo Financing Documents.
“CCF
Holdings Opening Balance Sheet” means pro forma unaudited consolidated balance sheet of CCF Holdings and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023.
“CCF Holdings Regulatory
Action” means (a) the formal commencement by written notice by any Governmental Authority of any legal action or adversarial
proceeding against CCF Holdings, any CCF Party, Sparrow Parent or any Sparrow Party challenging its authority to market, underwrite,
assign, originate, hold, own, service, collect or enforce any consumer loan or receivable, or otherwise alleging any material non-compliance
by any such Person, with any CCF Holdings Applicable Laws related to marketing, underwriting, assigning, originating, holding, collecting,
servicing or enforcing such consumer loan or receivable, which inquiry, investigation, legal action or proceeding is not released or
terminated in a manner acceptable to the Class Majority Lenders in their Permitted Discretion or (b) the issuance or entering
of any stay, order, judgment, cease and desist order, injunction, temporary restraining order, or other judicial or non-judicial sanction
(other than the imposition of a monetary fine), order or ruling against any such Person, related in any way to the marketing, underwriting,
assigning, originating, holding, pledging, collecting, servicing or enforcing of any consumer loan or receivables; provided that, in
each case, upon the favorable resolution of any investigation, action or proceeding as determined by the Class Majority Lenders
in their Permitted Discretion, such CCF Holdings Regulatory Action shall cease to exist immediately upon such determination by the Class Majority
Lenders. For the avoidance of doubt, a CCF Holdings Routine Inquiry shall not, on its own, constitute a CCF Holdings Regulatory Action.
“CCF Holdings Routine
Inquiry” means any inquiry or request, written or otherwise, formal or informal, made by a competent Governmental Authority
with legal authority to regulate the activities of any of CCF Holdings, any CCF Party, Sparrow Parent or any Sparrow Party, or otherwise
with legal authority or mandate to request information, made via a form letter or otherwise in connection with (a) the routine
transmittal of a consumer complaint, or (b) a request for information that is routine in nature, is unconnected with any alleged
pattern or practice of wrongdoing, or otherwise consists of a general request for information relating to the activities of any of CCF
Holdings, any CCF Party, Sparrow Parent or any Sparrow Party.
“CCF Holdings Threshold
Amount” means $500,000.
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“CCF Holdings Unpaid
Judgment” means there is entered against CCF Holdings, any CCF Party, Sparrow Parent or any Sparrow Party (i) a final,
non-appealable judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the CCF Holdings Threshold Amount (to the
extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage); or (ii) any one or
more non-monetary final, non-appealable judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a CCF Holdings MAC and, in either case: (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order;
or (B) there is a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending
appeal or otherwise, is not in effect or such judgment is not discharged.
“CCF OpCo”
means CCF OpCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“CCF OpCo Credit
Administrative Agent” has the meaning set forth in the definition of CCF OpCo Revolving Credit Agreement.
“CCF OpCo Financing
Documents” means, collectively, (a) the CCF OpCo Revolving Credit Agreement, (b) the CCF OpCo Term Loan Agreement,
(c) the CCF OpCo Revolving Credit Documents and (d) the CCF OpCo Term Loan Documents.
“CCF OpCo Loan Administrative
Agent” has the meaning set forth in the definition of CCF OpCo Term Loan Agreement.
“CCF OpCo Revolving
Credit Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2021, by and among
CCF OpCo, in its capacity as borrower thereunder, BP Funding Trust, Series SPL-V, a statutory series of BP Funding Trust, a Delaware
statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Funding Trust, in its capacity as administrative agent (“CCF OpCo
Credit Administrative Agent”), the lenders party thereto from time to time, and the other parties thereto (as amended, restated,
amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time).
“CCF OpCo Revolving
Credit Documents” means the CCF OpCo Revolving Credit Agreement and each other “Revolving Credit Document” (as
defined in the CCF OpCo Revolving Credit Agreement).
“CCF OpCo Term Loan
Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2021, by and among CCF
OpCo, in its capacity as borrower thereunder, BP Commercial Funding Trust, Series SPL-VII, a statutory series of BP Commercial
Funding Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust, in its capacity as administrative
agent (“CCF OpCo Loan Administrative Agent”), the lenders party thereto from time to time, and the other parties thereto
(as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time).
“CCF OpCo Term Loan
Documents” means the CCF OpCo Term Loan Agreement and each other “Loan Document” (as defined in the CCF OpCo Term
Loan Agreement).
“CCF Party”
means each of CCF OpCo and each of CCF OpCo’s Subsidiaries.
“Cease
Funding Event” means, as of any date of determination, as determined by Administrative Agent or any Class Majority
Lenders, any of the following events has occurred and has not been waived by the Required Lenders (provided, that the Required
Lenders may provide the Borrower with thirty (30) days to cure such Cease Funding Event; provided, further, that no Advances
shall be made during such 30-day grace period):
(a) a
Default or an Event of Default;
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(b) a
Cease Funding Material Adverse Change;
(c) any
material and adverse deviation from the Underwriting Guidelines in the origination of the Receivables;
(d) any
Key Employee shall for any reason cease to be (1) an employee of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent or (2) actively involved
in the day to day management of Borrower, unless, in either case a successor is appointed within sixty (60) days (or such longer period
of time as the Required Lenders may agree in their Permitted Discretion) of such cessation and such successor is approved by the Required
Lenders in their Permitted Discretion;
(e) any
Loan Party, in its capacity as a servicer or sub-servicer of the Consumer Receivables, any Backup Servicer or any custodian, has resigned
in such capacity and has not been replaced by a successor acceptable to Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders in their Permitted
Discretion;
(f) a
Level 2 Portfolio Trigger Event; or
(g) any
other default or event of default (or similarly defined event) occurs under any CCF OpCo Financing Document, Specified TMX Financing
Document or Sparrow Financing Document which results in the forced amortization of the Debt under any such CCF OpCo Financing Document,
Specified TMX Financing Document or Sparrow Financing Document.
“Cease
Funding Material Adverse Change” means, on any date of determination, as determined by Administrative Agent or any Class Majority
Lenders, any of the following events has occurred and has not been waived by the Required Lenders or cured by the applicable Loan Party
to the satisfaction of the Required Lenders: any event, condition, obligation, liability or circumstance (or set of events, conditions,
obligations, liabilities or circumstances), or any change(s) including, without limitation, changes in the Applicable Laws of any
Applicable State or any changes in any other Applicable Laws, any Change in Law, the existence of any Regulatory Action (or any changes
with respect thereto) or the existence of any Federal Regulatory Event, in each case which, as determined by Administrative Agent or
any Class Majority Lenders:
(a) could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Receivables
or any Loan Document;
(b) could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value, marketability or collectability of the Collateral, or on Borrower’s
or any other Loan Party’s interest therein or the duly perfected first-priority security interest of Administrative Agent therein;
(c) could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, assets, liabilities or financial condition
of Borrower or the other Loan Parties, or a material impairment of the ability of Borrower or the other Loan Parties, to conduct their
business as presently conducted, including, without limitation, any origination, servicing, and other obligations under any of the Credit
Documents (or any repudiation or breach thereof);
(d) could
reasonably be expected to result in the origination, purchase, servicing or collection of the Receivables included in the Collateral
being in violation of Applicable Laws;
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(e) could
reasonably be expected to materially impair the ability of a counterparty to any Loan Document (other than Administrative Agent or any
Lender) to consummate the transactions under the Loan Documents; or
(f) any
financial institution or securities intermediary (including the Account Bank) maintaining the Borrower Collection Account, the Borrower
Funding Account, a Specified Collection Account or the Specified Concentration Account resigns or otherwise ceases to maintain such Borrower
Collection Account, Borrower Funding Account, Specified Collection Account or Specified Concentration Account and, on the effective date
of such resignation or cessation, another financial institution or securities intermediary, as applicable, acceptable to Administrative
Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Lenders) has not agreed to perform the duties of such affected financial institution
or securities intermediary;
provided,
that if and to the extent that Borrower can demonstrate (with supporting documentation, projections and other information requested by
Administrative Agent or any Lender) that any of the foregoing events, conditions, obligations, liabilities or circumstances (or changes
with respect thereto) are limited to one or more Applicable States, then Administrative Agent and the Required Lender shall, in their
respective Administrative Discretion and Permitted Discretion, take such limitation into account in determining whether to limit the
related Cease Funding Event to such affected Applicable States.
“Change of Control”
means, at any time, the occurrence of any one of the following events:
(a) during
the 24-month period following the Katapult Merger Transaction, a majority of the board of directors of Katapult ceases to be members
of the board of directors that were in existence at the start of such 24-month period;
(b) the
failure of 66.66% of voting interest in the Equity Interests in Holdings to be beneficially owned and controlled, collectively, by the
Permitted Holders;
(c) the
failure of Holdings to own, directly, beneficially and of record, free and clear of all Liens (other than (i) Liens in favor of
OpCo Loan Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the OpCo Loan Agreement), (ii) Liens in favor of Acquisition
Term Loan Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Acquisition Term Loan Agreement) and (iii) Liens in favor
of Seller Term Loan Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Seller Term Loan Agreement)), 100% of the aggregate
voting power and economic interests represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Parent (as determined on a fully diluted
basis);
(d) the
failure of Parent to own, beneficially and of record, free and clear of all Liens (other than (w) Liens in favor of OpCo Loan Agent
for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the OpCo Loan Agreement), (x) Liens in favor of Acquisition Term Loan Agent
for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Acquisition Term Loan Agreement) and (y) Liens in favor of Seller Term
Loan Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Seller Term Loan Agreement)), 100% of the aggregate voting power
and economic interests represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of (i) directly, each Originator and Seller,
(ii) indirectly, SPE Holdco and (iii) indirectly, each direct and indirect Subsidiary of SPE Holdco (each as determined on
a fully diluted basis);
(e) the
failure of Parent to indirectly own, beneficially and of record, free and clear of all Liens, 100% of the aggregate voting power and
economic interests represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Borrower (on a fully diluted basis);
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(f) the
failure of SPE Holdco to own, directly, beneficially and of record, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of the Administrative
Agent), 100% of the aggregate voting power and economic interests represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Borrower
(as determined on a fully diluted basis);
(g) subsequent
to the Approved Reorganization, the failure of Borrower, to own, directly, beneficially and of record, free and clear of all Liens (other
than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent), 100% of the aggregate voting power and economic interests represented by the issued
and outstanding Equity Interests of SP Holding Sub (as determined on a fully diluted basis); or
(h) subsequent
to the Approved Reorganization, the failure of SP Holding Sub, to own, directly, beneficially and of record, free and clear of all Liens
(other than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent), 100% of the aggregate voting power and economic interests represented by the
issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Single-Pay Originators (as determined on a fully diluted basis).
“Change in Law”
means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any Law,
rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any Applicable Law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation,
implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline
or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority.
“Charge-Off”
means a Receivable as to which the related Consumer Loan is charged off consistent with the Servicing Policy.
“Class A Advance”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(i).
“Class A Advance
Rate” means 45%.
“Class A Applicable Margin”
means 6.25% per annum.
“Class A
Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of determination, an amount, as set forth on the most current Borrowing Base Certificate
delivered to Administrative Agent, equal to the product of (a) the Class A Advance Rate (minus the Advance Rate Adjustment,
if applicable); multiplied by (b) an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Eligible Principal Balance of the Portfolio;
plus (ii) one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate value of the Borrower Eligible Cash.
Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Lenders
acknowledge and agree that (i) the advance rates set forth in this definition with respect to Borrower Eligible Cash and the Eligible
Principal Balance are solely to establish the parameters for calculation of the Class A Borrowing Base, and (ii) this definition
does not constitute nor shall it be deemed to constitute an express or implied representation or determination by Administrative Agent
or any of the Lenders that the recovery on Borrower Eligible Cash and the Eligible Principal Balance in a forced liquidation scenario
would be equal to the advance rates established herein.
“Class A Borrowing
Base Shortfall” means, on any date of determination, a circumstance in which the Outstanding Legal Balance of all Class A
Advances exceeds the Class A Borrowing Base.
“Class A Catch-Up
Advances” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
“Class A
Commitment” means the commitment of a Class A Lender to make Class A Advances hereunder. The amount of each Class A
Lender’s Class A Commitment is set forth on Schedule D (as of the Closing Date) or in the applicable Assignment and
Assumption, subject to any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The use of the term Class A Commitment
is a term of art that shall in no way be deemed to be a commitment by a Class A Lender to fund Class A Advances hereunder
other than pursuant to the terms hereof, including without limitation Sections 2.1, 2.3, 4.1 and 4.2.
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“Class A
Directing Lender” shall mean any Class A Lender holding in excess of 33 1/3% of the aggregate Outstanding Legal
Balance of the Class A Loans (to the extent that the Outstanding Legal Balance of the Class A Loans have not been reduced
to zero).
“Class A Holder”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a)(i).
“Class A Interest
Rate” means, with respect to each Class A Advance that is (a) a SOFR Advance, the greater of (i) Term SOFR
plus the Class A Applicable Margin and (ii) 7.75% per annum; or (b) an ABR Advance, the greater of (i) ABR plus
the Class A Applicable Margin and (ii) 7.75% per annum.
“Class A Legacy
Balance” means a $15,397,638.0514,949,325.56
portion of the outstanding principal amount of Class A Loans as of the FourthSeventh
Amendment Effective Date.
“Class A Lenders”
means, collectively, (a) each Person listed on Schedule D as a “Class A Lender” and (b) any other
Person that shall have become a Class A Lender hereunder pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or otherwise, in each case, with
respect to clauses (a) and (b) above, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment
and Assumption or otherwise.
“Class A Loan”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(i).
“Class A Senior
Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).
“Class B Advance”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(ii).
“Class B Advance
Rate” means 30%.
“Class B Applicable Margin”
means 9.00% per annum.
“Class B
Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of determination, an amount, as set forth on the most current Borrowing Base Certificate
delivered to Administrative Agent, equal to the product of (a) the Class B Advance Rate (minus the Advance Rate Adjustment,
if applicable); multiplied by (b) an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Eligible Principal Balance of the Portfolio;
plus (ii) one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate value of the Borrower Eligible Cash.
Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Lenders
acknowledge and agree that (i) the advance rates set forth in this definition with respect to Borrower Eligible Cash and the Eligible
Principal Balance are solely to establish the parameters for calculation of the Class B Borrowing Base, and (ii) this definition
does not constitute nor shall it be deemed to constitute an express or implied representation or determination by Administrative Agent
or any of the Lenders that the recovery on Borrower Eligible Cash and the Eligible Principal Balance in a forced liquidation scenario
would be equal to the advance rates established herein
“Class B Borrowing
Base Shortfall” means, on any date of determination, a circumstance in which the Outstanding Legal Balance of all Class B
Advances on such date exceeds the Class B Borrowing Base.
“Class B
Buy-Out Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(a)(ii).
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“Class B
Buy-Out Option Exercise Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(a)(ii).
“Class B
Buy-Out Option Exercise Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(a)(ii).
“Class B Buy-Out
Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(a)(i).
“Class B Commitment”
means the commitment of a Class B Lender to make Class B Advances hereunder. The amount of each Class B Lender’s
Class B Commitment is set forth on Schedule D (as of the Closing Date) or in the applicable Assignment and Assumption, subject
to any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The use of the term Class B Commitment is a term of
art that shall in no way be deemed to be a commitment by a Class B Lender to fund Class B Advances hereunder other than pursuant
to the terms hereof, including without limitation Sections 2.1, 2.3, 4.1 and 4.2.
“Class B Holder”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a)(i).
“Class B Interest
Rate” means, with respect to each Class B Advance that is (a) a SOFR Advance, the greater of (i) Term SOFR
plus the Class B Applicable Margin and (ii) 10.50% per annum; or (b) an ABR Advance, the greater of (i) ABR plus
the Class B Applicable Margin and (ii) 10.50% per annum.
“Class B
Legacy Balance” means a $22,153,017.57 portion of the outstanding principal amount of Class B Loans as of the Seventh Amendment
Effective Date.
“Class B Lenders”
means, collectively, (a) each Person listed on Schedule D as a “Class B Lender” and (b) any other
Person that shall have become a Class B Lender hereunder pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or otherwise, in each case, with
respect to clauses (a) and (b) above, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment
and Assumption or otherwise.
“Class B Loan”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(ii).
“Class B Senior
Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).
“Class B Subordinated
Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).
“Class C Advance”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(iii).
“Class C Advance
Rate” means 20%.
“Class C Applicable Margin”
means 14.65% per annum.
“Class C
Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of determination, an amount, as set forth on the most current Borrowing Base Certificate
delivered to Administrative Agent, equal to the sum of (a) the product of (i) the Class C Advance Rate (minus
the Advance Rate Adjustment, if applicable); multiplied by (ii) the Eligible Principal Balance of the Portfolio; plus
(b) an amount equal to the sum of (i) one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate value of the Borrower Eligible Cash minus
(ii) any Borrower Eligible Cash not otherwise included in the Class A Borrowing Base and the Class B Borrowing Base.
Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Lenders
acknowledge and agree that (i) the advance rates set forth in this definition with respect to Borrower Eligible Cash and the Eligible
Principal Balance are solely to establish the parameters for calculation of the Class C Borrowing Base, and (ii) this definition
does not constitute nor shall it be deemed to constitute an express or implied representation or determination by Administrative Agent
or any of the Lenders that the recovery on Borrower Eligible Cash and the Eligible Principal Balance in a forced liquidation scenario
would be equal to the advance rates established herein
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“Class C Borrowing
Base Shortfall” means, on any date of determination, a circumstance in which the Outstanding Legal Balance of all Class C
Advances on such date exceeds the Class C Borrowing Base.
“Class C Commitment”
means the commitment of a Class C Lender to make Class C Advances hereunder. The amount of each Class C Lender’s
Class C Commitment is set forth on Schedule D (as of the Closing Date) or in the applicable Assignment and Assumption, subject
to any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The use of the term Class C Commitment is a term of
art that shall in no way be deemed to be a commitment by a Class C Lender to fund Class C Advances hereunder other than pursuant
to the terms hereof, including without limitation Sections 2.1, 2.3, 4.1 and 4.2.
“Class C Buy-Out
Option Exercise Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(b)(ii).
“Class C Buy-Out
Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(b)(ii).
“Class C Buy-Out
Option Exercise Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(b)(ii).
“Class C
Buy-Out Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(b)(i).
“Class C Holder”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a)(ii).
“Class C Interest
Rate” means, with respect to each Class C Advance that is (a) a SOFR Advance, the greater of (i) Term SOFR
plus the Class C Applicable Margin and (ii) 13.75% per annum; or (b) an ABR Advance, the greater of (i) ABR plus
the Class C Applicable Margin and (ii) 13.75% per annum.
“Class C
Legacy Balance” means a $75,107,121.95 portion of the outstanding principal amount of Class C
Loans as of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date.
“Class C Lenders”
means, collectively, (a) each Person listed on Schedule D as a “Class C Lender” and (b) any other
Person that shall have become a Class C Lender hereunder pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or otherwise, in each case, with
respect to clauses (a) and (b) above, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment
and Assumption or otherwise.
“Class C
Legacy Balance” means a $55,382,182.79 portion
of the outstanding principal amount of Class C Loans as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date.
“Class C Loan”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(iii).
“Class C Subordinated
Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).
“Class Majority
Lenders” means, at any time, any of (a) Class A Lenders holding in excess of 50.0% of the aggregate Outstanding
Legal Balance of the Class A Loans, (b) Class B Lenders holding in excess of 50.0% of the aggregate Outstanding Legal
Balance of the Class B Loans or (c) Class C Lenders holding in excess of 50.0% of the aggregate Outstanding Legal Balance
of the Class C Loans; provided that the Outstanding Legal Balance held or deemed held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded
for purposes of making a determination of Class Majority Lenders.
“Closing Date”
means February 10, 2023.
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“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral”
means, except to the extent released from the Lien hereunder pursuant to the terms hereof, all assets and property of Borrower, whether
now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising, and wherever located, including without limitation, all right, title and interest
of Borrower in, to and under:
(a) all
Assets, including Receivables, together with Borrower’s interest in the related Credit Files and Portfolio Documents generated
from the origination of Receivables, together with all Collections and all accounts, chattel paper, general intangibles and payment intangibles
related thereto and the cash and non-cash proceeds thereof;
(b) all
documents, instruments, accounts, chattel paper, general intangibles (including, but not limited to, all copyrights, trademarks, patents,
trade secrets, software, and other intellectual property and all goodwill associated therewith), goods, inventory, equipment, cash, Cash
Equivalents, deposit accounts (including the Borrower Collection Account and the Borrower Funding Account), securities accounts, contracts
and contract rights (including, but not limited to, any rights of Borrower under the Loan Documents) investment property, letter of credit
rights, commercial tort claims, insurance and insurance policies, and any and all other assets of Borrower (including, without limitation,
its rights interests under any Approved Processing Agreement, the Participation Agreement, and any agreements and documents constituting
a Portfolio Document, including any rights to indemnification thereunder), and all products and proceeds of all of the foregoing;
(c) all
supporting obligations, if any, related to all Receivables and other Collateral;
(d) all
Specified Collection Accounts Collateral;
(e) the
Parent Servicing Guaranty;
(f) all
Books and Records, reports, computer tapes, computer disks and software relating to all or any portion of the Collateral; and
(g) all
extensions, additions, improvements, betterments, renewals, substitutions and replacements of, for or to any of the Collateral, wherever
located, together with the products, proceeds, issues, rents and profits thereof, and any replacements, additions or accessions thereto
or substitutions thereof, and all rights in or under insurance policies and to the proceeds of any insurance policies covering any of
the other Collateral, all rights to unearned or refunded insurance premiums, and the proceeds of any condemnation awards or any claims
regarding any of the other Collateral, including claims against any Person for loss, damage or destruction of any Collateral.
“Collateral Assignment
(Participation Agreement)” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Collateral Assignments.
“Collateral Assignments”
means, collectively, the following:
(a) that
certain Collateral Assignment and Acknowledgment Agreement (Servicing Agreement), dated as of the date hereof, by and among each Servicer,
the Subservicer, Borrower and Administrative Agent (as the same amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time), in respect of the Servicing Agreement;
(b) that
certain Collateral Assignment and Acknowledgment Agreement (Participation Agreement), dated as of the date hereof, by and among each
Seller party thereto, Borrower and Administrative Agent (as the same amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time), in respect of the Participation Agreement (the “Collateral Assignment (Participation Agreement)”);
and
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(c) that
certain Collateral Assignment and Acknowledgment Agreement (Loan Management Software Agreement), dated as of the date hereof, by and
among Vergent, Borrower and Administrative Agent (as the same amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time), in respect of the Vergent Loan Management Software Services Agreement.
“Collateral
Protection Plan Ancillary Product” means collateral protection insurance purchased through an Originator.
“Collection Period”
means, with respect to any Remittance Date, the seven (7) day period ending on the Sunday that precedes such Remittance Date.
“Collections”
means all payments and proceeds of Purchased Assets (including, without limitation, liquidation proceeds, repossession and sales proceeds,
recoveries or other proceeds), whether by cash, check, remote check, wire transfer, ACH, or other manner of payment, including all payments
and proceeds of fees, interest, principal, prepayments (both voluntary and mandatory), late fees, insufficient funds charges or other
amounts of any and every description payable under or pursuant to any such Assets, or any other related documents or instruments, received
in connection with any such Assets, or any other Asset related to the replacement or renewal thereof.
“Commitment”
means, collectively, the Class A Commitments of all of the Class A Lenders, the Class B Commitments of all of the Class B
Lenders and the Class C Commitments of all of the Class C Lenders. The aggregate amount of the Commitments of all of the
Lenders as of the Closing Date is the Maximum Loan Amount.
“Competitor”
means a direct competitor of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, as set forth on Schedule S (as such Schedule may be amended or
updated from time to time with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders) or any Affiliate thereof (to the extent such
affiliation is generally known or is apparent from the name of the Person or otherwise); provided that Administrative Agent, each
Lender and each of Affiliate of Administrative Agent or a Lender shall not be deemed a Competitor.
“Compliance Certificate”
means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2.
“Compliance Review”
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(f)(ii).
“Concentration Targets”
means the concentration targets set forth on Schedule E, as such Schedule may be amended or modified from time to time by mutual
written agreement of Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.
“Confidential Personal
Information” means any and all information or data protected by Privacy Laws, including (without limitation) information or
data that: (a) is personal information or information about an identifiable individual (as more particularly defined in the applicable
Privacy Laws) that was collected, used, disclosed or accessible to Borrower, any Servicer or any other Loan Party; or (b) is information
from which an individual or individual’s identity can be ascertained either from the information itself or by combining the information
with information from other sources available to the parties.
“Conforming Changes”
means, with respect to either the use or administration of Term SOFR or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark
Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “ABR,” the definition
of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest
Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency
of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices,
the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of Section 2.12 and other technical, administrative
or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such
rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice
(or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if
the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration
as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents).
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“Connection Income
Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise
Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Consolidated Adjusted
EBITDA” means, as of any date of determination, for any period, the sum of the following determined on a consolidated basis,
without duplication, for Parent and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP:
(a) Consolidated
Net Income for such period; plus
(b) the
sum of the following, without duplication, to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period: (i) income
and franchise Taxes; (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense; (iii) amortization, depreciation and other non-cash charges (except
to the extent that such non-cash charges are reserved for cash charges to be taken in the future); and (iv) for the period beginning
on the TMX Acquisition Closing Date and ending on the date that is eighteen (18) months after the TMX Acquisition Closing Date, extraordinary
losses or expenses arising from lease termination costs, asset write downs and other store closure expenses resulting from the integration
of operations of the TMX Finance and its Subsidiaries (subject to a maximum of no greater than $15,000,000 in any twelve month period);
plus
(c) Tax
Distributions for such period; minus
(d) the
sum of the following, without duplication, to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period: (i) interest
income (other than interest income arising from Consumer Loans, Receivables or otherwise in the ordinary course of business); (ii) any
extraordinary gains; and (iii) non-cash gains or non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income; plus
(e) any
expenses incurred from the sale or liquidation of discontinued or closed stores, including relocation expenses; plus
(f) any
extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring loss, cost or expense that Administrative Agent approves (acting with the prior written consent
of the Required Lenders) to be excluded.
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“Consolidated Adjusted
EBITDA (CCF Holdings)” means, as of any date of determination, for any period, the sum of the following determined on a consolidated
basis, without duplication, for CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP:
(a) Consolidated
EBITDA (CCF Holdings), plus
(b) to
the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income (CCF Holdings), all expenses and payments payable by Sparrow Purchaser (as
defined in the CCF OpCo Revolving Credit Agreement) to Sparrow Seller (as defined in the CCF OpCo Revolving Credit Agreement) under the
Sparrow Transition Services Agreement (as defined in the CCF OpCo Revolving Credit Agreement) during such period, plus
(c) to
the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income (CCF Holdings), employee severance and termination costs resulting from the
Sparrow Acquisition (as defined in the CCF OpCo Revolving Credit Agreement) for the period from and including the Sparrow Closing Date
(as defined in the CCF OpCo Revolving Credit Agreement) to and including the date that is the eighteenth (18th) month anniversary of
the Sparrow Closing Date (subject to a maximum of no greater than $4,500,000 for any two consecutive Fiscal Quarters), plus
(d) pro
forma “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, operational improvements and synergies (including expected revenue
enhancements) related to the Sparrow Acquisition (as defined in the CCF OpCo Revolving Credit Agreement) and the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement (subject to a maximum of no greater than $5,000,000 per Fiscal Quarter) that are reasonably identifiable and projected
by CCF Holdings and in good faith to result from actions that have been taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken
or initiated or are expected to be take (in the good faith determination of CCF Holdings) for the period from and including the Sparrow
Closing Date (as defined in the CCF OpCo Revolving Credit Agreement) to and including the date that is the eighteenth (18th) month anniversary
of the Sparrow Closing Date.
For purposes of calculating
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (CCF Holdings) for any Fiscal Period ending on or prior to June 30, 2024, the TMX Acquisition shall
be deemed to have been consummated be as of the first day of the first Fiscal Period included in any measurement or calculation of Consolidated
Adjusted EBITDA (CCF Holdings).
“Consolidated EBITDA
(CCF Holdings)” means, as of any date of determination, for any period and with respect to any Person, the sum of the following
determined on a consolidated basis (and on a pro forma basis giving effect to the TMX Acquisition as of the beginning of the period being
measured), without duplication, for such Person and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP:
(a) Consolidated
Net Income (CCF Holdings) for such period, plus
(b) the
sum of the following, without duplication, to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income (CCF Holdings) for such period:
(i) income and franchise Taxes; (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense; (iii) amortization, depreciation and other non-cash
charges (except to the extent that such non-cash charges are reserved for cash charges to be taken in the future); and (iv) extraordinary
losses (excluding extraordinary losses from the sale or liquidation of discontinued operations, but including lease termination costs,
asset write-downs and other store closure expenses resulting from the integration of operations of the CIC Subsidiaries (as defined in
the CCF OpCo Revolving Credit Agreement) and the Sparrow Transferred Entities (as defined in the CCF OpCo Revolving Credit Agreement),
as applicable), less (c) the sum of the following, without duplication, to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net
Income (CCF Holdings) for such period: (i) interest income (other than interest income arising from consumer loans or otherwise
in the ordinary course of business); (ii) any extraordinary gains; and (iii) non-cash gains or non-cash items increasing
Consolidated Net Income (CCF Holdings).
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“Consolidated Interest
Expense” means, for any period, the total cash interest expense (including, without limitation, interest expense attributable
to Capital Lease obligations and all net payment obligations pursuant to Swap Contracts) of Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period,
calculated on a consolidated basis for such period in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net
Income” means, for any period, the sum of net income (or loss) after taxes for such period of Parent and its Subsidiaries on
a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP, but excluding:
(a) any
income of any Person if such Person is not a Subsidiary of Parent, except that Parent’s direct or indirect equity in the net income
of any Person for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed
by such Person during such period to Parent or a Subsidiary of Parent as a dividend or other distribution; and
(b) the
income of any Subsidiary of Parent to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by the Subsidiary
of that income is prohibited by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, statute, rule or
governmental regulation applicable to the Subsidiary of Parent; and
(c) amortization,
depreciation or any other non-cash charge or loss, including those resulting from any amortization, write-up, write-down or write-off
of goodwill, any non-cash income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts, any gains or non-cash losses from the
sale or liquidation of discontinued operations and any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring loss, cost or expense that Administrative
Agent approves to be excluded in its Permitted Discretion.
“Consolidated Net
Income (CCF Holdings)” means, for any period and CCF Holdings, the sum of net income (or loss) after taxes for such period
of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP, but excluding: (a) any income
of any Person if such Person is not a Subsidiary of CCF Holdings, except that CCF Holdings’ direct or indirect equity in the net
income of any Person for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income (CCF Holdings) up to the aggregate amount of cash
actually distributed by such Person during such period to CCF Holdings or a Subsidiary of CCF Holdings, as applicable as a dividend or
other distribution; (b) the income of any Subsidiary of such Person to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends
or similar distributions by the Subsidiary of that income is prohibited by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument,
judgment, decree, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to the Subsidiary of such Person; (c) amortization,
depreciation or any other non-cash charge or loss, including those resulting from any amortization, write-up, write-down or write-off
of goodwill, (d) any non-cash income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts, (e) any gains or non-cash
losses from the sale or liquidation of discontinued operations and (f) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring loss, cost or
expense that Administrative Agent approves to be excluded in its Permitted Discretion.
“Consolidated
Total Debt” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate stated balance sheet amount of all Debt (excluding,
for the purposes of this calculation, the Swap Termination Value under all Swap Contracts to which such Person is a party) of Parent
and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
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“Consumer Loan”
means a consumer loan, pawn or other consumer financial product originated by the applicable Originator.
“Consumer Loan Document”
means all instruments, documents and agreements entered into, evidencing or executed in connection with the application for or disclosure
with respect to a Consumer Loan.
“Consumer Obligor”
means any individual who is a maker, co-maker, or other obligor with respect to a Consumer Loan. In respect of each Consumer Loan, if
there is more than one Consumer Obligor (husband and wife, for example), references herein to Consumer Obligor shall mean any or all
of such Consumer Obligors, as the context may require.
“Control”
means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person,
whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. The terms “Controlling” and “Controlled”
have meanings correlative thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Person shall be deemed to be Controlled by another
Person if such other Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to vote 5% or more of the securities having ordinary voting
power for the election of directors, managing general partners or the equivalent.
“Credit File”
means, with respect to each Receivable, the applicable documents collected from the Consumer Obligor, including, but not limited to (as
applicable), any vehicle title or other similar document pledged in connection with a Consumer Loan which shall be held in a custodial
capacity by the respective Originator for the benefit of the Borrower, in connection with the underwriting of the applicable Receivable.
“Credit Protection
Laws” means all federal, state and local laws in respect of the business of extending credit to borrowers, including without
limitation, solicitation and disclosure requirements; the Truth in Lending Act (and Regulation Z promulgated thereunder), Equal Credit
Opportunity Act, Electronic Funds Transfer Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
of 1999, Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended, anti-discrimination and fair lending laws,
laws relating to servicing procedures or maximum charges and rates of interest, and other similar laws, each to the extent applicable,
and all applicable regulations in respect of any of the foregoing.
“Cure Amount”
has the meaning set forth in Section 7.19.
“Cure Period”
has the meaning set forth in Section 7.19.
“Cure Right”
has the meaning set forth in Section 7.19.
“Custodial Agreement”
means a custodial agreement, dated as of its date, by and among Borrower, Administrative Agent, the applicable Custodian and the applicable
Servicer, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent in its sole discretion and acceptable to Borrower in its reasonable
discretion.
“Custodian”
means a third-party custodian (which may be the Backup Servicer) appointed by Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders in
their Permitted Discretion pursuant to Section 3.4(g).
“Custodian Certificate”
means, as applicable (a) with respect to Backup Servicer, an original certificate in the form annexed to the Backup Servicing Agreement,
duly completed and signed by the Backup Servicer; or (b) with respect to the Custodian, an original certificate in the form annexed
to the applicable custodial agreement, duly completed and signed by the Custodian
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“Custodian Deliverables”
means the following:
(a) an
electronic schedule in form and substance reasonable acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion containing a list
of the Receivables pledged to Administrative Agent, identifying each Receivable and account information with respect thereto;
(b) with
respect to each Receivables, evidence reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion that such Receivables
are subject to the Participation Agreement;
(c) with
respect to each Receivable, true and correct copies of all Portfolio Documents and any other documents, instruments, authorizations,
or agreements obtained by any Loan Party or any Servicer to maintain the security, rights, remedies, and other benefits of the documents
evidencing, securing, or otherwise executed and delivered by a Consumer Obligor in connection with a Receivable or Modification thereof;
and
(d) such
other documents not otherwise described above as Administrative Agent, as specified in writing to Borrower, may reasonably require from
time to time.
“Customer Data”
means all data and information supplied or provided or made available directly or indirectly to Borrower, any Servicer or any other Loan
Party by Consumer Obligors, including: (a) Confidential Personal Information; (b) the customer data of Borrower, any Servicer
or any other Loan Party, as applicable, and (c) the result of the processing of any such data, or data that is generated or derived
or collected in any connection with the origination and servicing of Receivables.
“Data Field Certificate”
means a certificate, in substantially the form of Exhibit G.
“Data Requirements”
means Privacy Laws applicable to Borrower, any other Loan Party, any Servicer or the Subservicer and their respective conduct of business,
all agreements to which it is bound, and all internal or customer-facing policies of such Persons, in each case with respect to collection,
use, storage, transfer, privacy, protection, or security of information.
“Debt”
means, as to any Person as of any date of determination, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness
or liabilities in accordance with GAAP: (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person
evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments; (b) all direct or contingent obligations of
such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial letters of credit), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties,
surety bonds and similar instruments; (c) the Swap Termination Value under all Swap Contracts to which such Person is a party;
(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable
in the ordinary course of business); (e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned
or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether
or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse; (f) the amount of Attributable Debt
in respect of all Capital Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person; (g) all obligations of such Person to purchase,
redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make a payment in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred
interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and (h) all
Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing. For all purposes hereof, the Debt of any Person shall include the Debt
of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such
Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Debt is expressly made non-recourse to such Person.
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“Debtor Relief Laws”
means any applicable liquidation, conservatorship, receivership, bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement, insolvency, reorganization, or
similar law, proceeding, or device, including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Code, providing for the relief of debtors from time
to time in effect and generally affecting the rights of creditors.
“Default”
means an event or condition, the occurrence of which immediately is or, with the lapse of time or the giving or notice or both, would
become, an Event of Default.
“Default
Rate” means, as to such portion of the Obligations consisting of any Advance and any other related Obligations now or
hereafter owing, the applicable Interest Rate plus three percent (3.00%) per annum; provided, however, that the Default
Rate shall in no event exceed the highest interest rate permitted to be charged under any applicable usury laws.
“Defaulting Lender”
means any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its related Loan (or any Advance) within two (2) Business
Days of the date the related Advances were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies Administrative Agent and Borrower
in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each
of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied,
or (ii) pay to Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two (2) Business
Days of the date when due, (b) has notified Borrower or Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with
its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to
such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan (or any Advance) hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s
determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically
identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after
written request by Administrative Agent or Borrower, to confirm in writing to Administrative Agent and Borrower that it will comply with
its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause
(c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by Administrative Agent and Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect
parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for it
a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization
or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory
authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition
of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership
interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the
enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate,
disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by Administrative Agent that a Lender is a
Defaulting Lender under clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender
shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender upon delivery of written notice of such determination to Borrower and each Lender.
“Delinquency Ratio”
means, as of the end of any calendar month, a fraction expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate outstanding
and unpaid principal balance of all Lot 31 Receivables included in the Portfolio as of the end of such calendar month, and (b) the
denominator of which is aggregate outstanding and unpaid principal of (i) all Eligible Receivables plus (ii) all Lot 31 Receivables
and Lot 61 Receivables that are not Ineligible Receivables for any other reason but for being Lot 31 Receivables or Lot 61 Receivables,
unless the related vehicle has been repossessed and sold, in each case included in the Portfolio as of the end of such calendar month.
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“Deposit Account”
means, both individually and collectively, any and all bank accounts, deposit accounts or similar accounts of Borrower, a true, correct
and complete list as of the date hereof of which is set forth on Schedule H (as such Schedule may be amended or modified from
time to time with the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders).
“Designated
SP Additional Origination State” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(z)(ii).
“Designated
SP Additional Subsidiary Equity Transfer” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(z)(ii).
“Designated
SP Existing State Licensed Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(z)(ii).
“Designated SP Initial
Subsidiary Equity Transfer” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(z)(i).
“Designated
SP New State Licensed Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(z)(ii).
“Designated
SP Origination State” means each Applicable State listed on Schedule 6.1(y) (as such Schedule may be amended
or updated from time to time with the consent of Required Lenders in their Permitted Discretion); provided, however, if
a Designated SP Additional Subsidiary Equity Transfer in respect of a Designated SP New State Licensed Subsidiary occur in accordance
with Section 6.1(z)(ii), then the related Designated SP Additional Origination State shall constitute a “Designated
SP Origination State” and such Schedule shall be deemed amended and updated to include such Designated SP Additional Origination
State
“Designated SP Subsidiary
Permitted Equity Transfer” means a Designated SP Initial Subsidiary Equity Transfer or a Designated SP Additional Subsidiary
Equity Transfer.
“Discharge of Secured
Obligations” means (a) the indefeasible payment and performance in full of all Obligations, (b) the Commitments
have been terminated or expired and (c) there exists no Specified Claims; provided, however, that, if a Specified
Claim exists and a Transaction Termination Collateral Package Event has occurred in respect of such Specified Claim in accordance with
Section 10.1, then such Specified Claim shall not preclude the Discharge of Secured Obligations from occurring.
“Disclosed Matters”
means the actions, litigation, suits, proceedings, orders, judgments or injunctions disclosed on Schedule 5.8.
“Disqualified Equity
Interest” means any Equity Interest of any Person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible
or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable,
pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, or requires
or mandates payments or distributions in cash, on or prior to the date that is one year after the Maturity Date. The term “Disqualified
Equity Interest” shall also include any options, warrants or other rights that are convertible into Disqualified Equity Interest
or that are redeemable at the option of the holder, or required to be redeemed, prior to the date that is one year after the Maturity
Date.
“Dollar”
and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
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“DQ Lender” means
any Person that is:
(a) designated
by the Borrower, by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing Date and as set forth on Schedule
S, as a (i) “DQ Lender” or (ii) “Competitor”; or
(b) either
identified in writing, or clearly identifiable solely on the basis of such Person’s name, as an Affiliate of any Person referred
to in clauses (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above,
provided
however, DQ Lender shall (x) exclude any Person that the Borrower has designated as no longer being a DQ Lenders by
written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent from time to time, (y) exclude Administrative Agent, each Lender and each
of Affiliate of Administrative Agent or a Lender and (z) include any Person that is added as a Competitor pursuant to a written
supplement to the list of Competitors that are DQ Lenders, that is delivered by the Borrower after the Closing Date to the Administrative
Agent; provided that, no such supplement shall be effective retroactively or until consented to in writing by Required Lenders
(in their Permitted Discretion).
“Draw Period”
means the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the Draw Period Termination Date.
“Draw Period Termination
Date” means the earlier of (a) the date on which a Cease Funding Event, which is not waived in accordance with the terms
hereof, occurs, and (b) August 10, 2026December 31,
2027 as extended from time to time in accordance with, and pursuant to, Section 2.6(d)(i).
“Due Diligence”
means the review procedures with respect to the Collateral employed by Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.12.
“eComm Personal
Loan Receivable” means a Receivable which is not a Title Loan Receivable, including without limitation any Receivable for which
the related Consumer Loan is an unsecured personal line-of-credit, unsecured personal Installment Loan or unsecured signature consumer
loan originated by the related Originator, if such Consumer Loan was originated through an Originator’s online or e-commerce application.
“Electronic Transmission”
means each document, instruction, authorization, file, information and any other communication transmitted, posted or otherwise made
or communicated by e-mail or fax, or other equivalent secure electronic service.
“Eligible
Assignee” means:
(a) a
Lender;
(b) an
Affiliate of a Lender;
(c) an
Approved Fund;
(d) a
commercial bank, insurance company, investment or mutual fund or other entity that is an “accredited investor” (as defined
in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) (other than a Competitor or a DQ Lender) approved by Administrative Agent
(which approval of Administrative Agent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and, so long as no Default or Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, Borrower (which approval of Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and shall be deemed
given if no objection is made within ten (10) days after notice of the proposed assignment);
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(e) any
Person (other than a DQ Lender or Competitor) approved by Administrative Agent (which approval of Administrative Agent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed) and, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower (which approval of Borrower
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and shall be deemed given if no objection is made within ten (10) days after notice
of the proposed assignment; provided, however, if the sole basis on which Borrower withholds its approval is because such
Person is a Competitor, then Borrower’s withholding of such approval shall be deemed reasonable); and
(f) if
a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Person acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion.
“Eligible Principal
Balance” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Eligible Receivables, less
the aggregate (without duplication) of all of the following with respect to such Eligible Receivables (in each case, to the extent not
already reflected in the outstanding principal amount of such Receivables), without duplication:
(a) all
payments of principal actually received as Collections during the applicable Collection Period with respect to such Receivables;
(b) all
full or partial voluntary prepayments received as Collections during the applicable Collection Period with respect to such Receivables;
and
(c) the
Excess Concentration Amount.
“Eligible
Receivable” means a Receivable that, as of any date of determination meets all of the following eligibility criteria, as
determined by Administrative Agent:
(a) the
eligibility criteria set forth on Schedule G; and
(b) the
following eligibility criteria:
(i) all
of the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.2(f), 5.5, 5.24(c) and 5.24(d) are
true and correct;
(ii) all
of the representations and warranties set forth in Subsection 7.03 (Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Consumer Loans)
of the Participation Agreement, all of which are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis, mutanda, as if made a part
hereof, are true and correct; and
(iii) the
Receivable is subject to a duly perfected first-priority security interest and Lien in Administrative Agent’s favor for the benefit
of the Secured Parties, and is not subject to any Liens other than the Liens in favor of Administrative Agent.
“Enforcement Costs”
shall mean all reasonable amounts owing to Administrative Agent and/or any Lender pursuant to Section 6.1(o) or 6.1(p) when
due (including any such amounts that were previously due but unpaid).
“Environmental Laws”
means any and all Federal, state and local statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, or governmental
restrictions relating to pollution, the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including
those related to Hazardous Materials or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.
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“Equity Interests”
means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or partnership interests, membership interests, limited liability
company interests, trust interests or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights
for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or partnership interests, membership interests, limited
liability company interests, trust interests or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible
into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or partnership interests, membership interests, limited liability company interests,
trust interests or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition
from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including
partnership interests, membership interests, limited liability company interests or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting,
and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate”
means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with a Loan Party thereof within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of
the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of
the Code).
“ERISA Event”
means any of the following: (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the incurrence by Borrower or an ERISA
Affiliate of any liability with respect to a withdrawal by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension 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 that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) the incurrence by Borrower or
any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to a complete or partial withdrawal (as described in Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA
respectively) by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or the receipt by Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate of notification
that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment
as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan
or Multiemployer Plan if the plan assets are not sufficient to pay all plan liabilities; (e) an event or condition that constitutes
grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or
Multiemployer Plan; (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not
delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate; or (g) the determination that a Pension Plan
is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA) or that a Multiemployer
Plan is in critical or endangered status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA).
“ESG Amendment”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(a).
“ESG Pricing Provisions”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(b).
“Event of Default”
has the meaning set forth in Section 7.
“Excess Concentration
Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the portion of the otherwise Eligible Principal Balance that exceeds the Concentration
Targets.
“Excess
Spread Amount” means, for any calendar month, the sum of (a) all Collections in respect of interest, fees and
recoveries for such calendar month, minus (b) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Receivables included in
the Portfolio immediately prior to such calendar month that became Charge-Offs or Bankruptcy Receivables during such calendar month.
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“Excess Spread Ratio”
means, as of the end of any calendar month, a fraction expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the average Excess
Spread Amount for such calendar month and the immediately preceding two calendar months, and (b) the denominator of which is the
average Monthly Eligible Receivables Balance for the first two calendar months of such three-month period.
“Excluded
Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient
of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or required to be withheld or deducted
from a payment to Administrative Agent, any Lender or any such other recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income
(however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such recipient being
organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in,
the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) any
U.S. federal withholding Taxes that is imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of any such recipient pursuant to a law in effect
at the time such recipient (i) becomes a party hereto (other than in the case of an assignee pursuant to a request by Borrower
under Section 2.14) or (ii) designates a new lending office, except in each case to the extent that such recipient
(or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts
from Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.10(a), (c) any withholding Taxes attributable
to any such recipient’s failure to comply with documentation requirements under Section 2.10(f), and (d) any
withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Exclusivity Side
Letter” means that certain letter agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among (i) SPE Holdco, (ii) Parent,
(iii) Administrative Agent; (iv) the OpCo Agent and (v) Acquisition Term Loan Agent, as the same may be amended, restated,
modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Existing Product”
means any consumer loan or pawn or other consumer loan or pawn related financial asset, in each case, of a type reflected on the consolidated
balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and described in the Program Summary.
“Expected Class A
Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(a)(i).
“Expected Class A-B
Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(b)(i).
“FATCA”
means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantially
comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any
agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or
practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such
Sections of the Code.
“Federal Funds Rate”
means, for any day, the greater of (a) the rate calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s Federal
funds transactions by depositary institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on
its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the
Federal funds effective rate and (b) 0%.
“Federal Regulatory
Event” means the enactment, adoption or issuance of any law, rule or regulation by the United States federal government,
the effect of which is to regulate the origination, purchase, servicing or collection of or limit the enforceability of Receivables in
a manner that would, in Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion, materially and adversely affect Borrower’s ability to
timely repay all or any part of the Obligations; provided, that if the effective date of any such enactment, adoption or issuance
is greater than thirty (30) days from the date of any such enactment, adoption or issuance, then Administrative Agent shall consider
in good faith any such delay in effectiveness in making its determination.
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“Field Examination”
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(f)(ii).
“Final Class A
Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(a)(iii).
“Final Class A-B
Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(b)(iii).
“Financial Statements”
means the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and reports required to be provided to Administrative Agent pursuant to
Section 6.1(g).
“First Amendment
Effective Date” means March 31, 2023.
“First Payment Default”
means any Receivable that was included in the Borrowing Base at any time and for which the first scheduled payment due on the related
Consumer Loan was greater than (a) eighteen (18) days past due in the case of Title Loan Receivables or (b) five (5) days
past due in the case of any other Receivables.
“First
Payment Default Ratio” means, for each Monthly Vintage, a fraction expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which
is the aggregate original principal balance of all Receivables of such Monthly Vintage that experienced a First Payment Default
and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate original principal balance of all Receivables composing such Monthly Vintage.
“Fiscal Quarter”
means, as of any date of determination with respect to Parent or any Subsidiary thereof, a fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year.
“Fiscal Year”
means the fiscal year of Parent or any Subsidiary thereof ending on December 31 of each calendar year.
“Flow of Funds”
means the agreed flow of funds, attached hereto as Exhibit B, regarding all Collections, each Specified Collection Account,
the Specified Concentration Account, the Borrower Funding Account and the Borrower Collection Account, as the same may be amended, restated
or replaced from time to time with the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.
“Foreign Lender”
means a Lender that is not a “United States person” under Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“Fourth Amendment
Effective Date” means February 10, 2025.
“Funding Date”
means the date that any Advance is made hereunder.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles, applied on a consistent basis, as described in Opinions of the Accounting Principles
Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and/or in statements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board which
are applicable under the circumstances as of the date in question; provided that, when used in reference to the Borrower’s
Financial Statements, “GAAP” shall be deemed not to include the rules requiring Borrower’s Financial Statements
to be consolidated with its Affiliates.
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“Governmental
Authority” means any federal, state, municipal, national, local or other governmental department, court, commission,
board, bureau, agency, regulatory body, authority or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, including without limitation,
any attorney general or agency related thereto, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or any entity or officer exercising executive,
legislative or judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case, whether
of the United States or a state, territory or possession thereof, a foreign sovereign entity or country or jurisdiction or the District
of Columbia, in each case, which has legal authority over the Loan Parties.
“Guarantor”
means Parent, in its capacity as the guarantor under the Guaranty Agreements.
“Guaranty Agreements”
means, collectively, (a) the Limited Payment Guaranty and (b) the Parent Servicing Guaranty.
“Guaranty Obligations”
means, with respect to any Guaranty Agreement, all obligations, indebtedness and/or liabilities of the Guarantor party thereto to Administrative
Agent as set forth therein.
“Guarantee”
means, as to any Person, any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing
any Debt or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether
directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect: (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or
supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation; (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services
for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Debt or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Debt or other
obligation; (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of
income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Debt or other obligation; or (d) entered
into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Debt or other obligation of the payment or performance
thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed
to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which
such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined
by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Hazardous Materials”
means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including
petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical
wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Holdings”
means (a) prior to the Approved Change of Control Transaction, TMX Finance Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and (b) on
and after the date of the Approved Change of Control Transaction, Project Trident Purchaser, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
which will own 100% of the Equity Interests, directly or indirectly, in Parent.
“Indemnified Taxes”
means (a) Taxes other than Excluded Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of
any Loan Party under any Loan Documents, and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnified Lender
Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(p).
“Ineligible Receivable”
means a Receivable that, as of the date of determination, is not an Eligible Receivable.
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“Interest
Coverage Ratio” means, for any Fiscal Quarter of Parent, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve
(12) month period ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for the twelve (12) month
period ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter; provided that, for purposes of this definition, “Consolidated Interest
Expense” shall include payments of preferred dividends by Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period.
“Interest Coverage
Ratio (CCF Holdings)” means, for any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (CCF Holdings) for
the twelve (12) month period ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense of CCF Holdings
for the twelve (12) month period ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter.
“Interest Period”
means (a) initially, the period commencing on (and including) the Closing Date and ending on (and including) the day that immediately
precedes the first Remittance Date occurring after the Closing Date, and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on (and including)
a Remittance Date and ending on (and including) the day immediately preceding the following Remittance Date.
“Interest Rate”
means the Class A Interest Rate, the Class B Interest Rate or the Class C Interest Rate, as applicable.
“IRS”
means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Installment Loan”
means a Multi-Pay Consumer Loan with a set dollar amount that is repaid through a set number of scheduled payments and which satisfies
the applicable criteria set forth in the Program Summary for an “Installment Loan”.
“Katapult” means Katapult Holdings, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation.
“Katapult Intermediate”
means Katapult Intermediate Holdings III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Katapult
Merger Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated on or about October 23,
2025, by and among Katapult, Katapult Merger Sub 1, Inc., Katapult Merger Sub 2, LLC, CCF Holdings and Aaron’s Holdco, substantially
in the form of the attached Exhibit L (or as amended or modified from time to time so long as such amendments and modifications
are not materially adverse to the Lenders).
“Katapult Merger
Transaction” means the consummation of and the satisfaction of all conditions precedent to the merger of newly formed Subsidiaries
of Katapult to be formed in connection with such merger with and into each of (a) CCF Holdings and (b) Aaron’s Holdco,
and any related restructuring transactions as described in the Katapult Merger Agreement.
“Key Employee”
means each of Julie Torkelson and Kyle Hanson, or any successor of any of them in accordance with clause (d) of the definition
of Cease Funding Event.
“Legacy Loan Holder”
means a beneficial owner of any portion of the Class A Legacy Balance,
the Class B Legacy Balance or the Class C Legacy Balance, as applicable.
“Lender”
means a Class A Lender, a Class B Lender or a Class C Lender, as the context may require.
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“Lenders”
means, collectively, (a) each Class A Lender, (b) each Class B Lender and (c) each Class C Lender.
“Lending Office”
means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Detail Form, or
such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders.
“Level 1 Portfolio
Trigger Event Period” means, if at any time a Level 1 Portfolio Trigger Event occurs, the period commencing on the first day
following the calendar month for which such Level 1 Portfolio Trigger Event occurs and ending on the earlier to occur of (x) such
Level 1 Portfolio Trigger Event has been waived by the Required Lenders in writing or (y) such time as no Level 1 Portfolio Trigger
Event has occurred for three (3) consecutive calendar months after any Level 1 Portfolio Trigger Event occurs.
“Level 1 Portfolio
Trigger Events” means as of any date of determination, any or all of the following events has occurred:
(a) the
First Payment Default Ratio is greater than 27.00% in each of the immediately preceding three (3) calendar months; or
(b) the
Minimum Monthly Vintage Collection Ratio is not satisfied in each of the immediately preceding three (3) calendar months; or
(c) the
average Delinquency Ratio is greater than 8.75% for the immediately preceding three (3) calendar months; or
(d) the
Excess Spread Ratio is less than 5.00%.
