Form 8-K
8-K — PENTAIR plc
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Filed: 2026-09-02
Period: 2026-09-01
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SIC: 3550 (SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY (NO METALWORKING MACHINERY))
Item: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
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):
September 1, 2026
Pentair
plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Ireland
001-11625
98-1141328
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File No.)
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification No.)
Regal House, 70 London Road, Twickenham, London,
TW13QS United Kingdom
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip
Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: 44-74-9421-6154
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨ Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ 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
Ordinary
Shares, nominal value $0.01 per share
PNR
New
York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.12b-2). ¨ 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 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
As previously announced, on
July 27, 2026, Pentair plc (“Pentair”) entered into a definitive agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) to
acquire the issued and outstanding equity securities of Taco Group Holdings (“Taco”), for a purchase price of $1.425 billion,
subject to customary adjustments contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the “Taco Acquisition”).
On September 1, 2026,
in contemplation of the Taco Acquisition, Pentair and its subsidiaries Pentair Finance S.à r.l. (“Pentair Finance”)
and Pentair, Inc. (“Pentair U.S.”) entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”), among Pentair Finance,
as borrower, Pentair and Pentair U.S., as guarantors, and the lenders and agents party thereto, providing for (i) a $400.0 million
senior unsecured tranche 1 term loan facility (the “Tranche 1 Term Loan Facility”) and (ii) a $1.0 billion senior unsecured
tranche 2 term loan facility (the “Tranche 2 Term Loan Facility”; together with the Tranche 1 Term Loan Facility, the “Term
Loan Facilities”). As of September 1, 2026, no loans were outstanding under the Term Loan Facilities. Pentair Finance intends
to borrow the full $1.4 billion aggregate principal amount available under the Term Loan Facilities to finance a portion of the purchase
price in the Taco Acquisition, to pay related fees and expenses, and to refinance certain outstanding indebtedness of Taco. The availability
of loans under the Term Loan Facilities is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, including, among other things,
(i) the closing of the Taco Acquisition substantially concurrently with the funding of such loans, (ii) the absence of a material
adverse effect with respect to Taco since July 27, 2026, (iii) the truth and accuracy in all material respects of certain representations
and warranties, (iv) the receipt of certain certificates, (v) the receipt of certain financial statements, and (vi) the
refinancing of certain outstanding indebtedness of Taco on or prior to the date of the closing of the Taco Acquisition. Beginning November 24,
2026, Pentair Finance will pay a ticking fee to each lender under the Agreement of 0.125% per annum on the amount of such lender’s
daily undrawn term loan commitments.
The lenders’ commitment
to make the Term Loan Facilities available to Pentair Finance expires on the earliest of (i) the date that is five business days
after the “Outside Date” (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), (ii) the date of the closing of the Taco Acquisition
after giving effect to the full funding of the term loans on such date, (iii) the date that the Purchase Agreement expires in accordance
with its terms or the obligations of Pentair to consummate the Taco Acquisition under the Purchase Agreement terminate in accordance with
its terms and notice of same is given to the administrative agent under the Agreement, (iv) December 31, 2026, and (v) the
date set forth in a written notice from Pentair Finance to the administrative agent and the lenders of Pentair Finance’s election
to terminate all term loan commitments in full.
The Term Loan Facilities are
guaranteed by Pentair and Pentair U.S. The Term Loan Facilities bear interest at a rate equal to an adjusted base rate or Term SOFR, plus,
in each case, an applicable margin. The applicable margin is based on, at Pentair Finance’s election, Pentair’s leverage level
or Pentair Finance’s public credit rating. Interest on borrowings are generally payable in arrears (i) quarterly, (ii) monthly,
or (iii) at the end of the interest period, unless such interest period is longer than three months, in which case payment is due
on each successive date three months after the first day of such period.
With certain exceptions, outstanding
term loans under (i) the Tranche 1 Term Loan Facility will mature on the date that occurs 18 months after the closing date of the
Taco Acquisition and (ii) the Tranche 2 Term Loan Facility will mature on May 5, 2030. Pentair Finance is permitted to voluntarily
prepay loans and/or reduce the commitments under the Term Loan Facilities, in whole or in part, without penalty or premium, subject to
certain minimum amounts and increments and the payment of customary breakage costs. No mandatory prepayment will be required under the
Term Loan Facilities.
The Agreement contains financial
covenants requiring Pentair not to permit (i) the ratio of its consolidated debt (net of its consolidated unrestricted cash and cash
equivalents in excess of $5.0 million but not to exceed $250.0 million) to its consolidated net income (excluding, among other things,
non-cash gains and losses) before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and non-cash share-based compensation expense (“EBITDA”)
on the last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters (each, a “testing period”) to exceed 3.75 to 1.00 (or, at
Pentair Finance’s election and subject to certain conditions, 4.25 to 1.00 for four testing periods in connection with certain material
acquisitions) and (ii) the ratio of its EBITDA to its consolidated cash interest expense for the same period to be less than 3.00
to 1.00. In addition, subject to certain qualifications and exceptions, the Agreement also contains covenants that, among other things,
restrict Pentair’s ability to create liens, merge or consolidate with another person, make acquisitions and incur subsidiary debt.
The Agreement contains customary
events of default. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, then the lenders may terminate all commitments to extend further credit
and declare all amounts outstanding under the Agreement due and payable immediately. In addition, in the case of an event of default arising
from certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, all amounts outstanding under the Agreement will automatically become
due and payable immediately.
The foregoing description of the Agreement is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which
is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired
Not applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
Not applicable.
(c) Shell Company Transactions
Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits
The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index
below are filed as part of this report.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Credit Agreement, dated
as of September 1, 2026, among Pentair plc, Pentair Finance S.à r.l., Pentair, Inc. and the lenders and agents party
thereto.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,
on September 2, 2026.
PENTAIR PLC
Registrant
By:
/s/ Lance T
Bonner
Lance T Bonner
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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EX-4.1
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Exhibit 4.1
EXECUTION VERSION
Published CUSIP Numbers:
Deal CUSIP: L7579CAG1
Tranche 1 Term Loan CUSIP: L7579CAH9
Tranche 2 Term Loan CUSIP: L7579CAJ5
CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
September 1, 2026
among
PENTAIR plc
as Parent,
PENTAIR FINANCE S.À R.L.
as Borrower,
The Additional Guarantors From Time to Time Party
Hereto,
The Lenders Party Hereto,
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Syndication Agent
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A., NEW YORK
BRANCH,
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, LOS ANGELES BRANCH,
BANK OF MONTREAL EUROPE PLC, and
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Documentation Agents
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A., NEW YORK
BRANCH,
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, LOS ANGELES BRANCH,
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.,
BOFA SECURITIES, INC., and
PNC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Article I.
Definitions
1
Section 1.01
Defined Terms
1
Section 1.02
Classification of Loans and Borrowings
31
Section 1.03
Terms Generally
31
Section 1.04
Accounting Terms; GAAP
31
Section 1.05
Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification
32
Section 1.06
Luxembourg Terms
32
Section 1.07
Certain Calculations
33
Section 1.08
Divisions
33
Section 1.09
Leverage Ratios
33
Section 1.10
CRD VI
33
Article II.
The Credits
33
Section 2.01
Commitments
33
Section 2.02
Loans and Borrowings
34
Section 2.03
Requests for Borrowings
36
Section 2.04
Funding of Borrowings
36
Section 2.05
Interest Elections
37
Section 2.06
Termination and Reduction of Commitments
38
Section 2.07
Repayment and Amortization of Loans; Evidence of Indebtedness
39
Section 2.08
Prepayment of Loans
40
Section 2.09
Fees
41
Section 2.10
Interest
41
Section 2.11
Alternate Rate of Interest
42
Section 2.12
Increased Costs
44
Section 2.13
Break Funding Payments
45
Section 2.14
Taxes
45
Section 2.15
Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of
Set-offs
48
Section 2.16
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
49
Section 2.17
Judgment Currency
51
Section 2.18
Defaulting Lenders
51
Section 2.19
Illegality
52
Article III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
52
Section 3.01
Corporate Existence and Power
52
Section 3.02
Corporate and Governmental Authorization; Contravention
52
Section 3.03
Binding Effect
53
Section 3.04
Financial Information
53
Section 3.05
Litigation, etc.
53
Section 3.06
ERISA Compliance
53
Section 3.07
Taxes
53
Section 3.08
Not an Investment Company
53
Section 3.09
Environmental Matters
54
Section 3.10
Use of Proceeds
54
Section 3.11
Disclosure
54
Section 3.12
Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions
54
Section 3.13
Domiciliation; Centre of Main Interests
55
Section 3.14
Solvency
55
Section 3.15
Affected Financial Institutions
55
Section 3.16
Irish Loan Party
55
Section 3.17
Tax Residence
55
Section 3.18
Outbound Investment Rules
55
Article IV.
Conditions
56
Section 4.01
Effective Date
56
Section 4.02
Conditions to Extensions of Credit on Specified Acquisition
Consummation Date
57
Article V.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
59
Section 5.01
Information
59
Section 5.02
Use of Proceeds
61
Section 5.03
Compliance with Contractual Obligations and Laws
61
Section 5.04
Insurance
61
Section 5.05
Ownership of Loan Parties
61
Section 5.06
Payment of Taxes
62
Section 5.07
Loan Party Location
62
Section 5.08
Tax Residence
62
Section 5.09
Service of Process Agent
62
Section 5.10
Further Assurances
62
Article VI.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
62
Section 6.01
Maximum Net Leverage Ratio
62
Section 6.02
Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio
63
Section 6.03
Negative Pledge
63
Section 6.04
Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets; Acquisitions
65
Section 6.05
Subsidiary Debt
66
Section 6.06
OFAC and Anti-Corruption Laws
67
Section 6.07
Outbound Investment Rules
68
Article VII.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
68
Article VIII.
The Administrative Agent
71
Section 8.01
Authorization and Action
71
Section 8.02
Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Indemnification,
Etc.
73
Section 8.03
Posting of Communications
74
Section 8.04
The Administrative Agent Individually
75
Section 8.05
Successor Administrative Agent
75
Section 8.06
Acknowledgement of Lenders
76
Section 8.07
Certain ERISA Matters
78
Section 8.08
Borrower Communications
79
Article IX.
Miscellaneous
80
Section 9.01
Notices
80
Section 9.02
Waivers; Amendments
81
Section 9.03
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
83
Section 9.04
Successors and Assigns
84
Section 9.05
Survival
89
Section 9.06
Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic
Execution
90
Section 9.07
Severability
91
Section 9.08
Right of Setoff
91
Section 9.09
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of
Process
91
Section 9.10
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
92
Section 9.11
Headings
93
Section 9.12
Confidentiality
93
Section 9.13
USA PATRIOT Act; Beneficial Ownership Regulation
94
Section 9.14
Interest Rate Limitation
94
Section 9.15
No Fiduciary Duty, etc.
94
Section 9.16
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected
Financial Institutions
95
Section 9.17
Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs
96
Article X.
Guarantee
96
Section 10.01
Guaranty
96
SCHEDULES:
Schedule 2.01
--
Commitments
Schedule 6.03
--
List of Existing Liens
Schedule 6.05
--
Existing Debt
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A
--
Form of
Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit B-1
--
Form of Opinion of
Foley & Lardner LLP
Exhibit B-2
--
Form of Opinion of
Arthur Cox
Exhibit B-3
--
Form of Opinion of
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling
Exhibit C
--
Form of EU Notice
Exhibit D-1
--
Form of Tranche
1 Term Loan Note
Exhibit D-2
--
Form of Tranche
2 Term Loan Note
Exhibit E
--
List of Closing Documents
Exhibit F
--
Form of Solvency Certificate
Exhibit G
--
Form of Irish Qualifying Lender Confirmation
CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
dated as of September 1, 2026 among PENTAIR plc, an Irish public limited company,
PENTAIR FINANCE S.à r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (Société
à responsabilité limitée) having its registered office at 26, Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy
of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register (Registre de commerce et des sociétés,
Luxembourg) under number B166305, PENTAIR, INC., a Minnesota corporation (“Pentair MN”), the other ADDITIONAL
GUARANTORS from time to time party hereto, the LENDERS from time to time party hereto and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative
Agent.
WHEREAS, the Borrower has
requested that the Lenders make loans and other financial accommodations to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the terms and conditions
set forth herein.
WHEREAS, the Lenders have
agreed to make such loans and other financial accommodations to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the premises and mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
Article I.
Definitions
Section 1.01 Defined
Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
“ABR”,
when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bearing interest at a rate
determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Acquisition”
means any transaction or series of related transactions (excluding any transaction solely among the Parent and/or one or more persons
that are already Subsidiaries) that result, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition by the Parent or any Subsidiary of all
or substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of all or substantially all of any business or division of a Person, (b) the
acquisition of in excess of 50% of the capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or equity of any Person, or otherwise
causing any Person to become a Subsidiary, or (c) a merger or consolidation or any other combination with another Person; provided
that the Parent or a Subsidiary is the ultimate surviving entity.
“Acquisition Debt”
means any Debt of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries that has been issued for the purpose of financing, in whole or in part, a Material
Acquisition and any related transactions or series of related transactions (including for the purpose of refinancing or replacing all
or a portion of any pre-existing Debt of the Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or the person(s) or assets to be acquired); provided
that (a) the release of the proceeds thereof to the Parent and its Subsidiaries is contingent upon the consummation of such Material
Acquisition and, pending such release, such proceeds are held in escrow (and, if the definitive agreement (or, in the case of a tender
offer or similar transaction, the definitive offer document) for such acquisition is terminated prior to the consummation of such Material
Acquisition or if such Material Acquisition is otherwise not consummated by the date specified in the definitive documentation relating
to such Debt, such proceeds shall be promptly applied to satisfy and discharge all obligations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries in
respect of such Debt) or (b) such Debt contains a “special mandatory redemption” provision (or other similar provision)
or otherwise permits or requires such Debt to be redeemed or prepaid if such Material Acquisition is not consummated by the date specified
in the definitive documentation relating to such Debt (and if the definitive agreement (or, in the case of a tender offer or similar
transaction, the definitive offer document) for such Material Acquisition is terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the consummation
of such Material Acquisition or such Material Acquisition is otherwise not consummated by the date specified in the definitive documentation
relating to such Debt, such Debt is so redeemed or prepaid within 90 days of such termination or such specified date, as the case may
be).
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Pentair Finance S.à r.l.
“Additional Guarantor”
means Pentair MN and each other Person that executes this Agreement (including any Additional Guarantor Joinder hereto) as an “Additional
Guarantor” until such time as such Person is released from its obligations hereunder.
“Additional Guarantor
Joinder” means any joinder agreement reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, the applicable Person, and the Administrative Agent
pursuant to which such Person becomes an Additional Guarantor and guarantees the Guaranteed Obligations in accordance with Article X
hereof (which joinder also shall require the applicable Person’s delivery to the Administrative Agent of certified Organizational
Documents and authorization and incumbency documents, as well as opinion(s) of counsel in respect of such Person that are substantially
similar to those opinion(s) delivered in respect of Additional Guarantors party to this Agreement prior to the delivery of the applicable
joinder).
“Adjusted Term SOFR
Rate” means, for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period; provided
that if the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor
for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Administrative
Agent” means U.S. Bank (or any of its designated branch offices or affiliates) in its capacity as administrative agent under
any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
“Administrative
Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial
Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate”
means, as to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control
with, such Person. A Person shall be deemed to be “controlled by” any other Person if such other Person possesses, directly
or indirectly, power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise
(but, for the avoidance of doubt, no individual shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of a Person solely because such individual is a director
(or the equivalent thereof) or senior officer of such Person).
“Agreement”
has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
“Alternate Base
Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the
NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for a one month Interest Period in Dollars
as published two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day (or if such day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business
Day, the immediately preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day) plus 1%; provided that for the purpose of this definition,
the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for any day shall be based on the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m., Chicago time, on such
day (or any amended publication time for the Term SOFR Reference Rate, as specified by the CME Term SOFR Administrator in the Term SOFR
Reference Rate methodology). Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted
Term SOFR Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted
Term SOFR Rate, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.11
(for the avoidance of doubt, only until the Benchmark Replacement has been determined pursuant to Section 2.11(b)), then
the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause
(c) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Alternate Base Rate as determined pursuant to the foregoing would be less than 1.00%,
such rate shall be deemed to be 1.00% for purposes of this Agreement.
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“Ancillary Document”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.06.
“Anti-Corruption
Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Parent and its affiliated companies concerning
or relating to bribery, corruption or money laundering.
“Applicable Parties”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.03(c).
“Applicable Percentage”
means, (i) at any time prior to the funding of the Term Loans of any Class on the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date,
a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment of such Class and the denominator
of which is the aggregate Term Loan Commitments of such Class of all Lenders and (ii) at any time after the funding of the
Term Loans of any Class on the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which
is such Lender’s outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans of such Class and the denominator of which is the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans of such Class of all Lenders; provided that in the case of Section 2.18
when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, any such Defaulting Lender’s applicable Term Loan Commitment shall be disregarded in the
calculation.
“Applicable Rate”
means, for any day, with respect to any Term Benchmark Term Loan or any ABR Term Loan, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum
set forth below under the caption “Term Benchmark Spread for Tranche 1 Term Loans”, “ABR Spread for Tranche 1 Term
Loans”, “Term Benchmark Spread for Tranche 2 Term Loans” or “ABR Spread for Tranche 2 Term Loans”, as the
case may be, based upon the Pricing Level applicable on such date.
Pricing Level
Term
Benchmark
Spread for
Tranche 1
Term Loans
ABR
Spread
for
Tranche 1
Term Loans
Term
Benchmark
Spread for
Tranche 2
Term Loans
ABR
Spread
for
Tranche 2
Term Loans
Level I
0.875 %
0 %
1.000 %
0 %
Level II
1.000 %
0 %
1.125 %
0.125 %
Level III
1.125 %
0.125 %
1.250 %
0.250 %
Level IV
1.250 %
0.250 %
1.375 %
0.375 %
Level V
1.500 %
0.500 %
1.625 %
0.625 %
For purposes hereof: (i) Pricing Level I,
Leverage Level 1 and Ratings Level A are equivalent and correspond to each other, (ii) Pricing Level II, Leverage Level 2 and Ratings
Level B are equivalent and correspond to each other, (iii) Pricing Level III, Leverage Level 3 and Ratings Level C are equivalent
and correspond to each other, (iv) Pricing Level IV, Leverage Level 4 and Ratings Level D are equivalent and correspond to each
other and (v) Pricing Level V, Leverage Level 5 and Ratings Level E are equivalent and correspond to each other.
3
At any time of determination, the Pricing Level
shall be determined by reference to the Leverage Level or the Ratings Level, as the Borrower shall from time to time elect by written
notice to the Administrative Agent, and any change in Pricing Level resulting from such election by the Borrower shall be effected as
promptly as practicable by the Administrative Agent after receiving such written election from the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary set forth in this definition, it is understood and agreed that Pricing Level III shall be deemed to be applicable from
the Effective Date until the Administrative Agent’s receipt of the financial statements and related compliance certificate for
the Parent’s first fiscal quarter ending after the Effective Date (it being understood and agreed that the Borrower shall not be
permitted to elect pricing by reference to the Ratings Level until such receipt by the Administrative Agent of such financial statements
and compliance certificate), and adjustments to the Pricing Level then in effect shall thereafter be effected in accordance with the
terms of this definition.
Leverage Level Determination
Leverage
Level
Net
Leverage Ratio
Level
1
≤
0.50 to 1.00
Level
2
>
0.50 to 1.00 but
≤ 1.00 to 1.00
Level
3
>
1.00 to 1.00 but
≤ 1.75 to 1.00
Level
4
>
1.75 to 1.00 but
≤ 2.50 to 1.00
Level
5
>
2.50 to 1.00
If at any time the Parent fails to deliver the
quarterly or annual financial statements or related compliance certificates required under Section 5.01 on or before the
date such statements or certificates are due, Leverage Level 5 shall be deemed applicable for the period commencing three (3) Business
Days after such required date of delivery and ending on the date which is three (3) Business Days after such statements or certificates
are actually delivered, after which the Leverage Level shall be determined in accordance with this definition.
Except as otherwise provided in the paragraph
below or in the immediately preceding paragraph, adjustments, if any, to the Leverage Level then in effect shall be effective three (3) Business
Days after the Administrative Agent has received the applicable financial statements and certificates (it being understood and agreed
that each change in Leverage Level shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date
immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change).
Ratings Level Determination
Ratings
Level
Public
Debt Ratings
(S&P / Moody’s / Fitch)
Level
A
A-
/ A3 / A- or higher
Level
B
BBB+
/ Baa1 / BBB+
Level
C
BBB
/ Baa2 / BBB
Level
D
BBB-
/ Baa3 / BBB-
Level
E
BB+
/ Ba1 / BB+ or lower
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For purposes of the foregoing, (a) if only
one of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch shall have in effect a Public Debt Rating, the Ratings Level shall be determined by reference
to the available rating; (b) if none of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch shall have in effect a Public Debt Rating, the Ratings Level
will be set in accordance with Level E; (c) if all three of the rating agencies shall have a Public Debt Rating in effect and
the ratings established by each of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch shall fall within three different Levels in the immediately foregoing
table (such Level A, Level B, Level C, Level D and Level E, collectively, the “Levels” and
each a “Level”), the Ratings Level shall be based upon the intermediate Level; (d) if all three of the rating
agencies shall have a Public Debt Rating in effect and two out of the three ratings of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch are at the same
Level, then the Ratings Level shall be based on such Level, (e) if only two Public Debt Ratings from S&P, Moody’s and
Fitch are available and such ratings fall within different Levels, then the Ratings Level shall be based on the higher rating unless
such ratings differ by two or more Levels, in which case the applicable Ratings Level will be deemed to be one Level above the lower
of such Levels, (f) if any rating established by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch shall be changed, such change shall be effective
as of the third Business Day following the date on which such change is first announced publicly by the rating agency making such change;
(g) if S&P, Moody’s or Fitch shall change the basis on which ratings are established, each reference to the Public Debt
Rating announced by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, as the case may be, shall refer to the then equivalent rating by S&P, Moody’s
or Fitch, as the case may be (and if there is no such equivalent rating, to the rating most recently in effect prior to such change);
and (h) if any such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Borrower and the Lenders
shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect the unavailability of ratings from such rating agency and, pending
the effectiveness of such amendment, the Ratings Level shall be determined by reference to the rating (and the Level applicable thereto)
most recently in effect prior to such cessation.
“Approved Borrower
Portal” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.08(a).
“Approved Electronic
Platform” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.03(a).
“Approved Fund”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.
“Arrangers”
means each of U.S. Bank, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., New York Branch, Bank of China Limited, Los Angeles Branch, BMO Capital
Markets Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., and PNC Capital Markets, LLC, in its capacity as a joint bookrunner and joint lead arranger
hereunder.
“Article 21c
CRD VI” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(f).
“Assignment and
Assumption” means an assignment and assumption agreement entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any
party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A
or any other form (including electronic records generated by the use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Available
Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor
for such Benchmark (or component thereof) or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof),
as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period for any term rate or otherwise, for determining
any frequency of making payments of interest calculated pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance
of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (e) of
Section 2.11.
“Bail-In Action”
means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected
Financial Institution.
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“Bail-In Legislation”
means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament
and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from
time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of
the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United
Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates
(other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bail-In Lender”
is defined in Section 2.16(b).
“Banking Services”
means each and any of the following bank services provided to the Parent or any Subsidiary by any Lender or any of its Affiliates: (a) credit
cards for commercial customers (including, without limitation, commercial credit cards and purchasing cards), (b) stored value cards,
(c) merchant processing services and (d) treasury management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursement
services, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items services, any direct debit scheme or arrangement, overdraft services and
interstate depository network services).
“Banking Services
Agreement” means any agreement entered into by the Parent or any Subsidiary in connection with Banking Services.
“Bankruptcy Code”
means the Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. §101, et seq.).
“Bankruptcy Event”
means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding,
or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged
with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent,
has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment
or has had any order for relief in such proceeding entered in respect thereof, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely
by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality
thereof, unless such ownership interest results in or provides such Person 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 permits such Person (or such Governmental Authority
or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.
“Benchmark”
means, initially, the Term SOFR Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event and the related Benchmark Replacement Date
have occurred with respect to the Term SOFR 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 clause (b) of Section 2.11.
“Benchmark Replacement”
means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent
for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1) Daily
Simple SOFR; or
(2) the
sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement
for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation
of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving
or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollar-denominated
syndicated credit facilities in the United States at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
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provided
that if the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1) or clause (2) above would be less than the Floor, the
Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark
Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement
for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment,
or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero), that has been selected
by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection
or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such
Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement
Date and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating
or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for
U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement
Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement and/or any Term Benchmark Loan, any technical, administrative
or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,”
the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and
frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation
notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters)
that the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, decides in its reasonable good faith discretion may be appropriate
to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in
a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides in its reasonable good faith discretion
that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines in its
reasonable good faith discretion that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark exists, in such other manner of administration
as the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration
of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Benchmark
Replacement Date” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to
such then-current Benchmark:
(1) in
the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date
of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark
(or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such
Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(2) in
the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or
the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such
Benchmark (or component thereof) have been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark
(or such component thereof) to be no longer representative; provided that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference
to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (3) and even if such Benchmark (or component thereof) or,
if such Benchmark is a term rate, 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,
(i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in
respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination
and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with
respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available
Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark
Transition Event” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect
to such then-current Benchmark:
(1) a
public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used
in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark
(or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely as of a specific date; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication,
there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is
a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2) a
public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published
component used in the calculation thereof), the Board, the NYFRB, the CME Term SOFR Administrator, an insolvency official with jurisdiction
over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such
Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such
Benchmark (or such component), in each case which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will
cease to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark
(or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely as of a specific date; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication,
there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is
a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(3) a
public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published
component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term
rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer, or as of a specified future date will no longer
be, representative.
For the avoidance of doubt,
a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication
of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component
used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark
Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that
a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark
Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.11
and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and
under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.11.
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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 Section 3(3) of ERISA) that
is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code to which Section 4975
of the Code applies, and (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations or otherwise for purposes
of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“BHC Act Affiliate”
of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of
such party.
“Blocking Law”
has the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.12.
“Blocking Regulation”
has the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.12.
“Board”
means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
“Borrower”
means Pentair Finance S.à r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (société à responsabilité
limitée), having its registered office at 26, Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and
Companies Register (Registre de commerce et des sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B166305.
“Borrowing”
means a Term Loan of the same Type and Class, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans,
as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
“Borrowing Request”
means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03 in substantially the form approved by the
Administrative Agent and separately provided to the Borrower.
“Business
Day” means, any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are open for business in New York City.
“Buyer”
means Pentair Water Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent.
“Change in Law”
means the occurrence, after the Effective Date (or with respect to any Lender, if later, the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender),
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, requirement or directive (whether or not having the force of law)
by any Governmental Authority; provided however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except to the extent they
are merely proposed and not in effect, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules,
guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder, issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof, and (ii) all requests,
rules, guidelines, requirements and directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking
Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to
Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law” regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
“Charges”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.14.
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“Class”,
when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Tranche 1 Term
Loans or Tranche 2 Term Loans.
“CME Term SOFR Administrator”
means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited as administrator of the forward-looking term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
(or a successor administrator).
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Combination”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(c).
“Combined Lender”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(c).
“Commitment”
means a Term Loan 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.
“Communications”
means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Loan
Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 8.03(c), including through an Approved Electronic Platform.
“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 Subsidiary”
means, as of any date, any Subsidiary or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the Parent in its consolidated
financial statements as of such date prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Total
Assets” means the total consolidated assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, in each case determined in accordance with
GAAP.
“Corresponding
Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment
period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
“Covered
Entity” means any of the following:
(i) a “covered
entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(ii) a “covered
bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(iii) a “covered
FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Covered Party”
has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.17.