“Level 2 Portfolio
Trigger Events” means as of any date of determination, any or all of the following events has occurred:
(a) the
average Delinquency Ratio is greater than 9.25% for the immediately preceding three (3) calendar months; or
(b) the
Excess Spread Ratio is less than 4.50%.
“Level 3 Portfolio
Trigger Event” means, as of any date of determination, the occurrence of the same Level 2 Portfolio Trigger Event in any two
(2) of the immediately preceding three (3) calendar months.
“Leverage Ratio”
means, for any Fiscal Quarter of Parent, the ratio of (a) the aggregate outstanding amount of Debt of Parent and its consolidated
Subsidiaries to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve (12) month period ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter.
“Leverage Ratio
(CCF Holdings)” means, for any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding amount
of Debt of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries under the Sparrow Loan Documents (as defined in the CCF OpCo Revolving Credit Agreement),
the CCF OpCo Term Loan Documents, the CCF OpCo Revolving Credit Documents, the Acquisition Term Loan Documents, the OpCo Loan Documents
and the Loan Documents less (ii) all Liquidity (CCF Holdings), in each case as of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter, to (b) Consolidated
Adjusted EBITDA (CCF Holdings) for the twelve-month period ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter.
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“Lien”
means any lien, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, mortgage or deed of trust, charge, security interest, easement
or encumbrance, or priority or other consensual security agreement or arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether arising in
equity or based on common law, statute, or contract, including, but not limited to, any security interest under the UCC.
“Limited Payment
Guaranty” means that certain Limited Payment Guaranty, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Parent and Administrative
Agent, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Line of Credit”
means an unsecured or secured Receivable (whose underlying Consumer Loan is not a Single-Pay Consumer Loan) in the form of a line of
credit that permits the Consumer Obligor to borrow and repay as needed and which satisfies the applicable criteria set forth in the Program
Summary for a “Line of Credit”.
“Liquidity”
means, as of any date of determination, all unrestricted (other than cash that is classified as “restricted” solely
by reason of a minimum-cash requirement for state licensing purposes and that is not otherwise restricted by Applicable Law for application
to the Obligations or for use in the operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries) and unencumbered (other than encumbrances constituting
Permitted Cash Liens) Cash and Cash Equivalents of Parent and its Subsidiaries (excluding the Borrower) as of such date (including all
Cash and Cash Equivalents in any deposit accounts and securities accounts of such Person and its Subsidiaries (excluding the Borrower)).
“Liquidity (CCF
Holdings)” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) all unrestricted and unencumbered (other than Permitted
Cash Liens (CCF Holdings)) Cash and Cash Equivalents of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of such date (including all Cash and Cash
Equivalents in any deposit accounts and securities accounts of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries (including the Deposit Accounts maintained
in compliance with the terms of Section 6.13 of the CCF OpCo Revolving Credit Agreement) plus (b) the amount available and
undrawn under any committed revolving indebtedness of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries based on the aggregate of the most recent borrowing
base reports prior to the end of the calendar month as long as such amount remains undrawn through the end of such calendar month (subject
to a maximum of $25,000,000).
“Loan”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a), and shall include a Class A Loan, a Class B Loan or Class C
Loan, as the context may require; and “Loans” collectively means the Class A Loans, the Class B Loans
and the Class C Loans.
“Loan Documents”
means collectively, the following documents, agreements and instruments, as each may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented,
modified, renewed or extended from time to time:
(a) this
Agreement;
(b) the
Notes;
(c) each
Guaranty Agreement;
(d) each
Collateral Assignment;
(e) the
Servicing Agreement;
(f) any
Backup Servicing Agreement;
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(g) the
Participation Agreement and each Omnibus Assignment and Conveyance Agreement (as defined in the Participation Agreement) executed and
delivered by the applicable Seller party thereto in connection with the Participation Agreement;
(h) Parent
Servicing Guaranty;
(i) each
of the POAs;
(j) the
Borrower Collection Account Control Agreement and any other related account documentation;
(k) the
Borrower Funding Account Control Agreement and any other related account documentation;
(l) all
other Account Control Agreements for all of the other deposit accounts and securities accounts of Borrower, and related account documentation;
(m) the
Pledge Agreement (SPE Holdco);
(n) from
and after the date of the Approved Reorganization, the Pledge Agreement (Borrower);
(o) from
and after the date of the Approved Reorganization, the SP Holdings Sub Security Agreement and the SP Holdings Sub Guaranty Agreement;
(p) each
of the Specified Collection Accounts Documents;
(q) each
Processor Direction Letter;
(r) any
Custodial Agreement and any Verification Agent Agreement;
(s) the
Borrower LLC Agreement;
(t) UCC
financing statements covering the Collateral that are filed with the office of the Secretary of State (or similar office) of any jurisdiction
deemed appropriate by Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion; and
(u) all
such other instruments, documents and agreements as Administrative Agent may require in Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion
in order to evidence and/or secure the Obligations, to evidence and perfect the rights and Liens of Administrative Agent contemplated
by the Loan Documents, and otherwise to effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby.
“Loan Level Reports”
means the reports delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.1(h).
“Loan Parties”
means, collectively, (a) Borrower, (b) Guarantor, (c) each Servicer, (d) each Originator, (e) each Seller,
(f) the Subservicer; (g) SPE Holdco; and (h) on and after the date of the Approved Reorganization, SP Holdings Sub.
“Lockout Expiration
Date” means June 10January 1,
20262027; provided
however, that if the Draw Period has been extended pursuant to the terms hereof, then the Lockout Expiration Date shall be the date
which is six (6) months prior to the Draw Period Termination Date as so extended (or such other date as the parties hereto have
agreed in writing will be the Lockout Expiration Date for purposes of this Agreement).
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“Lot 31 Receivable”
means a Receivable that is not a Lot 61 Receivable, Charge-Off or Bankruptcy Receivable and as to which any portion of a scheduled payment
or minimum required payment on the related Consumer Loan is thirty-one (31) or more days past due.
“Lot
61 Receivable” means a Receivable that is not a Charge-Off, Bankruptcy Receivable or Lot 31 Receivable and as to which
any portion of a scheduled payment or minimum required payment on the related Consumer Loan is sixty-one (61) or more days past due.
“Material
Adverse Change” means, as of any date of determination, as determined by Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion,
the occurrence of any event, condition, obligation, liability or circumstance (or set of events, conditions, obligations, liabilities
or circumstances), or any change(s) including, without limitation, changes in Applicable Laws, the existence of any Regulatory
Action (or any changes with respect thereto) or the existence of any Federal Regulatory Event (or changes with respect thereto) in each
case which, as determined by Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, has a material adverse effect upon:
(a) the
legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of a material portion of the Receivables or any Loan Document;
(b) the
value, marketability or collectability of a material portion of the Collateral, including the Receivables, any Loan Party’s interest
therein or the duly perfected first-priority security interest of Administrative Agent therein;
(c) the
business, operations, properties, assets, liabilities or financial condition of (i) Borrower or (ii) the Loan Parties, taken
as a whole; or
(d) the
ability of a counterparty to any Loan Document (other than Administrative Agent or any Lender) to consummate the transactions under the
Loan Documents,
provided
that any failure or delay in the consummation of the Approved Change of Control Transaction shall not, on its own, be deemed
to constitute a Material Adverse Effect.
“Maturity Date”
means the date which occurs on the earliest of (a) the date that is eighteen (18) months after the Draw Period Termination Date,
(b) the date of acceleration of the Obligations following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, or
(c) at the time this Agreement may be terminated by Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Maximum Loan Amount”
means Four Hundred Fifty Million and 00/100 Dollars ($450,000,000.00).
“Minimum Holdback
Amount” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the product of (a) 1.0 and (b) the sum of amounts
paid by Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.6(b)(i)(A), (B), (C), (D) and (F) on the immediately
preceding Remittance Date.
“Minimum Monthly
Vintage Collection Ratio” ” means, with respect to a Monthly Vintage, the percentage set forth on Schedule P attached
hereto opposite the applicable number of months elapsed following the end of the applicable month of origination. For the avoidance of
doubt, for example, for the Monthly Vintage originated in January 2023, the applicable number of months elapsed as of February 1,
2023 is “0”; as of March 1, 2023 is “1”; as of April 1, 2023 is “2”; and so on.
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“Mistaken Payment”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(c).
“Modification”
means with respect to any Receivable means any waiver, renewal, replacement, extension, alteration, re-aging, settlement or modification.
“Monthly Eligible
Receivables Balance” means, with respect to any calendar month, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Eligible
Receivables as of the end of such calendar month.
“Monthly
Servicing Report” means a report substantially in form set out at Exhibit H-1.
“Monthly Vintage”
shall mean, as of any date of determination, the pool of Receivables originated by one or more Originators, sold by one or more Sellers
to Borrower and purchased by the Borrower from such Seller(s) during any completed calendar month.
“Monthly Vintage
Collection Ratio” means, for each Monthly Vintage as of the end of any calendar month, a fraction expressed as a percentage,
(a) the numerator of which is cumulative aggregate Collections (excluding liquidation proceeds, repossession and sales proceeds,
recoveries or other proceeds) for such Monthly Vintage through such calendar month, and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate
original principal balance of all Receivables composing such Monthly Vintage.
“Moody’s”
has the meaning set forth in the definition of Cash Equivalents.
“Motor Vehicle POA”
means that certain Irrevocable Power of Attorney for Motor Vehicle Filings dated after the Closing Date and executed and delivered by
the Loan Parties party thereto in favor of OpCo Loan Agent.
“Multiemployer Plan”
means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
“Multi-Pay Consumer
Loan” means any Consumer Loan that is not a Single-Pay Consumer Loan.
“Net
Worth” means, as of any date of determination, (a) all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be included
on a consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries under total assets on such date, less (b) all amounts that
would in conformity with GAAP, be included on a consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries under total liabilities on
such date.
“New Product”
means any consumer loan or other consumer loan related financial asset, which (a) is not an Existing Product and (b) an Originator
proposes to begin offering to its customers, or investing in, such that it will be reflected on its balance sheet following the Closing
Date in accordance with criteria set forth in an updated Program Summary.
“Non-Consenting
Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any amendment, modification, waiver or consent with respect to provisions
of any Loan Document that (a) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders, as the case may be, in accordance with
the terms of Section 11.7 and (b) has been approved by at least the Required Lenders, or all other affected Lenders,
as the case may be.
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“Non-Legacy Loan
Holder” means any beneficial owner of (a) the Class A Loans other than the Class A Legacy Balance or,
(b) the Class B Loans other than the Class B Legacy Balance
or (c) the Class C Loans other than the Class C Legacy Balance.
“Note”
or “Notes” means, individually or collectively as the context may require, a promissory note executed by Borrower
in favor of a Class A Lender, a Class B Lender or a Class C Lender, as applicable, in the form of Exhibit C-1
(a “Note A”) (in the case of a Class A Lender), Exhibit C-2 (a “Note B”) (in
the case of a Class B Lender), and Exhibit C-3 (a “Note C”) (in the case of a Class C Lender)
in each case, to the extent requested by the applicable Lender pursuant to Section 2.2(d) and as the same may
be amended, divided, split, supplemented and/or restated from time to time.
“Note A”
has the meaning set forth in the definition of Note.
“Note B”
has the meaning set forth in the definition of Note.
“Note C”
has the meaning set forth in the definition of Note.
“Notices”
has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.
“Obligations”
means, without duplication (a) the due and punctual payment by Borrower of (i) the principal of and interest (including interest
accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or
allowable in such proceeding) on each Advance, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for
prepayment or otherwise, and (ii) all other monetary and/or indemnification obligations of Borrower to any Secured Party under
this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, including fees, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, Permitted Expenses
and obligations under Section 3.5, 6.1(o) and 6.1(p)) and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct,
contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations accruing or incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), and (b) the due and punctual
payment and performance of all the other obligations of each Loan Party under or pursuant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan
Documents, or otherwise (including monetary obligations accruing or incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership
or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), in each case with respect to the foregoing
in this definition, whether now or hereafter arising, whether now due or to become due, whether primary, secondary, direct, indirect,
absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether several, joint or joint and several.
“OpCo Loan Agent”
has the meaning set forth in the definition of Specified TMX Financing Documents.
“OpCo Loan Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in the definition of Specified TMX Financing Documents.
“OpCo Loan Documents”
has the meaning set forth in the definition of Specified TMX Financing Documents.
“OpCo Loan Lenders”
has the meaning set forth in the definition of Specified TMX Financing Documents.
“OpCo Term Loan”
means each term loan advanced to the Parent pursuant to Section 2.01(e)(i) of the OpCo Loan Agreement.
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“Opening
Tangible Net Worth (CCF Holdings)” means the Tangible Net Worth (CCF Holdings) as reflected on the CCF Holdings Opening
Balance Sheet, giving effect to the consummation of the TMX Acquisition and any purchase accounting adjustments made thereto. Any purchase
accounting adjustments shall include all GAAP adjustments to the CCF Holdings Opening Balance Sheet, to the extent they reduce tangible
assets by way of an adjustment or by way of an expense, as if they were reductions in the CCF Holdings Opening Balance Sheet total assets.
“Organizational
Documents” means: (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or
equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction) of such Person; (b) with respect to any
limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement of such Person; and (c) with
respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable
agreement of formation or organization of such Person and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection
with such Person’s formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or
organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such Person.
“Originator”
means, with respect to any Consumer Loan and the related Applicable State, the applicable Subsidiary of Parent set forth on Schedule
J as originator of such Consumer Loan (as such Schedule may be amended or modified from time to time with the prior written consent
of Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders). For the avoidance of doubt “Originator” includes each Single-Pay Originator.
“Other
Connection Taxes” means, with respect to Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be
made by or on account of any obligation of a Credit Party hereunder, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between
Administrative Agent, any Lender or such other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of a Credit Party
hereunder and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from any such recipient and having executed, delivered,
become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged
in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Material
Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.13(a)(i)(B).
“Other
Taxes” means all present or future stamp, intangible or documentary Taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or
similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement
of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other 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 2.14).
“Outstanding Legal
Balance” means, at any time the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Advances.
“Parent”
has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Parent Historical
Financial Statements” means, collectively, the following:
(a) the
audited consolidated balance sheet of Parent, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and variable interest entities that are consolidated when
the Company is determined to be the primary beneficiary, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019, December 31, 2020, and
December 31, 2021 and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for
each of such fiscal years of Parent, including the notes thereto, together with the opinion issued thereon by the Accounting Firm; and
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(b) the
unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Parent, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and variable interest entities that are consolidated when
the Company is determined to be the primary beneficiary, for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2022 and the related consolidated
statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal quarter of Parent.
“Parent Servicing
Guaranty” means that certain guaranty agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Parent and Borrower, as the same
may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, pursuant to which, among other things, Parent will guarantee
to Borrower (i) the servicing obligations of each Subservicer (as defined in the Servicing Agreement) under the Servicing Agreement
in respect of any Consumer Loans related to a Purchased Asset, and (ii) the obligations of each Seller under Section 2 of the
Collateral Assignment (Participation Agreement).
“Participation Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“PBGC”
means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Plan”
means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as that term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer
Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to which Borrower
or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described
in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.
“Percentage Share”
means, as to any Lender at any time, the percentage (expressed as a decimal carried out to the twelfth decimal place) of the aggregate
Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment at such time; provided that, if the commitment of each Lender to make
Advances have been terminated in accordance herewith or if the Commitments have expired or been terminated, then the Percentage Share
of each Lender shall be determined based upon such Lender’s Percentage Share most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent
assignments. The initial Percentage Share of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule D or in the
documentation pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as applicable.
“Permitted Cash Liens” means
any of the following:
(a) any
Lien created under any Loan Document, OpCo Loan Document, Acquisition Term Loan Document or Seller Term Loan Document;
(b) any
Lien arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set off or similar
rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or securities accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution; provided
that: (i) such deposit account or securities account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions
against access by any of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System of the United States; and (ii) such deposit account or securities account is not intended by any of
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to provide collateral to the depository institution; or
(c) any
customary banker’s Liens in favor of banking institutions (including the right of setoff) encumbering deposit accounts or securities
accounts maintained at such banking institutions by any of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries that are within the general parameters in
the banking industry or arising pursuant to such banking institution’s general terms and conditions.
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“Permitted Cash
Liens (CCF Holdings)” means any of the following:
(a) any
Lien created under any CCF OpCo Revolving Credit Document, CCF OpCo Term Loan Document or Sparrow Loan Document (as defined in the CCF
OpCo Revolving Credit Agreement);
(b) any
Lien arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set off or similar
rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or securities accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution; provided
that: (i) such deposit account or securities account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions
against access by any of CCF Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States; and (ii) such deposit account or securities account is not intended
by any of CCF Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to provide collateral to the depository institution; or
(c) any
customary banker’s Liens in favor of banking institutions (including the right of setoff) encumbering deposit accounts or securities
accounts maintained at such banking institutions by any of CCF Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that are within the general parameters
in the banking industry or arising pursuant to such banking institution’s general terms and conditions.
“Permitted Discretion”
means the determination by Administrative Agent or a Lender, as applicable, in its reasonable discretion (reasonable as determined from
the perspective of a prudent secured asset-based lender under similar circumstances) acting in good faith.
“Permitted Expenses”
means (a) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent and/or any Lender (including reasonable
and documented fees and expenses of outside legal counsel) in good faith or sustained by Administrative Agent (i) in the preparation
of any proposal, commitment, Loan Document or funding pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) in connection with the administration
of the credit facility established herein, including without limitation, the reasonable and documented travel and other expenses of Administrative
Agent and its under Section 6.1(f); and 6.1(b) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred
by Administrative Agent (including reasonable and documented fees and expenses of outside legal counsel) in connection with the syndication
of the credit facility established herein.
“Permitted Holder
Related Entities” means, with respect to any Permitted Initial Holder, any trust, family partnership, or similar investment
entity (x) of which such Permitted Initial Holder is the trustee, managing member, managing partner or similar officer and/or (y) that
is for the benefit of such Permitted Initial Holder; provided that, in each case, such Permitted Initial Holder has the exclusive
right to control the management and administration of, and the voting and disposition of securities held by, such trust, family partnership
or similar investment entity.
“Permitted Holders”
means (x) prior to the Approved Change of Control Transaction, any combination of the following: (a) holders of the voting
Equity Interests in Holdings as of the Closing Date (the “Permitted Tracy Young Holders”); and (b) any Permitted
Holder Related Entities of any Permitted Tracy Young Holder, and (y) on and after the Approved Change of Control Transaction, any
combination of the following: (a) holders of the voting Equity Interests in Holdings as of the closing date of the Approved Change
of Control Transaction after giving effect thereto (the “Permitted Initial Holders”); and (b) any Permitted Holder
Related Entities of any Permitted Initial Holder.
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“Permitted Initial
Holders” has the meanings ascribed thereto in the definition of Permitted Holders.
“Permitted Liens”
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(b).
“Permitted Tracy
Young Holders” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Permitted Holders.
“Person”
means a natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, company, or trust.
“Personal Loan Receivable”
means a Receivable which is not a Title Loan Receivable, including without limitation any Receivable for which the related Consumer Loan
is an unsecured personal line-of-credit, unsecured personal Installment Loan or unsecured signature consumer loan originated by the related
Originator, excluding any such Consumer Loan originated through an Originator’s online or e-commerce application.
“Plan”
means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established, maintained or
contributed to by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Plan Asset Regulation”
means 29 C.F.R. §2510.3-101, et seq., as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.
“Pledge Agreement
(Borrower)” means that certain pledge agreement, substantially in the form of the Pledge Agreement (SPE Holdco), dated as of
the date of the Approved Reorganization and entered into by and among Borrower, SP Holdings Sub and Administrative Agent.
“Pledge Agreement
(SPE Holdco)” means that certain pledge agreement dated as of the Closing Date and entered into by and among SPE Holdco, Borrower
and Administrative Agent.
“POAs”
means, collectively, (a) the Borrower POA, (b) the Servicing Parties POA, (c) the Approved Subservicer POA, (d) the
Motor Vehicle POA and (e) the Zero Balance Accounts POA.
“Portfolio”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a)(vi).
“Portfolio Documents”
means, with respect to each Receivable, any promissory note, instrument, contract, loan agreement, agreement, document and contractual
arrangement evidencing such Receivable or executed and/or delivered in connection therewith or with the application therefor or disclosure
with respect thereto (including with respect to the foregoing any renewals, extensions, amendments and modifications thereof) to or for
the benefit of the related Originator or Seller or any subsequent transferee thereof, including Borrower.
“Portfolio Shortfall”
means as of a Remittance Date, the positive difference between (a) the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of all principal, interest
and other Obligations of Borrower due and payable (including, without limitation, amounts included in a Principal Payment Amount in order
to achieve a Portfolio Target) to Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the related Advance(s) and (y) without
duplication of the foregoing clause (x), the amount, if any, equal to the Borrowing Base Shortfall in respect of the Portfolio as of
such Remittance Date and (b) the amount of Collections available for payment to Administrative Agent and the Lenders in respect
of the Portfolio as of such Remittance Date.
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“Portfolio Target”
means, as of any date of determination:
(a) the
Outstanding Legal Balance with respect to the Portfolio outstanding as of the end of the Draw Period (with respect to the Portfolio,
the “Total Portfolio UPB”),
minus
(b) (x) during
the first twelve (12) months following the end of the Draw Period, the product of (i) the Total Portfolio UPB, (ii) 6.66667%
and (iii) the number of months since the end of the Draw Period (e.g., minimum cumulative paydown of 6.66667% of the Total Portfolio
UPB in each month for the first twelve months following the end of the Draw Period), or (y) during the subsequent six (6) months
following the end of period described in the foregoing clause (x), the product of (i) the Total Portfolio UPB, (ii) 3.33333%
and (iii) the number of months since the end of period described in the foregoing clause (x) (e.g., minimum cumulative
paydown of 3.33333% of the Total Portfolio UPB in each month for months 13 through 18 following the end of the Draw Period).
For
the purpose of determining the Portfolio Target, the first month for the Portfolio shall be the first full calendar month after the end
of the Draw Period.
“Portfolio Trigger
Event” means a Level 1 Portfolio Trigger Event, a Level 2 Portfolio Trigger Event or a Level 3 Portfolio Trigger Event.
“Prime Rate”
means the rate of interest per annum last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall
Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve
Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted
therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board
(as determined by the Administrative Agent). Any change in the Prime Rate shall take effect at the opening of business on the day such
change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.
“Principal Payment
Amount” means, on each Remittance Date, the aggregate (without duplication) of the following with respect to the Assets in
the Portfolio and the related Advances:
(a) all
scheduled principal payments actually received as Collections during the applicable Collection Period;
(b) all
full or partial voluntary principal prepayments received as Collections during the applicable Collection Period;
(c) any
Principal Payment Amount from a previous Remittance Date which remains unpaid as of the subject Remittance Date;
(d) the
entire amount Advanced by the Lenders against any Receivable which is a Charge-Off or Bankruptcy Receivable; and
(e) such
additional amount, if any, which is necessary to reduce the related Outstanding Legal Balance in respect of the Portfolio to a maximum
amount equal to the applicable Portfolio Target.
“Priority”
means, with respect to any Lien purported to be created on any Collateral pursuant to any Loan Document, means that such Lien is the
only Lien to which such Collateral is subject, other than any Permitted Lien.
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“Privacy Laws”
means all applicable federal, state or local laws or regulations now in force or that may in the future come into force in the United
States governing the protection of Customer Data or Confidential Personal Information.
“Processor Direction
Letter” means, individually and collectively as the context may require, an instruction letter(s) executed and delivered
by Borrower, the applicable Servicer and/or the Subservicer to an Approved Processor from time to time regarding the direction of Collections
and/or amounts on deposit or to be directed to or at the direction of Borrower, the applicable Servicer and/or the Subservicer, as the
case may be, from time to time on account of the Receivables that irrevocably direct that such Collections be deposited, without offset,
to a Specified Collection Account or the Borrower Collection Account, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its
Permitted Discretion, and, in each case, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated, replaced or renewed in writing
from time to time.
“Program Summary”
means the written program summary of Borrower and the other Loan Parties in place as of the Closing Date and attached hereto as Schedule
F, as the same may be amended, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with Section 6.1(h)(xvi).
“Proposed Sale”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(d).
“Protective Advance”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9(b).
“PTE”
means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time
to time.
“Purchased Asset”
has the meaning set forth in the Participation Agreement.
“Receivable”
means a Purchased Asset not otherwise released from the Lien hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof; provided, however, that,
where applicable, the term “Receivable” shall be deemed to refer to the underlying Consumer Loan in which Borrower owns the
related participation interest. A Receivable shall include, without limitation, Borrower’s beneficial ownership rights through
such undivided participation interest in, to and under all accounts, general intangibles, payment intangibles or other property owed
or to be owed by the Consumer Obligor in respect of such Consumer Loan under the related Portfolio Documents.
“Register”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).
“Regulatory Action”
means:
(a) the
formal commencement by written notice by any Governmental Authority of any legal action or adversarial proceeding against any Loan Party,
any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, the Subservicer or any of their respective Related Parties (other than Affiliates of such Person and
of such Person’s Affiliates), challenging its authority to market, underwrite, assign, originate, hold, own, service, collect or
enforce any Receivable, or otherwise alleging any material non-compliance by any such Loan Party, any such Subsidiary of any Loan Party,
the Subservicer or any such Related Party (other than Affiliates of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates), with any Applicable
Laws of any Applicable State or any other Applicable Laws related to marketing, underwriting, assigning, originating, holding, owning,
pledging, collecting, servicing or enforcing such Receivable, which legal action or adversarial proceeding is not released or terminated
in a manner acceptable to Required Lenders in their Permitted Discretion; or
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(b) the
issuance or entering of any stay, order, judgment, cease and desist order, injunction, temporary restraining order, or other judicial
or non-judicial sanction (other than the imposition of a monetary fine), order or ruling against any Loan Party, any Subsidiary of any
Loan Party, the Subservicer or any of their respective Related Parties (other than Affiliates of such Person and of such Person’s
Affiliates), related in any way to the marketing, underwriting, assigning, originating, holding, owning, pledging, collecting, servicing
or enforcing of any Receivables;
provided
that, in each case, upon the favorable resolution of any legal action or adversarial proceeding as determined by Required
Lenders in their Permitted Discretion, such Regulatory Action shall cease to exist immediately upon such determination by Required Lenders.
For the avoidance of doubt, a Routine Inquiry shall not, on its own, constitute a Regulatory Action.
“Related Parties”
means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, members, directors, officers, trustees, managers,
agents representatives and non-ministerial employees of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Relevant Governmental
Body” means the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened
by the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Release”
means a release, withdrawal or transfer of funds from the Borrower Funding Account.
“Release Date”
means any day on which a Release occurs.
“Remittance Date”
means the first Wednesday (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day) after the Closing Date and
each Wednesday occurring thereafter (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day).
“Removal Effective
Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.6(b).
“Replacement Lender”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a)(iii).
“Reportable Event”
means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the thirty-day notice period has
been waived.
“Required Lenders”
means, at any time:
(a) until
the occurrence of the Approved Change of Control Transaction, (i) Lenders holding in excess of 66 2/3% of the aggregate Outstanding
Legal Balance of the Class A Loans (to the extent that the Outstanding Legal Balance of the Class A Loans have not been reduced
to zero), (ii) Lenders holding in excess of 50.00% of the Outstanding Legal Balance of the Class B Loans (to the extent that
the Outstanding Legal Balance of the Class B Loans have not been reduced to zero) and (iii) Lenders holding in excess of 50.00%
of the Outstanding Legal Balance of the Class C Loans (to the extent that the Outstanding Legal Balance of the Class C Loans
have not been reduced to zero); and
(b) following
the occurrence of the Approved Change of Control Transaction, (i) initially, Lenders holding in excess of 66 2/3% of the aggregate
Outstanding Legal Balance of the Class A Loans (to the extent that the Outstanding Legal Balance of the Class A Loans have
not been reduced to zero) and Lenders holding in excess of 50.00% of the Outstanding Legal Balance of the Class B Loans (to the
extent that the Outstanding Legal Balance of the Class B Loans have not been reduced to zero), and (ii) if the Outstanding
Legal Balance of the Class A Loans and the Class B Loans have been reduced to zero, Lenders holding in excess of 50.00% of
the Outstanding Legal Balance of the Class C Loans;
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provided
that, in each case, the Outstanding Legal Balance held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes
of making a determination of Required Lenders.
“Rescindable Amount”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(j)(ii).
“Routine Inquiry”
means any inquiry or request, written or otherwise, formal or informal, made by a Governmental Authority with legal authority to regulate
the activities of any Loan Party, any Servicer, the Subservicer or any of their respective Affiliates, or otherwise with legal authority
or mandate to request information, made via a form letter or otherwise in connection with (a) the routine transmittal of a consumer
complaint or examination request, or (b) a request for information that is routine in nature, is unconnected with any alleged pattern
or practice of wrongdoing, or otherwise consists of a general request for information relating to the activities of any Loan Party, any
Servicer, the Subservicer or any of their respective Affiliates.
“S&P”
has the meaning set forth in the definition of Cash Equivalents.
“Sanctioned Country”
means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions.
“Sanctioned Person”
means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European
Union, any European Union member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any
Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons
described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b), or (d) any Person otherwise the subject of any Sanctions.
“Sanctions”
means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S.
government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department
of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury
of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority.
“Second Amendment
Effective Date” means August 1, 2023.
“Secured Parties”
means, collectively, (a) Administrative Agent, (b) each Lender, (c) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation
undertaken by or on behalf of any Loan Party under any Loan Document, and (d) the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing
in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above.
“Securities Account”
means, both individually and collectively, any and all securities accounts of Borrower, a true, correct and complete list as of the date
hereof of which is set forth on Schedule H (as such Schedule may be amended or modified from time to time with the prior written
consent of Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders).
“Security Interest”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
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“Seller”
means each Subsidiary of Parent set forth on Schedule K that is a party to the Participation Agreement as a “Seller”
thereunder (as such Schedule may be amended or modified from time to time in accordance with Section 6.1(aa)).
“Seller Term Loan”
means a term loan which may be incurred on the TMX Acquisition Closing Date pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Seller Term Loan
Agreement.
“Seller Term Loan
Agent” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Specified TMX Financing Documents.
“Seller Term Loan
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Specified TMX Financing Documents.
“Seller Term Loan
Documents” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Specified TMX Financing Documents.
“Seller Term Loan
Lenders” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Specified TMX Financing Documents.
“Servicer”
means each Seller, in its capacity as the servicer of the Consumer Loans for which the related Receivables have been pledged as Collateral,
all in accordance with the terms, provisions and conditions of the Servicing Agreement.
“Servicer/Subservicer
Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in the Servicing Agreement.
“Servicing Agreement”
means that certain Servicing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Borrower, Parent, each Servicer and the Subservicer,
as such agreement may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Servicing Fee”
means the servicing fee payable to the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, calculated at the rate of three percent (3.0%) per
annum on the sum of the Eligible Principal Balance plus the balance of Lot 31 Receivables and Lot 61 Receivables as of the last day of
each Collection Period.
“Servicing Parties
POA” means that certain Power of Attorney dated after the Closing Date and executed and delivered by each Servicer in favor
of Administrative Agent.
“Servicing Policy”
means the documented servicing policies and procedures of Borrower and the other Loan Parties and their Affiliates in place as of the
Closing Date and attached hereto as Exhibit A-2, as the same may be amended, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance
with Section 6.2(m).
“Servicing Provisions”
means, collectively, (a) Accepted Servicing Practices, (b) the requirements set forth in the Servicing Agreement and (c) the
Servicing Policy.
“Seventh
Amendment Effective Date” means August 7, 2026.
“Single-Pay Consumer
Loan” means a Consumer Loan that, at the time of origination, is payable in a single installment at its maturity.
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“Single-Pay
Originator” means each of TitleMax of Alabama, Inc., an Alabama corporation, TitleMax of Georgia, Inc., a
Georgia corporation, TMX Finance of Florida, Inc., a Delaware corporation and each other Originator of Single-Pay Consumer Loans
from time to time.
“SLL Principles”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(b).
“SOFR”
means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator”
means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Advance”
means an Advance that bears interest at a rate based on Term SOFR, other than pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “ABR”.
“Solvency Certificate”
means a Solvency Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I.
“Solvent”
means, as to any Person, that (a) the fair value of the assets of such Person, at a fair valuation, exceed its debts and liabilities,
subordinated, contingent or otherwise, (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount(s) that
will be required to pay the probable liability of its debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts
and other liabilities become absolute and matured, (c) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent
or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe
that it will, incur debts beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts mature, (e) such Person is not engaged in a business
or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or transaction, for which such Person’s properties and assets would
constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practices in the industry in which such Person
is engaged, and (f) such Person is not insolvent within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable law.
“SP Holdings Sub”
means a Delaware limited liability company formed in connection with the Approved Reorganization.
“SP Holdings Sub
Guaranty Agreement” means that certain Guaranty Agreement dated as of the date of the Approved Reorganization and entered into
by SP Holdings Sub in favor of Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, which shall be in form and substance acceptable
to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion and shall provide, among other things and without limitation, a full payment guaranty
of the Obligations.
“SP Holdings Sub
Security Agreement” means that certain Security Agreement dated as of the date of the Approved Reorganization and entered into
by and between Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties and SP Holdings Sub, which shall be in form and substance acceptable
to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion.
“Sparrow
Financing Documents” means, collectively, (a) the Sparrow Term Loan Agreement, (b) the Sparrow Multi-Pay
Receivables Loan Agreement, (c) the Sparrow Single-Pay Receivables Loan Agreement, (d) the
Sparrow Term Loan Documents, (e) the Sparrow Multi-Pay Receivables Loan Documents and (f) the Sparrow Single-Pay Receivables
Loan Documents.
“Sparrow Multi-Pay
Receivables Loan Agreement” means that certain Master Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2022, by and among
Sparrow 2022 MP SPE, LLC, in its capacity as borrower thereunder, BP Commercial Funding Trust II, Series SPL-VI, a statutory series
of BP Funding Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II, in its capacity
as administrative agent (“Sparrow Multi-Pay Receivables Administrative Agent”), the lenders party thereto from time
to time, and the other parties thereto (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time).
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“Sparrow Multi-Pay
Receivables Loan Documents” means the Sparrow Multi-Pay Receivables Loan Agreement and each other “Loan Document”
(as defined in the Sparrow Multi-Pay Receivables Loan Agreement).
“Sparrow Multi-Pay
Receivables Administrative Agent” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Sparrow Multi-Pay Receivables Loan Agreement.
“Sparrow Single-Pay
Receivables Loan Agreement” means that certain Master Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2022, by and among
Sparrow 2022 SP SPE, LLC, in its capacity as borrower thereunder, BP Commercial Funding Trust II, Series SPL-V, a statutory series
of BP Funding Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II, in its capacity
as administrative agent (“Sparrow Single-Pay Receivables Administrative Agent”), the lenders party thereto from time
to time, and the other parties thereto (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time).
“Sparrow Single-Pay
Receivables Loan Documents” means the Sparrow Single-Pay Receivables Loan Agreement and each other “Loan Document”
(as defined in the Sparrow Single-Pay Receivables Loan Agreement).
“Sparrow Single-Pay
Receivables Administrative Agent” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Sparrow Single-Pay Receivables Loan Agreement.
“Sparrow Term Loan
Agreement” means that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2022, by and among Sparrow Parent, in its capacity
as borrower thereunder, BP Commercial Funding Trust II, Series SPL-IV, a statutory series of BP Funding Trust, a Delaware statutory
trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II, in its capacity as administrative agent (“Sparrow
Term Loan Administrative Agent”), the lenders party thereto from time to time, and the other parties thereto (as amended, restated,
amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time).
“Sparrow Term Loan
Documents” means the Sparrow Term Loan Agreement and each other “Term Loan Document” (as defined in the Sparrow
Term Loan Agreement).
“Sparrow Term Loan
Administrative Agent” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Sparrow Term Loan Agreement.
“Sparrow Parent”
means Sparrow Purchaser, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Sparrow Party”
means each of Sparrow Parent and each of Sparrow Parent’s Subsidiaries.
“SPE Holdco”
has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Specified Action”
means any written demand, action, request, claim, inquiry, investigation, interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoena,
civil or criminal investigative demand, other legal process, or litigation, arbitration or other similar proceedings with respect to
Administrative Agent and/or any Indemnified Lender Party or in which Administrative Agent and/or any Indemnified Lender Party has been
named a party and which arises out of this Agreement or the Loan Documents.
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“Specified Claims”
means any claim subject to indemnification by Borrower under Section 6.1(p) for which Administrative Agent has notified
Borrower and which claim (a) constitutes a Specified Action and (b) has not been reduced to a monetary amount.
“Specified Collection
Accounts” has the meaning set forth in the Specified Collection Accounts Intercreditor Agreement.
“Specified Collection
Accounts Collateral” means, collectively, (i) the Specified Concentration Account and Collection Accounts Security Agreement,
(ii) the Specified Collection Accounts Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) any deposit account control agreement or securities account
control agreement to which Borrower is the secured party and which covers or otherwise relates to any deposit accounts and/or securities
accounts in which Borrower is granted a security interest pursuant to the Specified Concentration Account and Collection Accounts Security
Agreement (this clause (iii), collectively, the “Specified Collection Accounts Control Agreements”), (iv) any
certificates, documents and instruments from time to time executed and delivered by Parent, each Subsidiary Parent or the “Specified
Account Agent” (as defined in the Specified Collection Accounts Intercreditor Agreement) to Borrower in connection with any of
the foregoing in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) immediately above, and (v) all proceeds and products of any of the foregoing
in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) immediately above.
“Specified Collection
Accounts Documents” means, collectively, the Specified Concentration Account and Collection Accounts Security Agreement, the
Specified Collection Accounts Intercreditor Agreement and any Specified Collection Accounts Control Agreement (as defined in the definition
of Specified Collection Accounts Collateral).
“Specified Collection
Accounts Intercreditor Agreement” means the Omnibus Concentration Accounts and Collections Intercreditor Agreement, dated as
of the date hereof, by and among Borrower, Administrative Agent, OpCo Loan Agent, Parent and certain other Subsidiaries of Parent and
other secured parties (including Acquisition Term Loan Agent and Seller Term Loan Agent) from time to time party thereto, as the same
may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Specified Concentration
Account” has the meaning set forth in the Specified Collection Accounts Intercreditor Agreement.
“Specified Concentration
Account and Collection Accounts Security Agreement” means the Specified Concentration Account and Collection Accounts Security
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Parent and certain Subsidiaries of Parent from time to time party thereto, and Borrower,
with respect to the Specified Collection Accounts, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
“Specified Lender”
means, at any time, any Lender: (a) that has requested compensation under Section 2.12 and has not rescinded such request
within five (5) Business Days of the making thereof; (b) to whom Borrower must pay an additional amount (or on whose behalf
Borrower must pay an additional amount to a Governmental Authority) pursuant to Section 2.10; or (c) that is a Non-Consenting
Lender.
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“Specified TMX Financing
Documents” means, collectively, the following:
(a) the
Credit Agreement, dated as of February 17, 2023, by and among Parent, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders
from time to time party thereto (the “OpCo Loan Lenders”), and BP Commercial Funding Trust II, Series SPL-XIV,
a statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial
Funding Trust II, as administrative agent (the “OpCo Loan Agent”) (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “OpCo Loan Agreement”), and all other Loan Documents
(as defined in the OpCo Loan Agreement (the OpCo Loan Agreement and such other Loan Documents are referred to herein collectively as
the “OpCo Loan Documents”));
(b) a
Term Loan Agreement, dated as of October 2, 2023, by and among TMX Purchaser as initial borrower, Parent as borrower, the guarantors
from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Acquisition Term Loan Lenders”),
and BP Commercial Funding Trust II, Series SPL-XIV, a statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust,
for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II, as administrative agent (the “Acquisition Term Loan Agent”)
(as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Acquisition
Term Loan Agreement”), and all other Term Loan Documents (as defined in the Acquisition Term Loan Agreement (the Acquisition
Term Loan Agreement and such other Loan Documents are referred to herein collectively as the “Acquisition Term Loan Documents”));
and
(c) a
Term Loan Agreement, which may be entered into after the Closing Date, by and among TMX Purchaser and/or Parent, the guarantors from
time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Seller Term Loan Lenders”), and the
applicable administrative agent (the “Seller Term Loan Agent”) (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Seller Term Loan Agreement”), and all other Term
Loan Documents (as defined in the Seller Term Loan Agreement (the Seller Term Loan Agreement and such other Loan Documents are referred
to herein collectively as the “Seller Term Loan Documents”)).
“Specified TMX Financing
Documents Debt” means Debt of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries under any of the Specified TMX Financing Documents.
“Subordination Period”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a)(i).
“Subservicer”
means TMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Subsidiary”
of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of
the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other
than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned,
or the management of which is otherwise Controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.
“Sustainability
Assurance Provider” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(a).
“Sustainability
Performance Targets” means specified key performance indicators with respect to certain environmental, social and governance
targets of the Loan Parties, which shall be confirmed by each Loan Party and its counsel as being consistent with the SLL Principles.
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“Swap Contract”
means: (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity
swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps
or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange
transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions,
currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options
to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement; and (b) any
and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, that are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any
form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange
Master Agreement, or any other master agreement including any such obligations or liabilities under any such master agreement (in each
case, together with any related schedules).
“Swap Termination
Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable
netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts: (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out
and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s); and (b) for any date prior to the date
referenced in clause (a) of this definition, the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts,
as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap
Contracts.
“Synthetic Lease
Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under either: (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax
retention lease; or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance
sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such
Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
“Tangible
Net Worth (CCF Holdings)” means, as of any date of determination, (a) all amounts that would, in conformity with
GAAP, be included on a consolidated balance sheet of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries under total assets (excluding intangible assets
on such date, including, without limitation, goodwill, franchises, licenses, patents, trademarks, trade names, copyrights and service
marks) on such date, less (b) all amounts that would in conformity with GAAP, be included on a consolidated balance sheet
of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries under total liabilities on such date. For the purposes of determining Tangible Net Worth (CCF Holdings),
without duplication, any fees or expenses payable by CCF Holdings under the Transitions Services Agreement (as defined in the CCF OpCo
Revolving Credit Agreement) shall constitute a liability.
“Tax Distributions”
means, in the event Parent files (or is included in) a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar type tax return with such parent entity,
any payments made by Parent to any direct or indirect parent entity to permit such direct or indirect parent entity to pay U.S. federal
and state and local income taxes then due and payable pursuant to those returns, provided that the amount of such Tax Distributions
shall not be greater in the aggregate than the amount of such taxes that would have been due and payable by Parent and its relevant Subsidiaries
had Parent and its relevant Subsidiaries filed a hypothetical consolidated, combined, unitary or similar type return with Parent treated
as the consolidated parent; provided further, that such payments are actually used to pay such taxes and that any tax refunds
received by such direct or indirect parent entity that are attributable to Parent or its Subsidiaries shall be promptly returned to Parent.
“Taxes”
means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any
Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
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“Term SOFR”
means:
(a) for
any calculation with respect to a SOFR Advance, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a one-month tenor on the day (such day, the “Term
SOFR Determination Day”) that is the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator;
provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference
Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to
the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the
Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such
tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more
than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Day; and
(b) for
any calculation with respect to an ABR Advance on any day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one month on the day (such day,
the “ABR Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by
the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any ABR Term SOFR
Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark
Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for
such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such
Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government
Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such ABR Term SOFR Determination
Day;
provided,
however, if Term SOFR determined as provided in (a)-(b) above shall ever be less than zero percent (0.00%), then Term SOFR
shall be deemed to be zero percent (0.00%).
“Term SOFR Administrator”
means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the
Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Determination
Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Term SOFR”.
“Term SOFR Reference
Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
“Title Loan Receivable”
means a Receivable for which the related Single-Pay Consumer Loan or Multi-Pay Consumer Loan is, in either case, secured by a security
interest in a motor vehicle or motorcycle owned by the related Consumer Obligor.
“TMX Acquisition”
means the purchase and acquisition by Project Trident Purchaser, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, pursuant to the TMX Acquisition
Agreement of 100% of the equity interests in Parent.
“TMX Acquisition
Agreement” means an Equity Purchase Agreement, that may be entered into after the Closing Date, by and among Parent, TMX Finance
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and TMX Purchaser, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time.
“TMX Acquisition
Closing Date” means the date on which the TMX Acquisition shall have been consummated in all material respects in accordance
with applicable Law and in accordance with the terms of the TMX Acquisition Agreement.
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“TMX
Acquisition Closing Date Distribution” means an amount up to $26,600,000, paid by Parent to TMX Finance Holdings, Inc.
in connection with the TMX Acquisition.
“TMX Brand”
means each of TitleMax, TitleBucks and InstaLoan brands and each other brand, identified by Borrower from time to time, in writing, to
Administrative Agent, under which Borrower, Parent and its Subsidiaries do business.
“TMX
Legacy Notes” means the 11.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 issued by TMX Finance LLC and TMX Finance Corporation
pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as of June 8, 2018 among TMX Finance LLC and TMX Finance Corporation, as issuers, the other
guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Collateral Agent (the “TMX Legacy Notes
Collateral Agent”).
“TMX Legacy Notes
Collateral Agent” has the meaning set forth in the definition of TMX Legacy Notes.
“TMX Purchaser”
means Project Trident Purchaser, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“TMX Store”
means a retail store operating under one of the TMX Brands through which any of the Originators originate Consumer Loans, receive Collections
on Consumer Loans and conduct other consumer financial activities.
“TMX Subsidiaries”
means the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of Parent.
“Transaction Termination
Collateral Package Event” means the grant by Borrower or Parent to Administrative Agent of a perfected, first-priority security
interest in a cash reserve amount acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, which cash reserve amount will secure
a Specified Claim and be held in a Deposit Account of Borrower or a deposit account of Parent (as applicable) subject to an Account Control
Agreement (fully blocked) or other account control agreement (fully blocked) in favor of Administrative Agent, and all of the foregoing
pursuant to documentation, and in form and substance, acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion.
“Transactions”
means, collectively, (a) the Acquisition, (b) the entering into of the Loan Documents, (c) the initial borrowing of Advances
hereunder, (c) the Equity Financing and (d) the payment of the fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing.
“Trigger Period”
has the meaning set forth in Schedule 2.6(b).
“UCC”
means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York from time to time; provided, that to the extent that the
UCC is used to define any term herein or in any Loan Document and such term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions
of the UCC, the definition of such term contained in Article or Division 9 shall govern; provided further, that, in the event
that, by reason of mandatory provisions of laws, any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of, or remedies with respect to,
Administrative Agent’s Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in a jurisdiction
other than the State of New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in
such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and
for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.
“Unadjusted Benchmark
Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
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“Underwriting Guidelines”
means the underwriting guidelines of the Originators in place as of the Closing Date and attached hereto as Exhibit A-1,
as the same may be amended, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with Section 6.2(m).
“U.S.”
or “United States” means United States of America.
“U.S. Government
Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities
Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for
purposes of trading in United States government securities.
“U.S. Tax Compliance
Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(f)(ii)(B)(3).
“Vergent”
means Vergent LMS, Inc. (f/k/a eSoftware Solutions, Inc.), a Mississippi corporation.
“Vergent Loan Management
Software Services Agreement” means that certain License Agreement dated as of February 13, 2017, and entered into by and
between Vergent and TMX Finance, LLC, as amended from time to time including pursuant to Section 6.4.
“Verification
Agent” means a third-party verification agent (which may be the Backup Servicer or the Custodian) appointed by Administrative
Agent and the Required Lenders in their Permitted Discretion pursuant to Section 3.4(g).
“Verification Agent
Agreement” means a verification agent agreement, by and among Borrower, Administrative Agent, the applicable Verification Agent
and each Servicer, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Administrative Discretion and acceptable to Borrower
in its reasonable discretion.
“Withholding Agent”
means Borrower and Administrative Agent.
“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.
“Zero Balance Accounts
POA” means that certain Special Power of Attorney dated after the Closing Date and executed and delivered by the Loan Parties
party thereto in favor of OpCO Loan Agent.
1.2 Rates.
The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, (a) the
continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to ABR, the Term SOFR Reference Rate or
Term SOFR, or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or any alternative, successor or replacement
rate thereto (including any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor
or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or
have the same volume or liquidity as, ABR, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance
or unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its
affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of ABR, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term
SOFR, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each
case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion
to ascertain ABR, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark, or any component definition thereof or rates referred
to in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any
Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential
damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation
of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
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1.3 Divisions.
For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable
event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset,
right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the
subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the
first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
Section 2 THE
LOAN
2.1 The
Loan; Advances; Class A Loan, Class B Loan and Class C Loan.
(a) The
Loan; Advances. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make a loan (each such loan,
“Loan”) in a series of advances (each, an “Advance” and collectively, the “Advances”)
on or after the Closing Date (subject to the final sentence set forth below in this Section 2.1(a)):
(i) in
the case of each Class A Lender, in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in: (A) the outstanding principal amount
of all Class A Advances of each Class A Lender exceeding such Class A Lender’s Class A Commitment, (B) a
Class A Borrowing Base Shortfall, or (C) the total outstanding principal amount of all Class A Advances of all Class A
Lenders exceeding the total Class A Commitments of all Class A Lenders;
(ii) in
the case of each Class B Lender, in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in: (A) the outstanding principal amount
of all Class B Advances of each Class B Lender exceeding such Class B Lender’s Class B Commitment, (B) a
Class B Borrowing Base Shortfall, or (C) the total outstanding principal amount of all Class B Advances of all Class B
Lenders exceeding the total Class B Commitments of all Class B Lenders; or
(iii) in
the case of each Class C Lender, in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in: (A) the outstanding principal amount
of all Class C Advances of each Class C Lender exceeding such Class C Lender’s Class C Commitment, (B) a
Class C Borrowing Base Shortfall, or (C) the total outstanding principal amount of all Class C Advances of all Class C
Lenders exceeding the total Class C Commitments of all Class C Lenders;
provided
that, unless the Lenders in their sole discretion agree otherwise in writing, in no event will any Lender make an Advance
on the last day of the Draw Period or at any time after the end of the Draw Period. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement
and within the limits of each Lender’s respective Commitment, Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Advances.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, it is expected that the initial Advances shall be made disproportionately such that the effective advance rate of the
Class A Loans shall be approximately 40% and, following the date of the initial Advances, any subsequent Class B Advances and
Class C Advances shall not be made (without the prior written consent of the related Class Majority Lenders) until subsequent
Class A Advances have been made such that the Outstanding Legal Balance of the Class A Advances equals 45% of the sum
of the Eligible Principal Balance of the Portfolio and Borrower Eligible Cash (the “Class A Catch-Up Advances”).
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(b) Designation
and Classification of Loans and Advances.
(i) Each
Loan made by a Class A Lender pursuant to Section 2.1(a) shall constitute a “Class A Loan”.
Each Advance made by a Class A Lender pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i) shall constitute a “Class A Advance”.
(ii) Each
Loan made by a Class B Lender pursuant to Section 2.1(a) shall constitute a “Class B Loan”.
Each Advance made by a Class B Lender pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(ii) shall constitute a “Class B
Advance”
(iii) Each
Loan made by a Class C Lender pursuant to Section 2.1(a) shall constitute a “Class C Loan”.
Each Advance made by a Class C Lender pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(iii) shall constitute a “Class C
Advance”.
2.2 Evidence
of Loan.
(a) Administrative
Agent Records. Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, shall maintain, at one of its offices
in the United States of America, in accordance with its usual practice, true, correct and complete electronic or written records evidencing
the indebtedness and obligations owed by Borrower to Lenders, in which it will record (i) the amount of each Advance made by a Lender
hereunder, (ii) the amount of any principal and/or interest due and payable and/or to become due and payable from Borrower and payable
to a Lender hereunder in respect of each such Advance, (iii) all amounts received by a Lender hereunder from Borrower and (iv) the
name and address of each Lender.
(b) Evidence
of Indebtedness. The entries made in the electronic or written records maintained pursuant to Section 2.2(a) (the
“Register”) shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations and indebtedness therein
recorded; provided, however, that the failure of Administrative Agent to maintain such records or any error therein shall
not in any manner affect the obligations of Borrower to repay the correct amounts owed pursuant to the Loan, including all Advances made
by a Lender, and all other Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and all other Loan Documents. Section 2.2(a) shall
be construed so that the Loan is at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and
881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The accounts or records maintained by Administrative Agent and each
Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Loans made by Lenders to Borrower and the interest and payments
thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of Borrower hereunder
to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. If any conflict exists between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender
and the accounts and records of Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of Administrative Agent shall
control in the absence of manifest error.
(c) Monthly
Statements. Within two (2) Business Days of a request by Borrower, Administrative Agent will provide to Borrower a written statement
of Advances made, and any charges and payments made pursuant to this Agreement for the immediately-preceding calendar month, provided,
however, that the failure of Administrative Agent to provide such written statement shall not affect the validity of any Advance
made by a Lender and shall not constitute a default or breach by Administrative Agent or any Lender of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document and in the absence of manifest error, such accounting rendered by Administrative Agent shall be deemed final, binding and conclusive
unless Administrative Agent is notified by Borrower in writing to the contrary within ten (10) Business Days of delivery of each
accounting, which notice shall be deemed an objection only to items specifically objected to therein. In the event of such objection,
Administrative Agent shall in good faith recalculate and validate such amounts to eliminate any such manifest error
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(d) Notes.
If so requested by a Lender at any time following the Closing Date, Borrower shall, within three (3) Business Days after such request,
execute and deliver to Administrative Agent, for further delivery to such requesting Lender, a Note A (with respect to any Class A
Loan), a Note B (with respect to any Class B Loan) or a Note C (with respect to any Class C Loan), and made payable to the
order of such Lender, further evidencing such Lender’s Loans. Each Lender may attach schedules to its respective Note, if any,
and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Advances and payments with respect thereto. In addition, upon receipt by Borrower
of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss, theft destruction, or mutilation of any Note, and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction)
of an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it, and upon surrender and cancellation of the applicable Note, if mutilated, Borrower will
deliver a new Note of like tenor in lieu of such Note, dated as of the date of the original Note. The Notes evidence the obligation of
Borrower to repay in Dollars the Advances made pursuant to, and the other Obligations described in, this Agreement, and are not intended
to be, nor shall any of them be deemed for any purpose to constitute, a security or investment contract within the meaning of applicable
state and federal securities laws.
2.3 Advances
and Releases.
(a) Advances.
(i) Each
borrowing of Advances shall be made upon Borrower’s irrevocable delivery to Administrative Agent of an Advance Certification. Each
such Advance Certification must be received by Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time), two (2) U.S.
Government Securities Business Days prior to the date of the requested Advance. Each Advance requested shall be in a minimum amount of
$250,000. Unless otherwise agreed to by the applicable Lender(s), Advances hereunder shall occur no more frequently than once per week.
No Advances hereunder shall be made: (w) on any day other than a Remittance Date unless otherwise agreed to by the applicable Lender(s) in
writing (provided, that the initial borrowing of Advances shall be made on or about February 17, 2023); (x) following
the occurrence, and during the continuation, of a Default, an Event of Default or a Cease Funding Event, unless otherwise agreed to by
the applicable Lender(s) in writing; (y) on the last day of the Draw Period or at any time after the end of the Draw Period,
unless otherwise agreed to by the applicable Lender(s) in writing; or (z) if such Advance would result in more than $5,000,000
remaining on deposit in the Borrower Funding Account (taking into account any Releases to fund the purchase by Borrower of Purchased
Assets on the date of such Advance). If, at any time, the amount on deposit in the Borrower Funding Account is in excess of $5,000,000
for a period of more than one (1) Business Day, Borrower shall cause such excess to be remitted to the Borrower Collection Account
to be applied pursuant to Section 2.6(b) hereof on the next Remittance Date.
(ii) Following
receipt of an Advance Certification in accordance with Section 2.3(a)(i), Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each
Lender of the amount of its applicable Percentage Share of the requested Advance. Each Lender shall make the amount of its applicable
Advance available to Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at Administrative Agent’s office not later than 1:00 p.m. (New
York City time) on the related Funding Date.
(iii) Upon
satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.2 (and, if such Advance is the initial Advance, Section 4.1),
Administrative Agent shall remit, or cause to be remitted, all funds so received to the Borrower Funding Account (or another account
being used for purposes of effecting the payoff set forth in Section 4.2(b)(ii)); provided, that, with Borrower’s
prior consent and upon prior notice to Administrative Agent, any Lender shall be permitted to remit the amount of its applicable Advances,
in immediately available funds, directly to the Borrower Funding Account (or another account being used for purposes of effecting the
payoff set forth in Section 4.2(b)(ii)).
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(iv) The
proceeds of any Advance shall be used by Borrower solely to acquire or purchase from time to time Receivables in accordance with the
Participation Agreement and the terms hereof, and shown on the related Advance Certification.
(v) The
Advance to be made by Lenders to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 on such Funding Date (other than Class A Catch-Up
Advances) shall equal the sum of:
(A) in
the case of the Class A Lenders, the product of (1) the sum of the Class A Advance Rate minus the Advance Rate
Adjustment (if applicable) multiplied by (2) an amount equal to the sum of (x) the outstanding principal balance of
the related Eligible Receivables purchased on such Funding Date with the proceeds of such Advances (if any) plus (y) one
hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate value of the Borrower Eligible Cash being deposited into the Borrower Funding Account from such
Advance (without duplication);
(B) in
the case of the Class B Lenders, the product of (1) the sum of the Class B Advance Rate minus the Advance Rate
Adjustment (if applicable) multiplied by (2) an amount equal to the sum of (x) the outstanding principal balance of
the related Eligible Receivables purchased on such Funding Date with the proceeds of such Advances (if any) plus (y) one
hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate value of the Borrower Eligible Cash being deposited into the Borrower Funding Account from such
Advance (without duplication); and
(C) in
the case of the Class C Lenders, the product of (1) the sum of the Class C Advance Rate minus the Advance Rate
Adjustment (if applicable) multiplied by (2) an amount equal to the sum of (x) the outstanding principal balance of
the related Eligible Receivables purchased on such Funding Date with the proceeds of such Advances (if any) plus (y) one
hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate value of the Borrower Eligible Cash being deposited into the Borrower Funding Account from such
Advance (without duplication);
provided,
that, in each case with respect to clauses (A)-(C) immediately above, no such Advance shall be made if such Advance would result
in a Borrowing Base Shortfall.
(vi) Each
Advance (including the initial Advance) made by (A) each Class A Lender will be a “Class A Advance”,
and, in the aggregate, the “Class A Advances”, (B) each Class B Lender will be a “Class B
Advance” and, in the aggregate, the “Class B Advances” and (C) each Class C Lender will be
a “Class C Advance” and, in the aggregate, the “Class C Advances”. The aggregation of
the Receivables related to such Advances are referred to herein as the “Portfolio”.
(vii) Borrower
shall keep adequate Books and Records regarding the Portfolio.
(b) Releases
from Borrower Funding Account.
(i) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, including Sections 2.3(b)(ii), 2.3(b)(iii) and 4.3, Borrower
may effect a Release on any day prior to the last day of the Draw Period; it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that in no
event shall Borrower have the right or be permitted to effect a Release on the last day of the Draw Period or at any time after the end
of the Draw Period, unless each Lender, in their sole discretion, agrees otherwise in writing.
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(ii) Any
Release hereunder shall occur no more frequently than once per day, unless otherwise agreed to by Administrative Agent and the Required
Lenders in writing. No Release hereunder shall be made (A) if a Borrowing Base Shortfall exists or will exist immediately after
giving effect to the related Release, (B) following the occurrence, and during the continuation of, a Default, an Event of Default,
Backup Servicing Trigger Event or a Cease Funding Event or (C) on the last day of the Draw Period or at any time after the end of
the Draw Period, unless Administrative Agent agrees otherwise in writing in its sole and absolute discretion.
(iii) The
proceeds of any Release shall be used by Borrower solely to acquire or purchase from time to time Receivables in accordance with the
Participation Agreement and the terms hereof.
(iv) With
respect to each Release effected hereunder, Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Administrative Agent, as soon as available
and in any event no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the first Business Day immediately succeeding the related Release
Date, a report, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, which shall contain a report
identifying all Eligible Receivables purchased by Borrower with the proceeds from such Release, which report contains the applicable
information for each of the data fields listed under “Loan Summary File”, identified as such and containing the related data
fields and other information described in Schedule L with respect to such Receivables acquired or purchased.
2.4 Interest
Generally.
(a) Rates.
(i) The
Outstanding Legal Balance of each Class A Advance shall bear interest at a rate equal to the Class A Interest Rate, as of a
Class A Lender’s wiring of funds through such Lender’s receipt of repayment of the Outstanding Legal Balance of its
Class A Advances.
(ii) The
Outstanding Legal Balance of each Class B Advance shall bear interest at a rate equal to the Class B Interest Rate as of a
Class B Lender’s wiring of funds through such Lender’s receipt of repayment of the Outstanding Legal Balance of its
Class B Advances.
(iii) The
Outstanding Legal Balance of each Class C Advance shall bear interest at a rate equal to the Class C Interest Rate as of a
Class C Lender’s wiring of funds through such Lender’s receipt of repayment of the Outstanding Legal Balance of its
Class C Advances.
If any repayment of the Outstanding Legal Balance
of any Advances is received by the applicable Lender later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time), then interest on such Outstanding
Legal Balance shall accrue through the next Business Day following such receipt. Except as otherwise provided under this Agreement or
the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, Section 2.6(b)), accrued interest shall be payable weekly in arrears
as provided in Section 2.6(b), commencing on the first Remittance Date following the Funding Date of the applicable Advance.
(b) Default
Interest. Immediately upon the occurrence of a Default (following the expiration of any applicable cure period) or Event of Default
and after the applicable Maturity Date (if the Outstanding Legal Balance is not paid in full on the Maturity Date), at the election of
Administrative Agent (at the direction of the applicable Required Lenders), such Outstanding Legal Balance shall bear interest at the
Default Rate. If any amount payable by the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including principal of any Loan,
interest, fees and other amount) is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter
bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate. Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists,
the Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of all Loans outstanding hereunder at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate.
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(c) Interest
Computation. All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days (or in the case of interest computed
by reference to the ABR at times when the ABR is based on the Prime Rate, such interest shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days
(or 366 days in a leap year)), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day
but excluding the last day). All interest hereunder on any Loan shall be computed on a daily basis based upon the outstanding principal
amount of such Loan as of the applicable date of determination.
(d) Term
SOFR Conforming Changes. In connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the right
to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any
amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this
Agreement or any other Loan Document. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the effectiveness
of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR.
2.5 Interest
Elections.
(a) Elections
by Borrower for Loans. Subject to Sections 2.17-2.19, each Advance shall be a SOFR Advance. Each SOFR Advance shall
continue as a SOFR Advance until repaid.
(b) Notice
of Continuation. Each such continuation pursuant to this Section shall be automatic.
2.6 Collections;
Payments; Etc. Borrower agrees punctually to pay or cause to be paid to Administrative Agent, via wire transfer, or through application
of funds from the Borrower Collection Account, all Obligations and other payments due for payment hereunder as follows:
(a) Collections
to Specified Collection Accounts.
(i) Borrower
shall direct each Servicer to, and shall cause each Servicer to, cause any and all Collections to be deposited, transferred or remitted
into a Specified Collection Account, in strict compliance with the Flow of Funds, or, after the occurrence and during the continuance
of an Event of Default or a Cease Funding Event, as Administrative Agent (acting with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders)
may otherwise direct in writing.
(ii) With
respect to any funds collected directly by any Loan Party, any Servicer, the Subservicer or Backup Servicer with respect to the Collateral
(including all Collections and other proceeds of Receivables pledged as Collateral) other than in accordance with the Flow of Funds or
as otherwise directed by Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (i) above, Borrower shall cause the applicable Servicer to cause
such recipient to cause such funds to be deposited, transferred or remitted directly into a Specified Collection Account no later than
two (2) Business Days following receipt thereof.
(iii) Borrower
shall direct each Servicer to, and shall cause each Servicer to, cause any and all Approved Processors to handle all Collections (including,
without limitation, all proceeds of Receivables pledged as Collateral) in compliance with the Flow of Funds and, if required by Administrative
Agent in its Permitted Discretion, an in-force Processor Direction Letter. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, Borrower
shall not, Borrower shall cause each Servicer to not, and Borrower shall cause each Servicer to cause any other Loan Party or the Subservicer
to not, (A) take any action to interfere with any Approved Processor depositing Collections received by such Approved Processor
in accordance with the Flow of Funds, (B) direct any Approved Processor not to deposit, transfer or remit all Collections received
by such Approved Processor in accordance with the Flow of Funds, (C) take any action to interfere with any other Person depositing
Collections received by such Person in accordance with the Flow of Funds, and (D) deposit, transfer or remit all Collections received
by such Person other than in accordance with the Flow of Funds.
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(iv) Borrower
shall or shall cause each Servicer to:
(A) cause
each depositary bank or securities intermediary at which any Specified Collection Account (other than the Specified Concentration Account)
is held or maintained, to deposit, transfer or remit, collectively, in accordance with the Flow of Funds, an aggregate amount equal to
all Collections with respect to Receivables pledged as Collateral, to the Specified Concentration Account;
(B) cause
the depositary bank or securities intermediary at which the Specified Concentration Account is held or maintained, to deposit, transfer
or remit, collectively, in accordance with the Flow of Funds, an aggregate amount equal to all Collections with respect to Receivables
pledged as Collateral to the Borrower Collection Account; provided, that to the extent that any Originator advances new
Eligible Receivables, the amount of such new Advances may be netted out of the Collections otherwise required to be deposited, transferred
or remitted to the applicable Specified Collection Account (and subsequently to the Specified Concentration Account) during the Draw
Period, so long as the amount of such new Advances is permitted as a Release in accordance with Section 2.3(b) below,
such new Receivables are purchased by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2 of the Participation Agreement and, following such
purchase, no Borrowing Base Shortfall exists; and
(C) cause
the Borrower Collection Account Bank to distribute all funds on deposit and cleared to be released at the end of each Collection Period
in the Borrower Collection Account on the corresponding Remittance Date in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 2.6(b).
(v) From
time to time, Borrower may direct the Borrower Collection Account Bank to transfer funds on deposit in the Borrower Collection Account
to the Borrower Funding Account; provided that (A) at the time of such direction, the applicable Draw Period shall not have
expired, (B) no Default, Event of Default, Backup Servicing Trigger Event or Cease Funding Event exists, (C) Borrower shall
use such funds so transferred to effect a Release in accordance with, and pursuant to the terms of, Section 2.3(b); provided,
however, that if Borrower elects not to use such funds to effect a Release, then Borrower shall promptly (but in any event within
two (2) Business Days) return the same to the Borrower Collection Account, (D) both immediately before and after giving effect
to such transfer, there shall be at least the Minimum Holdback Amount on deposit in the Borrower Collection Account and (E) no Borrowing
Base Shortfall exists or will exist after giving immediate effect to the related Release.
(vi) All
Collections shall be processed strictly in accordance with the foregoing in this Section 2.6(a) and the applicable Flow
of Funds.
(b) Distributions.
Collections deposited into the Borrower Collection Account and cleared to be released, and any interest earned thereon, as of the end
of any Collection Period will be applied on the Remittance Date first occurring after the end of such Collection Period as to the Portfolio
as follows:
(i) During
the Draw Period, so long as no Trigger Period has occurred and is continuing:
(A) first,
on a pari passu basis, (I) to the Custodian (if any), any earned but unpaid Custodian fees, (II) to any Account Bank
and other applicable depository bank, lockbox fees and account control bank fees, (III) to Verification Agent, any earned but unpaid
fees owing to Verification Agent on the Portfolio and (IV) to Backup Servicer, any earned but unpaid Backup Servicing Fees owing
to Backup Servicer on the Portfolio;
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(B) second,
to any Servicer, any Servicing Fees accrued but unpaid on the Portfolio;
(C) third,
to pay all Obligations owed by Borrower to the Lenders or any other Secured Party under this Agreement in respect of the Portfolio and
Advances (other than amounts specifically identified in clauses (D) through (J) below) and any Protective Advances;
(D) fourth,
to pay to the Class A Lenders, all interest accrued at the Class A Interest Rate on the Class A Advances since the preceding
Remittance Date, together with any such interest accrued as of a prior Remittance Date and not yet paid;
(E) fifth,
subject to Borrower’s rights under Section 2.6(i), to pay to the Class A Lenders, in reduction of the Outstanding
Legal Balance of the Class A Advances, an amount necessary to eliminate any related Class A Borrowing Base Shortfall;
(F) sixth,
to pay to the Class B Lenders, all interest accrued at the Class B Interest Rate on the Class B Advances since the
preceding Remittance Date, together with any such interest accrued as of a prior Remittance Date and not yet paid;
(G) seventh,
subject to Borrower’s rights under Section 2.6(i), to pay to the Class B Lenders, in reduction of the Outstanding
Legal Balance of the Class B Advances, an amount necessary to eliminate any related Class B Borrowing Base Shortfall;
(H) eighth,
to pay to the Class C Lenders, all interest accrued at the Class C Interest Rate on the Class C Advances since the
preceding Remittance Date, together with any such interest accrued as of a prior Remittance Date and not yet paid;
(I) ninth,
subject to Borrower’s rights under Section 2.6(i), to pay to all Class C Lenders, in reduction of the Outstanding
Legal Balance of the Class C Advances, an amount necessary to eliminate any related Class C Borrowing Base Shortfall;
(J) tenth,
to pay to the Administrative Agent, the annual monitoring fee pursuant to Section 2.16(d) and any other fees owed by
Borrower to Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent and not as a Lender) under this Agreement; and
(K) eleventh,
any remaining amounts to or at the direction of Borrower.
(ii) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Trigger Period or after the Draw Period Termination
Date:
(A) first,
on a pari passu basis, (I) to the Custodian (if any), any earned but unpaid Custodian fees, (II) to any Account Bank
and other applicable depository bank, lockbox fees and account control bank fees, (III) to Verification Agent, any earned but unpaid
fees owing to Verification Agent on the Portfolio and (IV) to Backup Servicer, any earned but unpaid Backup Servicing Fees owing
to Backup Servicer on the Portfolio;
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(B) second,
to any Servicer, any Servicing Fees accrued but unpaid on the Portfolio;
(C) third,
to pay all Obligations owed by Borrower to the Lenders or any other Secured Party under this Agreement in respect of the Portfolio and
Advances (other than amounts specifically identified in clauses (D) through (O) below) and any Protective Advances;
(D) fourth,
to pay, to the Class A Lenders, all interest accrued at the Class A Interest Rate on the Class A Advances since the preceding
Remittance Date, together with any such interest accrued as of a prior Remittance Date and not yet paid;
(E) fifth,
to pay to the Class A Lenders, in reduction of the Outstanding Legal Balance of the Class A Advances, an amount necessary
to eliminate any related Class A Borrowing Base Shortfall;
(F) sixth,
so long as no Trigger Period has occurred and is continuing, to pay, to the Class B Lenders, all interest accrued at the Class B
Interest Rate on the Class B Advances since the preceding Remittance Date, together with any such interest accrued as of a prior
Remittance Date and not yet paid;
(G) seventh,
so long as no Trigger Period has occurred and is continuing and no Class B Borrowing Base Shortfall exists, to pay, to the Class C
Lenders, all interest accrued at the Class C Interest Rate on the Class C Advances since the preceding Remittance Date, together
with any such interest accrued as of a prior Remittance Date and not yet paid;
(H) eighth,
to pay to the Class A Lenders, in reduction of Class A Lenders’ outstanding Class A Advances, all remaining amounts
until the outstanding principal balance of the Class A Advances has been reduced to zero;
(I) ninth,
to pay to the Class B Lenders, to the extent not paid pursuant to clause sixth above, all interest accrued at the Class B
Interest Rate on the Class B Advances since the preceding Remittance Date, together with any such interest accrued as of a prior
Remittance Date and not yet paid;
(J) tenth,
to pay to the Class B Lenders, in reduction of the Outstanding Legal Balance of the Class B Advances, an amount necessary
to eliminate any related Class B Borrowing Base Shortfall;
(K) eleventh,
so long as no Trigger Period has occurred and is continuing, to pay, to the Class C Lenders, all interest accrued at the Class C
Interest Rate on the Class C Advances since the preceding Remittance Date, together with any such interest accrued as of a prior
Remittance Date and not yet paid;
(L) twelfth,
to pay to all Class B Lenders, in reduction of Class B Lenders’ outstanding Class B Advances, all remaining amounts
until the outstanding principal balance of the Class C Advances has been reduced to zero;
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(M) thirteenth,
to pay to the Class C Lenders, to the extent not paid pursuant to clause sixth or eleventh above, all interest
accrued at the Class C Interest Rate on the Class C Advances since the preceding Remittance Date, together with any such interest
accrued as of a prior Remittance Date and not yet paid;
(N) fourteenth,
to pay to all Class C Lenders, in reduction of Class C Lenders’ outstanding Class C Advances, all remaining
amounts until the outstanding principal balance of the Class C Advances has been reduced to zero;
(O) fifteenth,
to pay to the Administrative Agent, the annual monitoring fee pursuant to Section 2.16(d) and any other fees owed by
Borrower to Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent and not as a Lender) under this Agreement; and
(P) sixteenth,
any remaining amounts to or at the direction of Borrower.
(c) Calculating
Interest. In calculating interest and applying payments as set forth above: (w) interest shall be calculated and collected through
the last day immediately preceding the current Remittance Date; provided, however, if interest due on the related Remittance Date is
not paid in full in accordance with Section 2.6(b), unpaid interest shall be calculated and collected through the last day
of the following Remittance Date; (x) interest on the outstanding balance of each Advance shall be charged during any grace period
permitted hereunder; (y) all unpaid interest for the previous Remittance Date shall be added to the principal balance of the Loan
(i.e. compounded); and (z) to the extent that Borrower makes a payment or Administrative Agent receives any payment or proceeds
of the Collateral for Borrower’s benefit that is subsequently invalidated, set aside or required to be repaid to any other Person,
then, to such extent, the obligations intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue as if each payment or proceeds had not been
received by Administrative Agent, and Administrative Agent may adjust the outstanding balance of the Loan to reflect such revived obligations.
(d) Extension
of Draw Period; Prepayments; Final Payment.
(i) Extension
of Draw Period. Borrower, by written request delivered to Administrative Agent and the Lenders no earlier than six (6) months
prior to the then-existing Draw Period Termination Date, may request to extend the Draw Period Termination Date for one (1) or more
additional years; such request may be granted or rejected by each of the Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion, for any reason,
or no reason; provided, further, that if each Lender does not agree to such extension in writing by the earlier of (x) forty-five
(45) days following such request and (y) the then-existing Draw Period Termination Date, then the request shall be deemed to have
been rejected.
(ii) Prepayments.
Until the Lockout Expiration Date, Borrower shall not be permitted to prepay the Loan in whole or in part without the prior written consent
of Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders) except as provided in Section 2.6(b); provided,
that the foregoing shall not relieve Borrower of its Obligation to cure any Borrowing Base Shortfall. Borrower shall be entitled to prepay
all (but not less than all) of the Outstanding Legal Balance following the Lockout Expiration Date without premium or penalty; provided,
that Borrower shall provide Administrative Agent with not less than thirty (30) days’ advance written notice of such prepayment.
(iii) Final
Payment. Notwithstanding any term, provision, or condition hereof to the contrary, the entire Outstanding Legal Balance, together
with (A) any interest compounded and added to principal as provided in this Agreement, (B) all (without duplication) accrued
and unpaid interest thereon and (C) all other unpaid and due Obligations of the Loan Parties allocable to Advances as determined
by Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, shall be paid in full via wire transfer by Borrower to Administrative Agent, for
further payment to the Lenders, in accordance with its payment instructions on or before the Maturity Date.
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(e) Permitted
Discretion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Administrative Agent shall have the right to establish reserves in such
amounts, and with respect to such matters, as Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, shall in good faith determine is necessary
or appropriate, with respect to (1) sums that Borrower is required to pay (such as taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, or, in
the case of leased assets, rents or other amounts payable under such leases) and has failed to pay under any term of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document, and (ii) amounts owing by Borrower to any Person to the extent secured by a Lien on, or trust over, any
of the Collateral (other than an existing Permitted Lien), which Lien or trust, in the Permitted Discretion of Administrative Agent,
would have a priority superior to Administrative Agent’s Liens (such as Liens or trusts in favor of landlords, warehousemen, carriers,
mechanics, materialmen, laborers, or suppliers, or Liens or trusts for ad valorem, excise, sales, or other taxes where given priority
under Applicable Law) in and to such item of the Collateral.
(f) Receipt
of Collections. In the event any Loan Party or any Servicer receives any Collections directly from or on behalf of the related Consumer
Obligors, such Person shall receive all such payments in trust for the benefit of Borrower, as assignor/pledgor for the sole and exclusive
benefit of Administrative Agent, and the applicable Loan Party shall deliver, or Borrower shall cause such other Person to deposit, transfer
or remit to a Specified Collection Account (or to the Borrower Collection Account) in accordance with Section 2.6(a) and
the Flow of Funds all such payments (in the form so received or, in the event any such payments are misplaced or otherwise lost, funds
in the amount thereof) within three (3) Business Days after receipt thereof.
(g) Borrower’s
Receipt of Repurchase Price. In the event Borrower receives any payments from any counterparty under the Participation Agreement
with respect to repurchase price or any other amounts, Borrower shall receive all such payments in trust for the sole and exclusive benefit
of Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties), and Borrower shall deliver to the Borrower Collection Account all such payments
as and when received by Borrower on a same day basis, to the extent practicable, but in no event later than two (2) Business Days
after receipt thereof.
(h) Payments,
Generally.
(i) All
payments to be made by Borrower shall, subject to Section 2.10 with respect to Taxes, be made without condition or deduction
for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by Borrower hereunder
shall be made to Administrative Agent Account, for the account of Administrative Agent or Lenders to which such payment is owed, in Dollars
and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time on the date specified herein). Administrative Agent
will promptly distribute to each Lender its applicable Percentage Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment
in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by Administrative Agent after
2:00 p.m. (New York City time) shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall
continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on
the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.
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(i) Rebalancing.
In the event that any Borrowing Base Shortfall exists on any Remittance Date (after giving effect to any available Collections to cure
such Borrowing Base Shortfall on such Remittance Date), Borrower shall cure the Borrowing Base Shortfall no later than the immediately
following Business Day; provided, however, that if such Remittance Date is during the Draw Period, then Borrower shall
have the option to arrange for an Originator to contribute or assign to Borrower, an amount of Eligible Receivables, in lieu of cash,
in an amount sufficient, in the aggregate, to cure such Borrowing Base Shortfall; and provided, further, that, without
limitation on the application of Collections pursuant to Section 2.6(b), Borrower shall have until the 30th day
following the commencement of a Level 1 Portfolio Trigger Event Period to cure the related Borrowing Base Shortfall caused by the applicable
reduction in Advance Rate.
(j) Fundings
by Lenders, Payments by Borrower and Presumptions by Administrative Agent.
(i) Unless
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Advance that such Lender will not make
available to Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Advance, Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made
such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.3 and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available
to Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Advance available to
Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender, on the one hand, and Borrower, on the other hand, each severally agrees to pay to Administrative
Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from the date
such amount is made available to Borrower to the date of payment to Administrative Agent, at: (A) in the case of a payment to be
made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry
rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by Administrative Agent
in connection with the foregoing; and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by Borrower, the interest rate applicable to the related
Advances. If Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, Administrative
Agent shall promptly remit to Borrower the amount of such interest paid by Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of
the applicable Advance to Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Advance.
Any payment by Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such
payment to Administrative Agent.
(ii) Unless
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due hereunder to Administrative
Agent for the account of Lenders that Borrower will not make such payment, Administrative Agent may assume that Borrower has made such
payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to Lenders the amount due. With respect
to any payment that Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Lenders hereunder as to which Administrative Agent determines (which
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the following applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable
Amount”): (A) Borrower has not in fact made such payment; (B) Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of
the amount so paid by Borrower (whether or not then owed); or (C) Administrative Agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously
made such payment; then each of the Lenders severally agree to repay to Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount
so distributed to such Lender in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount
is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate
determined by Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. A notice of Administrative
Agent to any Lender or Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.6(j)(ii) shall be conclusive,
absent manifest error.
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(k) Failure
to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to Administrative Agent funds for any Advance to be made by such Lender
as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to Borrower by Administrative
Agent because the conditions to the applicable Advance set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance
with the terms hereof, Administrative Agent shall, as promptly as practicable (and in any event within two (2) Business Days) return
such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.
(l) Obligations
of Lenders Several. The obligations of Lenders hereunder to make Advances and to make any other payments required hereunder are several
and not joint. No Lender shall be responsible, or be subject to any defense, offset or claim from any other party hereto, for the failure
of any other Lender to so make its Advance or to make any other payment required hereunder.
(m) Funding
Sources. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Advance in any particular place or manner
or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Advance in any particular place
or manner.
(n) Sharing
of Payments. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any
principal of or interest on any of the Advances made by it, resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate
amount of such Advances or accrued interest thereon greater than its Percentage Share (or other applicable share as provided herein)
thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall: (i) notify Administrative Agent of such fact;
and (ii) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Advances of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as
shall be equitable, as determined by Administrative Agent, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably
in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Advances and other amounts owing them;
provided that: (A) if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise
thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such
recovery, without interest; and (B) the provisions of this Section 2.6(n) shall not be construed to apply to: (x) any
payment made by Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement; or (y) any payment obtained by
a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other
than to Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section 2.6(n) shall apply).
Each Loan Party consents
to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under Applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant
to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation
as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such participation.
2.7 Lender
Allocation Provisions.
(a) At
all times during a Trigger Period, all amounts payable to Lenders under Section 2.6(b)(ii) or in respect of Protective
Advances and Enforcement Costs, (i) in the case of Protective Advances, shall be applied pro-rata to all related Advances based
on their then respective Outstanding Legal Balance and (ii) in the case of Enforcement Costs, shall be reimbursed to the applicable
Lender.
(b) Each
of the Lenders acknowledges and agrees that the priority of payments for application of Collections set forth in Sections 2.6(b)(i) and
(ii), to the extent provided therein, constitutes a subordination agreement by (x) the holders of the Class B Advances
(but not any other Advance, for this purpose, the “Class B Subordinated Debt”) in favor of the holders of the
Class A Advances (but not any other Advance, for this purpose, the “Class A Senior Debt”), and (y) the
holders of the Class C Advances (but not any other Advance, for this purpose, the “Class C Subordinated Debt”)
in favor of the holders of the Class A Senior Debt and the holders of the Class B Advances (but not any other Advance, for
this purpose, the “Class B Senior Debt”), and in each case shall be subject to the subordination provisions set
forth in Section 2.8.
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(c) In
addition to and not in limitation of each Lender’s obligations pursuant to Section 2.8, (i) if any Class B
Lender shall receive any amount that should have been delivered instead to the Class A Lenders in accordance with the priority of
payments set forth in Section 2.6(b), or (ii) if any Class C Lender shall receive any amount that should have been
delivered instead to the Class A Lenders or the Class B Lenders in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in Section 2.6(b) (each,
a “Mistaken Payment”), then such Lender receiving the Mistaken Payment shall promptly deliver the same to Administrative
Agent for further delivery to the correct recipient(s) in the form received (except for endorsement or assignment where required
by the payee), and, until so delivered, the same shall be held in trust for the correct recipient.
(d) No
Loan Party shall have any obligation to notify Administrative Agent or any Lender of the existence of any Trigger Period; provided,
that the foregoing shall not relieve any Loan Party of any obligation hereunder or under any other Transaction Document specifically
requiring such Loan Party to provide Lenders or Administrative Agent with notice of any specified event, occurrence or condition.
2.8 Subordination
Provisions.
(a) Payment
Subordination.
(i) Each
holder of Class B Advances (as further defined below, a “Class B Holder”) hereby postpones and subordinates
any and all Class B Subordinated Debt to the payment of the Class A Senior Debt to each holder of the Class A Advances
(as further defined below, “Class A Holder”) on the following terms. Such Class B Holder agrees that, so
long as any Trigger Period or Event of Default exists and is continuing (each, a “Subordination Period”), (i) no
payment of or on account of the Class B Subordinated Debt shall be made, or any additional security given therefor, unless and until
all related Class A Senior Debt and related Obligations (other than any contingent Obligations) have been paid in full and further
agrees not to demand, receive or accept any such payment or security to the extent provided in Section 2.6(b)(ii); and (ii) Class B
Holder shall not file or record in any court or public recording office any suit, attachment, or application therefor, application for
judgment or file any similar matter respecting or naming the BP Seller or the obligor under the related Class B Subordinated Debt
prior to the repayment in full of the related Class A Senior Debt to the extent provided in Section 2.6(b)(ii) (provided
that this shall not in any way prevent Class B Holder from establishing in a proceeding initiated by any other Person, its right
to prove claims and recover for its own account amounts payable to Class B Holder based on the Class B Subordinated Debt).
(ii) Each
holder of Class C Advances (as further defined below, a “Class C Holder”) hereby postpones and subordinates
any and all related Class C Subordinated Debt to the payment of the Class A Senior Debt to each Class A Holder and the
Class B Senior Debt to each Class B Holder on the following terms. Class C Holder agrees that during any Subordination
Period, (i) no payment of or on account of the Class C Subordinated Debt shall be made, or any additional security given therefor,
unless and until all Class A Senior Debt and related Obligations (other than any contingent Obligations) and all Class B Senior
Debt and related Obligations (other than any contingent Obligations) have been paid in full and further agrees not to demand, receive
or accept any such payment or security to the extent provided in Section 2.6(b)(ii); and (ii) Class C Holder shall
not file or record in any court or public recording office any suit, attachment, or application therefor, application for judgment or
file any similar matter respecting or naming the BP Seller or the obligor under the related Class C Subordinated Debt prior to the
repayment in full of the Class A Senior Debt and Class B Senior Debt to the extent provided in Section 2.6(b)(ii) (provided
that this shall not in any way prevent Class C Holder from establishing in a proceeding initiated by any other Person, its right
to prove claims and recover for its own account amounts payable to Class C Holder based on the Class C Subordinated Debt).
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(b) Payments
Held in Trust. If during a Subordination Period, any payment, distribution, security or proceeds thereof be received (y) by
Class B Holder upon or with respect to any Class B Subordinated Debt prior to the satisfaction of all Class A Senior Debt,
Class B Holder shall promptly deliver the same to the applicable Class A Holder in the form received (except for endorsement
or assignment by Class B Holder where required by the payee), for application on any such Class A Senior Debt, and, until so
delivered, the same shall be held in trust by Class B Holder as the property of Class A Holder and (z) by Class C
Holder upon or with respect to any Class C Subordinated Debt prior to the satisfaction of all Class A Senior Debt and all Class B
Senior Debt, Class C Holder shall promptly deliver the same to Class A Holder or Class B Holder in the form received (except
for endorsement or assignment by Class C Holder where required by the payee), for application on any such Class A Senior Debt
and such B Senior Debt, and, until so delivered, the same shall be held in trust by Class C Holder as the property of Class A
Holder and Class B Holder.
(c) Distribution
of Assets. Upon any distribution of the assets of BP Seller by reason or reorganization, liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy, receivership
or assignment for the benefit of creditors, (y) Class A Holder shall be entitled to receive payment in full of all Class A
Senior Debt prior to the payment of all or any part of any Class B Subordinated Debt or Class C Subordinated Debt and (z) Class B
Holder shall be entitled to receive payment in full of all Class B Senior Debt prior to the payment of all or any part of any Class C
Subordinated Debt, in each case to the extent provided in Section 2.6(b). To enable each Class A Holder to give effect
to the right set forth in this Section, any Class A Holder may demand that the Class B Holder and Class C Holder make
and present appropriate proofs of claim against BP Seller with respect to the Class B Subordinated Debt and Class C Subordinated
Debt to the extent provided in Section 2.6(b). If such Class B Holder or Class C Holder has not made and presented
appropriate proofs of claim within thirty (30) days following demand by such Class A Holder, then such Class A Holder shall
hereby be authorized and empowered to make and present on behalf of such Class B Holder and Class C Holder such proofs of claim
against BP Seller on account of the related Class B Subordinated Debt and Class C Subordinated Debt as such Class A Holder
may deem advisable and to further receive and collect any and all dividends or other payments made thereon and to apply the same on account
of any related Class A Senior Debt in each case to the extent provided in Section 2.6(b). Additionally, to enable each
Class B Holder to give effect to the right set forth in this Section, any Class B Holder may demand that the Class C Holder
make and present appropriate proofs of claim against BP Seller with respect to the Class C Subordinated Debt to the extent provided
in Section 2.6(b). If such Class C Holder has not made and presented appropriate proofs of claim within thirty (30)
days following demand by such Class B Holder, then such Class B Holder shall hereby be authorized and empowered to make and
present on behalf of such Class C Holder such proofs of claim against BP Seller on account of the Class C Subordinate Debt
as such Class B Holder may deem advisable and to further receive and collect any and all dividends or other payments made thereon
and to apply the same on account of any related Class B Senior Debt in each case to the extent provided in Section 2.6(b).
(d) Capitalized
Terms. For purposes of these subordination provisions:
(i) “BP
Seller” means BP Commercial Funding Trust II, SERIES SPL-XVI, a statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II, a Delaware
statutory trust, for itself and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II.
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(ii) “Class A
Holder” includes any participant in or assignee of any Class A Advances that directly or indirectly receives any payment with
respect to such Class A Advances.
(iii) “Class B
Holder” includes any participant in or assignee of any Class B Advances that directly or indirectly receives any payment with
respect to such Class B Advances.
(iv) “Class C
Holder” includes any participant in or assignee of any Class C Advances that directly or indirectly receives any payment with
respect to such Class C Advances.
(b) Legend–Class B
Advances. Until each Class A Advance is paid in full, each Note evidencing the Class B Advances and any amendment, restatement
or replacement of such Note shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect:
(e) THIS
NOTE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN MASTER LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF FEBRUARY
10, 2023, BY AND AMONG TMX MP SPE, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AS BORROWER, THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY THERETO
AND BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST II, SERIES SPL-XVI, A STATUTORY SERIES OF BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST II, A DELAWARE STATUTORY TRUST,
FOR ITSELF AND FOR NO OTHER SERIES OF BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST II, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT (AS AMENDED, RESTATED, AMENDED AND RESTATED,
SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS THEREOF, THE “LOAN AGREEMENT”) AND
THE RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS A HOLDER, AS PROVIDED THEREIN. THE EFFECT AND INTENT OF SUCH AGREEMENT IS THAT, IN CASE OF A TRIGGER
PERIOD INCLUDING A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, ALL PAYMENTS UNDER THIS NOTE ARE SUBORDINATED TO THE PAYMENT IN FULL OF ALL AMOUNTS PAYABLE
TO EACH CLASS A HOLDER. BY ACCEPTING THIS NOTE, THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE AND ANY PARTICIPANT HEREIN AGREES THAT IF IT RECEIVES ANY
PAYMENT IN VIOLATION OF SUCH SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS, SUCH HOLDER OR PARTICIPANT SHALL HOLD SUCH AMOUNTS IN TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF
ANY CLASS A HOLDER AND SHALL PAY SUCH AMOUNTS OVER TO ANY CLASS A HOLDER UPON DEMAND WITH INTEREST AT THE APPLICABLE INTEREST
RATE UNDER THE LOAN AGREEMENT.
(c) Legend–Class C
Advances. Until each Class A Advance and each Class B Advance is paid in full, each Note evidencing the Class C Advances
and any amendment, restatement or replacement of such Note shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect:
(f) THIS
NOTE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN MASTER LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF FEBRUARY
10, 2023, BY AND AMONG TMX MP SPE, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AS BORROWER, THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY THERETO
AND BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST II, SERIES SPL-XVI, A STATUTORY SERIES OF BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST II, A DELAWARE STATUTORY TRUST,
FOR ITSELF AND FOR NO OTHER SERIES OF BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST II, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT (AS AMENDED, RESTATED, AMENDED AND RESTATED,
SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS THEREOF, THE “LOAN AGREEMENT”) AND THE
RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS A HOLDER AND CLASS B HOLDER, AS PROVIDED THEREIN. THE EFFECT AND INTENT OF SUCH AGREEMENT IS THAT, IN
CASE OF A TRIGGER PERIOD INCLUDING A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, ALL PAYMENTS UNDER THIS NOTE ARE SUBORDINATED TO THE PAYMENT IN FULL OF ALL
AMOUNTS PAYABLE TO EACH CLASS A HOLDER AND EACH CLASS B HOLDER. BY ACCEPTING THIS NOTE, THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE AND ANY PARTICIPANT
HEREIN AGREES THAT IF IT RECEIVES ANY PAYMENT IN VIOLATION OF SUCH SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS, SUCH HOLDER OR PARTICIPANT SHALL HOLD SUCH
AMOUNTS IN TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY CLASS A HOLDER AND ANY CLASS B HOLDER AND SHALL PAY SUCH AMOUNTS OVER TO ANY CLASS A
HOLDER AND ANY CLASS B HOLDER UPON DEMAND WITH INTEREST AT THE APPLICABLE INTEREST RATE UNDER THE LOAN AGREEMENT.
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2.9 Defaulting
Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following
provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
(a) [reserved];
and
(b) in
the event that Administrative Agent and Borrower agree that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such
Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Lenders as Administrative
Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Percentage Share.
2.10 Taxes.
(a) Payments
Free of Taxes. Any and all payments to or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document
shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by any Applicable Laws; provided that, if any
Withholding Agent shall be required (determined in the good faith discretion of the applicable Withholding Agent by any Applicable Laws
to withhold or deduct any Tax from such payments, then: (i) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, the sum payable by Borrower shall
be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions or withholdings (including such deductions or withholdings applicable
to additional sums payable under this Section 2.10), Administrative Agent or Lender, as the case may be, receives an amount
equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made; (ii) the applicable Withholding Agent
shall be entitled to make such deductions; and (iii) the applicable Withholding Agent shall timely pay the full amount deducted
to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law.
(b) Payment
of Other Taxes by Borrower. Without limiting the provisions of Section 2.10(a), Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes
to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Laws or, at the option of Administrative Agent, timely reimburse
it for the payment of any Other Taxes.
(c) Indemnification
by Borrower. Borrower shall indemnify Administrative Agent and each Lender, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor,
for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under
this Section 2.10) payable or paid by Administrative Agent or Lenders, or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment
to Administrative Agent or a Lender, as the case may be, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether
or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as
to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to Administrative Agent), or by Administrative
Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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(d) Indemnification
by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify Administrative Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for
(i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that Borrower has not already indemnified Administrative
Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such
Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.6(b) relating to the maintenance of a Participant
Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by Administrative Agent
in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes
were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment
or liability delivered to any Lender by Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes
Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable
by Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to Administrative Agent under this Section 2.10(d).
(e) Evidence
of Payments. If requested in writing by Administrative Agent, Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent, as soon as practicable
after any payment of Taxes under this Section 2.10 by Borrower to a Governmental Authority, 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 Administrative Agent.
(f) Status
of Lenders.
(i) Any
Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall
deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent, such properly
completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or 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 Borrower or Administrative
Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Laws or reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent
as will enable Borrower or 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 paragraphs (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below of this Section 2.10(f))
shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender
to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(A) any
Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes
a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), executed
copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is not subject to U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
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(B) any
Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent (in such number of
copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement
(and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(1) in
the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect
to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption
from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with
respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an
exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income”
article of such tax treaty;
(2) executed
copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(3) in
the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code,
(x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of
the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled
foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”)
and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E; or
(4) to
the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS
Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification
documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct
or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax
Compliance Certificate on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C) any
Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent (in such number of
copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement
(and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form
prescribed by Applicable Laws as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed,
together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Applicable Laws to permit Borrower or Administrative Agent to
determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D) if
a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were
to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of
the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Applicable
Laws and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Law (including
as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or
Administrative Agent as may be necessary for Borrower and Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine
that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold
from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date
of this Agreement.
Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification
it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly
notify Borrower and Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
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(g) Treatment
of Certain Refunds. If Administrative Agent or any Lender receives a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by Borrower
or with respect to which Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.10, it shall pay to Borrower an
amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by Borrower under this Section 2.10
with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of Administrative Agent or
such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect
to such refund); provided that Borrower, upon the request of Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, agrees to repay
the amount paid over to Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority)
to Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, in the event Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable is required to
repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.10(g), in no
event will Administrative Agent or Lender be required to pay any amount to Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.10(g) the
payment of which would place Administrative Agent or Lender (as applicable) in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such party
would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise
imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section 2.10(g) shall
not be construed to require Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to
its taxes that it deems confidential) to Borrower or any other Person.
(h) Survival.
Each party’s hereto obligations under this Section 2.10 shall survive the resignation or replacement of 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.
2.11 [Reserved].
2.12 Increased
Costs.
(a) Increased
Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose,
modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits
with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender;
(ii) subject
Administrative Agent or any Lender to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through
(d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments,
or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii) impose
on any Lender any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement, the Loan or Advances made by such Lender
or participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall
be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining its Loan or any Advance (or of maintaining its obligation to make its
Loan or any Advance), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest
or any other amount), then, upon request of such applicable Lender, Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts
as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) Capital
Requirements. If any Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the Lending Office of such Lender or such
Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital 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, the
Commitment of such Lender or the Advances 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), then from time to time 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.
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(c) Certificates
for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding
company, as the case may be, as specified in Section 2.12(a) or 2.12(b), as well as the basis for determining
such amount or amounts, and delivered to Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount
shown as due on any such certificate within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof.
(d) Delay
in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12
shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation, provided that Borrower shall not be required
to compensate a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12 for any increased costs incurred or reductions
suffered more than six (6) months prior to the date that such Lender notifies Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such
increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law
giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six (6) month period referred to in this Section 2.12(d) shall
be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
2.13 Mitigation
of Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 11.7 if any Lender requests compensation
under Section 2.12, or Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental
Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.10, then such Lender, at the request of Borrower, shall use
reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loan or Advances hereunder or to 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: (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.9 or Section 2.12, as
the case may be, in the future; and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would
not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender as reasonably determined by such Lender. Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable
costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
2.14 Removal
or Replacement of Lenders.
(a) Removal
or Replacement of Lenders Generally. Borrower may with respect to any Specified Lender, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice
to such Lender and Administrative Agent:
(i) remove
such Specified Lender by terminating such Specified Lender’s Commitment;
(ii) request
one or more of the other Lenders to acquire and assume all of such Specified Lender’s Loan and Advances and Commitment, which Lender
or Lenders shall have the right, but not the obligation, to so acquire and assume such Specified Lender’s Loan, Advances and Commitments
pursuant to procedures reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, including pursuant to Section 11.6(a)(ii);
or
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(iii) with
the prior written consent of Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), designate a replacement
bank or financial institution that is an Eligible Assignee (a “Replacement Lender”), which Replacement Lender shall
assume all of the Loan, Advances and Commitment of such Specified Lender pursuant to procedures reasonably acceptable to Administrative
Agent in its Permitted Discretion, including pursuant to Section 11.6(a)(ii);
provided
that Borrower may not remove such Specified Lender, or require such Specified Lender to make any assignment and delegation, pursuant
to the immediately preceding clause (i), (ii) or (iii), as applicable, if: (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
(2) such Specified Lender became a Specified Lender as a result of being a Defaulting Lender and Administrative Agent and Borrower
have agreed, prior to the effectiveness of such action, that such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender; or (3) Borrower has not
concurrently taken an action under clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 2.14(a) with respect to all other
Lenders who at the time are Specified Lenders under the same clause of the definition thereof.
Any removal of, or assignment
and delegation by, a Specified Lender pursuant to this Section 2.14(a) shall be subject to payment to such Specified
Lender of the aggregate Outstanding Legal Balance of all of its Advances at the time owing to it, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon,
all accrued and unpaid fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, which amounts shall be paid to such Specified Lender by: (A) in
the case of a removal of such Specified Lender, Borrower; or (B) in the case of an assignment and delegation by such Specified Lender,
the applicable assignee (to the extent of all such outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest and fees) and Borrower (to the
extent of all such other amounts).
(b) Certain
Actions Incident to Removal. In the case of the removal of any Specified Lender pursuant to Section 2.14(a)(i), Borrower
shall also release such Specified Lender from its obligations under the Loan Documents. Each Lender hereby grants to Administrative Agent
a power of attorney (which power of attorney, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable) to execute and deliver, on behalf of such
Lender, as assignor, any Assignment and Assumption necessary to effectuate any assignment of such Lender’s interests hereunder
in circumstances contemplated by this Section 2.14.
(c) Certain
Rights as a Lender. Upon the prepayment of all amounts owing to any Specified Lender and the termination of such Lender’s Commitments
pursuant to this Section 2.14, such Specified Lender shall no longer constitute a “Lender” for purposes hereof;
provided that any rights of such Specified Lender to indemnification hereunder with respect to matters that occurred prior to
the date on which such Specified Lender’s Commitments were terminated shall survive as to such Specified Lender.
(d) Evidence
of Removal or Replacement. Promptly following the removal or replacement of any Specified Lender in accordance with this Section 2.14,
Administrative Agent shall distribute an amended Schedule D, which shall be deemed incorporated into this Agreement, to reflect
changes in the identities of Lenders and adjustments of their respective Commitments or Percentage Shares, as applicable, resulting from
any such removal or replacement.
2.15 Survival.
All obligations of Borrower under Sections 2.12, 2.13 and 2.14 shall survive the Discharge of Secured Obligations.
2.16 Fees.
(a) Administrative
Agent Closing Fee. Borrower agrees to pay to Administrative Agent, on the Closing Date, for its own account, an upfront fee in immediately
available funds in an amount equal to 1.50% of the total aggregate amount of Commitments in effect on the Closing Date (but before
giving effect to any funding by any Lender of its Commitments on the Closing Date), which upfront fee shall be fully earned by Administrative
Agent on the Closing Date.
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(b) Lender
Closing Fee. Borrower agrees to pay to Administrative Agent, on the Closing Date, for the account of each applicable Lender, an upfront
fee in immediately available funds in an amount equal to (i) with respect to the Class A Lenders, 1.50%, and (ii) with
respect to the Class B Lenders and the Class C Lenders, 1.50%, in each case of such Lender’s total Commitments
in effect on the Closing Date (but before giving effect to any funding by any Lender of its Commitments on the Closing Date), which upfront
fee shall be fully earned by such Lender on the Closing Date.
(c) Class A
Lender Exit Fee. Borrower agrees to pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of each Class A Lender, on the date on which
the Class A Advances have been repaid in full and the commitments of the Class A Lenders terminated, an exit fee (the “Class A
Exit Fee”) in immediately available funds in an amount equal to 0.50% on the maximum outstanding principal amount of the Class A
Advances held by each such Class A Lender at any time prior to such repayment.
(d) Administrative
Agent Monitoring Fee. Borrower agrees to pay to Administrative Agent, for its own account, on the first Remittance Date following
each 12-month anniversary of the Closing Date, an annual monitoring fee in immediately available funds in an amount equal to 0.50% on
the maximum outstanding principal amount of the Advances at any time during the prior twelve (12) month period; provided, that
if the Advances have been repaid in full and this Agreement terminated prior to any such 12-month anniversary, the amount of such annual
monitoring fee shall be calculated on a pro rata basis for the applicable stub period.
2.17 Inability
to Determine Rates.
(a) Subject
to Section 2.19, if, on or prior to the first day of any Interest Period for any SOFR Advance the Administrative Agent determines
(which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that “Term SOFR” cannot be determined pursuant
to the definition thereof; or
(b) the
Required Lenders determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a SOFR Advance or a continuation thereof pursuant to
Section 2.5, that Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed SOFR Advance does not adequately
and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making and maintaining such Loan, and the Required Lenders have provided notice of such
determination to the Administrative Agent,
then, in each case, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify
the Borrower and each Lender.
Upon
notice thereof by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, any obligation of the Lenders to make SOFR Advances, and any right of the
Borrower to continue SOFR Advances pursuant to Section 2.5, shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected SOFR Advance
or affected Interest Periods) until the Administrative Agent (with respect to clause (b), at the instruction of the Required Lenders)
revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a borrowing of, or continuation
of SOFR Advances (to the extent of the affected SOFR Advances or affected Interest Periods) or, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed
to have converted any such request into a request for an Advance of or conversion to ABR Advances in the amount specified therein and
(ii) any outstanding affected SOFR Advances will be deemed to have been converted into ABR Advances at the end of the applicable
Interest Period. Upon any such conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so converted, together with any
additional amounts required pursuant to Section 2.16. Subject to Section 2.19, if the Administrative Agent determines
(which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that “Term SOFR” cannot be determined pursuant
to the definition thereof on any given day, the interest rate on ABR Advances shall be determined by the Administrative Agent without
reference to clause (c) of the definition of “ABR” until the Administrative Agent revokes such determination.
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2.18 Illegality.
If any Lender determines that any Applicable Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful,
for any Lender or its applicable lending office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to SOFR, the
Term SOFR Reference Rate or Term SOFR, or to determine or charge interest based upon SOFR, the Term SOFR Reference Rate or Term SOFR,
then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower (through the Administrative Agent) (an “Illegality Notice”),
(a) any obligation of the Lenders to make SOFR Advances, and any right of the Borrower to continue SOFR Advances pursuant to Section 2.5,
shall be suspended, and (b) the interest rate on which ABR Advances shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined
by the Administrative Agent without reference to clause (c) of the definition of “ABR”, in each case until each affected
Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon
receipt of an Illegality Notice, the Borrower shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, upon demand from any Lender (with a copy
to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all SOFR Advances to ABR Advances (the interest rate on which ABR Advances
shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to clause (c) of the definition
of “ABR”), on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if all affected Lenders may lawfully continue to maintain such
SOFR Advances to such day, or immediately, if any Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such SOFR Advances to such day. Upon any
such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any
additional amounts required pursuant to Section 2.16.
2.19 Benchmark
Replacement Setting.
(a) Benchmark
Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition
Event, Administrative Agent and Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement.
Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth
(5th) Business Day after Administrative Agent has posted an agreed upon amendment. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement
pursuant to this Section 2.19(a) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.
(b) Benchmark
Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement,
Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein
or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or
consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(c) Notices;
Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) the
implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration,
adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower of (x) the removal or reinstatement
of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.19(d) and (v) the commencement of any Benchmark Unavailability
Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group
of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.19, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of
the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any
selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from
any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.19.
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(d) Unavailability
of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection
with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR Reference
Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such
rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for
the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such
Benchmark is not or will not be representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period”
(or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative
tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen
or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement
that it is not or will not be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify
the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such
time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(e) Benchmark
Unavailability Period. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not
an Available Tenor, the component of ABR based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will
not be used in any determination of ABR.
2.20 ESG
Amendment. The parties hereto acknowledge that Sustainability Performance Targets have not been determined and agreed as of the Closing
Date.
(a) Borrower
may, at any time prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, submit a request in writing to Administrative Agent that this Agreement
be amended to include the Sustainability Performance Targets and other related provisions (including without limitation those provisions
described in this Section 2.20), to be mutually agreed by Borrower and Administrative Agent in accordance with this Section 2.20
(such amendment, the “ESG Amendment”). Such request shall be accompanied by the proposed Sustainability Performance
Targets as prepared by Borrower in consultation with Administrative Agent and may be devised with assistance from the Sustainability
Assurance Provider (defined below), which shall be included as a new Schedule 2.20. The proposed ESG Amendment shall also include
the ESG Pricing Provisions (defined below) and shall identify a sustainability assurance provider, provided that any such sustainability
assurance provider (if any) shall be a qualified external reviewer, independent of Parent and its Subsidiaries, with relevant expertise,
such as an auditor, environmental consultant and/or independent ratings agency of recognized national standing (the “Sustainability
Assurance Provider”).
(b) If
requested by Borrower, in Borrower’s sole discretion, Administrative Agent, Lenders and Borrower shall enter into discussions to
reach an agreement in respect of the proposed Sustainability Performance Targets and Sustainability Assurance Provider (if any), and
any proposed incentives and penalties for compliance and noncompliance, respectively, with the Sustainability Performance Targets, including,
in the Required Lenders’ sole and absolute discretion, any adjustments to the Class A Applicable Margin, Class B Applicable
Margin and Class C Applicable Margin, as applicable (such provisions, collectively, the “ESG Pricing Provisions”);
provided that the amount of any such adjustments made pursuant to an ESG Amendment shall not result in a decrease or an increase
of more than 0.15% in the Interest Rate during any calendar year, which pricing adjustments shall be applied in accordance with the terms
as further described in the ESG Pricing Provisions; provided that (x) for the avoidance of doubt, such pricing adjustments
shall not be cumulative year-over-year, (y) each applicable adjustment shall only apply until the date on which the next adjustment
is due to take place pursuant to the ESG Pricing Provisions. The ESG Amendment (including the ESG Pricing Provisions) will become effective
once Borrower, the Required Lenders and Administrative Agent have executed the ESG Amendment. Each Loan Party agrees and confirms that
the ESG Pricing Provisions shall follow the Sustainability Linked Loan Principles, as published in March 2022, and as may be updated,
revised or amended from time to time by the Loan Market Association and the Loan Syndications & Trading Association (the “SLL
Principles”).
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2.21 Special
Provisions Relating to the Class A Legacy Balance, the
Class B Legacy Balance and the Class C Legacy Balance.