“Credit Event”
means a Borrowing.
“Credit Exposure”
means, as to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of its Term Loans outstanding at such time.
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“Credit Party”
means the Administrative Agent or any other Lender.
“Daily
Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to SOFR for the day (such day,
a “SOFR Determination Date”) that is five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to (i) if such
SOFR Rate Day is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (ii) if such SOFR Rate Day is not a U.S. Government
Securities Business Day, the U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day, in each case, as such
SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website; provided, that if the Daily Simple
SOFR as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.
Any change in Daily Simple SOFR due to a change in SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR
without notice to the Borrower. If by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the second (2nd) U.S. Government Securities Business Day
immediately following any SOFR Determination Date, SOFR in respect of such SOFR Determination Date has not been published on the SOFR
Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Daily Simple SOFR has not occurred, then SOFR for
such SOFR Determination Date will be SOFR as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for
which such SOFR was published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website.
“Debt”
means, with respect to any Person at any date, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all
obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person
to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities (including employee
compensation and benefit obligations) arising in the ordinary course of business, (iv) the outstanding principal obligations of
such Person as lessee under capital leases, (v) all Debt of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not
such Debt is assumed by such Person (it being understood that if such Debt has not been assumed by such Person, the amount of such Debt
shall be deemed to be the lesser of the fair market value at such date of such asset and the amount of such Debt), (vi) the aggregate
outstanding investment or claim held by purchasers, assignees or transferees of (or of interests in) receivables of such Person in connection
with any Securitization Transaction, (vii) all non-contingent reimbursement obligations of such Person under letters of credit and
bank guarantees, and (viii) all Debt (as defined above) of others Guaranteed by such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Debt
shall exclude (a) any customary purchase price adjustments, earnouts, holdbacks and deferred payments of a similar nature in connection
with a Permitted Acquisition (including deferred compensation representing consideration or other contingent obligations incurred in
connection with a Permitted Acquisition), (b) any obligations in respect of customer advances in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices, (c) defeased, discharged and/or redeemed indebtedness so long as (1) neither the Parent nor
any Subsidiary has any liability (contingent or otherwise) with respect to such indebtedness and (2) the cash, securities and/or
other assets used to defease, discharge and/or redeem such indebtedness are not, directly or indirectly, an asset of the Parent or any
Subsidiary and (d) interest, fees, make-whole amounts, premiums, charges or expenses, if any, relating to the principal amount of
Debt. In the event any of the foregoing Debt is limited to recourse against a particular asset or assets of such Person, the amount
of the corresponding Debt shall be equal to the lesser of the amount of such Debt and the fair market value of such asset or assets,
as determined by the Borrower in good faith, at the date for determination of the amount of such Debt. For the avoidance of doubt, the
amount of Debt of any Person at any date will be calculated without duplication of any Guarantee in respect thereof.
“Default”
means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or
waived, become an Event of Default.
“Default Right”
has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1,
as applicable.
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“Defaulting Lender”
means any Lender that (a) has failed, within three (3) Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund
any portion of its Loans or (ii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the
case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s
good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any)
has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect,
that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement
indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified
and including the particular default, if any) to funding a loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements
in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with
its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans under this Agreement, provided that such
Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification
in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become the subject of (i) a Bankruptcy Event
and/or (ii) a Bail-In Action.
“Designated Persons”
means any Person listed on a Sanctions List.
“Disqualified Institutions”
means (i) those Persons identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in writing prior to the Effective
Date, (ii) those Persons that are reasonably determined by the Borrower to be competitors of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
and which have been specifically identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in writing prior to the Effective
Date and (iii) in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) (and any supplements thereto as contemplated below), any of
their respective Affiliates, to the extent any such Affiliate (x) is clearly identifiable as an Affiliate of the applicable Person
solely by similarity of such Affiliate’s name and (y) is not a bona fide debt investment fund that is an Affiliate of such
Person; provided that, the Borrower, by notice to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders after the Effective Date, shall be
permitted to supplement from time to time in writing by name the list of Persons that are Disqualified Institutions to the extent that
the Persons added by such supplements are determined by the Borrower to be competitors of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (or
Affiliates of such competitors that are not bona fide debt investment funds). Each such supplement shall become effective three (3) Business
Days after delivery thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including through an Approved Electronic Platform) in accordance
with Section 9.01, but which shall not apply retroactively to disqualify any Persons that have previously acquired an assignment
or participation interest in the Loans (but solely with respect to such Loans). It is understood and agreed that (i) the Administrative
Agent shall have no responsibility or liability to determine or monitor whether any Lender or potential Lender is a Disqualified Institution,
(ii) the Borrower’s failure to deliver such list (or supplement thereto) in accordance with Section 9.01 shall
render such list (or supplement) not received and not effective and (iii) “Disqualified Institution” shall exclude any
Person that the Borrower has designated as no longer being a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice delivered to the
Administrative Agent (which notice may be distributed to the Lenders) from time to time in accordance with Section 9.01.
“Disregarded Entity”
means an entity that, pursuant to Treas. Reg. § 301.7701-2(c)(2), is disregarded for U.S. federal income Tax purposes as an
entity separate from its owner.
“Documentation Agent”
means each of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., New York Branch, Bank of China Limited, Los Angeles Branch, Bank of Montreal Europe
PLC, and PNC Bank, National Association in its capacity as documentation agent hereunder.
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“Dollar Amount”
of any amount of any currency means, at the time of determination thereof, (a) if such amount is expressed in Dollars, such amount,
(b) if such amount is expressed in a currency other than Dollars (a “Foreign Currency”), the equivalent of such
amount in Dollars determined by using the rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with such Foreign Currency last provided (either
by publication or otherwise provided to the Administrative Agent) by the applicable Reuters source on the Business Day (New York City
time) immediately preceding the date of determination or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide a rate of exchange
for the purchase of Dollars with such Foreign Currency, as provided by such other publicly available information service which provides
that rate of exchange at such time in place of Reuters chosen by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion (or if such service
ceases to be available or ceases to provide such rate of exchange, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as reasonably determined
by the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, using any reasonable method of determination it deems reasonably appropriate)
and (c) if such amount is denominated in any other currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as reasonably determined by
the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, using any reasonable method of determination it deems reasonably appropriate.
“Dollars”
or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
“Domestic Subsidiary”
means each Subsidiary of the Parent other than a Foreign Subsidiary.
“DQ List”
has the meaning specified in Section 9.04(e)(iv) hereof.
“EBITDA”
means, for any period, the sum of the consolidated net income of the Parent for such period excluding the effect of (a) any non-cash
gains (including any non-cash gains arising from the adoption of mark-to-market accounting with respect to pension or other retirement
benefit plans); (b) any non-cash losses, charges and expenses (including any non-cash loss, charge or expense arising from the adoption
of mark-to-market accounting with respect to pension or other retirement benefit plans); (c) any earnings from discontinued operations
(but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations,
such earnings shall be excluded in the calculation of EBITDA (i) only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed
of and (ii) if the sales revenue generated by the applicable entity or business unit in the twelve (12) months prior to such disposition
was $25,000,000 or more); (d) fees, costs, expenses, premiums, make-whole or penalty payments, other similar items and, in the case
of clause (v) below, awards, settlement payments and similar amounts, in each case, incurred after the Effective Date
(provided, that any such add back amounts arising in respect of the Transactions may be incurred prior to, on and/or after the
Effective Date) and arising out of (i) Permitted Acquisitions, (ii) investments and dispositions not prohibited by this Agreement,
(iii) any incurrence, issuance, repayment or refinancing of Debt permitted by this Agreement, (iv) any issuance or redemption
of Equity Interests and (v) litigation, arbitration and/or other resolutions of legal disputes (provided that the aggregate amount
permitted to be added back pursuant to this clause (d)(v) shall not exceed $25,000,000 during such period); (e) any
losses, charges, costs and expenses from discontinued operations plus, to the extent deducted in determining such consolidated net income,
but without duplication, Interest Expense, taxes on or measured by income, depreciation, amortization, non-cash stock-based compensation
expenses; (f) any losses, charges, costs and expenses from restructurings, casualty and condemnation events, takings under power
of eminent domain and similar events (not to exceed 10% of EBITDA for such period); (g) any unusual or non-recurring losses, charges,
costs and expenses to the extent deducted in the calculation of consolidated net income (together with the amount added back pursuant
to clause (h) below, not to exceed 10% of EBITDA); and (h) any cost-savings and cost synergies resulting from a Permitted
Acquisition projected in good faith by the Parent to be realized within 18 months of such acquisition (together with the amounts in clause
(g) above, not to exceed 10% of EBITDA).
“ECP”
means an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1(a)(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations
promulgated thereunder and the applicable rules issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or the SEC.
“EEA Financial Institution”
means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of
an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in
clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary
of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
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“EEA Member Country”
means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution
Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA
Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Date”
means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).
“Electronic Signature”
means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with
the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
“Environmental Claims”
means all claims, however asserted, by any Governmental Authority or other Person alleging potential liability or responsibility for
violation of any Environmental Law, or for release or injury to the environment.
“Environmental Laws”
means all federal, state and local laws, statutes, common law duties, rules, regulations, ordinances and codes, together with all administrative
orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any judicial, regulating or other governmental
authority, in each case relating to environmental and land use matters or health or safety matters affecting the environment or land
use.
“Environmental
Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation,
fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Parent or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation
of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials,
(c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment
or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to
any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests”
means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a
trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase
or acquire any such equity interest.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA Affiliate”
means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Parent 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).
“EU” means
the European Union.
“EU Bail-In Legislation
Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as
in effect from time to time.
“EU Borrower”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(f).
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“EU Borrowing Request”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03.
“EU Funding Obligations”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(g).
“EU Lender”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(f).
“EU Lender Provisions”
means, collectively, Sections 2.02(e) through (and including) (k) and the final paragraph of Section 2.03.
“EU Notice”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(f).
“Event of Default”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII; provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the
lapse of time, or both, or any other condition has been satisfied.
“Excluded Swap Obligation”
means, with respect to any Loan Party, any Specified 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 security interest to secure, such Specified 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) (a) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to
constitute an ECP at the time the Guarantee of such Loan Party or the grant of such security interest becomes or would become effective
with respect to such Specified Swap Obligation or (b) in the case of a Specified Swap Obligation subject to a clearing requirement
pursuant to Section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act (or any successor provision thereto), because such Loan Party is a “financial
entity,” as defined in Section 2(h)(7)(C)(i) of the Commodity Exchange Act (or any successor provision thereto), at the
time the Guarantee of such Loan Party or the grant of such security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such related
Specified Swap Obligation. If a Specified Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion
shall apply only to the portion of such Specified Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security
interest is or becomes illegal.
“Excluded
Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or
on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any guarantor under any Loan Document, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income
(however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed by the jurisdiction under the laws of
which such recipient is organized or in which it has a principal office or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending
office is located or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, any U.S. federal withholding Tax that
is imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant
to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (other than pursuant to an assignment
request by the Borrower under Section 2.16(b) or Section 9.02(c)) or (ii) such Lender designates a
new lending office, except in each case to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately before the
designation of a new lending office (or an assignment), to receive additional amounts pursuant to Section 2.14(a), (c) Taxes
attributable to such recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.14(e), (d) any withholding Tax that is imposed
under FATCA and (e) any deduction or withholding on account of Taxes imposed by Luxembourg under the law dated 23 December 2005,
as amended, introducing a final withholding tax on interest payable to Luxembourg resident individuals.
“Existing JPM Credit
Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 5, 2025, by and among the
Borrower, the Parent, Pentair MN, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto as lenders, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as administrative agent, as amended prior to the date hereof and as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
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“Facility Office”
means the office or offices through which a Lender will perform its obligations under this Agreement.
“FATCA”
means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively
comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any
agreement 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 Effective
Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary
institutions, as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the
next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so
determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Fee Letter”
means that certain Delayed Draw Term Loan Facilities Fee Letter, dated September 1, 2026, between the Borrower and U.S. Bank.
“Financial Officer”
means (i) with respect to the Borrower, a Manager of the Borrower; and (ii) with respect to the Parent, the Chief Financial
Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer or the Treasurer of the Parent.
“Fitch”
means Fitch Ratings, Inc.
“Floor”
means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification,
amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Daily Simple SOFR, as applicable.
For the avoidance of doubt, the initial Floor for each of the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate and the Daily Simple SOFR shall be 0%.
“Foreign Lender”
means a Lender that is neither a U.S. Person nor a Disregarded Entity that is treated for U.S. federal income Tax purposes as having
as its sole owner a Person that is a U.S. Person.
“Foreign Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person, each Subsidiary of such Person that is incorporated or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction
located outside of the United States or any state thereof.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles as from time to time in effect in the United States of America.
“Governmental Authority”
means any federal, state, municipal, national or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency, ministry or
instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or any entity, officer, minister or other Person exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court (including any supra-national bodies
such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory
capital rules or standards (including the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel
Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing).
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“Guarantee”
means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person, contingent or otherwise, directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt
of any other Person or in any manner providing for the payment of any Debt of any other Person or otherwise protecting the holder of
such Debt against loss (whether by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay or otherwise);
provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course
of business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a correlative meaning. It is understood that the amount of any
Guarantee of or by any Person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) the amount of Debt in respect of which such Guarantee exists
and (b) the maximum amount for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the instrument embodying such Guarantee. For the avoidance
of doubt, in the event any Guarantee is limited to recourse against a particular asset or assets of such Person, the amount of
such Guarantee shall be equal to the lesser of the amount of such Guarantee and the fair market value of such asset or assets, as determined
by such Person in good faith, at the date for determination of the amount of such Guarantee.
“Guarantor”
means each of the Parent and each Additional Guarantor.
“Hazardous Materials”
means (a) petroleum and petroleum products, byproducts or breakdown products, radioactive materials, asbestos-containing materials,
polychlorinated biphenyls and radon gas and (b) any other chemicals, materials or substances designated, classified or regulated
as hazardous or toxic or as a pollutant or contaminant under any Environmental Law.
“Hedging
Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or similar agreement involving,
or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial
or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these
transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided
by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Parent or the Subsidiaries shall be a Hedging Agreement.
“Indemnified Taxes”
means (a) Taxes other than Excluded Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made by any Loan Party under any Loan Document
and (b) Other Taxes.
“Indemnitee”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(b).
“Ineligible Institution”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).
“Information”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.12.
“Insolvency Regulation”
means Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (recast).
“Interest Coverage
Ratio” means, for any period, the ratio of (i) EBITDA for such period to (ii) Interest Expense (excluding any Interest
Expense in respect of intercompany Debt), to the extent paid in cash, for such period.
“Interest Election
Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.05 in
substantially the form approved by the Administrative Agent and separately provided to the Borrower.
“Interest Expense”
means, for any period, the sum, without duplication, of consolidated interest expense of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period
(including, in each case to the extent included in interest expense on the Parent’s consolidated income statement, the interest
component of capital leases, the interest component of Synthetic Lease Obligations, facility, commitment and usage fees, and fees for
standby letters of credit), plus consolidated yield or discount accrued, during such period on the aggregate outstanding investment
or claim held by purchasers, assignees or other transferees of (or of interests in) receivables of the Parent and its Subsidiaries in
connection with any Securitization Transaction (regardless of the accounting treatment of such Securitization Transaction), plus net
payments (if any) pursuant to Hedging Agreements, minus the sum (without duplication) of (a) annual administrative agent
fees, (b) costs associated with obtaining swap agreements and any interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market
valuation of obligations under swap agreements or other derivative instruments and any one-time costs associated with breakage in respect
of swap agreements for interest rates, (c) costs associated with the issuance or incurrence of debt, including amortization and
write-off of deferred and other financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and original issue discount, (d) PIK
interest, (e) any non-cash expense in respect of any interest component relating to accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities
and (f) net receipts (if any) pursuant to Hedging Agreements.
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“Interest Payment
Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December and the
applicable Maturity Date and (b) with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to the
Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’
duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first
day of such Interest Period and the applicable Maturity Date.
“Interest Period”
means with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically
corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or six months thereafter (or such other period of time as is acceptable to
each of the Lenders) (in each case, subject to the availability for the Benchmark applicable to the relevant Loan or Commitment), as
the Borrower may elect; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest
Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar
month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the first Business Day immediately prior to such date, (ii) any Interest
Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in
the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period
and (iii) no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section 2.11(e) shall be available for
specification in any Borrowing Request or Interest Election Request. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be
the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of
such Borrowing.
“Ireland”
means Ireland, exclusive of Northern Ireland.
“Irish Companies
Act” means the Companies Act 2014 of Ireland.
“Irish Guarantor”
means each of the Parent and each Additional Guarantor organized under the laws of Ireland, if any.
“Irish Loan Party”
means each Irish Guarantor.
“Irish
Qualifying Lender” means a Lender which is beneficially entitled to interest payable to it in respect of an advance under this
Agreement, and is:
(a) a
bank within the meaning of Section 246 of the Irish TCA which is carrying on a bona fide banking business in Ireland for the purposes
of Section 246(3)(a) of the Irish TCA and whose Facility Office is located in Ireland; or
(b)
(i) a company
(within the meaning of Section 246 of the Irish TCA) which by virtue of the laws of a Relevant Territory is resident in that Relevant
Territory for the purposes of tax and that Relevant Territory imposes a tax which corresponds to Irish income tax or Irish corporation
tax and which generally applies to interest receivable in that Relevant Territory by companies (within the meaning of Section 246
of the Irish TCA) from sources outside that Relevant Territory; or
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(ii) a company
(within the meaning of Section 246 of the Irish TCA) in receipt of interest under this Agreement which:
(A) is exempted
from the charge to Irish income tax under an Irish Treaty between Ireland and the country in which the Lender is resident for tax purposes
having the force of law under the procedures set out in section 826(1) of the Irish TCA; or
(B) would be
exempted from the charge to Irish income tax under an Irish Treaty between Ireland and the country in which the Lender is resident for
tax purposes entered into on or before the payment date of that interest if that Irish Treaty had the force of law under the procedures
set out in section 826(1) of the Irish TCA at that date; or
(iii) a U.S.
company that is incorporated in the U.S. and taxed in the U.S. on its worldwide income; or
(iv) a U.S.
limited liability company (“LLC”), provided the ultimate recipients of the interest would be Irish Qualifying Lenders
within paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii) of this definition and the business conducted through the LLC is so structured for non-tax
commercial reasons and not for tax avoidance purposes;
provided
that, in the case of (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), the company does not provide its (or in the case of (iv), the ultimate recipients
of the interest do not provide their) commitment in connection with a trade or business which is carried on in Ireland through a branch
or agency; or
(c) a
body corporate which:
(i) advances
money in the ordinary course of a trade which includes the lending of money and whose Facility Office is located in Ireland; and
(ii) in whose
hands any interest payable in respect of money so advanced is taken into account in computing the trading income of that company; and
(iii) which
has complied with the notification requirements set out in Section 246(5)(a) of the Irish TCA.
(d) a
qualifying company within the meaning of Section 110 of the Irish TCA; or
(e) an
investment undertaking within the meaning of Section 739B of the Irish TCA; or
(f) an
Irish Treaty Lender; or
(g) an
exempted approved scheme within the meaning of Section 774 of the Irish TCA.
“Irish TCA”
means the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 of Ireland.
“Irish Treaty Lender”
means a Lender (other than a Lender falling within clause (b) of the definition of Irish Qualifying Lender) which is on the date
the relevant payment is made entitled under a double taxation agreement (an “Irish Treaty”) in force on that date
between Ireland and another jurisdiction to that payment without any withholding for or on account of Irish Tax (subject to the completion
of any procedural formalities) and which does not carry on a business in Ireland through a permanent establishment with which that Lender’s
participation in the Loan is effectively connected.
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“Knowledge”
means the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer, without giving effect to imputed or constructive knowledge or giving rise to any
duty to investigate.
“Lender Parent”
means, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary.
“Lender-Related
Person” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(d).
“Lenders”
means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a Lender hereunder pursuant to an Assignment
and Assumption or other documentation contemplated hereby, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an
Assignment and Assumption or other documentation contemplated hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lender” includes
each Term Lender and the term “Lenders” includes all Term Lenders.
“Liabilities”
means any losses, claims, damages or liabilities.
“Lien”
means any interest in property securing any obligation owed to, or a claim by, a Person other than the owner of the property, whether
such interest is based on the common law, statute, regulation, decree or contract, including (a) any lien or security interest arising
from any mortgage, encumbrance, pledge, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or consignment or bailment for security
purposes and (b) the interest of a person under a capital lease (but excluding the interest of a lessor under an operating lease).
“Liquidity”
means, at any time, the amount of unrestricted and unencumbered cash and cash equivalent investments of the Parent and its Subsidiaries
at such time that is not subject to any Lien other than Liens permitted under Section 6.03 that is in excess of $5,000,000
but in no event to exceed $250,000,000.
“Loan Documents”
means this Agreement, any promissory notes executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2.07(g), each Borrowing Request and
any and all other instruments and documents executed and delivered in connection with any of the foregoing.
“Loan Parties”
means each Guarantor and the Borrower.
“Loans”
means the term loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, it being understood that conversions and continuations
of Loans are not Loans hereunder.
“Luxembourg”
means the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
“Luxembourg Bankruptcy
Modernisation Law” means the Luxembourg law on business continuity, restructuring and the modernisation of the bankruptcy regime
dated 7 August 2023.
“Luxembourg
Debtor Relief Laws” means (i) bankruptcy (faillite) within the meaning of Articles 437 et seq. of the Luxembourg
Commercial Code, (ii) judicial reorganisation proceedings in the form of a mutual agreement (réorganisation judiciaire
par accord amiable), a collective agreement (réorganisation judiciaire par accord collectif) or a judicial reorganisation
by transfer by court order (réorganisation judiciaire par transfert par décision de justice) within the meaning
of the Luxembourg Bankruptcy Modernisation Law, (iii) suspension of payments (sursis de paiement) within the meaning of Articles
593 et seq. of the Luxembourg Commercial Code, and (iv) voluntary or compulsory liquidation pursuant to the Luxembourg law
of August 10, 1915 on commercial companies.
“Luxembourg
Person” means an entity that (i) is organized under the laws of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, (ii) has its center
of main interests, within the meaning of the Insolvency Regulation, in Luxembourg or (iii) has an establishment, within the
meaning of the Insolvency Regulation, in Luxembourg.
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“Luxembourg
Relief” means bankruptcy (faillite), suspension of payments (sursis de paiement), administrative dissolution
without liquidation (dissolution administrative sans liquidation), judicial reorganisation proceedings in the form of a
mutual agreement (réorganisation judiciaire par accord amiable), a collective agreement (réorganisation judiciaire
par accord collectif) or a judicial reorganisation by transfer by court order (réorganisation judiciaire par transfert
par décision de justice), a general settlement with creditors and voluntary or compulsory liquidation, as such terms are understood
within the Luxembourg Debtor Relief Laws, and also means any other proceedings affecting the rights of creditors generally or the appointment
of an interim administrator (administrateur provisoire).
“Material Acquisition”
means any acquisition if the aggregate consideration paid or to be paid (including liabilities to be assumed as part of the purchase
consideration) by the Parent or a Subsidiary in respect of such acquisition is equal to or greater than $250,000,000.
“Material Adverse
Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the business, assets, operations or financial condition of the Parent and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations hereunder; provided, however,
that specific events, circumstances, changes, effects or conditions (and not general economic or industry conditions) specifically applicable
to the Parent and its Subsidiaries disclosed in the Public Filings shall not constitute a “Material Adverse Effect” to the
extent so disclosed.
“Material Financial
Obligations” means Debt or Synthetic Lease Obligations of the Parent or any Subsidiary (excluding amounts owed to the Parent
or any Subsidiary that is wholly-owned (except for directors’ qualifying shares)) in an aggregate amount (for all applicable Debt
and Synthetic Lease Obligations, but without duplication) equal to or greater than a Dollar Amount of $75,000,000.
“Material Subsidiary”
means (a) the Borrower, (b) each Additional Guarantor that is a Subsidiary of the Parent and (c) each other Subsidiary
of the Parent that at the time of determination constitutes a “significant subsidiary” (as such term is defined in Regulation
S-X of the SEC as in effect on the date of this Agreement).
“Maturity Date”
means the Tranche 1 Term Loan Maturity Date and/or the Tranche 2 Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable.
“Maximum Rate”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.14.
“Moody’s”
means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Net Leverage Ratio”
means, as of the last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, the ratio of (a) (i) the sum (without duplication)
of the outstanding principal amount of all Debt (excluding, without duplication, Synthetic Lease Obligations) of the Parent and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis as of such date, minus (ii) Liquidity as of such date, to (b) EBITDA
for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended; provided that for purposes of calculating EBITDA pursuant to this
clause (b), the consolidated net income of any Person or business unit acquired (or divested or liquidated, if the sales revenue
generated by such Person or business unit in the 12 months prior to such divestiture or liquidation was $25,000,000 or more) by the Parent
or any Subsidiary during such period (plus, to the extent deducted in determining such consolidated net income, Interest
Expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization and non-cash compensation expenses of such Person or business unit) shall
be included (or, in the case of a divestiture or liquidation, excluded) on a pro forma basis for such period (assuming the consummation
of each such acquisition and the incurrence or assumption of any Debt in connection therewith (or the consummation of such divestiture
or liquidation) occurred on the first day of such period) in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X of the SEC; provided,
further, that, at any time after the definitive agreement for any Material Acquisition shall have been executed (or, in the case
of a Material Acquisition in the form of a tender offer or similar transaction, after the offer shall have been launched) and prior to
the consummation of such Material Acquisition (or termination of the definitive documentation in respect thereof (or such later date
as such indebtedness ceases to constitute Acquisition Debt as set forth in the definition of “Acquisition Debt”)), any Acquisition
Debt (and the proceeds of such Debt) shall be excluded from the determination of the Net Leverage Ratio.
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“Non-Consenting
Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(c).
“Note”
means a note substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 or D-2 hereto, as applicable, evidencing the Term Loans of the
applicable Class made by any applicable Lender to the Borrower.
“NYFRB”
means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“NYFRB Rate”
means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding
Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that
if both such rates are not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate quoted for
such day for a federal funds transaction at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal
funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined
would be less than 0%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0% for purposes of this Agreement.
“NYFRB’s Website”
means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“Obligations”
means all indebtedness (including interest and fees accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership, receivership
or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), obligations and liabilities of any of the
Parent and its Subsidiaries to any of the Lenders, any indemnified party and the Administrative Agent, individually or collectively,
under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in respect of any of the Loans made or reimbursement obligations incurred
or other instruments at any time evidencing any thereof.
“OFAC”
means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of Treasury.
“Organizational
Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation or unlimited liability company, the certificate or articles of incorporation
and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect
to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; 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 and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with
its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if
applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
“Other Connection
Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection
between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered,
become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged
in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document (other
than an assignment at the request of the Borrower under Section 2.16(b)).
“Other Taxes”
means any and all present or future stamp, registration or documentary Taxes or any other excise or property Taxes, charges or similar
Taxes or levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect
to, any Loan Document, but excluding (i) Excluded Taxes, (ii) Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to
an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.16(b)) and (iii) any such stamp, court or documentary,
intangible, mortgage, recording, filing or similar Tax that becomes payable upon a registration made by any party (including, for the
avoidance of doubt, any Luxembourg registration duties (droits d’enregistrement)), including the Administrative Agent or
any Lender, if such registration is not required to enforce the rights of such party or obligations of any party under a Loan Document.
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“Outbound Investment
Rules” means the regulations administered and enforced, together with any related public guidance issued, by the United States
Treasury Department under U.S. Executive Order 14105 of August 9, 2023, or any similar law or regulation; as of the date of this
Agreement, and as codified at 31 C.F.R. § 850.101 et seq.