(a) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, the amendments that became effective as of the FourthSeventh
Amendment Effective Date to the definitions of “Draw Period Termination Date” and the resulting effective amendment to the
definition of Maturity Date shall not apply to the Class A Legacy Balance,
the Class B Legacy Balance or the Class C Legacy Balance; provided, that (x) on any date after the date that is
ninety (90) days after the FourthSeventh
Amendment Effective Date, (i) Borrower may request a Class A Loan from the Class A Lender in an amount equal to the outstanding
Class A Legacy Balance, the proceeds of which shall be used solely to repay such outstanding Class A Legacy Balance in full,
and (ii) Borrower may request a Class B
Loan from the Class B Lender in an amount equal to the outstanding Class B Legacy Balance, the proceeds of which shall be used
solely to repay such outstanding Class B Legacy Balance in full and (iii) Borrower may request a Class C Loan from
the Class C Lender in an amount equal to the outstanding Class C Legacy Balance, the proceeds of which shall be used solely
to repay such outstanding Class C Legacy Balance in full, and (y) no condition precedent otherwise set forth herein, including
without limitation Section 4.2, shall apply to the Lender’s obligation to fund such Class A Loan,
Class B Loan or Class C Loan described in clause (x) above.
Section 3 COLLATERAL
3.1 Grant
of Security Interest. To secure the payment and performance when due of the Obligations, for value received, Borrower hereby unconditionally
and irrevocably assigns, pledges, and grants to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing Priority Security
Interest in and to the Collateral (the “Security Interest”).
3.2 Financing
Statements. Borrower agrees, at its own expense, to execute (if necessary) and/or deliver UCC financing statements, together with
any and all other appropriate instruments and documents, and to take such other action, in each case, as may be reasonably requested
by Administrative Agent, in order to perfect and to continue the perfection of Administrative Agent’s security interests in the
Collateral, except only to the extent (if at all) such actions are prohibited by Applicable Laws. Borrower hereby authorizes Administrative
Agent to execute (if necessary) and file any such financing statements (with or without any signature thereon), instruments, and documents
on Borrower’s behalf, and ratifies and consents to any financing statement that was filed under any Applicable Law prior to the
date of this Agreement.
3.3 Location
of Collateral. All tangible Collateral (other than Collateral delivered to Administrative Agent or Administrative Agent’s Custodian
or certificates of title that are removed from a Servicer’s vault in the ordinary course of business) shall remain, at all times,
at the principal offices of Borrower or a Servicer (or, in the case of Portfolio Documents which are not in electronic form, at the location(s) set
forth on Schedule 6.2(i)), and neither Borrower nor any Servicer may transfer or cause the transfer of any such Collateral from
such premises without the prior written approval of Administrative Agent (acting with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders).
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3.4 Protection
of Collateral; Reimbursement.
(a) All
tangible Collateral (except Collateral in the possession of the Backup Servicer, Administrative Agent, or Administrative Agent’s
Custodian) will at all times be kept by Borrower or a Servicer at the locations set forth on Schedule 6.2(i), and shall not, without
thirty (30) calendar days’ prior written notice to Administrative Agent, be moved there from other than to another such location,
and in any case shall not be moved outside the continental United States. Borrower hereby agrees to deliver to (i) the Backup Servicer,
the Books and Records required to be delivered pursuant to the terms of the Backup Servicing Agreement (if any), and (ii) to the
Custodian, if Administrative Agent has appointed a Custodian to hold the originals/authoritative copies of the Custodian Deliverables,
the Custodian Deliverables, in each case, on or prior to the date of each Advance, for each Receivable that is to be added to the Collateral
in connection with such Advance. From and after the funding of each Advance hereunder, the Receivables and the originals/authoritative
copies of the Portfolio Documents (other than any original identification (e.g., driver’s license) issued to a Consumer Obligor
by the jurisdiction in which such Consumer Obligor resides) evidencing the Receivables constituting Collateral shall, regardless of their
location (whether with any Servicer or the Custodian), be deemed to be under Administrative Agent’s dominion and control and deemed
to be in Administrative Agent’s possession. Any of Administrative Agent’s officers, employees, representatives or agents
shall have the right upon reasonable notice, at any time during normal business hours, in the name of Administrative Agent or any designee
of Administrative Agent or Borrower, to verify the validity, amount or any other matter relating to the Collateral. Borrower shall cooperate
fully with Administrative Agent in an effort to facilitate and promptly conclude such verification process. In addition to any provision
of any Loan Document, Administrative Agent or the Backup Servicer, at the direction of Administrative Agent, shall have the right at
all times after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default to notify Consumer Obligors that their Receivables have
been assigned to Administrative Agent and to collect such Receivables directly in Administrative Agent’s own name, for its benefit
and the benefit of the Secured Parties, and to charge collection costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees and expenses, to
Borrower.
(b) Borrower
shall keep accurate and complete records of the Collateral pledged by it and all payments and collections thereon and shall submit such
records to Administrative Agent on such periodic basis as Administrative Agent may request in its reasonable discretion.
(c) Borrower
shall, upon the receipt of written notice from Administrative Agent following the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default,
cooperate with Administrative Agent (and shall use commercially reasonably efforts to cause Backup Servicer or any Custodian, if requested
by Administrative Agent) to cooperate with Administrative Agent, if Administrative Agent elects to attach or associate in electronic
format a legend, stamp, notation or other identification to all or any portion of the Portfolio Documents to evidence the pledge thereof
to Administrative Agent, such legend, stamp, notation or other identification shall be in form and substance acceptable to Administrative
Agent in its sole discretion.
(d) Subject
to the limitations set forth in Section 11.19, Administrative Agent, at such reasonable times during normal business hours
and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon five (5) Business Days’ advance notice to Borrower, shall have the right to
access and review any and all Portfolio Documents in Borrower’s, any Servicer’s, the Subservicer’s or any other Loan
Party’s possession and any and all data and other information relating to Portfolio Documents as may from time to time be input
to or stored within Borrower’s, any Servicer’s, the Subservicer’s or any other Loan Party’s computers and/or
computer records including, without limitation, diskettes, tapes and other computer software and computer systems.
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(e) In
respect of the portion of the Collateral consisting of any Receivable which is evidenced by an electronic record, the electronic original
of the documents and/or instruments evidencing the duty to repay each Receivable shall clearly indicate that it is not intended to be
a “transferable record” as defined in Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, and in connection with any Servicer’s holding and maintenance of originals/authoritative
copies of the Portfolio Documents (other than any original identification (e.g., driver’s license) issued to a Consumer
Obligor by the jurisdiction in which such Consumer Obligor resides) as contemplated under the Servicing Agreement, Lenders, Borrower
and each Servicer acknowledge and agree that, subsequent to the occurrence of a Level 1 Portfolio Trigger Event, a Cease Funding Event,
Event of Default or a Backup Servicing Trigger Event, Administrative Agent has the right, in its sole and absolute discretion and at
Borrower’s sole cost and expense, to appoint a Custodian acceptable to Administrative Agent to hold a copy of the “original”
electronic source documents evidencing a Receivable in native format, together with all metadata and any other embedded data in conjunction
with each request for an Advance.
(g) Administrative
Agent and the Required Lenders in their Permitted Discretion may, subsequent to the occurrence of a Level 1 Portfolio Trigger Event,
a Cease Funding Event, Event of Default or a Backup Servicer Trigger Event, appoint a Custodian, at the sole cost and expense of Borrower,
to perform specified custodial duties with respect to the Custodian Deliverables.
(h) Borrower
will provide reasonable cooperation with the Administrative Agent to cause the Verification Agent Agreement to be entered into by the
parties thereto no later than the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date (as may be extended by Administrative Agent), which shall
be in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion and to Borrower in its reasonable discretion.
3.5 Liability.
Any and all amounts for which Borrower may become liable hereunder and all costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses
of outside legal counsel and court costs) that Administrative Agent actually incurs in enforcing or protecting its Lien on, or rights
and interest in, the Collateral or any of its rights or remedies under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in respect to any
of the transactions to be had hereunder or thereunder, until paid by Borrower to Administrative Agent with interest calculated using
ABR (or the Default Rate as the case may be), shall, subject to any limitations contained in Section 6.1(o), be included
among the Obligations and, as such, shall be secured by all of the Collateral. Provided, however, for avoidance of doubt, interest shall
not accrue on any amounts due hereunder other than Advances of principal until such amounts are past due and thus added to the Outstanding
Legal Balance.
3.6 Commercial
Tort Claims. Borrower shall promptly notify Administrative Agent of any commercial tort claims with a value in excess of $100,000
in which Borrower has an interest arising after the date hereof and shall provide all necessary information concerning each such commercial
tort claim and, at the request of Administrative Agent, make all necessary filings with respect thereto to perfect Administrative Agent’s
Priority security interest therein.
3.7 Possession.
Borrower shall promptly deliver to Administrative Agent or Administrative Agent’s custodian all items of Collateral for which Administrative
Agent must receive possession to obtain a perfected Lien. At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of Administrative
Agent, and at the sole expense of Borrower, Borrower will promptly and duly execute and deliver, or will promptly cause to be executed
and delivered, such further instruments and documents and take such further action as Administrative Agent may request, in its Permitted
Discretion, for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted.
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3.8 Borrower
Contractual Obligations. It is expressly agreed by each Loan Party that, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, Borrower
shall remain liable under each of its contracts (including, without limitation, the Participation Agreement) to observe and perform all
the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it thereunder. Administrative Agent shall not have any obligation or liability
under any such contract by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the granting herein of a Lien thereon or the receipt by Administrative
Agent of any payment relating to any such contract pursuant hereto or any Loan Document. Administrative Agent shall not be required or
obligated in any manner to perform or fulfill any of the obligations of Borrower under or pursuant to any such contract, or to make any
payment, or to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or the sufficiency of any performance
by any party under any such contract, or to present or file any claims, or to take any action to collect or enforce any performance or
the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times.
3.9 Payments
by Lender; Protective Advances.
(a) Should
any amount required to be paid under any Loan Document be unpaid beyond any applicable cure period, such amount may be paid by a Lender,
for its account, which payment shall be deemed a request for an Advance by Borrower as of the date such payment is due, and Borrower
irrevocably authorizes disbursement of any such funds to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of such Lender, by way of direct payment
of the relevant amount, interest or Obligations in accordance with Section 2.5(b) without necessity of any demand whether
or not a Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing. No payment or prepayment of any amount by a Lender or any other Person
shall entitle any Person to be subrogated to the rights of such Lender under any Loan Document unless and until the Discharge of Secured
Obligations has occurred, and this Agreement has been terminated with respect thereto. Any sums expended or amounts paid by a Lender
as a result of Borrower’s failure to pay, perform or comply with any Loan Document or any of its Obligations may be charged to
Borrower’s account as an Advance under the related Loans and added to the Outstanding Legal Balance.
(b) Notwithstanding
any provision of any Loan Document, Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion shall have the right, but not any obligation, at any
time that Borrower fails to do so, and from time to time, without prior notice, to: (i) discharge (at Borrower’s expense)
Taxes or Liens affecting any of the Collateral that have not been paid in violation of any Loan Document or that jeopardize Administrative
Agent’s Lien priority in the Collateral, including any underlying collateral securing any Receivable pledged by Borrower; or (ii) make
any other payment (at Borrower’s expense) for the administration, servicing, maintenance, preservation or protection of the Collateral,
including any underlying collateral securing any Receivable pledged by Borrower (each such advance or payment set forth in clauses
(i) and (ii) above, a “Protective Advance”). Administrative Agent shall be reimbursed for all
Protective Advances upon demand and any Protective Advances shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date the Protective Advance
is paid by Administrative Agent until it is repaid. No Protective Advance by Administrative Agent shall be construed as a waiver by Administrative
Agent of any Default, Event of Default or any of the rights or remedies of Administrative Agent. If the Administrative Agent or any Lender
makes an advance under Section 3.9(a) or a Protective Advance, the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall offer each
Lender an opportunity to fund its pro rata share (in accordance with the Class A Advance, Class B Advance and Class C
Advance, as applicable) of such advance or Protective Advance.
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Section 4 CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CLOSING AND FUNDING PROCEDURES
4.1 Conditions
Precedent to Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to make its initial Advance shall not be effective, and the Closing Date
shall not occur, until the satisfaction, or waiver in accordance with Section 11.7, of each of the following conditions precedent
on or before the Closing Date:
(a) Execution
and Delivery of Loan Documents. Administrative Agent shall have received copies of each Loan Document originally executed
and delivered by each Loan Party party thereto (and where applicable and Backup Servicer) and the Lenders, in each case, which is a party
thereto, subject, however, to Section 6.4, except for any Loan Document set forth on Schedule 4.2(b).
(b) Opinion
of Regulatory Counsel. Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received an executed copy each of the favorable written legal
opinion of Hudson Cook, LLP in the form of Exhibit K attached hereto, dated as of the Closing Date and made with respect
to regulatory matters.
(c) Certain
Documents. Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following:
(i) Good
Standing Certificate. Good standing certificates for each Loan Party issued by the secretary of state (or similar office) of the
jurisdiction in which such Loan Party is organized, incorporated, formed or created.
(ii) Authorizations;
Resolutions; Incumbency Certificates. A certificate, dated the Closing Date and duly executed by an authorized officer or individual,
(i) certifying and indicating the incumbency, authority, and signatures of the individuals authorized to sign, on behalf of each
such Loan Party, the Loan Documents to which such entity is a party, (ii) together with copies of the resolutions of the governing
bodies of each Loan Party authorizing the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents and certifying that such resolutions are true,
correct and complete copies thereof and are in full force and effect and have not been modified or amended, (iii) together with
copies of each Organizational Document of each Loan Party (certified as of a recent date by the appropriate governmental official, each
dated the Closing Date or a recent date prior thereto), and certifying that such Organizational Documents are true, correct and complete
copies thereof and are in full force and effect and have not been modified or amended, and (iv) together with the certificates of
good standing referred to in Section 4.1(b)(i).
(iii) Licenses.
Copies of all state licenses held by each Seller, Originator, Borrower and Servicer as are reasonably necessary or appropriate to carry
on its business as it is now being conducted, together with a certification by Parent that such copies are true, correct and complete
in all respects; provided that, such copies may be delivered to Administrative Agent or Administrative Agent’s legal counsel.
(d) Financial
Statements. Administrative Agent shall have received the following:
(i) Parent
Historical Financial Statements. Copies of the Parent Historical Financial Statements, together with a certification by the chief
financial officer of Parent that such copies are true and complete and that such Parent Historical Financial Statements (A) were
prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the respective periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly
noted therein; (B) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial conditions of Parent, its wholly-owned subsidiaries,
and such variable interest entities that are consolidated when the Company is determined to be the primary beneficiary, as of the date
thereof and its consolidated results of operations for the respective periods covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
throughout the respective periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein and (C) show all material indebtedness
and other liabilities required to be shown in accordance with GAAP, subject in the case of unaudited statements to normal year-end audit
adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
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(e) Representations.
The representations and warranties of Borrower contained in this Agreement (together with all exhibits and schedules hereto), in the
other Loan Documents and in any certificates delivered to Administrative Agent in connection with the Loan, are true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the Closing Date and, after giving effect to the making of the initial Advance, will be true and correct
in all material respects on and as of the date on which such initial Advance is to be made (other than any representation and warranty
that specifically relates to a specified prior date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all
material respects on and as of such specified prior date); provided that, in each case, such materiality qualifier shall not be
applicable to any such representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by Material Adverse Change, materiality
or material adverse effect in the text thereof.
(f) KYC;
Beneficial Ownership. Administrative Agent shall have received (at least three (3) business days prior to the Closing Date)
all documentation and other information about Borrower and each other Loan Party as has been reasonably requested in writing at least
ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date by Administrative Agent that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable
“know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the Patriot Act and
the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
(g) Vergent
Loan Management Software Services Agreement. The Vergent Loan Management Software Services Agreement is in full force and effect.
True copies or to the extent
required hereby, originals of all of the above referenced documents, instruments, forms, opinions, and other materials shall be delivered
to Administrative Agent or its legal counsel on or prior to the Closing Date
4.2 Conditions
Precedent to the Initial Advance and All Advances. The obligation of each Lender to make Advances on and after the Closing Date is
subject to the complete satisfaction, on or prior to the date of such Advance of each of the conditions precedent set forth below:
(a) Requests
for Advances. No later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City Time) two (2) Business Days prior to the date of any requested Advance
or Release, Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Administrative Agent and each Lender an advance certification in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit E and incorporated herein by this reference (an “Advance Certification”) in
respect of each such Advance, which shall:
(i) specify
the requested principal amount of the Advance and that such Advance is a SOFR Advance;
(ii) confirm
that all representations and warranties of Borrower contained in this Agreement (together with all exhibits and schedules hereto), in
the other Loan Documents and in any certificates delivered to Administrative Agent in connection with the Loan, are true and correct
in all material respects on and as of the date of the Advance Certification and, after giving effect to the making of the applicable
Advance, will be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date on which the Advance is to be made (other than any representation
and warranty that specifically relates to a specified prior date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct
in all material respects on and as of such specified prior date); provided that, in each case, such materiality qualifier set
forth above shall not be applicable to any such representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by Material Adverse
Change, materiality or material adverse effect in the text thereof;
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(iii) state
that no Default, Event of Default or Cease Funding Event exists as of the date of the Advance Certification and, after giving effect
to the making of such Advance, no Default, Event of Default or Cease Funding Event would exist as of the date on which such Advance is
to be made;
(iv) be
signed by a duly authorized officer of Borrower; and
(v) be
accompanied by a Borrowing Base Certificate duly executed, together with such additional information as Administrative Agent may reasonably
request in order to determine whether (x) the requirements of the definition of Eligible Receivable have been satisfied for all
such designated Receivables, and (y) Administrative Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties, has a perfected Priority security interest
in all such Receivables, including, without limitation, a “Loan Summary File”, identified as such and containing the related
data fields and other information described in Schedule L with respect any Receivables proposed to be acquired with such Advance.
(b) Initial
Advance Conditions. In addition to the other conditions set forth in this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 4.2(a) above
and Section 4.2(c) below), the making of the initial Advance shall be subject to the complete satisfaction of all of
the following conditions in Administrative Agent’s sole and absolute discretion (unless otherwise waived in writing by Administrative
Agent in its sole and absolute discretion):
(i) Administrative
Agent shall have received a global acknowledgment and endorsement from the TMX Legacy Notes Collateral Agent affirmatively confirming
their release and disclaimer of all legends affixed to any Portfolio Documents identifying that such Portfolio Document is subject to
a security interest in favor of, and/or pledged as collateral to, the TMX Legacy Notes Collateral Agent, which such global acknowledgment
and endorsement shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion;
(ii) Administrative
Agent shall have received executed, customary pay-off and/or release letters evidencing that prior to, or substantially simultaneously
with, consummation of the Transactions, (i) all outstanding indebtedness and other obligations of the TMX Subsidiaries under or
in respect of the TMX Legacy Notes, including all principal, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, premiums, if any, and other amounts owing
thereunder, shall have been or shall be paid and satisfied in full and discharged, terminated and released (or, alternatively, releasing
the TMX Subsidiaries from all obligations in respect of such outstanding indebtedness and other obligations under or in respect of the
TMX Legacy Notes), (ii) all commitments or obligations to lend or extend credit to the TMX Subsidiaries under the TMX Legacy Notes
shall have been or shall be terminated, and (iii) all liens, security interests, security documents, mortgages, letters of credit
and guaranties granted or otherwise provided by the TMX Subsidiaries in connection with the TMX Legacy Notes shall have been or shall
be terminated or released;
(iii) the
OpCo Loan Agreement and each other OpCo Loan Document shall have been executed and be in full force and effect and copies of the foregoing
shall have been provided to Administrative Agent; provided that this condition shall be of no effect to the extent that the OpCo
Loan Agent and the OpCo Loan Lenders act in bad faith prohibiting the execution thereof;
(iv) all
reasonable and documented fees, expenses and other amounts required to be paid on or before the date of such Advance pursuant to this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the upfront fees described in Sections 2.16(a) and
(b)) shall have been paid, or shall be paid substantially concurrently with, the date of such Advance; and
(v) each
of the documents set forth on Schedule 4.2(b) shall have been executed, delivered to and otherwise be satisfactory to Administrative
Agent.
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(c) Other
Conditions. In addition to the other conditions set forth in this Agreement, the making of any Advance after the Closing Date shall
be subject to the complete satisfaction of all of the following conditions:
(i) the
Draw Period applicable to the Portfolio has not expired; and no Default, Event of Default, Cease Funding Event or Borrowing Base Shortfall
exists immediately prior to the making of such requested Advance or, after giving effect thereto, immediately after the making of such
Advance;
(ii) each
Receivable as to which such Advance is sought shall be an Eligible Receivable;
(iii) the
aggregate principal amount of such Advance, together with the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Advances previously made
hereunder will not be in an amount greater than the Maximum Loan Amount;
(iv) the
representations and warranties of each Loan Party contained in this Agreement, in the other Loan Documents and in any certificates delivered
to Administrative Agent in connection with the Loan, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of the
making of the Advance and after giving effect to the Advance, as though made on and as of such date (other than any representation and
warranty that specifically relates to a specified prior date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct
in all material respects on and as of such specified prior date); provided that, in each case, such materiality qualifier set
forth above shall not be applicable to any such representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by Material Adverse
Change, materiality or material adverse effect in the text thereof;
(v) any
Loan Party or any officer of such Loan Party with duties that are material to performance of such party’s under the Loan Documents,
shall not have been indicted or under active investigation by the U.S. Attorney or any state Governmental Authority for, convicted of,
or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere in respect of, any felony; and no other claim, investigation or litigation by any state
or federal government entity is pending and which such Loan Party has notice of or, to any of their knowledge, is threatened, which would
be reasonably expected to give rise to a Material Adverse Change, except as disclosed prior to closing and acceptable to Administrative
Agent in its sole discretion;
(vi) no
Material Adverse Change has occurred since the date of the most recently delivered audited financial statements of Parent and its consolidated
Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(h)(v)(A)(2) and no Material Adverse Change is currently existing;
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(vii) the
information in Section 4.1(c) remains true and accurate;
(viii) Borrower
shall have made other such deliveries as are necessary to satisfy Section 3.4(a);
(ix) the
information in the Advance Certification shall be true and correct in all material respects;
(x) if
Administrative Agent has appointed a Custodian to hold the Custodian Deliverables, Custodian shall have received the Custodian Deliverables
with respect to each Asset, and Custodian, if applicable, shall have issued and delivered to Administrative Agent a Custodian Certificate
provided for in the applicable custodial agreement (without any exceptions thereon unless otherwise waived by Administrative Agent),
all in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent;
(xi) after
the making of any Advance, all Concentration Targets with respect to the related portion of the applicable Portfolio are satisfied as
of the date of such Advance; and
(xii) the
Vergent Loan Management Software Services Agreement is in full force and effect.
By accepting each Advance, Borrower represents
and warrants that the related Receivables to be purchased with the proceeds of such Advance are Eligible Receivables.
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4.3 Releases.
(a) Conditions
to Release. Without the consent of Administrative Agent or any Lender, Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to
time after the Closing Date to withdraw or otherwise transfer from the Borrower Funding Account any amounts held in or credited to the
Borrower Funding Account, free and clear of any and all Liens; provided that:
(i) the
Draw Period has not expired and no Default, Event of Default, Cease Funding Event or Borrowing Base Shortfall exists immediately prior
to the making of such Release or, after giving effect thereto, immediately after the making of such Release;
(ii) each
Release shall be made solely to pay the purchase price for Receivables purchased by Borrower pursuant to the Participation Agreement,
and each Receivable as to which such Release is sought shall be an Eligible Receivable;
(iii) the
representations and warranties of each Loan Party contained in this Agreement, in the other Loan Documents and in any certificates delivered
to Administrative Agent in connection with the Loan, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the related Release
Date and after giving effect to the Release on such Release Date, as though made on and as of such date (other than any representation
and warranty that specifically relates to a specified prior date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct
in all material respects on and as of such specified prior date); provided that, in each case, such materiality qualifier set
forth herein shall not be applicable to any such representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by Material Adverse
Change, materiality or material adverse effect in the text thereof;
(iv) any
Loan Party or any officer of such Loan Party with duties that are material to performance of such party’s under the Loan Documents,
shall not have been indicted or under active investigation by the U.S. Attorney or any state Governmental Authority for, convicted of,
or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere in respect of, any felony; and no other claim, investigation or litigation by any state
or federal government entity is pending and which such Loan Party has notice of or, to any of their knowledge, is threatened, which would
be reasonably expected to give rise to a Material Adverse Change, except as disclosed prior to closing and acceptable to Administrative
Agent in its sole discretion;
(v) after
the making of any Release, all Concentration Targets with respect to the related portion of the applicable Portfolio are satisfied as
of the date of such Release; and
(vi) no
Material Adverse Change has occurred since the date of the most recently delivered audited financial statements of Parent and its consolidated
Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(h)(v)(A)(2) and no Material Adverse Change is currently existing.
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Any acceptance of funds from the Borrower Funding
Account for purchase of Receivables pursuant hereto shall be deemed a representation and warranty by Borrower that the conditions set
forth in clauses (i) through (vi) above have been satisfied and that the related Receivables are Eligible Receivables.
Section 5 GENERAL
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Borrower hereby represents
and warrants to Administrative Agent, on the Closing Date, on the date of each request for an Advance, on each Funding Date, on each
Release Date, on each date on which any funds are released to Borrower from the Borrower Collection Account, and on each Remittance Date
on which any funds are released to Borrower, as follows:
5.1 Organization,
Standing, Qualification. Borrower is a limited liability company duly created, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware and as a foreign entity under the laws of each jurisdiction in which the character or location of the properties
owned by it or the business transacted by it required licensing and qualification and where the failure to have such required licensing
and qualification would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. The execution, delivery and performance of its
obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party are within Borrower’s purposes and powers under its limited liability
company agreement and certificate of formation.
5.2 Authorization,
Enforceability, Etc.
(a) The
execution and delivery by Borrower of each Loan Document to which it is a party, and the performance by Borrower of each Loan Document
to which it is a party, in each case do not and will not (i) violate, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or constitute a default
under, (x) any provision of Borrower’s limited liability company agreement or certificate of formation or (y) any agreement,
statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination, or award presently in effect to which Borrower is
a party or is subject, or by which any of its assets are bound or affected which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Change; (ii) result in, or require the creation or imposition of, any Lien upon or with respect to any asset of Borrower
other than Liens in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and the Permitted Liens; or (iii) result
in a breach of, or constitute a default by Borrower under, any indenture, loan, or credit agreement or any other agreement, document,
instrument, or certificate to which Borrower is a party or subject or by which it or any of its assets are bound or affected, including
but not limited to any loan from or agreement of any type with a third party lender.
(b) No
approval, authorization, order, license, permit, franchise, or consent of, or registration, declaration, qualification, or filing with,
any Governmental Authority or other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery, and performance by Borrower of any
of the Loan Documents to which it is a party in addition to those that have already been obtained.
(c) The
execution and delivery by Borrower of each Loan Document to which it is a party, and the performance by Borrower of each Loan Document
to which it is a party, in each case have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Borrower.
(d) The
Loan Documents to which it is a party constitute legal, valid, and binding obligations of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance
with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
or other Laws of general applicable effecting enforcements of creditors’ rights or general principles of equity.
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(e) The
execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the taking of the actions required to be taken pursuant to Section 3.4, the
filing of UCC financing statements with the secretary of state (or similar office) of the jurisdiction in which such Loan Party is organized,
incorporated, formed or created, as the case may be, and the other Loan Documents create in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit
of the Secured Parties Priority Liens in and on all of the Collateral. The Collateral secures the full payment and performance of the
Obligations.
(f) The
grant of the security interests described herein by Borrower in favor of Administrative Agent has not adversely affected and will not
adversely affect in any material respect the validity or enforceability of the obligations of the respective makers of the Receivables
hereunder or pursuant to any related documents or instruments.
5.3 Financial
Statements and Business Condition.
(a) The
Financial Statements of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries fairly present the respective financial conditions and results of operations
of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the date or dates thereof and for the periods covered thereby subject to, in the case
of the Financial Statements other than the annual Financial Statements, normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
There are no material liabilities, direct or indirect, fixed or contingent, of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates
of such applicable Financial Statements that (i) are required by GAAP to be reflected on such Financial Statements and (ii) are
not reflected therein or in the notes thereto that have not otherwise been disclosed to Administrative Agent in writing. There have been
no material adverse changes in the respective financial conditions of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries from the financial conditions
shown in their respective applicable Financial Statements.
(b) The
consolidating Financial Statements of Borrower fairly present in all material respects the respective financial conditions and results
of operations of Borrower as of the date or dates thereof and for the periods covered thereby, subject to, in the case of Financial Statements
other than the annual Financial Statements, normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes. There are no material liabilities,
direct or indirect, fixed or contingent, of Borrower as of the dates of such applicable consolidating Financial Statements that (i) are
required by GAAP to be reflected on such Financial Statements and (ii) are not reflected therein or in the notes thereto that have
not otherwise been disclosed to Administrative Agent in writing. There have been no material adverse changes in the respective financial
conditions of Borrower from the financial conditions shown in its consolidating Financial Statements.
5.4 Taxes.
Borrower (a) has paid in full all material ad valorem Taxes and other Taxes and assessments levied against its properties which
are due and payable, and Borrower knows of no basis for any additional Taxes or assessments against its properties or Collateral; and
(b) has filed all material Tax returns required to have been filed by it with any taxing authority and has paid or will pay, prior
to delinquency, all Taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns, including interest and penalties, and all other Taxes that are
payable by it; except, in each case with respect to clauses (a) and (b) immediately above, those (i) that are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings timely instituted and diligently conducted and for which such Person has set aside adequate
reserves, if any, on its financial statements in accordance with GAAP and (ii) where failure to file or pay could not reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Change. No Tax audit is pending or threatened with respect
to Borrower.
5.5 Title
to Collateral and Other Properties; Prior Liens.
(a) Borrower
has good and marketable beneficial title to all of the Collateral pledged by it, including but not limited to all interest of Borrower
under the Receivables pledged as Collateral, together with all rights, properties, and benefits appurtenant or related thereto, free
and clear of all Liens, security interests, charges, or other encumbrances against all or any portion of the Collateral, except for Permitted
Liens.
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(b) No
financing statement or other instrument similar in effect covering all or any portion of the Collateral, is on file in any filing or
recording office, except such as may have been filed or recorded in favor of the Borrower or in favor of the Administrative Agent, for
the benefit of the Secured Parties.
(c) Other
than the security interest in the Collateral granted to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, Borrower has not
pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Collateral.
(d) Borrower
has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements filed against Borrower that include a description of collateral
covering any portion of the Collateral other than any financing statement relating to the Liens granted in favor of Administrative Agent,
for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the applicable Loan Documents. Borrower is not aware of any judgment or tax lien
filings against Borrower.
(e) The
Participation Agreement is effective to create, as collateral security for the obligations of the related Seller party thereto to Borrower
thereunder, in the event that the transactions contemplated by such Participation Agreement are construed to be financings by Borrower
to such Seller, a valid, enforceable and continuing Lien on or ownership interest in the related Assets in favor of Borrower.
(f) This
Agreement is effective to create, as collateral security for the Obligations, a valid, enforceable and continuing Priority Lien on the
Collateral in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
(g) The
Lien created pursuant to this Agreement (i) upon the filing of a UCC-1 financing statement with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware, constitutes a perfected security interest in the Collateral in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured
Parties, and (ii) is prior to all other Liens of all other Persons that may be perfected by filing a financing statement under Article 9
of the Uniform Commercial Code. The Collateral secures the full payment and performance of the Obligations.
(h) Upon
delivery of the Portfolio Documents evidencing the Receivables to the Custodian in accordance with Section 3.4, to the extent
a security interest therein may be perfected by possession under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, the Lien created pursuant
to this Agreement will constitute a perfected security interest in the related Receivables in favor of Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, which Lien will be prior to all other Liens of all other Persons that may be perfected by possession
of such Receivables under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code and which Lien is enforceable as such as against all other Persons.
(i) All
financing statements and continuation statements and amendments thereto, if any, have been filed that are necessary to continue and maintain
the perfection of the first priority security interest of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral
and their proceeds.
5.6 Subsidiaries,
Affiliates, and Capital Structure.
(a) As
of the Closing Date, Borrower has no Subsidiaries.
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(b) 100%
of the aggregate voting power and economic interests represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Parent (as determined
on a fully diluted basis) is owned, directly legally and beneficially, by (i) prior to the Approved Change of Control Transaction,
TMX Finance Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and (ii) on and after the date of the Approved Change of Control Transaction,
Project Trident Purchaser, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and in each case there are no outstanding warrants, options or
other rights to acquire any such beneficial or other ownership interest.
(c) 100%
of the aggregate voting power and economic interests represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of SPE Holdco (as determined
on a fully diluted basis) is owned, directly or indirectly, legally and beneficially, by Parent, free and clear of any Liens (other than
Liens in favor of OpCo Loan Agent for the benefit of the applicable secured parties pursuant to the OpCo Loan Documents, Acquisition
Term Loan Agent for the benefit of the applicable secured parties pursuant to the Acquisition Term Loan Documents and Seller Term Loan
Agent for the benefit of the applicable secured parties pursuant to the Seller Term Loan Documents), and there are no outstanding warrants,
options or other rights to acquire any such beneficial or other ownership interest.
(d) 100%
of the aggregate voting power and economic interests represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Borrower (as determined
on a fully diluted basis) is owned, directly, legally and beneficially, by SPE Holdco, free and clear of any Liens (other than Liens
in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the applicable Loan Documents), and there are no
outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire any such beneficial or other ownership interest.
(e) On
and after the date of the Approved Reorganization, 100% of the aggregate voting power and economic interests represented by the issued
and outstanding Equity Interests of SP Holdings Sub (as determined on a fully diluted basis) is owned, directly legally and beneficially
by, Borrower, and there are no outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire any such beneficial or other ownership interest.
(f) On
and after the date of the Approved Reorganization, 100% of the aggregate voting power and economic interests represented by the issued
and outstanding Equity Interests of the Single-Pay Originators (as determined on a fully diluted basis) is owned, directly legally and
beneficially by, SP Holdings Sub, and there are no outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire any such beneficial or other
ownership interest.
(g) Except
as otherwise disclosed to Administrative Agent on Schedule 5.6(b), to Borrower’s knowledge, no Affiliate of Borrower is
a party to any proxies, voting trusts, shareholder agreements, or similar arrangements, pursuant to which voting authority, rights, or
discretion with respect to Borrower or SPE Holdco is vested in any other Person.
(h) Borrower
is not a party to any agreement other than the Loan Documents.
(i) Schedule
5.6(h) attached hereto sets forth a true and accurate list of each Subsidiary of Parent as of the Closing Date.
5.7 Transactions
with Affiliates. Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.7, no Affiliate, director, manager, officer, employee or member of Borrower,
or member of the family of any such Person, or any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any such Person or any member
of the family of any such Person has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, partner or holder of more than five
percent (5%) of the outstanding Equity Interests thereof is a party to any transaction with Borrower, including any contract, agreement
or other arrangement providing for the employment of, furnishing of services by, rental of real or personal property from or otherwise
requiring payments to any such Person or firm, other than (i) the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents and the Specified
TMX Financing Documents and (ii) any such transactions that are on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to Borrower
as would be obtainable by Borrower at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate;
provided that, in the case of this clause (ii), Borrower shall have disclosed such transaction in writing to Administrative Agent
and Administrative Agent has not objected to such transaction within thirty (30) days after receiving such notice from Borrower.
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5.8 Litigation,
Proceedings, Etc. Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.8, there are no actions, litigation, suits, proceedings, orders, judgments
or injunctions pending of which Borrower has notice, or to Borrower’s knowledge threatened in writing, against or affecting Borrower,
its Affiliates, any other Loan Party, any Servicer, the Subservicer or the Collateral, at law or in equity, or before or by any Governmental
Authority or other tribunal, which (a) could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; or (b) purport
to affect or pertain to any Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated thereby. Since the date of this Agreement, there has
been no change in the status of the Disclosed Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or would reasonably be
expected to result in, a Material Adverse Change.
5.9 Licenses,
Permits, Etc. Borrower possesses and will at all times continue to possess all requisite franchises, certificates of convenience
and necessity, operating rights, approvals, licenses, permits, consents, authorizations, exemptions, and orders as are reasonably necessary
or appropriate to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, without any known conflict with the rights of others and, with
respect to Borrower and the Collateral, in each case subject to no mortgage, pledge, Lien, lease, encumbrance, charge, security interest,
title retention agreement, or option other than the Permitted Liens, except, in each case, where failure to do so could not reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Change. All such franchises, certificates of convenience and
necessity, operating rights, approvals, licenses, permits, consents, authorizations, exemptions, and orders are presently in full force
and effect, and, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, there is no action currently pending or threatened effort to revoke or modify
any of them, except, in each case, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change.
5.10 Full
Disclosure. ALL INFORMATION, EXHIBITS, WRITTEN REPORTS AND SCHEDULES FURNISHED BY OR ON BEHALF OF BORROWER, ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY,
ANY SERVICER OR THE SUBSERVICER TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN, OR ANY RECEIVABLE OR THE COLLATERAL,
AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND STATEMENTS MADE BY BORROWER OR ANY LOAN PARTY IN ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, IN EACH CASE TAKEN AS A WHOLE, DOES
NOT CONTAIN ANY MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT OF FACT OR OMIT THE STATEMENT OF A MATERIAL FACT NECESSARY TO MAKE THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN
OR THEREIN NOT MISLEADING IN LIGHT OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH IT WAS MADE; PROVIDED THAT, WITH RESPECT TO PROJECTED FINANCIAL
INFORMATION, BORROWER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS ONLY THAT SUCH PROJECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION WAS PREPARED IN GOOD FAITH BASED UPON ASSUMPTIONS
BELIEVED TO BE REASONABLE AT THE TIME MADE.
5.11 Use
of Proceeds/Margin Stock.
(a) None
of the proceeds of the Loan will be used to purchase or carry any “margin stock” (as defined under Regulation U of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time), and no portion of the proceeds of the Loan will be extended
to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. None of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement (including,
without limitation, the use of the proceeds from the Loan) will violate or result in the violation of Section 7 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any regulations issued pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, Regulations T, U and X of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R. Part 11.
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(b) The
proceeds of each Advance shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in in and permitted by Section 6.1(x).
(c) The
proceeds of each Release shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in in and permitted by Section 6.1(x).
5.12 No
Default or Event of Default; No Breach or Violation of Other Arrangements. No Default, Event of Default, Backup Servicing Trigger
Event or Cease Funding Event has occurred and is continuing and there is no breach or violation in any material respect of any document,
contract, agreement, trust agreement, or other instrument to which any Loan Party is a party or by which it may be bound, which could
reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.
5.13 Restrictions
on Borrower. Subject to Section 6.3, Borrower is not a party to any contract or agreement, or subject to any Lien, charge,
or restriction that materially and adversely affects its business. Borrower will not be, on or after the date hereof, a party to any
contract or agreement that restricts its right or ability to incur indebtedness other than the Loan Documents and neither Borrower nor,
to Borrower’s knowledge, any other Loan Party shall be party to a contract or agreement that prohibits Borrower’s or such
Loan Party’s execution and delivery of, or compliance with the terms of, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Borrower has
not agreed or consented to cause or permit in the future (upon the happening of any contingency or otherwise) any of the Collateral,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien except in favor of Administrative Agent as provided hereunder and the
Permitted Liens.
5.14 Broker’s
Fees. None of Borrower or, to Borrower’s knowledge, any other Loan Party has made any commitment or taken any action that could
result in a claim for any broker’s, finder’s, or other similar fees or commissions with respect to the Loan as contemplated
by this Agreement.
5.15 Legal
Compliance. Borrower and, to Borrower’s knowledge, each other Loan Party:
(a) has
each, in all material respects, complied in all fully with all Applicable Laws and Servicing Provision in connection with the Collateral;
and
(b) each
Receivable pledged by Borrower as Collateral complies in all material respects with all Applicable Laws, now or hereafter in effect,
in each case with respect to clauses (a) and (b) above, including, but not limited to the following, if and as applicable:
(i) the
Federal Truth-in-Lending Act (and Regulation Z of the Federal Reserve Board);
(ii) the
Equal Credit Opportunity Act;
(iii) Regulation
B of the Federal Reserve Board;
(iv) the
Federal Trade Commission Act;
(v) all
applicable state and federal securities laws;
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(vi) all
applicable state licensing laws;
(vii) all
applicable usury laws;
(viii) all
applicable trade practices, home and telephone solicitation, sweepstakes, lottery, and other consumer credit and protection laws;
(ix) the
federal postal laws;
(x) the
FTC Privacy Act and all other applicable legal requirements relating to privacy and protection of information that identifies or can
be used to identify individuals;
(xi) federal
Consumer Credit Protection Act;
(xii) the
Trade Regulation Rule on Preservation of Consumers’ Claims and Defenses of the Federal Trade Commission;
(xiii) the
Fair Credit Reporting Act;
(xiv) the
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of each Applicable State;
(xv) the
Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act;
(xvi) the
Retail Installment Sales Act of each Applicable State;
(xvii) the
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act and any other Applicable Laws relating to the electronic execution of documents
and instruments;
(xviii) the
Electronic Funds Transfer Act;
(xix) the
Uniform Electronic Transactions Act;
(xx) credit
(including, without limitation, consumer credit); servicing; disclosures, information security and privacy and regulations;
(xxi) the
Patriot Act;
(xxii) the
Office of Foreign Asset Controls’ rules and regulations;
(xxiii) debt
collection and debt collection practices laws and regulations applicable to any Loan Party, Servicer, the Subservicer, any Seller or
any Originator or their respective consumer lending programs;
(xxiv) the
federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act;
(xxv) the
federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act;
(xxvi) United
States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and any other laws, rules and regulations concerning or relating to bribery
or corruption; (xxv) the Bribery Act of 2010;
(xxvii) the
Data Protection Act of 1998; and
(xxviii) all
amendments to and rules and regulations promulgated under the foregoing.
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As applicable, (i) Borrower’s acquisition
and Servicers’ servicing of the Receivables, (ii) Approved Sub-Servicers’ subservicing of Receivables, (iii) each
Originator’s origination or servicing of Receivables, (iv) any other Person servicing or subservicing Receivables, and (v) each
Seller’s sale of Receivables, in each case with respect to clauses (i)-(v) above, are in compliance in all material respects
with all Applicable Laws. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.15 and except for Routine Inquires, there are no pending inquiries
or investigations from the Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Justice, State Attorney General or other governmental authority
in connection with each of Borrower or, to Borrower’s knowledge, any other Loan Party regarding the marketing, servicing, sale
or origination of Consumer Loans or Receivables that (A) could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change or
(B) purport to affect or pertain to any Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated thereby. Each of Borrower and, to
Borrower’s knowledge, each other Loan Party possesses or has the right to use all franchises, licenses, registrations and other
rights as are material and necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted by it and as presently contemplated to be conducted
by it after the date hereof, with no known material conflict with the rights of others. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
each of Borrower and, to Borrower’s knowledge, each other Loan Party possesses or has the right to use all franchises, licenses,
registrations, permits, consents, approvals and other rights, and has made all filings, as are material and necessary in connection with
its debt purchasing and debt collection practices as now conducted by it and as presently contemplated to be conducted by it after the
date hereof (including, without limitation, under the terms of the Servicing Agreement). No event has occurred that permits or, to the
best knowledge of Borrower, after notice or the lapse of time or both, could reasonably be expected to permit, the revocation or termination
of any such franchise, license, registration or other right.
5.16 Deferred
Compensation Plans.
(a) Compliance
with ERISA Generally. Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate are in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code
and other federal or state Law with respect to each Plan, and each Plan which is intended to qualify under subsection 401(a) of
the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS and nothing has occurred that would cause the loss of such qualification,
in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change. Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate have made
all required contributions to any Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an
extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any Pension Plan, in each
case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change.
(b) No
Actions. (i) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of Borrower, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by
any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change; and (ii) there has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to
any Benefit Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
(c) Certain
Events. (i) Except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, no ERISA Event has occurred or
is reasonably expected to occur and neither Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject
to Section 4069(a) or 4212(c) of ERISA; (ii) no event or circumstance has occurred or exists that, if such event
or circumstance had occurred or arisen after the Closing Date, would create an Event of Default under Section 7.18; and (iii) the
assets of Borrower do not constitute “plan assets” of any Benefit Plan, within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulation.
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5.17 Labor
Relations. Borrower does not have, and at all times shall have no, employees.
5.18 Investment
Company.
(a) None
of Borrower or any Person controlling Borrower is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(b) Borrower
is not a “covered fund” under Section 13 of the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the applicable
rules and regulations thereunder (the “Volcker Rule”).
5.19 Anti-Corruption
Laws and Sanctions. Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance
by Borrower and its directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and Borrower, its Subsidiaries
and, to the knowledge of Borrower, their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption
Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of (a) Borrower or, to the knowledge of Borrower, any of its directors,
officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of Borrower, any agent of Borrower that will act in any capacity in connection with
or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person.
5.20 Reliance
by Administrative Agent. All representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements made herein or in any certificate or other document
delivered to Administrative Agent or any Lender by or on behalf of Borrower, any other Loan Party and any Servicer, pursuant to or in
connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, shall be deemed to have been relied upon by Administrative Agent and the Lenders
and shall survive the making of any Advances and payments contemplated hereby.
5.21 Form of
Portfolio Documents. The Portfolio Documents corresponding to all Consumer Loans giving rise to any Receivables are substantially
in the form of those previously delivered to Administrative Agent and its regulatory counsel.
5.22 Solvency.
Borrower has determined as of the date hereof and by virtue of its entering into the transactions contemplated hereby, that its incurrence
of liability hereunder or contemplated hereby and its giving of ratification of this Agreement and in respect of this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents (i) is in its own best interest and (ii) is Solvent.
5.23 No
Other Business. Since its creation, Borrower has engaged in no business activities except negotiation and performance of the transactions
contemplated by the Loan Documents.
5.24 Eligible
Receivables.
(a) With
respect to each Receivable that has been purchased by Borrower with the proceeds of an Advance or a Release, or which is otherwise comprising
a portion of the Borrowing Base, such Receivable constitutes an Eligible Receivable (i) on the date of the related Advance or Release
and (ii) on each date as of which such Receivable is included in the Borrowing Base.
(b) With
respect to each Receivable that has been purchased by Borrower from the applicable Seller, Borrower and such Seller have each recorded
in their books and records that such sale and purchase is a bona fide true sale of such Receivable and that Borrower is the true and
lawful owner thereof.
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(c) All
Receivables pledged as Collateral are represented by one hundred percent (100%) undivided participation interests in Consumer Loans.
(d) With
respect to the Participation Agreement:
(i) Borrower
has furnished to Administrative Agent a true, correct and complete copy of such Participation Agreement;
(ii) such
Participation Agreement is the only agreement pursuant to which Borrower acquires or purchases Receivables;
(iii) such
Participation Agreement sets forth the full and complete agreement between the parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof,
is in full force and effect, and constitutes the valid, legal and binding obligation of Borrower and the other Persons party thereto,
enforceable against Borrower and all such other Persons in accordance with its respective terms;
(iv) there
exists no material default under such Participation Agreement by any party thereto, and no condition exists which, with the giving of
notice or the passage of time, or both, will constitute a material default under such Participation Agreement;
(v) Borrower
has not sold, conveyed, assigned, pledged, encumbered, hypothecated or otherwise transferred any of its rights under such Participation
Agreement to any Person other than to Administrative Agent pursuant hereto; and
(vi) such
Participation Agreement has not been amended, restated, supplemented or modified without the prior written consent of Administrative
Agent and the Required Lenders.
5.25 Data
Protection. Except for such matters as have been disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent and that would not reasonably be
expected to cause a Material Adverse Change:
(a) Each
of Borrower and, to Borrower’s knowledge, each other Loan Party is in compliance in all material respects with all Data Requirements,
and, in particular, all consents necessary under Privacy Laws are in place to permit: (i) such Person to share such personal information
with any other Loan Party or Administrative Agent, and (ii) it to use and disclose such personal information for the purposes intended
hereby, under the Servicing Agreement.
(b) Borrower
has not, and, to Borrower’s knowledge, no other Loan Party has received from any Person or been required to give to any Person
any notice, regarding any offense or alleged offense under Data Requirements, including any incident concerning or affecting Customer
Data which gives rise to an obligation under Privacy Laws to notify a regulator.
(c) Neither
Borrower nor, to Borrower’s knowledge, any other Loan Party has experienced loss or theft of any Customer Data, or accidental or
unauthorized disclosure or access to Customer Data, including any unauthorized intrusions or security breaches of any IT asset which
is owned or leased by it, in which Customer Data or other sensitive or confidential information (in each case, in its control or possession)
was stolen or improperly accessed, used, or disclosed.
(d) Neither
Borrower nor, to Borrower’s knowledge, any other Loan Party has received notice from any of its suppliers of IT assets that are
not owned or leased by the it that any Customer Data or other sensitive or confidential information (in each case, in its control or
possession) was stolen or improperly accessed, used, or disclosed.
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5.26 Specified
Collection Accounts.
(a) Schedule
R (as such Schedule may be amended or modified from time to time upon notice to Administrative Agent) sets forth a true, correct
and complete list of all Specified Collection Accounts; and all Specified Collection Accounts are subject to the Specified Collection
Accounts Documents.
(b) With
respect to each Specified Collection Accounts Document:
(i) Borrower
has furnished to Administrative Agent a true, correct and complete copy of such document;
(ii) such
document sets forth the full and complete agreement between the parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof, is in full
force and effect, and constitutes the valid, legal and binding obligation of Borrower and the other Persons party thereto, enforceable
against Borrower and all such other Persons in accordance with its respective terms;
(iii) there
exists no material default under such document by any party thereto, and no condition exists which, with the giving of notice or the
passage of time, or both, will constitute a material default under such document;
(iv) Borrower
has not sold, conveyed, assigned, pledged, encumbered, hypothecated or otherwise transferred any of its rights under such document to
any Person other than to Administrative Agent pursuant hereto; and
(v) such
document has not been amended, restated, supplemented or modified without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and the Required
Lenders.
5.27 Flow
of Funds. The Flow of Funds is true and correct in all respects.
Section 6 COVENANTS
6.1 Affirmative
Covenants. Until the Discharge of Secured Obligations has occurred, Borrower and, on and after the date of the Approved Reorganization,
SP Holdings Sub, hereby covenant and agree with Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
(a) Payment
and Performance of Obligations; Performance Under Loan Documents. Borrower shall repay all of the Loan and all related amounts when
and as the same become due and payable, and Borrower and SP Holdings Sub and shall strictly observe, pay and perform all of the Obligations,
including, without limitation, all covenants, agreements, terms, conditions, and limitations contained in the Loan Documents, and will
do all things necessary that are not prohibited by law to prevent the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder; and Borrower
and SP Holdings Sub will maintain an office or agency in the State of Delaware where notices, presentations, and demands in respect of
the Loan Documents may be made upon Borrower and SP Holdings Sub, unless previously consented to by Administrative Agent and the Required
Lenders. Without limiting the foregoing, Borrower and SP Holdings Sub shall be responsible for, and shall fully and completely perform
and discharge, the obligations Borrower and SP Holdings Sub now has or hereafter may have under or with respect to any Loan Document
punctually as and when due, in accordance with the terms thereof.
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(b) Maintenance
of Existence; Qualification and Compliance with Law. It shall at all times (i) maintain its legal existence; (ii) maintain
its qualification, where required, to transact business and good standing in the State of Delaware and in any other jurisdiction in which
it conducts business; and (iii) comply or cause its compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws except in such
instances in which (a) such requirement of Applicable Law is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings timely instituted
and diligently conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.
(c) Maintenance
of Insurance. It shall maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of any Loan Party, property
and casualty insurance (including hazard insurance where customary) with respect to its properties and businesses against loss or damage
of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts (after
giving effect to any self-insurance compatible with the following standards) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by
such other Persons, in each case naming Administrative Agent as an additional insured or loss payee.
(d) Maintenance
of Collateral. Promptly upon the written request by Administrative Agent, it shall take such further acts (including the acknowledgement,
execution, delivery, recordation, filing and registering of documents) as may reasonably be required from time to time to: (a) carry
out more effectively the purposes of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (b) subject to the Liens created by any of the Loan
Documents any of the properties, rights or interests covered by any of the Loan Documents or any other properties, rights or interests
(including real property) acquired by it following the Closing Date; (c) perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and priority
of the Liens created or intended to be created by any of the Loan Documents; and (d) better assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer,
preserve, protect and confirm to Administrative Agent the rights, remedies and privileges existing or granted or now or hereafter intended
to be granted to such Persons under any Loan Document or other document executed in connection therewith.
(e) Payment
of Taxes and Claims. It shall pay and discharge prior to delinquency all material Tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges
or levies upon its properties, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings timely instituted and diligently
conducted by it and it has set aside adequate reserves, if any, on its financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
(f) Inspections.
(i) Generally.
It shall, at any time and from time to time, during normal business hours and, upon reasonable notice of not less than three (3) Business
Days (provided that, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no such notice shall be required), permit Administrative
Agent (and its agents and representatives), Backup Servicer (and its agents and representatives) and/or the Required Lenders (and their
respective agents and representatives) to, on an individual basis and at its expense, inspect any Collateral and all Books and Records
related thereto, or any of its business locations, including, but not limited to, all documents, bank statements, and other records within
its possession, custody, or control, and to examine and make copies and abstracts thereof; and to discuss its affairs, finances, and
accounts with any of their officers, employees, Affiliates, contractors, or independent certified public accountants (and by this provision,
it authorizes said accountants to discuss with Administrative Agent, Backup Servicer and the Required Lenders, and their respective agents
or representatives, its affairs, finances, and accounts). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Administrative Agent, Backup
Servicer and the Required Lenders shall have the right to make such investigations as Administrative Agent, Backup Servicer and the Required
Lenders may deem appropriate, in their sole discretion, in connection with its review of any Receivable. It shall make available to Administrative
Agent, Backup Servicer and the Required Lenders all information in its custody, possession, or control or to which it may have access
with respect to any Consumer Obligor with respect to any Receivable pledged as Collateral as Administrative Agent may request. Unless
not required by Administrative Agent, Backup Servicer and the Required Lenders, it agrees to meet with Administrative Agent, Backup Servicer
and the Required Lenders on a quarterly basis in person or by teleconference.
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(ii) Compliance
Review; Field Examinations. It acknowledges and agrees that Administrative Agent, Backup Servicer and/or the Required Lenders may
themselves, or engage a third party to, perform auditing of compliance with the Underwriting Guidelines and Applicable Laws (a “Compliance
Review”) and it agrees that it shall bear the reasonable cost of (and any reasonable expenses associates therewith) these services
once per calendar year; provided, however, that the fees, costs and expenses for such Compliance Reviews shall not exceed
$150,000 for any calendar year (excluding any fees, costs and expenses of Field Examinations) except that if an Event of Default exists,
no such cap shall apply. It acknowledges and agrees that Administrative Agent, Backup Servicer and/or the Required Lenders may engage
a third party to inspect any Collateral and all Books and Records related thereto, or any of its business locations, including, but not
limited to, all documents, bank statements, and other records within its possession, custody, or control, and to examine and make copies
and abstracts thereof (a “Field Examination”) and it agrees that it shall bear the reasonable cost of (and any reasonable
expenses associates therewith) these services twice per calendar year; provided, however, that the fees, costs and expenses
for such Field Examinations shall not exceed $200,000 for any calendar year (excluding any fees, costs and expenses of Compliance Reviews)
except that if an Event of Default exists, no such cap shall apply; provided, further, that Administrative Agent, Backup
Servicer and/or the Required Lenders may conduct up to two more Field Examinations per year (no more frequent than once per Fiscal Quarter)
at their sole cost and expense. A Field Examination shall be conducted within the first four (4) months from and after the Closing
Date and a report delivered to Administrative Agent detailing the results thereof no later than the four-month anniversary of the Closing
Date. If and to the extent that any such Field Examination identifies any deficiencies in compliance that Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders determine to be material in their Permitted Discretion, then Borrower shall deliver a written plan of remediation reasonably
satisfactory to Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders no later than ninety (90) days following notice of such determination.