“Overnight Bank
Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar transactions
denominated in Dollars by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions (as such composite rate shall be determined by the
NYFRB as set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as
an overnight bank funding rate.
“Parent”
means Pentair plc, an Irish public limited company.
“Participant”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(c).
“Participant Register”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(c).
“Patriot Act”
has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.13.
“Payment”
has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.06(c).
“Payment Notice”
has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.06(c).
“Payment Office”
of the Administrative Agent means the office, branch, affiliate or correspondent bank of the Administrative Agent for such currency as
specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower and each Lender.
“PBGC”
means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any successor thereto.
“Permitted Acquisition”
means (i) the Specified Acquisition and (ii) any other Acquisition by the Parent or a Subsidiary which satisfies each of the
following requirements: (x) no Event of Default or Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of, or will result upon giving
effect to, such Acquisition; and (y) in the case of the Acquisition of any Person, the board of directors (or equivalent governing
body) of the Person being acquired (or all of the equity holders thereof) shall have approved such Acquisition.
“Person”
means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
association, joint venture or Governmental Authority.
“Plan”
means at any time an employee pension benefit plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards
under Section 412 of the Code and is either (i) maintained by the Parent or any ERISA Affiliate for employees of the Parent
or such ERISA Affiliate or (ii) maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or any other arrangement under which more
than one employer makes contributions and to which the Parent or any ERISA Affiliate is then making or accruing an obligation to make
contributions or has within the preceding five plan years made contributions.
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“Plan Asset Regulations”
means 29 CFR § 2510.3-101 et seq., as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, as amended from time to time.
“Prime Rate”
means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street
Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the 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 reasonably and in good faith by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Board (as
determined reasonably and in good faith by the Administrative Agent). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including
the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.
“PTE”
means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time
to time.
“Public Debt Rating”
means the rating that has been most recently announced by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, as the case may be, for any class of non-credit
enhanced long-term senior unsecured debt issued by the Borrower (or if no such rating is then in effect with respect to such debt, then
the corporate, issuer or similar rating with respect to the Parent, that has been most recently announced by S&P, Moody’s or
Fitch, as the case may be), or, if any such rating agency shall have issued more than one such rating, the lowest such rating issued
by such rating agency.
“Public Filings”
means any 10-K, 10-Q or 8-K, S-1 or S-4 filed by the Parent, in each case with the SEC after December 31, 2017 and on or before
the Effective Date.
“QFC”
has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C.
5390(c)(8)(D).
“QFC Credit Support”
has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.17.
“Reference Time”
with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (i) if such Benchmark is the Term SOFR Rate, 5:00 a.m., Chicago
time, on the day that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the date of such setting, (ii) if such
Benchmark is not the Term SOFR Rate, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable good faith discretion.
“Register”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(b).
“Related Indemnified
Person” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.03(b).
“Related Parties”
means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees,
administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Relevant Governmental
Body” means the Board, the NYFRB and/or the CME Term SOFR Administrator, as applicable, or a committee officially endorsed
or convened by the Board and/or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto.
“Relevant Rate”
means the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate.
“Relevant Screen
Rate” means the Term SOFR Reference Rate.
“Relevant Territory”
means:
(a) a member state of
the European Communities (other than Ireland); or
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(b) to the extent not
a member state of the European Communities, a jurisdiction with which Ireland has entered into a double taxation treaty that either has
the force of law by virtue of Section 826(1) of the Irish TCA or which will have the force of law on completion of the procedures
set out in Section 826(1) of the Irish TCA.
“Replacement Lender”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(c).
“Required Lenders”
means, subject to Section 2.18, Lenders having Credit Exposures and Unfunded Term Loan Commitments representing more than
50% of the sum of the total Credit Exposures and Unfunded Term Loan Commitments at such time; provided that, for the purpose of
determining the Required Lenders needed for any waiver, amendment, modification or consent of or under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, any Lender that is the Parent or an Affiliate of the Parent shall be disregarded.
“Resolution Authority”
means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer”
means (i) with respect to the Borrower, a Manager of the Borrower; (ii) with respect to the Parent, the Chief Executive Officer,
the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer or the Treasurer of the Parent; and (iii) with respect to any other Loan
Party, a manager, a director, the chief executive officer, the chief operating officer, the president, any vice president (if appointed
by the board of directors or similar governing body of such Loan Party), the chief financial officer, the treasurer or any assistant
treasurer of such Loan Party, or any other officer having substantially the same authority and responsibility.
“Retired Commitments”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(c).
“Reuters”
means Thomson Reuters Corp., Refinitiv or any successor thereto.
“S&P”
means S&P Global Ratings, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor thereto.
“Sanctioned
Country” means a country, region or territory which is at any relevant time subject to any comprehensive Sanctions (at
the time of this Agreement, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, the Crimea,
Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Regions of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran and North Korea).
“Sanctions”
means:
(a) economic or financial
sanctions, trade embargoes or similar restrictions imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the US government and administered
by OFAC; and
(b) (i) economic
or financial sanctions imposed, trade embargoes or similar restrictions imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the US
State Department, the US Department of Commerce, the US Department of the Treasury or (ii) 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.
“Sanctions List”
means any of the lists of specifically designated nationals or designated persons or entities (or equivalent) maintained by the US government,
including by OFAC, the US State Department, the US Department of Commerce or the US Department of the Treasury or by the United Nations
Security Council or any similar list maintained by any other U.S. government entity or by 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 or other
relevant sanctions authority, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or substituted from time to time.
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“SEC”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Securitization
Transaction” means any sale, assignment or other transfer by the Parent or any Subsidiary of accounts receivable, lease receivables,
financial assets or other payment obligations owing to the Parent or such Subsidiary or any interest in any of the foregoing (other than
sales of defaulted receivables, foreign receivables or similar items in the ordinary course of business), together in each case with
any collections and other proceeds thereof, any collection or deposit accounts related thereto, and any collateral, guaranties or other
property or claims in favor of the Parent or such Subsidiary supporting or securing payment by the obligor thereon of, or otherwise related
to, any such receivables, financial assets or other payment obligations.
“Senior Financial
Officer” means the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer or the Treasurer of the Parent.
“Service of Process
Agent” means (i) Pentair MN and (ii) if Pentair MN ceases to be a Loan Party hereunder, CT Corporation Systems, with
an office on the date hereof at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10011.
“SOFR”
means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator”
means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s
Website” means the NYFRB’s Website, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight
financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“SOFR Rate Day”
has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.
“Specified Acquisition”
means the Acquisition of the Target by the Buyer pursuant to the Specified Acquisition Agreement.
“Specified
Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Unit Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2026, by and among the Buyer,
Parent, the Target, the “Seller” (as defined in the Specified Acquisition Agreement) and the “Stockholders” (as
defined in the Specified Acquisition Agreement) party thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
in accordance with the limitations set forth in Section 4.02(d).
“Specified Acquisition
Agreement Representations” means the representations made by or with respect to the Target and its Subsidiaries in the Specified
Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders (provided that, for this purpose, materiality shall be determined
by reference to the Specified Acquisition as a whole and not by reference to the interests of any individual Lender), but only to the
extent that the Borrower or the Parent (or a Subsidiary of the Borrower or Parent) has the right to terminate its obligations under the
Specified Acquisition Agreement, or to decline to consummate the Specified Acquisition pursuant to the Specified Acquisition Agreement,
as a result of a breach of such representations in the Specified Acquisition Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, the accuracy
of the Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations shall be determined solely by reference to the standards set forth in the Specified
Acquisition Agreement (including any materiality, material adverse effect or similar qualifiers contained therein) and not be a reference
to any other standard.
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“Specified Acquisition
Consummation Date” means the date on which the Specified Acquisition is consummated pursuant to the terms of the Specified
Acquisition Agreement.
“Specified Ancillary
Obligations” means all obligations and liabilities (including interest and fees accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy,
insolvency, examinership, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) of
any of the Subsidiaries, existing on the Effective Date or arising thereafter, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent,
matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise, to the Lenders
or any of their Affiliates under any Hedging Agreement or any Banking Services Agreement; provided that the definition of “Specified
Ancillary Obligations” shall not create or include any guarantee by any Loan Party of (or grant of security interest by any Loan
Party to support, as applicable) any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Loan Party for purposes of determining any obligations of any
Loan Party.
“Specified Representations”
means (x) those representations and warranties made by each Loan Party in Section 3.01 (solely with respect to each
Loan Party’s corporate, limited liability company, or equivalent, as applicable, status), Section 3.02 (solely with
respect to (i) such Loan Party’s corporate or similar power and authority to enter into the Loan Documents as of the Effective
Date and as of the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date, (ii) the due authorization, execution and delivery by each Loan Party
of the Loan Documents and (iii) no conflicts between (1) each Loan Party’s execution, delivery and performance of the
Loan Documents in effect as of the Effective Date and as of the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date, and the Borrower’s incurrence
of the Term Loans as of the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date and (2) (x) each Loan Party’s Organizational Documents
and (y) any agreements, documents and instruments governing Debt for borrowed money of any Loan Party in an aggregate principal
amount under any such agreement, document or instrument equaling or exceeding $75,000,000), Section 3.03 (solely with respect
to the enforceability against each Loan Party of the Loan Documents), Section 3.08, Section 3.10 (solely with
respect to Regulation U), Section 3.12 (solely with respect to the Borrower’s use of proceeds of the Term Loans not
violating Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions), Section 3.14 (solely as of the Effective Date and as of the Specified
Acquisition Consummation Date), and (y) the Borrower’s and the Parent’s representation, made by each of the Borrower
and the Parent as of the Effective Date and as of the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date, that no Event of Default is outstanding
under clauses (f) and (g) of Article VII.
“Specified 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 or any rules or regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Subsidiary”
of a Person means a company, 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 the Parent.
“Supported QFC”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17.
“Surviving Commitment”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(c).
“Surviving Lender”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(c).
“Syndication Agent”
means Bank of America, N.A. in its capacity as syndication agent hereunder.
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“Synthetic Lease
Obligations” means obligations under operating leases (as determined pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 13) of properties which are reported for United States income tax purposes as owned by the Parent or a Consolidated Subsidiary.
The amount of Synthetic Lease Obligations under any such lease shall be determined in accordance with GAAP as if such operating lease
were a capital lease.
“Target”
means Taco Group Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Taxes”
means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, fees, value added taxes, or any other goods and services,
use or sales taxes, assessments, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to
tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Benchmark”,
when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, means that such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate
determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate (except pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base
Rate”).
“Term Lender”
means any Tranche 1 Term Lender or Tranche 2 Term Lender.
“Term Loan Commitment”
means (a) as to any Term Lender, the aggregate amount of such Term Lender’s Tranche 1 Term Loan Commitments and Tranche 2
Term Loan Commitments and (b) as to all Term Lenders, the aggregate amount of all Term Lenders’ Tranche 1 Term Loan Commitments
and Tranche 2 Term Loan Commitments, which aggregate commitment shall be $1,400,000,000 on the Effective Date. After advancing the Term
Loans, each reference to a Term Lender’s Term Loan Commitment shall refer to that Term Lender’s Applicable Percentage of
the Term Loans.
“Term Loan Commitment
Expiration Date” means the earliest of (a) the fifth Business Day after the “Outside Date” (as defined in
the Specified Acquisition Agreement as in effect on July 27, 2026 and after giving effect to a single automatic 30-day extension
thereof pursuant to Section 9(a)(iii) of the Specified Acquisition Agreement as in effect on July 27, 2026), (b) the
date of the closing of the Specified Acquisition after giving effect to the full funding of the Term Loans on such date, (c) the
date that the Specified Acquisition Agreement expires in accordance with its terms or the Parent, the Borrower, or the Parent’s
or the Borrower’s respective applicable Subsidiary’s obligations to consummate the Specified Acquisition under the Specified
Acquisition Agreement terminate in accordance with its terms and, in each case, the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent in writing
of the same (provided, that a public announcement of the same shall constitute such notice, and provided, further,
that the failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the termination of the Term Loan Commitments), (d) December 31, 2026
and (e) the date set forth in a written notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of the Borrower’s
election to terminate all of the Term Loan Commitments in full.
“Term Loan Facilities”
means the term loan facilities under this Agreement.
“Term Loans”
means, collectively, the Tranche 1 Term Loans and Tranche 2 Term Loans made by the Term Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01.
“Term SOFR Determination
Day” has the meaning assigned to it under the definition of Term SOFR Reference Rate.
“Term SOFR Rate”
means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the Term SOFR Reference
Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m., Chicago time, two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such tenor comparable
to the applicable Interest Period, as such rate is published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator.
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“Term SOFR Reference
Rate” means, for any day and time (such day, the “Term SOFR Determination Day”), with respect to any Term
Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the rate per annum published
by the CME Term SOFR Administrator and identified by the Administrative Agent as the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. If by 5:00
p.m. (New York City time) on such Term SOFR Determination Day, the “Term SOFR Reference Rate” for the applicable tenor
has not been published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Rate has not
occurred, then, so long as such day is otherwise a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such Term
SOFR Determination Day will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities
Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate was published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator, so long as such first preceding
U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Term SOFR
Determination Day.
“Trade Date”
has the meaning specified in Section 9.04(e)(i) hereof.
“Tranche 1 Term
Lender” means, as of any date of determination, each Lender having a Tranche 1 Term Loan Commitment or that holds Tranche 1
Term Loans.
“Tranche 1 Term
Loan Commitment” means (a) as to any Term Lender, the aggregate commitment of such Term Lender to make Tranche 1 Term
Loans as set forth on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption or other documentation or record (as such term is defined
in Section 9-102(a)(70) of the New York Uniform Commercial Code) as provided in Section 9.04(b)(ii)(C) or other documentation
contemplated hereby pursuant to which such Term Lender shall have assumed its Tranche 1 Term Loan Commitment, as applicable and (b) as
to all Term Lenders, the aggregate commitment of all Term Lenders to make Tranche 1 Term Loans, which aggregate commitment shall be $400,000,000
on the Effective Date. After advancing the Tranche 1 Term Loans, each reference to a Term Lender’s Tranche 1 Term Loan Commitment
shall refer to that Term Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Tranche 1 Term Loans.
“Tranche 1 Term
Loan Maturity Date” means the date that occurs eighteen (18) months after the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date; provided,
that if such date is not a Business Day, the Tranche 1 Term Loan Maturity Date shall be the first Business Day immediately prior to such
date.
“Tranche 1 Term
Loans” means the term loans made by the Term Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
“Tranche 2 Term
Lender” means, as of any date of determination, each Lender having a Tranche 2 Term Loan Commitment or that holds Tranche 2
Term Loans.
“Tranche 2 Term
Loan Commitment” means (a) as to any Term Lender, the aggregate commitment of such Term Lender to make Tranche 2 Term
Loans as set forth on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption or other documentation or record (as such term is defined
in Section 9-102(a)(70) of the New York Uniform Commercial Code) as provided in Section 9.04(b)(ii)(C) or other documentation
contemplated hereby pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Tranche 2 Term Loan Commitment, as applicable and (b) as
to all Term Lenders, the aggregate commitment of all Term Lenders to make Tranche 2 Term Loans, which aggregate commitment shall be $1,000,000,000
on the Effective Date. After advancing the Tranche 2 Term Loans, each reference to a Term Lender’s Tranche 2 Term Loan Commitment
shall refer to that Term Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Tranche 2 Term Loans.
“Tranche 2 Term
Loan Maturity Date” means May 5, 2030; provided, that if such date is not a Business Day, the Tranche 2 Term Loan
Maturity Date shall be the first Business Day immediately prior to such date.
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“Tranche 2 Term
Loans” means the term loans made by the Term Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
“Transactions”
means (i) the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) the
borrowing of Loans, (iii) the use of the proceeds thereof and (iv) the Specified Acquisition.
“Type”,
when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such
Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, Alternate Base Rate or, if then applicable, any other Benchmark.
“UKPTIL”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.12.
“Unadjusted
Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Unfunded Term Loan
Commitment” means, with respect to each Term Lender, prior to the funding of the Term Loans on the Specified Acquisition Consummation
Date, the Term Loan Commitment of such Lender (it being understood and agreed that after the funding of the Term Loans on the Specified
Acquisition Consummation Date, the Unfunded Term Loan Commitment of each Term Lender shall be zero).
“Unfunded Vested
Liabilities” means, with respect to any Plan at any time, the amount (if any) by which (i) the current liability as defined
in Section 412(l)(7) of the Code under such Plan exceeds (ii) the fair market value of all Plan assets allocable to such
benefits, all as determined as of the then most recent valuation date for such Plan, but only to the extent that such excess represents
a potential liability of the Parent or any ERISA Affiliate to the PBGC or such Plan under Title IV of ERISA.
“United Kingdom”
and “UK” each mean the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
“United States”
and “U.S.” each mean the United States of America.
“U.S. Bank”
means U.S. Bank National Association and its successors.
“U.S. Government
Securities Business Day” means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) 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. Lender”
means a Lender that is not a Foreign Lender.
“U.S. Person”
means (i) for purposes of Sections 3.18 and 6.07 hereof, any United States citizen, lawful permanent resident, entity
organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including any foreign branch of any such
entity, or any person in the United States and (ii) for all other purposes, a “United States person” within the meaning
of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Special
Resolution Regime” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17.
“UK Financial Institution”
means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom
Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated
by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates
of such credit institutions or investment firms.
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“UK Resolution Authority”
means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Write-Down and
Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such
EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and
conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of
the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any
UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into
shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect
as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In
Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
Section 1.02 Classification
of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Tranche
1 Term Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to
by Class (e.g., a “Tranche 1 Term Loan Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Borrowing”).
Section 1.03 Terms
Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the
context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”,
“includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The
word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. The word “law”
shall be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and interpretations
thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily comply), and all judgments, orders and decrees, of all
Governmental Authorities. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument
or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications
set forth herein), (b) any definition of or reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto
as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), (c) any
reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions
on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded
to any or all functions thereof, (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words
of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) all
references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits
and Schedules to, this Agreement and (f) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the
same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts
and contract rights.
Section 1.04 Accounting
Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in
accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the
Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP
or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required
Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after
such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied
without giving effect to such change until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision is amended in accordance herewith.
Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (i) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed,
and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein (including computations in respect of compliance with Sections 6.01
and 6.02) shall be made (a) without giving effect to any election under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards
Codification 825 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect)
to value any Debt or other liabilities of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein
and (b) without giving effect to any treatment of Debt under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 or 2015-03 (or any other Accounting
Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Debt in a reduced or bifurcated
manner as described therein, and such Debt shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof and (ii) except
to the extent contemplated by clause (b) of the second sentence of the definition of “Synthetic Lease Obligations”,
without giving effect to any change to, or modification of, GAAP (including any future phase-in of changes to GAAP that have been approved
as of December 1, 2018) which would require the capitalization of leases characterized as “operating leases” as of December 1,
2018 (it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of doubt, financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) and
5.01(b) shall be prepared without giving effect to this sentence).
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Section 1.05 Interest
Rates; Benchmark Notification. The interest rate on a Loan denominated in Dollars may be derived from an interest rate benchmark
that may be discontinued or is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition
Event, Section 2.11(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent
does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission,
performance or any other matter related to any interest rate used in this Agreement, or with respect to any alternative or successor
rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof, including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative,
successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the existing interest
rate being replaced or have the same volume or liquidity as did any existing interest rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability.
The Administrative Agent and its affiliates and/or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of any
interest rate used in this Agreement or any alternative, successor or alternative rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) and/or any
relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources
or services in its reasonable good faith discretion to ascertain any interest rate used in this Agreement, any component thereof, or
rates referenced in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the
Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental
or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any
error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
Section 1.06 Luxembourg
Terms. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in this Agreement where it relates to any Loan Party
which is organized under the laws of Luxembourg, a reference to: (a) a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian,
assignee for the benefit of creditors, compulsory manager or other similar officer includes a juge délégué, juge-commissaire,
mandataire de justice, administrateur provisoire, conciliateur d’entreprise, liquidateur or curateur; (b) liquidation,
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or any similar proceeding shall include (i) insolvency/bankruptcy (faillite)
within the meaning of Articles 437 ff. of the Luxembourg Commercial Code, (ii) suspension of payments (sursis de paiement)
within the meaning of Articles 593 ff. of the Luxembourg Commercial Code , (iii) administrative dissolution without liquidation
(dissolution administrative sans liquidation) within the meaning of the Luxembourg law of October 28, 2022 creating the procedure
for administrative dissolution without liquidation, (iv) voluntary or compulsory winding-up pursuant to the law of 10 August 1915
on commercial companies, as amended or (v) judicial reorganisation proceedings in the form of a mutual agreement (réorganisation
judiciaire par accord amiable), a collective agreement (réorganisation judiciaire par accord collectif) or a judicial
reorganisation by transfer by court order (réorganisation judiciaire par transfert par décision de justice) within
the meaning of the Luxembourg Bankruptcy Modernisation Law, (c) a lien or security interest includes any hypothèque, nantissement,
gage, privilège, sûreté réelle, droit de rétention, and any type of security in rem (sûreté
réelle) or agreement or arrangement having a similar effect and any transfer of title by way of security; (d) a person
being unable to pay its debts includes that person being in a state of cessation of payments (cessation de paiements) or having
lost or meeting the criteria to lose its commercial creditworthiness (ébranlement de crédit); (e) attachments
or similar creditors process means an executory attachment (saisie exécutoire) or conservatory attachment (saisie arrêt);
and (f) a “set-off” includes, for purposes of Luxembourg law, legal set-off.
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Section 1.07 Certain
Calculations. No Default or Event of Default shall arise as a result of any limitation or threshold set forth in Dollars in Articles
VI and VII under this Agreement being exceeded solely as a result of changes in currency exchange rates from those rates applicable
on the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Parent immediately preceding the fiscal quarter of the Parent in which the applicable transaction
or occurrence requiring a determination occurs.
Section 1.08 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 and acquired
on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
Section 1.09 Leverage
Ratios. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for purposes of calculating any pro forma leverage ratio herein
in connection with the incurrence of any Debt, (a) there shall be no netting of the cash proceeds of such Debt proposed to be received
in respect of the incurrence thereof and (b) to the extent the Debt to be incurred is revolving Debt, such incurred revolving Debt
(or if applicable, the portion (and only such portion) of the increased commitments thereunder) shall be treated as fully drawn.
Section 1.10 CRD
VI. Each Loan Party acknowledges and confirms that (a) such Loan Party’s engagement of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers
and the Lenders in connection with the Term Loan Facilities hereunder has been made at such Loan Party’s sole and exclusive initiative
and (b) none of the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any Lender, including any of their respective Affiliates, agents, or representatives,
have solicited, marketed, or promoted such credit facilities or any related services to such Loan Party or any of their respective subsidiaries,
whether directly or indirectly.
Article II.
The Credits
Section 2.01 Commitments.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein (including, without limitation, the satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth
in Section 4.02), each Tranche 1 Term Lender with a Tranche 1 Term Loan Commitment (severally and not jointly) agrees to
make Tranche 1 Term Loans to the Borrower in Dollars on the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date in an amount not to exceed such Tranche
1 Term Lender’s Tranche 1 Term Loan Commitment by making immediately available funds available to the Administrative Agent’s
designated account, not later than the time specified by the Administrative Agent. No more than one extension of Tranche 1 Term Loans
shall be made during the term of this Agreement. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of Tranche 1 Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
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(b) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein (including, without limitation, the satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth
in Section 4.02), each Tranche 2 Term Lender with a Tranche 2 Term Loan Commitment (severally and not jointly) agrees to
make Tranche 2 Term Loans to the Borrower in Dollars on the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date in an amount not to exceed such Tranche
2 Term Lender’s Tranche 2 Term Loan Commitment by making immediately available funds available to the Administrative Agent’s
designated account, not later than the time specified by the Administrative Agent. No more than one extension of Tranche 2 Term Loans
shall be made during the term of this Agreement. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of Tranche 2 Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
Section 2.02 Loans
and Borrowings. (a) Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made
by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Term Loan Commitments of the applicable Class. The failure of any Lender to
make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments
of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required. The Term
Loans shall amortize as set forth in Section 2.07.
(b) Subject
to Section 2.11, each Term Loan Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Term Benchmark Loans as the Borrower
may request in accordance herewith. Subject to the EU Lender Provisions, each Lender at its option may make any Loan by causing any domestic
or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan (and in the case of an Affiliate, the provisions of Sections 2.11,
2.12, 2.13 and 2.14 shall apply to such Affiliate to the same extent as to such Lender); provided that any
exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) At
the commencement of each Interest Period for any Term Benchmark Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an
integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in
an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $1,000,000. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may
be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of fifteen (15) Term Benchmark Borrowings
outstanding.
(d) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing
if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the applicable Maturity Date.
(e) [Reserved.]
(f) To
the extent any Commitment or Loan is contemplated to the Borrower in an EEA Member Country within the meaning of Article 21c of
Directive (EU) 2024/1619 amending Directive (EU) 2013/36 (as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time “Article 21c
CRD VI”) (the Borrower in such case, the “EU Borrower”), each Lender, in its capacity as a Lender (each,
a “Notifying Lender”), may identify one or more of its lending offices, branches or subsidiaries established in an
EEA Member Country (each, an “EU Lender”) to make Commitments and Loans to the EU Borrower by delivering a notice
in the form of Exhibit C (or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent) (an “EU Notice”) to the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower, prior to or simultaneously with the establishment of such Commitment or the making of such Loan, duly executed
by the Notifying Lender and its corresponding EU Lender identifying the EU Borrower for which such EU Notice shall apply. An EU Notice
may bifurcate the applicable Commitments among different EU Lenders and the EU Borrower in a single EU Notice, provided such notice clearly
identifies each applicable EU Lender and the EU Borrower. An EU Notice delivered on the date hereof shall be deemed simultaneous with
the Notifying Lender’s execution of this Agreement, and a Notifying Lender executing this Agreement on the date hereof may either
(i) deliver an EU Notice simultaneously with such execution or (ii) note on its signature page that it is executing as
both a Lender and a Notifying Lender and appointing the corresponding EU Lender, which EU Lender shall countersign as an EU Lender for
all purposes of the EU Lender Provisions. Each EU Notice shall designate the applicable EU Lender as the party responsible for making
the Commitments and/or Loans to the EU Borrower identified under this clause (f) and shall be accompanied by an Administrative Questionnaire
and any tax compliance certificates required under Section 2.14(e), in each case, with respect to such EU Lender. No consent
of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall be required to deliver or revoke any EU Notice. Upon delivery of an EU Notice or revocation
notice pursuant to the terms of this clause (f), the Administrative Agent shall annotate the Register to identify, as applicable, the
Notifying Lender’s EU Lenders and/or any revocations in respect of such Notifying Lender, and any Commitment schedule shall be
deemed annotated to reflect each applicable EU Lender’s Commitment to the EU Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Lender is
required to deliver an EU Notice or otherwise utilize the EU Lender Provisions, nor deliver an EU Notice for the EU Borrower hereunder.
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(g) Upon
execution and delivery of an EU Notice: (i) each EU Lender shall be deemed a Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents
with respect to the Commitments and Loans to the EU Borrower (and for avoidance of doubt the Notifying Lender in respect of such EU Lender
shall not be deemed to hold any Commitments or Loans to the EU Borrower), and (ii) each EU Lender shall be subject to, afforded
and extended any and all rights, obligations and duties arising as a Lender in respect of the Commitments or Loans to the EU Borrower
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. The rights, obligations and duties described in clause (ii) shall severally include,
without limitation, (x) the obligations to make any and all Commitments or Loans to the EU Borrower, on a ratable basis as among
the EU Lenders holding Commitments to the EU Borrower, and provide any other related funding services the EU Borrower requests pursuant
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement required by a Lender in connection with such Commitment or Loans (the “EU Funding
Obligations”) and (y) the obligation to comply with the terms hereof and to receive the contractual rights and ability
to exercise the rights and remedies conferred hereunder (including under Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 9.03
and 9.12).
(h) By
delivery of an EU Notice (i) each EU Lender shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, act through its Notifying
Lender in connection with the EU Lender Provisions (other than with respect to its EU Funding Obligations), and hereby irrevocably appoints
such Notifying Lender as its agent under this Agreement to administer such provisions on its behalf and (ii) the Borrower and Administrative
Agent shall treat such Notifying Lender and any corresponding EU Lender as a single Lender for all purposes hereunder (including, but
not limited to, calculation of Commitments, delivery of payments and notices, Defaulting Lender determinations, and voting), except for
purposes of the EU Funding Obligations, which shall not be performed by such Notifying Lender. In no event shall an EU Lender and its
Notifying Lender be treated as a single Lender for purposes of such EU Lender’s EU Funding Obligations.
(i) Upon
delivery to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of a revocation notice signed by both a Notifying Lender and its applicable EU
Lender and identifying the EU Borrower for which revocation is applicable, the identified EU Lender shall cease to hold the applicable
Commitments to the EU Borrower, shall no longer be deemed a Lender hereunder with respect to the EU Borrower or under the other Loan
Documents, and shall be released from its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the EU Borrower; provided that such
EU Lender shall retain the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03 with respect to facts and circumstances
arising prior to such release.
(j) In
no event shall a Notifying Lender and its applicable EU Lenders be required to fund Loans in an aggregate amount exceeding the initial
Commitment of such Notifying Lender set forth on Schedule 2.01 as of the Effective Date, as adjusted from time to time pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement, including (i) assignments or transfers under Section 9.04 or (ii) reductions or
termination under Sections 2.06 or 2.18.
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(k) The
Administrative Agent shall endeavor to remit all payments from the EU Borrower for which an EU Lender has been appointed (including prepayments,
premiums, interest, and penalties) directly to the applicable EU Lender. If any such funds are received by the Notifying Lender, the
Notifying Lender shall promptly turn such funds over to any such applicable EU Lender; provided that delivery of such funds to
the Notifying Lender in compliance with the terms hereof shall discharge the EU Borrower’s obligations with respect to the relevant
Loans as if paid directly to such EU Lender.
Section 2.03 Requests
for Borrowings. To request a Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request (a) by irrevocable
written notice (via a written Borrowing Request signed by the Borrower) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, not later than 3:00
p.m., Chicago time, three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) by
irrevocable written notice (via a written Borrowing Request signed by the Borrower; provided that, if such Borrowing Request is
submitted through an Approved Borrower Portal, the foregoing signature requirement may be waived at the sole discretion of the Administrative
Agent) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, Chicago time, on the Business Day of the proposed Borrowing. Each
such Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the
Class and aggregate principal amount of the requested Borrowing;
(ii) the
date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether
such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Term Benchmark Borrowing;
(iv) in
the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by
the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and
(v) the
location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.04.
If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is
specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be a Term Benchmark Borrowing with an Interest Period of one month’s duration. If
no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Term Benchmark Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected
an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section,
the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the applicable Class of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s
Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
If an EU Lender has been appointed for the EU
Borrower in accordance with the EU Lender Provisions set forth in Section 2.02, any Borrowing Request from the Administrative
Agent with respect to the EU Borrower for which such EU Lender has been appointed shall be deemed made to such EU Lender. The Notifying
Lender shall promptly forward each such Borrowing Request (each, an “EU Borrowing Request”) to such EU Lender, specifying
the aggregate amount requested for the EU Borrower’s account, and such EU Lender shall fund such amount in accordance with the
terms of such EU Borrowing Request and this Agreement. For purposes of Section 2.16(b) and the definition of Defaulting
Lender, a Notifying Lender and its EU Lender shall be treated as a single Lender; any replacement under Section 2.16(b) shall
replace both, and a default by either shall render both Defaulting Lenders.
Section 2.04 Funding
of Borrowings. (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date specified in accordance
with the terms hereof (which date, shall be the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date) solely by wire transfer of immediately available
funds by 1:00 p.m., Chicago time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice
to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the funds so received in
the aforesaid account of the Administrative Agent to an account of the Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent in New York
City or Chicago and designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request.
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(b) Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing (or in the case of an ABR
Borrowing, prior to 1:00 p.m., Chicago time, on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative
Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available
on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to
the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available
to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith
on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to
the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of
the applicable Overnight Bank Funding Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on
interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable under this Agreement to such Loans. If
such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such
Borrowing.
Section 2.05 Interest
Elections. (a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request (or, if not so specified,
as provided in Section 2.03) and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified
in such Borrowing Request (or, if not so specified, as provided in Section 2.03). Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert
such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods
therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected
Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing,
and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.
(b) To
make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election (by irrevocable written
notice (via an Interest Election Request signed by the Borrower; provided that, if such Interest Election Request is submitted
through an Approved Borrower Portal, the foregoing signature requirement may be waived at the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent))
by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of
the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein,
this Section shall not be construed to permit the Borrower (i) to elect an Interest Period for Term Benchmark Loans that does
not comply with Section 2.02(d) or (ii) convert any Borrowing to a Borrowing of a Type not available under the
Class of Term Loan Commitments pursuant to which such Borrowing was made.
(c) Each
Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the
Class and principal amount of the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being
elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the
information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the
effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
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(iii) whether
the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Term Benchmark Borrowing; and
(iv) if
the resulting Borrowing is a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election,
which Interest Period shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If any such Interest Election
Request requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected
an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
(d) Promptly
following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the applicable Class of
the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) If
the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Term Benchmark Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest
Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing
shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing; provided that if the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent its customary
standard documentation pre-authorizing automatic continuations, such Borrowing shall automatically be continued as a Term Benchmark Borrowing
with an Interest Period of one month at the end of such Interest Period unless such Term Benchmark Borrowing is or was repaid in accordance
with Section 2.08. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and
the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing
(i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Term Benchmark Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Term
Benchmark Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing (in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing) at the end of the Interest Period
applicable thereto.
Section 2.06 Termination
and Reduction of Commitments.
(a) Unless
previously terminated, the Term Loan Commitments shall automatically terminate at 11:59 p.m., New York City time on the Term Loan Commitment
Expiration Date without any further action being taken by the Borrower or any other party hereto.
(b) The
Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Tranche 1 Term Loan Commitments and/or the Tranche 2 Term Loan Commitments;
provided that each reduction of the Term Loan Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and
not less than $5,000,000.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, prior to the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date, upon the acquisition of one Lender by another Lender, or the merger,
consolidation or other combination of any two or more Lenders (any such acquisition, merger, consolidation or other combination being
referred to hereinafter as a “Combination” and each Lender which is a party to such Combination being hereinafter
referred to as a “Combined Lender”), the Borrower may notify the Administrative Agent that it desires to reduce the
Term Loan Commitment of the Lender surviving such Combination (the “Surviving Lender”) to an amount equal to the Term
Loan Commitment of that Combined Lender which had the largest Term Loan Commitment of each of the Combined Lenders party to such Combination
(such largest Term Loan Commitment being the “Surviving Commitment” and the Term Loan Commitments of the other Combined
Lenders being hereinafter referred to, collectively, as the “Retired Commitments”). If the Required Lenders (determined
as set forth below) and the Administrative Agent agree to such reduction in the Surviving Lender’s Term Loan Commitment, then (i) the
aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments shall be reduced by the Retired Commitments effective upon the effective date of the Combination
(or such later date as the Borrower may specify in its request), provided, that, on or before such date the Borrower has paid in full
the outstanding principal amount of the Loans of each of the Combined Lenders other than the Combined Lender whose Term Loan Commitment
is the Surviving Commitment, (ii) from and after the effective date of such reduction, the Surviving Lender shall have no obligation
with respect to the Retired Commitments, and (iii) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent whether it wants such reduction
to be a permanent reduction or a temporary reduction. If such reduction is to be a temporary reduction, then the Borrower shall be responsible
for finding one or more financial institutions (which for the avoidance of doubt may be an existing Lender) (each, a “Replacement
Lender”), acceptable to the Administrative Agent (such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed),
willing to assume the obligations of a Lender hereunder with a Term Loan Commitment up to the amount of the Retired Commitments. The
Administrative Agent may require the Replacement Lenders to execute such documents, instruments or agreements as the Administrative Agent
reasonably deems necessary or desirable to evidence such Replacement Lenders’ agreement to become parties hereunder. For purposes
of this Section 2.06(c), Required Lenders shall be determined as if the reduction in the aggregate amount of the Term Loan
Commitments requested by the Borrower had occurred (i.e., the Combined Lenders shall be deemed to have a single Term Loan Commitment
equal to the Surviving Commitment and the aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments shall be deemed to have been reduced by the Retired
Commitments).
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(d) The
Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Term Loan Commitments under paragraph (b) of
this Section at least three (3) Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such
election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Term Lenders
of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that
a notice of termination or reduction of the Term Loan Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned
upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or other matters specified therein, in which case such notice may be revoked by the
Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any
termination or reduction of the Term Loan Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Term Loan Commitments shall be made ratably
among the Term Lenders in accordance with their respective Term Loan Commitments.
Section 2.07 Repayment
and Amortization of Loans; Evidence of Indebtedness.
(a) To
the extent not previously repaid, all unpaid Tranche 1 Term Loans shall be paid in full in Dollars by the Borrower on the Tranche 1 Term
Loan Maturity Date.
(b) The
Borrower shall repay Tranche 2 Term Loans in Dollars on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower (commencing with
the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date) in an amount equal to the applicable percentage
set forth below of the aggregate initial principal amount of the Tranche 2 Term Loans on the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date:
Period
Quarterly
Percentage
First
four consecutive full fiscal quarter periods ending after the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date
0.0%
Second
four consecutive full fiscal quarter periods ending after the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date
0.625%
Third
four consecutive full fiscal quarter periods ending after the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date
1.25%
Fourth
four consecutive full fiscal quarter periods ending after the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date
1.25%
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To the extent not previously repaid,
all unpaid Tranche 2 Term Loans shall be paid in full in Dollars by the Borrower on the Tranche 2 Term Loan Maturity Date.
(c) The
Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of (x) the Tranche 1 Term Lenders the
then unpaid principal amount of all Tranche 1 Term Loans on the Tranche 1 Term Loan Maturity Date in Dollars and (y) the Tranche
2 Term Lenders the then unpaid principal amount of all Tranche 2 Term Loans on the Tranche 2 Term Loan Maturity Date in Dollars.
(d) Each
Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such
Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender
from time to time hereunder.
(e) The
Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and
Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become
due and payable from each Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent
hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.
(f) The
entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (d) or (e) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence
of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative
Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(g) Any
Lender may request that Loans made by it to the Borrower be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare,
execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its
registered assigns) and in a form attached hereto as Exhibit D-1 or D-2, as applicable. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced
by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be
represented by one or more promissory notes in such form.
Section 2.08 Prepayment
of Loans.
SECTION 2.08.1.
Voluntary Prepayments.
(a) The
Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice
in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that (i) each prepayment of a Term Benchmark Borrowing (other
than in connection with a prepayment of all outstanding Term Benchmark Borrowings) shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple
of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000 and (ii) each prepayment of an ABR Borrowing (other than in connection with a prepayment
of all outstanding ABR Borrowings) shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $1,000,000.
(b) The
Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by written notice (submitted by telecopy or electronic communication, including an Approved
Borrower Portal, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Administrative Agent) of any prepayment hereunder in the case
of prepayment of (i) a Term Benchmark Borrowing, not later than 3:00 p.m., Chicago time, three (3) Business Days before the
date of prepayment or (ii) an ABR Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., Chicago time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice
shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid;
provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination or reduction of the Term
Loan Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.06, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination
or reduction is revoked in accordance with Section 2.06 and a notice of prepayment by the Borrower may state that such notice
is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or other matters specified therein, in which case such notice may be
revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not
satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of
the applicable Class of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted
in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02. Each voluntary prepayment of a Term
Loan Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Tranche 1 Term Loans and/or Tranche 2 Term Loans in such order of application to the installments
thereof as directed by the Borrower. If the Borrower fails to indicate whether Tranche 1 Term Loans or Tranche 2 Term Loans are being
repaid, then the Administrative Agent shall apply the applicable prepayment ratably across both Classes of Term Loans. Prepayments shall
be accompanied by (i) accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.10 and (ii) break funding payments required
by Section 2.13.
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Section 2.09 Fees.
(a) The
Borrower shall pay to U.S. Bank, in each of its capacities under (i) the Fee Letter and (ii) such other agreements as the Borrower
and U.S. Bank have separately agreed to in writing prior to the Effective Date, in each case for its own respective accounts, in Dollars,
fees in the amounts and at the times specified therein. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any
reason whatsoever.
(b) The
Borrower shall pay to the Lenders such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing by the Borrower and U.S. Bank in the
amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
(c) If
unused Term Loan Commitments are outstanding during the period commencing November 24, 2026 and ending on the first date on which
all Term Loan Commitments have been fully funded, terminated or expired, an unused commitment fee shall accrue daily during such period
in respect of such unused Term Loan Commitments. Such unused commitment fee shall equal 0.125% multiplied by the amount of each
such Lender’s unused Term Loan Commitment during such period. The Borrower shall pay such unused commitment fees to the Administrative
Agent on behalf of the Lenders on the last day of such period (and if such day is not a Business Day, then on the immediately succeeding
Business Day).
Section 2.10 Interest.
(a) The
Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate. The Loans comprising each
Term Benchmark Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus
the Applicable Rate. Daily Simple SOFR shall not be available as an interest rate election hereunder for so long as Term SOFR Rate is
available to the Borrower hereunder.
(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether
at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate
per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided
in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any interest or fee, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR
Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.
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(c) Accrued
interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan; provided that (i) interest
accrued pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment
of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Loan prior to the applicable Maturity Date), accrued interest on the principal amount
repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Term
Benchmark Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective
date of such conversion.
(d) All
interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate
Base Rate only at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days
(or 366 days in a leap year). In each case interest 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. A determination of the applicable Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR Rate,
Term SOFR Rate or Daily Simple SOFR shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent
demonstrable error.
(e) Interest
shall be paid in Dollars.
Section 2.11 Alternate
Rate of Interest.
(a) Subject
to clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of this Section 2.11, if:
(i) the
Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error) (A) prior to the commencement
of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Borrowing, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted
Term SOFR Rate or the Term SOFR Rate (including because the Relevant Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis) for
such Interest Period or (B) at any time, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Daily Simple SOFR;
or
(ii) the
Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that (A) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark
Borrowing, the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making
or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period or (B) at any time, Daily Simple SOFR will not adequately
and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing;
then
the Administrative Agent shall give notice (in reasonable detail) thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders of the applicable Class prior
to the commencement of such Interest Period, by telephone, facsimile or email in accordance with Section 9.01 as promptly
as practicable thereafter and, until (x) the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders of the applicable Class that
the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist (which notice shall be given by the Administrative Agent promptly after
such circumstances cease to exist) with respect to the relevant Benchmark and (y) the Borrower delivers a new Interest Election
Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.05 or a new Borrowing Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03,
any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Term Benchmark
Borrowing and any Borrowing Request that requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing shall instead be deemed to be an Interest Election Request
or a Borrowing Request, as applicable, for an ABR Borrowing if the Daily Simple SOFR also is the subject of Section 2.11(a)(i) or
(ii); provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowing, then all other
Types of Borrowing shall be permitted. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Loan is outstanding on the date of the Borrower’s receipt
of the notice from the Administrative Agent referred to in this Section 2.11(a) with respect to a Relevant Rate applicable
to such Term Benchmark Loan, then until (x) the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders of the applicable Class that
the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist (which notice shall be given by the Administrative Agent promptly after
such circumstances cease to exist) with respect to the relevant Benchmark and (y) the Borrower delivers a new Interest Election
Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.05 or a new Borrowing Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03,
any Term Benchmark Loan shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan, be converted by the Administrative Agent
to, and shall constitute, an ABR Loan if the Daily Simple SOFR also is the subject of Section 2.11(a)(i) or (ii) above,
on such day.
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(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement
Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark
Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark
Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark (including any related adjustments) for all purposes hereunder
and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further
action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined
in accordance with clause (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such
Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark (including any related adjustments) for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document
in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice
of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders and the Borrower without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any
other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written
notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
(c) In
connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement
Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments
implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party
to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(d) The
Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, (ii) the
implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the
removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to clause (e) below and (v) the commencement or conclusion of
any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, 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 2.11, 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 reasonable good faith 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 2.11.
(e) 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 the Term SOFR Rate) and either (A) any tenor for
such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service commonly used in the banking industry for such purpose that
publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion and consistent with such selection
generally under other substantially similar syndicated credit facilities for which it acts as the administrative agent or (B) the
regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing
that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of
“Interest Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor
and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or
information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement
that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may
modify the definition of “Interest Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously
removed tenor.
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(f) Upon
the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, and until a Benchmark Replacement is
determined in accordance with this Section 2.11, the Borrower may revoke any request for a Term Benchmark Borrowing of, conversion
to or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing
that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any request for a Term Benchmark Borrowing into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion
to an ABR Borrowing if the Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period
or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of ABR based upon the then-current
Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of ABR. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark
Loan is outstanding on the date of the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with
respect to a Relevant Rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, then until such time as a Benchmark Replacement is implemented pursuant
to this Section 2.11, any Term Benchmark Loan shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the
next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, an
ABR Loan if the Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event, on such day.
Section 2.12 Increased
Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose,
modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, liquidity or similar requirement (including any compulsory loan requirement,
insurance charge or other assessment) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except
any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate);
(ii) impose
on any Lender or the London or other applicable offshore interbank market for the applicable currency any other condition affecting this
Agreement or Loans made by such Lender; or
(iii) subject
the 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, commitments,
or other obligations of the type that such Lender has hereunder, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable
thereto;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall
be to increase the cost to the Administrative Agent or such Lender of making, continuing, converting 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 the Administrative Agent, such Lender
hereunder, whether of principal, interest or otherwise, then the Borrower will pay to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the
case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, for such
additional costs incurred or reduction suffered as reasonably determined by such Lender (which determination shall be made in good faith
(and not on an arbitrary or capricious basis) and consistent with similarly situated customers of the applicable Lender under agreements
having provisions similar to this Section 2.12 after consideration of such factors as such Lender then reasonably determines
to be relevant).
(b) If
any Lender reasonably determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing
the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence
of this Agreement or the 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 and liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional
amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered as reasonably
determined by such Lender (which determination shall be made in good faith (and not on an arbitrary or capricious basis) and consistent
with similarly situated customers of the applicable Lender under agreements having provisions similar to this Section 2.12
after consideration of such factors as such Lender then reasonably determines to be relevant).
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(c) A
certificate of a Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the computation of the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender
or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to
the Borrower contemporaneously with any demand for payment hereunder and shall be conclusive absent clearly demonstrable error. The Borrower
shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 30 days after receipt thereof.
(d) Failure
or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s
right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for
any increased costs or reductions if such Lender fails to notify the Borrower within 90 days after it obtains actual knowledge (or, in
the exercise of ordinary due diligence, should have obtained actual knowledge) and such Lender shall only be entitled to receive such
compensation for any losses incurred by it or amounts to which it would otherwise be entitled from and after the date 90 days prior to
the date such Lender provided notice thereof to the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and
of such Lender’s claim for compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased
costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 90-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect
thereof.
Section 2.13 Break
Funding Payments. With respect to Term Benchmark Loans, in the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Term Benchmark
Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default or as a result
of any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.08), (b) the conversion of any Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day
of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Term Benchmark Loan on the
date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.08(b) and
is revoked in accordance therewith) or (d) the assignment of any Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of the Interest
Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.16 or 9.02(e) then,
in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss (excluding loss of margin), cost and expense attributable to
such event. A certificate of any Lender setting forth the computation in reasonable detail of any amount or amounts that such Lender
is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower contemporaneously with the demand for payment
and shall be conclusive absent clearly demonstrable error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate
free of clearly demonstrable error within 30 days after receipt thereof.
Section 2.14 Taxes.
(a) Any
and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without
deduction for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the reasonable good faith discretion
of an applicable withholding agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a withholding agent, then,
without duplication, (i) the sum payable by the relevant Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required
deductions or withholdings for Indemnified Taxes (including deductions or withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this
Section) the Administrative Agent, Lender, or any other recipient of such payments (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the
sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings in respect of Indemnified Taxes been made, (ii) such Loan Party
shall make such deductions or withholdings and (iii) such Loan Party shall pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant
Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
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(b) In
addition, each Loan Party shall pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the
Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes related to such Loan Party.
(c) The
Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, within 30 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount
of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, on or with respect to any
payment by or on account of any obligation of the Loan Parties under any Loan Document (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed
or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) and any interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with
respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental
Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability together with a supporting document shall be delivered to the
Borrower by a Lender or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender contemporaneously with any demand for
payment, and shall be conclusive absent clearly demonstrable error.
(d) As
soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative
Agent the original or a copy of a receipt issued, if available, by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the
return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(e) Any
Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which a Loan Party
is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to such
Loan Party (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly completed and
executed documentation reasonably requested by such Loan Party as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced
rate. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation
prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent as will enable such Loan Party or
the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation
shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender
to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(f) If
the Administrative Agent or a Lender determines that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified
by any Loan Party or with respect to which any Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.14, it shall
pay over such refund to such Loan Party (but only to the extent of the indemnity payments made under this Section 2.14 with
respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such
Lender or the Administrative Agent and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect
to such refund). Any Loan Party, upon the request of such Lender or the Administrative Agent, shall repay to such Lender or the Administrative
Agent, as applicable, the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (f) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed
by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such Lender or the Administrative Agent is required to repay such refund to
such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (f), in no event will a Lender or the Administrative
Agent be required to pay any amount to any Loan Party pursuant to this paragraph (f) the payment of which would place such Lender
or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, in a less favorable net after-Tax position than it 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 shall not be construed to require the Administrative
Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to
the Borrower or any other Person.
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(g) Each
Lender shall severally indemnify (i) the Administrative Agent, within 30 days after demand therefor, for (A) any Indemnified
Taxes or Other Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative
Agent for such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so) and (B) any Taxes
attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.04(c) relating to the maintenance of
a Participant Register and (ii) the Administrative Agent, within 30 days after demand therefor, for any Excluded Taxes attributable
to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable
expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant
Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent
shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts
at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other
source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Section 2.14(g).
(h) If
a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to
comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of
the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law
and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable
law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested
by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations
under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount
to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 2.14(h), “FATCA” shall include
any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(i) For
purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after the Effective Date, the Loan Parties and the Administrative
Agent shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) this Agreement and the Loans as not qualifying
as “grandfathered obligations” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i) or 1.1471-2T(b)(2)(i).
(j) Each
Lender, on or prior to the date it becomes a party hereto, shall inform the Parent whether it is an Irish Qualifying Lender by completing
and providing to the Parent a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto (such certificate, an “Irish
Qualifying Lender Confirmation”). Each Lender shall, upon reasonable written request from the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent provide an updated Irish Qualifying Lender Confirmation. No Irish Loan Party is required to make an increased payment in respect
of any withholding tax for or on account of Irish Taxes pursuant to Section 2.14(a), if on the date on which the payment
falls due: (i) the payment could have been made to the relevant Lender without a deduction for Irish Taxes if that Lender was an
Irish Qualifying Lender, but on that date the Lender is not or has ceased to be an Irish Qualifying Lender other than as a result of
any Change in Law after the date it became a Lender under this Agreement; or (ii) the relevant Lender is an Irish Treaty Lender
and the Irish Loan Party is able to demonstrate that the payment could have been made to the Lender without withholding had that Lender
co-operated in completing any procedural formalities necessary for the Irish Loan Party to make the payment without withholding.
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(k) The
indemnity contained in Section 2.14(c) shall not apply to any loss, liability or cost in respect of Irish Taxes to the
extent that it:
(i) is
compensated for by an increased payment under Section 2.14(a); or
(ii) would
have been compensated for by an increased payment under Section 2.14(a) but was not so compensated solely because the
exclusion in Section 2.14(j) applied.
(l) Any
Lender to which interest may be paid by an Irish Loan Party free of withholding tax because such Lender falls within Section 246(3)(h) of
the Irish TCA shall, following a reasonable request in writing from such Irish Loan Party, confirm its name, address and country of tax
residence to such Irish Loan Party for the purposes of complying with a reporting obligation under Section 891A of the Irish TCA.
Furthermore, any Lender shall, following a reasonable request in writing from an Irish Loan Party, provide such Irish Loan Party with
any information that is required for such Irish Loan Party to comply with its obligations under Section 891E, 891F and 891G of the
Irish TCA and any regulations made pursuant to those Sections. Nothing in this Section 2.14(l) shall oblige a Lender
to disclose any confidential information or computations in respect of Taxes or do anything, which would or might in its reasonable opinion
constitute a breach of any law or regulation, any fiduciary duty or any duty of confidentiality.
(m) Survival.
Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.14 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative
Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Term Loan Commitments and the repayment,
satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
(n) Defined
Terms. For purposes of this Section 2.14, the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.
Section 2.15 Payments
Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.
(a) The
Borrower shall make each payment or prepayment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest or fees, or of amounts
payable under Section 2.12, 2.13 or 2.14, or otherwise) prior to 1:00 p.m., Chicago time on the date when due
or the date fixed for any prepayment hereunder, in immediately available funds, without set-off, recoupment or counterclaim. Any amounts
received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next
succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made (i) in the same currency in
which the applicable Credit Event was made and (ii) to the Administrative Agent at its applicable office or offices as described
in an Administrative Questionnaire provided by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower from time to time, except that payments pursuant
to Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative
Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following
receipt thereof. Other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement, if any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business
Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest
thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension.
(b) If
at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest
and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably
among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second,
towards payment of principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal
then due to such parties.
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(c) If,
except as expressly provided herein, any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment
in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of
the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other similarly situated Lender, then
the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of other Lenders to
the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by all such Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate
amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased
and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price
restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply
to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by
a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other
than to the Parent or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents
to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant
to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation
as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
(d) Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment or prepayment is due to
the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent
may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute
to the applicable Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the applicable
Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest
thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative
Agent, at the NYFRB Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to payments received by the Administrative Agent from the EU Borrower,
the Administrative Agent shall remit such payments in accordance with Section 2.02(k).
(e) If
any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Sections 2.04(b), 2.15(d) or 9.03(c),
then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), (i) apply any amounts thereafter
received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender and for the benefit of the Administrative Agent to satisfy such Lender’s
obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated
account over which the Administrative Agent shall have exclusive control as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding
obligations of such Lender under any such Section; in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above, in any order as determined
by the Administrative Agent in its discretion; it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall, to the extent permitted by law,
apply any cash collateral to such obligations when due.
Section 2.16 Mitigation
Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12, or if the 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 2.14 (other than amounts in respect of Other Taxes), or if any Lender notifies the Borrower of the occurrence
of an event described in Section 2.19, then such Lender 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 judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.12
or 2.14, as the case may be, in the future, or would eliminate the circumstances giving rise to such event described in Section 2.19,
and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be materially disadvantageous
to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such
designation or assignment.