Borrower, and if applicable, SP Holdings Sub shall comply with such plan of remediation in all material respects in accordance with the
time frames set forth therein.
(iii) Ongoing
Inquiries. In addition to the foregoing, in the event that Administrative Agent, Backup Servicer and/or the Required Lenders desire
any information concerning any Loan Party or any of their respective business, credit practices and compliance with applicable loan and
loss mitigation guidelines, it shall, and shall require pursuant to the Servicing Agreement or the Participation Agreement that such
Loan Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders with such inquiries. Administrative
Agent acknowledges and agrees that, such inspection activities by it or any of its Affiliates shall be coordinated to avoid duplication,
and it shall not be required to reimburse for duplicate expenditures.
(g) Reporting
Requirements. It shall, and shall require pursuant to the Servicing Agreement that each Servicer, as applicable, furnish (or cause
to be furnished, as the case may be) to Administrative Agent and each Lender, in each case certified in writing by it and such Servicer,
as applicable, as true and correct in all material respects, the following items in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent,
as appropriate:
(h) Collateral
Reports.
(i) Weekly
Remittance Reports. No later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time), two (2) calendar days prior to each Remittance Date
(if such date is not a Business Day, one (1) Business Day prior to such Remittance Date), in form and substance acceptable to Administrative
Agent in its Permitted Discretion, a weekly remittance report showing all Collections and proposed distributions under Section 2.6(b) and
setting forth the applicable information as described in the form attached as Schedule N.
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(ii) Monthly
Transaction File; Monthly Servicing Report. As soon as available and in any event no later than the fifteenth (15th) day
after the end of each calendar month, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, a monthly
report setting forth the applicable information for each of the data fields described in Schedule O (Monthly Transaction File),
together with a Monthly Servicing Report setting forth the information identified on Exhibit H-1 (Form of Monthly
Servicing Report) and such other information in respect of the Purchased Assets as may be requested by Administrative Agent in its
Permitted Discretion, including receivable and Loan balance roll-forward calculations, receivable aging summary, and a calculation of
Borrower’s compliance with the Concentration Targets.
(iii) Monthly
Bank Statements/Reconciliations. As soon as available and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after the end of each
calendar month in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, a copy of the bank statement for,
and a bank reconciliation of, (1) the Borrower Collection Account, (2) the Borrower Funding Account, (3) each of its other
Deposit Accounts, (4) each of its other Securities Accounts and (5) each Specified Collection Account.
(iv) Monthly
Financial Reports. As soon as available and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar month that
is not the end of a Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the calendar month ending on February 28, 2023:
(A) a
consolidated balance sheet of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and the related consolidated statements
of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the portion of its Fiscal Year then ended, setting forth, in each
case in comparative form, the figures for the corresponding portion of the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail, such consolidated
statements to be internally prepared and certified by the chief financial officer of CCF Holdings as fairly presenting in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries
as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and for the period covered thereby, in accordance with GAAP, subject only to the absence of footnotes;
(B) (A) (1) the
unaudited consolidated statements of income and expense of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries for the monthly period in question
for the monthly period in question; and (2) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries
as of the last day of such calendar month, all of the foregoing in this clause (A) in such detail and scope as may be reasonably
required by Administrative Agent, prepared in accordance with GAAP and on a basis consistent with prior accounting periods (subject to
year end adjustment and the absence of footnotes and condensed) and certified by the chief financial officer of Parent as fairly presenting
in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end
of such calendar month and for the period covered thereby, in accordance with GAAP; and
(C) (B) (1) the
unaudited consolidating statements of income and expense of Borrower for the monthly period in question for the monthly period in question;
and (2) the unaudited consolidating balance sheet of each of Borrower as of the last day of such calendar month, all of the foregoing
in this clause (B) in such detail and scope as may be reasonably required by Administrative Agent, prepared in accordance
with GAAP and on a basis consistent with prior accounting periods and certified by the chief financial officer of Parent as fairly presenting
in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Borrower as at the end of such calendar month and for the
period covered thereby, in accordance with GAAP.
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In the event that the aforesaid monthly financial
statements are not in form and content reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, Borrower shall or shall cause, within ten (10) days
after the receipt of Administrative Agent’s written request therefor, deliver or cause to be delivered to Administrative Agent
and the Lenders revised monthly financial statements of Parent and its Subsidiaries and of Borrower, as the case may be, addressing any
issues identified by Administrative Agent. The aforesaid monthly financial statements shall be in form and content reasonably satisfactory
to Administrative Agent.
(v) Annual
Financial Reports; and Quarterly Financial Statements.
(A) Annual
Financial Reports. As soon as available, but in any event:
(1) following
the Katapult Merger Transaction, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each Fiscal Year of Katapult, a consolidated
balance sheet of Katapult and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related consolidated statements
of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth, in each case in comparative form,
the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, and certified by the chief financial
officer of Katapult as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’
equity and cash flows of Katapult and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year and for the period covered thereby,
in accordance with GAAP; provided, that in the case of this clause (1),
such consolidated financial statements referred to in this
clause (1) immediately above shall be audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an Accounting Firm, which report and opinion
shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern”
or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit.
(2) (1) within
ninetyprior
to the Katapult Merger Transaction, within one hundred twenty (90120)
days after the end of each Fiscal Year of Parent, commencing with the Fiscal Year ending on December 31, 2022:
(a) a
consolidated balance sheet of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related consolidated statements
of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth, in each case in comparative form,
the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP
(b) a
consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related consolidated
statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth, in each case in comparative
form, the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP; and
(c) a
consolidating balance sheet of Borrower as at the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related consolidating statements of income or operations,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth, in each case in comparative form, the figures for the
previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP;
provided,
that in the case of this clause (2), such consolidated financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) immediately
above shall be audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an Accounting Firm, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception
or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit, and with respect to the financial statements referred to in clause
(b) immediately above,
such report shall include the consolidating financial statements set forth in clause (c) immediately above. For the avoidance of
doubt, following the Katapult Merger Transaction, in no event shall annual audited financial statements of Parent and its Subsidiaries
or Borrower be required to be delivered.
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(B) Annual
Operating Company Financial Reports. As soon as available but in any event:
(1) following
the Katapult Merger Transaction, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each Fiscal Year of Katapult:
(a) a
consolidated balance sheet of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related consolidated statements
of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth, in each case in comparative form,
the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP and certified by the chief financial
officer of CCF Holdings as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’
equity and cash flows of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year and for the period covered thereby, in accordance
with GAAP;
(A) (b) a
consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related consolidated
statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth, in each case in comparative
form, the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP and certified by the chief
financial officer of Parent as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’
equity and cash flows of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year and for the period covered thereby,
in accordance with GAAP; and
(B) (c) a
consolidating balance sheet of Borrower as at the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related consolidating statements of income or operations,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth, in each case in comparative form, the figures for the
previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP and certified by the chief financial officer of Parent
as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows
of Borrower as at the end of such Fiscal Year and for the period covered thereby, in accordance with GAAP.
provided,
that in the case of this clause (1),
with respect to the financial statements referred to in clause (b) immediately
above, such report shall include the consolidating financial statements set forth in clause (c) immediately
above.
(1) within
one hundred twentyprior
to the Katapult Merger Transaction, within ninety (12090)
days after the end of each Fiscal Year of Parent, commencing with the Fiscal Year ending on December 31, 2022:
(a) a
consolidated balance sheet of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related consolidated statements
of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth, in each case in comparative form,
the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP and certified by the chief financial
officer of CCF Holdings as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’
equity and cash flows of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year and for the period covered thereby, in accordance
with GAAP;
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(A) (a) a
consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related consolidated
statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth, in each case in comparative
form, the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP;
and and certified
by the chief financial officer of Parent as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year and for the period
covered thereby, in accordance with GAAP; and
(B) (b) a
consolidating balance sheet of Borrower as at the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related consolidating statements of income or operations,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth, in each case in comparative form, the figures for the
previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP; and
certified by the chief financial officer of Parent as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Borrower as at the end of such Fiscal Year and for the period covered thereby,
in accordance with GAAP.
provided,
that in the case of this clause (2),
such consolidated financial statements referred to in clause (A) immediately
above shall be audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an Accounting Firm, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception
or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit, and with respect to the financial statements referred to in clause (A) immediately
above, such report shall include the consolidating financial statements set forth in clause (B) immediately
above.
(C) Fiscal
Quarters Financial Reports.
(1) Following
the Katapult Merger Transaction, as soon as available, but in any event within sixty (60) days after the end of each of the first three
Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year of Katapult, a consolidated balance sheet of Katapult and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the
end of such Fiscal Quarter, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows
for the portion of its Fiscal Year then ended, setting forth, in each case in comparative form, the figures for the corresponding portion
of the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail, such consolidated statements to be internally prepared and certified by the chief
financial officer of Katapult as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’
equity and cash flows of Katapult and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and for the period covered thereby,
in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year end adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
(2) (B) Fiscal
Quarters Financial Reports. As soon as available, but in any event within sixty (60) days after
the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year of Parent, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending on March 31,
2023:
(a) a
consolidated balance sheet of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and the related consolidated statements
of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the portion of its Fiscal Year then ended, setting forth, in each
case in comparative form, the figures for the corresponding portion of the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail, such consolidated
statements to be internally prepared and certified by the chief financial officer of CCF Holdings as fairly presenting in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries
as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and for the period covered thereby, in accordance with GAAP, subject only to the absence of footnotes;
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(1) (b) a
consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and the related consolidated
statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the portion of its Fiscal Year then ended, setting
forth, in each case in comparative form, the figures for the corresponding portion of the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail,
such consolidated statements to be internally prepared and certified by the chief financial officer of Parent as fairly presenting in
all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Parent and its consolidated
subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and for the period covered thereby, in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal
year end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes; and
(2) (c) a
consolidating balance sheet of Borrower as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and the related consolidating statements of income or operations,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the portion of its Fiscal Year then ended, setting forth, in each case in comparative form,
the figures for the corresponding portion of the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail, such consolidating statements to be
internally prepared and certified by the chief financial officer of Parent as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of each of Borrower as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter
and for the period covered thereby, in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year end audit adjustments
and the absence of footnotes.
(vi) Audit
Reports. Promptly upon receipt thereof, a copy of each other report submitted to it by independent public accountants or other Persons
in connection with any annual, interim, or special audit made by them of its books.
(vii) Notice
of Default or Event of Default or Backup Servicing Trigger Event or Cease Funding Event. Promptly upon becoming aware of the existence
of any condition or event that constitutes a Default, an Event of Default, a Backup Servicing Trigger Event or a Cease Funding Event
hereunder or pursuant to any of the other Loan Documents, a written notice specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and
the actions Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
(viii) Compliance
Certificate. The Financial Statements or reports delivered pursuant to each of Sections 6.1(h)(iv) and 6.1(h)(v) shall
be accompanied by a Compliance Certificate signed by the chief financial officer of each of Borrower and Parent, which Compliance Certificate
shall include (A) detailed calculations demonstrating whether or not an Event of Default under Section 7.19 (Financial
Covenants) has occurred, and supporting documents and information in respect thereof, (B) detailed calculations demonstrating whether
or not a Level 1 Portfolio Trigger Event, a Level 2 Trigger Event or a Level 3 Trigger Event exists, and supporting documents, reports,
calculation and information in respect thereof, and (C) such other matters as set forth in the Compliance Certificate.
(ix) Material
Adverse Developments. Promptly upon becoming aware of any pending claim, action, proceeding, litigation, development, or any other
information (including a Regulatory Action) and any change in circumstance with respect to any of the foregoing, that would result in
a Material Adverse Change with respect to it, any other Loan Party or all or any portion of the Collateral, including, but not limited
to, its ability or any other Loan Party to perform its Obligations hereunder, it shall provide Administrative Agent and the Lenders prompt
notice thereof, specifying the nature of such development or information and the anticipated effect thereof.
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(x) Deposit
Accounts, Other Accounts and Investment Property. It shall notify Administrative Agent and the Lenders periodically (and, in no event
less frequently than once each calendar quarter) of any new Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, money market accounts or any similar
accounts established or acquired by it.
(xi) Ownership
Change; Other Information. It shall promptly notify Administrative Agent and the Lenders of any proposed material change in its ownership
or any other Loan Party and shall deliver to Administrative Agent and the Lenders any other available information and reports related
to the Loan, the Collateral, it or any other Loan Party as Administrative Agent may in good faith request.
(xii) Litigation
and Regulatory Summary. Together with the Financial Statements or reports delivered to Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant
to Sections 6.1(h)(v), it shall provide Administrative Agent and the Lenders with a quarterly summary of any material claim, action,
proceeding, litigation or enforcement action (including a Federal Regulatory Event or Regulatory Action) filed against any Loan Party
and, no later than thirty (30) days following the occurrence thereof, any material change in circumstance with respect to any of
the foregoing.
(xiii) Books
and Records to Backup Servicer. To the extent a Backup Servicer has been engaged pursuant to a Backup Servicing Agreement, Borrower
shall, no less than once per month, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Backup Servicer copies of the Books and Records required
to be delivered pursuant to the terms of the Backup Servicing Agreement (if any), all in form and substance consistent with past practice
or otherwise reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.
(xiv) Sample
Portfolio Documents. Promptly after request made by Administrative Agent therefor, Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to Administrative Agent and the Lenders a sample of the Portfolio Documents funded with the Advances made during the prior Fiscal Quarter
(such sample size to be determined by Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion). Borrower shall, or shall cause each Servicer
to, provide or otherwise make available to Administrative Agent and the Lenders all contents of the related Credit File in connection
with such review.
(xv) Servicing
Policy. Borrower shall provide Administrative Agent and the Lenders with (A) prior written notice of any material changes to
the Servicing Policy, and (B) prompt written notice of any non-material changes to the Servicing Policy that do not require Administrative
Agent’s prior written consent pursuant to Section 6.2(m).
(xvi) Program
Summary. Borrower shall, concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.1(h)(v),
provide Administrative Agent with written notice of any material change to the Program Summary. For the avoidance of doubt, until approved
in writing by Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, any New Products reflected in the Program Summary shall be deemed to be
not an Approved Products.
(xvii) Underwriting
Guidelines. Borrower shall, concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.1(h)(v),
provide Administrative Agent with written notice of any material changes to the Underwriting Guidelines. Concurrently with the delivery
of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.1(h)(v), Borrower shall provide Administrative Agent an updated copy
of the Underwriting Guidelines, which highlights or otherwise clearly indicates all made since the date Underwriting Guidelines were
last delivered to Administrative Agent hereunder.
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(xviii) Borrowing
Base Certificate. No later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) two (2) Business Days prior to each Funding Date and
Remittance Date (each a “Calculation Date”), Borrower shall calculate a Borrowing Base Certificate, which shall be
delivered to Administrative Agent and the Lenders via electronic mail. For purposes of clarity, such Borrowing Base Certificate shall
be calculated based upon (i) the opening deposit account balances of Borrower Eligible Cash for such Calculation Date (giving pro
forma effect to the deposit of the proceeds of such Advance in the Borrower Funding Account) and (ii) the Eligible Principal Balance
of all Eligible Receivables as of the end of the Business Day that is three (3) Business Days preceding such Funding Date or
Remittance Date, as applicable.
(xix) TMX
Business Plan. Borrower shall submit, or cause to be submitted, on June 30, 2023 and on each June 30th and December 31st
thereafter, (1) forecasts of Parent and its Subsidiaries, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and the Required
Lenders in their Permitted Discretion, (X) of consolidated balance sheets and statements of income or operations and cash flows
of Parent and its Subsidiaries for the immediately following Fiscal Year (including for the Fiscal Year immediately following the Fiscal
Year in which the Maturity Date occurs) and (Y) showing revenues, origination costs, overhead costs, outstanding balance of debt
and other financial metrics for the immediately following Fiscal Year (clauses (X) and (Y) immediately above, a “TMX
Business Plan”); provided, that only one of such semi-annual TMX Business Plans shall be required to refresh budget
forecasts, and may be limited to reforecasts of revenues and/or collections, as needed; and (2) for any TMX Business Plan delivered
to Administrative Agent and Lenders after June 30, 2023, a comparison of the previous TMX Business Plan delivered to Administrative
Agent and the Lenders to actual performance over the related period.
(xx) ERISA.
It shall promptly, and in any event within three (3) Business Days after obtaining actual knowledge, or receives notice, thereof,
notify Administrative Agent and each Lender of the occurrence of any ERISA Event that has resulted, or could reasonably be expected to
result, in a Material Adverse Change.
(xxi) Specified
Collection Accounts. Borrower shall promptly deliver to Administrative Agent and the Lenders the following:
(A) subject
to Section 5.26(b)(v), copies of any amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications to any provisions of any of the
Specified Collection Accounts Documents; and
(B) any
updates or changes to Schedule R (the Specified Collection Accounts) since the Closing Date.
(i) Records.
It shall keep or cause to be kept detailed accurate books and records of account in accordance with GAAP and all Applicable Laws reflecting
all of its financial transactions with respect to the Collateral, including but not limited to the servicing of Receivables. The transfer
of the Receivables to Borrower pursuant to the Participation Agreement shall be recorded as a bona fide sale or contribution of capital
in the official Books and Record of Borrower.
(j) Maintenance.
It shall use its best efforts to maintain its properties in good repair, working order, and condition.
(k) Claims.
It shall promptly notify Administrative Agent and the Lenders of any (i) institution (by filing) of any litigation involving an
alleged liability of any Loan Party thereof equal to or greater than $100,000, (ii) adverse determination in any litigation against
any Loan Party thereof equal to or greater than $100,000, (iii) certification of a class in relation to, or adverse determination
in, any class action litigation against any Loan Party or (iv) any assertion of any allegation of fraud, criminal conduct, misappropriation
or other wrongful or illegal conduct on the part of any Loan Party except to the extent such assertion could not reasonably be expected
to cause in a Material Adverse Change.
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(l) Registration
and Regulations. It shall at all times maintain or cause to be maintained all necessary registrations, licenses, filings, consents,
franchises, approvals, and exemption certificates, and it will make or pay, or cause to be made or paid, all registrations, declarations,
or fees with all applicable regulatory authorities and any other governmental agencies or departments thereof, whether in the State of
Delaware or any other jurisdiction, required in connection with the holding of participation interests in accordance with the Participation
Agreement, the servicing of Receivables and related Consumer Loans and any other of its activities, the failure of which to have would
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. All such registrations, licenses, filings, and reports will be truthfully
completed, and true and complete copies of such registrations, applications, consents, licenses, permits, franchises, approvals, exemption
certificates, filings, and reports will be delivered to Administrative Agent upon request. It shall deliver to Administrative Agent and
the Lenders evidence of compliance with all Applicable Laws as Administrative Agent may require.
(m) Other
Documents. It shall maintain or cause to be maintained to the reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent, and make available
to Administrative Agent, the Lenders and any Backup Servicer for inspection, accurate and complete files relating to the Receivables
pledged as Collateral, all related Portfolio Documents, and all of the other Collateral, and such files shall contain true copies of
each such Receivables, as amended from time to time in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines, copies of all relevant credit memoranda
relating to such Receivables, and all collection information and correspondence relating thereto.
(n) Further
Assurances. It shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such other and further agreements, documents, instruments,
certificates, and assurances as, in the judgment of Administrative Agent exercised in good faith, may be necessary or appropriate in
order more effectively to evidence or secure, and to ensure the performance of, the Obligations. In addition, Borrower shall deliver
or cause to be delivered to Administrative Agent and the Lenders from time to time, upon request by Administrative Agent, such documents,
instruments, and other materials or items as Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence its compliance with the covenants
set forth in this Section 6.1.
(o) Expenses
and Closing and Other Fees. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereunder are consummated, Borrower shall pay all reasonable
and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Administrative Agent relating to negotiating, preparing, documenting, closing, administering,
and enforcing this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including, but not limited to:
(i) The
actual cost of preparing, reproducing, and binding this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and all exhibits and schedules thereto;
(ii) The
reasonable fees and disbursements of Administrative Agent and each Lender’s outside legal counsel;
(iii) Administrative
Agent’s audit fees and expenses, all internal collateral and portfolio management fees and expenses, all fees and expenses incurred
for credit investigations, and all fees and expenses incurred for inspections;
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(iv) Subject
to the limitations set forth in Section 6.1(f)(ii), fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of Administrative
Agent and each Lender’s external counsel) relating to any amendments, waivers, consents, or subsequent closings or other transactions
pursuant to the provisions hereof;
(v) All
costs, outlays, legal fees, and expenses of every kind and character had or incurred by Administrative Agent and the Lenders in: (A) the
interpretation or enforcement of any of the provisions of, or the creation, preservation, or exercise by Administrative Agent of its
rights and remedies under, any of the Loan Documents, including the costs of appeal; (B) the preparation for, negotiations regarding,
consultations concerning, or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.1(p), the defense or prosecution of legal
proceedings involving any claim or claims made or threatened against Administrative Agent arising out of this transaction or the preservation
or protection of the Collateral securing the Obligations or Advances made hereunder, expressly including, without limitation, the defense
by Administrative Agent of any legal proceedings instituted or threatened by any Person to seek to recover or set aside any payment or
set off theretofore received or applied by Administrative Agent with respect to the Obligations, and any and all appeals thereof; and
(C) the advancement of any expenses provided for under any of the Loan Documents;
(vi) All
fees and expenses of any financial institution providing services associated with the Borrower Collection Account, Borrower Funding Account,
or any other of its Deposit Accounts and all fees and expenses of the Backup Servicer;
(vii) All
reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, and all late charges payable hereunder and thereunder;
(viii) Wire
transfer fees; and
(ix) All
other Permitted Expenses.
In
addition, Borrower shall pay all costs, outlays, legal fees, and expenses of every kind and character had or incurred by the Lenders
in: (A) the enforcement of any of the provisions of, or the creation, preservation, or exercise by the Lenders of their respective
rights and remedies under, any of the Loan Documents, including the costs of appeal; (B) the preparation for, negotiations regarding,
consultations concerning, or the defense or prosecution of legal proceedings involving any claim or claims made or threatened against
any Lender arising out of this transaction or the preservation or protection of the Collateral securing the Obligations or Advances made
hereunder, expressly including, without limitation, the defense by any Lender of any legal proceedings instituted or threatened by any
Person to seek to recover or set aside any payment or set off theretofore received or applied by such Lender with respect to the Obligations,
and any and all appeals thereof.
All of the foregoing shall be part of the Obligations.
Administrative Agent acknowledges and agrees that all administration and monitoring of Borrower and the other Loan Parties under this
Agreement shall be coordinated with Lenders to avoid duplication of expenses to the extent practicable. Borrower shall have no obligation
to reimburse Administrative Agent for duplicate expenses, or for legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with or relating
to any dispute between Administrative Agent and affiliates of Administrative Agent. The provisions of this Section 6.1(o) shall
survive the Discharge of Secured Obligations and the termination of this Agreement
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(p) Indemnification
of Lenders and Administrative Agent. In addition to (and not in lieu of) any other provisions hereof or of any other Loan Document
providing for indemnification in favor of Lenders or Administrative Agent, Borrower hereby defends, indemnifies, and holds harmless each
Lender and Administrative Agent and each of their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and each such Person’s respective officers,
directors, agents, employees, representatives and attorneys, as well as the respective heirs, personal representatives, successors, assigns,
participants and subparticipants of any or all of them, and each of the officers, directors, agents, employees, representatives, consultants,
contractors, servants, and attorneys of such successors, assigns, participants, and subparticipants (hereinafter collectively referred
to as the “Indemnified Lender Parties”), from and against, and agrees promptly to pay or reimburse each of them with
respect to, any and all liabilities, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs, and expenses (including, without limitation, including
reasonable fees and expenses of one firm of outside legal counsel for the Indemnified Lender Parties , unless there is an actual conflict
of interest between Indemnified Lender Parties in which case one additional firm for the Indemnified Lender Party having such conflict
of interest), arising out of or resulting from any actions or causes of action of any and every kind or nature whatsoever asserted against
or incurred by any of them by reason of or arising out of or in any way, directly or indirectly, related or attributable to:
(i) this
Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or the Collateral;
(ii) the
transactions contemplated under any of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, those in any way relating to or arising out
of the violation of any Applicable Laws;
(iii) any
breach of any covenant or agreement or the incorrectness or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of Borrower or any other Loan
Party or any counterparty thereto (other than Administrative Agent and Lenders) contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents (including, without limitation, any certification of Borrower or any other Loan Party or such counterparty delivered to Administrative
Agent), including, but not limited to, the failure of any Receivable pledged as Collateral to be legally enforceable by Administrative
Agent in the event that it succeeds to all right, title, and interest of Borrower therein in accordance with the provisions hereof or
any of the other Loan Documents;
(iv) the
exercise in a commercially reasonably manner by Lenders or Administrative Agent of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or any
of the other Loan Documents;
(v) any
misappropriation of funds by Borrower, any other Loan Party, any Servicer or the Subservicer, or any Affiliate of any Loan Party, any
Servicer or the Subservicer, or any Person acting on their respective behalf;
(vi) any
theft by Borrower, any other Loan Party, any Servicer or the Subservicer, or any Affiliate of any Loan Party, any Servicer or the Subservicer,
or any Person acting on their respective behalf;
(vii) any
disposition, permitted by the Loan Documents, of the Collateral (or any interest therein) by Borrower, any other Loan Party, any Servicer
or the Subservicer, or any Affiliate of any Loan Party, any Servicer or the Subservicer, or any Person acting on their respective behalf;
(viii) any
fraud committed by Borrower, any other Loan Party, any Servicer or the Subservicer, or any Affiliate of any Loan Party, any Servicer
or the Subservicer, or any Person acting on their respective behalf;
(ix) any
Change of Control (other than the Approved Change of Control) not consented to by Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders; and
(x) the
Guaranty Obligations, to the extent not included within any of the other matters described in this Section 6.1(p).
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The provisions of this Section 6.1(p) shall
survive the Discharge of Secured Obligations and the termination of this Agreement, and shall continue thereafter in full force and effect.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Loan Documents to the contrary, as to any Indemnified Lender Party, Borrower
shall not be required to indemnify such Indemnified Lender Party or hold such Indemnified Lender Party harmless from and against any
liabilities, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs, or expenses incurred thereby (A) to the extent that such liabilities, claims,
demands, losses, damages, costs or expenses results from such Indemnified Lender Party’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct
or (B) to the extent that such liabilities, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs or expenses results from any dispute solely
between an Indemnified Lender Party against any other Indemnified Lender Party that does not arise out of any act or omission on the
part of Borrower or (C) to the extent that such liabilities, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs or expenses results from a
breach by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of their obligations under this Agreement or any Loan Document.
(q) Use
of Borrower’s Name. Borrower shall at all times during the term of the Loan permit Administrative Agent and the Lenders to
use the name of Borrower in any press release, advertisement, or other promotional material disseminated regarding the Loan; provided,
however, that Borrower shall have the prior right to receive and approve such use in writing, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed.
(r) Receivables
Servicing. Except as provided herein, it shall cause the Receivables pledged as Collateral to be serviced pursuant to the Servicing
Agreement, and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to enforce Borrower’s rights under the Servicing Agreement. Subject
to Section 6.4, the Subservicer has retained a Backup Servicer, approved by Administrative Agent, who shall receive compensation
from Borrower at a market rate for a servicing agent. All servicing fees, and the reasonable and documented costs and expenses of the
Backup Servicer (if any) (which are obligations of Servicers pursuant to the applicable Backup Servicing Agreement) shall be paid, on
a non-recourse basis to Administrative Agent, from Collections in accordance with Section 2.5(b). The Servicing Fee and Backup
Servicing Fee, as applicable, will be the sole compensation to any Servicer, the Subservicer and Backup Servicer, as applicable, in connection
with the servicing of the Receivables pledged as Collateral. Without limitation, neither any Servicer, the Subservicer nor the Backup
Servicer shall be entitled to any fees in connection with: (i) the sale of the Portfolio or portion thereof, (ii) any repurchase
of Receivables pledged as Collateral by the applicable Seller under the Participation Agreement, (iii) any other payment made by
any applicable Seller to Borrower under the Participation Agreement unless, in each such case, such amounts are paid from amounts distributed
pursuant to Section 2.5(b).
(s) Custodian
for Collateral. Administrative Agent shall have the right at any time after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Cease
Funding Event or a Backup Servicing Trigger Event to utilize another Person (including, but not limited to, any Servicer, the Subservicer
and/or Backup Servicer) to maintain custody of the Collateral; provided that, any such custodial arrangements shall not materially
obstruct, hinder or impede the operations of any Servicer, Seller or Originator for a period of time in excess of the amount of time
reasonably required for such custodian or custodians to take possession of the Collateral and perform their duties as custodian. All
custodial fees, and the reasonable and documented costs and expenses of such other Person, shall be paid by Borrower from Collections.
(t) Injunction;
Cease and Desist. It shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the termination, release or dissolution of any stay order,
cease and desist order, injunction, temporary restraining order, or other judicial or nonjudicial sanction materially affecting the enforcement
of Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s rights or remedies hereunder or pursuant to any of the other Loan Documents, in
each case within thirty (30) days after the issuance of any such stay order, cease and desist order, injunction, temporary restraining
order or other judicial or nonjudicial sanction.
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(u) Use
of Lenders’ Names. It shall not use the name of any Lender or Administrative Agent in any press release, advertisement, or
other promotional material or in any communications with Consumer Obligors and will otherwise treat such names as confidential information
under Section 11.19.
(v) Borrower
Collection Account and Borrower Funding Accounts.
(i) Borrower
shall take all actions necessary to maintain, preserve and protect the rights and interests of Administrative Agent, for the benefit
of the Secured Parties, with respect to all proceeds of Collateral (in accordance with Administrative Agent’s Priority Lien) and
shall cause all funds collected with respect to the Portfolios to be deposited in accordance with Section 2.5(a).
(ii) Administrative
Agent shall have view only access to the statements and status of the Borrower Funding Account, the Borrower Collection Account, each
Specified Collection Account and the Specified Concentration Account. Borrower shall, or shall cause the applicable Servicer to, take
or cause to be taken, all steps reasonably requested by Administrative Agent to ensure that Administrative Agent has view only access
to each of the Borrower Funding Account, the Borrower Collection Account, each Specified Collection Account and the Specified Concentration
Account.
(iii) At
all times upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default or Cease Funding Event, Administrative Agent may require
that each of the Borrower Collection Account, the Borrower Funding Account and any other Deposit Account of Borrower require the signature
of a representative of Administrative Agent (or any Servicer) to authorize any transfer or payment out of such account. Administrative
Agent will be entitled to receive periodic account statements with respect to the Borrower Collection Account, the Borrower Funding Account
and any other Deposit Account of Borrower.
(iv) Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints Administrative
Agent (and all Persons designated by Administrative Agent for that purpose, including Servicers and the Backup Servicer) as Borrower’s
true and lawful attorney and agent-in-fact, (A) to endorse the name of Borrower upon all authorizations to transfer any funds out
of the Borrower Collection Account, Borrower Funding Account and any other Deposit Account of Borrower, or upon any chattel paper, document,
instrument, invoice or similar document or agreement relating to any of the Collateral; (B) to take control in any manner of any
item of payment or proceeds thereof relating to the Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties; (C) to have access to any
lock box or postal box into which any mail of Borrower related to the Portfolios financed by Advances made by Lenders is deposited; and
(D) to open and process all mail addressed to Borrower and deposited therein related to the Portfolios financed by Advances made
by Lenders. The power of attorney granted herein shall be deemed an agency, coupled with an interest and irrevocable, subject only to
termination contemporaneously with the occurrence of the Discharge of Secured Obligations.
(w) Regulatory
Review. Upon request of Administrative Agent or Required Lenders (no more than annually), Borrower shall engage legal counsel that
is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and cause such counsel to deliver to Administrative Agent an updated memorandum regarding
(A) Applicable Laws and (B) the form of Portfolio Documents.
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(x) Use
of Proceeds of Advances and Releases.
(i) Borrower
shall use the proceeds of Advances solely for purposes set forth in Section 2.3(a)(iv).
(ii) Borrower
shall use the proceeds of Releases solely for purposes set forth in Section 2.3(b)(iii).
(iii) Borrower
shall not use proceeds of any Advances or Releases in violation of any Applicable Laws.
(y) Operational
Review.
(i) Within
the first four (4) months from and after the Closing Date, contemporaneously with the delivery of the Field Examination report to
Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.1(f)(ii), Borrower shall have (A) engaged CBIZ or any other third party acceptable
to Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders to conduct an operational review of all of Parent’s and its applicable
Subsidiaries’ operations, business, properties, assets, liabilities, and financial condition, which review shall include, without
limitation, a review of cash receipts, cash flows, and Receivables (an “Operational Review”), (B) caused such
Operational Review to be completed and (C) delivered or cause to be delivered to Administrative Agent and the Lenders a written
report of such Operational Review (an “Operational Review Report”). If and to the extent that any such Operational
Review Report identifies any deficiencies in operational procedures that Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine to be
material in their Permitted Discretion, then Borrower shall deliver a written plan of remediation reasonably satisfactory to Administrative
Agent and the Required Lenders no later than ninety (90) days after such Operational Review Report has been delivered to Borrower. Borrower
shall comply with such plan of remediation in all material respects in accordance with the time frames set forth therein.
(ii) No
later than each one-year anniversary of the date of the initial Field Examination report delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant to
Section 6.1(f)(ii), Borrower shall cause an Operational Review to be conducted and the related Operational Review Report
to be delivered to Administrative Agent, at the sole cost and expense of the Borrower.
(z) Approved
Reorganization.
(i) Within
one hundred and twenty (120) days of the request of the Administrative Agent or Required Lenders, Borrower shall form SP Holdings Sub
and transfer or contribute, or cause to be transferred or contributed, to SP Holdings Sub (through SP Holdings Sub’s direct and
indirect parents), all of Equity Interest of each Single-Pay Originator (such transfer or contribution, a “Designated SP Initial
Subsidiary Equity Transfer”); provided that, at the time of such Designated SP Initial Subsidiary Equity Transfer, (A) no
Default or Event of Default shall exist, or shall result therefrom, (B) such Subsidiary (x) does not have any material Debt
or obligations and (y) does not own any material assets other than its licenses to conduct its business, the consumer loans it originates
and any lease arrangements of store spaces and (C) SP Holdings Sub executes a joinder agreement to this Agreement such that it is
bound hereby as a “Loan Party” and as the “SP Holdings Sub”; provided that, if Borrower is diligently
undertaking the foregoing Approved Reorganization and such Approved Reorganization is not consummated within the foregoing one hundred
and twenty (120) days, such period of time shall be automatically extended an additional thirty (30) days.
(ii) In
addition to, but without limiting Section 6.1(z)(i), if at any time after the completion of the Approved Reorganization as
provided in clause (i) above (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Eligible Receivables consisting of Single-Pay
Consumer Loans originated by any Subsidiary of Parent in any State of the United States (other than an existing Designated SP Origination
State) exceeds five percent (5.0%) of the Eligible Principal Balance of the Portfolio (such State referred to in this clause (i), a “Designated
SP Additional Origination State”; and each such Subsidiary that is licensed to originate Single-Pay Consumer Loans in such
State, a “Designated SP New State Licensed Subsidiary”), or (ii) any Subsidiary of Parent (other than a Subsidiary
(x) that is a Single-Pay Originator as of the Closing Date or (y) whose Equity Interest has previously been contributed or
transferred pursuant to and in accordance with a Designated SP Subsidiary Permitted Equity Transfer pursuant to this Section 6.1(z)(ii))
is licensed to originate Single-Pay Consumer Loans in any then-existing Designated SP Origination State (such Subsidiary, a “Designated
SP Existing State Licensed Subsidiary”), Borrower shall cause Parent to promptly transfer or contribute, or cause to be transferred
or contributed, to SP Holdings Sub (through SP Holdings Sub’s direct and indirect parents), all of Equity Interest of such Designated
SP New State Licensed Subsidiary or Designated SP Existing State Licensed Subsidiary, as the case may be (such transfer or contribution,
a “Designated SP Additional Subsidiary Equity Transfer”); provided that, at the time of such Designated SP
Additional Subsidiary Equity Transfer, (A) no Default or Event of Default shall exist, or shall result therefrom, and (B) such
Designated SP New State Licensed Subsidiary or Designated SP Existing State Licensed Subsidiary, as the case may be, (x) does not
have any material Debt or obligations and (y) does not own any material assets other than its licenses to conduct its business,
the consumer loans it originates and any lease arrangements of store spaces.
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(aa) Additional
Sellers. In accordance with Section 24 of the Participation Agreement, in the event that a Subsidiary of Parent that is not
already included on Schedule K hereto and a party to the Participation Agreement as a “Seller” seeks to become a “Seller”
under and pursuant to the Participation Agreement, such Subsidiary of Parent shall, with the prior written consent of Administrative
Agent and the Required Lenders, execute a Joinder Agreement (as defined in the Participation Agreement), provide to Administrative Agent
an updated Schedule K hereto and supply Administrative Agent and Required Lenders with any and all additional information related
to such Subsidiary of Parent as Administrative Agent or Required Lenders may request (each acting in their sole discretion), in each
case, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and Required Lenders (each acting in their sole discretion).
6.2 Negative
Covenants. Until the Discharge of Secured Obligation has occurred, Borrower and, on and after the date of the Approved Reorganization,
SP Holdings Sub, hereby covenant and agree with Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
(a) No
Other Business. It shall engage in no business or activity other than as contemplated by the Loan Documents.
(b) Limitation
on Other Liens. Subject to Section 6.2(c), without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent (acting on written
instructions of the Required Lenders, which may be granted, withheld, or conditioned, in Required Lenders’ sole and absolute discretion),
it shall not grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens with respect to all or any portion of the Collateral (whether
now existing or created hereafter) other than (i) Liens in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties,
(ii) any customary banker’s Liens in favor of banking institutions (including the right of setoff) encumbering Deposit Accounts
(excluding the Borrower Collection Account and the Borrower Funding Account) maintained at such banking institutions by it that are within
the general parameters in the banking industry or arising pursuant to such banking institution’s general terms and conditions and
(iii) Liens identified on Schedule 6.2(b) (collectively, the “Permitted Liens”).
(c) No
Other Indebtedness. It shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Debt (contingent or otherwise), except for Debt incurred
under the Loan Documents. It shall not obtain any financing with respect to all or any portion of the Collateral (whether now existing
or created hereafter) other than the financing evidenced by the Loan Documents.
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(d) Investments.
(i) It, directly or indirectly, shall not (A) purchase, own, hold, invest in or otherwise acquire obligations or stock or securities
of, or any other interest in, or all or substantially all of the assets of, any Person or any joint venture (subject to Section 6.1(z)),
or (B) make or permit to exist any loans, advances or guarantees to or for the benefit of any Person or assume, guarantee, endorse,
contingently agree to purchase or otherwise become liable for or upon or incur any obligation of any Person, except for (I) those
created or allowed by the Loan Documents, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of Receivables pursuant to the Participation
Agreement; (II) trade credit extended in the ordinary course of business; (III) the endorsement of negotiable instruments for
deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business); and (IV) investments in Cash Equivalents. (ii) It
shall have no Subsidiaries (subject to Section 6.1(z)).
(e) Refinance.
It, directly or indirectly, shall not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents or Affiliates, or
by any independent contractor(s) on its behalf, to personally, by telephone, mail, or electronically by e-mail or through the Internet
or otherwise solicit the Consumer Obligor under the Consumer Loan related to a Receivable to refinance the related Consumer Loan, in
whole or in part, except as permitted pursuant to the Underwriting Guidelines.
(f) Restrictions
on Transfers, Securities Issuances, Consolidations and Mergers. Except for the Permitted Liens and except as otherwise permitted
by the Loan Documents, it shall not, without obtaining the prior written consent of Administrative Agent (acting on written instructions
of the Required Lenders, which may be granted, withheld, or conditioned, in Required Lenders’ sole and absolute discretion), whether
voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise: (i) transfer, sell, pledge, convey, hypothecate, factor, dividend,
distribute or assign all or any portion of the Collateral (other than (A) to the extent of the amounts released to Borrower pursuant
to Section 2.6(b)(i)(K) or (B) to the extent such Collateral is released by Administrative Agent pursuant to and
in accordance with the terms hereof or of any other applicable Loan Document); (ii) lease or license any portion of the Collateral,
or change the legal or actual possession or use thereof; (iii) issue, or permit the dilution, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, or
encumbrance of, any beneficial or Equity Interests of Borrower, except pursuant to the Pledge Agreement (SPE Holdco); (iv) on and
after the date of the Approved Reorganization, issue or permit the dilution, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, or encumbrance of, any
beneficial or Equity Interests of SP Holdings Sub, except pursuant to the Pledge Agreement (Borrower); (v) on and after the date
of the Approved Reorganization, issue or permit the dilution, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, or encumbrance of, any beneficial or Equity
Interests of any Single-Pay Originator or (vi) merge, consolidate, or reorganize, or reclassify any of its Equity Interests.
(g) Transactions
with Affiliates. Without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders (acting in their Permitted Discretion), except (x) as
contemplated by the Loan Documents, (y) the provision of administrative services to it by its Affiliates in the ordinary course
of business or (z) if such transaction is on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to it as would be obtainable by
it at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate; provided that, in the case
of this clause (z), it shall have disclosed such transaction in writing to Administrative Agent and the Lenders and Administrative Agent
has not objected to such transaction within thirty (30) days after receiving such notice from it, it shall not enter into any transaction
with any of its Affiliates (excluding any Affiliate of any Lender) or employees, including, but not limited to, in connection with all
or any portion of the Collateral (including, without limitation, a transaction involving the purchase, sale, or exchange of any assets)
or the rendering of any marketing, sales, management, or other services.
(h) Amendments
to Organizational Documents. It will not amend, modify or supplement any formation document regarding its structure, authority or
purpose, including, but not limited to, its Certificate of Formation or the Borrower LLC Agreement, in each case without the prior written
consent of the Required Lenders (acting in their Permitted Discretion).
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(i) Name
Change. It shall not change its name, its chief executive office, or the locations at which it does business (from any such locations
as are identified on Schedule 6.2(i)) without providing Administrative Agent and the Lenders at least fifteen (15) days’
prior written notice thereof and executing, at its sole expense, such UCC amendments and all other documents and instruments as Administrative
Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, deems reasonably necessary in order to continue the perfection of its Lien in and to all of the Collateral,
for the benefit of the Secured Parties. It shall not change its jurisdiction of organization or formation.
(j) Collateral.
It shall not take any action (or permit or consent to the taking of any action) that might materially impair the value of all or any
portion of the Collateral or the rights of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, with respect to the Collateral
(k) Marketing/Origination/Servicing.
It shall not market, attempt to make or service Consumer Loans (provided that nothing herein shall restrict the right of any Servicer
or the Subservicer to service on behalf of Borrower pursuant to the Servicing Agreement).
(l) Deposit
Accounts and Securities Accounts. It shall not, subsequent to the date hereof, establish or maintain any “deposit account”,
as defined in Article 9 of the UCC, or “securities account”, as defined in Article 8 of the UCC, without the prior
written notice to Administrative Agent. In the event that any such account is established or maintained by it, it shall enter into a
control agreement satisfactory to Administrative Agent in respect of such account prior to any funds of it being deposited or credited
to any such account.
(m) Underwriting
Guidelines and Servicing Policy. It shall not make, or permit to be made, any material changes to the Underwriting Guidelines or
the Servicing Policy with respect to the Receivables included in the Collateral without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders
(acting in their Permitted Discretion); provided that, (i) no such prior written consent shall be required for any changes
required (in the reasonable determination of the applicable Originator) by Applicable Laws, (ii) changes to risk based pricing,
advance rates and collection values in the ordinary course of business shall not constitute a material change, (iii) any non-consent
by Administrative Agent must reasonably relate to the actual or anticipated performance of the Collateral affected thereby, (iv) Lender
will not unreasonably impede it from making more restrictive the Underwriting Guidelines or the Servicing Policy and (v) Administrative
Agent shall respond promptly and in any event within twenty (20) days after the date which notice has been delivered.
6.3 Separate
Existence. Except as may be required pursuant to Section 6.1(z), Borrower shall be operated in such a manner that it
would not be substantively consolidated in the trust estate of any other Person in the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of such Person
and in such regard, Borrower shall:
(a) not
become involved in the day-to-day management of any other Person;
(b) not
permit Parent, SPE Holdco or any other Person to become involved in the day-to-day management of Borrower except to the extent provided
for in the Loan Documents and as required pursuant to the Borrower LLC Agreement;
(c) not
engage in transactions with any other Person other than those activities permitted by the Loan Documents;
(d) observe
all formalities required of a limited liability company under the laws of the state of Delaware;
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(e) maintain
separate records and books of account from any other Person;
(f) except
with respect to the commingling of amounts on deposit in the Specified Collection Accounts and the Specified Concentration Account permitted
by the Loan Documents, maintain its assets separately from the assets of any other Person (including through the maintenance of a separate
bank account) in a manner that is not costly or difficult to segregate, identify or ascertain such assets;
(g) maintain
separate financial statements (or in consolidated financial statements if part of a consolidated group, then it will show as a separate
member of such group), books and records from any other Person;
(h) allocate
and charge fairly and reasonably any common employee or overhead shared with Affiliates;
(i) transact
all business with Affiliates on an arm’s length basis and pursuant to written, enforceable agreements, except as expressly permitted
under Section 6.2(g);
(j) not
assume, pay or guarantee any other Person’s obligations or advance funds to any other Person for the payment of expenses or otherwise
or hold its credit or assets as being available to satisfy the obligations of others;
(k) pay
all of its own liabilities out of its own funds except as provided in the Loan Documents;
(l) hold
itself out as a separate entity and conduct all business of Borrower and all other business correspondence and other communications in
Borrower’s own name, and use separate stationery, invoices, and checks;
(m) not
act as an agent of any Person in any capacity;
(n) not
permit Parent, SPE Holdco or any other Person to act as its agent or perform any of its duties or obligations except to the limited extent
(i) specifically permitted under the Loan Documents and/or as required pursuant to the Borrower LLC Agreement, (ii) in connection
with the provision of administrative services to Borrower in the ordinary course of business;
(o) correct
any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity from Parent or any other Person;
(p) not
permit Parent, SPE Holdco, or any other Affiliate of Parent to guarantee or pay Borrower’s obligations other than (x) customary
indemnities and guarantees in connection with one or more Loan Documents and (y) the Guaranty Agreements;
(q) compensate
its employees, consultants or agents, if any, from its own funds, and maintain a sufficient number of employees in light of its contemplated
business operations;
(r) not
permit Parent or any other Person to (i) advance or contribute property to it by way of capital contribution, or (ii) cause
to be made, any transfer or distribution of Borrower’s assets, except, in each case, as may be made pursuant to the Loan Documents
or other duly authorized and legal actions of any Loan Party;
(s) cause
the agents and other representatives of Borrower, if any, to act at all times with respect to Borrower consistently and in furtherance
of the foregoing; and
(t) not
engage in inter-affiliate transactions except to the extent permitted by the Loan Documents and to the extent such transactions reflect
market terms and are the result of arm’s length negotiations.
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6.4 Post-Closing
Requirements. Borrower shall, and shall cause each Loan Party to, comply with the requirements of Schedule 6.4 in accordance
with the terms thereof.
Section 7 EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
An “Event of Default”
shall exist if any of the following occurs:
7.1 Default.
If Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to pay:
(a) when
and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Advance (including any required cure of a Borrowing Base Shortfall);
(b) within
one (1) Business Day after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan, or any fee due hereunder;
(c) within
two (2) Business Days after the same becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, in each case,
after giving effect to any applicable grace period set forth in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document.
7.2 Covenant
Defaults. If Borrower fails fully and timely to perform or observe any other covenant, agreement, or warranty contained in this Agreement
or any other Loan Document in any material respect and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of twenty (20) consecutive
calendar days (or, if a different cure period is specifically provided therefor, by the expiration of such cure period) after the earlier
of (x) notice thereof from Administrative Agent to Borrower or (y) any Loan Party becoming aware thereof (other than defaults
relating to Section 6.1(h)-(ix), Section 6.1(t), Section 6.1(x), Section 6.1(y), Section 6.2,
Section 6.3 or Section 6.4 for which there shall be no cure period, or any event covered by another subsection of
this Section 7 which cure period, if any, shall be as set forth in such subsection).
7.3 Warranties
or Representations. If any statement or representation made by or on behalf of any Loan Party or any other counterparty to a Loan
Document (other than Administrative Agent and Lenders) in this Agreement, in any of the other Loan Documents, or in any document, instrument,
certificate, report, or other item furnished pursuant to the Loan Documents, is false, misleading, or incorrect in any material respect
as of the date made or reaffirmed, and shall continue unremedied for a period of twenty (20) consecutive calendar days after such
Loan Party obtains knowledge thereof, unless the same cannot reasonably be cured within such twenty (20) day period; provided that,
any Event of Default under this Section 7.3 caused by any statement or representation made pursuant to Section 7.03
of the Participation Agreement being false, misleading, or incorrect in any material respect as of the date made or reaffirmed shall
be automatically cured if the applicable Seller repurchases the related Purchased Asset or Purchased Assets giving rise to such breach
of Section 7.03 of the Participation Agreement at the Repurchase Price (as defined in the Participation Agreement) or provides to
Borrower one or more substitute Consumer Loans, in each case, in accordance with Section 7.05 of the Participation Agreement.
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7.4 Enforceability.
If (a) any Lien granted by Borrower or any other Loan Party to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, under
the applicable Loan Documents is or becomes invalid or unenforceable or is not, or ceases to be, a perfected Priority Lien in favor of
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, encumbering the asset which it is intended to encumber, and Borrower fails
to cause such Lien to become a valid, enforceable, Priority Lien in a manner satisfactory to Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion,
within five (5) days after Administrative Agent delivers written notice thereof to Borrower; (b) any material term, provision,
or condition of any Loan Document becomes invalid or unenforceable by Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective successors
and assigns, (c) any of the Loan Documents ceases to be in full force and effect without the prior written consent of Administrative
Agent (acting on the written instructions of the Required Lenders in their sole discretion) or (d) any Guaranty Agreement becomes
invalid or ceases to be enforceable or the validity or enforceability thereof is challenged or in any manner disclaimed or repudiated
by any Loan Party or anyone acting (or purporting to act) on behalf of any Loan Party.
7.5 Insolvency.
If any Loan Party becomes insolvent or otherwise generally unable to pay its debts as and when they become due or payable.
7.6 Involuntary
Proceedings. If a case is commenced or a petition is filed against any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law or if a receiver, conservator,
liquidator, or trustee of any Loan Party or of any material asset of any of them, is appointed by court order and such order remains
in effect for more than sixty (60) consecutive days, or if any material asset of any Loan Party is sequestered by court order and
such order remains in effect for more than sixty (60) consecutive days.
7.7 Voluntary
Proceedings. If any Loan Party voluntarily seeks, consents to, or acquiesces in the benefit of any provision of any Debtor Relief
Law, whether now or hereafter in effect, consents to the filing of any petition against it under such law, makes an assignment for the
benefit of its creditors, admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or consents to or suffers the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator, or conservator for it or any part of its assets.
7.8 Judgment.
(a) Any
final judgement or judgements, order or orders for the payment of money, the aggregate of which exceeds $100,000 shall be entered against
Borrower or SPE Holdco and, in any such case, shall have been outstanding for more than thirty (30) consecutive days from the date of
its entry and shall not have been discharged in full, bonded against or stayed, provided, if such judgment or order provides for payment
thereof to be made over time it shall not be an Event of Default hereunder unless not paid within 30 days of when due in accordance with
the terms thereof.
(b) There
is entered against any Loan Party: (i) one or more final, non-appealable judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate
amount (as to all such judgments and orders) exceeding $10,000,000 (after giving effect to any independent third-party insurance coverage
as to which the insurer has not denied coverage), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final, non-appealable judgments that have
resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (after giving
effect to any independent third-party insurance coverage as to which the insurer has not denied coverage), and in either case: (A) enforcement
proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order; or (B) there is a period of sixty (60) consecutive days during
which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect or such judgment
or order is not discharged due to the failure of such Credit Party to take all legal enforcement to stay such order (or in the case of
clause (i), complied with in accordance with its terms), provided, if such judgment or order provides for payment thereof to be made
over time it shall not be an Event of Default hereunder unless not paid within 30 days of when due in accordance with the terms thereof.
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7.9 Failure
to Deposit Proceeds. If Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Servicer fails to deliver or cause to be delivered any payments received
under any Receivable pledged as Collateral directly to Administrative Agent, to a Specified Collection Account, to the Specified Concentration
Account or to the Borrower Collection Account, as required by Section 2.6, or if any Loan Party takes any other action which
Administrative Agent shall deem, in Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion, to be a conversion of all or any portion of the
Collateral or fraudulent with respect to Administrative Agent; provided that it shall not be an Event of Default the first time
that any Loan Party accidentally fails to so deliver any payment or payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000 outstanding
at any one time and Borrower or any other Loan Party promptly (and, in no event, greater than three (3) Business Days) delivers
to Administrative Agent such accidentally misdirected payments (it being agreed that any accidental failure to deliver such payments
in excess of such threshold shall constitute an Event of Default).
7.10 Removal
of Collateral. If any Loan Party conceals, removes, transfers, conveys, assigns, or permits to be concealed, removed, transferred,
conveyed, or assigned, any of the Collateral, in violation of the terms of any of the Loan Documents or with the intent to hinder, delay,
or defraud their creditors or any of them, including, without limitation, Administrative Agent.
7.11 Other
Loan Party Defaults. If any Loan Party (other than Borrower) or any other counterparty to a Loan Document (other than Administrative
Agent, any Lender or any Loan Party) fails fully and timely to perform or observe any covenant, agreement, or warranty contained in any
Loan Document to which it is a party (other than such covenants, agreements or warranties specified in any other subsection of this Section 7)
for thirty (30) consecutive days (or, if a different cure period is specifically provided therefor, by the expiration of such cure
period) following the earlier of (x) notice thereof from Administrative Agent or any Lender to Borrower of the occurrence of such
failure or (y) any Loan Party becoming aware thereof.
7.12 Material
Adverse Change. A Material Adverse Change has occurred.