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(b) If
(i) any Lender (or any of its Participants) requests compensation under Section 2.12, (ii) the Borrower is required
to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amount to any Lender (or any of its Participants) or any Governmental Authority for the account
of any Lender (or any of its Participants) pursuant to Section 2.14, (iii) any Lender (A) or its Lender Parent
has become the subject of a Bail-In Action (or any case or other proceeding in which a Bail-In Action may occur), (B) or its Lender
Parent (x) is rated lower than BBB- by S&P (or an applicable Affiliate thereof) and lower than Baa3 by Moody’s (or an
applicable Affiliate thereof) or (y) has no credit (or similar) rating in effect by at least one such organization, (C) is
or becomes a Defaulting Lender or a Disqualified Institution, (iv) any Lender shall determine that any law, regulation or treaty
or directive, or any change therein or in the interpretation or application thereof, shall make it unlawful for such Lender to make or
maintain any Term Benchmark Loans as contemplated by this Agreement or any Lender notifies the Borrower of the occurrence of an event
described in Section 2.19 or (v) any Lender shall enter into, or purport to enter into, any assignment or participation
with a Disqualified Institution in violation of this Agreement, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to
such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject
to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant
to Section 2.12 or 2.14) and obligations under the Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations
(which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) such Lender is reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal
of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent
of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts). Each party hereto agrees
that (1) an assignment required pursuant to this paragraph may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by
the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the assignee (or, to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption
by reference pursuant to an Approved Electronic Platform as to which the Administrative Agent and such parties are participants), and
(2) the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective and shall
be deemed to have consented to and be bound by the terms thereof; provided that, following the effectiveness of any such assignment,
the other parties to such assignment agree to execute and deliver such documents necessary to evidence such assignment as reasonably
requested by the applicable Lender, provided that any such documents shall be without recourse to or warranty by the parties thereto.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if a Lender has become the subject of a Bail-In Action (or any
case or other proceeding in which a Bail-In Action may occur) (each, a “Bail-In Lender”), then the Borrower may terminate
such Bail-In Lender’s Term Loan Commitment hereunder, provided that (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing at the time of such Term Loan Commitment termination, (B) in the case of a Bail-In Lender, the Borrower shall
concurrently terminate the Term Loan Commitment of each other Lender that is a Bail-In Lender at such time, (C) the Administrative
Agent and the Required Lenders shall have consented to each such Term Loan Commitment termination (such consents not to be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed, but may include consideration of the adequacy of the liquidity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries)
and (D) such Bail-In Lender shall have been paid all amounts then due to it under this Agreement and each other Loan Document (which,
for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may pay in connection with any such termination without making ratable payments to any other
Lender (other than another Lender that has a Term Loan Commitment that concurrently is being terminated under this Section 2.16(b))).
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Section 2.17 Judgment
Currency. If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due from the Borrower hereunder
in the currency expressed to be payable herein (the “specified currency”) into another currency, the parties hereto
agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with
normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the specified currency with such other currency at the Administrative
Agent’s main New York City office on the Business Day preceding that on which final, non-appealable judgment is given. The obligations
of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in
a currency other than the specified currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender
or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency such Lender or the Administrative
Agent (as the case may be) may in accordance with normal, reasonable banking procedures purchase the specified currency with such other
currency. If the amount of the specified currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such Lender or the Administrative
Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency, the Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a
separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be,
against such loss, and if the amount of the specified currency so purchased exceeds (a) the sum originally due to any Lender or
the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency and (b) any amounts shared with other Lenders as a result
of allocations of such excess as a disproportionate payment to such Lender under Section 2.15, such Lender or the Administrative
Agent, as the case may be, agrees to remit such excess to the Borrower.
Section 2.18 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) fees
shall cease to accrue on the Term Loan Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.09;
(b) any
payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender
(whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant
to Section 9.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (but as
promptly as commercially practicable) as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the
Administrative Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the
funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement,
as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to
be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations
with respect to Loans under this Agreement; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment
of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s
breach of its obligations under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document; fifth, so long as no Default or Event of Default
exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained
by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement
or under any other Loan Document; and sixth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction;
provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender
has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02
were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all applicable non-Defaulting Term Lenders on a pro
rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans are held by the
applicable Term Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Term Loan Commitments. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable
to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender shall be deemed paid to and redirected by
such Defaulting Lender, and each Term Lender irrevocably consents hereto; and
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(c) the
Term Loan Commitment and Credit Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders
have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 9.02);
provided, that, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.02, this clause (c) shall not apply to the vote of
a Defaulting Lender in the case of an amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of such Lender or each Lender directly
affected thereby.
Section 2.19 Illegality.
If any Lender (including any EU Lender) reasonably determines that, as a result of the adoption of or any change in any law or regulation
(including, without limitation, Article 21c CRD VI or any implementing law, rule or regulation in any EEA Member Country with
respect thereto) or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority, it has become unlawful for such Lender
or its applicable lending office to make, fund, or maintain any Loan or Commitment to the EU Borrower, then, upon notice thereof by such
Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, (a) the obligation of such Lender to make, fund, or maintain Loans or Commitments
to the EU Borrower shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving
rise to such determination no longer exist, and (b) the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender
and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse, all its interests, rights and obligations
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.16(b); provided, that,
and notwithstanding the foregoing, if such assignment and delegation is not effected within ten (10) Business Days of the Borrower’s
receipt of notice from such Lender pursuant to this Section 2.19, then the Borrower shall, on the next Business Day immediately
following the expiration of such period, prepay all such Loans in full, together with any accrued interest thereon and any other amounts
payable hereunder (other than any amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.13 as a result of any prepayment made as a result
of the application of this Section 2.19), and any then outstanding Commitments of such Lender to the EU Borrower shall be
terminated and reduced to zero.
Article III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Each Loan Party, as applicable,
represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, on the Effective Date and to the extent contemplated by Section 4.02,
the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date, that:
Section 3.01 Corporate
Existence and Power. Subject to transactions permitted under Section 6.04, such Loan Party is validly existing and, to
the extent such concept is relevant in the applicable jurisdiction, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization
and, except to the extent that the failure to have the same could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, such
Loan Party has all organizational powers and all material Governmental Authority licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required
to carry on its business as now conducted.
Section 3.02 Corporate
and Governmental Authorization; Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of this Agreement are
within their respective corporate or other powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action,
require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority (other than informational filings with the SEC or any
similar Governmental Authority) and do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or
of the Organizational Documents of any Loan Party or of any material agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other material
instrument binding upon any Loan Party (including, without limitation, the Specified Acquisition Agreement) or result in the creation
or imposition of any Lien (other than under the Loan Documents) on any asset of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (including the
Borrower).
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Section 3.03 Binding
Effect. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of each Loan Party enforceable against the applicable Loan Parties
in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by the effect of any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws now or hereafter affecting creditors’ rights generally, any mandatory applicable
provisions of Luxembourg law of general application and general principles of equity.
Section 3.04 Financial
Information.
(a) The
audited combined balance sheet of the Parent and its Consolidated Subsidiaries at December 31, 2025 and the related consolidated
statements of income and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended, reported on by Deloitte & Touche LLP fairly present in all
material respects, in conformity with GAAP, the consolidated financial position of the Parent and its Consolidated Subsidiaries at such
date and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for such fiscal year.
(b) No
change, occurrence or development has occurred since December 31, 2025 in respect of the business, assets, operations or financial
condition of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that has had a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.05 Litigation, etc.
There is no action, suit or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened in writing against the Parent or any
Subsidiary before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator (a) in which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse decision
that could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the business, consolidated financial position or consolidated results
of operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as disclosed in Public Filings; or (b) that in any manner
questions the validity of this Agreement or the financing contemplated hereby.
Section 3.06 ERISA
Compliance. Each of the Parent and each ERISA Affiliate has fulfilled its obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA
and the Code with respect to each applicable Plan and is in compliance with the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code,
and has not incurred any liability to the PBGC or a Plan under Title IV of ERISA (other than premiums which have been timely paid or for
which an extension of the time for payment has been granted), other than failures to fund or comply or the incurrence of liabilities to
the PBGC or any Plan that would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.07 Taxes. The
Parent and each of its Subsidiaries have filed all United States federal income tax returns, and all other material federal, foreign,
state and local income, excise and other material tax returns, which are required to be filed by them and have paid or made provision
for the payment of all United States federal and material foreign, state and other taxes which have become due pursuant to such returns
or pursuant to any assessment in respect thereof received by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, except (a) for the payment of
taxes that are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided or (b) where the failure to so file
or pay could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Under the laws of Luxembourg it is not necessary that the Loan
Documents be filed, recorded or enrolled with any court or other authority or that any stamp, registration or similar Taxes be paid on
or in relation to the Loan Documents, except (i) where the Loan Documents are physically attached (annexé(s)) to a
public deed or to any other document subject to mandatory registration, in which case either a nominal registration duty or an ad valorem
duty (of, for instance, 0.24 per cent. of the amount of the payment obligation mentioned in the document so registered) will be payable
depending on the nature of the document to be registered, and (ii) in the case of voluntary registration of the Loan Documents.
Section 3.08 Not
an Investment Company. Neither the Parent nor any Subsidiary thereof is an “investment company” within the meaning of
the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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Section 3.09 Environmental
Matters. There are no existing Environmental Laws and no existing or, to the knowledge of Parent and its Subsidiaries, threatened
Environmental Claims or Environmental Liabilities, individually or in the aggregate, that could reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the business, consolidated financial position or consolidated results of operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole.
Section 3.10 Use
of Proceeds. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Credit Events solely for the purposes described in Section 5.02.
Section 3.11 Disclosure.
No written report, financial statement, certificate or other written information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative
Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder
or under any other Loan Document (in each case, as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement
of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading when taken as a whole; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, such Loan Party represents
only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time (it being understood
and agreed that projected financial information is simply an estimate, and there is no guarantee that projected results will in fact be
achieved and it being further understood and agreed that any representation made pursuant to this Section 3.11 in respect
of information provided with respect to any entity or assets acquired or to be acquired by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, for
all periods prior to the date of the consummation of such acquisition is being made to the knowledge of the Parent). As of the Specified
Acquisition Consummation Date, to the best knowledge of the Parent, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification
provided on or prior to the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date to any Lender in connection with this Agreement is true and correct
in all material respects.
Section 3.12 Anti-Corruption
Laws and Sanctions.
(a) Each
of the Parent and its Subsidiaries and, to its Knowledge, its controlled affiliated companies and their respective directors, officers,
employees, and agents are conducting their business in compliance in all material respects with Anti-Corruption Laws and have instituted
and maintained policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws in all material respects.
(b) None
of the Parent or its Subsidiaries or, to its Knowledge, their respective directors, officers, employees or agents acting in any capacity
in connection with, or directly benefiting from, the Credit Events:
(i) is
a Designated Person;
(ii) is
a Person that is 50% or greater owned or controlled by a Designated Person or by a Sanctioned Country;
(iii) is
incorporated, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, in violation of Sanctions; or
(iv) is
(or, except as disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to the Effective Date, has, to the Parent’s Knowledge, within
the year preceding the Effective Date) directly or, to the Parent’s Knowledge, indirectly engaged in, any dealings or transactions,
in each case in violation of any Sanctions, (1) with any Designated Person or (2) in any Sanctioned Country to the extent that
after giving effect to such dealings or transactions the Parent and its Subsidiaries have more than 5% of their consolidated assets in
Sanctioned Countries or derive more than 5% of their consolidated revenues from investments in, or transactions with, Sanctioned Countries.
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The foregoing representations
in this Section 3.12 will not apply to any party hereto to which (i) Council Regulation (EC) 2271/96 (the “Blocking
Regulation”) applies (or any law or regulation implementing such Blocking Regulation in any member state of the European Union,
including Section 7 of the German Foreign Trade Regulation (AuBenwirtschaftsverodnung)) (the “Blocking Law”),
or (ii) the UK Protection of Trading Interests Legislation (“UKPTIL”) applies, if and to the extent that such
representations are or would be unenforceable by or in respect of that party pursuant to, or would otherwise result in a breach and/or
violation of any provision of, the Blocking Law or the UKPTIL, as applicable.
Section 3.13 Domiciliation;
Centre of Main Interests. In the case of a Loan Party organized under the laws of Luxembourg, the head office (administration centrale)
and the place of effective management (siège de direction effective) are located at the place of its registered office (siège
statutaire) in Luxembourg and, for the purposes of the Insolvency Regulation, the centre of main interests (centre des intérêts
principaux) is located at the place of its registered office (siège statutaire) in Luxembourg. Each Irish Guarantor
represents and warrants to the Lenders that as of the Effective Date its centre of main interest (as that term is used in Article 3(1) of
the Insolvency Regulation) will be in either England and Wales or Ireland and it will have no establishment (as that term is used in Article 2(10) of
the Insolvency Regulation) in any other jurisdiction.
Section 3.14 Solvency.
As of each of the Effective Date and the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date, immediately after giving effect to the Transactions
to occur on such date, including the extension of Term Loans on such date as applicable, the fair value of the assets of the Parent and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole on a consolidated basis, at a fair valuation on a going concern basis, exceeds their debts and liabilities,
subordinated, contingent or otherwise. The present fair saleable value of the property of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole on a consolidated and going concern basis, is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability, on a
consolidated basis, of their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become
absolute and matured in the ordinary course of business. The Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole on a consolidated basis, are
able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such liabilities become absolute and matured in the
ordinary course of business. The Parent and its Subsidiaries are not engaged in businesses and are not about to engage in businesses for
which they have unreasonably small capital, on a consolidated basis. For purposes of this Section, the amount of any contingent liability
at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing as of such date of determination,
would reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability (and not at the full face amount of such contingent liability unless
such full face amount is reasonably expected to become payable).
Section 3.15 Affected
Financial Institutions. No Loan Party is an Affected Financial Institution.
Section 3.16 Irish
Loan Party. The entry into by any Irish Loan Party of this Agreement and the performance by any Irish Loan Party of the transactions
contemplated hereby and the obligations incurred hereunder does not constitute the provision of financial assistance within the meaning
of Section 82 of the Irish Companies Act. The prohibition contained in Section 239 of the Irish Companies Act does not apply
to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby by reason of the fact that each Irish Loan Party and each other company whose
liabilities are hereby guaranteed are members of a group of companies consisting of a holding company and its subsidiaries for the purposes
of Section 243 of the Irish Companies Act.
Section 3.17 Tax
Residence. Each Loan Party (other than the Parent) represents that it is resident for Tax purposes only in its jurisdiction of incorporation.
The Parent represents that it is resident for Tax purposes only in Ireland or the United Kingdom.
Section 3.18 Outbound
Investment Rules. Neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is a “covered foreign person” as that term is used in
the Outbound Investment Rules. Neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries currently engages, or has any present intention to engage
in the future, directly or indirectly, in (i) a “covered activity” or a “covered transaction”, as each such
term is defined in the Outbound Investment Rules, (ii) any activity or transaction that would constitute a “covered activity”
or a “covered transaction”, as each such term is defined in the Outbound Investment Rules, if the Parent were a U.S. Person
or (iii) any other activity that would cause the Administrative Agent or any Lender to be in violation of the Outbound Investment
Rules or cause the Administrative Agent or any Lender to be legally prohibited by the Outbound Investment Rules from performing
under this Agreement.
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Article IV.
Conditions
Section 4.01 Effective
Date. The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions precedent:
(a) The
Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such
party (which, subject to Section 9.06, may include any Electronic Signatures transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf, or any
other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page).
(b) The
Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated
the Effective Date) of (i) Foley & Lardner LLP, special counsel for the Loan Parties, (ii) Arthur Cox, special Irish
counsel for the Loan Parties and (iii) Allen Overy Shearman Sterling, Société en Commandite Simple, inscrite au
barreau de Luxembourg, special Luxembourg counsel for the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibits B-1, B-2
and B-3, respectively, and covering such other matters relating to the Parent, the Borrower, Pentair MN, this Agreement or the
Transactions as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. The Borrower hereby requests each such counsel to deliver such opinions.
(c) The
Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request
relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Loan Parties (which shall include, in the case of the Parent, evidence
that such Loan Party has complied with Section 82 of the Irish Companies Act), the authorization of the Transactions, the specimen
page identifying the name and title and bearing the signatures of the managers or authorized signatories, as applicable, the constitutional
documents and any other legal matters relating to the Parent, the Borrower, Pentair MN, the Loan Documents or the Transactions, all in
form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel and as further described in Exhibit E.
(d) The
Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Effective Date (except to the extent that such representations
and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (unless already
qualified by materiality or “material adverse effect”, in which case they shall be true and correct in all respects) as of
such earlier date).
(e) The
Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the
extent invoiced (in reasonable detail) at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Effective Date, reimbursement or payment of all
out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder.
The Administrative Agent shall
notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
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Section 4.02 Conditions
to Extensions of Credit on Specified Acquisition Consummation Date. The obligation of each Lender to extend Term Loans on the Specified
Acquisition Consummation Date is subject to satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions precedent:
(a) The
Effective Date has occurred.
(b) Since
July 27, 2026, there shall not have occurred a “Material Adverse Effect” (as defined in the Specified Acquisition Agreement)
that still constitutes a Material Adverse Effect as of the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date; provided, that for the avoidance
of doubt, whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred shall be made solely by reference to the definition set forth in the Specified
Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on the date of the Specified Acquisition Agreement, without giving effect to any amendment thereto
that would expand the scope thereof) and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.
(c) The
Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations and the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on
the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier
date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (unless already qualified by materiality or “material
adverse effect”, in which case they shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date) after giving effect to the
Specified Acquisition and the initial funding of the Term Loans.
(d) The
Administrative Agent’s receipt of a certificate, dated as of the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date and signed by a Financial
Officer of the Borrower, certifying that, prior to or substantially concurrently with the funding of the Term Loans, (x) the conditions
in Sections 4.02(b) and (c) are satisfied, and (y) the Specified Acquisition shall be consummated in all
material respects in accordance with the Specified Acquisition Agreement after giving effect to any modifications, amendments, supplements,
consents or waivers thereto, other than those modifications, amendments, supplements, consents or waivers by the Borrower, the Parent
or any of the Borrower’s or the Parent’s respective subsidiaries that are materially adverse to the Lenders (in their capacities
as such) without U.S. Bank’s (in its capacity as Arranger) prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably conditioned,
delayed or withheld), it being understood and agreed that any modification, amendment, supplement, consent or waiver to the Specified
Acquisition Agreement in respect of the following shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders:
(i) any
increase in Specified Acquisition Consummation Date cash consideration required to consummate the Specified Acquisition unless such increase
is less than or equal to 15% of the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date cash consideration for the Specified Acquisition as required
under the Specified Acquisition Agreement as of July 27, 2026 or is funded with the issuance of additional equity or cash on hand
(and not additional Debt for borrowed money); and
(ii) any
decrease in the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date cash consideration for the Specified Acquisition unless such decrease is less
than or equal to 15% of the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date cash consideration for the Specified Acquisition as required under
the Specified Acquisition Agreement as of July 27, 2026, or so long as, in the case of a decrease in excess of 15% of such Specified
Acquisition Consummation Date cash consideration, such excess is first applied to reduce commitments under the Borrower’s $1,400,000,000
364-day bridge credit facility as previously disclosed by the Borrower to U.S. Bank (in its capacity as Arranger) on a dollar-for-dollar
basis, and then is applied to reduce Term Loan Commitments under the Term Loan Facilities ratably hereunder on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
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(e) That
portion of the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date cash consideration for the Specified Acquisition (if any) not being funded with
proceeds of Term Loans shall be paid or deemed paid to the “Seller” under and as defined in the Specified Acquisition Agreement
substantially concurrently with the Borrowing in respect of the Term Loans.
(f) The
Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request (which shall include the date on which the Specified Acquisition Consummation
Date is expected to occur) in respect of Term Loans in accordance with the requirements hereof.
(g) To
the extent invoiced to the Borrower at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date, the Administrative
Agent shall receive on each such date all unpaid fees and other amounts due and payable for the account of the Lenders and the Arrangers
on such date, including, without limitation, the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to U.S. Bank as Arranger and Administrative
Agent.
(h) U.S.
Bank, as Arranger, shall have received U.S. GAAP audited consolidated balance sheets and statements of income for the Target and its Subsidiaries
for the fiscal years ended as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2025; provided, that such audited financial statements
shall not be required to include an audit of internal controls over financial reporting or any other information required by Section 404
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. U.S. Bank, as Arranger, shall have received for the Target and its Subsidiaries U.S. GAAP unaudited
consolidated balance sheet and statement of income as of and for the six-month period ended June 30, 2026. U.S. Bank, as Arranger,
shall also have received U.S. GAAP unaudited consolidated balance sheets and statements of income for the Target and its Subsidiaries
for each fiscal quarter occurring after March 31, 2026 that ends at least 40 days prior to the Specified Acquisition Consummation
Date. The foregoing financial statements shall not be required to include, and the availability of the Term Loan Facilities shall not
be conditioned upon Regulation S-X compliance beyond the level of compliance contained in the financial statements as delivered to the
Administrative Agent.
(i) (i)
The Lenders shall have received all documentation and other information reasonably requested by such Lender in writing at least three
(3) Business Days prior to the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date in order to allow it to comply with applicable “know
your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations with respect to each Loan Party and (ii) to the extent
the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three (3) Business
Days prior to the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date, any Lender that has reasonably requested a Beneficial Ownership Certification
at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date in relation to the Borrower shall have received
such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this
Agreement, the conditions set forth in this clause (i) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
(j) The
Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate from the chief financial officer of the Parent in substantially the form
of Exhibit F hereto, dated as of the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date.
(k) The
Administrative Agent’s receipt of evidence that, on or prior to the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date, all existing Debt (other
than contingent and expense reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been asserted) under that certain Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2024, by and between the Target, Bank of America, N.A., and the other parties signatory thereto,
has been repaid (or, in the case of letters of credit, replaced, cash collateralized, otherwise collateralized with “back to back”
letters of credit, or otherwise addressed in a manner acceptable to the applicable letter of credit issuer), all commitments and obligations
in respect thereof have been terminated, and all liens in respect of the foregoing will be released (the “Target Refinancing”).
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Without limiting the generality
of Section 8.01, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.02, each
Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document
or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative
Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Effective Date specifying its objection thereto; provided,
that the foregoing does not limit the delivery of those items on the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date as required above in order
to cause the extension of Term Loans on the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date.
Immediately after giving effect
to the Transactions to occur on the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date, each Loan Party is hereby deemed to make all of the representations
and warranties contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, with the understanding that (A) with respect to representations
and warranties that contain a materiality qualification, such representations and warranties be true and correct on and as of the Specified
Acquisition Consummation Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in
which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, (B) with respect to representations and warranties that do not
contain a materiality qualification, such representations and warranties be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the
Specified Acquisition Consummation Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier
date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and (C) each Loan Party also
is deemed to represent that no Default shall exist as of the Specified Acquisition Consummation Date immediately after giving effect to
the Transactions on such date.
Article V.
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
The Loan Parties agree that
so long as any Lender has any Term Loan Commitment hereunder or any amount payable by the Borrower hereunder remains unpaid (other than
contingent indemnification and similar obligations not yet due):
Section 5.01 Information.
The Parent will deliver to the Administrative Agent (and, upon receipt, the Administrative Agent will promptly deliver to each of the
Lenders):
(a) Annual
Financial Statements. Within five Business Days after the date on which
the Parent files such documents with the SEC, but in no event later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, a consolidated balance
sheet of the Parent and its Consolidated Subsidiaries at the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of income
and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported
on in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC and audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent public
accountants of nationally recognized standing.
(b) Quarterly
Financial Statements. Within five Business Days after the date on which the Parent files such documents with the SEC, but in no event
later than 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year, a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and
its Consolidated Subsidiaries at the end of such quarter and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for such quarter
and for the portion of the fiscal year ended at the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for
the corresponding quarter and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all certified by a Senior Financial Officer as fairly
presenting in all material respects in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes) the
financial position and results of operations of the Parent and the Consolidated Subsidiaries.
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(c) Compliance
Certificates. Simultaneously with the delivery of each set of financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above,
a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer (i) setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations required to establish whether
the Parent was in compliance with the requirements of Sections 6.01 and 6.02 on the date of such financial statements and
(ii) stating whether there exists on the date of such certificate any Event of Default or Default and, if any such event then exists,
setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Parent is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
(d) Notice
of Default. Forthwith upon the occurrence of any Responsible Officer obtaining knowledge of any Event of Default or Default, a certificate
of a Senior Financial Officer setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Parent is taking or proposes to take with respect
thereto.
(e) Shareholder
Information. Promptly upon the mailing thereof to the shareholders of the Parent generally, copies of all financial statements, reports
and proxy statements so mailed.
(f) SEC
Filings. Promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements (other than the exhibits thereto and any registration
statements on Form S-8 or its equivalent) and reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q which the Parent shall have filed with the SEC.
(g) ERISA
Notices. If and when the Parent or ERISA Affiliate is required to give notice to the PBGC of any “reportable event” (as
defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) with respect to any Plan which could reasonably be expected to constitute grounds for a distress
or PBGC-initiated termination of such Plan under Title IV of ERISA, or knows that the plan administrator of any Plan has given or is required
to give notice of any such reportable event, a copy of the notice of such reportable event given or required to be given to the PBGC.
(h) Notice
of Other Material Events. Promptly upon obtaining knowledge thereof, notice of the commencement of any litigation or Governmental
Authority proceeding affecting the Parent or any Subsidiary (including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law) in which there is
a reasonable possibility of an adverse decision which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) Ratings.
Promptly upon the public announcement thereof, notice of any downgrade in any credit rating (including the Public Debt Rating) with respect
to the Borrower or the Parent by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch.
(j) Beneficial
Ownership Certification Changes. Promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice to the applicable Lender of any change in the information
provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification delivered to such Lender that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners
identified in such certification.
(k) KYC
Information. Promptly following any request therefor, information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent
or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations,
including the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
(l) Other
Information. Promptly following any request therefor, such additional information regarding the financial position or business of
the Loan Parties as the Administrative Agent, at the request of any Lender, may reasonably request (it being understood and agreed that
no Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to disclose or discuss, or permit the inspection, examination or making of
extracts of, any records, books, information or account or other matter (i) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative
Agent, any Lender or their representatives is then prohibited by applicable law or any agreement binding on any Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries, (ii) that is protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work product privilege or (iii) constitutes
non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information).
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Documents required to be delivered
pursuant to Sections 3.04 or 5.01 (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC)
may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date such documents are posted on the
Parent’s behalf on SyndTrak/IntraLinks/IntraAgency, on EDGAR (the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system of the
SEC) or any successor thereto, or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether
a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that, except in the case of any filing
on EDGAR or any successor thereto, the Parent shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent and
each Lender of the posting of any such documents. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain
copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Parent with any
such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such
documents.
If any financial materials
and related certificates required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 5.01(a), (b) and/or (c) shall be
required to be delivered pursuant to the terms of such Section(s) on a day that is not a Business Day, the required date for such
delivery shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day.
Section 5.02 Use
of Proceeds. The Parent shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, use the proceeds of the Term Loans solely (i) to pay a portion
of consideration for the Specified Acquisition, (ii) to pay fees, premiums, expenses and other transaction costs incurred in connection
with the Transactions and (iii) to fund the Target Refinancing. Without limiting the foregoing, the Parent shall not, and shall not
permit any Subsidiary to, use the proceeds of any Credit Events, directly or indirectly, for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental
or ultimate, of purchasing or carrying any “margin stock” in violation of Regulation U of the Board. In no event shall the
proceeds of the Loans be utilized for any purpose that would constitute unlawful financial assistance within the meaning of sections 678
or 679 of the UK Companies Act 2006 or section 82 of the Irish Companies Act.
Section 5.03 Compliance
with Contractual Obligations and Laws. The Parent shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, comply with all applicable laws and regulations
of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or its business the non-compliance with which would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures
designed to promote and achieve compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents
with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects.
Section 5.04 Insurance.
The Parent shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurers (as determined at the time
the relevant coverage is placed or renewed in the good faith judgment of the Parent or relevant Subsidiary) and/or pursuant to a self-insurance
program, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons
engaged in the same or similar businesses and covering similar properties in the same or similar localities, of such types, with such
deductibles, covering such risks and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons, except
where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.05 Ownership
of Loan Parties. The Parent shall at all times own and control, directly or indirectly, all of the equity interests (other than directors’
qualifying shares and other than as may be required by law) of each Loan Party (unless, in the case of any Additional Guarantor, such
Additional Guarantor has ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to a transaction permitted by this Agreement).
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Section 5.06 Payment
of Taxes. The Parent shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, pay or make provision for the payment of all United States federal
and material foreign, state and other taxes which have become due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment in respect thereof
received by the Parent or any Subsidiary, except (a) taxes that are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves
have been provided and/or (b) where the failure to so pay could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.07 Loan
Party Location. The Parent will cause (i) the Borrower and each Material Subsidiary incorporated or organized in an EU jurisdiction
to cause its centre of main interest (as that term is used in Article 3(1) of the Insolvency Regulation) to be situated solely
in its jurisdiction of incorporation and not to have an establishment (as that term is used in Article 2(10) of the Insolvency
Regulation) situated outside its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as applicable and (ii) the Borrower and each Material
Subsidiary incorporated in England and Wales to cause its centre of main interest (as that term is used in Article 3(1) of the
Insolvency Regulation) to be situated solely in England and Wales and not to have an establishment (as that term is used in Article 2(10) of
the Insolvency Regulation) situated outside its jurisdiction of incorporation. The Parent will cause its centre of main interest (as that
term is used in Article 3(1) of the Insolvency Regulation) to be situated either in England and Wales or Ireland and not to
have an establishment (as that term is used in Article 2(10) of the Insolvency Regulation) situated in any other jurisdiction.
Section 5.08 Tax
Residence. No Loan Party may change its residence for Tax purposes without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders, not
to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed; provided that the Parent may change its residence from time to time for Tax
purposes from the United Kingdom to Ireland or from Ireland to the United Kingdom.
Section 5.09 Service
of Process Agent. If Pentair MN ceases to be a Loan Party hereunder, the Borrower will provide to the Administrative Agent prior to,
or substantially contemporaneously with, such cessation a letter from the Service of Process Agent described in clause (ii) of the
definition of “Service of Process Agent” (or any other Service of Process Agent acceptable to the Administrative Agent), and
such letter will confirm such Service of Process Agent’s consent to its appointment by the Parent, the Borrower and each Additional
Guarantor, if any, as their agent to receive service of process as specified in this Agreement.
Section 5.10 Further
Assurances. If at any time any Person becomes obligated as a guarantor or borrower under the Existing JPM Credit Agreement (any such
Person, an “Additional JPM Obligor”), the Parent will, at its sole cost and expense, (x) deliver to the Administrative
Agent written notice of such Additional JPM Obligor at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Additional JPM Obligor
becomes a guarantor or borrower under the Existing JPM Credit Agreement (the “Additional JPM Obligor Effective Date”)
and (y) cause such Additional JPM Obligor to become an Additional Guarantor hereunder by delivering an Additional Guarantor Joinder
to the Administrative Agent no later than the Additional JPM Obligor Effective Date.
Article VI.
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
The Loan Parties agree that
so long as any Lender has any Term Loan Commitment hereunder or any amount payable by the Borrower hereunder remains unpaid (other than
contingent indemnification and similar obligations not yet due):
Section 6.01 Maximum
Net Leverage Ratio. The Parent shall not permit the Net Leverage Ratio on the last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters
of the Parent to exceed 3.75 to 1.00; provided, that (i) the Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent for
distribution to the Lenders and not more than two times during any five consecutive year term of this Agreement, elect to increase the
maximum Net Leverage Ratio permitted under this Section 6.01 to 4.25 to 1.00 as of the end of each of the first four (4) periods
of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or after the date of a Permitted Acquisition, if the aggregate consideration paid or to
be paid in respect of such Permitted Acquisition is equal to or greater than $250,000,000 (any such four consecutive periods of four consecutive
fiscal quarters following such a Permitted Acquisition, an “Adjusted Covenant Period”) and (ii) in connection
with any such election, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, at least five business days prior to consummating
such Acquisition, notice of such Acquisition and pro forma calculations (in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent) demonstrating compliance with the maximum Net Leverage Ratio required by the foregoing clause (i) (it being understood and
agreed that (A) the Borrower may not elect an Adjusted Covenant Period for at least two (2) fiscal quarters following the end
of an Adjusted Covenant Period before a new Adjusted Covenant Period is available again pursuant to the foregoing clause (i) and
(B) at the end of an Adjusted Covenant Period, the maximum Net Leverage Ratio permitted under this Section 6.01 shall
revert to 3.75 to 1.00 as of the end of each subsequent fiscal quarter unless and until another Adjusted Covenant Period is elected pursuant
to the terms and conditions described above).
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Section 6.02 Minimum
Interest Coverage Ratio. The Parent shall not permit the Interest Coverage Ratio for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters
of the Parent ending on the last day of a fiscal quarter of the Parent to be less than 3.00 to 1.00.
Section 6.03 Negative
Pledge. Neither the Parent nor any Material Subsidiary will create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any asset now owned or hereafter
acquired by any of them, except:
(a) any
Lien existing on the date of this Agreement and set forth in Schedule 6.03;
(b) Liens
imposed by law for taxes, assessments or charges of any Governmental Authority for claims which are not overdue for a period of more than
60 days, or to the extent that such Lien is being contested in good faith by appropriate actions and adequate reserves in accordance with
GAAP are being maintained therefor, provided that no notice of Lien has been filed or recorded under the Code;
(c) statutory
Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other Liens imposed by law or created in the ordinary
course of business, provided that (i) the obligation secured by the applicable Lien has not been delinquent for more than 90 days
or remains payable without penalty and, in each case, the property subject to such Lien is not subject to forfeiture as a result of such
Lien or (ii) the applicable Lien is being contested in good faith by appropriate actions, which proceedings have the effect of preventing
the forfeiture or sale of the property subject thereto;
(d) Liens
(other than any Lien imposed under ERISA) consisting of pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business (i) required in connection
with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (ii) 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 to secure obligations with respect to casualty or liability insurance maintained by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries;
(e) Liens
on property of the Parent or any Subsidiary securing (i) the non-delinquent performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for
borrowed money), leases or statutory obligations, (ii) surety bonds (excluding appeal bonds and other bonds posted in connection
with court proceedings or judgments) and (iii) other non-delinquent obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health,
safety and environmental obligations) in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;
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(f) Liens
consisting of judgment or judicial attachment liens and Liens securing contingent obligations on appeal bonds and other bonds posted in
connection with court proceedings or judgments, to the extent that such Liens do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (i) of
Article VII;
(g) easements,
rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, protrusions and other similar encumbrances on real property which in the aggregate do not
materially detract from the value of such property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the businesses of the Parent and
its Subsidiaries;
(h) Liens
securing obligations in respect of capital leases on assets subject to such leases, provided that such leases are otherwise permitted
hereunder;
(i) Liens
arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to bankers’ liens, rights of set-off or similar rights
and remedies (or, with respect to accounts located in Luxembourg, contractual provisions) as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained
with a creditor depository institution and/or Liens arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to deposit accounts relating
to intercompany cash pooling, interest set-off and/or sweeping arrangements; provided that (i) such deposit account is not a dedicated
cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions against access by the Parent or the applicable Subsidiary in excess of those
set forth by regulations promulgated by the Board and (ii) such deposit account is not intended by the Parent or any Subsidiary to
provide collateral to the depository institution;
(j) Liens
arising in connection with Securitization Transactions;
(k) Liens
on property of any Foreign Subsidiary securing Debt of such Foreign Subsidiary and/or any other Foreign Subsidiary that is permitted under
Section 6.05;
(l) any
Lien existing on property (and the proceeds thereof) existing at the time of its acquisition (by merger or otherwise) or existing on the
property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary, in each case after the date hereof (other than any Lien on the equity
interests of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary); provided that (i) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition
or such Person becoming a Subsidiary; and (ii) the Debt or other obligation secured thereby is not prohibited by Section 6.05;
(m) Liens
arising out of the conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(n) Liens
solely on cash earnest money deposits made by the Parent or any Subsidiary in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement
permitted hereunder;
(o) Liens
securing reimbursement obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business for trade letters of credit or banker’s acceptances,
which Liens encumber only goods, or documents of title covering goods, that are purchased in transactions for which such letters of credit
or banker’s acceptances are issued;
(p) Liens
incurred in the ordinary course of business in favor of customs or revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of
customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
(q) leases,
subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including, in the case of licenses and sublicenses, of intellectual property) granted to others in
the ordinary course of business that do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Parent or any Subsidiary
and do not secure any Debt;
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(r) Liens
of a collecting bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the ordinary course of collection;
(s) options,
put and call arrangements, rights of first refusal and similar rights relating to investments in joint ventures, partnerships and other
similar investments not prohibited by this Agreement;
(t) rights
of first refusal, put, call and similar rights arising in connection with repurchase agreements that are not prohibited by this Agreement;
(u) any
Lien arising under any Loan Document;
(v) any
Lien on an asset arising out of an agreement to dispose of such asset, to the extent such disposition is not prohibited by this Agreement
and such Lien does not secure any other obligation;
(w) any
extension, renewal or substitution of or for any Lien described in clause (a) or (l) above, in each case (A) to the extent
that the amount of the Debt or other obligation secured by the applicable Lien shall not exceed the amount of the Debt or other obligation
existing immediately prior to such extension, renewal or substitution and (B) so long as the scope of the property subject to such
Lien is not increased;
(x) Liens
relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Parent or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of
business;
(y) receipt
of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business to the extent the same create Liens on the related
inventory and proceeds thereof;
(z) Liens
on assets pledged in respect of defeased or discharged indebtedness;
(aa) any
Lien on any asset securing Debt incurred or assumed for the purpose of financing an amount not to exceed all or any part of the cost of
acquiring, constructing, repairing, replacing or improving such asset, provided that such Lien attaches to such asset concurrently with
or within 270 days after (A) the acquisition of such asset or (B) the later of (x) the completion of such construction,
repair, replacement or improvement of such asset and (y) the date of commencement of the commercial operation of the asset constructed,
repaired, replaced or improved, as applicable; and
(bb) in
addition to Liens permitted by clauses (a) through (aa) above, any other Lien, to the extent that the outstanding principal
amount of the obligations secured thereby, expressed as a Dollar Amount, at the time of creation thereof, in the aggregate with the outstanding
principal amount of all other Debt and other obligations then secured pursuant to this clause (bb), does not exceed the greater of (i) $375,000,000
and (ii) 8.5% of the Parent’s Consolidated Total Assets as shown on the then most recent consolidated financial statements
of the Parent delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.01 (or, prior to such initial delivery pursuant
to Section 5.01, Section 3.04).
Any lien permitted above under
this Section 6.03 on any property may extend to identifiable proceeds of such property.
Section 6.04 Consolidations,
Mergers and Sales of Assets; Acquisitions. No Loan Party will merge or consolidate with any other
non-affiliated Person or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the creation of any Lien permitted
under Section 6.03) of all or substantially all of its assets as an entirety to any other non-affiliated Person unless:
(i) in
the case of a merger or consolidation, the Person surviving such transaction is the applicable Loan Party; and
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(ii) immediately
after giving effect to any such action, no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(b) The
Parent will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, make any Acquisition other than Permitted Acquisitions.
Section 6.05 Subsidiary
Debt. The Parent will not permit any Material Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Debt except:
(a) Debt
arising under Securitization Transactions in an aggregate amount outstanding not exceeding $250,000,000 at any time;
(b) Debt
existing on the Effective Date and identified on Schedule 6.05 and any refinancing, extension or renewal thereof or of any
Debt under this clause (b), in each case, to the extent the principal amount thereof is not increased (including extensions,
renewals or replacements of guarantees in respect of such Debt as so refinanced, extended or renewed);
(c) (i) Debt
of a Subsidiary owed to the Parent or another Subsidiary; and (ii) Guarantees by a Subsidiary of Debt of the Parent or another Subsidiary
to the extent this Agreement does not prohibit the Parent’s or such other Subsidiary’s incurrence of such Debt;
(d) Debt
incurred as an account party in respect of any trade letter of credit;
(e) deferred
compensation owed to employees incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(f) to
the extent constituting Debt, obligations with respect to deferred compensation, retiree healthcare medical benefits or other similar
employment arrangements incurred in connection with acquisitions or dispositions permitted under this Agreement;
(g) to
the extent constituting Debt, obligations incurred in respect of cash management services, netting services, overdraft protection and
similar arrangements and hedging transactions with a term not exceeding two years, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(h) Debt
constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in respect of workers’ compensation claims, health,
disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other reimbursement-type obligations
relating to workers’ compensation claims incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(i) obligations
in respect of performance and surety, stay, customs, appeal and performance bonds, performance and completion guarantees and similar instruments
or obligations in respect of letters of credit in respect thereof, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(j) Debt
that has maturities and other terms, and is subordinated to the Obligations in a manner, satisfactory to the Required Lenders;
(k) Debt
arising under capital leases in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 outstanding at any time;
(l) unsecured
Debt under the Existing JPM Credit Agreement, and any extensions, renewals, refinancing or replacements thereof so long as no Subsidiaries
will be added as borrowers or guarantors in respect of such Debt in connection with any such extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement
unless such Subsidiaries also are Additional Guarantors hereunder in accordance with Section 5.10;
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(m) Debt
of any Subsidiary incurred to finance the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement of any fixed or capital
assets and any Debt assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the
acquisition thereof, and amendments, modifications, extensions, refinancings, renewals and replacements of any such Debt; provided
that (i) such Debt is initially incurred prior to or within 270 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction,
repair, replacement, lease or improvement and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Debt permitted by this clause (m) shall
not exceed $50,000,000 at any time outstanding; and
(n) other
Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (i) $500,000,000 and (ii) 11.5% of the Parent’s Consolidated
Total Assets as shown on the then most recent consolidated financial statements of the Parent delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant
to Section 5.01 (or, prior to such initial delivery pursuant to Section 5.01, Section 3.04), outstanding
at any time.
Section 6.06 OFAC
and Anti-Corruption Laws.
(a) The
Parent shall not, and shall ensure that none of the Borrower or its other controlled affiliated companies will, directly or, to the Parent’s
Knowledge, indirectly use the proceeds of Credit Events hereunder:
(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) to
fund or finance any activities, business or transaction of or with any Designated Person or in any Sanctioned Country, in either case,
to the extent such activities, business or transaction would violate Sanctions (assuming, for purposes of this covenant only, that the
Borrower were a Domestic Subsidiary for purposes of determining its compliance with Sanctions); or
(iii) in
any other manner that will result in liability to the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any applicable Sanctions or a breach by
the Administrative Agent or any Lenders of any applicable Sanctions.
The foregoing clause (a) of
this Section 6.06 will not apply to any party hereto to which (x) the Blocking Law applies, if and to the extent that
such representations are or would be unenforceable by or in respect of that party pursuant to, or would otherwise result in a breach and/or
violation of, any provision of the Blocking Law or (y) the UKPTIL applies, if and to the extent that such representations are or
would be unenforceable by or in respect of that party pursuant to, or would otherwise result in a breach and/or violation of any provision
of, the Blocking Law or the UKPTIL, as applicable.
(b) The
Parent shall not, and shall ensure that none of the Borrower or its other controlled affiliated companies will, use funds or assets obtained
directly or, to the Parent’s Knowledge, indirectly from transactions with or from (i) Designated Persons or (ii) any Sanctioned
Country, in either case, in violation of Sanctions (assuming, for purposes of this covenant only, that the Borrower were a Domestic Subsidiary
for purposes of determining its compliance with Sanctions), to pay or repay any amount owing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender
under any Loan Document.
(c) The
Parent shall, and shall ensure that the Borrower and each of its other controlled affiliated companies will:
(i) conduct
its business in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws in all material respects;
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(ii) maintain
policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance in all material respects with Anti-Corruption Laws; and
(iii) have
reasonable controls and safeguards in place designed to prevent any proceeds of any Credit Event hereunder from being used contrary to
the representations and undertakings set forth herein.
Section 6.07 Outbound
Investment Rules. Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (a) be or become a “covered foreign
person”, as that term is defined in the Outbound Investment Rules, or (b) engage, directly or indirectly, in (i) a “covered
activity” or a “covered transaction”, as each such term is defined in the Outbound Investment Rules, (ii) any activity
or transaction that would constitute a “covered activity” or a “covered transaction”, as each such term is defined
in the Outbound Investment Rules, if Parent were a U.S. Person or (iii) any other activity that would cause the Administrative Agent
or any Lender to be in violation of the Outbound Investment Rules or cause the Administrative Agent or any Lender to be legally prohibited
by the Outbound Investment Rules from performing under this Agreement.
Article VII.
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
If one or more of the following
events (each, an “Event of Default”) shall have occurred and be continuing:
(a) the
Borrower shall fail to pay within two (2) Business Days of the date due any principal of any Loan; or the Borrower shall fail to
pay within five days of the date due any interest on any Loan, any fee or any other amount payable hereunder;
(b) any
Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any applicable covenant contained in Section 5.02, Section 5.05, Section 5.10
or any of Sections 6.01 to 6.07, inclusive;
(c) any
Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement for 30 days after the earlier
of (i) the date on which written notice thereof has been given to the Parent by the Administrative Agent at the request of any Lender
or (ii) if the Parent fails to promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of such failure as required by Section 5.01(d),
the date on which a Senior Financial Officer had actual knowledge of such failure;
(d) any
representation, warranty, certification or statement made by any of the Loan Parties in this Agreement or in any certificate, financial
statement or other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made;
(e) the
Parent or any Subsidiary (i) fails to make any payment of Material Financial Obligations when due (whether by scheduled maturity,
required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise, but after giving effect to any applicable grace or cure period); or (ii) fails
to perform or observe any other condition or covenant, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, under one or more agreements
or instruments relating to Material Financial Obligations, if the effect of such failure, event or condition is to cause (or require),
or to permit the holder or holders of such Material Financial Obligations (or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Material Financial
Obligations (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries)) to cause (or require), such Material
Financial Obligations to become due and payable (or to be purchased, repurchased, defeased or cash collateralized) prior to the stated
maturity thereof; provided that any such failure relating to a Material Financial Obligation that was the Debt of a Person acquired by
the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and which was assumed by the Parent or such Subsidiary as part of such acquisition shall not constitute
an Event of Default or Default pursuant to this clause (e) so long as such Material Financial Obligation is repaid in full or such
failure is cured within 30 days of such acquisition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following events shall constitute an Event
of Default under this clause (e) of Article VII unless such event results in the acceleration of Material Financial
Obligations: (i) any secured Debt becoming due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such
Debt or a casualty, condemnation or similar event, (ii) any change of control offer made within 60 days after an acquisition with
respect to, and effectuated pursuant to, Debt of an acquired business, (iii) any default under Debt of an acquired business if such
default is cured, or such Debt is repaid, within 60 days after the acquisition of such business so long as no other creditor accelerates
or commences any kind of enforcement action in respect of such Debt, (iv) mandatory prepayment requirements arising from the receipt
of net cash proceeds from debt, dispositions (including casualty losses, governmental takings and other involuntary dispositions), equity
issues or excess cash flow, (v) prepayments required by the terms of Debt as a result of customary provisions in respect of illegality,
replacement of lenders and gross-up provisions for Taxes, increased costs, capital adequacy and other similar customary requirements and
(vi) any voluntary prepayment, redemption or other satisfaction of Debt that becomes mandatory in accordance with the terms of such
Debt solely as the result of the Parent or any Subsidiary delivering a prepayment, redemption or similar notice with respect to such prepayment,
redemption or other satisfaction;
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(f) the
Parent or any Material Subsidiary shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, examinership, reorganization
or other relief (including, in the case of any Luxembourg Person, any Luxembourg Relief) with respect to itself, its assets or its debts
under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator,
administrator, custodian, examiner or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property or shall consent to any such
relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against
it or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or shall commence or consent to a proceeding for approval of a plan
of arrangement with respect to its debts or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due or shall take any corporate action
to authorize any of the foregoing; or any of the shareholders of a Material Subsidiary shall take any action to initiate any of the foregoing
with respect to such Material Subsidiary;
(g) an
involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Parent or any Material Subsidiary seeking liquidation, examinership,
reorganization or other relief (including, in the case of any Luxembourg Person, any Luxembourg Relief) with respect to it, its assets
or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee,
receiver, liquidator, administrator, custodian, examiner or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, or any
of the Parent’s shareholders shall take any action to initiate a proceeding of the type described in clause (f) above with
respect to the Parent, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60 days; or
an order for relief shall be entered against the Parent or any Material Subsidiary under the federal bankruptcy laws or similar bankruptcy
or insolvency laws of any other applicable jurisdiction as now or hereafter in effect;
(h) the
Parent or any ERISA Affiliate shall fail to pay when due an amount which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
which it shall have become liable to pay to the PBGC or to a Plan under Title IV of ERISA; or the Parent or an ERISA Affiliate shall file
a distress termination notice with the PBGC and the amount of the Unfunded Vested Liabilities under that filing could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect; or the PBGC shall institute judicial proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate or to cause a
trustee to be appointed to administer any such Plan or Plans which have Unfunded Vested Liabilities which could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect; or a judicial proceeding shall be instituted by a fiduciary of any such Plan or Plans to enforce Section 515
of ERISA, the aggregate amount of delinquent contributions claimed to be owed pursuant to such Section 515 in such proceeding which
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and such proceeding shall not have been dismissed within 30 days;
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(i) a
judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of a Dollar Amount of $100,000,000 shall be rendered against the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries and such judgment or order is not within 60 days of the entry thereof bonded, discharged or stayed; provided, that
any such judgment shall not be included in the calculation of the aggregate amount of judgments under this clause (i) if and for
so long as (A) the amount of such judgment is covered by a valid and binding policy of insurance between the defendant and the insurer
covering payment thereof and (B) such insurer, which shall be rated at least “A” by A.M. Best Company, has been
notified of, and has not disputed the claim made for payment of, the amount of such judgment;
(j) any
Person or two or more Persons acting in concert shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the
SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of 30% or more of the outstanding shares of voting stock of the Parent;
(k) a
majority of the members of the board of directors of the Parent ceases to be individuals who (i) were members of such board of directors
as of the Effective Date or (ii) were nominated or appointed to be members of such board by a majority of the members of such board
who, at the time of such nomination or appointment, were individuals described in the foregoing clause (i) or this clause (ii). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Parent cease to be individuals described in clauses (i) and
(ii) above, it shall not constitute an Event of Default under this clause (k) of Article VII if a majority
of the Parent’s board of directors (comprised of the individuals described in clauses (i) and (ii)) approves such changes;
or
(l) except
as otherwise expressly permitted under the Loan Documents (i) this Agreement, the Notes or any other document executed in connection
herewith, at any time after its execution and delivery, ceases to be in full force and effect against any applicable Loan Party; (ii) any
Loan Party or any other Person acting on behalf of any Loan Party contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any such document
against any applicable Loan Party; or (iii) any Loan Party or any other Person acting on behalf of any Loan Party denies that it
has any or further liability or obligation under any such document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any such document;
then, and in every such event (other than an event
with respect to the Parent or the Borrower described in clause (f) or (g) of this Article VII), and
at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may with the consent of the Required Lenders, and
shall at the request of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different
times: (i) terminate the Term Loan Commitments, and thereupon the Term Loan Commitments shall terminate immediately and (ii) declare
the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable
may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together
with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other Obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under the other Loan Documents,
shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived
by the Loan Parties; and in case of any event with respect to the Parent or the Borrower described in clause (f) or (g) of
this Article VII , the Term Loan Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding,
together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other Obligations accrued hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, shall
automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived
by the Loan Parties.
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Article VIII.
The Administrative
Agent
Section 8.01 Authorization
and Action.
(a) Each
Lender hereby irrevocably appoints the entity named as Administrative Agent in the heading of this Agreement and its successors and assigns
to serve as the administrative agent under the Loan Documents and each Lender authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions
as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative
Agent under such agreements and to exercise such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Without limiting the foregoing, each Lender
hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, each of the Loan Documents to
which the Administrative Agent is a party, and to exercise all rights, powers and remedies that the Administrative Agent may have under
such Loan Documents.
(b) As
to any matters not expressly provided for herein and in the other Loan Documents (including enforcement or collection), the Administrative
Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and
shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the written instructions of the Required Lenders (or such other
number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, pursuant to the terms in the Loan Documents), and, unless and until revoked
in writing, such instructions shall be binding upon each Lender; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent shall not be
required to take any action that (i) the Administrative Agent reasonably and in good faith believes exposes it to liability unless
the Administrative Agent receives an indemnification and is exculpated in a manner satisfactory to it from the Lenders with respect to
such action or (ii) is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or applicable law, including any action that may be
in violation of the automatic stay under any requirement of law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership or reorganization or
relief of debtors or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any
requirement of law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership or reorganization or relief of debtors; provided, further,
that the Administrative Agent may seek clarification or direction from the Required Lenders prior to the exercise of any such instructed
action and may refrain from acting until such clarification or direction has been provided. Except as expressly set forth in the Loan
Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information
relating to the Parent, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving
as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Administrative Agent to
expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise
of any of its rights or powers if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against
such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
(c) In
performing its functions and duties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent is acting solely on behalf
of the Lenders (except in limited circumstances expressly provided for herein relating to the maintenance of the Register), and its duties
are entirely mechanical and administrative in nature. The motivations of the Administrative Agent are commercial in nature and not to
invest in the general performance or operations of the Loan Parties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(i) the
Administrative Agent does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation or duty or any other relationship as the agent,
fiduciary or trustee of or for any Lender or any other holder of Obligations other than as expressly set forth herein and in the other
Loan Documents, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and it is understood and agreed
that the use of the term “agent” (or any similar term) herein or in any other Loan Document with reference to the Administrative
Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary duty or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable
law, and that such term is used as a matter of market custom and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship
between contracting parties); additionally, each Lender agrees that it will not assert any claim against the Administrative Agent based
on an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby;
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(ii) to
the extent that English law is applicable to the duties of the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, Section 1 of
the Trustee Act 2000 of the United Kingdom shall not apply to the duties of the Administrative Agent in relation to the trusts constituted
by that Loan Document; where there are inconsistencies between the Trustee Act 1925 or the Trustee Act 2000 of the United Kingdom and
the provisions of this Agreement or such Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall, to the extent permitted by applicable
law, prevail and, in the case of any inconsistency with the Trustee Act 2000 of the United Kingdom, the provisions of this Agreement shall
constitute a restriction or exclusion for the purposes of that Act; and
(iii) nothing
in this Agreement or any Loan Document shall require the Administrative Agent to account to any Lender for any sum or the profit element
of any sum received by the Administrative Agent for its own account.
(d) The
Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or
through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform
any of their respective duties and exercise their respective rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory
provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such
sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities pursuant to this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible
for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agent except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and
nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agent.
(e) None
of any Syndication Agent, any Documentation Agent or any Arranger shall have obligations or duties whatsoever in such capacity under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document and shall incur no liability hereunder or thereunder in such capacity, but all such persons shall
have the benefit of the indemnities provided for hereunder.
(f) In
case of the pendency of any proceeding with respect to any Loan Party under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership,
receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or
any Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative
Agent shall have made any demand on any Loan Party) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding
or otherwise:
(i) 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 the Lenders
and the Administrative Agent (including any claim under Sections 2.09, 2.10, 2.12, 2.14 and 9.03) allowed
in such judicial proceeding; and
(ii) 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, examiner, sequestrator or other similar official in any such proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and each other
holder of Obligations to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent
to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders or the other holders of Obligations, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount
due to it, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent, under the Loan Documents (including under Section 9.03). Nothing contained
herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any
plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the
Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.
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(g) The
provisions of this Article VIII are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and, except solely to
the extent of the Borrower’s rights to consent pursuant to and subject to the conditions set forth in this Article VIII
and as otherwise provided in Section 8.01(d), none of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any of their respective Affiliates,
shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary under any such provisions. Each party that is a holder of Obligations, whether or not
a party hereto, will be deemed, by its acceptance of the benefits of the guarantees of the Obligations provided under the Loan Documents,
to have agreed to the provisions of this Article VIII.