7.13 Cross
Default. If either:
(a) any
default or breach occurs, which is not cured within any applicable grace period or waived:
(i) in
the payment of any amount with respect to:
(A) any
Specified TMX Financing Documents Debt; or
(B) any
Debt for borrowed money of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Borrower) in excess of $10,000,000 individually or in the aggregate
(“Other Material Debt”); or
(ii) in
the performance, observance or fulfillment by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries party thereto of any provision contained in:
(A) any
applicable Specified TMX Financing Document; or
(B) any
instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating to Other Material Debt and, solely in the case of this clause (B), the effect
of such failure to cure the applicable default or breach is to cause such Debt to be declared or to become due or to be repurchased,
prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise); or
(b) any
Specified TMX Financing Documents Debt or Other Material Debt is declared to be due and payable or is required to be prepaid (other than
a payment due on the voluntary termination of a capital lease) prior to the stated maturity thereof, or any obligation of Parent or any
of its Subsidiaries party thereto for the payment of any applicable Specified TMX Financing Documents Debt, is not paid when due or within
any applicable grace period, or any such obligation becomes or is declared to be due and payable before the expressed maturity thereof,
or there occurs any event which would cause any such obligation to become, or allow any such obligation to be declared, due and payable.
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7.14 Change
of Control. If a Change of Control occurs without the prior written approval of the Required Lenders in their sole discretion.
7.15 Investment
Company Act. Borrower is required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
7.16 Level
3 Portfolio Trigger Event. There occurs a Level 3 Portfolio Trigger Event.
7.17 Specified
Collection Accounts. If (a) any Lien granted in favor of Borrower in any Specified Collection Account pursuant to the Specified
Concentration Account and Collection Accounts Security Agreement is or becomes invalid or unenforceable or is not, or ceases to be, a
perfected Lien in favor of Borrower encumbering the Specified Collection Accounts which it is intended to encumber; (b) any material
term, provision, or condition of the Specified Collection Accounts Documents becomes invalid or unenforceable by Borrower or (c) any
of the Specified Collection Accounts Documents ceases to be in full force and effect.
7.18 ERISA.
One or more ERISA Events occur with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which, individually or in the aggregate, result or
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change or Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the
expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its Withdrawal Liability under Section 4201 of
ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan, which Withdrawal Liability is, in an aggregate amount in excess of $250,000.
7.19 Financial
Covenants.
(a) Minimum
Interest Coverage Ratio. As of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter of Parent, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending on March 31,
2023, the Interest Coverage Ratio fails to be equal to or greater than 1.25 to 1.00.
(b) Maximum
Leverage Ratio. As of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter of Parent, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending on June 30, 2023,
the Leverage Ratio exceeds the ratio set forth opposite such Fiscal Quarter in the table immediately below:
Fiscal
Quarter
ending on
Maximum
Leverage Ratio
June 30,
2023
5.00
to 1.00
September 30,
2023
5.00
to 1.00
December 31,
2023
5.00
to 1.00
March 31,
2024
4.75
to 1.00
June 30,
2024
4.75
to 1.00
September 30,
2024
4.75
to 1.00
December 31,
2024
4.75
to 1.00
March 31,
2025 and the last day of each Fiscal Quarter thereafter
4.50
to 1.00
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(c) Minimum
Liquidity. As of the end of any calendar month of Parent, commencing with the calendar month ending on February 28, 2023, Parent’s
Liquidity fails to equal or exceed $25,000,00017,500,000.
(d) Minimum
Net Worth. As of the end of any Fiscal Quarter of Parent, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending on March 31, 2023, Parent’s
Net Worth is less than (i) for any Fiscal Quarter ending in 2023, $25,000,000, (ii) for any Fiscal Quarter ending in 2024,
$30,000,000 and (iii) for any Fiscal Quarter ending in 2025 and thereafter, $40,000,000.
(e) Maximum
Total Debt. As of the end of any Fiscal Quarter of Parent, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending on March 31, 2023, the
Consolidated Total Debt of Parent exceeds $600,000,000.
(f) CCF
Holdings Financial Covenants. Borrower shall not suffer to exist any violations of the financial covenants described in this subsection
(f):
(i) Liquidity.
As of the end of each calendar month, the Liquidity (CCF Holdings) shall not be less than for each calendar month, $75,000,000.
(ii) CCF
Holdings Leverage Ratio. As of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter beginning with the Fiscal Quarter ending on September 30,
2023, the Leverage Ratio (CCF Holdings) shall not be greater than 5.00x.
(iii) CCF
Holdings Interest Coverage Ratio. As of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter beginning with the Fiscal Quarter ending on September 30,
2023, the Interest Coverage Ratio (CCF Holdings) shall not be less than 1.30x.
(iv) Maximum
Total Debt. CCF Holdings maintains, at any time following the Closing Date, as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter of Borrower, commencing
with the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended as of the Closing Date, Consolidated Total Debt that is more than $1,200,000,000. For purposes
of this clause (iv), “Consolidated Total Debt” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate stated
balance sheet amount of all Debt (excluding, for the purposes of this calculation, the Swap Termination Value under all Swap Contracts
to which such Person is a party) of CCF Holdings and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
(v) CCF
Holdings Tangible Net Worth. The Tangible Net Worth (CCF Holdings) is less than 120% of the Opening Tangible Net Worth (CCF Holdings).
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In the event there is a failure
to comply with any of the financial covenants set forth in this Section 7.19 above, subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
Parent shall have the right (the “Cure Right”) commencing on the first day after the applicable calendar month or
Fiscal Quarter with respect to which such failure occurred until the expiration of the tenth (10th) day subsequent to the
end of such calendar month or Fiscal Quarter (such period, the “Cure Period”), to issue additional Equity Interests
for cash or otherwise receive, as additional paid in capital, cash contributions from its equity holders, in either case in an aggregate
amount equal to, but not greater than, the amount necessary to cure the breach of the relevant financial covenant and to ensure pro
forma compliance therewith in the immediately-following Fiscal Quarter or calendar month, as applicable (hereinafter, the “Cure
Amount”), and upon the receipt by Parent of the cash proceeds thereof, the financial covenant shall then be recalculated giving
effect to the following pro forma adjustments: (1) Liquidity, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Net Worth shall be increased for
the applicable calendar month or Fiscal Quarter in question by an amount equal to the Cure Amount; and (2) if, after giving effect
to the foregoing recalculations, Parent shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the financial covenant in question, Parent
shall be deemed to have been in compliance with such financial covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect
as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable breach or Default or Event of Default of such
financial covenant that had occurred shall be deemed not to have occurred for this purpose of the Agreement. In the event that
(i) no Default or Event of Default exists other than that arising due to failure of Parent to comply with a financial covenant set
forth in this Section 7.19, and (ii) Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent and Lenders written notice
of its intention to exercise the Cure Right (which notice shall be delivered no later than five (5) days prior to the end of the
calendar month or Fiscal Quarter in question), which exercise if fully consummated would be sufficient in accordance with the terms hereof
to cause Parent to be in compliance with the financial covenant as of the relevant date of determination, then from and following receipt
by Administrative Agent and Lenders of any such notice and until the date that is the earlier of (x) the last day of the applicable
Cure Period and (y) the date, if any, on which Borrower notifies Administrative Agent in writing that such Cure Right shall not
be exercised, then neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall exercise any remedies set forth in Section 8 hereof
during such period. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall Parent be permitted to exercise the Cure
Right under this Section 7.19 (x) more than (A) three (3) times in the aggregate prior to the initial Draw
Period Termination Date and (B) three (3) times in the aggregate during any extension of the Draw Period, (y) more than
two (2) times in any four consecutive Fiscal Quarters or (z) more than one (1) time in any two consecutive months. The
parties hereby acknowledge that this paragraph may not be relied on for purposes of calculating any financial ratios or other amounts
in this Agreement other than as applicable to Section 7.19 and shall not result in any adjustment to any amounts other than
the amount of Liquidity, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Net Worth solely for the purposes of Section 7.19.
7.20 CCF
Holdings Cease Funding Event. The occurrence of a CCF Holdings Cease Funding Event, which CCF Holdings Cease Funding Events continues
unremedied for forty-five (45) days, unless waived by the Class Majority Lenders or cured by CCF Holdings to the satisfaction of
the Class Majority Lenders prior to the end of such forty-five day period.
7.21 CCF
Holdings Cross-Default. The occurrence of a CCF Holdings Cross-Default, unless and until such CCF Holdings Cross-Default has been
waived by the Class Majority Lenders.
Section 8 REMEDIES
8.1 Remedies
Upon Default. Should an Event of Default occur and be continuing, Administrative Agent may, and (x) at the request of any Class Majority
Lenders or (y) at the request of any Class A Directing Lender, shall, take any one or more of the actions described in this
Section 8.1, all without notice to Borrower (except as expressly provided below); provided that, to the extent that
any Class Majority Lenders instruct Administrative Agent to take any one or more of the actions described in this Section 8.1,
the Class Majority Lenders constituting Class C Lenders shall be subordinated to the instruction of the Class Majority
Lenders constituting Class B Lenders and the Class Majority Lenders constituting Class B Lenders shall be subordinated
to the instruction of the Class Majority Lenders constituting Class A Lenders:
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(a) Acceleration.
Declare the unpaid balance of all Advances, together with all unpaid interest thereon and all other Obligations, or any part thereof,
immediately due and payable, whereupon the same shall be due and payable to Administrative Agent and/or any of the applicable Lenders,
without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower (provided that,
upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 7.6 or 7.7, the entire
unpaid balance of the Advances, together with all unpaid interest thereon and all other Obligations, shall automatically accelerate and
become immediately due and payable without any further action, and without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind,
all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower).
(b) Termination
of Obligation to Advance. Terminate the Commitments or any other commitment or obligation of Lenders hereunder to make Advances in
its entirety, even if Administrative Agent has provided notice to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.3 that a Lender would fund
an Advance, or any portion of the Commitment or such other commitment, and/or terminate Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’
further performance under this Agreement and/or any other document or instrument to which Lenders and Borrower (or any Affiliate of Borrower)
are parties, without further liability or obligation to Borrower; provided that, upon the occurrence and during the continuation
of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 7.6 or 7.7, the Commitments shall automatically terminate without further
action and without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.
(c) Judgment.
Reduce Administrative Agent’s and/or any Lender’s claim to judgment, foreclose, and/or otherwise enforce each Lien and security
interest of Administrative Agent in and to all or any part of the Collateral by any judicial or other procedure available to Administrative
Agent.
(d) Sale
of Collateral. Exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected
Collateral), including (i) require Borrower to, and Borrower hereby agrees that it will, at Borrower’s expense and upon request
of Administrative Agent forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by Administrative Agent and make it available to
Administrative Agent at a place to be designated by Administrative Agent that is reasonably convenient to both parties; (ii) enter
upon any premises of Borrower and take possession of the Collateral; and (iii) sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or
more parcels at public or private sale, at any of Administrative Agent’s offices or elsewhere, at such time or times, for cash,
on credit, or for future delivery, and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as Administrative Agent may deem commercially
reasonable (such actions, collectively, a “Proposed Sale”). Borrower agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall
be required by law, ten (10) days’ notice of the time and place of any sale shall constitute reasonable notification.
At any sale of the Collateral, if permitted by law, Administrative Agent may bid on behalf of the Lenders (which bid may be, in whole
or in part, in the form of cancellation of indebtedness) for the purchase of the Collateral or any portion thereof for the account of
Administrative Agent. Borrower shall remain liable for any deficiency. Administrative Agent shall not be required to proceed against
any Collateral but may proceed against Borrower directly. To the extent permitted by law, Borrower hereby specifically waives all rights
of redemption, stay, or appraisal that it has or may have under any law now existing or hereafter enacted.
(e) Retention
of Collateral. At its discretion, retain such portion of the Collateral as shall aggregate in value to an amount equal to the total
amount owed by Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents, in satisfaction of the Obligations, whenever the circumstances are such that
Administrative Agent is entitled and elects to do so under Applicable Law. In furtherance of this remedy, Administrative Agent shall
be permitted to retain and apply to the Outstanding Legal Balance all payments received in respect of Receivables within the Portfolio,
other than fees due and payable to the Backup Servicer, any Approved Processor or Account Bank.
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(f) Receiver.
Apply by appropriate procedures for the appointment of a receiver who shall have the authority to, among other things, enter upon and
take possession of any or all of the Collateral, collect the rents and profits generated therefrom, and apply the same as the court may
direct. Borrower hereby consents to any such appointment. The receiver shall have all of the rights and powers permitted under the laws
of the State of Delaware.
(g) Purchase
of Collateral. Buy all or any part of the Collateral at any public or private sale in accordance with Applicable Laws.
(h) Exercise
of Other Rights. Administrative Agent shall have all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC and other legal and
equitable rights to which it may be entitled, including, without limitation, and without notice to Borrower, the right to continue to
collect all payments made on the Receivables pledged as Collateral and to apply such payments to the Obligations, and, to the extent
permitted by Applicable Law, to sue in its own name the applicable Consumer Obligor of any Lot 61 Receivable relating to a Receivable
pledged as Collateral. Administrative Agent may also exercise any and all other rights or remedies afforded by any other Applicable Laws
or by the Loan Documents, as Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate, at law, in equity, or otherwise, including but not limited
to the right to bring suit or other proceeding, either for specific performance of any covenant or condition contained in the Loan Documents
or in aid of the exercise of any right or remedy granted to Administrative Agent in the Loan Documents. Administrative Agent shall also
have the right to require Borrower to assemble any of the Collateral not in Administrative Agent’s possession, at Borrower’s
expense, and make it available to Administrative Agent at a place to be determined by Administrative Agent that is reasonably convenient
to both parties, and Administrative Agent shall have the right to take immediate possession of all or any portion of the Collateral and
may enter any of the premises of Borrower or wherever the Collateral shall be located, with or without process of law wherever the Collateral
may be, and, to the extent such premises are not the property of Administrative Agent, to keep and store the same on said premises until
sold (and if said premises be the property of Borrower, Borrower agrees not to charge Administrative Agent for use and occupancy, rent,
or storage of the Collateral, for a period of at least forty-five (45) days after sale or disposition of the Collateral). Administrative
Agent is not under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Loan Party or any other Person or against or in payment of any
or all of the Obligations.
8.2 Notice
of Sale. Reasonable notification of the time and place of any public sale of the Collateral or reasonable notification of the time
after which any private sale or other intended disposition of the Collateral is to be made shall be sent to Borrower and to any other
Person entitled under the UCC to notice; provided, however, that if the Collateral threatens to decline speedily in value
or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market, Administrative Agent may sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral without
advertisement or other notice of any kind. It is agreed that notice sent not less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the
taking of the action to which such notice relates is reasonable notification and notice for the purposes of this Section 8.2.
Administrative Agent shall have the right to bid at any public or private sale on its own behalf or on behalf of the Lenders. Out of
money arising from any such sale, Administrative Agent shall retain an amount equal to all costs and charges, including reasonable attorneys’
fees, that it has incurred or may incur for advice, counsel, or other legal services or for pursuing, reclaiming, seeking to reclaim,
taking, keeping, removing, storing, and advertising such Collateral for sale, selling same, and any and all other charges and expenses
in connection therewith and in satisfying any prior Liens thereon. Any balance shall be applied against the Obligations, and in the event
of deficiency, Borrower shall remain liable to Administrative Agent and the Lenders. In the event of any surplus, such surplus shall
be paid to Borrower or to such other Persons as may be legally entitled to such surplus. If, by reason of any suit or proceeding of any
kind, nature, or description against Borrower, or by Borrower or any other party against Administrative Agent, which in Administrative
Agent’s sole discretion makes it advisable for Administrative Agent to seek counsel for the protection and preservation of its
Liens and security interests, or to defend its own interest, such expenses and counsel fees shall be allowed to Administrative Agent,
and the same shall be made a further charge and Lien upon the Collateral.
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In view of the fact that
federal, state, and other securities laws may impose certain restrictions on the methods by which a sale of certain Collateral may be
effected after an Event of Default, Borrower agrees that upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Administrative
Agent may, from time to time, attempt to sell all or any part of such Collateral by means of a private placement restricting the bidding
and prospective purchasers to those who will represent and agree that they are purchasing for investment only and not for, or with a
view to, distribution. In so doing, Administrative Agent may solicit offers to buy such Collateral, or any part of it for cash, from
a limited number of investors deemed by Administrative Agent, in its reasonable judgment, to be responsible parties who might be interested
in purchasing the Collateral, and if Administrative Agent solicits such offers from not less than two (2) such investors, then the
acceptance by Administrative Agent of the highest offer obtained therefrom shall be deemed to be a commercially reasonable method of
disposition of such Collateral.
8.3 Application
of Collateral; Termination of Agreements. Upon the occurrence and continuation of any Default or Event of Default, Administrative
Agent may, with or without proceeding with such sale or foreclosure or demanding payment or performance of the Obligations, without notice,
terminate Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’ further performance under this Agreement or any other agreement or agreements
between Administrative Agent hereunder and any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, without further liability or obligation by Administrative
Agent and Lenders’ hereunder. Neither such termination, nor the termination of this Agreement by lapse of time, the giving of notice,
or otherwise, shall absolve, release, or otherwise affect the liability of Borrower in respect of transactions prior to such termination,
or affect any of the Liens, security interests, rights, powers, and remedies of Administrative Agent or Lenders, but they shall, in all
events, continue until all of the Obligations have been satisfied in full.
8.4 Rights
of Administrative Agent Regarding Collateral. Without limiting any other provision of any Loan Document and in addition to any other
rights, options and remedies that Administrative Agent has under the Loan Documents, the UCC, at law or in equity, Administrative Agent
may from time to time after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default and expiration of all applicable grace and cure periods,
take any or all of the following actions:
(a) transfer
all or any part of the Collateral into the name of Administrative Agent or its nominee;
(b) take
control of the proceeds of any of the Collateral;
(c) extend
or renew the Loan or Advances and grant releases, compromises, forbearances, or indulgences with respect to the Obligations, any portion
thereof, any extension, or renewal thereof, or any security therefor, to any obligor hereunder or thereunder;
(d) exchange
certificates or instruments representing or evidencing the Collateral for certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations
for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement;
(e) subject
to the Specified Collection Accounts Intercreditor Agreement, exercise and or deliver any notice of control over any Deposit Account
of Borrower; and
(f) require
that all amounts in all Deposit Accounts of Borrower be immediately transferred into a depository account or accounts maintained by Administrative
Agent or an Affiliate or agent of Administrative Agent at such bank as Administrative Agent may determine in its sole discretion.
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8.5 Delegation
of Duties and Rights. Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties and/or exercise any of its rights or remedies under the
Loan Documents by or through its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents, or other representatives. To the maximum extent practicable
in light of all relevant facts and circumstances, Administrative Agent will use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid any duplication
of effort and cost to Borrower in connection with any such delegation on their part.
8.6 Waivers.
THE ACCEPTANCE BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME OF PARTIAL PAYMENTS OF THE LOAN OR ADVANCES OR
PERFORMANCE OF THE OBLIGATIONS SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A WAIVER OF ANY DEFAULT OR EVENT OF DEFAULT THEN EXISTING. NO WAIVER BY ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT OR ANY LENDER OF ANY DEFAULT OR EVENT OF DEFAULT SHALL BE DEEMED A WAIVER OF ANY OTHER OR SUBSEQUENT DEFAULT OR EVENT OF DEFAULT.
NO DELAY OR OMISSION BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER IN EXERCISING ANY RIGHT OR REMEDY UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL IMPAIR SUCH
RIGHT OR REMEDY OR BE CONSTRUED AS A WAIVER THEREOF OR AN ACQUIESCENCE THEREIN, NOR SHALL ANY SINGLE OR PARTIAL EXERCISE OF ANY SUCH
RIGHT OR REMEDY PRECLUDE OTHER OR FURTHER EXERCISES THEREOF, OR THE EXERCISE OF ANY OTHER RIGHT OR REMEDY UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR
OTHERWISE.
8.7 Cumulative
Rights. All rights and remedies available to Administrative Agent and Lenders under the Loan Documents shall be cumulative of and
in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to any of Administrative Agent and any Lender under any of the Loan Documents, at
law, or in equity, whether or not the Loan is due and payable and whether or not Administrative Agent and Lenders shall have instituted
any suit for collection or other action in connection with or pursuant to the Loan Documents.
8.8 Expenditures
by Administrative Agent. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.1(o), any amounts expended by or on behalf
of Administrative Agent and/or any of the Lenders pursuant to the exercise of any right or remedy provided herein or available at law
or in equity shall be deemed part of the Obligations, and shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date of such expenditure until
the date repaid.
8.9 Diminution
in Value of Collateral. Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any liability or responsibility whatsoever for any
diminution or loss in value of any of the Collateral for acting in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner with respect to
such Collateral.
8.10 No
Duty of Administrative Agent to Incur Liability. None of the provisions of this Agreement shall require Administrative Agent or any
Lender to advance, expend or risk its own funds or otherwise to incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance of any
of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if Administrative Agent has reasonable grounds for believing
that repayment of such funds or indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not assured to it.
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8.11 Buy-Out
Rights.
(a) Class B
Buy-Out Right.
(i) At
any time following Administrative Agent’s taking any one or more of the enforcement actions described in Section 8.1
or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing for five (5) calendar days (which may be extended by an additional five (5) calendar
days at the sole discretion of the Class A Lenders holding in excess of 50.0% of the aggregate Outstanding Legal Balance of the
Class A Loans) , the Class B Lenders shall have the option to purchase all (but not less than all) of the right, title, and
interest of the Class A Lenders in and to the Obligations related to the Class A Advances subject to the terms and conditions
of this Section 8.11(a) (the “Class B Buy-Out Right”). Following any of the foregoing events
and following a request from the Class B Lenders, Administrative Agent shall deliver written notice to the Class B Lenders
of (i) the nature of such Event of Default or enforcement actions, as applicable, and (ii) the amount (with supporting detail)
of the sum of (1) the Obligations related to the Class A Advances then outstanding and unpaid as of such date, (2) an
estimate of the Obligations related to the Class A Advances expected to accrue through the Class B Buy-Out Option Exercise
Date (as defined below), including, as applicable, any Class A Exit Fee, (3) all then current and anticipated expenses and
indemnities for asserted claims to the extent owing to Class A Lenders by the Borrower in accordance with this Agreement (collectively,
the “Expected Class A Purchase Price”). Additionally, to the extent of any existing Protective Advances or costs
incurred by Administrative Agent at the direction of or with the support of the Class B Lenders, all such additional amounts shall
be automatically added to the Expected Class A Purchase Price.
(ii) The
Class B Lenders may exercise and consummate the Class B Buy-Out Right at any time for a period of thirty (30) calendar days
following the receipt of written notice of the Expected Class A Purchase Price (the “Class B Buy-Out Option Exercise
Period”). To exercise the Class B Buy-Out Right, the Class B Lenders shall deliver written notice (a “Class B
Buy-Out Notice”) to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall (i) be irrevocable (unless the Final Class A Purchase
Price (as defined below) is more than $150,000 higher than the Expected Class A Purchase Price, in which case, unless waived by
the Class A Lenders, such Buy-Out Notice may be revoked in the sole and absolute discretion of the Class B Lenders at any time
prior to the Class B Buy-Out Option Exercise Date (which such revocation, for the avoidance of doubt, shall automatically and irrevocably
terminate such Class B Buy-Out Right pursuant to this Section 8.11(a) with respect to the then applicable Event(s) of
Default and/or enforcement actions, but shall not waive any future Class B Buy-Out Right to the extent such Event(s) of Default
and/or enforcement actions are subsequently waived pursuant to the terms of this Agreement) and (ii) specify the date (the “Class B
Buy-Out Option Exercise Date”) on which the Class B Buy-Out Right is to be exercised by the Class B Lenders, which
date must be a Business Day no later than thirty (30) calendar days after the date of delivery of the Expected Class A Purchase
Price.
(iii) At
least two (2) Business Days prior to the Class B Buy-Out Option Exercise Date (and any delay in Administrative Agent sending
such notice shall automatically extend the Class B Buy-Out Exercise Date), the Administrative Agent shall deliver written notice
of the Final Class A Purchase Price (as defined below). On the Class B Buy-Out Option Exercise Date, the Class A Lenders
shall sell to the Class B Lenders, and the Class B Lenders shall purchase from the Class A Lenders all of the right, title,
and interest of the Class A Lenders in and to the Obligations related to the Class A Advances and the Loan Documents, in each
case by paying to the Class A Lenders in cash a purchase price (the “Final Class A Purchase Price”) equal
to the sum of:
(A) the
Outstanding Legal Balance with respect to the Class A Advances, including accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and any unpaid fees
and other amounts, to the extent earned or due and payable in accordance with this Agreement, including any Class A Exit Fee; and
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(B) all
expenses and indemnities for asserted claims to the extent owing to Class A Lenders by the Borrower in accordance with this Agreement.
(iv) Upon
the payment of the Final Class A Purchase Price by the Class B Lenders, each Class A Lender shall be deemed to represent
and warrant to the Class B Lenders that (A) the Final Class A Purchase Price represents the true, correct and accurate
amount owing to the Class A Lenders with respect to the Obligations related to the Class A Advances, (B) such Class A
Advances are being conveyed to the Class B Lenders free and clear of any Liens of the Class A Lenders, (C) it owns or
has the right to transfer to the Class B Lenders the rights being transferred, (D) to such Lender’s knowledge, there
are no claims made or threatened against such Class A Lender related to the Class A Advances that have not been disclosed to
the Class B Lenders prior to the payment of the Final Class A Purchase Price (and to the extent Class A Lenders provide
such disclosure after delivery of the Class B Buy-Out Notice from Class B Lenders, such Class B Buy-Out Notice may be
revoked in the sole and absolute discretion of the Class B Lenders (which such revocation, for the avoidance of doubt, shall automatically
and irrevocably terminate such Class B Buy-Out Right pursuant to this Section 8.11(a) with respect to the then
applicable Event(s) of Default and/or enforcement actions, but shall not waive any future Class B Buy-Out Right to the extent
such Event(s) of Default and/or enforcement actions are subsequently waived pursuant to this Agreement) and (E) no approval
of any Governmental Authority is required for the sale or transfer of the Class A Advances.
(v) The
assignment by each of the Class A Lenders of its right, title, and interest with respect to the Class A Advances and the Loan
Documents shall be at no expense to the Class B Lenders other than the payment of the Final Class A Purchase Price.
(vi) In
the event the Class B Lenders do not deliver a Class B Buy-Out Notice, then the Administrative Agent may sell, dispose or auction
off the Collateral in accordance with Section 8.1 or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
or Applicable Law and (A) Administrative Agent shall (I) provide Class B Lenders with at least ten (10) days advance
written notice of any Proposed Sale, (II) deliver to Class B Lenders any bid procedures and other notices or instructions provided
to other prospective or qualified purchasers or bidders with respect to such Proposed Sale at the same time such information is provided
to such prospective or qualified purchasers or bidders, (III) provide to the Class B Lenders all bid packages, information
memoranda or other information provided to, and grant Class B Lenders access to the Collateral, Borrower or any data room or other
information that is also afforded to, any other prospective purchasers or bidders in connection with such Proposed Sale at the same time
such information is provided, or access is granted, to such prospective purchasers or bidders, and (IV) not take any action to exclude
or preclude any Class B Lender from submitting a bid, offer, or from participating in, any Proposed Sale and (B) Administrative
Agent, Class A Lenders and Borrower agree that Class B Lenders may submit a bid or offer, and participate in, any Proposed
Sale in the same fashion and manner as any other third party purchaser or bidder that is participating in such Proposed Sale and that
the Class B Lenders may submit a credit bid as a component of their bid at such Proposed Sale and offset against a portion of the
purchase price for such Collateral the amount of any Obligations in respect of the Class B Advances, only to the extent that the
cash component of such offer is sufficient to pay in full in cash all Obligations under this Agreement owing to Administrative Agent
and the Class A Lenders (other than contingent indemnification obligations to the extent no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted)
in connection with the closing of such bid; provided, further, that, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 8.11(a) shall
preclude the Administrative Agent from (i) collecting and running off the Collateral, (ii) exercising rights and remedies other
than selling, disposing or auctioning off the Collateral or (iii) otherwise preparing to sell, dispose or auction off the Collateral,
in each case, during the Class B Buy-Out Option Exercise Period in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents (including complying with any obligations set forth in clauses (I) through (IV) above).
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(b) Class C
Buy-Out Right.
(i) At
any time following Administrative Agent’s taking any one or more of the enforcement actions described in Section 8.1
or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing for thirty (30) days, the Class C Lenders shall have the option to purchase
all (but not less than all) of the right, title, and interest of the Class A Lenders and the Class B Lenders in and to the
Obligations related to the Class A Advances and the Class B Advances subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 8.11(b) (the
“Class C Buy-Out Right”). Following any of the foregoing events and following a request from the Class C
Lenders, Administrative Agent shall deliver written notice to the Class C Lenders of (i) the nature of such Event of Default
or enforcement actions, as applicable, and (ii) the amount (with supporting detail) of the sum of (1) the Obligations related
to the Class A Advances and the Class B Advances then outstanding and unpaid as of such date, (2) an estimate of the Obligations
related to the Class A Advances and the Class B Advances expected to accrue through the Class C Buy-Out Option Exercise
Date (as defined below), including, as applicable, any Class A Exit Fee, (3) all then current and anticipated expenses and
indemnities for asserted claims to the extent owing to Class A Lenders and Class B Lenders by the Borrower in accordance with
this Agreement (collectively, the “Expected Class A-B Purchase Price”). Additionally, to the extent of any existing
Protective Advances or costs incurred by Administrative Agent at the direction of or with the support of the Class C Lenders, all
such additional amounts shall be automatically added to the Expected Class A-B Purchase Price.
(ii) The
Class C Lenders may exercise and consummate the Class C Buy-Out Right at any time for a period of thirty (30) calendar days
following the receipt of written notice of the Expected Class A-B Purchase Price (the “Class C Buy-Out Option Exercise
Period”). To exercise the Class C Buy-Out Right, the Class C Lenders shall deliver written notice (a “Class C
Buy-Out Notice”) to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall (i) be irrevocable (unless the Final Class C Purchase
Price (as defined below) is more than $150,000 higher than the Expected Class A-B Purchase Price, in which case, unless waived by
the Class A Lenders and the Class B Lenders, such Class C Buy-Out Notice may be revoked in the sole and absolute discretion
of the Class C Lenders at any time prior to the Class C Buy-Out Option Exercise Date (which such revocation, for the avoidance
of doubt, shall automatically and irrevocably terminate such Class C Buy-Out Right pursuant to this Section 8.11(b) with
respect to the then applicable Event(s) of Default and/or enforcement actions, but shall not waive any future Class C Buy-Out
Right to the extent such Event(s) of Default and/or enforcement actions are subsequently waived pursuant to the terms of this Agreement)
and (ii) specify the date (the “Class C Buy-Out Option Exercise Date”) on which the Class C Buy-Out
Right is to be exercised by the Class C Lenders, which date must be a Business Day no later than thirty (30) calendar days after
the date of delivery of the Expected Class A-B Purchase Price.
(iii) At
least two (2) Business Days prior to the Class C Buy-Out Option Exercise Date (and any delay in Administrative Agent sending
such notice shall automatically extend the Class C Buy-Out Exercise Date), the Administrative Agent shall deliver written notice
of the Final Class C Purchase Price (as defined below). On the Class C Buy-Out Option Exercise Date, the Class A Lenders
and the Class B Lenders shall sell to the Class C Lenders, and the Class C Lenders shall purchase from the Class A
Lenders and the Class B Lenders all of the right, title, and interest of the Class A Lenders and the Class B Lenders in
and to the Obligations related to the Class A Advances, the Class B Advances and the Loan Documents, in each case by paying
to the Class A Lenders and the Class B Lenders in cash a purchase price (the “Final Class A-B Purchase Price”)
equal to the sum of:
(A) the
Outstanding Legal Balance with respect to the Class A Advances, including accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and any unpaid fees
and other amounts, to the extent earned or due and payable in accordance with this Agreement, including any Class A Exit Fee;
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(B) the
Outstanding Legal Balance with respect to the Class B Advances, including accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and any unpaid fees
and other amounts, to the extent earned or due and payable in accordance with this Agreement;
(C) all
expenses and indemnities for asserted claims to the extent owing to Class A Lenders by the Borrower in accordance with this Agreement;
and
(D) all
expenses and indemnities for asserted claims to the extent owing to Class B Lenders by the Borrower in accordance with this Agreement.
(iv) Upon
the payment of the Final Class A-B Purchase Price by the Class C Lenders, each Class A Lender and Class B Lender
shall be deemed to represent and warrant to the Class C Lenders that (A) the Final Class A-B Purchase Price represents
the true, correct and accurate amount owing to the Class A Lenders and the Class B Lenders with respect to the Obligations
related to the Class A Advances and the Class B Advances, (B) such Class A Advances and Class B Advances are
being conveyed to the Class C Lenders free and clear of any Liens of the Class A Lenders and the Class B Lenders, (C) it
owns or has the right to transfer to the Class C Lenders the rights being transferred, (D) to such Lender’s knowledge,
there are no claims made or threatened against such Class A Lender related to the Class A Advances or such Class B Lenders
related to the Class B Advances, as applicable, that have not been disclosed to the Class C Lenders prior to the payment of
the Final Class A-B Purchase Price (and to the extent Class A Lenders and/or Class B Lenders provide such disclosure after
delivery of the Class C Buy-Out Notice from Class C Lenders, such Class C Buy-Out Notice may be revoked in the sole and
absolute discretion of the Class C Lenders (which such revocation, for the avoidance of doubt, shall automatically and irrevocably
terminate such Class C Buy-Out Right pursuant to this Section 8.11(b) with respect to the then applicable Event(s) of
Default and/or enforcement actions, but shall not waive any future Class C Buy-Out Right to the extent such Event(s) of Default
and/or enforcement actions are subsequently waived pursuant to this Agreement) and (E) no approval of any Governmental Authority
is required for the sale or transfer of the Class A Advances and the Class B Advances.
(v) The
assignment by each of the Class A Lenders and the Class B Lenders of its right, title, and interest with respect to the Class A
Advances, the Class B Advances and the Loan Documents shall be at no expense to the Class C Lenders other than the payment
of the Final Class A-B Purchase Price.
(vi) In
the event the Class C Lenders do not deliver a Class C Buy-Out Notice, then the Administrative Agent may sell, dispose or auction
off the Collateral in accordance with Section 8.1 or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
or Applicable Law and (A) Administrative Agent shall (I) provide Class C Lenders with at least ten (10) days advance
written notice of any Proposed Sale, (II) deliver to Class C Lenders any bid procedures and other notices or instructions provided
to other prospective or qualified purchasers or bidders with respect to such Proposed Sale at the same time such information is provided
to such prospective or qualified purchasers or bidders, (III) provide to the Class C Lenders all bid packages, information
memoranda or other information provided to, and grant Class C Lenders access to the Collateral, Borrower or any data room or other
information that is also afforded to, any other prospective purchasers or bidders in connection with such Proposed Sale at the same time
such information is provided, or access is granted, to such prospective purchasers or bidders, and (IV) not take any action to exclude
or preclude any Class C Lender from submitting a bid, offer, or from participating in, any Proposed Sale and (B) Administrative
Agent, Class A Lenders, Class B Lenders and Borrower agree that Class C Lenders may submit a bid or offer, and participate
in, any Proposed Sale in the same fashion and manner as any other third party purchaser or bidder that is participating in such Proposed
Sale and that the Class C Lenders may submit a credit bid as a component of their bid at such Proposed Sale and offset against a
portion of the purchase price for such Collateral the amount of any Obligations in respect of the Class C Advances, only to the
extent that the cash component of such offer is sufficient to pay in full in cash all Obligations under this Agreement owing to Administrative
Agent, the Class A Lenders and the Class B Lenders (other than contingent indemnification obligations to the extent no claim
giving rise thereto has been asserted) in connection with the closing of such bid; provided, further, that, for the avoidance
of doubt, nothing in this Section 8.11(b) shall preclude the Administrative Agent from (i) collecting and running
off the Collateral, (ii) exercising rights and remedies other than selling, disposing or auctioning off the Collateral or (iii) otherwise
preparing to sell, dispose or auction off the Collateral, in each case, during the Class C Buy-Out Option Exercise Period in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including complying with any obligations set forth in clauses (I) through
(IV) above).
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Section 9 CERTAIN
RIGHTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
9.1 Protection
of Collateral. Administrative Agent may, at any time and from time to time, take such actions as Administrative Agent reasonably
deems necessary or appropriate to protect Administrative Agent’s Liens and security interests in and to preserve the Collateral,
and to establish, maintain, and protect the enforceability of Administrative Agent’s rights with respect thereto, all at the expense
of Borrower. Borrower agrees to cooperate fully with all of Administrative Agent’s reasonable efforts to preserve the Collateral
and Administrative Agent’s Liens, security interests, and rights and will take such actions to preserve the Collateral and Administrative
Agent’s Liens, security interests, and rights as Administrative Agent may reasonably direct, including, without limitation, by
promptly paying, upon Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, all documentary stamp taxes or other Taxes that may be or may become
due in respect of any of the Collateral. All of Administrative Agent’s reasonable and documented expenses of preserving the Collateral
and its Liens and security interests and rights therein shall be added to the Obligations and secured by the Collateral.
9.2 Performance
by Administrative Agent. If Borrower fails to perform any agreement contained herein, subject to any notice or cure periods, Administrative
Agent may itself perform, or cause the performance of, such agreement, and the expenses of Administrative Agent incurred in connection
therewith shall be payable by Borrower. In no event, however, shall Administrative Agent have any obligation or duty whatsoever to perform
any covenant or agreement of Borrower contained herein, in any of the other Loan Documents, and any such performance by Administrative
Agent shall be wholly discretionary with Administrative Agent. The performance by Administrative Agent of any agreement or covenant of
Borrower on any occasion shall not give rise to any duty on the part of Administrative Agent to perform any such agreements or covenants
on any other occasion or at any time. In addition, Borrower acknowledges that Administrative Agent shall not at any time or under any
circumstances whatsoever have any duty to Borrower or to any other Person to exercise any of Administrative Agent’s rights or remedies
hereunder.
9.3 No
Liability of Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent is obligated to perform all of its covenants and obligations hereunder, subject
to all of the terms, provisions, and conditions hereof and of the other Loan Documents. However, neither the execution of this Agreement
or any of the other Loan Documents by Administrative Agent nor the exercise of any rights hereunder or thereunder by Administrative Agent
shall be construed in any way as an assumption by Administrative Agent of any obligations, responsibilities, or duties of Borrower arising
in connection with all or any portion of the Collateral, under any Applicable Laws, or in connection with any other business of Borrower
or the Collateral, nor shall it otherwise bind Administrative Agent to the performance of any obligations with respect to the Collateral,
it being expressly understood that Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to perform, observe, or discharge any obligation, responsibility,
duty, or liability of Borrower with respect to any of the Collateral, or under any Applicable Laws, including, but not limited to, appearing
in or defending any action, expending any money, or incurring any expense in connection therewith. Without limiting the foregoing, neither
this Agreement, any action or actions on the part of Administrative Agent taken hereunder nor the acquisition of the Receivables pledged
as Collateral, and/or the other Collateral by Administrative Agent prior to or following the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default
shall constitute an assumption by Administrative Agent of any obligations of Borrower with respect to the Collateral, or any documents
or instruments executed in connection therewith, and Borrower shall continue to be liable for all of its obligations thereunder or with
respect thereto. Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify (and at Administrative Agent’s option protect and defend), and hold the Indemnified
Administrative Agent Parties harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, causes of action, losses, damages, liabilities, suits,
costs, and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable costs of settlement, attorneys’ fees and court costs, asserted against
or incurred by any of the Indemnified Lender Parties by reason of, arising out of, or connected in any way with (a) any failure
or alleged failure of Borrower to perform any of its covenants or obligations with respect to all or any portion of the Collateral; (b) a
breach of any certification, representation, warranty, or covenant of Borrower set forth in any of the Loan Documents; (c) the ownership
of the Receivables pledged as Collateral, the other Collateral, and the rights, titles, and interests assigned hereby, or intended so
to be; (d) the debtor-creditor relationships between Borrower, on the one hand, and Administrative Agent (and their respective successors,
assigns, participants, and subparticipants), on the other; or (e) the Receivables pledged as Collateral, other than damages to the
extent caused by Administrative Agent’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct or a breach of the Administrative Agent’s
obligations under this Agreement and the Loan Documents. The obligations of Borrower to indemnify, protect, defend, and hold the Indemnified
Lender Parties harmless as provided in this Agreement are absolute, unconditional, present, and continuing, and shall not be dependent
upon or affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity, or enforceability of any claim, demand, or suit from which the Indemnified
Lender Parties are indemnified. The indemnity provisions in this Section 9.3 shall survive the Discharge of Secured Obligations
and the termination of this Agreement and remain binding and enforceable against Borrower, together with any of its successors and assigns.
If a court of competent jurisdiction should determine that Borrower is entitled to recover damages from the Indemnified Lender Parties
for any reason or upon any cause, claim, or counterclaim, in connection with the Loan or the transactions provided for or contemplated
pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Borrower stipulates and agrees that any such damages or awards shall be limited
to compensatory damages only, and that under no circumstances whatsoever shall the Indemnified Lender Parties be liable to Borrower,
or any Affiliate thereof for exemplary or punitive damages, all of which are hereby waived by Borrower.
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9.4 Right
to Defend Action Affecting Security. Administrative Agent may, at Borrower’s expense, appear in and defend any action or proceeding,
at law or in equity, that Administrative Agent in good faith believes may affect the Liens or security interests granted under this Agreement,
including, without limitation, with respect to the Receivables pledged as Collateral, the other Collateral, or Administrative Agent’s
rights under any of the Loan Documents.
9.5 Administrative
Agent’s Right of Set-Off. Each of Administrative Agent and each Lender shall have the right to set-off against any or all of
the Collateral any Obligations then due and unpaid by Borrower.
9.6 Notice
to Consumer Obligors. Borrower hereby authorizes Administrative Agent, and after the occurrence of a Backup Servicing Trigger Event,
the Backup Servicer (but neither Administrative Agent nor Backup Servicer shall be obligated), to communicate at any time and from time
to time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default with any Person primarily or secondarily liable under
a Receivable pledged as Collateral with regard to the Lien of Administrative Agent thereon and any other matter relating thereto, and,
at the request of Administrative Agent, Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent notifications to such Persons executed in blank
by Borrower and in form acceptable to Administrative Agent, pursuant to which such Persons are directed to remit all payments in respect
of the Collateral to the Borrower Collection Account or as Administrative Agent may otherwise require.
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9.7 Collection
of Receivables. Following the occurrence of a Backup Servicing Trigger Event Administrative Agent shall have the right to require
that all payments becoming due under the Receivables pledged as Collateral be paid directly to Administrative Agent, and Administrative
Agent is hereby authorized to receive, collect, hold, and apply the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. In the
event that following the occurrence of a Backup Servicing Trigger Event, Administrative Agent does not receive any amount due and payable
under any of such Receivables pledged as Collateral on or prior to the date upon which such installment becomes due, Administrative Agent
may, at its election (but without any obligation to do so), request Backup Servicer to give notice of such event of default to the defaulting
party or parties, and Administrative Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation), subject to the terms of such instruments, to
accelerate payment of the unpaid balance of any of such Receivables pledged as Collateral that are in default and to enforce any remedies
available to the holder of such Receivables, with respect to such event of default. Borrower hereby further authorizes, directs, and
empowers Administrative Agent (or any Person as may be designated by Administrative Agent in writing) to collect and receive all checks
and drafts evidencing such payments and to endorse such checks or drafts in the name of Borrower and, upon such endorsements, to collect
and receive the money therefor. Subject to Applicable Law, Borrower also authorizes Administrative Agent’s agents to conduct verifications
of such Receivables by contacting the related Consumer Obligors directly. The right to endorse checks and drafts granted pursuant to
the preceding sentence is irrevocable by Borrower, and the banks or banks paying such checks or drafts upon such endorsements, as well
as the signers of the same, shall be as fully protected as though the checks or drafts had been endorsed by Borrower.
9.8 Power
of Attorney. Borrower does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Administrative Agent as Borrower’s true and lawful agent
and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for Borrower, and in Borrower’s name, place, and stead, or otherwise, to
(a) endorse any checks, drafts, money orders and other instruments for the payment of money payable to Borrower in the name of Borrower
and in favor of Administrative Agent as provided in Section 9.7; (b) execute and/or file in the name of Borrower any
financing statements, amendments to financing statements, schedules to financing statements, releases or terminations thereof, assignments,
instruments or documents that it is obligated to execute and/or file under any of the Loan Documents (to the extent Borrower fails to
so execute and/or file any of the foregoing within two (2) Business Days of Administrative Agent’s request or the time
when Borrower is otherwise obligated to do so); (c) execute and/or file in the name of Borrower assignments, instruments, documents,
schedules and statements that it is obligated to give Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents (to the extent Borrower fails
to so execute and/or file any of the foregoing within two (2) Business Days of Administrative Agent’s request or the
time when Borrower is otherwise obligated to do so); (d) to demand and receive from time to time any and all property, rights, titles,
interests, and Liens (which are related to Administrative Agent’s Collateral) hereby sold, assigned, and transferred, or intended
so to be, and to give receipts for same; (e) upon a Backup Servicing Trigger Event, to collect all rent, revenues, and income, pursuant
to the terms of any Receivables or other item pledged as Collateral; (f) from time to time upon the occurrence and during the continuation
of an Event of Default, to institute and prosecute, in Administrative Agent’s own name, any and all proceedings at law, in equity,
or otherwise, that Administrative Agent may deem proper in order to collect, assert, or enforce any claim, right, or title, of any kind,
in and to the property, rights, titles, interests, and Liens hereby sold, assigned, or transferred, or intended so to be, and to defend
and compromise any and all actions, suits, or proceedings in respect of any of the said property, rights, titles, interests, and Liens,
including without limitation any and all claims that Borrower may have against any Servicer or the Subservicer under the Servicing Agreement;
and (g) upon a Backup Servicing Trigger Event, to change Borrower’s post office mailing addresses in connection with the Collateral
and do all and any such acts and things in relation to the Collateral as Administrative Agent shall in good faith deem advisable, to
make, create, maintain, continue, enforce or perfect Administrative Agent’s Lien on or rights in any Collateral. In addition, if
any Servicer breaches its obligation hereunder to direct payments or proceeds of any Collateral directly to a Specified Collection Account
as provided herein, Administrative Agent, as the irrevocably made, constituted and appointed true and lawful attorney for such Person
pursuant to this paragraph, may, by the signature or other act of any of Administrative Agent’s officers or authorized signatories
(without requiring any of them to do so), direct any federal, state or private payor or fiscal intermediary to pay such payments and
proceed or any other Collateral to the Borrower Collection Account or another account designated in writing by Administrative Agent.
Borrower hereby declares that the appointment made and the powers granted pursuant to this Section 9.8 are coupled with an
interest and are and shall be irrevocable by Borrower in any manner, or for any reason. On the Closing Date, Borrower shall deliver the
Borrower POA, which shall be in form and substance reflective of the foregoing.
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9.9 Relief
from Automatic Stay, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by law, in the event that Borrower shall make application for or seek relief
or protection under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Debtor Relief Laws, or in the event that any involuntary petition is filed against
Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or other Debtor Relief Laws and not dismissed with prejudice within forty-five (45) days, the automatic
stay provisions of section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code are hereby modified as to Administrative Agent to the extent necessary to implement
the provisions hereof permitting set-off and the filing of financing statements or other instruments or documents; and Administrative
Agent shall automatically and without demand or notice (each of which is hereby waived by Borrower) be entitled to immediate relief from
any automatic stay imposed by section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, on or against the exercise of the rights and remedies
otherwise available to Administrative Agent as provided in the Loan Documents.
9.10 Investigations
and Inquiries. Borrower hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to conduct such investigations and inquiries concerning Borrower,
any other Loan Party and the Collateral, as Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, deems necessary or desirable in connection
with its monitoring of the Loan and the Collateral therefor, and all such Persons of whom Administrative Agent may make such inquiry
are empowered to cooperate with, and to provide all requested information to, Administrative Agent.
9.11 Verification
of Use. Administrative Agent shall not be under any duty or obligation to ascertain the manner in which Borrower has used or will
use the proceeds of the Loan. Administrative Agent’s sole obligation shall be to advance the proceeds of the Loan subject to, and
in strict accordance with, the terms, provisions, and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Lenders’ obligation
to fund Advances is limited to the principal amount set forth herein. It is expressly understood that neither Administrative Agent nor
any Lender has any responsibility or obligation whatsoever to provide to Borrower any further financing outside of this Agreement and
the Loan Documents.
9.12 Due
Diligence. Borrower acknowledges that Administrative Agent has the right to perform continuing due diligence reviews with respect
to the Collateral, for purposes of verifying compliance with the representations, warranties, covenants and specifications made hereunder
or under any other Loan Document, or otherwise, and Borrower agrees that upon reasonable (but no less than ten (10) Business Days’)
prior notice to Borrower (provided that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, no
such prior notice shall be required), Administrative Agent or its authorized representatives will be permitted during normal business
hours to examine, inspect, make copies of, and make extracts of, the Credit Files and any and all documents, records, agreements, instruments
or information relating to such Collateral in the possession, or under the control, of Borrower, any other Loan Party, any Servicer or
the Subservicer. Borrower also shall make available to Administrative Agent, a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer or employee
for the purpose of answering questions respecting the Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower acknowledges
that Lenders shall make Advances against Eligible Receivables from Borrower based solely upon the information provided by Borrower to
Administrative Agent in the representations, warranties and covenants contained herein, and that Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders,
at its option, has the right, at any time to conduct a partial or complete due diligence review on some or all of the Collateral. In
addition, Administrative Agent has the right to perform continuing due diligence reviews of Borrower, any other Loan Party and the Subservicer.
Borrower and Administrative Agent further agree that, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the cost of only one
such due diligence review and/or any inspection pursuant to Section 6.1(f) per calendar year shall be paid by Borrower.
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9.13 Recovery
of Erroneous Payments. Without limitation of any other provision in this Agreement, if at any time Administrative Agent makes a payment
hereunder in error to any Lender, whether or not in respect of an Obligation due and owing by Borrower at such time, where such payment
is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such event, each Lender receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to Administrative
Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount received by such Lender in immediately available funds in the currency so received,
with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Rescindable Amount is received by it to but excluding the date of
payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by Administrative Agent in accordance
with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. Each Lender irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including any “discharge
for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of
a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its obligation to return any Rescindable Amount. Administrative Agent shall inform each
Lender promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Lender comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.
Section 10 TERM
OF AGREEMENT, INTENT OF PARTIES.
10.1 Term.
Subject to Sections 10.2 and 11.2, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, and the Liens and security
interests granted hereby and the duties, covenants, and liabilities of Borrower hereunder, and all the terms, conditions, and provisions
hereof relating thereto shall continue to be fully operative until the Discharge of the Secured Obligations has occurred. If the Discharge
of Secured Obligations has occurred (without giving effect to the proviso therein) and if, at such time, any Specified Claim exists,
then Borrower and Administrative Agent shall in good faith negotiate a Transaction Termination Collateral Package Event in respect of
such Specified Claim and upon consummation of such Transaction Termination Collateral Package Event, the Discharge of Secured Obligations
shall occur. Upon the occurrence of the Discharge of Secured Obligations, the Collateral shall be released from the Liens created hereby,
and, subject to Subject to Sections 10.2 and 11.2 and all other provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document
that survive the Discharge of the Secured Obligations in accordance with their terms, all Obligations (other than those expressly stated
to survive such termination) of Borrower and each other Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document (as applicable) shall terminate,
all without delivery of any instrument or any further action by any party, and all rights to any Collateral shall revert to Borrower,
all without recourse to or representation or warranty by Administrative Agent or any Lender, At the reasonable request of Borrower following
any such termination, Administrative Agent shall deliver to Borrower, at the sole expense of Borrower, any Collateral held by Administrative
Agent hereunder, and shall execute and deliver to Borrower, at the sole expense of Borrower, such documents as Borrower shall reasonably
request to evidence such release and termination, all without recourse to or representation or warranty by Administrative Agent or any
Lender.
10.2 Reinstatement.
Borrower expressly agrees that if Borrower makes a payment to Administrative Agent or any Lender, which payment or any part thereof is
subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, or otherwise required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver, or any
other party under any Debtor Relief Laws, state or federal law, common law, or equitable cause, then to the extent of such repayment,
the Obligations or any part thereof intended to be satisfied and the Liens and security interests provided for hereunder securing the
same shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if said payment had not been made. The parties hereto agree that it is
their intention that this Agreement constitutes a security agreement and Administrative Agent, shall have all of the rights of a secured
party under Applicable Law. The provisions of this Section 10.2 shall survive the Discharge of Secured Obligations and the
termination of this Agreement.
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Section 11 MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Notices.
Unless otherwise required or provided by this Agreement, all demands, notices, approvals and other communications hereunder (including
Borrower’s reporting obligations set forth herein) (individually and collectively, “Notices”) shall be in writing
and shall be served personally, delivered by Electronic Transmission or sent by a national overnight delivery or courier company, or
by United States registered or certified mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed as set forth below. Any such Notices
shall be deemed delivered upon delivery or refusal to accept delivery as indicated in writing by the Person attempting to make personal
service, on the United States Postal Service return receipt, or by similar written advice from the overnight delivery company; provided,
however, that if any such Notice shall be sent by Electronic Transmission to the email address, if any, set forth below, such
Notice shall be deemed given upon reply confirmation of receipt. Each party hereto shall make an ordinary, good faith effort to ensure
that it will accept or receive Notices that are given in accordance with this Section 11.1, and that any Person to be given
Notice actually receives such Notice. Any party to whom Notices are to be sent pursuant to this Agreement may from time to time change
its address, email for future communication hereunder by giving Notice in the manner prescribed herein to all other parties hereto, provided
that the address and/or email change shall not be effective until five (5) Business Days after the Notice of change has been
given.
If
to Lenders or Administrative Agent: as specified on Schedule 11.1.
If to Borrower:
With a copy
to (which shall not constitute notice):
TMX MP SPE, LLC
15 Bull Street, Suite 200
Savannah, GA 31401
Attention: Legal Department
Email: legal@titlemax.com
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
3000 Two Logan Square
Eighteenth and Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attention: J. Bradley Boericke
Telephone No.: 215-981-4790
Email: bradley.boericke@troutman.com
11.2 Survival.
All representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements made by Borrower herein, in the other Loan Documents, or in any other agreement,
document, instrument, or certificate delivered by or on behalf of Borrower under or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be considered
to have been relied upon by Administrative Agent and each Lender and shall survive the delivery to Administrative Agent and Lenders of
such Loan Documents (and each part thereof), regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of Administrative Agent or any Lender.