Section 8.02 Administrative
Agent’s Reliance, Indemnification, Etc.
(a) Neither
the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall be (i) liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it under
or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (x) with the consent of or at the request of the Required Lenders
(or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably believe in
good faith to be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in the Loan Documents) or (y) in the absence of its own gross negligence
or willful misconduct (such absence to be presumed unless otherwise determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable
judgment) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made
by any Loan Party or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement
or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement
or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the Administrative Agent’s reliance on any Electronic
Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf, or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature
page) or for any failure of any Loan Party to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder.
(b) The
Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof
(stating that it is a “notice of Default” or a “notice of an Event of Default”) is given to the Administrative
Agent by the Borrower or a Lender. Further, the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire
into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any
certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any
of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default or Event of
Default, (iv) the sufficiency, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement,
instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document,
other than to confirm receipt of items (which on their face purport to be such items) expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative
Agent or satisfaction of any condition that expressly refers to the matters described therein being acceptable or satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
(c) Without
limiting the foregoing, the Administrative Agent (i) may treat the payee of any promissory note as its holder until such promissory
note has been assigned in accordance with Section 9.04, (ii) may rely on the Register to the extent set forth in Section 9.04(b),
(iii) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel to the Borrower), independent public accountants and other experts selected
by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel,
accountants or experts, (iv) makes no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any
statements, warranties or representations made by or on behalf of any Loan Party in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
(v) 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 Lender, may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice
to the contrary from such Lender sufficiently in advance of the making of such Loan and (vi) shall be entitled to rely on, and shall
incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon, any notice, consent, certificate or
other instrument or writing (which writing may be a fax, any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution)
or any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent or otherwise authenticated by the
proper party or parties (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents for being the maker
thereof).
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Section 8.03 Posting
of Communications.
(a) The
Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make any Communications available to the Lenders by
posting the Communications on IntraLinks™, Debticate, SyndTrak, ClearPar or any other similar electronic platform chosen by the
Administrative Agent reasonably and in good faith to be its electronic transmission system and used by it for such purpose with respect
to its credit facilities generally (the “Approved Electronic Platform”).
(b) Although
the Approved Electronic Platform and its primary web portal are secured with generally-applicable security procedures and policies implemented
or modified by the Administrative Agent from time to time (including, as of the Effective Date, a user ID/password authorization system)
and the Approved Electronic Platform is secured through a per-deal authorization method whereby each user may access the Approved Electronic
Platform only on a deal-by-deal basis, each of the Lenders and the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the distribution of material
through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure, that the Administrative Agent is not responsible for approving or vetting the
representatives or contacts of any Lender that are added to the Approved Electronic Platform, and that there may be confidentiality and
other risks associated with such distribution. Each of the Lenders and the Borrower hereby approves distribution of the Communications
through the Approved Electronic Platform and understands and assumes the risks of such distribution, other than risks arising from the
gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of any of the foregoing parties (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
by a final and nonappealable judgment).
(c) THE
APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND THE COMMUNICATIONS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. THE APPLICABLE
PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS, OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC
PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND THE COMMUNICATIONS.
NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY THE APPLICABLE PARTIES
IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY ARRANGER, ANY
DOCUMENTATION AGENT, ANY SYNDICATION AGENT OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RELATED PARTIES (COLLECTIVELY, “APPLICABLE PARTIES”)
HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY LOAN PARTY, ANY LENDER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT OR INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF ANY LOAN
PARTY’S OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM,
OTHER THAN DIRECT ACTUAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct
of any applicable party (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment).
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(d) Each
Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that Communications have been posted to the Approved Electronic
Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to such Lender for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender agrees
(i) to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (which could be in the form of electronic communication) from time to time of such
Lender’s email address to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and (ii) that the foregoing notice
may be sent to such email address.
(e) Each
of the Lenders and the Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but (except as may be required by applicable law) shall not
be obligated to, store the Communications on the Approved Electronic Platform in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s generally
applicable document retention procedures and policies.
(f) Nothing
herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan
Document in any other manner specified in such Loan Document.
Section 8.04 The
Administrative Agent Individually. With respect to its Term Loan Commitment and Loans, the Person serving as the Administrative Agent
shall have and may exercise the same rights and powers hereunder and is subject to the same obligations and liabilities as and to the
extent set forth herein for any other Lender. The terms “Lenders”, “Required Lenders” and any similar terms shall,
unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender or as one of the
Required Lenders, as applicable. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money
to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of banking,
trust or other business with, the Parent, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing as if such Person was not acting as
the Administrative Agent and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
Section 8.05 Successor
Administrative Agent.
(a) The
Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days’ prior written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower, whether
or not a successor Administrative Agent has been appointed. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation
with (and, so long as no Default shall then exist, the consent of, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) the Borrower, to appoint
a successor Administrative Agent. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders, and shall
have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, then the
retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a bank with an office
in New York, New York or an Affiliate of any such bank. In both cases, such appointment shall be subject to the prior written approval
of the Borrower (which approval may not be unreasonably withheld and shall not be required while an Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing). Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative
Agent shall succeed to, and become vested with, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent. Upon
the acceptance of appointment as Administrative Agent by a successor Administrative Agent, the retiring Administrative Agent shall be
discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Prior to any retiring Administrative Agent’s
resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent, the retiring Administrative Agent shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary
to assign to the successor Administrative Agent its rights as Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.
(b) Notwithstanding
paragraph (a) of this Section, in the event no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted
such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its intent to resign, the retiring Administrative
Agent may give notice of the effectiveness of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower, whereupon, on the date of effectiveness
of such resignation stated in such notice, (i) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (ii) the Required Lenders shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights,
powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent; provided that (A) all payments required to be made hereunder
or under any other Loan Document to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Person other than the Administrative Agent shall be
made directly to such Person and (B) all notices and other communications required or contemplated to be given or made to the Administrative
Agent shall directly be given or made to each Lender. Following the effectiveness of the Administrative Agent’s resignation from
its capacity as such, the provisions of this Article VIII and Section 9.03, as well as any exculpatory, reimbursement
and indemnification provisions set forth in any other Loan Document, 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.
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Section 8.06 Acknowledgement
of Lenders.
(a) Each
Lender represents and warrants that (i) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility, (ii) in participating
as a Lender, it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and in providing other facilities set forth herein as may
be applicable to such Lender, in each case in the ordinary course of business, and not for the purpose of investing in the general performance
or operations of the Loan Parties, or for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument such
as a security (and each Lender agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing, such as a claim under the federal or state
securities law), (iii) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Syndication Agent,
any Documentation Agent or any other Lender, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information
as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement as a Lender, and to make, acquire
or hold Loans hereunder and (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and
to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion
in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making,
acquiring or holding such commercial loans or providing such other facilities. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently
and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Syndication Agent, any Documentation Agent or any other Lender,
or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information (which may contain material, non-public
information within the meaning of the United States securities laws concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates) as it shall from time
to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other
Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
(b) Each
Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement on the Effective Date, or delivering its signature page to an Assignment
and Assumption or any other Loan Document pursuant to which it shall become a Lender hereunder, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt
of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document required to be delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory
to, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders on the Effective Date.
(c)
(i) Each
Lender hereby agrees that (x) if the Administrative Agent notifies such Lender that the Administrative Agent has determined in
its sole discretion that any funds received by such Lender from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (whether as a payment,
prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees or otherwise; individually and collectively, a “Payment”) were
erroneously transmitted to such Lender (whether or not known to such Lender), and demands the return of such Payment (or a portion thereof),
such Lender shall promptly, but in no event later than one (1) Business Day thereafter (or such later date as the Administrative
Agent may, in its sole discretion, specify in writing), return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion
thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon (except to the extent waived in writing
by the Administrative Agent) in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such
Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative
Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect, and (y) to the extent
permitted by applicable law, such Lender shall not assert, and hereby waives, as to the Administrative Agent, any claim, counterclaim,
defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return
of any Payments received, including without limitation any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.
A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender under this Section 8.06(c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest
error.
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(ii) Each
Lender hereby further agrees that if it receives a Payment from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (x) that is
in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any
of its Affiliates) with respect to such Payment (a “Payment Notice”) or (y) that was not preceded or accompanied
by a Payment Notice, it shall be on notice, in each such case, that an error has been made with respect to such Payment. Each Lender
agrees that, in each such case, or if it otherwise becomes aware a Payment (or portion thereof) may have been sent in error, such Lender
shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such occurrence and, upon demand from the Administrative Agent, it shall promptly, but
in no event later than one (1) Business Day thereafter (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion,
specify in writing), return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand
was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon (except to the extent waived in writing by the Administrative Agent) in respect
of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid
to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking
industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect.
(iii) The
Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby agrees that (x) in the event an erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) are not recovered
from any Lender that has received such Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all
the rights of such Lender with respect to such amount and (y) an erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise
satisfy any Obligations owed by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, except in each case, to the extent such erroneous Payment is, and
solely with respect to the amount of such erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent from the
Borrower or any other Loan Party for the purpose of satisfying an Obligation.
(iv) Each
party’s obligations under this Section 8.06(c) shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative
Agent or any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Term Loan Commitments or the
repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations under any Loan Document.
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Section 8.07 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 each Arranger and their respective Affiliates, 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 the Plan Asset Regulations) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection
with the Loans or the Term Loan Commitments;
(ii) the
transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent
qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts),
PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption
for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined
by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and
performance of the Loans, the Term Loan 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 Term Loan Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration
of and performance of the Loans, the Term Loan 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 Term Loan Commitments and this Agreement; or
(iv) such
other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and
such Lender.
(b) In
addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has
provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such
Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants,
from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of,
the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents and their respective Affiliates, and not, for
the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that none of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers,
the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such
Lender (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).
(c) The
Administrative Agent and each Arranger hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial investment
advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a
financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or
other payments with respect to the Loans, the Term Loan Commitments, this Agreement and any other Loan Documents, (ii) may recognize
a gain if it extended the Loans or the Term Loan Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans
or the Term Loan Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees, facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting
fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent fees or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit
fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance
fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing.
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Section 8.08 Borrower
Communications.
(a) The
Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree that the Borrower may, but shall not be obligated to, make any Borrower Communications to the
Administrative Agent through an electronic platform chosen by the Administrative Agent to be its electronic transmission system (the “Approved
Borrower Portal”).
(b) Although
the Approved Borrower Portal and its primary web portal are secured with generally-applicable security procedures and policies implemented
or modified by the Administrative Agent from time to time (including, as of the Effective Date, a user ID/password authorization system),
each of the Lenders and the Borrower acknowledge and agree that the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily
secure, that the Administrative Agent is not responsible for approving or vetting the representatives or contacts of the Borrower that
are added to the Approved Borrower Portal, and that there may be confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution. Each
of the Lenders and the Borrower hereby approve distribution of Borrower Communications through the Approved Borrower Portal and understands
and assumes the risks of such distribution.
(c) THE
APPROVED BORROWER PORTAL IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. THE APPLICABLE PARTIES DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY
OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER COMMUNICATIONS, OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE APPROVED BORROWER PORTAL AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS
OR OMISSIONS IN THE APPROVED BORROWER PORTAL AND THE BORROWER COMMUNICATIONS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING
ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER
CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY THE APPLICABLE PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER COMMUNICATIONS OR THE APPROVED BORROWER PORTAL. IN
NO EVENT SHALL THE APPLICABLE PARTIES HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY LOAN PARTY, ANY LENDER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY
KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT
OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF THE BORROWER’S TRANSMISSION OF BORROWER COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET OR THE APPROVED BORROWER
PORTAL.
“Borrower Communications”
means, collectively, any Borrowing Request, Interest Election Request, notice of prepayment or other notice, demand, communication,
information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated
therein which is distributed by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent through an Approved Borrower Portal.
(d) Each
of the Lenders and the Borrower agree that the Administrative Agent may, but (except as may be required by applicable law) shall not be
obligated to, store the Borrower Communications on the Approved Borrower Portal in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s generally
applicable document retention procedures and policies.
(e) Nothing
herein shall prejudice the right of the Borrower to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document in any other
manner specified in such Loan Document.
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Article IX.
Miscellaneous
Section 9.01 Notices.
(a) Except
in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone or other means permitted hereunder (and subject
to paragraph (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand
or overnight courier service or mailed by certified or registered mail, as follows:
(i) if
to any Loan Party, to Pentair Finance S.à r.l. (in care of Pentair, Inc.), 5500 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 900, Golden
Valley, MN 55416-1261, Attention: Bob P. Fishman, Interim Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Gina Passage,
Senior Director and Treasurer, with a copy to, in the case of any notice of Default or Event of Default, Pentair Finance S.à r.l.
(in care of Pentair, Inc.), 5500 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 900, Golden Valley, MN 55416-1261, Attention: Lance Bonner, Executive
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary;
(ii) if
to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower, to the address or addresses separately provided to the Borrower;
(iii) if
to the Administrative Agent from the Lenders, to U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent, 200 S 6th Street,
Minneapolis, MN 55402, Attention: Agency Services – Loan Capital Markets Shared, Email: agencyserviceslcmshared@usbank.com;
(iv) in
the case of a notification of the DQ List, to U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent, 200 S 6th Street, Minneapolis,
MN 55402, Attention: Agency Services – Loan Capital Markets Shared, Email: agencyserviceslcmshared@usbank.com; and
(v) if
to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.
Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service,
or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed
to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given
at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through Approved Electronic Platforms or Approved
Borrower Portals, to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).
(b) Notices
and other communications to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereunder may be delivered or furnished by using Approved Electronic
Platforms or Approved Borrower Portals (as applicable), in each case, pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided
that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and
the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications
to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may
be limited to particular notices or communications.
Unless the Administrative
Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an email 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 email or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall
be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its email address as described in the foregoing clause (i),
of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for
both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email 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.
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(c) Any
party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.
Section 9.02 Waivers;
Amendments.
(a) No
failure or delay by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance
of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power.
The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are
not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any
departure by a Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section,
and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative
Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
(b) Except
as provided in Section 2.11(b) and Section 2.11(c) or as provided in Section 9.02(e), neither
this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered
into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders;
provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Term Loan Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such
Lender (provided that an amendment, modification, waiver or consent with respect to any condition precedent, covenant, Event of Default
or Default shall not constitute an increase in the Term Loan Commitment of any Lender), (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan
or reduce the rate of interest thereon (other than waivers or amendments with respect to the application of a default rate of interest
pursuant to Section 2.10(b)), or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly and
adversely affected thereby (except that any amendment or modification of the financial covenants or ratios in this Agreement (or defined
terms used in the financial covenants or ratios in this Agreement) shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest or fees for
purposes of this clause (ii)), (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan, or any interest
thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration
of any Term Loan Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (it being understood that
an amendment, modification, waiver or consent with respect to any condition precedent, covenant, Event of Default or Default in each case
shall not constitute such a postponement, reduction, waiver or excusal), (iv) change Section 2.06(d) or Section 2.15(b) or
(c) in a manner that would alter the ratable reduction of Term Loan Commitments or pro rata sharing of payments required thereby,
without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, (v) change the payment waterfall provisions of
Section 2.15(b) without the written consent of each Lender, (vi) waive any condition set forth in Section 4.02
in respect of the making of a Term Loan without the written consent of the Required Lenders, (vii) change any of the provisions of
this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage
of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the
written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby or (viii) release the Parent from its obligations under Article X,
or limit the liability of any Additional Guarantor under Article X other than with respect to the release of Additional Guarantors
as set forth in Article X on the date hereof, without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that no
such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder without the prior written
consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that any change to Section 2.18 shall require the consent of the
Administrative Agent). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) no consent with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification
of this Agreement shall be required of any Defaulting Lender, except with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification referred
to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the first proviso of this paragraph and then only in the event such Defaulting Lender
shall be directly and adversely affected by such amendment, waiver or other modification, and (B) as to any amendment, amendment
and restatement or other modification otherwise approved in accordance with this Section, it shall not be necessary to obtain the consent
or approval of any Lender that, upon giving effect to such amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification, would have no Term
Loan Commitment or outstanding Loans, so long as such Lender receives payment in full of the principal of and interest on each Loan made
by, and all other amounts owing to, such Lender or accrued for the account of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
at the time such amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification becomes effective.
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(c) If,
in connection with any proposed amendment, waiver or consent requiring the consent of “each Lender” or “each Lender
directly affected thereby,” the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained, but the consent of other necessary Lenders is not obtained
(any such Lender whose consent is necessary but not obtained being referred to herein as a “Non-Consenting Lender”),
then the Borrower may elect to replace a Non-Consenting Lender as a Lender party to this Agreement, provided that, concurrently with such
replacement, (i) another bank or other entity which is reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall
agree, as of such date, to purchase for cash the Loans and other Obligations due to the Non-Consenting Lender pursuant to an Assignment
and Assumption and to become a Lender for all purposes under this Agreement and to assume all obligations of the Non-Consenting Lender
to be terminated as of such date and to comply with the requirements of clause (b) of Section 9.04, (ii) the Borrower
shall pay to such Non-Consenting Lender in same day funds on the day of such replacement (1) all interest, fees and other amounts
then accrued but unpaid to such Non-Consenting Lender by the Borrower hereunder to and including the date of termination, including without
limitation payments due to such Non-Consenting Lender under Sections 2.12 and 2.14, and (2) an amount, if any, equal
to the payment which would have been due to such Lender on the day of such replacement under Section 2.13 had the Loans of
such Non-Consenting Lender been prepaid on such date rather than sold to the replacement Lender and (iii) such Non-Consenting Lender
shall have received the outstanding principal amount of its Loans. Each party hereto agrees that (1) an assignment required pursuant
to this paragraph may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the
assignee (or, to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to an Approved Electronic
Platform as to which the Administrative Agent and such parties are participants), and (2) the Lender required to make such assignment
need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective and shall be deemed to have consented to and be bound by the
terms thereof; provided that, following the effectiveness of any such assignment, the other parties to such assignment agree to
execute and deliver such documents necessary to evidence such assignment as reasonably requested by the applicable Lender, provided that
any such documents shall be without recourse to or warranty by the parties thereto.
(d) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Agreement and any other Loan Document may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required
Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (x) to add one or more credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit extensions
of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits
of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (y) to
include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders and the Lenders.
(e) If
the Administrative Agent and the Borrower acting together identify any ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect
in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend,
modify or supplement such provision to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect, and such amendment
shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.
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Section 9.03 Expenses;
Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable, documented and invoiced out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the Administrative Agent and U.S. Bank in its capacity as an Arranger, including the reasonable, documented and invoiced fees,
disbursements and other charges of one primary counsel (and one additional local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction) for the Administrative
Agent, in connection with the syndication and distribution (including, without limitation, via the internet or through a service such
as Intralinks) of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated); provided that, in advance of contacting outside counsel of the Administrative
Agent regarding matters concerning the administration of this Agreement in respect of which the Administrative Agent will expect to be
reimbursed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower of its intent to contact such outside counsel and (ii) all
reasonable, documented and invoiced out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, including the reasonable
fees, disbursements and other charges of one primary counsel (and one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction) for the Administrative
Agent, one additional counsel for all the Lenders other than the Administrative Agent and additional counsel as any Lender reasonably
determines are necessary to avoid actual or potential conflicts of interest or the availability of different claims or defenses, in connection
with the enforcement, collection or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and any other Loan Document at any time
during a Default, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket
expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations during an Event of Default in respect of such Loans.
(b) Each
Loan Party shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Arranger and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons
(each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities, penalties and related reasonable and documented costs and expenses, including the reasonable fees, charges
and disbursements of one primary counsel (and one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction) for the Indemnitees taken as a whole
and additional counsel as any Indemnitee or group of Indemnitees reasonably determines are necessary to avoid actual or potential conflicts
of interest or the availability of different claims or defenses (solely to the extent the Borrower is informed in writing of such conflict
or different claim or defense in advance of hiring additional counsel), as and when incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising
out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated
thereby, or the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or
any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or the 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 the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any
Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation,
investigation, arbitration or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not such claim, litigation, investigation, arbitration
or proceeding is brought by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or its or their respective equity holders, Affiliates, creditors or any
other third Person and whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto;
provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities
or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from (a) the
gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Indemnified Persons, (b) a dispute among
the Indemnitees not arising from an act or omission of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates (other than a dispute involving a claim against
an Indemnitee for its acts or omissions in its capacity as an arranger, bookrunner, agent or similar role in respect of the credit facilities
evidenced by this Agreement, except, with respect to this clause (b), to the extent such acts or omissions are determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have constituted the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct
of such Indemnitee in such capacity) or (c) such Indemnitee’s or any of its Related Indemnified Persons’ material breach
of the Loan Documents (as determined pursuant to a claim asserted by the Borrower, whether as a claim, counterclaim or otherwise). This
Section 9.03(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising
from any non-Tax claim. For purposes of this Section 9.03(b), a “Related Indemnified Person” of an Indemnitee
means (1) any controlled Affiliate of such Indemnitee, (2) the respective directors, managers, officers and employees of such
Indemnitee and of its controlled Affiliates and (3) the respective agents of such Indemnitee and its controlled Affiliates, in the
case of this clause (3), acting at the express instructions of such Indemnitee or such controlled Affiliate; provided that each
reference to a controlled affiliate, director, manager, officer or employee in this sentence pertains to a controlled affiliate, director,
manager, officer or employee involved in the arrangement, negotiation or syndication of the credit facilities evidenced by this Agreement
and/or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.
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(c) To
the extent that any Loan Party fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent under paragraph (a) or
(b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined
as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount (it being understood that
such Loan Party’s failure to pay any such amount shall not relieve such Loan Party of any default in the payment thereof); 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 the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such.
(d) To
the extent permitted by applicable law, no Loan Party shall assert, and each Loan Party hereby waives, any claim against any of the Administrative
Agent, each Arranger and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called a “Lender-Related
Person”) (i) for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through telecommunications,
electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet, any Approved Electronic Platform and any Approved Borrower
Portal), other than for direct or actual damages determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to
have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Lender-Related Person or (ii) on any theory of liability,
for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with,
or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions,
any Loan, or the use of the proceeds thereof.
(e) All
amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than 30 days after written demand therefor accompanied by a reasonably
detailed calculation of the amount demanded.
Section 9.04 Successors
and Assigns. (a) 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 (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower
without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder
except in accordance with this Section. 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 paragraph
(c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) (i) Subject
to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Persons (other than an Ineligible Institution)
all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Term Loan Commitments and the Loans
at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, it being
understood that in the case of any assignment that requires the Borrower’s consent, without limiting any other factors that may
be reasonable, it shall be reasonable for the Borrower to consider a proposed assignee’s right to require reimbursement for increased
costs when determining whether to consent to such an assignment) of:
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(A) the
Borrower (provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written
notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof), provided that no consent
of the Borrower shall be required (but notice to the Borrower, either prior to or promptly after such assignment, shall be required) for
an assignment to (1) a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund (provided further, notwithstanding the preceding clause
(1), the consent of the Borrower shall be required if, after giving effect to such assignment, the assignee, collectively with its affiliated
Lenders and affiliated Approved Funds, would, as a result of such assignment, hold more than fifteen percent (15%) of the aggregate amounts
of Loans and unused Term Loan Commitments), or, (2) if an Event of Default under clause (a), (f) or (g) of Article VII
has occurred and is continuing, any assignee; and
(B) the
Administrative Agent.
(ii) Assignments
shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A) except
in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount
of the assigning Lender’s Term Loan Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Term Loan Commitment or Loans of the assigning
Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered
to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $1,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent,
provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under clause (a), (f) or (g) of
Article VII has occurred and is continuing;
(B) each
partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under
this Agreement, provided that this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning
Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans;
(C) the
parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (x) an Assignment and Assumption or (y) to
the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to an Approved Electronic Platform
as to which the Administrative Agent and the parties to the Assignment and Assumption are participants, together with a processing and
recordation fee of $3,500, such fee to be paid by either the assigning Lender or the assignee Lender or shared between such Lenders;
(D) the
assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee
designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about
the Borrower and its Affiliates and their Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such
information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including federal and state securities
laws;
(E) without
the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, no assignment shall be made to a prospective assignee that the assigning Lender
actually knows bears a relationship to the Borrower described in Section 108(e)(4) of the Code; and
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(F) the
assignee shall not be the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower.
For the purposes of this Section 9.04(b),
the term “Approved Fund” and “Ineligible Institution” have the following meanings:
“Approved Fund”
means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions
of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a
Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Ineligible Institution”
means (a) a natural person, (b) a Defaulting Lender or its Lender Parent, (c) the Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any
of its Affiliates, (d) a company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person
or relative(s) thereof or (e) a Disqualified Institution.
(iii) Subject
to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in
each Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment
and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent
of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of
an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall
cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03).
Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04
shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance
with paragraph (c) of this Section.
(iv) The
Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices 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 Term
Loan Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender (including each EU Lender identified
pursuant to Section 2.02(f)) pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries
in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the 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 this Agreement, notwithstanding notice
to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to
time upon reasonable prior notice.
(v) Upon
its receipt of (x) a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee or (y) to the
extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to an Approved Electronic Platform as
to which the Administrative Agent and the parties to the Assignment and Assumption are participants, the assignee’s completed Administrative
Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of
this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent
shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register; provided that if either
the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Sections 2.04(b),
2.15(d) or 9.03(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Assumption and
record the information therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest
thereon. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this
paragraph.
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(c) (i)
Any Lender may, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks
or other entities (a “Participant”), other than an Ineligible Institution, in all or a portion of such Lender’s
rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Term Loan Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it);
provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain
solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent
and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations
under this Agreement and (D) without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, no participation shall be sold to a prospective
participant that such Lender actually knows bears a relationship to the Borrower described in Section 108(e)(4) of the Code.
Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole
right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided
that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment,
modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) or in clause (i) of Section 9.04(a) that
affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled
to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.13 and 2.14 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the
requirements under Section 2.14(j)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment
pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits
of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.15(c) as
though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the
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 Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (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 Term Loan Commitments, 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 Term Loan Commitment,
Loan or other obligation is in registered form under Treasury Regulations Section 5f.103-1(c) and Proposed Treasury Regulations
Section 1.163-5(b) (or any amended or successor version). The entries in the 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, the Administrative Agent (in
its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(ii) A
Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.12 or 2.14 than the applicable Lender
would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to
such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender
shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.14 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant
and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 2.14(e) and (h) as though
it were a Lender.
(d) Any
Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations
of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or any central bank
having jurisdiction over such Lender, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided
that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a 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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(e) Disqualified
Institutions.
(i) No
assignment or participation shall be made to any Person that was a Disqualified Institution as of the date (the “Trade Date”)
on which the assigning Lender entered into a binding agreement to sell and assign or grant a participation in all or a portion of its
rights and obligations under this Agreement to such Person (unless the Borrower has consented to such assignment or participation in writing
in its sole and absolute discretion, in which case such Person will not be considered a Disqualified Institution for the purpose of such
assignment or participation). For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any assignee or Participant that becomes a Disqualified Institution
after the applicable Trade Date (including as a result of the delivery of a notice pursuant to, and/or the expiration of the notice period
referred to in, the definition of “Disqualified Institution”), (x) such assignee or Participant shall not retroactively
be disqualified from being a Lender or Participant and (y) the execution by the Borrower of an Assignment and Assumption with respect
to such assignee will not by itself result in such assignee no longer being considered a Disqualified Institution. Any assignment or participation
in violation of this clause (e)(i) shall not be void, but the other provisions of this clause (e) shall apply.
(ii) If
any assignment or participation is made to any Disqualified Institution without the Borrower’s prior written consent in violation
of clause (i) above, or if any Person becomes a Disqualified Institution after the applicable Trade Date, the Borrower may,
at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to the applicable Disqualified Institution and the Administrative Agent, require such Disqualified
Institution to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 9.04),
all of its interest, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Persons (other than an Ineligible Institution) at the
lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Institution paid to acquire such interests,
rights and obligations in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to
it hereunder.
(iii) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Disqualified Institutions to whom an assignment or participation is made in violation
of clause (i) above (A) will not have the right to (x) receive information, reports or other materials provided to Lenders
by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (y) attend or participate in meetings attended by the Lenders (or
any of them) and the Administrative Agent, or (z) access any electronic site established for the Lenders or confidential communications
from counsel to or financial advisors of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders and (B) (x) for purposes of any consent to
any amendment, waiver or modification of, or any action under, and for the purpose of any direction to the Administrative Agent or any
Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, each Disqualified
Institution will be deemed to have consented in the same proportion as the Lenders that are not Disqualified Institutions consented to
such matter, and (y) for purposes of voting on any plan of reorganization, each Disqualified Institution party hereto hereby agrees
(1) not to vote on such plan of reorganization, (2) if such Disqualified Institution does vote on such plan of reorganization
notwithstanding the restriction in the foregoing clause (1), such vote will be deemed not to be in good faith and shall be “designated”
pursuant to Section 1126(e) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other applicable laws), and such vote shall
not be counted in determining whether the applicable class has accepted or rejected such plan of reorganization in accordance with Section 1126(c) of
the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other applicable laws) and (3) not to contest any request by any party for a
determination by the Bankruptcy Court (or other applicable court of competent jurisdiction) effectuating the foregoing clause (2).
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(iv) The
Administrative Agent shall have the right, and the Borrower hereby expressly authorizes the Administrative Agent, to (A) post the
list of Disqualified Institutions provided by the Borrower and any updates thereto from time to time (collectively, the “DQ List”)
on an Approved Electronic Platform, including that portion of such Approved Electronic Platform that is designated for “public side”
Lenders and/or (B) provide the DQ List to each Lender or potential Lender requesting the same.
(v) The
Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce,
compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Institutions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative
Agent shall not (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender
or Participant is a Disqualified Institution or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation
of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information, by any other Person to any Disqualified Institution.
Section 9.05 Survival.
All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other
instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied
upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans, regardless
of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may
have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and
shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan
or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Term
Loan Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 9.03 and Article VIII
shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment
of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Term Loan Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document
or any provision hereof or thereof.
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Section 9.06 Counterparts;
Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto
on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single
contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative
Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede any and all previous
agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01,
this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent
shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of a signature page of (x) this Agreement, (y) any other Loan Document and/or (z) any document, amendment,
approval, consent, information, notice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any notice delivered pursuant to Section 9.01),
certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or the transactions
contemplated hereby and/or thereby (each an “Ancillary Document”) that is an Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy,
emailed .pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery
of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement, such other Loan Document or such Ancillary Document, as applicable. The words “execution,”
“signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement, any
other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records
in any electronic form (including deliveries by telecopy, emailed pdf, or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual
executed signature page), each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature,
physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, 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; provided that nothing herein shall
require the Administrative Agent to accept Electronic Signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent and pursuant
to procedures approved by it (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent accepts, consents to and approves of transmission
through electronic means of any Electronic Signature that is a reproduction of an image of an actual executed signature page); provided,
further, without limiting the foregoing, (i) (a) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept any Electronic
Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on such Electronic Signature purportedly given
by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party without further verification thereof (other than any Electronic Signature actually
known by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, to be unauthorized or otherwise invalid) and without any obligation
to review the appearance or form of any such Electronic Signature and (b) each Loan Party shall be entitled to rely on the Electronic
Signatures of the Administrative Agent and each Lender purportedly given by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent or such Lender,
as applicable, without further verification thereof (other than any Electronic Signature actually known by such Loan Party to be unauthorized
or otherwise invalid) and without any obligation to review the appearance or form of any such Electronic Signatures and (ii) upon
the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be followed, as soon as reasonably practicable,
by a manually executed counterpart. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Loan Parties hereby (i) agree that, for
all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings
or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Loan Parties, Electronic Signatures transmitted by telecopy, emailed
pdf, or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page and/or any electronic images of
this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as
any paper original, (ii) agree that the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may, at its option, create one or more copies
of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document in the form of an imaged electronic record in any format, which
shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document (and all such
electronic records shall be considered an original for all purposes and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability
as a paper record), (iii) waive any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement,
any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, such other
Loan Document and/or such Ancillary Document, respectively, including with respect to any signature pages thereto and (iv) waive
any claim against any Indemnitee for any Liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s and/or any Lender’s reliance
on or use of Electronic Signatures and/or transmissions by telecopy, emailed pdf, or any other electronic means that reproduces an image
of an actual executed signature page, including any Liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Borrower and/or any other Loan
Party to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature,
other than any Liabilities (x) determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted
from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Lender-Related Person or (y) that result from a claim brought
by any Loan Party and/or any Subsidiary thereof against any Lender-Related Person for material breach in bad faith of this Section 9.06
if such Loan Party or such Subsidiary has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction
in its favor on such claim.
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Section 9.07 Severability.
Any provision of any Loan Document held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions thereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such
provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 9.08 Right
of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby
authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general
or special, time or demand, provisional or final, but excluding deposits held in a trustee, fiduciary, agency or similar capacity or otherwise
for the benefit of a third party) at any time held, and other obligations at any time owing, by such Lender or any such Affiliate, to
or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the Obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or its Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or Affiliate shall
have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations of the Borrower may be contingent or
unmatured or are owed to a branch office or Affiliate of such Lender different from the branch office or Affiliate holding such deposit
or obligated on such indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff,
(x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with
the provisions of Section 2.18 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds
and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide
promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to
which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender and its respective Affiliates under this Section 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
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such
notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
Section 9.09 Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
(a) This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
(b) Each
of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that, notwithstanding the governing law provisions
of any applicable Loan Document, any claims brought against the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties relating to this Agreement,
any other Loan Document or the consummation or administration of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be construed in
accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
(c) Each
Loan Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to only the jurisdiction of (i) the United
States District Court for the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan (or if such court lacks subject matter
jurisdiction, the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan) and (ii) any U.S. federal or Illinois
state court sitting in Chicago, Illinois, and in each case any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising
out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions relating hereto or thereto, or for recognition or
enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of
any such action or proceeding may (and any such claims, cross-claims or third party claims brought against the Administrative Agent or
any of its Related Parties may only) be heard and determined in such Federal (to the extent permitted by law) or New York State court.
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 Agreement or any other Loan Document shall
affect any right that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement
or any other Loan Document against any Loan Party or its properties (i) in the courts of any jurisdiction and (ii) in respect
of any Loan Party incorporated in Luxembourg only, any courts having jurisdiction where the head office, central administration, centre
of main interest, place of effective management, domicile and/or establishment of that Loan Party is situated or where any asset of that
Loan Party is situated. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the laws of the State of Delaware shall govern in determining
(x) the interpretation of a “Material Adverse Effect” (as defined in the Specified Acquisition Agreement) and whether
a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred, (y) the making and accuracy of any Specified Acquisition Agreement Representation
and whether as a result of any inaccuracy thereof the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof has the right or would have the right (taking
into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate the Borrower’s or such Affiliate’s obligations (or to refuse to
consummate the Specified Acquisition) under the Specified Acquisition Agreement and (z) whether the Specified Acquisition has been
consummated in accordance with the terms of the Specified Acquisition Agreement (in each case, without regard to the principles of conflicts
of laws thereof, to the extent that the same are not mandatorily applicable by statute and would require or permit the application of
the law of another jurisdiction).
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(d) The
Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which
it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or
any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (c) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in
any such court.
(e) Each
party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. The
Parent, the Borrower and each Additional Guarantor irrevocably designates and appoints the Service of Process Agent, as its authorized
agent, to accept and acknowledge on its behalf, service of any and all process which may be served in any suit, action or proceeding of
the nature referred to in Section 9.09(c) in any federal or New York State court sitting in New York City. Pentair MN hereby
represents, warrants and confirms that it has agreed to accept such appointment. Subject to the terms and conditions of Section 5.09,
said designation and appointment shall be irrevocable by the Parent and the Borrower, until all Loans, all reimbursement obligations,
interest thereon and all other amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall have been paid in full
in accordance with the provisions hereof and thereof. The Parent, the Borrower and each Additional Guarantor hereby consent to process
being served in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 9.09(c) in any federal or New York State
court sitting in New York City by service of process upon the Service of Process Agent as provided in this Section 9.09(e); provided
that, to the extent lawful and possible, notice of said service upon such agent shall be mailed by registered or certified air mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, to the Parent, the Borrower and each Additional Guarantor at its address set forth in Section 9.01
or to any other address of which the Borrower shall have given written notice to the Administrative Agent (with a copy thereof to the
Service of Process Agent). The Parent, the Borrower and each Additional Guarantor irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, all claim of error by reason of any such service in such manner and agrees that such service shall be deemed in every respect effective
service of process upon the Parent or the Borrower, as applicable, in any such suit, action or proceeding and shall, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, be taken and held to be valid and personal service upon and personal delivery to the Parent or the Borrower, as applicable.
To the extent the Parent, the Borrower and each Additional Guarantor have or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any
court or from any legal process (whether from service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of a judgment,
execution or otherwise), the Parent, the Borrower and each Additional Guarantor hereby irrevocably waive such immunity in respect of its
obligations under the Loan Documents. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this
Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 9.10 WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES
THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER 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 AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
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Section 9.11 Headings.
Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this
Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
Section 9.12 Confidentiality.
Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except
that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and its and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, including
accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of
the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential to the same extent as if they were parties
hereto), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association
of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required (i) by applicable laws or regulations or (ii) by any subpoena or
similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement
of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section,
to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under
this Agreement (it being understood that the DQ List may be disclosed to any assignee or Participant, or prospective assignee or Participant,
in reliance on and subject to the terms of this clause (f)(i)) or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to
any swap, derivative or insurance transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations, (g) on a confidential basis to (A) any
rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided for herein or (B) the
CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the credit
facilities provided for herein, (h) with the written consent of the Borrower or (i) to the extent such Information (A) becomes
publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (B) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or
any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that the Administrative Agent or
such Lender, as applicable, reasonably believes is not prohibited from disclosing such information to such party in violation of a duty
of confidentiality to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. In the event of disclosure pursuant to clause (c)(ii) above,
the applicable disclosing Person shall, (x) to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation, as promptly
as practicable notify the Borrower in writing of such required disclosure, (y) so furnish only that portion of the Information which
such disclosing Person reasonably determines (which may be in reliance on the advice of legal counsel) it is legally required to disclose
and (z) use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any such Information so disclosed is accorded confidential treatment.
For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information which is received from or on behalf of the Borrower
relating to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or their respective business, other than any such information that is available
to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower and other than information pertaining
to this Agreement routinely provided by arrangers to data service providers, including league table providers, that serve the lending
industry. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have
complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information
as such Person would accord to its own confidential information but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care.
For
the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 9.12 shall prohibit any Person from voluntarily disclosing or providing any
Information within the scope of this confidentiality provision to any governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory organization (any such
entity, a “Regulatory Authority”) to the extent that any such prohibition on disclosure set forth in this Section 9.12
shall be prohibited by the laws or regulations applicable to such Regulatory Authority.
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EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING PARAGRAPH FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL
NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BORROWER AND ITS RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES, AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED
COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING
REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE BORROWER OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE
OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE
BORROWER, THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE
BORROWER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE
INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW AND
AGREES TO UPDATE SUCH CREDIT CONTACT BY NOTICE TO THE BORROWER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FROM TIME TO TIME AS NECESSARY TO CAUSE THE
FOREGOING REPRESENTATION TO BE TRUE AT ALL TIMES.
Section 9.13 USA
PATRIOT Act; Beneficial Ownership Regulation. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of
Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”) and the requirements of the Beneficial
Ownership Regulation hereby notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership
Regulation, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Loan Party, which information includes the name,
address and tax identification number of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Loan Party
in accordance with the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
Section 9.14 Interest
Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together
with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”),
shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or
reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder,
together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and
Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall
be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above
the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the NYFRB Rate to the date of repayment, shall
have been received by such Lender.
Section 9.15 No
Fiduciary Duty, etc.
(a) Each
Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that no Credit Party will have any obligations
except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents and each Credit Party is acting solely in the capacity
of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to such Loan Party with respect to the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated
herein and therein and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, such Loan Party or any other person. Each Loan Party
agrees that it will not assert any claim against any Credit Party based on an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by such Credit Party in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Additionally, each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that no
Credit Party is advising such Loan Party as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting, regulatory or any other matters in any jurisdiction
in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the credit facilities evidenced hereby. Each Loan Party shall consult
with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the
transactions contemplated herein or in the other Loan Documents, and the Credit Parties shall have no responsibility or liability to any
Loan Party with respect thereto.
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(b) Each
Loan Party further acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that each Credit Party, together with
its Affiliates, in addition to providing or participating in commercial lending facilities such as that provided hereunder, is a full
service securities or banking firm engaged in securities trading and brokerage activities as well as providing investment banking and
other financial services. In the ordinary course of business, any Credit Party may provide investment banking and other financial services
to, and/or acquire, hold or sell, for its own accounts and the accounts of customers, equity, debt and other securities and financial
instruments (including bank loans and other obligations) of, such Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and other companies with which such Loan
Party or any of its Subsidiaries may have commercial or other relationships. With respect to any securities and/or financial instruments
so held by any Credit Party or any of its customers, all rights in respect of such securities and financial instruments, including any
voting rights, will be exercised by the holder of the rights, in its sole discretion.
(c) In
addition, each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that each Credit Party and
its Affiliates may be providing debt financing, equity capital or other services (including financial advisory services) to other companies
in respect of which such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries may have conflicting interests regarding the transactions described herein
and otherwise. No Credit Party will use Information obtained from the Loan Party by virtue of the transactions contemplated by the Loan
Documents or its other relationships with the Loan Party in connection with the performance by such Credit Party of services for other
companies, and no Credit Party will furnish any such Information to other companies. Each Loan Party also acknowledges that no Credit
Party has any obligation to use in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, or to furnish to such Loan Party
or any of its Subsidiaries, confidential information obtained from other companies.
Section 9.16 Acknowledgement
and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any
other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected
Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution
Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the
application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which
may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b) the
effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i) a
reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a
conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution,
its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments
of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document;
or
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(iii) the
variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution
Authority.
To
the extent not prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation, each Lender shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
if it has become the subject of a Bail-In Action (or any case or other proceeding in which a Bail-In Action may occur).
Section 9.17 Acknowledgement
Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Hedging
Agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC
a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such
Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC
may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United
States):
In the event a Covered Entity
that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution
Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such
Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such
Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the
Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the
United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject
to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported
QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than
such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed
by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that
rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect
to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.
Article X.
Guarantee
Section 10.01 Guaranty.
In order to induce the Lenders
to extend credit to the Borrower hereunder or to any of the Parent’s Subsidiaries under Hedging Agreements and Banking Services
Agreements, and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged) each Guarantor
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, jointly and severally, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the payment
when and as due, subject to the notice provisions contained in this Article X, of the Obligations (other than the Obligations
of the Parent) and the Specified Ancillary Obligations (collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations”). Each Guarantor
further agrees that the due and punctual payment of such Guaranteed Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without
notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any such extension or
renewal of any such Guaranteed Obligation. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, (i) the
Guaranteed Obligations shall in no event be broader than the performance of the related Obligations or Specified Ancillary Obligations
in accordance with their terms and (ii) nothing contained in this Article X shall affect or otherwise impair any rights
(including rights of setoff or counterclaim) that the Borrower or Subsidiary may have against any holder of Guaranteed Obligation under
the applicable Hedging Agreement and/or Banking Services Agreement, as applicable, by reason of any action or failure to act of such holder
thereunder (including, without limitation, any breach or default of such holder under the related Hedging Agreement or Banking Services
Agreement).
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Each Guarantor hereby expressly
waives diligence, presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to any Subsidiary of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and also
waives, other than as set forth in this Article X, any notice not provided for herein or under the other Loan Documents, as
well as any requirement that the Administrative Agent, any Lender or other Person exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against
any Loan Party hereunder or under any other agreement or instrument or against any other guarantor of or any security for any of the Guaranteed
Obligations.
The obligations of each Guarantor
under this Article X shall not be affected by: (a) the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of its
Affiliates) to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against any Subsidiary under the provisions of this Agreement,
any other Loan Document, any Hedging Agreement, any Banking Services Agreement or otherwise; (b) any extension or renewal of any
of the Guaranteed Obligations; (c) any rescission, waiver, amendment, exchange, surrender or modification of, or release from, any
of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Hedging Agreement, any Banking Services Agreement or any other
agreement (other than to the extent provided for in any express, written release, amendment, modification or waiver with respect to any
of this Article X made in accordance with Section 9.02); (d) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise,
in the performance of any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (e) the failure of the Administrative Agent (or any applicable Lender (or
any of its Affiliates)) to take any steps to perfect and maintain any security interest in, or to preserve any rights to, any security
or collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations, if any; (f) any change in the corporate, partnership or other existence, structure
or ownership of any Subsidiary or any other guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (g) the enforceability or validity of
the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof or the genuineness, enforceability or validity of any agreement relating thereto or with
respect to any collateral securing the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof, or any other invalidity or unenforceability relating
to or against any Subsidiary or any other guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, for any reason related to this Agreement, any
other Loan Document, any Hedging Agreement, any Banking Services Agreement or any provision of applicable law, decree, order or regulation
of any jurisdiction purporting to prohibit the payment by such Subsidiary or any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations, of any
of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise affecting any term of any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (h) any bankruptcy or insolvency
or insolvency proceeding of any Loan Party; (i) any exchange, surrender, release of any other guaranty of or security for any of
the Guaranteed Obligations; (j) any other circumstance whatsoever which may constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense
of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent hereof that the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional
under any and all circumstances; or (k) any other act, omission or delay to do any other act which may or might in any manner or
to any extent vary the risk of each Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of a guarantor as a matter of law or equity or which
would impair or eliminate any right of each Guarantor to subrogation.
Each Guarantor further agrees
that its agreement hereunder constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (whether or not any bankruptcy or similar proceeding shall have
stayed the accrual or collection of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or operated as a discharge thereof) and not merely of collection,
and waives any right to require that any resort be had by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of its Affiliates) to any balance
of any deposit account or credit on the books of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in favor of any Subsidiary or any other Person.
The obligations of each Guarantor
hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, and shall not be subject to any
defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever, by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of
any of the Guaranteed Obligations, any impossibility in the performance of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise.
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Each Guarantor further agrees
that its obligations hereunder shall constitute a continuing and irrevocable guarantee of all Guaranteed Obligations now or hereafter
existing and shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any
Guaranteed Obligation (including a payment effected through exercise of a right of setoff) is rescinded, or is or must otherwise be restored
or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of its Affiliates) upon the insolvency, examinership, bankruptcy or reorganization
of any Subsidiary or otherwise (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by a holder of Guaranteed Obligations in its discretion).
In furtherance of the foregoing
and not in limitation of any other right which the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of its Affiliates) may have at law or in
equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of any Subsidiary to pay any Guaranteed Obligation when and as the same
shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, each Guarantor hereby promises to and
will, promptly but in any event within two (2) Business Days following receipt of written demand by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender (or any of its Affiliates), forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of its Affiliates)
in cash an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the Guaranteed Obligations then due, together with accrued and unpaid
interest thereon. Each Guarantor further agrees that if payment in respect of any Guaranteed Obligation shall be due in a currency other
than Dollars and/or at a place of payment other than New York, Chicago or any other Payment Office and if, by reason of any Change
in Law, disruption of currency or foreign exchange markets, war or civil disturbance or other similar event, payment of such Guaranteed
Obligation in such currency or at such place of payment shall be impossible or, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent
or any Lender (or any of its Affiliates), disadvantageous to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of such Lender’s Affiliates)
in any material respect, then, at the election of the Administrative Agent, each Guarantor shall make payment of such Guaranteed Obligation
in Dollars (based upon the Dollar Amount of such Guaranteed Obligation on the date of payment) and/or in New York, Chicago or any
other Payment Office as is designated by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and, as a separate and independent obligation, shall
indemnify the Administrative Agent and any Lender (and such Lender’s Affiliates), as applicable, against any losses or reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses that it shall sustain as a result of such alternative payment.
Upon payment by any Guarantor
of any sums as provided above, all rights of each Guarantor against any Subsidiary arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation
or otherwise shall in all respects be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior indefeasible payment in full in cash of
all the Guaranteed Obligations owed by such Subsidiary.
Nothing shall discharge or
satisfy the liability of any Guarantor hereunder except the full performance and payment in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations.
Each Guarantor represents
and warrants that (a) as of the Effective Date, such Guarantor is an “eligible contract participant” as such term is
defined and interpreted under the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) on each date on which the Guaranteed Obligations include any Specified
Swap Obligations, each Guarantor will be deemed to represent and warrant that such Guarantor is an “eligible contract participant”
as such term is defined and interpreted under the Commodity Exchange Act. The Borrower and each Guarantor agrees to provide such funds
or support as may be needed from time to time to honor all of its obligations under this Agreement and to remain an “eligible contract
participant” (subject to the maximum limitation on liability that can be incurred without rendering its obligations under this Article X,
or otherwise under the guaranty provided in this Article X, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance
or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount).
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Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Article X, the amount guaranteed by each Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to the extent, if any, required
so that its obligations hereunder shall not be subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable
state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or similar statute or common law or, in the case of any Irish
Guarantor, under section 82 or section 239 of the Irish Companies Act. In determining the limitations, if any, on the amount of any Guarantor’s
obligations hereunder pursuant to the preceding sentence, it is the intention of the parties hereto that any rights of subrogation, indemnification
or contribution which such Guarantor may have under this Article X, any other agreement or applicable Law shall be taken into
account.
Upon the written notice (which
notice shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent,
an Additional Guarantor shall be automatically and immediately released from its obligations hereunder so long as (i) such Additional
Guarantor is no longer a guarantor or borrower with respect to the Existing JPM Credit Agreement, (ii) no Event of Default under
clauses (a), (f) or (g) of Article VII is then outstanding or would result upon giving effect
to such release, and (iii) no amount due and payable by such Additional Guarantor is then outstanding. The Administrative Agent may
request a certificate (which certificate shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) from the
Borrower certifying the foregoing at the time of release.
To
the extent that any Guarantor shall make a payment under the guaranty provided in this Article X (a “Guarantor Payment”)
which, taking into account all other Guarantor Payments then previously or concurrently made by any Guarantor, exceeds the amount which
otherwise would have been paid by or attributable to such Guarantor if each Guarantor had paid the aggregate Guaranteed Obligations satisfied
by such Guarantor Payment in the same proportion as such Guarantor’s “Allocable Amount” (as defined below) (as determined
immediately prior to such Guarantor Payment) bore to the aggregate Allocable Amounts of each Guarantor as determined immediately prior
to the making of such Guarantor Payment, then, following indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guarantor Payment and the
Guaranteed Obligations, termination or expiration of all Term Loan Commitments, termination of this Agreement and satisfaction of all
outstanding obligations under Hedging Agreements and Banking Services Agreements, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive
contribution and indemnification payments from, and be reimbursed by, each other Guarantor for the amount of such excess, pro rata
based upon their respective Allocable Amounts in effect immediately prior to such Guarantor Payment. As of any date of determination,
the “Allocable Amount” of any Guarantor shall be equal to the excess of the value of the property of such Guarantor
at a fair valuation over the total liabilities of such Guarantor (including the maximum amount reasonably expected to become due in respect
of contingent liabilities, calculated, without duplication, assuming each other Guarantor that is also liable for such contingent liability
pays its ratable share thereof), giving effect to all payments made by the other Guarantors as of such date in a manner to maximize the
amount of such contributions. This paragraph is intended only to define the relative rights of the Guarantors, and nothing set forth in
this paragraph is intended to or shall impair the obligations of the Guarantors to pay any amounts as and when the same shall become due
and payable in accordance with the terms of this Article X. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rights of contribution
and indemnification hereunder shall constitute assets of the Guarantor or Guarantors to which such contribution and indemnification is
owing. The rights of the indemnifying Guarantors against other Guarantors under this paragraph shall be exercisable upon the full and
indefeasible payment of the Guaranteed Obligations in cash and the termination or expiry of the Term Loan Commitments and the termination
of this Agreement and the satisfaction of all outstanding obligations under the Hedging Agreements and Banking Services Agreements.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective authorized representatives as of the day and year
first above written.
PENTAIR Finance S.à r.l., as the Borrower
By
/s/ Gina Marie Passage
Name:
Gina Marie Passage
Title:
Manager
PENTAIR plc, as the Parent
By
/s/ Robert P. Fishman
Name:
Robert P. Fishman
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
PENTAIR, INC., as an Additional Guarantor
By
/s/ Robert P. Fishman
Name:
Robert P. Fishman
Title:
President
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Pentair Finance S.à r.l.
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender and as Administrative Agent
By
/s/ Patrick H. McGraw
Name:
Patrick H. McGraw
Title:
Senior Vice President
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Pentair Finance S.à r.l.
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender
and a Notifying Lender in order to appoint Bank of America Europe Designated Activity Company as an EU Lender
By
/s/ Michael Contreras
Name:
Michael Contreras
Title:
Managing Director
BANK OF AMERICA EUROPE DESIGNATED
ACTIVITY COMPANY, as an EU Lender
By
/s/ Fiona Malitsky
Name:
Fiona Malitsky
Title:
Director
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Pentair Finance S.à r.l.
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
By
/s/ Cara Younger
Name:
Cara Younger
Title:
Managing Director
By
/s/ Armen Semizian
Name:
Armen Semizian
Title:
Managing Director
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Pentair Finance S.à r.l.
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, LOS ANGELES BRANCH, as a Lender
By
/s/ Peng Li
Name:
Peng Li
Title:
SVP & Branch Manager
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Pentair Finance S.à r.l.
BANK OF MONTREAL EUROPE PLC, as a Lender
By
/s/ Garrett Poynton
Name:
Garrett Poynton
Title:
CFO
By
/s/ James Linehan
Name:
James Linehan
Title:
Treasurer
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Pentair Finance S.à r.l.
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By
/s/ Greg Strauss
Name:
Greg Strauss
Title:
Managing Director
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Pentair Finance S.à r.l.
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
By
/s/ Christopher M Samms
Name:
Christopher M Samms
Title:
Director
By
/s/ Pinyen Shih
Name:
Pinyen Shih
Title:
Executive Director
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Pentair Finance S.à r.l.
STATE BANK OF INDIA, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
By
/s/ Devendra Panwar
Name:
Devendra Panwar
Title:
Vice President and Head (Syndications)
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Pentair Finance S.à r.l.
CHINA CITIC BANK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
By
/s/ Qing Hong
Name:
Qing Hong
Title:
GM & Branch Manager
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Pentair Finance S.à r.l.
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as a Lender
By
/s/ Mary Harold
Name:
Mary Harold
Title:
Managing Director
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Pentair Finance S.à r.l.
MEGA INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK CO., LIMITED, SILICON VALLEY BRANCH, as a Lender
By
/s/ Pei Chen Wang
Name:
PEI CHEN WANG
Title:
VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Pentair Finance S.à r.l.
AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, as a Lender
By
/s/ Nelson Chou
Name:
Nelson Chou
Title:
SVP, Head of Corporate Banking Department
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
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Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.
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