The provisions of Sections 6.1(o), 6.1(p), 9.3, 10.2 and 11.13 shall survive and remain in full
force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any provision hereof or thereof
11.3 Governing
Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY
CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS (EXCEPT FOR SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT
PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL LAW. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, LENDERS AND BORROWER AND ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY ASSERTING THE RIGHT TO MAINTAIN AN ACTION
UNDER TO THIS AGREEMENT, EACH IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE
FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DEFENSE
OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
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11.4 Limitation
on Interest. Each Lender and Borrower intend to comply at all times with all applicable usury laws. All agreements between each Lender
and Borrower, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are hereby limited so that in no contingency, whether
by reason of demand or acceleration of the maturity of the Loan and other Obligations, or otherwise, shall the interest contracted for,
charged, received, paid, or agreed to be paid to the applicable Lender exceed the highest lawful rate permissible under applicable usury
laws. If, from any circumstance whatsoever, fulfillment of any provision hereof or of any other Loan Document shall involve transcending
the limit of such validity prescribed by any law which a court of competent jurisdiction may deem applicable hereto, then ipso facto,
the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the limit of such validity; and if from any circumstance such Lender shall ever receive
anything of value deemed interest by Applicable Law that would exceed the highest lawful rate, such amount which would be excessive interest
shall be applied to the reduction of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive
interest exceeds the unpaid principal balance of the Loan, such excess shall be refunded to Borrower. All interest paid or agreed to
be paid to Lenders shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full
period until payment in full of the principal so that the interest on the Loan for such full period shall not exceed the highest lawful
rate. Borrower agrees that in determining whether or not any interest payment under the Loan Documents exceeds the highest lawful rate,
any non-principal payment (except payments specifically described in the Loan Documents as “interest”), including without
limitation, prepayment fees and late charges, shall, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, be deemed an expense, fee, premium,
or penalty rather than interest. Each Lender hereby expressly disclaims any intent to contract for, charge, or receive interest in an
amount that exceeds the highest lawful rate. The provisions of this Agreement and all other Loan Documents are hereby modified to the
extent necessary to conform to the limitations and provisions of this Section 11.4, and this Section 11.4 shall
govern over all other provisions in any document or agreement now or hereafter existing. This Section 11.4 shall never be
superseded or waived unless there is a written document executed by each Lender and Borrower expressly declaring the usury limitation
of this Agreement to be null and void, and no other method or language shall be effective to supersede or waive the terms of this Section 11.4.
11.5 Invalid
Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable
under present or future laws effective during the term thereof, such provision shall be fully severable, this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof
or thereof, and the remaining provisions hereof or thereof shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal,
invalid, or unenforceable provision or by its severance therefrom. Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that is
held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable in a particular jurisdiction shall remain valid and enforceable in all other jurisdictions.
Furthermore, in lieu of any such illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision, there shall be added automatically as a part of this Agreement
and/or the other Loan Documents (as the case may be) a provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision
as may be possible and be legal, valid, and enforceable.
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11.6 Transferability
of Loan Agreement; Loan Participations.
(a) This
Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns; provided, however, that:
(i) Borrower
may not transfer or assign any or all of its rights or obligations hereunder or thereunder without the prior written consent of the Required
Lenders and Administrative Agent which may be given or withheld for any reason or no reason;
(ii) a
Lender may at any time transfer and assign any or all of its rights or obligations hereunder or under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, the Loan or any Advance to any Eligible Assignee; provided, that the parties to such transfer and assignment shall
execute and deliver to Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500.00;
provided that Administrative Agent hereby waives such processing and recordation fee in connection with any assignment effected
pursuant to Section 2.12(a); and
(iii) a
Lender may at any time sell participations in any or all of its rights or obligations hereunder or under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, the Loan or any Advance to one or more Persons without the prior consent of Borrower (provided that so long as
no Event of Default exists, no such sale of participation shall be made to a Person that is a Competitor or a DQ Lender).
For the avoidance of doubt if a Lender has more
than one Commitment and elects to assign all or a portion of a Commitment, such Lender shall not be required to assign any portion of
any other Commitment it holds.
In connection with any such transfer, assignment
or sale or proposed transfer, assignment or sale, the applicable Lender may furnish any information concerning the Loan Documents, any
Loans, Advances, or Borrower to such actual or potential transferees, assignees or participant; provided that the actual or potential
transferee, assignee or participant agrees to keep all such information confidential on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Upon request, Lender agrees to provide Borrower with current tax documents to certify Lender’s entitlement to an exemption from,
or reduction in, United States withholding Tax.
(b) To
the extent that a Lender sells a participation, Administrative Agent shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of
Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts and interest of each
participant’s interest in the Loan or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”);
provided that Lender shall not have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity
of any participant or any information relating to a participant’s interest in any loans or its other obligations under any Loan
Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such loan or other obligation is in
registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.
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11.7 Amendments
and Waivers. No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or
consent to any departure by Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall in any event be effective without the written concurrence
of the Required Lenders, Administrative Agent and the applicable Loan Parties; provided, that any such amendment, modification,
termination, waiver or consent which:
(a) (i) reduces
or forgives any principal amount of any Loan; (ii) postpones the scheduled end of the Draw Period or changes the Maturity Date (or
any defined terms used therein); (iii) postpones the date or reduces the amount of any scheduled payment (but not prepayment) of
principal of the Loan or provides for any reduction of the Commitment; (iv) postpones the date on which any interest or any fees
are payable; (v) increases or decreases the interest rate borne by any of the Advances (other than any waiver of any increase in
the interest rate applicable to any of the Advances following any Default or Event of Default) or the amount of any fees payable hereunder;
(vi) extends the Maturity Date; (vii) changes in any manner or waives the provisions contained in this Section 11.7,
or (viii) changes in any manner or waives the provisions contained in Section 2.6(b), in each case with respect to the
foregoing clauses (a)(i) through (a)(viii), shall be effective only if evidenced by a writing signed by or on behalf of each affected
Lender and Administrative Agent;
(b) changes
in any manner any provisions of Section 2.1(b), 2.5(b) and 2.6(n) shall be effective only if evidenced
by a writing signed by or on behalf of all the Lenders and Administrative Agent;
(c) (i) changes
in any manner any provisions of Section 2.7 or 2.8 or Schedule 2.6(b); or (ii) changes in any manner (including
by amending, modifying or waiving any component definition thereof) the definition of “Borrowing Base”, “Class A
Advance Rate”, “Class A Applicable Margin”, “Class A Borrowing Base”, “Class A Borrowing
Base Shortfall”, “Class A Exit Fee”, “Class A Interest Rate”, “Class B Advance Rate”,
“Class B Applicable Margin”, “Class B Borrowing Base”, “Class B Borrowing Base Shortfall”,
“Class B Interest Rate”, “Class C Advance Rate”, “Class C Applicable Margin”, “Class C
Borrowing Base”, “Class C Borrowing Base Shortfall”, “Class C Interest Rate”, “Percentage
Share”, “Required Lenders” or any definition used in any of them, in each case with respect to the foregoing clauses
(c)(i) and (c)(ii), shall be effective only if evidenced by a writing signed by or on behalf of the Required Lenders, Lenders holding
in excess of 50.00% of the aggregate Outstanding Legal Balance of the Class C Loans (to the extent not the same Lenders constituting
“Required Lenders” as of such date) and Administrative Agent;
(d) (i) releases
all or substantially all of the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in any applicable Loan Document, or (ii) amends
the definition of the obligations secured by any of the Collateral, in each case with respect to the foregoing clauses (d)(i) and
(d)(ii),shall be effective only if evidenced by a writing signed by or on behalf of each of the Lenders and Administrative Agent;
(e) releases
or terminates any of the Guaranty Agreements except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in any of the Loan Documents shall be effective
only if evidenced by a writing signed by or on behalf of each of the Lenders and Administrative Agent;
(f) changes
any provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend, modify or terminate any rights hereunder
or make a determination or grant any consent hereunder, shall be effective only if evidenced by a writing signed by or on behalf of each
of the Lenders and Administrative Agent; and
(g) enter
into or consent to any amendment, supplement or other modification to this Agreement or any other Loan Document which disproportionately
and adversely affects any Class C Lender hereunder or thereunder compared to the other Lenders (without taking into effect the contractual
priorities established herein among the classes of Lenders and their relative rights and economic benefits set forth herein), without
the prior written consent of the related Class Majority Lenders.
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In addition, (i) no amendment, modification,
termination or waiver of any provision of any Note shall be effective without the written concurrence of Lender which is the holder of
that Note, provided that the amendment to definitions set forth in this Agreement shall not be subject to this clause, (iii) no
increase in the Commitment of any Lender over the amount thereof then in effect shall be effective without the written concurrence of
that Lender, (iv) no amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of Section 11 or of any other provision
of this Agreement which, by its terms, expressly requires the approval or concurrence of any Lenders and Administrative Agent shall be
effective without the written concurrence of each such Lender and Administrative Agent and (v) no amendment or modification of any
priority of Liens in the Collateral shall be effective without the consent of Administrative Agent; provided, that, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend any provision of the Loan Documents
(and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document) if Administrative
Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error, ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or omission of
a technical or immaterial nature in any such provision. Administrative Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, with the concurrence
of the Required Lenders, execute amendments, modifications, waivers or consents on behalf of the Required Lenders. Any waiver or consent
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. No notice to or demand on any Loan
Party in any case shall entitle any Loan Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. Any amendment,
modification, termination, waiver or consent effected in accordance with this Section 11.7 shall be binding upon Administrative
Agent and Lenders at the time outstanding, each future Lender and, if signed by the Loan Parties, on the Loan Parties. For the avoidance
of doubt, to the extent that Administrative Agent is expressly entitled herein to act in its discretion (whether sole discretion, Permitted
Discretion or otherwise) or to grant or withhold consent, such exercise of discretion or granting or withholding of consent shall not
itself constitute an amendment to or modification of this Agreement. In no event will Borrower be required to give notice to, provide
reports or financial statements to, obtain consent from, receive notices from (including, without limitation, notices of Defaults or
Events of Defaults) or provide inspection rights to more than a single Lender under this Agreement and Borrower is authorized to deal
solely and exclusively with Administrative Agent on behalf of any Person that may hold a beneficial interest in the Loan.
11.8 Counterparts;
Effectiveness. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect
as if the signature thereto and hereto were on the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective upon Administrative Agent’s
receipt of one or more counterparts hereof signed by Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders. This Agreement and each of the other
Loan Documents may be executed and delivered by facsimile, portable document format (.pdf), or other Electronic Transmission all with
the same force and effect as if the same was a fully executed and delivered original manual counterpart. Delivery of an executed electronic
signature page of this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents by facsimile, portable document format (.pdf), or Electronic
Transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof and each party to this Agreement and each of
the other Loan Documents agrees that it will be bound by its own signature and that it accepts the facsimile, portable document format
(.pdf), or other electronic signature of each other party to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents. For the avoidance of
doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance by Administrative Agent of a manually
signed paper Agreement or any Loan Document which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned portable format (.pdf)), or
an electronically signed Agreement or any Loan Document converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. Administrative
Agent may, at its option, create one or more copies of such Agreement in an electronic form, which shall be deemed created in the ordinary
course of Administrative Agent’s business, and destroy the original paper document. Administrative Agent may also require that
any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually signed original thereof; provided, however, that the failure to request
or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile, portable document format (.pdf), or other Electronic Transmission
document or signature. The words “execution,” “executed,” “signed,” “signature,” and
words of like import in this paragraph shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form,
each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based
recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any Applicable Laws, including the Federal Electronic
Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state
laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
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11.9 Lenders
Not Fiduciaries or Principals. The relationship between Borrower and each Lender hereunder is solely that of debtor and creditor,
and neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary, principal and agent, or other special relationship with Borrower,
and no term or provision of any of the Loan Documents shall be construed so as to deem the relationship between Borrower, on the one
hand, and Administrative Agent or any Lender, on the other hand, to be other than that of debtor and creditor. Nothing herein or in any
of the other Loan Document shall be construed to create (and each Lender hereby expressly disclaims) any relationship of principal and
agent between either of any Servicer and the Backup Servicer, on the one hand, and each Lender, on the other hand.
11.10 Release
and Return of Receivables. In the event that the Discharge of Secured Obligations has occurred, then contemporaneously therewith
Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to Borrower a release of the Collateral, and, within a reasonable time thereafter, redeliver
to Borrower all of the originals of the outstanding Receivable pledged as Collateral free and clear of any Liens or encumbrances by any
Person claiming by, through, or under Administrative Agent, together with any other nonrecourse Collateral reassignment documents requested
and prepared by Borrower, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, free and clear of any Liens or encumbrances by any Person claiming
by, through, or under Administrative Agent.
11.11 Accounting
Principles. Where the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of income or expense is required to be determined or
any consolidation or other accounting computation is required to be made for the purposes of this Agreement, the same shall be determined
or made in accordance with GAAP consistently applied at the time in effect, to the extent applicable. If at any time any change in GAAP
would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either Borrower or Required Lenders
shall so request, Administrative Agent, Lenders and Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve
the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of Required Lenders); provided that, until
so amended: (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein; and
(ii) Borrower shall provide to Administrative Agent and Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement
or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and
after giving effect to such change in GAAP.
11.12 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, including the exhibits and schedules hereto, and the other Loan Documents, including the exhibits and
schedules to them, comprise the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements
and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, may not be changed or terminated
orally or by course of conduct, and shall be deemed effective as of the date hereof.
11.13 Litigation.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, BORROWER, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS HEREBY KNOWINGLY,
VOLUNTARILY, INTENTIONALLY, AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR
DEFEND OR CLARIFY ANY RIGHT, POWER, REMEDY, OR DEFENSE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THEREIN, WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT OR CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT,
COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY; AND EACH AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING
SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A JUDGE AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. BORROWER, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS FURTHER WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE
ANY SUCH LITIGATION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL HAS BEEN WAIVED WITH ANY OTHER LITIGATION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT OR HAS NOT BEEN WAIVED.
FURTHER, BORROWER HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OR AGENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT’S OR ANY LENDER’S COUNSEL, HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH LENDER WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF
SUCH LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL PROVISION. BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ARE
A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S AND EACH LENDER’S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
The waiver and stipulations of Borrower, Administrative Agent and each Lender in this Section 11.13 shall survive the final
payment or performance of all of the Obligations and the resulting termination of this Agreement.
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11.14 Incorporation
of Exhibits and Schedules. This Agreement, together with all exhibits and schedules hereto, constitute one document and agreement
that is referred to herein by the use of the defined term “Agreement.” Such exhibits and schedules are incorporated herein
as though fully set out in this Agreement. The definitions contained in any part of this Agreement shall apply to all parts of this Agreement.
11.15 Directly
or Indirectly. Where any provision in the Agreement refers to action to be taken by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited
from taking, such provisions shall be applicable, whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Person.
11.16 Captions.
Section captions have been included in this Agreement for convenience of reference only and should not be relied upon or used in
interpreting the meaning or intent of any provision hereof.
11.17 Gender.
Words of any gender in this Agreement shall include both genders, where appropriate.
11.18 No
Duty. All attorneys, accountants, appraisers, consultants, custodians, and other professionals retained by Administrative Agent in
connection with the Loan shall have the right to act exclusively in the interest of Administrative Agent and shall have no duty of disclosure,
duty of loyalty, duty of care, or other duty or obligation of any kind or nature whatsoever to Borrower or any other Person.
11.19 Confidentiality.
Each of the Loan Parties, on the one hand, and Administrative Agent and each Lender, on the other hand, agrees, and agrees to cause each
of its Affiliates, (i) not to transmit or disclose any Confidential Information (defined below) of the other to any Person without
the prior written consent of the Loan Parties (if such disclosure is to be made by Administrative Agent or a Lender) or Administrative
Agent or a Lender (if such disclosure is to be made by any Loan Party), other than disclosures by Borrower to its own Affiliates, and
their directors, officers, employees, co-investors, potential financing sources, attorneys and accountants and for disclosures by Administrative
Agent or a Lender to its own Affiliates and their directors, officers, employees, co-investors, potential financing sources, attorneys
and accountants, in each case who are bound by duty of confidentiality, or as required by (or deemed by such Person to be necessary or
advisable in order to comply with) any Applicable Law, order, rule or regulation of or subpoena, document request or inspection
by, any Governmental Authority, (ii) to inform all Persons of the confidential nature of the Loan Documents and to direct them not
to disclose the same to any other Person and to require each of them to be bound by these provisions. Administrative Agent and each Lender
reserves the right to review and approve all materials that Borrower or any of its Affiliates prepares that contain Administrative Agent’s
or a Lender’s name or describe or refer to any Loan Document, any of the terms thereof or any of the transactions contemplated
thereby. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates to, use Administrative Agent’s or a Lender’s name
(or the name of any of Administrative Agent’s or a Lender’s Affiliates) in connection with any of its business operations,
other than with respect to disclosure to lenders or investors to the extent required in connection with any financing or investment in
Borrower or any other Loan Party provided such lenders or investors agree to abide by the terms of this Section 11.19. Nothing
contained in any Loan Document is intended to permit or authorize Borrower or any of its Affiliates to contract on behalf of Administrative
Agent or any Lender. Further, Borrower hereby agrees that Administrative Agent or a Lender or any Affiliate of Administrative Agent or
a Lender may (i) disclose a general description of transactions arising under the Loan Documents for advertising, marketing or other
similar purposes and (ii) subject to Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), use Borrower’s
name, logo or other indicia germane to such party in connection with such advertising, marketing or other similar purposes.
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“Confidential Information”
means all non-public, confidential or proprietary information disclosed before, on or after the date hereof, by a Loan Party, Administrative
Agent or a Lender, as applicable (a “Disclosing Party”) to the other (a “Recipient”) or its Affiliates,
or to any of such Recipient’s or its Affiliates’ employees, officers, directors, partners, shareholders, agents, attorneys,
accountants or advisors (collectively, “Representatives”), including, without limitation: (i) all information
concerning the Disclosing Party’s and its Affiliates’, and their customers’, suppliers’ and other third parties’
past, present and future business affairs including, without limitation, finances, customer information, supplier information, products,
services, organizational structure and internal practices, forecasts, sales and other financial results, records and budgets, and business,
marketing, development, sales and other commercial strategies; and (ii) any third-party confidential information included with,
or incorporated in, any information provided by the Disclosing Party to the Recipient or its Representatives. All of the provisions of
the Loan Documents shall also constitute “Confidential Information.”
Except as required by Applicable
Laws, the term “Confidential Information” as used in this Agreement shall not include information that: (i) at the time
of disclosure is, or thereafter becomes, generally available to and known by the public other than as a result of, directly or indirectly,
any violation of this Agreement by the Recipient or any of its Representatives, (ii) at the time of disclosure is, or thereafter
becomes, available to the Recipient on a non-confidential basis from a third-party source, provided that such third party is not and
was not prohibited from disclosing such Confidential Information to the Recipient by a contractual obligation to the Disclosing Party,
(iii) was known by or in the possession of the Recipient or its Representatives, as established by documentary evidence, prior to
being disclosed by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party pursuant to this Agreement; or was or is independently developed by the Recipient,
as established by documentary evidence, without reference to or use of, in whole or in part, any of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential
Information.
11.20 Borrower’s
Acknowledgment. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Administrative Agent and each Lender is not under any obligation to enter into
any other agreement or perform any other services for Borrower except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or the Loan Documents.
Any other transaction or relationship between Borrower and Administrative Agent or a Lender shall be evidenced by other documentation,
shall be separate and independent from the Obligations, and shall have no effect on Borrower’s obligations to Administrative Agent
or each Lender with respect to the Loan or Administrative Agent’s or each Lender’s remedies under the Loan Documents. Borrower
acknowledges and agrees that no discussions or oral agreements heretofore or hereafter occurring between Borrower and Administrative
Agent or a Lender shall have any legal effect unless embodied in a written agreement executed by all relevant parties. Furthermore, no
other written agreement between the parties and their Affiliates and the performance of the parties thereunder shall have any legal effect
whatsoever on Borrower’s obligations or Administrative Agent’s or each Lender’s remedies under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents.
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11.21 No
Offset. Borrower understands and agrees that, subject to Section 2.10 with respect to Taxes, Borrower’s payment obligations
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are absolute and unconditional without any right of rescission, setoff, counterclaim or
defense for any reason against Administrative Agent or Lenders notwithstanding any damage to, defects in or destruction of any Collateral
or any other event. Except as expressly provided for herein, Borrower hereby waives (a) demand, presentment, protest, all defenses
and (b) any rights of rescission, setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment with respect to any and all instruments and all notices
and demands of any description. Borrower hereby waives any and all defenses and counterclaims it may have or could interpose in any action
or procedure brought by Administrative Agent to obtain an order of court recognizing the assignment of, or lien of Administrative Agent
in and to, any Collateral.
11.22 Waiver
of Consequential Damages. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY
LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING
IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT.
11.23 Time
of Essence. Time is of the essence for the performance of the obligations of the Loan Parties set forth in this Agreement and the
Loan Documents.
11.24 Administrative
Agent’s Discretion.
(a) In
every instance in the Loan Documents where Administrative Agent has discretion to review or approve of any aspect of the Receivables
pledged as Collateral, the Consumer Obligors, the Underwriting Guidelines, or any other policies or procedures related to origination,
administration and servicing of the Receivables, Borrower agrees that Administrative Agent has no duty of any kind to Borrower, any other
Loan Party or the Consumer Obligors with respect to any aspect of the underwriting, origination, administration or servicing of the Receivables
in accordance with Applicable Laws, and that such duty remains solely the responsibility of Borrower and each other Loan Party. Borrower
agrees that neither Borrower nor any other Loan Party are relying on, or will rely on, any legal, underwriting or other advice of Administrative
Agent in connection with the foregoing.
(b) Each
of Administrative Agent and the Class Majority Lenders shall have the unilateral right to remove any state as an Applicable State
upon the occurrence of a Regulatory Action with respect to such state; provided, however, that with Administrative Agent’s
and the Required Lenders’ consent, which may be granted or withheld in their sole discretion, such state may be reinstated as an
Applicable State upon (i) the favorable resolution of such Regulatory Action in such state, or (ii) further consultation with
Borrower with respect to such Regulatory Action, and Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders taking into account, among other things,
the specific circumstances underlying such Regulatory Action and any other fact or circumstance Borrower, Administrative Agent or Required
Lenders may consider relevant to the determination in connection with the Originators’ historical receivables origination, holding,
servicing and/or collection activities; provided further, to the extent that any Ineligible Receivable would have been an Eligible
Receivable but for Administrative Agent or Required Lenders’ removal of an Applicable State pursuant hereto, such Ineligible Receivable
shall be deemed an Eligible Receivable for twenty (20) calendar days from and after the date of such removal.
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11.25 Not
a Security. Each party hereto hereby represents and warrants to the other party that (a) each party does not consider the rights
and obligations under this Agreement, the Notes, or any other Loan Document to constitute the “purchase” or “sale”
of a “security” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Rule l0b-5
promulgated thereunder, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, or any other applicable securities statute or law, as amended and in effect
from time to time, or any rule or regulation under any of the foregoing, (b) each party has no expectation that it will derive
profits from the efforts of the other party or any third party in respect of the rights and obligations under this Agreement, the Notes,
or any other Loan Document, and (c) this Agreement, the Notes, and the other Loan Documents merely constitute a commercial transaction
by such party with the other party and do not represent an “investment” (as that term is commonly understood) in the other
party.
11.26 Limitation
of Liability. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Agreement is executed and delivered
by BasePoint Capital II, LLC (“Administrator”), not individually or personally but solely as administrator of BP Commercial
Funding Trust II, Series SPL-XVI, in its capacity as Administrative Agent and a Lender, in the exercise of the powers and authority
conferred and vested in it under that certain Trust Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2022, and Series Trust Supplement No. 16
thereto, dated as of October 5, 2022 (collectively, as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time), (b) any representations,
undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of BP Commercial Funding Trust II, Series SPL-XVI, in its capacity as Administrative
Agent and/or a Lender, are made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements by Administrator but is made
and intended for the purpose for binding only BP Commercial Funding Trust II, Series SPL-XVI, in its capacity as Administrative
Agent and a Lender, as the case may be, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Administrator,
individually or personally, to perform any covenant either express or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly
waived by the parties hereto and any person or entity claiming by, through or under the parties hereto, and (d) under no circumstances
shall Administrator be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of BP Commercial Funding Trust II, Series SPL-XVI,
in its capacity as Administrative Agent or a Lender, hereto or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation,
warranty or covenant made or undertaken by BP Commercial Funding Trust II, Series SPL-XVI, in its capacity as Administrative Agent
or a Lender, under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the other related documents or otherwise.
11.27 General
Rules.
(i) Unless
the context otherwise clearly requires, the meaning of a defined term is applicable equally to the singular and plural forms thereof.
(ii) The
words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not
to any particular provision of this Agreement.
(iii) The
word “documents” includes instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, indentures, notices and other writings, however
evidenced.
(iv) The
words “include” and “including” are not limiting and the word “or” is not exclusive.
(v) 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.”
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(vi) Unless
the context otherwise clearly requires, the words “property,” “properties,” “asset” and “assets”
refer to both personal property (whether tangible or intangible) and real property.
(vii) Unless
the context otherwise clearly requires: (A) Article, Section, subsection, clause, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this
Agreement; (B) references to documents (including this Agreement) shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other
modifications thereto, but only to the extent such amendments and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of any Loan Document;
(C) references to any statute or regulation are to be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating,
amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting the statute or regulation; and (D) references to any Person shall be deemed to
include such Person’s successors and assigns.
Section 12 ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT
12.1 Appointment
of Authorization of Administrative Agent. Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints Administrative Agent to act on its behalf as Administrative
Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. Administrative Agent may, and each Lender authorizes Administrative Agent to, enter
into all Loan Documents to which Administrative Agent is intended to be a party and accept all Loan Documents, and take such actions
on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such
actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12 are solely for the benefit of
Administrative Agent and Lenders, and neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of
any of such provisions.
12.2 Rights
as a Lender. If the Person serving as Administrative Agent hereunder is also a “Lender”, such Person shall have
the same rights and powers in such capacity(ies) as any other Person in such capacity(ies) and may exercise the same as though it were
not Administrative Agent. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in
any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the
Borrower as if such Person were not Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to any other Lender.
12.3 Exculpatory
Provisions. Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other
Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Administrative Agent:
(a) No
Fiduciary Duties. Shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and
is continuing;
(b) No
Obligations Regarding Certain Actions. Shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers,
except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that Administrative Agent is required
to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of Lenders as shall be expressly provided
for herein or in any other Loan Documents, as applicable); provided that Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action
that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document
or Applicable Law; and
(c) Disclosure
Obligations. Shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall
not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Loan Parties or any of their Affiliates that is communicated
to or obtained by the Person serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
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(d) Limitation
on Liability. Shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it: (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required
Lenders (or such other number or percentage of Lenders as shall be necessary, or as Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith
shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 8.1 and Section 11.7); or (ii) in the
absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under the terms of the Loan Documents. Administrative
Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default, unless and until Borrower, any other Loan Party, or a Lender provides written
notice to Administrative Agent describing such Default.
(e) No
Further Inquiry. Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into: (A) any statement,
warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (B) the contents of any certificate,
report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith; (C) the performance or observance
of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default; (D) the
validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument
or document; or (E) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Section 4 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm
receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to Administrative Agent.
(f) Reimbursement
by Lenders; Indemnification.
(i) If
Borrower for any reason fails to pay when due any amount that it is required to pay under Section 6.1(p) to Administrative
Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or any Indemnified Lender Party of Administrative Agent, each Lender severally agrees to pay to Administrative
Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such Indemnified Lender Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (based on its
Percentage Shares (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid
amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be,
was incurred by or asserted against Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or any Indemnified Lender Party of Administrative Agent
acting for Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in connection with such capacity.
(ii) Each
Lender, severally and not (A) jointly or (B) jointly and severally, agrees to reimburse and indemnify and hold harmless Administrative
Agent and its officers, directors, managers, members, equity owners, employees, attorneys and agents (to the extent not reimbursed by
Borrower or any other Loan Party), ratably according to its respective Percentage Share in effect on the date on which indemnification
is sought under this Section 12.3(f)(ii) of the total outstanding Obligations (or, if indemnification is sought after
the date upon which the Advances shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with its Percentage Share immediately prior to such
date of the total outstanding Obligations), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses, advances, or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by,
or asserted against Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, managers, members, equity owners, employees, attorneys or
agents in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by Administrative
Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for the
payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses, advances
or disbursements to the extent resulting from Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction on a final and non-appealable basis. The obligations of Lenders under this Section 12.3(f) shall
survive the Discharge of Secured Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
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12.4 Reliance
by Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon,
any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet
or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated
by the proper Person. Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have
been made by the proper Person and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder
to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a specified Lender, Administrative Agent may presume
that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender, unless Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such
Lender prior to the making of such Loan. Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for Borrower), independent
accountants and other experts it selects and shall not be liable for any action it takes or does not take in accordance with the advice
of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
12.5 Delegation
of Duties. Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other
Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents it appoints. Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all
of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Section 12
shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent and shall apply to their
respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, as well as activities as Administrative
Agent. Administrative Agent shall not be liable for the actions or inactions of any sub-agent.
12.6 Resignation
of Administrative Agent.
(a) Administrative
Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the
Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank, or a Lender or a participant
which would qualify as an Eligible Assignee, or an Affiliate of any such bank, or an Affiliate of a Lender or a participant which would
qualify as an Eligible Assignee; provided, that no consultation of Borrower shall be required at any time after the occurrence
and during the continuance of an Event of Default. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Lenders and shall have accepted
such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day
as shall be agreed by the Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may
(but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth
above. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation
Effective Date.
(b) At
any time, the Required Lenders may, by notice in writing to Borrower and to the Person that is then the Administrative Agent, remove
such Person as Administrative Agent and, in consultation with Borrower, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so
appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed
by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance
with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.
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(c) With
effect from the Resignation Effective Date (1) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by Administrative Agent on behalf
of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until
such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to
be made by, to or through Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Lenders
appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative
Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring
Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under
the other Loan Documents. The fees payable by Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its
predecessor unless otherwise agreed between Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Section 12 and Section 6.1(p) shall
continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect
of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
12.7 Non-Reliance
on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.
(a) Each
Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon Administrative Agent, any other Lender or any of their Related
Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter
into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon Administrative Agent, any other
Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue
to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement
or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
(b) Each
Lender acknowledges that, in addition to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, Administrative Agent may be engaged in
other transactions with any of the Loan Parties and their Affiliates and each Lender hereby waives any conflict that may result from
Administrative Agent acting as an administrative agent under other credit facilities with Parent and/or any of its Affiliates or as a
direct or indirect equity holder of Parent.
12.8 Administrative
Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether
the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether
Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all
other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims
of Lenders and Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of Lenders
and Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due Lenders and Administrative Agent under Section 6.1(p))
allowed in such judicial proceeding; and (b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such
claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official
in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to Administrative Agent and, in the event that
Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to Lenders, to pay to Administrative Agent any amount due
for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other
amounts due Administrative Agent under Section 6.1(p). Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize Administrative
Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition
affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender
in any such proceeding.
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12.9 Collateral
Matters.
(a) Directions
by Lenders. Each Lender hereby, irrevocably authorizes and directs Administrative Agent: (i) to enter into the Loan Documents
for the benefit of such Person; (ii) without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any such Person from time to
time prior to an Event of Default, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Loan Documents that may be necessary to perfect
and maintain perfected the Liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Loan Documents; (iii) to release any Lien on any property
granted to or held by Administrative Agent under any Loan Document: (A) upon the discharge of secured Obligations; (B) that
is sold or to be sold as part of or in connection with any asset sale or other disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan
Document; (C) subject to Section 11.7, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders; or (D) in
connection with any foreclosure sale or other disposition of Collateral after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default; and (iv) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to
the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by this Agreement or any other Loan Document. Upon request by Administrative
Agent at any time, each Lender will confirm in writing Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest
in particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 12.9.
(b) Certain
Actions by Administrative Agent. Subject to Section 12.9(a)(iii) and Section 12.9(a)(iv), Administrative
Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release
or subordination of Liens granted to Administrative Agent herein or pursuant hereto upon the applicable Collateral; provided that:
(i) Administrative Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms that, in Administrative Agent’s opinion,
would expose Administrative Agent to or create any liability or entail any consequence other than the release or subordination of such
Liens without recourse or warranty; and (ii) such release or subordination shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the
Obligations or any Liens upon (or obligations of Borrower or any other Loan Party in respect of) all interests retained by Borrower or
any other Loan Party, including the proceeds of the sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral. In the event
of any sale or transfer of Collateral, or any foreclosure with respect to any of the Collateral, Administrative Agent shall be authorized
to deduct all expenses reasonably incurred by Administrative Agent from the proceeds of any such sale, transfer or foreclosure.
(c) No
Obligations Regarding Certain Actions. Administrative Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Lender or any other Person
to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by Borrower or any other Loan Party or is cared for, protected or insured or that the
Liens granted to Administrative Agent herein or in any of the Loan Documents or pursuant hereto or thereto have been properly or sufficiently
or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising
at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available
to Administrative Agent in this Section 12.9 or in any of the Loan Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect
of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, Administrative Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate,
in its sole discretion, given Administrative Agent’s own interest in the Collateral as one of the Lenders.
(d) Appointment
of Lenders as Agents. Each Lender hereby appoints each other such Person as agent for the purpose of perfecting Administrative Agent’s
or such Person’s security interest in assets that, in accordance with Article 9 or Division 9 (as applicable) of the Uniform
Commercial Code, can be perfected only by possession. Should any such Person (other than Administrative Agent) obtain possession of any
such Collateral, such Person shall notify Administrative Agent thereof, and, promptly upon Administrative Agent’s request therefor,
shall deliver such Collateral to Administrative Agent or in accordance with Administrative Agent’s instructions.
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(e) Credit
Bidding. The Lenders irrevocably authorize Administrative Agent, at any time upon the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit
bid all or any portion of the Obligations in any foreclosure sale relating to the Collateral. Each Lender agrees that, except as otherwise
provided in any Loan Documents or with the written consent of Administrative Agent and Lenders, it will not take any enforcement action,
accelerate Obligations under any Loan Documents, or exercise any right that it might otherwise have under Applicable Laws to credit bid
at foreclosure sales, UCC sales or other similar dispositions of Collateral.
(f) Intercreditor
Agreement. Each Lender authorizes and instructs Administrative Agent to enter into the Specified Collection Accounts Intercreditor
Agreement on behalf of the Lenders and to take all actions (and executed all documents) required (or deemed advisable) by it in accordance
with the terms of the Specified Collection Accounts Intercreditor Agreement.
12.10 Certain
ERISA Matters.
(a) Each
Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the
date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative
Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following
is and will be true:
(i) such
Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise for purposes of Title I
of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation
in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Advances, the Commitments or this Agreement,
(ii) the
prohibited transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined
by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company
general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38
(a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions
determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable so as to exempt from the prohibitions of Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975
of the Code such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Advances, the Commitments
and this Agreement,
(iii) (A) such
Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE
84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate
in, administer and perform the Loans, the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in,
administration of and performance of the Loans, the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections
(b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84- 14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection
(a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration
of and performance of the Loans, the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
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(iv) such
other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and
such Lender
(b) In
addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or
(2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately
preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto,
and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto,
for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that the Administrative
Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration
of and performance of the Loans, the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise
of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned
have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered effective as of the date first above written.
BORROWER:
TMX MP SPE, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to
Master Loan and Security Agreement]
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
BP COMMERCIAL
FUNDING TRUST II, SERIES SPL-XVI, a statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself
and for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II
By: BasePoint
Capital II, LLC, not in its individual capacity but solely as Administrator of BP Commercial Funding Trust II
By:
Name: Michael Petronio
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to
Master Loan and Security Agreement]
CLASS A LENDER:
BP COMMERCIAL
FUNDING TRUST, SERIES SPL-XVI, a statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and
for no other series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II
By: BasePoint
Capital II, LLC, not in its individual capacity but solely as Administrator of BP Commercial Funding Trust II
By:
Name: Michael Petronio
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to
Master Loan and Security Agreement]
CLASS A LENDER:
IVY LOCKWOOD, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to
Master Loan and Security Agreement]
CLASS B LENDER:
MGG SPECIALTY FINANCE FUND II
LP
MGG SF EVERGREEN FUND LP
MGG CANADA FUND LP
MGG (BVI) LIMITED
MGG SF EVERGREEN UNLEVERED FUND
LP
MGG SF EVERGREEN UNLEVERED FUND
2020 LP
MGG SF DRAWDOWN UNLEVERED FUND
III LP
MGG SF DRAWDOWN UNLEVERED FUND
III (LUXEMBOURG) SCSP
By:
MGG INVESTMENT GROUP LP, on behalf of each of the above, as Authorized Signatory
By:
MGG GP, LLC, its general partner
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to
Master Loan and Security Agreement]
CLASS C LENDER:
BP COMMERCIAL FUNDING TRUST, SERIES
SPL-XVI, a statutory series of BP Commercial Funding Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and for no other series
of BP Commercial Funding Trust II
By:
BasePoint Capital II, LLC, not in its individual capacity but solely as Administrator of BP Commercial Funding Trust II
By:
Name: Michael Petronio
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Master Loan and Security
Agreement]
EX-10.12 — EXHIBIT 10.12
EX-10.12
Filename: tm2622446d5_ex10-12.htm · Sequence: 9
Exhibit 10.12
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION POLICY
Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (As adopted on 8/11/2026)
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KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC.
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION POLICY
Each member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”)
who is not also serving as an employee of or consultant to Katapult Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) or any of
its subsidiaries (each such member, an “Eligible Director”) will receive the compensation described in this Non-Employee
Director Compensation Policy (the “Policy”) for his or her Board service following the effective date of this Policy
set forth below (the “Effective Date”).
An Eligible Director may decline all or any portion
of his or her compensation by giving notice to the Company prior to the date cash may be paid or equity awards are to be granted.
The terms and conditions of this Policy shall
supersede any prior non-employee director compensation policy or other compensation arrangements for service as a member of the Board
between the Company and any Eligible Director.
Annual Cash Compensation
The annual cash compensation amount set forth
below is payable to Eligible Directors in equal quarterly installments, payable in arrears on the last day of each fiscal quarter in
which the service occurred. If an Eligible Director joins the Board or a committee of the Board at a time other than effective on the
first day of a fiscal quarter, each annual retainer set forth below will be pro-rated based on days served in the applicable fiscal quarter,
with the pro-rated amount paid on the last day of the first fiscal quarter in which the Eligible Director provides the service and regular
full quarterly payments thereafter.
For service following the Effective Date:
1) Annual Board Service Retainer:
$200,000 for each Eligible Director
2) Annual Lead Director Service Retainer:
$30,000
3) Annual Committee Chair Service Retainer
a) Chair of Audit Committee: $25,000
b) Chair of Compensation Committee: $20,000
c) Chair of Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee: $15,000
4) Annual Committee Member Servicer Retainer
a) Member of Audit Committee: $10,000
b) Member of Compensation Committee: $10,000
c) Member of Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee: $10,000
Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (As approved as of 8/11/2026)
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Equity Compensation
Eligible Directors shall receive an annual equity award grant in
an amount to be determined by the Board on an annual basis (the “Annual Equity Grant”). The Annual Equity Grant
will be governed by the terms of the Company’s 2026 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”) and the
individual award agreement in substantially the form approved by the Board prior to or as of the grant date, setting forth the terms
of the Annual Equity Award. Annual Equity Awards may be in any form permitted under the Plan and as determined by the Board and the
number of shares subject to an Annual Equity Award shall be calculated based on the closing price of the Company’s common
stock on the date immediately prior to the grant date, with the number of shares rounded to the nearest whole share.
As of the Effective Date, the Company has determined
that no equity compensation will be granted to Eligible Directors under the Plan on or after the Effective Date through at least December 31,
2026. This Policy will be updated to reflect any equity compensation approved by the Compensation Committee for grants to be made after
the Effective Date.
If, in any year other than 2026, an Eligible
Director joins the Board between the annual grant dates, upon commencing service, the Eligible Director shall receive a pro-rated Annual
Equity Award based on the number of days remaining in the Company’s fiscal year.
Expenses
The Company will reimburse Eligible Directors
for reasonable travel and other expenses related to Company business; provided, that the Eligible Director timely submit to the Company
appropriate documentation substantiating such expenses.
Deferral Elections
Pursuant to Section 15 of the Plan,
Eligible Directors may elect, by the deadline imposed by the Compensation Committee of the Board in compliance with
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended (the “Code”), to defer delivery of the shares
of common stock of the Company that would otherwise be due on the vesting date until a later date as specified in such Eligible
Director’s deferral election form; provided, that such Eligible Directors comply with the rules and procedures for such
payment deferrals established by the Company and the Plan in compliance with Section 409A of the Code and treasury regulations
and guidance with respect to such law.
Non-Employee Director Compensation Limit
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate
value of all compensation granted or paid, as applicable, to any individual for service as a Nonemployee Director (as defined in the
Plan) shall in no event exceed the limits set forth in Section 5.4 of the Plan.
Review
The Policy Owner will review this Policy at least once each calendar
year.
Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (As approved as of 8/11/2026)
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EX-10.14 — EXHIBIT 10.14
EX-10.14
Filename: tm2622446d5_ex10-14.htm · Sequence: 10
Exhibit 10.14
KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC.
2026 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
NOTICE OF GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”) has granted to you (the “Participant”) the number of restricted stock
units (“RSUs”) specified and on the terms set forth below in consideration of your Services, each of which represents
the right to receive one share of Stock (the “RSU Award’’). Your RSU Award is subject to all of
the terms and conditions as set forth herein and in the Company’s 2026 Equity Incentive Plan (as it may be amended from time to
time, the “Plan”) and the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “RSU Agreement”),
which are attached hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety. Capitalized terms not explicitly defined herein but defined in the
Plan or the RSU Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan or the RSU Agreement.
Participant:
Date of Grant:
Number of RSUs:
Vesting Schedule:
Except as provided in the RSU Agreement and provided
the Participant’s Service has not terminated prior to the applicable date, the number of vested RSUs (disregarding any resulting
fractional share) as of any date is determined by multiplying the Number of RSUs by the “Vested Percentage”
determined as of such date, as follows:
Vested Percentage
Prior to 6-month anniversary of Date of Grant
0%
On 6-month anniversary of Date of Grant 25%
On first anniversary of Date of Grant 50%
On 18-month anniversary of Date of Grant 75%
On second anniversary of Date of Grant 100%
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the
contrary in the Plan, the vesting of the RSUS may accelerate as follows:
(i) Upon
a Participant’s Involuntary Termination, a Number of RSUs shall become vested on the date of such termination equal to the Number
of RSUs that would become vested on the vesting date following such termination of employment if the Participant’s employment had
not terminated.
(ii) Upon
the Participant’s Involuntary Termination or the Participant’s resignation of the Participant’s employment with the
Company and all Affiliates and subsidiaries of the Company for Good Reason, in each case, with the two-year period following the effective
date of a Change in Control, then the unvested portion of the RSUs shall become fully vested as of the date of such termination of employment.
For purposes of this Grant Notice, the terms “Involuntary
Termination,” “Good Reason” and “Change in Control” referenced above
shall have the meanings set forth in the Executive Severance Pay Plan of Katapult Holdings, Inc., as it may be amended from time
to time.
Issuance Schedule:
One share of Stock will be issued for each RSU which vests at the time set forth in Section 3.2 of the RSU Agreement.
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By their signatures below or by electronic acceptance
or authentication in a form authorized by the Company, the Company and the Participant agree that the RSUs are governed by this Grant
Notice and by the provisions of the RSU Agreement and the Plan, both of which are made a part of this document. The Participant acknowledges
that copies of the Plan, the RSU Agreement and the prospectus for the Plan are available on the Company’s internal web site and
may be viewed and printed by the Participant for attachment to the Participant’s copy of this Grant Notice. The Participant represents
that the Participant has read and is familiar with the provisions of the RSU Agreement and the Plan, and hereby accepts the RSUs subject
to all of their terms and conditions.
KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC.
PARTICIPANT
By:
[Officer Name]
Signature
[Officer Title]
Date
ATTACHMENTS: 2026 Equity Incentive Plan,
Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, and Plan Prospectus
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KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
Katapult Holdings, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), has granted to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant of Restricted
Stock Units (the “Grant Notice”) to which this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “RSU Agreement”)
is attached a number of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant
Notice and this RSU Agreement, each of which represents the right to receive one share of Stock. The RSUs have been granted pursuant to
and shall in all respects be subject to the terms and conditions of the Katapult Holdings, Inc. 2026 Equity Incentive Plan (as it
may be amended from time to time, the “Plan”), the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
By signing the Grant Notice, the Participant: (a) acknowledges receipt of, and represents that the Participant has read and is familiar
with, the Grant Notice, this RSU Agreement, the Plan and a prospectus for the Plan prepared in connection with the registration with the
Securities and Exchange Commission of shares issuable on vesting and settlement of the RSUs (the “Plan Prospectus”),
(b) accepts the award of RSUs, subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Grant Notice, this RSU Agreement and the Plan and
(c) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising
under the Grant Notice, this RSU Agreement or the Plan.
1. Definitions and Construction.
1.1 Definitions.
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Grant Notice or the Plan.
1.2 Construction.
Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision
of this RSU Agreement. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include
the singular. Use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
2. Administration.
All questions of interpretation
concerning the Grant Notice, this RSU Agreement, the Plan or any other form of agreement or other document employed by the Company in
the administration of the Plan or the RSUs shall be determined by the Committee. All such determinations by the Committee shall be final,
binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the RSUs, unless fraudulent or made in bad faith. Any and all actions, decisions
and determinations taken or made by the Committee in the exercise of its discretion pursuant to the Plan or the RSUs or other agreement
thereunder (other than determining questions of interpretation pursuant to the preceding sentence) shall be final, binding and conclusive
upon all persons having an interest in the RSUs. Any Officer shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to
any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the Officer
has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, or election.
3. Vesting and Settlement of the RSUs.
3.1 Vesting.
The RSUs will vest as provided in the Grant Notice.
3.2 Settlement.
Subject to Section 3.3, each RSU will be settled by delivery to the Participant of one share of Stock within thirty (30) days
following vesting. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, deliver cash in lieu of all or any portion of the shares of Stock otherwise
deliverable in respect of the RSUs in an amount equal to such number of shares of Stock multiplied by the Fair Market Value of a share
of Stock on the date when such shares would otherwise have been issued, as determined by the Committee.
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3.3 Tax
Withholding.
(a) In
General. At the time the RSUs are vested, in whole or in part, or at any time thereafter as requested by a Participating Company,
the Participant hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to the Participant, and otherwise agrees to make
adequate provision for, any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax (including any social insurance) withholding
obligations of the Participating Company Group, if any, which arise in connection with the vesting and settlement of RSUs. The Company
shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock until the tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company Group have been
satisfied by the Participant.
(b) Withholding
in Shares. The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Participant to satisfy all or any portion
of a Participating Company’s tax withholding obligations upon vesting or settlement of the RSUs by deducting from the shares of
Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant upon such vesting and settlement a number of whole shares having a fair market value, as determined
by the Company as of the date of vesting or settlement, not in excess of the amount of such tax withholding obligations determined by
the applicable maximum individual statutory withholding rates (or such lesser amount if use of such rates would result in liability classification
of the RSUs under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States). Any determination by the Company with respect to whether
to permit the withholding of shares of Stock to satisfy the tax withholding obligations shall be made by the Committee if the Participant
is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
3.4 Beneficial
Ownership of Shares; Certificate Registration. The Participant hereby authorizes the Company, in its sole discretion, to deposit for
the benefit of the Participant with any broker with which the Participant has an account relationship of which the Company has notice
any or all shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to the settlement of the RSUs. Except as provided by the preceding sentence, a
certificate for the shares as to which the RSUs are settled shall be registered in the name of the Participant, or, if applicable, in
the names of the heirs of the Participant.
3.5 Restrictions
on Grant of the RSUs and Issuance of Shares. The grant of the RSUs and the issuance of shares of Stock upon vesting or settlement
of the RSUs shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities.
The RSUs may not be settled if the issuance of shares of Stock upon settlement would constitute a violation of any applicable federal,
state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the
Stock may then be listed. In addition, the RSUs may not be settled unless (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act shall
at the time of settlement of the RSUs be in effect with respect to the shares issuable upon settlement of the RSUs or (ii) in the
opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares issuable upon settlement of the RSUs may be issued in accordance with the terms of
an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. THE PARTICIPANT IS CAUTIONED THAT THE RSUS MAY NOT
BE SETTLED UNLESS THE FOREGOING CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED. ACCORDINGLY, THE RSUS MAY NOT BE SETTLED EVEN THOUGH THE RSUS ARE VESTED.
The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s
legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares subject to the RSUs shall relieve the Company of any liability
in respect of the failure to issue or sell such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition
to the vesting or settlement of the RSUs, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary
or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto
as may be requested by the Company.
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4. Nontransferability of the RSUs.
The RSUs shall not be subject
in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the
Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
5. Effect of Termination of Service.
5.1 Termination
Generally. The RSUs shall terminate immediately upon the Participant’s termination of Service to the extent that the RSUs are
then unvested.
5.2 Termination
for Cause. Notwithstanding any other provision of this RSU Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant’s Service is
terminated for Cause or if, following the Participant’s termination of Service the Participant engages in any act that would constitute
Cause, the RSUs, whether vested or unvested, shall terminate in their entirety upon such termination of Service or act.
5.3 Breach
of Restrictive Covenants. If, whether during or after the Participant’s Service, the Participant breaches any provision of Section 6,
all of the Participant’s RSUs, whether vested and unvested, shall terminate in their entirety upon such breach.
6. Restrictive Covenants.
6.1 Definitions.
With the exception of Section 6.3, for purposes of this Section 6, references to “Company” shall mean
the Company and its Affiliates. For purposes of the RSU Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Business”
means those activities, products, and services that are the same as or similar to the activities conducted, and products and services
offered and/or provided, by the Company (for purposes of the post-termination portion of the Restricted Period, during the last two (2) years,
or shorter period, of the Participant’s employment or service with the Company), as evidenced by the books and records of the Company.
(b) “Company
Personnel” means any employee, consultant, agent or representative, or independent contractor of the Company.
(c) “Confidential
Information” means (i) information of the Company or its Affiliates, to the extent not considered a Trade Secret under
applicable law, that (A) relates to the business of the Company or its Affiliates, (B) was made known to the Participant as
a consequence of the Participant’s relationship with the Company, and (C) is not generally known to the Company’s competitors,
and (ii) information of any third party provided to the Company which the Company is obligated to treat as confidential, including,
but not limited to, information provided to the Company by its licensors, suppliers, or customers. Confidential Information includes,
but is not limited to, (i) methods of operation, (ii) price lists, (iii) financial information and projections, (iv) personnel
data, (v) future business plans, (vi) the composition, description, schematic or design of products, future products or equipment
of the Company or any third party, (vii) work product, (viii) advertising or marketing plans, and (ix) information regarding
independent contractors, employees, clients, licensors, suppliers, Customers, Prospective Customers, or any third party, including, but
not limited to, the names of Customers and Prospective Customers, Customer and Prospective Customer lists compiled by the Company, and
Customer and Prospective Customer information compiled by the Company. Confidential Information shall not include any information that
(x) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of an unauthorized disclosure, (y) has been independently
developed and disclosed by others without violating the RSU Agreement or the legal rights of any party, or (z) otherwise enters the
public domain through lawful means.
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(d) “Customer”
means any person or entity to which the Company has sold its products or services.
(e) “Material
Interaction” means any interaction with any Company Personnel which relates or related, directly or indirectly, to the performance
of the Participant’s duties or the Company Personnel’s duties for the Company (for purposes of the post-termination portion
of the Restricted Period, during the last two (2) years, or shorter period, of the Participant’s employment or service with
the Company).
(f) “Prospective
Customer” means any person or entity to which the Company has solicited to purchase the Company’s products or services.
(g) “Restricted
Period” means during the Participant’s employment or service with the Company and for a period of one (1) year
after the termination of the Participant’s employment or service with the Company for any reason.
(h) “Trade
Secrets” means information of the Company, and its licensors, suppliers, clients, and customers, without regard to form,
including, but not limited to, technical or nontechnical data, a formula, a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique,
a drawing, a process, financial data, financial plans, product plans, a list of actual customers, clients, licensors, or suppliers, or
a list of potential customers, clients, licensors, or suppliers which is not commonly known by or available to the public and which information
(i) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper
means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and (ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable
under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
6.2 Nondisclosure
of Confidential Information.
(a) Restrictions
on Use and Disclosure. Except as necessary in connection with the Participant’s employment with or authorized service to
the Company or as otherwise provided in Section 6.6, the Participant agrees to hold in confidence all Confidential Information and
Trade Secrets and shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) use, disclose, reverse engineer, divulge, sell, exchange, furnish, give
away, or transfer in any way the Trade Secrets or the Confidential Information, except as authorized in writing by the Company; or (ii) upon
the termination of the Participant’s employment or service for any reason, (y) retain any Trade Secrets or Confidential Information,
including any copies existing in any form (including electronic form) that are in the Participant’s possession or control, or (z) destroy,
delete, or alter the Trade Secrets or Confidential Information without the Company’s prior written consent. The Participant’s
obligations under the RSU Agreement are in addition to any other obligations the Participant may have to protect Confidential Information
and/or Trade Secrets, and such obligations will continue throughout the period of the Participant’s employment or service with the
Company and for five (5) years thereafter or, if longer, so long as the information in question remains Confidential Information
or Trade Secrets under applicable law.
(b) Notice
to Company. In the event the Participant is required pursuant to a valid legal, governmental, or investigatory proceeding or process
to disclose any Confidential Information, the Participant agrees to promptly notify the Company in writing prior to disclosing any such
Confidential Information (unless such notice would be prohibited by law) so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate
remedy (at the sole cost of the Company). The Participant agrees to cooperate in good faith with the Company’s efforts to obtain
a protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to such information. If, in the absence
of a protective order, the Participant is, in the opinion of the Participant’s legal counsel, compelled pursuant to applicable law
to disclose such information, the Participant agrees to disclose only the part of such information as is required by law to be disclosed
(in which case, prior to such disclosure, the Participant will use reasonable best efforts to advise and consult with the Company and
its legal counsel as to such disclosure and the nature and wording of such disclosure), and the Participant will use reasonable best efforts
to obtain confidential treatment of any such information so disclosed (at the sole cost of the Company).
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(c) Former
Employer Information. During the Participant’s employment or service with the Company, the Participant will not use, disclose,
reverse engineer, divulge, sell, exchange, furnish, give away, or transfer in any way any confidential information or trade secrets of
any former employer or other third party, or any works of authorship developed, in whole or in part, by the Participant during any former
employment or for any other third party, unless authorized in writing by such former employer or third party.
(d) Return
of Property. The Participant further agrees that, upon termination of employment or service with the Company for any reason whatsoever
or upon the Company’s request at any time, the Participant will deliver promptly to the Company all materials (including electronically-stored
materials), documents, plans, records, notes, or other papers, and any copies in the Participant’s possession or control, relating
in any way to the Company’s Business or containing any Confidential Information or Trade Secrets of the Company, which at all times
shall be the property of the Company.
6.3 Non-Solicit.
During the Restricted Period, the Participant will not, directly or indirectly, individually, or on behalf of any person or entity other
than the Company: (a) hire or solicit, recruit, or induce any Company Personnel to terminate his or her employment or other relationship
with the Company, work for any other person or entity engaged in the Business, or in any other way adversely interfere with or negatively
impact the relationship between the Company and any Company Personnel; provided, however, that the foregoing restriction
shall apply only to Company Personnel (i) with whom the Participant had Material Interaction, or (ii) the Participant, directly
or indirectly, supervised; (b) solicit any vendor or supplier of the Company or, for the purpose of selling or providing any products
or services competitive with the Business, any Customer of the Company, or in any other way adversely interfere with or negatively impact
the relationship between the Company and any Customer, vendor or supplier; provided, however, that the foregoing restriction
shall apply only to those Customers (i) with whom or which the Participant dealt on behalf of the Company, (ii) whose dealings
with the Company were coordinated or supervised by the Participant, (iii) about whom the Participant obtained Confidential Information
in the ordinary course of business as a result of the Participant’s association with the Company, or (iv) who receive products
or services authorized by the Company, the sale or provision of which results or resulted in compensation, commissions, or earnings for
the Participant within two (2) years prior to the date of the Participant’s termination; or (c) solicit any prospective
vendor or supplier of the Company or, for the purpose of selling or providing any products or services competitive with the Business,
any Prospective Customer of the Company, or in any other way adversely interfere with or negatively impact the relationship between the
Company and any Prospective Customer, or prospective vendor or supplier; provided, however, that the foregoing restriction
shall apply only to those Prospective Customers (i) with whom or which the Participant dealt on behalf of the Company, (ii) whose
dealings with the Company were coordinated or supervised by the Participant, or (iii) about whom the Participant obtained Confidential
Information in the ordinary course of business as a result of the Participant’s association with the Company.
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6.4 Enforcement.
(a) Injunctive
Relief. If the Participant breaches or threatens to breach any portion of the RSU Agreement, the Participant agrees that the Company
would suffer irreparable harm and it would be difficult to determine damages, and money damages alone would be an inadequate remedy for
the injuries suffered by the Company. Accordingly, the Participant agrees that in addition to any other rights and remedies available
at law or in equity, the Company will be entitled to specific performance and injunctive and other equitable relief to enforce or prevent
any breach of any of the restrictive covenants contained in the RSU Agreement, and the Participant shall waive and shall not (i) assert
any defense that the Company has an adequate remedy at law with respect to the breach, (ii) require that the Company submit proof
of the economic value of any Trade Secret or Confidential Information, or (iii) require the Company to post a bond or any other security.
Nothing contained in the RSU Agreement or the RSU Agreement shall limit the Company’s right to any other remedies at law or in equity.
The Company’s failure to enforce any provision of the RSU Agreement shall not act as a waiver of that or any other provision. The
Company’s waiver of any breach of the RSU Agreement shall not act as a waiver of any other breach. Further, the Company and the
Participant agree that the existence of any claim or cause of action by the Participant against the Company, whether predicated on the
RSU Agreement or otherwise, regardless of fault and regardless of any claims that either the Participant or the Company may have against
the other, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of any of the covenants set forth in the RSU Agreement.
(b) Tolling.
In the event the enforceability of any of the restrictive covenants in the RSU Agreement shall be challenged in a claim or counterclaim
in court during the time periods set forth in the RSU Agreement for such restrictive covenants, and the Participant is not immediately
enjoined from breaching any of the restrictive covenants herein, then if a court of competent jurisdiction later finds that the challenged
protective covenant is enforceable, the time periods set forth in the challenged restrictive covenant(s) shall be deemed tolled upon
the filing of the claim or counterclaim in court seeking or challenging the enforceability of the RSU Agreement until the dispute is finally
resolved and all periods of appeal have expired; provided, however, that, to the extent the Participant complies with such restrictive
covenant(s) during such challenge, the time periods set forth in the challenged restrictive covenant(s) shall not be deemed
tolled
(c) Indemnification.
Each of the Company’s Affiliates will have the right to enforce each obligation that the Participant has to it under the terms of
the RSU Agreement. The Participant further agrees to indemnify, release and hold harmless the Company and its Affiliates from and against
any and all losses or liability incurred or suffered by the Company or any of its Affiliates arising from a breach of the representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements contained in the RSU Agreement.
6.5 Permitted
Disclosures and Uses.
(a) Protected
Rights. Notwithstanding any other provision of the RSU Agreement, nothing contained herein limits the Participant’s ability
to file a charge or complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission
(collectively, “Government Agencies”), and the Participant is not prohibited from providing truthful testimony
or accurate information in connection with any investigation being conducted into the business or operations of the Company by any Government
Agency or other regulator that is responsible for enforcing a law on behalf of the government or otherwise providing information to the
appropriate government regulatory agency or body regarding conduct or action undertaken or omitted to be taken by the Company that the
Participant reasonably believes is illegal or in material non-compliance with any financial disclosure or other regulatory requirement
applicable to the Company, and for purposes of clarity, the Participant is not prohibited from providing information voluntarily to the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Participant is
not required to obtain the approval of, or give notice to, the Company or any of its representatives to take any action permitted under
the RSU Agreement.
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(b) Defend
Trade Secrets Act. The Participant is hereby notified that pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (18 U.S.C. §
1833(b)(1)) (the “DTSA”), no individual shall be held criminally or civilly liable under federal or state law
for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (i) is made (y) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official,
either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (z) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation
of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.
In addition, the DTSA provides that an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation
of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if
the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court
order.
6.6 Acknowledgments.
The Participant acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the Participant has been advised of the Participant’s right to consult with
an attorney of the Participant’s choosing, the Participant has carefully read and fully understands all of the terms of the RSU
Agreement, and the Participant has executed the RSU Agreement free from coercion, duress or undue influence; (b) the restrictions
contained in the RSU Agreement are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company, and they will
not impair or infringe upon the Participant’s right to work or earn a living when the Participant’s employment or service
with the Company ends for any reason; (c) the RSUs granted by the Company is not illusory and gives rise to the Company’s interest
in restraining and prohibiting the Participant from engaging in the activities described in the RSU Agreement; and (d) accepting
the award of RSUs is entirely voluntarily and not a condition of employment or service or continued employment or service with the Company.
7. Effect of Change in Control.
In the event of a Change in
Control, the RSUs shall be subject to and treated as set forth in Section 13 of the Plan, except as otherwise provided in the Grant
Notice.
8. Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure.
The RSUs shall be subject
to and adjusted, as set forth in Section 4.3 of the Plan.
9. Rights as a Stockholder, Director, Employee or Consultant; Dividend Equivalents.
9.1 No
Shareholder Rights. The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by the RSUs until the
date of the issuance of the shares on settlement of the RSUs (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of
a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the
record date is prior to the date the shares are issued, except as provided in Sections 8 and 9.2. The Participant understands and acknowledges
that, except as otherwise provided in a separate, written employment agreement between a Participating Company and the Participant, the
Participant’s employment is “at will” and is for no specified term. Nothing in this RSU Agreement shall confer upon
the Participant any right to continue in the Service of a Participating Company or interfere in any way with any right of the Participating
Company Group to terminate the Participant’s Service as a Director, an Employee or Consultant, as the case may be, at any time.
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9.2 Dividend
Equivalents. In the event that the Company declares and pays a dividend in respect of its outstanding shares of Stock and, on the
record date for such dividend, the Participant holds RSUs granted pursuant to the RSU Agreement that have not been settled, the Company
will record the amount of such dividend in a bookkeeping account and pay to the Participant an amount in cash equal to the cash dividends
the Participant would have received if the Participant was the holder of record, as of such record date, of a number of shares of Stock
equal to the number of RSUs held by the Participant that have not been settled as of such record date, such payment to be made on the
date on which such RSUs are settled in accordance with Section 3.2 (the “Dividend Equivalents”). If the
RSUs (or any portion thereof) are forfeited by the Participant pursuant to the terms of the RSU Agreement, then the Participant will also
forfeit the Dividend Equivalents, if any, accrued with respect to such forfeited RSUs. No interest will accrue on the Dividend Equivalents
between the declaration and payment of the applicable dividends and the settlement of the Dividend Equivalents.
10. Legends.
The Company may at any time
place legends referencing any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions on all certificates representing shares
of stock subject to the provisions of this RSU Agreement. The Participant shall, at the request of the Company, promptly present to the
Company any and all certificates representing shares acquired pursuant to the RSU in the possession of the Participant in order to carry
out the provisions of this Section.
11. Miscellaneous Provisions.
11.1 Termination
or Amendment. The Committee may terminate or amend the Plan or the RSUs at any time; provided, however, that except as provided in
Section 7 in connection with a Change in Control, no such termination or amendment may have a materially adverse effect on the RSUs
without the consent of the Participant unless such termination or amendment is necessary to comply with any applicable law or government
regulation, to adjust awards pursuant to Section 4.3 of the Plan or as otherwise provided in the Plan. No amendment or addition to
this RSU Agreement shall be effective unless in writing.
11.2 Further
Instruments. The parties hereto agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary
to carry out the intent of this RSU Agreement.
11.3 Binding
Effect. This RSU Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company and, subject to the restrictions
on transfer set forth herein, be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors
and assigns.
11.4 Delivery
of Documents and Notices. Any document relating to participation in the Plan or any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be
given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the extent that this RSU Agreement provides for effectiveness only upon
actual receipt of such notice) upon personal delivery, electronic delivery at the e-mail address, if any, provided for the Participant
by a Participating Company, or upon deposit in the U.S. Post Office or foreign postal service, by registered or certified mail, or with
a nationally recognized overnight courier service, with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the other party at the address of such
party set forth in the Grant Notice or at such other address as such party may designate in writing from time to time to the other party.
(a) Description
of Electronic Delivery and Signature. The Plan documents, which may include but do not necessarily include: the Plan, the Grant
Notice, this RSU Agreement, the Plan Prospectus, and any reports of the Company provided generally to the Company’s stockholders,
may be delivered to the Participant electronically. In addition, if permitted by the Company, the Participant may deliver electronically
the Grant Notice to the Company or to such third party involved in administering the Plan as the Company may designate from time to time.
Such means of electronic delivery may include but do not necessarily include the delivery of a link to a Company intranet or the Internet
site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such other means of electronic delivery
specified by the Company. Any and all such documents and notices may be electronically signed.
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(b) Consent
to Electronic Delivery and Signature. The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has read Section 11.4(a) of
this RSU Agreement and consents to the electronic delivery of the Plan documents and, if permitted by the Company, the delivery of the
Grant Notice, as described in Section 11.4(a). The Participant agrees that any and all such documents requiring a signature may be
electronically signed and that such electronic signature shall have the same effect as handwritten signature for the purposes of validity,
enforceability and admissibility. The Participant acknowledges that he or she may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents
delivered electronically at no cost to the Participant by contacting the Company by telephone or in writing. The Participant further acknowledges
that the Participant will be provided with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic delivery of such documents fails.
Similarly, the Participant understands that the Participant must provide the Company or any designated third party administrator with
a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic delivery of such documents fails. The Participant may revoke his or her consent
to the electronic delivery of documents described in Section 11.4(a) or may change the electronic mail address to which such
documents are to be delivered (if the Participant has provided an electronic mail address) at any time by notifying the Company of such
revoked consent or revised e-mail address by telephone, postal service or electronic mail. Finally, the Participant understands that he
or she is not required to consent to electronic delivery of documents described in Section 11.4(a).
11.5 Section 409A.
It is the Committee’s and the Company’s intent that payments under this RSU Agreement and Grant Notice shall be exempt from,
or comply with, Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”) to the extent applicable, and that this
RSU Agreement be administered accordingly. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this RSU Agreement or the Grant Notice,
to the extent that any payment or benefit under this RSU Agreement is determined by the Committee to constitute “nonqualified deferred
compensation” subject to Section 409A and is payable to the Participant by reason of termination of the Participant’s
Service, then (a) such payment or benefit shall be made or provided to the Participant only upon a “separation from service,”
as defined for purposes of Section 409A under applicable regulations, from the Company and (b) if the Participant is a “specified
employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A and as determined by the Committee), such payment or benefit shall not be made
or provided before the date that is six months after the date of the Participant’s separation from service from the Company (or
the Participant’s earlier death). Each payment under this RSU Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment under Section 409A.
The Participant will not make any claim against the Committee, the Company, or any of its officers, directors, employees or Affiliates
related to tax liabilities arising from the RSUs.
11.6 Recovery
of Compensation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this RSU Agreement, the Stock issued under this RSU Agreement and all
amounts that may be received by the Participant in connection with any disposition of any such Stock shall be subject to applicable recoupment,
“clawback” and similar provisions under law, as well as any recoupment, “clawback” and similar policies of the
Company that may be adopted at any time and from time to time in accordance with Section 18.2 of the Plan.
11.7 Integrated
Agreement. The Grant Notice, this RSU Agreement and the Plan if any, shall constitute the entire understanding and agreement of the
Participant and the Participating Company Group with respect to the subject matter contained herein and supersede any prior agreements,
understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties among the Participant and the Participating Company Group with respect to
such subject matter. To the extent contemplated herein, the provisions of the Grant Notice, the RSU Agreement and the Plan shall survive
any settlement of the RSUs and shall remain in full force and effect.
11.8 Applicable
Law. This RSU Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware as such laws are applied to agreements between Delaware
residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of Delaware.
11.9 Counterparts.
The Grant Notice may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument.
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EX-10.15 — EXHIBIT 10.15
EX-10.15
Filename: tm2622446d5_ex10-15.htm · Sequence: 11
Exhibit 10.15
EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PAY
PLAN
OF
KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC.
Executive Severance Pay Plan (As adopted on 8/11//26) 1
KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC.
EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PAY PLAN
1.0 ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF PLAN
1.1 The
Executive Severance Pay Plan of Katapult Holdings, Inc. (the “Plan”) was established by Katapult Holdings, Inc.
(the “Company”) effective August 11, 2026. The Plan shall continue in effect until terminated by the Company,
subject to the provisions of Section 10 below.
1.2 The
purposes of the Plan include (a) providing certain executives of the Company and/or any affiliate or subsidiary with severance pay
benefits in the event of the termination of their employment, (b) better enabling the Company and its affiliates and subsidiaries
to attract and retain highly qualified executives, (c) providing executives protection in the event of a change in control of the
Company so that the executives are focused on pursuing transaction opportunities that are beneficial to shareholders, and (d) retaining
critical talent in the event of a potential change in control transaction.
2.0 DEFINITIONS
The following words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth below
where used in the Plan, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
2.1 “Administrator”
means the Company in its capacity as Plan “administrator” and “named fiduciary” within the meaning of ERISA. The
Committee shall act as the Administrator unless and until it delegates such authority and responsibility to one or more officers or a
committee.
2.2 “Annual
Salary” means, with respect to a Participant, the Participant’s annual base salary, exclusive of any bonus pay, commissions,
overtime pay or other additional compensation, in effect at the time of his or her Separation from Service.
2.3 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.4 “Cause”
means, unless provided otherwise in an individual agreement between the Executive and his or her Employer, with respect to an Executive:
(a) the
commission by the Executive of an act of fraud, embezzlement, theft or proven dishonesty, or any other illegal act or practice (whether
or not resulting in criminal prosecution or conviction);
(b) the
willful engaging by the Executive in misconduct which is deemed by the Committee, in good faith, to be materially injurious to the Company
or an affiliate or subsidiary of the Company, monetarily or otherwise;
(c) the
willful and continued failure or habitual neglect by the Executive to perform his or her duties with the Company or an affiliate or subsidiary
of the Company substantially in accordance with his or her individual agreement with the Company or an affiliate or subsidiary of the
Company or the operating and personnel policies and procedures of the Company, affiliate or subsidiary generally applicable to all of
their employees; or
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(d) the material breach
by the Executive of the Plan or any provision of a written agreement between the Executive and the Company or an affiliate or subsidiary
of the Company, including any applicable restrictive covenant obligation with the Company or an affiliate or subsidiary of the Company.
For purposes of the Plan, no act or failure
to act by the Executive shall be deemed to be “willful” unless done or omitted to be done by the Executive not in good
faith and without reasonable belief that the Executive’s action or omission was in the best interest of the Company and/or an
affiliate or subsidiary of the Company. “Cause” under either (a), (b) or (c) shall be determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion.
2.5 A “Change in Control” means:
(a) The
acquisition by any person of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (but without regard to any time period specified in Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i))), of thirty-five percent (35%) or more
of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
(the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); excluding, however (1) any acquisition by the Company or
(2) any acquisition by an employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled
by the Company;
(b) A
majority of the members of the Board is replaced during any twelve (12)-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not
endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board before the date of the appointment or election; or
(c) Consummation
by the Company of a reorganization, merger, or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Transaction’);
excluding, however, a Transaction pursuant to which all or substantially all of the individuals or entities who are the beneficial owners,
respectively, of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly,
more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally
in the election of directors of the corporation resulting from such Transaction (including, without limitation, a corporation which as
a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or indirectly)
in substantially the same proportions relative to each other as their ownership, immediately prior to such Transaction, of the Outstanding
Company Voting Securities;
Provided, however, a Change in Control
shall not be deemed to occur unless the transaction also constitutes a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or
a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, each as defined in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) and
the regulations promulgated thereunder.
2.6 “COBRA”
means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.
2.7 “COBRA
Charge” means the dollar amount of the applicable Employer’s monthly premium in effect for continued coverage under
the applicable Employer’s group health insurance plan in which the Participant participates on the Executive’s
Termination Date, pursuant to the requirements of COBRA, less the administrative charge imposed by such Employer for such coverage,
less the portion of the premium paid by an active employee for the type of coverage in effect for the Participant under such health
plan on the Participant’s Termination Date.
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2.8 “Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
2.9 “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.
2.10 “Company”
means Katapult Holdings, Inc., its successors and assigns, or, following a Change in Control, the surviving entity resulting
from such event.
2.11 “Disability”
means that the Executive, due to physical or mental injury or illness, is unable to perform the essential functions of the
Executive’s position with or without reasonable accommodation for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days, whether or
not consecutive, occurring within any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, subject to any limitation imposed by federal, state
or local laws, including, without limitation, the Americans with Disabilities Act. Eligibility for disability benefits under any
policy for long-term disability benefits provided to the Executive by the Company or the Executive’s Employer, or a
determination of total disability by the Social Security Administration, shall conclusively establish the Executive’s
Disability.
2.12 “Employer”
means the Company, or any affiliate or subsidiary of the Company that has adopted the Plan as a participating employer with the consent
of the Company, as reflected on Exhibit A from time to time.
2.13 “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
2.14 “Executive”
means each employee of an Employer who is a Section 16 Officer (or such other classification determined by the Committee from time
to time), and any other key employee of an Employer, in each case, who is specifically designated to participate in the Plan by the Committee
from time to time.
2.15 “Good
Reason” means, unless provided otherwise in an individual agreement between the Executive and his or her Employer, without an
Executive’s express written consent, the occurrence of any of the following circumstances within the two (2)-year period following
the date of a Change in Control of the Company:
(a) A
material diminution in the Executive’s annual base salary and annual target bonus other than as a result of an across-the-board
base salary reduction similarly affecting other Executives; or
(b) For
any Section 16 Officer other than the Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Executive being required to report to any individual
other the chief executive officer of the Company; or
(c) A material breach of the Plan by the Company;
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Provided that any of the events described
above shall constitute Good Reason only if (i) the Executive provides the Company written notice of the existence of the event or
circumstances constituting Good Reason (with sufficient specificity for the Company to respond to such claim) within sixty (60) days of
the initial existence of such event or circumstances, (ii) the Executive cooperates in good faith with the Company’s or the
applicable Employer’s efforts to cure such event or circumstance for a period not less than thirty (30) days following the Executive’s
notice to the Company (the “Cure Period”), (iii) notwithstanding such efforts, the Company or the applicable Employer
fails to cure such event or circumstances prior to the end of the Cure Period, and (iv) the Executive terminates employment with
the Company and all affiliates and subsidiaries of the Company within sixty (60) days after the end of the Cure Period.
2.16 “Involuntary
Termination” means the termination of an Executive’s employment by his or her Employer other than due to Cause, death
or Disability; provided that for purposes of determining eligibility for Severance Pay Benefits under Section 5.1 of the Plan,
in no event shall an Executive be deemed to have been subject to an Involuntary Termination if he or she is offered employment in a different
role or position with the Company, or any affiliate or subsidiary of the Company, which the Committee in its sole discretion determines
is a comparable position (taking into account total compensation, benefits and location), and the Executive refuses to accept such new
role or position.
2.17 “Participant”
means each Executive who is currently entitled to severance pay benefits under the Plan in the event of his or her Separation from Service.
2.18 “Plan”
means this Executive Severance Pay Plan of Katapult Holdings, Inc. and its successors as set forth in this document, as it may be
amended from time to time.
2.19 “Section 16
Officer” means an employee of the Company who is subject to the reporting rules under Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as determined by the Board.
2.20 “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code.
2.21 “Separation from
Service” means an Executive’s Involuntary Termination or, within two (2) years following the date of a Change
in Control, the Executive’s resignation of his or her employment with the Company and all affiliates and subsidiaries of the
Company for Good Reason.
2.22 “Severance
Pay Benefits” means the aggregate benefits payable to a Participant upon his or her Separation from Service, as determined pursuant
to the provisions of Section 5 or Section 6 below.
2.23 “Target
Bonus” means (a) with respect to a Participant who has an annual target bonus (expressed as a percentage of Annual
Salary or as a dollar amount or otherwise), the Participant’s target annual bonus under his or her Employer’s annual
bonus program in which the Participant is covered at the time of his or her Separation from Service, and (b) with respect to
all other Participants, the average of the Participant’s actual annual bonus payouts for each of the two (2) years prior
to the year of the Participant’s Separation from Service.
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2.24 “Termination
Date” means the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service, as determined by the Committee.
2.25 “Waiver
and Release Agreement” means an agreement prepared by the company, with terms satisfactory to the Company in its sole discretion,
which will include, among other provisions, a legally-binding general release of claims against the Company and its affiliates and subsidiaries,
a deadline for the Executive’s delivery of the Waiver and Release Agreement to the Company, a deadline for the Executive’s
revocation of the Waiver and Release Agreement (if applicable), and affirmative and negative covenants (which may include, but which are
not limited to, covenants regarding confidentiality, non-solicitation, non-disparagement and non-competition). Different forms of the
Waiver and Release Agreement may be used from one business unit to another, from one state to another, and from one Executive to another,
as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.
3.0 PARTICIPATION; CONTRIBUTIONS; GENERAL PROVISIONS
3.1 An
Executive who is a party to an individual employment or severance agreement or a participant in a severance plan or policy with his or
her Employer that provides for severance benefits will not participate in the Plan; the severance benefits, if any, to which such an Executive
is entitled from his or her Employer will be determined solely in accordance with the terms of such individual employment, severance agreement
or severance plan or policy.
3.2 If
an Executive is rehired by the Company or an affiliate or subsidiary of the Company while receiving benefits under the Plan, any remaining,
unpaid Severance Benefits shall be forfeited upon rehire, and no additional benefits shall be paid.
3.3 The
Company and any other Employer will pay the entire cost of all benefits provided under the Plan, solely from its general assets. The Plan
is “unfunded,” and no Executive is required to make any contribution to the Plan.
3.4 The
Plan is not intended to constitute an “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3 of ERISA and the
corresponding Department of Labor regulations and other guidance.
4.0 WAIVER
AND RELEASE AGREEMENT
A Participant’s entitlement to
Severance Pay Benefits is conditioned upon the Participant’s execution and submission to the Administrator of, and failure to
revoke, a Waiver and Release Agreement. The Administrator will present the Waiver and Release Agreement to a Participant at the time
of the Participant’s Separation from Service. Failure to submit the signed Waiver and Release Agreement to the Administrator
by the deadline, or revocation of a signed Waiver and Release Agreement, will render the Participant ineligible for Severance Pay
Benefits. In addition, if a Participant breaches the terms of a Waiver and Release Agreement, the Participant shall not be eligible
for any further Severance Pay Benefits and may be required to repay any Severance Pay Benefits already paid to the Participant.
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5.0 SEVERANCE
PAY BENEFITS
A Participant shall be entitled to Severance Pay Benefits in
accordance with the terms of either Section 5.1 or 5.2 below. A Participant’s Severance Pay Benefits may be reduced or
subject to forfeiture or recoupment upon the breach of the Plan or any agreement with the Company or Employer, as determined by the
Administrator.
5.1 Termination
other than in Connection with a Change in Control
A Participant shall be entitled to the following
benefits in the event of his or her Separation from Service if Section 5.2 does not apply to the Participant and if the Participant
timely signs, submits to the Company, and, if applicable, does not revoke a Waiver and Release Agreement as described in Section 4
above:
(a) Salary
Benefits. The Participant’s Employer shall pay the Participant an amount equal to his or her Annual Salary in effect immediately
prior to his or her Termination Date, subject to Section 5.3(a).
(b) COBRA
Benefits. If the Participant participates in a group health insurance plan of the Company or his or her Employer immediately
prior to the Participant’s Separation from Service and timely elects continuation coverage under COBRA, the
Participant’s Employer will pay or reimburse the Participant’s monthly COBRA Charge, as provided in
Section 5.3(b) until the earliest of (i) twelve (12) months following the Termination Date and (ii) the date the
Participant is no longer eligible to receive COBRA continuation coverage, and (iii) the date the Participant becomes eligible
for health benefits through a subsequent employer of the Participant (the Participant shall provide prompt written notice to the
Company upon obtaining such eligibility, but in no event later than ten (10) days following the initial date of such
eligibility).
(c) Annual
Bonus. In addition to the amounts set forth in Sections 5.1(a) and (b) above, the Participant’s Employer will pay
the Participant a lump sum amount equal to the Participant’s Target Bonus under the Employer’s annual bonus plan for the fiscal
year of the Participant’s
Separation from Service, payable as provided in
Section 5.3(c). Notwithstanding the above, this Section 5.1(c) is not intended to provide the Participant with duplicative
benefits and shall not apply to the extent that pursuant to the terms of the annual bonus plan, the Participant has received or is already
entitled to receive a payment under or with respect to such annual bonus plan for the fiscal year of the Participant’s Separation
from Service.
5.2 Termination in Connection with a Change in Control
A Participant shall be entitled to the following
benefits in the event of his or her Separation from Service within the two (2)-year period following the effective date of a Change in
Control if the Participant timely signs, submits to the Company and, if applicable, does not revoke a Waiver and Release Agreement as
described in Section 4 above:
(a) Salary Benefits.
The Participant’s Employer shall pay the Participant an amount equal to two (2) times the Participant’s Annual Salary
and Target Bonus, each as in effect immediately prior to his or her Termination Date, subject to Section 5.3(a).
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(b) COBRA
Benefits. If the Participant participates in a group health insurance plan of the Company or his or her Employer immediately
prior to the Participant’s Separation from Service, and timely elects continuation coverage under COBRA, the
Participant’s Employer will pay or reimburse the Participant’s monthly COBRA Charge as provided in
Section 5.3(b) until the earliest of (i) twenty-four (24) months following the Termination Date, (ii) the date
the Participant is no longer eligible to receive COBRA continuation coverage, and (iii) the date the Participant becomes
eligible for health benefits through a subsequent employer of the Participant (the Participant shall provide prompt written notice
to the Company upon obtaining such eligibility, but in no event later than ten (10) days following the initial date of such
eligibility).
(c) Annual
Bonus. In addition to the amounts set forth in Sections 5.2(a) and (b) above, the Participant’s Employer will pay
the Participant a lump sum amount equal to the Participant’s Target Bonus under the Employer’s annual bonus plan for the
fiscal year of the Participant’s Separation from Service, prorated based on the number of days completed in the calendar year which
includes the Termination Date and payable as provided in Section 5.3(c). Notwithstanding the above, this Section 5.2(c) is
not intended to provide the Participant with duplicative benefits and shall not apply to the extent that in connection with the Change
in Control or pursuant to the terms of the annual bonus plan, the Participant has received or is already entitled to receive a payment
under or with respect to such annual bonus plan for the fiscal year of the Participant’s Separation from Service.
5.3 Payment of Severance Pay Benefits
(a) The
salary benefits payable to a Participant under Section 5.1(a) or Section 5.2(a) above shall be paid in
accordance with the applicable Employer’s standard payroll schedule for the payment of base
salary to executives, in substantially equal installments. Payment of such installments will begin on the sixtieth (60th)
day following the Participant’s Termination Date; provided, however, that the first payment shall include the cumulative
amount of payments that would have otherwise been paid to the Participant between the Termination Date and the sixtieth
(60th) day after the Termination Date had such payments commenced on the next regular pay date following the Termination
Date.
(b) The
COBRA Charge payable to the Participant under Section 5.1(b) or Section 5.2(b) above shall be paid or reimbursed on
a monthly basis either directly to the health plan on behalf of the Participant or to the Participant.
(c) The
bonuses payable under Section 5.1(c) or Section 5.2(c) will be paid to the Participant on the same schedule that the
applicable Employer pays such bonuses to other executives eligible under the same annual bonus plans.
(d) The
amount of the Severance Pay Benefits payable to a Participant may be reduced, in the sole discretion of the Administrator, by any debt
of the Participant to his or her Employer arising out of the employment relationship between the Participant and such Employer to the
extent permitted by applicable law.
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(e) A Participant’s
Employer shall deduct from the Severance Pay Benefits to be paid to such Participant or any beneficiary all federal, state and local withholding
and other taxes and charges required to be deducted under applicable law.
5.4 Restrictive
Covenants
In consideration of the Severance Pay Benefits
payable to a Participant under Section 5.1 or Section 5.2 above, the Participant shall be required to agree to certain covenants
including, without limitation, covenants regarding maintaining his or her Employer’s confidential information, refraining from competing
with the Employer, refraining from soliciting the Employer’s employees, suppliers and customers and refraining from making disparaging
remarks, all of which shall be set forth in the Waiver and Release Agreement. If a Participant violates any of the provisions in the Waiver
and Release Agreement, such Participant shall immediately forfeit his or her right to receive any Severance Pay Benefits, his or her Employer
shall have no further obligation to make any payment of Severance Pay Benefits to such Participant, and such Participant shall be obligated
to repay any Severance Pay Benefits already paid pursuant to the Plan.
5.5 Section 280G
Limitations
Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to
the contrary, if any payment or benefit to be paid or provided hereunder (or otherwise) would be a “Parachute Payment,”
within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, or any successor provision thereto, but for the application of this sentence,
then the premium and benefits to be paid or provided hereunder (or otherwise) shall be reduced to the minimum extent necessary (but
in no event to less than zero) so that no portion of any such payment or benefit, as so reduced, constitutes a Parachute Payment; provided,
however, that the foregoing reduction shall not be made if the total of the unreduced aggregate payments and benefits to be
provided to the Executive, determined on an after-tax basis (taking into account the excise tax imposed pursuant to
Section 4999 of the Code, or any successor provision thereto, any tax imposed by any comparable provision of state law, and any
applicable federal, state and local income taxes), exceeds by at least ten percent (10%) the total after-tax amount of such
aggregate payments and benefits after application of the foregoing reduction. The determination of whether any reduction in such
payments or benefits to be provided hereunder is required pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be made at the expense of the
Company, if requested by the Executive or the Company, and by the Company’s independent accountants. The fact that the
Executive’s right to payments or benefits may be reduced by reason of the limitations contained in this Section shall not
in and of itself limit or otherwise affect any other rights of the Executive under this Agreement. In the event that any payment or
benefit intended to be provided hereunder is required to be reduced pursuant to this Section and no such payment or benefit
qualifies as a “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of and subject to Section 409A
(“Nonqualified Deferred Compensation”), the Executive shall be entitled to designate the payments and/or benefits
to be so reduced in order to give effect to this Section. The Company shall provide the Executive with all information reasonably
requested by the Executive to permit the Executive to make such designation. In the event that any payment or benefit intended to be
provided hereunder is required to be reduced pursuant to this Section and any such payment or benefit constitutes Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation or the Executive fails to elect an order in which payments or benefits will be reduced pursuant to this
Section, then the reduction shall occur in the following order: (a) reduction of cash payments described in Section 5.1 or
Section 5.2 (with such reduction being applied to the payments in reverse order in which they would otherwise be made, that is,
later payments shall be reduced before earlier payments); (b) cancellation of acceleration of vesting on any equity awards for
which the exercise price exceeds the then fair market value of the underlying equity; and (c) cancellation of acceleration of
vesting of equity awards not covered under (b) above. Within any category of payments and benefits (that is, (a), (b) or
(c)), a reduction shall occur first with respect to amounts that are not Nonqualified Deferred Compensation within the meaning of
Code Section 409A and then with respect to amounts that are. In the event that acceleration of vesting of equity awards is to
be cancelled, such acceleration of vesting shall be cancelled in the reverse order of the date of grant of such equity awards, that
is, later equity awards shall be cancelled before earlier equity awards.
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6.0 SPECIAL
SEVERANCE ARRANGEMENTS
The Administrator may in its sole discretion make
exceptions to the severance pay guidelines set forth in this document at any time in its sole discretion. As a result, it is possible
that an Executive will not receive severance benefits in circumstances otherwise covered by this document; it is possible that the severance
benefits of a Participant may be different than the terms set forth in this document; and it is possible that an employee of the Company
or its affiliates or subsidiaries who is not otherwise eligible for severance benefits may be designated as a Participant and awarded
severance benefits under the Plan.
7.0 DEATH
BENEFITS
Upon the death of a Participant after his or
her Termination Date and prior to the Participant having received all of his or her Severance Pay Benefits, any unpaid amount of the
Severance Pay Benefits shall be paid in a single lump sum to the Participant’s Beneficiary (as defined herein), within ninety
(90) days after the date of the Participant’s death. The Participant’s “Beneficiary” for purposes of
the Plan shall be selected by the Participant in accordance with the procedures established by the Committee from time to time or if
none is selected, the Participant’s Beneficiary shall be his or her estate.
8.0 RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARTICIPANTS
8.1 No
Participant or any other person shall have any interest in any fund or in any specific asset or assets of the Employers by reason of any
amounts or benefits payable under the Plan. Any Executive, former Executive, Participant, former Participant, or other individual, person,
entity, representative, or group of one or more of the foregoing (collectively, a “Claimant”) under the Plan shall
have the status of a general unsecured creditor of the applicable Employer.
8.2 Every
person receiving or claiming payments under the Plan shall be conclusively presumed to be mentally competent until the date on which
the Administrator receives a written notice in a form and manner acceptable to the Administrator that such person is incompetent and
that a guardian, conservator or other person legally vested with the interest of his or her estate has been appointed. In the event
a guardian or conservator of the estate or any person receiving or claiming payments under the Plan shall be appointed by a court of
competent jurisdiction, payments under the Plan may be made to such guardian or conservator provided that the proper proof of
appointment and continuing qualification is furnished in a form and manner acceptable to the Administrator. Any such payments so
made shall be a complete discharge of any liability or obligation of the applicable Employer or Administrator regarding such
payments.
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8.3 Each person entitled to receive a payment
under the Plan, whether a Participant, a duly designated beneficiary, a guardian or otherwise, shall provide the Administrator with such
information as it may from time to time deem necessary or in its best interest in administering the Plan. Any such person shall also
furnish the Administrator with such documents, evidence, data or other information as the Administrator may from time to time deem necessary
or advisable.
9.0 ADMINISTRATOR
9.1 The
Plan shall be administered by the Administrator. The Administrator may designate a committee or individual to carry out one or more of
the Administrator’s responsibilities as Administrator. Any reference in this document to the “Administrator” shall be
deemed to include any such committee or individual. An Executive who is such an individual or a member of such committee shall not participate
in any decision involving an election made by him or relating in any way to his individual rights, duties and obligations as a Participant
under the Plan.
9.2 The
Administrator shall have absolute and exclusive discretionary authority to decide all questions of eligibility for benefits and to determine
the amount of such benefits, to establish rules, forms and procedures for the administration of the Plan, to construe and interpret any
and all provisions of the Plan, including but not limited to the discretion to resolve ambiguities, inconsistencies, or omissions conclusively
and to decide any and all questions of fact, interpretation, definition, computation, or administration arising in connection with the
operation of the Plan. As a result, benefits under the Plan will be paid only if the Administrator determines in its discretion that a
Participant (or other Claimant) is entitled to them. All determinations of the Administrator in matters within its jurisdiction, irrespective
of their character or nature, including, but not limited to, all questions of equity, construction and interpretation, including resolution
of any ambiguity in the Plan, shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties. In construing or applying the provisions of the Plan,
the Administrator shall have the right to rely upon a written opinion of legal counsel, which may be independent legal counsel or legal
counsel regularly employed by the Company, whether or not any questions or dispute has arisen as to any distribution from the Plan. Any
interpretation or determination made pursuant to such discretionary authority shall be upheld on judicial review, unless it is shown that
the interpretation or determination was arbitrary and capricious or an abuse of discretion.
9.3 The Administrator shall be responsible for maintaining books and records for the Plan.
10.0 AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION
The Company hereby reserves the right to (and may, at any time,
through action of the Board, the Committee, or either entity’s delegate) amend, modify, terminate or discontinue the Plan at
any time, provided, however, that no amendment or termination of, or discontinuance of participation in, the Plan will
decrease the amount of any Severance Pay Benefits awarded but not yet fully paid to a Participant prior to the date of such
amendment or termination without the written consent of the Participant and no such amendment that would have a material adverse
effect on an Executive shall be effective until the one (1)-year anniversary of the date such amendment is adopted, unless the
Executive provides written consent to such amendment. In addition, for the two (2)-year period following the date of a Change of
Control, the Company may not amend, modify, terminate or discontinue the Plan in any manner that is materially adverse to an
Executive, unless the Executive provides written consent to such amendment.
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11.0 NOT
A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT
The Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract
of employment or other service between an Executive and his or her Employer, nor shall any provision hereof restrict the right of the
Employer to discharge an Executive or to restrict the right of an Executive to terminate his or her employment.
12.0 CLAIMS PROCEDURE
12.1 A
Claimant may make a claim for benefits under the Plan by filing a written claim with the Administrator. Determinations of each such claim
shall be made as described below; provided, however, that the Claimant and the Administrator may agree to extended periods of time
for making determinations beyond those periods described below.
12.2 The
Administrator will notify a Claimant of its decision regarding his or her claim within a reasonable period of time, but no later than
ninety (90) days following the date on which the claim is filed, unless special circumstances require a longer period for processing of
the claim and the Claimant is notified in writing of the reasons for an extension of time prior to the end of the initial ninety (90)
days period and the date by which the Administrator expects to make the final decision. In no event will the Administrator be given an
extension for processing the claim beyond one hundred eighty (180) days after the date on which the claim is first filed with the Administrator
unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Claimant and the Administrator.
12.3 If
a claim is denied, the Administrator will notify the Claimant of its decision in writing. Such notification will be written in a manner
calculated to be understood by the Claimant and will contain the following information: the specific reason(s) for the denial; a
specific reference to the Plan provision(s) on which the denial is based; a description of additional information necessary for the
Claimant to perfect his or her claim, if any, and an explanation of why such material is necessary; and an explanation of the Plan’s
claim review procedure and the applicable time limits under such procedure and a statement as to the Claimant’s right to bring a
civil action under ERISA after all of the Plan’s review procedures have been satisfied.
12.4 The
Claimant shall have sixty (60) days following receipt of the notice of denial to file a written request with the Administrator for a review
of the denied claim. The decision by the Administrator with respect to the review must be given within sixty (60) days after receipt of
the request, unless special circumstances require an extension and the Claimant is notified in writing of the reasons for an extension
of time prior to the end of the initial sixty (60) day period and the date by which the Administrator expects to make the final decision.
In no event will the decision be delayed beyond one hundred twenty (120) days after the receipt of the request for review unless otherwise
agreed in writing by the Claimant and the Administrator.
Executive Severance Pay Plan (As adopted on 8/11//26) 12
12.5 Every
Claimant will be provided a reasonable opportunity for a full and fair review of an adverse determination. A full and fair review means
the following: the Claimant will be given the opportunity to submit written comments, documents, records, etc. with regard to the
claim, and the review will take into account all information submitted by the Claimant, regardless of whether it was reviewed as part
of the initial determination; and the Claimant will be provided, upon request and free of charge, with copies of all documents and information
relevant to the claim for benefits.
12.6 The
Administrator will notify the Claimant of its decision regarding an appeal of a denied claim in writing. The decision will be written
in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant and will include: the specific reason(s) for the denial and adverse determination;
a reference to the specific Plan provisions on which the denial is based; a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request
and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefits; and a statement
regarding the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA.
12.7 If
the Administrator fails to follow these procedures consistent with the requirements of ERISA with respect to any claim, the Claimant will
be deemed to have exhausted all administrative remedies under the Plan and will have the right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of
ERISA. This Section 12 shall be interpreted such that the claims procedures appliable under the Plan conform to the claims review
requirements of Part 5, Title I, of ERISA, and the applicable provisions set forth in Department of Labor Regulation Section 2560.503-1.
12.8 Before
filing any claim or action, the Claimant must first fully exhaust all of the Claimant’s actual or potential rights under the claims
procedures of Section 12, including such rights as the Administrator may choose to provide in connection with novel claims or issues
or in particular situations. For purposes of the prior sentence, any Claimant that has any claim, issue or matter that implicates in whole
or in part –
(a) the interpretation of the Plan;
(b) the interpretation of any term or condition of the Plan;
(c) the interpretation of the Plan (or any of its terms or conditions) in light of applicable law;
(d) whether
the Plan or any term or condition under the Plan has been validly adopted or put into effect; or
(e) any claim, issue or matter deemed similar to any of the foregoing by the Administrator;
(or two or more of these) shall not be
considered to have satisfied the exhaustion requirement of this Section 12.8 unless the Claimant first submits the claim, issue
or matter to the Administrator to be processed pursuant to the claims procedures of Section 12.1 or to be otherwise considered
by the Administrator, and regardless of whether claims, issues or matters that are not listed above are of greater significance or
relevance. The exhaustion requirements of this Section 12.8 shall apply even if the Administrator has not previously defined or
established specific claims procedures that directly apply to the submission and consideration of such claim, issue or matter, and
in which case the Administrator (upon notice of the claim, issue or matter) shall either promptly establish such claims procedures
or shall apply (or act by analogy to) the claims procedures of Section 12 that apply to claims for benefits. Upon review by any
court or other tribunal, this exhaustion requirement is intended to be interpreted to require exhaustion in as many circumstances as
possible (and any steps necessary to effect this intent should be taken).
Executive Severance Pay Plan (As adopted on 8/11//26) 13
12.9 Any
claim or action that is filed in court against or with respect to the Plan, Administrator, or Employer must be filed within the applicable
time frame that relates to the claim or action, as follows:
(a) claims
or actions for Severance Pay Benefits must be filed within two (2) years of the later of the date the Participant received the
Severance Pay Benefits or the date of the Claimant’s Separation from Service; and
(b) for
all other claims or actions, the claim or action must be filed within two (2) years of the date when the Claimant knew or should
have known of the actions or events that gave rise to the claim or action.
Any claim or action filed after the applicable time frame stated above
will be void.
12.10 Any
claim or action in connection with the Plan must be filed in the United States District Court of the Northern District of Georgia.
12.11 If
a claim for benefits arises during the twenty-four (24)-month period following the date of a Change in Control, the Company shall pay
or reimburse the Executive for all reasonable costs (including reasonable legal fees) incurred by the Executive to enforce his rights
under the Plan if the Executive prevails on at least one material issue with respect to such claims.
13.0 CONSTRUCTION AND EXPENSE
13.1 Whenever
the context so requires, words in the masculine include the feminine and words in the feminine include the masculine and the definition
of any term in the singular may include the plural.
13.2 All
expense of administering the Plan shall be paid by the Company unless provided herein to the contrary.
13.3 The
Plan shall be construed, administered and governed in all respects under and by the applicable laws of the State of Delaware, except to
the extent preempted by ERISA.
13.4 An Executive may not rely upon any oral statement regarding the Plan.
13.5 The
Plan and any properly adopted amendments shall be binding on the parties hereto and their respective heirs, administrators, trustees,
successors, and assignees and on all Beneficiaries of the Participant.
13.6 Service
of legal process may be made upon the Administrator at the Company headquarters or upon such other person as may be designated by the
Company for this purpose.
Executive Severance Pay Plan (As adopted on 8/11//26) 14
13.7 The
records of the Plan will be maintained on the basis of a year that begins each January 1 and ends the next following December 31.
13.8 The
Company intends that all benefits provided under the Plan shall either be exempt from or comply with Section 409A. However, the Administrator
shall operate the Plan in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A and the corresponding Department of Treasury guidance
with respect to those benefits provided under the Plan that are, in fact, subject to Section 409A. In order to ensure compliance
with Section 409A, the provisions of this Section 13.8 shall govern in all cases over any contrary or conflicting provision
in the Plan.
(a) It
is the intent of the Plan to comply with, or be exempt from, the requirements of Section 409A and the corresponding Department of
Treasury guidance with respect to any nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, and any ambiguities in the Plan
will be interpreted and the Plan will be applied to comply with these requirements with respect to such compensation.
(b) To the extent
necessary to comply with Section 409A, references in the Plan to “termination of employment” or “terminates
employment” (and similar references) shall have the same meaning as “separation from service” under
Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i), and no payment subject to Section 409A that is payable upon a termination of employment shall be
paid unless and until the Participant incurs a “separation from service” under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) (a
“409A Separation from Service”). In addition, if the Participant is a “specified employee” within the
meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) at the time of his or her 409A Separation from Service, any nonqualified deferred
compensation subject to Section 409A that would otherwise have been payable on account of, and within the first six
(6) months following, the Participant’s 409A Separation from Service, and not by reason of another event under
Section 409A(a)(2)(A), will become payable on the first business day after six (6) months following the date of the
Participant’s 409A Separation from Service or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death.
(c) Each
installment payment payable under Section 5.1, Section 5.2, or Section 5.3 above is a separate payment within the meaning
of the final regulations under Section 409A. Each such payment that is made within two and one-half (2-1/2) months following the
end of the year that contains the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service is intended to be exempt from
Section 409A as a short-term deferral within
the meaning of the final regulations under Section 409A; each other payment is intended to be exempt under the two-times compensation
exemption of Treasury Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) up to the limitation on the availability of that exemption specified in the
regulation; and each payment that is not exempt from Section 409A shall be subject to delay (if necessary) in accordance with subsection
(b) above.
(d) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Employer makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under the Plan are exempt from, or compliant
with, Section 409A and in no event shall any Employer or its affiliates be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties,
interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Participant on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.
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Executive Severance Pay Plan (As adopted on 8/11//26) 15
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Plan has been executed
by a duly authorized officer of the Company to be effective as of the Effective Date.
KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/ Russell Falkenstein
Title:
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Executive Severance Pay Plan (As adopted on 8/11//26) 16
EXHIBIT A
Participating Employers
As of August 11, 2026:
1. Aaron’s, LLC
2. Interbond of America, LLC
3. CCFI Companies, LLC
4. Katapult Group, Inc.
Executive Severance Pay Plan (As adopted on 8/11//26) 17
EX-99.1 — EXHIBIT 99.1
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Exhibit 99.1
Confidential
Katapult, The Aaron’s Company, and CCF
Holdings Complete Business Combination to Create a Scaled Financial Solutions Platform for Nonprime Consumers
Scaled Omnichannel Platform Expands Opportunities
to Reach More Consumers Through Complementary Retail, Digital, and Lease-to-Own Capabilities
Combined Company Will Continue to Serve Consumers
Through the Trusted Aaron’s, CCFI and Katapult Brands
Combined Company Generated More Than $4bn
in 2025 Pro Forma Revenue and More Than $460mn in 2025 Adjusted EBITDA
ATLANTA, August 11, 2026 -- Katapult Holdings, Inc. (“Katapult
Holdings” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: KPLT), a scaled, technology and data-driven platform serving nonprime consumers
seeking greater financial flexibility, today announced it has completed the previously announced all-stock combination with The Aaron’s
Company, Inc. (“Aaron’s”) and CCF Holdings LLC (“CCFI”). With the close of the merger transactions,
Aaron’s and CCFI, together with Katapult’s operating business, are wholly owned indirect subsidiaries of Katapult Holdings.
The combination brings together a comprehensive suite of financial
solutions, including lease-to-own and other alternative consumer finance products, tailored to the needs of nonprime consumers. The combined
company also benefits from one of the largest proprietary datasets in the nonprime market, spanning retail, digital, lease-to-own, and
consumer finance, providing unique insights into the behavior of 7 million consumers across economic cycles. The scaled omnichannel platform
connects a nationwide network of retail locations and merchant partnerships with e-commerce and digital capabilities, enabling the combined
company to meet consumers wherever and however they choose to engage.
“Today marks an important milestone for Aaron’s, CCFI,
and Katapult as we unite three businesses with distinct strengths and a shared commitment to serving nonprime consumers,” said
Kyle Hanson, Executive Chairman of Katapult Holdings. “Together, we are a stronger, more diversified platform with broader
customer relationships, a vast proprietary data set, complementary capabilities, and a business that generated more than $4 billion
in 2025 pro forma revenue and more than $460 million in 2025 pro forma adjusted EBITDA, positioning us to deliver more value from
day one. By connecting customers across our combined ecosystem with our comprehensive suite of financial services, we can deepen
relationships and better serve their financial needs. Just as importantly, we have assembled an exceptional leadership team with the
experience, operational discipline, and shared vision to execute on our strategy. I have tremendous confidence in their ability to
integrate these businesses successfully, drive meaningful cost savings and operational efficiencies over time, and create long-term
value for our customers, partners, employees, and stockholders.”
The combined company will operate as Katapult Holdings, Inc.
and its common stock will continue to trade on the NASDAQ under the symbol “KPLT.” Existing Aaron’s stockholders,
CCFI unitholders, and Katapult Holdings stockholders will own approximately 14%, 80%, and 6%, respectively, of the combined company on
a fully diluted basis. The combined company will continue to operate through its established Aaron’s, CCFI, and Katapult
brands. Katapult Holdings is currently headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
“We have the opportunity to redefine how nonprime consumers access
the financial solutions they need to power their everyday lives,” said Cory Miller, Chief Executive Officer of Katapult Holdings.
“Drawing on the best of each organization, we are bringing together complementary brands, a nationwide retail and digital footprint,
and the technology and data that connect them to create a more seamless experience for consumers and partners alike. The depth and diversity
of data across our combined platform gives us capabilities that none of us could have built alone, and we intend to put them to work quickly.
We are grateful to the teams at Aaron’s, CCFI, and Katapult, whose dedication made this moment possible, and we are energized by
what we will build together.”
Katapult Holdings’ executive leadership team is led by Chief
Executive Officer Cory Miller, President Bill Baker, Chief Financial Officer Russell Falkenstein, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
Rachel George, and Chief Accounting Officer Doug Noe. The Katapult Holdings Board of Directors consists of Executive Chairman Kyle Hanson
and directors Cory Miller, Jennifer Baldock, Philip Bartow III, Lynn DeVault, Michael Heller, Will Jones, Eugene Schutt,
Orlando Zayas and Gregory L. Zinks.
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With the completion of the merger transactions, the combined company
expects to report financial results through two operating segments: Lease-to-Own & Retail, which will include Aaron’s and
Katapult, and Consumer Finance, which will include CCFI. Katapult Holdings’ financial results for the quarter ending September 30,
2026, are expected to reflect the impact of the merger transactions beginning on the closing date, August 11, 2026.
In connection with the completion of the merger transactions, Katapult
has posted an investor presentation to the Investor Relations section of its website at IR.KPLTholdings.com.
Advisors
Guggenheim Securities, LLC served as financial advisor to Katapult
Holdings, and Davis Polk & Wardell LLP served as legal counsel.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to
Aaron’s, and King & Spalding LLP served as legal counsel.
Morrison Foerster LLP served as legal counsel to CCFI.
About Katapult Holdings, Inc.
Katapult Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: KPLT) is a scaled, technology
and data-driven platform serving nonprime consumers seeking greater financial flexibility. Through its Aaron’s, CCFI and Katapult
operating brands, the Company provides access to lease-to-own solutions and alternative consumer financial services. The Company is headquartered
in Atlanta, Georgia.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this press release that are not historical
facts are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “assume,”
“believe,” “continue,” “could,” “design,” “estimate,” “expect,”
“intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potentially,” “predict,” “should,” “will,”
“would,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions.
These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements
regarding the expected benefits of the combination of Katapult Holdings, Aaron’s and CCFI; future opportunities for the combined
company; the future operations, financial profile, business strategy and growth prospects of the combined company; the ability to integrate
the businesses successfully; expected synergies, operating efficiencies, enhanced capabilities and product innovation; customer reach
and product offerings; access to capital; and long-term value creation.
These forward-looking statements are based on various assumptions,
whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of management. They are not predictions of actual performance.
These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and should not be relied
upon as, a guarantee, assurance, prediction or definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult
or impossible to predict and may differ materially from the assumptions underlying these statements. Many actual events and circumstances
are beyond the Company’s control.
These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties, including, among others: the combined company’s ability to successfully integrate the businesses of Katapult, Aaron’s
and CCFI; the combined company’s ability to realize the expected benefits of the transaction, including expected synergies, operating
efficiencies, enhanced underwriting capabilities, product innovation and growth opportunities; disruption of management’s attention
from ongoing business operations due to integration matters; potential adverse changes to relationships with customers, suppliers, franchisees,
merchant partners, lenders, creditors, financing sources, employees and other business partners; the ability to retain key personnel;
risks related to the Company’s capital structure, indebtedness, liquidity, cost of capital and compliance with restrictive covenants;
the availability of financing and the Company’s ability to access capital on acceptable terms; credit performance, delinquency,
charge-off and collection trends; changes in customer demand, consumer behavior, economic conditions, inflation, interest rates and other
macroeconomic factors; unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the transaction or integration; the Company’s ability
to maintain effective internal controls, financial reporting systems, technology systems and data infrastructure across the combined business;
risks related to cybersecurity, data privacy and platform reliability; the Company’s ability to comply with laws and regulations
applicable to its business, including laws and regulations related to rental purchase transactions, consumer credit, alternative financial
services, data privacy and consumer protection; litigation, regulatory inquiries, enforcement actions, complaints, adverse publicity and
other legal proceedings; and other risks and uncertainties described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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If any of these risks materialize or assumptions prove incorrect, actual
results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that the combined
company does not presently know or that it currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those
contained in the forward-looking statements. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this press release.
All forward-looking statements contained herein are based on information available as of the date hereof, and the combined company does
not assume any obligation to update these statements as a result of new information or future events, except as required by law.
Investor Relations Contact
Jennifer Cohn Kull
VP of Investor Relations
IR@KPLTholdings.com
Media Relations Contact
Michael Wall
Senior Director of Corporate Affairs
MediaRelations@KPLTholdings.com
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+ References
Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Securities Act
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-Section 425
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